Assignments Week of March 22nd

Assignments Week of March 22nd

READING:

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novels, we will rotate the stories when we finish.

FACT OR FICTION Books

A Knight's Journey, Watery Graves and One in a Million

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3-4 Thursday: Chapter 5-6 Friday: Book Analysis

Fantastic Creatures:

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3 Thursday: Chapter 4-5 Friday: Book Analysis

NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe. Presenting stories today!!!!

Next we will be doing a Poetry Unit starting on Tuesday. The kids will be given a packet that has examples of each of the poems we will be writing. In it is a grading sheet for them to go by. This is a super easy A- if you just do the work!

Writing: WE WILL BE HITTING THIS HARD THIS WEEK- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Adverbs

Monday: Intro to Adverbs- notes on Adverbs

Tuesday: review- w/s 21

Wednesday: review -w/s 25

Thursday:

Math: This week will be our last week on fractions and we will be learning how to add and subtract them.

LOOK FOR HOMEWORK IN MATH THIS WEEK

Monday: Intro to adding and subtracting with LIKE denominators- only day for this. W/S 45

Tuesday: Intro to adding and subtracting with UNLIKE denominators-

Wednesday:Review and do w/s 46

Thursday: Review and do w/s 47

Friday: Review last day and do worksheet 48 with both like and unlike denominators

Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction

SCIENCE: Force/Friction- Chapter 15

Monday: Chapter 15 Study Guide

Tuesday: Review for Test

Wednesday: Test

Thursday: Lab

Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them

http://edheads.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml

http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/coaster/

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm

SS: Geography Centers Unit

We will be spending about 1-2 weeks learning about Geography including maps, mystery countries, landforms,bodies of water and time zones. I will have these things in different centers for them to rotate around and do some activities. There really isn't something to send home for them to do as we will be doing activities in the classroom.

Assignments Week of March 22nd

Assignments Week of March 22nd

READING:

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novel, I've had to break the class into two groups and assign two different stories. We will rotate the stories when we finish.

Frindle:

Monday: Chapters 13-15 and questions and book activity

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Monday: Chapters 25-30 and question and book activity

FACT OR FICTION Books

A Knight's Journey, Watery Graves and One in a Million

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3-4 Thursday: Chapter 5-6 Friday: Book Analysis

Fantastic Creatures:

Tuesday: Chapter 1-2 Wednesday: Chapter 3 Thursday: Chapter 4-5 Friday: Book Analysis

NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe. CONTINUE

Writing: CONTINUE- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Figurative Language

analogies and contractions

Monday: Intro to Analogies- Sports Analogies W/S

Tuesday: Intro to contractions- go over words and take notes

Wednesday: review--- w/s 1/2

Thursday: contraction game!!!

Friday: Quiz on Contractions

Here is some sites to practice Figurative Language:

http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/

http://www.purchon.co.uk/poetry/simile.html

http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/posters_personification.pdf

Math: Fractions- Week 2- Simplest form and mixed numbers/ improper fractions- We are going to have to squeeze another week into fractions!! Next week we will add/subtract.

LOOK FOR HOMEWORK IN MATH THIS WEEK

Monday: Intro to Simplest Form Fractions- Board review- w/s 42 as practice HW: PW110

Tuesday: Board reivew- w/s 12 practice HW: w/s 14

Wednesday: board review- w/s 15- GRADE

Thursday: Mixed numbers/ improper fractions board review/intro- w/s 43 practice

Friday: review: w/s 9/10 grade

Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction

SCIENCE: Force/Friction- Chapter 15

Monday: Open book test on Electricity/Magnetism (P.S.- our soda pop clock is still going, but our potato clock didn't make it through the weekend)

Tuesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 1 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Wednesday: Chapter 15- Lesson 2 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Thursday: Chapter 15- Lesson 3 Read and write down highlighted vocabulary and do checkpoint questions.

Friday: We will be visiting some of the sites below and using them on our white board!! HW: Chapter Review Page 454-455 #'s 1-10, 13, 15-18

Here's some fun sites to go with Chapter 15 and 16- These are great sites- you'll LOVE them

http://edheads.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/friction.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/forces_action/read1.shtml

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/machines/simple_machines.htm

SS: History book report week

Each student will be given a different history story (around 30 pages)

- some examples are The Story of the Liberty Bell and The Story of the Flight at Kitty Hawk.

They will have all week to read their story and create a poster with information about the story. On Friday, they will present their

poster and share information about the story they read!

Look for a handout.

Flashlights!!

We had so much fun the last two days making our flashlights.

I didn't take pictures the first day, but I did get some of them working on them yesterday!!

This first picture is the class holding the butterflies that were made by Jenny Helmick in memory of Kameron.

Underground Railroad Webquest

http://www4.wcusd15.org/kluemke/Student%20Page/studentpage.htm

Assignments Week of March 15th

Assignments Week of March 15th

It's VERY IMPORTANT to bring this work back in if we do have school as we will be doing it here in class. These will be counted as grades!

READING: SWITCH- if you were reading Frindle, you'll now Read Wayside School, etc.

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novel, I've had to break the class into two groups and assign two different stories. We will rotate the stories when we finish.

Frindle:

Monday: Read chapters 1-3- do questions

Tuesday: Chapters 4-5 and questions

Wednesday: Chapters 6-8 and questions

Thursday: Chapters 9-10 and questions

Friday: Chapters 11-12 and questions

Monday: Chapters 13-15 and questions

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Monday: Just read Introduction to Chapter 3

Tueday: Chapters 4-6 and do questions from Introduction-chapter 6

Wednesday: Chapters 7-12 and questions

Thursday: Chapters 13-18 and questions

Friday: Chapters 19-24 and questions

Monday: Chapters 25-30 and questions

NEW: We are also working on a 4th Grade Genre Project. The students will be researching different genre's and then they will be selecting their favorite genre, and together with a partner, write and illustrate a book of that genre. We will be working on this until for about 2 weeks maybe.

Writing: CONTINUE- We will be taking our assessment around the end of the month/beginning of April

Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Figurative Language

Similes, metaphors, idioms, puns and personification

Monday: Intro to Similes and Metaphors- w/s 1

Tuesday: Review Similes and Metaphors- w/s

Wednesday: Intro to Idioms- Each student will have a idiom that they will explain and draw a picture of it

Thursday: Into to Personification- w/s

Friday: Intro to Puns and Review all Figurative Language

Here is some sites to practice Figurative Language:

http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/

http://www.purchon.co.uk/poetry/simile.html

http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/posters_personification.pdf

Math: Fractions- we will only have TWO weeks to spend on Fractions- Week 1( comparing, ordering, drawing recognizing) Week 2 ( adding and subtracting)

Monday: Intro Fractions- definitions-watch Rock-N-Learn Fractions

Tuesday:Review as class- w/s 54

Wednesday: Review as class- w/s 109

Thursday: Review as class- w/s 339

Friday: Review as class- doing some online whiteboard fraction activities

Here is a GREAT site- with LOTS of Fraction games and activities to do at home.

http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#fraction

SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnetism Experiment Week:) AND Test Week:(

Monday: Potato Clock and Soda Pop Clock

Tuesday: Make a Flash Light

Wednesday: Playing with Magnets Lab and Study Guide will be sent home to work on- bring back finished study guide tomorrow

Thursday: Study Guide Review

Friday: TEST

SS: Slavery/Underground Railroad

Webquest- 5 Day "Imagine a Trip On the Underground Railroad

http://www4.wcusd15.org/kluemke/Student%20Page/studentpage.htm

Monday: Experience the Underground Railroad- Lab

Tuesday: Wanted Posters- Classroom

Wednesday: Write a letter to a family member or a friend who is a slave- YOU ARE HARRIET TUBMAN- Classroom

Thursday: Heroes of the Underground Railroad- Interview- LAB

Friday: Maps of the Underground Railroad- LAB

Snow Day Assignments Week of March 8th

All the sunshine made me forget to post this!

Snow Day Assignments Week of March 8th

With the possibility of another snow storm coming Monday- I want to go ahead and send home next week's assignments just in case.

It's VERY IMPORTANT to bring this work back in if we do have school as we will be doing it here in class. These will be counted as grades!

READING:

Because we don't have enough books for us all to be reading the same novel, I've had to break the class into two groups and assign two different stories. We will rotate the stories when we finish.

Frindle:

Friday: Read chapters 1-3- do questions

Monday: Chapters 4-5 and questions

Tuesday: Chapters 6-8 and questions

Wednesday: Chapters 9-10 and questions

Thursday: Chapters 11-12 and questions

Friday: Chapters 13-15 and questions

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Friday: Just read Introduction to Chapter 3

Monday: Chapters 4-6 and do questions from Introduction-chapter 6

Tuesday: Chapters 7-12 and questions

Wednesday: Chapters 13-18 and questions

Thursday: Chapters 19-24 and questions

Friday: Chapters 25-30 and questions

Writing: Writing Assessment Prep- work on this Monday, Wednesday and Friday

ok- the writing assessment is RIGHT around the corner. It's very important you prepare for this at home as well.

We've been learning about the 5 paragraph essay and key points to writing. The kids have been giving a writing packet with transition works, good choice words, etc.

I'm also including in this packet the guidelines to a 5 paragraph essay as well as a sample essay.

If the kids have to write a free lance story, where there are no specific guidelines, it's important to use lots of puncuation, quotations, good choice words, and paragraphs dividing your thoughts.

You will be given two writing prompts to work on next week.

Language: Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms

Synonyms are different words which have the same meaning, or almost the same meaning.

Ex: stones and rocks, chair and seat, go and leave baby and infant

Antonyms are words which have opposite meanings

EX: short and tall, real and unreal hot and cold, hard and soft

Homonyms is a word that has the same pronunciation and spelling as another word, but a different meaning

EX: punch ( a drink) and punch (to hit), bat ( an animal) and bat ( baseball bat)

Tuesday: Synonyms worksheet

Wednesday: Antonyms worksheet

Thursday: Review of Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms worksheet

Math: Long Division- This is the last week to work on Division.

You will be doing 2 digit by 1 digit and 3 digit by 1 digit problems

Monday: division worksheet #1

Tuesday:Division worksheet #7

Wednesday: division worksheet #7r

Thursday: Follow the Arrow #1- I did one for you- you do the other

Friday: Follow the Arrow #2

SCIENCE: We are going to do Chapter 13- Electricity and Magnetism first. We have 2 weeks for this- one week for just book reading/understanding, and another week hopefully to do some really cool experiments. We usually make a flashlight, potato clock, and play with magnets!

Monday: Chapter 13 Lesson 1 and questions

Tuesday: lesson 2 and questions

Wednesday: Lesson 3 and questions

Thursday: Lesson 4 and questions

Friday: Lesson 5 and questions

Here's some cool video's and sites to visit.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zcircuit/

click view next to the picture

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zelectgrl/

click view next to the picture

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/

SS:

Monday: The Bill of Rights

Wednesday: How a bill becomes a law

Friday: The Constitution

Electricity

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/electricity.htm