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Tuesday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 01/24/12

1. Read the entire reader's theater script for Finding Providence. *Not just your part!

2. Spelling

3. Mult. fact practice

BONUS:

1. "Black Out" activity

2. WMC

Homework for Monday

by Karen Washburn on 01/23/12

1. Spelling due THURSDAY

2. Practice your mult facts!

BONUS:

1. Complete the bonus sheet attached to your spelling packet. Regular List= Word Match, Challenge List = Spelling Art

2. WMC

We finished Owen Jester! :)

by Karen Washburn on 01/19/12

1. Tonight you can choose one of these activities to do on paper or on kidblog:

  • Write a letter to Owen Jester. Think about what you would say to him or ask him if you could!
  • Write Owen's journal entry as if you were him. What would he write about?

2. Spelling due tomorrow.

3. Multiplication Quizzes- Please show your parents how you did today! Practice your facts for a few minutes please.

BONUS:

1. "Animal Names" activity- This looks tricky. You may need to go online with an adult to find the answers.

2. WMC due tomorrow!

 

Homework Tonight

by Karen Washburn on 01/18/12

1. Study mult. facts for quiz tomorrow

2. Spelling

3. Math P52

BONUS:

1. Math P51

2. WMC

Homework on Monday & Important Question

by Karen Washburn on 01/17/12

1. Spelling due Friday (Review Week)

2. Math practice p49 &P50

3. Practice your multiplication facts. Secret hint:  There WILL be a review quiz of all your past times tables this week. For example, if you are on the fours you will have a quiz testing 0-4. Just a heads up! :)

Bonus:

Blog post tonight. Finish an old one or start a new one.

WMC

QUESTION FOR PARENTS: Did you send in 4 five dollar bills to pay for a BEAP class last week? Money was found in class on Friday. Let me know please.

Homework Tonight & book Order Due Date

by Karen Washburn on 01/11/12

1. Spelling

2. Input/Output Boxes

3. Practice Mult. facts for quiz tomorrow

BONUS:

1. Trivia - science or social studies...you pick the page you want

2. WMC

 

BOOK ORDER DUE DATE: Thursday, January 26

 

Monday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 01/09/12

1.  Spelling due Friday

2. Math practice pages P47 & P48

3. Practice your mult facts for Thursday's quiz

BONUS:

1. Blog post: Either finish your resolutions or start a new post

2. WMC

Thursday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 01/05/12

1. Science Notebook Questions about today's lesson. The parts you must complete are marked with a star.

2. Spelling due tomorrow.

3. Read 15-20 min.

BONUS:

1. Find out what time the sunrise and sunset will be tomorrow.

2. WMC

 

Wednesday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 01/04/12

1. Math practice pages P45 & 46

2. Spelling due Friday

3. Give your parent the multiplication letter/packet tonight!

BONUS:

Make a sketch of the moon tonight. How much of it can you see?  (We learned about the moon, its phases, and the first moon landing today!)

WMC

Homework Tonight...Back to school :)

by Karen Washburn on 01/03/12

Homework Tonight:

  1. Spelling (Complete Monday & Tuesday's spelling work since it's a short week.) Due Friday.
  2. Use editing marks that we use in class to fix the amusement park paragraph. There are a couple run-ons and incomplete sentences that need your help. There is more than one right answer, so do it the way you would like. You DO NOT have to rewrite the paragraph. The editing marks fit in above the words.
  3. Read 15-20 min.

**We will begin weekly multiplication quizzes again NEXT week. Let's get back into a normal routine first.

BONUS:

Thursday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 12/15/11

1. Study for your spelling test tomorrow. Your spelling work is due as well.

2. Multiplication Activity: Each child chose which activity they wanted to complete tonight from our "Multiplication Station". Activities will vary from child to child.

3. Read 15-20 minutes.

BONUS:

1. Challenge Page (multiplication) You can find this activity in student handbooks on page 34 if your child didn't bring home the paper! :)

2. Weekly Math Challenge (due tomorrow!!)

This week we are learning about...

by Karen Washburn on 12/14/11

Math:

  • Multiplication Basics (arrays, intersections, groups)
  • Word Problems using multiplication
  • Math games to practice basic facts

Reading:

  • Making Inferences- Using text clues and your background knowledge to draw conclusions
  • Guided reading groups

Writing:

  • Figurative language- Writing similes, metaphors, and personification

Grammar:

  • Nouns- common & proper, singular & plural

 

Homework for Wednesday:

by Karen Washburn on 12/14/11

  1.  Singular & Plural noun sheet
  2.  Spelling
  3. Practice your multiplication facts for tomorrow's quiz! What set are you on? 2's or 3's? If you forgot please email me!
  4. Read!

BONUS:

Play quickflash game for your set of facts.

WMC

 

Tuesday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 12/13/11

1. Spelling (of course)

2. Multiplication practice page

3. Read 15-20 min.

BONUS:

1. Multiplication Coloring Sheet

*Don't forget about your new mult. table sticker in your folder!!

2. WMC

Homework for Monday

by Karen Washburn on 12/12/11

1. Spelling due Friday

2. Similes assignment

3. Read 15-20 min.

BONUS:

1. Play Cross Over game with someone at home. If you borrowed dice, please return them tomorrow.

2. WMC

Homework Wednesday

by Karen Washburn on 12/07/11

1. Spelling due Friday

2. Multiplication Practice Sheet

3. Read 15-20 min

BONUS:

1. Use Quickflash game to practice the 2's facts.

2. WMC

Homework Tonight

by Karen Washburn on 12/06/11

1.  Spelling due Friday

2. Complete problems #1-6 on page 29 in Student Handbook. (This is the hard-cover math text that was sent home in September.

3. Read 15-20 min.

BONUS:

1. Blog post...your choice of topic

2. Weekly Math Challenge

Homework Monday

by Karen Washburn on 12/05/11

1. Spelling

2. Math practice P13

3. Read 15-20 min.

BONUS:

1. Math P12

Weekly Math Challenge

So proud of you!

by Karen Washburn on 12/01/11

Just had to say how impressed I am about the work you all did today. Your writing was great and your thinking during the math lesson was amazing. I especially liked your work with the run-on sentences. Bravo and thank you!! You are a hard-working group of kiddos!

Thursday's Homework

by Karen Washburn on 12/01/11

1. Spelling test tomorrow. Work due!

2. Math practice P11 & P12

3. Read 15-20

BONUS:

1. Blog post: Tell about your favorite book.

2. Weekly Math Challenge due tomorrow!

 

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