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September 26-30, 2011

Please refer to the calendar below for specific due dates of major assignments during this week. There is also a summary of key curriculum points below. Keep in mind that these are tentative dates and times and are subject to change.

Major Assignments Due

 

English

Reading

Math

 

Science

Social Studies

 
Monday 
9/26/11 
Spelling Pretest, write in journal
Word stems due
 
Read 30 min.
No major assignments
Section 5.1 Vocab Quiz (16 words)
 
 
No major assignments due
 
 
Tuesday
9/27/11 
Write in journal, spelling survival due
 
Media Center with Mrs. Padua
Read 30 minutes
Sections 1.1-1.4 Quiz
No major assignments
 
No major assignments due
 
 
 

Wednesday 9/28/11

Write in journal, spelling 15 due
Active Reading Strategies
 
Read 30 minutes
Reader Response due Thursday
 
No major assignments due
No major assignments
No major assignments due
 
 

 

Thursday
9/29/11
 
Write in journal
 
Colleect Reader Response 
 
Fluency testing
 
Read 30 minutes
No major assignments due
No major assignments
No major assignments due
 
 
Friday
9/30/11
 
Journal check: 10 entries; spelling test
 
Word stems ..work on them in class and finish for homework
 
Read 30 minutes
No major assignments due
No major assignments due
No major assignments due
 
 

Overview of Curriculum This Week:

In English class students will be introduced to our word study, ie. individualized spelling focus. Students will begin to read and respond to examples of narrative writing, narratives. Included will be special excerpts from the story collection, "Dear Bully." Students will also begin grammar study of writing forceful sentences and how to correct run on sentences. Students will engage in pre-writing exercises to identify memoir topics for their first published piece.

In math class we will, on Monday, be reviewing for the first large quiz on sections 1.1-1.4 in chapter 1, followed by the quiz on Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, we will be continuing with chapter 1, with a review of perimeter and area and looking at solving problems using defined problem-solving strategies.

In reading class we will begin working on Reading Strategies.    Students will also begin writing Reader Responses.... and   the Word Stem Study begins!!!

In science class students will be taking their first vocabulary quiz on Monday. We will continue working with energy and energy transformations.



Last updated by Mrs. Hurley-Coughlin (jhurley)  on Sep 27 2011  at 3:22 PM
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