Erev Succot

Tada! The blog for this week is short and sweet. The homework for tonight is to complete the science worksheet and to complete the math worksheet. There will be no Friday Folders or newsletters this week - expect a special double-issue next Thursday. Next week, during Succot, there will be no homework! Hooray! Have a wonderful and Happy Succot and Shabbat!

The first week of the year...5770...

I hope that you had a wonderful Rosh Hashannah. We have quite a busy week. We are learning about the water cycle and how it affects weather, have begun math chapter 3, are continuing our analysis of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, are studying the unit 2 words in the orange vocabulary books, and are beginning to study the geography of Ohio. Here is the projected homework schedule for the week:

Mon: Write each spelling/vocab word twice in cursive. Study the words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.1.

Tues.: Complete vocab. workbook pgs. 22-23. Study words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.2

Wed.: Write a sentence for each vocab. word. Study words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.3

Thurs. Study spelling/vocab. words for test.
Complete math reteach 3.4.



Fifth Grade:

Reading group:

Sign of the Beaver questions ch.13-15 due TUES.
Sign of the Beaver questions ch. 18-21 due FRI.


Math group:

reteach pg. 3.1 due WED.
reteach pg. 3.2 due THURS.
reteach pg. 3.3 due FRI.

The Last Week of the Year...

Here we are - the last week of 5769 - and it will be a busy one. We are starting the vocabulary book. Our spelling and vocabulary words for the week will be the words for unit 1. The spelling/vocabulary tests will be given on Friday. We will also have the chapter 2 math test on Friday. We will have a science quiz on Tuesday. The 5th grade math group will have their chapter 2 math test on Thursday. IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT ON FRIDAY DUE TO PLANNED FAMILY TRAVEL/VISITING FOR YOM TOV, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Thank you.

Here is the projected homework schedule for the Fantastic Fourth Grade:

Mon.: Reading - Charlie questions, chapters 5-10
Study spelling/vocab words.
Math - reteach pg. 2.2
Science - Study notes for quiz.

Tues.: Vocab. - book pgs. 16-17; study words.
Math - reteach pg. 2.3

Wed.: Vocab./spelling - Write a sentence for each word.
Read chapters 15-16 in Charlie.
Math - reteach pg. 2.4

Thurs. Study Spelling/vocab. words.
Complete Charlie questions for ch. 11-17.
Math - complete review pg. 35; study for test.



Projected homework schedule for the Fabulous Fifth Grade:

Mon. - Read Sign of the Beaver ch. 11-12, complete questions for ch.11-12
Math - reteach pg. 2.2 and 2.3

Tues. - Math - reteach 2.4

Wed. - Math review pg. 33; study for chapter 2 test.

***Math Chapter 2 test will be THURSDAY.

The Four Day Week...

This is a shorter, but no less busy week. We are continuing to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, are taking the Chapter 1 Math test, completing a science experiment, and learning about maps. Here is the projected homework schedule for the week:

Tues.: Write each spelling word twice in cursive. Study spellling words.

Wed.: Read chapters 7-8 in Charlie. Study spelling words.

Thurs.: Read chapters 9-10 in Charlie; answer questions. Study for spelling test.
Math reteach pg. 2.1



Fifth Grade Homework:

Reading group:
Read chapters 5-7 in Sign of the Beaver; answer questions. **THESE ARE DUE FRIDAY*** Study spelling words.

Math Group: Wed.: page 2.1 reteach and prob.slvg.
Thurs.:

Homework for the Week of August 31-September 4, 2009

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week. All assignments are due THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY unless otherwise specified. If the homework is not turned in, your child will receive a LATE LETTER and MUST turn in the assignment and late letter with a parent's signature. For every 4 late letters earned in a grading period, your child will have to serve an after-school study hall/detention. Please check your child's planner to confirm the nightly assignments.


The Fantastic Fourth Grade:

Monday: Write spelling/vocab. words TWICE each in cursive.
Complete math page.

Tuesday: Study spelling/vocab. words and definitions.
Read chapter 2 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and complete
reading response questions.
Complete math page.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling and vocabulary word.
Complete math page.

Thursday: Study for spelling/vocab. test.
Math review page






The Fabulous Fifth Grade:

Mon.: Read ch. 2 in Sign of the Beaver; answer questions.
Math - reteach pg 1.2

Tues.: Read ch. 4 in Sign of the Beaver; complete questions
Math: reteach 1.3

Wed. : math: reteach 1.4

Thurs.: math reteach 1.5

WELCOME TO THE FANTASTIC FOURTH GRADE!

HOORAY! We had a FANTASTIC first day of school. I am delighted to be working with many of my former second graders AND to have three wonderful new students in our class. We spent most of our day getting our supplies organized, practicing our classroom procedures, reviewing our classroom and school rules, "getting into the swing of things", and did a bit of work on our superhero project. I gave a small homework assignment. The students have a questionnaire to complete by tomorrow. There is also an assignment for you, the parents. It is a short questionnaire that will help me understand how to best meet your child's needs in our classroom. Please return this survey by Friday of this week. Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or suggestions that you have to help make this year a fantastic one for your child. My school number is 864-0299, ext. 247. My school email is tpress@torahacademy.org. I check these messages several times during the day. I look forward to seeing you at our lower school open house next Wednesday evening!


Shalom!

Miss Press

TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY, FRIDAY...SUMMER!!!

We had a FANTASTIC field trip! Thank you very much, Mr. and Mrs. Binsky, for making it all happen. Our next big classroom event will be WEDNESDAY: State Representative Nancy Garland will be a guest speaker in our classroom. THURSDAY is the great big classroom clean-up. Please make sure your child brings a bag so that he/she can take home all of his/her "stuff." FRIDAY is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. We will have our class party, an end of the year assembly, and a NOON DISMISSAL.

In other news... There is a particularly nasty flu virus attacking CTA. Many of our students are out sick. Please, if your child does not feel well, has a fever, is coughing, sneezing, is nauseous, or just generally feeling "icky", please keep him/her home. We want everyone to be and stay healthy.