News for Week of March 1, 2010

14 Accelerated Reader Points due this quarter.

Book orders due: Monday March 8.

No School for students Thursday March 4.

Conference notes have been sent out in Mr. Kowalski's class, please sign and return them as soon as possible.

Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday March 11.

Science Camp - March 23-26

Science -Force and Motion

Reading - Kowalski - Shiloh
May - Hatchet
Marek - Miss Louise and the Outlaws

Language - Mr. Kowalski - Tall Tales Unit
Mrs. May - Unit 4 Pronouns

Social Studies - George Washington Report Due Monday, Chapter 6 - The Middle Colonies

Math - Chapter 15 Fraction Lessons 15.1, 15.2, 15.4, Chapter 16 Add and Subtract Fractions

Spelling - Week 21 - scene, they're, through, heir, clothes, byte, aloud, cruise, crews, isle, principal, principle, hour, knew, two, write, chute, reign, equivalent, denominator

Assignments for Friday February 26, 2010

Spelling - Week 20 Test
Math - Review 15.2 Simplest Form, Reteach/Practice 15.4
Massachusetts State Report Due Tuesday March 2
Reward Recess

Assignments for Thursday February 25, 2010

Spelling - Edit for Spelling
Reading - Vocab Quiz, West Virginia Facts together, Quiztime Chapter 1-3 and 8 sentence summary
Language - figurative language vs. literal language
Math - Go over tests from Tuesday and Practice 15.2

Assignments for Wednesday February 24,2010

Spelling - Word Study
Math - Practice 15.1
Reading - Vocabulary Quiz Tomorrow February 25
D.A.R.E Graduation - 1:45 pm

Assignments for Tuesday February 23, 2010

Spelling - Word Meanings 20
Reading - Vocabulary Chapters 1-3, Read Chapter 3, Vocab Quiz Thursday
Language - Read Paul Bunyan, Figurative Language vs. Literal Language
Math - Quiz Chapter 13 and Chapter 14 - open book/notes

Assignments for Monday February 22, 2010

Spelling - List 20, ABC Order
Reading - Authors Page, Shiloh Chapter 1-2
Language - Ingenuity Worksheet
Math - Review Chapter 13 and 14 - GCF and LCM Worksheet & Pg. 309 #4-8, 24-28, 34-38, Quiz Tomorrow

News for the Week of February 22, 2010

14 Accelerated Reader Points due this quarter.

Book orders due:

Conference notes have been sent out in Mr. Kowalski's class, please sign and return them as soon as possible.

Science Camp - March 23-26

D.A.R.E. Graduation Wednesday February 24 at 1:45 P.M.

Science -Force and Motion

Reading - Kowalski - Shiloh
May - Hatchet
Marek - Sherlock Holmes

Language - Mr. Kowalski - Tall Tales Unit
Mrs. May - Unit 4 Pronouns

Social Studies - Southeast States and Capitals, Test must be signed and returned by Friday February 19. P. 214-222 The New England Colonies

Math - Test Tuesday February 23 on Chapter 13 Factors and Multiples Lessons 31.1, 13.2, 13.3 and Chapter 14 Exponents and Prime Numbers Lessons 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4
Start Chapter 15 Fraction Lessons 15.1, 15.2, 15.4 on Wednesday

Spelling - Week 20 - kindness, darkness, happiness, loneliness, sadness, weakness, exactly, honestly, speedily, angrily, happily, friendly, especially, teacher, actor, liar, biologist, assistant

Assignments for February 19, 2010

Spelling - Test Week 19
Math - Practice 14.4 #5- 16
Reading - Comparison Essay for Holes
Reward Recess

Assignments for February 18, 2010

Spelling - Edit for Spelling 19, Word Study 19
Language - Introduction to tall tales, Ingenuity worksheet
Reading - Holes Movie
Math - 14.3 prime numbers worksheet

Assignments for Wednesday February, 17, 2010

Spelling - List 19, ABC Order, Word Meaning
Language - Unit 3 Test
Reading - Reading Buddies, Holes Movie
Math - Reteach 14.2 #1-5, Practice 14.2 #1-8, 17-27

News for Week of February 17, 2010

14 Accelerated Reader Points due this quarter.

Please return Science Camp Health Forms.

D.A.R.E. Graduation Wednesday February 24.

Science -Force and Motion

Reading - Kowalski - Holes
May - Hatchet
Marek - Sherlock Holmes

Language - Mr. Kowalski - Unit 3 Quiz Wednesday February 17, Tall Tales Unit
Mrs. May - Unit 4 Pronouns

Social Studies - Southeast States and Capitals, Test must be signed and returned by Friday February 19. P. 214-222 The New England Colonies

Math - Chapter 13 Factors and Multiples Lessons 31.1, 13.2, 13.3 and Chapter 14 Exponents and Prime Numbers Lessons 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4

Spelling - Week 19: tried, weigh, piece, receive, their, fierce, neither, field, receiving, trying, hurried, siege, weighs, writing, tired, having, planned, worries

Assignments for Friday February 12, 2010

Spelling - Test
Language - Test on Wednesday February 17
Reading - Test
Math - Practice 14.1

No School Monday February 15 and Tuesday February 16!

Assignments for Thursday February 11, 2010

Spelling - Word Study and Edit for Spelling
Language - Unit 3 Test Wednesday February 17th!!
Math - Lesson 14.1 Reteach and Practice
Reading - Holes Movie

Assignments for Tuesday February 9, 2010

Spelling - Word Meaning 18
Reading - Filling in the Holes, What's your opinion
Language - Study guide Unit 3, Test Thursday
Math - GCF and LCM boardwork

Assignments for February 8, 2010

Spelling - Spelling List Week 18, ABC Order
Reading - Go over Quiztime, That's Ironic, and What does it Stand for? Worksheets
Language - Reteach and Practice Prefixes Worksheets and complete page 163 #73-91, Test on Unit 3 Wednesday
Math - Lesson 14.1

News for Week of February 8, 2010

14 Accelerated Reader Points due this quarter.
Please return Science Camp Health Forms.
Mr. Kowalski Book Orders due Friday February 5th.

Science -Force and Motion

Reading - Kowalski - Holes, May - Hatchet, Marek - Sherlock Holmes

Language - Mr. Kowalski - Unit 3 Quiz Wednesday February 10th. Mrs. May - Unit 4 Pronouns

Social Studies - Test Southeastern States February 12, 2010. Please sign and return study sheet by February 12, 2010. Spelling will count also.

Math - Chapter 13 Factors and Multiples Lessons 31.1, 13.2, 13.3 and Chapter 14 Exponents and Prime Numbers Lessons 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4

Spelling - Week 18: eagle, example, towel, special, legal, little, whole, several, terrible, label, question, frequent, telescope, instead, instrument, celebrate, declare, address

Assignments for Friday February 5, 2010

Spelling - Test
Reading - Quiz Time due
Math - Review page 287 #1-30 (graded)
Computers - Type of Brainstormer Story
Reward Recess

Assignments for Thursday February 4, 2010

Spelling - Edit for Spelling
Reading - Vocabulary Quiz, Read the rest of Holes, Quiztime Ch. 40-50 due tomorrow
Language - Tall tales pre-test
Math - 13.3 Practice #1-21 (10-17 in spiral notebooks)

Assignments for Wednesday February 3, 2010

Spelling - Word Meaning, Word Study
Reading - Vocabulary from Chapters 40-50 Quiz tomorrow, Read Chapters 44-45
Language - Brainstormer Story
Math - Worksheet, Practice 13.2

Assignments for Tuesday February 2, 2010

Spelling - Word Meaning
Reading - Vocabulary Chapters 40-50, Read Chapters 44-46
Language - Brainstormer Story
Math - Lesson 13.1

Assignments for Monday February 1, 2010

Spelling - Spelling List 17, ABC order
Reading - Holes Brouchure, Chapters 42-43
Language - page 162 #1-72
Math - Semester Test, Worksheet