** Homework clarification**

The question was asked at Open House if parents should help with homework-an excellent question!  The answer was I would like parents to :

1) Help clarify directions

2) If still unclear, perhaps do 1 example problem, but leave the rest for your child to do.

HOWEVER (this is the new part), when the homework is corrected by me and comes home with errors, please feel free to go over the work with your child.  Sometimes I will write notes to you or your child on the homework.  Sometimes I will ask that the page be redone, because we have done a reteach at school.  If there is still a problem, send me an email to let me know!  Your vigilance is much appreciated

 Please resist the temptation to go ahead in assignments.  I want to cover the material in class before attempts to do the work at home are made. If I only assign the front of a page, please don't go ahead and do the reverse until it is assigned.

Define the challenge vocabulary words on loose leaf paper, using the proper heading . Hand-in  by Friday. Use a dictionary or dictionary.com . 

 I am looking for the correct spelling of the word, part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb), and one definition (there may be many). To finish, use the word correctly in a sentence. BE CAREFUL!!  Some students are naming a part of speech, but using the word as a different part of speech. For example, the word is defined as a noun, but the sentence uses the word as a verb. 

ex.

blue- (adjective) Having the color of the sky, as seen in daylight.

The color of my grandmother's eyes are blue.

May 23

math hw 17.7 and test!!

spelling 165/166

spelling test and vocab words

grammar p.164

May 22

math 17.6

spelling 163/164

vocab words

grammar page 161 adjectives

May 21

science test Tuesday

spelling p.162

read 30 min

vocab words due Thursday

May 18

17.4 math

May 17

Science test next Tuesday-vocab and study sheets coming home today-save them!!

spelling 157/158, test Fri.

vocab

read 30

May 16

read 30 minutes

math hw. 17.2/  17.3

spelling p. 155/156

vocab words

May 15

read 30 min

vocab words

May 10

spelling p. 151/152

spelling test Friday

vocab due Friday

read 30 min

May 9

spelling 149 and 150

vocab words

math reteach 19.2 and 19.3

read 30 min

math test Thursday!

May 8

read 30 min

math 19.4 and 19.5

vocab words

May 7

spell p.148

vocab words

practice ela p.176

math hw 19.3

read 30 min.

May 3

spelling 145, 146 study for spelling test

vocab

read 40 min

May 2, 2012

spelling 143-144

math homework 19.2

read 30 min

study for math retest

May 1, 2012

math hw 19.1

vocab words

read 40 min.

(fraction make up test Thursday)

pelling page 142

vocab words

read 40 min.

April 27

Please be sure your child brings a snack to school-I used the last of the reserves.

April 26

area worksheet