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Archive for April, 2009


Thur., April 30

1.  GUM-sentence combinations

2.  Scrabble tournament

3.  Read/summarize chapters in Zachary Beaver

4.  HW-TESTtomorrow on “Orpheus”  .  Study 4 vocab words and review myth.

Wed. April 29

1.  GUM corrections

2.  Story mao on “Orpheus”

3.  Read and discussed “King Midas” p. 683

4.  HW- find 5 ex. of fig. lng.

NOTE:  BRING  TOY FOR ST: JUDE SO YOY CN DRESS MISMATCHED ON FRIDAY

Tues., April 28

1.  Daily Comp  -anlogies

2.  Corrected word maps on overhead

3.  Computer lesson review of poetry terms

4.  Scrabble Tournament

5. HW – Read library book and study vocab and review questions 1-6 on p. 670 for TEST on FRIDAY over “Orpheus”

Monday, April 27

1.  GUM sentence corrections

2.  Read silently the myth “Orpheus” p. 665

3.  Pop Quiz

4.  Scrabble tournament

5.  HW- $ word maps on vocab p 664 in reading book

Friday, April 24

1.  Daily Comp

2.  Practiced for Greek Contest

3..  Read and summarized chapters from Zachary Beaver ( up to 12/13)

Thurs., April 23

1.  Daily Comprehension

2.  Read and summarized chapters in Zachary Beaver.

3.  Gave students results of STAR reading test taken in library yesterday.

.4.  Practiced folktales

5.  HW-  Book marks due if you have not turned in already.

practice presenting orally your folktale

Wed., April 22

1.  Library

2.  Researched Greek myths in textbooks.

3.  HW-  Get Interim signed

Practice  reading your folktale  using lively gestures and expression.

Tues., April 21

1.  Daily Comp- “Lunch Menus”

2.  Laptop Lab – researched Greek gods, heroes. creatures

3.  composed 3 questions/answers on your assigned Greek character

4.  Read ch  1-11 of Zachary Beaver

5; HW-  Bring library books for LIbrary tomorrow

Monday, April 20

1.  Daily  Comprehension (peanut allergies)

2.  Laptop Lab for folktale research

3.  Printed out  folktale for project

4.  Read through Ch 10 of novel  Zachary Beaver

5.  HW  read library book for AR test

Friday, April 17

1.  Quiz on ch 1-5 of novel

2/ Bookmarks not turned in today may be handed in on Monday.