May 11
May 11th, 2009I wish everyone who is taking the NJASK GOOD LUCK!!!! Remember to take your time.

I wish everyone who is taking the NJASK GOOD LUCK!!!! Remember to take your time.

Have a wonderful weekend! Get plenty of rest and eat your Wheaties. Next week the NJASK test is happening, if you want to practice your writing please write on “MY ACCESS.” Good Luck to all test takers.

Read the story “Giant Squids,” and answer comprehension questions.
Make sure you study for your vocabulary test.
Fix your mistakes on My Access. Complete at least five paragraphs.

Read the story “Roswell,” and answer comprehension questions.
Math- complete measures of time worksheet. (odd numbers)

Complete questions from the short story “The Bermuda Triangle.” Continue writing on “My Access.”

Communication Arts:
1. Get started on “My Access.”
2. Complete “Monster on Lake Champlain.”
3. Organize vocabulary words to sentences and definitions.

May 4-8
vocabulary
1. ingrained
2. meteoric
3. parody
4. prevail
5. rend
6. replenish
7. rummage
8. skimp
9. sleuth
10. vandalism
11. conformist
12. rigorous
13. agility
14. lethargic
15. retaliate

Language Arts:
Re-read The Race to the South Pole and answer comprehension questions in full sentences.
Continue writing on “My Access.”
Math: Complete proportion problems using the algebraic method.
As always, if you need extra help see me before, during lunch, and/ or after school. I am always available from 2:25-3:30 P.M. most days.

Language Arts:
1. Answer questions from “Letter’s from a Slave Ship.”
2. Complete Adverb Task
3. Write two paragraphs on my access “Encounters with a Spaceship.”
