Friday, March 30th, 2012

Language Arts: Today students turned in their grammar packet and worked on a two reading prompts in class and turned them in.  They also received their five paragraph essay.  If you want to revise your essay, you must turn it in on Monday, April 9^th for an improved grade.

Here are the prompts for the reading response for Eagle Rock:

You must write in cursive and in detail. 3/ 4 of the page in length for each response.

1.Choose a character from the book, and decide what would be an appropriate birthday present for the character and explain why.

2. If I could step into the book, the first thing I would do is....

3. I can't understand why _______ doesn’t  just ......

4. I was furious when.......

Homework:

• Journal prompt for Eagle Rock due tomorrow
• Grammar packet due on Friday
• Read for 20 minutes

Word Study:   Grammar packet

Homework: Grammar packet due on Friday, March 30th

                                

Social Studies: No class today

Homework:  NO homework

Reminders:

Have a great spring break!

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Language Arts: 
Read Chapters 19-23 in Eagle Rock for Friday.
Grammar packet due on Friday

Social Studies:  Colonial packet due on Thursday

Reminders:  Late Start Thursday.

• Mrs. Burns/Mr. Burdick's gradebooks close on Friday. No late assignments for the third marking period will be accepted after Friday

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Language Arts: Today the students turned in final essay copy and began working on their digital essay.

Homework:

• Journal prompt for Eagle Rock due tomorrow
• Grammar packet due on Friday
• Read for 20 minutes

Word Study:   Grammar packet

Homework: Grammar packet due on Friday, March 30th

                                

Social Studies: Presented group projects and began unit 10

Homework:  NO homework

Reminders:

• Late start on Thursday

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Language Arts: Read Eagle Rock and journal response.

Homework: Final typed essay due on TUESDAY.
Eagle Rock Journal prompt due on Wednesday

Word Study: Checked grammar packet and received a new packet.

Homework: Grammar packet due on Friday

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Language Arts: Today the students turned in their 3^rd writing prompt for Eagle Rock and the rough draft of their essay.

Student Led Portfolio Work is due on TUESDAY!

Homework:

• Final copy of essay is due on Tuesday, March 27th
• Read for 20 minutes.
• Reading challenge- We are picking teams on Thursday
• R and E due on March 23^rd.

Word Study:   Grammar packet

Homework: Grammar packet due on Monday, March 26th

                                

Social Studies: No class today

Homework:  NO homework

Reminders:

·         We have a half-day on Wednesday and Thursday

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Language Arts: Today we continued to read in Eagle Rock. Chapters 8-12. They also worked on their essay.

Student Led Portfolio Work is due on TUESDAY!

Homework:

• Eagle Rock prompt/ and reading is thinking sheet due on Monday
• Typed essay rough draft due on Monday
• Read for 20 minutes.
• Reading challenge- We are picking teams on Thursday
• Earn your $10 for Jim Basketball Jones
• R and E due on March 23^rd.

PLEASE BRING LAPTOP TO WORK ON STUDENT LED CONFERENCES AND ESSAYS TOMORROW!

Word Study:   No class

Homework: No class

                                

Social Studies: We had double LA

Homework:  NO homework

Reminders:

• Novel for Science Literacy – book must be finished by Monday, March 12th
• Parent/teacher conference sign up is located outside Mr. Burdick’s classroom.

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Language Arts: Today we continued to read in Eagle Rock. Chapters 8-12. They also worked on their essay.

Homework:

• Eagle Rock prompt/ and reading is thinking sheet due on Monday
• Typed essay rough draft due on Monday
• Read for 20 minutes.
• Reading challenge- We are picking teams on Thursday
• Earn your $10 for Jim Basketball Jones
• R and E due on March 23^rd.

PLEASE BRING LAPTOP TO WORK ON STUDENT LED CONFERENCES AND ESSAYS TOMORROW!

Word Study:   No class

Homework: No class

                                

Social Studies: We had double LA

Homework:  NO homework

Reminders:

• Novel for Science Literacy – book must be finished by Monday, March 12th
• Parent/teacher conference sign up is located outside Mr. Burdick’s classroom.