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Week of Nov. 17-21, 2008
On Monday-Friday your child will be responsible for completing one Everyday Math page, called a Homelink. Answers to these Homelinks are found in the Family Newsletter that you will receive at the beginning of each unit. The second assignment will be to read aloud to a parent each evening for fifteen to twenty minutes. Parents, please sign their assignment book and ask your child to return it each day.
11/17-11/21
Math
Addition and Subtraction Math triangles need to be practiced nightly. Work on speed and accuracy.
SRB= Student Reference Book Homework Homelink = HL
Chapter 1
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Activities |
Comments/Homework |
| Monday |
.3.7 Area |
HL 3.7 |
| Tuesday |
3.8 Read Sir Cumference then explore finding radius and diameter of various size cylinders. |
HL-3.8 |
| Wednesday |
3.9 Review area and perimeter |
worksheet |
| Thursday |
More review |
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| Friday |
Test on Unit 3 |
Family Letter |
Guided Reading
Traits of invertebrates. PP.46-53. Monday and Tuesday with reading groups. Groups M and N on Monday, O and P on Tuesday.
| Date |
Activities/Assignments.........Integrating Science this week |
Comments |
| Monday |
Daily Five...five choices:writing workshop, working with words, read to partner, read to self or listening center. Dinosaur Cove-Ch.3,Jigsaw Jones, Ch. 6 |
Read Ch. 4, Read Ch. 7
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| Tuesday |
Daily Five...five choices:writing workshop, working with words, read to partner, read to self or listening center. Courage of Sarah Noble- Ch. 7, Mayflower Treasure Hunt- Ch. 5 |
Read Ch. 8, 9, Ch. 6, and 7
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| Wednesday |
Daily Five. Teacher working with two small groups: Purple Group, Dinosaur Cove Ch. 4 and Green Group,Jigsaw Jones Mystery, The Case of the Wild Turkey. Ch. 8 read together. |
Read aloud Ch. 5 Read Ch. 9.
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| Thursday |
Daily Five. Teacher working with two small groups: Red Group, Courage of Sarah Noble., Ch10 and Blue Group,A to Z Mystery, Mayflower Treasure Hunt. Ch.8 pages read together.
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Read aloud Ch.11 Read aloud Ch.9 and read to self Ch.10
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| Friday |
Daily Five. Teacher working with two small groups: Purple Group, Dinosaur Cove Ch.6, and Green Group,Jigsaw Jones Mystery, The Case of the Wild Turkey. read Ch. 10 together. |
Read aloud Ch. 7and 8. Read Ch. 11 aloud |
Self-Selected Reading
Nightly Homework - Read Aloud 15-20 minutes and parent initials Assignment Notebook
| Date |
Activities/Assignments |
Comments |
| Monday |
Students read independently, teacher calls students to conference. Students share. Each student has their own day of the week for conferencing and sharing. Visit library today at 3:15.
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15-20 min. read aloud at home |
| Tuesday |
Students read independently, teacher calls students to conference. Students share. Each student has their own day of the week for conferencing and sharing |
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| Wednesday |
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Working With Words
| Date |
Activities/Assignments |
Comments |
| Monday |
N/A |
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| Tuesday |
Making Words - pumpkin |
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| Wednesday |
New spelling words: beautiful, when, went, hopeless, hopeful |
Write words in cursive 2 more times (three in all) |
| Thursday |
Computer Lab |
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| Friday |
Computer Lab |
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Writing
Students Brainstorm Topics to write about- chart is posted so all can see.
Editor's Checklist: Capital letters, punctuation, indent for paragraphs, Voice of I, me, my for personal narrative.
| Date |
Activities/Assignments |
Comments |
| Monday |
Teacher models her Thanksgiving story choice. Students have free writing time.
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| Tuesday |
Teacher continues to model story. Students have free writing time. Five will share. |
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| Wednesday |
Teacher continues modeling her story. Students have free writing time. Five will share. |
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| Thursday |
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| Friday |
Inservice/work day-no school for students |
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Science
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Comments |
| Monday -N/A |
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| Tuesday- N/A |
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| Wednesday- N/A |
N/A |
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| Thursday - N/A |
N/A |
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| Friday-N/A |
N/A |
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Social Studies
| Date |
Activities/Assignments |
Comments |
| Monday |
Listening Center- 82-97 . Aurora Before Dawn. Then Communities Thrive in Different Places.
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Students will color a USA map in following the physical map on P. 97. |
| Tuesday |
Same as Monday ...groups take turns...8 a day. |
Map work-same as yesterday. |
| Wednesday |
Last group at listening center. |
Map work same as yesterday. |
| Thursday |
N/A |
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| Friday |
Map work |
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*Note: plans are subject to change.
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