The homework assignments are written on the board for the students
to copy in their planners each day. The assignments will also be on this
site daily except when I am absent or the system is down. Please check your
child's planner daily to see if they are writing their assignments in the
planner.
December 1, 2009
Social Studies - The students completed questions for lesson 2, and then they
checked and corrected these. They read lesson 3 and
answered questions for this lesson. We will check these
answers on Thursday.
HW - Chapter 8 vocabulary quiz - Monday, 12/7
Chapter 8 test - Tuesday, 12/8
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 54 during class and then
started working on their word cards for this week.
HW - Study the words and finish the word card.
November 30, 2009
Social Studies - We reviewed lesson 1 about the French and Indian War and then
read and discussed lesson 2 of chapter 8 on pages 182-187.
The students had a few minutes to work on the questions for
this lesson and will finish them tomorrow.
HW - Chapter 8 vocabulary quiz - Monday, 11/7
Chapter 8 test - Tuesday, 11/8
Spelling - This week's words are compound words.
HW - Study the words and put all of them in ABC order.
The words for this week are:
1. watermelon 11. jellyfish 21. masterpiece
2. homemade 12. touchdown 22. stomachache
3. understand 13. campfire 23. cliffhanger
4. sometimes 14. skateboard 24. sweatshirt
5. shoelace 15. anyway 25. afterthought
6. highway 16. fireworks
7. upstairs 17. haircut
8. thunderstorm 18. loudspeaker
9. shortcut 19. laptop
10. doorbell 20. flashlight
November 24, 2009
Everyone enjoyed our craft day. I want to give a great big thank you to the
parents who provided our snacks and to those who came to help. You are the
reason our day went so well!!!
There is no homework. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving
holiday.
November 23, 2009
Social Studies - The students cheked and corrected lesson 1 questions and then
cut apart their chapter 8 vocabulary words. They should
use these to start studying for the vocabulary quiz. They
had 20 minutes during class to work on their homework.
HW - Color and complete the Southern plantation sheets.
Spelling - There is no spelling this week due to the short week.
The students had two Fall crossword puzzles to complete this morning as their
morning work.
Remember if you signed up to send a snack for our craft day, that is tomorrow.
November 19, 2009
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 1 of chapter 8 on pages 176-179,
and then the students worked in groups to answer the
questions for this lesson.
HW - none
Spelling - Test
HW - none
November 18, 2009
Social Studies - Students gave me their chapter 7 folders today, then took
the chapter 7 test.
HW - none
Spelling - HW - Study the words for our test tomorrow.
November 17, 2009
Social Studies - Today, we reviewed for the chapter test, and the students
took notes on some story webs for the important facts of
the chapter.
HW - Study the vocabulary words. The vocabulary quiz is
tomorrow.
The chapter 7 test is Thursday, 11/19.
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 50 during class.
HW - Study the words.
November 16, 2009
Social Studies - I gave the students a few minutes to finish the question
for lesson 4, and then they checked and corrected their
answers. We reviewed part of the chapter for the test on
Thursday and will finish this tomorrow.
HW - Study for the quiz and test.
Vocabulary quiz - Wednesday, 11/18.
Chapter 7 test - Thursday, 11/19.
Spelling - The words for this week are words with the vowel sound found in
shout. We went over the words and completed workbook page 49
together.
HW - Put all words in ABC order. Study the words.
The words for this week are:
1. however 11. flowerpot 21. cauliflower
2. mountain 12. scowl 22. foundation
3. mound 13. browse 23. surround
4. scout 14. announce 24. allowance
5. shout 15. hound 25. counselor
6. couch 16. trout
7. towel 17. drowsy
8. ounce 18. grouch
9. coward 19. eyebrow
10. outdoors 20. boundary
November 13, 2009
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 4 of chapter 7 on pages 164-169.
The students then worked in groups to answer the questions
for this lesson.
HW - Study for the quiz and test.
Vocabulary quiz - Wednesday, 11/18
Chapter 7 test - Thursday, 11/19
Spelling - test
HW - none
November 12, 2009
Social Studies - The students checked and corrected their answers to the
questions for lesson 3 of chapter 7. They also completed a
worksheet about a products map, which we the checked and
corrected. There will be a products map on their test for
chapter 7.
HW - The colonial village is due tomorrow. These must be
colored and labeled.
Study the vocabulary words. The vocabulary quiz is
next Wednesday, 11/18.
The chapter 7 test is Thursday, 11/19.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 47/48 during class.
HW - Study the words. Students should be sure to bring all the
words and definitions to school tomorrow.
November 11, 2009
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 3 of chapter 7 on pages
160-163. The students worked in groups to answer the
questions for this lesson
HW - Study the vocabulary words. (Quiz - Wednesday, 11/18)
Create a colonial village. This is due Friday.
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 46 during class, and we
checked their first 14 definitions.
HW - Study the words.
November 10, 2009
Social Studies - We checked and corrected the questions for lesson 2 of
chapter 7, and then the students were given the supplies to
create a colonial village. They have some things that must
be cut and glued to the constuction paper and other things
that they must draw and color onto the village. They were
given detailed instructions on what to do and about 15
minutes of classtime to work on this.
HW - Study the vocabulary words. Create a colonial village.
The village is due on Friday of this week.
Spelling - We discussed the meanings of all the spelling words, and the
students worked on the word cards for this week.
HW - Finish the word card and complete the worksheet for the last
12 words. They must write the definition, illustrate, and
color the picture for each word.
The first 14 definitions are due tomorrow.
The last 12 definitions are due on Thursday.
November 9, 2009
Social Studies - We read and discussed lesson 2 of chapter 7 on pages 154-157.
The students worked in groups to answer the questions for
this lesson. We will check and correct these during class
tomorrow.
HW - Study the vocabulary words.
Spelling - Our words for this week are homophones. During class, we went over
the words and discussed homophones.
HW - They were given a worksheet on which they should write the
definitions for the first 14 words, then illustrate and color
a picture for each. This is due on Wednesday.
The words for this week are:
1. piece 11. thrown 21. principal
2. peace 12. throne 22. principle
3. break 13. aloud 23. symbol
4. brake 14. allowed 24. cymbal
5. threw 15. past 25. stationary
6. through 16. passed 26. stationery
7. by 17. weight
8. bye 18. wait
9. beat 19. there
10. beet 20. their
November 6, 2009
Social Studies - We checked and corrected the questions for lesson 1 of
chapter 7, and then we completed a worksheet on longitude
together. I gave the students time to cut apart the
vocabulary words for chapter 7 and had them put these in
their envelope. There are 15 words for this chapter.
HW - none
Spelling - test
HW - none
REMEMBER THE FALL FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW!!
November 4, 2009
Social Studies - I gave the students a few minutes to study the thirteen
colonies, and then they took the thirteen colonies test.
They also completed workbook page 62 as an in-class
assignment.
HW - none
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 41 and 42 during class.
HW - Study the words.
November 3, 2009
Social Studies - The students gave me their chapter 6 notebooks and took the
chapter 6 test.
HW - Study for the 13 colonies test. Students must be able
to locate the colonies on a map and to spell them
correctly.
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 41 during class.
HW - Put all words in ABC order and study the words.
There are two notes coming home tonight about the Fall Festival. Please read
them and be willing to volunteer and donate.
November 2, 2009
Social Studies - The students worked in groups to answers questions on a
study sheet, then we checked and corrected their answers.
HW - Study for the chapter 6 test which is tomorrow.
Bring these things to class for the chapter 6 notebook:
lesson 1, 2, and 3 questions, and the study sheet.
Study for the 13 colonies test which is Wednesday.
Spelling - The words for this week are words where ed or ing have been added
to a base word.
HW - Write all the words and then the base word for each.
The words for this week are:
1. watched 11. happened 21. answered
2. watching 12. happening 22. answering
3. danced 13. noticed 23. magnified
4. dancing 14. noticing 24. magnifying
5. studied 15. robbed 25. interfered
6. studying 16. robbing 26. interfering
7. stopped 17. slipped
8. stopping 18. slipping
9. dried 19. hurried
10. drying 20. hurrying
REMEMBER THE FALL FESTIVAL IS THIS SATURDAY. WE STILL NEED HELPERS IN OUR
BOOTH. PLEASE VOUNTEER.
October 30, 2009
We had no classes today due to our Harvest breakfast and our HABITS rewards
day. A big thank you to the parents for providing a wonderful breakfast for
our class!
Social Studies - Study for the chapter 6 test and the colonies test.
Spelling - test, no homework
October 29,2009
Social Studies - GUIDANCE classes were today, so we didn't have class.
The 13 colonies test has been postponed until next Wednesday.
HW - Study for the chapter 6 test on Tuesday and the
13 colonies test on Wednesday.
Spelling - HW - Study for the test.
October 28, 2009
Social Studies - The studetns took the chapter 6 vocabulary quiz, and then we
did a samplet test for the 13 colonies. We checked these
and spelled them aloud together. We completed parts of
workbook pages 53, 56, and 59 together.
HW - Study for the 13 colonies test, which is tomorrow.
The chapter 6 test is next Tuesday, 11/3.
Spelling - The students completed workbook pages 39 and 40 during class.
HW - Study for the test, which will be on Friday.
October 27, 2009
Social Studies - We reviewed the 13 colonies from a map on the board and then
finished reading lesson 3. The students answered questions
for this lesson then, we checked and corrected their
answers. The vocabulary quiz is tomorrow.
HW- chapter 6 vocabulary quiz is tomorrow
Thursday, 10/29 - 13 colonies test
Tuesday, 11/3 - chapter 6 test
Spelling - The students completed workbook page 38 during class.
HW - Study the words for Friday's test.
October 26, 2009
Social Studies - The students checked and corrected their lesson 2 questions,
and then we read and discussed pages 136-139. We will
finish reading lesson 3 tomorrow.
HW - Study for the vocabulary quiz and the upcoming tests.
Wednesday, 10/28 - chapter 6 vocabulary quiz
Thursday, 10/29 - 13 colonies test
Tuesday, 11/3 - chapter 6 test
Spelling - We went over the words, the sounds, the meanings of the words, and
the students completed workbook page 37. We checked this page
during class. The words for this week are words with the vowel
sound in girl which can be spelled ear, ir, our, and ur.
HW - Study the words and put all words in ABC order.
The words for this week are:
1. return 11. journal 21. turquoise
2. courage 12. courtesy 22. absurd
3. surface 13. nourish 23. furthermore
4. purpose 14. purse 24. flourish
5. first 15. furniture 25. nourishment
6. turkey 16. search
7. heard 17. curtain
8. early 18. burrow
9. turtle 19. hamburger
10. birthday 20. survey
October 22, 2009
Social Studies - The students checked and corrected the questions for lesson 1
of chapter 6 which we read and discussed on 10/20. We then
read and discussed lesson 2 on pages 128-131. I also gave
them instructions for a thirteen colonies map which is due
on Monday.
HW - Study the vocabulary words.
Complete the 13 colonies map which is due 10/26.
Spelling - HW - Study the words for a test tomorrow.
October 21, 2009
We had the vision and hearing screenings today, so we didn't have our regular
schedule of classes. The students stayed in their homeroom classes and
completed worksheets from each of the subject areas. When these were
finished, we worked on art projects to display in the halls. The homework
for social studies and spelling is to study the words.
October 19, 2009
Social Studies - The students copied the objectives from chapter 5 into their
social studies folders which I keep in my room. We will use
these to review for the TCAP tests in the spring. I gave the
students the vocabulary cards for chapter 6, and they cut
these apart and put them in their vocabulary envelope. They
should use these to study for their vocabulary quiz which
will be next week.
HW - study the vocabulary words
Spelling - We went over their words, and the students completed workbook page
33 during class. The words for this week have the consonant pairs
ng, nk, ph, or wh in them.
HW - Put all words in ABC order
The words for this week are:
1. Thanksgiving 11. whisper 21. strengthen
2. among 12. elephant 22. bankrupt
3. think 13. white 23. phantom
4. blank 14. shrink 24. whimsical
5. graph 15. wharf 25. whatever
6. young 16. trunk
7. wheel 17. strong
8. nephew 18. blink
9. belong 19. chunk
10. whiskers 20. skunk
Mrs. McDonald's e-mail address --------mcdonaldp@wcschools.com
