Homework for Oct 4-10

Posted on October 4, 2010 by chris618

Announcements

  • Parents: did you get the flier we sent home on Friday about the Yosemite meeting on Wednesday at 6PM? Even if you think you can’t go, please come and get important info from Directora Linda.
  • I sent home progress reports today for my home room (Pumas), and will send them home for Maestra Anna’s home room (Grizzlies) Tuesday. Please be sure to sign and return the cutoff part. Thanks.
  • Your new book to read for October is a different classic or award winner.

Weekend

  • Check or do your possessives worksheets
  • You should be 1/4 through your October award-winning book.

Thursday evening

  • 6th: Math pg 123
  • 5th Math pg 407
  • Math test tomorrow!
  • English: finish worksheets on possessive apostrophe

Wednesday evening

  • 6th math: pg 117-118: 11-55 odds
  • 5th math: pg 373-375: 9-45 odds (37 optional)
  • Book report is due tomorrow


Tuesday evening

  • Math (everyone): problems 4-13, pg. 110 (or copied down)
  • 6th: English test tomorrow on 3 stories: Grayling, The Homecoming, The Drive In Movie
  • Book report is due on Thursday in blue or black ink.

Monday evening

  • 6th math: pg 110 ff: 15-65 odds
  • 5th math: pg 366 ff: 1-49 odds
  • Your mini book report is due on Thursday morning
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Homework for Sept. 27 – Oct 3

Posted on September 27, 2010 by chris618

Announcements

  • We decided that it was so close to the regular progress report time that we will not send home an extra report this week as said in the newsletter. Watch for the regular report next week. Of course, you may always contact us directly if you want up to date progress info.

Thursday evening

  • Start working on your book report. It’s due on Oct. 7. Use a draft paper to write your sections before putting it onto the form. If you need more forms, go to the download link and get one.

Wednesday evening

  • Finish your award winning book tonight. Book report assignment will be passed out tomorrow.
  • 6th Math: pg 105: 1-8 with diagrams
  • 5th math: pg 362: 1-8 with diagrams

Tuesday evening

  • 6th math: pg. 100: all problems
  • 5th math: pg 403ff: sections 7-1, 7-2, 7-8
  • Vocab quiz tomorrow, so study!
  • Math quiz tomorrow. Do your homework tonight, and you will be fine.

Monday evening

  • 6th Math: pg 98ff: 11-49 odds
  • 5th Math: section 7-2: 9-49 odd problems
  • Finish reading your award-winning novel
  • Vocab. 3 test on Wednesday
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Homework for Sept. 20-24

Posted on September 20, 2010 by chris618

Announcements

  • Benchmark testing is this week.

Weekend

  • No math, but we’ll make up for it next week. :-)
  • Finish reading your award-winning book. Book report assignment next week.

Thursday evening

  • No math due to benchmark testing
  • Study your vocabulary list 3 for next week’s test
  • Read 1/2 hour or more to finish your award winning book

Wednesday evening

  • 6th math: pg 90ff: 1-41 odd problems; 42-47 all problems but not 43
  • 5th math: pg380ff: 1-47 odd
  • Read your award winning book. You have only about 1 week to finish it!

Tuesday Evening

  • No math tonight due to benchmark testing this week.
  • Read your award winning book. You should be almost finished with it.

Monday Evening

  • 6th: Math pgs 86ff: 7-31 odd and 32-44 all
  • 5th: Math pgs 350ff: 1-33 odds
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Newsletter for Sept. 20

Posted on September 19, 2010 by chris618
  • Thank you to everyone who has helped supply our classroom with much-needed copy paper, cleaning wipes, Kleenex, markers, pens, and other supplies. We really appreciate your contributions. Every one of these items helps our class function!
  • We are now four weeks into our school year, and well underway in our learning of the California standards that are set before us. I will be sending home a note with every student this week to let you know how your child is doing, and if any work is missing. Please be sure to ask for it. I’ll post an update on this blog when it goes home.
  • 6th grade students turned in their writing assignment on Friday and I graded them over the weekend. Please sign it and return to me on Tuesday. Several students did not follow the rubric and will need to do the assignment over again. For those students, please turn it in by Wednesday.
  • We still have not received information from every 6th grade student about a commitment for our Yosemite trip, and a few families need us to contact them with more information before they can make a commitment. If you are one of the several people who have sent in a check, we are holding them and will not be depositing them until we know for certain that we will be going
  • A reminder that picture day is on Wednesday. Send in your forms that were passed out today and money if you are purchasing pictures.
  • The librarian sent out reminder sheets with the names of books that were checked out last year but never returned to the school library. We are missing over 800 books! Please find and send in any school library books. Students will be billed for missing books.
  • Photo club starts Wednesday at lunch time. Interested students should bring their lunch to my classroom, and a digital camera if they have one. We will spend a few minutes on tips, and then take pictures. We will have a photo show later in the year.
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Homework for Sept. 13-19

Posted on September 13, 2010 by chris618

Notices

  • Vocabulary 2 test on Tuesday
  • Math test, chapter 1, on Thursday
  • Sequential Essay is due Friday morning
  • Gem & mineral show at the Community Activity Building on Roosevelt, Sat & Sun, 10AM – 5PM.
  • Library books from last year are due NOW. You got a paper from the library with a list of your checked-out books.
  • Photography club starts next Wednesday.

Weekend

  • 6th math: pgs 82-83: 11-33 odd problems and 34-48 all problems (#37 is optional)
  • Read 1/2 hour every day.

Thursday evening

  • 6th – Sequence essay due tomorrow. Finish working on that.

Wednesday Evening

  • Math pg 75. All problems. It’s the practice test before the chapter 1 test tomorrow.
  • 6th: Read The Homecoming if you did not finish it in class.
  • 5th: Read El Niño if you did not finish and work on the worksheets.
  • 6th: Sequential essay due Friday morning!

Tuesday Evening

  • Math pgs 65-67: 3-23 odd problems; 27-40 all problems
  • Work on your personal narrative sequential essay tonight. Lots of work coming tomorrow!

Monday Evening

  • Math: pages 60-61: all odd problems (except #31)
  • Study for your vocab test tomorrow
  • Start work on your sequential essay that is due Friday morning
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Homework for Sept. 7-12

Posted on September 7, 2010 by chris618

Weekend

  • Math: pgs. 55-56
  • Read your award-winning book 1/2 hour or more every day
  • Schedule planner/reading logs are due on Monday
  • Turn in your Yosemite forms if you haven’t done it yet

Wednesday evening

  • No math homework: we had a test today
  • English: find definitions for the 3 words & 1 idiom from the reading today: ‘fading fast’, colossal, gaping, etc.
  • Read 1/2 hour or more in English

Tuesday evening

  • Math: pg 48: all even problems
  • Math quiz tomorrow
  • 5th math: Did you talk to Maestro Ramiro about why your weekend homework was not turned in???
  • English: read 1/2 hour or more
  • Bring in your reading log / schedule planners if you did not turn them in today
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Newsletter for September 7

Posted on September 6, 2010 by chris618
  • It was great to see so many of you at Back to School Night last week. Thanks for coming and showing an interest in your child’s education! If you were there and did not get your $25 classroom money, send in a note with your child.
  • The first schedule-planner/reading log was due signed and turned in today. If your child did not turn it in today, please have him/her bring it in tomorrow. This is important and part of the English grade.
  • Everyone should now have an award-winning book or classic book to be reading outside of class (in English). All students will be doing a book report at the end of the month on this book. Students may use this book for the required 30 minutes of English reading per day.
  • If you would like to borrow a CD of the math textbook (5th or 6th) for viewing on your home computer, have your student check one out from me. We have a license to copy the CDs, and it is much easier than carrying the math book home every day.
  • If you can buy us a new computer to donate (tax deductible) to the classroom, or know someone with an employee discount, we could really use some. Our Macs are 10 years old and barely work. Windows machines are welcome.
  • Our next vocabulary quiz will be next Monday or Tuesday.
  • We sent home a survey paper with 6th graders today about the Yosemite trip. We need to know how many people are planning to go, and how you will pay. Please return this survey no later than Friday, because if we are going, we have to hire our bus now, and make a deposit to the Yosemite Institute soon.
  • There will be a 6th grade math quiz on Wednesday on the material we have learned in chapter 1.
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Homework for Aug 30 – Sept 3

Posted on August 30, 2010 by chris618

Weekend

  • 6th Math: pgs. 46-47: problems 31-51 odd numbered problems
  • page 48: mini test practice: all odd problems
  • English: read 1/2 hour every day. Your September book report requirement is any award-winning book or classic book.
  • Math test on Wednesday when we return from the 3-day weekend
  • Have a great weekend!

Thursday evening

  • It’s Back to School Night: 6:00 – 7:30PM
  • Math: pg. 46: 1-29 odds
  • English: read 1/2 hour

Wednesday evening

  • No 6th grade math
  • English: read 1/2 hour and record in your log/schedule
  • Send your parent to Back to School Night tomorrow for $25 class bucks

Tuesday evening

  • Spelling & vocabulary test tomorrow
  • 6th math: pg 43: questions 4-12 (all problems)
  • 5th English: work on vocabulary sheet for story Earthquake Terror; due Friday

Monday Evening

  • 6th Math: pg  ff: 21-41 odds
  • Finish your picture poster and bring in tomorrow.
  • Study for your Vocabulary 1 test on Wednesday!
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Homework for Aug 23-27

Posted on August 23, 2010 by chris618

Your picture taken in the classroom on Friday for our wall.

Correction to Newsletter: Back to School night is 6:00PM on Thurs. Sept. 2.

Weekend homework

  • 6th Math: pages 36 ff: questions 11-33 odds; 41-49 odds; optional challenge: 35 & 37
  • 5th Math: see M. Ramiro
  • English: finish your literary device poster if you did not finish it in class and turn it in on Monday.
  • Spelling & vocabulary test next week!

Thursday Evening

  • Math pgs 31-33: problems 1-49 odd-numbered only.
  • 5th Grade math: Maestro Ramiro’s double-sided worksheet is due Friday.
  • Work on literary devices poster if you took it home. Bring it in tomorrow.
  • Study vocabulary list for test next week.

Wednesday evening

  • Math pgs 28-29: problems 3-23 odd-numbered only (be sure to show your work — always!). Due tomorrow.
  • Spelling list: memorize spelling and definitions for test next week

Tuesday evening

  • Talk to your parents and tell them what your top learning modalities (multiple intelligences) are before you bring home the description sheet tomorrow.
  • What was Poor Richard’s wisdom for today?
  • How did your math pre-test go today?

Monday evening

  • Be sure you have your 3 spiral notebooks, pencils, & pens. See my earlier post for the complete list of supplies.
  • No homework tonight in my class.
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Welcome Back to Adelante!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by chris618

Hello! I am Chris Holm, and this year I will be teaching both a 5th & 6th grade combination class, and a 6th grade class. My subjects are English Language Arts, Literature, Math, & PE. I will be working with Maestra Anna to bring your child a fun, challenging, and rewarding school year. 5th grade students will be studying with Maestro Ramiro for math.

  • To start the year, for my classes your child will need: 3 spiral notebooks, pencils, blue or black pens, eraser, ruler, & scissors.
  • Later in the year you will need 1/4 inch graph paper, math compass, and math protractor. 5th graders should check with Maestro Ramiro for his requirements. I recommend that students bring markers and colored pencils if possible.
  • To help your child be organized, we have ordered planners again this year. They will arrive in a few days.
  • To help your child find the way he or she learns best, we are taking a “multiple intelligences” survey based on the research of Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University. I hope to use this information this year to make school work more fun and meaningful to your student.
  • My class has a fun classroom economy simulation, so be sure to read the description papers I’m sending home. Students will need to turn in their “job applications” and letter of recommendation (if required for their job) by Wednesday to get the best jobs.
  • Please turn in the form packet from the office this week. There will be a reward for students who turn everything in by Thursday. Especially look at the free & reduced lunch form, and return it, even if your child never plans to eat at the cafeteria. Adelante receives money for filling this out.
  • Back to school night for us is next Thursday, Sept. 2 at 6:00. See Directora Linda’s newsletter for details. Be sure to come as we will explain about our classes, and also discuss the potential year-end trip to Yosemite! Parents get classroom cash for coming!
  • If you have internet access, you can go to my website and view my newsletters and homework assignments. For the computer savvy, I now have an RSS feed, so you can always be instantly alerted to homework posts and communications!
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