Homework week of Dec. 12 - Dec. 15

Monday, Dec. 12

Handwriting

Today's in class reading assignments due Wednesday

Red Eye Laser Eagle - finish book and prep sheet

Group C - p. 1 -26 and prep sheet

Blue Jets - finish book and prep sheet

Reading Rabbits -p. 39-59 and prep sheet

Remember to sign up to bring food for the Christmas party. The party is Thursday afternoon. We will have a gift exchange (less than $5 and gender neutral) after lunch. The party will be from 2:40-3:40.

Tuesday, Dec. 13

No Homework

Wednesday, Dec. 14

Today's in class reading assignments to be completed over break

Red Eye Laser Eagle - none - book is finished

Group C - finish Crispin

Blue Jets - none - book is finished

Reading Rabbits - finish Don't You Know There is a War On?

Students can earn extra credit in reading by completing a reading log for each week of break. Feel free to count the time finishing the novels as part of the reading time.

There is no school on Friday.

Homework week of Dec. 5 - Dec. 9

Monday, Dec. 5

Handwriting

Today's in class reading assignments due Wednesday

Red Eye Laser Eagle - finish book

Group C - Ch. 9-10

Blue Jets - Ch. 1-3

Reading Rabbits -p. 5-21

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Spelling - sort and explain

Math - practice addition facts at least 10 minutes daily

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting

Today's in class reading assignments due Monday

Red Eye Laser Eagle - Ch. 1-2 and lit prep sheet

Group C - finish book and lit prep sheet

Blue Jets - Ch. 4-6 and lit prep sheet

Reading Rabbits -p. 21-39 and lit prep sheet

Thursday, Dec. 8

Spelling - 10 sentences

Soc. Studies B - study for test on Tuesday

Friday, Dec. 9

Spelling - written sort

Soc. Studies B - test has been postponed

Today everyone needs to be at the church by 6:30 for the concert. You will be WONDERFUL!

Homework week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Monday, Nov. 28

Reading - Cereal Box reports due Wednesday

Handwriting

Today's in class reading assignments due Wednesday

Red Eye Laser Eagle - Ch. 1-2

Group C - Ch. 6, character sketches, and questions

Blue Jets - p. 199 -212, wild colt sheet, and summaries

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 10-12, character sketches, and questions

Tuesday, Nov. 29

Spelling - sort and explain

Reading - Cereal Box reports due tomorrow

Math - practice addition facts at least 10 minutes daily

Soc. Studies B - study for Southwest Natives test on Thursday

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting

Math - practice addition facts at least 10 minutes daily

Soc. Studies B - study for Southwest Natives test on Thursday

Today's in class reading assignments due Monday

Red Eye Laser Eagle - Ch. 3-5

Group C - Ch. 7-8 and character sketches

Blue Jets - p. 213-228 and summaries

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 13-15, character sketches, and questions

Thursday, Dec. 1

Spelling - 10 sentences

Math - practice addition facts at least 10 minutes daily

Friday, Dec. 2

Spelling - written

Homework week of Nov. 21 - Nov. 22

Monday, Nov. 21

Handwriting - nouns/verbs

The reading groups did not receive new assignments.

Tomorrow is pajama day. Everyone must wear shoes. We will be having P.E., so bring clothes to change into for class.

Reminder: Cereal Box reports are due November 30th. The break would be a great time to work on it.

Homework week of Nov. 14 - Nov. 18

Monday, Nov. 14

Handwriting

Writing - final drafts are due Wednesday. Don't forget to list the sources on the end of the paper. See sample paper for guidance.

In class reading assignments due Wednesday.

Blue Jets - p. 176-188 and summary

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 4-6, continue character sketches, and answer questions

Group C - Ch. 4 and continue character sketches

Red Eye Laser Eagle - p. 28-39 and make notes about story

Tuesday, Nov. 15

Spelling - sort and explain

Writing - final drafts due tomorrow. There will be time in class to write them.

Soc. Studies A - continents test on Thursday

Wednesday, Nov. 16

Handwriting - nouns

Spelling - blind sort

Writing - practice for presentation. Parents are welcome to join us Friday at 9:15 for the presentations.

In class reading assignments due Monday.

Blue Jets - p. 189-198 and summary

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 7-9, continue character sketches, and answer questions

Group C - Ch. 5, answer questions, and continue character sketches

Red Eye Laser Eagle - finish book and share extra activities with parents

Thursday, Nov. 17

Spelling - 10 sentences

Writing - practice for presentation. Parents are welcome to join us Friday at 9:15 for the presentations.

Homework week of Nov. 7 - Nov. 11

Monday, Nov. 7

Handwriting - sentence types

Writing - another (the 3rd) body paragraph is due Wednesday

Today's reading assignments: due Wednesday

Blue Jets - p. 157-163 and settings

Reading Rabbits - finish book and write brief summary of book

Group C - Ch. 2 and character sketches

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Writing - 3rd paragraph due Wednesday

Soc. Stud. B - finish packet p. 34-37

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Handwriting - sentence types

Spelling - sort and explain

Math - practice addition facts

Writing - finish introductory paragraph (write one sentence summing up each body paragraph and write a "hook") due Friday

Today's reading assignments: due Monday

Blue Jets - p. 164-175 - summary

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 1 - 3 and character sketches

Group C - Ch. 2 and character sketches

Red Eye Laser Eagle - p. 18-27 notes about events and characters

(Character sketches are a list of things that we notice about the characters as we learn more about them)

Tomorrow is the symphony trip. The class will depart at 10:15. We will be working on a word hunt during 1st hour. We will also have our regular social studies classes when we return.

See note on homework folder about Friday. We will be creating props for our presentations.

Thursday, Nov. 10

Spelling - blind sort

Friday, Nov. 11

Spelling - written sort

Writing - finish intros and conclusions (Should have 3 of each to try out)

We got a lot done on the props today. However, they will need to be finished at home for next Friday's presentations.

Homework week of Oct. 31- Nov. 4

Monday, Oct. 31

Handwriting - literary genre

Writing - one well written, on topic paragraph that is approved and signed by parent due Wednesday

Book Report - new assignment in homework folder

Happy Trick or Treating!

In-class reading assignment: reading and settings due next Monday

Blue Jets - p. 146-156

Reading Rabbits - p. 142-156

Group C - Chap. 1 (character sketch instead of settings)

Tuesday, November 1

Spelling - sort and explain

Writing - one well written, on topic paragraph that is approved and signed by parent due Wednesday

Thursday, Nov. 3

Spelling - 10 sentences

Soc. Stud. B - finish writing answers to questions on p. 34-35

Math test on Monday over subtraction, plane figures, area, perimeter, solid shapes, and volume

Soc. Studies B - test on Tuesday includes: ability to place mountains and label major bodies of water on a U.S. map, different types of resources, and vocabulary

Friday, Nov. 4

Spelling - written sort

Homework week of Oct. 24-28

Monday, Oct. 24

Handwriting - name sheet

Wanted posters are due next Monday October 31

Today's reading group assignments and list of settings (due Wednesday) (This is an in-class assignment that students are given time in class to work on)

Blue Jets - p. 124-133

Reading Rabbits - p. 95-114

Group C - p. 119-143

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Biography Wanted Posters are due next Monday

Spelling - sort and explain

Soc. Studies B - p. 32-33 (landform maps)

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Handwriting - literary genres - copy each passage 2 times

Spelling - blind sort

Biography Wanted Posters are due Monday

Today's reading group assignments and list of settings (due Monday) (This is an in-class assignment that students are given time in class to work on)

Blue Jets - p. 134-144

Reading Rabbits - p. 114-141

Group C - will get a new book on Monday

Thursday, Oct. 27

Spelling - 10 sentences

Writing - 1 well written paragraph on research topic due Monday

Biography Wanted Posters are due Monday

Homework Week of Oct. 10-14

It is the last week of the first quarter!!!

Monday Oct. 10

Math - practice 41-42

Handwriting - W & X

Soc. Studies A - test over world regions (forests, oceans, grasslands, deserts, mountains) is tomorrow. Be able to define each region and name 2 things that live there.

Spanish - test on Wednesday - animals

Today's reading and summary assignments: (due Wednesday)

Group C - P. 60-90

Reading Rabbits - p. 49-67

Blue Jets - p. 103-112

Tuesday Oct. 11

Spelling - sort and explain

Spanish - test tomorrow

Wednesday Oct. 12

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting y & z

Today's reading and main idea/details notes (star/spaghetti/meatballs) assignments: (due Oct. 24 )

Group C - P. 91-118

Reading Rabbits - p. 68-94

Blue Jets - p. 1113-123

Thursday Oct. 13

Spelling - write 10 sentences using words

Soc. Studies B - finish questions on p. 15 if needed

Tomorrow is Cape Day - Pay $1.00 and wear your cape!

Over Fall Break

Spelling - written sort

Notes for research report will be due on Oct. 24. Students are only required to use one resource, so don't spend too much extra time reading a bunch of other books.

Research Report

Research Project

You are going to learn how to write a research report, create props to support a presentation, and present the material to the class. This project will be worked on over the course of several weeks. You will learn how to research information, organize the materials, and write a research paper during Writer’s Workshops and Friday Project times. You may need to do some work at home as well.

You need to select a topic that you are really interested in because you will be working with that topic for several weeks. Have a couple of ideas ready in case the library doesn’t have any books available.

You will be taking the following steps to write your report.

1. Select a topic (Due date October 7, 2011)

2. Research the topic using books and the internet (We will work on research in class the week of September 10-14. If not finished, complete over fall break.)

3. Take notes on your materials (due October 24)

we are using the star/spaghetti/meatball strategy. Star represents the main idea. Spaghetti is a fact. Meatballs are the details that support each fact.

4. Record sources (see below)

5. Organize your notes

6. Write a paper that is at least 5 paragraphs long (Final draft tentatively due November 16)

7. Create props to support your presentation (Power Point, posters, dioramas, mobiles, models) We will work on this in class November 11

8. Present your information to the class (tentatively November 18)

Your accomplishments will be graded using the attached rubrics.

It is important to give credit to the people who wrote the book, article, or website that you are using. The way to do that is by citing sources. You will use the following formats to cite your sources.

Book

Author. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date.

Ex: Gorman, Elizabeth. Prairie Women. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986.

Website

Title of the website. Author, Date last updated (if known). Web. Date accessed.

Ex: Denali Kennels. Denali Kennels, Inc., 2011. Web. October 2, 2011.

Does the project look overwhelming? Don’t worry we will talk about how to do each step!! I will give you due dates as we progress through the project.

Homework Week of Oct. 3-7

Information for the next book report, a biography, should be in today's homework folder. The report is due Oct. 31.

Check the mailboxes for information about the upcoming writing research project and the library visit on Friday.

Monday Oct. 3

Handwriting - S & T

Today's new reading and summary assignments are:

Group C - P. 2-28

Blue Jets - p. 79-87

Reading Rabbits - 11-29

Tuesday Oct. 4

Spelling - sort and explain

Soc. Studies B - finish mapping packet

Wednesday Oct. 5

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting u & v

Today's new reading and summary assignments are:

Group C - P. 29-59

Blue Jets - p. 88-102

Reading Rabbits - 30-48

Summaries are due on Monday.

Thursday Oct. 6

Spelling - word hunt

Bring library card tomorrow

Soc. Studies B - finish worksheet

Friday Oct. 7

Spelling - written sort

Homework Sept. 26-30

We have two big deadlines this week: Wednesday - final drafts of personal narratives are due at the end of writing, Friday - book reports are due.

Monday Sept. 26

Handwriting - o & p

Writing - read your narrative to an adult and ask for advise on revision and editing

Today's novel assignments are: (we will have time in class to read tomorrow)

Group C - p. 131-148

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 18-19

Blue Jets - p. 54-65

Tuesday Sept. 27

Spelling - sort and explain

Technology - test on Thursday

Wednesday Sept. 28

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting - Q & R

Technology and PE - test tomorrow

Today's novel assignments are: (we will have time in class to read and write the summary tomorrow)

Group C - p. 148 - end

Reading Rabbits - Ch. 20

Blue Jets - p. 66-78

Thursday Sept. 29

Spelling - word hunt

Book Reports are due tomorrow

Wear Creek clothes

Writer's Celebration is at 1:00 tomorrow

Important Dates

We have a couple of upcoming due dates:

Wednesday Sept. 28 - final draft of the personal narrative

Friday Sept. 30 - book reports

Friday Sept. 30 - Author's tea 12:50-1:50 Please join us as we share our personal narratives with the class.

Homework Sept. 19-23

Monday, Sept. 19

Handwriting K & L

Writing - ministries

Spanish - quiz on Wednesday over numbers 1 -20

Tuesday Sept. 20

Spelling - sort and explain

Writing - mini-stories

Spanish - study for tomorrow's test

Wednesday Sept. 21

Spelling - Blind sort

Handwriting M & N

Soc. Studies B - study for quiz

Thursday Sept. 22

Spelling - Word Hunt

Friday Sept. 23

Spelling - Written sort

(This blog will be updated as homework is assigned, so check back daily)

Homework Sept. 12 - Sept 16

Monday Sept. 12

None

Tuesday Sept 13

Spelling - sort and explain

Soc. Studies B -Reading pictograph sheet

Wednesday Sept. 14

Spelling - Blind sort

Handwriting - i & j

Thursday Sept. 15

Spelling - word hunt

Friday Sept. 16

Spelling - study for test on Monday

Walking Field Trip

Tomorrow is our walking field trip of historic Castle Rock. Please refer to the note in the homework folder for supplies. We will leave about 9:30 and return about 1:30.

Homework week of Sept. 6 - 9

Tuesday, Sept 6

Spelling - word sort (see homework folder for letter with daily homework assignments)

Be sure to turn in permission slip for the Walking Field Trip on Friday

Wednesday Sept 7

Spelling - blind sort

Handwriting letters g and h

Thursday Sept 8

Spelling - word hunt

Soc. Stud. A - finish packet

Friday Sept 9

Spelling - written

Homework week of Aug 29 - Sept 2

Monday Aug 29

Sort spelling words

Handwriting practice C & D

Decorate Writer's Notebook

Tuesday Aug 30

Sort spelling words

Math - (my class) practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s

(be sure to check your math teacher's blog for homework)

Wednesday Aug 31

Sort spelling words

Handwriting practice E & F

Thursday Sept 1

Word hunt and study for test

take sundial measurements

Social Studies B finish map page

Social Studies A finish photo/drawing packet

Math - skip count practice

September book reports are in today's folder

We are going to the creek tomorrow. Remember to send a change of clothes, as we may get wet.

Friday Sept 2

Have a great long weekend!

Reading logs and permission slips for the walking field trip are due on Tuesday Sept 6.

The swim field trip is Tuesday afternoon. Send a swim suit, towel, sack lunch, and booster seat (if needed).

Homework for the week of Aug 23

Aug 24

Handwriting sheet A + B

Math page for my math class (be sure to visit your math teacher's blog for homework)

Aug 25

Monuments worksheet - may use pictures from internet

Aug 26

Reading Logs are due Monday

Book Orders are due Monday

Have a splendid weekend

Back to School!

I am so excited to get to know you. Tonight (8/23/11) is Back to School Night at 7:00 p.m. This is an event for parents only. We will discuss expectations and the syllabus. Can't wait to see you.