1-25-2010

Language arts: Today we did out weekly keyboarding practice.

Reading: We watched the final two readers theater performances and started to work on our James and The Giant Peach project. Students must choose one of the following activities to complete:

1. Write a one-page letter to a character from “James and the Giant Peach.” Ask questions and tell them what you think about their adventures.
2. Write a comic strip about the characters from this story. Include words and color pictures.
3. Write a song about “James and the Giant Peach.”
4. Do an open mind portrait. Draw your favorite character with cartoon thought bubbles around its head to show things the character thinks, likes, and does.
5. Write your own short story about James and his friends. Story must be at least one page long and have a beginning, middle and end.
6. Rewrite the ending of the story. What’s another possible way this book could end?
7. Write a poem about the characters or events in the story. Use the poems in the book as inspiration.
8. Create acrostic poems about the characters. Choose 3 characters to write poems about.
9. Create a diorama to show a scene from the book.

These projects are due Monday, February 1. Some class time will be given, but much of this assignment will need to be completed at home.

Also, because we have a short week and it is the end of the quarter, we will not have spelling this week. Spelling exams will resume next week.

Math: Practice: Page 159 #1-20 Homework: Page 160 #1-25

1-20-2010

Language Arts: Dictionary page, writing a thank-you note to Mike the dog sled musher.

Reading: Finishing pet care sheet, reader's theatre

Math: Multiply 0, 1, 2, 5, 9 Page 151 # 1-22

Science: Planet posters

1-13-10

Language Arts: Dictionary page, letter writing

Reading: At home reading (95 minutes this week), "Hoboken Chicken" care sheet, readers theater.

At home tonight students should practice for the spelling test and rehearse their readers theater scripts.

Math: Introduction to Multiplication.

January 12, 2010

Language Arts: Dictionary Skills. Worksheet due tomorrow.

Reading: "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency" questions, Readers Theatre introduction

Math: Chapter 3 review

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January 7, 2010

Language Arts:
Using context clues to discern word meanings. Completed in class.

Reading:
Students shared their journal entries.

Homework:

• Read "James and the Giant Peach" chapters 20-25.
• Complete the editing practice page.

Math:
Making change.

Homework:

• Page 131, #1-6

Jan. 6, 2010

Language: Spelling patterns and complex words worksheet. Due tomorrow.

Reading: Students will choose a person or character (can be fiction or nonfiction) and write a one page journal entry as that character or person. This activity is intended to give the students practice writing with a unique voice and understanding characters. Due tomorrow.

Also, students must read chapter 15-20 in "James and the Giant Peach."

Math: Page 129 #10-24, due tomorrow.

Tuesday January 5, 2010

Language Arts: Sight Word practice

Reading: Responding to "Goldilocks" and "James...".

Homework: Read "James and the Giant Peach" chapters 8-15.

Math: Worksheet 3-8, subtracting with regrouping. Finish at home if not done at school.

Science: Moon phases.

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to school. I hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing break. It is good to be back at school.

Language Arts: Introduction to letter writing.

Reading: We read "Yours Truly, Goldilocks" in class. We are studying humorous writing.

Homework: Read chapters 1-7 in "James and the Giant Peach"

Spelling words:
there
their
other
its
every
until
almost
it's
whole
because
among
special
person
hold
probably
matter
stand
box
start
that's

Math: Subtracting with a middle zero. We learned a shortcut to use when subtracting with regrouping.

Homework:
Page 115 #7-19

For an extra challenge try page 115 # 22-25

Science: "All About the Moon"