Saturday, October 30, 2010

November 1 -5

Thank you to all the parents who came to parent-teacher conferences this Friday. I enjoyed meeting with each of you to talk about your child's progress.

This week is Tuesday schedule, dismissal at 1:28, to make time for conferences in the afternoon. There is no appointment necessary.

Social Studies
Monday: Collect and read Ch. 5, 6, and 7 SB using vocabulary, continue "Events that led..." picture dictionary
Tuesday: Events that led to the American Revolution timeline game and continue picture dictionary
Wednesday: Finish picture dictionary and write your own script for one of the events on your timeline
Thursday: American Revolution timeline and work on American Revolution script, hw: finish American Revolution script (use your book!)
Friday: John Adams clip, British military vs. colonial militia clip,  and American Revolution timeline game

Language Arts
Monday: Review Context Clues ws, show "Book in a Box" examples, and begin "Monkey's Paw" plot skillbuilder
Tuesday: Finish "Monkey's Paw" plot skillbuilder, hw: Context Clues ws lesson 2
Wednesday: Review Context Clues ws, "Imagine", and Utopia discussion
Thursday: Read "The Giver" Ch. 1, create your own Utopia groupwork, hw: Context Clues ws lesson 3
Friday: Review Context Clues ws lesson 3 and read "The Giver" Ch. 2

Remember your book for the "Book in a Box" project must be approved by Tuesday, Nov. 9th. Books must be fiction and minimum of 150 pages.

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