Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Homework

Students should be reading at home every night.  We are reading Freak the Mighty in class and they should be completing Chapter Sheets. 

Monday, December 10, 2012

Homework

Monday

Students should study their chapter sheets for a test on Freak the Mighty


Tuesday
Students need to read their personal novels every night so they can reach their reading goal of 30 books for the school year. 
At this point, they should have 10-15 novels read.  They are reading every day at school and should be reading every night at home.  They should be reading a novel a week. 

Wednesday

Students received a Reader's Notebook Checklist and this needs to be signed.

They also received a letter to parents about Sea Turtle Reminders that also need to be signed.

They need to read personal novels at home for at least 15-20 minutes.

Thursday

Marshmallow-book talk

Finish Journal response that pertains to one of these quotes:
"Pain is a state of mind.  You can think your way out of anything, even pain."  or "Life is dangerous."

Students may need to finish chapter sheets for chapters 8-9

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Homework

Study for Vocabulary Test!!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Sorry!!

I forgot to update my page for homework!!! If this happens again, please remember that students receive Weekly Essentials every Monday and they always have vocabulary cards to make for homework.  They will have a test on Friday for the vocabulary words. 

We are also reading Freak the Mighty in class and students are responsible for doing Chapter Sheets for every chapter.  They will be able to use these as a study guide when they have a comprehension test on the first 8 chapters soon. I have checked notebooks and several students are behind on these.  In order for their grade to change, they must make these up.

Thanks!!!


Chapter Sheets are simple a sheet that asks for the chapter title and number, the characters of that chapter, the setting of that chapter and a summary of that chapter.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Homework

Welcome Back!!!

Monday

Student received Weekly Essentials today.  They are to study their vocabulary words and make flash cards.

Humane
Homage
Heirloom
Haphazard
Hideous
Haughty
Hindrance
Hoard

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Study vocabulary words and read novels.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Homework for this week

Students will not receive weekly essentials.  They should read their novels at home. 


Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Homework

Tuesday & Wednesday
Make flash cards for vocabulary words and study
Read your novels!!


Thursday
Study for Test on Friday

Read novel

Monday, November 5, 2012

Homework

Monday

Students are not receiving Weekly Essentials this week.  I will be working on reading skills in the classroom.
They are to read every night for at least 20 minutes.
Enjoy your day off tomorrow!

Wednesday

Students should read their novels at home.  Some students are really behind the 6-9 book reading goal for the first nine weeks.  They should be starting at least book 7 this week.  Please check their Reader's Notebook to see if they are keeping up.
Thanks!!
Mrs. King

Thursday

Read novel at home

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Homework

Monday

Students did not receive weekly essentials today because we needed to finish work from last week.

Tuesday

I decided to go ahead and assign weekly essentials.  They will have a vocabulary test on Friday.  Students should make flash cards to help with studying at home.

The words are:

Epicenter
Embezzle
Eccentric
Elongate
Epidemic
Entice
Epitaph
Encompass


Wednesday & Thursday

Finish Weekly Essentials and Study for Vocabulary test

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Homework

Monday

Flash Cards for Vocabulary

Tuesday
Study Vocabulary and Read novel

Wednesday
Study Vocabulary and Finish questions for the story in literature book "Water" pages 378-382.

Thursday
Study Vocabulary Words and Finish Weekly Essentials.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Wish List

We are always in need of:

Kleenex
Disinfectant Wipes (Clorox or Lysol)
Pencils

 
I would love individual pencil sharpeners!! Please!


If you are able, please send these items in to my class.


Thank you!!
Mrs. King

Monday

Students received Weekly Essentials today.  They will have 6 vocabulary words that they will need to study and create flash cards for.  They will have a test Friday on the vocabulary.  We are finishing "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" this week and we will then begin a novel.  Please make sure that your child is reading every night at home.  Some students are really behind and need to "catch-up."  At this point, students should have read at least 6 novels. 
Thanks,
Mrs. King


Vocabulary Words:

Defiance
Disband
Disintegrate
Distort
Discretion
Deplete

Monday, October 15, 2012

Homework

Monday

NO Weekly Essentials today

Students need to finish final copy of their narrative tonight.  They will need to include the peer edits/advice in their final copy. 

Staple to your essay:
Staple Reverse Story Map (2), Bubble Map, Sensory Chart, Purple & Blue Peer Edits, Rough Draft and Final Copy (on top).

Tuesday

Some students did not turn in all work required for final paper.  They will need to redo work that is missing. 
Read Novel at home.

Wednesday and Thursday

Read Novels and work on any missing work

Monday, October 8, 2012

Homework

Tuesday
Students will not have Weekly Essentials this week or a vocabulary test.  We will review previous materials. 
Students will need to start writing their Autobiographical Narrative for Homework(only 1 paragraph).  They will need it for Wednesday.
To help with writing students should read pages 146-155 in their literature book.

Wednesday

Students are to write their narrative tonight for homework.

They definitely should use:
Dialogue
1st Person Point of View
Chronological Order
Sensory Language/ Vivid Details
Conflict

Monday, October 1, 2012

Homework Oct 1-5

Monday

Study Vocabulary Words.  (conquest, consequently, contrary, controversy, compensation, convey, condolence, and contemplate)  Students need to make flashcards.



Tuesday

Students should continue to study for their vocabulary test.  Also, students should be reading every night for at least 15 minutes. 


Wednesday

Complete Story Map for Autobiographical Narrative.  Students are choosing an event from their childhood that is memorable to write about.  It needs to be about their life and their story.  They may not write about an event that happened to a family member.  If they can not remember the event or do not have enough information, then they need to choose a different event.

Thursday

Students need to finish "5 senses" chart if they did not finish in class.
Study for vocabulary test
Finish Weekly Essentials
Read novel for at least 15 minutes