Class Assignments:
Week of September 29, 2003:
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Math: | Skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Complete "Where is President Cleveland" and related activities. Test on this story and plot development in fiction on Friday. |
| Language Arts: | Grammar: More about subjects and predicates. Writing: A Fairy Tale. Oral interpretation: poem, "Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All," p. 74 in Literature text. (See publisher for extra help in oral interpretation.) |
| Spelling: | Review of Lessons 1-3. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 2, Map study and Lesson 3. Resources: Archaeology: Interactive exploration of the stone age and National Geographic Web Site |
| Science: | Space Unit with Mrs. Franklin. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 2. |
| Handwriting: | Review and practice pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete unfinished work. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - Complete unfinished work. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Study spelling list. Study for Reading test. |
Week of September 22, 2003:
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Math: | Begin skills classes with 6th grade teachers. |
| Reading: | Complete "Summer of Fire" and related activities. |
| Language Arts: | Complete "About Me" essays on computer. Oral interpretation: poem, "Life Doesn't Frighten Me at All," p. 74 in Literature text. (See publisher for extra help in oral interpretation.) Grammar: work on Subjects and predicates. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 3. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 2, Lessons 2 and 3. Resources: Archaeology: Interactive exploration of the stone age and National Geographic Web Site |
| Science: | Begin Space Unit with Mrs. Franklin. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Chapter 2. |
| Handwriting: | Workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete unfinished work. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - Complete unfinished work. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Study spelling list. |
Week of September 15, 2003:
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Math: | Review computation skills. Begin skills classes next week. |
| Reading: | Complete activites on "Scout's Honor." Begin reading "Summer of Fire." |
| Language Arts: | "About Me" essay. Grammar: work on Subjects and predicates. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 2. Test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Complete Chapter 1. Begin Chapter 2, Map and geography skills. Other resources: Archaeology: Interactive exploration of the stone age and National Geographic Web Site |
| Science: | None this week. Begin Space Unit with Mrs. Franklin next week. For online resources, see the parent's page. |
| Health: | Complete Chapter 1. Take home test Thursday. |
| Handwriting: | Workbook pages 9 and 10. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete unfinished work. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - Complete unfinished work. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Study spelling list. Take home test in Health. |
Week of September 8, 2003:
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Math: | Review computation skills. |
| Reading: | Characterization: read short story, "Eleven." Setting: Read short story, "Scout's Honor." Also Social Studies and Scholastic content material. |
| Language Arts: | Complete persuasive writing on Scholastic article. Begin essay about self for web page. Grammer: Complete sentences. |
| Spelling: | Lesson 1. Pre-test on Monday, final test on Friday. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 1 Lessons 2 & 3. Read for meaning. Focus on what is History? Why do we study it? |
| Science: | None this week. |
| Health: | Begin Chapter 1. |
| Handwriting: | Workbook pages. |
Homework: |
Monday - Complete any unfinished Reading, Health, or English. Tuesday - Complete unfinished work. Wednesday - Complete writing assignment if necessary. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Study for spelling test. |
Week of September 2, 2003:
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Math: | Review computation skills. |
| Reading: | Introduction to active reading: Scholastic News, short story, and Social Studies content material. |
| Language Arts: | Persuasive writing on Scholastic article. Speaking: share your persuasive essay. |
| Spelling: | None this week. |
| Social Studies: | Chapter 1 Lesson 1. Read for meaning. |
| Science: | None this week. |
| Health: | Begin Chapter 1. |
| Handwriting: | Workbook pages 9 and 10. |
Homework: |
Monday - No School Tuesday - First day of school. No homework assigned. Wednesday - Complete writing assignment if necessary. Complete math and health assignments if necessary. Thursday - Share Agenda with parents and have it signed. Complete math and social studies assignments if necessary. |