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
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