NOVEMBER 2009

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Friday, Nov 6
Spelling Contract Assignments
SPELLING CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS Each week you may select from the following assignments below. You can see that each assignment has a point value based on the difficulty of the assignment. The more points you earn the higher your grade for that week will be. 8 points and 5 points would be a perfect score and is rarely given. Of course whether you earn the full points listed for each assignment is dependent on the assignment being done well and neatly. 1. Alphabetize the words.(5 points cursive; 4 points printing) 2. Make a set of flash cards for studying your words at home with your parents. Bring the flash cards to school on Friday with a parent note that they studied with you.(5 points) 3. Write the definition for each word.(8 points cursive; 6 points printing) 4. Write a sentence for each word.(8 points cursive; 6 points printing) 5. Write a synonym for each word.(5 points cursive; 4 points printing) 6. Write an antonym for each word.(5 points cursive; 4 points printing) 7. Write down what part of speech each word is.(5 points cursive; 4 points printing) 8. Write each word 5 times in neat cursive.(8 points) Printing(5 points) 9. Make a crossword puzzle with descriptive clues for each word.(8 points cursive; 6 points printing) 10. Make a word search and circle the spelling words.(5 points cursive; 4 points printing) 11. Write a one page or longer story using all of the spelling words(8 points cursive; 6 points printing) 12. Pyramid Words (May only be done in cursive; 5 points

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Friday, Nov 6
Math Weekly Project-Mall Munchies
WEEKLY MATH PROJECT: MALL MUNCHIES-You must do the bonus box and you must show your work.

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Friday, Nov 20
America Research Project: Colony at Jamestown or French and Indian War
REPORT IS DUE FRIDAY, November 20 Gather your information using the note taking paraphrasing skills we have worked on. Remember the note taking skills we taught you: 1. Read a section;
2. close the book or turn off the computer screen;
3. Write in your own words what you read;
4. try to add your own comments and opinions about what you are learning. Try to use more than one source of information, e.g. a book, internet websites found through Google searches, encyclopedia, etc. In your report record your sources of information.
If at all possible, you should put your report into a cover and use a computer for your final draft. You should have a title page, table of contents, your actual report divided and labeled by topic, illustrations(your own drawings, not pictures downloaded from the internet), maps, and a bibliography.
REQUIREMENTS:
YOU WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF TWO PROJECTS TO WORK ON THIS UNIT. ONE OF THE CHOICES WILL BE A RESEARCH REPORT ON THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. THE OTHER PROJECT CHOICE IS TO WRITE A BRIEF REPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWHATAN INDIANS AND THE SETTLERS AT JAMESTOWN INCLUDING WRITING ABOUT THE CHIEF OF THE INDIANS, POWHATAN AND HIS DAUGHTER POCAHONTAS AND JOHN ROLFE AND JOHN SMITH.
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
1.Your report should begin with an introduction telling your reader what you want them to learn from your report.
2.Describe France's settlement in North America
3.What was the major reason the war was fought?
4.How did the war that began in 1754 move forward? Why did the French do so well at first? What did England do to turn the war in their favor?
5.Describe what role George Washington played in the War
6.Describe the Treaty of Paris.
7.Any other ideas that you have to include in your report would be fantastic.
8.A concluding paragraph describing what you learned from your report, or what you found to be most interesting to learn about.
THE POWHATAN INDIANS AND THE COLONISTS AT JAMESTOWN
1. Briefly tell me about the Powhatan Indians and the colonists at Jamestown.
2. Briefly tell me about each of the folowing people: John Smith; John Rolfe; Indian Chief Powhatan; his daughter Pocahontas.
3. Give examples of how the Powhatan Indians and the colonists at Jamestown cooperated and worked together.
4. Give examples of problems and conflicts between the Powhatan Indians and the colonists at Jamestown. 5.Make a poster about the cooperation between the Indians and the colonists. Mr. C will give you some information that will help you with this part of the project.

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Friday, Nov 20
Spelling Words for this Week
Spelling Test Results for Week of November 13:
A+(100%): Monique "Wiki"; Catherine "Mom"; Clayden; Tyana; Elizabeth "Pinky"(Congratulations to these students for the A+ they received. Bring me the copy of the Spelling test for a choice of candy)
A=Nathan B., Joi "To the World"; Kenneth; Tyler; Cecilia; Nathan; Rafael; Miranda "Mountain Ridge"; Elsa; Alejandra; Ivanna; Elyas; Faith "Old Faithful Geyser"; Armena; Daniela
A-: Jasmin
Spelling Words for Week of November 16
The Short /ow/ Vowel Sounds Words
Words 1-20 are for an A
1.tower
2.however
3.pouch
4.towel
5.amount
6.powder
7.thousand
8.browse
9.pronounce
10.blouse
11.power
12.coward
13.account
14.pout
15.outward
16.downtown
17.mountains
18.surrounded
19.houses
20.hour
Words 21-25 are for an A+ and a choice of candy!
21.cultivate
22.recognized
23.medicene
24.poisonous
25.delicious
Print out these words on Sunday, November 15 and bring them to school on Monday, November 16 for a choice of candy.

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Friday, Nov 20
Math Workbook Homework Pages Instructions and Web Questions Which Earn You One or More Choices of Candy
Week of November 16 to November 20 Monday, November 16: Homework Workbook Page PW51 and RW51
Tuesday, November 17: Homework Workbook Pages RW52 and PW52
Wednesday, November 18: Homework Sheet G 20
Thursday, November 12: Homework Sheet G 21
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INTERNET MATH WEB QUESTIONS-ANY STUDENT WHO COMPLETES THESE QUESTIONS WILL RECEIVE ONE OR MORE CHOICES OF CANDY DEPENDING ON HOW WELL THEY HAVE ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS.
Monday, November 16: Ivanna rode her bike 136 miles per week each week of the year. How many miles does Carmen ride her bike in one year?(There are 52 weeks in a year)
2. A hippopotamus eats 150 pounds of food in one day. How many pounds of food will a hippopotamus eat in a month that is 31 days long?
3. A zoo director said that for 4 weeks, the average weekly attendance at the zoo was 16,723 people. How many people visited the zoo over the 4 week period?
4. Admission to the museum of natural history is $15 per person. On Saturday, 987 people visited the museum. Of those visitors, 319 paid an additional $8 to go on a guided tour. What is the total amount of money paid by the visitors for admissions and tours on Saturday?
Tuesday, November 17: 1. Rafael is at an outdoor adventure camp. So far she has spent $238 on rock climbing classes and white water rafting classes. Each rock climbing class costs $14 and each rafting class costs $16. How many of each type of lesson has Connie had?
2. Elyas's day camp offers special activities for campers. Thay can play tennis for $3 per cay, go water skiing for $5 per day, or go fishing for $4
3. While Tyler is at camp, he sends a postcard to his mother and father every two and a postcard to his grandmother every five days. Nick has sent a total of 9 postcards. What is the least number of days that Nick could have been at camp?
4. While Tyler is at camp, he sends a postcard to his mother and father every two and a postcard to his grandmother every five days. If Tyler spends the entire month of July at camp, on how many days will he send a postcard to his parents and his grandmother on the same day?
Wednesday, November 18: Here are the costs for summer camps. Use this information to answer the next 4 questions. Astronaut: $1,635; Computer: $1,333; Performing arts: $625; Surfing: $314.
1. Alejandra is going to the performing arts camp for 2 weeks. She has saved $511, and her father will contribute $250. How much more money will Alejandra need to save for two weeks of camp?
2.Harrison ia attending the computer camp for one week. He will pay the weekly camp cost and he needs to buy supplies. She needs to buy 10 blank CD's for $1 each, a package of computer paper for $5, and a set of headphones for $12. How much money in all does Harrison need?
3. Joi decided not to go to astronaut camp because it was so expensive. She wants to go to the surfing camp instead. For how many weeks can she go to the surfing camp in place of one week of astronaut camp?
4. Gabriel earned 3 times as many merit badges at scout camp as Carlos. Carlos earned 3 fewer merit badges than Garren. Garren earned 6 merit badges. How many merit badges did Gabriel and Carlos earn?
Thursday, November 19: 1. Elizabeth is going to a water sports adventure camp. She is learning how to scuba dive and water ski. Scuba-diving lessons cost $75 per day and water-skiing lessons cost $56 per day. So far, Elizabeth has paid $505. How manyof each type of lesson has Sherri taken?
2. What is Elizabeth had spent $580 on scuba-diving and water skiing lessons? How many of each typ of lesson would she have taken?
3. Tyana is making wallets and bookmarks at camp. Bookmark kits cost $3, and wallet kits cost $8. Tyana spent $34 on kits. How many bookmarks and how many wallets is he planning to make?
4. These are the activities for a camp and their costs: Swimming: $4 per day; Archery: $3 per day; Horseback riding: $8 per day; Diving: $5 per day. Jazmin did a different combination of activities at camp on Monday and Tuesday. She did three different activities each day. She paid $12 for activities on Monday and $17 for activities on Tuesday. What activities did Jazmin do each day?

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Friday, Nov 20
Weekly Listing of Homework and Classwork that Might Become Homework
HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK FOR November 16 - November 20(ASSIGNMENTS LISTED AS CLASSWORK BECOME HOMEWORK IF NOT FINISHED IN CLASS)
MATH WORKBOOK PAGES(Homework): Mon.-Homework Workbook Pages RW51 and PW51; Tues.-Homework Workbook Pages RW52 and PW52; Wed.-Homework Sheet G 20; Thurs.-Homework Worksheets G 21
CALIFORNIA HSP MATH TEXTBOOK PAGES(Clsswork, but students may need to finish some problems at home): Mon.-Page 206; Tues.-Page 209; Wed.-Page 212(B,C,D; Thurs.-Page 214; 216-217
WEEKLY MATH PROJECT: Baseball Bargains(You must do the bonus box). MATH IN CLASS EXTRA CREDIT: Math Steps Pages 91-100
MATH AT HOME EXTRA CREDIT: There will be 2 Extra Credit Math sheets on the counter every day. Or some students will receive extra credtit workbooks. Extra credit does raise a student's grade on their report card.
SPELLING TEST(Studying for test should be done at home): Study /ow/ sound words for test on Friday, November 20. Remember if you develop a set of 3 x 5 cards for studying and have your parents sign the front card with your name on it and turn it in on Friday, you will earn 5 points for your Spelling Contract grade.
SPELLING CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS: /ow/ vowel sound words contract assignments are due Friday, November 20.(These assignments are done in class, but some may need to be done at home to earn an A for the week).
WRITING: Writing project topic for the week: Haunted House; Crazy Turkey Story(In class work. Sometimes final drafts of writing projects need to be done at home): Story final draft will be due on Wednesday, November 18. Skills worksheets during the week on writing skills.
Science(In class projects): Current topic: Cell Organization into Organs in Animals . Assignment: Workbook Pages 23-28; Diagram of a Frog's Organs Page 28 and Write up. Possible experiment will be done if these supplies are brought in: Soda Pop bottles; baking soda; diluted vinegar; balloons.
AMERICAN HISTORY(In class assignments): Current Topic-Colonization and the Conflict it Created. Assignment-Workbook pages 54-56. Assignement-In Class project-Booklet with illustrations describing cooperation and conflict between the Colonists and the Indians. This project is due on Friday, November 20; At home research report: You have two choices and that is the colony at Jamestown or the French and Indian War. Your research report is due due on Friday, November 20.
READING(In Class Assignments): Story being read this week The Land I Lost; Assignments during the week-Monday-Comprehension Sheets 41 and 45; Tuesday-Partner Retelling and Individual Summary; Wednesday-The Land I Lost Assessment Test and Bring in the Oxygen Science Skills Sheet; Thursday-; Friday-Scholastic News paper and activities and S.R.A. Skills Reading Cards.
AT HOME READING AND READING LOG: Students are to read each night in a chapter book for 15 or more minutes. They are to fill out their reading log, and have you sign it each night.
EXTRA CREDIT AT HOME READING ASSIGNMENTS: Extra credit reading skills sheets are available on the counter every day for your child to take home. Some students will be given extra credit workbooks for their extra credit. Doing extra credit sheets does raise a student's grade on their report card.
BOOK REPORT PRJECTS: On my website in My Resources are a series of book report projects that students can choose from to do when they finish reading chapter books. These projects if done will help to raise a student's grade on their report card.

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Monday, Nov 30
2nd Trimester Spelling Words
Long O Vowel Sound Words 1.dome
2.boast
3.flown
4.overgrown
5.motor
6.postpone
7.hotel
8.quote
9.mostly
10.lifeboat
11.growth
12.robot
13.float
14.chosen
15.locate
16.social
17.spokes
18.shone
adobe 19.Mexico
20.adobe
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The Long I Vowel Sounds Words
1.tiger
2.skyline
3.stride
4.lightning
5.idea
6.climate
7.recite
8.highlight
9.silent
10.design
11.excite
12.describe
13.style
14.cycle
15.deny
16.surprise
17.survive
18.entire
19.overnight
20.site
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The Long /oo/ and /u/ Vowel Sounds Words
1.soup
2.music
3.clue
4.truth
5.bloom
6.lunar
7.toothbrush
8.cruise
9.smooth
10.cube
11.rooster
12.tissue
13.cartoon
14.duty
15.unite
16.future
17.group
18.unusual
19.universe
20.Pluto
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The Long /oo/ and /u/ Vowel Sounds Words
1.prove
2.career
3.suit
4.area
5.iris
6.bowl
7.soothing
8.daydream
9.continue
10.type
11.nature
12.complain
13.spoken
14.weary
15.claim
16.humor
17.easel
18.diet
19.noble
20.realize
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The Short /ow/ Vowel Sounds Words
1.tower
2.however
3.pouch
4.towel
5.amount
6.powder
7.thousand
8.browse
9.pronounce
10.blouse
11.power
12.coward
13.account
14.pout
15.outward
16.downtown
17.mountains
18.surrounded
19.houses
20.hour

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