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Archive for November, 2008


Nov. 25, Tuesday

1. Read Daily Comp on “Catherine Bertni”

2. Took a quiz on “PILGRIM TRIVIA” (if you were absent for this, please see me to make this up on Monday.)

3. Checked reading workbook  on “Thanksgiving…” p. 139

4. HW- Eat turkey and read, read, read!

Nov. 24, Monday

1. Read “Daily Comp” on Nelson Mandela and answered questions.

2. Reviewed skills-Making inferences, types of context clues.(pp. 139-140 in reading workbook)

3.  Read “Thanksgiving with the Conners” p. 141 in Reading workbook. Answered  sidenote questions.

4. English workbook-finish pp. 23-24  Checked in class.

Nov. 21, Friday

1.  GUM  sentence corrections

2.  Read ch 7 orally then silently.

3. Study Guide  on ch 5-7

4. HW- finish pp. 25-26 in English workbook

ATTENTION:  SCHOOL SPELLING BEE-DEC. 4

OUR CLASS WINNERS ARE:

LA 1-Zack Basham; Leslie  Gober

LA 2- Joseph Smith  : Katelyn March

LA 3- Jordin Thompson ; Peyton Pilgrim

LA 4- Josh Shaul ; Tanner Richardson

CONGRATULTIONS!

Nov. 20-Thursday

1. Corrected GUM

2.  Took Spelling qualifier test for School Spelling Bee.  (Winners will be announced tomorrow)

3;  Finished writing our narrative on “Turkey Tales’

4.  QUIZ on ch 1-4 The Devil’s Arithmetic

5.  HW : return signed Interims  ; read library books.

Nov. 19, Wednesday

1.  LIBRARY CLASS

2; Library lesson on determining the reliabilty of resources; completed a library worksheet for  classwork grade

3.  HW- Study your study guide notes and vocab for a ch 1-4 quiz on The Devil’s Arithmetic

NOTE; all lirary fines due by Dec 15

LAST DAY FOR A:R: TEST SCORE  IS DEC 12

Nov. 18, Tuesday

1.  GUM  sentence corrections

2.  Checked  homework in English, pp. 340-341

3.  Reviewed for Thursday’s quiz on Ch 1-4  in Devil’s Arithmetic

4.  Wrote narrative essy on “Turkey Tales’ using imgery

5. HW- LIBRARY TOMORROW

Nov. 17, Monday

1. GUM – sentence corrections in English

2. Checked and corrected Study guide on Ch 1-4. The Devil’s Arithmetic

3. Quiz on vocab and questions on Thursday

4. Read Ch 5 of Devil’s Arithmetic

5. HW- pp. 340- 341 in English book-Ex. 3 an 4

Nov. 13, Thursday

1.  Read Daily Comp on “Mother Teresa”

2. Discussed and completed pp 338-339 in English book (definite/indefinite articles)

3.  Read and discussed ch 3-4 of novel Devil’s Arithmetic

4. HOMEWORK-Eng. book, p. 339-Exercise 2

Nov. 12, Wednesday

1.  Read “Daily Comprehension”

2.  Checked English Ex. 2 on p. 337

3.  Did p. 21 in workbook for a daily grade

4. Began reading novel THE DEVIL’S ARITHMETIC- read ch 1-2

5;  HOMEWORK-  Bring the food item for the food bank to your homeroom teacher.

My homeroom class has “pasta”.   Thank you.

Nov. 7, Friday

1. GUM sentence corrections

2. Checked Eng. homework, p. 335

3. Reviewed chart on adjectives-p. 336 and completed exercise on p.337

4. Read newspaper- read/discussed ch 9 of “Desolation Canyon”

5; Finished writing the tributes (see p. 264 in Reading book)