FRIDAY!!!!

NO HOMEWORK

See you all on Monday.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

LANGUAGE ARTS: We are carrying over the assignment from Thursday- Chapter 4 "The Mixed Up Filses"

MATH: Chapter 7 test tomorrow!

Spelling: Complete Vocabualry workbook pages 38-43. Test Tomorrow!

Have a great night, be safe, and be prepared for the math test tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Be prepared to discuss Chapter 4 in "The mixed up files" and bring a completed connector sheet to class.

MATH: Review page 159 # 1-25 in your text. Please be sure to do these problems neatly and show your work. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO READ IT!

Social Studies: Quizzy test tomorrow. Study your vocabulary and the questions from the review page that were emphasized today.

Spelling: Test on Friday!

Have a wonderful evening and happy studying!

Mrs Cahill

P.S. For 5 bonus points on your social studies test: Who walked across the isthmus of Panama to discover the Pacific Ocean?

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Read Chapter 4 in "The Mixed Up Files" and complete the Connections worksheet BY THURSDAY.

MATH: Worksheet 7.5. We will have review homework tomorrow and a test on Friday!

SOcial Studies: Please use the vocabulary study sheet that was passed out today to study for the quiz on Thursday. The responses to the questions on page 141 are due tomorrow. We will be having a study session after lunch.

Tomorrow is Wednesday and we will be working together on research questions. By Thursday each student should have a research folder ready. We will be working together in class to finish this part of the project.

Mrs. Cahill


P.S.
Spelling: Test on Friday. I will pick 30 words from the list for the test on Friday. Here are the words:

Spelling List #7:
adapt
staple
ceremony
pottery
harpoon
confederation
friction
force
machine
magnetism
native
novice
abandon
assault
convert
dispute
impressive
justify
misleading
numerous
productive
shrewd
strategy
villain
bluff
cautious
consist
despise
haven
miniature
monarch
obstacle
postpone
straggle
treacherous
vivid
aggressive
associate
deceive
emigrate
flexible
glamour
hazy
linger
luxurious
mishap
overwhelm
span
encounter
empire
monarch
compass
historical
profit
expedition
cause
effect
navigation
exploration
passage

Monday

HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please read or finish reading chapter 3 in "The Mixed Up Files" and complete the travel tracker worksheet.

Math: Worksheet 7.4, please use whatever method makes sense to you, but remember show your work!

Social Studies: By Wednesday please have the review of page 141 complete. The quiz has been moved to Thursday!

Spelling: Test Friday.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

Have a wonderful, homework-free weekend. Please know that homework will resume again next week in earnest. We have started a new novel and there will be a math test over chapter 7 next Friday, as well as a cumulative spelling test. Enjoy your weekend. Oh and please remember to send back the research writing project slip on Monday. Rubrics grading our first book publishing went home today.



Mrs. Cahill

Monday

Today we enjoyed a little bingo and worked on some journaling. There is no homework for Thursday!


Mrs. Cahill

Friday

NO HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND!

The next spelling test is Friday, October 24th. The words are on the newsletter this week. Please practice with your student.

We will begin reading "The Mixed-up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler" next week. Through this book, we will practice the literature circle jobs that will become very important in subsequent novel assignments.

Also we will be talking about our research paper assignment next week. Please be looking for a project sheet similar to the one given out for our first publishing.

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

NO HOMEWORK

There is no homework tonight. We did start chapter 7 in our math book. It is all about single and double digit multiplication. Practicing double digit multiplication problems would be helpful.

We also picked our explorers for the next big writing project. We will be compiling a research paper on an early explorer to the new world. Ask your student who they will be researching.

Have a great night. Tomorrow is FRIDAY!

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

There is no homework this weekend.

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend our writing celebration. Students shared their work and made positive comments to classmates. Oh and ate too many treats!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

No Homework!!!!!

We have moved our writer's celebration from The 17th to THIS FRIDAY, THE 10TH! In the interest of accommadating everyone's schedule and celebrating quickly, we are going to pull it off on Friday. Parents are invited if you are available. We will have some juice and little treats. The party starts at 1:15 in our classroom.

Have an easy fast.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Review Grammar packet for Unit 1. Test is Friday.

Math: Worksheets 3.5 & 3.6. Test tomorrow.

Social Studies: Worksheet pg 27-28

Spelling: Test is Friday

See you for a short day tomorrow!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday!!!!!!

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Finish reading "Sign of the Beaver" and complete questions for 20-24. There is an Unit 1 English test on Friday.

Math: In the textbook Page 59 #1-23. Test on Wednesday.

Spelling: Test on Friday.

Have a great night and we will meet again tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No Homework, except YOUR BOOK PROJECT IS DUE ON MONDAY!!!!!! Please no excuses. We have been working for over a month on developing your ideas, time to let it shine. I am very excited to review your creations. Have a great weekend and don't work too hard.

Mrs. Cahill

For Thursday

HOMEWORK:

LANGUAGE ARTS: Read Chapter 19 in Sign of the Beaver and answer questions for chapters 18 & 19. YOUR BOOK PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY!!!!!!!!!

MATH: Worksheet 3.4

Social Studies: N/A

SPELLING: Please change the spelling test to 10/10/08! The date in the newsletter was in error!

The words are:
Spelling List #5:

1. aggressive
2. associate
3. deceive
4. emigrate
5. flexible
6. glamour
7. hazy
8. linger
9. luxurious
10. mishap
11. overwhelm
12. span

Have a great Thursday night. Tomorrow is Friday!

Mrs. Cahill