1. Mrs. Ackerman’s Homework Calendar
Name:_______________________________
Week of December 6th – 10th, 2010
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TOTAL
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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Total up weekend and
Read 30 minutes or more! Read 30 minutes or more! Read 30 minutes or Read 30 minutes or more! weekday reading:
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Reading ---------------------------
Minutes Read:________ Minutes Read:________ Minutes Read:________ Minutes Read:________
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INITIALS
Math Facts For 5 minutes (twice a week) practice multiplication math facts using the “Math Minute” sheets (5’s & 2’s)
Homelink Homelink 4:11 Homelink 5:1 Homelink 5:2
Math 4:10 Unit 5: Family Letter Frames and Arrows Comparing Numbers Parent Initials for
A Fair Game? Computer Practice
Practice the following IXL Math concepts: Visit the Berkeley 3rd Grade Learning Links and click on
U.1 Certain, probable, unlikely, and impossible Grammar Practice. Play a Nouns and Proper Nouns _______________
Other U.2 Mean, median, mode, and range Game for 15 minutes each night.
 Bring your wrapped book for your Holiday Secret Pal on Monday, December 13th.
 Remember that the 2nd-5th Grade Winter Concert will be on Tuesday, 12/14 at 7 pm in the Lykes
LAST WEEKEND’S Center. Please email if your child will be unable to attend the concert.
Reminders READING: (Fri-Sun)  Harbor Chase Senior Sing is Wednesday, December 15th, 2010. Your child should wear his/her
 _______ minutes
Friday Uniform that day.
 Holiday Class Party on December 16th @ 1:30pm.
OPTIONAL
 Sunshine Math & Spelling Options

2. Word Study (Spelling) options
Words of
buy by its it’s one
the Week
Dot Out the Word:
Spell with an Object:
Type your words on the computer.
First, dot out a letter of the word. Next,
You may use different fonts, font Write your words in the form of an object.
trace the letter. Keep doing it until you are
size, colors, etc... (For example, write your words in the form of
finished with the whole word. Repeat with all
a TV set).
spelling words on your list.
Write your words in rice, shaving
Word Jumble:
cream, bathtub foam, or any other
Write your words using one color for vowels
item approved by a family member.
and another color for consonants. Scramble your words and write the correct
spelling next to each scrambled word.
If applicable, write word families for your
Write each word in special letters (bubbly,
Write your words in ABC order. words.
squiggly, block, etc)
(For example, could-would-should)