HOMEWORK- Due Wedneday, 24 September

     Here are your spelling words for this week.  Notice that due to Rosh Hashana, we are having our spelling test one day earlier (Wednesday).  Remember to bring your book (or copy) next week so we can do the activities together. 

1. these
2. deny
3. rules
4. safely
5. locate
6. crime
7. stove
8. scale
9. costume
10. arrive
11. opened
12. musical
13. equal
14. idea
15. tight
16. clover
17. rodent
18. tuba
19. cubes
20. pride

VERBS you need to know!!!

    Remember that on Tuesday, I shared with you the 20 words you need to use correctly in the future, past, and present tense.  No more, can you say, " we goed, we readed, I seeed, etc."  
    Memorize these words, practice using them in your speech.  You will have activities that will help you use them more regularly.  At home, practice using them correctly.  

1. go
2. look
3. think
4. see
5. have
6. write
7. want
8. change
9. learn
10. fight
11. make
12. like
13. hate
14. research
15. be
16. solve
17. read
18. study
19. find
20. do

The Travels of Molly Marshmallow (And your cracker...)

       Remember on Friday you ran an experiment with yourself, thinking about your digestive system.  You drew what you think was the "map" of your digestive system when you ate the cracker.  Then, you watched Molly Marshmallow, and finally went back to your drawing and updated it.  
       In case you want to watch the video again, and again, and again, and again... here it is:
Molly Marshmallow
             Also, remember that you made a guess as to when the cracker would be released from  your body?  Well, a team of scientists tried to find this out.  It is different for men, women, and children, and is different for everyone.  What makes it more difficult to say "when" it will come out, is that certain foods move faster than others.  Plus, some systems are faster than others.  That means your sister or brother's system might be faster than yours!
        Here is what they found:

Average digestion for kids: 33 hours
Average digestion for women: 33 hours
Average digestion for men: 47 hours

HOMEWORK: Due 18 September

      This week you are receiving another spelling list.  It comes from the orange spelling book, lesson #2.  Your homework is to memorize the spelling pattern of these words. 

1. hands
2. dentist
3. lifted
4. crack
5. bumps
6. practice
7. solid
8. clasp
9. sticks
10. spent
11. locked
12. adopt
13. judge
14. contest
15. stand
16. shrimp
17. stamp
18. trust
19. fender
20. pencil

HOMEWORK- Due 11 September

      Today you are receiving new homework to complete.  The good news is that it is the FIRST lesson in the orange spelling book.  You have been waiting for this for a long time.  However, we had to build you up to this step.  The orange book is a big step up from the green one.  
      Just like usual, you are in charge of STUDYING the words.  The actual activities we will do in class as we notice the words.  Your spelling test will be on Thursday, 11 September.  
      The words you are in charge of are below.  Notice that some of the words have double consonants.  

1. banner
2. hundred
3. fame
4. later
5. seven
6. hammer
7. twelve
8. barrel
9. dollar
10. letters
11. silent
12. wild
13. until
14. swift
15. bottles
16. pineapple
17. film
18. gallon
19. traffic
20. eleven

HOMEWORK- Due 4 September

     It has been a while since you have had homework, due to the exams.  This week restarts the homework cycle.  
     You each received Spelling List 35.  The packet inside will be completed in class next week.  Thus, your homework is to study the words.  As we are entering the third trimester, you are responsible for all 20 words.  

1. hear
2. here
3. tied
4. tide
5. your
6. you're
7. hour
8. our
9. sail
10. sale
11. two
12. too
13. to
14. pair
15. pear
16. pare
17. maid
18. made
19. great
20. grate

HOMEWORK- Due 14 August

      This week, your homework is to finish your first draft of your I Am Poem.  This poem is about you, so you just need to think about who you are and where you came from.  This is the writing project for the Land of Dreams unit.  Remember that you have been learning about your family's history, and reading about Rifka.  Use this opportunity to think more about yourself.  
       Next week, you will have the opportunity to edit and revise your poem.  Then, you will write your final draft.  

Given: 7 August  (Thursday)
Due: 14 August (Thursday)