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WEEKLY CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES for the week of February 6, 2012
READING
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DATE
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LEARNING TARGET |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Mon. |
Mythology |
Students will begin working on the vocabulary and summaries of the chapters on their own this week. They have had 10 or 11 chapters of practice in order to do well on their final 10 or 11 chapters. If work for each chapter isn't finished at school, it will be sent home for homework that evening.
Lightning Thief-work on special projects.
When Monsters Attack-begin book with chapter 1.
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Tues. |
Mythology |
Lightning Thief-chapter 12
When Monsters Attack-chapter 2
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All students are expected to read 15-20 minutes each evaning from homework or other reading material. |
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Wed.
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Mythology |
LT-chapter 13
WMA-chapter 3
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Students will record nightly reading on a reading record sheet. |
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Thurs. |
Mythology |
LT-chapter 14
WMA-chapter 4
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Fri.
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Mythology |
LT-chapter 15
WMA-chapter 5
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MATHEMATICS
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DATE
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LEARNING TARGET |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Mon. |
Clock fractions |
Lesson 7.5 Using clock faces to help add and subtract fractions. Today students prepare clock faces with fractional parts colored. MJ 202 to practice...HW fraction practice sheet. |
Be sure your child brings home his/her SRB today! |
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Tues. |
Clock fractions |
Lesson 7.5 continued-Use clock fractions to add and subtract fractions on MJ pg. 203 and St. Lk. 7.5...HW sheet 108. |
Students should spend time weekly practicing all math facts for 4 tests during the school year. |
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Wed.
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Equivalent fractions |
Lesson 7.6 Equivalent fractions with MJ pp. 356-357...HW MJ pg. 205. |
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Thurs. |
Equivalent fractions |
Lesson 7.7 Equivalent fractions with MJ pg. 207 and St.Lk. 7.7...HW St. Lk. 7.6. |
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Fri. |
Fractions/decimals |
Lesson 7.8 Fractions as decimals using MJ pp. 210-211 and St. Lk. 7.8...HW Equivalent fraction practice sheet. |
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LANGUAGE ARTS
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DATE
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LEARNING TARGET |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS
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COMMENTS
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Mon. |
Research |
Find county seats and addresses of chambers of commerce for each chosen county.
Spelling tests in some groups today. Some get new lists today.
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Tues.
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Business letter |
Use sample business letter to write a business letter to each child's chamber of commerce. |
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Wed.
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Now Social Studies period. |
Spelling tests will usually be on Fridays. |
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Thurs.
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Business letter |
Continue rough draft of business letter. |
Students will review printing and then review cursive writing. |
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Fri. |
Business letter |
Finish rough drafts. Begin final copy of business letter. |
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SCIENCE
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DATE
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LEARNING TARGET |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Mon. |
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No class--Lesson 5 Guidance with Ms. Mundigler-Hemauer. |
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Tues. |
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No class. |
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Wed. |
Food webs |
Read pp. 38-41 about energy flow in food webs and food chains. Students need to start thinking about/researching a food chain they will draw in an upcoming science test. |
Encourage your child to bring this book home at least once a week for review. |
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Thurs. |
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No class. |
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Fri. |
Review |
Lesson one review sheet 28/29. Read pp. 42-43. |
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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DATE
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LEARNING TARGET |
ACTIVITIES/ASSIGNMENTS |
COMMENTS |
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Mon. |
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No class. |
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Tues. |
Test |
Moons test of names of months according to Native American traditions. |
Encourage your child to bring home this book at least once a week to review the material covered. |
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Wed. |
Aztalan |
Finish Aztalan information on pp. 50-51. |
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Thurs. |
Oneota |
Oneota people of Wisconsin, pp. 52-53. |
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Fri. |
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No class. |
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Note: Plans are subject to change.
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