Homework December 17, 2019

No written Homework tonight.
We discussed the background and began reading A Christmas Carol.
The students learned how an author's background shows up in his/her narratives.

Homework December 16, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.

Homework December 10, 2019

Letter of Interest is due this Friday, December 13th.
Toy Design is due Monday, December 16th

Homework December 9, 2019

Complete Grammar & Writing page 68 #s 1-8 and page 69 #s 1-5
Rough Draft of the Letter of Interest for the Elf job is due tomorrow.

Homework December 6, 2019

Due Dates for the Elf Project:
Letter of Interest Rough Draft due December 10th
Final Draft Letter of Interest due December 13th
Toy Design and Description December 16th

Students have all necessary materials and may work ahead.

Homework, December 5, 2019

Complete the Graphic organizer for your letter of interest.
The organizer is in your notebook from class today.
Use the handout from class to see what is necessary to complete the organizer.

We will work on the rough draft tomorrow in class.

Homework December 4, 2019

Students need to complete their job application for the job they are applying for.
The application is due tomorrow.

Homework December 3, 2019

Read "The Three Branches" and complete comprehension questions 1-5 on the back.

Homework November 27, 2019

No written homework this break.
Read a good book and celebrate with family!

Homework November 25, 2019

Students need to complete their Earth and Beyond assignment from class today.
This is a graded assignment and 2 points will be deducted each day it is submitted late.
Students are permitted to use their textbook.

Homework, November 22, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.

Homework November 21, 2019

There is no written homework today.

Homework November 20, 2019

Period 1 - I gave the first period class six sentences to attempt to diagram if they wanted to challenge themselves. I let the students know they did not have to complete them if they were confused. We will discuss the parts of speech and diagramming in class tomorrow.

Periods 2 and 3 - No homework

Homework November 18, 2018

Complete the diagramming assignment for this evening. The sentences are below if the assignment was lost:

Mr. Wolfe excitedly read the novel.

Several young students wrote the paper.

David and Mary eagerly ate the scrumptious pie.

The Titanic and the Edmund Fitzgerald suddenly sank.

There will be a quiz tomorrow on parts of speech with diagramming sentences. Students should look through their notebook for examples. the quiz will focus on simple subjects and compound subjects.

Homework November 15, 2019

There is no written homework this weekend.

Homework November 14, 2019

Periods 1, 2, and 3 - Complete the diagramming sentences from class today.
The sentences are below:

The three bears ate hot porridge.

Charles carefully cooked fried eggs.

My little brother threw the football.

A large trout jumped suddenly.

Thomas beautifully played the electric guitar.

Homework November 13, 2019

Period 1 - Complete the answers for myView page 68 in the workbook.
Periods 2 and 3- No homework

Homework November 12, 2019

Periods 1 and 2 - Complete the Grammar & Writing  page 76 #'s 1-8 answers only.
                                                                                Page 77 #'s 1-10 answers only
                                                                                             #'s 11-18 write out the sentences.
We will have a small assessment on common and proper nouns tomorrow.
There will also be a notebook check tomorrow in class. I am looking for neatness, work completed in the notebook, and notes on Common and Proper Nouns.

Homework November 8, 2019

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain is due: 
Tuesday, November 12th.
Rubric below:

I.    Graphic Organizer  0-10 points

II.   Final Draft (60 points)

A.      All parts of the story mountain are present written in complete sentences  0-20 points

B.      Neatness 0-10 points                                                                                                               

                      (straight lines, legible words, coloring, illustrations, proper headlines)

C.      Mechanics 0-15 points

                 (spelling, capitalization, subject-verb agreement, punctuation)

D.       Illustrations 0-10 points

                         One illustration that you consider the climax of the story fully colored in. (Climax)

                         One illustration showing what you believe happened at the conclusion fully colored 

                          in.

E.       Title with author’s name 0-5 points

*5 points will be deducted for each day late

Homework November 7, 2019

Spelling test tomorrow on Life on Earth and Beyond

Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain due Tuesday, November 12th.

Homework November 6, 2019

All periods: work on your Story Mountain project for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Corrections are due tomorrow.
Spelling test Friday
Period 1 - Complete page 75 in your Grammar & Writing text. All work must be completed in your notebook.

Homework November 5, 2019

Spelling Pretest on myView Life on Earth and Beyond.
This is a tough selection, so for the students that opted to check out the hw blog here is a little insider information: I am only asking the even number spelling words for the Spelling Pretest tomorrow.

Story Mountain project is due next Tuesday, November 12th. 
The graphic organizer is due ASAP.

Homework November 4, 2019

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Story Mountain Project
Due: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
- Students are encouraged to be as creative as they would like.
- Students were given the option of working together if they would prefer. Both students must submit a graphic organizer, however only one main project is submitted for the partners.

Rubric and Breakdown of the project:
Part One - Graphic Organizer due ASAP.
- Students will be give the tact board when the graphic organizer is completed.
*Students may use their own poster board if they wish.

You may do the project on your own or with a partner.

No more than two people per group.

I.    Graphic Organizer  10 points

II.   Final Draft (60 points)

A. All parts of the story mountain are present written in complete sentences  0-20 points

B. Neatness 0-10 points

(straight lines, legible words, coloring, illustrations, proper headlines)

C. Mechanics 0-15 points

(spelling, capitalization, subject-verb agreement, punctuation)

D. Illustrations 0-10 points

       One illustration that you consider the climax of the story 

       fully colored in. (Climax)

       One illustration showing what you believe happened at the conclusion

E. Title with author’s name 0-5 points

Homework November 1, 2019

Hey, we survived the Halloween party!
The classes are preparing to complete a culminating project for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in place of a test.
I will go through the assignment on Monday with the students. The project will be due the following week, most likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
Students do have the option of working with a partner if they choose.

Homework October 30, 2019

Today is class we discussed which character, based on  the text evidence, is the protagonist and the antagonist in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
The results were surprising.
Students have their chapter summaries due this Friday.
I am presenting a project tomorrow. Students will have until Friday, November 8th to complete and submit it.

Homework October 29, 2019

We have completed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Chapter illustrations and short summaries are due by Friday.
Students are going to be presented with a culminating project instead of a test tomorrow in class.
Students will be given the opportunity to work with a partner if they choose.
I will have a copy of the rubric on-line tomorrow.

Homework October 28, 2019

My View textbook pages 26 and 29 - Students need to locate the information from the text and highlight/underline. Page 31 - Complete #s 1 and 3 with the necessary information.

We have read up to Chapter 11 in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 

Students will complete the book within the next day or two. We will do a graded project in class to complete the unit.

Homework October 24, 2019

No written homework this evening.
The class painting has been pushed off due a pep rally tomorrow afternoon.
We will do the painting Monday.

Homework October 23, 2019

No written homework this evening.

We are going to do a little painting in class Friday. Students may bring an old shirt to put over their good clothes if they would like.

Homework October 21, 2019

Complete the timeline for tomorrow.
Students had time in class Friday and Monday to begin it.

Homework October 17, 2019

Timeline sheets due tomorrow.

Homework October 16, 2019

Quiz on Chapters 1-4 on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Study the following to prepare:

Background information (highlighted in packet)
Vocabulary using context clues (Chapters 1-4)
Comprehension questions from Chapters 1-4
Identify Subjects and Verbs within a sentence

Interview sheet/Timeline is due for Friday

Homework October 15, 2019

Legend of Sleepy Hollow quiz on Thursday chapters 1-4.
We will review in class tomorrow.
Interview timeline sheet is due Friday.

Homework October 11, 2019

We will have a quiz on the vocab and comprehension on the first five chapters of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow next week (most likely Wednesday or Thursday).
We are also going through the My View series. There is no Spelling test with this chapter.
There is no homework this weekend except for the kids to get outside, enjoy the Fall weather, and read a book.

Homework October 10, 2019

Today in class we began reading the first two chapters of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Students also used context clues to decipher key vocabulary words within those chapters. Tomorrow, we are going to complete some comprehension in connection to the first two chapters and discuss cause and effect and sensory details.
In addition to Sleepy Hollow, our classes also began going through the My View pilot series. We discussed informational texts and are going to dive into TDAs and citing evidence to back up answers and opinions.
There is a lot going on in our classroom right now!

No written homework this evening.

Homework October 9, 2019

No written homework this evening.
We began discussing the background of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in class today.

Homework October 8, 2019

No written homework this evening.

Homework October 7, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.

Homework, October 3, 2019

Periods 1 and 2 - No written hw tonight
Period 3 - Complete classwork; Limerick rough draft and Tornado multiple choice #s1-7.

Homework October 1, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.
Read for a book you have always wanted to this evening.

Homework September 30, 2019

Test on Thunder Rose tomorrow
Study:
Vocabulary for the story
Homonyms
Complete Subjects-Complete Predicates
Complete the pamphlet for the story and the first two essay questions

Thunder Rose Vocabulary

Homework September 27, 2019

We will have our Thunder Rose test on Tuesday.
We will review in class on Monday.

Homework September 26, 2019

We tackled Homonyms and Complete Subjects/Complete Predicates in class today.
The students were really upset there was no written homework assigned this evening.

Homework September 24, 2019

No written homework this evening.
The field trip is tomorrow to the Philadelphia Zoo. Please be at the school no later than 7:00am.
Students know their chaperones.
Chaperones, I will have all your information in the morning.

Homework September 23, 2019

Complete the How-To Expository writing for tomorrow.
It is the final draft, so be mindful of correcting any errors.

We will most likely have the Thunder Rose test next Tuesday.

Homework September 19, 2019

Spelling sentences for Thunder Rose.
Thunder Rose Spelling test

Second draft of How-To expository writing due tomorrow.

Homework September 18, 2019

Spelling corrections 5 times each on the looseleaf paper.
Complete worksheet p. 55 in the packet for Spelling and context.
Complete the rough draft of your How-To expository writing.

Homework September 17, 2019

Spelling Pretest on Thunder Road tomorrow
Unit 1 Week 2 Thunder Rose

1. fever 2. broken 3. climate 4. hotel 5. basic 

6. vocal 7. native 8. silent 9. labor 10. spider 

11. label 12. icon 13. agent 14. motive 15. vital 

16. acorn 17. item 18. aroma 19. legal 20. solo 

21. society 22. rhinoceros 23. notation 24. idealistic 25. equation 

Thunder Rose Spelling sentences are due Friday.

Sentences must be written in your ELA notebook.

Spelling words must be highlighted.

Graphic Organizer for your How-to writing is due tomorrow

Homework September 16, 2019

No written homework this evening due to CDT testing.

Homework September 13, 2019

No written homework this weekend.
Read a book!
Here is the book I'm currently reading. It is awesome!

Homework September 12, 2019

We will have our first notebook check tomorrow. It is a good way to bolster a grade if it is a bit low.
Students must have notes on:
4 Kinds of Sentences
Homographs
and the Notes from today on Expository Writing
Any drawings or work from other class must not be within the ELA notebook. The notebooks must be neatly written with the dates.

Complete the comic strip from class today.
Each box must have a different type of sentences and must be identified.

Coloring is optional.

Have your Red Kayak test signed. Each student will receive 2 dojo points if brought back to class signed.

Homework September 11, 2019

No written homework this evening.

Homework September 10, 2019

Red Kayak Test tomorrow
Students had the option to take a text home to reread the story.
Students may use the following links and visuals to help prepare themselves for the test tomorrow:
Vocabulary Review

Kinds of Sentences Jeopardy Review

Homograph Quia Review

     

Homework September 9, 2019

Complete the Homograph worksheet this evening.

Red Kayak Test Wednesday
* There is a chance 3rd period will have the test Thursday. I will post on the hw blog after tomorrow's class if the test is postponed until Thursday.

Students should study the following to prepare:
Vocabulary
Kinds of Sentences
Homographs
Parts of a Story (handout made Friday)
Story Elements (Mountain notes from today)
Comprehension questions from the story
*We will review in class tomorrow.*

Homework September 6, 2019

Red Kayak Test Wednesday
- We will review in class on Tuesday.
Journals need to be signed by a parent/guardian and returned Monday.
Have a great weekend!

Homework September 5, 2019

Period 1 - Review vocab (15 mins reading before bed)
Period 2 - Review vocab (15 mins reading before bed)
Period 3 - Complete worksheet 43 - Kinds of Sentences for reinforcement. (15 mins reading before bed)

The test on Red Kayak is moved until Wednesday. Things will be a bit forced if the test is given Monday.

Homework September 4, 2019

Acrostic Poem is due tomorrow.

Complete Grammar & Writing page 50 #s 1-5 answers only
Page 51 #s 1-10 write out the sentences and complete.
All work must be completed in your ELA notebook.
*There will be a notebook check this Friday*

Homework September 3, 2019

Acrostic poem mini-project is due Thursday, September 5th. See the rubric below:

Due Date 0-1-2-3

Interview Sheet – 0-1-2

Grammar/Spelling – 0-1-2-3-4-5-6

Neatness 0-1-2-3-4-5-6

Illustrations/Coloring 0-1-2-3

Total – 20 points

3 points are deducted each day late

Our class will have the assessment on Red Kayak next Monday.
Students should study the following to prepare:
Vocabulary
Completed pamphlet (This will be completed in class this week)
*students will be allowed to use their pamphlet as a rough draft for the writing prompts on the assessment.
Parts of a story (This will be completed in class this week)
4 Kinds of Sentences

Homework August 29, 2019

*Only incorrect words should be written 5 times each from the pretest.*
There were many students who earned 100% on the pretest. 
Those students will not take the test Friday.*
Period 1 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook 
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.
Period 2 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook by Friday.
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.
Period 3 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook by Friday.
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.

Homework August 28, 2019

*Only incorrect words should be written 5 times each from the pretest.*
There were many students who earned 100% on the pretest. 
Those students will not take the test Friday.*
Period 1 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook by tomorrow.
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.
Period 2 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook by Friday.
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.
Period 3 - Spelling corrections 5 times each in your ELA notebook by Friday.
                Sentences and the test will also take place Friday.

Homework August 27, 2019

Tomorrow we will be having a pretest in class on the Red Kayak Spelling words. Students will earn 100% and will not be required to take the test Friday if all are correct tomorrow.

Students are required to select 10 out of the 20 spelling words and write an original, creative 5th grade or above sentence in their notebooks by Friday. Students may complete the assignment anytime between now and their class period Friday. Students may also use two spelling words in one sentence if they wish.

Red Kayak Spelling List
1. distance
2. method
3. anger
4. problem
5. butter
6. petals
7. enjoy
8. perhaps
9. figure
10. channel
11. admire
12. comedy
13. husband
14. tissue
15. mustard
16. shuttle
17. advance
18. drummer
19. regular
20. denim

Homework August 26, 2019

We had a very productive first day!
Students will receive the Spelling list in class tomorrow for the story Red Kayak.
Students may study tomorrow night if they choose. There will be a pretest on Wednesday.
Students will not be required to take the test Friday if they earn 100% on the prestest.

Please remember, students should bring a book to school for silent reading in homeroom. Also, reading at least 15 minutes before bed does wonders for comprehensions skills, vocabulary development and a sound night of sleep.

Monday, May 20th- End of School

Written homework is pretty much finished for the year. We are finishing up on a writing project and have a few things to do with Grammar yet.
As for homework assignments - READ. The more students read, the better results you will see.

Homework May 17, 2019

No Homework this weekend.

Homework May 16, 2019

Terrible news - No Homework

Homework May 9, 2019

There is no written hw this evening.
In class today we read completed The Monkey's Paw. Students seemed to enjoy the selection.

Homework May 7, 2019

We finished up reading Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart in class today.
Students seemed to enjoy the short story.
Next we sink our teeth in W.W. Jacob's The Monkey paw.
There is no written homework this evening.

Homework May 6, 2019

No written homework this evening.
Do some chores at your house and read for 15 mins tonight.

Homework May 3, 2019

No Homework this weekend.
AGLab is next week.

Homework April 30, 2019

No Homework this evening due to PSSAs.
Get outside for a bit. It is beautiful.

Homework April 29, 2019

No homework today or tomorrow due to PSSA testing.

Homework April 25, 2019

Test on The Hindenburg in class tomorrow.
Study vocab and complete the pamphlet.

Homework April 24, 2019

There will be a test on Friday on the story Hindenburg.
Students should look over the following:
Vocabulary
Pamphlet

Homework April 23, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.
Put down the phone, tablet, or video game controller, and read a book for 15 minutes before you go to sleep tonight.

Homework April 22, 2019

Students need to complete a compare/contrast worksheet from class today.

Envirothon will only go until 4:30pm tomorrow after school.

Homework April 12, 2019

We were finishing up our Final Drafts in class today for the Loch Ness Monster Persuasive Writing Prompt. The deadline has been extended until Monday at the end of school, however most students were able to complete their final drafts.
The opinions and evidence cited has been very impressive so far!

Homework April 10, 2019

Students need to complete their rough drafts on the persuasive topic:
Is the Loch Ness Monster truly living within the Loch or just a Legend?
Overall students should have four paragraphs.
Paragraph 1 - Intro, history, opinion
Paragraph 2 - Evidence to support opinion
Paragraph 3 - Evidence to support opinion
Paragraph 4 - Conclusion, restate opinion in an emphatic manner

Homework April 8, 2019

Evidence was explored today in our ELA class as to whether the Loch Ness Monster is truly present in Scotland or if it is just wishful thinking.
Students will write their rough draft of the persuasive paper tomorrow in class.

Homework April 5, 2019

We began a persuasive writing project in class today.
Students will need to write a persuasive essay on whether they believe the Loch Ness Monster is real or the product of an overactive imagination and wishful thinking.
We will continue discussing theories, hoaxes, and evidence next week to help support their opinions.
No written homework this weekend.

Homework April 4, 2019

We had our assessment on King Midas today.
There is no written homework this evening.

Homework April 3, 2019

King Midas test is tomorrow.
Students should study the following:
Vocabulary
Suffixes
Complete the pamphlet

Homework April 2, 2019

Complete the suffix flashcards from class.
We will have a test on King Midas and the Golden Touch Thursday.

Homework April 1, 2019

Complete the Suffixes worksheet.
We will have our test on King Midas this Thursday

Homework March 27, 2019

Complete worksheets 407 and 409 in the packet.

Homework March 26, 2019

Complete worksheet p. 307 on Possessive Pronouns

Homework March 25, 2019

Biography Timeline is due tomorrow.
Each timeline should include the following:

Biography Timeline

I.Title and Subtitle:   5 points

II.Comprehension answers on the back of the timeline    5 points

III.Minimum of 5 events on the timeline   5 points

IV.Two illustrations (colored) on the timeline in connection with person  5 points

V.Develop two questions on your timeline (written below)  5 points

VI.Neatness and Coloring  10 points

     *-3 points each day late or not completed*

Homework March 22, 2019

We began a timeline writing project in class today. Students will complete it in class on Monday. There is no written hw this weekend.

Homework March 21, 2019

Students need to complete the two papers on the types of genre.
1. - Wizard of Oz
2 - Whichever story they selected to write about

Homework March 20, 2019

Complete the Multi-syllabic worksheet from class.

Homework March 19, 2019

No written homework this evening.

Homework March 18, 2019

Complete the Customs and Traditions worksheet.
I am currently going through all the assessments. They should be graded shortly.

There is an Envirothon meeting tomorrow after school.

Homework February 22, 2019

Number the Stars test on Wednesday.
Chapters 13-17
- Vocabulary and Comprehension answers

Homework February 19, 2019

Diagramming Project is due by Thursday.
Flashcards for chapters 13-15 are due tomorrow.

Homework February 18, 2019

We will have our final quiz on Number the Stars next week (most likely Mon or Tues)
Students need to complete their Diagramming Sentences project by Thursday.

Homework February 15, 2019

No homework this weekend

Homework February 14, 2019

There is no written homework this evening

Homework February 11, 2019

Period 1:
Write 2 sentences with the following criteria and diagram:
        simple subject - simple predicate - direct object - adjective - adverb
Write 2 sentences with the following criteria and diagram:
       - compound subject - simple predicate - direct object - adjective - adverb
Write 1 sentence with the following criteria:
       - simple subject - compound predicate - direct object - 2 adjectives - 2 adverbs

Period 2 - No Homework
Period 3 - No Homework

Homework February 8, 2019

There is no written homework this weekend.

Homework February 7, 2019

There is no written homework this evening.
We are going "old school" in class and having a blast diagramming sentences.
This technique really helps students identify the parts of speech and how words are properly used.
Students have been doing great so far!

Homework February 6, 2019

No homework this evening for periods 1 and 3.
Period 2 will have their quiz on Chapters 10-12 of Number the Stars tomorrow.

Homework February 5, 2019

Complete the diagramming sentences worksheet
Periods 1 and 3 will have their quiz on Number the Stars chapters 10-12 tomorrow.
Period 2 will have the quiz Thursday.

Homework February 4, 2019

Number the Stars chapters 10-12 quiz on Wednesday (Periods 1 and 3)
                                                                   Thursday (Period 2)

Homework January 28, 2019

Complete the vocabulary flashcards for chapter 10, 11, and 12.
There will be a quiz on those chapters on Wednesday, Thursday if there is a cancellation.

Homework January 25, 2019

There is no written hw this weekend.
We will have a quiz on chapter 10-12 of Number the Stars on Wednesday.

Homework January 24, 2019

Sorry there were no homework helpline posts the last couple days. The inclement weather and internet being down caused a few issues.
Our classes read Chapter 10 of Number the Stars in class.
We also discussed pronouns and antecedents.
There is no written homework this evening, but dreary weather like this just screams read a book!

Homework January 16, 2019

Number the Stars Quiz Friday on chapter 7-9.
Students made vocab flashcards today.

Homework January 15, 2019

Number the Stars Quiz Friday on Chapters 7-9.
Period 3 - Comprehension for chapters 7 and 8 need to be completed this evening. Students were instructed to take home their novels.

Homework January 14, 2019

We will have a notebook check tomorrow.
Students should have the following items written in their notebooks to receive full credit:
1. Possessive Nouns
2. Helping-Main Verbs
3. Answers for Chapter 7 Number the Stars
4. Answers for Chapter 8 Number the Stars
* Answers for Chapters 7 and 8 only need to be started, not completed to ear credit.

Homework January 8, 2019

Number the Stars chapters 4-6 quiz tomorrow.
Students will hand in their comprehension questions prior to the quiz.
Students were encouraged to take a novel home if they did not complete the questions.

Homework January 7, 2019

The Number the Stars quiz on Chapters 4-6 has been pushed back one day to Wednesday.
Students began vocabulary flashcards in class today. Students were instructed to study them tonight and tomorrow for the quiz. We will review tomorrow in class.

Homework January 4, 2019

Study vocabulary for Number the Stars.
Quiz Tuesday

Homework January 3, 2019

Study Number the Stars vocabulary for chapters 4 and 5.
Quiz Tuesday

Homework January 2, 2019

We read Chapter 4 in Number the Stars in class.
We will have a quiz on Chapters 4-6 next Tuesday.