Reading 

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11/8/11: Compare/Contrast worksheet and Venn Diagram on backside about the two versions of "The Three Little Pigs"

11/7/11: Journals 18-21 about the Percy Jackson movie. Reading starts again today!

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11/4/11: Mid-Term Exam

11/3/11: Finish movie and review bingo

11/2/11: Watch movie. Hand out review sheet

11/1/11: Short day. Watch movie.

10/31/11: Begin watching "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" movie for mid-term on Friday NO READING THIS WEEK!

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10/28/11: No homework except reading 20 pages

10/27/11: Page 161 in inference packet Packet due Friday

10/26/11: Page 159 in inference packet

10/25/11: Page 158 in Inference packet homework

10/24/11: Begin Predicting and Inferring-Journal 13 homework

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10/21/11: Context clues test

10/20/11: Study for context clues test tomorrow.

10/19/11: Complete page 5 of vocab in context packet. Study definitions for Friday's test.

10/18/11: Complete 15 of the definitions on page 5 of vocab in context packet.

10/17/11: Reading 20 pages starts again tonight!

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10/14/11: 1st Hour- Reading Comprehension pages 49 & 50 3rd Hour- Reading Comprehension page 47 4th Hour- Reading Comprehension page 49

10/13/11: No 1st hour for MEAP testing. 3rd & 4th Hours- finish vocab in context packet.

10/12/11: 1st Hour- All of vocabulary in context packet except for defining new words on back page. 3rd & 4th Hours- Pages 2 and 3 of vocab in context packet.

10/11/11: Intro Vocabulary in Context. No homework.

10/10/11: Journal #11 due tomorrow. NO READING THIS WEEK!!

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10/7/11: Finish Context Clues packet for Monday.

10/6/11: No homework

10/5/11: Homework: pages 1,2, & 3 of Context Clues Packet. NO READING TONIGHT!

10/4/11: Pop Quiz in class. No homework.

10/3/11: Journal #10 due tomorrow.

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9/30/11: Read pages. No other homework.

9/29/11: Introduce "Question-Answer Relationships" (QAR)

9/28/11: Elements of Literature Test. Journal #9 homework. Turn in Elements of Lit practice packet

9/27/11: Practice Test for Elements. Study flash cards and packet for TEST TOMORROW!!

9/26/11: Finish Elements of Literature packet. Library. Test over elements on Wednesday.

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9/23/11: Practice MEAP passages in class. Reading is only homework. Vocabulary test for Elements of Literature will be Wednesday.

9/22/11: Short day! Create flash cards for Elements of Literature vocab. They don't have to be cut out, but all writing MUST be completed for tomorrow. NO READING TONIGHT!

9/21/11: Read "A Chair for my Mother" to practice Elements of Lit. Pages 13, 16, & 14 of elements packet homework.

9/20/11: Read. Journals 5,6, & 8 homework. Intro to elements.

9/19/11: Library day.Read 20 pgs. Beginning Elements of Literature tomorrow.

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9/16/11: Read "A Shaggy Dog Story" and answer questions. Journal reflection about story. Read 20 pages for the weekend.

9/15/11: Read. Re-do's of post card project due tomorrow.

9/14/11: Read. Genre and Purpose test tomorrow. Journals 3 & 4 homework.

9/13/11: Read 20 pages. Tomorrow students may bring in cell phones,iPod touches, or netbooks for a texting practice test. TEST OVER GENRE AND AUTHOR'S PURPOSE THURSDAY, 9/15!!!

9/12/11: Worked on author's purpose packet in class. Will finish tomorrow. Library day! Starting today, homework each weeknight will be to read a minimum of 20 pages. Post card projects returned. Please check SchoolView for grades. Students with poor scores are able to redo the project for an average of the two scores by Friday, 9/16. A copy of the project is posted in the Reading Documents section.

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9/6/11: Classroom expectations sheet signed by parent/guardian by Friday. Classroom supplies (highlighter, post-it notes, folder) due by Friday. Journal #1 homework (except 3rd hour).

9/7/11: 1st and 4th Hours- Begin post cards. Post cards, supplies, and expectation sheet signed all due on Friday. 3rd Hour- Journals #1 and #2 in addition to everything else.

9/8/11: 1st and 4th Hours- Intro to "genre." Journal #2 homework. Post cards and all supplies due tomorrow. 3rd Hour- Reading Comprehension page 47 homework. Post cards and all supplies due tomorrow.

9/9/11: 1st and 4th Hours- Continue genre work. Reading Comprehension page 48 homework. 3rd Hour- No homework. Library Monday!

TISSUES/LYSOL WIPES/HAND SANITIZER EXTRA CREDIT BY FRIDAY.

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