Ms. Jen’s posterous

Monday:  Math - Correct Number Sense test
                          Draw equilateral triangle, square, regular pentagon, regular hexagon

                          (need protractor)
                           Extra credit: Draw other regular polygons

Tuesday: Math - Skill drill 103 worksheet (need protractor)

Wed:       Math - flag symmetry worksheet
                     triangles worksheet, no calculator

Thurs:      Math: Some Shapes Fit Many Categories worksheet
                      Other Polygons worksheet

ongoing: Social Studies: explorer research paper due Nov. 10, Tuesday
               Reading h/w
               Bike Safety every day all week - wear appropriate clothing and footwear

Reminder: NO School on Friday.

Monday:   Math - Measuring Angles worksheet,  pg.50 (1-8)

RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING YOUR EXPLORER:

If you look at the alphabetical list option, it may be easier to find your explorer on this website:
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/

http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/School-Bell/Social-Studies/History/By-Subject/Exploration/Explorers

http://virtualology.com/hallofexplorers/

http://www.herricks.org/libraryLinks.cfm?category=262

http://libraryspot.com/biographies/

http://www.answers.com/

FLAGS:

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/flagcnty.htm

MAPS:

http://www.worldatlas.com/clipart.htm

Monday: Math - Geometry in the Real World w/s

Tuesday: Math -  Spirolaterals, need graph paper 

    
Wednesday: Math - Skill Drill 102, 
Reminder - 2 hour late opening on Wed. (no math class)

Thursday: Math - Draw 5 angles, need a protractor. and pg. 49 (1-5) show work, no calculators

                 Social Studies -  Explorer 3 topic choice worksheet

                 Reading - Weekly Reading Homework due Friday

On going:
                 Language Arts - Tall Tales activities and finish website activity this week
                 Bike Safety permission slip, return signed form by Friday

Monday: Science - Astronomy test on Wednesday, see Study Guide
              Math - How to say the number w/s

Reminder:  Picture day on Tuesday - 2:05 PM, bring money and order

Tuesday: Math - Points, Lines, Line Segments w/s

              Science - finish Astronomy unit, eclipse w/s

                            - any missing assignments deadline Wed.
                            Astronomy test, see Study Guide

Wednesday: Math - Geometric Ideas w/s, bring protractor, Write the Number w/s
                   Social Studies - start Explorer unit, pg. 129 (1-4)

Thursday:  Math: pg. 343 (1-13), bring protractor
                Science - Variable I experiment, sloppy copy

 L/A Reading groups: finish Tall Tale website assignments this week 

Monday: Math - pg. 193 (26-30), and yellow pattern worksheet, and pattern worksheet
Science - Practice astronomy project speech

Tuesday: Math - pg. 195 (18 -22), and number pattern worksheet
Science - Practice astronomy project speech

Wed: Math - More pattern worksheet, Number Sense unit test on Thursday
Science - finish Solar System booklet
Cob Bench project on Thursday - dress appropriately in clothes that can get dirty

Thursday: Reading weekly homework due Monday, Oct. 12
Test on Astronomy science unit next week

MON: Math - pg. 121 (1-29), odd and

pg. 151 (1-5),

Extra credit - pg. 121 (1-10) 

Science: Moon Craters Experiment II, final copy

TUESDAY : Math - pg. 181 (1-22) even, and

                            pg. 183 (1-26) even, and

                           pg. 185 (1-24) even

Social Studies:   Geography map test

WED: Math - pg. 23 (1-31) odd, 

THURS:       Math - pg. 189 (1-23) odd,  Light year worksheet

Science -  Astronomy Project due Friday

On-going Language Arts - Weekly Reading Assignment due Friday

On-going assignments: Science – Daily Lunar Record worksheet - last observation day Sept. 30, wed.
Astronomy project due Oct. 2, Friday !!
Language Arts - Tall Tale Assignments (no deadline yet)

Print out these worksheets and answer the questions after you view the websites and read these tall tales.

Monday: Science - Statue experiment write-up
             Ms. Jen's math group: pg. 144, all and pg. 145 (1-20), even , 21 -28
              Language Arts: Another Final copy Narrative writing
 
Tuesday: Reminder - Back to School Night 6 PM  (presentation/questions at 6:15 PM)

Ms. Jen's math group:  Factor worksheet

Wed:    Science - Moon crater experiment
           Ms. Jen's math group: Prime/composite activity

Thursday:  Ms. Jen's math group: Prime factorization activity
                Language Arts: Reading w/s
 
Continue drawing moon phases daily on the Lunar Recording worksheet
Continue practicing multiplication facts
Continue working on Astronomy project due Oct. 2nd.

Read daily - 30 minutes.   Should be reading a science fiction book.