Archive for February, 2009

March already!!!

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Wow! This year is flying past and I hope that you all have had a blast! As we continue our educational endeavors, we cannot just sit and settle. We need to be creative, and now we have place to be expressive. Our new tool is called a “Wiki”, so let’s continue to sharpen our writing [...]

2/26

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Math- complete finding circumference of circles- formula A= 3.14 x Diameter
Study for L.A. vocabulary quiz Friday, February 27.
Practice writing sentences using 6 of the vocabulary words.

2/25

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Complete “A Voyage to Remember” Answer questions and write a conclusion to the story. Study for vocabulary quiz on Friday, February 27.

2/24

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Math- Complete worksheet find circumference and radius.
Comm Arts- Write a paragraph using five vocabulary words.

2/23

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Review vocabulary words and complete pages 101-102 in your Vocabulary Workshop.

2/20

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Have a great weekend! If you want to get a jump start with your vocabulary words you may review 11-20 in the Vocabulary Workshop. (Unit 9) The following are the other 4 words: apparel, contemporary, barrage, and acquit.
Math- Complete the Student Glossary for Chapter 10. We are going to learn about the aspects of circles.

1/19

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Study for math Chapter 3…decimals, order form, rounding, area, front-end estimation, adding and subtraction, and dividing with decimals.
Comm Arts: vocabulary test and adjectives test
Homework- Choice of writing prompts that were given in class today, use rubric and writer’s checklist.

2/18

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Answer comprehension questions from Belle Prater’s Boy.

2/17

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Write vocabulary words, and definitions on index cards. Complete 98 -99 in your Vocabulary Book. Create a story using the comic strip include dialogue.

2/14

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Happy Valentines Day! As I promised I would take the time and give you “students” the opportunity to get a jump start on your studying. The following are the vocabulary words that we will be tested on next Friday, February 20, 2009.
1. avenge
2. cede
3. deluge
4. discretion
5. giddy
6. impact
7. intimidate
8. liberate
9. logical
10. misrepresent
11. reveal
12. immature
The first [...]