Homework 9/27/12

• Language Arts: Worksheet Practice 18 (plural possessive nouns)
• Math:
• Fact Homework 41B
• Homework Practice 41B
• Spelling: Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes
• Notes: Conference notices went out today. Please complete these and return by Tuesday, October 2

That's all!

FYI: We did have our lock-down drill today. Our class did a great job, so we are ready for just about any kind of emergency!

Homework 9/26/12

• Language Arts: Worksheet Practice 15 (common and proper nouns)
• Spelling: Write sentences with 10 words (Both lists)
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/25/12

• Math: 
• Facts Worksheet 39B 
• Homework 39B
• (Please note that we will have assessments on the concepts in these worksheets tomorrow. We need to move ahead in Saxon in order to prepare students for AIMS. I will use the assessment results to identify extra topics to teach, but will otherwise move on to lesson 41 in Saxon on Thursday.)
• Spelling: 
• Main list: Write words 5 times in print or in cursive (model page handout)
• List 2: Forwards/backwards words
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/24/12

• Language Arts:  Worksheet Practice 15 (plural nouns ending in "consonant y")
• Math: 
• Fact Practice 13B
• Homework Practice 13B
• Spelling: 
• List 2: Write words 5 times in print or cursive (or any combination)
• Main List (List O) may begin on writing words 5 times in cursive 
• (both groups have model pages with the words in cursive)
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Spelling Lists 9/24/12

Main List

1. curtain
2. declared
3. declare
4. distance
5. distant
6. explain
7. floated
8. ghost
9. holiday
10. holy
11. knee
12. lemon
13. lying
14. lie
15. nails
16. needle
17. nobody
18. oar
19. palace
20. penny

List 2

1. bird
2. cool
3. earth
4. feed
5. fur
6. green
7. oil
8. paint
9. pool
10. tooth
11. teeth
12. worm
13. day
14. eat
15. sits
16. sit
17. lot
18. box
19. school
20. belong

Homework 9/20/12

• Language Arts: Worksheet Practice 14 (singular and plural nouns)
• Math:
• Fact practice 11B
• Homework 11B
• Spelling: Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/19/12

• Spelling: Forwards/backwards words or write words 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/18/12

• Math: Saxon Fact Homework 10-1B
• Spelling: 
• List O (main list) Write words 5 times each or write sentences with 10 words or write a story using all the words
• List 2: Write sentences with 10 of the words
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/17/12

• Math:
• Saxon Fact Practice 9B
• Saxon Homework Practice 9B
• Spelling: List 2 only: write words 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Spelling Lists 9/17/12

List O

1. whole
2. hole
3. address
4. request
5. raise
6. August
7. struck
8. getting
9. get
10. don't
11. Thursday
12. Saturday
13. admission
14. canoe
15. captain
16. cautious
17. caution
18. cellar
19. covered
20. creature

List 2

1. live
2. kill
3. late
4. let
5. big
6. bag
7. beg
8. bog
9. bug
10. mother
11. three
12. land
13. cold
14. hot
15. hat
16. child
17. ice
18. play
19. sea
20. see

Homework 9/13/12

• Math: Saxon Practice 7B
• Spelling: Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes
• Notes: Book orders due tomorrow

That's all!

Homework 9/12/12

• Language Arts: Study for Unit 1 test (sentences) Complete review on pages 18 & 19 in text.
• Math: Fact Practice 7B (Worksheet)
• Spelling: Forwards/backwards words or write words 3 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all

Homework 9/11/12

• Math: Saxon - 2 worksheets - Fact Practice 6B, and Practice 6B (Please review these with your student to make sure they correct errors before they turn them in.)
• Spelling:
• List O - Write words 5 times each or write words 2 times each and write sentences with 10 of the spelling words.
• List 2 - Write sentences with 10 of the spelling words.
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/10/12

Please see today's newsletter for important information on how to understand your student's scores on Galileo.

Tonight's homework:

• Language Arts: Complete Worksheet Practice 7 (Using word [context] clues to understand unfamiliar words)
• Math: Saxon Worksheet Practice 5B
• Spelling: List 2 only - Write words 5 times each.
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes
• Notes: Book orders are due Friday, September 14. For those who wish to order online, our class activation code is GK4VC.

That's all!

Spelling Lists 9/10/12

List O

1. direction
2. direct
3. appear
4. liberty
5. enough
6. fact
7. board
8. September
9. station
10. attend
11. public
12. music
13. picnic
14. friends
15. friend
16. during
17. police
18. until
19. truly
20. true

List 2

1. may
2. into
3. him
4. today
5. look
6. did
7. like
8. six
9. boy
10. book
11. by
12. had
13. over
14. must
15. make
16. street
17. say
18. come
19. hand
20. ring

Homework 9/6/12

• Math: Saxon Worksheet 3B
• Spelling: Write the words missed 5 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 9/5/12

As a reminder, we started Saxon math this week. A letter explaining how parents/guardians can help students with their math homework also went home today. Today's homework for math is very easy and is on the back of a paper with similar problems that we worked in class today. It is very important that this paper come back with students tomorrow. ~ Thanks!

Homework:

• Math: Saxon worksheet 2B
• Spelling:
• List O - Write words 5 times
• List 2 - Choose 5 words and write sentences.
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Update and Homework 9/4/12

Students received their log in IDs and passwords for Galileo today. There were also instructions on how to log on to be able to view the results of their recent tests. These IDs and passwords allow access to confidential information, so please keep them safe. If you have any questions, please email me at dshrader@hesglendale.org or call at 623-742-3956 ext 121. Thanks!

Homework:

• Language Arts: Worksheet Practice 5 (Predicates in sentences)
• Spelling: List 2 only - print words 3 times each
• Reading: Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Spelling Lists 9/4/12

List O

1. chief
2. perfect
3. second
4. slide
5. farther
6. duty
7. intend
8. company
9. quite
10. quit
11. quiet
12. none
13. knew
14. know
15. remain

List 2

1. chance
2. charge
3. little
4. are
5. ago
6. old
7. bad
8. red
9. of
10. be
11. but
12. this
13. all
14. your
15. out