Monday, December 21, 2009

Good evening! Since this is a short week, there will not be a spelling test. Tonight's home is as follows:
*Read The Giver chapters 22 and 23.
*Vocabulary definitions are due Wednesday. Students will have the break to study their words. The test will be on January 4. Layer A projects are also due January 4.
*There will be a final test on The Giver on Wednesday.


BOOK PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

December 10

*Language Arts*
Good evening! Students have been doing an excellent job in our group discussions about The Giver by Lois Lowry. Layer C of their required assignments are due Monday, December 14. The assignments are on a project sheet similar to the sheets from their previous novel. Layer B will be due December 21, and Layer A will be due on January 4. Book projects are due December 23. These were handed out November 30.

*GATE*

Students should remember to bring a notebook and pencil with them to class. We will be doing a lot of writing with our science experiments!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

December 2

Good afternoon! Next week students will be starting the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Students will receive a packet similar to the one that was given from our last novel. Students will learn how to write a business letter, and they will complete various projects. Packets will be handed out on Monday.

Wednesday's Homework:

Grammar page 48
Practice Book page 97 and 98
Spelling page 39 *Test Friday
Finish defining vocabulary *Test Friday

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

November 24

Good evening! Tonights homework consists of the following:
1. Plural noun turkey activity
2. Practice lines for Reader's Theatre skit
3. Hand in typed copy of 1930's report with bibliography. All the students need for the bibliography is the name of the website where they retrieved their information.

Have a great holiday!