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Homework - Wednesday, October 16

  • Reading: "Around the Room"-"Names" activity due tomorrow *Students had one-and-a-half class periods to work on this.
  • Language Arts: Spelling City due Friday; test Friday; Lessons 25-28 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz next Wednesday
  • Social Studies: Get Lessons 21-24 quiz signed; Lessons 29-32 in Simple Solutions due tomorrow; quiz Friday

Homework - Tuesday, October 15

  • Reading: "Around the Room'-"Names" activity due Thursday  *Students had half of today's class period and will have all of tomorrow's class period to work on this.
  • Language Arts: Lessons 21-24 Simple Solutions quiz tomorrow; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 29-32 in Simple Solutions due Thursday; quiz Friday

Week at a Glance: October 14-18

Week of October 14 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading:

  • Show understanding of vocabulary words from “Around the Room”-“Names” in Wonder
  • Students will be given a choice between two activities to complete and present for “Around the Room”-“Names”

Language Arts:

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Continue discussing narrative writing
  • Discuss characterization in narrative writing
  • Use a characterization sketch template
  • Show comprehension of Week 7 spelling words

Social Studies:

  • Show understanding of how to use an atlas
  • Compare and contrast how early Native Americans lived in North America
  • Learn and define new vocabulary words/phrases for Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Adapting to Different Places

Homework - Friday, October 11

  • Reading: No homework
  • Language Arts: Lessons 21-24 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz Wednesday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 29-32 in Simple Solutions due Thursday (*This is not mandatory weekend homework, just advanced notice of its due date, since there is no school on Monday.)

Homework - Thursday, October 10

  • Reading: Ho homework
  • Language Arts: Get Lessons 13-16 Simple Solutions quiz signed; Spelling City due tomorrow; test tomorrow; Lessons 25-28 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz Wednesday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 25-28 Simple Solutions quiz tomorrow

Homework - Wednesday, October 9

  • Reading: No homework
  • Language Arts: Lessons 17-20 Simple Solutions quiz tomorrow; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 25-28 in Simple Solutions due tomorrow; quiz Friday

Homework - Tuesday, October 8

  • Reading: Get Wonder vocab. quiz signed
  • Language Arts: Lessons 17-20 Simple Solutions quiz Thursday; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 25-28 Simple Solutions due Thursday; quiz Friday

Homework - Monday, October 7

  • Reading: No homework
  • Language Arts: Finish Reader's & Writer's Notebook p. 113 and the double-sided worksheet (if you did not do so in class); Lessons 17-20 in Simple Solutions due tomorrow; quiz Thursday; spelling test Friday
  • Social Studies: Finish Atlas ABCs; Lessons 25-28 in Simple Solutions due Thursday; quiz Friday

Week at a Glance: October 7-11

Week of October 7 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading:

  • Show understanding of vocabulary words from Wonder
  • Finish reading and discussing the next section of Wonder (“Around the Room”-“Names”)
  • Show comprehension of the next section of the book with correct answers to comprehension questions
  • Students will perform skits related to Wonder
  • Students will be given a choice between two activities to complete for “Around the Room”-“Names”
  • Continue character web for Auggie, which will be used to track the changes he undergoes throughout the book.
Language Arts:
  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Continue discussing narrative writing
  • Learn about and discuss characterization in narrative writing
  • Use a characterization sketch template
  • Show comprehension of Week 6 spelling words

 Social Studies:

  • Show understanding of how to use an atlas
  • Compare and contrast how early Native Americans lived in North America
  • Learn and define new vocabulary words/phrases for Chapter 1 – The First Americans

Homework - Friday, October 4

  • Reading: No homework
  • Language Arts: Lessons 17-20 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz Wednesday
  • Social Studies: Get Lessons 17-20 Simple Solutions quiz signed; get chapter test signed and complete corrections (if you have the test correction sheet stapled to the back of your test)

Homework - Thursday, October 3

  • Reading: Read p. 76-80 in Wonder (and p. 66-75 if you were absent)
  • Language Arts: Spelling City due tomorrow; test tomorrow; Lessons 17-20 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz Wednesday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 21-24 in Simple Solutions quiz tomorrow

Homework - Wednesday, October 2

  • Reading: Finish reading p. 54-65 in Wonder and add to Auggie character chart (if you did not do so in class)
  • Language Arts: Lessons 17-20 in Simple Solutions due Tuesday; quiz Wednesday; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 21-24 in Simple Solutions due tomorrow; quiz Friday

Tuesday, October 1

  • Reading: Finish reading p. 41-53 in Wonder (if you did not do so in class)
  • Language Arts: Get Lessons 9-12 Simple Solutions quiz signed; Lessons 13-16 Simple Solutions quiz tomorrow; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Lessons 21-24 Simple Solutions due Thursday; quiz Friday

Homework - Monday, September 30

  • Reading: Study for the vocabulary quiz on the words from "Ordinary"-"Locks" in Wonder
  • Language Arts: Finish Simple Solutions Lessons 13-16 for tomorrow; quiz Wednesday; Spelling City due Friday; test Friday
  • Social Studies: Respond to the prompt about the oldest thing you've ever touched (if you did not do so in class); Simple Solutions Lessons 21-24 due Thursday; quiz Friday

Week at a Glance: September 30-October 4

Week of September 30 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading:

  • Show understanding of vocabulary words from Wonder
    • Vocabulary quiz on the words from “Ordinary”-“Locks” on Tuesday, October 1
  • Continue Word Journal for the vocabulary words from “Around the Room”-“Names” in Wonder
    • Word Journals will include the vocabulary word, its definition, a sentence, and a picture to associate with the word/definition.
  • Read and discuss the next section of Wonder (“Around the Room”-“Names”)
  • Show comprehension of the next section of the book with correct answers to comprehension questions
  • Continue character web for Auggie, which will be used to track the changes he undergoes throughout the book.

Language Arts:

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Show understanding of complex sentences
  • Introduce narrative writing
  • Learn about and discuss the parts of narrative writing and why each is important
  • Learn about and discuss characterization in narrative writing
  • Use a characterization sketch template
  • Show comprehension of Week 5 spelling words

Social Studies:

  • Begin studying Chapter 1 – The First Americans
  • A short video will be shown about the exploration of an ancient culture in southwest Colorado.
  • Discuss how our environment shapes where we live and how various environments lend themselves to different ways of life
  • Compare and contrast how early Native Americans lived in North America