1/31/12: Homework

Not a lot on the homework front today.

Language Arts:

• Finish your grammar packets for homework. Make sure you have all of your Language Arts homework finished from yesterday. (Spelling form, Poetry worksheet.)

Enjoy your evening!
Ms. Baker

Wednesday 1/25/12

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Spelling form **In each sentence use a pronoun and an antecedent. Circle the pronoun, underline the antecedent and write singular or plural at the end of each sentence.
• (look in your notebook for the in class practice that we did)
• Try this site for more help if needed.--->  http://www.towson.edu/ows/modulepaa.htm

• Book report outline (just the outline...no project!) Due tomorrow! 
• written neatly
• conventions (capitalization, spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc..)
• don't forget to give an example sentence when you write in the point of view! (1st person, 3rd person.)

Math:

• Both classes: Simplifying Fractions Using the GCF
• handout 75-76

Social Studies:

• No homework tonight!
• If you didn't finish Geographer's Workshop, you need to finish it at lunch.

****Bring snowbowl permission slip tomorrow!!!

1/23/12:Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Make editing marks on your personal narrative rough drafts using the checklists you received in class today
• Make a neat final copy on loose leaf lined paper. (We will be making cover sheets tomorrow.)
• Spelling form *Use dialogue in each sentence with correct punctuation.

Math:

• Greatest Common Factor handout p.69-70

 

 

Social Studies:

• Use tonight to add any final touches to your geographer's workshop. It will be due tomorrow.

***Remember to bring your permission slips for the Snowbowl field trip

1/19/12: Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Revise your Personal Narratives using the checklist we came up with in class today (In your L.A. notebook.) 
• Study your spelling words for your test tomorrow!
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page. (You have an outline due one week from today...I will hand these out on Monday.)

Math:

• Both classes: Comparing and Ordering Fractions and Mixed Numbers 
• handout 61-62

Social Studies:

• Geographer's Workshop due Monday!

Science: 

• Continue to research background information

1/18/12: Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Finish the 
• Beginning (1-2 Paragraphs...set up your setting and characters) 
• and Middle (2-3 Paragraphs....tell events and problems...include dialgue)
• End (1-2 Paragraphs...What's the point? What did you learn? Moral of the story?) of your personal narrative (rough draft form.)
• We will be revising your rough drafts in class tomorrow.
• Spelling form * In each sentence, use dialogue with correct punctuation
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page. (Tomorrow is our reading progress check.)

Math:

• Both classes:Equivalent Fractions
• Worksheet #2

Social Studies:

• Finish all maps except for the historical map on Geographer's workshop
• Longitude & Latitude worksheet

Science:

• Complete the Variables & Hypothesis handout

1/17/12:Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Finish the 
• Beginning (1-2 Paragraphs...set up your setting and characters) 
• and Middle (2-3 Paragraphs....tell events and problems...include dialgue) of your personal narrative (rough draft form.)
• Quotation & Capitalization ws
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.

Math:

• Both classes:Equivalent Fractions
• Worksheet #1
• Non-Congruent  Regions handout

Social Studies:

• Thursday's hw: Finish drawing and labeling states on your political map and Finish drawing physical features  'Geographer's Workshop-Types of Maps.' Tonight: Finish all the way up to drawing your climate map.
• Longitude worksheet

Science:

No Science today (We had library)

• Be prepared to write your hypothesis and variables for your experiment

1/12/12:Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Write 2-3 paragraphs of your personal narrative.
• Study for your Spelling Test
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.

Math:

• Both classes Equivalent Fractions, Congruent Regions handout

Social Studies:

• Finish drawing and labeling states on your political map and Finish drawing physical features  'Geographer's Workshop-Types of Maps.'

Science:

• Turn in your Science Fair Project handout from class today. 

1/11/12: Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Spelling form (In each sentence include dialogue with correct punctuation)
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page. (There will be a progress check tomorrow!! You should have at least 5 entries since last week. Seven total.)

Math:

• Both classes
• Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions p. 226-227

Social Studies:

• Trace US map on all 4 quadrants of your big project paper for 'Geographer's Workshop-Types of Maps'

Science:

• Finalize your Science Fair Proposals (They are due Friday!!)

1/10/12: Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Personal Narrative Prewriting (Characters, Setting, Events, Conclusion)
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.

Math:

• Both classes
• Fractions and dividing handout p. 43-44

Social Studies:

• We will continue Geographer's Workshop tomorrow.

Science:

• Come up with an idea for the Science Fair and begin working on the Science Fair packet.

1/9/2012:Homework

Language Arts:  

• Both classes
• Spelling form (In each sentence include dialogue with correct punctuation)
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.

Math:

• Both classes
• Fractions handout 36-37

Social Studies:

• Practice a freehand sketch of the United States in your S.S. notebook

Science:

• Start writing Science Fair questions

1/4/12:Homework

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Spelling form (no special grammar in each sentence today.)
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.
• Complete the Character/Setting Webs for your piece of writing "The Best Holiday Ever"
• 2nd hour: 
• Spelling form (no special grammar in each sentence today.)
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry on your book progress check page.
• Complete the Character Web for "Woodsong"

Math:

• None tonight due to the test today
• None tonight due to the test today

Social Studies:

• Finish Geography Atlas worksheet to be graded together tomorrow. (We had to days in class to work on this.)

Reading Grades

Well hello there!

Welcome back everyone. . . Things have gotten a little dusty around here over the past 2 weeks. Hopefully you've had a chance to keep your books at home from getting dusty by cracking them open and enjoying some good reading over the break. I myself had the time to curl up with a good book this break.  It's the best way to keep your brain active so you're ready to come back!

Here's a brief overview of how your child will be graded for reading this semester and some dates that should be  marked in their agendas for book progress checks and outline/project due dates.

Nightly Reading
Every kiddo should have a sheet called "Track Your Own Book Progress" Every weeknight (Including Fridays!) students should be reading about 20-30 minutes and filling out an entry from this sheet. Every Thursday I will be checking this progress and stamping that their reading is coming along.

Outline
Students will have two Book Report Outlines due this trimester.

Final Book Report Outline and Project
For the final book report Outline/Project students will have the option of perfecting one of their outlines and using that book to create a related project. Or students have the option of reading a third book and using that for their final outline/project.


Due Dates:

Th. Jan 5th-Book Progress Check #1----------4pts                                                                                    

Th. Jan 12th-Book Progress Check #2---------4pts

Th. Jan 19th-Book Progress Check #3---------4pts

Th. Jan 26th-Book Report Outline #1-----------15pts

Th. Feb 2nd-Book Progress Check #4-----------4pts

Th. Feb 9th-Book Progress Check  #5-----------4pts

Th. Feb 16th-Book Progress Check #6-----------4pts

Th. Feb 23rd-Book Report Outline #2-----------15pts

Th. Mar 1-Book Report Outline/ Project--------30pts                                                                                  


Questions?
Email me! ebaker@fusd1.org

1/3/12:Homework

Language Arts:  

• 1st hour: 
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry in your reading progress sheet.
• Character/Setting Worksheet (both sides)
• 2nd hour: 
• Read at least 20 min. and fill out an entry in your reading progress sheet. 
• Character/ Setting Worksheet (both sides)

Math:

• 1st hour: text p. 164-165
• 2nd hour: text p. 164-165
  
  

Social Studies:

• Bring your geography worksheet to continue tomorrow.