Your homework for tonight is:

1) Mathematics: Handout on subtracting mixed numbers.
2) Spelling: Sort your words three times and record the PR in your word study notebook.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, write a sentence for each of our vocabulary words.
4) Read pages 30 - 45 in Loser and do two of the following on a loose leaf piece of paper. Make sure you're ready for tomorrow's quiz on this section of reading. 

- Make a connection: Quote a passage, with page number, that reminds you of something that has happened to you.  Write at least two sentences briefly describing the connection you made.
- Expand your vocabulary: Write down at least two words you did not know, their page number, and the sentence they were used in. Write one sentence describing what you think the words means.
- Make a prediction: Quote a passage, with page number, that makes you think something is going to happen. Briefly describe what your prediction is.
- Ask a question: Find a passage that you have a question about, quote the passage, with the page number, and write your question. This might be something that is unclear or makes you wonder about something

1) Mathematics: Handout on subtraction with mixed numbers
2) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write either 8 sentences using 8 words or 4 sentences using 8 words.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, think of an association for each of our vocabulary words and explain why they are associated with that word.
4) Read pages 15 - 30 in Loser and do two of the following on a loose leaf piece of paper. Make sure you're ready for tomorrow's quiz on this section of reading. 

- Make a connection: Quote a passage, with page number, that reminds you of something that has happened to you.  Write at least two sentences briefly describing the connection you made.
- Expand your vocabulary: Write down at least two words you did not know, their page number, and the sentence they were used in. Write one sentence describing what you think the words means.
- Make a prediction: Quote a passage, with page number, that makes you think something is going to happen. Briefly describe what your prediction is.
- Ask a question: Find a passage that you have a question about, quote the passage, with the page number, and write your question. This might be something that is unclear or makes you wonder about something

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful spring break.

Your homework for tonight is:
1) Mathematics: Handout on adding mixed fractions
2) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write the dictionary definition of seven of your spelling words.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook write the dictionary definitions of our vocabulary words: occasionally, dilemma, tromp, significant
4) Read pages 1 - 15 in Loser and do two of the following on a loose leaf piece of paper. Make sure you're ready for tomorrow's quiz on this section of reading. 

- Make a connection: Quote a passage, with page number, that reminds you of something that has happened to you.  Write at least two sentences briefly describing the connection you made.
- Expand your vocabulary: Write down at least two words you did not know, their page number, and the sentence they were used in. Write one sentence describing what you think the words means.
- Make a prediction: Quote a passage, with page number, that makes you think something is going to happen. Briefly describe what your prediction is.
- Ask a question: Find a passage that you have a question about, quote the passage, with the page number, and write your question. This might be something that is unclear or makes you wonder about something

film fist wind find wild child kind mind blind wind lost moth soft cost most told cold both roll scold gold post ghost

sleep slept keep kept slide slid shine shone freeze froze draw drew sweep swept drive drove bleed bled know knew throw threw say said

Reminder: Family Mass is on April 27 at the new time of 10:00.  I will be returning to town Sunday evening and will not be able to make it.  If you are also going to be out of town just shoot me an e-mail, if you miss this Mass it will not count against you for the fourth quarter as it lands on the end of spring break.

There is no homework tonight.

Reminder: Tomorrow is parent teacher conferences from 3:00 - 6:00 and there is no aftercare.

Your homework for tonight is:
1) Mathematics: Handout on adding/subtracting fractions.

A few reminders:
Thursday - Honor Roll assembly at 1:30, Report Card Pickup 3:00 - 6:00, there will be no aftercare.
Friday - No School: Spring Break Begins
Classes Resume April 28th

We will have no spelling/vocab this week.

Your homework for tonight is:
1) Mathematics: Handout on adding & subtracting fractions.

Reminder: Our trip to the KROC center is tomorrow!

Your homework for tonight is:

1) Spelling: Sort and glue/paste your words into your word study notebook.
2) Vocabulary: Draw an image that illustrates the meaning of each of our vocabulary.

Note: Tomorrow we will have a math quiz on adding & subtracting fractions with unlike denominators and simplifying.

Reminder: Friday is our trip to the KROC center!

Your homework for tonight is:

1) Mathematics: Handout on simplifying fractions.
2) Spelling: Sort your words three times and record the PR in your word study notebook.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, write a sentence for each of our vocabulary words.


April 17: Honor Roll Assembly at 1:30 p.m.
              Report Card Pickup: 3:00 - 6:00 (No Aftercare)
April 18 - 25: Spring Break
April 27: Family Mass
April 28: Classes Resume
May 1: Warm uniform begins
May 2: Kindergarten Ice Cream Social
May 12: Progress Reports sent home
May 14: Kindergarten & 8th Grade Ribbon Pinning Ceremony
May 23: No school
May 26: No school

Reminder: Tomorrow we will have our map quiz on the countries 1 - 25 on our map.

If you did not finish your social studies in class complete it for homework.

1) Mathematics: Handout on subtraction with unlike fractions
2) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write either 8 sentences using 8 words or 4 sentences using 8 words.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, think of an association for each of our vocabulary words and explain why they are associated with that word.

When writing your association, use the sentence frame: 

I associate _____________ with the word _______________ because _________________. 

For example: I associate hamburgers with the word delicious because I love hamburgers and think they are delicious!

In case you didn't write the Social Studies question down: 

For each of these countries give one example of an explorer AND an explanation of WHY they explored those areas (in North America).

1) Spain

2) France

3) England

Note: I will not have tutoring on Wed/Thursday this week.

Your homework for tonight is:
1) Mathematics: Handout on subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
2) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write the dictionary definition of our spelling words.
3) Vocabulary: Write the dictionary definitions of our vocabulary words for the week: hideous, foul, clutch, smuggle.

Your spelling words for this week are:

quick white might why quit twice high cry quite night sky fine bright fly fine bright write fight try flight shy sight sigh right

hopped hoped joined planned saved waited grabbed closed seemed nodded scored shouted nodded scored shouted stepped lived passed dropped named wanted stirred acted helped startled

Your homework for tonight is:

1) Mathematics: Handout on simplifying fractions.
2) Spelling: Sort your words three times and record the PR in your word study notebook.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, write a sentence for each of our vocabulary words.

Your homework tonight is:

1) Mathematics: Handout on addition with unlike fractions
2) Spelling: In your word study notebook, write either 8 sentences using 8 words or 4 sentences using 8 words.
3) Vocabulary: In your word study notebook, think of an association for each of our vocabulary words and explain why they are associated with that word.

When writing your association, use the sentence frame: 

I associate _____________ with the word _______________ because _________________. 

For example: I associate hamburgers with the word delicious because I love hamburgers and think they are delicious!