PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE ASSIGNMENTS.
I MAY BE REACHED AT 255-8744 or serafin@aps.edu.
***Remember- THE READING LOG IS DUE EVERY THURSDAY!***
***Note: Rough drafts and revisions do not have to be typed unless otherwise
stated, but it is recommended.***
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Current Assignments--
3rd gr. math-- due 11-6-09 Elapsed time worksheets (2)
5th gr. reading--due 11-6-09 Mystery Object description (see handout)
5th gr. reading-- due 11-4-09 Revise paragraph 1 (introduction) of the
compare and contrast essay.
3rd gr. math-- due 11-3-09 p. 51-52, p. 53 #1,2,5 and 6, p.54 all; also:
finish your multiplication monsters
5th gr. reading--due 11-3-09 Figurative language worksheet (two examples of
each type)
5th gr. reading- questions from the monster myths due 10-30-09
3RD gr. math- due 10-28-09 Halloween wksts.(2)
5th gr. reading due 11-2-09 first draft of the introductory paragraph of the
compare and contrast essay and the venn diagram. See handout.
Also: draft of the Fantasy Novel Map
5th gr. reading-- on 10-29-09 Be ready for the debate. Be in character and in
costume.See handout and rubric.
5th gr.reading- due 10-28-09 Debate chart---consider your arguments as well
as those of your opponents for the mythological monster debate.
5th gr. reading- due 10-22-09 Defintions and sentences for vocabulary
from 'The Golden Fleece'
3rd gr. math- due 10-21-09 Problems 62 and 63
5th gr. reading- Due 10-20-09 Read the two myths (Theseus and Jason)and note
evidence of the monomyth model (see handout) for each story.
5th gr. reading (upcoming due dates)*please see instructions and rubrics*
Olympic Game due 10-15-09
Titanomachy News Article and collage due 10-19-09
Fantasy Novel Map due 11-9-09
2nd gr.reading (upcoming due date)Definitions for terms from the story 'The
Laughing Skull' due 10-15-09
3rd gr. math (upcoming due dates)
problem 76 due 10-13-09
problem 82 due 10-14-09
problem 50 due 10-15-09
3rd gr. math- Do the first two rows of the subtraction worksheet you
received. Due 10-6-09.
3rd gr. math- Due 9-30-09: finish the egyptian math wksts. and the multibingo
game pieces.
5th gr. reading- Bring the fantasy novel you are currently reading to class
on Thurs. 10-2-09 for a 'book talk'.
5th gr. reading- The 'Picture Story' is due on Monday 9-28-09. Make sure you
have included all of the parts of a plot sequence (situation, complication,
climax, resolution).
3rd gr. math- Finish the Mixed up Magic Square wkst.- due 9-24-09
5th gr. reading: Prepare/practice for Friday's (9-25-09) debate: What is the
Greatest Gift that Humans Have? Students will assume the role of a god or
goddess in this debate (in full costume!)See handouts for details/rubric.
3rd gr. math: Study for Friday's (9-25-09) quiz on the 11 and 12
multiplication facts.
2nd grade reading: The students are beginning work on a play based on
the 'Hidden Folk' projects we have been working on in class. Tomorrow (Wed.
9-23-09)they will received their scripts and should practice their lines
nightly.
3rd gr. math- due 9-17-09: Finish the 'rice problem' you began in class.
Remember: the total on Day 30 is 536,870,912!!! Check your calculations
carefully.
3rd gr. math: Study for Thursday's quiz on the 7-10 multiplication facts.
Due 9-4-09:3rd gr. math-- Finish word problem wkst. #125.
3rd gr. math: Study for Thursday's quiz on the 1-6 multiplication facts.
Due 9-2-09: 5th gr. reading-- Gather images from magazines for your 'symbolic
collage' (we will work on this in class)
(see: handouts)
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