Monday, October 1, 2012

October 1, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed.

Reading: Spelling test today. If students want to get credit back for words missed, those words must be written in cursive, seven times, with a parent signature. This is due by Wednesday, October 3rd. The new list will be tested next Monday, October 8th. These are the words:
/ur/ spelled ir, ur, ear  earth, skirt, urge, whirl, rehearse, curb, earnest, purse, birch, circumstances, turmoil, absurd,   /or/ spelled or our  sword, court, thorn, mourn, scorn, territory,
/ar/ spelled ar  snarl, chart, yarn, starch, sparse, /ir/ spelled ier  fierce, pierce.

Language Arts: Oral Poem Performance: "The Road Not Taken" Due: 10/8.  Students should memorize it  LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Practice 5-10 minutes every night. Half of the poem should be memorized by now.
     Memorization: 20 points
     Volume (loud/soft): 20 points
     Speed (fast/slow): 20 points
     Fluency (smoothness): 20 points
     Expression (verbal/facial): 20 points
Total: 100 points

Math:  2-1/2-2 homework worksheet - due 10/2.

Science:  There is a practice HEAT TEST on Edmodo. Study before you take the test. Your vocabulary test will be tomorrow. We are also having a small contest. Bring your best ideas to insulate a can of ice cubes and stop them from melting.  Edmodo