WEEK of 4/27-5/1

Our very own Alexander Hubik is in the National Scrabble Championship this weekend in Providence, RI along with Group 5 Green students Maya Leete, Ali Cook and Max Peterson. Good Luck to all our Group 5 students.

• Students have 30 minutes of math each night five nights per week. Students should do all corrections before moving on to new material. If you have a question about your homework please call me at 978-352-8237. If we cannot resolve the issue over the phone I will make plans to meet with you in the morning.
• Students should be working on their Science Fiction Fantasy essay for at least 30 minutes each night. Students will be receiving continuous feedback in class but this is a work in progress. Students should always be writing or revising until the final draft is due!
• Students should be reading at least 30 pages of their independent reading book each week. I am taking a break from the reading logs and will be requiring students to do an individual assignment this week based on their book.

Monday 4/27

• Math 30 minutes
• Science Fiction Fantasy: Final Draft due. Teachers will edit the stories this week and return to students for final revisions

Tuesday 4/28

• Math 30 minutes
• Vocabulary Unit 4-6 Review packet due. Quiz on first 4 words of each lesson today.

Wednesday 4/29

• Science Fair Taping for all Group 5 students. Students should practice their presentation to keep it close to four minutes. Please come to school prepared with your well-rehearsed speech, your tri-fold board and your model or demonstration. Snacks related to your topic are not needed until family and friends night that night.

Thursday 4/30

• Reading Comp Unit 22 and YES you must do the "Write About It."

Friday 5/1 Girls Night Out

• For the next 30 pages of your independent reading book choose a character from your story. Write me a letter as if you are that character describing yourself to me. Your description should include both physical characteristics and personality traits as well as give me a feeling for the storyline of your book. This should be 1-2 pages typed, 12 pt. font, single spaced. This assingment is in place of your reading log but should be done in your reading/writing notebook.
  

WEEK OF 4/20 - 4/24

MONDAY 4/20 is Patriot's Day and there is no school. Please enjoy your time but use it wisely. We have lots of work upcoming!

• Students have 30 minutes of math each night five nights per week. Students should do all corrections before moving on to new material. If you have a question about your homework please call me at 978-352-8237. If we cannot resolve the issue over the phone I will make plans to meet with you in the morning.
• Students should be working on their Science Fiction Fantasy essay for at least 30 minutes each night. Students will be receiving continuous feedback in class but this is a work in progress. Students should always be writing or revising until the final draft is due!
• Students should be reading at least 30 pages of their independent reading book each week. Reading logs will be do on Fridays. If you have any questions about the format of your reading log or the expectations please let me know.

TUESDAY 4/21

• Second draft of the science fiction fantasy story is due. Students will continue peer editing and the author will work on revisions for homework. All drafts and edit sheets should be kept in your brown folder.
• Activities for word list 6 are due and there will be quiz on word list six today.

WEDNESDAY 4/22

• Science test on Chapter 1

Thursday 4/23

• Reading Comp Lesson 21. Please take your time and do the work correctly.

Friday 4/24

• Reading Log Due

WEEK of 4/13-4/17

Hi Everyone

I don't know about you but I am looking forward to some spring weather. Students have many things due from now until the end of the year. Students in this group can never say they have no homework because of the many long term projects we are working on. Below is a reminder of things we should be working on regularly as well as a more specific schedule for next week.

• Students have 30 minutes of math each night five nights per week. Students should do all corrections before moving on to new material. If you have a question about your homework please call me at 978-352-8237. If we cannot resolve the issue over the phone I will make plans to meet with you in the morning.
• Students should be working on their Science Fiction Fantasy essay for at least 30 minutes each night. Students will be receiving continuous feedback in class but this is a work in progress. Students should always be writing or revising until the final draft is due!
• Students should be reading at least 30 pages of their independent reading book each week. Reading logs will be do on Fridays. If you have any questions about the format of your reading log or the expectations please let me know.

Monday 4/13

• Peer editing of Science Fiction/Fantasy story continues. Students will swap papers and check each others work for grammar, punctuation, capitalization and story gaps. Each "editor" will sign off on his/her suggestions. The author has the right to use the suggestions or not; however the author will be graded on the final edits. Students must bring a hard copy of their story to class each Monday. An electronic version is not acceptable because it is not suitable for edits and students cannot rely on the technology here to get a hard copy to print out.
  

Tuesday 4/14

• Sentences on next ten scrabble words due. Quiz on these ten words today!

Wednesday 4/15

• Science Outline Due on sections 3 & 4. Homework; p. 41 1-10 and p. 42 11-16 and 21 & 22.
  

Thursday 4/16

• Reading Comp Lesson 20 and yes you must do the "Write About It."

Friday 4/17

• Reading Log due on the next 30 pages of independent reading book.

Upcoming Events:

• Science Fair Taping and Family and Friend's night 4/29.

May 2009

• Long Term Experiment Due
• Final version of Science Fiction Fantasy story due

Week of 4/6-4/10

Monday 4/6 is Red Sox Day at the Clark School. Help the Red Sox celebrate opening day by wearing your favorite Red Sox attire. Students will be able to purchase hot dogs (those who do not like beef hot dogs may bring in their own turkey or tofu hot dogs and we will cook them) and chips for lunch. Hot Dogs ar $1.00 each and chips are .50 cents each. Students should bring their own drink. Help show your Red Sox spirit and join is this fun event.

Students have 30 minutes of math each night five nights per week. Students should do all corrections before moving on to new material. If you have a question about your homework please call me at 978-352-8237. If we cannot resolve the issue over the phone I will make plans to meet with you in the morning.

Students should be working on their Science Fiction Fantasy essay for at least 30 minutes each night. Students will be receiving continuous feedback in class but this is a work in progress. Students should always be writing or revising until the final draft is due!

Monday 4/6

• Math 30 minutes
• Selections from the first draft of your science fiction fantasy essay will be shared aloud with the class for feedback. Students should edit their own first draft for homework and we will continue to work on it in class as well.
• Select a new independent reading book and let me know the title, author and number of pages today. Students should read 30 pages per week.
  

Tuesday 4/7

• Math 30 minutes
• Sentences due for the first 10 scrabble words. Quiz will be given on these first ten words.

Wedneday 4/8

• Math: 30 minutes
• Science: Homework Due Sections 1 & 2 completed outline passed in. Do questions on p.11 #1-2 and p. 20 #1-2. This will be due at the beginning of class. During class we will be going to Group 1 and 2 to help the students with their science fair projects. Remember we are there to help out AND to be good examples to the younger kids.
  

Thursday 4/9

• Reading Comp Lesson 19 Due. You must do one of the two "Write About It" activities.

Friday 4/10

• First reading log due for new independent reading book. Students should read the first thirty pages and complete a reading log in their reading notebook.