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Welcome to Mrs. Caplen's School Notes page for RELA, Math, and Science for the 2017-2018 school year!

Please email me at [email protected] with any questions!

** No retakes allowed on Spelling or BWTL tests **

Problem of the Week: What do the numbers "11," "69," and "88" all have in common?

Answer: They look the same upside down!

Wednesday, June 20

Wonder Quote of the Day: To the world, you are one person.  But to one person you may be the WORLD!

- Unknown

Have an AMAZING summer break! Thanks for a great year!!!!!!

Tuesday, June 19

Wonder Quote of the Day: There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

- Aldous Huxley

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Only lunches need to come tomorrow.
  2. Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal and the last day of school!

Monday, June 18

Wonder Quote of the Day: Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you'll  land among the stars.

- Les Brown

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Only lunches need to come tomorrow.
  2. Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal.

Friday, June 15

Wonder Quote of the Day: Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

- Samuel Johnson

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. FF do not need to come back :)
  2. Monday is the last full day!!!

Thursday, June 14

Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

- David Lloyd George

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow

Tuesday, June 12

Wonder Quote of the Day: Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

- Anne Herbert

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. Final copy of narrative due Thursday, June 14

Homeroom:

  1. Guest speaker tomorrow!

Monday, June 11

Wonder Quote of the Day: Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything is covers.

- Kahlil Gibran

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. Final copy of narrative due Thursday, June 14

Problem of the Week: If an electric train is going east at 60 mph and there is a strong westerly wind, which way does the smoke from the train drift?

Answer: There is no smoke, it's an electric train!

Spelling: Prefixes (pre, mid, over, out)

  1. prepaid
  2. midnight
  3. overflow
  4. outdoors
  5. outline
  6. overgrown
  7. prefix
  8. Midwest
  9. pretest
  10. midpoint
  11. outgoing
  12. overtime
  13. overdue
  14. outside
  15. outfield

Challenge Words

  1. precaution
  2. prediction
  3. midsection
  4. overweight
  5. prehistoric

Friday, June 8

Wonder Quote of the Day: How many things are looked upon as quite impossible until they have actually been effected?

- Pliny the Elder

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. Final copy of narrative due next Thursday, June 14

Thursday, June 7

Wonder Quote of the Day: Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better.

- Emile Coue

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. P. 278 due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Language Arts:

  1. Final copy of narrative due next Thursday, June 14

Homeroom:

  1. Patuxent FT tomorrow: close-toed, shoes, pants, bug spray, disposable lunch, sun screen

Wednesday, June 6

Wonder Quote of the Day: Courage is found in unlikely places.

- J.R.R. Tolkien

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 278 due Friday
  2. Test Friday

Language Arts:

  1. Final copy of narrative due next Thursday, June 14 (rubric and directions going home today)

Tuesday, June 5

Wonder Quote of the Day: The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

- Michelangelo Buonarroti

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 274 due tomorrow

Language Arts:

  1. Rough draft of narrative (beginning, middle 1, middle 2, ending) due tomorrow if not finished in class

Monday, June 4 

Wonder Quote of the Day: In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 274 due Wednesday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 742: 10, 12, 13

Language Arts:

  1. Rough draft of narrative (beginning, middle 1, middle 2, ending) due Wednesday if not finished in class

Problem of the Week: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

Answer: Seven!

Friday, June 1 (Field Day)

Wonder Quote of the Day: Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

- Japanese proverb

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Thursday, May 31 (Field Trip to SPSP)

Wonder Quote of the Day: Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you are absolutely right.

- Henry Ford

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field Day tomorrow!!! Towel, sun screen, water, etc.
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due tomorrow

Wednesday, May 30 (Field Trip to Belair)

Wonder Quote of the Day: The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Bagged lunch, bug spray, water bottle, and comfortable shoes for tomorrow (rain or shine!!)
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due Friday

Tuesday, May 29

Wonder Quote of the Day: Life moves forward. If you keep looking back, you won't be able to see where you're going.

- Charles Carroll

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Bagged lunch, water bottle, and comfortable shoes for tomorrow.
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due Friday

Problem of the Week: What's full of holes but still holds water?

Answer: A sponge

Spelling: Irregular Plurals

  1. wolves
  2. knives
  3. feet
  4. men
  5. children
  6. women
  7. sheep
  8. heroes
  9. scarves
  10. mice
  11. geese
  12. wives
  13. elves
  14. banjos
  15. halves

Challenge Words

  1. loaves
  2. beliefs
  3. tomatoes
  4. potatoes
  5. tornadoes

Friday, May 25

Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't worry about a thing 'cause every little thing is gonna be all right.

- Bob Marley

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tues.

Homeroom:

  1. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1
  2. Enjoy the long weekend!!

Thursday, May 24

Wonder Quote of the Day: Start by doing the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

- St. Francis of Assisi

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. P. 256 due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tues.

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Wednesday, May 23

Wonder Quote of the Day: Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

- Mark Twain

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 256 due Friday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Test tomorrow

Homeroom:

  1. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Tuesday, May 22

Wonder Quote of the Day: Making a million friends is not a miracle...the miracle is to make such a friend who can stand with you when millions are against you.

- Unknown

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 252 due tomorrow
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Study Guide due tomorrow
  2. Test Thursday

Homeroom:

  1. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Monday, May 21

Wonder Quote of the Day: You're free to make your own choices, but you will never be free of the consequences of your choices.

- Srishti

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 252 due Wednesday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 695 odds
  2. Study Guide due Wednesday
  3. Test Thursday

Homeroom:

  1. Progress reports go home today
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Problem of the Week: Beth's mother has three daughters. One is called Lara, the other one is Sara. What is the name of the third daughter?

Answer: Beth

Spelling: Contractions

  1. let's
  2. he'd
  3. you'll
  4. can't
  5. I'd
  6. won't
  7. haven't
  8. hasn't
  9. she'd
  10. they'll
  11. when's
  12. we'd
  13. should've
  14. wasn't
  15. didn't

Challenge Words

  1. they'd
  2. would've
  3. could've
  4. needn't
  5. you've

Friday, May 18

Wonder Quote of the Day: Believe in life!

- W.E.B. Du Bois

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Study Guide due Wednesday
  2. Test Thursday

Homeroom:

  1. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Thursday, May 17

Wonder Quote of the Day: The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

- Robert Byrne

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. Contractions practice due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 689 (odds)

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Patuxent field trip forms due June 1

Wednesday, May 16

Wonder Quote of the Day: If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

- Jonathan Winters

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Contractions practice due Friday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. 20 minutes Dreambox

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Sandy Point due TOMORROW, Patuxent due June 1)

Tuesday, May 15

Wonder Quote of the Day: You were born an original. Don't become a copy.

- Dustin

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. LDA Final Project due tomorrow
  3. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 187 due tomorrow
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 629

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Sandy Point due Thursday, Patuxent due June 1)

Monday, May 14

Wonder Quote of the Day: The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

- Helen Keller

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. LDA Final Project due Wednesday
  3. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 187 due Wednesday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 886, Set C

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Sandy Point due Thursday, Patuxent due June 1)

Problem of the Week: What can run but can't walk?

Answer: A drop of water!

BWTL: transplant, companion, expectation

Spelling: au, augh, ou, ough

  1. because
  2. though
  3. taught
  4. bought
  5. touch
  6. would
  7. author
  8. could
  9. enough
  10. sausage
  11. fought
  12. should
  13. faucet
  14. daughter
  15. brought

Challenge Words

  1. laundry
  2. distraught
  3. afterthought
  4. auditorium
  5. overwrought

Friday, May 11

Wonder Quote of the Day: If plan "A" doesn't work, just remember: the alphabet has 25 more letters.

- Unknown

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. LDA Final Project due Wednesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Sandy Point due Thursday, Patuxent due June 1)

** Thank you so much for all of the pictures, cards, and treats this week. I felt very appreciated!!!! **

Thursday, May 10

Wonder Quote of the Day: Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow
  3. LDA Final Project due Wednesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 885

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair due tomorrow, Sandy Point due Thursday, Patuxent due June 1)

Wednesday, May 9

Wonder Quote of the Day: Follow your dreams. It may be a long journey, but the path is right in front of you.

- Grace

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 885

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Tuesday, May 8

Wonder Quote of the Day: Cherish that which is within you.

- Chuang Tzu

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz tomorrow
  3. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Test tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 857 (odds)

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Monday, May 7

Wonder Quote of the Day: Winners never quit and quitters never win.

- Vince Lombardi

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday
  3. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 347 due tomorrow
  2. Test Wednesday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 813

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Problem of the Week: A boy was rushed to the hospital emergency room. The ER doctor saw the boy and said, "I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son." But the doctor was not the boy's father. How could this be?

Answer: The doctor was his mother!

Friday, May 4

Wonder Quote of the Day: A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.

- Father Faber

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 347 due Tuesday
  2. Test Wednesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Thursday, May 3

Wonder Quote of the Day: There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

- Han Suyin

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 343 due Friday
  2. Test Wednesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Yellow quad practice due tomorrow

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Wednesday, May 2

Wonder Quote of the Day:

Do all the goods you can,

By all the means you can,

In all the ways you can,

In all the places you can,

At all times you can,

To all the people you can,

As long as you ever can.

- John Wesley

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. LDA Illustration Project due tomorrow if not finished in class

Spelling:

  1. P. 343 due Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$ (Belair, Patuxent, Youth Summit)

Tuesday, May 1

Wonder Quote of the Day: To each, his own is beautiful.

- Latin proverb

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. LDA Illustration Project due Thursday if not finished in class

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$


Monday, April 30

Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't wait until you know who you are to get started.

- Austin Kleon

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$
  2. PARCC continues tomorrow (LAST DAY!!!)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Problem of the Week: You walk across a bridge and you see a boat full of people, yet there isn't a single person on board. How is that possible?

Answer: All the people are married!

Friday, April 27

Wonder Quote of the Day: There are many great deeds done in the small struggles of life.

- Victor Hugo

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Return field trip permission slips/$
  2. PARCC continues Monday
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Thursday, April 26

Wonder Quote of the Day: Wherever you are, it is your own friends who make your world.

- William James

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Career Day and Honor Roll Assembly are tomorrow
  2. PARCC continues Monday
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Wednesday, April 25

Wonder Quote of the Day: The great man does not think beforehand of his words that they may be sincere, nor of his actions that they may be resolute - he simply speaks and does what is right.

- Mencius

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. PARCC continues tomorrow (Math)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Tuesday, April 24

Wonder Quote of the Day: You don''t live in a world all alone. Your brothers are here, too.

- Albert Schweitzer

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Bring back signed report card envelopes envelopes
  2. PARCC continues Thursday (Math)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Monday, April 23

Wonder Quote of the Day: We love the things we love for what they are.

- Robert Frost

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. Bring back signed envelopes
  2. PARCC continues tomorrow (Math)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Problem of the Week: You are outside of a room with 3 lights inside. There are 3 light switches outside. How can you figure out which switch goes to which light if you can only go in the room once? (Student-submitted POW!)

Answer: Simply flip each switch on and see if which goes to which light.

Friday, April 20

Wonder Quote of the Day: Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.

- Carl Schurz

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Report cards go home today - bring back signed envelopes
  2. PARCC continues Tuesday (Math)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Thursday, April 19

Wonder Quote of the Day: Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, it may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity.

- Joseph Norris

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Midshipmen:

  1. Mr. Sutton's Class Number 3, 4

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. PARCC continues tomorrow (last day for RELA)
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Wednesday, April 18

Wonder Quote of the Day: Use what talent you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.

- Henry van Dyke

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Midshipmen:

  1. Mr. Sutton's Class Number 2

Homeroom:

  1. Class and Spring Pictures tomorrow!!!
  2. PARCC continues Friday
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Tuesday, April 17

Wonder Quote of the Day: You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can be grateful because thorn bushes have roses.

- Ziggy (Tom Wilson)

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Midshipmen:

  1. Mr. Sutton's Class Number 1

Homeroom:

  1. PARCC continue tomorrow!!!
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

Monday, April 16

Wonder Quote of the Day: I am only one, but I still am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

- Edward Everett Hale

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Homeroom:

  1. PARCC begins tomorrow!!!
    1. Go to sleep early
    2. Eat breakfast
    3. Be on time
    4. Have a positive attitude!!!

BWTL: claim, sacred, motivate

Spelling: Homophones

  1. to
  2. too
  3. two
  4. week
  5. weak
  6. road
  7. rode
  8. stair
  9. stare
  10. bear
  11. bare
  12. write
  13. right
  14. new
  15. knew

** No challenge words this week **

Problem of the Week: A train leaves from Halifax, Nova Scotia heading towards Vancouver, British Columbia at 120 km/h. Three hours later, a train leaves Vancouver heading towards Halifax at 180 km/h. Assume there's exactly 6000 km between Vancouver and Halifax. When they meet, which train is closer to Halifax?

Answer: They have met - they are an EQUAL distance to Halifax!

Friday, April 13

Wonder Quote of the Day: The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

- Jimmy Johnson

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Monday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Unit 6 test Monday.

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. PARCC begins Tuesday!

Thursday, April 12

Wonder Quote of the Day: The world is good-natured to people who are good-natured.

- William Makepeace Thackeray

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow
  3. BWTL quiz Monday

Spelling:

  1. Homophones practice due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. ** The test has been moved to Monday. Please study the S.G. key and the papers from centers today.

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Tomorrow is the final day to purchase yearbooks

Wednesday, April 11

Wonder Quote of the Day: It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

- Vince Lombardi

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. BWTL quiz Monday

Spelling:

  1. Homophones practice due Friday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Area practice
  2. S.G. due tomorrow, test Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for Friday
  2. Friday is the final day to purchase yearbooks

Tuesday, April 10

Wonder Quote of the Day: He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.

- Jonathan Swift

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Homophones practice due tomorrow
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Area practice
  2. S.G. due Thursday, test Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for Friday
  2. Friday is the final day to purchase yearbooks


Monday, April 9

Wonder Quote of the Day: Be the change you want to see in the world.

- Mahatma Gandhi

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Homophones practice due Wed.
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Find the area
  2. S.G. due Thursday, test Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for Friday
  2. Friday is the final day to purchase yearbooks

BWTL: value, culture, optimistic

Spelling: CV/VC

  1. create
  2. medium
  3. piano
  4. idea
  5. radio
  6. video
  7. studio
  8. violin
  9. duo
  10. patio
  11. rodeo
  12. pioneer
  13. trio
  14. stadium
  15. audio

Challenge Words

16. audience

17. radiate

18. cereal

19. Creole

20. recreation

Problem of the Week: How many months have 28 days?

Answer: All of them!

Thursday, March 29

Wonder Quote of the Day: Life is like a rollercoaster...with all its ups and downs.

- Kyler

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Practice your facts over break!!!! X grid for E.C. due 4/10

Homeroom:

  1. Have an AMAZING break!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 28

Wonder Quote of the Day: We must dare, dare again, and go on daring!

- Georges Jacques Danton

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Practice your facts over break!!!! X grid for E.C. due 4/10

Homeroom:

  1. Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal; no school Friday

Tuesday, March 27

Wonder Quote of the Day: As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Thursday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fact Families

Homeroom:

  1. Thursday is a two hour early dismissal

Monday, March 26

Wonder Quote of the Day: Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

- Dalai Lama

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Thursday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. x9

Homeroom:

  1. MAP-R Testing tomorrow
  2. Thursday is a two hour early dismissal

Problem of the Week: Two mothers and two daughters went out to eat; everyone ate one burger, yet only three burgers were eaten in all. How is this possible?

Answer: It was a grandmother, her daughter (also a mother), and the granddaughter!

Friday, March 23

Wonder Quote of the Day: Your best takes your time.

- Thomas

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Tuesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 325 due Monday
  2. Test Monday

Midshipmen Math

  1. Practice your facts!!

Science

  1. Life Cycles test Monday

Update: Thursday, March 22

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow
  3. BWTL quiz Tuesday*

Spelling:

  1. P. 321 due tomorrow
  2. Test Monday*

Midshipmen Math

  1. Practice your facts!!

Science

  1. Life Cycles test Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Not sure when MAP-R will be rescheduled for; plan for tomorrow just to be safe

** Stay safe and warm! cool **

Tuesday, March 20

Wonder Quote of the Day: Where there is love, there is joy.

- Mother Teresa

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. BWTL quiz Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 321 due tomorrow
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math

  1. x8 Practice

Science

  1. Life Cycles test Monday

*** MAP-R Testing Tomorrow ****

Monday, March 19

Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't just go with the flow, take some dares through the rapids.

- Isabelle

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. P. 321 due Wednesday
  2. Test Friday

Midshipmen Math

  1. x7 Practice

BWTL: perception, articulate, zeal

Spelling: Suffixes

  1. rocky
  2. foolish
  3. rainy
  4. childhood
  5. selfish
  6. treatment
  7. movement
  8. neighborhood
  9. childish
  10. parenthood
  11. crunchy
  12. bumpy
  13. payment
  14. sleepy
  15. shipment

Challenge:

  1. assignment
  2. livelihood
  3. stylish
  4. environment
  5. guilty

Problem of the Week: Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?

Answer: They weigh the same!

Friday, March 16

Wonder Quote of the Day: Be the person who can smile on the worst day.

- Cate

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Thursday, March 15

Wonder Quote of the Day: In this world, one needs to be a little too good in order to be good enough.

- Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Dreambox

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow

Wednesday, March 14

Wonder Quote of the Day: What lies behind us and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

- Henry Stanley Haskins

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Word problems

Tuesday, March 13

Wonder Quote of the Day: Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

- Mark Twain

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. BWTL quiz tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. Test tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. 4-Digit Subtraction

Monday, March 12

Wonder Quote of the Day: Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

- Dalai Lama

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. BWTL quiz Wednesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 369 due tomorrow
  2. Test Wednesday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Dreambox

Problem of the Week: What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

Answer: A towel!

Friday, March 9

Wonder Quote of the Day: To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

-Confucius

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 369 due Tuesday
  2. Test Wednesday

Math:

  1. Test Monday
  2. Dreambox

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Monday
  2. WJ due Monday

** Our Publishing Party is Monday at 1:30! Hope to see you there! **

Thursday, March 8

Wonder Quote of the Day: Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth.

-Martin H. Fischer

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

Spelling:

  1. P. 365 due tomorrow
  2. Test Wednesday

Math:

  1. SG due tomorrow
  2. Test Monday
  3. Dreambox

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Monday
  2. WJ due Monday

Progress reports go home today; Camp Read A lot is tonight at 6:30 and we hope to see you there!!!

 

Wednesday, March 7

Wonder Quote of the Day: Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reading:

  1. Read 20

Spelling:

  1. P. 365 due Friday

Math:

  1. SG due Friday
  2. Test Monday
  3. Dreambox

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Monday

 Tuesday, March 6

Wonder Quote of the Day: Superheroes are made but heroes are born.

-Antonio

Reading:

  1. Read 20 (no TFK this week)

Math:

  1. SG due Friday
  2. Test Monday
  3. Dreambox

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Monday

Monday, March 5

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

-Dr. Seuss

Reading:

  1. Read 20 (no TFK this week)

Math:

  1. SG due Friday
  2. Test Monday, 3/12

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Monday** Date Change

The Publishing Party will be Monday, March 12 at 1:30

** Friday Folders will go home today

Problem of the Week: A man was outside taking a walk, when it started to rain. The man didn't have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes got soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

Answer: The man is bald!

Thursday, March 1

And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.

-Dr. Seuss

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Math:

  1. SG due Wednesday
  2. Test Monday, 3/12

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due Thursday
  2. WJ due Monday

Science:

  1. Wall Balloons E.C. due tomorrow

Homeroom:

  1. Tomorrow is PJ Day!
  2. Bring a snack for tomorrow

Wednesday, February 28

Dr. Seuss Quote of the Day: Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky!

-Dr. Seuss

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Language Arts:

  1. NF Final Copy due 3/8

Science:

  1. Wall Balloons E.C. due Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Tomorrow is Wear Green Day!

Tuesday, February 27


Dr. Seuss Quote of the Day: Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

-Dr. Seuss

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Equivalent Fractions Practice

Science:

  1. Wall Balloons E.C. due Friday

Homeroom:

  1. Tomorrow is Crazy Socks Day!

Monday, February 26


Dr. Seuss Quote of the Day: And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)

-Dr. Seuss

* Happy Read Across America Week!!! *

Reading:

  1. Read 20
  2. TFK due Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 681

Homeroom:

  1. Tomorrow is Wear a Shirt You Can Read Day! (Crazy Socks Day is Wednesday!)

Problem of the Week: You walk into a room with a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. Which do you light first?

Answer: The match!

Friday, February 23


Wonder Quote of the Day: Hard work beats talent when talent doens't work hard :)

- Shreya

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Thursday, February 22


Wonder Quote of the Day: Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

- Mencius

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Language Arts:

  1. Finish conclusion if not finished in class
  2. WJ due Monday

Homeroom

  1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by tomorrow
  2. Snack for tomorrow

Wednesday, February 21


Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't tell me not to fly, I've simply got to.

- Bob Merrill and Jule Styne, "Don't Rain on My Parade"

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 202

Language Arts:

  1. Middle 1 and 2 of NF topic due tomorrow if not finished in class

Homeroom

  1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by Friday

Tuesday, February 20


Wonder Quote of the Day: Whatever you are, be a good one.

- Abraham Lincoln

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday

Language Arts:

  1. Beginning/intro page of NF topic due tomorrow if not finished in class

Homeroom

  1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by Friday

Problem of the Week: A girl is sitting in house at night that no lights on at all. There is no lamp, no candle, nothing. Yet, she is reading. How?

Answer: The woman is blind and she is reading Braille.

Friday, February 16


Wonder Quote of the Day: Those who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.

- Llyod Jones

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. Six Flags RL due Tuesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tuesday

Homeroom

  1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by Friday

Thursday, February 15


Wonder Quote of the Day: The smile is the shortest distance between two persons.

- Victor Borge

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due tomorrow
  3. Six Flags RL due Tuesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tuesday

Homeroom

  1. Field Trip tomorrow - wear comfortable clothes
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by 2/23

Wednesday, February 14


Wonder Quote of the Day: To be loved, be lovable.

- Ovid

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. Six Flags RL due 2/20

Homeroom

  1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by 2/23

Tuesday, February 13


Wonder Quote of the Day: Be-YOU-tiful

- Lindsay

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. Six Flags RL due 2/20

Midshipmen Math:

  1. 4 Review problems

Homeroom:

  1. Bring mailbox for tomorrow
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by 2/23

Monday, February 12


Wonder Quote of the Day: We all have the same roots, and we are all branches of the same tree.

- Aang

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday
  3. Six Flags RL due 2/20

Science:

  1. Magnet test tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. 4 Review problems

Homeroom:

  1. Bring mailbox for Wednesday
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by 2/23

Problem of the Week: What starts with the letter "T," is filled with "T," and ends with the letter "T"?

Answer: A teapot!

Friday, February 9


Wonder Quote of the Day: Find your GREATNESS

- Rebecca

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Science:

  1. Magnet test Tuesday
  2. E.C. due Monday (p. 116 in book, #12)

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fractions test Monday
  2. SG due Monday

Homeroom:

    1. Return Pillowcase Project Forms by 2/23
    2.  

Thursday, February 8


Wonder Quote of the Day: Everything you can imagine is real.

- Pablo Picasso

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes, TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test tomorrow for E.C.

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Science:

  1. Magnet test Tuesday*
  2. E.C. due Monday (p. 116 in book, #12)

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fractions test Monday*
  2. SG due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due Friday
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms
  3. Snack for tomorrow
  4. Report cards going home today

Wednedsay, February 7


Wonder Quote of the Day: If you ever feel lost, let your heart be your compass.

- Emily

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes, TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test Fri. for E.C.

Science:

  1. Magnet test Monday - SGs going home today

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fractions test Tuesday - SGs going home today
  2. P. 707 in book

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due Friday
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Tuesday, February 6


Wonder Quote of the Day: Find your greatness!

- Rebecca

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes, TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test Fri. for E.C.

Science:

  1. "Design a New Use" project due tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 169

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due Friday
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Monday, February 5


Wonder Quote of the Day: Give me a firm place to stand, and I will move the earth.

- Archimedes

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes, TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test Fri. for E.C.

Science:

  1. "Design a New Use" project due Wed.

Midshipmen Math: Book p. 677

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due Friday
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Problem of the Week: What is at the end of a rainbow?

Answer: The letter "w."

Friday, February 2


Wonder Quote of the Day: Love a little more each day.

- Madison

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test on Feb. 9 for E.C.

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday
  2. 10+ facts with sources on NF topic due Monday if not finished in school

Science:

  1. "Design a New Use" project due Wed.

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Thursday, February 1


Wonder Quote of the Day: The supreme happiness is the conviction that we are loved.

- Victor Hugo

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test on Feb. 9 for E.C.

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Review previous night's HW (p. 162-163) with corrections

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday
  2. 10+ facts with sources on NF topic due Monday if not finished in school

Science:

  1. "Design a New Use" project due Feb. 7**

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  3. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Wednesday, January 31


Wonder Quote of the Day: Fate doesn't decide - YOU do!

- Dominic

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test on Feb. 9 for E.C.

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 162-163

Science:

  1. "Design a New Use" project due Feb. 7

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Tuesday, January 30


Wonder Quote of the Day: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test on Feb. 9 for E.C.

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Review p. 161 in math journal

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  2. Return Pillowcase Project Forms

Monday, January 29


Wonder Quote of the Day: Laughter is sunshine; it chases winter from the human face.

- Victor Hugo

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes
  2. TFK due Friday

Spelling:

  1. Spell-a-Bration test on Feb. 9! (Forms went home today - extra credit given to all participants)

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18


Problem of the Week: What has hands but cannot clap?

Answer: A clock!

Friday, January 26


Wonder Quote of the Day: Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.

- Oscar Wilde

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 146-147 due Mon.

Language Arts:

  1. Riddle due Monday
  2. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Thursday, January 25


Wonder Quote of the Day: No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

- Aesop

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Midshipmen Math:

  1. P. 146-147

Language Arts:

  1. Riddle due Monday
  2. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  2. Snack for tomorrow

** Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal **

Wednesday, January 24


Wonder Quote of the Day: To thine own self be true.

- William Shakespeare

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Language Arts:

  1. Riddle due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Tuesday, January 23


Wonder Quote of the Day: There is no shame in not knowing. The same lies in not finding out. - Assyrian proverb

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Spelling:

  1. P. 129 due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fraction practice 1/2 sheet

Science:

  1. Bring in 5+ things to try with magnets (by Wednesday)
  2. Friction E.C. due tomorrow

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Monday, January 22


Wonder Quote of the Day: The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.

- Chinese proverb

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Spelling:

  1. P. 129 due Wednesday
  2. Test Wednesday

Midshipmen Math:

  1. Fraction practice 1/2 sheet

Science:

  1. Bring in 5+ things to try with magnets (by Wednesday)

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

** No BWTL This Week **

Spelling: Final Syllable - le

  1. handle
  2. trouble
  3. simple
  4. people
  5. middle
  6. table
  7. little
  8. gentle
  9. poodle
  10. pickle
  11. noodle
  12. saddle
  13. juggle
  14. uncle
  15. riddle

Challenge Words

  1. example
  2. throttle
  3. obstacle
  4. miracle
  5. muscle

Problem of the Week: In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower - everything was pink! What color were the stairs?

Answer: It was a one-story house - there were no stairs!!

Friday, January 19


Wonder Quote of the Day: You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

- Christopher Robin (A. A. Milne)

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Spelling:

  1. P. 125 due Monday
  2. Test Wednesday

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Thursday, January 18


Wonder Quote of the Day: Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

- Annie Lennox

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Spelling:

  1. P. 125 due Monday
  2. Test Wednesday

Math:

  1. Dreambox

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Monday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18
  2. Snack for tomorrow

Tuesday, January 16


Wonder Quote of the Day: Just be who you want to be, not what others want to see.

- Unknown

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Math: Dreambox

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

** Spelling and BWTL will resume tomorrow **


Problem of the Week: I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

Answer: A candle

BWTL - scarce, abundant, existence

Spelling: Compound Words

  1. sunglasses
  2. football
  3. homework
  4. haircut
  5. popcorn
  6. railroad
  7. snowstorm
  8. earring
  9. scarecrow
  10. blueberry
  11. butterflies
  12. lawnmower
  13. campground
  14. sandbox
  15. toothbrush

Challenge Words

  1. thumbtack
  2. earthquake
  3. scrapbook
  4. courthouse
  5. whirlpool

Friday, January 12


Wonder Quote of the Day: How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

- Anne Frank

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tuesday

Homeroom:

  1. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Thursday, January 11


Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there's footprints on the moon.

- Paul Brandt

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Language Arts:

  1. WJ due Tuesday

Math:

  1. Test tomorrow

Homeroom:

  1. Snack for tomorrow
  2. Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Wednesday, January 10


Wonder Quote of the Day: If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

- Latin proverb

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log

Math:

  1. Test Friday
  2. SG due tomorrow

Homeroom: Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

** MAP-R testing will take place tomorrow following specials; please make sure students eat a good breakfast and get a good night's sleep! **

Tuesday, January 9


Wonder Quote of the Day: To be able to look back upon one's life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

- Kahlil Gibran

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log
  2. BWTL quiz tomorrow

Spelling:

  1. Compound words practice due tomorrow
  2. Test tomorrow

Math:

  1. Test Friday
  2. SG due Thursday

Homeroom: Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Monday, January 8


Wonder Quote of the Day: Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

- Carl Sagan

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log
  2. BWTL quiz Wednesday
  3. Revise Routine Writing Day 1 for Higher Grade (not mandatory)
  4. Finish 1/2 sheet scene drawing if not finished in class

Spelling:

  1. Compound words practice due Wednesday
  2. Test Wednesday

Math:

  1. Test Wednesday (SG going home today, due Wednesday)
  2. Review today's work with adult

Homeroom: Field trip form and money due 2/9/18

Friday, January 5 Update

  • The spelling test and BWTL quiz will be held on Wednesday, January 10.
  • Friday Folders for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week will not be sent home; please review SchoolMAX for your child's Work Habits and Social Skills grades.
  • Reading logs and the compound words sheet will be due Monday. There will be no Weekly Journal for this week.
  • Stay warm and safe!

Wednesday, January 3


Wonder Quote of the Day: Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.

- Henry James

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log
  2. BWTL quiz Monday

Spelling:

  1. Compound words practice due tomorrow
  2. Test Monday

Math:

  1. Dreambox
  2. Review today's work with adult

Tuesday, January 2


Wonder Quote of the Day: We carry within us the wonders we seek around us.

- Sir Thomas Browne

Reading:

  1. Read 20 minutes and log
  2. Winter Break Extra Credit Packets due tomorrow: http://www.pgcps.org/winterpackets/

Spelling:

  1. Compound words practice due Thursday
  2. Test Monday

Math:

  1. Winter Break Extra Credit Packets due tomorrow: http://www.pgcps.org/winterpackets/

Welcome Back! Let's make it a GREAT start to 2018!!

    BWTL - reasonable, convince, humiliate

    ** No spelling this week **

    Problem of the Week: Three people go fishing - 2 fathers and 2 sons. How is this possible?

    Answer: There are three generations! A grandfather, his son (who also is a father because he has his own son), and the grandson

    Friday, December 22


    Wonder Quote of the Day: And above all, watch the glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who believe in magic will never find it.

    - Roald Dahl

    Reading:

    1. Winter Break Extra Credit Packets due 1/3/18: http://www.pgcps.org/winterpackets/

    Math:

    1. Winter Break Extra Credit Packets due 1/3/18: http://www.pgcps.org/winterpackets/

    Have a WONDERFUL and RELAXING Holiday Season and Winter Break!!!!

    Thursday, December 21


    Wonder Quote of the Day: One little word can light up someone's day.

    - Ainsley

    Let us always meet each other with a smile...

    - Mother Teresa

    Reading:

    1. TFK and papers due tomorrow

    Homeroom: Tomorrow is Pajama Day! :) Bring a snack.

    ** Happy First Day of Winter! **laughing

    Wednesday, December 20


    Wonder Quote of the Day: To give service to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

    - Mahatma Gandhi

    Reading:

    1. TFK and papers due Friday
    2. **No BWTL quiz** Happy Holidays!

    Homeroom: Tomorrow is Ugly Sweater Day and our Holiday Party!

    Tuesday, December 19


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

    - J.R.R. Tolkien

    ** Field trip to MSC **

    Reading:

    1. TFK and papers due Friday
    2. BWTL quiz Friday

    Midshipmen Math: 

    1. Test tomorrow

    Homeroom: Tomorrow is Multicultural Day.

    *** Good luck to all chorus participants in tonight's performance!!! ***

    Monday, December 18


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Nothing will work unless you do.

    - Maya Angelou

    Reading:

    1. TFK and two articles due Friday
    2. Final brochure copy due tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math: 

    1. Test Wednesday

    Homeroom: Tomorrow is Superhero Day. Tomorrow is also our field trip. Students will need to wear comfortable shoes and bring a bagged, labeled lunch.

    Spelling: Three-Letter Consonant Blends

    1. splash
    2. throw
    3. three
    4. square
    5. scream
    6. strike
    7. street
    8. split
    9. splurge
    10. thrill
    11. strength
    12. squeak
    13. throne
    14. scratch
    15. squeeze

    Challenge Words

    16. squid

    17. squander

    18. arthritis

    19. instrument

    20. strategy

    Problem of the Week: A farmer rides into town on Friday, stays three days, then leaves town on Friday. How is this possible?

    Answer: His horse is named "Friday"!

    Friday, December 15


    Wonder Quote of the Day: For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

    - Audrey Hepburn

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. Final brochure copy due Tuesday

    Midshipmen Math: 

    1. Complete study guide with parent signature - due Monday
    2. Test Wednesday

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Homeroom: Next week is Spirit Week! Monday is "Wear Your Clothes Backward" Day.

    Thursday, December 14


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Life is like an ice cream cone; you have to lick it one day at a time.

    - Charles M. Schulz

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling: P. 151 due tomorrow, test tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math: 

    1. Complete study guide with parent signature - due Monday
    2. Test Wednesday

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Homeroom: Snack for tomorrow

    Wednesday, December 13


    Wonder Quote of the Day: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

    - C.S. Lewis

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling: P. 151 due Friday, test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Dreambox

    Tuesday, December 12


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

    - Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz tomorrow (review using Google Classroom!)

    Spelling: P. 147 due tomorrow, test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Complete four problems (complete table chart)

    Monday, December 11


    Wonder Quote of the Day: All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.

    - Walt Disney

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

    Spelling: P. 147 due Wednesday, test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Five rounds of multiplication game with partner (use index card)

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due tomorrow!

    BWTL: disguise, concoction, vital

    Spelling: Consonant Digraphs

    1. father
    2. chapter
    3. other
    4. alphabet
    5. watch
    6. English
    7. weather
    8. catch
    9. fashion
    10. shrink
    11. pitcher
    12. flash
    13. athlete
    14. trophy
    15. nephew

    Challenge

    1. northern
    2. establish
    3. emphasis
    4. hyphen
    5. challenge

    Problem of the Week: A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 of them die. How many sheep does he have left?

    Answer: 9 sheep

    Friday, December 8


    Wonder Quote of the Day: I've learned that life is like a book. Sometimes we must close a chapter and begin the next one.

    - Hanz

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due Tuesday!

    Thursday, December 7


    Wonder Quote of the Day: I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

    - Thomas Jefferson

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling:

    1. P. 162 due tomorrow
    2. Test tomorrow

    Midshipmen:

    1. Cut out numbers 

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due 12/12
    2. Snack for tomorrow

    ** Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal **

    Wednesday, December 6


    Wonder Quote of the Day: By perseverance, the snail reached the ark.

    - Charles Spurgeon

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling:

    1. P. 162 due Friday
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen:

    1. Dreambox

    Language Arts: Note to Ms. Ducharme due tomorrow

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due 12/12

    Tuesday, December 5


    Wonder Quote of the Day: On that best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered, acts of Of kindness and of love.

    - William Wordsworth

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling:

    1. P. 158 due tomorrow
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen:

    1. Dreambox

    Language Arts:

    1. Narrative reflection due tomorrow

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due 12/12
    2. Bring in picture of self by tomorrow

    Monday, December 4


    Wonder Quote of the Day: I'm not afriad of storms, for I'm learning ho to sail my ship

    - Louisa May Alcott

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz tomorrow

    Spelling:

    1. P. 158 due Wednesday
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen:

    1. P. 166, 4-6

    Language Arts:

    1. Narrative reflection due Wednesday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC due 12/12
    2. Bring in picture of self by Wednesday

    Spelling: V/CV, VC/V

    1. finish
    2. pilot
    3. even
    4. wagon
    5. music
    6. silent
    7. rapid
    8. female
    9. lemon
    10. pupil
    11. focus
    12. robot
    13. tulip
    14. camel
    15. salad

    Challenge Words

    1. resident
    2. spinach
    3. climate
    4. tradition
    5. innocent

    Problem of the Week: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

    Answer: Mount Everest!

    Friday, December 1


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Fortune favors the bold.

    - Virgil

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Language Arts:

    1. WJ due Monday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC
    2. Return signed report card envelopes by Monday

    Thursday, November 30


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting

    - Christoper Morley

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling

    1. p. 114 due tomorrow
    2. Test tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Dreambox

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due tomorrow

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC
    2. Return signed report card envelopes

    Wednesday, November 29


    Wonder Quote of the Day: When it's dark, be the one who turns on the light

    - Joseph

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling

    1. p. 114 due Friday
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x4 fact family practice

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due Friday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC
    2. Report cards go home today

    Tuesday, November 28


    Wonder Quote of the Day: There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

    - Beverly Sills

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling

    1. p. 118 due tomorrow
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x3 fact families

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due Friday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC

    Monday, November 27


    Wonder Quote of the Day: Good deeds can lead to more good deeds which can lead to more good deeds that will eventually lead back to you!

    - Nicolas

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log

    Spelling

    1. p. 118 due Wednesday
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Turkey extra credit due tomorrow

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due Friday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC

    We are in our Writing Fundamentals Unit - no spelling or BWTL until the next Reading Cycle begins!

    Problem of the Week: What can you catch but not throw?

    Answer: A cold!

    Tuesday, November 21

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes (no log this week)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Turkey extra credit due Tuesday, 11/28

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due Friday (date change!)
    2. ** Students will be given time on Monday to work on their final drafts **

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC

    ** Have a wonderful break! **

    Monday, November 20

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes (no log this week)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Turkey extra credit due Tuesday, 11/28

    Language Arts:

    1. Final draft due Thursday, November 30

    Science:

    1. Return signed test for bonus point

    Homeroom:

    1. Return field trip permission slip and money for MSC

     

    Problem of the Week: If it takes six men one hour to dig a six holes, how long does it take one man to dig half a hole?

    Answer: There is no such thing as "half a hole"!

    Friday, November 17

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Unit 2 Test Monday

    Language Arts:

    1. Rough draft needs to be complete by Monday
    2. WJ due Monday

    Homeroom:

    1. Field trip permission slips for Maryland Science Center go home today

    ** Monday is "Gratitude for Grandparents **

    Thursday, November 16

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Unit 2 Test Monday
    2. Complete select problems on blank study guide

    Language Arts:

    1. Middle 2 and ending must be finished if not completed in class
    2. WJ due Monday

    Science:

    1. Climate brochure due Friday
    2. Send in recyclable materials for project by Friday

    Wednesday, November 15

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Unit 2 Test Monday
    2. Elapsed time problems

    Language Arts:

    1. Beginning and middle 1 must be finished if not completed in class

    Science:

    1. Extra credit (Be the Designer) due Thursday
    2. Climate brochure due Friday
    3. Send in recyclable materials for project by Friday

    Tuesday, November 14

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry)

    Midshipmen Math: Unit 2 Test Monday

    Language Arts:

    1. Education bubble due tomorrow if not finished in class
    2. Time line due tomorrow if not finished in class

    Science:

    1. Unit test tomorrow
    2. Extra credit (Be the Designer) due Thursday
    3. Climate brochure due Friday
    4. Send in recyclable materials for project by Friday

    ** OLSAT practice test booklets going home **

    Monday, November 13

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry)

    Midshipmen Math: #2 of Area and Perimeter

    Science:

    1. Unit test Wednesday
    2. Extra credit (Be the Designer) due Thursday
    3. Climate brochure due Friday

    Problem of the Week: What has rivers but not water, forests but no trees, and cities but no people?

    Answer: a map!

    Thursday, November 9

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Midshipmen Math: Area/perimeter ABCD due Monday

    Science:

    1. Climate Brochure due Wednesday, November 15
    2. Unit test Wednesday, November 15

    ** There is no school for students on Friday, November 10; Monday, November 13 is a two hour early dismissal **

    Wednesday, November 8

    Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Midshipmen Math: Fall Pictograph due tomorrow

    Science:

    1. Extra Credit due tomorrow (http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/)
    2. Climate Brochure due Wednesday, November 15 (rubric going home today - will be worked on in class this week and next but will need to be finished at home if not completed)
    3. Unit test Wednesday, November 15 (study guide going home today)

    ** There is no school for students on Friday, November 10; Monday, November 13 is a two hour early dismissal **

    Tuesday, November 7

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Area/Perimeter ABCD

    Science: Extra Credit due Thursday (http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/)

    Monday, November 6

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Multiples of 10

    Science: Extra Credit due Thursday (http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/weather-and-climate/)

     

    Friday, November 3

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Language Arts: WJ due Monday

    Thursday, November 2

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Lisa Project 2 due Friday

    Language Arts: WJ

    Homeroom:

    1. Snack for tomorrow
    2. Tomorrow is a two hour ED

    Wednesday, November 1

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Lisa Project 1 due Friday

    Midshipmen Science: Finish Weather Data 4-7 if not completed in class

    Homeroom:

    1. Snack for Friday
    2. Friday is a two hour ED

    Tuesday, October 31 (field trip to Montpelier Farm)

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Dreambox

     

    Monday, October 30

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Dreambox

    Homeroom: Tomorrow is our Field Trip! Bagged lunch, sneakers, comfortable clothes (email reminder will be going home)

    BWTL: detect, sensitive, species

    Spelling: /j/, /s/, /k/

    1. clock
    2. large
    3. page
    4. mark
    5. kitten
    6. judge
    7. crack
    8. edge
    9. pocket
    10. brake
    11. change
    12. ridge
    13. jacket
    14. badge
    15. orange

    Challenge

    1. ceiling
    2. advantage
    3. pledge
    4. Kentucky
    5. pencil

    Friday, October 27

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday

    Midshipmen Math: Rachel Problem due Monday

    ** Monday is a two hour early dismissal **

    A HUGE thank you to everyone who sent in treats or volunteered their time for our fall party!!

    Thursday, October 26

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal

    Midshipmen Math: Rachel Problem due Monday

    Homeroom:

    1. Bring snack
    2. Fall party tomorrow

    Wednesday, October 25

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: Play Dreambox

    Science: Test tomorrow!

    Tuesday, October 24

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math: P. 318

    Science: Test Thursday

     

    Monday, October 23

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

    Spelling:

    1. Test tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math: P. 317

    Science: Test Thursday

    Homeroom: Montpelier Forms and $$ due tomorrow

    Thursday, October 19

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday

    Spelling:

    1. P. 209 due Monday
    2. Test Tuesday

    Science: Test Thursday (study guides going home today)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    ** No school tomorrow **

    Wednesday, October 18

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Wednesday

    Spelling:

    1. P. 209 due Monday
    2. Test Tuesday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. P. 298
    2. X quiz retakes on Thursday (scores shared today)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    Tuesday, October 17

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Spelling: P. 205 due tomorrow; test 10/24

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. P. 173
    2. X quiz retakes on Thursday (scores shared today)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    *** Progress reports go home today ***

    BWTL: budget, compromise, exchange

    Spelling: Base Words and Endings (-ed, -ing, -er, -est)

    Monday, October 16

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz tomorrow!

    Spelling: P. 205 due Wednesday; test 10/24

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Fact Families Exit Ticket
    2. X quiz retakes on Thursday (scores shared today)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    BWTL: budget, compromise, exchange

    Spelling: Base Words and Endings (-ed, -ing, -er, -est)

    1. using
    2. getting
    3. easiest
    4. swimming
    5. heavier
    6. greatest
    7. pleased
    8. emptied
    9. leaving
    10. worried
    11. strangest
    12. freezing
    13. funniest
    14. angrier
    15. shopped

    Challenge Words

    1. included
    2. occurred
    3. supplying
    4. scarier
    5. happiest

    Friday, October 13

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Tuesday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. Extra credit (x11) due Monday

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    Thursday, October 12

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Tuesday

    Spelling: p. 71 due tomorrow, test tomorrow

    Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due tomorrow

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x5 ABCD practice
    2. x0, x1, x2, x5, x10 quiz Friday (use journals to study concepts)
    3. Extra credit (x11) due Monday

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    Wednesday, October 11

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Spelling: p. 71 due Friday, test Friday

    Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due Friday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x2 ABCD practice
    2. x0, x1, x2, x5, x10 quiz Friday (use journals to study concepts)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    Tuesday, October 10

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Spelling: p. 67 due tomorrow, test Friday

    Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due Friday (see directions - went home yesterday)

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x10 ABCD practice
    2. x0, x1, x2, x5, x10 quiz Friday (use journals to study concepts)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24

    Monday, October 9

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. Acrostic poem due Friday

    Spelling: p. 67 due Wednesday, test Friday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. x1 ABCD practice
    2. x0, x1, x2, x5, x10 quiz Friday (use journals to study concepts)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/24

    BWTL: tempted, resist, consumer

    Spelling: Vowel Diphthongs

    1. proud
    2. shower
    3. hour
    4. amount
    5. voyage
    6. choice
    7. avoid
    8. thousand
    9. prowl
    10. employ
    11. bounce
    12. poison
    13. annoy
    14. appoint
    15. broil

     

    Challenge Words

    1. however
    2. mountain
    3. coward
    4. turmoil
    5. chowder

    Friday, October 6

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Monday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. CC6 4-6 due Monday
    2. x0, x1, x2, x5, x10 Friday, October 13 (use journals to study concepts)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/24

    ** Please check email for important updates **

    Thursday, October 5

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Monday

    Spelling: P. 93 due Wednesday; test Friday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday

    Midshipmen Math:

    1. CC6 4-6 due Monday
    2. x0, x1, x5, x10 quiz Friday, October 13 (use journals to study concepts)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/17

    Wednesday, October 4

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Monday

    Spelling: P. 93 due Wednesday; test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: CC5 1-3

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/17

    Tuesday, October 3

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Spelling: P. 89 due Wednesday; test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Addition 8-16

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/17

    Monday, October 1

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)

    Spelling: P. 89 due Wednesday; test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Addition 1-7

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/17

    BWTL:expensive, barter, obvious

    Spelling: Plurals (-s, -es, -ies)

    1. pennies
    2. inches
    3. plants
    4. families
    5. bodies
    6. glasses
    7. wishes
    8. pockets
    9. lists
    10. copies
    11. parties
    12. bunches
    13. crashes
    14. supplies
    15. pencils

    Challenge

    1. accidents
    2. libraries
    3. mysteries
    4. carpenters
    5. merchants

    Friday, September 29

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (three entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Monday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday (remember your colorful picture)

    Midshipmen Math: Section C due Monday

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form

    ** Prodigy and Dreambox info going home today; MAP-R scores going home today **

    Thursday, September 28

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Monday (date change)

    Spelling: Test tomorrow

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday (remember your colorful picture)

    Midshipmen Math: Section C due Monday

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form

    ** School will dismiss at 12:25 tomorrow **

    Wednesday, September 27

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Friday

    Spelling: Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Section B (no homework if completed last night)

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form

    ** School will dismiss at 12:25 on Friday **

    Tuesday, September 26

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Friday

    Spelling: Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Section B; extra credit due tomorrow

    Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form

    ** School will dismiss at 12:25 on Friday **

    Monday, September 25

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log
    2. BWTL quiz Friday

    Spelling:

    1. P. 60 due tomorrow
    2. Test Friday

    Midshipmen Math: Section A ONLY (1-9)

    Homeroom: Montpelier Farms FT form going home today

    Friday, September 22

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (3 entries due Monday!)
    2. BWTL quiz Friday

    Spelling:

    1. P. 60 due Tuesday
    2. Test Friday

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal/Tiger News due Monday

    Midshipmen Math: Extra Credit due Wednesday

    Thursday, September 21

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (3 entries due Monday)
    2. BWTL quiz Friday, 9/29

    Language Arts: Weekly Journal/Tiger News due Monday

    Midshipmen Math: 29-35 on p. 69; show all work!

    Spelling:

    1. P. 56 due Friday
    2. BWTL quiz Friday, 9/29

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money by tomorrow
    2. Return TFK $5 by tomorrow

    Wednesday, September 20

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (3 entries due Monday)

    Midshipmen Math: 25-28 on p. 69; show all work! Tulip Grove Teacher Problem

    Spelling: P. 56 due Friday

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money by Friday
    2. Return TFK $5 by Friday

    *** New Spelling/BWTL to begin Wednesday *

     

    Tuesday, September 19

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (3 entries due Monday)

    Math: 15-24 on p. 69; show all work!

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money by Friday
    2. Return TFK $5 by Friday

    Monday, September 18

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes and log (3 entries due Monday, September 25)

    Math: 7-14 on p. 69

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money by Friday
    2. Return TFK $5 by Friday

    BWTL Words: plentiful, cringe, reaction

    Spelling Words: VC/CV

    1. happen

    2. lettuce

    3. basket

    4. winter

    5. sister

    6. problem

    7. supper

    8. subject

    9. lesson

    10. spelling

    11. napkin

    12. collar

    13. traffic

    14. suggest

    15. puppet

    Friday, September 15

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.

    Language Arts: Tiger Tales (started in school)

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    2. Return TFK $5

    Thursday, September 14

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Cover reading book by tomorrow
    3. BWTL quiz Friday - study words in journal (model question going home today)

    Spelling:

    1. Test tomorrow (pattern in notebook)

    Math:

    1. Mental math subtraction/patterns

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    2. Return TFK $5

    Wednesday, September 13

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Cover reading book by Friday
    3. BWTL quiz Friday - study words in journal

    Spelling:

    1. Test Friday (pattern in notebook)

    Math:

    1. Complete subtraction problems (12)

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    2. Return TFK $5

    Tuesday, September 12

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Cover reading book by Friday
    3. BWTL quiz Friday - study words in journal

    Spelling:

    1. P. 49 due tomorrow
    2. Test Friday

    Math:

    1. Finish "norms" mini poster if not finished in class

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    2. Return TFK $5

    Upcoming Events: We hope to see you at Back to School Night!

    Monday, September 11

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Cover reading book
    3. BWTL quiz Friday

    Spelling:

    1. P. 49 due Wednesday
    2. Test Friday

    Math:

    1. Choose five to complete

    Homeroom:

    1. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    2. Return TFK

    Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is tomorrow!

    Friday, September 8

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Cover reading book

    Spelling:

    1. P. 45 due Monday
    2. Test Friday, 9/15

    Homeroom:

    1. Return signed Friday Folder
    2. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    3. Return signed reading and math "contracts"

    Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 12!

    Thursday, September 7

    ** Let's have a great second day! **

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Buy or make a cover for your Reading Street book (non-adhesive/sticky).

    Spelling:

    1. P. 45 due Monday
    2. Test Friday, 9/15

    Math: Complete questions 9-16

    Homeroom:

    1. Bring in $6 for agenda books
    2. Complete and return all forms
    3. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    4. Bring a water bottle and sweatshirt to keep at school

    Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 12!

    Wednesday, September 6

    ** Happy First Day of School! We are so glad you're here! **

    Reading:

    1. Read for 20 minutes.
    2. Buy or make a cover for your Reading Street book (non-adhesive/sticky).

    Math: Complete questions 1-8

    Homeroom:

    1. Bring in $6 for agenda books
    2. Complete and return all forms
    3. Return "in house field trip" permission slips and money
    4. Bring a water bottle and sweatshirt to keep at school

    Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 12!




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