Science Fair: Week 12 assignments

Science fair materials can be viewed and downloaded here (look in the lower right hand corner under “Science Fair”).

I have extended one due date by one week. Their next assignment will be due Monday, November 9:

• Return the “Designing the Experiment” sheet in the Science Fair Notebook signed by the parent.

Do the actual experiment at home: October 31 – November 10.

• You may begin your experiment. The majority of students that have turned in the previous assignments ( i.e., “Identify the Problem,” “Research;” “Stating the Hypothesis”) have already shared their anticipated experiment design. The “Designing the Experiment” sheet only needs my initials and that deadline was extended until November 9. I don’t want to hold up students from running their experiments because something hasn’t been initialed.

Subsequent assignments are detailed in the “Time Line” in the Science Fair Notebook.

Week 12 (NOV 2 – 6, 2009)

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Kim Kieca is my substitute for this week. I will be in the Deep South with my family.

Parent conferences. Mine will have to be rescheduled for the school week beginning November 9.

The fourth grade website is NOT operable. I had to change hosting sites recently and it does not work. So here’s a temporary fix:

–Download the “Week 12 for Parents” .zip file here from YouSendIt. It contains the:

• Open Court story and vocabulary words
• Mr. T’s spelling list
• DOL (daily oral language) practice sheet and answer key
• Science Fair Information Packet
• Student Science Fair Notebook

–Download a .zip file unpacker here (most computers will open this file automatically when you click on it. If not, you can find one here)

Science Fair. I have extended a deadline. Get the scoop here.

Math 5. Problem sets 42 – 45 will be due as homework this week. They should have plenty of time in class to complete homework. They will test this Friday.

Daily Oral Language (DOL). Students edit two or three sentences daily in class and will test on some of the same sentences this Friday. Additionally, students will edit two similar sentences weekly for a quiz grade (to see if they can apply their newfound editing knowledge).

Spelling. Every student has a spelling list at their individual spelling level as determined by their Morrison-McCall test results (several kids spell well beyond the fourth grade age level). A copy of their list is sent home in their Monday Folder and a duplicate list kept at school.

Vocabulary. All students take a five word vocabulary test each Friday.

Shurley Grammar. No testing this week, however, students will be classifying sentences and working with vocabulary.

Week 11: Science Fair assignment

Science fair materials can be viewed and downloaded here (look in the lower right hand corner under “Science Fair”).

I have extended the due date by two days. Their next assignment is due this Wednesday, October 28:

• Return the “Stating the Hypothesis” sheet in the Science Fair Notebook signed by the parent.

Subsequent assignments are detailed in the “Time Line” in the Science Fair Notebook.

Week 11 (OCT 26 – 30, 2009)

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No school for students Thursday and Friday.

Parent conferences are Wednesday, 4-8 p.m., and Thursday, 8-noon.

Every Monday, parents should look for:

• *This Week’s Assignments (in the sidebar on the right).

Science Fair. Your student’s next assignment is detailed here.

Math 5. Problem sets 40 – 42 will be due as homework this week. They should have plenty of time in class to complete homework. They will not test this week.

Daily Oral Language (DOL). Students edit two or three sentences daily in class and will test on some of the same sentences this Wednesday. Additionally, students will edit two similar sentences weekly for a quiz grade (to see if they can apply their newfound editing knowledge).

Spelling. Every student has a spelling list at their individual spelling level as determined by their Morrison-McCall test results (several kids spell well beyond the fourth grade age level). A copy of their list is sent home in their Monday Folder and a duplicate list kept at school.

Vocabulary. All students take a five word vocabulary test this Wednesday.

Shurley Grammar. No testing this week, however, students will be classifying sentences and working with vocabulary.

All testing in my classes will occur this Wednesday as follows:

• Daily Oral Language (DOL). They’ll practice test on some of the sentences edited each morning in class. Click on the links for:
• –Practice sentences
• –Answer key (available Monday night)
• Spelling. Students will test on their individualized spelling list.
  
• –Spelling list (available Monday night)
• Vocabulary.
• –Vocabulary words (available Monday night)
• Open Court. The reading comprehension exam will be comprised of short answer and multiple choice questions. It is always an “open book” test.
• –Starting a Business (a copy of the story is NOT available online)

Week 10: Science Fair assignment

Science fair materials can be viewed and downloaded here (look in the lower right hand corner under “Science Fair”).

Their next assignment is due this Friday, October 23:

• Return the “Research” sheet in the Science Fair Notebook signed by the parent.

Subsequent assignments are detailed in the “Time Line” in the Science Fair Notebook.

Week 10 (OCT 19 – 23, 2009)

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Fourth grade website. In order to view and print almost anything on the fourth grade website, you must download a copy of Adobe Reader. This the Adobe Reader download site for most versions of Windows operating systems. If you cannot find a version compatible with your computer, we’ll have to talk.

Every Monday, parents should look for:

• *This Week’s Assignments (in the sidebar on the right).

Each week you’ll find printable study guides for Friday’s language arts tests in “*This Week’s Assignments.” Weekly homework assignments for my classes (e.g., Saxon Math 5 and science), and, whenever possible, requirements from Mrs. Waide and your student’s specials teachers (i.e., art, music; physical education) will be listed here.

Science Fair. Your student’s next assignment is detailed here.

Math 5. Problem sets 37 – 40 will be due as homework this week. They should have plenty of time in class to complete homework. They will test this Friday.

Daily Oral Language (DOL). Students edit two or three sentences daily in class and will test on some of the same sentences this Friday. Additionally, students will edit two similar sentences weekly for a quiz grade (to see if they can apply their newfound editing knowledge).

A copy of the practice sentences with an answer key are available every Monday. Each night, to reinforce your student’s learning, ask s/he to edit that day’s two or three sentences again which you can correct using the answer key (this work never has to be turned into me). Parents should familiarize themselves with the proofreading markings which will be used for the remainder of the year (these marks will be utilized when I edit any student’s written work).

Spelling. Every student has a spelling list at their individual spelling level as determined by their Morrison-McCall test results (several kids spell well beyond the fourth grade age level). A copy of their list is sent home in their Monday Folder and a duplicate list kept at school.

Vocabulary. All students take a five word vocabulary test each Friday.

Please note: the DOL answer key, and the spelling and vocabulary lists will be available by Monday evening. It’s important to note that every student’s spelling list will be unique, so look for it in their Monday Folder.

Shurley Grammar. No testing this week, however, students will be classifying sentences and working with vocabulary.

All testing in my classes will occur this Friday as follows:

• Daily Oral Language (DOL). They’ll practice test on some of the sentences edited each morning in class. Click on the links for:
• –Practice sentences
• –Answer key (available Monday night)
• Spelling. Students will test on their individualized spelling list.
  
• –Spelling list (available Monday night)
• Vocabulary.
• –Vocabulary words (available Monday night)
• Open Court. The reading comprehension exam will be comprised of short answer and multiple choice questions. It is always an “open book” test.
• –Elias Sifuentes, Restaurateur (a copy of the story is available online)

The website has been updated

You can now find links to my newsletter, DOL practice sheets, vocabulary and spelling lists, and this week’s Open Court selection.  Sorry it’s late.

Mr. T is missing in action

The latest…

Week 9: Science Fair assignment

Science fair materials can be viewed and downloaded here (look in the lower right hand corner under “Science Fair”).

I have extended the due date by two days. Their next assignment is due this Friday, October 16:

• Return the “Identify the Problem” sheet in the Science Fair Notebook signed by the parent.

Subsequent assignments are detailed in the “Time Line” in the Science Fair Notebook.

Week 9 (OCT 12 -16, 2009)

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Fourth grade website. In order to view and print almost anything on the fourth grade website, you must download a copy of Adobe Reader. This the Adobe Reader download site for most versions of Windows operating systems. If you cannot find a version compatible with your computer, we’ll have to talk.

Every Monday, parents should look for:

• *This Week’s Assignments (in the sidebar on the right).

Each week you’ll find printable study guides for Friday’s language arts tests in “*This Week’s Assignments.” Weekly homework assignments for my classes (e.g., Saxon Math 5 and science), and, whenever possible, requirements from Mrs. Waide and your student’s specials teachers (i.e., art, music; physical education) will be listed here.

Science Fair. Your student’s next assignment is detailed here.

Math 5. Problem sets 33 – 36 will be due as homework this week. They should have plenty of time in class to complete homework. They will test this Friday.

Daily Oral Language (DOL). Students edit two or three sentences daily in class and will test on some of the same sentences this Friday. Additionally, students will edit two similar sentences weekly for a quiz grade (to see if they can apply their newfound editing knowledge).

A copy of the practice sentences with an answer key are available every Monday. Each night, to reinforce your student’s learning, ask s/he to edit that day’s two or three sentences again which you can correct using the answer key (this work never has to be turned into me). Parents should familiarize themselves with the proofreading markings which will be used for the remainder of the year (these marks will be utilized when I edit any student’s written work).

Spelling. Every student has a spelling list at their individual spelling level as determined by their Morrison-McCall test results (several kids spell well beyond the fourth grade age level). A copy of their list is sent home in their Monday Folder and a duplicate list kept at school.

Vocabulary. All students take a five word vocabulary test each Friday.

Please note: the DOL answer key, and the spelling and vocabulary lists will be available by Monday evening. It’s important to note that every student’s spelling list will be unique, so look for it in their Monday Folder.

Shurley Grammar. No testing this week, however, students will be classifying sentences and working with vocabulary.

All testing in my classes will occur this Friday as follows:

• Daily Oral Language (DOL). They’ll practice test on some of the sentences edited each morning in class. Click on the links for:
• –Practice sentences
• –Answer key (available Monday night)
• Spelling. Students will test on their individualized spelling list.
  
• –Spelling list (available Monday night)
• Vocabulary.
• –Vocabulary words (available Monday night)
• Open Court. The reading comprehension exam will be comprised of short answer and multiple choice questions. It is always an “open book” test.
• –Henry Wells and William G. Fargo (a copy of the story is available online)