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:
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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:
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Friday, June 15 Wonder Quote of the Day: Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. - Samuel Johnson Reading:
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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:
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Tuesday, June 12 Wonder Quote of the Day: Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. - Anne Herbert Reading:
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Monday, June 11 Wonder Quote of the Day: Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything is covers. - Kahlil Gibran Reading:
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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)
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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:
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Thursday, June 7 Wonder Quote of the Day: Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better. - Emile Coue Reading:
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Wednesday, June 6 Wonder Quote of the Day: Courage is found in unlikely places. - J.R.R. Tolkien Reading:
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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:
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Monday, June 4 Wonder Quote of the Day: In a gentle way, you can shake the world. - Mahatma Gandhi Reading:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Problem of the Week: What's full of holes but still holds water? Answer: A sponge Spelling: Irregular Plurals
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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:
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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:
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Wednesday, May 23 Wonder Quote of the Day: Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see. - Mark Twain Reading:
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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:
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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:
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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
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Friday, May 18 Wonder Quote of the Day: Believe in life! - W.E.B. Du Bois Reading:
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Thursday, May 17 Wonder Quote of the Day: The purpose of life is a life of purpose. - Robert Byrne Reading:
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Wednesday, May 16 Wonder Quote of the Day: If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. - Jonathan Winters Reading:
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Tuesday, May 15 Wonder Quote of the Day: You were born an original. Don't become a copy. - Dustin Reading:
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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:
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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
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Friday, May 11 Wonder Quote of the Day: If plan "A" doesn't work, just remember: the alphabet has 25 more letters. - Unknown Reading:
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** 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:
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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:
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Tuesday, May 8 Wonder Quote of the Day: Cherish that which is within you. - Chuang Tzu Reading:
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Monday, May 7 Wonder Quote of the Day: Winners never quit and quitters never win. - Vince Lombardi Reading:
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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:
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Thursday, May 3 Wonder Quote of the Day: There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness. - Han Suyin Reading:
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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:
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Tuesday, May 1 Wonder Quote of the Day: To each, his own is beautiful. - Latin proverb Reading:
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Monday, April 30 Wonder Quote of the Day: Don't wait until you know who you are to get started. - Austin Kleon Reading:
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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:
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Thursday, April 26 Wonder Quote of the Day: Wherever you are, it is your own friends who make your world. - William James Reading:
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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:
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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:
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Monday, April 23 Wonder Quote of the Day: We love the things we love for what they are. - Robert Frost Reading:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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BWTL: claim, sacred, motivate Spelling: Homophones
** 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:
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Thursday, April 12 Wonder Quote of the Day: The world is good-natured to people who are good-natured. - William Makepeace Thackeray Reading:
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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:
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Tuesday, April 10 Wonder Quote of the Day: He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. - Jonathan Swift Reading:
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Monday, April 9 Wonder Quote of the Day: Be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi Reading:
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BWTL: value, culture, optimistic Spelling: CV/VC
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:
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Wednesday, March 28 Wonder Quote of the Day: We must dare, dare again, and go on daring! - Georges Jacques Danton Reading:
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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:
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Monday, March 26 Wonder Quote of the Day: Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. - Dalai Lama Reading:
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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:
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** Stay safe and warm! ** Tuesday, March 20 Wonder Quote of the Day: Where there is love, there is joy. - Mother Teresa Reading:
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*** 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:
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BWTL: perception, articulate, zeal Spelling: Suffixes
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Tuesday, March 13 Wonder Quote of the Day: Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain Reading:
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Monday, March 12 Wonder Quote of the Day: Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. - Dalai Lama Reading:
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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:
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** 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:
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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:
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Tuesday, March 6 Wonder Quote of the Day: Superheroes are made but heroes are born. -Antonio Reading:
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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:
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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:
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Wednesday, February 28 Dr. Seuss Quote of the Day: Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky! -Dr. Seuss Reading:
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Tuesday, February 27
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Monday, February 26
-Dr. Seuss * Happy Read Across America Week!!! * Reading:
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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
- Shreya Reading:
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Thursday, February 22
- Mencius Reading:
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Wednesday, February 21
- Bob Merrill and Jule Styne, "Don't Rain on My Parade" Reading:
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Tuesday, February 20
- Abraham Lincoln Reading:
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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
- Llyod Jones Reading:
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Thursday, February 15
- Victor Borge Reading:
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Wednesday, February 14
- Ovid Reading:
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Tuesday, February 13
- Lindsay Reading:
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Monday, February 12
- Aang Reading:
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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
- Rebecca Reading:
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Thursday, February 8
- Pablo Picasso Reading:
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Wednedsay, February 7
- Emily Reading:
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Tuesday, February 6
- Rebecca Reading:
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Monday, February 5
- Archimedes Reading:
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Problem of the Week: What is at the end of a rainbow? Answer: The letter "w." Friday, February 2
- Madison Reading:
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Thursday, February 1
- Victor Hugo Reading:
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Wednesday, January 31
- Dominic Reading:
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Tuesday, January 30
- Eleanor Roosevelt Reading:
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Monday, January 29
- Victor Hugo Reading:
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Problem of the Week: What has hands but cannot clap? Answer: A clock! Friday, January 26
- Oscar Wilde Reading: Midshipmen Math:
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Thursday, January 25
- Aesop Reading: Midshipmen Math:
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** Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal ** Wednesday, January 24
- William Shakespeare Reading: Language Arts:
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Tuesday, January 23
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Monday, January 22
- Chinese proverb Reading: Spelling:
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** No BWTL This Week ** Spelling: Final Syllable - le
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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
- Christopher Robin (A. A. Milne) Reading: Spelling:
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Thursday, January 18
- Annie Lennox Reading: Spelling:
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Tuesday, January 16
- Unknown Reading: Math: Dreambox Homeroom:
** 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
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Friday, January 12
- Anne Frank Reading: Language Arts:
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Thursday, January 11
- Paul Brandt Reading: Language Arts:
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Wednesday, January 10
- Latin proverb Reading: Math:
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
- Kahlil Gibran Reading: Spelling:
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Homeroom: Field trip form and money due 2/9/18 Monday, January 8
- Carl Sagan Reading:
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Homeroom: Field trip form and money due 2/9/18 Friday, January 5 Update
Wednesday, January 3
- Henry James Reading: Spelling:
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Tuesday, January 2
- Sir Thomas Browne Reading:
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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
- Roald Dahl Reading:
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Have a WONDERFUL and RELAXING Holiday Season and Winter Break!!!! Thursday, December 21
- Ainsley Let us always meet each other with a smile... - Mother Teresa Reading:
Homeroom: Tomorrow is Pajama Day! :) Bring a snack. ** Happy First Day of Winter! ** Wednesday, December 20
- Mahatma Gandhi Reading:
Homeroom: Tomorrow is Ugly Sweater Day and our Holiday Party! Tuesday, December 19
- J.R.R. Tolkien ** Field trip to MSC ** Reading:
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Homeroom: Tomorrow is Multicultural Day. *** Good luck to all chorus participants in tonight's performance!!! *** Monday, December 18
- Maya Angelou Reading:
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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
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
- Audrey Hepburn Reading:
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Language Arts: WJ due Monday Homeroom: Next week is Spirit Week! Monday is "Wear Your Clothes Backward" Day. Thursday, December 14
- Charles M. Schulz Reading:
Spelling: P. 151 due tomorrow, test tomorrow Midshipmen Math:
Language Arts: WJ due Monday Homeroom: Snack for tomorrow Wednesday, December 13
- C.S. Lewis Reading:
Spelling: P. 151 due Friday, test Friday Midshipmen Math: Dreambox Tuesday, December 12
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading:
Spelling: P. 147 due tomorrow, test Friday Midshipmen Math: Complete four problems (complete table chart) Monday, December 11
- Walt Disney Reading:
Spelling: P. 147 due Wednesday, test Friday Midshipmen Math: Five rounds of multiplication game with partner (use index card) Homeroom:
BWTL: disguise, concoction, vital Spelling: Consonant Digraphs
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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
- Hanz Reading:
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Thursday, December 7
- Thomas Jefferson Reading:
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** Tomorrow is a two hour early dismissal ** Wednesday, December 6
- Charles Spurgeon Reading:
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Tuesday, December 5
- William Wordsworth Reading:
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Monday, December 4
- Louisa May Alcott Reading:
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Spelling: V/CV, VC/V
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Problem of the Week: Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mount Everest! Friday, December 1
- Virgil Reading:
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Thursday, November 30
- Christoper Morley Reading:
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Wednesday, November 29
- Joseph Reading:
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Tuesday, November 28
- Beverly Sills Reading:
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Monday, November 27
- Nicolas Reading:
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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:
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** Have a wonderful break! ** Monday, November 20 Reading:
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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:
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** Monday is "Gratitude for Grandparents ** Thursday, November 16 Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry) Midshipmen Math:
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Wednesday, November 15 Reading: Read for 20 minutes and log (use TFK for at least one entry) Midshipmen Math:
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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:
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** 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:
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:
** 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:
** There is no school for students on Friday, November 10; Monday, November 13 is a two hour early dismissal ** Tuesday, November 7 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Area/Perimeter ABCD Science: Extra Credit due Thursday (http://climatekids.nasa.gov/me Monday, November 6 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Multiples of 10 Science: Extra Credit due Thursday (http://climatekids.nasa.gov/me
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Language Arts: WJ due Monday Thursday, November 2 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Lisa Project 2 due Friday Language Arts: WJ Homeroom:
Wednesday, November 1 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Lisa Project 1 due Friday Midshipmen Science: Finish Weather Data 4-7 if not completed in class Homeroom:
Tuesday, October 31 (field trip to Montpelier Farm) Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Dreambox
Monday, October 30 Reading:
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/
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Friday, October 27 Reading:
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:
Language Arts: Weekly Journal Midshipmen Math: Rachel Problem due Monday Homeroom:
Wednesday, October 25 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: Play Dreambox Science: Test tomorrow! Tuesday, October 24 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: P. 318 Science: Test Thursday
Monday, October 23 Reading:
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Midshipmen Math: P. 317 Science: Test Thursday Homeroom: Montpelier Forms and $$ due tomorrow Thursday, October 19 Reading:
Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday Spelling:
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:
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Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 Tuesday, October 17 Reading:
Spelling: P. 205 due tomorrow; test 10/24 Midshipmen Math:
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:
Spelling: P. 205 due Wednesday; test 10/24 Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 BWTL: budget, compromise, exchange Spelling: Base Words and Endings (-ed, -ing, -er, -est)
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Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 Thursday, October 12 Reading:
Spelling: p. 71 due tomorrow, test tomorrow Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due tomorrow Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 Wednesday, October 11 Reading:
Spelling: p. 71 due Friday, test Friday Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due Friday Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 Tuesday, October 10 Reading:
Spelling: p. 67 due tomorrow, test Friday Language Arts: Acrostic Poem due Friday (see directions - went home yesterday) Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form and $20 by 10/24 Monday, October 9 Reading:
Spelling: p. 67 due Wednesday, test Friday Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/24 BWTL: tempted, resist, consumer Spelling: Vowel Diphthongs
Challenge Words
Friday, October 6 Reading:
Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/24 ** Please check email for important updates ** Thursday, October 5 Reading:
Spelling: P. 93 due Wednesday; test Friday Language Arts: Weekly Journal due Monday Midshipmen Math:
Homeroom: Return Montpelier Farms FT form by 10/17 Wednesday, October 4 Reading:
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:
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:
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)
Challenge
Friday, September 29 Reading:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Spelling:
Midshipmen Math: Section A ONLY (1-9) Homeroom: Montpelier Farms FT form going home today Friday, September 22 Reading:
Spelling:
Language Arts: Weekly Journal/Tiger News due Monday Midshipmen Math: Extra Credit due Wednesday Thursday, September 21 Reading:
Language Arts: Weekly Journal/Tiger News due Monday Midshipmen Math: 29-35 on p. 69; show all work! Spelling:
Homeroom:
Wednesday, September 20 Reading:
Midshipmen Math: 25-28 on p. 69; show all work! Tulip Grove Teacher Problem Spelling: P. 56 due Friday Homeroom:
*** New Spelling/BWTL to begin Wednesday *
Tuesday, September 19 Reading:
Math: 15-24 on p. 69; show all work! Homeroom:
Monday, September 18 Reading:
Math: 7-14 on p. 69 Homeroom:
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:
Language Arts: Tiger Tales (started in school) Homeroom:
Thursday, September 14 Reading:
Spelling:
Math:
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Wednesday, September 13 Reading:
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Math:
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Tuesday, September 12 Reading:
Spelling:
Math:
Homeroom:
Upcoming Events: We hope to see you at Back to School Night! Monday, September 11 Reading:
Spelling:
Math:
Homeroom:
Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is tomorrow! Friday, September 8 Reading:
Spelling:
Homeroom:
Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 12! Thursday, September 7 ** Let's have a great second day! ** Reading:
Spelling:
Math: Complete questions 9-16 Homeroom:
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:
Math: Complete questions 1-8 Homeroom:
Upcoming Events: Save the date! Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 12!
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