Friday, September 17, 2010

Week of September 21st

We concluded our mythology unit this past Wednesday, and on Thursday we began our new novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. We are also nearing the end of the "CARE" for your writing unit.
This week we will continue reading The Giver, and we will begin a unit on capitalization and punctuation. Don't forget that book reports are due on September 28th and that each class has its own due date for the mythological monster project.
Be sure to check Blackboard for a link to a vocabulary review game.

Homework:

Monday- Spelling
Tuesday- Finish any incomplete "CARE" worksheets
Wednesday-Chapters 1-5 vocabulary quiz from The Giver
Thursday- Spelling contracts are due and quiz tomorrow
Friday- None

Monday, September 13, 2010

Week of 9/13/10

This week we will be finishing up our study of mythology, and "CARE-ing" for our writing.

Homework:

Monday- Finish mythology test study guide

Tuesday- Mythology test tomorrow, all myth packets should be complete

Wednesday- None (Early dismissal)

Thursday- Spelling test, and contract are due tomorrow