Saturday, October 29, 2011

Week of Oct. 31, 2011

MONDAY, OCT. 31  -- 11:30 DISMISSAL  -- TEACHERS' WORKSHOP
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 -- FIRST FRIDAY MASS AT 8:45

Grade 5:
Monday -- Vocabulary - test today on unit 4 definitions
                 Reading - p. 142 #4-5
                 ELA - study for Tues. test on possessive nouns

Tuesday -  ELA - test today on possessive nouns, p. 121 C # 11-15
                 SS - do research on one of the following:  Taino people, Amerigo Vespucci, or Columbian Exchange.  (due Friday)

Wednesday -- LIBRARY  TODAY - RETURN BOOK
                      Reading - read 20 minutes each night
                      Spelling Connections - study unit 9 words for a test next Thursday

Thursday -- Reading - PB p. 61
                  ELA - p. 169 C # 21-25
                  SS - research will be presented tomorrow

Friday --  Spelling - test today on unit 8 words
               ELA - p. 242 B # 11-20
               SS - research report is due

Grade 4:
Monday -- Vocabulary - test today on unit 4 definitions
                 
Tuesday -- LIBRARY TODAY - RETURN BOOK
                 ELA - test today on simple subject and simple predicate
                 SS - do the drawing on p. 63 of the Iroquois Village Council

Wednesday -- Reading - PB p. 41
                      Spelling Connections - study unit 9 for a test next Thursday
                      SS - Why was the Northwest Passage so important?

Thursday -- Reading - read 15 minutes each night
                  ELA - p. 25 B # 6-10 and P. 70 I # 51-55

Friday - Spelling -  test today on unit 8 words
            ELA - p. 89 A # 11-15 and B # 16-20

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Week of Oct. 24, 2011

Wednesday ----- 11:30 dismissal      Teachers' workshop
Friday ----- Halloween Party

Grade 5:

Mon. - Reading - PB p. 52
            ELA - p. 101 B # 11-15, study singular possessive nouns

Tues.  - ELA - test today on common nouns, proper nouns, and capitalization

Wed. - Vocabulary Workshop - study unit 4 definitions, test next Mon.
            Spelling Connections - study unit 8 words, test next Fri.

Thurs. - ELA - p. 103 B # 11-15, study plural possessive nouns

Fri. - Read - read 20 minutes each night
         Spell - test today on unit 7 words

Grade 4:

Mon. - ELA - p. 19 B # 11-15, study simple predicate

Tues. - ELA - test today on complete subject, and complete predicate
            SS - read pp. 54-55

Wed. - Vocabulary Workshop - study unit 4 definitions, test next Mon.
            Spelling Connections - study unit 8 words, test next Fri.

Thurs. - Spell - test today on unit 7 words
             SS - How are longhouses different than wigwams?
             Read - read 15 minutes each night

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Week of Oct. 17, 2011

Grade 5:   SCHOLASTIC BOOKS ORDERS DUE THURSDAY

Monday - Vocabulary Workshop - test today on unit 3 definitions
                 Reading - PB p. 41
                 ELA - p. 159 B # 11-20
                
Tuesday - Reading - PB p. 43
                ELA - p. 151 E # 26-30
                SS - do research on Marco Polo

Wednesday - LIBRARY TODAY - RETURN YOUR BOOK
                     Spelling Connections - study unit 7 for a test next Friday
                     SS - p. 101 # 5

Thursday - ELA - p. 101 B # 11-15
                 Reading - read 20 minutes each night

Friday - Spelling - test today on unit 5 words
             ELA - study common nouns, proper nouns, and capitalization for test on Monday

Grade 4:

Monday - Vocabulary Workshop - test today on unit 3 definitions
                 ELA - p. 81 A # 1-10
                 SS - study latitude and longitude for a test tomorrow

Tuesday - SS - test today on latitude and longitude
                 LIBRARY TODAY - RETURN YOUR BOOK
                 ELA - study simple predicate

Wednesday - Spelling Connections - study unit 7 words for a test next Friday
                     Reading - read 15 minutes each night

Thursday - ELA - study simple subject and simple predicate for a test next Monday
                 SS - read pp. 54-55

Friday - Reading - PB p. 42
             Spelling - test today on unit 5 words
             SS - p. 55 Quick Check and p. 55 Diagram Skill

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Week of Oct. 10, 2011

MONDAY - COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL

Grade 5:

Tuesday - Vocabulary Workshop - study unit 3 definitions for a test next Monday
                 ELA - p. 150 C # 11-20
                 Reading - keep a list of the 25 books which need to be read by May - include the title and author's name

Wednesday - Spelling Connections - study unit 5 spelling words for a test next Friday
                     SS - using the handout - find 5 uses of the buffalo and explain why it was used

Thursday - Reading - PB p. 33
                  ELA - p. 159 B # 11-20
                  SS - p. 77 Map Skill

Friday - Reading - read 20 minutes each night
             Spelling - test today on unit 4 words
             SS - design your own totem pole

Grade 4:

Tuesday - Vocabulary Workshop - study unit 3 definitions for a test next Monday
                 ELA - p. 81 A # 1-10
                 SS - p. 25 Map Skill and p. 26 Map Skill

Wednesday - Spelling Connections - study unit 5 spelling words for a test next Friday
                      SS - study latitude and longitude for a test next Tuesday
                      Reading - keep a list of the 25 books you read - list title and author's name - it will be collected in May

Thursday - Reading - complete worksheet on compare and contrast
                  ELA - p. 68 C # 11-15
                  SS - p. 35 Quick Check

Friday - Reading - read 15 minutes each night
             Spelling - test today on unit 4 spelling words
             SS - read p. 37, do Quick Check , and copy "What You Learned"

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Week of October 3, 2011

Grade 5:

Monday - Reading - PB p. 22
                Spelling - test today on unit 3 words
                ELA - study simple subject and simple predicate for test tomorrow
                SS - p. 60 Reading Check and Chart Skill

Tuesday - SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY
                ELA - test today on simple subject and simple predicate
                Vocabulary - test tomorrow on unit 2 definitions
                SS - p. 64 Diagram Skill

Wednesday - LIBRARY TODAY - RETURN YOUR BOOK
                     Vocabulary - test today on unit 2
                     Reading - p. 78 #4-5
                     ELA - p. 89 B # 11-15 and C # 16-20

Thursday - Spelling Connections- study unit 4 words for a test next Friday
                  SS - study about the Grand Council of the Iroquois Nation

Friday - Reading - read 20 minutes each night
             ELA - p. 91 B # 11-15 and C # 16-20
             SS - How were the Plains Americans diffferent from the Hodenosaunee?

Grade 4:

Monday - Reading - study sequence for a test on Friday
                Spelling - test today on unit 3 words
                ELA - study for a test tomorrow on the 4 kinds of sentences

Tuesday - LIBRARY TODAY - RETURN YOUR BOOK
                Vocabulary - study unit 2 for a test tomorrow
                ELA - test today on the 4 kinds of sentences
                SS - p. 14 Quick Check and p. 15 Map Skill

Wednesday - Vocabulary - test today on unit 2 definitions
                      ELA - p. 79 B # 11-15
                      SS - study latitude and longitude pp. 18-19

Thursday - Reading - study sequence for test tomorrow
                 Spelling Connections - study unit 4 words for a test next Friday
                 SS - p. 21 Quick Check and Map Skill

Friday - Reading - test today on sequence
                             read 15 minutes every night
             ELA - study simple subject