Announcements:
1. Spirit Week this week:
Monday-red clothes (We’re RED-y to get this show on the road!
Tuesday-mustache (Stache your knowledge for this test)
Wednesday-Crazy Cap (Commitment, attitude and performance)
Thursday-Hero Swag (be a hero for your school)
Friday-TEAM Day (decide as a class what to wear and show team spirit by dressing alike)
2. NWEA testing days
4th grade-Friday, May 9th-Reading; Wednesday, May 14th-Math
5th grade-Wednesday, May 7th-Reading; Friday, May 16th-Math
3. Please use online websites daily to practice NWEA skills
Math:
Direct link to sample math problems for NWEA, NWEA vocabulary cards and more!
http://reading-sage.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-raise-map-math-scores-nwea-math.html
http://www.nwea.org/warmup/warmup_start_educators_map.html
RIT Band Instruction in Reading and Math.
http://www.belleplaine.k12.mn.us/page/3028
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/
Resources organized by RIT and by Goal:
Reading:
http://www.clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_reading_rit.html
http://www.clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_reading_goal.html
Math:
http://www.clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_math_rit.html
http://www.clinton.k12.wi.us/maptest_sites/map_math_goal.html
Reading and Math:
Logic Puzzles:
http://www.logic-puzzles.org/init.php
http://www.brainbashers.com/logic.asp
5th Grade Homework
Monday-Ancient Egypt-The Pyramids packet; complete the passage, comprehension questions and annotations.
Tuesday-review passages, annotations, and comprehension questions on the Great Pyramid; Vocabulary Workshop chapter 13
Wednesday-quiz on the Great Pyramid of Egypt
Thursday-Egypt Games-chapter 2 comprehension questions
Friday-Quiz today-No homework! Have an awesome weekend!!!
4th Grade
Website for Social Studies glencoe.com; enter Illinois and the code is: TAJ7127c1
Monday-Complete final draft of Pink and Say letter (include drafts and peer editing checklists after the final draft)
Tuesday-Complete section 2 review questions 2, 4, and 7. Reread sections for quiz on sections 1 and 2.
Wednesday-Quiz on sections 1 and 2 is today; complete section 3 graphic organizer.
Thursday-Complete annotations to the passage about Jim Brown.
Friday-No homework! Have an awesome weekend!!!
Monday-Complete Final Draft