Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Reminders
- Scholastic Book Orders due TOMORROW!!!

Language Arts  
- re-envision your personal narrative write a new draft based on the story arc you created in class today, keeping in mind what your story is really about

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments due next Mon. 11/9
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/9: Harvard's U.S. champion debate team loses to New York inmates

- Newsela Pop Quiz TOMORROW!!! (make sure you are practicing your reading strategies along with annotation strategies as you are reading)

NoRedInk Quiz #3 TOMORROW!!!   
Covers the following topics:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Describing Verbs and Adjectives 1
Identify Adverbs 1 
Identify Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Parts of a Whole
Math, Money, and Time
Tricky Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns

 
Social Studies
- read directions for My Tour of Ancient Egypt project and start watching tutorials for the apps that are involved so you are ready to go with the project on Thursday (it would also help to have read Chapters 8 & 9 in the History Alive book
 
- Chapter 6 Quiz TOMORROW!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Correction for homework and review
Study for TEST
Quiz Corrections

Science
In Journal explain what makes a good graph and amazing data table

Exploratory (Oliveira)
All projects due Thursday
Silent Reading Friday

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie by TOMORROW!!!

Monday, November 2, 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

Reminders
- Scholastic Book Orders due this Wed. 11/4

Language Arts  
- revise your personal narrative focusing on one technique you'd like to work on: work toward it, again and again, until you feel like you can say, "I am a writer who knows how to do _________. I do it often and I do it well."

- NoRedInk Assignment #7: Identifying Sentences and Fragments due next Mon. 11/9
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/9: Harvard's U.S. champion debate team loses to New York inmates

- Newsela Pop Quiz this Wed. 11/4!!! (make sure you are practicing your reading strategies along with annotation strategies as you are reading)

NoRedInk Quiz #3 this Wed. 11/4!!!   
Covers the following topics:
What Does the Adjective Describe?
Identify Adjectives 1
Describing Verbs and Adjectives 1
Identify Adverbs 1 
Identify Collective Nouns
Collective Nouns
Parts of a Whole
Math, Money, and Time
Tricky Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns

 
Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz this Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Haunted Houses due Tuesday Nov. 3rd
3.3.3   3-120 through 3-124, 3-126 and 2-128
Sigma - Quiz Corrections

Science
Science test with corrections and explanation as to why it was wrong and parent signature
-TURN IN ALL LATE WORK BY MONDAY 

Exploratory (Oliveira)
All projects due Thursday
Silent Reading Friday

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie by this Wed. 11/4!!!

Friday, October 30, 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

Reminders
- Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF: learn more about it so you know how to tell people about this campaign
- Social Today!!!!
-Happy Halloween!  Be safe Trick-or Treating!
-TURN IN ALL LATE WORK BY MONDAY

Language Arts  
- finish your flash draft of your seed idea if you did not complete it in class

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 11/2
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/2: McDonald's move to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling



- Newsela Pop Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (make sure you are practicing your reading strategies along with annotation strategies as you are reading)
 
Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Corrections
Haunted Houses due Tuesday Nov. 3rd
-TURN IN ALL LATE WORK BY MONDAY 

Science
Science test with corrections and explanation as to why it was wrong and parent signature
-TURN IN ALL LATE WORK BY MONDAY 

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie  by next Wed. 11/4!!!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Reminders
- Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF: learn more about it so you know how to tell people about this campaign
- Social Permission Slips
- School Acceptable Costumes on Friday

Language Arts  
- assess yourself according to the Narrative Writing Checklist — check off whether you are "Not Yet," "Starting To" or "Yes!" in each of the categories
- choose the lead that you think works best for setting you up to tell your story (seed idea) really well — if that means you'll need to write a couple more leads, then do so!

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 11/2
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/2: McDonald's move to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling


Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Corrections
3.2.5
3-66 and 3-71

Science
Current Science Comic due Friday
Science test with corrections and explanation as to why it was wrong and parent signature

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie  by next Wed. 11/4!!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Reminders
- Social Permission Slips
-School Acceptable Costumes on Friday

Language Arts  
- assess yourself according to the Narrative Writing Checklist — make at least five goals for yourself for what to work on (be specific!)
- write your next personal narrative with your goals in mind OR revise a previous entry with your goals in mind

- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 11/2
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/2: McDonald's move to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling


Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Corrections
3.2.5
3-66 and 3-71

Science
Current Science Comic due Friday
Science test with corrections and explanation as to why it was wrong and parent signature

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie  by next Wed. 11/4!!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Reminders
- Social Permission Slips

Language Arts  
- annotate a chunk of text that made a profound impact on you from Jim Howe's "Everything Will Be Okay" — make notes on what techniques he's using to make his writing powerful
- write your next personal narrative entry using strategies we learned from Jim Howe 
- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 11/2
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/2: McDonald's move to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling


Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Corrections
3.3.2
Learning Log
Homework :  Read Methods and Meanings, 3-107 through 3-111

Science
Current Science Comic due Friday
Science test with corrections and explanation as to why it was wrong and parent signature

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie  by next Wed. 11/4!!!

Monday, October 26, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

Reminders
- Social Permission Slips
Language Arts  
- NoRedInk Assignment #6: Subject-Verb Agreement II due next Mon. 11/2
Newsela article due next Mon. 11/2: McDonald's move to cage-free eggs has companies scrambling


Social Studies
- Chapter 6 Quiz next Wed. 11/4!!! (includes Activity 2.2.1 Constructing a Timeline of Mesopotamian Civilizations)

Math
Corrections
3.3.1
Finish Classwork
Homework : 3-90, Read Methods and Meanings, 3-93 throught 3-97

Science
Current Science Comic due Friday

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- film should be done editing and exported as a movie  by next Wed. 11/4!!!