Research states that if a child reads for just thirty minutes per day, his/her reading skills will increase. As a result, I require all of my students to read thirty minutes each day, for homework. It doesn't matter what they read...comic books, magazines, bedtime stories to a younger brother or sister, etc., as long as they are actively reading. Our classroom's standard homework policy is: If a student consistently does not finish work in class, he or she will take it home, complete it, and return it for a grade. Make up work from absences will also be considered homework. Extra credit assignments are to be completed at home. Parent packets for academic practice are available upon request. Homework in other areas, will vary throughout the year and will be posted accordingly. Science/Health Wildlife Emergency card information is due on 12/2/2009 Florida Wildlife Summaries are due on 12/18/2009. Assignments are Angelweb. You can access it from home. Be sure and save your work to Angelweb. 12/16/2009: You are to check around your house for Black Widow spider webs with egg sacs. DO NOT TOUCH THEM. NOTIFY AN ADULT ASAP. They will need to be sprayed with spider poison. Math Group 1: PM, TR, BI, JD, Group 2: RS, JW, VG, JC, AR Group 3/Period 2: CF, JM, RP, LF, JT GROUPS 2 and 3: STUDY MULTIPLICATION SEQUENCES through the number 12. For example: 3, 6, 9, 12, etc., not just facts. You must be very familiar with each number's multiplication sequence in order to do advanced work. Please create a rap song, a rhythm, or any type of song and/or verse that will help you remember them. For instance: 2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate?, is a cheer used during football games. See if you can create a cheer or song that will help you to remember the sequences to numbers. Period 2: Bring in a song or rap for the sequence of 4. DAILY: Groups 1 and 2: Practice counting backwards from 20 to 0. Fold a paper into four sections. Write 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 straight down the page, one number per line. Then fold it back, so you cannot see it and write 20 - 0 again. When you are done with that, fold the paper so you cannot see what you have already written, and do it again. Keep doing this until all four columns of numbers have been written. Bring this back to school every day. AR, JW, RS, VG, JT, JC, CF: You are to write number sequences for 4's and 6's in the same way as Groups 1 and 2 are to write their numbers. Fold your paper into four sections. Write 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48 down the page. When you are through, fold your paper backwards so you cannot see what you just wrote and do it again. Keep doing this until all four sections have the sequence of 4 written on them. Do not look back at the ones you have already written. Then you do the same thing with the sequence of 6. Bring these papers back to school every day. Period 2: You need to practice setting up two digits by two digits multiplication problems. Make up any 2-digit number and set up your problem. Bring this to school with you, daily. SCIENCE QUESTION OF THE DAY: SEE OUR BLOG EVERY DAY! This is important for your FCAT knowledge!