WEEK OF MARCH 25-29th

Room 12 Update
* We are reading  Chapters 25-35 in Crispin this week. The reading skills and strategies that we are focusing on this week are: Main Idea and Supporting Details and Monitoring. 
* In writing we will write a fun essay about our PERFECT DAY!
* Last week I gave out the A.R. goals for the final trimester and they are also posted online.
* The main thrust of homework this week will be The Heritage Project and Science Projects. I am helping each child refine their Investigative Questions, which will drive the rest of the project. We will fill out a form this week with our: Hypothesis, Methods, Materials and go over a timeline of due dates.
* To help guide the Heritage Project, I will go over each required section.
* I am sending home the CD with all of the songs for our Constitution Play that each student will need to learn.
* Thursday is the Big Spin when we give out awards for Principal's List, Honor Roll, Honorary Achievement, Sportsmanship, Accelerated Reading and Citizenship.
* On Friday there will be the Talent Show and parents are invited at 1pm.
* In Math we are working with % and reviewing surface area.

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read 20 min.
Math Finish p. 209-210 HM + L91evens
Vocab-Learn 10 words from Spelling Blog
Heritage Project
Study Play Script Lines
Go over open book test from Ch. 9 in History. Correct, if necessary...parent help and use of book and Internet is okay.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math Finish HM Ch. 23 Lesson 3 + L92 odds
Vocab-Learn 10 words from Spelling Blog
Study Play Script Lines
Writing-Finish "Perfect Day" writing prompt

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 25 min.
Math Finish Saxon PreTest #17a
Vocab-Learn 10 words from Spelling Blog
Study Play Script Lines
Science-Fill out Science Project Investigative Plan-Due Thursday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 25 min.
Math Study Percents for HM Assessment at:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmcam/practice/ep_5.html
Vocab-Study word meanings for Test
Study Play Script Lines
Heritage Project

WEEK OF MARCH 18-22nd

HOMEWORK MONDAY

Reading-Read 25 Minutes

Math-Finish L86 evens

Spelling/Vocab-Learn Spelling and Meanings of the 15 words-Due Friday

History-Finish p. 97-99

HOMEWORK TUESDAY

Reading-Optional

Math-HM Ch. 23 L3

Spelling/Vocab-Learn Spelling and Meanings of the 15 words-Due Friday
Practice Play Lines
Heritage Project :Due April 11th

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

Reading-Optional

Math-HM p.201+202-Surface Area-See Review Lesson on Right Sidebar

Spelling/Vocab-Learn Spelling and Meanings of the 15 words-Due Friday
Practice Play Lines
Heritage Project :Due April 11th
Scan images of family pics and put them on flash drive for Power Point
project in the lab tomorrow

HOMEWORK THURSDAY

Reading-Optional

Math-Saxon L90odds

Spelling/Vocab-Learn Spelling and Meanings of the 15 words-Due Friday
Prediction Quiz/Spelling/Vocab/Crispin Comprehension Quiz Ch.13-24
Practice Play Lines-Tryout Day 1 tomorrow...Day 2-Monday
Heritage Project :Due April 11th
FIELD TRIP TOMORROW

WEEK OF MARCH 11-15th

UPDATE
In Reading our class kicks off an amazing book entitled Crispin by Avi. The setting of the book is in Stromford, England in the 1300's. Crispin deals with the theme of the "diamond in the rough" and some pretty intense situations...the Plague, Feudalism, betrayal, perseverance, and much more. This week's reading strategies and skill focus will be in Predicting Outcomes and Summarizing. Our Spelling Vocabulary will also come from this section so students show know the meanings and spellings of the words by the end of the week.

In writing we are learning how to write Limericks, a very challenging task for many o' wee lads.
The rhyming pattern is: A A B B A. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme while 3 and 4 rhyme together. The other tricky part is making the syllabic pattern match the same form.

A.R. Reading Goal Sheets go home this week to be signed and returned.

Room 12 will be learning more Geometry this week, focusing on area of Triangles and Parallelograms.

In History we will be wrapping up Chapter 9 on the Revolution this week.

Report Cards go home Friday!

More to come soon

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read A.R. Book 25 minutes
Math- Finish L82odds + p.195+196
Writing-Finish 3 Limericks Rough Drafts (See blog below for examples+templates)
Finish p.94-96 in Social Studies Wkbk

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read A.R. 25 Minutes
Math-Finish L 83evens + HM 203+204
Study Vocabulary Words-Test Thursday afternoon
Create 3 Investigative Questions for Science Projects
Due Thursday
Heritage Project

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read A.R. 25 Minutes
Math-Finish L 84odds
Finish Final Drafts of Limericks with Art and Color
Study Vocabulary Words-Test Thursday afternoon (on Spelling Blog)
Create 3 Investigative Questions for Science Projects (Use link
on right for ideas and the 5 you wrote down from Science Fair
Due Thursday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read A.R. 25 Minutes
NO MATH
Study Spelling Words
Correct 3 Investigative Questions for Science Projects (Use link
on right for ideas and the 5 you wrote down from Science Fair
NO PRODUCT COMPARISON! You have to be able to test this
Go to: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_guide_index.shtml?From=Tab
Heritage Projects



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There once was a girl who loved rhyme;

 She felt her writing was sublime.

 Indeed quite a poet,

 Though some didn't know it,

 She'd be rich if each paid a dime.

There was a mean clown in the circus.

 For fun he would push us and jerk us.

 He would hit us with pies

 That left cream in our eyes.

 His act never once failed to irk us.

A flea and a fly in a flue

Were caught, so what could they do?

Said the fly, "Let us flee."

"Let us fly," said the flea.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

There once was a pauper named Meg

Who accidentally broke her _______.

She slipped on the ______.

Not once, but thrice

Take no pity on her, I __________.

Template - A:

There once was a ______________ from __________________.

All the while s/he hoped _______________________________.

So s/he _______________________________.

And _________________________________.

That ___________________ from ___________________.

Template - B:

I once met a _________________ from ___________________.

Every day s/he _______________________________________.

But whenever s/he ______________________.

The _________________________________.

That strange ___________________ from ___________________.

WEEK OF MARCH 4-8th

MONDAY'S HOMEWORK
Read Science World p. 1-8
Math-Finish L78evens + Chapter 20L3 (See lesson on right of the blog to review)
History-Finish p. 89-91 in wkbk
Heritage Project Interviews


TUESDAY'S HOMEWORK
Read Science World p. 9-17
Math-Finish L80odds + Chapter 20L3 Review(See lesson on right of the blog to review)
History-Finish p. 92+93
Heritage Project Interviews
Sign and Return Field Trip Form
Tomorrow is the last day to correct and return work
Play Auditions-Friday, March 22nd

WEDNESDAY'S HOMEWORK
Finish Science World p. 9-17
Math-Finish L81evens + p. 191-192 Area of Parallelograms(See lesson on right of the blog to review)
Heritage Project Interviews
Sign and Return Field Trip Form
Last Day for A.R. tomorrow
Play Auditions-Friday, March 22nd

THURSDAY'S HOMEWORK
Finish Science World
Math-Finish SAXON PRE TEST 16A
Sign and Return Field Trip Form
Study DLR / Spelling

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 1

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Bring $3 for Pizza Party
Reading -20min.
Math Finish Chapter 19 Lesson 2+Saxon L75odds
Science-Do Lesson Review on p. 86+87
Do Study Guide in Science-Test Thursday
Pennies for Patients

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
BRING 3$ for Pizza...only 9 students at this point have brought in the money.
If we don't get enough we'll just do a good snack instead.
Reading-20 min.
Math - Finish L76 evens+ Chapter 19 Lesson 3 HM-Quadrilaterals
Spelling-Learn words
SCIENCE-Study for the test coming this Thursday
Heritage Project-Today I shared an example from last year of report
and Power Point Speech Component.
Schedule Interviews asap


CLASS UPDATE

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS goes out to LAUREN JACQUE who won the COUNTY SPELLING BEE competing against the best spellers, including 6th graders, in the county! This is the first time this has ever happened in my class.  She moves on to the State Finals on April 21st. Make sure to cheer her on!

Our RTI classes are reading Black Cowboy Wild Horses, another story about life on the frontier. Our reading skills and strategies being taught are Making Judgments and Evaluating.

In Math we are continuing to study Geometry now in Chapter 19 in HM.

In Writing we are beginning a Project entitled 3 Things that incorporates writing, creativity, performing and a DVD culminating portion.

I started reading aloud a book entitled "Schooled" that brings together issues of popularity, peer pressure, bullying, naivety and innocence.

In History we are beginning Chapter 9 about the American Revolution War.

In Science we are reviewing the Body Systems Unit to study and prepare for the test on Thursday.

I am sending home the big Heritage Project today. This project is a very extensive one, but is always my class-favorite of the year. The first order of business for this project is to schedule interviews with family via e-mail, in person, on phone etc. On the project are some potential interview questions.

On Friday is our Class Party! We will be having pizza watching either Chasing Mavericks or Here Comes the Boom. They have worked hard and filled up their party chart. Please let me know if a parent can pick up the pizza from Pizza 1.

Each student will bring $3 for the pizza. I will cover the remainder from class funds, if necessary.

That's it for now! More to come soon.
Mr. Sweet

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Week of February 19-22

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-25 minutes
Math-Finish p.165-168
Spelling-Correct Mistakes
Finish Science Wkbk Pages: p.74-79 "Vascular Plant Lesson 5"

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-25 minutes
Math-Finish Ch. 18 L3 HM + Saxon L73 odds
Spelling-Correct Mistakes
Science do Lesson Assessment Review Pages-Due Friday (Use book)

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading-25 minutes
Math-Finish L74evens + Review Chapter 18 in HM for Test
USE THIS LINK: http://www.eduplace.com/parents/hmcam/reviews/rl_5.html
Spelling-Correct Mistakes
Study DLR/Spelling
Science Finish Lesson Assessment Review Page Packet-Due Friday (Use book)

February 12-15th

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read p.1-8 in Science World
Math - Saxon L71odds+Take Review Quiz on the Computer-See link on right (CHAPTER 17)
Study Spelling Words
Cell Project DUE FRIDAY

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read p.9-17 in Science World
Math - Saxon L72 evens+Review Chapter 17
Study Spelling Words
Cell Project DUE FRIDAY

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Finish Reading Science World
Math - Saxon Pre-Test 15a
Science Wkbk-Excretory System
p.68-71
Cell Project DUE FRIDAY


Room 12 Update

This week our class will be working on their Cell Projects at home for homework. Here are some pictures of former students' cells on this below this update. These are due on Friday, February 15th.

Please click on the link on the right to review the assignment. We went over these as a class last Thursday together on the Smart Board.

In "Team Time' our reading groups will be going back to the HM Book reading a story entitled: "A Boy Called Slow." Our reading skill focus this week is Predicting/Inferring and Drawing Conclusions.

In Science we are learning about the Digestive System and the Excretory System. I am also reading aloud "Grossology" the study of all things gross!

We will also be reading Science World at home for homework.

In Math we will wrap up Chapter 17 on the Coordinate Plane and Graphing. Check out the review of the lessons on the right sidebar.

This Thursday we will be celebrating Valentine's Day, as you know, with a Friendship Themed Breakfast from 8-9am. Students are encouraged to write a 1-2 page essay on Friendship. Instead, you may create a work of art with Friendship as the central theme. The winning prizes include some big gift certificates to Yogurt Land! DRESS UP IN RED OR PINK!

See you at the school where kind hearts and open minds rule!

Mr. Sweet

Week of February 4-8th

Dear Parents and Students of Room 12,

What a great Super Bowl and an amazing comeback from the 49ers! Next year they'll bring it home. My wife is from Turlock so she was enjoying watching hometown boy, Colin Kaepernick.
This week our class will be doing a Gallery Walk tour of our amazing Newspaper Book Projects.

During "Team Time" our class will be finishing the intense book, Fighting Ground. We will also be reviewing the main reading strategies and doing some fun culminating projects.

In writing we will finish our "3 Dreams to Change the World Essay"

We are learning about graphing on a coordinate plane this week using ordered pairs in Chapter 17.

In Science we are learning about cells, tissues, organs and systems. Today I read "Grossology" to the class. Ask your child what they learned!

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read 25 minutes
Math-Finish Ch. 17-1 (Front and Back) + Coordinate Graphing Activity
Spelling/Vocab-Review the words and learn the meanings of each of the 15 words.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 25 minutes
Math-Finish Ch. 17-2 (Front and Back)
Writing-Finish 3 Dreams Rough Draft.
Finish Science Wkbk pages 52-56
Learn Vocab Meanings+ Spelling
BRING $5

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 min.
Math Finish L 17-3 + "Gliding through the sky" coordinate graphing
Extra Credit-Create your own figure on graph paper. Use at least 20 ordered pairs
using all four quadrants.
BRING $5  for Valentine Friendship breakfast
Study Vocab

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Read 20 min.
Math Finish L 17-4 + Pre-Test 14a
Extra Credit-Create your own figure on graph paper. Use at least 20 ordered pairs
using all four quadrants.
Writing-Finish Final drafts of Dreams
Finish Science Wkbk pages 58-61
BRING $5  for Valentine Friendship breakfast
Study Vocab
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGNVvPY37x0yka11Ry63LKFulz_K2f_IleCNieNMztI/edit

WEEK OF JANUARY 28th-February 1st

 Dear Parents,
I still need two drivers, if possible?
Here are the drivers I have thus far:
Ian W. (4 students)
Angie H. (4)
Kelly G. (5)
Julie C. (3)
Virginia (5)
Patti L.(6)
Kelly G. (5)
Margaret pending approval
Please arrive at 9:15 a.m. if you are driving. Thanks!
We have 34 students so we are short 1 car, but I need a sub because parents have to cancel frequently because of illness. Let me know!
Make sure your child brings a lunch and arrives on time.

See you Friday!
Go 49ers ;-)
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading 20 min.
Math Finish Ch. 16 L4 Circle/Pie Graphs
American History Test tomorrow!
Newspaper Project Due Friday


HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading 20 min.
Newspaper Project Due Friday
Study Vocab/Spelling/DLR
Field Trip Bring Lunch



Dear Parents and Students,
* This week our class is continuing the story, The Fighting Ground. Our reading skill is being able to understand and differentiate between Fact and Opinion. Our vocabulary is listed on the Spelling Blog at: http://mrsweetspelling.blogspot.com. Students will look up the 15 words in class, but should study them at home for the assessment on Friday.
* In writing our class will begin a 5-paragraph essay about how they hope to change the world, which is inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and what we have learned from him.
* In Math we are learning about Charts/Graphs and Statistics in Chapter 16.
* Congratulations to Kye Hurley and Lauren Jacque who won the class spelling bee! They will be competing in the school-wide spelling bee this Thursday.
* This Thursday we will have our American Revolution Test on Chapter 8. The study guide, as always, was posted a week before the test (last Thursday) Please have your child study a little bit each night. There will be little homework to focus on this and the Newspaper Book Project, which is due on Friday.
* Also, I am short two drivers for the trip on Friday. Is anybody available to drive?
Have a great week!
Mr. Sweet

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading-Optional
Math-Finish HM CH 16 L1 + L2
Do Study Guide in history on sidebar of blog
Memorize:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
Finish Newspaper Book Project (Due Friday)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-20min.
Math-Finish HM CH 16 L3
Do Study Guide in history on sidebar of blog
Memorize:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
Finish Newspaper Book Project (Due Friday)

WEEK OF JANUARY 23-26

Dear Parents and Students,
* This week our class will continue to read Fighting Ground and work on the skill of sequence of events in RTI time.
* We will have a Spelling Bee this Friday and you can find the words from the sidebar, or at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-Nkbr0MBLHwTyn2BZV_Qn0LAzJuyFb_ANwpJ8kv-kQ/edit
The two winners will represent our class in the school-wide spelling bee on Friday, January 31st in Mrs. McNeilly's class.
* I am sending home the field trip form on Tuesday afternoon so please sign up if you would like to drive on the field trip on Friday, February 1st when we go to the UCSC life lab.
(My students' favorite trip last year)
* Our spelling and vocabulary will come from Fighting Ground, History and MLK
* I will not be giving as much homework the next two weeks to give students a chance to finish their Newspaper Project. Please make sure your child types the project...(Many parents like to do projects for kids!)
* In History we are finishing up our Unit of Study on Chapter 8. This week we are learning about the 2nd Continental Congress, Bunker Hill, George Washington and the Olive Branch Petition. Our test will be next Thursday, January 31st.
* In Math we are working on a challenging concept: Dividing by two-digit numbers using estimation as a short cut.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Read 20 minutes
Math Finish p. 137 in HM
History-Finish p.83 in Wkbk
Sign and Return Field Trip Form (Bring $4 to pay for trip)
Book Project
Learn the Words and Meanings of #11-20

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 minutes
Math Finish p. 141+Saxon L63 evens
Sign and Return Field Trip Form (Bring $4 to pay for trip)
Book Project
Learn the Words and Meanings of #11-20

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading 25 minutes
Math-Finish Saxon Pre-Test 12a
Finish History Wkbk p. 84+85
Study Vocab/DLR/Spelling Words
Take Home Newspaper Project Large Colored Paper
Continue Newspaper Project