*Remember to check out the EXTRA CREDIT (ELA)
page for occassional extra credit opportunities !
ELA classwork/homework,
to include, but not be limited to:
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Weekly:
*Daily Fix It: proofread/edit assignment, 10 sentences.
*cursive practice: inspirational quote
*Time for Kids issue: read aloud in class, comprehension quiz
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Tuesday 9/4/12 return parent signature on grading policy
Wednesday 9/5 return parent signature on grading policy
Thursday 9/6 return parent signature on grading policy
Friday 9/7 return parent signature on grading policy
Unit 1 Week 1: "Frindle"
plot, character, types of sentences (see ELA notes for this week>)
Monday 9/10: spelling pretest in class, HW Grammar p.1
Tuesday 9/11: HW Grammar p.2, Spelling p. 2
Wednesday 9/12: HW Grammar p.3, Spelling p.3
Thursday 9/13: Grammar p.4 in class, HW Spelling p.4, study list
Friday 9/14: Daily Fix It p.1 in class, Spelling TEST
Instead of reading the selection from the book Frindle in our reading text,
we listened to the full book by that title. THEN we compared the selection to the full story.
That was kind of like reading a book, then seeing the movie of it.
The book is always better! Definitely more details. :)
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Unit 1 .5 "Shutting Out the Sky"
Monday 9/17: spelling pretest in class, HW Grammar p.17
Tuesday 9/18: HW Grammar p.18, Spelling p. 18
Wednesday 9/19: HW Grammar p.19, Spelling p.19
Thursday 9/20: Grammar p.20 in class, HW Spelling p.21, study list
Friday 9/14: Daily Fix It p.5 in class, Spelling TEST
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Unit 2.1 "Inside Out"
Monday 9/17: spelling pretest in class, HW Grammar p.21
Tuesday 9/18: HW Grammar p.22, Spelling p. 22
Wednesday 9/19: HW Grammar p.23,
Spelling p.23top/24bottom, study list
Thursday 9/20: Grammar p.24 in class , Spelling TEST
Friday 9/14: 5th Grade field trip
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Monday 10/1 Class: TFK 9/28, read/discuss, answer questions
HW: "Mary Shelley", read, answer questions
Writing HW due WEDNESDAY: "...Hideous Creature..."
Tuesday 10/2 finish writing HW due Wednesday
Wednesday 10/3 Writing HW due Friday by 10:46:"...Frrankenstein..."
Thursday 10/4 finish writing HW due Friday
Friday 10/5 NO ELA/Lit. class... 1/2 day dismissal
A mini unit this week on Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN !
IF the movie "Frankenweenie" comes to our local theater this
weekend, we can make plans to see it together Saturday afternoon!
More details to come on that... :)
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Unit 2 .2 "Passage to Freedom"
Tuesday 10/9: spelling pretest in class, HW Grammar p.25
Wednesday 10/10: HW Grammar p.27, Spelling p.26
Thursday 10/11: Grammar p.28 in class,
HW Spelling p.28, study 2.2 list
Friday 10/12: Daily Fix It p.6 in class, Spelling TEST
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Unit 1.3 "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
Monday 10/15: spelling pretest in class, HW Grammar p.9
Tuesday 10:16: HW Grammar p.10, Spelling p. 10
Writing: "Seven items..." due Thursday 10/18
Wednesday 10/17: HW Grammar p.11, Spelling p.12, study list 1.3
Thursday 10/18: Grammar p.12 in class , Spelling TEST
Friday 10/19: 1/2 day dismissal... NO ELA/Lit. today
We will be reading the full book of Island of the Blue Dolphins,
and doing work separate from Scott Foresman Spelling and
Grammar while we read the book for the next few weeks.
(including research projects ! )
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Island of the Blue Dolphins, novel (ch. 1- 6+)
Monday 10/22: finish reading 10/19 TFK; TFK worksheet (2 sided)
Tuesday 10/23: Daily Fix It p.3
Wednesday 10/24:
Thursday 10/25: writing; study ch. 1-5 vocab words for Spelling TEST
Friday 10/26:
Island of the Blue Dolphins, novel (ch. 6- 15?)
Monday 10/29: NO SCHOOL... Teacher In-Service Day
Tuesday 10/30: TFK 10/26: read issue and answer questions
Wednesday 10/31:
Thursday 11/1:
Friday 11/2:
Monday 11/5: ...Blue Dolphins ch- 11-15 questions
Tuesday 11/6: ...Blue Dolphins ch- 16-20 questions
Wednesday 11/7:
Thursday 11/8: review study guide for TEST Monday
Friday 11/9: ... Blue Dolphins research reports due today!
(END OF 1ST QUARTER)
Unit 2.5 "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"
Tuesday 11/13: ...Blue Dolphins book TEST in class
Grammar p.37; Spelling p.38
Wednesday 11/14: Grammar p.38 & 39 (1-15 only);
writing: Thank You letter, and address, due by Friday
Thursday 11/15: Grammar p.40 & read TFK 11/2 in class
Spelling p.40
Friday 11/16: Spelling TEST, Daily Fix It p.10 & write THANK YOU letters in class
HW: TFK 11/2 questions
Monday 11/19: Read TFK 11/9 & share Island of the Blue Dolphins
research projects in class
Tuesday 11/20: :)
Unit 3.2 "Leonardo's Horse"
Monday 11/26: class: Spelling preTEST, finish TFK 11/2 HW: Grammar p.45
Tuesday 11/27: HW: Grammar p.46 & Spelling p.46
Wednesday 11/28: HW: Grammar p.47 & Spelling
Thursday 11/29: class: Grammar p.48
Friday 11/30: class: Spelling TEST, Daily Fix It p.12
* started reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
4.1 Weslandia
Monday 12/17: grammar p. 61; Last Holiday Concert ch. 6-11 questions
Tuesday 12/18: grammar p. 62; Last Holiday Concert ch. 12-15 questions
Wednesday 12/19: grammar p. 63; Last Holiday Concert; grammar p. 64 (in class)
Thursday 12/20: CLASS LUNCHEON :)
Friday 12/21: finish novel Last Holiday Concert
Wednesday 1/2- 1/25 Indian in the Cupboard book unit
Monday 3/4: HW: TFK March 1 comprehension questions
Tuesday 3/5: HW: My Side.... ch. 1-4 questions
Wednesday 3/6: HW: My Side... ch 5-6 questions
START poetry writing
Thursday 3/7: HW: My Side... ch.7-8 questions
continue writing poetry
Friday 3/8: NO homework, except poetry unit....
*REMEMBER to review literary devices NOTES... pop quizzes to come!
We are reading the novel My Side of the Mountain .
This is a required novel for all FMS 5th graders this year.
3/18: My Side of the Mountain ch. 18/19 questions
3/19: Literary Devices TEST
My Side of the Mountainch. 20/21/22 questions
(We finisihed the book!)
3/20: My Side... TEST
students present My Side... research reports to class
3/21:
3/22:
We are also starting a unit on POETRY. Watch for your child to write his/her own poetry as part of the unit project. :)
Unit 5 lesson 4: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Monday 4/15: Grammar p.93
Tuesday 4/16: Grammar p.94, Spelling p.94
Wednesday 4/17: Grammar p.95, Spelling p.95
Thursday 4/18: Grammar p.96 (in class), Spelling p.96, Daily FIx It
Friday 4/19: spelling TEST 5.4
Continue reading Esperanza Rising together :)
Monday 5/20:
Tuesday 5/21:
Wednesday 5/22:
Wednesday 5/29:
Thursday 5/30:
Friday 5/31:
Monday 6/3:
Tuesday 6/4:
Wednesday 6/5:
Thursday 6/6:
Friday 6/7: WALDAMEER field trip fopr all 5th graders !