Week of March 30 - April 3

Friday -

No homework - have a great weekend

Thursday -

Reading – 20 minutes and record in RRJ. Think about the book you are reading. In your RRJ, write whether you think you would like other books by this same author. Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this book to a friend?

Math – study for test

Equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, adding and subtracting fractions.

The test will be after lunch so if you have any last minute questions, check with me in the morning.

ELA - Have someone read your essay with you. Ask them if your arguments would persuade them to agree with you. Ask for help revising to make it stronger. Revise your essay and write in on looseleaf

Science – Workbook page 339

On looseleaf write an answer to this question based on what you have seen in NIA and what you know about energy.

Sarah has a flashlight that won’t work. She’s trying to find all the different reasons why it won’t work. List some of the things she should check for and explain why each would keep the flashlight from working.

Wednesday -

SPECIAL REQUEST - We are completely out of tissues, wipes and hand sanitizer. If you can send in any of the above, it would be greatly appreciated.

Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in Log. Find at least two sentences in your reading and decide if each is a fact or opinion. Explain how you decided which it is.

Language Arts - Write a draft of your persuasive essay in your notebook. (Remember to skip lines!) Be sure to follow the graphic organizer you worked on in class.


Math - Daily Homework Practice Book - page 118. Reminder - test Friday. Be sure to let me know if there is anything about fractions you don't understand!

Social Studies - Textbook page 110-111. Do questions in notebook.


Tuesday -

Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in Log. Write several sentences in your RRJ about what you are reading.

Reading Practice Book - page 77.

Math - Daily Homework Practice Book - page 117. Reminder - test Friday. Be sure to let me know if there is anything about fractions you don't understand!

Social Studies - Worksheet. Do all questions, including the poster, in your notebook.






Monday -
Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in Log. Write several sentences in your RRJ about what you are reading.

Reading Practice Book - pages 72 and 73.

Science - Read Pages F88 - F99. Do workbook pages.

Math - Daily Homework Practice Book - page 116.

Social Studies - Begin to research your explorer.

Homework for the week of March 23 - 27, 2009

Upcoming tests for the week of March 30 - April 3.


Math: (Friday) fractions - simple fractions, finding equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators.

If you're still unsure of any of these, don't worry. We'll be working on them a lot in the coming week.





Friday!
No written homework but be sure to make some time over the weekend to do some reading. If you'd like to earn some extra credit, make some predictions about what will happen next in the book you are reading. Write them in your RRJ (or on looseleaf if you didn't bring your RRJ home). As you read, check your predictions to see if they were accurate or not.

Have a HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!!

Thursday:
Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in RRJ. Write 2 questions you would like to ask the author.

Science: Choose 5 words you don't know (or are unsure of) from the list I gave you and look up the meaning. Write the meanings in your notebook.

Social Studies: Read pages 104 - 108. Do workbook page 23.


Wednesday:
Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in RRJ.
LA - Poll your family members and friends on the two questions we discussed:
Should authors write children's books the way children really speak and behave?
Do authors have a responsibility to set a good example in their books?

Math - Write what you learned from the lesson Miss Marisa taught you today (in your Math notebook).

Social Studies - Pretend that you are an explorer about to set out for an unknown place. Write about how you are feeling. What do you expect to find? What are your hopes, fears? (Do in your SS notebook).


Tuesday:
Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in RRJ.
Reading response - In RRJ Write what you think should be the beginning of the next chapter in Granny Torrelli. Remember the last chapter ended with Rosie and Granny bringing zuppa, bread and oranges to Bailey. What will happen when Rosie knocks on Bailey's door?

Science - Read pages F6 - F 16. Do workbook pages

Math - practice multiplication tables on one of the multiplication websites:

Multiplication.com (click on games)

Multiplication Madness!



Monday:

Math - sheet on factoring
Religion - complete heart based on 1Corinthians 13. Choose a phrase that you like from 1Corinthians 13, write it on the heart and write why you chose that phrase.
Reading - Read for 20 minutes. Record in RRJ rather than on a reading log.
We are studying author's craft so look for something in your reading that you thought the author did especially well. Write about it in your RRJ and give examples that demonstrate what the author did.

Parent teacher conferences

Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for

Monday March 24, 2009 from 5:30 - 8:00 and

Tuesday March 25, 2009 from 12 - 3:00.

I sent home a schedule based on the times you requested.

Math links

To make it easy for you - here are the links for the equivalent fractions websites:

Melvin's Make a Match

Comparing fractions

Practice making equivalents

Equivalent fractions (You have to scroll down the page until you get to the game.)

Funbrain Fresh Baked Fractions

8 Interactive Fraction Bars

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