Week 11

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L56/70
Writing-Finish Final Drafts
Heritage Reports
EXTRA CREDIT-Write a brief history of where the holiday Halloween comes from. What do the symbols mean? You may do a poster instead of a report, or a powerpoint.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L58/72 odds
Finish Social Studies
Heritage Reports
EXTRA CREDIT-Write a brief history of where the holiday Halloween (DUE THURSDAY) comes from. What do the symbols mean? You may do a poster instead of a report, or a powerpoint.
OR....John Smith, Pocohantus (DUE MONDAY)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L60all/76odds
Social Studies Wkbk p. 40
Finish Spooky Story
EXTRA CREDIT-Write a brief history of where the holiday Halloween (DUE THURSDAY) comes from. What do the symbols mean? You may do a poster instead of a report, or a powerpoint.
OR....John Smith, Pocohantus (DUE MONDAY)







Weekly Quotes
"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title." ~From Scooby-Doo

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
�tis near Halloween.
~Author Unknown

Weekly Riddle
Gollum's Riddle
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.

Class Update
This week our class will be sharing their Milk Carton Projects together. In Social Studies we will be learning about the early colonies. We will also be going over the Family Heritage Project directions so everybody is clear. See you at school!
Mr. Sweet

Week 10

Weekly Quote
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein

Weekly Riddle
What word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

Class Update
It was wonderful getting a chance to meet with each of you last week at conferences. This class is amazing and we are all progressing significantly both socially and academically. I sent home the Science Study Guide today. If your child completes this and studies for the test, they should do very well. Extra-Credit this week will be on Michelle Kwan, the ice skater. Students may write a one-page paper, design a portrait, write a newspaper article, editorial, make a power point, or anything else that extends the learning from class.

Homework Monday
Read 20 min.
Math L 51/62
Spelling-Correct mistakes
Science-Do pages 41 and 49 in the science packet.
Study Guide sent home(TEST FRIDAY)
NEWS TEAMS-Practice Speech on summary of article
Extra Credit-Due Next Monday. Michelle Kwan

Homework Tuesday
Math L 53/64
Science--Study Guide sent home(TEST FRIDAY)
NEWS TEAMS-Practice Speech on summary of article
Extra Credit-Due Next Monday. Michelle Kwan/Experiment using a Chemical Reaction
Leadership Speeches due Friday

Homework Wednesday
Math L54/66
Writing-Finish rough drafts
Science-Finish study guide
Book Report due on Monday

Homework Thursday
Math L55/68 + Multiplication w/100s page
Study for test-Remember to look over the vocabulary words too!
Book Report due on Monday

Week 9

CLASS UPDATE
This week, as you know, students will be dismissed at 12:15 p.m. Conferences start promptly at 12:40 p.m. Please make sure that you arrive on time. Otherwise, your time will be reduced to accommodate all of the other conferences. If we need more time together, we can meet in the upcoming weeks. There will be minimal math and reading this week for homework so students can focus on their new Family Heritage Project and their Milk Carton Book Reports. See you at the conferences!
Mr. Sweet

TOP 10 Signs that your parent/teacher conference is not going well:

10. The teacher asks if your child barks like a dog at home, too.

9. As you arrive, the teacher asks if you can spare a Valium.

8. On behalf of the entire class, the teacher expresses sympathy for your marital problems.

7. The teacher says that you seem very intelligent and asks if your child is adopted.

6. The teacher asks how the snake is doing, and you don't know what she's talking about.

5. The teacher shows you $75 worth of dimes and quarters she found in your son's desk, and you notice how thin the other children are.

4. The teacher encourages your family to take a week-long vacation the week of standardized testing.

3. You spot your missing Weight Watchers records on the bulletin board as a part of the Examples of Graphs display.

2. The teacher has a can of pepper mace stored in a shoulder holster.

1. The teacher tells you that she had hoped your son could be a tree in the school play, but he lacked the necessary acting ability.

WEEKLY RIDDLE
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it,
The rich don't need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

Homework Monday
Read 20 minutes
Math L45/54
Spelling-Study words for test on Friday
* Remind parents of your conference time
* Work on Milk Carton Book Report
* Begin Family Heritage Project

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L46/56
Science-p.25-30 in packet (4 pages)
* Remind parents of your conference time
* Work on Milk Carton Book Report
* Begin Family Heritage Project


HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L48/58
Science-p.33, 37 & 38
* Extra Credit-Write a news article on the Presidential Debate
* Extra Credit-Write a brief one-page paper on Richie Valens
Choose News Team Article: Sentinel, msn.com, cnn.com, ksbw.com, etc.
DUE MONDAY


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 min.
Math L50/60
Science Test next Friday, October 24th
* Extra Credit-Write a news article on the Presidential Debate
* Extra Credit-Write a brief one-page paper on Richie Valens
Choose News Team Article: Sentinel, msn.com, cnn.com, ksbw.com, etc.
DUE MONDAY
News Team Summaries Due Monday

WEEK 8

Class Update
Here is a brief list of what is happening in Room 12:
* Our class set a record for the earliest party earned! On Monday we will decide what we want to do for our party.
* I have posted our conference times for next week. Please let me know if there are any conflicts or changes that need to be made.
* This week we will be finishing up Crispin and taking our reading quizzes to get A.R. points. Regarding, Accelerated Reader, we have about one more month to take reading quizzes to bring up our grade. I have posted the updated A.R. point chart in class.
* Reports that are due on Monday, October 27th. On Monday and Tuesday our News Groups will present their current events to the class.
* In Science we have begun a new study on the Periodical Table of Elements and Matter.
See you at school!

Homework Monday
Read Ch. 49-51 + Summary
Math L41
L46-Advanced
Everybody: p. 155-157 in wkbk w/protractors
Spelling-Study missed words (no Spelling hw this week!)
Milk Carton Book Report-Due Monday, October 27th. Work on this project during your
extra time this week. THE REPORT IS POSTED ON THE BLOG LAST WEEK.


Homework Wednesday
Read Finish Crispin
Math L43+50
wkbk p. 14+15
Vocab-Finish at home
Friday-Opposite Day/Party/Movie/Bring secret dish to share
NO HOMEWORK THURSDAY!

THURSDAY
Finish Math L44/52
Dress Up for "CRAZY DAY "class party, secret dish
Work on Book Report

Weekly Quotes
"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential."
Illinois Senator Barrack Obama — US Presidential Candidate.

“Glory is not a conceit. It is not a decoration for valor. Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on you in rerun.”
John McCain

Weekly Riddle
I am large as a castle, yet lighter than air. 100 men and their horses cannot move me. What am I?

Parent Conference Schedule

Dear Parents,
Here is the schedule for the upcoming parent/teacher conferences for the week of October 13 - 17th.

Monday-10/13
12:40 -Jeffery, K.
1:00 - Lee, T.
1:20 - Sambrillo, C
1:40 - Cruse, N
2:00 - Gaekle, C
2:20 - Fischer, R
2:40 - Feldbrugge,G

Tuesday - 10/14
12:40 -O'Boy, J
1:00 - Russo, G
1:20 - Zuniga, J
1:40 - Jordan N.
2:00 - Quinn O.


Wednesday - 10/15
1:00 - Surgalski, R
1:20 - Calcagno, J
1:40 - Bruce, S
2:00 - Spencer, R
2:20 - Rastatter, S
2:40 - Dorney, A

Thursday 10/16
12:40 -Hurley, J
1:00 - Hayes, T
1:20 - Hopkins, J
1:40 - Hildebrand
2:00 - Tunink, A
2:20 - Mitchener, J
2:40-Sambrailo M.


Fri - 10/17
12:40 -Hougardy, H
1:00 - Chmelicek
1:20 - Harris, J

MILK CARTON BOOK REPORT
Due: Monday, October 27th

This fun book report will combine your artistic skills, creativity and understanding of the book you read. You will be graded on neatness, C.U.P.S. and completing ALL of the components correctly. Please use the computer to type all the parts of the carton. Have fun with this project and make your carton a standout, eye-catching work of art!

Bottom of carton-Name, # and Date

Front panel-Write the title, author, publisher and the illustrator. In addition, make a colorful illustration from a key part of the book.

Back panel-Write a concise summary of the book in your own words. Create a word search, or a crossword puzzle, with key words and any small objects and symbols from the story.

Side Panel – Describe each main character briefly. Also, write your favorite quote by them. If there is enough room, you may draw some pictures of them.

Side Panel 2 – Describe the most important lesson you learned from the story. What do you think the moral of the story is and what did the author intend you to understand?

Top Section #1 - Write and define five key vocabulary words from the story.

Top Section #2 – Describe the setting and time that the story takes place. Once again, you may draw a small picture if there is enough room.