Monday, May 11, 2015

May 11

REMINDER - This will be my last blog post. Check your email for other updates.


Monday -
5th Language - Write B p. 277
History - CCU A 16 D all; Test tomorrow over Chapter 16
             Current Event Due Thursday
Health - WS 7
Bible - Lesson 33 quiz friday
****No Reading Vocabulary Quiz this week.****
****No Bible Memory Verse this week.****


Tuesday -
5th Language - Think p. 280 #11-20
Health - WS 8 & 9; Quiz Thursday
Spelling - List 32 test / homework tomorrow


Wednesday -
6th Language - Diagraming p. 246; Test tomorrow


Thursday -
5th Language - Think B p. 282-283
Health - Test next Tuesday


****Last Spelling List is #33. Test will be next Tuesday. No Vocab.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Homework 5/4/15

**Important Announcement**
Next week, 5/11/15, will be the LAST blog that will be posted. All reminders will be sent via email.


Monday -
5th Language - Write 1 sentence for each of the following words: amount, number, between, among, fewer, less


Bible - 1 John 4:15-16 - due Friday; Lesson 32 Quiz Friday


History - Read pages 300-305, CCU 16A #9-15, Quiz tomorrow


Reading - Vocab Quiz Friday -
   1) candidate - person eligible for an office or prize
   2) delirium - mental confusion
   3) legislature - the group of people that makes the laws
   4) leisure - freedom from responsibility
   5) pedigree - list of ancestor
   6) pretense - false behavior or appearance
   7) setback - something that stops progress or causes a change from better to worse


Science - CCu 3 D all and E all


Tuesday -
No written homework


Wednesday -
5th Language - Creative Writign - due Friday


History - Quiz tomorrow


6th Language - #8-15 Think C p. 236


Thursday -
5th Language - THink D p. 272


Friday -
5th Language - Write B p. 276


6th Language - Think B p. 241

Monday, April 27, 2015

Homework 4/27

Monday --
5th Language - Think F p. 258 and p. 251; Quiz Wed over alphabetical order
History -- read pages 291-295 and do CCU 16 A #1-8; Current Event due Friday
6th Language - Go Back p. 226
Health - Ws 4 & 5 for a grade
Bible - Quiz Lesson 31 and 1 John 4:7-14 Friday
Spelling - List 30 test Wed./ HW due Wed
Reading - Vocab Quiz Friday
   1) compassion - the desire to relieve the suffering of others
   2) dashing - handsome
   3) despotic - extremely harsh
   4) dominion - control and authority
   5) gruel - thin porridge made by boiling corneal in water or milk
   6) rebuffs - refusals
   7) republic - a government controlled by citizens


Tuesday --


FIELD TRIP - students must wear their field trip shirt and uniform shorts or blue jeans


Wednesday --
*no written homework*


Thursday -
5th Language - p. 259 THink E; quiz tomorrow
6th language - Think B #6-10 and Go Back p. 231
Health - CCU 3 Section B all and C all


Friday --
Grandparents Day!


We will take our quizzes in Bible, 5th Language; and reading before enjoying our time with our grandparents.

Friday, April 17, 2015

homework 4/20

Monday -
6th Language - write a thank you and address the envelope - will be graded
Bible - 1 John 4:13-14 tomorrow and Lesson 30 quiz Friday
Reading - Quiz Thursday**
    1) compelled - forced
    2) contempt - disgrace; scorn
    3) imminent - could happen at any time
    4) obligations - duties
    5) retribution - punishment
    6) skittish - uneasy
    7) solemn - serious


Tuesday -
6th Language - Tom Swifties p. 221
5th/6th Spelling - test tomorrow - homework due


Wednesday -
no written homework


Thursday -
5th Language - choose a book for a book report - report due 5/15
History - CCU 15D #8, E #7-8, F #3-4; Test tomorrow


Friday - No Homework --


SWAP DAY is Friday

Monday, April 13, 2015

Homework 4/13/15

5th Language --
2nd rough draft due Wednesday
Bibliography page and title page due Friday
Final essay with all required parts due next Monday


Spelling -- List 28 test Wednesday. Begin List 29 on Thursday


History -
Monday - Read pages 271-274 CCU 15 B #1-8
Tuesday - CCU 15 D #1-5 and F #1-2; Quiz tomorrow
Friday - Read pages 281 - 283; CCU 15 D #6-7 and G all; Quiz Monday


Reading --
Vocab Quiz Friday
   1) balmy - gentle and pleasant
   2) buckwheat - a type of wheat used to make flour
   3) curlew - a bird with long legs and a curved bill
   4) lamentation - an expression of grief
   5) pewter - a silver-colored metal used to make tableware
   6) whiff - a smell passing through the air
   7) zephyrs - soft, gentle breezes


6th Language =
Monday - Complete the essay planning worksheet
Thursday - page 87 What Will I Be?


Health -
Monday - WS 3 for a grade; Quiz Tuesday


UPCOMING DATES --


Progress Reports - April 17
Move Up Morning - April 24
Field Trip - April 28
Book Fair - April 30 - May 1
Field day - May 15

Monday, April 6, 2015

April 6

5th Language -
Monday - Total of 12 notecards due Tuesday
Tuesday - Total of 20 notecards due Wednesday
Wednesday - Total of 30 notecards due Thursday
Thursday - Final outline due Friday
Friday - 1st rough draft due Monday


5th/6th Spelling
List 27 Test / homework due Wednesday.


6th Language -
Tuesday - Think B #16-25 p. 211
Friday - Test next Monday


Bible -
Memorize 1 John 4:9-10
Lesson 28 for Bible quiz Friday
Homework -- for bonus points bring the lyrics to your favorite praise / worship song


History -
Monday - Current Event Due next Monday; CCU 14 D #8-12 and E #5-8
Tuesday - CCU 14 C all and I #7-10 and #16-20
Wednesday - CCU 14 H all ; Test tomorrow on Chapter 14
Friday - CCU 15 C all


Reading -
Vocab Quiz Friday
    1) ambush - a sudden attack made from a place of hiding
    2) dignity - manner and appearance worthy of respect
    3) encumber - add a burden to
    4) hunch - an instinctive feeling or idea
    5) kerchief - a handkerchief, often tied around the neck
    6) mirth - happiness characterized by laughter
    7) uncowed - not frightened by threats


Science -
Monday - Study for quiz tomorrow
Tuesday - Study for test tomorrow
Thursday - Create a sample menu for Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and 2 snacks - use chart pages 22-23 to make a bal

Monday, March 30, 2015

March 30

5th Language
     Notecards -- 12 due on 7
                          total of 20 due April 8 for a grade*
                          total of 30 due April 9 for a grade*


5th/6th Spelling
      List 26 homework and test due April 1
      List 27 homework and test due April 8


Bible -- Job - Lesson 27 Quiz Thursday; 1 John 4:7-8 Quiz Thursday


History --
   Monday - CCU 14 section F #6-9; J all
   Thursday - CCU 14 G #11-15; I #11-15


Reading --
   Vocab for Thursday
    1) emitted: spoke, uttered
    2) harrowing; extremely distressing
    3) incorporate: to combine with
    4) inculcate: to teach; instill
    5) languor: stillness
    6) travail: anguish; extreme hardship
    7) unverifiable: not able to be proven


6th Language --
Monday - Write B p. 200 and Write B p. 201
Tuesday - Finish book report -- due Tuesday
Thursday - write C p. 205 and diagram #3-12 on Think p. 206


Science --
Tuesday -- Reread pages 7-13; QCU p. 10 on paper

Friday, March 20, 2015

March 23

5th Grade Language -- We will continue to work on learning how to read & gather, take notes, and make Bibliography cards for research papers in class.
      **** 4 Bibliography Cards are due March 30. Sources must include one encyclopedia article, one biography, and two additional books (either reference books or biographical books). I am providing the encyclopedia articles in class, and they are reading the biography for an oral book report. This leaves only 2 additional sources for them to locate. They need all sources in class on Friday.****


Monday -
Bible - Memorize Psalm 119:9-16 by Friday (this combines the last several weeks' verses); lesson 26 quiz Friday
History - Skill Sheet 27 and CCU 14 F #1-5
Science - CCU 9 section A #14-15, E all, WS 22
Spelling - List 25 test Wednesday - homework due Wed.
Reading - Vocab Quiz Friday
  1) amiable - pleasant, good natured
  2) aquatic - taking place in water
  3) detriment - damage
  4) effervescence - high spirits
  5) indolent - lazy
  6) jovial - fun-filled
  7) protégé - one who is trained by another


Tuesday -
History - CCu 14 G #1-10; Quiz tomorrow
6th Language - Look It Up p. 192
Science - Quiz tomorrow


Wednesday -
no written homework


Thursday -
5th language - all 4 sources must be brought to class on Friday
6th Language - Write B p. 194


Friday -
5th language - all Bibliography cards are due Monday FOR A GRADE
History - CCU 14D #4-7 and I #1-6


**We are beginning Health on Friday. We will no longer use the Science book. A new book for Health will be issued on Friday.


Book Report Reminders -


5th -- biography on the person you are completing your research paper on....oral reports will be given April 2


6th -- fiction book must be read and reports turned in on April 2...use your tic tac toe grid to complete the report.



Monday, March 16, 2015

March 16-20

Greetings Parents! Hopefully we have all recovered from the snow and ice days. What a crazy February we had!! Here is our agenda for this week.


Tuesday -
5th Language - Write B p. 202; choose research paper topic and biography book by Wednesday
History -- Skill sheet 26; Quiz tomorrow
Reading -- vocab quiz Friday
     1) drafted - required to join the military
     2) momentum - the force that keeps an object moving
     3) outset - the beginning
     4) prone - lying face down
     5) silhouette - an outline of something, usually filled in with black
     6) staunch - firm and steadfast
     7) ungainly - awkward and clumsy
6th Language - Think C p. 183; quiz tomorrow
Science- Quiz tomorrow


Wednesday -
no written homework


Spelling - begin list 25; test next Wednesday (3/25)


Thursday --
5th Language -- read pages 208-221 in your text book
6th Language -- Using Verbs p. 187; test tomorrow


Friday -
Bible - quiz over Psalm 119:15-16, and lesson 25
Reading - vocab quiz
6th Language - test
History - Read pages 236-237 CCU 14 D #1-3 and E #1-4
Science - CCU 9 section A #7-13


****5th grade has begun their research papers. They must keep track of deadlines and assignments as this may change from time to time.****

Monday, February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015

These homework assignments may have to be changed due to weather-related school closings. Please note that we are all doing the best we can in the circumstances.

Monday --
Science - read pages 255-258; WS 21
6th Language -- p. 183 Think C
History -- Quiz tomorrow
Reading --
    1. appropriated - set aside for a particular use
    2. charity - good will; love
    3. elated - full of joy
    4. kiln - an oven for hardening or drying substances like bricks and ceramics
    5. malice - ill will; hatred
    6. pawned - borrowed money in exchange for personal property
    7. solicit - to ask for
Spelling -- Test List 24 Friday. We will only do the Spelling words and not the Spelling Vocabulary this week.
Bible -- Lesson 24 and Psalm 119:13-14

**Essay due Thursday on Wonder. Guidelines sent home today.**

Tuesday --
History - CCU 13D #12-21 and 13 C #9-14 (tentative)
6th Language -- quiz tomorrow (tentative)
5th Language -- quiz tomorrow (tentative)

BLOG will update on Tuesday.

Friday, February 6, 2015

February 9

REMINDERS:

No school this Friday, February 13.

Monday -
5th Language - page 173 Think B
Science - CCU 8 B #12-15; test tomorrow
Reading -
      Vocabulary
       1) cadet - military school student
       2) ciphered - did arithmetic
       3) fray - a fight
       4) grubbing - digging
       5) hew - to cut
       6) mainstay - the main support
       7) wellspring - the source
Spelling - List 22 - WEdnesday

Tuesday -
History - CCU 13 C #1-4 and D #1-5
6th Language - Write B page 167
Science - Watch folders for information about a Bird Report that will be assigned

Wednesday -
History - Read pages 204-205; CCU 13 Section C #5-8 and D #6-11

Thursday -
6th Language - Think B page 176

Friday, January 30, 2015

February 2

Monday

5th Language - Finish page 64
History - Current Event due next Monday (local news)
6th Language - page 64 in Creative writing books
Reading - Vocab quiz Friday
     1) batten - make secure
     2) eerie - causing fear
     3) laboratory - a workplace for scientists
    4) omnipotent - all powerful
     5) rations - specific amounts of food
     6) speculations - opinions based on reason
     7) vigil - a time of watching while others sleep


Tuesday


5th Language - Think D page 169


Spelling - Test 21 and homework due tomorrow


Wednesday


History - CCU 12 B #1-10, C #6-8, and D all - quiz tomorrow


Science - CCU 8 C all


Thursday -


5th Language - Write sentences for each capitalization rules 1-5


History - Skill Sheet 23; CCU 12 A #5-13, F all, E all


6th Language - Creative Writing page 75


Science - Reread pages 231-235, CCU 8 section F all, WS 19


Friday -


History -- Current event due Monday (local)


Science - Quiz Monday

Friday, January 23, 2015

January 26

January 26 --------> 100th Day of School


Monday:


History - CCU 11 section B #7-12


6th Language -- test Wednesday


Spelling -- List 20 test Wednesday


Reading -- Vocab Quiz Friday


      1) discretion - ability to make good decisions
      2) fleetest - fastest moving
      3) mortified - shamed or humiliated
      4) proverbs - wise sayings
      5) stoop - to bend down
      6) summons - an authoritative request or command
      7) thrift - the ability to manage money well


Tuesday:


5th Language - complete writing assignment for a grade


history -- CCU 11 sections C & D all


Science -- CCU 8 B #1-7


Wednesday -


No Written HW


Thursday --


5th Language -- Think A p. 162, quiz tomorrow


History -- Read pages 183-185; CCU 12 Sections A #1-4 and C #1-5


Science -- CCU 8 section B #8-11


Friday --


No Written homework

Monday, January 19, 2015

Jan 19

MONDAY --
MLK Holiday -- no school


TUESDAY --
5th Language -- Write C and Remember D page 152; quiz tomorrow


100 Day of school projects due next Monday


Reading -- Vocab Quiz Friday (I will update with words on Tuesday when I am at school).


Bible -- Lesson 20 and Psalm 119:7-8 quizzes Friday


6th Language -- quiz tomorrow


WEDNESDAY --
History -- CCU 11 B #1-6; Quiz tomorrow


5th Language -- Quiz tomorrow


6th Language -- Go Back page 154


THURSDAY --
5th Language -- page 157 Parts of Speech; Diagram page 157 #6-10; test tomorrow


History -- Read pages 176-179; CCU 11 section F #1-7


6th Language -- Write B page 156


Science -- Comp Check 8.1 page 210; Quiz tomorrow


FRIDAY --
History -- Read pages 180-181 section E all and F #8-10


6th Language -- Think D page 159; Quiz Monday

Monday, January 12, 2015

January 12

Monday -
History -- Current event due Friday (student choice on type of article)
6th Lanauge -- Write B odd only and Think C p. 141 (min 5)
Science -- reports due next Tuesday
Reading --
      Vocabulary Words
        1. attain -- to get
        2. contemplated -- thought about carefully
        3. delectable -- delicious to taste
        4. dilapidated -- run-down; broken
        5. indignation -- anger caused by injustice
        6. reputation -- the opinion of other people about an individual
        7. strict -- harsh; severe

Tuesday --
5th Language -- Think E p. 144; quiz tomorrow

History -- CCU 10B #5, C #6-7, D #6, and G all; Test Thursday over Ch 10
Science -- CCU 7 B #11-14 and E all; Quiz tomorrow
Spelling -- List 18 homework due tomorrow; Test over List 18 tomorrow
6th Language -- quiz tomorrow

Wednesday --
No written homework
History -- test tomorrow

Thursday --
5th Language -- Write #5 p. 149
6th Language -- Write B p. 148
Science -- CCU 7 section C all; test tomorrow over Ch 7
Reading -- vocab quiz tomorrow
History -- current event due tomorrow
Spelling -- List 19 due next Wed / test next Wed

Friday --
Work on Science reports due Tuesday

Friday, January 2, 2015

January 5, 2014

Monday -
No written homework

Spelling - List 18 test / homework on January 14
6th Language - Quiz Wednesday and Friday
Science - Quiz Wednesday
History - Quiz Thursday
Reading - Vocab Quiz Friday
      1) abolish - to get rid of
      2) bombarded - attacked
      3) crude - rough, not complete
      4) groping - feeling about uncertainly
      5) physics - the science of matter and energy
      6) taunt - mock and tease
      7) throng - a crowd
Bible - Lesson 18 quiz and Psalm 119:3-4 quiz on Friday

Tuesday -
6th Language - Think B p. 136
5th Language - Think B p. 135

Wednesday -
History - SS 21 and CCU 10 section B #1, C #1-4, D #1-2

Thursday -
5th Language - Write B p. 140

History - Read pages 160-162; CCU 10 B #2-4, C #5, and E all

Science - CCU 7B #1-5, D all, WS 15

Friday -
History - Read pages 163-165; CCU 10 section D #3-4 and F all
****Current Event due next Friday**** (Current Events must be accompanied by a copy of the article. Articles must be attached to the Current Event form. Please write all answers in complete sentences.)