1. Every 2 1/2 minutes, a child requires emergency­room treatment for a
playground­related injury. Pick one kind of playground equipment, such as
a swing or a slide, and redesign it to be safer. Describe your new design.
Carlos
Wednesday Linder
April 25, 2012
Jose Ryan Ramon
Adolfo
Cameron
Cincere
Andres
Gia Joshua
David Natalie Angel
Alan G
Emma Brianna
Alan R
Johnny Christopher
Roxana Christian
Nyashia Ricardo
Brian
Matthew
Sualee
Mitzy Elizabeth
Max
Massire
Joey

2. Morning Writing
On this date in 1901, New
York became the first
state to require license
plates on vehicles. Using
no more than eight
letters or numbers,
design a personalized
license plate for yourself.
Explain what it means
and why you chose it.
Write neatly, skipping a line, and use loose­leaf (lined)
paper. Hand in once you are finished. The work will be
graded.

3. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Genre
Nonfiction gives information
and facts about real people,
places, events, and
situations.
Generate Questions
Problem and Solutions
Look for actions or steps
taken to solve a problem. As
you read, use your Problem
and Solution Map

4. disturbing frigid
Scary
dangerous
difficult
.
Icy creepy treacherous
old
abandon
frightening
creaky
adventurous uninhabited

5. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Problem
Without a ship, the men must rescue themselves.
Attempt Outcome
They attempt crossing the ice to The men give up and make camp on
reach Paulet Island. an ice floe, which starts to melt.
Outcome
Attempt
The men make it to Elephant Island,
Shackleton gives the order to launch
but is is deserted. They still need to be
the boats.
rescued.
Attempt Outcome
Shackleton and others leave to find They land on the wrong side of the
help on South Georgia Island. island and must hike across it.
Solution
Shackleton reaches the whaling station and returns to
Elephant Island to take his crew home.

6. Reading ­ Spirit of Endurance (p. 518)
Reading Homework
Write a paragraph confirming or
revising your predictions and
revising your questions.

7. Math ­ Review for Exam (p. 287)
Class Work
• Exercise 1­24 (p. 287)
• Exercise 1­16 (p. 288)
• Exercise 1­8 (p. 288)
• Exercise 1­12 (p. 289)
• Exercise 1­19 (p. 289)
Homework
• Exercise 3­22 (p. 290)
• Exercise 28­31 (p. 291)

8. Math ­ Review for Exam (p. 287)
Math Homework
Study for test
(Chapter 6)

9. Spelling ­ North and South Poles
1. margin 11. damage
2. jolt 12. ranger
3. surge 13. jumble
4. plunge 14. luggage
5. jigsaw 15. baggage
6. legend 16. dodge
7. ridge 17. challenge
8. budge 18. journal
9. lodge 19. judgment
10. agent 20. knowledge

10. Spelling ­ Word Meanings
Specific information about something
knowledge
A personal record of experience
journal
A jarring or jerking movement
jolt
To move slightly
budge
Harm or injury to a person or object
damage

11. Spelling ­ Word Meanings
Class Work
Use the dictionary to define the
spelling words.

12. Spelling ­ Word Meanings
Spelling Homework
Complete the Handout

13. Homework Summary ­ Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Reading
1. Write a paragraph confirming or revising your predictions and
revising your questions.
Math
1. Study for test
Spelling
1. Handout

14. 6 Reward
10
8­9
7
6
4­5
Pizza Party
Wheel of Fun
Spelling
BrainPOP
Class Work
2­3 Silent Snack
1 No Snack

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