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MS. BERKOWITZ
HOMEWORK
Monday - 12/1/2008
English:
Standard:
Unit 3 quiz Thursday
ELC: Vocabulary 1-3 review due Thursday
Plan for "changing Sedgwick" prompt
Golden: Plan for "changing Sedgwick"
prompt
Math:
Standard: Page 128, #'s 1-10.
Golden: Page 128, #'s 1-8, 10.
Science:
Fishing for Owls.
Grassland PowerPoint
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Review school supplies for quiz on Thursday.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Friday - 11/28/2008
Thanksgiving -
No school.
Thursday - 11/27/2008
Thanksgiving -
No school.
Wednesday - 11/26/2008
English:
Standard:
Unit 3 due Monday
EC - Review 1-3, due Tuesday (12/2)
Golden:
Read.
Math:
Standard: None.
Golden: None.
Science:
None.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
5 more sentences.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Tuesday - 11/25/2008
English:
Standard:
Unit 3 due Monday
Poems due Wednesday
EC - Review 1-3, due Tuesday (12/2)
Golden: Poems due Wednesday
Math:
Standard: GCF worksheet.
Golden: GCF worksheet, odd numbers only.
Science:
Spirit
Animal poem, finished and illustrated, with grade sheet attached by
paperclip.
Social Studies:
Which projection is better?
Spanish:
Create 5 sentences using (Necesitar) and school
supplies.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read
Monday - 11/24/2008
English:
Standard:
Unit 3 due Wednesday
Poems due Wednesday.
EC - Review 1-3, due Tuesday (12/2)
Golden: Poems due Wednesday
Math:
Standard: GCF worksheet.
Golden: GCF worksheet, odd numbers only.
Science:
1) Poem and materials for illustration -
we'll illustrate / finish in class
2) Grasslands info sheet, finished.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Page 122, Activity 2.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read one chapter in your SSR book and then answer the following
question. Use A,S,C.
* Which part of this chapter do you
think was most important?
Use information from the
story to support your answer.
Friday - 11/21/2008
English:
Write a summary
of "Dragon, Dragon."
Unit 3 due Wednesday
EC - Review 1-3, due Tuesday (12/2)
Math:
Standard: None.
Golden: None.
Science:
1) Read and highlight 2 bison articles -
word gather.
2) Bring in draft of poem to English class Monday.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
No homework.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Thursday - 11/20/2008
English:
Plot diagram of "Dragon, Dragon"
Logs due Friday.
Period 6 only: Also look over Unit 3 vocabulary.
Math:
Standard: Finish worksheet, page 70 only.
Golden: Finish worksheet, page 70 only.
Science:
1) Color world biomes map - use textbook!
2) Read pages 83-84 and fill out as much of 1st side of Grasslands
worksheet as possible.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Page 12.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Wednesday - 11/19/2008
English:
Read extra 10 minutes.
Bring your vocabulary book tomorrow.
Logs due Friday.
Math:
Standard: Finish worksheet, page 69.
Golden: Finish worksheet, page 69.
Science:
Read textbook pages 69-74 and write sticky notes.
Each note should be 5-10 words.
Social Studies:
I Love Maps Practice worksheet due Thursday.
Spanish:
Page 44, Activities 17, 18, 19 and 20.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Tuesday - 11/18/2008
English:
Read extra 10 minutes.
Logs due Friday.
Math:
Standard: None
Golden: Finish Adding and Subtracting Fractions With Like
Denominators worksheet
Science:
Quiz tomorrow.
Extra Credit for 1) Study guide, 2) Crossword puzzle, 3) Energy pyramid.
Social Studies:
5 Themes of Geography storybook due tomorrow.
I Love Maps Practice due Thursday.
Spanish:
Page 27, Activity 37.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
"Rules For Your Family"
Monday - 11/17/2008
English:
Write a summary for "Rapunzel."
Have vocabulary quiz signed.
Logs due Friday.
Math:
Standard: Adding Fractions With Like Denominators
worksheet.
Golden: Adding Fractions With Like Denominators worksheet.
Science:
1) Read pages 21-22, sticky note summaries;
answer questions 3, 4, 5 on lined paper from book page #23.
2) Vocabulary - 18) predator, 19) prey.
Social Studies:
Begin organizing and creating storybook on the 5
Themes. Due Wednesday.
Spanish:
Activity 35.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Friday - 11/14/2008
English:
Read extra 20
minutes.
Math:
Standard: Page 119, #'s 32-41.
Golden: Page 119, #'s 32-41.
Science:
Nothing on grass heads worksheet.
Social Studies:
Title, characters and story worksheet.
Spanish:
Activity 33.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read for 30 minutes every night.
Thursday - 11/13/2008
English:
Unit 2 quiz tomorrow!
Math:
Standard: Finish other side of worksheet.
Golden: Finish other side of worksheet.
Science:
Nothing on grassheads.
Vocabulary: 10-niche, 11-herbivore, 12-carnivore, 13-omnivore,
14-scavenger, 15-producer,
16-consumer, 17-decomposer.
Social Studies:
Title, characters and story worksheet.
Spanish:
None.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read for 30 minutes every night.
Wednesday - 11/12/2008
English:
Vocabulary Unit 2 quiz Friday. Study!
Math:
Standard: Finish Worksheet Page 27 (Lowest terms).
Golden: Finish Worksheet Page 27 (Lowest terms).
Science:
Finish (if needed):
1) "Food
Chains: A Diagram"
2) "Roles of Plants and Animals"
*Remember - socks and jars
Social Studies:
Rewrite ASC paragraph.
Spanish:
Study for Spanish quiz.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read for 30 minutes every night.
Tuesday - 11/11/2008
Veteran's Day - no school.
Monday - 11/10/2008
English:
Vocabulary Unit 2 quiz Friday.
Math:
Standard: Page 119, #'s 1-31.
Golden: Page 119, #'s 1-31 odd #'s only.
Science:
1) "Populations
and Communities"
2) "Pumpkin Observations"
3) Socks and jars
Social Studies:
Thanking a Veteran.
Spanish:
Day of the dead vocabulary.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read for 30 minutes every night.
Friday - 11/7/2008
English:
Unit 2 exercises due Monday.
Independent reading due Monday, January 26.
Math:
Standard: Finish Fractions packet.
Golden: Finish Fractions packet.
Science:
Food Web worksheet.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Day of the dead vocabulary.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Thursday - 11/6/2008
English:
Read an extra
15 minutes.
Reading logs due tomorrow.
Unit 2 exercises due Monday.
Math:
Standard: Fractions packet through page 31.
Golden: Fractions packet through page 31.
Science:
1) Sticky notes
2) "Living Earth"
3) "Living things in their environment"
Social Studies:
The four W's worksheet.
Be ready to discuss your articles.
Spanish:
Create your own Calavera.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read "Survival in the Andes". Answer the questions.
Wednesday - 11/5/2008
English:
Reading Counts report signed (for F's, letter too).
Homonym worksheet.
Unit 2 vocabulary due Monday.
Logs due Friday.
Math:
Standard: Fractions packet p. 16 -21. Work on
p. 21.
Golden: Fractions packet p. 16 -21. Work on p. 21.
Science:
None.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Read handout and write 5 questions.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Read.
Tuesday - 11/4/2008
Election Day - no school.
Monday - 11/3/2008
English:
Periods 3, 6, 7,
8: Write a free-verse poem about your picture (at
least 15 lines). Not period 2.
Math:
Standard: Fractions packet up to p. 16.
Golden: Fractions packet up to p. 16.
Science:
Current Events due Wednesday - biomes, animals,
plants for topics.
Social Studies:
None.
Spanish:
Day of Dead comparison.
Have progress report signed.
Reading/Social Studies (Ms. Berkowitz):
Complete "Good Advice for Next Year's Class".
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