Saturday, April 25, 2015

Homework for the week of 26 April

We are working hard and have many exciting activities for the last week of April. Each day during 2nd period we will have a special activity for Abu Dhabi Reads. We will make bookmarks, listen to reading, read by ourselves, read together, and share our love for reading.  Let's keep working hard, learning, and enjoying our great school.


Here are the homework assignments for this week. Each day students write their homework assignments in their agendas.


English:
Spelling:
This week will will have 10 High Frequency Words.
Spelling tests will be on Wednesday (5BB) and Thursday (5BC).
Each night I will send home a paper that the students have started in class. Study the words by finishing the worksheet, or practicing how to spell each word. 
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set                   put
does               end
another          well
large               must
big                   even
__________________


Reading: We will finsih reading the story Owen and Mzee in class this week. 
Please continue to read the story Oceans Alive and think about the what you are learning about life in the ocean.
Finish the story Oceans Alive on pages 145-191 After reading, complete the workbook pages 192-206.

Story:  Oceans Alive on pages 145-191
Workbook: pages 192-206

Math:
This week we will be working toward learning how to do multi-digit multiplication.
We will start with our math facts and then learn how to use these facts to multiply 1 digit by 2 digits and 1 digit by 3 digits.


Practice:
I have posted 2 assignments on Scootpad (http://www.scootpad.com/mrchris).

Some websites to practice:

Multiplication:
http://www.mathplayground.com/multiplication05.html
Practice your math facts.



Multiplication Games:







Saturday, April 18, 2015

Homework for the week of 19 April

Welcome back from spring break! We did not have HW last week, but will be returning to normal HW assignments this week. Let's keep working hard, learning, and enjoying our great school.


Here are the homework assignments for this week. Each day students write their homework assignments in their agendas.


English:
Spelling:
This week will will have 10 High Frequency Words.
Spelling tests will be on Wednesday (5BB) and Thursday (5BC).
Each night I will send home a paper that the students have started in class. Study the words by finishing the worksheet, or practicing how to spell each word. 
___________________
set                   put
does               end
another          well
large               must
big                   even
__________________


Reading: We will be reading the story Owen and Mzee in class over the next two weeks. this is a non-fiction (true) story.
Read the story Oceans Alive and think about the what you are learning about life in the ocean. There is also a review of food chains on page 158!
Please read through the story Oceans Alive on pages 145-191 After reading, students should complete the workbook pages 192-206.

This is A LOT of reading and workbook pages, so I am giving students 2 weeks to complete the story and pages. The story is divided into chapters, so reading a chapter each night will allow you to complete the story on time.

Story:  Oceans Alive on pages 145-191
Workbook: pages 192-206

Math:
This week we will be working on translations (slides) of shapes and then starting to practice multi-digit multiplication.


Practice:
I have posted 2 assignments on Scootpad (http://www.scootpad.com/mrchris).
I am also sending home a translation practice sheet on Sunday/Monday.

Some websites to practice:
Translation:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/translation.html
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/TranslateShapesShoot.htm

Multiplication:
http://www.mathplayground.com/multiplication05.html



Science:
There will be no homework in your Home Activity book.