Wednesday, December 19th

Writing - PLEASE BRING A PICTURE TO SERVE AS YOUR INSPIRATION FOR OUR NEXT WRITING ACTIVITY.

Reading - Practice Companion page 350-351, 354, and 355; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Science - Earth Science Review: Weather & Water Cycle Jeopardy and Rocks & Minerals Jeopardy

Tuesday, December 18th

Writing - Today we used Sweet Music in Harlem to help us think about the characters, setting, and plot in a fictional story, PLEASE BRING A PICTURE TO SERVE AS YOUR INSPIRATION FOR OUR NEXT WRITING ACTIVITY.

Reading - Practice Companion page 345 & 348-349; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 7.1

Science - Earth Science Review: Weather & Water Cycle Jeopardy and Chapter Outline

Monday, December 17th

Writing - Today we used "What if..." to help us write a fictional story, we will continue this next week.

Reading - Practice Companion page 352 & 344; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Science - Earth Science Review: Becoming an Expert Comprehension Questions

Friday, December 14th

Writing - Today we worked on writing about interesting characters for our fictional stories, we will continue this next week.

Reading - Practice Companion page 339; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Science - Complete textbook pages 214 & 215 as well as create five multiple-choice questions about weather and the water cycle that you think might be on the test.

Thursday, December 13th

Writing - NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Practice Companion page 310; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Math Journal pages 201 & 202 and StudyLink 6.10

Science - Today we learned about climates and monsoons, students need to complete the "Share & Compare" Worksheet (Page 133) over the water cycle.

Wednesday, December 12th

Writing - No Writing: Late-Start Schedule.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 332, 323, and 336; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - HomeLink #6

Science - Today we learned about cold & warm fronts and climate: NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday, December 11th

Writing - We continued gaining experience reading and writing fiction: NO HOMEWORK.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 330-331, 333, 334, 335; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Math Journal page 199

Science - Today we learned about weather patterns, air masses, and fronts: NO HOMEWORK

Monday, December 10th

Writing - We started our next writing unit (Fiction), we will continue this over the next few weeks: NO HOMEWORK.

Reading - Practice Companion pages; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Math Journal page 191 #1-12

Science - Today we learned about the water cycle: NO HOMEWORK

Friday, December 7th

Writing - We finished sharing our personal narratives: NO HOMEWORK.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 322& 324; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 6.6 and 6.7

Science - Today we learned about the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection); HOMEWORK: Return the Rocks & Minerals Chapter Test signed by a parent/guardian.

Thursday, December 6th

Writing - We continued sharing our personal narratives, we will finish this tomorrow.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 290; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Math Journal pages 183-185 (Use SRB pages 116)

Science - Today we continued learning about weather, the properties of the air (humidity, air pressure, and wind) as well as the water cycle; HOMEWORK: Return the Rocks & Minerals Chapter Test signed by a parent/guardian.

Wednesday, December 5th

Writing - Late Start Schedule: NO WRITING HOMEWORK.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 297, 307, & 319-320; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 6.5

Science - Today we started learning about weather, the properties of the air, and temperature; HOMEWORK: Return the Rocks & Minerals Chapter Test signed by a parent/guardian.

Tuesday, December 4th

Writing - We started sharing sharing our personal narratives, we will continue this over the next few days.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 304-305 & 306; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 6.4

Science - Today we learned about the Earth's atmosphere and why it is important to all life: NO HOMEWORK.

Monday, December 3rd

Writing - We finished publishing our drafts today, we will start sharing them tomorrow.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 299 & 302-303; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Home Link #4

Science - Today we started learning about weather and the water cycle by watching "Bill Nye: The Water Cycle" and completing a comprehension worksheet: NO HOMEWORK.

Friday, November 30th

Writing - We continued publishing our drafts today, we will finish this on Monday.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 296 & 298; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Home Link #3 and try playing a few games at Manga High using the log-in information you received today.

Science - Rocks & Minerals Chapter Test: NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, November 29th

Writing - We began publishing our drafts today, we will continue this tomorrow.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 279 & 289; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 6.2

Science - Today we reviewed for our Rocks & Minerals Test by playing Jeopardy!

Wednesday, November 28th

Writing - NO WRITING: Late-Start Schedule.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 286-187 & 288; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - Power Standard Home Link #2

Science - Today we investigated how fossils form in sedimentary rock by creating models with clay.

Math Differentiation Group

Place Value Pirates

Tuesday, November 27th

Writing - Today we continued revising our personal narrative by identifying misspelled words and correcting run-on sentences.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 284-285 & 281; Book Journals; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 6.1

Science - Today continued reviewing for the chapter test that will be at the end of this week: Earth Science textbook pages 118-119.

Monday, November 26th

Writing - Today we continued revising our personal narrative by conferring with our writing partners.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 278 & 280; and Free Reading

Math - Power Standard Home Link #1 Worksheet

Science - Today continued learning about the Cave of Crystals and began reviewing for the chapter test that will be at the end of this week.

Tuesday, November 20th

Writing - Today we continued revising our personal narrative by creating a "hook" to interest our readers at the beginning of the draft.

Reading - Book Journal Entry #5 DUE MONDAY; and Free Reading

Math - Unit 5 Assessment: NO HOMEWORK

Science - Today continued learning about classifying rocks as well as learning about the rock cycle: NO HOMEWORK.

Monday, November 19th

Writing - Today we continued revising our personal narrative and identifying places we can add more details about how we felt, what we thought, how we changed, and what we learned.

Reading - Book Journal Entry #5 DUE MONDAY; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 5.12 and Math Journal pages 160 & 161

Science - Today we took time to finish our Reading Test: NO HOMEWORK.

Friday, November 16th

Writing - Today we began revising our personal narrative and identifying places we can add more sensory details.

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 251 & 275-276; Book Journal; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 5.11 and Decimal Equivalents Table (FINISH ROWS 7 & 8)

Science - Today we learned about rocks in minerals and the properties of rocks: NO HOMEWORK.

Thursday, November 15th

Writing - Today we reread the personal narratives we've written so far and chose one to begin publishing.

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 258-259, 262, and 263; Book Journal; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink 5.10 BOTH PAGES

Science - Today we learned about the properties of minerals (Luster, Crystal Shape, Hardness, Streak, Cleavage, and Color): NO HOMEWORK.

Wednesday, November 14th

Writing - NO WRITING: Late Start Schedule

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 253 & 256-257; Book Journal; and Free Reading

Math - StudyLink Packet page 146

Science - Today we learned about the characteristics of minerals (Natural, Crystal Structure, Chemical Makeup, Solid, and Nonliving): NO HOMEWORK.

Tuesday, November 13th

Writing - We began working on a personal narrative about a time we were caring and compassionate, we will continue working on these over the next few days.

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 250 & 252; Book Journal; and Free Reading

Math - Study Link 5.8

Science - Today we began identifying rocks and minerals, we will continue this investigation tomorrow: NO HOMEWORK.

Monday, November 12th

Writing - Fall Conference Reflection

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 247; Book Journal; and Free Reading

Math - Table of Decimal Equivalents for Fractions ROWS 3, 6, and 9

Social Studies - Early Exploration Unit Test: NO HOMEWORK

Friday, November 9th

Writing - NO WRITING: We took time this morning to clean and organize for conferences.

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 231 & 244; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - Math Journal page 143 and StudyLink 5.6

Social Studies - STUDY: Early Exploration Unit Test on MONDAY.

Thursday, November 8th

Writing - NO WRITING: We took time this morning to prepare and organize our conference binders.

Reading - Inquiry Research; Practice Companion pages 231 & 244; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - Math Journal page 140 and StudyLink 5.5

Social Studies - STUDY: Early Exploration Unit Test on MONDAY.

Wednesday, November 7th

Writing - NO WRITING: Late Start Schedule.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 238-239 & 243; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - NO HOMEWORK: We will finish Lesson 5.5 tomorrow.

Social Studies - STUDY: Early Exploration Unit Test on Friday.

Tuesday, November 6th

Writing - We began working on a personal narrative about something we've learned from someone else, we will continue working on these over the next few days..

Reading - Practice Companion pages 236-237 & 233; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 5.4

Social Studies - "Early Exploration Packet" page 38

Monday, November 5th

Writing - We began working on a personal narrative about things we collect or want to collect, we will continue working on these over the next few days..

Reading - Practice Companion pages 230 & 232; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 5.3

Social Studies - Read textbook pages 100-105 then complete "Early Exploration Packet" page 36

Friday, November 2nd

Writing - We began working on a personal narrative about something we were taught how to do, we will continue working on these over the next few days..

Reading - Gather Inquiry Project research & materials; Practice Companion pages 198 & 199; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, November 1st

Writing - NO WRITING:  We took some extra time this morning to work on practicing our division facts.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 205, 215, and 227-228; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - NO HOMEWORK:  We continued practicing division in class.

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK:  We'll continue learning about early explorers tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 31st

Writing - Late Start Schedule: NO WRITING.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 212-213 & 214; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - Math Journal Page 127

Social Studies - Read pages 73-78 & 80-85 then complete packet pages 26 & 30.

Tuesday, October 30th

Writing - Today we continued working on a personal narrative about an interesting event from our lives and incorporationg sensory details, we will continue working on these over the next few days.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 210-211 & 207; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 5.2

Social Studies - Today we reviewed the Early Native American groups by completing and discussing a comprehension worksheet.

Monday, October 29th

Writing - Today we began working on a personal narrative about an interesting event from our lives and incorporationg sensory details, we will continue working on these over the next few days.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 204 & 206; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 5.1

Social Studies - Today we learned about Native American groups of the West by reading textbook pages 58-63 and completing the accompanying packet page.

Friday, October 26th

Writing - Today we began working on a personal narrative about an interesting event from our lives, we will continue working on these over the next few days.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 187& 197; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - Finish StudyLink Packet

Social Studies - Today we had members of the Ankeny Fire Department visit with the 5th Grade about systems of the human body:  NO HOMEWORK.

Thursday, October 25th

Writing - Today we began working on a personal narrative about a special object in our life, we will continue this over the next few days.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 194-195 & 196; Book Journal (DUE TOMORROW); and Free Reading.

Math - Finish StudyLink 4.7

***Unit 4 Progress Assessment TOMORROW***

Social Studies - Reread textbook pages 52-55 and complete "Early Exploration Unit" Packet page 20.

Wednesday, October 24th

***Please check out the Safety Patrol schedule here ***

Writing - No Writing: Late-Start Schedule.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 192-193 & 189; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 4.7

***Unit 4 Progress Assessment on FRIDAY***

 

Social Studies - Read textbook pages 52-55

Tuesday, October 23rd

***Please check out the Safety Patrol schedule here ***

Writing - We finished sharing final drafts, be thinking about a special object that you could write about for a personal narrative.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 186 & 188; Book Journal; and Free Reading.

Math - Math Interim Test #1: NO HOMEWORK

Social Studies - Read textbook pages 40-46

Monday, October 22nd

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - We continued sharing final drafts: NO HOMEWORK.

Reading - Readers' Theater and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 4.6

Social Studies - We started learning about Early Americans today by reading and discussing textbook pages 35-39: NO HOMEWORK

Friday, October 19th

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - We will continue sharing final drafts Monday, use the extra time to finish if necessary.

Reading - Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 4.5

Science - Life Science Benchmark Test: NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, October 18th

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - We will continue sharing final drafts tomorrow, use the extra time to finish if necessary.

Reading - Free Reading.

***Quarterly Benchmark Test TOMORROW***

Math - StudyLink 4.4 (Yes again, we had to do some catching up from yesterday's lesson)

Science - Be sure your Life Science Packet is completed, this will help you review for the Life Science Benchmark Test TOMORROW.

Wednesday, October 17th

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - FINAL DRAFT IS DUE TOMORROW.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 175; and Free Reading.

***Differentiated Unit Reading Test TOMORROW***

Math - StudyLink 4.4

Science - Today we continued reviewing for our Systems of the Human Body Test:

***Systems of the Human Body Chapter Test TOMORROW***

Tuesday, October 16th

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - Today we continued publishing our draft:  FINAL DRAFT IS DUE THURSDAY.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 159, 183-184; and Free Reading.

***Differentiated Unit Reading Test TOMORROW***

Math - StudyLink 4.3

Science - Today we continued reviewing for our Systems of the Human Body Test:

***Systems of the Human Body Chapter Test on Thursday, Oct. 18th***

Monday, October 15th

***Safety Patrol: Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - Today we continued publishing our draft, focusing on capitalization and punctuation.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 166-167, 170 & 171; and Free Reading.

Math - No Homework:  Math Differentiation Groups today.

Science - Today we completed an experiment over how much carbon dioxide is in our lungs.  We also started reviewing for our Systems of the Human Body Test:

***Systems of the Human Body Chapter Test on Thursday, Oct. 18th***

Friday, October 12th

***We start Safety Patrol NEXT WEEK! Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - Today we continued publishing our draft.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 161 & 164-165; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 4.2

Science - No Science: Fall Party this afternoon.

Thursday, October 11th

***We start Safety Patrol NEXT WEEK! Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - Today we continued publishing our draft by focusing on finding & correcting spelling errors.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 158 & 160; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 4.1

Science - Today we continued learning about systems of the human body by comparing how our senses work to how they work in other organisms.

Wednesday, October 10th

***We start Safety Patrol NEXT WEEK!  Please check out the schedule by clicking here for dates and posts.***

Writing - No Writing Today: Late-Start Schedule

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 165; and Free Reading.

Math - FINISH the StudyLink Packet (EXCEPT FOR 3.9) and have ready to turn in TOMORROW.

Science - Today we continued learning about systems of the human body by focusing on the nervous system.  We also compared how our systems work to how they work in other organisms.

Tuesday, October 9th

Writing - We started publishing our draft today, we will continue this on Thursday.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 126; and Free Reading.

Math - StudyLink 3.10

***Unit 3 Written Assessment TOMORROW***

Science - Today we continued learning about systems of the human body by focusing on the nervous system.

Reading Poll

Do you read a free reading book every night?

Friday, October 5th

Writing - We continued revising our draft in preparation for publishing, focusing creating an interesting beginning to "hook" our readers.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 139 & 152; and Free Reading.

Math - Math Journal page 90 (Use SRB page 396 for help).

Science - Today we continued learning about systems of the human body by focusing on the digestive and excretory systems.

Thursday, October 4th

Writing - We continued revising our draft in preparation for publishing, focusing on deleting confusing and unnecessary parts.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 146-147, 149, & 151; and Free Reading.

Math - No Homework: We will continue Lesson 3.9 tomorrow.

Science - Today we continued learning about the circulatory and respiratory systems by watching "Bill Nye: Blood & Circulation" and completing a comprehension check.

Wednesday, October 3rd

Writing - No Writing: Late Start Schedule

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 141, 144-145, & 150; and Free Reading.

Math - Study Link 3.8

Science - Today we continued learning about the circulatory and respiratory systems by completing a "Pair & Share" project using TruFlix.

Tuesday, October 2nd

Writing - We continued revising our draft in preparation for publishing, focusing on replacing overused words.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; Practice Companion pages 138 & 140; and Free Reading.

Math - Study Link 3.7

Science - Today we continued learning about the circulatory and respiratory systems by starting a "Pair & Share" project using TruFlix.

Unit 2 - Seeking the Unknown Inquiry Project Wiki:

Don't Forget:  Students, you need to be looking for material related to your inquiry questions!

I am in the process of creating a wiki where students can collaborate together and post items related to their inquiry question.  Please be looking for this on the school fusion page.  Thanks!

Monday, October 1st

Welcome to Mr. Erickson's Classroom Blog!

Writing - We did not have Writing today because we had to do some catch-up work in Math.

Reading - Inquiry: Search for material related to your inquiry question; and Free Reading.

Math - Study Link 3.6

Science - Today we continued learning about the systems of the human body by focusing on the circulatory and respiratory systems.

Friday, September 28th

Welcome to Mr. Erickson's Classroom Blog!

Writing - Today we peer conferenced with our writing partner as we continued revising our draft for publication.

Reading - Practice Companion pages 113 & 123 and Free Reading

Math - Study Link 3.5 #7-11

Science - Today we continued learning about the systems of the human body by focusing on the muscular and skeletal systems.

Thursday, May 17th

Math - Lesson 110 Pg. 570-572 #1-30

Language - Autobiographies: Continue Final Draft

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE TOMORROW AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, May 16th

Math - Lesson 109 Pg. 566-568 #2-30 EVENs

Language - Autobiographies: Continue Final Draft

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 26

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Tuesday, May 15th

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Autobiographies: Continue Final Draft

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: Investigation Presentation

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 26

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Monday, May 14th

Math - Lesson 108: Pg. 561-563 #1-30

Language - Autobiographies: Start Final Draft

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Concert Rehearsal: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 26

***POST-TEST WEDNESDAY***

Friday, May 11th

Math - Lesson 108: Saturday and Sunday Schedule - Estimation & Actual

Language - Autobiography: BioPoem

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO HOMEWORK

Thursday, May 10th

Math - Lesson 107: Pg. 556-558 PICK 15

Language - Autobiography: "Future" Section

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, May 9th

Math - Test 20: NO HOMEWORK

Language - NO HOMEWORK: Early Out Schedule

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 25

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Tuesday, May 8th

Math - Lesson 106: Pg. 551-553 #1-30

Language - NO HOMEWORK: Science Make-Up Class

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 25

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Monday, April 7th

Math - Lesson 105: Pg. 545-547 PICK 15

Language - NO HOMEWORK: J.R.F.H. Fundraiser EXTRA P.E. Class

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 25

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Friday, May 4th

Math - Lesson 103: Pg. 534-536 #1-29 Odd

Language - Autobiography: Add TWO "major events" paragraphs

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 25

***POST-TEST NEXT THURSDAY***

Thursday, May 3rd

Math - Lesson 102: Supplemental Packet

Language - Autobiography: Write TWO "major events" paragraphs.

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 24

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Wednesday, May 2nd

Math - Lessons 101 & 104: Pg. 525-527 #1-30

Language - Autobiography: Add FIVE major events to your list with help from a parent or guardian.

Reading - Biographies and Free Reading

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 24

***POST-TEST ON FRIDAY***

Tuesday, May 1st

Math - "Gettysburg" Movie: NO HOMEWORK

Language - "Gettysburg" Movie: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - "Gettysburg" Movie: NO HOMEWORK

***MAY FREE READING IS DUE FRIDAY, MAY 18TH AT 3:05 P.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: Journal Entry

1.What happens when a river flows over a flat surface like a plateau?

2.What are some of the landforms that can be created by rivers?

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 24

***POST-TEST ON FRIDAY***

Monday, April 30th

Math - Reading M.A.P. Test: NO HOMEWORK

Language - NO HOMEWORK

Reading - "Gettysburg" Movie: NO HOMEWORK

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE TOMORROW AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Stream Tables: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 24

***POST-TEST ON FRIDAY***

Friday, April 27th

Math - Math M.A.P. Test: NO HOMEWORK

Language - QuickWrite: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Forty Acres... FINAL TEST and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE TUESDAY AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Perfect School Presentation: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK

Thursday, April 26th

Math - Investigation 10: NO HOMEWORK

Language - QuickWrite: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Forty Acres... Review Poster and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Plan the Perfect School: FINISH!!!

Spelling - NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK

Wednesday, April 25th

Math - Test 19: NO HOMEWORK

Language - EARLY OUT SCHEDULE: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Forty Acres... Review Poster and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Plan the Perfect School: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK

Tuesday, April 24th

Math - Lesson 100: Pg. 519-520 #2-30 EVEN

Language - "I Survived a Tornado" Questions

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 11-20 Quiz and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Plan the Perfect School: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK

Friday, April 20th

Math - Lesson 97: Pg. 505-507 #1-30

Language - Superheroes Convention: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 19-END Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Schoolyard Models: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - NO SPELLING TEST NEXT WEEK

Thursday, April 19th

Math - Lesson 98: Pg. 510-511 ODDs

Language - Superheroes Convention: Write a Fan Letter

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 17 & 18 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Schoolyard Models: FINISH Paper Maps 

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Wednesday, April 18th

Math - Lesson 99: Pg. 514-516 EVENs

Language - Superheroes Convention: NO H.W.

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 15 & 16 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Schoolyard Models Response Sheet 

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST FRIDAY***

Tuesday, April 17th

Math - Lesson 96: Supplemental Worksheet #1-30

Language - Superheroes: DUE TOMORROW

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 13 & 14 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Schoolyard Models Journal Entry:

1. What features of the schoolyard did you include in your model?
2. How would you describe a model to someone else? 

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST FRIDAY***

Monday, April 16th

Math - Lesson 95: Pg. 496-498 #1-30

Language - Superheroes: DUE WEDNESDAY

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 11 & 12 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Science - Schoolyard Models: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST FRIDAY***

Friday, April 13th

Math - Test 18: NO HOMEWORK

Language - Superheroes: DUE NEXT WEEK

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 9 & 10 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Chapter 15 Test: NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST NEXT FRIDAY***

Thursday, April 12th

Math - Lesson 94: Pg. 491-493 PICK 20

Language - Superheroes: DUE NEXT WEEK

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 7 & 8 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Chapter 15 Jeopardy! Review: TEST TOMORROW

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 23

***POST-TEST NEXT FRIDAY***

Wednesday, April 11th

Math - Lesson 93: Pg. 487-489 #1-29 ODD

Language - Superheroes: DUE NEXT WEEK

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 5 & 6 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Chapter 15 Review: Vocabulary Review Puzzle and Facts & Main Ideas (PICK 6)

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 22

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Tuesday, April 10th

Math - Lesson 92: Pg. 483-485 #1-30

Language - Superheroes: DUE NEXT WEEK

Reading - Forty Acres... Ch. 3 & 4 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Chapter 15 Review: Vocabulary Review Puzzle and Facts & Main Ideas (PICK 5)

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 22

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Monday, April 9th

Math - "Traveling Trunk" Iowa History Program: NO HOMEWORK

Language - "Traveling Trunk" Iowa History Program: NO HOMEWORK

Reading - Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule Ch. 1 & 2 Activity and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Chapter 15 Lesson 4 Presentations will be finished tomorrow.

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 22

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Friday, April 6th

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - FINISH Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Posters

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 22

***POST-TEST NEXT THURSDAY***

Thursday, April 5th

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Watsons Vocabulary Puzzle, Review Poster, and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - FINISH Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Posters

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 22

***POST-TEST NEXT THURSDAY***

Wednesday, April 4th

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Watsons Vocabulary Puzzle, Review Poster, and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for Watsons Vocabulary Words

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Tuesday, April 3rd

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Watsons Vocabulary Puzzle, Review Poster, and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - Read pages 506-513, then complete worksheet 118-119

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for Watsons Vocabulary Words

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Monday, April 2nd

Math - NO HOMEWORK

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Watsons Ch. 11-Epilogue Worksheet and Free Reading

***APRIL FREE READING IS DUE MAY 1ST AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for Watsons Vocabulary Words

***POST-TEST THURSDAY***

Friday, March 30th

Math - Lesson 91: Reducing Fractions Practice

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Free Reading

***MARCH FREE READING IS DUE APRIL 2ND AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for Watsons Vocabulary Words

***POST-TEST NEXT THURSDAY***

Thursday, March 29th

Math - Investigation 9: Create a Graph

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Free Reading

***MARCH FREE READING IS DUE APRIL 2ND AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 21

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***

Wednesday, March 28th

Math - Investigation 9: Pg. 473-475 #1-15

Language - Work on Superhero Stories

Reading - Watsons Ch. 6-10 Worksheet and Free Reading

***MARCH FREE READING IS DUE APRIL 2ND AT 8:05 A.M.***

Social Studies - NO HOMEWORK

Spelling - Practice at SpellingCity.Com for List 21

***POST-TEST TOMORROW***