Friday, November 30, 2007

















Thursday, December 6, 2007

Journal: Animator and filmmaker Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901. Which Disney movie or character is your favorite? Why?

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December 5, 2007

Spelling Sentences: Lesson 11

Nice, long elaborate sentences. *Try to include some compound sentences in this week's assignment.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Journal: During the first week of each December, New York City begins the holiday season by lighting the giant Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. What event marks the beginning of the holiday season for you?



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Monday, December 3, 2007

Spelling: Lesson 11 (Spelling and Pronunciation)
Definitions and Parts of Speech

February
separate
different
library
temperature
strength
length
vegetable
arctic
twelfth
probably
jewelry
literature
boundary
reference
beverage

*Please remember what I told you in class - these are words that are easy to misspell. Adults often have to think about the correct spelling of some of these words. You will really have to study these this week. To help you study try: FLASH CARD MAKER on-line.

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm

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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Friday, November 30th

Read! For some, I know this is NOT your favorite thing to do. I understand that, but I need for you to take just 10-15 minutes, put the video controller down, or turn off the TV and just pick up your reading book for a short time.

If you read a little bit each day, you will get stronger in that skill. I promise. Maybe, just maybe, you might begin to like it.

Miss Clark
Thursday, November 29th

Journal Writing: Rights of the Child Day is observed in November. What rights do you think all children should have?





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Wednesday, November 28th

Spelling Sentences: Lesson 11 - Nice, long ELABORATE sentences.



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Tuesday, November 27th

Journal Writing: Create a new mascot for your favorite sports team. What does it look like? What does it eat, wear, and do?

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Monday, November 26th

Lesson 11: Definitions and Parts of Speech (Adjective Suffixes) *Parts of speech should be easy this week! :)

backward
foolish
handsome
lonesome
selfish
marine
greenish
awkward
wholesome
grayish
childish
masculine
feminine
reddish
genuine
awesome

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Friday, November 16, 2007

November 21, 2007

Journal: If you could set an extra plate at the dinner table and invite anyone you wanted, whom would you invite and why? Write an invitation to this person telling him/her all the important information about the meal.



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Monday, November 19th

READING BENCHMARK TEST (1st Nine Weeks).

Homework: Community Service Project

*Please being one canned good to class. You will be given (5) points for this homework assignment.

(Awesome what they did with these cans, but we will be donating ours to the "One Man, One Can" project at BBMS.) :) We'll place the cans in Miss Boor's box in her classroom. :)

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Saturday, November 10, 2007


Thursday, November 15, 2007

Journal Writing: Write a letter to put in your school's cafeteria suggestion box. What suggestions can you make to improve both the nutrition and the taste of your school's meals?

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Lesson 10: Sentences; Nice, long "silly-putty" sentences.



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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Journal Writing: The windshield wiper was patented on this day in 1903. What problem in today's world would like to "wipe out" forever? Why does this problem bother you?



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Monday, November 12th, 2007

Mini-book Project Due!

Lesson 10 - Prefix - ad
Definitions and Parts of Speech

arrest
approve
accent
arrive
arranged
accommodate
announced
approaching
accepted
appoint
accompanying
array
arrangements
accomplish
accelerate
annoy



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Monday, November 5, 2007

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Journal Writing: Rewrite a past event that didn't work out the way you wanted. How would you make it work out better the second time around?


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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Journal Writing: Today marks the halfway point of autumn. If you could choose one of the four seasons to last all year long, which would you choose? Why?

Leaf Pile


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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Polar Bears International

Polar Bears International

Polar Bear Pride

Great site for watching Polar Bears at play:

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/photo-and-video-gallery/2005-polar-bear-cam-highlights/

Friday, November 2, 2007

POSTERS LA 1/2


Ink on Paper

Posters for Classrooms in Bailey Bridge Middle School


The Posters should include:

What to submit:

Poetry

Short Stories

Movie Reviews

Book Reviews

Recipes

Drawings

Photographs

Favorite websites

Comics, etc....

Where to submit:

Room 713

When to submit:

Daily

Why to submit:

To be published in school wide newsletter just for students!


Thank you for for being such a super class!

Miss Clark



Mini-book Project

Book Project

Elements of Fiction

Directions: Fold a piece of drawing paper in half, then in half again. When you unfold the paper, you will have four boxes of equal size. Cut the paper in half along one of the folds. Slip one piece of the paper inside the other, and staple the fold to create an eight-page book.

· Cover – The title and author at the top, your name in the lower right-hand corner, and a new cover design for the book.

· Inside cover (page 2) – Blank, no text.

· Page opposite the inside cover (page 3) – A description of the setting and conflict.

· Center spread, left side (page 4) – The name and brief description of the protagonist and the antagonist, and the names and descriptions of two other characters.

· Center spread, right side (page 5) – A summary of the plot.

· Next page, page 6 – A brief description of the climax.

· Inside back cover, page 7 -- Five vocabulary words (and their definitions) that are important in the book; the words might offer other students an indication of the reading level/difficulty of the book.

  • Back cover (page 8) -- A teaser written to entice others to read the book.

You will graded on- 100 points

· Completeness

· Neatness

· Creativity

  • Grammar (spelling and punctuation)
  • (Make sure to label the following: setting, conflict, protagonist, antagonist, characters, plot, and climax.)

Due Date: Monday, November 12, 2007

Parents: Please encourage your son/daughter to read for a short time every evening and to complete the project on time. They have read several novels in class during Self-Selected Reading - "SSR". Thank-you!

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