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The Rumson School District ignites the potential of its learners by growing, inspiring, and cultivating personal excellence academically, socially, and emotionally.

 
Fifth Grade


Welcome to Ms. Humbert's PREPwork Page

Homework is prep work:  It is for Practice, Recall/Reflection on learning, to Enrich/Elaborate on learning, and/or for Preparation for the next day's learning.

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Contact Information : 732-842-0383 x 107
e-mail: ahumbert@rumsonschool.org - best means of contact

**Please know all students are expected to utilize their planners daily. This site is intended to assist parents/guardians in keeping track of their child's daily homework. Students should use this site as a last resort for checking assignments and/or printing necessary documents. All homework written below is subject to change.

**Grade 5 homework policy states the average nightly homework should not exceed 50 min.

**If you are absent from school, please check the google docs account for your absentee homework sheet.  Please print it out and use it as a checklist for completing and submitting work. 

Scroll for daily prepwork post.

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Class SGA Reps: 

5H Predictable Quiz/Assignments List:

Definitions for Abbreviations or Assignment Names:

Vocument = a graphic organizer that helps student to analyze a word (students have an example of this graphic organizer in the inside cover of their vocabulary notebook.)

TFK = Time for Kids magazine

WN = Writer's notebook 

RN = Reader's notebook

PiN:  Post-it Note

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Daily Prepwork

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Friday, March 13, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading:  30 minutes on an Acheive article or begin your reading and notetaking of database articles for your women's history "project." Log on your reading log.  Notes can be taken on your workstations sheet.

 2. Math:  Big Ideas 8.1 

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Thursday, March 12, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading:  30 minutes on an Acheive article or begin your reading and notetaking of database articles for your women's history "project." Log on your reading log.  Notes can be taken on your workstations sheet.

 2. Math:  Big Ideas 7.9 . 

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020, Day 3

1.  Reading:  30 minutes on an Acheive article or begin your reading and notetaking of database articles for your women's history "project." Log on your reading log.  Notes can be taken on your workstations sheet.

2.  Math:  Study for your quiz tomorrow on chapter 9.  You have a study guide and practice work on Math Classroom.  You also have chapter 9 practice from your book that we reviewed today.  

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading:  30 minutes on an Acheive article or begin your reading and notetaking of database articles for your women's history "project." Log on your reading log.  Notes can be taken on your workstations sheet.

2.  Math:   Complete pages 473-476 - 2 problems from each section - From your workbook on a separate piece of paper with your name on it. 

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Monday, March 9, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading:  30 minutes on an Acheive article or begin your reading and notetaking of database articles for your women's history "project." Log on your reading log.  Notes can be taken on your workstations sheet.

 2. Math:  Big Ideas 7.8 .  

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Friday, March 6,2020, Day 6

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Don't forget to focus on main idea thinking.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.  (Achieve informational articles can be done for informational reading and logged on your log. Just make sure you are answering as many questions for the activities in school as you can.)

 2. Math:  Work for 15 minutes on IXL diagnostic recommended skills.  (Ms. H. will check.)

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Thursday, March 5, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Don't forget to focus on main idea thinking.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.  (Achieve informational articles can be done for informational reading and logged on your log. Just make sure you are answering as many questions for the activities in school as you can.)

2.  Math:  7.7 Big Ideas online

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Don't forget to focus on main idea thinking.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.  (Achieve informational articles can be done for informational reading and logged on your log. Just make sure you are answering as many questions for the activities in school as you can.)

2.    Character Ed:  Finish your character ed sillouette for tomorrow.  Be prepared to share.

3.  Math:  Work for 15 minutes on IXL diagnostic recommended skills.  (Ms. H. will check.)

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020, Day 3

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Don't forget to focus on main idea thinking.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.  (Achieve informational articles can be done for informational reading and logged on your log. Just make sure you are answering as many questions for the activities in school as you can.)

2.    Character Ed:  Finish your character ed sillouette for next Thursday.  Be prepared to share.

3.  Math:  7.6 Big Ideas online. 

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Monday, March 2, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Don't forget to focus on main idea thinking.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.  (Achieve informational articles can be done for informational reading and logged on your log. Just make sure you are answering as many questions for the activities in school as you can.)

2.    Character Ed:  Finish your character ed sillouette for next Thursday.  Be prepared to share.

3.  Math:  Work for 15 minutes on IXL diagnostic recommended skills.  (Ms. H. will check.)

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Friday, February 28, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading: 20-30 minutes of independent reading in your choice informational book.  Log it on your log.  Identify the text structure of the section you are reading.  Get your log signed.  It is due on Monday.

2.    Character Ed:  Finish your character ed sillouette for next Thursday.  Be prepared to share.

3.  Math: 7.5 Big Ideas online

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Thursday, February 27, 2020, Day 6 - Wear red or pink tomorrow!

1.  Reading:  20-30 minutes of Achieve3000 reading from your workstation sheet for ELA.  You should read the articles and take notes on your notes sheet.  Do not forget to complete your reading log.  Your reading log is due on Monday.  Try to read 2 Achieve articles tonight.  (All Achieve questions must be completed in class tomorrow.)

2.  Character Ed:   - Finish your character ed sillouette for next Thursday.  Be prepared to share.

3.    Math:  Get your chapter 8 quiz signed and corrected for tomorrow.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Day 5 - Enjoy the Game!  Go Bulldogs!!!

No homework unless you are falling behind with this week's workstations.  They are due on Friday at the end of ELA class.

Tomorrow is Harry Potter theme day!!!

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading:  20-30 minutes of Achieve3000 reading from your workstation sheet for ELA.  You should read the articles and take notes on your notes sheet.  Do not forget to complete your reading log.  Your reading log is due on Monday.  Try to read 2 Achieve articles tonight.

2.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  This Wednesday!  (Photos must be cut out and printed out.  There is not time for this in school.)

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Monday, February 24, 2020, day 3 - Tomorrow is Purple Pride Day!

1.  Reading:  20-30 minutes of Achieve3000 reading from your workstation sheet for ELA.  You should read the articles and take notes on your notes sheet.  Do not forget to complete your reading log.  Your reading log is due on Monday.  Try to read 2 Achieve articles tonight.

2.  Math:  chapter 8 math quiz tomorrow - continue studying by reviewing vocabulary and reviewing the study guide.

3.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  This Wednesday!

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Friday, February 21, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading in your choice informational reading book. Log this on your log.  You should be PiNning for what you know good readers notice when reading informational texts.  Get your log signed for Monday.

2.  Math:  Grad 5 IXL L.11  to 100% or about 25 minutes.

Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators: word problems

3.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  Next Wednesday!

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Thursday, February 20, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading in your choice informational reading book. Log this on your log.  You should be PiNning for what you know good readers notice when reading informational texts.

2.  Math: Chapter 8 practice quiz on Big Ideas online.    Chapter 8 math quiz is Tuesday next week.

3.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  Next Wednesday!

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020, Day 6

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading in your choice informational reading book. Log this on your log.  You should be PiNning for what you know good readers notice when reading informational texts.

2.  Math:  7.4  Big Ideas online. (20 min.)  Chapter 8 math quiz is Tuesday next week.

3.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  Next Wednesday!

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading in your choice informational reading book. Log this on your log.  You should be PiNning for what you know good readers notice when reading informational texts.

2.  Math:  7.3 Big Ideas online. (20 min.)

3.  Character Ed:  Start gathering photos, printed pictures from Google or magazines, etc., for your 3-dimenstional person.  Due:  Next Wednesday!

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Monday, February 17, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading on your Achieve3000 article - annotating to make connections to our social studies learning. Work on unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Do not answer the Achieve3000 questions!!

2.  Math:  K.

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Friday, February 14, 2020, Day 3 - Valentine's Day!

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   No reading log this week!

 

2.  Math:  25 minutes on IXL Math Diagnostic.  Go in throught the Diagnostic Arena.  Under each math topic, (for example, "Numbers and Operations") it will give you a list of recommended skills or tell you to keep diagnosing.  Click on recommended skills under any math topic in your Diagnostic Arena and work on those.  If you see you are getting them wrong, you should be reading the explanations and making a good attempt to learn the skill.  

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Thursday, February 13,2020, Day 2 - Bring home math volume 1 workbook to keep at home.  Bring home Watsons and NF book.

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   No reading log this week!

2.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test this tomorrow.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. has typed the questions developed by the class and placed them in Reading Classroom.)

3.  Math:  7.2 Big Ideas homework and practice.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Day 1 - Bring home math volume 1 workbook to keep at home.  Bring home Watsons.

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   No reading log this week!

2.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test this Friday.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. has typed the questions developed by the class and placed them in Reading Classroom.)

3.  Math:  7.1 Big Ideas homework and practice.

 

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Friday, February 7, 2020, Day 6 - Watsons Book and reading log

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Wednesday.

4.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test next Friday.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. has typed the questions developed by the class and placed them in Reading Classroom.)

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Thursday, February 6, 2020, Day 5  - Take home:  reading notebook, math textbook, Watsons book

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math:  Continue studying for benchmark test 1-7 on Friday.  Going through your starred math IXLs is a helpful means of studying.  Tonight, please spend 15-20 minutes on a starred IXL that you know you need to practice.  (Do not waste time on one you can easily do.)  You do not have to get to 100.  Tomorrow, in class, we will continue our review.

3.  Math:  Chapter 6 quiz corrections and quiz signed are due by tomorrow!

4.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test next Friday.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. has typed the questions developed by the class and placed them in Reading Classroom.)

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020, Day 4 - Take home:  reading notebook, math textbook, Watsons book

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math:  Continue studying for benchmark test 1-7 on Friday.  Going through your starred math IXLs is a helpful means of studying.  Tonight, please spend 15-20 minutes on a starred IXL that you know you need to practice.  (Do not waste time on one you can easily do.)  You do not have to get to 100.  Tomorrow, in class, we will continue our review.

3.  Math:  Chapter 6 quiz corrections and quiz signed is due by Friday!

4.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test next Friday.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. will type the questions developed by the class and place them in Reading Classroom.)

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Day 3 - Take home:  reading notebook, math textbook, Watsons book

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math:  Continue studying for benchmark test 1-7 on Friday.  Going through your starred math IXLs is a helpful means of studying.  Tonight, please spend 15-20 minutes on a starred IXL that you know you need to practice.  (Do not waste time on one you can easily do.)  You do not have to get to 100.  Tomorrow, in class, we are going to work on a study guide.  

3.  Reading: Spend 15 minutes working on developing thougths and ideas for your Watsons test next Friday.  For your test, you will be allowed to use any notes, but they are not to be fully-written answers; your text; your goals and techniques sheets, and any PiNned notes already in your book. (You have these questions in your reading notebook. Ms. H. will type the questions developed by the class and place them in Reading Classroom.)

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Monday, February 3, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math: )Performance Task in your Chapter 7 math workbook, page 353.  Give it a try.  If after about 10 minutes, you feel it is too difficult, then please continue studying using the study guide on your Math Classroom.  The Performance Task is a good problem solving excercise.  There is more practice on problem solving on the study guide for section 7.9.  

3.  Math:  Chapter 7 quiz is tomorrow.  Continue Studying.  Your Study Guide is on math classroom.

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.  Math Benchmark Test for chapters 1-7 is Friday this week.  Your starred IXLs are a good place to start studying!

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Friday, January 31, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math: IXL Math grade 5  Skill G. (after #4):  New! Relationship between decimal place values to 100% or 20 minutes, whichever comes first.

3.  Math:  Chapter 7 quiz is Tuesday.  Start Studying.  A study guide will appear on your Math Classroom tonight.

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020, Day 6

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math: IXL Math grade 5 O. Mixed Operations Skill 6 - Evaluate numerical expressions with parentheses to 100% or 20 minutes, whichever comes first.

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math: IXL Math grade 5 A.13 Scientific Notation to 100% or 20 minutes, whichever comes first.

3.  ELA:  Get sentence quiz signed by parents and return tomorrow. 

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math:  6.9 Big Ideas online

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.

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Monday, January 27, 2020, Day 3

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions. Log your reading on this week's log.   Get your reading log signed for Monday.

2.   Math:  6.8 Big Ideas online

**It is never too early to start looking over your chapters 1-7 math skills.  After topic 7 quiz, we will take a benchmark, unit test.

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Friday, January 24, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions.  Your reading log this week is coming tomorrow.  It will be the original reading log for this week. Get your reading log signed!

2.   Math:  6.7 Big Ideas online

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Thursday, January 23, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions.  Your reading log this week is coming tomorrow.  It will be the original reading log for this week.

2.   Math:  6.6 Big Ideas online

3.  Upcoming quizzes to begin studying for:

             Sentence quiz - tomorrow! Study Flocabulary, IXLs, anchor charts on grammar classroom

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020, Day 6

1.  Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions.  Your reading log this week is coming tomorrow.  It will be the original reading log for this week.

2.   Math:  6.5 Big Ideas online

3.  Upcoming quizzes to begin studying for:

a. Vocabulary unit 3 quiz due on Thursday

b.  Sentence quiz due on Friday

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Day 5

1.   Reading:  20 minutes informational reading - PiN for unknown words and defintions.  Your reading log this week is coming tomorrow.  It will be the original reading log for this week.  Please PiN what you read tonight so you can easily record it tomorrow. 

2.   Math:  6.4 Big Ideas online

3.  Upcoming quizzes to begin studying for:

a. Vocabulary unit 3 quiz due on Thursday

b.  Sentence quiz due on Friday

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Friday, January 17, 2020, Day 4

1.   Reading:  Read your informational reading book and begin your new reading log as discussed in class.  (At least 20 minutes of pure reading and about 10 minutes on words.  See Reading Classroom for your reading log.  Don't forget to ask your parents to initial the yellow portion at the bottom.  Please submit it to me before Tuesday at the start of the school day. 

3.  Math:  6.2 HW Big Ideas online.  (Many of you already completed this.)

4. Writing:  Finish writing your three narrative revision tries.

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Thursday, January 16, 2020, Day 3

1.   Reading:  Read your informational reading book and begin your new reading log as discussed in class.  (At least 20 minutes of pure reading and about 10 minutes on words.  See Reading Classroom for your reading log.

3.  Math:  6.2 HW Big Ideas online.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Day 2

1.   Reading:  Read your informational reading book and begin your new reading log as discussed in class.  (At least 20 minutes of pure reading and about 10 minutes on words.  See Reading Classroom for your reading log.

2.  Readiing Part 2:   Finish working on your analysis of your fiction test just as we were doing in class today.  Don't forget to ask your parents to sign the analysis sheet and the actual test rubric.  Walk them through your work, please.

3.  Math:  6.1 HW Big Ideas online.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Day 1

1.   Reading: 

Read your informational reading book and begin your new reading log as discussed in class.  (At least 20 minutes of pure reading and about 10 minutes on words.  See Reading Classroom for your reading log.

2.  Math:  Chapter 6 Math Quiz is tomorrow! Study!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coming up:

a.  math quiz  Wednesday

b. Friday is Math Inventory

 

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Monday, January 13, 2020, Day 6

1.   Reading: 

Read your informational reading book and begin your new reading log as discussed in class.  (At least 20 minutes of pure reading and about 10 minutes on words.  See Reading Classroom for your reading log.

2.  Math:  practice quiz on Big Ideas

Coming up:

a. Reading Inventory tomorrow

b.  math quiz  Wednesday

c. Friday is Math Inventory

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Friday, January 10, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.) Reading logs will begin again next week.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.9 on Big Ideas

Looking Ahead:  

- Coming soon - chapter 6 math quiz (Wednesday or Thursday) Study guide coming soon.

- Coming soon- possibly Friday - sentence quiz (see Grammar Classroom for a practice sheet that we will work on next week.)

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Thursday, January 9, 2020, Day 4

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.) Reading logs will begin again next week.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -6.3 on Big Ideas

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020, Day 3 - Congrats to Josie and Cooper!  Josie is our spelling bee winner!

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.) Reading logs will begin again next week.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.8 on Big Ideas

 

**Most of us are finishing our Achieve Level Set tomorrow. 

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020, Day 2

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.7 on Big Ideas

Remember:  Classroom Spelling Bee continues tomorrow; Achieve Level Set is tomorrow, too. 

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Monday, January 6, 2020, Day 1

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.6 on Big Ideas

Remember:  January 8 - Achieve Level Set; Jan. 7th - Classroom Spelling Bee

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Friday, January 3, 2020, Day 6

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.5 on Big Ideas

Remember:  January 6 - Achieve Levbel Set; Jan. 7th - Classroom Spelling Bee

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Thursday, January 2, 2020, Day 5

1.  Reading:

Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.4 on Big Ideas

Remember:  January 6 - Achieve Level Set; Jan. 7th - Classroom Spelling Bee

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Thursday, December 19, 2019, Day 3

Reading: (Informational books) - No reading log this week!!

1. Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.3 on Big Ideas

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

 Reading: (Informational books) - No reading log this week!!

1. Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

2. Math -5.2 on Big Ideas

3.  Sign:   - Get your Ida B. and vocabulary quiz signed.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Day 1

 Reading: (Informational books) - No reading log this week!!

1. Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

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2. Math -5.1 on Big Ideas

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Monday, December 16, 2019, Day 6

 Reading: (Informational books) - No reading log this week!!

1. Read at least 20 minutes independently in your informational reading books. (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Math - 4.5 on Big Ideas

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Friday, December 13, 2019, Day 5

 Reading: (Informational books)

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independentl. (in an informational book)  (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Math -Chapter 5 Quiz signed and corrected - due Monday!
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Thursday, December 12, 2019, Day 4

 Reading: (Informational books)

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independentl. (in an informational book)  (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Day 3

1. Reading: (Informational books)

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independentl. (in an informational book)  (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

 

2. Math - quiz Thursday

    a.  Practice test for chapter 5 - Assigned on Big Ideas.

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

 

3.  TREPS:  Gather all of your supplies for set up to bring into school on tomorrow.

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Day 2

1. Reading: (Informational books)

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independentl. (in an informational book)  (Your unfinished fiction should be an extra indepedent read for enjoyment.)

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

 

2. Math - quiz Thursday

    a.  Practice test for chapter 5 - Assigned on Big Ideas.

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  TREPS:  Gather all of your supplies for set up to bring into school on Thursday.

 

COMING SOON, SO PLEASE START STUDYING:

-Thursday - (moved from Friday) Chapter 5 math quiz

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Monday, December 9, 2019, Day 1

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently (in a fiction book) if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

 

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 4.4 on Big Ideas online.  Watch think and grow video on Big Ideas for lesson 5.6 for review on today's lesson if you still need some reinforcement.  (Remember, there is a fail safe if you cannot find tonight's assignment:  Go to Big Ideas, Dynamic Classroom on the hamburger menu, then click chapter 4, lesson 4, and find the icon that says "homework and practice".)

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

 

COMING SOON, SO PLEASE START STUDYING:

-Tuesday - Fiction Test 

-Thursday - (moved from Friday) Chapter 5 math quiz

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Friday, December 6, 2019, Day 6

Thursday, December 5, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently (in a fiction book) if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

 

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 4.3 on Big Ideas online.  Watch think and grow video on Big Ideas for lesson 5.6 for review on today's lesson if you still need some reinforcement.  (Remember, there is a fail safe if you cannot find tonight's assignment:  Go to Big Ideas, Dynamic Classroom on the hamburger menu, then click chapter 4, lesson 3, and find the icon that says "homework and practice".)

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)  LAST NIGHT is December 6th!)

COMING SOON, SO PLEASE START STUDYING:

-Tuesday - Fiction Test 

-Thursday - (moved from Friday) Chapter 5 math quiz


 

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Thursday, December 5, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently (in a fiction book) if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

 

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 4.2 on Big Ideas online.  Watch think and grow video on Big Ideas for lesson 5.6 for review on today's lesson if you still need some reinforcement.  (Remember, there is a fail safe if you cannot find tonight's assignment:  Go to Big Ideas, Dynamic Classroom on the hamburger menu, then click chapter 4, lesson 2, and find the icon that says "homework and practice".)

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)  LAST NIGHT is December 6th!)

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019, Day 4

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently (in a fiction book) if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 4.1on Big Ideas online.  Watch think and grow video on Big Ideas for lesson 5.6 for review on today's lesson if you still need some reinforcement.  (Remember, there is a fail safe if you cannot find tonight's assignment:  Go to Big Ideas, Dynamic Classroom on the hamburger menu, then click chapter 4, lesson 1, and find the icon that says "homework and practice".)

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

 

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Day 3

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 3.7 on Big Ideas online.  Watch think and grow video on Big Ideas for lesson 5.5 for review on today's lesson.

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)  LAST NIGHT!

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Monday, December 2, 2019, Day 2

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule or at least 20 minutes independently if you are finished with your book club book.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Math

    a.  Lesson 5.3 on Big Ideas online.  This lesson needs some review tonight.

    b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019, Day 1 - Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math:   Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019, Day 6

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

     a.  Make corrections to math chapter 4 quiz and get your quiz signed.

     b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Monday, November 25, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2. Writing:   finish the draft of your "Gratitude" poem. (Try to do it in secret.)

2.  Math: 

     a.  Big Ideas 3.6

     b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Friday, November 22, 2019, Day 4

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

     a.  Big Ideas 3.5

     b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Thursday, November 21, 2019, Day 3 - Happy B-day, Mady!

1. Reading: 

      a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

      b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

      c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

      d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

      e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

     a.  Big Ideas 3.4

     b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

4. Vocabulary: quiz tomorrow on unit 2 words.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019, Day 2

1. Reading: 

a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

a.  Quiz tomorrow:  Practice skills on Skill Builder on Big Ideas under "Mathematical Operations with Whole Numbers" (no amount or time frame- just what you need)

b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Tuesday, November, 19, 2019, Day 1

1. Reading: 

a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

a.  Big Ideas assignment practice "Test" for chapter 4.

b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

 

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Monday, November 18, 2019, Day 6

1. Reading: 

a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

a.  Make corrections to your chapter 3 quiz and Unit test (Sheets were given to you in class today.)

b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

 

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Friday, November 15, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading: 

a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

a.  Big Ideas 3.3

b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Thursday, November 14, 2019, Day 4

1. Reading: 

a.  Read according to your book club schedule.

b.  While you are reading, it is your job to take PiNs about your reading.

c.  Make sure your PiNs follow the ABCs of a a post-it-note

d.  All PiNs should live in your book. 

e.  Reading logs are due Monday, make sure you log all of your reading and you obtain a parent's signature for proof of your reading.

2.  Math: 

a.  Big Ideas 3.3

b.  Xtra Math for those who have not yet graduated. (You should be doing this 2-3 times per week.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Day 3

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  Math: 

           a. 3.2 on Big Ideas.

           b.  XTRA Math practice for those who have not get graduated. (Remember, graduating is not necessarily the goal, but continued practiced if needed will help you.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019, Day 2

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday! (Bridge to Terabithia group is reading to chapter 4; Crumbling Cookies are reading independent books till Monday.)

2.  Math: 

           a. 3.2 on Big Ideas.

           b.  XTRA Math practice for those who have not get graduated. (Remember, graduating is not necessarily the goal, but continued practiced if needed will help you.)

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Monday, November 11, 2019, Day 1

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday! (Bridge to Terabithia group is reading to chapter 4; Crumbling Cookies are reading independent books till Monday.)

2.  Math:  Xtra Math for those who have not graduated program.

3.  Reading:  Achieve3000 contest is underway through December 6th!  Complete as many articles and activities as possible.  (Each student must do at least 8 extra on your own.)

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019, Day 6

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday! (Bridge to Terabithia group is reading to chapter 4; Crumbling Cookies are reading independent books till Monday.)

2.  Math:  Xtra Math for those who have not graduated program.

Enjoy your four-day weekend!!

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday! 

2.  Study for math unit test tomorrow.

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Monday, November 4, 2019, Day 4

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  Vocabulary:  Quiz is tomorrow on unit 1. Finish your studying!  (It is a paper quiz.)

3.  Reading:  Remember, our Achieve3000 contest is on until 12/6.  Any Achieve activities you do outside of school will accumulate points toward the contest.  Make sure you are doing your share.  You can choose your articles that you do at home.  Please do not choose them from the home page, rather from the search bar.  (This is not a mandatory assignment.)

4.  Math:  a..  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; b. 2.4 Big Ideas online. Unit test for chapters 1, 2, and 3 is on Wednesday!

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Friday, November 1, 2019, Day 3

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2. Study for the following:

     a.  Math Chapter 3 quiz on Monday

     b.  Mat Unit test on Wednesdays (chapters 1,2, and 3)

     c. ELA vocablary quiz on Tuesday

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Thursday, October 31, 2019, Day 2

1.  No reading due tomorrow. 

2. Study for the following:

     a.  Math Chapter 3 quiz on Monday

     b.  Mat Unit test on Wednesdays (chapters 1,2, and 3)

     c. ELA vocablary quiz on Tuesday

Happy Halloween!  Be safe!!

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Day 1

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  a. Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; b. Practice Quiz (listed as test)  Big Ideas online under assignments.  Yes, this is the same one you took as a pretest before chapter 3. Do your best on your own.

3.  Return allergy letter from parents, please - ASAP!  Thank you! (If you have not yet. - 2 Students!)

Suggested:  

a.  Math quiz for chapter 3 is scheduled for Monday.  Next Wednesday is our chapters 1-3  Math Test!  Start stuyding vocabulary and going over your past assignments and workbook pages to study.

b. Do an extra Achieve article at home to practice your informational reading skills. (Our contest begins soon!)

c. Start reviewing the rest of  your vocabulary words for prehistory in SS classroom.

 

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Day 6

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; 2.3 Big Ideas online.

3.  Return allergy letter from parents, please - ASAP!  Thank you! (If you have not yet.)

Suggested:

a.  Study your Vocab. Workshop words (finish flashcards for words that you find more difficult, complete extra activities under assignments on Vocab. Workshop.)  Quiz is Friday.  

b.  Do an extra Achieve article at home to practice your informational reading skills. (Our contest begins soon!)

c.  Start reviewing the rest of  your vocabulary words for prehistory in SS classroom. 

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Monday, October 28, 2019, Day 5

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; Make math chapter 2 quiz corrections.

3.  Return allergy letter from parents, please - ASAP!  Thank you!

Suggested:

a.  Study your Vocab. Workshop words (finish flashcards for words that you find more difficult, complete extra activities under assignments on Vocab. Workshop.)  Quiz is Friday.  

b.  Do an extra Achieve article at home to practice your informational reading skills. (Our contest begins soon!)

c.  Start reviewing the rest of  your vocabulary words for prehistory in SS classroom. 

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Friday, October 25, 2019, Day 4

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. Reading log is due on Monday!

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; 2.2 big Ideas online. 

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Thursday, October 24, 2019, Day 3

 

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. 

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; 2.1 big Ideas online. 

3.  You have a social studies vocabulary quiz tomorrow.  We will work more on your words over the next couple of school days.  Study the following for Friday:  prehistory, evidence, archaeologists, paleoanthropologist, fossils, The Leakey Family, Homo Habilis, Don Johanson, Lucy, hominid, excavate, and biped.  (Suggestion:  Make your own flashcards from the list of vocabulary words on SS Classroom.) 

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Day 2

 

1. Read your Book Club book as written on your reading calendar in Reading Classroom.  Make sure to PiN so you can write well about your reading at a later date. Log your reading on your reading log.

 

  1. Math:  

    1. Xtra Math for all of those who have not yet graduated.  (15 min.)  

    2. Big Ideas online 1.7 practice work.

 

Suggested:  

  1. Study for your SS vocabulary quiz on Friday. (See yesterday's hw below for the 12 words you need to know.)

  2. Review “think and grow” video on Big Ideas from today’s math lesson 3.1

 

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Day 1 -  Tomorrow is the Book Fair!

1. Reading:  at least 20 minutes per night.  Your reading is now your fiction BOOK CLUB BOOK.  See the Reading Schedule for Book Clubs on Reading Classroom for the number of pages you must read each night in this book.  You must PiN while you are reading to be able to write a strong reading response later this week or next week. Read knowing you have to write and discuss.  (Remember the ABCs of a PiN!)  If you would like to read more, then you should continue reading your independent fiction book. Log all reading you do at home on your reading log.  If you are reading multiple books, then you should log both. 

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; 1.6 big Ideas online. 

3.  You have a social studies vocabulary quiz on Friday.  We will work more on your words over the next couple of school days.  Study the following for Friday:  prehistory, evidence, archaeologists, paleoanthropologist, fossils, The Leakey Family, Homo Habilis, Don Johanson, Lucy, hominid, excavate, and biped.  (Suggestion:  Make your own flashcards from the list of vocabulary words on SS Classroom.) 

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Monday, October 21, 2019, Day 6

1. Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated; 1.5 big Ideas online.

3. Suggested:  Review the first 9 words of your social studies prehistory vocabulary.  (Ex: make flashcards, draw pictures, use them in a sentence!)

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Friday, October 18, 2019, Day 5

1.  Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  Second Practice quiz Chapter 2 on Big Ideas online. (15 min.)  Start studying for chapter 2 quiz on Monday. DO NOT WAIT TILL SUNDAY NIGHT!!

3.  Suggested:  Review the first 9 words of your social studies prehistory vocabulary.  (Ex: make flashcards, draw pictures, use them in a sentence!)

4.  Suggested:  Work on your math study guide.

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Thursday, October 17, 2019, Day 4

1.  Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  Practice quiz Chapter 2 on Big Ideas online. (15 min.)  Start studying for chapter 2 quiz on Monday.

3.  Science Quiz tomorrow. Study!!!

4.  Suggested:  Review the second 3 words of your social studies prehistory vocabulary in a different way.  (Ex: draw pictures!)

5.  Suggested:  Watch "Think and Grow" Big Ideas video for lesson 2.4.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019, Day 3

1.  Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  1.4 homework and practice on Big Ideas online.  (15 min.)  

3.  Science:  Quiz 10/18 - Friday!

4.  Suggested:  Review the second 3 words of your social studies prehistory vocabulary 

5.  Suggested:  Watch "Think and Grow" Big Ideas video for lesson 2.3.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019, Day 2

1.  Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  1.3 homework and practice on Big Ideas online.  (15 min.)  

Studying:  

1.  Review the first 6 words of your social studies prehistory vocabulary

2.  Watch "Think and Grow" Big Ideas video for lesson 2.2.

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Friday, October 11, 2019, Day 1 - Have a great three-day weekend!

1.   Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2. Math:  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  1.2 homework and practice on Big Ideas online.  (15 min.)  

3. 3.  Try to bring in gently used sneakers that you no longer wear for the sneaker drive.  And, don't forget about your commitment to two random acts of kindess daily.  

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Thursday, October 10, 2019, Day 6

1.   Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading (things that make you go, hmmm...).  Reading Log continues today.  It is due on Monday.

2. Math:  a.  Xtra Math for 10-15 minutes if you have not yet graduated.  b.  1.1 homework and practice on Big Ideas online.  (15 min.)  

3.  Try to bring in gently used sneakers that you no longer wear for the sneaker drive.  And, don't forget about your commitment to two random acts of kindess daily.  

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Day 5

HW:  none - If you are oberving Yom Kippur, have a meaningful day.  If not, look for sneakers to donate and think of what kind acts you can do to change the world for the better!

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Monday, October 7, 2019, Day 4

1.   Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading.  Reading Log conitnues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  Math:   a.  Make corrections on the corrections sheet for your math quiz;  b.  Get your quiz signed by a parent or guardian;  c.  Xtra Math if not yet graduated - 15 min.; 

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Make math corrections, XtraMath, Cooper = harder problems skipped on math quiz..

Friday, October 4, 2019, Day 3

1.  Reading:  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts or any other thoughts good readers think while reading.  Reading Log conitnues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  Math:  If you have not yet graduated from Xtra Math then, please spend some extra time this weekend on the program.  This is very important!

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Thursday, October 3, 2019, Day 2

1.  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts.  Reading Log conitnues today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  Math:  In your math workbook (Big Ideas), work on pages 47-50.  Complete the problems you need to  practice/concepts you need to study only.  Then, use the answer key I gave you to check your work. Your quiz is tomorrow!

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Day 1

1.  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNing for signposts.  Reading Log begins today.  It is due on Monday.

2.  Take math practice quiz #2 (It is called a "Test") in your assignments page on Big Ideas online.  (It onlly counts for a homework grade based on effort and completion.) The expectation is for you to spend about 30 minutes on this for tonight's studying.  Be sure to submit it when you done.

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Day 6

1.  20 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNning for signposts. (Reading log beginning next week.) (Reading log will start tomorrow.)

2.  Start studying for math chapter 1 quiz toward on Friday.  Suggested form of studying:  Go to Skills Trainer on hamburger menu on Big Ideas platform.  Find "Place Value Understanding" and practice a mix of the skills listed underneath. (20 min.)

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Friday, September 27, 2019, Day 5

1.  45 min. reading in your fiction book.  Continue PiNning for signposts. (Reading log beginning next week.)

2.  Start studying for math chapter 1 quiz toward end of next week.  Suggested form of studying:  Go to Skills Trainer on hamburger menu on Big Ideas platform.  Find "Place Value Understanding" and practice a mix of the skills listed underneath. (20 min.)

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Thursday, September 26, 2019, Day 4 

1.   20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for signposts. 

2.  Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper and Syd H. are working in the Big Ideas Skills Trainer on the next skill under the multiplication.

3.  TREPS assignment page 16.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Day 3

1. 20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for signposts. 

2.  Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper - Skills Trainer (on Big Ideas Hamburger Menu) Multiplying a multidigit number by a one digit number 15 min or until 100%; Syd. H.:  Skills Trainer on Big Ideas:  Multiplying a multi-digit number by a two-digit nubmer.)

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Day 2

1. 20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2. Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper - Skills Trainer (on Big Ideas Hamburger Menu) Multiplying a multidigit number by a one digit number 15 min or until 100%; Syd. H.:  Skills Trainer on Big Ideas:  Multiplying a multi-digit number by a two-digit nubmer.)

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Monday, September 23, 2019, Day 1

1. 20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.   Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper - Skills Trainer (on Big Ideas Hamburger Menu) Multiplying a multidigit number by a one digit number 15 min or until 100%; Syd. H.:  Skills Trainer on Big Ideas:  Multiplying a multi-digit number by a two-digit nubmer.)

3.   TREPS assignment page 16.

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Friday, September 20, 2019, Day 6

 1.  20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.   Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper & Sydney H. - Skills Trainer (on Big Ideas Hamburger Menu) Multiplying a multidigit number by a one digit number 15 min or until 100%.)

3.   Work on your TREPs idea for next TREPS class.

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Thursday, September 19, 2019, Day 5

1.  20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.   Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program. (Cooper - Skills Trainer Multiplying a multidigit number by a one digit number 15 min or until 100%.)

3.  SGA speeches are to be deilvered tomorrow. If you are running, make sure you are prepared.    Votes will take place shortly after.  

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019, Day 4

1.  20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.  Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program.

3.  SGA speeches are due to Ms. Humbert by tomorrow.  Speeches will be delivered by you on Friday to the class.  Votes will take place shortly after.  

4.  Work on your TREPs idea for next TREPS class.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Day 3

1.  20 minutes reading independent book.  Continue PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.  Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program.

3.   SGA speeches are due to Ms. Humbert by Wednesday.  Speeches will be delivered by you on Friday to the class.  Votes will take place shortly after.  

4.  Work on your TREPs idea for next TREPS class.

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Monday, September 16, 2019, Day 2

1.  20 minutes reading independent book.  Begin PiNning for  Notice and Note signposts as you see them.  Tonight, you should be looking for a Contrast and Contradiction.

2.  Math:  15 minutes on ExtraMath - until you graduate the program.

3.  Work on TREPS brainstorming

4.  SGA speeches are due to Ms. Humbert by Wednesday.  Speeches will be delivered by you on Friday to the class.  Votes will take place shortly after.  

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