Homework for January 30th, 2013

Math:  Finish your fractions flip chart. Use it to study!!!! Test tomorrow. Study chapters 13, 15, and 16. Review pages at the end of each chapter are helpful (pages 287, 333, 363). Know how to do the following:

•          How to tell if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10.
•          How to find the greatest common factor of two numbers
•          How to find the least common multiple of two numbers
•          How to write a fraction in lowest terms (simplest form)
•          How to find equivalent fractions
•          How to write an improper fraction as a mixed number & how to write a mixed  number as a fraction
•          How to write a fraction as a decimal & how to write a decimal as a fraction
•          How to compare fractions with unlike denominators to find out which one is greater
•          How to add and subtract fractions

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish "An Everyday Poet".  Cold Read "Aubuelita" due Friday, February 1st. Book club jobs for Friday. 

Science: Finish powerpoint if you have yet to do so.

Social Studies: Black history posters due tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Homework for January 29th, 2013

Math:  Test Thursday, January 31st. Study chapters 13, 15, and 16. Review pages at the end of each chapter are helpful (pages 287, 333, 363). Know how to do the following:

•          How to tell if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10.
•          How to find the greatest common factor of two numbers
•          How to find the least common multiple of two numbers
•          How to write a fraction in lowest terms (simplest form)
•          How to find equivalent fractions
•          How to write an improper fraction as a mixed number & how to write a mixed  number as a fraction
•          How to write a fraction as a decimal & how to write a decimal as a fraction
•          How to compare fractions with unlike denominators to find out which one is greater
•          How to add and subtract fractions

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Cold Read "Aubuelita" due Friday, February 1st. Book club jobs for Friday. 

Science: Finish powerpoint if you have yet to do so.

Social Studies: Black history posters due Thursday, January 31st. We will not work on these in class tomorrow so these need to be finished at home if they have yet to complete theirs.

Have a great night!

Homework for January 28th, 2013

Math: Study chapters 13, 15, and 16. Review pages at the end of each chapter are helpful (pages 287, 333, 363).

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Cold Read "Aubuelita" due Friday, February 1st. Book club jobs for tomorrow.

Science: Finish powerpoint!!!

Social Studies: Black history posters due Thursday, January 31st.

Math Test Thursday, January 31st

Things to know for the upcoming test over chapters 13, 15, and 16.

•          How to tell if a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10.
•          How to find the greatest common factor of two numbers
•          How to find the least common multiple of two numbers
•          How to write a fraction in lowest terms (simplest form)
•          How to find equivalent fractions
•          How to write an improper fraction as a mixed number & how to write a mixed number as a fraction
•          How to write a fraction as a decimal & how to write a decimal as a fraction
•          How to compare fractions with unlike denominators to find out which one is greater
•          How to add and subtract fractions

Homework for January 25th, 2013

Math: 16.6 ALL. Hot Math #4 due Friday, Feb 1st. We will test over chapters 13-16 Thursday, January 31st. Monday and Tuesday will be review days next week.

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Cold Read "Abuelita" due Friday, Feb 1st.

Science: Finish your powerpoint if you have not done so already.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework for January 24th, 2013

Math: 16.4 #s 1-19 odd. Hot math 3 due tomorrow.

Reading: Book club job for Friday. Cold Read "Hope for Orangutans due tomorrow. Read 20 minutes.

Science: Work on powerpoint. 

Have a great night!

Homework for January 22nd, 2013

Math: 16.2 #s 1-15 odd, Mixed review all. Hot math 3 due Friday, January 25th.

Reading: Book club job for Friday. Cold Read "Hope for Orangutans due Friday, Jan. 25. Read 20 minutes.

Homework for January 18th, 2013

Math: 15.6 #s 1-17 odd (top part only), Hot Math #3

Reading: Read 20 Minutes. Cold Read "Hope for Orangutans" due Friday, January 26th. Book club jobs due Tuesday January, 22nd.

No school Monday! Have a great 3 day weekend!

Homework for January 17th, 2013

Math: 15.4 #s 1-21 odd, MR all.

Social Studies: Test tomorrow. Study Chapter 6 and Study Guide!

Reading: Finish "A Poetic Visitor" if you have not done so already. Read 20 minutes. Cold reads ("Hooray for Weeds", "Beaks and Feathers", or "Tasmanian Devils") due tomorrow, January 18th. Book Club jobs due tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Homework for January 16th, 2013

Math: 15.3 #s 1-13 odd, MR all.

Social Studies: Test Friday. Review tomorrow.

Reading: Finish "A Poetic Visitor" if you have not done so already. Read 20 minutes. Cold reads ("Hooray for Weeds", "Beaks and Feathers", or "Tasmanian Devils") due Friday, January 18th.

Have a great evening!

Homework for January 15th, 2013

Math: 15.3 #s 1-13 odd, MR all

Social Studies: Test Friday. Review Thursday.

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Cold reads ("Hooray for Weeds", "Beaks and Feathers", or "Tasmanian Devils") due Friday, January 18th.

Homework for January 14th, 2013

Math: 15.2 Simplest form #s 7-17 odd, MR all.
Ladder method sheet #s 4-9.
Hot Math #2 Due Friday

Reading: Various cold reads due Friday, January 18th ("Hooray for Weeds", "Beaks and Feathers", or "Tasmanian Devils"). Book club jobs due tomorrow.

Social Studies: Test will be Friday, January 18th over Chapter 6. 

We will be going to the Sheldon tomorrow in the morning for a concert. This is a field trip without chaperones and we will be back to eat lunch at Sappington. Your child does not need to bring anything. 

Homework for January 11th, 2013

Math: "Hot Math" (we decided on calling it Hot Math instead of Cold Math) #2 due Friday, Jan. 18th

Reading: Cold Reads are different for each student this week. Your child might have "Hooray for Weeds", "Beaks and Feathers", or "Tasmanian Devils". Due Friday, Jan 18th.
Book club will not meet until Tuesday, Jan. 15th due to today's field trip.

Have a great weekend!

Homework for January 10th, 2013

Math: 15.1 #s 1-15 odd, MR all. Cold Math #1 due tomorrow.

Reading: From Pampas to Patagonia Cold Read due tomorrow. Book club jobs due tomorrow.

We are going on a field trip tomorrow to The Planetarium. Be sure to pack a sack lunch! Have a great night!

Homework for January 9th, 2013

Math: 13.3 #s 1-17 odd, MR all
Cold Math #1 due Friday, January 11th.

Reading: Read 20 minutes. From Pampas to Patagonia due Friday.

Field trip Friday, January 11th to the Planetarium!

Have a great night!

Homework for January 8th, 2013

Math: 13.3 #s 1-17 odd, MR all
Cold Math #1 due Friday, January 11th.

Reading: Read 20 minutes. From Pampas to Patagonia due Friday.

Field trip Friday, January 11th to the Planetarium!

Have a great night!

Homework for January 7th, 2013

Math: 13.2 #s 1-15 odd, MR all.
"Cold Math" review #1 due Friday January 11th

Reading: Read 20 minutes.
Cold Read "From Pampas to Patagonia" due Friday January 11th

Our next fifth grade field trip is Friday to the St. Louis Science Center Planetarium. We will be leaving Sappington at 9:30 and returning to Sappington around 3:00 (leaving the Planetarium at 2:30).

Have a great night!

Homework for Friday, January 4th

Reading: Cold Read "From Pampas to Patagonia"
Read 20 minutes.

Math: 
13.1 - 1-17 odd, MR all.

We will be having a weekly math review sheet due on Fridays along with the cold reads this semester. This week's will be Sheet #1.


Have a great weekend!

Homework for January 3rd, 2013

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book club job for tomorrow.

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