Week In Review 3/26 - 3/30

1. We are almost finished with "Born to Fly." Bird is currently in the P-40 Warhawk and is going to try and save President Roosevelt. - EM
2. We have our Midwest map test today. -RM
3. Sunday is April Fools Day! -RP
4. We started a new project in math. We are creating a bike course for a fundraiser. -CC
5. We had Portraits of America and saw paintings from the Southwest. -OM
6. Today is Pencil Day. -LG
7. We are getting into the habit of writing poetry. -JA
8. We are presenting our midwest state projects. -QG
9. The weather has been nice outside. Wilson was born on 3/27/2012. -SC
10. Yesterday we went to an assembly to learn about Johann Sebastian Bach. -JD
11. Miss Sproch got her braces off! -EK
12. We are three weeks into books clubs and they are remarkable! -JC
13. We are trying to get our homework in. If not, we owe model citizen time. -PY
14. We earned a compliment when Miss Sproch was out. - AS
15. We cleaned out our desks and are neat and organized. -RP
16. I am in a book club with Miss Sproch. We are trying to finish the Hunger Games! -EM
17. Some of us have missed model citizen, but we are trying hard to get our work done so we can earn it back. -OM
18. Gym Bob the monkey came out of his cage (You have to ask Jack about this one)- JC
19. I am taller than Robert. -DT

HOMEWORK 3/26 / 3/30

1.READING:

Remember each night you are required to read for a total of 35 minutes AND Log each entry.
Please read up to your groups assignment and no further.
Remember to date each entry and fill in ALL spaces EACH time you read.
As you read, remind yourself to stop and jot either on Post-Its or in your reading notebook in order to prepare for your book club meeting.
What new strategies are you trying out?

2.MATH:

This week you have two different assignments for math.

The first assignment is Fraction application. I will pass this out to you. It is due Friday, March 30th.

The second assignment is 25 minutes of multiplication practice. Please choose from games below:

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/mult.html
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

3. SOCIAL STUDIES:

Midwest Map Quiz is Friday, March 30th! Use the map to help study. Keep studying!

Finish up note cards and mural. Presentations start Wednesday, March 25th
Remember you need information on the HISTORY/CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, ECONOMY, and GEOGRAPHY of you state.

LOGS ARE DUE MONDAY, April 2nd!

HOMEWORK 3/19-3/23

1.READING:

Remember each night you are required to read for a total of 35 minutes.

Please read up to your groups assignment and no further.

Take note of how much you were able to read within this time. Logging each night will help you monitor this! Remember to date each entry and fill in ALL spaces EACH time you read.

As you read, remind yourself to stop and jot either on Post-Its or in your reading notebook in order to prepare for your book club meeting.

2.MATH:

You have three quizzes this week and your goal is to play 30 minutes of math games on Acrademic Skill Builders practicing multiplication this week.

QUIZ 1: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?UNIX8551  Adding and Subtracting Fractions with like denominators

QUIZ 2: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?GVMZ6157 Adding and Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators

QUIZ 3: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?TEEF6477 Determine whether the fraction is greater than, less than, or equal to 

3. SOCIAL STUDIES:

Midwest Map Quiz is Friday, March 30th! Use the map to help study. A little each night goes a long way!

Finish up research for your state mural by Wednesday, March 21st. Remember you need information on the HISTORY/CIVICS, GOVERNMENT, ECONOMY, and GEOGRAPHY.

LOGS ARE DUE MONDAY, MARCH 26th!

Week In Review 3/16/12

1. We finished CMT's! EM
2. We started Poetry in Writing Workshop! RP
3. We are reading "Born to Fly" and the P-40 factory exploded! Who did it? RM
4. Some of us are very festive for St. Patty's Day. CC
5. We started book clubs. PY
6. Wednesday was Pi Day! SC
7. We started a new math unit and we are solving real life problems. OM
8. Spring is soon and the torture of daylight savings is over! DT
9. We are gathering information on midwest states in SS. JP
10. We switched classes for Science and are learning about forces of motion. LG
11. We have a test in band for trombone. RM
12. We have these pretty new hackin awesome tables! EK
13. We had a movie party! RP
14. We started playing games in word study on day 6! OM
15. We are making sure we read our book club assignments! JD
16. Super pencil eraser is doing alot more work on the mini white board. JC
17. I finished Rules in 5 days! NC
18. We built cars in science and measured how far they could go. EM
19. Our pencil sharpeners magically starting working agan! OM
20. St. Patty's Day is coming up. JC
21. We finished Hatchet. This was the fastest we ever read a book!  JP

Computer Lab 3/14/12

Good Afternoon!

You will have a couple of activities to complete this afternoon. Please use your time efficiently.

Math: That Quiz. You will have 5 multiplication quizzes. Please complete them in order. Try to push yourself to answer more questions correctly each time. You will be given the same number of problems and the same amount of time for each quiz.
Quiz 1: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?BCVY0280
Quiz 2: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?AAGK5724
Quiz 3:http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?NWID6351
Quiz 4:http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?UHIN8969
Quiz 5:http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classtest?PCJB0119

SOCIAL STUDIES - Take the time to look over your notes on your midwest state. What information do you still need to find? History/Geography/Civics/Government? Use these websites to help locate the information you are missing.

STATES: http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/cat_index_48.shtml

(look on left side panel for your state)

HOMEWORK 3/14 -3/16 (Wednesday - Friday)

Homework will be a little different this week, so please make sure to check each night.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

1.READING: Remember each night you are required to read for a total of 35 minutes.

Please read up to your groups assignment and no further.

Take note of how much you were able to read within this time. Logging each night will help you monitor this! Remember to date each entry and fill in ALL spaces EACH time you read.

As you read, remind yourself to stop and jot either on Post-Its or in your reading notebook in order to prepare for your book club meeting.

2. MATH- Your goal this week is to play 30 minutes of math games.

Look back on previous math homework. What do you feel like you need more practice in? Multiplication Fact practice? Fractions? Decimals? Symmetry? Others?

Choose games that are just right for you.

3. SOCIAL STUDIES - Take the time to look over your notes on your midwest state. What information do you still need to find? History/Geography/Civics/Government? Use these websites to help locate the information you are missing.

STATES: http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/cat_index_48.shtml 

                (look on left side panel for your state)

                            

LOGS ARE DUE: MONDAY, MARCH 19th

HOMEWORK 3/12 - 3/13 (Monday and Tuesday Only)

Homework will be a little different this week, so please make sure to check each night.
Monday & Tuesday

1.READING: Remember each night you are required to read for a total of 35 minutes.

Please read up to your groups assignment and no further. 

Take note of how much you were able to read within this time. Logging each night will help you monitor this! Remember to date each entry and fill in ALL spaces EACH time you read.

As you read, remind yourself to stop and jot either on Post-Its or in your reading notebook in order to prepare for your book club meeting.

2. Eat Breakfast!

3. Get plenty of rest!

LOGS ARE DUE: MONDAY, MARCH 19th

HOMEWORK 3/5 - 3/9

1.READING: Remember each night you are required to read for a total of 35 minutes. Remember to date each entry and fill in ALL spaces EACH time you read.  As you read, remind yourself to stop and jot either on Post-Its or in your reading notebook.

2. Eat Breakfast!

3. Get plenty of rest!

4. Report Cards- Share with your parents. Please have them sign and return the envelope by Friday, March 9th.

**If you have any work to make up or finish, make sure it is handed in (Goals for April, Midwest Maps, Southeast Travel Stories...)**

Logs are due Monday, March 12th.