Saturday, September 17, 2011

Week of Sept. 19, 2011

Scholastic (Arrow) Book orders are due Monday

Grade 5:
Monday - Reading - write a journal entry from the point of view of Leigh Botts about his alarm
                Spelling Connections - study unit 2 words for a test this Friday
                SS - name the regions you have lived in or visited

Tuesday - Reading - PB p. 11 on character
                ELA - p. 15 C #16-20
                SS - read pp. 42-43 on Olmec and Maya

Wednesday - Vocabulary - test today on unit 1 definitions
               SS - review and assess p. 45 #4-5

Thursday - Reading - PB p. 13 on character
                 ELA - study simple subject and simple predicate for a test next Tuesday
                 SS - study early civilizations:  Olmec, Maya, Mound Builders, and Anasazi

Friday - Spelling - test today on unit 2 words
             SS - study Aztec and Inca

Grade 4:
Monday - Reading - p. 40 #4-5
                Spelling Connections - study unit 2 words for a test this Friday
               
Tuesday - Reading - compare the last 2 stories for sameness and differences
                ELA - p. 6 A #1-5
                SS - explain about the inset of Hawaii on p. A 2

Wednesday - Vocabulary - test today on unit 1 definitions
               ELA - p. 5 C #16-20
               SS - using p. A 4 find out how tall is Mt. Hood?

Thursday - Reading - Which did you find more interesting from PB pp. 9-10 (Textbook or Tradebook)?
                 ELA - p. 7 C #21-25
                 SS - using pp. A 6 - A 7 what did you notice about Alaska and Hawaii?

Friday - Spelling - test today on unit 2 words
             ELA - study the 4 kinds of sentences for a test next Tuesday
            SS - review pp. A2 - A 5 (Political Map and Physical Map)