Oranges Homestudy

2011-10-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Oranges' Homestudy Blog is back! I will try to keep it up to date. If you have any questions about the blog page or the assignments, or due dates, don't hesitate to ask me. You are welcome to call me or email me at marcferguson@charter.net., or you can post a question on the blog itself.

Marc

Homestudy for Week of 10/24

2011-10-24T05:54:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 6 Assignment, due Thursday 10/27

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 10/28

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week Tues 10/24, wk 5

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate due Thurs 10/27

Spelling - Week 5

2011-10-24T05:44:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade: (review)

Atlantic
pretzel
tunnel
establish
wisdom
frantic
signal
quintet
subtract
actress

Fifth Grade:

funniest
brighten
smiling
British
mighty
easier
whipping
selfish
icy
Spanish

Challenge Wrods:

academic
mechanism
procrastinate
acceptable
tremendous
sacrifice
manufacture
poverty
virtually

Pictures of Hollis Woods - Week 6

2011-06-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

Pictures of Hollis Woods
Week 6: Read pages 147-166

Vocabulary:

skittering (151)

nestled (152)

contented (166)

bassinet (166)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Then, write them in your journal.

2. On page 10, Beatrice says to Hollis, "Sometimes we learn from our own drawings; things are there that we thought we didn't know." What did she mean? (1-3 sentences)

3.How did Stephen know that Hollis was at the house? (1 sentence)

4. Who is Christina? (1 sentence)

5.What did you like/dislike about the book? Would you recommend it to a classmate? (1-3 sentences)

2011-06-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

Reading Group - Week 6 _Island of the Blue Dolphins_

2011-06-06T10:43:00.000-07:00

Week 6 Read pages 17-end

Vocabulary:

crevice (160) snares (161) crest (166)

vanquished (168) horizon (173)

Questions:

1. Choose 3 vocabulary words and look them up in a dictionary. Then, write the meanings in your reading journals.

2. Use the other 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each one in your journals.

3. Describe what happened to Rontu (paragraph)

4. Why do you think Karana found herself thinking more and more abut Tutko and Ulape (paragraph)

5. What happened to the ship? (1-2 sentences)

2011-06-06T10:36:00.000-07:00

Reading Group - Week 6 _Loser_

2011-05-31T06:48:00.000-07:00

_Loser_ by Jerry Spinelli

Week 6: Read pages 187-end

Vocabulary:

trundle (191)

commotion (206)

Questions;

1. Choose one word and look up its definition in a dictionary. Write the definition in your Book Group journal. For the other word, write a good sentence.

2. On page 192, Zinkoff thinks to himself, "One Waiter will be enough on the nine hundred bock of Willow." What does that mean?

3.What is happening to Zinkoff as he searches for Claudia? How does the author show you?

4. On page 218, the author writes, "doesn't know a leftover doesn't stare down a chooser." To whom was the author referring and what does it mean?

Homestudy - Week of 5/31

2011-05-31T05:57:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 2 Assignment, due Thursday 6/4

Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work; Chapter Review; Math's Mate

Reading Group - Week 1 _Letters From Rifka_

2011-05-23T08:45:00.000-07:00

Lettters From Rifka by Karen Hesse
Week 1: Read Author's Note and pages 1-40

Vocabulary:

frail (ix)
resounded (ix)
taunted (x)
rucksack (3)
dimpled (4)
clutched (7)
herring (8)
hesitated (12)
influence (14)
fumigation (19)
wares (26)
commotion (27)
drafty (29)
sprawling (29)
bleakness (38)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal.

3. Where (on/in what) did Rifka write her letters? Why? (2-3 sentences)

4. What was missing from Rifka's rucksack after the inspection at the Polish border? (1-2 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 5/23

2011-05-23T05:42:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 1 Assignment, due Thursday 5/27

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/28

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 30, due Mon 5/30

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate due Fri 5/28

Spelling Words - Week of 5/23

2011-05-23T05:39:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

chaotic
cameo
neon
quiet
triumph
coerce
oasis
influence
duet

Fifth Grade:

cinnamon
emphasize
pharmacist
tentacle
persevere
hypnotize
obsolete
balcony
compromise

Challenge Words:

technicality
subscription
innuendos
curriculum
ancestor
misdemeanor
paralysis
mandatory
prophesy
audience

Homestudy - Week of 5/16

2011-05-16T08:20:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 5 Assignment, due Thursday 5/19

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/20

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 29, due Mon 5/20

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work

Spelling Words - Week of 5/16

2011-05-16T06:12:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

chaos
meander
museum
nucleus
science
client
pioneer
violence
violin
ideal

Fifth Grade:

appropriate
confederaate
approximate
advocate
literate
immaculate
obstinate
elaborate
moderate
accurate

Challenge Words:

parallel
graffiti
mayonnaise
indicative
recognition
bulletin
sympathize
migratory
inflammatory
solitary

Reading Group - Week 5 _Bound for Oregon_

2011-05-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Week 5: Read pages 136-167

Vocabulary:

hymn (137)
mutely (139)
tumbledown (142)
threadbare (145)
perpendicular (147)
mortgaged (153)
abscess (156)
tallow (159)
retorted (161)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal.

3. What are some of the chores the family has to take on at their Oregon homestead? (1-2 sentences)

4. What are three facts you read in the author’s note? (1-3 sentences)

Reading Group - Week 4 _Bound for Oregon_

2011-05-09T06:43:00.000-07:00

_ Bound For Oregon_ by Jean Van Leeuwen
Week 4: Read pages 103-135

Vocabulary:

gradual (103)
crevice (104)
papoose (108)
adobe (114)
breeches (115)
linchpin (115)
delirium (119)
gruel (124)
goaded (130)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary, then write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for each in your journal.

3. Where is the Continental Divide and what is it? (1-2 sentences)

4. Write about some of the challenges the pioneers encounter in this section of reading. (paragraph form)

Homestudy - Week of 5/9

2011-05-09T05:50:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 4 Assignment, due Thursday 5/12

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/13

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 28, due Mon 5/16

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, page 388 mid-chapter review 1-33 odd, due Fri 5/6

Spelling Words - Week of 5/9

2011-05-09T05:46:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

battle
cradle
middle
needle
sprinkle
crinkle
humble
twinkle
sparkle
maple

Fifth Grade:

acrobatic
anemic
clinic
vocal
plastic
skeptic
tactic
critic
prolific
terrific

Challenge Words:

distinguished
miniature
subtlety
microcosm
itinerary
torpedoes
meticulous
mythology
meteorology
bacteria

Spelling Words - Week of 5/2

2011-05-02T05:46:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

ankle
purple
bridle
hustle
trifle
ruffle
handle
noble
kettle
cable

Fifth Grade:

central
fiscal
naval
plural
arctic
athletic
ceramic
sarcastic
frantic
comic

Challengle Words:
nonchalant
exhilaration
penitentiary
acquisition
interrogation
chameleon
acquittal
fungi
accomplice
entymology

Homestudy - Week of 5/2

2011-05-02T05:42:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 3 Assignment, due Thursday 5/5

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/6

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 27, due Mon 5/9

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Cumulative Review p. 371, due Fri 5/6

Reading Group - Week 2 _Bound for Oregon_

2011-04-27T05:49:00.000-07:00

Bound for Oregon, by Jean Van Leeuwen

Week 2: Read pages 36-72

Vocabulary:

unoccupied (36)
quarrelsome (37)
bedraggled (37)
rollicking (40)
idle ( 46)
shrill (51)
dejected (58)
sparsley (64)
mirage (67)
ornery (70)
monotony (70)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 words and look up their defnitions in a dictionary. Then write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 words and write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. How does the author describe the prairie on page 45? (paragraph)

4. Describe the river crossings. (2-3 sentences)

5. In chapter 7 the wagon train encounters natives. What do you think the natives were trying to do? (1-2 sentences)

Spelling Words - Week of 4/25

2011-04-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

bundle
settle
bugle
gurgle
hassle
stable
temple
sample
thimble

Fifth Grade:

capital
criminal
terminal
several
angelic
democratic
mystic
pathetic
traffic
immortal

Challenge Words:

lieutenant
maneuver
guacamole
chandelier
confetti
penicillin
luxurious
boulevard
subtlety

Homestudy - Week of 4/25

2011-04-25T07:52:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 2 Assignment, due Thursday 4/28

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 4/29

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 26, due Mon 5/2

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, chapter 9: chapter review, due Fri 4/29

Immigration Study:
Make family tree, photos of ancestors, artifacts, etc, due Fri 4/29
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Reading Group - Week 1 _Bound for Oregon_

2011-04-11T09:55:00.000-07:00

_Bound for Oregon_ by Jean Leeuwen

Week One: Read pages 1-35

Vocabulary:

solemn (2)
abruptly (3)
quinine (3)
ague (3)
Sabbath (6)
lye (4)
retorted (7)
fret (24)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definition in a dictionary. Then write them in your journal.

2. On page 2, a man says, "...that out in Oregon pigs run around under the acorn trees, round and fat and already cooked, with knives and forks sticking out of them so you can cut off a slice whenever you are hungry." What was the man trying to say? (paragraph form)

3. On page 10 we learn some of the reasons that folks went to Oregon country. What were some of those reasons? (1-2 sentences)

4. On pages 15-16 we read about some provisions the pioneers took with them. What were they? (1-2 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 4/11

2011-04-11T05:40:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 1 Assignment, due Thursday 4/14

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 4/15

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, pg 348 Mid Chapter Review, even 2-20, due Fri 4/15

Immigration Study:
Make family tree, photos of ancestors, artifacts, etc, due Fri 4/29

2011-04-11T05:38:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

castle
idle
rifle
candle
measles
puddle
single
circle
stifle
uncle

Fifth Grade:

coastal
interval
original
skeptical
structural
catastrophic
characteristic
heroic
patriotic
public

Challenge Words:

brilliant
Buddhist
necessarily
premier
presumably
statistic
tournament
vitamin
yacht

When You Reach Me - Final Project Ideas

2011-04-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

* Create a timeline of important story events;

* Write a newspaper article & illustration of an important event in the story;

* Create a 3 dimensional scene in a box (a diorama) of a setting from the story;

* Write a sequel (minimum 2 pages);

* Craft a mobile of the characters from the story, making sure to highlight their traits;

* Write a book report (minimum 2 pages);

* Write a book review for a magazine;

* Write a letter from a character's point of view;

* Write a series of 5 diary entries from a character's point of view;

* Pretend that this book was being made into a movie - make a poster that gives the public a good idea of what this story is about. What actors could play the parts of the main characters?

* Write a song or poem about a character;

* Draw a map of this story's setting using evidence from the book;

* Draw a cartoon strip that highlights the main story events;

* Write a new story ending that could work well with the rest of the story (minimum 2 pages);

* Choose a character in the story that you can most relate to. How are you similar or different? think about both your outside world (ex. how you look, where you live, what your family & friends are like), and inside world (what you think about, what you like, what are your challenges, etc.) (minimum 2 pages).

Homestudy - Week of 4/4

2011-04-04T07:28:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Book Project, due Friday 4/8

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 4/8

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Week 25 Head's Up, Due Monday 4/11

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate due Thurs 4/7

Spelling Words - Week of 4/4

2011-04-04T07:25:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

turtle
gentle
puzzle
muscle
whistle
eagle
cycle
people
simple
wrestle

Fifth Grade:

arrival
dismal
hospital
reversal
academic
automatic
geographic
energetic
ecstatic

Challenge Words:

prosecute
persuade
rhythm
tendency
transition
tragedy
victimize
congressional
cooperate
agriculture

Homestudy - Week of 3/14

2011-03-14T09:35:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Read for pleasure, M-F

Spelling:
No spelling words this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 22, due Mon 3/21

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, also mid-chapter review p. 304 due Mon 3/21

When You Reach Me - Book Group Week 4

2011-03-07T11:09:00.000-08:00

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Week 4: Read Pages 97-127

Vocabulary:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary wrods and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write the definitions in your journal.

2. Chose 2 vocabulary words and write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. On page 105, Marcus explains why he hit Sal. What is his reason?

4. What did Colin do with the roll count? Would you have reported this to Jimmy. Why or why not?

5. On page 120 Miranda thinks she figured out "the truth." To what was she referring?

Spelling Words - Week 17

2011-03-07T05:57:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

rebel
denim
melon
atom
prison
dragon
lemon
seven
lilac
puny

Fifth Grade:

picnic
accidental
funeral
local
spinal
personal
artistic
basic
electric
Atlantic

Challenge Words:

confidential
biodegradable
economical
specific
antibacterial
hygiene
luxurious
recyclable
universal
professional

Homestudy - Week of 3/7

2011-03-07T05:56:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 4 assignment, due Thursday 3/10

Spelling:
Study week 17 words, quiz Friday 3/11

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 21, due Mon 3/14

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate or Division Pack due Fri 3/11

When You Reach Me - Book Group Week 3

2011-02-28T11:02:00.000-08:00

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Week 3

Vocabulary:

previous (67)
perspective (69)
spunky (78)
mimeograph (79)
in circulation (81)
epilepsy (92)

Questions:

1. Choose 1 vocabulary word and look up its definition in a dictionary. Then, write the definition in your journal.

2. Choose another vocabulary word and write an interesting sentence.

3. On page 71, Miranda thinks, "But sometimes our veils are pushed away for a few moments... and when the veil lifts we see the world as it really is..." What was she thinking about? (paragraph)

4. On page 78 Miranda declares, "This was war." What did she mean? (1-2 sentences)

5. Why does Miranda think her apartment has been robbed? (1 sentence)

6. What medical condition does Annemarie have? How do we know? (2 sentences)

7. What does Sal do when he encounters Marcus? What would you have done? (2-3 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 2/28

2011-02-28T06:49:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 3 assignment, due Thursday 3/3

Spelling:
Study week 16 words, quiz Friday 3/4

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 20, due Mon 3/7

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate or Division Pack due Mon 3/7

Spelling Words - Week 16

2011-02-28T06:46:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

camel
valid
metal
desert
finish
product
frolic
project
punish
volume

Fifth Grade:

disease
disabled
adrift
discuss
absorb
conduct
observe
obstruct
intersect
interact

Challenge Words:

astronomical
binoculars
stimulated
identical
impartial
superior
motto
sponsor
directory
mandatory

Spelling Words - Week 15

2011-02-14T08:10:00.000-08:00

Quiz will be on Thursday, February 17.

Fourth Grade:

crater
decent
humid
vacant
virus
music
equal
rodent
rival
pupil

Fifth Grade:

aloud
admire
contain
disgust
adjust
interrupt
distract
translate
address
absurd

Challenge Words:

jubilant
ointment
outrageous
pomegranate
gauge
executive
exempt
exasperated
questionnaire
adolescent

Homestudy - Week of 2/14

2011-02-14T06:06:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 2 assignment, due Thursday 2/17

Spelling:
Study week 15 words, quiz Thursday 2/17

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 19, due Mon 2/28

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work

When You Reach Me - Reading Group Week 2

2011-02-13T06:39:00.000-08:00

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Week 2: Read pages 32-66

Vocabulary:

linoleum (32)
hexagonal (32)
assumption (51)
oblivious (56)

Questions:

1. How has Sal and Miranda's friendship changed since he was beaten up? (paragraph)

2. Write brief descriptions for the following characters: Alice, Annemarie and Julia

3. Jimmy is described as a "nice weird" not a "creepy weird." What does this mean? (1-3 sentences)

4. Miranda's apartment door is unlocked. Make a prediction about why it is unlocked and who unlocked it. (1 sentence)

5. On page 62 Jimmy explains the "V" cut for sandwiches and then pretends to be Chinese. Why does he do that? What do you think of him doing that? (2-3 sentences)

6. OPTIONAL: Write 2 interesting sentences for 2 vocabulary words.

When You Reach Me - Reading Group Week 1

2011-02-09T05:36:00.000-08:00

Vocabulary:

optional (1)
obstruct (1)
omen (3)
latchkey child (3)
fundamental (5)
lob (5)
attorney (9)
contestant (12)
swivel (12)
semi-polite (22)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and DRAW a small picture in your journal that shows the meaning of the word.

2 Write a brief description in your journal of the following characters from this section of the reading: Miranda, Richard, Belle, Louisa, Sal, and The Laughing Man.

3. Where and when does this story take place? (one sentence)

4. How did Miranda get her name? (two sentences)

5. What is the $20,000 Pyramid? How is it played? (2-5 sentences)

6. Is there anything you are curious about in this story so far? If so, what?

Homestudy - Week of 2/7

2011-02-07T06:30:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 1 assignment, due Thursday 2/10

Spelling:
Study week 14 words, quiz Friday 2/11

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 18, due Mon 2/14

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work
Chapter Review p. 238 #1-25 all, due Thursday 2/10

Spelling Words - Week 14

2011-02-07T05:59:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

basin
decide
equal
locate
brutal
pupil
unite
moment
spoken
total

Fifth Grade:

about
mislead
adjoin
advance
oblong
confuse
among
dismiss
mismatch
transplant

Challenge:

mathematics
society
academic
portfolio
medicine
ingredients
technology
astronaut
penguin
chaffeur

Homestudy - Week of 1/31

2011-01-31T06:04:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Correct Week 5, do Week 6 assignment, due Thursday 2/3

Spelling:
Study week 13 words, quiz Friday 2/4

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 17, due Tues 2/8

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work
Do Mid Chapter Review, pg. 222 even, due Thursday 2/3

Spelling Words - Week 13

2011-01-31T05:39:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

basic
spiral
cupid
gravy
moment
tunic
female
locale
recent
student

Fifth Grade:

aboard
transact
aloof
abhor
await
convict
discount
interfere
misquote
interject

Challenge Words:

charisma
empathetic
dungarees
gladiator
impromptu
legume
patriotism
perennial
reassurance
sabotage

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 6

2011-01-31T04:34:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 6: Read Chapters 27 through the Author’s Note (pages 183-224)

Vocabulary:

ricocheted (183)
howitzer (183)
napalm (186)
satchel (187)
terminate (190)
raked (192)
flanks (192)
ominous (198)
impending (199)
resistance (199)
indigenous (220)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. On the map from our week 1 assignment, locate and neatly label Okinawa.

3. On page 191, Ned says, “having a lot of friends during war can be a painful thing.” Explain what he means by this. (paragraph)

4. Why was it hard for Japanese civilians to speak out against war? (2 to 3 sentences)

5. On page 210, Ned says: “Although I had changed, the things that had made me feel sad and ashamed when I was a child in boarding school had stayed the same.” What is Ned referring to? How did Ned react? How do you think you would have reacted to this incident? (paragraph)

5th Grade Math - Week of 1/24

2011-01-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

Monday: pp. 208-211 Use Models to Divide

Tuesday: pp. 212-215 Divide by two digit divisors

Wednesday: pp. 216-217 Guess, Test, Divide

Thursday: pp. 218-221 Divide Greater Numbers

Friday: Mid Chapter Review - do as a group in class

Homestudy - Week of 1/24

2011-01-24T05:41:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 5 assignment, due Thursday 1/27

Spelling:
Study week 12 words, quiz Friday 1/28

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 16, due Tues 1/27

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work
complete Math's Mate, due Thurs 1/27

Other:
Take home projects in window sill.
Field Trip Friday, 1/28

Spelling Words - Week 12

2011-01-24T05:38:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

frequent
deduct
minus
vital
climax
trophy
unite
brutal
putrid
unit

Fifth Grade:

ahead
awhile
mischief
adhere
transcend
abstract
conspire
convince
obscene
intercede

Challenge Words:

abscond
abyss
cathartic
crotchety
euphoric
exhilarated
perpetrator
triceratops
turbulence
writhe

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 5

2011-01-23T19:27:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 5: Read Chapters 20-25 (pages 141-182)

Vocabulary:

scythe (144)
propaganda (144)
shrapnel (145)
pulverized (147)
reef (149)
unsettling (150)
bluffs (150)
skirmishing (154)
devouring (161)
insubordination (171)
pillbox (174)
harass (174)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. On the map from our week 1 assignment, locate and neatly label the Marianas Islands, Guam, and Iwo Jima.

3. Who were the Chamorros, and why had Ned “wanted to weep for them? (paragraph)

4. Explain what the kamikazes were, and where the name came from. (paragraph)

Homestudy - Week of 1/10

2011-01-10T07:52:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 4 assignment, due Thursday 1/13

Spelling:
Study Suffragist words, quiz Friday 1/14

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 14, due Tues 1/18

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work
chapter review, pp. 196-197 odd, due Thurs 1/13

**Drivers needed for field trip, Friday, January 28.

Spelling Words - Women's Suffrage

2011-01-10T07:49:00.000-08:00

4th & 5th Grades:

suffrage
amendment
petition
enfranchise
ratification
abolish
Constitution (U.S.)
delegate
ballot
picket

Challenge Words:

signature
suffragist
expedient
civilization
attempt
controversial
democracy
triumphant
procession
citizen

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 4

2011-01-10T03:59:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 4: Read Chapters 16-19 (pages 105-140)

Vocabulary:

drawled (105)
reinforcements (107)
evidence (107)
neutralize (107)
sluggish (109)
whetstones (109)
honed (109)
quiver (111)
geyser (115)
ambush (117)
broached (118)
stranded (118)
echelon (118)
wreathed (120)
stealthily (124)
unanimous (136)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. On the internet, find a map of Bougainville Island. Draw an outline of the island. Locate the area that Ned Begay’s Marine unit landed. Also locate the volcano on the island. Locate this island on the map in your journal.

3. Ned writes of the time on Bougainville Island that “The earth itself seemed displeased at the warfare being waged upon it.” What does he mean by this? (3 to 4 sentences)

4. What was Ned’s friend Smitty’s “other job”? Give an example showing why this was necessary. (3 to 4 sentences)

5. Why did Ned send his dirty clothes back to his parents? (2 to 3 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 1/3

2011-01-04T06:11:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 3 assignment, due Thursday 1/6
Make corrections for week 2, due Friday 1/7

Spelling:
Study Week 11 words, quiz Friday 1/7

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 14, due Mon 1/10

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate

Spelling Words - Week 11

2011-01-04T06:08:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

servant
adverb
expert
serpent
versus
discard
informal
endorse
absorb
orphan

Fifth Grade:

respect
delight
decrease
submerge
predict
perspire
inspect
indirect
exhaust
explain

Challenge Words:

acquittal
bachelor
basilica
distraught
confetti
paprika
monotonous
suspiciously
valedictorian
miscellaneous

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 3

2011-01-03T04:52:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 3: Read Chapters 12-15 (pages 76-104)

Vocabulary:

bayonets (79)
nicked (80)
disposition (81)
amphibious (85)
paradise (85)
scuttlebut (86)
stalked (89)
torpedoes (89)
embarkation (89)
perimeter (92)
strafing (92)
slain (96)
terrain (98)
maneuvers (98)
tranquil (103)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. On the map from our week 1 assignment, locate and neatly label San Diego and the Solomon Islands.

3. According to Ned Begay, the narrator, why did no Navajo ever rise above corporal? (2 to 3 sentences)

4. Why, according to Ned, was “deep water” associated with danger for Navajos, and children always warned to stay away. Why do you think the Navajos might find “deep water” frightening? (3 to 4 sentences)

5. Why did the Navajos do so well on the training maneuvers held in Hawaii? (3 to 4 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 12/20

2010-12-21T11:54:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 2 assignment, due Thursday 12/23

Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 13, due Mon 1/3

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work

Social Studies:
Get library book on Explorers (see list), due Mon 1/3

Explorers Assignment

2010-12-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

Over the winter break, go to the library and get a book on one of these explorers, due Monday 1/3:

Date/ Explorer/ Nationality/ Achievement

Around 1000/ Leif Ericson/ Norse /First European to reach North American Mainland

1271-1295/ Marco Polo/ Italian/ Traveled to the Far East, to what was known then as Cathay or China-Made men want to travel there through his book

1394-1460/ Prince Henry/ Portuguese/ Created navigation school in Sagres, Portugal Explored the western African coastline

1487-1488/ Bartholomeu Dias/ Portuguese/ First European to round the Cape of Good Hope

1492-1504/ Christopher Columbus/ Italian/ Made 4 voyages to West Indies and Caribbean Islands

1497-1503/ Amerigo Vespucci/ Italian/ Sailed to West Indies and South America

1497-1498/ John Cabot/ Italian/ Explored the shores of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador

1498/ Vasco Da Gama/ Portuguese/ First to travel to West Indies around Africa

1513/ Vasco de Balboa/ Spanish/ Led expedition across Panama and found the Pacific Ocean

1513/ Juan Ponce de Leon/ Spanish/ Explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth

1520-1521/ Ferdinand Magellan/ Portuguese/ Commanded first globe circling voyage

1519-1521/ Hernando Cortez/ Spanish/ Conquered Aztecs in Mexico

1523/ Giovanni da Verranzano/ Italian/ Searched for a Northwest Passage

1523-1535/ Francisco Pizarro/ Spanish/ Conquered Peru

1534-1542/ Jacques Cartier/ French/ Traveled St. Lawrence River

1539-1541/ Hernando De Soto/ Spanish/ Explored American Southeast-Discovered the Mississippi River

1540-1542/ Francisco Vazquez de Coronado/ Spanish/ Explored American Southwest

1577-1580 Sir Frances Drake English First English to sail around the world-Defeated the Spanish Armada- Claimed California for England

1603-1616/ Samuel de Champlain/ French/ Explored eastern coast of North America and the coast of the St. Lawrence River to Lake Huron-Reached Lake Champlain

1609-1611/ Henry Hudson/ English/ Explored Hudson Bay, Hudson River, and Hudson Strait

1672/ Father Marquette and Louis Joliet/ French/ Explored Northern Mississippi River

1682/ Robert LaSalle/ French/ Traveled to the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed it for France

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 2

2010-12-20T04:50:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 2: Read Chapters 7-11 (pages 38-75)

Vocabulary:

livestock (38)
reduction (38)
enlist (39)
sanction (40)
fluent (40)
influential (46)
recruits (47)
crag (47)
platoon (48)
dismissive (48)
calisthenics (61)
floundered (63)
reputation (69)
furloughs (69)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Briefly describe the Blessingway ceremony. Why was it performed for Ned Begay? (3 to 4 sentences)

3. Describe the experience at boot camp. Why did the Navajos seem to have an easier time than many of the whites at boot camp? (3 to 4 sentences)

4. Why was the Navajo language chosen for creating a new kind of code? (2 to 3 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 12/13

2010-12-13T07:21:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 1 assignment, due Friday 12/17

Spelling:
Study week 10 words for quiz on Friday 12/17

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, Week 12, due Mon 12/6

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 6, due Friday 12/17
Copy definitions from p. 157 into your math journal

Spelling Words - Week 10

2010-12-13T07:13:00.001-08:00

Fourth Grade:

lantern
whisper
berserk
interrupt
partner
abnormal
disturb
important
afford
absurd

Fifth Grade:

rebuild
review
subscribe
persuade
unfriendly
increase
incorrect
unknown
exempt
exchange

Challenge Words:

capillary
buoyant
extenuating
negligence
ostrich
mediocre
subservient
zilch
league
parenthesis

Map for Code Talker Assignment

2010-12-13T04:47:00.000-08:00

Code Talker Reading Group - Week 1

2010-12-13T04:44:00.000-08:00

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
Week 1: Read Prologue and Chapters 1-6 (pages 1-37)

Vocabulary:

hogan (5)
sacred (19)
shorn (20)
drab (20)
dormitory (24)
defiant (25)
reluctantly (29)
recklessly (29)
crescent (31)
dismay (33)
divine (22)
destiny (33)
treachery (35)
resented (35)
subversion (35)
dunce (36)
averted (36)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. The narrator relates that upon arriving at boarding school, “I remember thinking that they had removed from us everything we owned. But I was wrong. There was still one more thing to be taken.” What was that, and why was it so important? (3 to 4 sentences)

3. The narrator writes on p. 26. “I was stubborn in ways the teachers could not see.” What is he referring to, and why was he so stubborn about this? (3 to 4 sentences)

4. On the map provided, locate and neatly label the Navajo reservation, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and Pearl Harbor.

Reading Group Book Projects

2010-12-06T10:48:00.001-08:00

Now that you have read the entire book, it is time to reflect on the story! Below is a list of possible projects from which to choose.

Project Ideas (Choose one):

* Create a poster with a timeline of the events of the book.

* Make a diorama that depicts a scene from the book.

* Write a 4 stanza poem with an illustration about the book.

* Make a story-board related to the book.

* Write questions and conduct an interview with a character (minimum 2 pages).

* Write a 1 page description of a sequel to the book.

* Write a chapter for an alternative ending for the book.

* Write a play for an additional scene for the book.

Spelling Words - Week 9

2010-12-06T09:29:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

compare
octane
describe
textile
trombone
infantile
dispute
baptize
connive
empire

Fifth Grade:

sniper
snipper
rated
ratted
caning
canning
filed
filled
riper
ripper

Challenge Words:

adequate
aisle
caricature
epidermis
chateau
franchise
immaculate
extinguish
interferencee
jeopardy

Jack

2010-11-30T19:12:00.000-08:00

Jack, the Treeing Walker Coon Hound

Spelling Words - Week 8

2010-11-29T05:41:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

dictate
membrane
inquire
subscribe
confiscate
contemplate
excuse
oppose
indispose
inhale

Fifth Grade:

griping
gripping
moping
mopping
scared
scarred
styled
wiled
staring
starring

Challenge Words:

accumulate
amateur
ambrosia
hysterical
graffiti
neurologist
oscillate
quorum
quintuplet
plateau

Homestudy - Week of 11/29

2010-11-29T05:38:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 6 assignment, due Friday 12/3

Spelling:
Study for quiz on Friday 12/3

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, correct mistakes for weeks 6-10 (or Math's Mate), due Mon 12/6

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 4, due Thurs 12/2
Finish daily classwork, due next day

Scat Book Group - Week 6

2010-11-29T04:40:00.000-08:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 6: Read Chapters 23-Epilogue (pages 299-371)

Vocabulary:

fitful (299)
prosecute (301)
accomplice (302)
somberly (306)
compensate (309)
plaintively (316)
scornfully (319)
posse (321)
pending (322)
extenuating (322)
unison (327)
wary (327)
writhe (327)
haunches (324)
predator (334)
squalling (334)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Why, according to Duane Jr., had he set the fires he was on probation for, and why did he want people to call him Smoke? (3 to 4 sentences)

3. How did Nick’s efforts to experience what his father was going through and only use his left arm prepare him for what he needed to do in the Black Vine Swamp? (3 to 4 sentences)

4. Which character, Nick, Mrs. Starch, Duane Jr. or Jimmy Lee Bayliss, do you think had changed or grown most by the end of the book? Explain why you think so. (paragraph)

Stargirl Book Group - Week 5

2010-11-23T06:48:00.000-08:00

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Week 5: Read pages 139-160

Vocabulary:

tentatively (139)
prominently (141)
zeal (142)
palmetto (143)
moa (159)
mesquite (151)
mesa (151)
auditorium (154)

Questions:

1. Choose 3 vocabulary words and look up their parts of speech and definitions in a dictionary. Then, wrote them down in your journals.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal.

3. Who is Susan Caraway? How is she different from Stargirl?

4. On page 147, the expression "count your chickens before they hatch" is used. What does that mean? To what is it referring in the story?

5. Describe Susan's speech. (paragraph)

Masterpiece Book Group - Week 5

2010-11-22T09:54:00.000-08:00

UPDATE 11/25: concerning question 4, while Durer may not have painted or drawn each of the "four virtues" specifically, find a Durer painting or drawing online that you believe shows the virtue you chose.

Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Week 5: read pages 172-233

Vocabulary:

gloating (172)
extolling (173)
uncanny (174)
capitulated (175)
foreboding (178)
ruefully (178)
obscured (180)
impediment (187)
perilously (188)
cowered (189)
futilely (189)
intermediary (190)
indignation (195)
rendezvous (199)
interspersed (211)
arduous (220)
surreptitiously (222)

Questions:

1. Choose 3 vocabulary words and look up their parts of speech and definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. What are the specifics of the plan as Christina describes it? (paragraph)

4. Find images of Durer's four virtues online. Which one do you like the best and why? (paragraph)

5. Who has stolen the painting? How does Marvin let James know? (2-3 sentences)

Homestudy for Week of 11/22

2010-11-22T09:47:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 5 assignment, due Monday 11/29

Spelling:
No Spelling quiz this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, week 10 (or Math's Mate), due Mon 11/29

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 3, due Wed 11/24
Finish daily classwork, due next day

Have a Great Thanksgiving!

Scat Book Group - Week 5

2010-11-22T04:26:00.000-08:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 5: Read Chapters 18-22 (pages 235-298)

Vocabulary:

lanyard (236)
sentimental (243)
forays (244)
brandishing (245)
canopy (249)
sauntered (250)
dappled (251)
reprimand (253)
gnarly (257)
surrogate (267)
dubiously (272)
devotion (274)
dejectedly (278)
recuperate (290)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Nick and Marta meet a new character named Squirt. Describe this character and explain Squirt’s role in the story. (paragraph)

3. What is Duane’s special talent, and why is it important? (2 to 3 sentences)

4. Why is Nick’s dad returning to the hospital? (2 to 3 sentences)

Spelling - Week 7

2010-11-15T06:06:00.000-08:00

Fourth Grade:

cascade
stagnate
athlete
reptile
suppose
compensate
illustrate
infiltrate
ignite
extreme

Fifth Grade:

knocked
happened
signed
smiled
envied
studied
buried
laughed
filmed
floated

Challenge Words:

acoustic
boisterous
decrepit
dyslexic
guarantee
jettison
regurgitate
metamorphosis
pachyderm
repertoire

Homestudy for Week of 11/15

2010-11-15T05:48:00.000-08:00

Reading:
Week 4 assignment, due Thursday 11/18

Spelling:
Study Spelling words - quiz Friday 11/19

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, week 9 (or Math's Mate), due Mon 11/15

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 2, due Thursday 11/18
Finish daily classwork, due next day

Thursday Field Trip - Bring portable lunch
Other: Bring in music for dance party!

Scat Book Group - Week 4

2010-11-15T04:21:00.000-08:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 4: Read Chapters 14-17 (pages 174-234)

Vocabulary:

taut (176)
levelheaded (176)
gorge (177)
bland (177)
flailed (184)
lurched (185)
gait (189)
irate (194)
steely (200)
grousing (213)
rile (214)
dire (215)
peevishly (225)
cower (226)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Describe how Wendell Waxmo likes to spend his time at home. (3 or 4 sentences)

3. Why does Jimmy Lee Bayliss go to the Scrod’s home, and what happens there? (paragraph)

4. Why does Nick believe “Smoke” isn’t guilty of setting the fire? (paragraph)

Masterpiece Book Group - Week 3

2010-11-10T09:50:00.000-08:00

Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Week 3: Read pages 89-131

Vocabulary:

heist (98)
reputable (98)
interjected (98)
flamboyant (100)
prudence (100)
temperance (100)
fortitude (101)
surreptitiously (103)
forgery (103)
plausible (106)
deceit (119)
solarium (121)
fumigation (129)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their part of speech and definitions in a dictionary. Write these in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write interesting sentences for each.

3. Why does Christina want James to make a forgery? (paragraph)

4. On page 116 the author describes the beetles' dining table. Based on what you read there, draw a picture of their table, food and furniture. Use details and color.

Stargirl Book Group - Week 3

2010-11-10T09:38:00.000-08:00

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Week 3: Read pages 73-111

Vocabulary:

treason (75)
sarcasm (89)
commotion (91)
varmint (93)
excommunicated (100)
kaput (101)
derelict (104)

Questions:

1. Look up the definitions and part of speech for 2 vocabulary words and write them in your journal.

2. Write 2 interesting sentences with another 2 vocabulary words.

3. On page 91, what did Stargirl mean when she said, "There's a whole commotion going on inside us"? (paragraph)

4. What are some ways that Leo changes when he is around Stargirl? (paragraph)

5. On page 109 are some headlines for things that Stargirl notices. Make up 2 or 3 headlines for things you really notice in the room where you are.

Homestudy for Week of 11/8

2010-11-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

Reminder: No School Thursday and Friday

Reading:
Week 3 assignment, due Monday 11/15

Spelling:
No spelling list this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, week 8 (or Math's Mate), due Mon 11/15

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 2, sheet 1, due Wed 11/10
Finish daily classwork, due next day

Other: Bring in music for dance party!

Scat Book Group - Week 3

2010-11-07T19:40:00.000-08:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 3: Read Chapters 9-13 (pages 104-173)

Vocabulary:

imposter (105)
scuttled (105)
diplomatic (110)
pensively (110)
implored (111)
infinity (136)
menagerie (136)
cadence (140)
nocturnal (141)
remote (152)
berm (155)
mortified (159)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Describe what Nick and Marta find inside Mrs. Starch’s house. (3 or 4 sentences)

3. On page 137, several endangered species are mentioned. Choose one, find information about it on the internet or in a book, describe the species (2 to 3 sentences), and look up and print a picture of it from the internet.

4. What is Drake McBride’s scheme? (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 11/1

2010-11-01T06:01:00.000-07:00

Reading:
Week 2 assignment, due Thursday 11/4

Spelling:
Study week 6 words, quiz Friday 11/5

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed & Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Head's Up, week 7 (or Math's Mate), due Mon 11/8

Math 5:
Math's Mate, term 1, sheet 8, due Thurs 11/4
Finish daily classwork, due next day

Other: Bring in music for dance party!

Spelling - Week 6

2010-11-01T05:58:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

annex
flannel
velvet
splendid
object
tonsil
progress
pistol
humbug
until

Fifth Grade:

walking
thinking
risky
strongest
bringing
younger
bitten
dirty
frozen
gotten

Challenge Words:

antonym
hierarchy
impeccable
procrastinate
zeppelin
treacherous
tranquilizer
sombrero
whimsical
berserk

Stargirl Book Group - Week 2

2010-11-01T05:51:00.000-07:00

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Week 2: Read pages 36-72

Vocabulary:

oratorical (38)
charade (39)
riveting (39)
acclamation (39)
dormant (40)
liberation (41)
amorphous (41)
squabble (47)
hapless (51)
spiel (58)
hostility (68)
raucous (68)
jubilation (71)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 words and look up their definitions and parts of speech in a dictionary, then, write them in your journal.

2. How did 'individuality erupt' at the high school? (paragraph)

3. What didn't Stargirl seem to notice on page 52? (one sentence)

Describe what happened at the Hot Seat Show. (paragraph)

Scat Book Group - Week 2

2010-11-01T04:37:00.001-07:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 2: Read Chapters 5-8 (pages 49-103)

Vocabulary:

embezzling (50)
culprits (50)
perplexed (56)
surmised (56)
bolstered (56)
arson (61)
incriminating (65)
dejectedly (65)
trepidation (67)
ornery (67)
furtively (70)
ruefully (78)
intimidated (90)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Why did Nick wrap up his right arm so he would be forced to do everything left-handed? What do you think of him doing this? (3 or 4 sentences)

3. Explain why everyone assumes Mrs. Starch made it out of the Black Vine Swamp safely. (paragraph)

Masterpiece Book Group - Week 2

2010-10-29T10:06:00.000-07:00

Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Week Two: Read pages 49-88

Vocabulary:

dithered (54)
wanderlust (56)
absconded (56)
meticulously (56)
precariously (58)
riveted (61)
curator (62)
fastidious (67)
nondescript (70)
melancholy (71)
adhere (72)
gyrated (84)
impeccably (85)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their meaning in a dictionary. Then write the definition and part of speech in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. Who was Albrecht Durer?(2 sentences) Print an image of his art off the computer and bring it in to share.

4. In what ways did Karl and Christina get off to a "bad start"? (paragraph)

Masterpiece Book Group - Week 1

2010-10-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Week One: Rea pages 1-48

Vocabulary:

foraging (1)
agile (6)
infinitely (7)
engrossed (9)
vile (11)
festooned (14)
assemblage (15)
smorgasbord (16)
dextrous (18)
berating (18)
adage (20)
cavalcade (21)
sequester (26)
arduous (27)
wainscoting (33)

Questions:

1. Choose two vocabulary words and look up their definitions and parts of speech. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose two vocabulary words and write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. Who is Marvin? Who is James? Who are the Pompadays? Who is Karl Terik? (4 sentences)

4. How does Marvin's family help out around the apartment? (paragraph)

Stargirl Book Group - Week 1

2010-10-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Week One: Read pages 1-35

Vocabulary:

marooned (4)
noteworthy (5)
marquee (6)
narc (7)
plaited (8)
noncomformity (10)
saguaros (14)
perpetual (15)
aviary (16)
disdainful (21)
blithely (28)
morbid (30)

Questions:

1. Choose two vocabulary wors and look up their parts of speech an definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose two vocabulary wors an write interesting sentences for each in your journal.

3. What are some things (3 or more) that Stargirl does that set her apart from her peers? (paragraph form)

4. On page 33, Archie says to Kevin, "If anybody is acting, it's us." What did he mean when he said this about Stargirl? (paragraph form)

Spelling Words - Week 5

2010-10-25T05:57:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

Atlantic
pretzel
tunnel
establish
wisdom
frantic
signal
quintet
subtract
actress

Fifth Grade:

funniest
brighten
smiling
British
mighty
easier
whipping
selfish
icy
Spanish

Challenge Words:

abalone
accomplice
bailiff
concierge
malleable
queue
rigatoni
plethora
susceptible
zucchini

Homestudy - Week of 10/25

2010-10-25T05:53:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
Study week 5 words - quiz Fri 10/29

Math 4:
Study Math Facts - quiz on Wed and Fri
Head's Up, Week 6 - due Monday 11/1

Math 5:
Finish class work daily
Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 7 - due Thursday 10/28

Reading:
Complete Week 1 assignment (New Book!) - due Fri 10/29

Other: Bring a portable lunch for Friday field trip to Hartford Science Museum

Scat Book Group - Week 1

2010-10-24T18:46:00.000-07:00

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 1: Read Chapters 1-4 (pages 1-48)

Vocabulary:

melancholy (1)
dune (2)
intimidated (6)
mercilessly (9)
ambled (11)
province (13)
glimpses (18)
expelled (18)
flustered (32)
slough (34)
tribute (37)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Write a description of either Duane or Mrs. Starch. Include not only what the author tells us as fact, but suspicions and rumors spread by other characters. (paragraph)

3. Why was Nick waiting for an e-mail from his father, and why was he worried about him? (3 or 4 sentences)

4. What did Nick think he caught on video during their field trip? What did his mother notice when they watched it at home? (2-3 sentences)

Homestudy for Week of 10/18

2010-10-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
Study week 4 words - quiz Fri 10/22

Math 4:
Study Math Facts - quiz on Wed and Fri
Head's Up, Correct old errors (or Math's Mate) - due Monday 10/25

Math 5:
Finish class work daily
Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 6 - due Thursday 10/21

Reading:
Complete Week 6 assignment - due Fri 10/22

Spelling Words - Week 4

2010-10-18T05:44:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

address
gallon
channel
seldom
picnic
infect
conquest
convict
pumpkin
publish
pilgrim

Fifth Grade:

milking
brighter
dampen
frighten
wealthy
stylish
biting
using
earlier
quitting

Challenge Words:

amateur
ambassador
analyst
assumption
ceasefire
condemn
criticism
dialogue
equivalent
conscience

The Great Brain Book Group - Week 6

2010-10-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Week 6: Read Chapter 8 (pages 139-175)

Vocabulary:

awed (139)
entitled (146)
resented (119)
nettled (151)
exasperated (153)
lariat (154)
coaxed (155)
limb (158)
boasted (170)
malady (174)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. J.D. wants to be a helpful and loyal friend to Andy. How does he show his friendship? What other ways could J.D. have helped Andy? (paragraph)

3. On page 174, the author writes, “And so it came to pass just a week before Christmas of that year a miracle took place in Adenville, Utah.” What was the miracle? What do you think of the ending? (paragraph)

The Great Brain Book Group - Week 5

2010-10-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Week 5: Read Chapter 7 (pages 116-138)

Vocabulary:

depot (116)
acquaint (118)
sinister (119)
infraction (119)
humiliation (121)
civil (122)
rue (123)
prophet (123)
curfew (126)
midst (130)
contemptible (134)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Write a brief summary of the chapter. (paragraph)

3. On page 121, Mr. Standish says, "Maybe that will teach you to respect your teacher." Woul you respect Mr. Standish? Would your feelings for him change between the beginning and the end of the chapter? Why or why not? (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 10/12

2010-10-12T05:50:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week.

Math 4:
Study Math Facts - quiz on Wed and Fri
Head's Up, week 5 (or Math's Mate) - due Monday 10/8

Math 5:
Finish class work daily
Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 6 - due Thursday 10/14

Reading:
Complete Week 5 assignment - due Fri 10/15

Reminder - Field Trip on Thursday, dress for the weather

The Great Brain book group - week 4

2010-10-03T19:14:00.000-07:00

The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Week 4: Read Chapter 6 (pages 102-1 )

Vocabulary:

listless (102)
dependent (103)
miser (103)
rumor (75)
persuade (106)
hoarse (108)
pride (111)
charity (111)
dignity (111)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Write a brief summary of the chapter. (paragraph)

3. How did you feel after reading this chapter? What do you think of Abie Glassman’s choices? What do you think of his pride? If you lived in the Adenville community, do you think you would have misunderstood Abie? Would you feel ashamed as some folks did for misunderstanding him? (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 9/27

2010-09-29T06:32:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week.

Math 4:
Study Addition Facts - quiz on Wed and Fri
Head's Up, week 3 (or Math's Mate) - due Monday 10/4

Math 5:
Finish class work daily
Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 4 - due Thursday 10/7

Reading:
Complete Week 3 assignment - due Thurs 10/30

Reminder - Bring a lunch on Friday for the field trip. No hot lunches or pizza.

The Great Brain Book Group - Week 3

2010-09-26T18:39:00.000-07:00

The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Week 3: Read Chapters 4 and 5 (pages 68-101)

Vocabulary:

peddler (68)
merchandise (68)
suspicious (74)
denounce (75)
influence (74)
genuine (79)
belligerently (81)
conscience (85)
mingling (88)
intolerant (88)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. If you were living at the time of the setting of the book, what inventions would you miss? What might you like about the lack of modern technology? How would life be different for you as a child then compared to now? (paragraph)

3. Who is the immigrant family J.D. and Tom meet in chapter 5? Where are they from? How do others in town treat them, and why do you think they are treated this way? (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 9/20

2010-09-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

Spelling:
Study Week Two Words - quiz Friday 9/24

Math 4:
Study Math Facts - quiz on Wed and Fri
Head's Up, week 2 (or Math's Mate) - due Monday 9/27

Math 5:
Finish class work daily
Complete Math's Mate, Term 1, Sheet 3 - due Thursday 9/23
Complete Chapter Review - due next Wed 9/29

Reading:
Complete Week 2 assignment - due Thurs 9/23

Spelling Words - Week Two (9/20)

2010-09-21T04:54:00.000-07:00

Fourth Grade:

airplane
necktie
railroad
strawberry
fishhook
friendship
moonlight
wastebasket
coconut
grapefruit

Fifth Grade:

apartment
lonesome
troublesome
statement
speechless
brightness
branches
witches
squirrels
subjects

Challenge Words:

forsythia
acquittal
battalion
brouhaha
cathartic
bachelor
caricature
castanets
chateau
epidermis

The Great Brain Book Group - Week 2

2010-09-20T14:11:00.001-07:00

The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
Week 2: Read Chapters 2 and 3 (pages 25-67)

Vocabulary:

immune (26)
quarantined (29)
obliged (34)
gloating (36)
modest (66)
envy (41)
thoroughbred (43)
proposition (44)
labyrinth (50)
restrain (49)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.
2. Why does J.D. think that his brother Tom is a “big-hearted and wonderful brother? If Tom were your brother, would you think he was “big-hearted and wonderful”? Why or why not. Give examples. (paragraph)
3. How does the great brain save the day in chapter 2? How does J.D. feel about this? Why do you think he feels this way? (paragraph)