Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

None!

See you for the last day before break tomorrow!


Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

Wow! We had great book talks today! The presenters were great and gave the rest of the class a good idea of what is expected. I was really impressed! Keep it up.

For Everyone:
Spelling: Test tomorrow.
Social Studies: Read Jr. Scholastic for Monday.
Science: Review pages 154-155 on loose leaf with questions and answers for numbers 1-16 written out and complete sentences for 17-20!

Happy Hannukah!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR EVERYONE:

Social Studies: None
Science: Review page 154-155 due Friday.
Spelling: Test Friday

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: Book Talks!
Math: None

Miss Press

None

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR EVERYONE:
Social Studies:None

Science: Complete Review pages 154-155, writing the questions and answers to #1-16, then writing essay (full sentence) responses to 17-20.

Spelling: Review List. Test Friday. Here is the list:
senseless
nomad
calculate
resign
supreme
conceal
vast
detect
civilian
jolt
verdict
capacity
deputy
apparent
festive
accomplish
barrier
keen
spurt
fatigue

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Work on Book Talk Presentation-
Thursday- Lele, Noah, and Jacob
Friday- Nathan, Rose, and Jenna

Math: Chapter 10 test tomorrow. We reviewed today. You can practice some double digit division to practice!

Miss Press
None

Have a great night and remember Chanukah Carnival is tomorrow!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

For Everyone:
Social Studies: None
Science 154-155 Review pages due Friday. We will have work time in class tomorrow.
Spelling: Review list for Friday test.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Work on Book Talk
Math: None

Miss Press
None

Have a great night. Please don't forget about the Chanukah Carnival on Wednesday!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR EVERYONE:

Social Studies: Quiz Monday on Section 3/4
Science: None
Spelling: Test Tomorrow.
Here is the list:
1. alternate
2. demolish
3. energetic
4. enforce
5. feat
6. hearty
7. mature
8. observant
9. resign
10. strive
11. verdict
12. primary

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: Reading log-30 minutes
Math: Division Practice

Miss Press

None


Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR EVERYONE:
Social Studies: Review chapter 3 section 4 vocabulary/ questions.
Science: None
Spelling: Test Friday

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Reading log 30 minutes
Math: Worksheet, 2 sided, 10.4+10.5

Miss Press
Language Arts: None
Math: None

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Social Studies: Ch. 4 Sec. 3 questions
Science: None
Spelling: Test Friday. Vocabulary workbook pages 62-65 due tomorrow. Please note- there are only 12 spelling words this week.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Reading log- 30 minutes each night. Our next assignment is a book talk. Each student should read a book and present it to the class. More details and a presentation schedule will follow.
Math : W.S. 10.5 Division puzzle

Miss Press
Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting
Math: Worksheet

We have experienced many technical difficulties with internet access and our server this week. Please be patient if you have emailed me. I cannot get mail at school. If you need to reach me, voicemail will be your best option for this week. Thanks for your understanding.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Social Studies: Ch. 4 Sec. 3/4 Vocabulary due Tuesday
Science: None
Spelling: Test Friday.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Reading log- 30 minutes each night. Our next assignment is a book talk. Each student should read a book and present it to the class. More details and a presentation schedule will follow.
Math : W.S. 10.5 Practice Division

Miss Press

Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting Chapters 16-17, questions due tomorrow.
Math: None

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Everyone:



Spelling: Vocabulary Book pages 50-55 by Friday.

Science: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow. Use your flashcards. The words are on page 98.

Social Studies: Review section 1 vocabulary and questions.



Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: None

Math: Worksheet 10.3



Miss Press:

Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting chapters 14-15

Math:Problem Solving 10.2


Use those flashcards to study for the science quiz. It will be match to meaning!

Here is this week's spelling list:
accomplish
apparent
capacity
civilian
conceal
duplicate
keen
provoke
spurt
undoing
vast
withdraw
consumer
verb
herbivore
carnivore
challenge
chain
research
producer

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Everyone:
Spelling: Test Friday.
Science: Practice Vocabulary. Quiz Thursday.
Social Studies: No Homework

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: None.
Math: Workbook page 10.2, you must complete mixed review and do your best to try the estimating!

Miss Press
Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting 14-15 questions.
Math: Reteach WS 10.2

Have a great night!
Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Everyone:
Spelling: Test Friday.
Science: Practice Vocabulary. Quiz Thursday.
Social Studies: No Homework

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: None. Bring a snack for the show!
Math: Reteach WS 10.1

Miss Press
Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting 11-12 questions.
Math: Reteach WS 10.1

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR EVERYONE:

Science: Define vocabulary from page 110.

Don't forget your Navi test!


Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR EVERYONE:

Social STudies: None

Spelling: None

Science: By Wednesday, define vocabulary words on page 110.

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: Finish reading Bridge to Terabithia

Math: Worksheet, 2 sides. Chapter 8 test tomorrow.

Miss Press

NONE


Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

FOR EVERYONE:

Social Studies: Study for Chapter 3 Test on Monday

Spelling: No list this week.

Science: None

MRS. CAHILL:

Language Arts: Read chapter 11 BTT and do your book discussion group job by Friday.

Math:Complete practice test for chapter 8

MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting chapter 5-6 questions due Friday.

Math: None

Tomorrow is Friday. It is Ohio State Day! You may wear jeans and OSU shirts but no caps!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR EVERYONE:
Social Studies: Study for Chapter 3 Test on Monday

Spelling: No list this week.

Science: There are still some students who need to complete the science test, but we tried to show each student scores at the end of the day. Hopefully we can send home the tests on Thursday. Read 102-107 do questions on 107 and define vocabulary words on 102 by Thursday

MRS. CAHILL:Language Arts: Read chapter 11 BTT and do your book discussion group job by Friday.

Math: Workbook page 8.5

MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting chapter 5-6 questions due Friday.

Math: Chapter 9 test on Thursday.

Have a great night. See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR EVERYONE:

Social Studies: Please read your Jr. Scholastic by tomorrow, Tuesday.

Spelling: No list this week.

Science: No Homework. Tests from last week should be returned tomorrow.

MRS. CAHILL:

Language Arts: Read chapter 10 BTT and do your book discussion group job. We will meet in discussion groups tomorrow.

Math: Complete decimal multiplication worksheet from class.

MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: Tuck Everlasting chapter 4 questions due tomorrow.

Math: Complete page 203 for Tuesday. Chapter 9 test on Thursday.

Have a great night. Please remember to schedule your conference for Wednesday as soon as possible.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Science: None
Spelling: Vocabulary book through page 61. Test on Friday
Social Studies: No Homework!

Mrs. Cahill:
Language Arts: For Friday- complete discussion director page and be prepared for a quiz over chapters 5-9.
Math: Worksheet- do the top and bottom

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Vocabulary packet for Tuck Everlasting chapters1+2 due Friday
Math: None

Tomorrow is FRIDAY!

Mrs. Cahill

The code word is: lackadaisical.

FOR HOMEWORK:

Science: Chapter 2 test on Thursday.

Spelling: Vocabulary book through page 59. Test on Friday

Social Studies: No Homework!

Mrs. Cahill:Language Arts: For Friday- complete discussion director page and be prepared for a quiz over chapters 5-9.

Math: WB 8.2 page 40. You can use a calculator!

Miss Press:

Language Arts: Vocabulary packet for Tuck Everlasting chapters1+2 due Friday

Math: Worksheet 9.4 due tomorrow.

Have a great night.

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Science: Review sheet for chapter 2. Test on Thursday.

Spelling: Vocabulary book through page 59.

Social Studies: No Homework!

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: For Friday- complete discussion director page and be prepared for a quiz over chapters 5-9.

Math: Multiplication Worksheet. Please do the top only!

Miss Press:

Language Arts: Vocabulary packet for Tuck Everlasting chapters1+2 due Friday

Math: Worksheet 9.4 due tomorrow.


Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Spelling: Vocabulary workbook pages 56-59 by Thursday. Test on Friday.

Science: Chapter 2 test on Thursday. Study sheet will go home tomorrow.

Social Studies: None

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Chapter 8 BTT through page 77. Please locate the words in the chapter and define in your writer's notebook.

Math: Complete multiplication/division worksheet if not completed in class and do worksheet 8.1

Miss Press:

Language Arts: Design your own symbol.

Math: Worksheet 9.3

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

NO HOMEWORK!

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Social Studies: No Homework

Spelling: Test Friday
English: Unit 2 English test Friday.

MRS. CAHILL:

Language Arts: BTT read 50-77 and do travel tracker page by Friday

Math: No Homework

MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: 2 packets due Friday

Math: 9.2 worksheet

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

FOR HOMEWORK:

Social Studies: No Homework

Spelling: Test Friday

English: Unit 2 English test Friday.

MRS. CAHILL:
Language Arts: BTT read 50-77 and do travel tracker page by Friday

Math: Chapter 9 Test tomorrow.

MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: 2 packets due Friday

Math: Please see your student.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Social Studies: No Homework

Spelling: Test Friday

English: Review Packet due Wednesday

MRS. CAHILL:
Language Arts: BTT read 50-77 and do travel tracker page by Friday

Math: Chapter 9 Test tomorrow.

MISS PRESS:
Language Arts: 2 packets due Friday

Math: Division page 9.1

Have a great night and don't forget about the Chinese Dinner and Auction tomorrow night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Social Studies: No Homework

Spelling: Vocabulary Workbook page 44-47

English: Review Packet due Wednesday

MRS. CAHILL:

Language Arts: No Homework

Math: Text page 203 #1-25


MISS PRESS:

Language Arts: Pages 41-44

Math: Division worksheet

Have a great night.

Here is this week's spelling list.

1. blemish
2. blunt
3. capable
4. conclude
5. detect
6. fatigue
7. festive
8. hospitality
9. nomad
10. persecute
11. supreme
12. transport
13. paragraph
14. noun
15. revise
16. apostrophe
17. resource
18. figure
19. indent
20. editing

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE:

Social Studies test tomorrow! Chapter 2

Spelling: Big Review Test!

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Investigator Page for pages 18-47 in Bridge to Terabithia. Be creative.

Math: Workbook page 47 (9.3) #1-12

Miss Press:

No Homework!

Have a great night. Tomorrow is Friday. The fifth grade has done a wonderful job this week. They have earned NO LETTERS on our homework board! If they can make it through tomorrow, we will have to plan something special.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Social Studies: Review/Study for Chapter 2 test.

Spelling: Vocabulary Workbook due Thursday to page 43

English: Workbook page 31

Mrs. Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Bridge to Terabithia through page 47 and complete Investigator page. Due Friday.
Math: Worksheet 9.2

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Packets due Friday.

Math: Packet due tomorrow.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Social Studies: Review/Study for Chapter 2 test.

Spelling: Vocabulary Workbook due Thursday to page 43

Mrs. Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Bridge to Terabithia through page 47 and complete Investigator page. Due Friday.

Math: Worksheet 9.2

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Please see your student assignment book.

Math: none

Everyone seems so excited about the science project. Please ask your student about their plan, they may be some help! Look on the newsletter again this Friday for the presentation schedule but please be sure to have your assignment in on Monday regardless of which day you present.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Social Studies: Review/Study for Chapter 2 test.

Spelling: Vocabulary Workbook due Thursday to page 43

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Read Bridge to Terabithia through page 18 and complete Summarizer page.

Math: Worksheet 9.1

Miss Press:

Language Arts: None

Math: Reteach worksheet 7.3


Thank you to all the parents who came on Friday, I know how tough it is to find the time. And thank you to everyone at the grandparents celebration today. It was a wonderful event.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No Homework!!!!!!!!!!!

Please return your science project slip on Monday.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

EVERYONE:

Spelling: Test on 10/30/09!

Social Studies: Ch 2 Vocabulary quiz on Friday, Lesson 5 questions due Friday.

Science: Be thinking of a cool reuse project. Please bring back your project slip signed by a responsible member of your household.

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: We reviewed questions for Mixed Up Files on Tuesday. The test is on Friday. It will be short answer and essay. Get ready to write!

Math: No Homework

Miss Press

Language Arts:No homework

Math: No Homework


There will be a small celebration tomorrow at 1:15 pm in the cafeteria. If you can attend please do. You can browse the writing projects and enjoy light refreshments. Tomorrow is a dress down day!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

EVERYONE:
Spelling: Test on 10/30/09!

Social Studies: Ch 2 Vocabulary quiz on Friday, Lesson 4 questions due Thursday.

Science: Be thinking of a cool reuse project.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: We reviewed questions for Mixed Up Files on Tuesday. The test is on Friday. It will be short answer and essay. Get ready to write!
Math: We will finish our chapter 7 test tomorrow.

Miss Press
Language Arts: Finish packet
Math: Reteach 7.3

There will be a small celebration on Friday at 1:15 pm in the cafeteria. If you can attend please do. You can browse the writing projects and enjoy light refreshments.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

EVERYONE:

Spelling: Test on 10/30/09!

Social Studies: Ch 2 Vocabulary quiz on Friday, Lesson 4 questions due Thursday.

Science: Be thinking of a cool reuse project.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: We reviewed questions for Mixed Up Files Today. The test is on Friday. It will be short answer and essay. Get ready to write!
Math: Extra Practice worksheet on multiplication. The test is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow.

Miss Press
Language Arts: Finish packet
Math: Reteach 7.1

There will be a small celebration on Friday at 1:15 pm in the cafeteria. If you can attend please do. You can browse the writing projects and enjoy light refreshments.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

EVERYONE:

Social Studies: Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz (Lessons 1-5)

Spelling: Test is on 10/30/09. Vocabulary workbook pages 36-39 due this Thursday.

Mrs. Cahill:
Language Arts: Finish "The Mixed Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler" tonight.
Math: Text page 159 #1-25

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Complete prefix packet, due Tuesday.
Math: Complete reteach 7.1, due Tuesday.

Please look for an invitation to our writer's celebration tomorrow!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

NO HOMEWORK

Have a great weekend. Next week there will be a dress down day on Friday!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

EVERYONE:

Spelling: Test Tomorrow

SOCIAL STUDIES: Lesson 3 questions due tomorrow. Midwest/West States Quiz Friday.

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: Mixed Up Files through page 123 with at least one text-to-text connection due on Friday

Math: Workbook page 37 #1-15, show your work!!!! Please use paper and pencil and calculators only for checking.

Miss Press

Language Arts: None

Math: None


Have a great night. Tomorrow is Friday!


Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

EVERYONE:

Spelling: Test Friday
SCIENCE: Vocab quiz tomorrow. We reviewed words today in class!
SOCIAL STUDIES: Lesson 2 questions due tomorrow. Midwest/West States Quiz Friday.

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: Mixed Up Files through page 123 with at least one text-to-text connection due on Friday

Math: Challenge Page 7.3 Do your best! If you don't complete please be prepared to work on it in class.

Have a great night. Do you think it will snow?

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

Everyone:

Social Studies: Ch. 2 Lesson 1 questions due Tuesday- Midwest/West States Quiz Friday.

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Mixed up Files reading to chapter 6 and make one text to self connection

Math: WS 7.2

Miss Press

Language Arts: Buckle Down 15-20

Math: WS 3.6


Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

Please remember that the writing project is due MONDAY!!!! If you need to contact me by email please use the address mrsscahill@yahoo.com until further notice. The email system is changing and I have been unable to access my Torah Academy account for most of the week. Sorry if I have missed anything. Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

Social Studies:SE/SW States Quiz Tomorrow!!!!

Science: Define words from page 28! We had class time earlier in the week to do this!

Spelling Test Tomorrow!!!!! Here are the words:
1. aggressive
2. associate
3. deceive
4. emigrate
5. flexible
6. glamour
7. hazy
8. linger
9. luxurious
10. mishap
11. overwhelm
12. span
13. axis
14. solar
15. crying
16. included
17. subject
18. restrain
19. fortunate
20. geography

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

Social STudies: Map Quiz on Thursday



Mrs. Cahill

Math: Chapter 3 test tomorrow. We have reviewed in class and everyone seems well-prepared.

Language Arts: "The mixed up files of Basil E. Frankweiler", please read through page 42, up to chapter 4


Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

For Everyone:

Social Studies: Map quiz on Thursday

Spelling: Test Thursday

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: We started a new novel today and will be doing a lot of reading in class. The title is " The Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler". If you have any copies of "Sign of the Beaver floating around your house, please send them in.

Math: We will be reviewing chapter 3 today and tomorrow in class and have the chapter test on Wednesday.

Have a great night. Please plan to come to the party at school Wednesday evening. It sounds like great fun.

Mrs. Cahill

No Homework!!!!!!

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

Everyone:

Social Studies- Start learning the SW states, and review the SE states. Quiz Wednesday the 7th.

Language Arts- Writing project due October 12th!

We have been watching the film version of "Sign of the Beaver" this week as a culminating activity to our reading assignments.

Ladies: Please remember your writing project tomorrow to work on during boys gym!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No homework!

Have a great weekend. Next week there is no spelling test!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

For Everyone:
Keep working on your book project. The sooner you get your rough draft in, the sooner you can begin your final draft!

Social Studies: Open book test tomorrow.

Spelling Test tomorrow. Here is the list:
1. bluff
2. cautious
3. consist
4. despise
5. haven
6. miniature
7. monarch
8. obstacle
9. postpone
10. straggle
11. treacherous
12. vivid
13. rotate
14. revolve
15. orbit
16. equator
17. crater
18. eclipse
19. phase
20. refraction

Mrs. Cahill

Language Arts: None
Math: Finish addition/subtraction worksheet

Miss Press
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver questions.

Math: Complete worksheets from class

Have a great night. Tomorrow is Friday!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Everyone:

Please complete language arts review for Thursday! If you have a corrected copy of your publishing project, please start working on your final copy. It is due Monday, October 12th!

Social Studies: None

Mrs. Cahill
Language Arts: None
Math: Workbook pages 3.6-3.7

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE- Handwriting page, if not finished in class.

English Unit Review packet due Thursday! Unit 1 test Thursday.
Keep working on your writing project! Please don't forget when your rough draft is due!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for vocabulary quiz and open book test on Friday.

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: None

Math: Workbook pages 3.4 & 3.5

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver questions chapter 16-17

Math: No Homework

The ideas for our first publishing project are great! I can't wait to see all the finished products.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE- Please be mindful of your rough draft due date! You can turn it in as soon as it is complete so that you may begin working on your final writing project.

Social Studies- Midwest states quiz tomorrow!

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts: Read to the end of "Sign of the Beaver" and complete final questions. These are due tomorrow.

Math: Worksheet 3.3 & 3.4 (One worksheet, double-sided)

Miss Press:

Language Arts: Sign of Beaver chapters 13-15 and questions due tomorrow.

Math: No homework

Have a great night and the password is snakeskin!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

EVERYONE:
LANGUAGE ARTS: Work on your publishing project!!!!! Both groups have Sign of the Beaver questions and assignments due tomorrow! There is a spelling test tomorrow! Here is the list:
abandon
assault
convert
dispute
impressive
justify
misleading
numerous
productive
shrewd
strategy
villain
snare
remember
suspicious
disgruntled
bitter
indifference
pumpkin
suggest

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study for states quiz on Tuesday!

Mrs. Cahill:

Math:
Complete workbook page 10 and do the challenge rounding worksheet 3.1



Miss Press:
Miss Press is out sick!!!!!


Tomorrow is a short Friday.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE: English Workbook page 11

Mrs. Cahill:

Language Arts- Sign of the Beaver chapters 16-19 and questions due Friday.

Math- Decimals worksheet. It is 2 sided!

Miss Press:
Language Arts- Sign of the Beaver 10-11 and questions due Friday

Math- Review page from text due tomorrow.

We had our first writing conferences with the boys to select book projects. If you have a boy ask him what he agreed to in his contract. All projects are due Monday, October 12th. If you have a girl, we will conference during class tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE:
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do study guide for Wednesday test. Test Wednesday.

MRS. CAHILL

Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 16-19 and questions due Friday.
Math: No Homework

MISS PRESS
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 10-12 and questions due Friday.


Congratulations to our new student council members! The first meeting is tomorrow at lunch.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

EVERYONE: English Workbook page 9 if not finished in class.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Do study guide for Wednesday test. Study guide due Tuesday.


MRS. CAHILL
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 13-15 and questions.

Math: Review page 33 #1-20 if not finished in class.

MISS PRESS
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver chapters 10-12 and questions due Friday.

Math:

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

No HOMEWORK for the weekend. Please do take the opportunity to ask your fifth grader if they have an idea for their writing project. The sky's the limit!

Have a great weekend and please remember to look for our class newsletter. It was distributed today.

Mrs. Cahill

FOR EVERYONE:
English Workbook page 5 + 7. You can choose to do page 6 for extra credit fun.

Social Studies:
Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by tomorrow!

Math: Give workbook page 9 a try and complete worksheet 1.10-1.11

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: Worksheets 2.2

Tomorrow is Friday. Next week we will have our lower school elections. It might be a good idea to talk with your fifth grader about appropriate campaign behavior and the value of good sportsmanship. Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

HOMEWORK:
Attention! Attention!
The project sheet for our free publishing project went out today. Please talk with your student about ideas they may have. This project should be book like. If you are doing a picture book you will need a binder or some other way to join the papers. A short story should be typed. The presentation is important as well as the content. We will be workshopping ideas during class. Each student will choose a final project by next Thursday so that they may begin working on the final product. I will have a conference to set dates for rough drafts, etc. next week. All final pieces are due by Monday, October 12th. If you have questions please let me know.

Science: There is a science vocabulary quiz on Thursday! Use the definitions in your notebook for study.

Social Studies: Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:

Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by Friday!

Math: Complete mixed review on pg. 7 in workbook and do the worksheet handed out in class on hundredths and thousandths.

Miss Press:Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: Worksheets-reteach and challenge 2.1


Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

HOMEWORK:

Science: There is a science vocabulary quiz on Thursday! Use the definitions in your notebook for study.

Social Studies: Study NE and SE state locations for Friday quiz.

Mrs.Cahill:
Language Arts: Read Sign of the Beaver through page 63 and complete all questions in packet by Friday!

Math: Complete practice in notebook and worksheet 2.1 for homework.

Miss Press:
Language Arts: Sign of the Beaver read through chapter 7 and complete questions for chapters 5-7

Math: No Homework

We started a paper airplane project today! Don't be surprised if your student is trying to design the best airplane possible. We will test our designs on Friday! Be looking for a special project slip tomorrow for our first important publishing project. More details will follow, and here is the spelling list:

1. eight
2. twenty
3. thirty
4. forty
5. fifty
6. sixty
7. seventy
8. eighty
9. ninety
10. hundred
11. thousand
12. million
13. billion
14. value
15. rotate
16. revolve
17. equator
18. planet
19. universe
20. galaxy

Have a great night,

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

We made it through our first full week! I was very impressed by our fantastic fifth grade writers. They seem very excited and enthusiastic. Ask your student what list they chose for journal writing this week.

We did make it through the week with NO HOMEWORK! I appreciate your support in reinforcing positive classroom behaviors. If solid expectations are set in the beginning of the school year, we will have fewer disruptions in learning. I am happy to say that every fifth grader has made an effort to make good choices.

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget that Monday is a holiday! Enjoy your labor Day.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

Here is your fifth grade blog:

Language Arts:
GIRLS: Do your journal entry!

Miss Press- Sign of the Beaver chapters 3-4, do the questions!

SPELLING TEST TOMORROW


Math:
Mrs. Cahill- Chapter 1 test tomorrow.

Have a great night and please look for the newsletter tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Homework:

Everyone shoudl complete English workbook page 3, a review of the different types of sentences. Please hold over your "Sign of the Beaver" assignments for discussion tomorrow.

BOYS: Please complete your journal entry based on one of your list topics. Be prepared to share tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill MATH:

Please complete the text book review on page 17, problem #'s 1-15.

Have a great night and I will see you at "Meet the Teachers". The program begins at 7pm.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Mrs. Cahill Language Arts:

Complete questions for chapters 3 & 4, read on through page 39.

Mrs. Cahill Math:

Workbook page 4 and Worksheet 1.4

Have a great night and remember tomorrow is "Meet the Teachers" night. It begins at 7pm.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

HOMEWORK:

FOR EVERYONE:

Vocabulary Workbook page 12-14

Mrs. Cahill's Language Arts: Read pages 1-21 in Sign of the Beaver

Mrs. Cahill's Math: WB page 3

See Miss Press' blog for information on her group assignments.

Have a great night. Don't forget about "Meet The Teachers" Night on Wednesday at 7pm.

Mrs. Cahill

CODEWORD: applesauce

Friday

No homework for the weekend.

We got off to a great start this week. There are some really hard workers in fifth grade. I can't wait to see what we can accomplish.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

HOMEWORK:

For tonight we will have only math homework! Enjoy it while you can.

Math: Workbook page 1 #12-27. Be prepared to go over answers at the start of class.

We had a great time starting our first writing project today. The students loved decorating the journals that we will use as writing notebooks. Have a great night. Remember tomorrow is Friday.

Mrs. Cahill

The First Day

This afternoon the fifth grade got settled into our classroom. Thank you for all the new school supplies. Please be aware that the new computer teacher wants your child to have a memory stick for class. Though this will primarily be used for computer class, it will also be used for general studies.

Tomorrow we will begin decorating our writer's notebooks. Don't forget to bring some personal items to use on the cover, pictures, stickers, etc., whatever you like.

If you have any more summer reading projects, please bring them in asap!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

We are working til the bitter end! The homework for tomorrow is vocabulary workbook pages 148-151. We will have a vocabulary assessment tomorrow. Be prepared to clean out everything tomorrow!!!! Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please complete the review packet for the English test tomorrow! We will also be having a vocab assessment on Thursday. We will be completing the workbook pages to prepare.

Math: No homework!

Have a great night! Please do not forget your sturdy bag so that we can begin packing everything up. Friday will be a party day! Please leave your backpacks at home on Friday.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Please review your math packet from today. Be prepared for the math test tomorrow.

SPELLING: Complete Vocabulary workbook page 139. Test tomorrow.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

There is no homework for tonight. We are doing math review tomorrow and there is a math test on Friday. Get ready!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Please write a rough draft in your writer's notebook using the illustrations handed out today. That is your only homework! And here is your spelling list:

assume
cram
endanger
fare
fertile
furnish
mammoth
peer
rigid
rowdy
safeguard
trespass
segregation
ballot
revolution
referee
envelop
develop
antelope
believe

Have a great night and the password is "fish out of water".

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Work on your book talk presentation

Math: Workbook page 153

Social STudies: Worksheet on American Expansion

Spelling: Vocabulary Workbook 136-137

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Complete worksheet on adverbs vs prepositions and please have a selection for our final book talks.

Math: 2 worksheets- complete all except tree drawing page, it is optional.

Social Studies: Vocabulary Worksheet

Have a great night. Tomorrow is a 2pm dismissal!!!!!


Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Workbook page 131-Prepositional Phrases! Please be ready to choose a book talk book by Friday. It must be a novel, chapter book!

Math: Complete workbook page 122 if not finished in class. Quizzes from Friday will be distributed tomorrow!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday!!!!!

FOR HOMEWORK:

Please remember we do have a spelling test tomorrow! Look at blog posts from earlier this week to find the list.

We also have a math quiz over multiplication and division. Based on our review today, everyone should do a few division problems before going to bed tonight!

See you all at 6:30. The show starts at 7pm!!!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Get a good night's rest! Eat a decent breakfast and be ready to wow the audience. Our first performance is at 10am for the lower school. Tomorrow night we will perform in the shul at 7:00pm! We can't wait to see everyone there.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

The Underground Railroad keeps on rolling! We have been practicing for our performance Thursday night. Please plan on attending at 7pm. Help your student learn their lines.

The spelling list for this week is:

1. complicate
2. courteous
3. discomfort
4. eliminate
5. grieve
6. moral
7. scorch
8. severe
9. spectacle
10. tragic
11. trifle
12. universal
13. mock
14. spellbound
15. emancipation
16. eloquent
17. contraband
18. dysentery
19. compassion
20. warmonger

See you tomorrow for our dress rehearsal.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday!!!!!

It's Monday! Please, please, please study your lines. You must know them by tomorrow.

There is language arts homework for Friday. Please read the remainder of your Harriet Tubman novel and complete the chapter questions. We will have a math quiz on Friday based on the review we can complete this week in class. Practice your multiplication and division!

See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

Please be sure to work on your lines for the Underground Railroad Performance on Thursday, May 21st!!!!

This weekend would be a great time to get your costume together.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

ALL HOMEWORK IS DUE FRIDAY!

Language Arts: Complete the readings and questions for your Harriet Tubman book.

Math: WB page 104, if not finished in class.

Be prepared for tomorrow. We will be dismiss from Blacklick Park at 2pm!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Do your questions for ----Yellow book chapters 11-13 or blue book chapters 6 & 7

Math Chapter 22 test tomorrow. Practice your positive and negative addition and subtraction.

Go here to do a review---http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L11GL.html

Spelling: Test on Friday

Have a great night and remember to study those lines!!!!!!


Mrs. Cahill

Friday

There is no weekend homework but due to technical difficulties, a newsletter did not get printed today. Consider this the first ever online 5th grade newsletter! For Friday, May 1st, 2009...

Next week's spelling words:

1. alibi
2. confederate
3. discharge
4. economical
5. frank
6. modify
7. mutiny
8. negative
9. pursue
10. reign
11. singular
12. swindle

To help your student---- Please run lines with them for our Underground Railroad Show. We are practicing hard with Mrs. Alexander. She is amazing to work with. Remember to save the date, May 21st!!!! The students will perform in the morning at school and in the evening for family and friends. We hope to see you all there.

There will be a math test on Tuesday. We will review on Monday and test our skills on Tuesday!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday, May 11, Town Hall, Executive Board Meeting, Elections, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, May 12, Lag B'Omer, 2:00 pm dismissal; Family Festival begins at 3:00 pm
Monday-Friday, May 18-22, Senior Internships
Thursday, May 21, 5th Grade Underground Railroad Plays, 7 pm
Monday, May 25, Memorial Day - No School
Wednesday, May 27, Spring Show, Grades 1-4, 9:30 am
Thursday, May 28, Erev Shavuot - 2:00 p.m. dismissal
Friday, May 29, Shavuot - No School

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

TUESDAY

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Underground Railroad- Yellow book- Chapters 8,9, and 10- Blue book- Chapters 4 and 5. Each group must complete accompanying question sheets. Due Thursday!!!!

Math: Workbook page 120, 22.4

Spelling: Test Friday. Here is the list:


achievement
acquire
debate
exhibit
foe
latter
massacre
monotonous
preserve
sanitary
sprawl
widespread
quarrel
mistress
abundance
overseer
husky
parlor
quarter
defy

Have a great night. TOMORROW IS COLOR WAR!!!! What color are you?

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Reading Buckle Down through 150 and please read GWS chapters 18, 19, 20, &21!

That is all the homework for tonight. Tomorrow is Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: George Washington's Socks Ch. 16+17. By Friday complete Reading Buckle Down pages 134-150

Math: Text book page 333 #1-33

Social Studies: Buckle Down 141-157.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Read Chapter 10 in GWS

Math: Finish workbook page 70 and worksheet 15.4

Social Studies: Central America Map Quiz

Spelling: Test tomorrow!!!!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday!

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Buckle Down Book 106-117. Please read George Washington's Socks through chpater 9 (the ladies will have time to read tomorrow while the boys have gym!).

Math: Worksheet 15.3 and buckle down pages 168-172.

Spelling: Test Friday

Social Studies: Review Central America map!!!!Quiz on Friday.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: George Washington's Socks read chapter 5.

Math: Text page 318 #20-49

Social Studies: Study for the Central America map quiz. There was a new map in your mailbox! Buckle Down pages 102-106.

Spelling: Test on Friday

Have a great night!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Reading Buckle Down 93-98 and read chapter 2 in George Washington's Socks.

Math: Worksheet 15.1 and Buckle Down 108-112.

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here are the words:
1. poll
2. thrifty
3. rotate
4. identical
5. neutral
6. classify
7. humiliated
8. confirm
9. principles
10. brisk
11. expand
12. considerate
13. gauge
14. avalanche
15. soothe
16. plea
17. appliance
18. daze
19. condemn
20. descend

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts:
Please revise and retype your WW story. Send it to me at scahill@torahacademy.org and be ready to complete some end of the book activities with your book group.

Math Buckle Down pages 81-84.

Have a great night. Tomorrow is Friday and a dress down day!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please be sure to have your story typed for Mrs. Greenberg. Please complete reading of your book group book by Friday.

Math: Buckle Down book pages 74-80!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill




CODE WORD: artichoke

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Pick your writer's workshop story and type it if possible. Complete reading of your book group book for Friday!

Math: Buckle Down page 65-71

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Revise "What if..." story from writer's workshop. Please be prepared to finish your book group book by Friday!

Math: Buckle Down pages 61-64

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Please write a "What if.." story for Monday.

BOOK GROUPS will meet on Monday!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Book Groups meet tomorrow. Revise your stories.

Math: Chapter 13 Test!!!!!

Have a great night!!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: For writer's workshop-revise a story or complete one to share. Book Groups meet on Friday, please be prepared.

Math: Chapter 13 Review page 287 #1-33

Have a great night. The code word is Belize.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

Yeah it's Friday! The fifth grade started their writer's workshop today. This weekend our authors need to complete one story that we started today. Enjoy the writing!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Book Groups meet tomorrow. Be prepared!

Math: Text page 286 Complete set A and Set B 21-30.

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Buckle Down pages 89-92

Math: Text page 286 Set A- 1-20 and Set B- 1-20.

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here are the words:
1. abuse
2. appliance
3. confirm
4. daze
5. flimsy
6. gauge
7. migrant
8. neutral
9. pitiless
10. presentable
11. rotate
12. shred
13. foreshadow
14. innocent
15. simile
16. metaphor
17. hyperbole
18. disappear
19. misspell
20. undecided

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Book Groups meet tomorrow. Do your job!

Math: Please finish workbook page 13.2 page 69 and do Buckle Down pages 104-106

Social Studies: Buckle Down 95-101

Spelling: Test Friday

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts:
Buckle Down page 75-80 and pronoun worksheet

Math: Worksheet 13.1. Learn your divisibility rules!

Social Studies: Fill in map of Central America

Spelling: Test Friday!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Book groups meet tomorrow! Buckle Down pages 51-68.



Math: Chapter 12 test. Buckle Down pages 65-67.



Spelling: Test Tomorrow



Have a great night. Tomorrow is a dress down day!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

Wow! Thanks to the fifth grade for an awesome breakfast. I am so proud of all of you.

For Homework;

Language Arts: book Groups Friday. Reading Buckle Down 47-56.

Math: Text Review page 263 #1-25.

Spelling: Test Friday

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Buckle Down 34-47. Book Groups tomorrow.

Math: Buckle Down 50-53 and worksheet 12.7. Math Test Friday

Social Studies: Be sure to complete Buckle down pages through 91.

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here is the list:
absurd
avalanche
classify
ensure
navigate
nestle
plea
principle
realistic
security
selective
tart
instrument
library
pilot
standard
peril
particular
guide
tangy


Have a great night. I can't wait to see you all at breakfast.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Due tomorrow 104 in the English Workbook and please have a typed copy of your personal narrative, preferably emailed to me at scahill@torahacademy.org

Due Wednesday-Book groups, check your job sheet for page assignments.

Math: Buckle Down 47-49 and Worksheet 12.6. Chapter 12 test tenatively scheduled for Friday.

Social Studies: Please be sure that you have completed pages 1-91 in your Buckle Down book. If you missed any assignments you need to complete the missed work.

Spelling: Test Friday

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

FRIDAY!!!!

NO HOMEWORK.....but you could start typing your personal narrative. The typed draft is due on Tuesday. Please email an electronic copy to scahill@torahacademy.org, a paper copy is not necessary. Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Be prepared for book groups. Please be working on the typing of your final Personal Narrative draft.

Math: Buckle Down Workbook pages 41-44

Spelling: Test Tomorrow!

We will be getting our social studies mural up tomorrow. Come check it out!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Grammar test tomorrow. Book group assignments are due on Friday.

Math: W.S. 12.5 be careful with those word problems and try using what you know about equations and variables to help solve.

Social Studies: Buckle Down 81-91

Spelling: Test on Friday

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please complete the review of grammar topics from today. Test on Thursday. Read 30 minutes on your honor.

Math: Buckledown book 114-116

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here are the words:

achievement
buckle
method
ethnic
history
measure
vertical
horizontal
chronological
millennium
decade
scale
political
physical
intermediate
degrees
latitude
longitude
primary
secondary

Tomorrow is Wednesday!

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Revised draft due tomorrow.

Math: Buckle Down 86-91

Social Studies: Buckle Down 70-80

Spelling: Test Tomorrow.

Have a wonderful evening and tomorrow is FRIDAY!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Buckledown Workbook and please get your next personal narrative draft ready for Friday (if you have conferenced with me!)

Math: Worksheet 12.3 Think of those patterns.

Spelling: Test Friday

Have a great night. The code word is green apple.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Buckle Down pages 17-27

Math: Worksheet 12.2

Social Studies: Buckle Down pages 51-69

Spelling: Test Friday.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: Reading Buckle Down 11-16

Math: Buckle down 50-54 and Worksheet 12.1

Social Studies: Bring anything you need for your project.

Spelling: Test Friday. Here are the spelling words:
1. abolish
2. appeal
3. brittle
4. condemn
5. descend
6. dictator
7. expand
8. famine
9. portable
10. prey
11. thrifty
12. visual
13. commerce
14. trade
15. skill
16. apprentice
17. expect
18. illustrate
19. wasteful
20. attraction

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

NO HOMEWORK

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Cahill

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please have a loose leaf copy, double spaced, of your personal narrative by tomorrow!

Math: Chapter 4 test Tomorrow!!!!

Social Studies: Buckle Down workbook pages 22-48.

Spelling: Test Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is Friday and it is a dress down day!!!!

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: BTT Read chapter 13 and do your job! Be sure to bring in your Personal narrative pick. The gentlemen can start working on pulling out a rough draft.

Math: Text page 83 #1-20

Social Studies: Buckle Down due Friday 22-48.

Spelling: Test on Friday!

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday!!!!!!

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE! Read Chapter 12 BTT

Math: Buckle Down Pages 30-33

Social Studies: Buckle Down pages 1-21

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here is the list:
1. brisk
2. cherish
3. considerate
4. displace
5. downfall
6. estimate
7. humiliate
8. identical
9. improper
10. poll
11. soothe
12. vicinity
13. banana
14. armada
15. stock
16. prosperity
17. authority
18. legislature
19. compact
20. majority

Have a great night. Tomorrow is Wednesday. Oh and don't forget supplies for our colonial village project!

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:
Language Arts: English workbook pages 82-86 should be completed by tomorrow. Read chapter 11 in BTT.

Math: Workbook pages 18 & 19 should be completed for class tomorrow.

Social Studies: Please bring in any materials for the colonial town project!

Spelling: Test Friday. Same list as last week!

Please excuse the lack of a newsletter this week. There have been many technical difficulties with the copiers at school. I don't expect this to be a continuing problem. Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

The spelling words from last week will be held over until next Friday so that we can complete work in class on the words. We will have our next book meeting on Monday too. We have a lot of work to make up from the days off. Prepare yourself!

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

For Homework:

Language Arts: BTT Chapter 10. Do your job!

Math: Buckledown book page 19. Math workbook complete 4.1 page 17.

Spelling: Test Friday

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday!!!!

For Homework:

Language Arts: Make another list of 5 in your writer's notebook and write one more entry from the new list.

Math: Buckledown Book page 13 & 14

Spelling: Vocabulary book pages 84-87. Test on Friday
Here is the list:
brisk
cherish
considerate
displace
downfall
estimate
humiliate
identical
improper
poll
soothe
vicinity
banana
armada
stock
prosperity
authority
legislature
compact
majority

Have a great night!

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

NO HOMEWORK! Yeah!

Thursday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: We had a great writer's workshop today. Please write another, at one page journal entry, using a topic from your top five list. Also Read Chapter 9 in BTT

Math: Everyone did a great job on the division math test. No homework tonight.

Spelling: Please complete your vocabulary workbook through page 83. Cumulative spelling test tomorrow!

Have a great night and tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!!

Mrs. Cahill
The code word is "green sponge"

Wednesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please write one entry from your list of possible personal narratives.

Math: Test tomorrow over division in chapters 10 and 11.

Spelling: Cumulative test on Friday.

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Bridge to Terabithia- Finish chapter 8 and do your job. There is a unit test on adjectives tomorrow!

Math: Text page 223 #4-6 and #14-25. Text page 241 #1-25. Please do this assignment on loose leaf and keep it neat. You can even use graph paper if you wish.

Spelling: Test Friday. Please review the first 8 chapters of your vocabulary workbook to practice.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please read the "I Have a Dream" speech. If there are words you have trouble understanding underline or highlight them for a discussion tomorrow. Complete the review packet for our English test on Wednesday. The review is due tomorrow.



Math: Worksheet 11.5. Test Thursday.



Spelling: Cumulative test Friday.



Have a great night.



Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

FOR HOMEWORK:

Language Arts: Please read BTT and do your job. Expect a book group meeting tomorrow.

Math: Worksheet 11.1

Spelling: Vocab Workbook 78-79. Test on Friday

Have a great one,
Mrs. Cahill

Monday

Sorry for the late post!

Language Arts: Read chapter 4 BTT

Math: Text page 227 #1-18

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Friday

OY! We have weekend homework. Please take the time to complete all your weekend homework. It is due on Monday. Next week, we will focus on remembering the class and school rules. Good luck.

Mrs. Cahill

Wednesday

For Homework:

Language Arts: Bridge to Terabithia Chapter 2

Math: Worksheet 10.5 please show all your work, both division and subtraction.

Spelling: Test on Friday. Here is the list:

1. reliable
2. loot
3. duplicate
4. transport
5. conclude
6. nomad
7. feat
8. observe
9. energy
10. industry
11. accomplishment
12. miniature
13. glamour
14. verdict
15. undoing
16. capable
17. blemish
18. solitary
19. impressive
20. rejoice

Have a great night.

Mrs. Cahill

Tuesday

Unfortunately the fifth grade had a very hard time following the school rules today. We achieved HOMEWORK on the board. This means that there will be a weekend homework packet distributed on Friday which will be due on Monday. If it is not turned in your student will serve an afterschool "study" hall. If you have any questions please let me know. There has been some talk of trying to earn erasing a letter but it isn't hopeful. Unless I announce otherwise, I would expect weekend homework!

For Homework tonight:

Language Arts: Bridge to Terabithia-Chapter 1
English workbook page 69
Writer's notebook entry based on a small moment from your all about winter vacation entry.

Math: Worksheet 10.3- Students can use a calculator to generate answers but must be able to show work and explain how to get the correct quotient.

Spelling: Test on Friday!

Have a good night.

Mrs. Cahill

Monday

For Homework:

Language Arts: Everyone wanted to share their break stories so badly that we made it an assignment. Be ready to tell your story tomorrow.

We will be beginning book groups later this week. Please expect assignments for reading tomorrow.

Math: Please complete workbook page 50 if it was not finished in class. Worksheet 10.1 is due tomorrow. Remember the strategy for crossing out zeros!

Spelling: Test on Friday