May 31, 2010
Homework for June 1st-4th
Reminders:
1. NY State Science Performance Test is this Thursday, June 3rd!!!
2. Religion quiz on Chapter 26 is either this Thursday or Friday.
3. Math Test on Chapter 9 (fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions) is Tuesday, June 8th.
Spelling Words: area, hundreds, size, billions, weight, minute, noon, cone, yard, edge, amount, cylinder, zero, figure, calendar, quart, decade, rectangle, era, length
Challenge Words: compares, importance, instance, lurk, soggy, wildlife
Tuesday
1. Use each challenge word in a sentence.
2. Spelling workbook p.186-187.
3. Math workbook p.121 (front and back).
4. Grammar workbook p.185-186.
5. Science worksheet.
6. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Create 3 math word problems using 2 spelling words in each problem (you should be using a total of 6 spelling words). Don't forget to answer them too!!!
2. Spelling workbook p. 188.
3. Grammar workbook p. 187-188.
4. Math workbook p. 122 (front and back).
5. Science Performance Test is tomorrow!!! Rest, go to bed early, eat breakfast, and bring in sharpened #2 pencils.
6. Religion quiz on Chapter 26 tomorrow or Friday.
7. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study for your test!!!
2. Spelling workbook p. 189-190.
3. Grammar workbook p. 189-190.
4. Religion quiz tomorrow!!!
5. Tomorrow is an 11:00 dismissal.
6. Read for 20 minutes.
May 23, 2010
Homework for May 24th-28th
Spelling Words: rescue, survive, channel, vessel, expose, dying, shelter, extreme, danger, protect, seaweed, creatures, dissolve, motion, feature, adapt, locate, assist, future, divers
Challenge Words: coral, damage, loosened, percent, reefs, ton
Monday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: channel, dissolve, adapt, expose, vessel, assist
2. Spelling workbook p. 154-155.
3. Grammar workbook p. 153-154.
4. Math problems in your notebook.
5. Revise, edit, and rewrite on loose leaf your story about a water droplet and the water cycle.
6. Read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
1. Use each challenge word in a sentence.
2. Spelling workbook p. 156.
3. Grammar workbook p. 155-156.
4. Math workbook p. 119 (front and back).
5. Religion: How did Mary have the strength and trust to say yes to God?
6. Bring in $5 for Pizza Day!!!
7. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Use channel, vessel, expose, dissolve, assist, and adapt each in a seperate and complete sentence.
2. Grammar workbook p. 157-158.
3. Math problems in your notebook.
4. Science: Water Cycle worksheet. Study for your water cycle test tomorrow!!!
5. Bring in $5 for Pizza Day.
6. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study!!!
2. Spelling workbook p. 157-158.
3. Math workbook p. 123 (front and back).
4. Science: Draw and label the life cycle of an insect.
5. Pizza Day is tomorrow!!! This is your last chance to bring in $5.
6. Read for 20 mintues.
May 16, 2010
Homework for May 17th-21st
Reminders:
1. Please return your signed report cards.
2. Please return your spring photos or photo money!
Spelling Words: that's, he'll, wasn't, what's, I'd, there's, couldn't, he'd, could've, let's, they'll, wouldn't, weren't, here's, she'd, who's, it'll, hadn't, they'd, where's
Challenge Words: beloved, desire, heaved, marveled, permit, bid
Monday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: Pilgrims, establish, freedom, hardships, voyage, relocate.
2. Spelling workbook p. 148-149.
3. Grammar workbook p. 147-148.
4. Math workbook p. 117 (front and back).
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
1. Use each challenge word in a sentence.
2. Spelling workbook p. 150.
3. Math worksheet.
4. Grammar workbook p. 149-150.
5. Religion quiz tommorow! Chapter 11: The Third Commandment.
6. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Use Pilgrims, establish, freedom, hardships, voyage, and relocate each in a complete sentence.
2. Grammar workbook p. 151-152.
3. Math worksheet.
4. Science: write your own story about a water droplet who goes through the stages in the water cycle. Use plenty of details and as many vocabulary words as possible.
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study for your test tomorrow!
2. Spelling workbook p. 151-152.
3. Math workbook p. 118 (front and back).
4. Science: Water Cycle worksheet.
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Friday
1. Choose an article from the Scholastic News, and write a summary on loose leaf paper. Remember to write in paragraph form and include your opinion.
2. ELA Practice workbook p. 173, 175, 176.
3. Study and review all Science materials for the Science State Test.
4. Read for 20 minutes.
May 10, 2010
Homework for May 10th-13th
Reminders:
1. Progress Reports will be sent home Monday, May 10th. Please sign and return them by Thursday, May 13th.
2. There is no school Friday, May 14th. This week's spelling test will be on Thursday.
3. Mary paper is due Wednesday. It must be handwritten.
4. Please return your spring photos or bring in the money for them.
Spelling Words: shells, crabs, liquid, fact, butterfly, discovered, cast, lobster, hatch, expert, mineral, dolphin, systems, clam, imprint, kelp, caterpillar, depth, skeleton, fungus
Challenge Words: ancestors, disaster, microscope, snout, weird, spikes
Monday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: mineral, fungus, kelp, cast, hatch, and systems.
2. Fraction worksheet.
3. Science: 1. What is the purpose of your respitory system? 2. What can you do to take care of your respitory system?
4. Religion: Mary paper is due Wednesday.
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
1. Use each challenge word in a sentence.
2. Math workbook p. 116 (front and back).
3. Religion: What can you and your family do to set aside Sunday as a special day? (make a list)
4. Spelling workbook p. 122-123.
5. Mary paper is due tomorrow!
6. Bring back photos or photo money.
7. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study.
2. Spelling workbook p.125-126.
3. Grammar workbook p. 124-125.
4. Math worksheet.
5. Math problems in your notebook.
6. No school Friday!
7. Bring back photos and progress reports.
8. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Scholastic News Summary written on loose leaf paper.
2. Worksheet packet.
3. Return signed progress report.
4. Return photos or photo money.
5. There is no school tomorrow.
6. Please read for 20 minutes each day.
Enjoy your weekend!
May 3, 2010
Homework for May 3-7, 2010
Reminders:
1. New York State Math Testing will take place Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please eat a healthy breakfast, go to bed early and relax, and bring in sharpened #2 pencils.
2. Mother's Day gifts are available for $5. The money goes to help buy food for children.
Spelling Words: container, insulator, determine, ramp, diagram, stage, camouflage, migration, butrients, germination, rotation, inherit, seasonal, adaptation, properties, hibernation, principles, processes, mass, statement
Monday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: camouflage, migration, stage, nutrients, inherit, and seasonal.
2. Math problems in your notebook.
3. "Measurement of Me" book is due tomorrow! Please make sure each page is complete with color.
4. Read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: hibernation, determine, adaptation, rotation, process, and germination.
2. Math Review Packet.
3. Social Studies: How can you be a good citizen at home? Make a list.
4. Prepare for testing tomorrow! Go to bed early and relax, eat a healthy breakfast, and biring in sharpened #2 pencils, a reading book, and water.
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Use each spelling word in a sentence.
2. Math Review Sheet.
3. Social Studies: Make a Venn Diagram. Compare and contrast how to be a good citizen at school and in your community.
4. Prepare for testing!!!
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study.
2. Math problems in notebook.
3. Write a prayer for National Prayer Day.
4. Prepare for testing!
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Friday
1. Scholastic News Summary on loose leaf.
2. Begin writing a report about Mary by answering the following questions: Why is Mary important to Catholics? (Explain what kind of personal she was and some events in her life.) How can you be more like Mary? Please write 2 pages. This is due Wednesday, May 12th.
3. Enjoy your weekend!!!
4. Read for 20 minutes each day.
April 26, 2010
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April 25, 2010
Homework for April 26th - 30th
Reminders:
1. ELA State testing will take place this week!!! April 26th, 27th, and 28th.
2. Please eat a nutritious breakfast every morning.
3. Bring in sharpened #2 pencils.
4. Please be on time for school. Testing begins in the morning.
5. Pizza Day is this Wednesday. Please bring in $5. The money will be collected during lunchtime.
6. 11:00 dismissal on Friday, April 30th.
Spelling Words: area, congruent, difference, equation, parallel, perimeter, perpendicular, product, quotient, sum, symmetry, multiple, decimal, probability, equivalent
Monday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: probability, area, product, congruent, equation, and quotient.
2. Math problems in your notebook.
3. Prepare for testing!!! Eat breakfast, go to bed early, relax, and bring in sharpened #2 pencils and water.
4. Read for 20 minutes.
Tuesday
1. Write your own personal interpretations for the following words: multiple, symmetry, equivalent, perpendicular, parallel, and perimeter.
2. Math workbook p. 49 (front and back)--Remember to use the key!!!
3. Math problems in your notebook.
4. Tomorrow is the last day of the ELA test. Please be prepared: eat breakfast, go to bed early and relax, and bring in sharpened #2 pencils and water.
5. Bring in $5 for Pizza Day!
6. Read for 20 minutes.
Wednesday
1. Draw a picture or use numbers to show an example of each spelling word.
2. Math workbook p. 101 (front and back).
3. Social Studies: List some of the natural resources that are needed to build a house. List some of the workers whose labor is needed to build a house. Include one illustration to go with your answer.
4. Division packet is due Friday.
5. Read for 20 minutes.
Thursday
1. Write your spelling words 3 times each and study for your test tomorrow!
2. Math workbook p. 102 (front and back).
3. Science- What happens when there is a gap or break in a circuit? Make a list of things that can conduct electricity and a list of things that cannot conduct electricity.
4. Division packet is due tomorrow!!!
5. "Measurement of Me" Book is due Tuesday.
6. Tomorrow is an 11:00 dismissal.
7. Read for 20 minutes.
Friday
1. Scholastic News Summary. Please complete the summary on loose leaf paper and include your opinion of the article.
2. Division packet due Monday!
3. "Measurement of Me" Book is due Tuesday.
4. Review for Math State Testing next week.
5. Read for 20 minutes each day.