Thursday, Jan 29

Math: finish topic 7 and move on to topic 10
Spelling test tomorrow for both EL and advanced group
Socratic seminar on WAlk Two Moons.....refer to your to do list
Writing.....we are working on a rough draft for the comparison contrast essay for Walk Two Moons

Personal note: I'm sorry for being out all week. My baby came down with bronchiolitis and I have to stay home to take care of her. Miss you all......Mrs De Luna

Wed, 1/28

History---The history test will be postponed because I have been out and can't help you get ready. We will reschedule it for next week.
Writing: We will writing a rough draft compare and contrast essay on Walk Two Moons. Use your Venn diagram notes to write an introduction (one paragraph) similarities (next paragraph) differences (third paragraph) conclusion ( last paragraph)
Spelling---work on spelling city---spelling test on Friday
Math---finish up topic 7,  The test is online, advanced students move to topic 10

Tuesday, Jan 27th

Writing: Based on the Walk Two Moons novel, work on your  Venn Diagram in your journal and compare Phoebe's response to her mother's leaving with Sal's response to her mother's departure.

or                                         

Compare the Winterbottoms to Sal's family
Math: Continue working on Topic 7

Scholastic Book orders due Friday

Monday, Jan 26

The green Wagenheim registration forms are due back by Friday
Spelling City: Wordly Wise Lesson 4 for the Advanced Group
Habitats and Environments  for EL group
Math---were striving to finish topic 7 and take the online test by Friday
Study for History test: Due Thursday
Socratic Seminar: see to do list (due Friday)
Library tomorrow

Thursday, 1/22

math students continue with topic 7
Socratic Seminar ----History----what was so important about finding the Northwest Passage in the Americas? What were the costs of the expeditions?
What were the benefits?
Science---Read Solutions up Close, page 16, answer questions on binder paper
Read The Bends page 20, answer the 2 questions on binder paper
Spelling Test tomorrow for advanced students: Wordly Wise words: ancestor, carnivore, comprehend, duration, evident, extinct, ferocious, gigantic, obscure, option, premature, preserve, prey, puny, survive

Wed 1/21

Adv math students continue with topic 7
everybody else watch the pearson video for 7.3 or 7.4 depending on what lesson you have gotten to so far
Socratic Seminar ----History----what was so important about finding the Northwest Passage in the Americas? What were the costs of the expeditions?
What were the benefits?
Science---Read Solutions up Close, page 16, answer questions on binder paper
Wordly Wise words: ancestor, carnivore, comprehend, duration, evident, extinct, ferocious, gigantic, obscure, option, premature, preserve, prey, puny, survive

Thursday's HW 1/15/15

Socratic Seminar Due Friday
Spelling test on Friday
Math-----Quick Check
Reading------30-60.0000000000 min 

Wednesday 1/14/15

Socratic Seminar Due Friday
Spelling test on Friday
Science ---page 8-11---answer questions on binder paper
Math----create your own word problem based on the Walk Two Moons road trip or other scenario

Monday-Tuesday 1/12-1/13

Use your to do list for math and science homework
Read your library books
Socratic seminar work will be done in class in your groups, presentations will take place on Friday
Spelling test---wordly wise lesson 2---definitions are important---figure out a 1-3 word definition for each word. Test on Friday

Thursday, 1/8/15

Spelling test on Friday---EL group use spelling city to work through the activities, Everyone else practice your words and definitions
Socratic Seminar due Friday
Math----see your "to do" list for tonight's homework.
Continue to use Kahn Academy
Read 30-60 minutes
Practice your musical instruments-----come up with your own song for Class Dojo points

Wednesday 1/7/15

Spelling test on Friday---EL group use spelling city to work through the activities, Everyone else practice your words and definitions
Socratic Seminar due Friday
Math----see your "to do" list for tonight's homework.
Continue to use Kahn Academy
REad 30-60 minutes
Practice your musical instruments-----come up with your own song for Class Dojo points

Monday, Jan 5

Make sure you have your to do list in your binder and take your binder home each day.
And here it is again...........

To do list for the week of January 5, 2015   

Spelling	EL: Body Parts ----spelling city Advanced Group-----Wordly Wise lesson 1-------due Friday
Reading	Keep track of your books by writing it in your planner, write down the genre and how many minutes you read each night.
Math	1.     Monday—bring in sales ads from your home mail or newspaper (example---local grocery store, Target, CVS, etc.) 2.     Tuesday—Make a list of school supplies that are essential for 5th graders. How can we determine the total cost for all of these school supplies? What did you discover? 3.     Wednesday--Make a list of possible field trips that you would be interested in for our grade level. 4.          Thursday• What factors should be taken into consideration when deciding where to go on a field     trip? • How can decimal computation help people make decisions? • How can we determine to cost of the field trip? • What would be the most expensive field trip/ the cheapest?  Why do you think so?
Writing	Complete the Welcome back to school worksheet
Socratic Seminar	Pick a 10 ten list to write about--------see handout--------due Friday