Homework 1/10

Due:  Jan. 17th, 2013

Goal:  Write a goal that supports your learning this week.

Goal Evaluation:  Write a sentence or two explaining how you did on your goal.

Spelling:

We are studying our first Latin root word, fin (end).

In the border, write your words for the week, however connect them in some way to show that these words all belong to the same family….a vine, a train…  What kind of visual can you use to show that these words are linked.

Math

Draw a clock.  Using color show how the clock is divided into quarters.  Label the clock to show…

Quarter after

Quarter to

Minutes past

Minutes to

Half past

On the Hour

You will need to draw a big clock!

 

Writing

Let’s keep those editing skills sharp.  This is the paragraph.  Print and glue it into your journal. 

dear daniel
you are invited to celebrate my 11th birthday
with my family and me We will be camping overnight at bat cave camp in Smoky ridge state park. We’l hike swim and fish at the park. We will leave at
10.00 am from my house at 9231 cypress road on saturday the 16th. your parents can pick you up at 6-00 pm at my house on sunday the 17th, or you can
call them for a ride home after we get back

CIRCLE any mistakes that you find, and write the correction over it.  There are 26 mistakes!

Reading

We have started talking about summaries.  A summary is a shortened written version of a longer piece of writing.  A good summary can answer these questions.

Somebody

Wanted to

But

So

And

 

Choose a book from home.  Make the above table and fill in the information for your book.