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TuesdaySeptember 18, 2012

Would you rather cross the United States in a helicopter or a hot­air balloon? Explain

Daeshawn Dariel Ericka

Edward

On this day in 1830, the first locomotive, the Tom Thumb, lost a nine­mile race with a horse ­ between Riley's Tavern just outside Baltimore, Maryland, and a spot inside the city. In fact, a boiler leak kept the train from ever finishing the race. So the "Iron Horse" (an early nickname for trains) was outpaced by a horse!

Morning Writing

Prompt: Think for a moment about life in America in the 1700s. Name at least two ways early Americans might have depended on their horses. Now think about life today. How many different kinds of transportation do we use in our daily lives? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one? Which is your favorite? Why?

Word PartsCompound Words are words made by combining two smaller words. Sometimes you can figure out the meaning of a compound word by breaking it down into its word parts. For example, fireball is made up of fire and means "a ball of fire."

Reading ­ Grandma's Tales (p. 50)

Plot is the action of the story.

Parts of story are:

beginning exposition

middle rising action (conflict, climax)

end falling action (resolution)

Plot Setting

Grandma begins to tell the story of Davy

Crockett. Narrator tries to add exaggerated details to Grandma's story, but she objects. Grandma is

pleased when the narrator offers correct

information about Crockett's death at the

Alamo.

Grandma's living room in Tennessee on a cold,

snowy night.

Setting of a story tell where and when it takes place.

When you impress someone, you have a strong effect on that person.

When you wring something you hold onto it tightly and twist it.

A fireball is a very bright sphere made of hot dust, gas, and vapor particles.

When something is original, it has to do with the origin, or beginning, of something.

Commenced means "started or began."

An advertisement is a public notice that recommends a product or service.

When officials are elected, they are chosen by voters.

A person who sauntered into a room walked slowly or leisurely.

Reading HomeworkTell me what you have learned about grandma and the plot. Think through the paragraph to understand the important ideas.

Use your HW notebook. Three to five sentences.

Math ­ Understand Place Value (p. 37)

seven

seven

Class workTalk About It on page 38

Practice It on page 39

Apply It on page 40

exercise l­4

exercise 5­8

exercise 9­13

three hundredths

Spelling

1. paste 11. theme2. bride 12. type3. shave 13. oak4. spice 14. growth5. greed 15. yolk6. plead 16. folks7. greet 17. aim8. heap 18. prey9. paid 19. tow10. coach 20. grind

Spelling ­ Word Sorts

paid heap grind coach aia­eeyeeeae­eiyi­eooaow

long vowels

paid

aim

Spelling HomeworkWrite the spelling words in ABC order, ten times each.

ELA ­ Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates (p. 14)

RULESEvery sentence has a subject and a predicate.

The complete subject of a sentence includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.

The fifth­grade class went to visit the White House.

complete subject

All the students rode in a bus.

complete predicate

Guided PracticeDirections: Name the complete subject and the complete predicate of each sentence.

1. We learned about the three branches of government.

2. The United States Congress makes the laws.3. The executive branch carries out the laws.4. Judges on the Supreme Court interpret the laws.5. Students and teachers like the Capitol Building.

Language Arts HomeworkExtra Practice, exercise 1­25 on page 79

Religion ­ Jesus' disciples continue his work (p. 26)

Class Work• Complete "We Gather"• Read pages 26­27• Define Key Words• Write five facts about the

chapter

Homework1. Who were the Apostles?2. Why is the Church important?

Social Studies ­ A Rush of New Ideas (p. 109)A Rush of New Ideas• Historians call this time of new

ideas the Renaissance (rebirth).

• It began in Italy.

• Johannes Gutenberg develops the printing press in the 1450s.

Social Studies ­ A Rush of New Ideas (p. 109)Marco Polo and Trade with Asia• One of the most popular books

during the Renaissance was The Travels of Marco Polo.

• It tells of Marco Polo's journey to Cathay, as China was then called.

Social Studies ­ The Business of Exploring (p. 112)Class Work• Read pages 112­115• Complete questions 1­6• Write the question in your

classwork notebook

HomeworkWrite a short conversation between a Spanish sailor and a Taino leader. Have the speakers ask one another questions about each other's culture.

Homework Summary ­ Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Reading

• Tell me what you have learned about grandma and the plot. Think through the paragraph to understand the important ideas.

• Use your HW notebook. Three to five sentences.

Spelling

• Write the spelling words in ABC order, ten times each.

Language Arts

• Extra Practice, exercise 1­25 on page 79

Religion

1. Who were the Apostles?

2. Why is the Church important?

Reward10 Pizza Party8­9 Wheel of Fun7 Spelling6 BrainPOP4­5 Silent Snack2­3 Class Work1 No Snack

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