HW - Wednesday, 1/7

PARENTS:

• This afternoon, we switched desks. It's never a perfect science, but I did my best to accommodate (and balance) the requests of the students and the needs of the classroom. We will switch desks again after the current trimester ends in March.
• Wednesday Folders go home tomorrow.
• Students will be introduced to their District Google accounts tomorrow. In addition to internet safety and rules of using their accounts/district computers, I will go over using Google Docs so they can work on their Cinderella stories.
• We started our Cinderella study before the break. Next step involves studying the elements of a Cinderella story. Last step is to write their own and produce their own book. It would be easier if they type their story now on the computer; proofreading would be facilitated more quickly. This should take until late January to complete.
• We will be practicing for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Common Core Test this month. No preparation is necessary; it will be for (re-) familiarizing the students with the controls, interface, and test questions. Tests will be conducted in the computer lab and on the Google Chromebooks. The scheduled dates are 1/14 (ELA, Part 1) and 1/21 (Math, Part 1).
• We're only missing SIX Emergency Kits. Please turn in your child's kit.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most BOOKS Read
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in  February 3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  #3 "The Expression" 
4.  Wordly Wise Lesson 13e (due Friday)
Wordly Wise 13 Test on Friday
5.  Language Arts - Continue to write Cinderella Rough Draft; complete by Friday if possible
6.  Math
- TEXTBOOK page 258-259
- WORKBOOK pages 149, 151
- MATH QUIZ (Topic 10 and review) on Friday

7.  Science - Focus on California (John Muir and the Douglas Squirrel); Chapter 3, Lesson 3

8.  History - California Studies Weekly due tomorrow / Open Book Quiz tomorrow

9.  Scholastic News - Pg. 8 / Debate / Sticky Situation due Friday.

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper