Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
Reading: “Chuck Close Up Close” (biography)
Vocabulary: abstract, canvas, conceptual, exhibition, hyper-realistic, obstacles, optically, painstaking, palette, pixels, and portrait.
Spelling words (suffixes): desperate, brilliant, audience, celebrate, excellent, visible, appearance, lovable, noticeable, sentence, difference, workable, instance, fragrant, fortunate, client, separate, agent, responsible, and importance.
Write spelling words 3 times in reading notebook. Write definitions with sentences from the back of the book in reading notebook. These should be done at the end of class tomorrow.
Language Arts: Grammar book page 9 #4-10 Due: 10/6. Grammar book page 54 #1-31 Due; 10/6. Wkst: "Complete Subjects and Predicates" Due: 10/6. Memorize poem "The Road Not Taken." Due: Monday, October 17. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, CLEAR, and with EXPRESSION! Starting on September 26, if you memorize one line each day, you will have the poem memorized in plenty of time. Don't procrastinate!
Math: Read the Family Letter on pg 41 of the math workbook with a parent. Have them sign or initial on the page that they read with you. This is our next unit of study.
Science: The homework assignment given today is not due until Monday October 10, 2011. The assignment is to choose a topic -- from our solar system -- and write 10 facts about it. For tomorrow have your subject chosen so you can start researching. You'll be able to research Thursday for 15 minutes in books and then on Friday on the internet during computer lab time. My goal is to have you become an expert on the subject of your choice. Next week's assignment will be to make a poster to go with your subject. It will be due on October 27th -- the day of our STAR PARTY111 We'll be sharing your posters and expertise first with your families and then going outside to view the planets and stars through the telescopes that the Salt Lake Astronomical Society are bringing. See you tomorrow!
Soc. Studies: Asian Country Quiz tomorrow! For those of you checking the blog, draw a smiley face next to your color on the test and write 5pts! You will get five extra credit points just for checking the blog. Shhh.....keep this a secret. You are being proactive and taking responsibility for your own education. Way to go!
