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
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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.
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.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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.
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.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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)
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)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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?
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?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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.
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.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Homework due 4/20-4/24
3rd grade Math:
due 4/21: ACE 2.5 (Quiz in class today)
due 4/23: No homework due today
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/21: No class today
due 4/23: Read Chapters 5-9 in The Lightning Thief
4th grade Math:
due 4/21: No homework due today.
due 4/23: Pattern worksheet
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/22: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 1-4. Complete Vocabulary & Writing assignment on yellow handout from class.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/21: ACE 3.5 (Quiz in class today)
due 4/23: No homework due today
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.
due 4/21: ACE 2.5 (Quiz in class today)
due 4/23: No homework due today
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/21: No class today
due 4/23: Read Chapters 5-9 in The Lightning Thief
4th grade Math:
due 4/21: No homework due today.
due 4/23: Pattern worksheet
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/22: Phantom Tollbooth. Read Chapters 1-4. Complete Vocabulary & Writing assignment on yellow handout from class.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/21: ACE 3.5 (Quiz in class today)
due 4/23: No homework due today
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.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Homework due 4/13-4/17
3rd grade Math:
due 4/14: ACE 2.3
due 4/16: ACE 2.4
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/14: Read Chapters 1-3 in The Lightning Thief
4th grade Math:
due 4/14: No class today due to MCA testing
due 4/16: No homework due today.
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/15: Final Writing Assignment (Handout 23A). Write a persuasive essage explaining your position on the quotation from the handout. Your work may be hand written or typed.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/14: ACE 3.1
due 4/16: ACE 3.4
5th Grade Reading:
due 4/15: Bring a choice novel to class. The novel must be fiction, at least 100 pages and on your level. If you have a question about your book choice, see (or email) Mrs. Plasch
due 4/14: ACE 2.3
due 4/16: ACE 2.4
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/14: Read Chapters 1-3 in The Lightning Thief
4th grade Math:
due 4/14: No class today due to MCA testing
due 4/16: No homework due today.
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/15: Final Writing Assignment (Handout 23A). Write a persuasive essage explaining your position on the quotation from the handout. Your work may be hand written or typed.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/14: ACE 3.1
due 4/16: ACE 3.4
5th Grade Reading:
due 4/15: Bring a choice novel to class. The novel must be fiction, at least 100 pages and on your level. If you have a question about your book choice, see (or email) Mrs. Plasch
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Homework due 4/6-4/10
Enjoy your Spring Break, I look forward to working with lots of refreshed & energized students when we return to school in April!
3rd grade Math:
due 4/7: ACE 2.1 (many students completed this in class so they would have no homework over break)
due 4/9: ACE 2.2
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/7: No homework due today. Check out the Mystery Animal Power Points we finished in class on Thursday. Click here to check them out: http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/services/gifted/studentwork/index.html
4th grade Math:
due 4/7: Problem Solver Packet day 5 assignment
due 4/9: No homework due today. Problem Solver Quiz in class
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/8: Day 3 assignment for My Daniel. Finish the novel, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/7: ACE 2/4. Quiz in class today
due 4/9: ACE 3.1
5th Grade Reading:
due 4/8: All 12 activities for the Bloom Balls must be completed before class on Wednesday. We will spend our time in class assembling the Bloom Balls.
3rd grade Math:
due 4/7: ACE 2.1 (many students completed this in class so they would have no homework over break)
due 4/9: ACE 2.2
3rd Grade Reading:
due 4/7: No homework due today. Check out the Mystery Animal Power Points we finished in class on Thursday. Click here to check them out: http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/services/gifted/studentwork/index.html
4th grade Math:
due 4/7: Problem Solver Packet day 5 assignment
due 4/9: No homework due today. Problem Solver Quiz in class
4th Grade Reading:
due 4/8: Day 3 assignment for My Daniel. Finish the novel, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 4/7: ACE 2/4. Quiz in class today
due 4/9: ACE 3.1
5th Grade Reading:
due 4/8: All 12 activities for the Bloom Balls must be completed before class on Wednesday. We will spend our time in class assembling the Bloom Balls.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Homework due 3/23-3/26
Thank you to everyone who came in for a conference. If you didn't have a chance to meet with me and would still like to conference, please send me an email at eriplasch@edina.k12.mn.us or leave me a voicemail at 952.848.4342
3rd grade Math:
due 3/24: ACE 1.4 (Quiz in class today)
due 3/26: no homework due today
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/24: No homework due today. We are finishing up our Mystery Animal PowerPoints in class.
4th grade Math:
due 3/24: Problem Solver Packet day 3 assignment
due 3/26: Problem Solver Packet day 4 assignment
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/25: Day 2 assignment for My Daniel. Read Chapters 1-3, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 3/24: ACE 2.2
due 3/26: ACE 2.3
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/25: No homework due today
3rd grade Math:
due 3/24: ACE 1.4 (Quiz in class today)
due 3/26: no homework due today
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/24: No homework due today. We are finishing up our Mystery Animal PowerPoints in class.
4th grade Math:
due 3/24: Problem Solver Packet day 3 assignment
due 3/26: Problem Solver Packet day 4 assignment
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/25: Day 2 assignment for My Daniel. Read Chapters 1-3, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 3/24: ACE 2.2
due 3/26: ACE 2.3
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/25: No homework due today
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Homework due 3/16-3/20
Optional Spring Conference times are still available. Please sign up on my wiki if you would like a conference. http://gesconcord.pbwiki.com/ If you have technical difficulties, you can contact me via email also!
3rd grade Math:
due 3/17: ACE 1.2
due 3/19: ACE 1.3
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/17: Read Chapter 11 and do mystery animal research (8-10 facts)
4th grade Math:
due 3/17: No math today
due 3/19: Problem Solver Packet day 2 assignment
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/18: Day 1 assignment for My Daniel. Read Chapters 1-3, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 3/17: No homework
due 3/19: ACE 2.1
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/18: Complete day 5 assignment for Elijah of Buxton
3rd grade Math:
due 3/17: ACE 1.2
due 3/19: ACE 1.3
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/17: Read Chapter 11 and do mystery animal research (8-10 facts)
4th grade Math:
due 3/17: No math today
due 3/19: Problem Solver Packet day 2 assignment
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/18: Day 1 assignment for My Daniel. Read Chapters 1-3, create a literature web for 1chapter you read, keep a running list of vocabulary words (include page # and sentence), answer 1 journal prompt.
5th Grade Math:
due 3/17: No homework
due 3/19: ACE 2.1
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/18: Complete day 5 assignment for Elijah of Buxton
Monday, March 9, 2009
Homework due 3/9-3/13
Optional Spring Conference times are still available. Please sign up on my wiki if you would like a conference. http://gesconcord.pbwiki.com/ If you have technical difficulties, you can contact me via email also!
3rd grade Math:
due 3/10: No homework
due 3/12: ACE 1.1 in Bits & Pieces book
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/3: Read Chapters 8 & 9 in Pixies. Write 3-5 similies (Suzy ran as fast as lightning trying to get to school on time.) and 3-5 metaphors (This homework is a breeze.)
4th grade Math:
due 3/10: No homework
due 3/12: Problem Solver Packet #2. Day 1 assignment.
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/11: Please write a thoughtful response to the following question in your composition notebook.
Of the relationships you described within your novel, which do you think saw the most change occur during the events of the novel? Which was the most unchanging? Were these changes or absences of change positive or negative for the outcome of the novel? Why?
5th Grade Math:
due 3/10: ACE 1.3
due 3/12: ACE 1.4
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/11: Complete day 4 assignment for Elijah of Buxton
3rd grade Math:
due 3/10: No homework
due 3/12: ACE 1.1 in Bits & Pieces book
3rd Grade Reading:
due 3/3: Read Chapters 8 & 9 in Pixies. Write 3-5 similies (Suzy ran as fast as lightning trying to get to school on time.) and 3-5 metaphors (This homework is a breeze.)
4th grade Math:
due 3/10: No homework
due 3/12: Problem Solver Packet #2. Day 1 assignment.
4th Grade Reading:
due 3/11: Please write a thoughtful response to the following question in your composition notebook.
Of the relationships you described within your novel, which do you think saw the most change occur during the events of the novel? Which was the most unchanging? Were these changes or absences of change positive or negative for the outcome of the novel? Why?
5th Grade Math:
due 3/10: ACE 1.3
due 3/12: ACE 1.4
5th Grade Reading:
due 3/11: Complete day 4 assignment for Elijah of Buxton
Friday, February 27, 2009
Homework due 3/2-3/6
Optional Spring Conference times are available. Please sign up if you would like a conference on my wiki. http://gesconcord.pbwiki.com
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
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
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.
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
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
Thursday, January 29, 2009
3rd Grade Reading
due 2/3:
Read chapters 20-26
Answer the following question in your notebook. Your answer should be written in paragraph format. Check your work for capital letters and spelling.
Ida B: Claire tells Ida B that she is mean. Do you think Ida B does mean things? Is she a mean person? What does she do to make things right with Claire? With the old tree? Have you ever done something mean, and then tried to make it right? How did it work out?
Beloved Dearly: Is Ernie a good businessman or does he take advantage of people?” Explain your reasoning.
3rd Grade Math
due 2/3: Previous Work questions for lessons 4-6 in Hands On Algebra packet
due 2/5: Previous Work questions for lessons 7-9 in Hands On Algebra packet
4th Grade Reading
due 2/4: Read The Helpful Badger in your reading booklet. Make a double bubble or Venn Diagram comparing The Helpful Badger with another folktale (your choice of folktale).
4th Grade Math
due 2/3: No homework due today
due 2/5: ACE 3.1
5th Grade Reading
Island of the Blue Dolphin Scratch project is due on 2/4 by 1pm. Please upload your finished project to the scratch site (login: plasch password: concord) and save as "yourname finished". This way I will know which version to grade. Please see click on this link for rubric: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pq1hiXV4I9bHFLcH2Wvhcdw
5th Grade Math
due 2/3: Problem Solver packet pages 1-9
due 2/5: Problem Solver packet pages 13-18
due 2/3:
Read chapters 20-26
Answer the following question in your notebook. Your answer should be written in paragraph format. Check your work for capital letters and spelling.
Ida B: Claire tells Ida B that she is mean. Do you think Ida B does mean things? Is she a mean person? What does she do to make things right with Claire? With the old tree? Have you ever done something mean, and then tried to make it right? How did it work out?
Beloved Dearly: Is Ernie a good businessman or does he take advantage of people?” Explain your reasoning.
3rd Grade Math
due 2/3: Previous Work questions for lessons 4-6 in Hands On Algebra packet
due 2/5: Previous Work questions for lessons 7-9 in Hands On Algebra packet
4th Grade Reading
due 2/4: Read The Helpful Badger in your reading booklet. Make a double bubble or Venn Diagram comparing The Helpful Badger with another folktale (your choice of folktale).
4th Grade Math
due 2/3: No homework due today
due 2/5: ACE 3.1
5th Grade Reading
Island of the Blue Dolphin Scratch project is due on 2/4 by 1pm. Please upload your finished project to the scratch site (login: plasch password: concord) and save as "yourname finished". This way I will know which version to grade. Please see click on this link for rubric: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pq1hiXV4I9bHFLcH2Wvhcdw
5th Grade Math
due 2/3: Problem Solver packet pages 1-9
due 2/5: Problem Solver packet pages 13-18
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Homework due 1/26-1/30
3rd Grade Reading
due 1/27:Read chapters 13-19 and answer the following question in your notebook. Your answer should be written in paragraph format.
Ida B: Ida B says, "...good plans are the best way to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and, possibly, save the world" (p. 38). Ida B makes a lot of plans throughout the book. What are some of the plans she makes? Do they achieve these ends? Why or why not?
Beloved Dearly: What would you have done if you were Swimming Pool and Ernie did not give you the raise he promised? Do you think that Swimming Pool deserved a raise? Did Ernie make a good business decision? Why or why not?
3rd Grade Math
due 1/27: No homework (we took a quiz in class on Thursday)
due 1/29: Hands-On Equations Lessons #1-3
4th Grade Reading
due 1/29: (Note class on Thursday this week due to testing in class on Wednesday) Choose your favorite line from On the Pulse of Morning. In your response notebook, copy the line, explain what you think it means, and explain why it your favorite part of the poem.
4th Grade Math
due 1/27: ACE 2.3
due 1/29: ACE 2.4 (Quiz in class today)
5th Grade Reading
Work on Scratch Island Map. Our final class period to work on the maps will be 1/28. The assignment is due by 1pm on 2/4. Your map must include 4 animated sprites which provide information about the setting and/or plot of the story. Check your work for spelling and be sure you have graphics that are appropriate and attractive. (Reminder...login is plasch and password is concord).
5th Grade Math
due 1/27: ACE 4.3 (test in class today)
due 1/29: No homework due
due 1/27:Read chapters 13-19 and answer the following question in your notebook. Your answer should be written in paragraph format.
Ida B: Ida B says, "...good plans are the best way to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and, possibly, save the world" (p. 38). Ida B makes a lot of plans throughout the book. What are some of the plans she makes? Do they achieve these ends? Why or why not?
Beloved Dearly: What would you have done if you were Swimming Pool and Ernie did not give you the raise he promised? Do you think that Swimming Pool deserved a raise? Did Ernie make a good business decision? Why or why not?
3rd Grade Math
due 1/27: No homework (we took a quiz in class on Thursday)
due 1/29: Hands-On Equations Lessons #1-3
4th Grade Reading
due 1/29: (Note class on Thursday this week due to testing in class on Wednesday) Choose your favorite line from On the Pulse of Morning. In your response notebook, copy the line, explain what you think it means, and explain why it your favorite part of the poem.
4th Grade Math
due 1/27: ACE 2.3
due 1/29: ACE 2.4 (Quiz in class today)
5th Grade Reading
Work on Scratch Island Map. Our final class period to work on the maps will be 1/28. The assignment is due by 1pm on 2/4. Your map must include 4 animated sprites which provide information about the setting and/or plot of the story. Check your work for spelling and be sure you have graphics that are appropriate and attractive. (Reminder...login is plasch and password is concord).
5th Grade Math
due 1/27: ACE 4.3 (test in class today)
due 1/29: No homework due
Friday, January 16, 2009
Homework due 1/19-1/23
3rd Grade Reading
due 1/20: Read Chapters 7-12 in your chosen book (Ida B or Beloved Dearly) and write 2 discussion questions from green worksheet in your notebook.
3rd Grade Math
due 1/20: Practice Problems worksheet (Episode 3) in Fizz & Martina packet.
due 1/22: Practice Problems worksheet (Episode 4) in Fizz & Martina packet.
4th Grade Reading
due 1/21: Cyclic Patterns of Change Model worksheet. Write 2 examples for each generalization. (same assignment from 1/14)
4th Grade Math
due 1/20: ACE 2.1
due 1/22: ACE 2.2
5th Grade Reading
Be sure you have 4 animated Sprite's for class on Wednesday 1/21
5th Grade Math
due 1/20: ACE 4.1
due 1/22: ACE 4.2
due 1/20: Read Chapters 7-12 in your chosen book (Ida B or Beloved Dearly) and write 2 discussion questions from green worksheet in your notebook.
3rd Grade Math
due 1/20: Practice Problems worksheet (Episode 3) in Fizz & Martina packet.
due 1/22: Practice Problems worksheet (Episode 4) in Fizz & Martina packet.
4th Grade Reading
due 1/21: Cyclic Patterns of Change Model worksheet. Write 2 examples for each generalization. (same assignment from 1/14)
4th Grade Math
due 1/20: ACE 2.1
due 1/22: ACE 2.2
5th Grade Reading
Be sure you have 4 animated Sprite's for class on Wednesday 1/21
5th Grade Math
due 1/20: ACE 4.1
due 1/22: ACE 4.2
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Homework due 1/12-1/16
3rd Grade Reading
due 1/13: Read Chapters 1-6 in your chosen book (Ida B or Beloved Dearly) and write discussion question.
3rd Grade Math
due 1/13: Practice Problems worksheet (page 51) in Fizz & Martina packet.
due 1/15: Practice Problems worksheet (page 57) in Fizz & Martina packet.
4th Grade Reading
due 1/14: Cyclic Patterns of Change Model worksheet. Write 2 examples for each generalization.
4th Grade Math
due 1/13: ACE 1.2 (Bits and Pieces II)
due 1/15: ACE 2.1
5th Grade Reading
No Homework due 1/14. Work on Scratch Map if you would like.
5th Grade Math
due 1/13: ACE 3.2 (#5, 6 and 26)
due 1/15: ACE 3.3 (#7, 8 and 33)
due 1/13: Read Chapters 1-6 in your chosen book (Ida B or Beloved Dearly) and write discussion question.
3rd Grade Math
due 1/13: Practice Problems worksheet (page 51) in Fizz & Martina packet.
due 1/15: Practice Problems worksheet (page 57) in Fizz & Martina packet.
4th Grade Reading
due 1/14: Cyclic Patterns of Change Model worksheet. Write 2 examples for each generalization.
4th Grade Math
due 1/13: ACE 1.2 (Bits and Pieces II)
due 1/15: ACE 2.1
5th Grade Reading
No Homework due 1/14. Work on Scratch Map if you would like.
5th Grade Math
due 1/13: ACE 3.2 (#5, 6 and 26)
due 1/15: ACE 3.3 (#7, 8 and 33)
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