Green Sheet News - Nov 2nd-Nov 13th, 2009 Edition

Hill & Co. Green Sheet News
Nov.2nd-Nov.13th, 2009 Edition
E-mail:LindsayHill@burbankusd.org or Call:558-5522


Hope all your ghosts and haunts went well…
Thanks to the Star of the BooBash Kiersten Hathcock-you ROCK!!!!

Stay Healthy: Rest sufficiently, lots of hugs, eat a healthy diet, and exercise…
We have absences due to illness in our class!

Coming Soon to a classroom near you: Conferences: Week of 11/16!

Homework:

• Students are expected to complete all homework nightly which they write into their Homework Planners.
• Reading: They must read nightly for 20-30 minutes using a Chapter book of 100-300 pages. Book Reports Genre: Mystery for Nov/Dec. Report.
• Spelling: Home study program begins after the test is given on Monday and they return all completed work on Friday for the test.
• Math: Practice Pages are sent home nightly.
• Current Events: Kings. Choose an event and fill out the report sheet to present in class. Science and Social Studies:
• Special projects will be assigned periodically and for Extra Credit.
  

PTA: Thanks to our Homeroom Team for creating our page with our Mondrian Art for the fundraiser. You guys are the best! Holiday: 11/11!

Update on our in class areas of study:

• Reading R 2.5/3.7: We conclude reading Michelle Kwan.
• Comprehension Focus: non-fiction text organization, evaluation of the author’s technique, and fact vs. opinion.
• Grammar Focus: Dictionary skills including multiple definitions, guide words, alphabetical order, use and understanding of graphics maps and charts to decipher information in context. Next Week: La Bamba.
• Writing W2.1/2.2: We begin diagramming sentences and focusing on simple and complex sentence structure proper and common nouns. We work on a new narrative establishing plot, point of view, setting, and conflict. Show events rather than tell them and let readers judge.
• Math AF1.1-1.3: This week: Envision Practice Benchmark Test and BUSD Data Benchmark Test…focus on attacking word problems with strategies that work! Next Week: Chapter 6: NS2.1: Multiplication of Decimals.
• History: Chapter 1 SS5.1: Ancient People: How did ancient people travel, feed and cloth themselves, communicate, and find water, food, and shelter? Concepts of survival, nomadic migration, and development of ancient settlements in the US are being studied. We will also consider the plight of the “Iceman” and other sources of archeological significance. We are creating units entitled “Through Ancient Eyes”, and will create diaries and other projects from an ancient point of view.
• Art Focus VA 2.2: Line and color: Going outside to sketch what we observe.
• **Extra Credit: Create a report on the Egyptians, the Iceman, the Ice Mummies, the work of Sara Bisel, ancient peoples such as Romans or Greeks, or anything that interests you which contains mysteries from the past that leave us questioning in the present. Discuss with Mrs. H. before you embark on your journey…include writing and illustrations or computer images.
  

***Stuff We Need***
YIKES: Health Alert: We need sweet smelling Hand Sanitizer!!!!