Homework!

Wednesday's Homework:
Language Arts: Homophones worksheet lesson 3.6
Math: Study Links, page 173 (Comparing Fractions)

Thursday's Homework:
None (Enjoy the one day off you will have this year....)

Friday is Crazy Hair Day!!!! I shot some pictures on my phone and I will try to upload them shortly... I also need to upload pictures from Pyjama Day!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Tuesday's Homework

Math: Lesson 8.1 on Comparing Fractions
Language Arts: There, Their, and They're Worksheet and a double-sided Homophones Worksheet

The behavior today at the dress rehearsal was loathsome (a new word we learned today.) Please speak with your child about keeping their behavior "in check" when there is a change in the schedule. Any little change seems to throw the whole class into a dither.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Works in Progress Performances

Hello!

The students will be performing their African Dance this Wednesday, February 25th in the auditorium. The dance will begin at 6:30 PM. Students should report to room 201 prior to the performance (at 6:15 PM). The students will remain in the classroom until it is their turn to perform. I will need parent volunteers to help the students dress in the classroom. Please email me if you are able to help!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

We will be having a dress rehearsal tomorrow at 1:30 PM.

Afro-Cuban All Stars

Hello!

We will be going on a field trip this Thursday to see the Afro-Cuban All Stars at the Zellerbach. We will be walking and I am anxious about the weather. The plan is to leave BAM at 10:15 AM and then stay on campus for a relaxing lunch following the performance. If the weather is bad, we will walk back immediately following the performance. Please make sure to send a bag lunch with your child on Thursday. If you are interested in chaperoning, please contact me as soon as possible.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday's Homework

Math: Practice Sheet 46
Language Arts: Homophones search
Other: Please return signed permission slips tomorrow. Also, the students received their social studies exploration project grades today. Please sign the grade sheet to indicate that you have discussed the grade with your child. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions....

Vocabulary - Homophones

This week we will be reviewing homophones since I continue to see confusion between words such as their, they're, and there in the students' writing. A homophone is a word that sounds like another word (same pronunciation), but has a different meaning, spelling, and/or word origin. Below is a list of the words we will be covering this week. The words highlighted in red are the words the students will be tested on this Friday.

very / vary
weather / whether
board / bored
chews / choose
they're / there / their
hire / higher
berry / bury
cellar / seller
flour / flower
desert / dessert
metal / medal
aloud / allowed
merry / marry

Thursday's Homework

Math: Study for the district math assessment on Friday, February 20, 2009. All of the students were given a study guide to help them prepare for the test, as well as being given the option of taking home their Reference Book. The following items will be on the test:

• Converting fractions to percents to decimals
• Exponents
• Prime factorization
• Powers of 10
• Numbers on a number line (both positive and negatives)
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals
• Adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers
• Adding and subtracting fractions
• Common denominators (with fractions)
• Finding angles in a triangle (everything adds up to 180 degrees)
• Understanding mean, mode, median, and range
• Approximating degrees of angles
• Simplication of fractions (simplest forms)
• Partial quotient algorithms

Language Arts: Connect two with vocabulary words (write five sentences with at least five words per sentence)

Wednesday's Homework

Language Arts: Spelling Story
Math: Practice Sheet 47

Tuesday's Homework

Greetings!

Language Arts: Finish Response to Literature
Math: Lesson 7.7 and 7.8 (Negative Numbers)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday's Homework

Language Arts: Crossword Puzzle (The answers can be found among the following words: Progress, regress, digress, aggression, egress, transgress, interrupt, erupt, rupture, abrupt, disrupt, detract, traction, attract, protract, tractor, promote, promotion, demote, demotion, emote, emotion, and emoticon)
Math: Study Links, page 153 (Order of Operations)

Remember the rules of the Order of Operations:

1. Parentheses
2. Exponents
3. Multiplication and Division
4. Addition and Subtraction

(Pythons Eat Moms, Dads, And Substitutes)

Then, all work proceeds from Left to Right

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Important News:

• Please email me if you need a list of names for the Valentine's Day celebration tomorrow. If your child would like to bring treats, they must bring enough for the 27 students in room 201.
• Reading Logs and Homework Logs will be due on Tuesday, Feb. 17th
• Students will have projects to do when they finish their Literature Circle books. Please sign the project form indicating that you understand that your child has a project to complete within a set timeline.
• Some parents have notified me that their child does not have access to a computer for classroom projects. If I am given prior notice, your child may work on the computers in my classroom either before or after school. I am also happy to print information that is sent to me electronically.

Tuesday's Homework

Math: Two Pages - Practice Sheet for Lesson 7.2 and Study Links, page 151
Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms (Students should use a dictionary to help them to complete the assignment.)
Reading Groups: Most of the students are done with their reading books and have projects to complete. Please encourage your child to do their reading group work.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Valentine's Day

Hello!

This Saturday is Valentine's Day, as I am sure you may know. We will have a small Valentine's Day celebration in class on Thursday, after lunch. If your child would like to bring Valentine's Day treats, they must be bring one for everyone in the class. We now have 27 students in room 201.

Welcome to our new student, Destani!

Vocabulary Words:

Hello!

This week we will be learning four more Latin Roots. They are: -gress (to go), -rupt (to break), -tract (to draw or pull), and -mot (to move). All students will be responsible for eight words this week. The words are:

1. egress
2. rupture
3. protract
4. demotion
5. attract
6. interrupt
7. emote
8. transgress

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday's Homework

Greetings,

Monday's Homework:
Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary with the Latin Roots -gress (to go), -rupt (to break), -tract (to draw or pull), and -mot (to move).
Math: Study Links, pages 147 and 149

The students received two booklets today. The first is a GREEN, stapled booklet with homework logs. The second is a PINK, stapled booklet with reading logs. There should be sufficient logs to take us through the end of the year. I am hoping this will help students to become better organized and will allow parents to see whether or not their student completed their work each week.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday's Homework

Hello!

Language Arts: Crossword Puzzle
Math: None (We had a math assessment today and we will begin a new unit tomorrow.)

Students have work to do for their Literature Circles. Please remind them to keep up with their work.

Cheers,
Miss Klein