Tuesday, January 31, 2012

1/31/12

Spelling: Take home assignment/Study words

Writing: finish personal narrative if not done in class

Science: Review tides/gravity

Math:
Lancaster: Reteaching 3-5 #19-26
Hall: 3-6 p. 145 #1-15
Morris: Lesson 3-5 p. 141 #1-11, 12, 21-28, 31-38

IR: 20 minutes

Monday, January 30, 2012

1/30/12

Spelling: Triangle Words

Reading: Write a summary of what you read tonight for your  IR books.

Science: Review Tides powerpoint and fill in the blank (2) worksheets

Math:
Lancaster: p. 141 L. 3-5 #2-6
Hall: 3-5 (p. 141) 13-28
Morris: 3-5 #13-20

IR: 20 minutes

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1/24/12

This week marks the beginning of the third marking period!

Spelling: none (study words)

Reading: for 1/17: finish journals (questioner, 1 connection, visualizer: prove it!)

Science: YELLOW science proposals due FRIDAY: do question and materials tonight, we will discuss hypothesis and procedure tomorrow

Math:
Lancaster: Lesson 3-4 p. 136 #1-8
Hall: none
Morris: same as Lancaster #1-5 only




Read: IR: Battle Book! :-)

Family Science Night!  THURSDAY!

Friday, January 20, 2012

1/20/12

Please return purple homework sheets (and book bingo if attached) on Monday.

Students received an extension on the book bingos for Monday due to snow days.  Please encourage them to read at home!  Thank you!

Science Fair Project proposals are due Next Friday! 1/27

Thursday, January 19, 2012

1/19/12

No instruments tomorrow!

No spelling for the remainder of the week.

Reading: Lit. Journals: finish: visualizer/Prove It!

Science: Pink Science Fair contracts due tomorrow (and $3 if you are buying one through the school)

Math:
Lancaster: Quiz corrections
Hall: 3-3 (p. 123-130 #1-19 odd only)
Morris: Lesson 3-3 p. 132 #1-8

Free out of uniform tomorrow: Red or Blue to support CCA school spirit!  (CCA shirts are fine, too!  No hats or face paint, please!)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Snow day #2!

1/18/12 is a snow day! Enjoy and stay safe! Hope to see you on Thursday!

Monday, January 16, 2012

1/16/11

Spelling: none

Reading: Book bingos to be done by Friday (six books read in the 2nd marking period)

IR: Read 20+ minutes

Math:
Lancaster: none (quiz)
Morris: Check point quiz p. 131 #1-10 p. 125 #28-30, p. 130 # 21, 23, 25
Hall: 3-2 p. 125  #9-24

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

1/11/12

Spelling: B-ball/Flashlight spelling: use a basketball (or other bouncy ball) to spell your words out loud.  Flashlight: go into a dark room and use the flashlight to "write" out your words.  Make sure to spell out loud, too!
Parents: make sure to sign planners so I know students have completed this assignment!  Thanks!

Reading: Finish lit. circle journals

Science: Test Friday!

Math:
Lancaster: p. 129 #1-6
Morris: Lesson 3-2 p. 125 #1-8
Hall: Lesson 3-2 p. 125 #17-21

IR: 20 minutes: book bingo due next Friday (the 20th!)

Please send back the blue conference request forms as soon as possible!  Thank you!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Lunar Eclipse Revealed!

Ok so after some searching, I found some help! We don't experience a lunar eclipse every time we have a full moon because:

1. There is a 5 degree tilt to the angle in which the moon revolves around the sun (which we discussed in class) therefore "the Moon spends most of the time either above or below the plane of Earth's orbit.". (look at picture in book page 23 bottom right hand corner).

2. "...the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun is important because Earth's shadows lie exactly in the same plane. During Full Moon, our natural satellite (the moon) usually passes above or below Earth's shadows and misses them entirely. No eclipse takes place. But two to four times each year, the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's penumbral or umbral shadows" and we see an eclipse.

Want more info? http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

Want to know when the next lunar eclipse is? Not until June 4! And we will only see a partial lunar eclipse here in the USA! Look at NASA's website for more info!
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html

Moon Simulator

http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.html

1/10/12

Spelling: Rainbow Words

Reading: Finish Lit. Journals if needed

Science: Astronomy Test Friday

Math:
Lancaster: p. 125 #1-7
Hall:p. 121 7-25
Morris: Lesson 3-2 #1-8

IR: 20 minutes

Conference Request forms are coming home in yellow folders tonight! :-) 

Monday, January 9, 2012

1/9/12

Spelling: Study words

Science: Begin studying: Test over Astronomy Friday

Math:
Lancaster: p. 121 #1-12 *Remember BFF :-)
Hall: none
Morris: Lesson 3-1 p. 121 #7-12, 13-15, and 19-21

IR: 20 minutes  Book Bingo done on Jan. 20 (next Friday!)

Thursday, January 5, 2012

1/5/12

Happy 2012!

Reading: 20 minutes
Book Bingo completed by Jan. 20 (2 weeks away!)

Individual spelling tests tomorrow

(No math today or tomorrow)