Test on action, linking and helping verbs on Friday, October 30th
Thursday, October 29, 2009: Here are extra practice sheets for verbs (there are 4 sheets total):
blankverb.PDF Here are the answers for the practice sheets:
answerverb.pdf. Try to write all 23 helping verbs without help. Try to write as many linking verbs as possible (look, appear, seem, etc.). Good luck on your test tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009: STUDY YOUR HELPING AND LINKING VERBS! You should be able to chart all helping verbs without prompts.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009: Based on class performance today, there are many of you who need to devote more time to studying helping and linking verbs!!! Congratulations to those of you who can name all 23 verbs - keep it up! Those of you who can not, you need to invest the time and memorize them. Look at the link from Monday for a way to help you remember them in chart form.
Monday, October 26, 2009: Continue to study your verbs for the test on Friday.
Friday, October 23, 2009: No written homework. Study your linking/state of being verbs and your helping verbs for Friday's test. Extra help will be on Thursday (10/29)next week - I will not be available on Monday afternoon.
Thursday, October 22, 2009: "Verb Phrases" exercises A, B, & C.
verbphrases.pdf Study your helping verbs and linking verbs. Are you having trouble finding verbs in sentences? Here is another copy of the notes you took in class today about steps to take to locate verbs:
stepstolocateverbs.pdf Week 5 DOL:
wk5.PDF
Wednesday, October 21, 2009: Complete the front side of "Helping Verbs" and the back side of "Verbs 1." Both of these sheets are in your grammar section. If you do not have both sheets, you just need to do
the front and back of this sheet:
helpingverbs.PDF Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow.
Scholastic book orders are due by Thursday, October 22nd. Please put orders in an envelope with your first and last names. Checks should be made out to "Scholastic Book Clubs."
DOL quiz on weeks 1-4: Wednesday, October 21.
Monday, October 19, 2009: Study for your DOL quiz.
Friday, October 16, 2009: No written homework. Review DOL sheets in preparation for Wednesday's quiz. You may want to scroll down and re-print some DOL sheets to try editing them again, and check your answers against the corrected sheets in your binder.
Thursday, October 15, 2009: On a sheet of lined paper, write 15 linking or state of being verbs, and 10 action verbs. You only need to write the verbs (not put them in a sentence). Please put a proper heading on the paper. I will collect the homework tomorrow. Study for the quiz!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009: "Verbs that Express State of Being" (front side only)
verbs exp L1.pdf and "What is State of Being?"
St of B L2.pdf. ** Study the 12 verbs listed in the "What is State of Being?" sheet. These will also be included in your verb quiz.
Note: "state of being verbs" is another name for "linking verbs" - the terms mean the same thing!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009: Finish both sides of the "Verbs 2" sheet. Be sure to write the 5 "Next Step" sentences in the space at the bottom.
Verbs2.PDF Also, study your DOL sheets and homophones.
Friday, October 09, 2009: No homework. Those of you who were required to get your agendas signed by a parent/guardian (grades of 69 or below) but forgot to, please get them signed this weekend. Today's handout: Verbs 1
verbs1.PDF Also, here is week 4 DOL:
wk4.PDF Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Thursday, October 08, 2009: Grades returned today: Plural nouns/singular possessives/plural possessives quiz, and noun unit test. Please check your child's agenda (today's date) for their grades. No homework tonight.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009: No homework. Those of you who received packets from me today, it is your responsibility to complete them and return them to me tomorrow.
***New test date:Tuesday, Oct. 6th: Test on nouns: identification, common, proper, singular, plural, singular possessive, plural possessive
Monday, October 05, 2009: Study for the test tomorrow. Bring a pencil and an SSR book to class with you. Finish your journal entry if you did not finish it in class. Week 3 DOL:
Friday, October 02, 2009: No written homework. Reminder: your noun test is Tuesday. If you have difficulty with nouns, you should review materials and practice over the weekend.
Thursday, October 01, 2009: No written homework. Study for noun test on Tuesday.
***Thursday, Oct. 1: Quiz on singular nouns, plural nouns, and singular and plural possessive nouns Period 7 will take the quiz on Friday.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009: Returned in class today: Noun identification quiz. All quizzes/tests/papers are kept in the classroom; please check your child's agenda for the quiz grade. Homework tonight: study for the quiz tomorrow - singular nouns, forming plural nouns, forming singular possessive nouns, forming plural possessive nouns. Period 7 will take the quiz on Friday due to the magazine drive assembly during period 7 tomorrow. Forming plurals extra practice:
Friday, September 25, 2009: No homework! Have a nice weekend.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009:
Tuesday, September 22, 2009: Complete Singular & Plural Nouns 19. 19singplnouns.PDF. (Note: the instructions are incorrect. There are 12 errors, not 16.)Continue to study the spelling rules and the plural forms of the nouns on your worksheets.
Monday, September 21, 2009: Complete Singular & Plural Nouns 18: 18singplnouns.PDF . Study the spelling rules at the top of the sheet.
Friday, September 18, 2009: We made it through a full week! No homework - enjoy your weekend! 
Thursday, September 17, 2009: No homework.
***Quiz on identifying nouns in sentence and common and proper nouns: this Thursday, 9/17/09***
Wednesday, September 16, 2009: Study for your quiz. Here are the answers for last night's homework:
16 17 answer key.PDF. Here is a blank extra practice worksheet:
Indentifying nouns.pdf. Here is the answer key for the practice sheet:
Click this link if you would like extra noun identification practice: http://www.quia.com/cb/28126.html
Note: it includes questions on plural nouns, which we haven't covered yet, but we will!
Tuesday, September 08, 2009: No homework for almost everyone, except those of you that need sheet protectors or dividers or need to organize your binder. Today is your last day to get it done. Here is a copy of dol week 1: wk1.PDF
Friday, September 04, 2009: If you have finished setting up your binder with dividers and sheet protectors, you have no homework! If your binder is not completed, please finish that this weekend. Enjoy the 3-day weekend! 
Thursday, September 03, 2009: Finish your journal entry. Topic: write about your favorite summer day. If you have not finished setting up your binder with your dividers and sheet protectors, please have it set up by Tuesday, September 8th.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009: Period 6: complete blue sheet. All other classes: no homework if you handed in the blue information sheet; if not, get it completed and hand it in tomorrow. StudentInformationSheet.pdf
Tuesday, September 01, 2009: Welcome to Hillcrest! All classes except period 6: please have a parent or guardian complete the box on the blue form and bring it in tomorrow. If you forgot the blue form, you can get another one tomorrow. Also, (all classes) please bring your binders, 5 dividers, and 10-15 sheet protectors to class tomorrow. If you don't have the dividers or sheet protectors yet, just bring your binder and get the rest of the items during the week or over the weekend.