Science Fair Display Boards Are IN!!!!

Due to the volume of science fair display boards that have been ordered, the bus drivers prefer students not bring them on the bus to transport them home.  Please make arrangements to pick up your child's board at school today, tomorrow or Wednesday, so they have them over Christmas break.  Each student has their board, labeled with their name on it, in their homeroom class.

Spelling Bee, Monday, December 19th!!!

The BWE Spelling Bee will be held Monday, December 19th at 2:00 p.m. in the Eagles Nest!  Please join us for this exciting academic competition!

Good luck to the following Super Speller Spelling Bee participants:
Fred Dible, Leif Anderson, Hannah Moroz, Kailon Porath, Juliana Bickel, Lauren Spangler, Ben Segars, MaryBet Brown, Anna Cryan, Matt Pushkin, Hunter Blair, Justin Hess, Tim Lotts, Willow Janson, Mikayla Colvin, Nathan Lawyer, John Drake, Dylan Howe, Kyle Baer, Colin Furr, and Peyton Woodard.

Special Christmas Craft

To compliment the writing project students are completing on the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs, we are requesting each student bring in a white tube sock (no holes, please) for a craft we will complete in each class.  A clean, gently used sock is fine, and if you could spare more than one, that would be great too!  We can always put extras to good use.  Please have your child bring the sock to school no later than Monday, December 19th.  Thank you!

Merry Christmas!

Science ~ Weeks of December 12th and 19th

Don't forget.....all students should have a science fair folder and a science fair notebook this week!  Display boards will be ordered Tuesday 12/13.....if you want to order a science fair display board through school, please return the order form with payment to Mrs. Hoge.  Order forms went home last week.

We have started learning about electricity and will be exploring different kinds of circuits through investigations.  We'll also be exploring how to keep safe around electricity.

Students were introduced to electricity by learning about atoms.  please talk to your child about what they are learning in class.

Monday ~ Vocabulary words include: electricity, atom, proton, neutron, nucleus, electron, and current.  We'll be reading about how atoms are either positively charged, negatively charged or neutral.  Students demonstrated static charges using balloons in class (and yes, we got a little loud, but it was so much fun!)

Tuesday ~ We'll be reading and discussing about currents and circuits. Vocabulary to know: conductor, insulator, series circuit, parallel circuit.  Over the course of the next few days we'll be investigating an how to best build a simple series circuit.  We'll also be designing parallel circuits.

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday ~ In class circuit investigations.  Vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Monday and Tuesday, December 19th and 20th ~ We'll be learning about how to keep electricity safe in our homes.  Vocabulary to know: circuit breaker, fuse, GFI.

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of December 12 & 19)

This week we will begin exploring the motivations behind European Exploration of the "New" World.

LEARNING TARGETS
Chronology
I can …
create time lines and identify possible relationships between events.

Settlement
I can …
... explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.

... explain why European countries explored and colonized North America.

... describe the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization in North America including cultural patterns evident today such as language, food, traditions and architecture.

... explain how the United States became independent from Great Britain.

Growth
I can …
... explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States.

People in Societies
Cultures
I can …
 ... compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including:
a. Artistic expressions;
b. Religion;
c. Language;
d. Food;
e. Clothing;
f. Shelter.

MONDAY
Introduce and discuss Learning Targets (handout)

Chapter 5 vocabulary
conquistadors
Northwest Passage
contagious diseases
East Indies
colonies

Read and discuss the introduction to chapter 5.

Introduce and explain the Explorers Matrix on ISN page 20-21.

Assignment: Read History Alive! section 5.2, Christopher Columbus; complete matrix for Christopher Columbus.

TUESDAY
Review and discuss the Explorers Matrix: Columbus.

Read and discuss section 5.3 and 5.4: Cabot & Ponce de Leon

Assignment: Read History Alive! section 5.3 and 5.4, Cabot & Ponce de Leon; complete matrix for Cabot & Ponce de Leon.

WEDNESDAY
Review and discuss the Explorers Matrix: Cabot & Ponce de Leon.

Read and discuss section 5.5 and 5.6: Cortes and Cartier

Assignment: Read History Alive! section 5.5 and 5.6: Cortes and Cartier; complete matrix for Cortes and Cartier.

THURSDAY
Review and discuss the Explorers Matrix: Cortes and Cartier.

Read and discuss section 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9: Vasquez de Coronado, Hudson, and La Salle

Assignment: Read History Alive! section 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9: Vasquez de Coronado, Hudson, and La Salle; complete matrix for Vasquez de Coronado, Hudson, and La Salle.

FRIDAY
States Test: West #1

View Conquest of America: Henry Hudson
Complete analysis activity sheet

Students should begin reviewing all previous regions. 50 states tests will begin soon after break.

MONDAY (12.19)
Review European Exploration of the New World

TUESDAY (12.20)
European Exploration of the New World UNIT ASSESSMENT


WEDNESDAY (12.21)
Activities

Mrs. Hoge Language Arts ~ Weeks of December 12th and 19th

We're reading The Redheaded League, adapted from a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This story is a mystery and is written in a play format, which the students are enjoying. Students should have a silent reading book with them every day for independent reading.

Writing/Grammar ~ DLR and mini writing assignments focusing on vivid language. We're starting a writing project based on the book, Snowman by Raymond Briggs. The students will watch the silent movie and then create a dialog they imagine would happen between the two characters after illustrating their favorite scene. This project will be worked on throughout the week. Students will present their final copy to their class next week.

Spelling/Vocabulary ~  words from the Redheaded League


1. integrate
2. directions
3. serious
4. several
5. congratulate
6. business
7. accepted
8. information
9. salary
10. archery
11. confident
12. trousers
13. function
14. traits
15. officers


Bonus ~ introduction


Assignments ~ 


Monday ~ Word meanings based on the context of the story.  Write each word in a sentence being sure to use the words correctly. Due Wednesday, December 14th.
Tuesday ~ Word boxes in class.  No homework.
Wednesday ~ Create a crossword puzzle using 10 of the spelling/vocabulary words.  Due Friday, December 16th.
Thursday ~ partner work in class.
Friday ~ Spelling SPARKLE.
Monday, December 19th ~ Spelling TEST!

The Snowman

We are using the animated silent movie, The Snowman, as the basis for a writing project that focuses on using quotations to create dialog between two characters. The students will choose a favorite scene from the story and create the dialog they imagine might occur between the characters.

For a link to the movie click here.

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of December 12 & 19)

READING
This week we will continue reading Bridge to Terabithia.  We will focus our guided reading on how the setting of a story can influence the plot, plot sequence, and language's influence on senses and mood.  Check your student's agenda for daily assignments.


WRITING
Last week the students learned the correct way to punctuate dialogue. This week they will apply what they learned about the use of quotation marks as they narrate a scene from The Snowman. The narrations will be due on Monday, December 19th. There will be time in class this week for the students to work on this writing assignment.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language activities each day in class.

SPELLING
Spelling words from the first two chapters of Bridge to Terabithia will be assessed on Tuesday, not Monday, as previously posted.

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of December 12th and 16th

READING
We continue reading through the novel Mr. Popper's Penguins. The focus of our reading will be over chapters 10 - 15. The students will continue researching types of penguins this week in class. They will share their research in class next week.

WRITING
Last week the students learned the correct way to punctuate dialogue. This week they will apply what they learned about the use of quotation marks as they narrate a scene from The Snowman. The narrations will be due on Monday, December 19th. There will be time in class this week for the students to work on this writing assignment.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language activities each day in class.

SPELLING
The following 10 spelling/vocabulary words from Mr. Popper's Penguins will be assessed on Tuesday, December 20th.
        cease, sulking, mopey, stupor, solemn, indulgence, novelty, sparing, pompous, debris

MATH- Week of December 12th and the 19th

We finish our study of unit 5 this week in class. There will be a test over unit 5 on Thursday, December 15th. On Monday and Tuesday, the students will review the characteristics of bar graphs and circle graphs. In addition, students will learn how to read and create percent circles. On Wednesday, we will review all unit 5 concepts in class.

HOMEWORK (The week of December 12th)
Monday- Math Journal p. 152
Tuesday- Math Journal p.156
Wednesday- Finish review packet and review math notes for test tomorrow
Thursday- No assignment
Friday- No assignment

**There will not be any homework in math the week of December 19th. 

Fifth Grade Community Service Project

Due to time and space constraints, the fifth grade students will not be assembling the recipe jars for our annual Caring and Sharing Project to benefit our furry friends at the Delaware County Humane Society.  Our apologies to anyone who has donated jars for this project.  If you would like to have your jars back, please contact Mrs. Hoge and she will make arrangements to return them to you.  Our plan is to involve the students in a project in the spring, when we have a little more time and can be outside.

If you and your family would like to help the Humane Society this holiday season, they have some very critical needs.  Some of the items they need include blankets, bleach, kitten and adult cat food, and kongs, just to name a few.  Click on the website below to view the wish list they have compiled.  When you click on the site, look at the top of the screen and you will see "Donate". Click that for the drop down box and you will see "Wish List".  Click that to view the items they need.  You may bring those items to school and we'll deliver them to the Humane Society on your behalf, or you may deliver them directly to the Humane Society.

We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and the healthiest and happiest of New Years!

 http://www.hsdcohio.org/

Believe.

Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said: "one can't believe impossible things."

"I daresay, you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."

- Lewis Carroll, from Through The Looking Glass

Thank you, Allie & Mac!

Mrs. Hoge's Science ~ Week of December 5th

Science fair projects are due Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

This week......
Learning Targets:
I can:
~ Use evidence and observations to explain the results of investigations.
~ Describe that electrical current in a circuit can produce thermal energy, light, sound and/or magnetic forces.
~ Trace how electrical current travels by creating a simple electric circuit that will light a bulb.

Monday ~  checklists were handed out with specific due dates.  This checklist needs to be turned in with the project February 1st. Please go over this with your child.
We'll be conducting a stretch test experiment in class over the next few days, collecting data, finding averages, and constructing graphs on which to display the data.

The bottom portion of the Parent Information letter was due today.  If it wasn't turned in, it needs to be returned with a parent signature showing students have looked over the blue packet and have at least begun talking about project ideas at home.  Students that need project ideas may get a packet from Mrs. Hoge.

Tuesday ~ Review steps of the scientific method for a possible quiz tomorrow.  Continue stretch test experiment in class, collecting and recording data.

Wednesday ~   Finish the third trial of the Stretch Test experiment.  We'll be constructing bar graphs with the data collected.   Order forms for science fair trifold display boards will be sent home today.  The cost is $5 for a white 36 x 60 board, or $5.50 for a red, blue, green, yellow or black board.  Orders are to be turned in by Monday, December 12th. Boards will be available to take home before Christmas break.  You may buy your board somewhere else, but be sure it meets the size requirements.

Thursday  ~ Scientific Method Quiz. We will analyze data and construct bar graphs using the data from the experiment this week.

Friday ~ We'll begin a unit of study on magnets and electricity, learning about atoms. Vocabulary with which to be familiar : protons, neutrons, electrons, nucleus, circuit, current, conductor, insulator, parallel circuit, series circuit, complete circuit, incomplete circuit,  fuse, GFI.



Have a great weekend!

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of December 5)

This week we will finish exploring the cultural regions of North American Native Americans and begin learning about European exploration of the New World.

LEARNING TARGETS
Chronology
I can …
create time lines and identify possible relationships between events.

Settlement
I can …
explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.

explain why European countries explored and colonized North America.

describe the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization in North America including cultural patterns evident today such as language, food, traditions and architecture.

explain how the United States became independent from Great Britain.

Growth
I can …
explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States.

People in Societies
Cultures
I can …
compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including:
a. Artistic expressions;
b. Religion;
c. Language;
d. Food;
e. Clothing;
f. Shelter.

MONDAY
Read and discuss History Alive! section 3.8 and 3.9, and complete the ISN for section 3.8

Review (students have been given a review sheet)

The unit test for Native American Cultural Regions will be tomorrow, December 6.

TUESDAY
Unit test: Native American Cultural Regions

Complete the "Native American Expert" letter activity on page 14 and 15 of the ISN (due Wednesday).

WEDNESDAY
Review test. Reteach as needed.

Share letters.

THURSDAY
Introduction of European Exploration of the New World and The Big Three ... Resources, Riches, and Religion. Discuss Learning Targets.

FRIDAY
States Test: South #3

Students should begin reviewing all previous regions. 50 states test will begin after break.

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of December 5)

WRITING
This week our writing focus will be on direct quotations and their use in writing dialog. We will be using the picture book, The Snowman, as a basis for creating dialog within a narrative.

READING
This week will begin the novel Bridge to Terabithia. We will focus our guided reading on how the setting of a story can influence the plot, plot sequence, and language's influence on senses and mood.

SPELLING/WORD STUDY
This week's spelling/word study comes from chapters one and two of Bridge to Terabithia.

crouched
despised
grit
plunked
primly
cagey
endure
hypocritical
muddled
pandemonium
proverbial
pudgy
thrashed

The students' word study challenge is to come up with an analogy for each word or form of the word. Analogies describe the relationship between two things and are written in the following format ...

________ : ________ : : ________ :________

Analogies are read, "(blank) is to (blank), as (blank) is to (blank)"

For example, human : arms :: octopus : tentacles

The spelling test will be on Monday, December 12. The analogies (completed on loose leaf) are due on that date also.

In order to increase fluency and comprehension, the students will be reading each chapter of the book the night before we read and discuss it in class.

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of December 5th

READING
We continue our study of Mr. Popper's Penguins. As an extension of the novel, the students will research information about Antarctica and types of penguins in class this week and next. Students will share their research with the class.

WRITING
Our writing focus this week will be on the proper use of quotation marks. The students will examine the use of quotation marks in Mr. Popper's Penguins, and create a cartoon strip of their favorite event. The cartoon strip will be completed in class.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language activities each day in class.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
The students will have a spelling/vocabulary test on Tuesday over the following words;
    puzzled, license, belated, abandon, idle, rookery, indignant, derby, tripod, reasonable

**These words were given to students on Tuesday, November 29th

MATH- Week of December 5th

Converting fractions into decimals and percents will be our focus in math this week. There will be a quiz on Tuesday covering the fraction concepts that the students learned last week (comparing/ordering fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers).

HOMEWORK
Monday- Finish Study Link 5-4 (This was started in class on 12-2)
                **Review notes for quiz
Tuesday- No assignment
Wednesday- Math Journal p.141
Thursday- No assignment
Friday- No assignment

HUGO 3~D Ticket Prices

Tickets for the HUGO 3-D Sunday matinee are $9.50 for children 11 and under and $10.50 for all others.  Rave Cinemas recommends that you purchase your tickets in advance to be sure you get a seat for the show. You may purchase tickets directly from Rave Cinemas at Polaris or go to the following website to order your tickets online:

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?exid=rmp&house_id=9694

Once you get to the website, choose the December 4th date we're seeing the movie, scroll down to the HUGO 3-D selection, click on it, and you'll be taken to the page to order your tickets for the 1:10 p.m. showtime.  There is a $1 handling fee (per ticket) for online orders.

Please contact your child's teacher so we may have an idea of how many people will be joining us Sunday.  Remember, children must be accompanied by an adult, since this is not a sanctioned Big Walnut function.

See you at the movies!

Mrs. Hoge's Science ~ Week of November 28th

We've finished our Body Systems unit of study and will be starting a unit on the Scientific Method in preparation for my favorite time of year SCIENCE FAIR!!!  This year's projects are due Wednesday, February 1st....seems like a long way off, but time goes quickly, so it's important to start planning now.

Over the next few weeks, students will be learning the steps of the scientific method and conducting investigations in class using this particular method of inquiry.  We'll be using the computer lab to explore topics for projects and gathering research on those topics.  The projects will be completed at home.

Please join us for our special guest speaker, Mrs. Linda Martin, Monday, December 5th at 1:30 in the Eagles Nest.  Mrs. Martin has been a science teacher in the Big Walnut Schools and is a coordinator of our local Science Fair, held at the high school each year.  She will be giving students ideas on how to do a quality project as well as give them some examples of projects that have been done in the past.

BWE fifth graders will have our own Super Spectacular Science Fair Wednesday, February 8th in the fifth grade classrooms.  More details to come.

Look for Science Fair packets of information to come home at the end of the week!

Mrs. Hoge's Language Arts ~ Week of December 5th

We'll be reading The Redheaded League, adapted from a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  This story is a mystery and is written in a play format, which the students will enjoy.

Vocabulary and Spelling Words:
1. criminal
2. identity
3. perplexing
4. reputation
5. examines
6. bizarre
7. encyclopedia
8. force
9. detective
10. notorious
11. speculate
12. reveal
13. assistant
14. president
15. dialogue
16. league
17. mystery
18. resist
19. conclude
20. confirm

Bonus - literature

Assignments:
Thursday, 12/1 - Parts of speech and word meanings in class.  Look for words in print media for homework or cut out letters to make words. An example will be shown in class.  Bring magazines and newspapers to class from home so we may complete this assignment.  Due 12/7
Friday, 12/2 - Review parts of speech and word meanings.  Begin word study boxes in class.
Monday, 12/5 - Finish word boxes in class finding synonyms and antonyms and creating analogies for each. Choose 10 words from list to write in sentences for homework.  Each sentence should contain at least 10 words and include descriptive language.  Due Tuesday.
Tuesday, 12/6 - Use the remaining words in a word search puzzle that includes a key.  Will be started in class and finished for homework.
Wednesday, 12/7 - Whiteboard practice in class.  Study words at home to prepare for test.
Thursday, 12/8  TEST!

Writing/Grammar - DLR and mini writing assignments focusing on vivid language.

HUGO

Mrs. Corven, Mrs. Hoge, & Mr. Firchau

cordially invite you & your family to join them for …

 HUGO 3-D

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011

Rave Theaters, Polaris

Showtime 1:10 p.m. (Please arrive early)

Ticket purchases will be the sole responsibility of those attending.

Students must be accompanied by an adult, please.

*** This is not an official Big Walnut field trip.

Attendance is NOT mandatory.

Snow.

Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight ...

- Ralph Waldo Emerson, from "The Snow-Storm"

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of November 28)

READING
Text-to-media comparison: Use the movie version of The Sign of the Beaver to make and analyze comparisons, make inferences as to why this happened, and reflect on preferences.

We will begin our reading of the novel, The Bridge to Terabithia.

WRITING
Friendly letter practice

SPELLING
The Bridge to Terabithia-based vocabulary/spelling

GRAMMAR
Daily Language Review, completed, discussed, and assessed, daily.

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of November 28)

This week we will begin exploring the cultural regions of North American Native Americans.


LEARNING TARGETS
Chronology
I can …
create time lines and identify possible relationships between events.

Settlement
I can …
explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.

explain why European countries explored and colonized North America.

describe the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization in North America including cultural patterns evident today such as language, food, traditions and architecture.

explain how the United States became independent from Great Britain.

Growth
I can …
explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States.

People in Societies
Cultures
I can …
compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including:
a. Artistic expressions;
b. Religion;
c. Language;
d. Food;
e. Clothing;
f. Shelter.

Word Study format
Students will use this format to deepen their understanding of vocabulary.

Word study:
• Context: (the source/sentence where the word was found/used)
• Meaningful definition: (in your own words)
• Synonym
• Antonym
• Analogy/association/illustration (choose one)

Here is an example of how to use the format …

origin stories
• CONTEXT
- “Most Native Americans tell origin stories to explain where they came from.” (pg. 21)
• DEFINE
- The origin of something is where it begins.
• SYNONYM
- source, beginning
• ANTONYM
- goal, end, prediction, prophecy
• ANALOGY
- origin story : beginning :: prediction : end

MONDAY
No school

TUESDAY
History Alive! Chapter 3, sections 3.1 - 3.3
Read, discuss, take notes (don't forget vocabulary), complete Interactive Student Notebook (ISN), sections 3.2 and 3.3. Also complete word study for bold faced vocabulary terms on page 29: nomads, cultural regions, artifacts.

WEDNESDAY
History Alive! Chapter 3, sections 3.4 - 3.5
Read, discuss, take notes (don't forget vocabulary), complete Interactive Student Notebook (ISN), sections 3.4 and 3.5. Also complete word study for vocabulary terms: mesas, pueblos, gorges

THURSDAY
History Alive! Chapter 3, sections 3.6 - 3.7
Read, discuss, take notes (don't forget vocabulary), complete Interactive Student Notebook (ISN), sections 3.6 and 3.7. Also complete word study for vocabulary terms: teepees, wigwams.

FRIDAY
History Alive! Chapter 3, sections 3.8 - 3.9
Read, discuss, take notes (don't forget vocabulary), complete Interactive Student Notebook (ISN), sections 3.8. Also complete word study for vocabulary term: chickees.

The test for this unit will be on Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MATH- Week of November 28th

Fractions continue to be the focus this week in math. Students will learn several different rules to consider when comparing/ordering fractions. In addition, the students will explore equivalent fractions using models.
There will be a quiz over fractions on Monday, December 5th.

HOMEWORK
Monday- No school
Tuesday- Comparing fractions worksheet
Wednesday- Math Journal p.133
Thursday- Math Journal p.135
Friday- No assignment

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of November 28th

READING
We continue our study of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Our focus will be on chapters 8 & 9.
Using words and pictures, the students will explore the meaning of vocabulary found in chapters 8 & 9 based on the context of the story.

SPELLING
The spelling and definitions of the following 10 words will be assessed on Tuesday, December 6th. These words are found in chapters 6-9 of Mr. Popper's Penguins.
     puzzled, license, belated, abandon, idle, rookery, indignant, derby, tripod, reasonable 


GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language activities each day in class.

WRITING
Students will share their "Turkey Trouble" picture books in class this week.

HOMEWORK
Wednesday- Comprehension Worksheet (chapters 8 & 9) due Friday
                  *** Study spelling and vocabulary 10 minutes each evening

Congratulations BWE Spelling Bee Qualifiers!!!

Congratulations to the following fantastic fifth grade students who qualified for the BWE Spelling Bee!

Fred Dible, Leif Anderson, Kailon Porath, Juliana Bickel, Lauren Spangler, Hannah Moroz, Ben Segars, Mary Beth Brown, Anna Cryan, Matt Pushkin, Hunter Blair, Justin Hess, Tim Lotts, Willow Janson, Mikayla Colvin, Nathan Lawyer, John Drake, Dylan Howe, Kyle Baer, Colin Furr, and  Peyton Woodard.

The BWE Bee will be held Monday, December 19th at 2:00 pm in the Eagles Nest.  Families are invited to attend.
Mrs. Hoge will conduct Spelling Bee practice sessions on Thursdays, beginning December 1st from 3:45-4:30 in the computer lab.  We'll have mini spelling bees, get familiar with the rules of the bee and learn different strategies to use.
A permission slip for parents to sign granting permission to attend the practice sessions will go home on Monday, November 21st with additional information about the bee.  You may go to the following website to start looking at the words we'll be studying during the bee practices.  Pay particular attention to the Words You Need to Know section.  This website is used to generate the words for the national spelling bee, and the one we'll be using during practice sessions.  Students who do not have access to the Internet at home will receive a spelling bee word packet.  All others may access the words via computer.

http://www.myspellit.com/

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of November 14 and November 21)

WRITING
This week we will spend time working on our Book Jacket drafts and final project

The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.

SPELLING/ VOCABULARY
review spelling/vocabulary from The Sign of the Beaver.

READING

This week we will definitely finish reading the novel, The Sign of the Beaver. We will discuss conflicts and the themes of the novel and wrap up our reading.

See your student's agenda for daily assignments.

Our Unit Test for The Sign of the Beaver will be Friday, November 18.

MONDAY

TUESDAY
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 23, 24,

WEDNESDAY
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 25

THURSDAY
• Review The Sign of the Beaver

FRIDAY
• The Sign of the Beaver Unit Test

Mrs. Hoge ~ Health ~ Weeks of November 14th and 21st

We are continuing our Health unit on Body Systems. For the next two weeks we'll be learning about the  Circulatory, Respiratory, and Nervous systems.

This week our focus is on the Circulatory and Respiratory systems. Vocabulary: artery, vein, capillary, plasma, platelets, blood vessels, red blood cells, and white blood cells.

Monday    We looked at diagrams of the heart and learned about how blood circulates throughout the body.  We learned about the prts of blood and their functions. Homework assignment:  finish the Efficient System worksheet from class.

Tuesday   Students wrote questions in class yesterday which will be used as a review for a quiz on Thursday. We'll "test our knowledge" in class today!  We'll also learn about the parts of the Respiratory System and the functions of each.  We'll be reading in our text and using supplemental material in this study.  Vocabulary: alveoli, bronchial tube, trachea, diaphragm, and lungs.

Homework - worksheet Breathtaking System.  Read the selection and fill in the blanks.  Do not do the back side of the sheet.  That will be completed in class.

Wednesday  We'll continue our circulatory system and respiratory system study.  Quiz tomorrow.

Thursday   Quiz on circulatory and respiratory systems.  We'll begin learning about the Nervous System and continue that study through next week.

Friday   We'll be reading in our text and using supplemental material through next Tuesday.  Vocabulary to know: cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla, spinal cord, brain stem, neuron.

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of November 14 and November 21)

This week we will continue our exploration of Native Americans and their interaction with their environment.

Chronology
I can …
create time lines and identify possible relationships between events.

Settlement
I can …
explain how American Indians settled the continent and why different nations of Indians interacted with their environment in different ways.

explain why European countries explored and colonized North America.

describe the lasting effects of Spanish, French and English colonization in North America including cultural patterns evident today such as language, food, traditions and architecture.

explain how the United States became independent from Great Britain.

Growth
I can …
explain the impact of settlement, industrialization and transportation on the expansion of the United States.

People in Societies
Cultures
I can …
compare the cultural practices and products of diverse groups in North America including:
a. Artistic expressions;
b. Religion;
c. Language;
d. Food;
e. Clothing;
f. Shelter.

Word Study format
Students will use this format to deepen their understanding of vocabulary.

Word study:
• Context: (the source/sentence where the word was found/used)
• Meaningful definition: (in your own words)
• Synonym
• Antonym
• Analogy/association/illustration (choose one)

Here is an example of how to use the format …

origin stories
• CONTEXT
- “Most Native Americans tell origin stories to explain where they came from.” (pg. 21)
• DEFINE
- The origin of something is where it begins.
• SYNONYM
- source, beginning
• ANTONYM
- goal, end, prediction, prophecy
• ANALOGY
- origin story : beginning :: prediction : end

vocabulary
Section 2.1 - 2.3
• origin stories
• migrate
- migrants
- migration
- migration routes

Section 2.4 - 2.5
• environments
• adapt
- adaptations
• goddesses
• big game
• grasslands
• deserts
• mountains
• arctic ice fields
• driftwood

• process of revolution
- change
- adapt
- culture
- sophistication

MONDAY
• Introduce and discuss vocabulary and word study format.
• Read, take notes on sections 2.1 - 2.3 in History Alive!.
• Complete word study for sections 2.1 - 2.3

TUESDAY
• Review word study
• Discuss sections 2.1 - 2.3
• Read, take notes on sections 2.4 - 2.5 in History Alive!.
• Complete word study for section 2.4 - 2.5

WEDNESDAY
• Review word study
• Discuss sections 2.4 - 2.5
• Complete word study for The Process of Revolution

THURSDAY
• Summary activity in Interactive Student Notebook (ISN)

FRIDAY
• States test (South, #!)

MONDAY (11.21)
• Review chapter 2, Native Americans and Their Land

TUESDAY (11.22)
• Unit Test, chapter 2, Native Americans and Their Land

Mrs. Hoge's Language Arts ~ Week of November 14th and 21st

Scholastic Book Club order forms have been sent home......please return order and payment to class no later than Monday, November 21st.  Thank you!


Reading: We will start reading a Native American story from our Literacy Place Reading Program titled Fox Song by Joseph Bruchac.  This story is a bout a young girl named Jamie, whose great-grandmother has recently passed away, the memories she has of her, and the life lessons she has learned.  This is one of my favorites!

We are also watching the movie version of From the Mixed-Up  Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler  by E.L. Konigsburg, starring Lauren Bacall.  The students are so excited about this! We'll be comparing and contrasting the movie to the book.

We are working on book jacket projects in class this week.  Work not finished by Friday will be taken home to finish over the weekend.  Presentations will be in class Monday and Tuesday.

Spelling: Our spelling/vocabulary list this week is:

1. dream

2. imagine

3. explaining

4. memory

5. vision

6. reverence

7. inspired

8. actually

9. loneliness

10. emotions

11. especially

12. tobacco

13. ninety

14. earlier

15. happiness

16. experience

17. gratitude

18. galoshes

19. insisted

20. realistic

Bonus: metaphor

Assignments :

Monday -  Choose 10 words from the spelling list to write in complete sentences.  Each sentence should contain at least 10 words and incorporate vivid language (adjectives, adverbs).  This is due Wednesday, 11/16.

Tuesday - identify the parts of speech for each spelling word.

Wednesday -  Choose the remaining 10 words to develop a fill in the blank crossword puzzle.  Crossword grid will be provided in school.

Thursday - write the meanings of the spelling words from the context of the story.

Friday - whiteboard practice test in class

Spelling/Vocabulary Test will be Monday, 11/21

Writing/Grammar: Our writing prompt this week is to write about a happy memory from a favorite family member.

Always check the agenda for daily assignments!

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of November 14th and November 21st

READING
We continue reading Mr. Popper's Penguins. Chapters 5-7 will be the focus of our reading this week and next week. The students will focus on cause and effect events in the story.

WRITING
Based on the picture book, Turkey Trouble, the students will work with a partner to write another version of Turkey Trouble. This activity will be completed in class this week and the stories will be shared next Tuesday, November 22nd.

GRAMMAR
Pronouns will be the focus in grammar this week and next week.

SPELLING
On Wednesday, the students will be tested on the spelling and the definitions of the following 10 words:
calcimine,  absent-minded, spectacles, cross, heathen, meekly, inquisitive, toboggan, hasty, icebox

HOMEWORK (Week of November 14th)
Monday- Study spelling/vocabulary words
Tuesday- Study spelling/vocabulary words
Thursday- Comprehension Worksheet over chapters 5-7 of Mr. Popper's Penguins

**No homework the week of November 21st

***Please remember that the Book Jacket Projects are due Monday, November 21st.

MATH- Week of November 14th and November 21st

We will finish our study of division this week. On Monday, the students will explore division number stories and interpret the remainders. On Tuesday, we will review all of the division concepts from unit 4, and on Wednesday, the students will take the unit 4 division test. Fractions will be our next unit of study.

Homework (November 14-18)
Monday- Study math notes for test on Wednesday
Tuesday- Study math notes and finish the division review sheet
Wednesday- No assignment
Thursday- Math Journal p.122
Friday- No assignment

Homework (November 21st & 22nd)
Monday- Math Journal p.128
Tuesday- No assignment

Book Jacket Project Due November 21st!

All fifth grade students are currently reading a book they have selected for a project that will be worked on at school and finished at home.  Each student will create a book jacket for the book they are reading.  Students should be finished reading their books this week to give themselves plenty of time to work on this project.


Book Jacket Guidelines:
Cover ~ Neatly write the title of your book and the author's name.  Draw a picture to describe the story that is not a copy of the cover of the book you are reading.  Be creative!  Different art media may be used to illustrate the cover.  Be sure to write your name at the bottom of your cover.

Back cover ~ Write a summary of the story.  The summary should be one page in length.  Remember to include events from the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Inside front flap ~ Write a paragraph description (5-8 sentences) about the main character in your story.  Remember to use vivid language in your descriptions (adjectives and adverbs help). The inside front flap is shown on the left of the image below.

Inside Back Flap ~ Write a paragraph description (5-8 sentences) about the setting of your story.  Remember to help the reader visualize what you see when you think of the setting.  The inside front flap is shown on the right of the image below.

Middle opening of Book Jacket ~ Illustrate an important scene from the story, one that stands out in your mind.  Write a brief caption (1-2 sentences) under the illustration describing the scene.

Book jacket paper will be provided in class.  Students will be shown an example to help them formulate their ideas.  Book jackets will be presented during regular class times.

Mrs. Hoge's Language Arts ~ Week of November 7th

Reading: We are finishing the Newbery Award winning novel From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. The novel is about a young girl named Claudia who decides to run away from her home in Connecticut to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. But she needs someone to accompany her, so she convinces her younger brother Jamie to go with her. The adventure begins!

There will be an open book test on chapters 9-10 on Tuesday.

Spelling: There are no spelling assignments this week.

Writing/Grammar: We continue to identify parts of speech as we complete our novel.  Particular focus is on adverbs and adjectives.  Students complete a Daily Language Review sheet each day to reinforce correct punctuation and capitalization, analogies, using context clues to derive meanings from words, spelling, and contractions.

We'll be reading the fictional story Fox Song by Joseph Bruchac from our Literacy Place program this week.  The story is about a young girl's memories of the times she spent with her great-grandmother, and all the life lessons she learned from her.  Look for spelling words to come home at the end of the week.

Always check the agenda for daily assignments!

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of November 7)

READING
This week we will finish reading the novel, The Sign of the Beaver. We will discuss the themes of the novels and wrap up our reading.

See your student's agenda for daily assignments.

WRITING
Subject, predicate, adjective, and adverb will be our continue to be the focus in grammar. We will also be working on techniques to make writing more vivid. The students will continue their writing pieces within the Writer's Workshop. Daily Language Review will accompany our grammar discussions.

The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.

SPELLING/ VOCABULARY (TEST on Friday, November 11)
resolved
scorn
unhampered
chinked
meager
gaping
feat
prowess
floundered

MONDAY
• Introduce spelling list, assign vocabulary activity, due Tuesday, November 8
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 21 and 22

TUESDAY
• Read and discuss, The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 23, 24, 25

WEDNESDAY
• Comprehension assessment

Corven's Language Arts Class-Week of November 7th

READING
We begin the novel, Mr. Popper's Penguins. It is a Newbery Honor Book about a dreamy house painter named Mr. Popper. He longs to be an explorer, have adventures, and most of all, visit the polar regions. He eventually gets his wish, but not in exactly the way he had hoped. Our focus in reading will be on chapters 1-4.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY
The students will receive a spelling/vocabulary list on Wednesday. All of the words can be found in chapters 1-4 of Mr. Popper's Penguins. The students will be tested on both the spelling and the defintions of the following words on Wednesday, November 16th.
calcimine, absent-minded, spectacles, cross, heathen, meekly, inquisitive, tobaggan,
hasty, icebox

GRAMMAR
We will complete together Daily Language #9 this week in class.

HOMEWORK
Wednesday- Comprehension questions over chapters 1-4 of Mr. Popper's Penguins, Due Friday
Thursday & Friday- Study spelling and vocabulary

MATH-Week of November 7th

We continue our unit 4 study of division this week in math. The students will learn to use 3 different division algorithms. There will be an assessment over division next Wednesday, November 16th.

HOMEWORK
Monday- Math Journal p.108
Tuesday- 10 division review problems using partial quotients
Wednesday- 10 division review problems using the traditional method
Thursday- Division Worksheet and Math Journal p. 114
Friday- No assignment

Voyage.

When Serge Bromberg learned that a color version of Georges Melies’ 16-minute silent film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)--a rendering that had not been seen in almost a century--had been found in Barcelona, he had to have it. That the celluloid relic had deteriorated into a solid decomposed mass and was damaged beyond all likely repair only made the film preservationist’s resolve deeper. “When you have a piece of the Holy Grail in your hand,” declares Bromberg, in a phone call from Paris, “you say, We have to save it!”

So he did. A decade later, Bromberg is putting finishing touches on The Extraordinary Voyage, a documentary that chronicles both the making of Melies’ groundbreaking 1902 film and the meticulous, against-all-odds process of restoring it to its full-color glory. The documentary, which closes with the color A Trip to the Moon, complete with a new soundtrack by the electronica group Air, will have its world premiere November 11 at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (the restored short itself debuted at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year).

Read the rest at Fast Company.

Georges Méliès at MoMA.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret author Brian Selznick's website is here. It's such a great book and a wonder-filled way to begin the year. Snatch one here.

Hugo opens over Thanksgiving ...



An interview with The Invention of Hugo Cabret author, Brian Selznick ...

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of November 7)

This week we will conclude our exploration of geography with an summative assessment over all geography content. We will review on Monday the concepts and targets for which the students will be responsible.

MONDAY:
• Geography review
• learning targets, concept map study guide

TUESDAY:
• Geography unit test

WEDNESDAY:
• Review and correct geography unit test

THURSDAY:
• "America Before Columbus" discussion

FRIDAY:
• "Native Americans and Their Land"
• vocabulary activity

migration (migration route, migrants)
environment
adaptation
origin stories
Siberia
grassland
desert
mountain
Arctic Ice Field
Inuit
shelter

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of October 31)

READING
This week we will continue reading the novel,The Sign of the Beaver. We will focus on setting, motivation and mood as topics of discussion. We will also begin to discuss the themes of the novels. We will also use the text to point out the various parts of speech that we have been discussing.

We will continue daily rereads of what we cover in class within the novel text. Research has shown that this increases reader confidence, comprehension and fluency.

See your student's agenda for daily assignments.

WRITING
Subject, predicate, adjective, and adverb will be our continue to be the focus in grammar. We will also be working on techniques to make writing more vivid. The students will continue their writing pieces within the Writer's Workshop. Daily Language Review will accompany our grammar discussions.

Last week the students began writing an inferential response to an image taken for Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Their challenge is to choose an image and use vivid adjectives and adverbs to explain what they see happening in the image. They will will cite various clues in the image to justify their image.

The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.

SPELLING/ VOCABULARY (TEST on Tuesday, November 1)
boisterous
gleeful
sober
bounty
mortar
wielded
clamor
nimbly
genial
pungent

The assignment will contain multiple choice, fill in the blank, context, analogies, and associations.

MONDAY
• Practice spelling test
• Review comprehension questions from The Sign of the Beaver
• Read The Sign of the Beaver, chapter 20, and complete chapter summary

TUESDAY
• Spelling test (see above)
• Review ch. 20, read and discuss chapter 21 and 22, and complete chapter summary

WEDNESDAY
• Review ch. 21 and 22, read and discuss chapter 23, 24, and 25, and complete chapter summary (in class)

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of October 31)

This week the 5th grade will continue our unit on United States geography, focusing on the reasons for geographical cooperation and conflict and how of how resources, transportation, and economy relate to this issue. When will end the week exploring how human activity impacts geography.

It is very important that the students begin to make the review and study of their notes part of their daily routine.

LEARNING TARGETS

• I can use coordinates of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute location of points in North America.

• I can use maps to identify the location of:
- The three largest countries of North America;
- The 50 states of the United States;
- The Rocky and Appalachian mountain systems;
- The Mississippi, Rio Grande and St. Lawrence rivers;
- The Great Lakes.

Places & Regions
• I can describe and compare the landforms, climates, population, culture and economic characteristics of places and regions in North America.

• I can explain how climate is influenced by:
- Earth-sun relationships;
- Landforms;
- Vegetation.

• I can explain, by identifying patterns on thematic maps, how physical and human characteristics can be used to define regions in North America.

• I can use distribution maps to describe the patterns of renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources in North America including:
- Forests;
- Fertile soil;
- Oil;
- Coal;
- Running water.

• I can analyze reasons for conflict and cooperation among regions of North America including:
- Trade;
- Environmental issues;
- Immigration.

MONDAY
• Review "The Human Effect"
• Begin exploration of how transportation and communication have affected settlement and economics
• Read, discuss, take notes on text

essential vocabulary
analyze
transportation
population distribution maps
population density
telegraph
telephone
Internet

MONDAY
• Read, discuss, take notes on transportation's affect on settlement and economics
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

TUESDAY
• Read, discuss, take notes on communication's affect on settlement and economics
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

WEDNESDAY
• STATES TEST: Locate and label (spelled correctly!) the states of the Northeast (test #1) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts) ... IMPORTANT! Don't forget your Midwest states!!!
• Review with a partner transportation and communication's affect on settlement and economics
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

THURSDAY
• No school.

FRIDAY
• No school.

***IMPORTANT!!! The unit test covering all geography content will be given Wednesday, November 9, 2011, following unit reviews on the 7th and 8th.

Firchau: Social Studies (Week of October 24)

This week the 5th grade will continue our unit on United States geography, focusing on the reasons for geographical cooperation and conflict and how of how resources, transportation, and economy relate to this issue. When will end the week exploring how human activity impacts geography.

It is very important that the students begin to make the review and study of their notes part of their daily routine.

LEARNING TARGETS

• I can use coordinates of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute location of points in North America.

• I can use maps to identify the location of:
- The three largest countries of North America;
- The 50 states of the United States;
- The Rocky and Appalachian mountain systems;
- The Mississippi, Rio Grande and St. Lawrence rivers;
- The Great Lakes.

Places & Regions
• I can describe and compare the landforms, climates, population, culture and economic characteristics of places and regions in North America.

• I can explain how climate is influenced by:
- Earth-sun relationships;
- Landforms;
- Vegetation.

• I can explain, by identifying patterns on thematic maps, how physical and human characteristics can be used to define regions in North America.

• I can use distribution maps to describe the patterns of renewable, nonrenewable and flow resources in North America including:
- Forests;
- Fertile soil;
- Oil;
- Coal;
- Running water.

• I can analyze reasons for conflict and cooperation among regions of North America including:
- Trade;
- Environmental issues;
- Immigration.

MONDAY
• Discussion, "Why do we need to know this, Mr. Firchau?"
• Review conflict and cooperation, pollution of flow resources
• Begin "The Human Effect," discuss our impact on the environment

essential vocabulary
effect
environment
habitat
navigation
ports
Interstate Highway System
suburbs
irrigation

• Read, discuss, take notes
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

TUESDAY
• The Human Effect, St. Lawrence Seaway and The Interstate Highway System, positive and negative consequences
• Read, discuss, take notes
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

WEDNESDAY
• The Human Effect, The Colorado River and irrigation, positive and negative consequences
• Read, discuss, take notes
• Assignment: study ... re-read and revise notes

THURSDAY
• Review activity.

FRIDAY
• STATES TEST: Locate and label (spelled correctly!) the states of the Northeast (test #1) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts) ... IMPORTANT! Don't forget your Midwest states!!!

PLEASE KEEP TOYS AT HOME

Many students are bringing toys from home, especially Bey Blades.  Please make sure your child does not place toys in his or her book bag. Toys should be kept at home. The toys are causing too much of a distraction during the school day,  and are also a source of conflict between students during recess time.
We appreciate your help with this matter.

Mrs. Hoge's Language Arts ~ Week of October 31st

Reading: We are finishing the Newbery Award winning novel From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. The novel is about a young girl named Claudia who decides to run away from her home in Connecticut to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. But she needs someone to accompany her, so she convinces her younger brother Jamie to go with her. The adventure begins!

Spelling: There are no spelling assignments this week.

Writing/Grammar: We continue to identify parts of speech as we complete our novel.  Particular focus is on adverbs and adjectives.  Students complete a Daily Language Review sheet each day to reinforce correct punctuation and capitalization, analogies, using context clues to derive meanings from words, spelling, and contractions.

Always check the agenda for daily assignments!

Remember....there is NO SCHOOL Thursday and Friday of this week due to Parent/Teacher/Student conferences.

Student~Parent~Teacher Conferences Next Week!

Parent questionnaires were recently sent home with each fifth grade student for parents to fill out and return to school.  Please return them by Monday, October 31st.

We're looking forward to meeting with you and your child during your scheduled conference times, Wednesday, November 2nd and Thursday, November 3rd.  If you haven't scheduled a conference  with your child's teacher yet, please call the school to set up an appointment, 965-3902.

There will be no school next Thursday, November 3rd or Friday, November 4th.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Firchau: Language Arts (Week of October 24)

READING
This week we will continue reading the novel,The Sign of the Beaver. We will focus on setting, motivation and mood as topics of discussion. We will also begin to discuss the themes of the novels. We will also use the text to point out the various parts of speech that we have been discussing.

We will continue daily rereads of what we cover in class within the novel text. Research has shown that this increases reader confidence, comprehension and fluency.

See your student's agenda for daily assignments.

WRITING
Subject, predicate, adjective, and adverb will be our continue to be the focus in grammar. We will also be working on techniques to make writing more vivid.  The students will continue their writing pieces within the Writer's Workshop. Daily Language Review will accompany our grammar discussions.

Last week the students began writing an inferential response to an image taken for Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. Their challenge is to choose an image and use vivid adjectives and adverbs to explain what they see happening in the image. They will will cite various clues in the image to justify their image.

The students will complete typed final drafts (in-class) and present their paragraphs to the class on Thursday.

The students will also respond in their journals to various literary, artistic, and musical prompts in order to practice and apply their growing understanding of vivid language.

SPELLING/ VOCABULARY
boisterous
gleeful
sober
bounty
mortar
wielded
clamor
nimbly
genial
pungent

The assignment will contain multiple choice, fill in the blank, context, analogies, and associations.

Date of the assessment will be

Corven's Language Arts Class-October 24th through November 2nd

READING
We continue exploring mysteries this week and next as we read, The Case of the Secret Message. The students will identify key components of a mystery and make journal predictions each day as we read the story together. On Tuesday and Wednesday (November 1st & 2nd), the students will complete a "photo clue" that could be used to solve a mystery. We will need some magazines to cut out pictures for this activity. If you have any extra magazines that we could use, please send them in with your child. Thank You.

WRITING
The students will finish the the editing process of the Harris Burdick paragraph this week in class. Each student will publish their final copy in the computer lab on Wednesday. All paragraphs will be shared in class on Thursday.

GRAMMAR
The students will complete Daily Language #4 in class this week.

SPELLING
All of the spelling words this week end in /er/ or /or/.
>The following 20 words will be assessed on Tuesday, November 1st.
actor, author, director, doctor, donor, explorer, gardener, hiker, janitor, conductor, operator, painter, plumber, professor, radiator, refrigerator, runner, sculptor, sailor, tailor

HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 24th
Monday- Spelling Worksheet
Tuesday- Spelling Word Find, Due Thursday
Thursday & Friday- Study Spelling

HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31st
Monday- Study for spelling test tomorrow
- Comprehension questions p.162 in the Literacy Place Book