Week of Feb. 7, 2011

Grade 5:
Mon. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night
Spell - test today on unit 21 spelling words
SS - review information about Abraham Lincoln for tomorrow's trip

Tues. -- Read - review outline
SS - write a paragraph about our visit with Abraham Lincoln

Wed. -- Voc - test today on unit 10 definitions
Spell - study unit 22 words for a test Mon. 2/14
SS - Why did the Colonists resent these laws?

Thurs. -- Read - p. 141 Practice Book
ELA - p. 261 B #11-15 and C #16-20
SS - p. 266 Reading Check

Fri. -- ELA - p. 263 B #11-15 and C #16-20
SS - p. 273 Reading Check

Grade 4:
Mon. -- Read - p. 77 Practice Book
Spell - test today on unit 21 spelling words
ELA - study singular possessive nouns
SS - review information on Abraham Lincoln for tomorrow's trip

Tues. -- Read - p. 81 Practice Book
SS - write a paragraph about your visit with Abraham Lincoln

Wed. -- Voc - test today on unit 10 definitions
Spell - study unit 22 words for a test Mon. 2/14
SS - p. 153 Quick Check

Thurs. -- ELA - p. 105 B #16-20; also study plural possessive nouns
Read - read 20 minutes each night

Fri. -- ELA - study singular possessive nouns and plural possessive nouns for a test Wed. 2/16
SS - p. 161 Quick Check

Week of Jan. 31, 2011 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

Grade 5:
Mon. -- Voc - study unit 10 definitions for a test Wed. 2/9
Spell - test today on unit 20 spelling words
SS - continue research on Abraham Lincoln

Tues. -- Read - p. 299 # 1-3

Wed. -- No homework -- Student Appreciation Day
Class trip to the College of Staten Island

Thurs. --Spell - study unit 21 words for a test Mon. 2/7

Fri. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night

Grade 4:
Mon. -- Voc - study unit 10 definitions for a test Wed. 2/9
Spell - test today on unit 20 spelling words
SS - continue research on Abraham Lincoln

Tues. -- Read - review NYS ELA preparation in Book 1

Wed. -- No homework -- Student Appreciation Day
Class trip to the College of Staten Island

Thurs. -- Spell - study unit 21 words for a test Mon. 2/7

Fri. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night

Art Contest

Drawings from class must be finished and handed in by tomorrow, January 26. They will be sent in for a Christmas contest (and count as a grade).
You may use crayon and/or markers. No pencils please!

Week of Jan. 24, 2011

Grade 5:
Mon. -- Spell - test today on unit 19 spelling words
SS - p. 249 #3

Tues. -- ELA - test today on subject/verb agreement and commas
SS - p. 252 # 13-15

Wed. -- Voc - test today on unit 9 definitions
Spell - study unit 20 words for a test Mon. 1/31

Thurs. -- Read - p. 131 Practice Book
ELA - p. 189 A # 6-10 and B #11-15
SS - p. 263 Readihng Check

Fri. -- ELA - p. 191 A # 6-10


Grade 4:
Mon. -- Read - review work done in preparation for NYS ELA test
Spell - test today on unit 19 spelling words
SS - p. 119 Quick Check

Tues. -- ELA - test today on singular nouns and plural nouns

Wed. -- Voc - test today on unit 9 definitions
Spell - study unit 20 words for a test Mon. 1/31
SS - read p. 141 and explain the reason for the "Boston Tea Party"

Thurs. -- ELA - p. 99 B # 11-15

Fri. -- ELA - study singular possessive nouns
SS - p. 142 copy "What You Learned"

Week of Jan. 17, 2011

Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no school

Grade 5:
Tues. -- Voc - study unit 9 definitions for a test Wed. 1/26
ELA - p. 183 A # 6-10 and B # 11-15
SS - p. 218 Reading Check

Wed. -- Read - p. 121 Practice Book
Spell - study unit 19 words for a test Mon. 1/24
SS - read p. 220

Thurs. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night
ELA - p. 185 B # 11-15 and C # 16-20

Fri. -- Read - p. 123 Practice Book
ELA - study subject/verb agreement and commas for a test Tues. 1/25
SS - p. 241 Reading Check and Map Skill

Grade 4:
Tues. -- Voc - study unit 9 definitions for a test Wed. 1/26
ELA - p. 97 A # 11-15
SS - p. 116 Map Skill

Wed. -- Spell - study unit 19 words for a test Mon. 1/24

Thurs. -- Read - finish reading the story "A Big-City Dream"
ELA - p. 99 B # 11-15; study singular and plural nouns for a test Tues. 1/25
SS - p. 117 Diagram Skill

Fri. -- ELA - study singular and plural nouns for a test Tues. 1/25
SS - p. 117 Quick Check

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS MAY BE CHANGED DURING THE WEEK - CHECK HW BOOK

Week of Jan. 10, 2011

Grade 5:
Mon. -- Spell - test today on unit 17 spelling words
SS - p. 214 Reading Check

Tues. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night
ELA - p. 177 C #16-20
SS - p. 217 Reading Check

Wed. -- Voc - test today on unit 8 definitions
Spell - study unit 19 for a test Mon. 1/17
SS - p. 218 Reading Check

Thurs. -- ELA - p. 179 C #16-20
Read - p. 121 Practice Book
SS - read p. 220

Fri. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night

Grade $:
Mon. -- Read - read 20 minutes each night
Spell - test today on unit 17 spelling words
SS - p. 109 Quick Check and Map Skill

Tues. -- Read - review work done for NYS test preparation in Book 1
ELA - NYS test preparation in Book 2 #30
SS - p. 110 Quick Check and "What You Learned"


Wed. -- Voc - test today oj unit 8 definitions
Spell - study unit 19 words for a test Mon. 1/17
SS - p. 116 Map Skill

Thurs. -- Read - p. 61 Practice Book
ELA - p. 95 A #6-10 and B #11-15

Fri. -- Read - review work done in NYS test preparation Book 1
ELA - p. 97 A #11-15
SS - p. 117 Di9agram Skill

Week of Jan. 10, 2011