Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Hello everyone,

We are officially done with homework for 2010! Hope this doesn't upset anyone too much!

Thank you so much for donating to Jacob's Heart last week. Our class raised $175.00 which I brought to the Watsonville center last Friday. Our gift (in the form of a Target gift card) was then given to our adopted family this past weekend. Your generosity has provided this family with a happier Christmas.

Parents, I want to thank you also for the terrific support you have given your children this first half of the year. It's been just a pleasure working with this class so far, and I look forward to seeing them all again in 2011.
I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday and lots of fun during our break.
Enjoy!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Koue

Monday, December 20, 2010

Homework

Read: 30 min. *Be sure to keep reading over the break. I will be assigning a report on a non-fiction book in February.
Social Studies: Finish Middle Colonies brochure!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Homework

*Finish national park report and prepare for your oral presentation (with completed poster) tomorrow. Remember that this is a persuasive speech, so be enthusiastic!

*Tomorrow is the final day for the Second Harvest food drive. We can still fit more food in our can!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Homework

Work on national park report - cover, chart/graph, map or any of the writing you still need to do.

Your report should be compiled in the following order:

Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Main Report (all your paragraphs)
Conclusion
Map and chart (these can also be placed anywhere in your report that you choose)
Glossary
Bibliography

Work on your oral report.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math review
Report: Final drafts of "Conservation" (if you found information on this) and "Conclusion"; Remember to begin preparing your short presentation for Friday.
Science: Study for tomorrow's test

Monday, December 13, 2010

Hello everyone,
Today we talked about ways we can make a difference this holiday season. One way is through our participation in the Second Harvest Food Bank's "Grind Out Hunger" campaign which the whole school is participating in this week. We also decided as a class that we would like to adopt a family through Jacob's Heart, a local organization that provides support to families with children who have cancer. Over the past few years, my classes have done this, and the folks at Jacob's Heart have been very grateful. We thought that a $5 donation would be great. I will bring our gift to their office this Friday afternoon. Thank you.

Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: HB pg. 139 (all) and 140 (choose 3)
Report: Final drafts of "Activities" and "Interesting Facts" paragraphs; begin preparing for your short oral presentation this Friday
Science: Study for Wednesday's test

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Homework

Read
Math: Daily Routines Book - pg. 149 Facts Practice (just multiply) and pg. 150 #5-12 and 17-18
Park Report: Final drafts of "Plant Life" and "Places of Interest"
News Team #4: Prepare for tomorrow.

* Remember to begin studying for the science test we will have next Wednesday. Use your study guide!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math review
Park report: Final draft of "Statistics" paragraph
Poetry Cafe: Prepare for tomorrow!

Monday, December 6, 2010

Hello,
I sent home two national park report information sheets today: a final draft checklist and the oral report guidelines. I will be assigning parts of the final draft for homework over the next two weeks.
Our Poetry Cafe will be this Wednesday morning at 8:00. Parents, please join us if you can. It will be quite a groovy happening!

Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: Textbook pg. 303 #7-10; pg. 309 SET A #3-5, SET B #9-11, and SET C #7-9
National Park report: Final drafts of Introduction and History paragraphs
Prepare for "Poetry Cafe" on Wed.
News Team #4: Prepare for Friday

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Homework

Read: 30 min.; Have your parents sign your AR goal sheet and bring it to class tomorrow.
Math: HB pg. 129
Social Studies: Complete at least one section of brochure planning sheet
Spelling: Finish homework and study words
News Team #3: Practice for tomorrow's presentation

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Homework

Read: 30 min.
Math: HB pg. 127 (all but #7) and 128 (choose 3); math review half sheet
Also: Spelling, news team #3, Poetry Cafe...