August 22, 2011- August 26, 2011

Language Arts:
Speak-Up #1 outline on "Summer Vacation" due Monday, Aug. 22.
Speak- Up on "Summer Vacation" 3-5 paragraph essay due on Thursday, Aug. 25.
Speak-Up on "Summer Vacation" 2-3 minute presentation due on Friday, Aug. 26.

Grammar- Lesson 2-5 in Language Arts textbook

Spelling- Lessons 6-10, the 10th lesson is a test.

Reading:
Students will receive their first reading contract on animals, a month long project, on Aug. 22.  They will receive directions on how to complete it at that time.  Reading contracts are to be worked on mostly outside of school at home. 
Students are to choose a book and project by Aug. 26, vocabulary activity due Sept. 2, writing assignment due Sept. 9, comprehension plot line due Sept. 16, art project due Sept. 21. 

We will continue working on our literature unit on Holes chapters 1-5, with vocabulary activities, reading-for-response, short quizzes, etc. in class this week.  We will complete character maps, sequencing, comparing/contrasting, main idea activities as well. 

Math:
Saxon Lessons 4-8.  These lesson topics include comparing whole numbers, naming whole numbers and money, adding whole numbers, writing/comparing numbers through hundred thousands, ordinal numbers, relationship between addition and subtraction.  Each lesson includes homework, which is the "written practice" section of their math book.  Please note that students will most likely finish their math homework in class or during study skills.  As a reminder, students returning homework in the next day after it was due will only receive half credit.  If it is returned the 3rd day or later after it was due, they will receive a zero.  This policy was described in the "Welcome to 5th Grade" letter that parents and students signed during the first week of school.  For every day a student is absent, they will have that many more days to turn in their homework and still receive full credit.