Homework Week 21 Jan 27th to Jan 31st

  • 1/29 - Whale Watch and Cabrillo Beach Tide Pools trip - All parents are invited to join us at the Cabrillo Beach tide pool. We will be there about 1 - 3 pm. Park at the Cabrillo Beach Museum parking lot. If you haven't sent in your donation, please do so now.

• Coming soon...Readers Cafe. Our grant from Donor's Choose is funded and we're expecting new books soon. the date for the opening of the Reader's cafe will be announced soon. Out author is on Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express & Jumanji)

• 2/7 Guatemalan Celebration - We need parent volunteers. Thank you!

• 2/10 Guatemalan report due - Fables are stories that teach a lesson. Fable characters are usually animals. Choose a native Guatemalan animal, such as jaguar, spider monkey, puma, etc, as your main character and write your own fable. Use your adjectives to describe the characters and settings.

• 2/14 Valentine's Day -  Students will bring home a decorated shoebox size "mailbox"
 for their Valentine "mail".  Please start making Valentine cards for each of their classmates. Please bring the Valentine "mailbox" and Valentine cards (in a separate bag) on Friday Feb. 14th. 

Class List:  Nico, Sumi, Maya, Rosie, Henry, Bobby, Ava, Kyle, Michael, Talulah, Steven, Isabel, Jonah,  Renee, Liam, Dorian, Iman, Marianna,  Hailey, Bianca,  Ryan,  Joy, Mrs. Mori, Mrs. Monji,Ms. Sy, Mrs. Gravino, Lily, Nora 

Monday 1/27/14:

Reading: Read "No More Junk Food Ads" on p. 101 and answer questions on 
p. 103

Language Arts: "Road to Riches", "Clap, Clap, Clap" on Home School Connection Sheet: p.303

Spelling Words:  www.spellingcity.com

Math: 10.8

Tuesday 1/28/14:

SLEEP EARLY TONIGHT!

Reading: Treasure stories "Frozen Art", "Elephant Arts" p.386-7. Start reading "Music of the Stone Age Bears" p. 388-391 
Grammar: GR37

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math: 10.9
Language Arts: "You Be the Author" on Home School Connection sheet

Wednesday 1/29/14:

Reading: "Music of the Stone Age Bears" p. 388-391 
Grammar: GR38

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 11.1

Thursday 1/30/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Read: "Music of the Stone Age Bears" p. 388-391 

Study: for Spelling and Reading Test

Math - 11.2

Friday 1/31/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Turn in Homework Packet by 8:11 am

Homework Week 20 Jan 20th to Jan 24th

• 1/20 -  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

• 1/21 - Australian Report Due. [Choose an Australian marsupial that interests you such as the koala, red wombat , wallaby or? What does it eat? What kind of environment does it live in? What are its habits? Write about what you have learned OR Visit the zoo in the Australia section. Write about the Australian animals that you observed and tell about the visit]

• Thank you for your help at the Australian celebration!

• 1/29 - Whale Watch and Cabrillo Beach Tide Pools trip - All parents are invited to join us at the Cabrillo Beach tide pool. We will be there about 1 - 3 pm. Park at the Cabrillo Beach Museum parking lot.

• Coming soon...Readers Cafe. Our grant from Donor's Choose is funded and we're expecting new books soon. the date for the opening of the Reader's cafe wil be announced soon. Out author is on Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express & Jumanji)

• 2/7 Guatemalan Celebration

• 2/10 Guatemalan report due

Monday 1/20/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Holiday:  Dr. King's Birthday

Tuesday 1/21/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Reading: Read "What do Scientists Do?" on pg. 93 and answer questions of pg. 94
Home - School Connection: "A Road Trip" and "Shake It Up Spelling"! activities
Grammar: GR34

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 10.5

Wednesday 1/22/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Reading: Read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" pg. 352-353 & "Abuelo and the Three Bears" pg. 354 - 376
Home - School Connection: "Pickin' Flowers" puzzle activity
Grammar: GR35

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 10.6

Thursday 1/23/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Read: Read "Abuelo and the Three Bears" pg. 354 - 376

Study: for Spelling Test

Math - 10.7

Friday 1/24/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Turn in Homework Packet by 8:11 am

Homework Week 19 Jan 13th to Jan 17th

• 1/17 -  Australian Celebration: Please volunteer this Friday

• 1/20 -  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

• 1/21 - Australian Report Due. [Choose an Australian marsupial that interests you such as the koala, red wombat , wallaby or? What does it eat? What kind of environment does it live in? What are its habits? Write about what you have learned OR Visit the zoo in the Australia section. Write about the Australian animals that you observed and tell about the visit]

• 1/29 - Whale Watch and Cabrillo Beach Tide Pools trip - Parent Volunteers for this trip are: Room 4 - Claudia Alas, Steven Yell, Damen Calamandrei, Kathryn McGuire
Room 5: Arlette Feinberg, Eleonora Ghioldi, Damian Murphy, Beatriz Stripling
Room 15: Imee Perius, Mauricio Benard, Alexandra Saborio, Mark Dolman
All parents are invited to join us at the CAbrillo Beach tide pool. We will be there about 1pm.

• Coming soon...Readers Cafe. Possibly Jan. 24, Friday

Monday 1/13/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Reading: "Our Solar System" on pg. 89 sheet and answer questions on pg. 91
Home - School Connection: "Share a Memory" activity

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 10.1

Tuesday 1/14/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Reading: Read decodable reader "Shirl and Her Tern" on-line
Home - School Connection: "Spelling Bee" activity
Grammar: GR31

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 10.2

Wednesday 1/15/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Reading: Read "The Alvin Ailey Kids Dancing As a Team" pg. 326-344
Home - School Connection: "So Much To Do!" activity
Grammar: GR32

Spelling Words:  spellingcity.com

Math - 10.3

Thursday 1/16/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Read: Start working on Australian report due January 21

Study: for Spelling Test

Math - 10.4

Friday 1/17/14:

READ AT LEAST 30 MINS.

Turn in Homework Packet by 8:11 am