Assignments

2007-2008
Daily Assignments
1st Six Weeks
1st 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
August 20-24	First Day for Students	Testing to determine Reading Levels	Testing to determine Reading Levels	Testing to determine Reading Levels	Testing to determine Reading Levels
August 27-31	Introductions and Classroom Rules and Procedures	"I Am" Poems	"I Am" Poems	About Me activity	No School
September 3-7	No School	Introduction to Where the Red Fern Grows	Where the Red Fern Grows	Where the Red Fern Grows	Check/grade DCAs
September 10-14	Computer Lab Internet Scavenger Hunt http://library. thinkquest.org/ TQ0312212/ index.html	Where the Red Fern Grows	Library Day	Where the Red Fern Grows	Check/grade DCAs
September 17-21	Where the Red Fern Grows Vocabulary and Start reading ch. 2	Where the Red Fern Grows finish reading ch. 2 and start ch. 3	Where the Red Fern Grows Finish ch. 3	Where the Red Fern Grows Read ch. 4	Check/grade DCAs Vocab/novel quiz #1 ch. 1-4
September 24-28	Inflation/price comparison Activity in library	Read ch. 5 Illustrations in Story Map Parent Conferences	Library Day Independent Reading assignment	Read ch. 6 Parent Conferences	Check/grade DCAs
October 1-2	Where the Red Fern Grows Finish ch. 5/Character illustration in story map Story Map Check #1	Where the Red Fern Grows Read Ch.6	Tuesday, October 2 - - End of First Six Weeks

Important Dates:
August 16~ Parent Orientation
August 20~ First Day of School
August 31 & September 3 ~ No School
September 21~ Picture Day
September 25 & 27~ Parent Conferences
October 10~ Grade Cards

Assignments
2nd Six Weeks
2nd 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
October 3-5			Chapter summary (ch. 5-7) Read ch. 7	Read ch. 8	Check/grade DCAs Vocabulary Quiz
October 8-12	Learning Styles Activity	Go over info. for book report #1: due 10/29 Read ch. 7	Library Day Independent Reading Assignment due	Novel review day Novel word search/cross-word puzzle	Reward Day Check/grade DCAs
October 15-19	Read ch. 8 work in story maps	Think-Pair-Share: novel SEQUENCING activity	Character Web Activity Begin reading ch. 9	Independent Reading/Day to work on book report	Check/grade DCAs
October 22-26	Read ch. 8 Story Map	Read ch. 9/10 Story Map	Library Day Last day in class to work on book reports	Fall Activity	No School
Oct 29- Nov 2	BOOK REPORTS DUE!!!!!!	Finish presentations Read Ch. 10 Story Maps	Halloween Activity in Library	Read ch. 11 continue working in story maps	Check/grade DCAs
November 5-9	Vocabulary words Start ch. 11	Finish reading ch. 11 and start 12	Catch up on reading	Library Day Read ch. 12 Check and grade DCAs	Vocabulary Quiz
November 12-16	No School Inservice Day	Read ch. 13/14 Sequencing activity	Finish reading ch. 14 and begin ch. 15 Illustrations in story map	Read ch. 16/17 5 questions activity	RIF Story Map Check #2

Important Dates:
October 26~ No School
November 12~ No School~ Teacher Inservice Day
November 20~ Grade Cards

Assignments
3rd Six Weeks
3rd 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
November 12-16					RIF Story Map Check #2
November 19-23	Read ch. 18/19	Finish the novel	1/2 Day	No School~ Thanksgiving Break
November 26-30	Novel Review day	WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS TEST	Watch movie Compare/contrast activity	Library Day	Finish watching movie Turn in Compare/contrast activity
December 3-7	Synonyms/Antonyms	Synonyms/Antonyms	Writing a Christmas Story using Synonyms/Antonyms	Library Day	Finish writing Christmas Stories Check/grade DCAs
December 10-14	Assign parts for play and begin reading "A Christmas Carol"	"A Christmas Carol"	"A Christmas Carol"	Finish play	Check/grade DCAs
December 17-21			Christmas Dance @ 1:15	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break
December 24-28	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break
January 1-4	No School Winter Break	No School Winter Break	No school	SNOW DAY!	Journal
January 7-11	Practice skill: SUMMARIZING	summarizing	summarizing	summarizing	Check/grade DCAs
January 14	Practice skill: ANALOGIES	January 14-- End of Third Six Weeks

Important Dates:
December 20-January 2~ Winter Break-- No School
January 22~ Grade Cards

Assignments
4th Six Weeks
4th 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
January 15-18		Administrative Day	analogies	analogies http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/analogies.html	RIF
January 21-25	No School	Practice skill: POINT OF VIEW	point of view	point of view	Check/grade DCAs
Jan 28 - Feb 1	Begin unit: NON-FICTION	Non-Fiction Biography/Autobiography Parent Conferences	Non-Fiction Biography/Autobiography	Non-Fiction Biography/Autobiography Parent Conferences	Check/grade DCAs
February 4-8	Begin unit: POETRY/FIGURES OF SPEECH	POETRY/FIGURES OF SPEECH	POETRY/FIGURES OF SPEECH	POETRY/FIGURES OF SPEECH	Check/grade DCAs
February 11-15		No School			No School
February 18-22	No School				Check/grade DCAs
February 25-29		Parent Conference		Parent Conference	Check/grade DCAs
March 3-7		March 3-- End of 4th Six Weeks

Important Dates:
February 5~ TCAP Writing Assessment
March 12~ Grade Cards

Assignments
5th Six Weeks
5th 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
March 4-7					Check/grade DCAs
March 10-14					Check/grade DCAs
March 17-21					1/2 Day
March 24- 28	No School~ Spring Break
March 31- April 4					Check/grade DCAs
April 7-11					Check/grade DCAs
April 14-18	TCAP Testing	TCAP Testing	TCAP Testing	TCAP Testing	TCAP Testing
April 21-25		April 21-- End of 5th Six Weeks

Important Dates:
March 20~ Spring Picture Day
April 14-18 ~ TCAP Testing
April 30~ Grade Cards/ Free Style Friends Picture Day

Assignments
6th Six Weeks
6th 6 Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
April 21-25					Check/grade DCAs
April 28- May 2					Check/grade DCAs
May 5-9					Check/grade DCAs
May 12-16					Check/grade DCAs
May 19-23					Check/grade DCAs
May 26- 30	No School				Check/grade DCAs
June 2-4		No School Administrative Day	Last Day of School! Pick up Grade Cards	Have a safe and happy Summer!

Important Dates:
May 26~ No School
June 3~ No Schoo l~ Administrative Day
June 4~ Last Day of School/ Grade Cards