WEEK of January 18-21

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read Ch. 3 + Summary
Math finish wkbk pages 159-162+ L 103 Odds
Writing Finish Frame
Choose Top 5 American Revolution Heroes for Computer Lab Project...We will select them tomorrow randomly.
Study Spelling
Return Field Trip permission w/$5

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Ch. 4 + Summary
Math Finish L104 Odds+p. 157+163 front and back
Study Vocab Posted on blog
Return Book orders + Field Trip Forms + $
CORRECT + Return PE Muscle Test-Due Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read Ch. 6 + Perspectives-Loyalist vs. Patriot
Math-Do Saxon Pre-Test
Study DLR For Test+Vocab Posted on blog-Test tomorrow
Return Book orders + Field Trip Forms + $
CORRECT + Return PE Muscle Test-Due Friday

Week of January 12-14

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-Finish Ch. 1 of My Brother Sam is Dead + Summary
Math-Finish L101+Coordinate Plane Activity
Study Vocab/Spelling words from Notebook/Flash Drives (Test Friday)
Review Heritage Project-Due Friday, February 28th

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading-Finish Ch. 2 of My Brother Sam is Dead + Summary
Math-Finish L102 odds+Coordinate Plane Activity
Study Vocab/Spelling words from Notebook/Flash Drives (Test Friday)
Review Heritage Project-Due Friday, February 28th
Finish Social Studies Wkbk page 77

Dear Parents,
I hope everybody had a restful break with family and friends. Our vacation was a blast! Thank you so much for your kind gift of the credit card and all of the other thoughtful gifts. Wow, we were able to go out to dinner at BJs in San Jose followed by the Shark's game against the Canucks. I also got new basketball shoes to get back into shape. Building a storage unit in my garage and putting in Pergo flooring in our bedroom were some fun projects too. A HUGE thanks goes out to the Quinns who purchased our class a SmartBoard. I spent a lot of time preparing lessons and familiarizing myself with its functions over the break. It is good to be back and our class has hit the ground running using the Smartboard on many occasions together.

Here are some quick updates:
* Our class has begun a new unit of study in Social Studies about the American Revolution. We also began a book entitled My Brother Sam is Dead. Tomorrow I will be showing parts of John Adams, an HBO special. Today we learned about the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre.
* In math we are learning about the Coordinate Planes and graphing.
* Tomorrow we will be taking a quiz on the ten vocab words from our book.
* Our next field trip is on Friday, February 11th to the UCSC Lifelab. I will send home the forms on Monday.
* Please check the blog for the exciting new after school classes being offered. School Newspaper, Life Lab Class, African Drumming and Ceramics.
* The school talent show tryouts are next Wednesday.
* Our next big report will be the Family Heritage Project, which will be due Friday, February 28th. That leaves a month and a half to complete this memorable project, which is always a class favorite. Check out the blog for the assignment. It is a google document.
* The class Spelling Bee will be next Thursday, January 20th so students can learn some of the words with the link on the blog.
* The last day to take an A.R. quiz is on Friday, February 28th.

That's it for now!

Mr. Sweet

"Where kind hearts and open minds rule."

Last Week of the Year!

Homework Monday
Read 20min (finish those books before the winter break!)
Math-Finish L100
Study for Science Test
Get White Elephant Gift for Wednesdays Exchange ($10/under)
Return signed progress report
*Optional-work on Spelling Vocab Word Search/Crossword*
Be polite and loving to your parents.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Get White Elephant Gift for exchange
Finish Spelling Crossword/Word Search
Return Progress Reports
Get ready to party!
Wear green and red.

WEEK of December 13th-17th

Homework Monday
Read 20min.
Math L92+p.111+112in HM Wkbk
Spelling-Correct words and Study for Test
Memorize Winter Poem/and Your own poem for
Friday's Poetry Cafe'

Homework Tuesday
Read 20min.
Math L96+p.129/130 in HM Wkbk
Science review-p.114+115 in Science Wkbk
REVIEW STUDY GUIDE-Test-Tuesday, December 21st
Memorize Winter Poem/and Your own poem for
Friday's Poetry Cafe'

Homework Wednesday
Read 20min.
Math L98odds
REVIEW SCIENCE STUDY GUIDE-Test-Tuesday, December 21st
Memorize Winter Poem/and Your own poem for
Friday's Poetry Cafe'
Canned Good Drive

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Finish Science Wkbk Unit 3-Water Cycle
Dress Up
Practice Poems
Bring Canned Goods/Last day

WEEK 16

This week our class will begin the Water Cycle Unit in Science and start the process of researching Science Project ideas. In writing we will be studying poetry and composing our own winter poems. In addition, students will get the opportunity to choose from a variety of famous poems to memorize and recite in class on Friday, December 17th. We will enjoy these poems together by creating a cafe' atmosphere with cider and hot chocolate in Room 12. These poems will be recorded with our fancy flip camera.
That's it for now....See you at the school where kind hearts and open minds rule.
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-30min. A.R. Book
Math-Finish L80+p.97 in HM Wkbk (SEE BLOG FOR DIVIDING FRACTIONS DIRECTIONS)
Writing-Do Opinion Poem Activity+Create your own on the back
Check out Extra Credit on Side Bar



HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading 20min.
Math-L84+p.95+96 in HM Wkbk
Write Haiku Final Draft neatly on paper in large writing...

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading 30min.
Math Finish L87 Odds
Write Diamante Final Draft Neatly in LARGE writing
Practice Memorization of Poem(s)

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading 30min. A.R.
Math L90+p.99 in HM
Finish Final Draft of Free Verse Poem
Memorize poems for next Friday's cafe.

Week 15

Homework Monday
Read 20min.
Math Finish L72+p.89 in HM Wkbk
Study Spelling Words-Focus on learning the Latin Root meanings of:
astronomer/foretelling/distracted
donated/abyss/ambidextrous/ biologist
contradict/prescription/compel
Bring 2 pencils and 1 pencil sharpener(only for the kids who have lost theirs)
Study for Social Studies Test on Friday-Study Guide on blog
Social Studies Wkbk pages due Friday (p. 47-55)
Extra Credit posted too

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 min. A.R. Book
Finish L74+p.91+92 in HM Wkbk (Multiplying Mixed numbers)
Spelling-Learn the difference between prefix, suffix, and root words and be able to identify
them with words:
astronomer/foretelling/distracted
donated/abyss/ambidextrous/ biologist
contradict/prescription/compel

STUDY FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEST

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min. A.R. Book
Finish L78evens)
Spelling-Learn the difference between prefix, suffix, and root words and be able to identify
them with words:
astronomer/foretelling/distracted
donated/abyss/ambidextrous/ biologist
contradict/prescription/compel

STUDY FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEST

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 30min.
Study for Social Studies Test
Finish SS Wkbk p 47-55
QUEEN ELIZABETH I

WEEK 14-Thanksgiving Short Week

HOMEWORK MONDAY
A.R. Reading Optional
Finish Math p.83+84 in wkbk.
Make dish and bring it for feast!

WEEK 13

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read Ch. 43-45 + Lit. Circle Job
Math L66
Use Middle Age Research to create and practice a 2-5 minute speech.
They begin on Thursday
Middle Age Projects due Friday (5 paragraph essay, Portrait, Timeline)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading Ch. 46-49+Lit.Circle
Math L 68-Odds
Writing-Finish 5 paragraph essay on important person of middle ages.
Finish Timeline(Several people were wasting class time so they may
have a lot to do.) Practice Speech
Write down 3 Thanksgiving Feast options to bring to class celebration next week...
(See paper sent home)

WEDNESDAY HOMEWORK
Reading Ch.53+54
Math-Finish L70
Study 10 vocab words for test
Extra Credit Due Mondays from now on
Practice Speech

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
FINISH CRIPSIN
Math-Finish p.81+82 in HM wkbk
Study for tests
Finish Medieval Projects
Practice Speech

WEEK 12

Dear Parents and Students of Room 12,
We will only have class Monday - Wednesday this week in observance of Veteran's Day.
As a result, our homework will not be the same this week. We will still be reading Crispin and doing a little math.
However, there will be no spelling or vocabulary this week. Hooray!
In class we are each going to be learning about a famous person from the Medieval Times to extend our learning
of the middle age from Crispin. Each child will be researching using our computers, including our new iMac, about one of the following:
1. William Tell
2. Richard the Lionhearted
3. Robin Hood
4. King Arthur
5. Lancelot
6. Thomas Aquinas
7. Joan of Arc
8. Robert the Bruce
9. Galileo
10. Queen Elizabeth
11. Mary, Queen of Scots
12. Saladin
13. Vlad Dracula
14. Erasmus
15. Dante
16. Geoffry Chaucer
17. King Luix IX
18. Tamerlane
19. Merlin
20. William Shakespeare
21. Leonardo da Vinci
22. William Wallace-Braveheart
23. Kublai Kan
24. King Edward Longshanks
25. Nicolaus Copernicus
26. Martin Luther
27. Nostradamus
28. Elenor of Aquitaine
29. El Cid
30. Johan Gutenberg
31. Paracelsus
32. Michalengelo
33. Donatello

It should be a fun class project which incorporates: technology, writing, art, research and CURIOSITY!
Each child will share their Middle Age Project with the class in the form of a speech. Students will video tape and edit
each speech with our flip camera. This will be an in-class project that will not be due until Friday, November 19th. Students
will practice their speeches in class and at home with cue cards.
See you at the school where kind hearts and open minds rule!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
READ CH. 38+39 + Lit. Circle
Math L61 odds
Optional HW-Continue Middle Ages Research

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
READ CH. 40 + 41 in Crispin + Lit. Circle
Math L63
Finish rough draft of portrait

WEEK 11

HOMEWORK MONDAY
READ-Ch.30 in Crispin
Math L56 odds
SCIENCE TEST THURSDAY-See study guide link on blog
Science Wkbk.finish p.4-17-Due Wednesday

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read Ch. 32+33 in wkbk
Math HM WKBK-p.75 (+, - of fractions/mixed numbers)
SCIENCE-Study for Test /Prepare Lesson Presentation on Cue Card (This should have been finished in class)
Cereal Speech Prep.
Vocab/Science Test Thursday

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read Ch. 35+36
Math L58 odds
SCIENCE-Study for Test /Prepare Lesson Presentation on Cue Card (This should have been finished in class)
Cereal Speech Prep.
Vocab/Science Test Thursday

THURSDAY-NO HOMEWORK! Great job this week