Happy Summer!

Thank you to everyone for a great year! It went by very quickly, but we had fun learning. Below is the list of books on my summer reading list. I hope students will have a chance to check some of these out, send me an email and let me know what you thought of the book!


London Eye Mystery by: Dowd Siobahn
11 Birthdays by: Wendy Mass
How to Steal a Dog by: Barbara O'Connor,
Masterpiece by: Elise Broach
Seer of Shadows by: Avi
Kracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by: Cynthia Kadohata
Found by: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Boy Who Dared by: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Witches of Dredmoore Hollow by: Riford McKenzie
Rules by: Cynthia Lord
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by: Lynne Jonell
Rising Star of Rusty Nail by: Lesley Blume
The Willoughbys by: Lois Lowry
Scat by: Karl Hiaasen
Graveyard Book by: Neil Gaiman
Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy by: Diane Stanley
Pandora Gets Jealous by: Carolyn Hennesy
The Mysterious Benedict Society by: Trenton Lee Stewart
Room One: A Mystery or Two by: Andrew Clements
Hero Revealed by: William Boniface
Girl Who Could Fly by: Victoria Forester
Big Field by: Mike Lupica
H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute for Villainous Education by: Mark Walden

Homework due 6/1-6/5

We are wrapping up the school year soon, please look for miscellaneous books that may have found their way to your home. Most of my materials are labeled with either my name or a sticker that states it is property of Edina Gifted & Talented Department. Many thanks!


3rd grade Math:
due 6/2: Problem solver packet pages 29 & 30, 35 & 36
due 6/4: Problem solver packet pages 41 & 42, 47 & 48. Quiz in class today!


3rd Grade Reading:
due 6/2: Olympian projects due in class on Thursday. Continue working on them at home if you need extra time.
due 6/4: Olympian projects due today!


4th grade Math:
due 6/2: Algebra packet lessons 21-24. (lessons 25 & 26 may be done for extra credit) Quiz in class today.
due 6/4: No math class today.


4th Grade Reading:
due 6/3: Character for Phantom Tollbooth


5th Grade Math:
due 6/2: ACE 3.2 (Quiz in class today)
due 6/4: No math today (5th grade party @ Rosland Park!)


5th Grade Reading:
due 6/3: No class today.

Homework due 5/25-5/29

We are wrapping up the school year soon, please look for miscellaneous books that may have found their way to your home. Most of my materials are labeled with either my name or a sticker that states it is property of Edina Gifted & Talented Department. Many thanks!

3rd grade Math:
due 5/26: Problem solver packet pages 5 & 6, 11 & 12
due 5/28: Problem solver packet pages 17 & 18, 23 & 24

3rd Grade Reading:
due 5/26: Students must have at least 10 notes on Olympian.
due 5/28: All note taking should be completed by classtime today.

4th grade Math:
due 5/26: No math today due to 4th grade field trip.
due 5/28: Algebra packet lessons 17-20

4th Grade Reading:
due 5/27: No class today due to Young Author's Conference.
due 6/3: Character for Phantom Tollbooth

5th Grade Math:
due 5/26: No class today due to 5th grade field trip.
due 5/28: No class today due to 5th grade field trip.
due 6/2: ACE 3.2 (Quiz in class today)

5th Grade Reading:
due 5/27: No class today due to Young Author's conference. Typed essay should be handed in to Mrs. Plasch's mailbox by 5/28.

Homework due 5/18-5/22

I have added links to class assignment sheets. I hope this will help students stay organized as we move into the final weeks of the school year. Thanks!


3rd grade Math:
due 5/19: ACE 3.5 (quiz in class today)
due 5/21: No homework due today


3rd Grade Reading:
due 5/19: No homework today, we will begin our Olympian God's research project in class today. due 5/21: Students must have at least 5 notes on Olympian

4th grade Math:
due 5/19: Algebra packet lessons 9-12
due 5/21: Algebra packet lessons 13-16


4th Grade Reading:
due 5/20: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 17-20. Complete Vocabulary & Writing Assignment on green handout from class. (handout link is located at top right of this page)


5th Grade Math:
due 5/19: ACE 2.2
due 5/21: ACE 2.3

5th Grade Reading:
due 5/20: Complete the following items listed on the handout from class.
Read ____ pages of your choice novel
Typed Essay: What are some similar experiences that African-Americans have had in common with those of Hispanic-Americans? What have been their different experiences? (Refer to the poems we read in class this week and last)

Homework due 5/11-5/15

I have added links to class assignment sheets. I hope this will help students stay organized as we move into the final weeks of the school year. Thanks!

3rd grade Math:
due 5/12: no homework due today
due 5/14: ACE 3.4

3rd Grade Reading:
due 5/12: Read Chapters 18-20 and finish RAFT assignment
due 5/14: Finish The Lightning Thief . Final assessment in class on Thursday.

4th grade Math:
due 5/12: Algebra packet lessons 1-4
due 5/14: Algebra packet lessons 5-8

4th Grade Reading:
due 5/13: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 13-16. Complete Vocabulary & Writing Assignment on pink handout from class. (handout link is located at top right of this page)

5th Grade Math:
due 5/12: ACE 1.3 (Quiz in class today)
due 5/14: ACE 2.1

5th Grade Reading:
due 5/13: Complete the following items listed on the handout from class.
Read ____ pages of your choice novel
2 reaction questions (about choice novel)
Typed Essay: How do the poems we read in class today relate to the generalization that change may be positive or negative? Are the changes in the poems absolutely positive or negative, or does it depend on the point of view of an individual?

Homework due 5/4-5/8

3rd grade Math:
due 5/5: No class today due to Math Olympiad Tournament
due 5/7: ACE 3.3


3rd Grade Reading:
due 5/5: No class today due to Math Olympiad Tournament
due 5/7: Read Chapters 14-17 in The Lightning Thief. Write RAFT prompt (see pink assignment sheet)

4th grade Math:
due 5/5: No class today due to Math Olympiad Tournament
due 5/7: Mathterpiece assignment due today

4th Grade Reading:
due 5/6: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 9-12. Complete Vocabulary & Writing Assignment on pink handout from class.

5th Grade Math:
due 5/5: No class today due to Math Olympiad Tournament
due 5/7: ACE 1.2 (What do You Expect?)

5th Grade Reading:
due 5/6: Complete the following items listed on the handout from class.

• Read ____ pages of your choice novel
• Complete Vocabulary Web for one interesting or unfamiliar word from your reading.
• Typed Essay: Write a paragraph arguing that one of the 5 generalizations about change is true. Give at least three reasons to support your main idea, and explain your reasons carefully. Include a conclusion in your paragraph.

Homework due 4/27-5/1

3rd grade Math:

due 4/28: ACE 3.1

due 4/30: ACE 3.2

3rd Grade Reading:

due 4/28: Read Chapters 10-12 in The Lightning Thief

due 4/30: Read Chapter 13 in The Lightning Thief

4th grade Math:

due 4/28: 2 sided Pattern worksheet from packet done in class (4/23)

due 4/30: 2 sided Pattern worksheet from packet done in class (4/28)

4th Grade Reading:

due 4/29: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 5-9. Complete Vocabulary & Writing Assignment on pink handout from class.

5th Grade Math:

due 4/28: No class today due to Science MCA's

due 4/30: ACE 1.1 (What do You Expect?)

5th Grade Reading:

due 4/29: (NOTE: No class this week) Complete the following items listed on the handout from class. Pre-Assessment for Writing, typed response to 2 questions regarding Power of Light, Read assigned pages in your choice novel and answer 2 questions in your composition notebook.