1. Write a paragraph that starts "It was a
very windy day..."
Carlos
Joey
Wednesday Adolfo
March 14, 2012
Ramon Ryan
Linder Cameron
Andres
Jose
David
Angel
Gia Natalie
Cincere
Emma
Alan G Joshua Brianna
Elizabeth Johnny
Sualee Alan R
Christopher
Christian
Brian Ricardo
Matthew Max
Roxana Mitzy
Massire Nyashia

2. Morning Writing
After waiting all
winter, what is your
favorite thing to do
once spring arrives?
Explain.
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose­
leaf (lined) paper. Hand in once you are
finished. The work will be graded.

3. Daily Warm­Up #4
Louisa May Alcott
2.13.12 Morning Reading ­ June Bugs
Take a handout from the bin
in the front of the classroom.
Use your SMART Clickers to
answer the questions.
Return the handout (with
your name written on it) and
the clicker once you are
finished.

4. Reading ­ Democracy (p. 449)
Compelled means "forced or driven to
action."
Presidential means "relating to a president."
Disrespectful means "rude or failure to show
respect."

5. Reading ­ Democracy (p. 449)
To do something unenthusiastically means
"to do it without a strong interest or
eagerness."
Succeed means "to follow after and take the
place of."
Preoccupied means "absorbed in thought or
extremely concerned with."

6. Reading ­ Party Animals (p. 450)
Generalization
When you make
generalizations, you make
broad statements based
on information from the
text and your own
knowledge.

7. Reading ­ Party Animals (p. 450)
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes are word parts added to the
beginning of a root or base word.
Suffixes are word parts added to the end of
a root or base word.
disrespectful
prefix
base word
suffix
­dis means not ­ful means full of
respect

8. Reading ­ Party Animals (p. 450)
Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes are word parts added to the
beginning of a root or base word.
suffix
­ly makes it an adverb
Suffixes are word parts added to the end of
a root or base word.
unenthusiastically
prefix
base word
­un means not
enthusiastic

9. Reading ­ Party Animals (p. 450)
Reading Homework
Practice book,
page 127

14. Math ­ Mixed Numbers (p. 226)
Rename a mixed
number to an improper
fraction:
Step 1
Multiply the whole number by
the denominator.
Step 2
Add the numerator.

21. Math ­ Mixed Numbers (p. 226)
Rename an improper
fraction to a mixed
number:
Step 1
Divide the numerator by the
denominator.
Step 2
Place the REMAINDER in the
numerator.

32. Math ­ Mixed Numbers (p. 226)
Try It
Write each improper fraction as a mixed
number, in simplest form.
Exercise 1 ­ 6 on page 227

33. Math ­ Mixed Numbers (p. 226)
Math Homework
Practice book,
page 51
Exercise 1 ­ 12 ONLY!

34. Language Arts ­ Quiz

35. Religion ­ Quiz

36. Spelling ­ Getting Out the Vote
1. contest 11. minute
2. content 12. compact
3. protest 13. conduct
4. combat 14. contract
5. permits 15. refuse
6. rebel 16. conflict
7. present 17. research
8. insert 18. excuse
9. desert 19. entrance
10. subject 20. extract

37. Spelling ­ Getting Out the Vote

38. Spelling ­ Word Sorts
Homographs
Homographs are words that are spelled the
same way but have different meanings.
Sometimes words that are homographs will be
accented, or stressed, on different syllables. The part of
speech and the meaning of the word depends on
second syllable
which syllable is accented.
Your friends will not desert you.
desert first syllable
desert
The desert is dry.

40. Spelling ­ Word Sorts
Spelling Homework
ABC order, five times
each

41. Homework Summary ­ Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Reading
1. Practice book, page 127
Math
1. Practice book, page 51, exercise 1­12 ONLY!
Spelling
1. ABC order, five times each

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