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

Snow Day Assignments Week of February 22

Snow Day Assignments Week of Feb. 22

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.

READING:

We started reading Stone Fox on Friday. So I'd like you to continue that.

You've been given a packet full of questions and activites.

Monday: Read Chapter 3 & 4 and do the questions

Tuesday: Read Chapter 5 &6 and do the questions

Wednesday: Read Chapter 7 & 8 and do the questions

Thursday: Read Chapter 9 & 10 and do the questions

Friday: Do the Stone Fox Review Page and true or false page

Language: Writing Assessment Prep

You are to write a narrative essay. Remember to use transition words, good choice words, complete paragraphs and sentences, and capitalization.

You will be given the prompt and a writing guideline to follow in a packet.

Please have the finalized essay back to school on Friday.

Math: Division

This is a hard one because you really need to be at school so I can show you the steps. Hopefully mom or dad, or even a sibling can help you out.

If you have internet- here is a few sites to check out that include video's.

http://www.gamequarium.org/cgi-bin/search/linfo.cgi?id=7631

http://www.schooltube.com/video/8e5122680d42447f90e0/Division-St-Stephen

http://www.schooltube.com/video/8608266e4f7b49c0a28e/Mr-Duey--Long-Division--SMART-Board

OK- now that you've watched a few things- let's try it. You'll need your math book this week.

Monday: PAGE 278- 279 Questions 2-29

Tuesday: PAGE 282-284 Questions 2-25 This one has remainders

Wednesday: continue page 284 Questions 26-52

Thursday: Worksheet page 21

Friday: Worksheet page 95

SCIENCE: Finish Chapter 10- Start Physical Science Unit

We really need to move on so we finish everything this year- so we will not have an actual test for Ch. 10. But the Chapter Review w/s will be counted as a test.

Monday: Do the Chapter 10 review W/S

Tuesday: Start Ch. 11- Read Lesson 1 and do checkpoint questions

Wednesday: Lesson 2 and questions

Thursday: Lesson 3 and questions

Friday: Lesson 4 and questions

Check out the following links as well:

http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-educational-video-podcast-online.php?video-podcast=Properties%20of%20Matter

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/states_of_matter/index.html

and a song for you!

http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educational-song.php?song=Solid,%20Liquid,%20Gas

SS:

I have two packets for you this week in case of snow days.

Do the United States Branches of Government first

and then the Our National Government next.

Only two assignments for SS this week:)

Snow Day Assignments Week of February 15th

Reading:

You'll need to re-read One Grain of Rice- hopefully we'll be able to finish this story this week and still have a test on Friday:)

Do some silent reading as well.

Language: Verbs- You'll be using your Language Handbook for this

Tuesday: Page 150 Wednesday: Page 151 Thursday: Page 152

Friday: page 228-229

Spelling:

Review your words and do each of the corresponding workbook pages.

Math:

I've given you a math packet for this week.

Please do ONE page per day. Even if we have school- you still need to do this homework.

Turn in the packet on Friday or Monday if we don't have school on Friday

Science: Chapter 9

You've also been given a Chapter Packet.

Please read each lesson and do the questions in the packet that go along with the lesson.

Today in Class we'll do Lesson 1

S.S: Chapter 10

Today we are starting Lesson 1. Read a lesson a day and go over the vocabulary for that lesson for each day that we are absent.

Happy Valentine's Day Kameron!!!!

Just some fun shots to let you know we are always thinking of you and miss you all the time.

The class can't wait until you come home!!

I included some out takes and a little video for you!!

Snow Day Assignments Week of February 8th

Snow Day Assignments

Week of February 8th

Reading:

read and re-read One Grain of Rice

review your vocabulary words

silent read for 20 minutes

Language:

Write a story about your favorite family vacation. Remember to use paragraphs, complete thoughts and sentences, and your "good choice" words.

visit some of the following sites and games about VERBS

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index_pre.html

http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=2&Unit=5&Topic=Verbs&x=37&y=9

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.htm?rats_nounverb

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/verb_power/index_pre.html

Math:

We are still learning the basics of division

Study your division facts

and visit the following websites

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

Science:

We are finishing Chapter 8 so there will be a test this week if possible.

You should read over the chapter if we don't have school.

Week of February 1st-5th, 2010

Thinking of the Fortney Family today as they travel to Columbus for the procedures.

I had the pleasure of seeing them this weekend and photographing their family before they left.

I'll share a picture at the bottom of the post.

Anyway- here are some things we are working on this week as well as some fun online activities.

Snow Day Assignments
Week of February 1-5th, 2010
Reading:
If you have your reading book with you- you should be re-reading Red Writing Hood.
If you don't have it- please spend 20mintues and silent read each day we have a snow day.
Spelling: you should be studying your spelling words
Language: Still working on Essays and Adjectives
The following is some adjective game sites to visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/adjectives/
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-directions.cgi?Grade=4&Unit=4&Topic=Adjectives
And a fun writing activitiy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/

Math: STill working on mulitiplication. We will be having a quiz this week. Division is next.
continue to study your multiplication facts.
Here's some sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/
http://www.mrsrenz.net/mathsites.htm#mult

Science: We are starting Chapter 8 on Rocks and Minerals.
Today will get Double Column Note that has questions for each lesson.
If we are absent one day- please read and do the appropriate Double. Column notes section to go with it.
In the mean time- here's some sites to go with rocks and minerals
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/
http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/index.html
Rock Cycle song
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/ocean/rocksong.htm
Social Studies: In SS, we are learning about Jamestown and the 13 colonies.
I'd like you to visit some of these fun interative adventures
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures/John-smith

And like promised- a picture of our beautiful Miss Kameron. We miss her very much in our classroom.