January+3,+2012

Homework: Each night this week students need to read for 1/2 hour (during focus group time) and write a reading log response. The reading is being done in class so they just need to write their responses at home.

Math: X-tra Math for 10 minutes.

Creative writing stories are due Thursday. They began workinging on them prior to vacation.

Today in class: Math: We converted fractions with class data into decimals and percents. Focus Group: We had time to silent read and get a start on a new novel. Language Arts: Created our new spelling lists. Worked on creative writing stories. Some students worked on parts of speech. Social Studies: We began a discussion about the Inca people and compared their society to ours. Science: We had time to build our earthquake structures that we began prior to vacation.

Math Fun: [|Math Number Search Puzzle] [|Guess the Sign Game]

[|Place Value Paper Route] [|Decimal Football]