January 29 - February 2, 2007

Spelling List for the week
Dancing dimmed
skipped rubbing
hiking striped
flipped wasting
snapping traced
raced stripped
landed tanning
pleasing smelling
checking phoning
dared fainted
breathing tiring
urged scrubbed
striving

Monday
Day 1
PE
January 29, 2007

Spelling: 10 times each * -ed or -ing words
Grammar: * past and futured verb tenses Over head 3-26
Vocabulary: Write the vocabulary words and definitions in notebook
Reading: Teacher: Read aloud. *Fantasy and Realism then read Heat Wave silently
Math: Check pg 117. Then do math experiment on balance.
Science: Write all vocab words in notebook
Activity on Weathering. Creating a model of weathering.
Social Studies: Take notes on Ch 6 for test

Tuesday
Day 2
PE
January 30, 2007
Archaeology group


Spelling: pg 252 Words that end in -ed or -ing
Grammar: pg 256
Vocabulary: pg 246
Reading: Read Story aloud with a partner.
Math: pg 118-121 *Variables and Equations
Science: * Erosion Lesson 2 pg B72 Video and video notes
Social Studies: Review for test.



Wednesday
Day 3
Library
January 31, 2007


Spelling:pg 253
Grammar: pg 257
Vocabulary: pg 251
Reading: Read Story with CD
Math: WB pg 32 Practice 5.4
Science: Read lesson 2 and do Vocab worksheet
Social Studies: Social Studies Test



Thursday
Day 4
Computers
February 1
Archaeology Group

Spelling:pg 254
Grammar:pg 258
Vocabulary: pg 247
Reading: do Reading Comp Check pg 240-250
Math: *Problem solving strageties pg 122 125
Science: Write vocab in notebook
Social Studies: Ch 7 Timeline pg 132-133



Friday
Day 5
Computers
February 2,2007

Spelling: Write 5 times each
Grammar:Write sentences from Over head
Vocabulary: pg 255
Reading: pg 248
Math:* Function Tables pg 126-127
Science: Erosion activity Make a paper model of erosion
Social Studies: Read lesson 1 pg 134-137

January 22-26th

Monday
January 22, 2007
Day 3
PE

Spelling: pg 238 Spelling words are posted on last weeks list.
Grammar: pg 242 *helping verbs
Writing Benchmark testing


Tuesday
January 23, 2007
Day 4
PE
Giften-Talented Class

Spelling: 5 Times Each
Grammar: Pg 243 *helping verbs
Reading: WS 233
Vocabulary:
Math: Re-Test Chapter 4
Science: Vocabulary Test
Social Studies: Write a letter to a Fur Trapper worksheet



Wednesday
January 24, 2007
Day 5
Library

Spelling: pg 239
Grammar: pg 244
Reading: Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary: * Structural Analysis pg 236
Math: Ls 4 *Variables and Equations pg118-121
Science: Science Test
Social Studies: Finish lesson 3 Chapter 6

Thursday
January 25, 2007
Day 6
Computers
Gifted-Talented class

Spelling: Pre-test
Grammar: Test
Reading: Test
Vocabulary: Test
Math: Review and Review pages
Science: Read lesson aloud and do vocabulary
Social Studies: Take notes for test

Friday
January 26, 2007
Day 7
Computers

Spelling: Test
Grammar: Review helping verbs
Reading: Sustained Silent Reading (20 Min)
Vocabulary:
Math: Less 5.5 Write an equation
Science: Do weathering activity
Social Studies: Review for test on Monday.

Jan 15-19, 07

Spelling words for Tuesday and Wednesday
See previous week

Spelling words for Thursday through next week:

Harbor medal
final collar
middle proper
weather towel
labor beggar
model battle
chapter trouble
special shower
sugar uncle
bottle doctor
shoulder decimal
trifle solar
cancel


Monday: No School
Martin Luther King Holiday

Tuesday, January 16th
Day 6
Special PE

Spelling Test
Vocab Test
Grammar Test
Reading Test
Writing Test
Math; Review chapter 4
Science: Write Ch 2 vocab words and review pg B60
Social Studies: Ch 6 less. 2 pg 120-125 WS 114


Wednesday, January 17, 07
Day 7
Library

Spelling: Reteach spelling rules
Vocab: Reteach vocab skills
Reading: Free reading time
Writing: Writing a paragraph
Math: Ch 4 test
Science: Take notes for Test
Social Studies: Less 2 worksheets 115-116


Thursday, January 18, 07
Day 1
Computers

Spelling: 10 times each
Vocab: Copy into notebook with definition
Grammar: Helping verbs introduction
Reading: Do read aloud. Then read Cendrillion silently
Math: Ch 5 Algebraic Reasoning pg 109
Science: Review notes
Social Studies: Less 2 Worksheets 117, 118, 119


Friday, January 19, 07
Day 2
Computers

Spelling: pg 237
Vocab: pg 231
Grammar: pg 241
Reading: read with CD. Make vocab cards
Writing: pg 244
Math: pg 110-111 Order of operations (1-24)
Science: Unit B Ch 2 TEST
Social Studies: Ls 3

Jan 8-12, 2007

Monday Jan. 8
Day 1

Spelling words:
railroad fireplace
airport ourselves
seat belt all right
everywhere forever
homesick breakfast
understand whenever
background everything
anything meanwhile
ninety-nine afternoon
already make-believe
inside landmark
outside nationwide
birthday postscript
baseball motorcycle
sometimes handkerchief


Spelling: *Compound words
Write words 10 times each
Grammar: *Action verbs
Reading: *Changing Seasons
Vocabulary: Write words and definitions in notebook
Writing: Adding details
Math: *Reviewing 3 factor multiplication
Science: *Weather Review video and notes
Social Studies: Take notes for ch 5 test.

Tuesday Jan. 9
Day 2

Spelling: pg 217
Grammar: pg 221
Reading: Read pg 298-300 Read The Stranger silently
Vocabulary: Phonics pg 216
Writing: *synonyms pg 220
Math: *Division with remainders pg102-103
Science: Lesson 2 *water cycle Read aloud do Work sheet 55
Social Studies: Review for test

Wednesday Jan. 10
Day 3

Spelling: pg 218
Grammar: pg 222
Reading: Read The Stranger with the CD
Vocabulary: Review vocab
Writing: Over Head explanation of writing an explanation
Math: Division with remainders review
Science: Cloud experiment
Social Studies: TEST

Thursday Jan. 11
Day 4

Spelling: pg 219
Grammar: pg 220
Reading: Read aloud as a group
Vocabualry: Review vocab
Writing: pg 224
Math: *problem solving pg 104-105
Science: Review Lesson 1 vocabulary
Social Studies: Ch 6 *Arizona and Mexico Timeline pg 116-117 Worksheet

Friday Jan. 12
Day 5

Spelling: Sentences (7-up)
Grammar: pg 223
Reading: comprehension skill pg 214-215
Vocabulary: Write the words and definitions on cards
Writing: OH on Audience and worksheet 225
Math: Ch 4 Review pg 106-107
Afternoon: study hall and activity time.

Merry Christmas

I had to change all my plans for this week. We have DIBLES benchmark testing all week. So, instead, the students will spend time reading silently and for pleasure. We will also do activities relating to the holidays. We are practicing listening skills which is one area that the students are really low in. They don't listen and follow directions. I am hoping to bring those skills up to grade level by the end of the year.
I would like to wish you all a happy Holiday and a Merry Christmas. I can't wait to see them all again in January. I really like these kids. They are friendly, fun and we are developing a good community environment in our classroom.
We are having a party on Thursday. The kids voted on it. If they want to bring presents for friends to put under the tree they can. We are also having a funny gift exchange. They can create something at home and we will trade. The students voted to have the party so I am letting them. Sometimes the good of the many does out-weigh the good of the few.

December 11-15, 2006

This week we are on rotation days 4-1

Spelling Words:
These are Homophones; Words that sound alike but are spelled different and have different meanings.
These words begin use on Friday.
Heard herd
loan lone
flea flee
hall haul
forth fourth
heal heel
steak stake
pare pear
berry bury
groan grown
bare bear
plane plain
cereal serial
ceiling sealing

Monday: Day 4
PE/ view Book Fair at 11:45-12:00/ view Santa's Workshop 1:30-1:45
Reading: Duke Ellington WS 183
Spelling: Use each word in a sentence.
Grammar: Review Proper Nouns
Vocabulary: pg 186
Math: Division with Remainders
Science: Water Cycle and video/notes
Social Studies: Ch 5 Lesson 3

Tuesday: Day 5
PE
Reading: WS 184 Generally Speaking
Spelling: pg 189
Grammar: Review Sing. Pl Nouns
Vocabulry: Review words and definitions
Math: Pr. Book pg 27
Science: Water cycle ls 2 Read aloud, WS 55
Social Studies: Critical Thinking WS 100

Wednesday: Day 6
Library/ Santa's Workship 10-11
Reading: Test
Spelling: 5 X Each
Grammar: Test
Vocabulary: Test
Math: Problem Solving: 104-105/ PB 28
Science: Weather Station
Social Studies: Lesson 4 pg 106-113

Thursday: Day 7
Computer
Reading: Reteach
Spelling: TEST
Grammar: Reteach
Vocabulary: Reteach
Math: Ch Review pg 106
Science: Monitor Weather on internet
Social Studies: WS 105 European Explorers

Friday: Day 1
Computer
Reading: Teacher Read Aloud
Spelling: 10 times each
Grammar: Adding Detains to nouns
Vocabulary: Write new vocab words on notebooks
Writing: Writing an explanation introduction
Math: Ch 4 Test

Spelling Words for Dec 4-8

Day 6-7
Mon-Tues
Important Day
Horse chore
firm learn
dirty curve
world pure
board course
cure score
thirteen worm
curl worn
shirt search

Day 1-3
Wed.-Fri.
howl year
false alarm
sauce horse
put curl
roof return
hardly jaw
dairy dawn
charge tool
dirty full
world gear
bounce spare
couch cheer
wood chore
push heard
pull search