Tuesday, December 14th

 A short but busy week.........

Friday is a ½ day.  The kids may show up in extra comfortable attire.  They may wear pajamas provided:
1.  the clothing they are wearing is appropriate for school and weather conditions
2.  students still need to get out for recess time so they need to bring layers and proper shoes

It sounds like food will be supplied at the party therefore students most likely will not need to bring lunch or eat lunch afterwards.  

If you need to bring supplies for the party, you may bring them in early and we can store them in the class (unless they are perishable).  

To ensure this week does not become chaotic or extra wiggly, students need to complete the assigned work.  Failure to complete the work will result in using some of Friday morning to complete their missing assignments.   

Adopt a Family -- if you would like to participate please bring in your donation by Thursday.  I would much much prefer that it came in envelope so the students don’t have loose money hanging around.  

The 12 Days of Christmas was extra credit, students requiring extra time due to their desire to the project right, may turn it in the first two days of January’s return.

Advanced Level Vocabulary is optional however it is strongly strongly encouraged.  It is handed out on Monday or Tuesday, their packet gets turned back in on Friday and they take a definition test on Friday.  

Today -- the students are working on a review math assessment that is found on-line at www.pearsonsuccessnet.com   It is 56 problems.  Students were given 45+ minutes today to work on it.   Some students apparently feel that the holiday had already begun so they only completed 10 or 12 problems.  They will need to make up for lost scholastic time on Friday if they don’t complete this by Friday.  

Students also used the last 10-15 minutes to have some fun on some great middle school level math games:
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/2010/12/technology-lab-on-december-14-2010.html

Math -- subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Here is the great lesson that we watched from the gurus in Alameda:
http://www.acoe.org/acoe/files/EdServices/Adding%20fractions.swf

Here are our notes from Friday and today’s lessons:
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024

Homework:
page 256-257 1-32 all due on Wednesday
*students were given 35 minutes to either 1. work on tonight’s homework or 2. work on their on-line test that we started in the computer lab

Language Arts --
Since everything needs to be turned in earlier this week rather than Friday, the students were given additional time yesterday and today to complete their reading, PB’s and writing for this week.
Today we completed reading the James Forten story.  We (i.e. the students following along) also completed the comprehension p.b.   We also completed a full vocabulary PB and ½ of another.

They finished the day PE.  They went into the multi-purpose room and ran off some adrenaline.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Reading Comprehension due on Thursday:
Read pages 310-328 by Thursday (we read as a class Mon./Tues)
Take the AR test by Thursday
Answer any two questions on page 328 but make them your masterpiece
P.B. 176 due Thursday (we complete as a class Mon./Tues)

Grammar all due on Thursday:
P.B. 184, 185 and 186

Vocabulary all due on Wednesday:
5 challenge words --sentences and definitions
P.B.  174 (we complted as a class Tues), 179 (completed ½ as a class Tues.),  and 183
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/lists/sl_g5t03_03.html
*spelling test will be on Thursday of this week

Math:
page 256-257 1-32 all due on Wednesday
page 258-259 all due on Thursday
Handout on math review concepts due Friday
*** Complete the 1st part of the year math review (56 questions began at school on Tuesday)

Free-Write due on Friday:
“To make the world a better place the world could use more......”

Adopt a Family -- money or donations are due by Wednesday/Thursday