Homework - 5/29/2007

• Songs for Promotion Ceremony: If We Only Have Love and Look Out
• Spelling - PB 388-390
• Grammar - PB 392, 393/394
• Math - 424: 14-29 (even)

Study Guide: Science

Unit A - Chapter 4:

• Leaves (A68)
• Leaf Structure, How Photosynthesis Works (A102-105)
• Food Energy (A106-107)
• The Inside Story: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Compared (A104-105)
• Vocabulary: chlorophyll, chloroplasts, stomata, photosynthesis, epidermis, palisade layer, cellular respiration

Homework - 5/25/2007

• Grammar - PB 377/378, 379, 387
• Songs - If We Only Have Love and Look Out

Homework - 5/23/2007

• Grammar - PB 357/358, 359, 372

Vocabulary: Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers

• shuffle (403)
• stiff (403)
• lame (403)
• heritage (395)
• mooning (401)
• overhears (395)
• traditional (396)
• accompaniment (399)
• intently (400)
• peculiar (400)
• solemnly (405)
• unison (405)
• spite (402)
• forlorn (395)
• acknowledged (405)

I decided to increase the number of vocabulary words for this story from our usual 10 up to 15. This test will be next week.

Homework - 5/17/2007

• Study for math test - Chapter 21
• Study for social studies test - Chapters 11 & 12 (may be rescheduled)

Homework - 5/16/2007

• none - Between our crochet project, P.E. and the kickball game, we didn't get to anything new today to assign homework. We did review math, however.

Homework - 5/15/2007

• Math - 387: 11-20

Homework - 5/14/2007

• Spelling - PB 373-375
• Social Studies - Resource 4/6

Homework - 5/11/2007

• nothing new, but they do have a social studies assignment from Ms Arios that was given on Wednesday or Thursday and which is due on Monday

Homework - 5/10/2007

• Math - 383: 7-21 (odd); 22-25 (all)

Study Guide: Science - Unit A - Chapter 1

Plants and animals have structures for respiration, digestion, waste disposal, and transport of materials.

Students know many multicellular organisms have specialized structures to support the transport of materials.

Cell Transport; Tissues, Organs, and Systems (pgs. A10-A13)

Vocabulary: cell, diffusion, osmosis, tissue, organ, system

four types of tissues

Students know how blood circulates through the heart chambers, lungs, and body and how carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) are exchanged in the lungs and tissues.

From Cells to Systems, The Circulatory System, The Respiratory System (pgs. A16 – A18)

Vocabulary: plasma, platelets, arteries, capillaries, veins, trachea, bronchi, alveoli, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins

Students know the sequential steps of digestion and the roles of teeth and the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and colon in the function of the digestive system.

The Digestive System (pg. A19)

Vocabulary: esophagus, stomach, small intestine, villi, large intestine

Students know the role of the kidney in removing cellular waste from blood and converting it into urine, which is stored in the bladder.

The Excretory System (pg. A20)

Vocabulary: liver, kidneys, urea, nephrons, urine, ureters, bladder, urethra

The main standard is at the top in bold type. The specific life sciences standards are in italics. The page numbers and titles tell the students which sections of the textbook for which they are responsible, as well as the required vocabulary.

Day of the Teacher 2007

Homework - 5/9/2007

• Science - study for test - Unit A, Chapter 1

Homework - 5/8/2007

• Math - 381: 10-22
• Grammar - study for test

Grammar Study Guide: Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun takes the place of a possessive noun. A possessive noun is one that shows ownership. In the sentence Lola’s sandwich is much thicker than Larry’s. Lola’s and Larry’s are both possessive nouns. That sentence could be rewritten as Her sandwich is much thicker than his. In that sentence her and his are possessive pronouns, taking the place of Lola’s and Larry’s, respectively.

Some possessive pronouns are used with nouns. They are my, your, his, her, its, our, and their.

Examples: This is my cup. That is her cup.
Your jacket is blue, while his jacket is green.
The bird ruffled its feathers.

Some possessive pronouns are used on their own. They are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. Notice that only his and its are in both groups.

Examples: This cup is mine. That is hers.
Yours is blue, while his is green.
That bird feed is its.

Grammar Study Guide: Subject and Object Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. A subject pronoun is used as a subject or a predicate noun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns. Use a subject pronoun as the subject of a sentence or after forms of the verb be.

Examples: I am the teacher, and you are the student.
It was she who did that.

An object pronoun is used as the object of a sentence, whether direct or indirect, or as the object of a preposition. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns. Use an object pronoun as the object of an action verb or after words like to, for, or with.

Examples: The teacher saw her.
Her dad gave the ball to us. We then gave it back to him.
Diana said thank you to them.

Grammar - Theme 5

Here are the topics and Practice Book pages that will be tested on this grammar test:

• Prefixes un-, dis-, in-, re- and Suffix -ion (278)
• Subject and Object Pronouns (283-285)
• Possessive Pronouns (303)
• Contractions with Pronouns (304-305)
• Double Subjects (318)
• Using We and Us with Nouns (319)
• Writing Clearly with Pronons (320)
• Changing final y to i (328)
• Adverbs (333-335)

Homework - 5/7/2007

• Spelling - PB 364-366

Reminder:

• Persuasive essay is due this Wednesday.
• Grammar Test for theme 5 is scheduled for Wednesday.

Homework - 5/4/2007

• Grammar - PB 335
• Math - 373: 6-17

Homework - 5/3/2007

• Grammar - PB 328, 333/334
• Math - 366: 6-14; 369: 6-14; 371: 1-8 (solve without using fraction bars)
• Math Review - Use Least Common Denominator/Add and Subtract Unlike Fractions

Notes:

• I assigned the Math Review homework from Chapter 19 Add and Subtract Fractions because we are beginning Chapter 20 Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers and many students did not do well on the Chapter 19 test. And we finished it before we began preparing for the STAR test, so it's a good refresher even for those students who did do well.
• The persuasive essay is due next Wednesday, May 9. I completely revised the grading rubric for this essay to align it with the new standards-based report card and gave it to the students today. They are to grade themselves and turn in the rubric with their completed essay. I will then read and grade the essay next to the student grade.

Homework - 5/2/2007

• Grammar - PB 305, 318, 319

Homework - 5/1/2007

• Grammar - PB 304, 352
• Spelling - PB 353-355