Friday, February 27, 2009

Homework due 3/2-3/6

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3rd grade Math:
due 3/3: Ace 1.3 (there will be a quiz in class on Tuesday)
due 3/5: no homework

3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/3: Write 10 - 15 analogies to be shared in class and possibly used for your Pixie Project. Remember to think of the different types of relationships.

4th grade Math:
due 3/3: ACE 4.3 (there will be a unit test in class on Thursday)
due 3/5: ACE 4.4

4th Grade Reading:
due 3/4: Complete day 3 assignment for your choice novel. Finish the book, keep a vocabulary list, make a literature web and write 1 journal entry.


5th Grade Math:
due 3/3: ACE 1.2
due 3/5: ACE 1.3

5th Grade Reading:
due 3/4: Complete day 3 assignment for Elijah of Buxton

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Homework due week of 2/23-2/27

3rd Grade Reading
Read chapters 2 & 3 in Pixie. Answer assignment questions in your composition notebook (pink sheet).

3rd Grade Math
due 2/24: Shapes & Designs ACE 1.1 (problems 1-5)
due 2/26: Shapes & Designs ACE 1.2 (problems 6-9)

4th Grade Reading
due 2/25: Complete day 2 assignment for your choice novel. Read assigned chapters, keep a vocabulary list, make a literature web and write 1 journal entry.

4th Grade Math
due 2/24: ACE 4.1
due 2/26: ACE 4.2

5th Grade Reading
due 2/25: Complete Day 2 assignment for Elijah of Buxton. Assignment sheet is located here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dz8h3hc_3n2zb2rgc

5th Grade Math
due 2/24: No homework. (Problem Solver packet should be completed & turned in, if not already completed)
due 2/26: Moving Straight Ahead ACE 1.1

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Homework due 2/17-2/20

3rd Grade Reading
No homework due on 2/17. We will start a new unit on Tuesday.

3rd Grade Math
due 2/17: Final page of word problems in Hands On Algebra packet. There will be an algebra quiz in class on Tuesday
due 2/19: No homework

4th Grade Reading
due 2/18: Complete day 1 assignment for your choice novel. Read assigned chapters, keep a vocabulary list, make a literature web and write 1 journal entry.

4th Grade Math
due 2/17: ACE 3.4
due 2/19: ACE 4.1

5th Grade Reading
due 2/18: Complete Day 1 assignment for Elijah of Buxton. Assignment sheet is located here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dz8h3hc_1db2q3mgp

5th Grade Math
due 2/17: Problem Solver packet pages 28-35
due 2/19: Problem Solver packet pages 36-45. Quiz in class today.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Homework due week of 2/9

3rd Grade Reading
due 2/10: Finish book and complete a Final Project (choose 1)
Ida B Only:
o Ida imagined herself as a superhero that she described as Superhero Deluxe, Friend of the Downtrodden. She imagined herself with specials powers to turn wrong into right and evil into good. Create your own superhero. Draw a symbol of their superhero and describe what special powers they may have.
Beloved Dearly Only:
o Choose a character and write a persuasive letter asking your boss for a raise.
o Design your own theme for a pet funeral. Plan entire funeral including schedule, program, and any props to enhance your theme.
Either Book:
· Give a sales talk, pretending the students in the class are clerks in a bookstore and you want them to sell this book. Please have a written copy of your sales talk.
· Construct puppets and present a show of one or more interesting parts of the book. Please have a written copy of your script.
·Design costumes for dolls and dress them as characters from the book. Write a paragraph explaining who these characters are and how they fit in the story.
·Write and perform an original song that tells the story of the book
·Make a time line of all the events in the book.
·Write a chapter that takes place after the book has ended. Tell what you think would happen if the book were to continue or a sequel was written.

3rd Grade Math
due 2/10: Previous Work questions for lessons 10-12 in Hands On Algebra packet
due 2/12: Circled problems on final page of Hands On Algebra packet

4th Grade Reading
due 2/11: Create a plot map for The Helpful Badger (see example of Little Red Riding Hood on pink handout)

4th Grade Math
due 2/10: ACE 3.2
due 2/12: ACE 3.3

5th Grade Reading
Complete Day 1 assignment for Elijah of Buxton. Assignment sheet is located here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dz8h3hc_1db2q3mgp

5th Grade Math
due 2/12: Problem Solver packet pages 19-27