Winter Break Assignments

Dear Students,
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration with your family. :) Thank you for your Christmas gifts. I really appreciated your thoughtfulness.

You will return back to school next week. Remember to finish all of the following assignments, including your Kid Biz homework. I will be checking in all assignments on Tuesday. Get ready for an exciting and action-packed New Year. :)

I. Language Arts
a. Reading record: read 30 minutes daily and record pages read. You will have parents initial 3 weeks -- Week #10 from the 2nd Quarter Reading Record, and Week #1 and Week #2 on the 3rd Quarter Reading Record (green color). For the homework folder, have parents sign week #10 for 2nd Quarter.

b. Literature sharing: read aloud your favorite parts of the Myths and Legends book to your parent. Have your parent complete the bottom of page 28. Due Tuesday January 5th.

c. Kid Biz: read 4 news articles and record the first score. Record all results on your green Kid Biz paper. Due Tuesday January 5th. Take the Kid Biz challenge and enter their contest. Information is on the flyer is in your communication folder.

Students that need to complete their 4 news articles are: Waileia, Kayce, Ivy, Cody, Raymond, Brendan, Crystal, Charity, Chika, Kenny, Jade, Riley Parks, Talia, Shaylene, Sean, Corey, Tawnie, Ken, Riley Whitten, Katie and Kellen.

II. Other
a. Show parents communication folder.
b. Japanese: finish worksheet.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Finally, tomorrow is the B-I-G day -- Winter Program and P-I-Z-Z-A Party! I know your parents are looking forward to your performance. Please wear either Jeans long pants or dark colored shorts.
Please have your parents sign your test folder tonight. Also, finish your Quadrirama Panel #2 and Christmas card for your parents. We will be wrapping your parents gifts tomorrow. These are your assignments:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading Record: read 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Reading: finish Quadrirama Panel #2 (Due tomorrow).

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: on folder paper, make corrections to Division of Decimals test and record test in your test folder.
b. Mrs. K: No homework!

III. Other
a. Finish Christmas Card by drawing a Christmas design and coloring it. If you have the green paper, glue it on top. Write a message to your parents sharing how much you appreciate them! :)
b. Test folder: have your parents sign for the Social Studies exam, Wordly Wise #14 Spelling and Vocabulary exams and Reading retest (if you took one).

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Study for tomorrow's Japanese Quiz and finish Quadrirama Panel #2. These are your assignment for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Read 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Reading: finish Quadrirama Panel #2. Due Thursday.
c. Literature Sharing: you can read aloud to parents this week and complete this assignment before Winter Recess. Have parents complete bottom of page 28.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: make corrections to study guide.
b. Mrs. K: complete assignment.

III. Science
a. Ornament due Thursday.

IV. Other
a. Japanese: study for tomorrow's Shukudai Quiz #15 -- study the greeting chart #8-15 page 2 (meaning and hiragana). Complete Christmas coloring poaper worksheet: Jyu u ni shi.
b. Hawaiiana: Ipu due tomorrow morning.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Tonight, please type your 2 Furlough Friday poems in final form and finish drawing your 2 colored pictures. These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading record: read 30 minutes and record pages read. Library tomorrow.
b. Writing: type 2 furlough fridays poems. Follow directions on handout Step #4. Draw 2 colored pictures. Due tomorrow.
c. Reading: type your Lesson #2 S-E-E (Due tomorrow). Complete your Scene #2 Quadrirama panel (due on Thursday).

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) make corrections to 5 problems 2) complete study guide 3) study for tomorrow's exam on division of decimals.
b. Mrs. K: finish circle graph (data) in composition book in percentages. Also draw circle graph on folder paper.

III. Science
a. Finish ornament -- due Wednesday.

IV. Other
a. Wrapped Secret Santa gift due tomorrow.
b. Pink slips -- the following students, finish incomplete work and get pink slips signed: Brendan, Kathleen, Riley W., Corey, Cody, Jade, Sean, Joseph, Chase, Chika, Melissa, Waileia.
*Kyla and Raymond -- finish literature sharing pages 26-28 (top of 28).

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
On your Furlough Friday, work on your acrostic poems. Think about how these furloughs have been affecting you. Share your thoughts about this issue as you complete Steps #2 and #3 on your poem handout. :) These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading record: read Myth and Legends book for 30 minutes and record pages read. Have parents initial total pages and get week #9 signed. If you have an incomplete assignment, you will not have a star stamp. You need to have parents sign the folder. I will stamp your folder after the assignment is completed. :)

b. Wordly Wise 14E #1-15. Write words #1-15 5x each. Test on Monday.

c. Reading -- Making Inferences: a) finish "No Place Like Home" panel for scene #1 b) Complete Lesson #2 handout. Read the parts of the story that is boxed in. Write 5 inferences. Select the best inference and write it in an S-E-E statement. Draw a picture for the statement. (Due Monday)

d. Writing -- Furlough Friday poems. Complete steps #2 and #3. You will be writing out your "pro" and "con" poems. Begin drawing colored pictures for the poems. Due Monday.

e. Literature sharing: complete pages 26-28 (top of page 28). Due Monday. You will read aloud parts of one of your stories to your parents over the Winter recess.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) Make corrections to page 407. 2) Solve 5 division of fractions problems that were written on the board. Show all work.

b. Mrs. K: workbook page 105 #3-8. Finish calculations for the circle graph.

III. Science
a. Bring pictures of family -- you need to be able to cut the pictures.

IV. Other
a. Communication folder: show it to parents.

b. Pink slips: please complete work and get slip signed -- Brendan, Charity, Kathleen, Shaylene, Riley W., Kellen and Cody.

c. Pizza Party: $3.00 due Monday. Bring a drink on that day. Students that have not paid: Cody, Brendan, Joseph, Riley P., Sean, Corey, Chase, Ken, Kellen, Kathleen, Waileia, Kayce, Ivy, Kameryn, Megan, Danika, Chika, Talia, Shaylene, Katie and Kyla.
*If you are not participating, please bring a home lunch on Thursday December 17th.

d. Secret Santa: wrapped gift due on Tuesday. On the gift tag, address it to the recipient and write "from Secret Santa."

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Work on the brainstorming portion (Step 1) for your F-u-r-l-o-u-g-h Friday poem. Also, please study for tomorrow's Social Studies exam on Slavery and Triangular Trade. These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading record: read myth or legend book for 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Wordly Wise: complete Lesson 14C & D. Write and describe words #8-15. Test on Monday.
c. Poetry: complete the brainstorming section -- part I (front and back page) on furlough fridays.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) make corrections to page 403. 2) complete #407 #2-11 solve and draw a model. For problems #8, 10 and 11 -- you do not have to draw a model.
b. Mrs. K: workbook page 97 -- do first column. Finish the tally problems in composition book.

III. Other
a. Social Studies: study for tomorrow's Slavery and Triangular Trade exam.
b. Science: final colored cartoon picture due!
c. Test folder: get folder signed.
d. Japanese: study for next week Wednesday's Shukudai Quiz #15 -- study the greeting chart #8-15 page 2 (meaning and hiragana). Complete Christmas coloring poaper worksheet: Jyu u ni shi.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Have fun and be creative as you re-create scene #1 for the "No Place Like Home" quadrirama. Make sure you use clues and details from the story that was included in your S-E-E response. Also, please study for tomorrow's Japanese Quiz #14 and Thursday's social studies exam. These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading record: read myth or legend book for 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Wordly Wise: complete 14A & B. Write and describe words #1-7.
c. Reading Inference Quadrirama: type your S-E-E for scene one. Type the Words S-E-E in font 14-16 and the words in font 12-14. Re-create the scene by drawing it on panel or making a 3-D scene.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: a) make corrections to page 99. b) on folder paper, complete textbook page 403 #1-10. Solve all problems mathematically (show your work). For problems #5-8 also draw a model using fraction strips.
b. Mrs. K: workbook page 97 and do multiples of 3.

III. Social Studies
a. Study for Thursday's exam.

IV. Science
a. Finish cartoon picture. Final cartoon picture due Thursday.

V. Other
a. Japanese: finish Kotowaza #1 & #2. Study for tomorrow's Quiz #14 Greeting Expression Chat page 1 #1-7. Study meaning in Hiragana.
b. Reach for Books: please turn in completed reading log and pledges by Wednesday. Fundraiser ends tomorrow!
c. Secret Santa: bring in wrapped gift addressed to the person by next week Tuesday. Write "From your Secret Santa."
d. Pizza Party: bring $3.00 by or before next week Monday.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Please put 100% effort into your "No Place Like Home" assignment. You will be typing your first S-E-E implied statement tomorrow and begin designing the first panel on your Quadrirama. Also, begin studying for Thursday's Social Studies exam. These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Reading Record: read myth or legend book for 30 minutes. Record minutes read in reading record.
b. Reading Retest on Explicit and Implied Information: if you received a DP or WB on Explicit and Implied test #2 The Present or test #3 The Lost colony, make correction on folder paper. Record tests in test folder, put corrections behind the test and get test folder signed.
c. Reading-Making Inferences: complete "No Place Like Home" worksheet including the S-E-E. Draw a colored picture showing clues used in the S-E-E response.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) finish 10-Step Muffin problem. 2) complete #1-6 Division of Decimals worksheet (show all work). For problems #2 and #4, also draw model and solve. 3) Multiplying Fraction Retest: make correction on folder paper and record in test folder. Get test folder signed.
b. Mrs. K: study for test tomorrow and finish unfinished problems for classwork.

III. Social Studies
a. Begin studying for Thursday's test on Slavery and Triangular Trade.

IV. Science
a. Finish cartoon picture. Final cartoon picture due Thursday.

V. Other
a. Test Folder: get it signed and returned it by tomorrow.
b. Japanese: finish Kotowaza #1 & #2. Study for Quiz #14 Greeting Expression Chat page 1 #1-7. Study meaning in Hiragana.
c. Reach for Books: please turn in completed reading log and pledges by Wednesday. We need 1 more student to turn in their pledges for our class to participate in the pizza party contest.
d. Secret Santa: bring in wrapped gift addressed to the person by next week Tuesday. Write "From your Secret Santa."
e. Pizza Party: bring $3.00 by or before next week Monday.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
If you are participating in secret santa, please ask your parents how you can earn the money $7-$10 to purchase a gift. Find out what chores you can do around your home. When you purchase a gift, think about the person's interests. Remember, no gift cards or food items. Secret Santa gift due Tuesday December 15th. Money for pizza party $3.00 due Monday December 14th. :)

Also, the Reach for Books fundraiser deadline was extended to next week Wednesday. If you did not have a chance to participate, you still can. Please complete the reading log and turn in collected pledges.

These are your assignments. Have a wonderful weekend!

I. Language Arts
a. Read for 30 minutes and record pages read. Have parents initial total pages read and sign homework folder for week #8. We will be going to library on Monday so you can borrow a Myths and Legends book.
b. Wordly Wise: complete 13E #1-15. Write words #1-15 5x each. Test on Monday.

II. Math
a. Mrs. Dela Cruz: 1) Complete steps 5-8 in Muffin 10-Step problem. 2) Study for Monday's Retest on Multiplying Fractions -- Brendan, Sean, Megan, Danika, Hinano and Noah.
b. Mrs. K: workbook page 96 on folder paper.

III. Social Studies
a. Begin studying for next week Thursday's test on Slavery and Triangular Trade. Use your study guide.

IV. Other
a. Show parents communication folder. Go over the information on the parent letter regarding Pizza party and secret santa gift.
b. Japanese: finish worksheet kotowaza (page 1 and 2) and study for Quiz #14 greeting expressions chart (page 1 #1-7 only). Study meaning and Hiragana due next week Wednesday.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
Make corrections to your "Lost Colony" handout and study for tomorrow's reading exam. These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Read for 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Wordly Wise 13C & D. Write and describe words #8-15. Test on Monday.
c. Reading: make corrections to the Lost colony handout and study for tomorrow's explicit and implied exam.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) make corrections to study guide and today's Math test. 2) record test in test folder and get test folder signed. 3) Muffins 10-Step problem: complete steps 1-4.
b. Mrs. K: workbook page 94 #2-12 evens, page 95 #3-9 odds, page 96 #2 draw a diagram.

III. Social Studies
a. Study guide: under the triangular trade diagram, explain how the triangular trade works. Explain where the new england ships stopped and what items were traded at each stop. Test next week Thursday December 10th.

IV. Science
a. Finish ice cream and questions. Due tomorrow.

V. Other
a. Test folder: students in my math class get your test folder. Everyone else will take their test folders home next week Monday.
b. Japanese: finish worksheet kotowaza (page 1 and 2) and study for Quiz #14 greeting expressions chart (page 1 #1-7 only). Study meaning and Hiragana due next week Wednesday.

Homework Assignments

Dear Students,
I hope you enjoyed your writing adventure today. Be ready for our next lesson tomorrow. Please study for your Japanese and Math test on Multiplication of Fractions exam (if you are in my math group). These are your assignments for today:

I. Language Arts
a. Read 30 minutes and record pages read.
b. Wordly Wise 13A & B. Write and describe words #1-7.
c. Explicit and Implied Retest: Cody, Kayce, Megan and Kathleen -- study for tomorrow's retest on Koi fish.
d. Writing: finish writing the descriptions of the food item using your 5 senses. Create a descriptive title for the food item. Due tomorrow.

II. Math
a. Mrs. D.C.: 1) make corrections to multiplying fractions handout; 2) complete study guide and study for tomorrow's exam.
b. Mrs. K: finish workbook page 93.

III. Other
a. Social Studies: Read pages 238-241 and complete all questions on study guide. Test next week Thursday December 10th.
b. Science: assignment due on Thursday.
c. Japanese: study for Quiz #13 and finish the hiragana worksheet.