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January 20, 2009

Important Information and Homework Jan 20-23

Blessings . Hoping everyone has enjoyed their weekend .
Thanks to Parents /Guardians that have sent in donations to try to keep our students and classroom clean. We are still collecting items for our class ..
Encourage your child to review Multiplication Tables on a regular basis.
Supplies: Students need to bring sharpened pencils, crayons, notebooks, and erasers to school in order to do their work.
Homework/ Assignments: Students need to be responsible for their assignments to be accomplished at all times. Several students have the tendency of always forgetting H.W and other assignments at home on a weekly basis.Please address this situation with your child.

Words for this week:language ,hiostory, pottery, study, spoken, accent , tribe, human , custom , village , folktale , practice , relatives, interview, region symbol , guide, totem , colony , prints

Challenge Words: extinct , native , backgrounds, generations , century.

Tuesday
Math: Review Mulltiplication Tables.
Reading P.Book: Do pgs 67 +67A
Religion: Answer questions given in class.
Spelling:Do pg 60.
Friday:Spelling quiz- Dicatation and interpretation of definitions.

Wednesday
Grammar:Do pgs 59 +60
Math: Do Math problems copied in class.
Spelling: Look for words 1-10 in the dictionary. Write your own interpretation of each definition.

Thursday
Spelling: Do pgs 61+62
Review Spelling words for the Quiz tomorrow.
Reading Practice Book:Do pgs assigned in class.
Science:Make a chart on comparing (3) items that use Chemical Energy and Electrical Energy.(On a sheet of paper).

Friday
Do Math Worksheet

For next week
Tuesday:Quiz -Multiplication problems with one or two digits and Multiplication Stories.
Thursday- Science Quiz- Lesson 1 F-3 Energy and Vocabulary Words.

Enjoy the weekend!


January 6, 2009

Important Information and Homework

Best of wishes for the New Year 2009!

Please return letter signed by Wednesday, January 7th.
Friday,January 9th Half Day, -11:00 o'clock Dismissal Teacher's Meeting
We will will be working intensively on ELA concepts this week in order to be more prepared for the coming tests.
The Christmas Break package was to be completed and returned on the assigned date , January 5th.
Each student is responsible for his /her assignemnts to be handed in on time at all times.I
If a student is absent, please send a written excuse stating the reason of the absence as your child returns back to school.
Dication of Words on Friday(Words from Monday-Wednesday's list)
Monday
A-Look up the definition of the following words. In one sentence write your own interpretation of the meaning.
Words:jot-examine-neither-ability-foresee-hastily-discover-majority-option

B-Do worksheet on City News

Tuesday
Group Two of words to look up definition and to write their own interpretation of definitions
Words:exaggerate-available-center-duty-flexible-awkward-distribute-fierce-camouflage

B-Put the correct capitalization , punctuation to the sentences given in class for H.W.
C.Reread the Story in the NYS ElLA Guide Book pg 26. Answer thes questions (H.W notebook)
1-Are you in favor of Jody's opinion or Stewart's opinion?Why? explain.
2-If you were Stewart what would you do differently ?
3.How would you help someone that doesn't like to do homework?

Wednesday
Part three -Words to be interpreted with their own meaning9Just like Mon and TUes)
Words:agenda-engage-fierce-hostess-lecture-salve-plural-contribute-rely- assist
2-Choose ten words from words from Mon- Wednesday to write complete sentences. Underline the given words in each example.
3.Write a brief paragraph on your personal opinion of the story The Pull of Gravity.Did you like the story ? why.

Thursday

Practice words for Dictation tomorrow.
Do Multiplication Worksheet
Answer questions given in class for review.

Friday
General Review of the NYSGuide Book.
Do sheet on the story Edith Williams
Describe a special personn in your life by uing complete sentences.Use the example done in class as a guide.( One paragraphon a sheet of paper)

Enjoy the weekend!
Mrs.Clarke-Hall