J.T. Moore 5th Grade
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Week of March 8th      posted 03-08-2010
Monday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 11A,B
Duncan - Wordly Wise 11 due Wednesday

Tuesday
Duncan - WW11 due
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 11 C,D, test will be Thursday (easy version)




Week of March 1st      posted 03-01-2010
Monday
Leslie- read Three Cups of Tea chapters 3-6 by Friday
Duncan - WW10 due Thursday

Tuesday
Duncan - Read through chapter 8 in Number the Stars.
Leslie- WW 10A,B, continue to read through chapter 6 in Three Cups of Tea

Wednesday
Duncan - completed Star of David in class; WW10 due tomorrow
Leslie- continue to read through chapter 5 in Three Cups of Tea

Thursday
Leslie- Three Cups of Tea cause and effect chart, study for Wordly Wise Lesson 10 test







Week of February 22nd      posted 02-22-2010
Monday
Leslie-Wordly Wise Lesson 9 A,B
AR due February 25th
Duncan - WW 9 due Thursday - test Friday; AR due Thursday.

Tuesday
Duncan - Finish reading Weslandia and complete the theme chart.
Leslie- WW Lesson 9 C (if not finished in class), read chapters 1,2 of Three Cups of Tea by Friday

Wednesday
Duncan - WW9 due tomorrow. AR tests and projects due tomorrow. Read chapters 1 and 2 in Number the Stars.
Leslie- read chapters 1,2 of Three Cups of Tea by Friday, then in AR

Thursday
Leslie- WW 9D and study for test, Flashlight Friday tomorrow
Duncan - WW9 test, and Flashlight Friday tomorrow











week of Feb. 15      posted 02-17-2010
Monday - inservice

Tuesday - snow

Wednesday
Duncan - workbook page 177; WW8 due tomorrow
Leslie- no homework

Thursday
Duncan - Study for WW8 test.
Leslie- no homework





Week of February 8th      posted 02-08-2010
Monday
Leslie- no homework
Duncan - Complete fact/opinion workbook page and reading journal entry.

Tuesday
Snow

Wednesday
Leslie- complete Wordly Wise 8 A,B if not finished in class
reading comprehension questions p. 241
Duncan - WW7 test tomorrow

Thursday - none

week of February 1      posted 02-03-2010
Monday - snow

Tuesday - snow

Wednesday
Duncan - Study for WW6 test.
Leslie- WW 7 Test on Friday

Thursday
Duncan - Started WW7 - due next Tuesday
Leslie- study for WW 7 test, Flashlight Friday tomorrow




Week of January 25th      posted 01-25-2010
Monday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 7A

Tuesday
Duncan - Answer questions 2 and 3 on page 283 in your reading journals.
Leslie- Wordly Wise 7 B,C

Wednesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 7D, continue to read Frindle
Duncan - WW 6 due tomorrow; complete reading response journal




Week of January 18th      posted 01-19-2010
Monday
No school

Tuesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 6 A,B
Duncan - WW 5 due Thursday

Wednesday
Duncan - WW 5 due; test on Friday

Thursday
Leslie- study for Wordly Wise Lesson 6 test

Friday
Duncan - no homework - assembly






Week of January 11      posted 01-11-2010
Monday
Duncan - WW 4 test tomorrow; Finish Frindle by Friday.
Leslie- no homework (see AR requirements for deadline)

Tuesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 5 A,B and read Frindle chapter 1

Wednesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 5C and write a prediction about how Mrs. Granger will deal with Nick's unique personality, then read chapters 2,3
Duncan - workbook pages for Cowboys and Cowgirls

Thursday
Leslie- Wordly Wise 5D and study for test





week of January 4th      posted 01-05-2010
Monday - no school

Tuesday
Duncan - Read chapters 11 in 12 in Frindle. WW 4 due Thursday.
Leslie- finish review of Sound the Jubilee

Wednesday
Leslie- complete S the J questions by Friday
Duncan - WW 4 lesson due Thursday. Frindle questions for chapters 11-12 due Thursday.






Week of December 14th      posted 12-14-2009
Monday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 4 A,B

Tuesday
Leslie- no homework

Wednesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 4 C





Week of December 7th      posted 12-07-2009
Monday
Leslie- Lesson 3A Wordly Wise, test on Friday
complete questions p. 163 if not completed in class

Tuesday
Leslie- no homework, reviewed ThinkLink scores
Duncan - WW 3 lessons due Thursday, test Friday; Read chapters 7-9 in Frindle.

Wednesday
Leslie- review Sound the Jubilee, chapters 1-6, Wordly Wise Lesson 3 B,C
Duncan - WW3 test tomorrow





week of November 30th      posted 11-30-2009
Monday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 2A
Duncan - WW Lesson 2; problem/solution workbook page 60

Tuesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 2B, finish Reader's Response Journals
Duncan - Finish The Night of San Juan; problem/solution flow chart

Wednesday
Duncan - WW Lesson 2 due.; Read chapters 1-3 in Frindle.
Leslie- no homework

Thursday
Duncan - WW2 test tomorrow; Complete Ch. 1-3 review for Frindle. Flashlight Friday
Leslie- WW2 test tomorrow, Flashlight Friday (pillows and flashlights and sustained silent reading)










week of November 23      posted 11-23-2009
Monday
Duncan - Finish Rattlers. Finish response in Reading Journal. Complete main idea worksheet.
Leslie- study for Wordly Wise Lesson 1 test

week of November 16th      posted 11-16-2009
Monday
Duncan - reading journal response with vocabulary for Rattlers - Wordly Wise lesson 1 due Thursday and test on Friday.
Leslie- no homework

Tuesday
Leslie- no homework, writing assessment

Wednesday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 1 A,B, test next Tuesday


Thursday
Duncan - WW 1 test tomorrow
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 1 C

Friday
Leslie- Wordly Wise Lesson 1D, test on Tuesday





week of November 9th      posted 11-09-2009
Monday
Duncan - workbook page 38 and spelling packet
Leslie- Spelling Test- Friday

Tuesday
Leslie- Spelling Test on Friday
Duncan - Comprehension questions 1-5 on page 163. Also, the Inference Chart should be completed for Shiloh. Spelling test on Friday.

Wednesday
Duncan - Students were assigned their Wordly Wise books. Lesson 1 is due next Thursday - test next Friday.
Leslie- no homework

Thursday
Duncan - Study for Shiloh spelling test.
Leslie- study for spelling test, bring AR book

Friday
Leslie- no homework








week of November 2      posted 11-02-2009
Monday
Duncan - read chapters 24 and 25 in Sound the Jubilee; use the Frayer Model to define three words from the given list.

Thursday - Sound the Jubilee final assessment and spelling test

Week of October 26th      posted 10-26-2009
Monday
Leslie- memorize stanza 1 of "I'm Building a Rocket"- all poem due November 13th
Duncan - finish chapters 17-19 in Sound the Jubilee and categorize the vocabulary words (worksheet)

Tuesday
Leslie- memorize stanzas 1,2 pp. 108-109
study spelling words from practice test today
finish second stanza of poem started in class using either AABB, ABAB, ABCB rhyme scheme
Duncan - none

Wednesday
Duncan - no homework - pumpkin hunt

Thursday
Duncan - Finish chapters 21 and 22 in Sound the Jubilee.



week of October 12      posted 10-12-2009
Monday
Duncan - questions for chapters 9-12 for Sound the Jubilee and read chapters 13-14
Leslie- no homework

Tuesday
Duncan - Read chapters 15 and 16 in Sound the Jubilee.
Leslie- complete main idea and summary graphic organizer WB 24

Week of October 5th      posted 10-05-2009
Monday
Leslie- Spelling Test, Workbook 22
Duncan - Read chapters 11-12 in Sound the Jubilee and fill out the KWL chart. AR projects and tests due!

Tuesday
Leslie- no homework

Wednesday
Leslie- no homework





Week of September 28th      posted 09-28-2009
Monday
Leslie- no homework

Tuesday
Leslie and Duncan - no homework, AR book reports due Oct. 6th

Wednesday
Leslie- Spelling Test- Tuesday

Thursday
Leslie- no homework







Week of September 21st      posted 09-21-2009
Monday
Leslie- no homework
Duncan - Compare and Contrast Venn diagram in workbook.

Tuesday
Leslie- p. 71 comprehension questions

Wednesday
Leslie- no homework
Duncan - Finish chapter 7 in Sound the Jubilee and answer the chapters 1-7 questions.

Thursday
Duncan - Finish character sketch.
Leslie- no homework






Week of September 14th      posted 09-14-2009
Monday
Leslie- No homework
Duncan - No homework


Tuesday
Duncan - workbook page 8
Leslie- No homework, but students may use these "no homework" nights to work on AR

Wednesday
Leslie- workbook page 8

Thursday
Duncan - page 71 (comprehension questions 1-5)
Leslie- no homework






Week of September 8th      posted 09-08-2009
Tuesday
Leslie- A W in the W test due tomorrow, do workbook pg. 1
Duncan - none - We will continue with Miss Alaineus tomorrow.

Wednesday
Duncan - page 41 (1-5)
Leslie- Read pp. 26-38 in textbook.

Thursday
p. 41 (1-5)

Friday
Leslie- No homework







Week of August 31st      posted 08-31-2009
Monday
Leslie- Finish chapters 13-16 questions- A Week in the Woods.
Duncan - Finish chapters 8-19 questions for A Week in the Woods.

Tuesday
Leslie- Chapters 17-20 questions- A Week in the Woods and write 5 facts and five opinions Mr. Maxwell has about finding Mark in the woods

Duncan - none - completed in class

Wednesday
Leslie- A Week in the Woods take-home test due September 9th.

Thursday
Leslie- see Wednesday
Duncan - A Week in the Woods test due tomorrow. At this point, every student should have an AR book. They are to write a book report on the book and take an AR test on it. The due date for the book report and AR test is Oct. 6th. The form for the book report was handed out and explained today.










Week of August 24th      posted 08-24-2009
Monday
Study for vocab. and spelling tests on Friday using study guide given in class.
Write a scary story or campfire song using 5 vocab. words from the list.

Tuesday
Study for vocab. and spelling tests on Friday. Bring A Week in the Woods to class if possible.
Finish chapters 1-8 review questions.


Wednesday
Study A Week in the Woods vocabulary/spelling - quiz on Friday.
You can work on camping list at home. We will finish in the library tomorrow.

Thursday
Quiz tomorrow- study!

Friday
No homework

Friday
No homework









Week of August 17th      posted 08-17-2009
Monday
Leslie- Finish "The Profiler".

Tuesday
Leslie- none
Duncan - none

Wednesday
Leslie- Try to find a campfire song or scary story for Friday.

Thursday
Remind your parents to send your items for our A Week in the Woods camping experience.

Friday
No homework.