Homework 3/30-4/3

Math: 3o minutes of math each night five nights per week. If you cannot figure something out at home do not skip. Call me at 978-352-8237 first and I will try to help you through it. If we cannot figure it out on the phone I will tell you what to do instead.

Science Fiction Fantasy Story: Students should be working on their science fiction fantasy story a little bit each night.

Monday

• Math 30 minutes
• Science Fiction Fantasy Story first draft due. Remember to use transitional words and sentences, link the overall storyline with the characters and the action.

Tuesday

• Vocabulary Unit 5 Packet Due. Quiz on vocabulary unit 5.

Wednesday

• Science in the News Due. Choose an article and do a one page, single spaced, 12 pt font summary. Please include your personal thoughts and opinions.

Thursday

• Reading Comp Lesson 18 Due
• Choose new independent reading book and give me the title, author and number of pages.

Friday

• Independent reading assignment due. Be prepared to share with the class.

GROUP 5 BLUE FOOL'S LUNCH APRIL 1st

On Wednesday April 1st Group 5 Blue will be celebrating April Fool's Day with a fool's lunch. We will be ordering from a local restaurant and watch a "foolish" movie at the same time. We will make our choices beforehand so students will know how much money to bring in. This is not an April Fool's joke. It is just a way to have fun and break up the long stretch between March vacation and the summer!

Extra Credit Assignments for Quarter 4

Quarter 3 ends on Friday and we are offering two opportunities for extra credit in quarter 4.

EXTRA CREDIT DUE FRIDAY APRIL 17th
Science: Select three elements that interest you and find more about them. Who identified or discovered the elements? How did the elements get their names? How are the elements used?
Writing: Design a random act of kindness. Describe what happened? How did performing this act make you feel? How did it make the other person feel?

EXTRA CREDIT DUE TUESDAY 5/5
Science: Choose a familiar metal object and create a "product label" for it. Your label should describe at least two of the metals properties and explain why it exhibits those properties. Please include illustrations on your label as well.
Reading: Read A Worn Path by Eudora Welty. (I have a copy) Choose one of the two discussion and composition questions and provide an answer. The answer should be 1-2 pages, single spaced, 1 inch margins.

Homework Due 3/23-3/27

I hope you all have a great two weeks off! Relax, enjoy and get ready to come back with a positive attitude willing to finish strong. I am not giving you lots of homework during the break but here is a list of what is due the week we return and when so you can plan your time accordingly.

Monday, March 23rd

• 1 hour of math due
• Action Timeline is due for the Science Fiction Fantasy story. You must state the main sequence of events for the beginning, middle, conflict/resolution and the end of the story. You must tell who is involved and their relationship to what happens next. This should be written in complete sentences not a bulleted list. Also, if I asked you to add detail or revise your character analysis that is due today as well.

Tuesday, March 24th

• Wordly Wise Lesson 4 activities due and quiz today.

Wednesday, March 25th

• Tell Tale Heart Activity Due: Choose one of the following activities: 1. Draw a sketch or a scene where the narrator is having a conversation with the officers in the room where the crime was committed. Be prepared to share with the class. OR 2. Write a police report of the crime from the point of view of the officers that arrived at the house. Be prepared to share with the class.
  

Thursday, March 26th

• Come up with a long term experiment idea. Pass in a one page write up with your plan and hypothesis.
• Reading Comp Lesson 17 Due with one "Write About It.

Friday, March 27th

• All students must be finished their independent reading books by today. I expect one final reading log with comments and critiques of the book as whole. Final Assignments for your book will be handed out today and due next week.

Homework Week of 3/2-3/6

We are starting off March with a snowstorm and a day off! Can you believe it? Here is what is due this week.

Everything that was originally due on Monday will be due on Tuesday that is why the Tuesday blurb is so large. It includes two due dates in one. There will be no excuses for late work since you have an extra day to work on things!

Tuesday March 7th

• Math- 1 hour due (30 minutes for Friday night and 30 minutes for Monday night)
• Vocabulary Packet Unit 1-3 Review is due. I will be quizzing you on the first four words from each unit today as well. (only 12 words total)
• Character Analysis is due for your Science Fiction Fantasy Essay. (see packet) Students must develop their main characters to the point that we know their physical characteristics: age, eye color, any distinctive marks and clothing. Students must also describe the character's personality: how he/she reacts and whether the character is smart, funny, sarcastic, wise etc. It is absolutely fine to include pictures if you like but the written description is required. You have had class time to work on this but if you have additional question please call me.
  
• The school show is tonight at 7:30 at Hogan. If you are not participating in the show please go to the show and support your friends and classmates!
  

Wednesday March 8th

• No homework due today so you can attend the school show.

Thursday March 9th

• Reading Log Due on independent reading book. If you finish your independent reading book please see me so I can give you a final project to do.
• Reading Comp Lesson 16 Due. Please include one "Write About It."

Friday March 10th

• Grammar packet due. (you will receive this packet in class on Wednesday)
• This is the last day to pass in any overdue or late work in all classes. The quarter is coming to a close and any work that was due up to this point must be passed in today or it will be a zero!

Enjoy your snow day. Four more days until spring vacation so let's finish strong!