Monday, December 13, 2010

Mon., Dec. 13, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Study the Middle-of-Year (MOY) Assessment given last week and be ready to take it again tomorrow. Make sure that you are researching topics and materials for our History Fair. The title for this year is, "Seeking Solutions to Problems When People and Nations Disagree".  

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, write the Spelling words and sentences of Evan-Moor Spelling Week5 5 times each, do Grammar Minutes Minute21 "Relative and Indefinite Pronouns" (1-10), and Daily Warm-Ups Reading Gr5 Daily Warm-Up6 "The Boa Constrictor" P14 (1-4).    

Friday, December 10, 2010

Fri., Dec. 10, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:


George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1797, leading the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental Army, 1775–1783, and presiding over the writing of the Constitution in 1787.

Social Studies Middle-of-Year (MOY) Assessment taken today during Social Studies class.

Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) No homework today for the weekend since we took tests all week. You have a great weekend!

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books! No homework today for the weekend since we took tests all week. You have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Thurs. Dec. 9, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework


Science TAKS Benchmark Test today!

Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Finish Renzulli's lessons if you haven't already finished them, finish the Pearl Harbor assignment, and be thinking and planning your project for our school's History Fair. The topic for this year is, "Seeking Solutions to Problems When People or Nations Disagree".

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, do Evan-Moor P35 (1-16), study the words and sentences of the week, do Grammar Minutes Minute19 (1-10), and Reading Daily Warm-Ups Gr. 5 "Sharks" P12 (1-4).


Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Wed., Dec. 8, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework


Reading TAKS Benchmark Test today!

Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Finish Renzulli's lessons if you haven't already finished them, finish the Pearl Harbor assignment, and be thinking and planning your project for our school's History Fair. The topic for this year is, "Seeking Solutions to Problems When People or Nations Disagree".

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, Evan-Moor Spelling Week 4 P34 (1-26), study the words and sentences of the week, do Grammar Minutes Minute18 (1-10), and do Reading Daily Warm-Ups Gr. 5 "Llamas" P11 (1-4).

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Tues., Dec. 7, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:


Remember Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 a day that will live in infamy! The picture above is of the USS Arizona Memorial.

TAKS Benchmark Practice Test in Math taken today (all day)! 

Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Finish Renzulli's lessons due this Friday, Dec. 10th, finish assignment on Pearl Harbor (What, When, Where, Who, and Why?), and start to work on your History Fair project by researching your topic and other planning details. 

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, do Evan-Moor Spelling Week 4 P33 (1-5), Grammar Minutes Minute17 (1-17) Run-On Sentences and Punctuation Practice, and Reading Daily Warm-Ups Gr.5 P10 (1-4) "The Armadillo".


Monday, December 6, 2010

Mon., Dec. 6, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do Chapter 8 P45&46 (1-17) as a practice open book test. Make sure you find the answers in the textbook and study the questions. Also, please answer the following 5 questions on Pearl Harbor (what, when, where, who, and why). You may use our textbook, library books (our school's or public), Internet, newspaper, etc. Write 1-2 pages and answer the 5 questions. This assignment is due this Friday, December 10th.

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, write the Evan-Moor Spelling words Week 4 and sentences 5 times each, Grammar Minutes Minute16 (1-10), and Reading Daily Warm-Ups Gr.5 L1, "June Bugs" P9 (1-4).  

Friday, December 3, 2010

Fri., Dec. 3, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Finish reading the part of L3, "The Revolution Begins" P286-291 that wasn't covered in class, do the Vocabulary P286 (1-10), Wk. Bk. P69 (1-7) and do the Geography practice lessons on globes, hemispheres, latitude and longitude. If you haven't finished the Renzulli's lessons, please do.  Also, be thinking of the project you're going to do for our History Fair this school year. This school year's title is, "Seeking Solutions to Problems When People or Nations Disagree". The History Fair this year will be on January 26-28, 2011.

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books! 

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Thurs. Dec. 2, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Finish reading the part of L2, "The Colonists Rebel" P276-283 that wasn't read aloud and discussed in class. Also, do Vocabulary P276 (1-18) and Wk. Bk. P67.

Language Arts- Read AR library books, study the Spelling sentences and words of the week, and finish the Reading Stanford10/TAKS practice story, "The Case of the Missing Notepad" P27-31 (17-23).

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wed., Dec. 1, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do the Vocabulary on P268 (1-15) for Ch8, "The Road to War" P266-291 L1, "Trouble Over Taxes", finish reading silently L1, "Trouble Over Taxes" P268-273, and do Wk. Bk. P66 (1-9). If you haven't finished the Renzulli lessons (2) that are due on Friday, December 10th make sure you finish them. Start thinking about the History Fair project that is going to be due on January 26-28, 2011. The title for this school year's History Fair is, "Seeking Solutions to Problems When People or Nations Disagree".

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, study the Evan-Moor Spelling words and sentences of the week, write the Spelling sentences (2) 5 times each, do Spelling P30 (1-14), do Grammar Minutes Minute13 (1-10), and last, but not least, color the Holiday activity.  


Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tues., Nov. 30, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) No homework from the book, but if you haven't finished the assignments in Renzulli, please do. The History Fair this year at our school will be in January 26-28, 2011. Here is the website where you can get some assistance/information for your project http://www.nhd.org/

Language Arts- (Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, study the Spelling words of the week, Spelling Week3 P29, and do Grammar Minutes Minute11&12. 

Monday, November 29, 2010

Mon., Nov. 29, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Review chapter 5, "The Struggle to New Found Colonies" P154-185 and be ready for a test tomorrow. Do the Chapter 5 Practice Test.

Language Arts- (Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, study and write the Evan-Moor Unit 3 Spelling words of the Week 3 times each, and do the Reading Stanford10/TAKS practice story, "The Case of the Missing Notepad" P27-31 (17-23). 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tues., Nov. 23, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do the edHelper "The First Thanksgiving", by Cindy Grigg P1-3 (1-10). Also, if you didn't finish today the two Social Studies lessons in Renzulli and you have access to a computer at home this long holiday weekend, please finish them.

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class)  Read AR library books, finish Evan-Moor Unit 2 Spelling packet P24-27, Grammar Minutes Minute6-10 packet P13-17, and do the Thanksgiving Vocabulary Words activity.  If you have access to a computer this weekend either at home, or the public library, finish your two Language Arts activities in Renzulli.    

Monday, November 22, 2010

Mon., Nov. 22, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Review L4 "The 13 English Colonies" P176-183. Do P181 Fact File "The 13 English Colonies" copy the chart on the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. Also, do the fun activity sheet of the Thanksgiving Vocabulary Words.

Language Arts-(Our homeroom class) Read AR library books, study the spelling words, write the Spelling words 3 times each, and do the Grammar Minutes Minute6 P13 (1-10). 

Friday, November 19, 2010

Fri., Nov. 19, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Continue on your own to research about the 13 English Colonies. Find out about them what you can.

Language Arts-(Our homeroom) Read AR Library Books.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thurs., Nov. 18, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework


Social Studies- Read Ch5 L4 "The 13 English Colonies" P176-183, do the Vocabulary on P176  (1-12), read the lesson silently, and do Wk. Bk. P46. The pictures above are of Pocahontas. In one of them she's pictured with her son.

Language Arts- Read AR library books, study the Spelling words, sentences, and finish the Reading Stanford10/TAKS story started in class. 

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Wed., Nov. 17, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do the Ch5 L3 "The First Colonies" P168-173, do the Vocabulary P168 (1-14), read the lesson silently, and do Wk. Bk. P44 (1-6). Also, make sure you do extra research/reading about this great time in our country's history. Find out things about the Pilgrims, Pocahontas, John Rolf, John Smith, etc. When you go to the library check out books on these people and events. Remember that learning is fun and it's power!


Language Arts-(Our class) Read AR books, do Grammar Minutes3 P10 (1-10), and Evan-Moor Wk. Bk. Spelling do L1 P22 "Word Study" (1-28). 


Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mon., Nov. 15, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do Ch.5 L1 "Hard Times in Virginia" P156-162, do the Vocabulary P156 (1-17), read the lesson silently, and do Wk. Bk. P42 (1-5).

Language Arts- Read AR library books, Grammar Minutes1 P8 (1-10), and write the Spelling words of the week 5 times each,

Tues., Nov., 16, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do Ch5 L2, "New European Colonies" P164-167, do the Vocabulary on P164 (1-9), read the lesson silently, and do Wk. Bk. 43.

Language Arts-(Our Homeroom Class) Read AR library books, Grammar Minutes2 P9 (1-10) and write the Spelling sentences of the week 3 times each. 

Friday, November 12, 2010

Fri., Nov. 12, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th classes) Get ready for next week to study about the colonies and enjoy the great weekend!.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books and enjoy the great weekend!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework

                                                            
Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Everyone go out and enjoy the holiday. No homework for everyone today!

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, study both your Spelling words and sentences for the Spelling tests on Friday. You enjoy the holiday too!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Wed., Nov. 10, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework


Social Studies-(5th grade classes: Ms. Greene's, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto) Do L2, "The Great Plain" P82-85. Do the Vocabulary on P82 (1-6). Read the lesson silently and then do Wk. Bk. P22 (1-5).

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, study the Spelling words, write the definitions to the words of the week (1-10), do the English L2 "Four Kinds of Sentences" P2 (1-6), and the Stanford 10 and TAKS practice Reading story, "Lake Bay School News February 2003" P60-63 (1-10).

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Tues., Nov., 9, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(All 5th grade classes) Do Ch2 L1 "The Eastern Woodlands" P76-80, do the Vocabulary P76 (1-10), read the lesson silently, and do Wk. Bk. P21 (1-5).

Language Arts- Read AR library books, and write the Spelling sentences 3 times each.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Mon., Nov. 8, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 classes) No homework.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR books, write the Spelling words of the week 10 times each, and do the English Wk Bk. P1, "What Is a Sentence" (1-8).

Friday, November 5, 2010

Fri., Nov. 5, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:


Social Studies-(5th grade classes: Ms. Greene's, Mr. Heiser's, and Ms. Nieto's) Do the two edHelper stories, "The Incas, Part II" by jane Runyon P1-3 (1-10) and "The Mayan Civilization, Part I" by Jane Runyon P1-3 (1-10).

Language Arts-(4th and 5th grades: Mr. Calderón's HR class) Read AR library books, and do the two Reading TAKS practice stories, "A Lizard for a Pet? You Bet?" P50-54 (1-12) and "Owl Morning" P55-59 (1-12).

We wish everyone has a great and wonderful weekend!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Thurs., Nov. 4, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework


Social Studies-(5th grade classes: Ms. Greene's, Mr. Heiser's, and Ms. Nieto's) Finish the edHelper story, "The Incas, Part I" by Jane Runyon P1-3 (1-10).

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades classes: Mr. Calderón's homeroom) Read AR books, study for Sentence Dictation Test Week 11, and Spelling Word Test Week 11.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Wed., Nov. 3, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework


Social Studies-(5th grade: Ms. Greene's, Mr. Heiser's, and Ms. Nieto's HR classes) Do the edHelper story, "The Aztecs, Part II" P1-3 (1-10).

Social Studies-(4th&5th grades: Mr. Calderón's HR class) Do the edHelper story, "The Aztecs, Part I" P1-3 (1-10).


Language Arts-(4th&5th grades: Mr. Calderón's HR class) Read AR library books, study the Spelling words and sentences of the week, write a sentence with each of the words, and do the TAKS practice story "A Report on Abigail Adams" by Jade Tanner P41-45 (1-10).  

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Tues., Nov., 2, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade Ms. Greene's, Mr. Heiser's & Ms. Nieto's classes only) Do the edHelper story, "The Aztecs, Part I" by Jane Runyon P1-3 (1-10).
Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, write the definitions to the Spelling words, and do the TAKS practice story, "Neighborhood Week, School Notes" P37-40 (1-10).  

Monday, November 1, 2010

Mon., Nov. 1, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Social Studies- (5th grade all four classes) Do the edHelper story, "Disappearing Act - The Anasazi Part I" by Toni Lee Robinson P1-4 (1-10).
Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, write the Spelling words of the week 5 times each, sentences 3 times each, and do the TAKS practice story, "What's That in Your Garden" P33-36 (1-10).

Friday, October 29, 2010

Fri., Oct. 29, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:










Social Studies- (
5th grade all four classes) No homework this weekend, except get ready for next week's studies of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya Indians. If you have the opportunity to do research about these three tribes, do it. That way, you'll be ahead of the others.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, practice cursive handwriting, and do the TAKS practice story, "An Old Friend" P27-32 (1-12).

Have a great weekend!


















Thursday, October 28, 2010

Thurs. Oct. 28, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework











































Social Studies-(5th grade all four classes) Ask your family if they have anything that is from indians that they would like to share with our 5th grade students and faculty, since we're studying about Early American Cultures. If they allow you to bring something to show-and-tell, tell them we'll take good care of it.


Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read your AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, study for the Spelling Word Test tomorrow, and if you didn't finish with your Spelling homework that you had for today, please finish it.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Wed., Oct. 27, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework




























Social Studies-(All four 5th grade classes) Finish the 20 details about the group you were assigned; Anasazi, Inuit, and Mound Builders. Also, do the lesson, "Vocabulary Review" Wk. Bk. P19 (1-14).

Language Arts- Read AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, and study the Spelling words and sentences, especially the sentences for our Sentence Dictation Test tomorrow. Also, do the TAKS practice story, "Making a Flying Fish" P23-26 (1-10).  

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tues., Oct. 26, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grades all 4 classes) Continue to study and learn facts about the Early Native American cultures (Anasazi, Inuit, and Mound Builders).

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, study write the definitions to the spelling words of the week, and TAKS practice story, "A Job That Matters" P18-22 (1-12).

Mon., Oct. 25, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:

Social Studies-(All 5th Grade classes except, Mr. Calderón's) According to what Early People group you're in; Mound Builders, Anasazi, or Inuit, do research on that group.  Write 20 details/facts about your Early People group that you were assigned to and be ready to share your information with your classmates/group tomorrow.

Language Arts-( 4th &5th grades) Read AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, correct the Sentence Dictation and Spelling Word Tests from last week, Week 9. If you need to have them signed by your parents, make sure you do, write the Spelling words 5 times each and the sentences 3 times each. Do the TAKS practice story, "The Code Talkers" P14-17 (1-12). 

Friday, October 22, 2010

Fri., Oct. 22, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 classes) Research about the Early Native American cultures; Anasazi, Inuit, and Mound Builders. Collect all the information on these 3 cultures for the following week.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, and Sponge Activity folders-

Have a nice weekend!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Thurs. Oct. 21, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework

Social Studies- (5th grade all 4 classes)Do the "Vocabulary" P66 (1-10) and read silently L3 "The Rise of Empires" P66-69. Also, do Wk. Bk. P18.

Social Studies- (4th grade) Continue to review Ch.1, "The Geography of the Lone Star State" P8-47.

Language Arts- (4th&5th grades) AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, study for the spelling word and definitions tests. In the reading workbooks, 4th and 5th grades have the same two pages; P66&71.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Wed., Oct. 20, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework

Social Studies- (5th grade all 4 classes) Do the Vocabulary of L2, "Early American Cultures" P60 (1-7), read the lesson silently P60-65, and also do the activity #17 from the Social Studies workbook.

Social Studies- (4th grade) Review Ch1, "The Geography of the Lone Star State" P8-47

Language Arts- (4th&5th grades) Read AR Library books, Sponge Activity folders, study the Reading/Spelling words of the week. Be prepared to take a test over their definitions and be able to pick 3 words from the list and write a sentence with each.


Language Arts- (4th grade) Finish reading the story, "On the Banks of Plum Creek" by Laura Ingalls Wilder that we started reading in class.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Tues., Oct. 18, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 Classes) Do Wk. Bk. P15 on "Cause and Effect" and do the "Weekly Reader" Issue #6 "Out for Blood" Oct. 15, 2010.

Social Studies-(4th grade) Review Ch1 "The Geography of the Lone Star State" P8-47.


Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read your AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, study the Reading/Spelling words for the week, and do the "Weekly Reader" Issue #6 "Out for Blood" Oct. 15, 2010.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Mon., Oct. 18, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 classes) Do Ch1 L1 "Migration to the Americas" P54-57. Do the Vocabulary on P54 (1-7) then read the lesson silently.

Language Arts- (4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, write the spelling words of the week 5 times each, and write the definitions to the words.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Mr. Calderón's Classes Reading and Unfamiliar Word Strategies 2010-11


 

Any Reading strategies that you have been taught, if they help you to have better comprehension of what you're reading, use them. These are two strategies we recommend for our students in our classes to use:



Reading Comprehension Strategies:

  • First, read the story carefully once.
  • Second, read each question from the story, also very carefully as you’re answering all the questions.
  • Third, find the answers to the questions in the story and underline or highlight the answers.
  • Fourth, write the number of the question by the paragraph in which the answer was found and then write the number of the paragraph of where the answer was found by the question.

  • Fifth, if the answer to a question is not found in any particular paragraph, but is implied in the entire story, write the number of the question by the title.
  • Sixth, always proof read all your work!



Unfamiliar Words Strategies

  • First, when you come upon an unfamiliar word in your reading/work use the skill using the context; look at the words before and after the unfamiliar word to try and figure out its meaning.

  • Second, if you still can’t figure out the meaning of the unfamiliar word, use a dictionary to try and figure out its meaning.

  • Third, if you still are unsuccessful to figure out the meaning use the Internet; go to your favorite search engine, like Google, and type the unfamiliar word.

  • Fourth, if for some reason that you still haven’t found the meaning to the unfamiliar word, ask your teacher for assistance to figure out its meaning.



Fri., Oct. 15, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 classes) Study for the Overview Review Test on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Study from the practice test and the textbook P6-43.

Social Studies-(4th grade) Do Vocabulary for L4 "Plants and Animals" P36 (1-14). Then read the lesson silently P36-45.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read your AR library books, practice your cursive handwriting, and Sponge Activity folders. In the Sponge Activity folders finish the lessons not completed during the week.

Thurs. Oct. 14, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework

Social Studies-(5th grade all 4 classes) Do the open book test "Overview Unit Test" P1-4 (1-24). You can find the answers in the textbook P6-43.

Social Studies-(4th grade) Do the Vocabulary P28 (1-11) and then read the lesson silently, Weather and Climate" P28-33.

Language Arts-4th&5th grades) Read AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, and study the spelling words of the week.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Wed., Oct. 13, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework

Social Studies-(Mr. Calderón, Ms. Greene, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto's Homerooms)-Do the lesson, "Christopher Columbus" by Sharon Fabian from edHelper.
The last page in this package is about codes. The instructions aren't very clear on how to do it. If you read this before tomorrow, don't worry if you don't do this section/page. We'll do it together tomorrow when we grade the story.

Social Studies-(4th grade)- Do the L2 Vocabulary on P 20 (1-11), and read silently "Don't Mess with Texas" P20-26.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades)-Read your AR library books, Sponge activity folders (Handwriting, Daily Skills, and SRA). Also, study the Spelling sentences of the week. Tomorrow we'll take our Sentence Dictation Test.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Tues., Oct. 12, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:




Social Studies-(Mr. Calderón's, Ms. Greene, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto's Homerooms)-No homework today, since we didn't change classes. We took a Science TAKS Benchmark test today that lasted all day.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades)-Read your AR library books, Sponge Activity folders, write a sentence with each of the spelling words of the week, and study the Spelling words and sentences.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Mon., Oct. 11, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Homework:


Happy Columbus Day to All!

Social Studies-(Mr. Calderón, Ms. Greene, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto's Homerooms)-Do the Christopher Columbus lesson from our textbook. The lesson is L1 "The Voyages of Columbus" P134-139. Do the Vocabulary P134 (1-11) and then read the lesson silently.

Social Studies-(Mr. Calderón's 4th Grade Homeroom)-Do the lesson, "Christopher Columbus" from edHelper (1-7).

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades Mr. Calderón's Homeroom) Read your AR books, Sponge activity folders, and write the Spelling words of the week 5 times each and the sentences 3 times each. Study the words and sentences.

4th&5th graders make sure you go to sleep early tonight and eat a good breakfast. Tomorrow all 4th&5th graders are going to take TAKS Benchmark tests all day. 4th graders are going to take a Writing TAKS Benchmark and 5th graders are going to take a Science TAKS Benchmark. Good luck!

Friday, October 8, 2010

Fri., Oct. 8, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework:

Social Studies-(Ms. Greene, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto's Homerooms) No homework...

Social Studies-(4th grade Mr. Calderón's Homeroom Class) Do the lesson, "Map and Globe Skills-Use an Elevation Map" P18&19. Do the questions on P19 (1-4). Copy the questions and answer in complete sentences.

Social Studies-(5th grade Mr. Calderón's Homeroom Class) Do L5 "Vocabulary" P34 (1-13). Then read silently L5 "Resources and the Environment" P34-39.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades Mr. Calderón's Homeroom) Read your AR Library books, Sponge activity folders make sure your through with the first 7 weeks and correct your TAKS Reading Benchmark test. Make sure that you use the new Reading strategies when correcting your test.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Thurs. Oct. 7, 2010 Social Studies and Homeroom Class Homework

Social Studies-(Ms. Greene, Mr. Heiser, and Ms. Nieto's Homerooms) Read the lesson in the textbook, "Read an Elevation Map" P32&33. Then copy the questions on P33 (1-3) and answer them in complete sentences. Also, do workbook P9 "Read an Elevation Map" and do questions (1-4).

Social Studies-(4th grade Mr. Calderón's Homeroom Class) Finish yesterday's homework, L1Vocabulary P10 (1-9) and finish reading P10-17 silently.

Social Studies-(5th grade Mr. Calderón's Homeroom Class) Do L4 Vocabulary P24 (1-13) and read silently the lesson, "Land and Regions" P24-31.

Language Arts-(4th&5th grades) Read AR books, work on Sponge activity folders (Handwriting, Daily Skills, and SRA), and study for the Spelling Word Test.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Wed., Oct. 6, 2010 Social Studies Classes and Homeroom Class Homework:



Social Studies-No homework again today, since we didn't change classes.  All our 5th graders had to take a Reading Benchmark TAKS test that lasted all day.

Homeroom-(4th&5th grades) Read your AR books, work on your Sponge activity folders (Handwriting, Daily Skills, and SRA) and in Spelling/Reading, write a story with the twelve words of the week. Also, study for your Sentence Dictation Test. Fourth grade also, they have to write the definitions to the words of L1 "Texas Today" P10 (1-9).  Then they have to read silently P10-17.