11/30 - Powerpoint presentation on expository text structures - students took
notes over this material
12/1 - review notes over the 4 kinds of text and expository text structures;
quiz tomorrow over this information
12/2 -
12/3 -
12/4 -
11/23 - persuasive ad presentation today in class; you must have your ad in
class to give your presentation
11/24 - students finished persuasive ad presentations today; no homework
11/25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
11/26 - Happy Thanksgiving! - No School
11/27 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
REMINDER: GROUP ACTIVITY PICTURES ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20.
11/16 - expository text presentations today; if you were absent you will do
your presentation tomorrow; 4 types of text fan book due tomorrow;
11/17 - bring one example of technical text for tomorrow (directions to a
game, a toy, etc., a recipe, a "how to" manual - students will present their
example of technical tomorrow in class
11/18 - technical presentations today in class; - no homework
If you were absent today, you will present your technical text tomorrow.
11/19 - bring an advertisement to school for Mon.11/23 - the ad needs to have
a picture and words on it to persuade you to buy the product, item, or travel
to the place; you will present your ad to the class on Mon. 11/23
11/20 - bring a persuasive advertisement to school for Mon. (11/23) - the ad
needs to have a picture and words on it to persuade you to buy the product,
item, or travel to the place; you will present your ad to the class on Mon.
11/23; you can use a magazine or a newspaper to get the advertisement
REMINDER: PICTURE RETAKES ARE ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9.
11/9 - 4 types of text fan book due on Tues. 11/17
detective book report project due on Mon. 11/16 - follow steps #1-7 on
direction sheet
11/10 - 4 types of text fan book due on Tues. 11/17 - see me if you were
absent on Monday to get the Powerpoint notes over the 4 Kinds of Text
detective book report project due on Mon. 11/16 - follow steps on direction
sheet;
bring a narrative book to class tomorrow for the book presentation (The
chapter book needs to be on a fifth grade reading level.)
11/11 - narrative book presentations today in class; if you were absent today
or you did not have your book, you will give your presentation on Fri. 11/13;
4 types of text fan book due on Tues. 11/17 - see me if you were
absent on Monday to get the Powerpoint notes over the 4 Kinds of Text;
detective book report project due on Mon. 11/16 - follow steps on direction
sheet;
11/12 - Exchange City Field Trip; detective book report project due on Mon.
11/16 - follow steps on direction sheet; 4 types of text fan book due on
Tues. 11/17
11/13 - detective book report project due on Mon. 11/16 - follow steps #1-7
on direction sheet; expository paragraph due on Mon. 11/16 (5-8 sentences)
write the name of the book and page numbers where you found the information
below the paragraph; 4 types of text fan book due on Tues. 11/17
*THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING SOME EXCHANGE CITY WORK IN CLASS TO PREPARE FOR
THE FIELD TRIP ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12.
11/2 - read mystery book; bring mystery book to class tomorrow
11/3 - read mystery book; bring mystery book to class tomorrow
11/4 - (Parent / Teacher Conferences in the evening)-detective book report
project due on 11/16 - follow steps 1-7 on direction sheet
11/5 - No School - Parent / Teacher Conferences
11/6 - No School
*THIS WEEK WE WILL BE DOING SOME EXCHANGE CITY WORK IN CLASS TO PREPARE FOR
THE FIELD TRIP ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12.
10/26 - learned about Exchange City businesses and jobs today; worked on
business posters today in class - see me to review Exchange City information;
bring mystery book to class tomorrow
10/27 - students completed Exchange City business posters today in class
10/28 - read mystery book
10/29 - students wrote down five facts about the Australia presentation in
class - see me if you were absent today; read mystery book
10/30 - read mystery book; bring mystery book to class on Mon. 11/2
10/19 - no homework
10/20 - no homework
10/21 - read pgs. 192-202 "Island of the Blue Dolphins" for tomorrow;
complete pgs. 69-70 in reading workbook for tomorrow
10/22 - bring a mystery book to class by Tues. 10/27
10/23 - No School - Teacher Meetings
10/12 - No School - Teacher Meetings
10/13 - work on fiction book report project - due Fri. Oct. 16
10/14 - work on fiction book report project - due Fri. Oct. 16
10/15 - Ernie Miller Field Trip; work on fiction book report project - due
tomorrow
10/16 (12:15 p.m. dismissal)- book report project due today - no homework
10/5 - if you were absent today read "Summer of Fire" (pgs. 136-146 in
reading book) and complete pg. 79 in reading workbook
10/6 - if you were absent today read pgs. 248-251 in reading book;
"Summer of Fire" quiz tomorrow in class
10/7 - work on fiction book report project - use direction sheet
10/8 - work on fiction book report project - use direction sheet
10/9 - for 5D and 5Hi - pg. 82 in reading workbook due on Tues. 10/13; work
on fiction book report project - due on Fri. Oct. 16
9/28 - Roberto Clemente quiz tomorrow in class -review story on pgs. 126-137
in reading book
9/29 - Roberto presentations today in class- no homework
9/30 - Roberto Clemente quiz in class today - no homework
10/1 - read book report project planning sheet - write down some ideas for
the beginning, middle and end of your fiction book on the planning sheet -
project due on Friday, Oct. 16
10/2 - read fiction book and work on book report project - see
direction sheet - project due on Oct. 16
I.T.B.S. TESTING THIS WEEK - GET PLENTY OF SLEEP AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST!
9/21- finish reading "We'll Never Forget you Roberto Clemente (pgs. 126-139);
complete pg. 36 in reading workbook
9/22 - I.T.B.S. Testing Today - pgs. 35-36 in reading workbook due Fri. 9/25
9/23 - I.T.B.S. Testing Today - pg. 40 in reading workbook due Fri. 9/25
9/24 - I.T.B.S. Testing Today - answer questions "1-3" on pg. 139 in reading
book - use complete sentences- 3 to 5 sentences for eache answer
9/25 - (12:15 p.m. dismissal)- have pgs. 35-36 and pg. 40 completed in
reading workbook for Mon. 9/28; have answers for Roberto questions on pg. 139
completed for Mon. 9/28
C.A.T. and I.T.B.S. TESTING THIS WEEK - GET PLENTY OF SLEEP AND EAT A
GOOD BREAKFAST!
9/14 - no homework
9/15 - Cognitive Abilities Testing in the morning pgs. 5-6 and pgs. 177-178
in reading workbook due tomorrow 9/16 - write complete sentences on pg. 178
9/16 - Cognitive Abilities Testing in the morning; pgs. 5-6 and pgs. 177-178
in reading workbook due today - write complete sentences on pg. 178; bring
your fiction book to class tomorrow
9/17 - I.T.B.S. Testing in the morning - read some of your fiction book
9/18 - read some of your fiction book tonight - page 185 in reading workbook
due on Mon. 9/21
9/7 - Labor Day - No School
9/8 - read pgs. 22-40 in reading book "The Hot and Cold Summer"; complete pg.
2 in reading workbook as you read the story; you need 4 predictions and 4
things that really happened in the story for the chart - due tomorrow 9/9
9/9 - "Frindle questions due tomorrow - see questions below; "Frindle" quiz
today in class
"Frindle" Questions
1.What is Nick’s big plan? (3-5 sentences)
2.How does Nick know that his plan is working? (3-5 sentences)
3.Would you help Nick with his plan? Explain. (3-5 sentences)
9/10 - no homework - bring "Frindle" questions tomorrow
9/11 - pg. 1 "1-6" in reading workbook due Mon. 9/14
8/31 - students turned in Frindle vocab word pages today
9/1 - read pgs. 98-101 in reading book for tomorrow
9/2 - rough draft for fable due Fri. 9/4 (title, 10-15 sentences for fable, 1-
2 sentences for lesson)
9/3 - rough draft for fable due Fri. 9/4 (title, 10-15 sentences for fable, 1-
2 sentences for lesson)
9/4 - fable rough drafts turned in today - no homework
8/24 - no homework
8/25 - read "Frindle" pgs. 503-510 in class today; answered questions in
class on pg. 510; write a word and defintion that you make up for tomorrow
8/26 - no homework
8/27 - no homework
8/28 - type your word page for Mon. 8/28 (word at the top, definition,
sentence, picture - you can draw the picture and color it with colored
pencils or use a clipart picture, put your name in the bottom right corner
with 5D, 5Hi, 5Hu
8/19 - First Day of School (12:15 p.m. dismissal) - no homework
8/20 - no homework
8/21 - no homework