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.