March 16, 2020 Activities, Reviews, and Lessons

I am going to update the hw blog regularly with materials students may utilize to keep their minds fresh over the next two weeks. Please keep in mind, the completion of the activities and readings are not mandatory, however if utilized, they will help students stay on course with the 5th grade level objectives. Feel free to explore the links I have set up below as an introductory over the next several days.

I. Reading - These links will take you to free sites in which students have the ability to read classics and modern narratives free of cost.
(Excellent Website below)
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Grammar - The Brainpop website can be utilized as an effective review for the parts of speech. Each mini-review has a short movie and several activities that may be completed afterwards. Here is a suggestion in regards to movies to review initially and the activities to use.

A. Mini Movie

B. Additional Reading

C. Worksheet

D. Graphic Organizer

E. Challenge Activity

F. Quiz

G. Make-a-Movie

https://www.brainpop.com/english/seeall/

Topics to explore for parts of speech:

Active-Passive Voice

Adjectives

Adverbs

Antonyms, Synonyms & Homonyms

Clauses

Conjunctions

Interjections

Nouns

Parts of Speech

Possessives

Punctuation

Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes

Subjects and Predicates

Verbs and Objects

Homework March 13, 2020

Read a book or two you have always wanted to.

Homework Thursday, March 12, 2020

Test tomorrow on Far from Shore

1.Vocabulary

2.Syllabication

3.Pamphlet

4.Textbook pages 217-235

Homework Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Far from Shore test will be this Friday.
Students should prepare by studying:
A. Vocabulary
B. Syllabication of words
C. Prepare their pamphlet essay questions

Homework Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Complete the final drafts for your Haiku and Cinquain.
They must be illustrated and colored.
Complete highlighting Far from Shore in the myView textbook.
Period 3 - Complete the first four comprehension questions in your pamphlet.

Homework, Monday, March 9, 2020

Complete your analysis on "The Road Not Taken" by citing evidence to support the theme.
There will be an assessment on Far from Shore this Friday.

Homework Thursday, March 5, 2020

I Survived Booklet due Friday, March 6th.
Acrostic, Couplets, Quatrains final drafts due Friday, March 6th.
Spelling Test on Far From Shore tomorrow.
(See list on the hw blog entry the previous day)

Homework Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Spelling corrections due tomorrow.
Spelling test on Far From the Shore Friday.
I Survived booklet due Friday, March 6th.
Acrostic, Couplets, and Quatrains due Friday.

Homework, Monday, March 3, 2020

Complete myView workbook page 245
We will have our Spelling pre-test tomorrow on the following words:

from Far from Shore

1. recent                                     11. energetic

     2.    topical                                   12. solar

     3.    honest                                    13. vacation

     4.    lavish                                     14. register

     5.    vital                                       15. slogan

     6.    rotate                                     16. malice

     7.    musical                                  17. recommend

     8.    element                                  18. apex

     9.    minimum                               19. enemy

   10.    donut                                     20. agent

I Survived booklet is due this Friday, March 6th

Homework Thursday, February 27, 2020

Figurative Language Packet due Friday
Couplet rough draft due Friday

Homework Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Figurative Language Packet due Friday
Acrostic Poem due Thursday

Homework Tuesday, February 25, 2020

We will be having the assessment on Picturesque Journeys this Wednesday.
Students should study the following to prepare:
1. Vocabulary (on the spelling list)
2. VCe (application of phonics for spelling list)
3. Comprehension packets
4. Irregular Plural Nouns (Students have their list to look over in their folders)

Acrostic Poems for period 1 and 2 are due Wednesday. Period 3 is due Thursday.

Homework Monday, February 24, 2020

We will be having the assessment on Picturesque Journeys this Wednesday.
Students should study the following to prepare:
1. Vocabulary (on the spelling list)
2. VCe (application of phonics for spelling list)
3. Comprehension packets(We began working this on class today and will complete it tomorrow)
4. Irregular Plural Nouns (Students have their list to look over in their folders)

Acrostic Poems for period 1 and 2 are due Wednesday. Period 3 is due Thursday.

Figurative Language packets for the I Survived book report are due Friday, February 28th.

Homework Friday, February 21, 2020

Picturesque Journeys test Wednesday
*Figurative Language Packet due February 28th*

Homework Thursday, February 20, 2020

Spelling test tomorrow on Picturesque Journeys
Complete the Coyotes in America worksheet from class.
*Figurative Language Packet is due February 28th*

Homework Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Complete myView workbook page 183
Spelling correction are to be completed 5X each for tomorrow.

* Figurative language packets are due February 28th*

Homework Tuesday, February 18, 2020

We will have a spelling pretest on Picturesque Journeys tomorrow.
Any student earning 100% will not have to take the test Friday.

evaporate                                        coincide

improvise                                        delete

remote                                             serene

obsolete                                           centigrade

evacuate                                          provoke

elevate                                             oppose

intervene                                         excavate

devastate                                         appetite

liberate                                             prosecute

schedule                                           negotiate

     Students received the last part of their book report project in class today.

     Figurative Language packets are due - February 28th

    I Survived booklets are due - March 6th

Homework Thursday, February 13, 2020

No school Friday or Monday. The students were pretty upset about this news.
The comprehension packets for the 3rd Quarter Book Report are due on Tuesday, February 18th.

Homework Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The comprehension packet for the Book Report Project is due next Tuesday.
Tomorrow is the Valentine's Day shindig. If students choose to bring Valentines, please be sure they have one for all their classmates in their homeroom.

Homework Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Complete the three Tetris written responses for tomorrow.
Book Report Comprehension packet is due February 18th.