WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26-30th

EXTRA CREDIT!!!

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading - A.R. 20 minutes + Summary
Math - Ch. 13 L4 (p. 115) + Saxon L42 odds
Spelling/Vocab-Learn the 10 words for the week
Fill out/Return Colony Exhibit Contract
Return signed Report Card Envelope

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading - A.R. 20 minutes + Summary
Writing-Finish Both Diamante Poems (Front and back of paper)
Math - Ch. 14 L3 (p.125+126) + Saxon L43 evens
Spelling/Vocab-Learn the 10 words for the week

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading - A.R. 20 minutes + Summary (Read Sign of the Beaver if RTI assigned as HW)
Math - Ch. 14 L4 (p.127) + Saxon L45odds
Spelling/Vocab-Learn the 10 words for the week
Check out Extra Credit Math Problems

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading - A.R. 20 minutes  (Read Sign of the Beaver to study for test)
Writing-Finish Final Draft of Diamante with colorful drawings
Math -Do an extra credit math page: your choice
Spelling/Vocab-Learn the 10 words for the week




CLASS UPDATE
Welcome back! That was a restful 5-day break.
* In reading we are finishing up Sign of the Beaver this week. Our 10 Spelling Vocabulary words come from this book. At home students will be able to read any AR book and do their summaries.
* In Writing we will be starting an exciting Poetry Unit, which will culminate in a Poetry Recital Cafe the last week of school before the break.
* In Math we will finish up Chapter 13 and 14 (Multiplying and Dividing Decimals)
* In American History we are doing Museum Exhibits about one of the many original colonies. This will be mostly an in-class project, but the final drafts will be done at home, which are due on Tuesday, December 18th.

More to come!
Mr. Sweet

THANKSGIVING WEEK

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Finish through Chapter 18 in Sign of the Beaver
Thanksgiving Feast Dish
Report Cards go home Tuesday
Study Spelling and Vocab

WEEK of November 13-16th

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-Read 20 min. + Summary
Math - Finish L39 evens + Ch. 10 L2 p. 89
Review Spelling Mistakes-Rewrite 3 times in cursive
(Spelling Test on Tuesday of next week)
Field Trip on Friday at 7:55 a.m. (Drivers be here at 7:45am)
Finish p. 37-45 in History Wkbk (Due Friday) Most of the students finished in class
CHOOSE 3 Dishes for Thanksgiving Feast

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-Read 20 min. + Summary
Math - Finish Saxon Pre-Test 6b + Ch. 10 L3in HM
Finish p. 37-45 in History Wkbk (Due Friday) Most of the students finished in class
CHOOSE 3 Dishes for Thanksgiving Feast

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 minutes
NO MATH!
BRING $ if your child wants to eat at In n Out Burger on the field trip
Otherwise, bring a lunch
CHOOSE 3 Dishes for Thanksgiving Feast (Only 15 students have done this out of 33)


FIELD TRIP DRIVERS
Teacher: Mr. Sweet

2. Chaperone: Kelly Finneran

3. Chaperone:Peter Gaeckle

4. Chaperone:Lisa Zahraie

5. Chaperone:Ian Wiinikka

6. Chaperone:Patti Long

7. Chaperone:Margaret Ames

8. Chaperone:JJ Hamlyn (Michelle Chapa if he doesn't drive)

9. Chaperone:Chris David

10. Bus Driver or Chaperone:Melisa Sena

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5-9

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading - Read 20min. + Summary
Math-Finish Ch. 9-Lesson 4 + Saxon L35odds (LOTS OF MATH...YAY!)
Our class wasted A LOT of time, which equaled more HW
BOOKS FOR BELIZE-Donate books to a poor
school in Belize to create a school library
Study Spelling/Vocab (We'll go over meanings in class)
READ SHEET AND VOTE!


HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading - Read 20min. + Summary
Math-Finish HM Review + Saxon L36evens
BOOKS FOR BELIZE-Donate books to a poor
school in Belize to create a school library
Study Spelling/Vocab (We'll go over meanings in class)
Finish p. 238-240 in HM Spelling Wkbk Pages Due Friday

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading - Read 20min. + Summary
Math-Finish HM Review 
BOOKS FOR BELIZE-
Study Spelling/Vocab (We'll go over meanings in class)
Finish p. 238-240 in HM Spelling Wkbk Pages Due Friday


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading - Read 30 min. LAST DAY FOR AR!
Finish Ch. 10 in Sign of the Beaver
Math-Finish Saxon L 38odds
BOOKS FOR BELIZE-
Study Spelling/Vocab (We'll go over meanings in class)
Finish p. 238-240 in HM Spelling Wkbk Pages Due Friday

Help Armenia Government School in Belize start a library.  Bring in good K-8th grade appropriate fiction and non fiction titles to the donation box in the library.  The books must be in very good to excellent condition.  Mr. Martin will be living in Belize and working at Armenia School from January to June of 2013 and will help get the library started.

WEEK of October 29-November 2nd

Dear Parents,
A big thanks goes out to all the parents who made our class-earned party special with veggies, fruit, treats and drinks. Thank you Susan Walton for buying Subway Sandwiches for the class!
* This Wednesday, as you know, is the big day. Our party will follow the Halloween Parade at about 9:00 a.m. We look forward to the festivities. In addition to the fun, our class will learn about the History of Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos. Thank you Sheila Hurley for organizing the big shindig.
* In Reading we will be starting a novel together in RTI entitled Sign of the Beaver. Our 10 vocabulary words will come from this book. During RTI we will learn the words and they should practice them at home. Go the Spelling Blog at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com
* In American History we will be teaching each other about colonies with the posters and lessons we learned  together in our groups.
* When our class goes to the computer lab we will be researching a colony for a group "Museum Exhibit Project" This will take the place of a test on the various colonies. Students will have to do 3 components: writing, art, and a graph/diagram/timeline.
* Throughout the week we will do a Reader's Theater when we share our "Spooky Stories" with the lights out and the microphone turned up. a
* In art we will be creating Dodecahedron Pumpkins, and Dia De Los Muertos Skulls.

That's it for now!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-Finish Chapter 2 in Sign of the Beaver
Finish Cereal Box Project
Math - Finish HM CH. 9 - Lesson 1(p.77)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-Finish Chapter 4 in Sign of the Beaver by Friday
Finish Cereal Box Project
Math - Finish HM CH. 9 - Lesson 2(p.79)
Practice Newsteam Speech-Due Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading-Read 25 minutes
Vocab/Spelling-Study for Test
Practice News Team Speech
Math-Finish Saxon Pre-Test 5A + Ch.9Lesson 3 in HM
USE "NICOLOKYE WAY!"

WEEK OF OCTOBER 22-26th

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read 25 Minutes A.R.
Writing -Work on Cereal Box Project (Due next Wednesday, October 31st)
Math-Saxon L24 odds/Ch 8 Lesson 2 HM (72, 73)
Newsteams-Choose News Article-Due Tomorrow (newspaper, magazine, online news source, etc)
Print, fill out news team form
Study Spelling Words
Friday-CRAZY ELECTRONICS DAY
SIGN AND RETURN PERMISSION SLIP FOR FIELD TRIP

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 25 Minutes A.R.
Writing -Work on Cereal Box Project (Due next Wednesday, October 31st)
Math-Saxon L25 evens/Ch 8 Lesson 3 HM Wkbk
Newsteams - Write the summary for your Newsteam-Due Thursday
Study Spelling Words
SIGN AND RETURN PERMISSION SLIP FOR FIELD TRIP

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 25 Minutes A.R. (AR DUE DATE: FRI, NOV. 9th)
Writing -Work on Cereal Box Project (Due next Wednesday, October 31st)
Math-Saxon L29 odds/Ch 8 Review Test
Newsteams - Write the summary for your Newsteam-Due Thursday
Study Spelling Words
SIGN AND RETURN PERMISSION SLIP FOR FIELD TRIP

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 Minutes AR
Math-Finish Pre-Test Saxon
Finish Spooky Story Final Draft
DRESS UP! Bring electronics 
 
 

CLASS UPDATE
* Today our class started the "RTI Reading Team Time" and it was a big success! Students love their teachers and it should be a big success in helping students reach their full potential in reading comprehension.
* In Math our class will be adding fractions and mixed numbers in HM. I will post a couple Educreations lesson links on the sidebar.
* In American History we are working on group projects on the Colonies.
* We are finishing our final drafts of our spooky stories this week.

Also, our class earned their first class party by filling in our Awesome Apple Chart. This means that on Friday, October 26th, our class voted on the movie: Sandlot. This movie is rated PG 13 for some minor language. I have shown it to 3 other classes. If you do not want your child to view this movie, please reply to this e-mail and I will give them an alternative activity.
The class voted on CRAZY ELECTRONICS DAY. This means they can dress up, (HALLOWEEN WARMUP), in anything they want and bring their favorite electronic device. We will still take our tests in the morning, but have fun afterwards.
I NEED A PARENT WHO CAN GO PICK UP A FEW PLATTERS OF SANDWICHES AT SUBWAY ON FRIDAY MORNING at about 11:30 a.m. I will pay for the sandwich tray from some of our class funds. Please let me know if you can do this.
Also, I usually have parents bring in some treats, plus fruit, drinks and veggies. Are there any volunteers? I know we have a plethora of food coming on Halloween already, but the class earned this party!

That's it for now!
Mr. Sweet

WEEK OF OCTOBER 15-19th

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-Read 20 min. + Summary
Math - Finish Saxon L22 + Ch. 7 Review Test
Spelling-Study mistakes and write each missed word 2 times in blue pen (cursive)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-Read 25 min. + summary
NO MATH-Ch. 7 Test today ;-)
American History-do p. 35 + 38, 39 in wkbk
Spelling Test on Thursday this week
Parent Drivers: Fill out insurance forms

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-Read 25 min. + summary
MATH-Finish p. 71+72 HM Wkbk
Finish ELA wkbk pages-83-93-Due Thursday
Spelling Test on Thursday this week
Parent Drivers: Fill out insurance forms

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading-Read 25 min. + Work on Cereal Box
Finish Spooky Story Rough Draft
Bring Lunch and be on time for Field Trip!






Dear Parents,
*This week we have our field trip on Friday, October 19th. For those that are driving, I need you to have all your insurance forms filled out in the office by Wednesday. We will be leaving at 7:55 so please be on time if you are a chaperone, or driver. I will provide directions to the parking structures in downtown San Jose. Please bring your ticket they give you and the Tech validates a portion of the parking fee.

 DRIVERS
Trevor C. (6 students with seatbelts)
Nico H.(6)
Kye H. (5)
Victoria N. (5)
Tobin R. (6)
Ian H. (4)
Emily C. (3)
Subs/Chaperones
Tara Z.
Nathan W.
John A.
Lauren N.  (Dad will meet us there)
 

*Also, our class did very well overall on the Science test averaging an 81%!

*Grading-From now on I will be giving number grades on assignments instead of letter grades to align with the report cards.
5=A
4=B
3=C
2=D
1=F

*Finally, the Reading Group rotations (RTI) begins next Monday.

Have a great week,
Mr. Sweet

Room 12 motto: "Where we use our hearts and minds well."

CLASS UPDATE
In reading we started a new story entitle "La Bamba" from the reading anthology in HM. It is a wonderful story about a boy in a talent show. We listened to La Bamba and Oh Donna and will see a Youtube video of this amazing musician

In Writing we start our "Spooky Stories" where we learn to use dialog and similes

In American History we are learning about the original colonies starting with the Spanish Colonies. Our Spelling Vocabulary comes from Social Studies this week.

In Math we will be wrapping up our Unit on Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Common and uncommon Denominators. On Tuesday we will have a test.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 8-12

HOMEWORK MONDAY
READING-A.R.-Read 25 minutes
Writing-Finish "Hobby" paragraph
Math-Finish p. 65+66 (HM Ch. 7 Lesson 3)
Science-Study for test using study guide
Correct and Return work in blue pen for a better grade

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-Optional
Math-Finish L21 odds Saxon
Science-Study for Test!
Begin/Plan out Cereal Box Project
Read through Science World by Friday-Quiz

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
READING-A.R.-Read Science World
Math-Finish p. 72 (HM Ch. 7 Lesson 3 Review)
*SEE MATH REVIEW LESSON ON RIGHT FOR SHORTCUTS TO THESE PROBLEMS*
Science-Finish Science Wkbk p. 3-47 in wkbk (classwork that may not be finished)
Due Friday
Finish Element Trading Cards (Due Friday)

THURSDAY
READING-A.R.-Read Science World + A.R.
Math-Finish HM Ch. 7 Lesson 4 Review)
*SEE MATH REVIEW LESSON ON RIGHT FOR SHORTCUTS TO THESE PROBLEMS*
Science-Finish Science Wkbk p. 3-47 in wkbk (classwork that may not be finished)
Due Friday
Finish Element Trading Cards (Due Friday)
Finish Perfect Paragraph Final Drafts


Field Trip Drivers/Chaperones (Children's Names)
Chaperones may come too! $4 for IMAX movie
Field Trip: Friday, October 19th at 7:55 a.m.

Trevor C. (6 students with seatbelts)
Nico H.(6)
Kye H. (5)
Victoria N. (5)
Tobin R. (6)
Ian H. (4)
Emily D. (3)
Subs/Chaperones
Emily C.
Tara Z.
Nathan W.
John A.
Lauren N.  (Dad will meet us there)




ROOM 12 UPDATE

Dear Parents and Students,
I look forward to our Parent-Teacher Conferences this week. Please remember to fill out and return the parent input forms because these help inform our time together. I have received about 1/2 of them from the class.

In class there will be no Spelling/Vocab Homework this week, but we will be doing a lot of exciting things in Room 12...

First, we will be reading about the amazing life of Michelle Kwan in our HM ELA Book.

In addition, we will be reviewing our Science Unit of Study on the Periodic Table to prep for the test on Wednesday. Hopefully your child has completed their study guide that I posted last Tuesday.

We are writing about our favorite hobby this week while focusing on organization and details.

Our class will be choosing News Team stories this week.

There will not be as much homework this week so I hope students will take that extra time to do a little bit each night on the Cereal Book Project. See the pic below for an example.

That's it for now!

Mr. Sweet

October 1st-5th

WEEKLY UPDATE

* In Reading we will finish our Bridge to Terabithia together in class. We discussed the book on Friday and how we have all experienced loss, to some degree. Our Spelling/Vocabulary will come from the last couple of chapters this week. We will be practicing our cursive by writing each word twice.

* In math we will be working more with function tables and learning about adding, subtracting and reducing fractions with manipulatives and an iPad application.

* In writing we will finish our final drafts this week.

* In Science we will wrap up our Unit of Study on the Periodic Table. In addition, we will be reading Science World at home each night.
That's it for now!

Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading - Chapter 12 + Lit. Circle
Math-p.49+50, + 61+62
Spelling-Look up meanings of each word, write 2 times in cursive/blue pen-Due Friday
Book Orders Due this Friday
Parent Input forms due Friday


HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading - Finish Book!
Math-HM p. 63 + 64
Writing-Finish Final Draft of "Frustrations"
Spelling-Look up meanings of each word, write 2 times in cursive/blue pen-Due Friday
Choose a Book for Pizza Book Project
Book Orders Due this Friday
Parent Input forms due Friday

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading - A.R. Book (No summary!)
Math-NO MATH! Benchmark today
Spelling-Look up meanings of each word, write 2 times in cursive/blue pen-Due Friday
Science-Do Study Guide (On right side of blog)
-Do Periodic Table Activity

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading - A.R. Book (No summary!)
Math-Finish L20 evens
Spelling-Look up meanings of each word, write 2 times in cursive/blue pen-Due Friday
Science-Do Science Review on P.46+47
Study for Science Test, Spelling, DLR (Do study guide in Science)

WEEK of SEPTEMBER 24-28th

ROOM 12 UPDATE

* Reading-We will continue Bridge to Terabithia with Lit. Circles and spelling vocabulary words.

* Writing-we finish up our rough drafts of our "Frustration" Essays today.

* Math - We will review decimals and fractions along with the new chapter on evaluating expressions

* Science-We continue study of Chemical Properties this week.

Homework Monday-
Reading - Ch. 6 + Lit. Circle Job
Math - Do review page on Ch. 4
Spelling/Vocab-Learn words and meanings by Friday
Correct + Return Work in Blue Pen for a better grade (History Tests)
Check Conference Times Below
(8 people missing)

Homework Tuesday-
Reading - Finish Ch. 7 + Lit. Circle Job
Math - HM Ch.5 Lesson 3 + Do Ch.4 Review on the computer (Click on right sidebar)
Finish Rough draft of "Frustrations"
Spelling/Vocab-Learn words and meanings by Friday
Correct + Return Work in Blue Pen for a better grade. Return by conference week
 (esp. History Tests)
Check Conference Times Below
(8 people missing)

Homework Wednesday-
Reading - Finish Ch. 9 + Lit. Circle Job
Math - HM Ch.5 Lesson 1
Spelling/Vocab-Learn words and meanings by Friday
Correct + Return Work in Blue Pen for a better grade. Return by conference week
 (esp. History Tests)

Homework Thursday-
Reading - Finish Ch. 11
Math - HM Ch.5 Lesson 4 + Saxon L16odds
Spelling/Vocab-Finish writing each word in cursive twice-Due tomorrow
Science-Finish wkbk pages through p.27
Study for tests
Think of one issue/topic you would like to discuss at our class meeting
Correct + Return Work in Blue Pen for a better grade. Return by conference week
 (esp. History Tests)


CONFERENCE WEEK
OCTOBER 8-11th
Monday
12:45-Nico
1:05-Ian
1:25-Sam
1:45-Ryan
2:05-Maya
2:25-Ava
2:45-Alysha
3:05-Kylie
3:30-John

Tuesday
12:45-Victoria
1:05-Tobin
1:25-Jamie
1:45-Cole
2:05-Nathan
2:25-Zach
2:45-Matt
3:05-Ethan

Wednesday
12:45-Owen
1:05-Tara
1:25-Kelsey
1:45-
2:05-Colby
2:25-Lauren
2:45
3:05-Mustafa

Thursday
12:45-Lauren
1:05-Emily
1:25
1:45-Kye
2:05-Trevor
2:25
2:45
3:05-Asa