May 7-11

Spelling/Vocabulary:  homophones
Cumulative test over all homophones Wednesday, May 16.
Study all illustration handouts from Weeks 1-4


MONDAY:  No SSR
Assignment:  "The Life of Irene Sendler"
This movie portrays the life of a woman who smuggled babies and infants from the Warsaw Ghetto during Hitler's reign.. She saved thousands of lives and  was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2007.

TUESDAY: NO SSR.
Assignment: "The Life of Irene Sendler"

• Week 4 spelling/vocabulary quiz

WEDNESDAY:  No SSR
Assignment:  Introduce the outline for composing an argumentative paper. Students will begin working on their outline and composing a thesis for the DBQ essay over the Civil War.

THURSDAY:  Performance testing  in Mrs. Edgerton's room.

FRIDAY:  Performance testing

April 30-May 2

Vocabulary: Week 4
Homophones

• grate/great
• currant/current
• flew/flu
• two/too
• tail/tale
• stake/steak
• beach/beech
• role/roll
• heal/heel
• serf/surf/
• sleigh/slay
• chili/chilly

MONDAY: SSR ( new reading log format)
Assignment:  Review homophones Week 4; vocabulary illustrations due tomorrow.

• "The Diary of Anne Frank"  Finish Act 2 Scene 3,4,5
• Discuss the literary terms external and internal conflict

TUESDAY:  SSR ( new reading format)
Assignment:  Partner review of vocabulary illustrations

• "The Diary of Anne Frank"  Finish Act 2 Scene 3,4,5

WEDNESDAY: SSR (new reading log format)

• Begin composing a friendly letter for the end of the year writing assessment
• Final copy due on Friday!
• Rough drafts due tomorrow.

THURSDAY: SSR ( new reading log format)

• Rough draft due at the end of the hour.
• Students may begin final copy when rough draft is approved.
• Vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!

FRIDAY:  SSR (new reading log format)

• Vocabulary Quiz: Week 4
• Final copy of friendly letter due at the end of the hour.

April 23-27

Week 3: homophones

1. oar/ore
2. reign/rein
3. arc/ark
4. fir/fur
5. some/sum
6. course/coarse
7. boar/bore
8. forth/fourth
9. missed/mist
10. soar/sore
11. suite/sweet
12. cite/sight

MONDAY:  SSR (new reading log format)

Week 3: homophones (see above)
Assignment:  Illustrations relating to the homophones due tomorrow.
Quiz: Friday, April 27

• "The Diary of Anne Frank"  Scene 3
• Please make sure your child is reading the assigned book talk book. Book talk is on Friday, April 27. Book report essays are due at this time as well. Essays need to be typed using MLA format.

TUESDAY:  SSR (10 minutes)

• Check illustrations for vocabulary words

Assignment:  Finish scene 3 from the play and continue with scene 4/5.
WEDNESDAY:  SSR (10 minutes)

• Review game of vocabulary words

Assignment:  "The Diary of Anne Frank" :  Finish scene 5
Answer comprehension questions over the play.

THURSDAY:  SSR ( 10 minutes)
Assignment:  Introduce Act 2, Scene 1 of  "The Diary of Anne Frank"

• reading logs due

FRIDAY:  NO SSR

• Week 3 vocabulary quiz
• Book report essays due!

Assignment:  "The Diary of Anne Frank": continue reading through scene 2

Agenda: April 16-20

Week 2 Spelling: homophones

1. manner/manor


2. core/corps


3. feet/feat


4. passed/past


5. pause/paws


6. straight/strait


7. ring/wring


8. bail/bale


9. earn/urn


10. throne/thrown


11. its/it's


12. lie/lye

Test will be on Thursday, April 19, since there will be no school on Friday.

MONDAY: SSR I have given a different format of reading logs this week. I am trying something new. The reading logs still need to be filled out similar to the other one.

Assignment: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Act 1 Scene 2 (pgs 490-496) Play will be read much like a reader's theater. Students will dress as characters and role play.

Spelling Week 2: Draw illustrations of homophones. Due tomorrow.

TUESDAY: SSR (complete reading log)

Assignment: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Students will meet in discussion groups to answer questions over the play. The themes of compassion and diversity will be explored. Students will discussion their assigned question and record a response. The responses will be shared with the class.

Week 2 spelling illustrations due.

WEDNESDAY: NO SSR

The school counselor will be here.

THURSDAY: SSR

Week 2 spelling/vocabulary quiz

Assignment: "The Diary of Anne Frank" Begin reading Act 1 Scene 3.

FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL

Reminders:

Book talk: Friday, April 27

Book talk essay: Due Friday, April 27

Agenda: April 9-13

Spelling:

1. cent/sent


2. dew/due


3. ewe/yew


4. their/they're


5. cellar/seller


6. hoarse/horse


7. groan/grown


8. cymbal/symbol


9. naval/navel


10. berry/bury

• The spelling test will be on Friday, April 13. Students will be responsible for knowing which homophone to place into each sentence and spell it correctly.

MONDAY: SSR/PREDICT

Assignment: Students will present their onomatopoeia pieces of work to the class. They will be grades on a 16 point rubric.

• Week 1 spelling list: Students need to draw an illustration that would best describe each word. Due tomorrow.


• Returned graded Tom Sawyer essays.

TUESDAY: SSR/CONNECT

Assignment: Students will present their onomatopoeia pieces of work to the class.

• Spelling illustrations due.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE

Assignment: Introduce the play, "Diary of Anne Frank"

Students will examine a map of Europe and discuss how Adolf Hitler came to power and what events were occurring.

Each student will role play the characters as the play is read. There will be props used for the readers.

THURSDAY: SSR/QUESTION

Assignment: "The Diary of Anne Frank": Act 1 Scene 1 and Scene 2

• Discuss the two types of conflict: external and internal conflict

FRIDAY: SSR/FREE CHOICE

Assignment; Week 1 Spelling Test

Dates to Remember:

Book Talk: Friday, April 27

Book Talk essay: Due Friday, April 27

Agenda: April 2-6

No spelling or vocabulary this week due to MAP testing.

MONDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Students will share alliteration poems to the class.
Assignment: The skill of onomatopoeia will be introduced today with notetaking. Students will be given an assignment in which they have three writing choices based upon this skill. This assignment will be due on Thursday.

TUESDAY: MAP TESTING: 8:00-10:45
SSR/ PREDICT
Assignment: Students will work on their writing assignment in class.

WEDNESDAY: MAP TESTING 8:00-10:45
SSR/ VISUALIZE Reading logs will be collected today.
Assignment: Students will work on their writing assignment in class. Due tomorrow before we go on the field trip!

THURSDAY: MAP TESTING: 8:00-10:30
NO SSR
FIELD TRIP: "The Hunger Games"

FRIDAY: Field trip to Fantastic Caverns


Please have your child eat a healthy breakfast as we are going to be testing this week! If your child would like to bring a snack to school to eat during MAP testing, that would be fine.
Thanks for all you do for your child!!!!

Agenda: March 26-30

There will be no vocabulary or spelling for the next two weeks. Students will be working on MAP review skills.

MONDAY: Students will watch the movie, "Tom and Huck".
Assignment: Students will be taking notes over the following themes that exist throughout the play and book:

• bravery


• learning


• love and jealousy


• differences between the move and book

They will be allowed to use the notes taken for the essay test which will be given on Thursday, March 29.

TUESDAY: Continue watching the movie.

WEDNESDAY: Book talk check-out

Assignment: Students be required to write a book review over the book talk chosen. A handout will be given for this essay. It will need to be typed in MLA format. Essays will have to be typed at home due to the lack of availability of the computer labs.

DUE DATE FOR ESSAY: APRIL 27.

THURSDAY: Essay test over The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Students will be given 4 essay questions. Out of the four questions given, they may choose one. Students will be allowed to use their notes taken from the movie.

FRIDAY: MAP review of the different types of figurative language:

• alliteration


• simile


• metaphor


• personification


• onomatopoeia

Agenda: March 12-16

Vocabulary:Chapters 21-32 taken from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".

• precipice



• diffident



• lair



• skiff



• magnanimous



• forlorn



• retribution



• serape



• eloquent



• vacant

Quiz: Friday, March 16

MONDAY: SSR/PREDICT (based upon the reading of Tom Sawyer)

Read chapters 19-22 and complete reading log entry.

Introduce vocabulary taken from Tom Sawyer. Students will create a foldable based on the vocabulary words. Due tomorrow.

TUESDAY: SSR: CONNECT (based upon the reading of Tom Sawyer)

Assignment: read chapters 23-26

WEDNESDAY: SSR/ QUESTION

Assignment: Read chapters 27-29

Activity: vocabulary bowl (review of vocabulary words)

THURSDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE

Assignment: Read chapters 30-32

Reading logs due at the end of the hour.

FRIDAY: NO SSR

Assignment: Finish the book!!! (Chapters 33-35)

Vocabulary quiz

Dates to remember:

March 12-16: Book Fair in the library.

Spring break: March 19-23

End of third quarter: March 16

Agenda: March 5-9

VOCABULARY: Chapters 9-20

pallid
incantation
chaos
ravenous
audible
foliage
flog
lugubrious
vestibule
haggard

QUIZ: FRIDAY, MARCH 9

MONDAY: SSR/CHARACTERIZE
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapter 13-15
Vocabulary matching: homework. Due tomorrow. Please bring to class as we are going to be doing an activity with the words.

TUESDAY: SSR/PREDICT
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapters 16-17
Vocabulary activity with new words

WEDNESDAY: NO SSR
Rough draft of book reports due!
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapters 18-20
Short answer questions to story

THURSDAY: NO SSR
Computer lab to type book report #2

FRIDAY: reading logs due
Vocabulary quiz: chapters 9-20
Final day to type the book report #2. Reports due at the end of the hour.

Reminders:

Spring break: March 19-23
End of 3rd quarter: March 16
Book Fair: March 12-16

Agenda: February 27-March 2

Vocabulary words: Chapters 5-8
flounder
animosity
ailment
disdain
vulgar
jubilant
blunder
zephyr
comrade
feeble

Quiz: Friday, March 2

MONDAY: SSR/CHARACTERIZE
Students will finish chapter 5-6 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Vocabulary foldable activity. Foldables will be homework if not finished during class.

TUESDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE
Students will read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapters 7-8.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Vocabulary review game
Group discussion of story
Chapters 9-10 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

THURSDAY: SSR/PREDICT
Vocabulary Bowl: a review game of vocabulary words taken from the text of Tom Sawyer.

FRIDAY: Vocabulary quiz
Chapters 11-12 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Reading logs due!

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!
Wednesday, March 7: rough draft of book report due

Agenda: February 21-24

TUESDAY: SSR/PREDICT
Students will have a review session over the vocabulary words used in chapters 1-4, taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Students will continue reading chapters 3-4 (pages 26-50)

WEDNESDAY: SSR/CONNECT
Smartboard activity with the vocabulary words.
Semicolon and colon review on the quizdom.
Discussion of chapters 1-4

THURSDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Vocabulary quiz
Listen to chapters 5-6

FRIDAY: SSR/CHARACTERIZE
Students will continue listening to chapters 5-6.

BOOK TALK: Friday, February 24. Please remind your child to have the assigned book read by this day.

Agenda: February 13-16

Vocabulary: Taken from the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
perplexed
vexed
loathed
melancholy
dilapidated
absurd
deluge
edifice
ambition
tedious

A handout was given to students to review these words.
Quiz: Thursday, February 23

MONDAY: SSR/QUESTION

• rough drafts to for book reports. We will be typing the final copy in the computer lab tomorrow.


• introduce vocabulary taken from Tom Sawyer


• listen to chapters 1 and 2 to better understand dialect Students will not be allowed to take these book out of the classroom due to the limited amount of texts that I possess. Reading will be done in class only. If a student is absent, he/she may check out a book from me to catch up on their reading.

TUESDAY: NO SSR

• computer lab for typing of book reports

WEDNESDAY: SSR/CONNECT

• computer lab for typing of book reports


• book reports due at the end of the hour

THURSDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE

• reading logs due today


• finish reading up to chapter 5 (in class work)

Reminders:

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 AND 20.

ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agenda: February 6-10

Progress Reports were sent home with students on Friday, Feb. 3
Computer Matches sold at lunch for $1 each
Job Shadow essay due: Friday, February 10.

Rough draft to book report: Monday, February 13.

Volleyball season begins Thu., Feb 9.

Box Tops for Education, last collection, Feb. 10th.
No School for students Feb. 17-20th
Booktalk Feb. 24th
All School Dance 6:30-8:30, Feb. 24th

MONDAY: PERFORMANCE TESTING IN THE LIBRARY

TUESDAY: PERFORMANCE TESTING IN THE LIBRARY

WEDNESDAY: PERFORMANCE TESTING IN THE LIBRARY

THURSDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE

Mad libs part of speech activity: students will be creating stories based on using certain parts of speech. This is a review of the basic parts of speech (noun, pronoun, adverb, adjective, preposition)

FRIDAY: SSR/PREDICT

JOB SHADOW ESSAYS DUE!

Students will have the entire hour to read for their book report or book talk book. Rough draft of the book report may be worked on as well.

Students may bring a blanket or pillow to use as they are reading. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served!!!!

Agenda: January 30-February 3

There will be no spelling or vocabulary this week.
I am giving the students a break to focus on their reading/writing for their book reports and book talk books!

MONDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE
Students will participate in a preposition warm-up to review for the quiz tomorrow.
Introduce semicolon and colon and how it is properly used in writing.

TUESDAY: SSR/QUESTION
Preposition quiz

Continue taking notes over colon and semicolon
Give handout over job shadow essay expectations.
Essay will be due on Friday, February 10.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/CONNECT
Students will create a variety of sentences following the rule usage of colons and semicolons. There will also be a short writing activity in class.

THURSDAY: JOB SHADOW DAY

FRIDAY: SSR/PREDICT
Mad lib activity using the parts of speech.

REMINDERS:
Monday, February 13: rough draft to book report due.

Friday, February 10: job shadow essay due

Friday, February 24: book talk

Agenda: January 23-27

Cumulative spelling test: Units 1-5
Students will take a cumulative test on Friday, January 27. Out of 100 spelling words, I will choose 25 words. Each word will be worth 2 points, totaling the test to 50 points. Students need to study the words they missed on previous tests taken.

MONDAY: SSR/PREDICT
Introduce prepositions.
Activity: Students will be building a house based upon the prepositions given.

TUESDAY: SSR/CHARACTERIZE
Students will take notes over prepositions and prepositional phrases. They will be asked to create and identify both in a variety of sentences.
ACTIVITY: Students will be creating a poem based on prepositions. A handout with directions and expectations will be given and discussed. The rough draft of the poem will be due tomorrow.
QUIZ: A quiz over prepositions will be given on Tuesday, January 31.

WEDNESDAY: BOOK TALK CHECK-OUT
Students will need to have their book talk book finished on Febrary 24.

THURSDAY: SSR/ QUESTION
Rough draft of poem is due.
Students will meet with writing partners and edit poems.
Poems will be rewritten according to expectations on the handout.
Final copy of poem is due on Friday, January 27.

FRIDAY: Reading logs due.
CUMULATIVE SPELLING TEST.
Preposition review game.


Reminder: Job Shadow Day: February 2.
Monday, February 13: rough draft of book report #1 due. We will be typing the final copy in the library computer lab.

January 17-20

I would like to apologize about not having any postings these past two weeks. My computer crashed and I was unable to retrieve any of my information. Sorry. Hopefully this won't happen again!!!

Spelling: Unit 5
Test: Friday, January 20
dependable
acceptable
approachable
obtainable
detectable
clearance
resemblance
ignorance
compliance
alliance
compatible
susceptible
permissible
impossible
incredible
experience
ingredient
prominent
permanent
adjacent

TUESDAY: SSR/CONNECT.
Unit 5 spelling: 5 times each in composition book. Due tomorrow.
"Flowers for Algernon": Students will wrap up the unit by viewing the movie.

WEDNESDAY: SSR/QUESTION.
*Check unit 5 spelling words.
Continue watching "Flowers for Algernon".

THURSDAY: SSR/ FREE CHOICE
Introduce prepositions and prepositional phrases.
Students will be performing an activity in which they have to construct a house based upon prepositions that are given to them.
Notes will be taken over prepositions and prepositional phrases.
**PREPOSITION QUIZ: THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

FRIDAY: SSR/VISUALIZE
Unit 5 spelling test.
ASSIGNMENT: Students will be composing a preposition poem based on the requirements given in the handout. Rough draft of the poem will be due on Monday, January 22.