If you could permanently trade places with someone, whom would you choose? Explain. Wednesday October 17, 2012 Jordan. The document then lists the names of several students. It also includes a picture of a dog. The reading assignment discusses rescue dogs and their abilities like smell, sight, hearing, digging and athleticism that make them useful for rescue work. The math assignment covers using the distributive property to solve multiplication problems mentally. Homework includes summarizing a story using a cause-and-effect chart, independent math practice and problem solving, studying for a spelling exam, and completing language arts exercises.

1. If you could permanently trade places with someone,
whom would you choose? Explain.
Wednesday
October 17, 2012 Jordan
Ayanna Bryan Ricardo Adrianette
Leslie Remy Philicia
Christy
Emily Jessica
Ixza Jaileen
Samira
Alexis Donovan Jeffrey
Leon
Diana Alejandra
David
Kathy Michael
Carlos Yamilee
Edward
Kareena Jose
Lilah

2. Reading ­ Rescue Dogs (p. 112)
Talk About It
In what situations
do you hear
about dogs
coming to the
rescue? What
abilities do dogs
have that make
them useful for Picture Prompt ­ Look at the picture
and respond in writing.
rescue work?

3. smell sight
touch
hearing
overall keen sense
digging taste
athletic running

4. A fragrance is a sweet or pleasant smell.
A celebration is a special event.
If you have a variety of apples, you have
different kinds of apples.
Something that is moistened is made slightly
wet.

5. Cooperation takes place when everyone
works together on a task.
When something is canceled, it is called off.
A theory is a possible explanation that has
not been proven true.

6. If something is transformed, it is changed.

7. Reading ­ It's A Dog's Life (p. 114)
Thesaurus
A Thesaurus is a tool
that can help you
find synonyms for a
particular word. For
example, the word
fragrance may
have the following The freshly painted
synonyms listed: store had a strange
aroma, perfume, or (fragrance, aroma,
scent. odor).

9. cause ­ makes something
happen (an effect)
When the
effect ­ what happens due to
If Joshua
the cause practice..
Since Da
boxes of
common key words:
When Da
fire...
• because
Because
• since broken...
• so
• as a result
• which led to

10. Cause Effect
Ms. Toni drops Sparky picks up
things. the things that
Ms. Toni drops
Ms. Toni Sparky licks the
prepares envelopes.
invitations.
Ms. Toni goes Sparky
for a walk accompanies
downtown. her.
Ms. Toni takes a
Sparky is quiet.
nap.
Ms. Toni pets
Ms. Toni can't
and brushes
sleep.
Sparky.

11. "Late for School"
Panicked, Emilio ran toward school. He had overslept because his
alarm clock had not gone off. He didn't see the bus. He must've
missed it due to sleeping late. He had to walk to school since his
parents weren't home. "They must've already left for work," Emilio
thought. Since he had to walk, it took Emilio twice as long as usual to
arrive at school. When he finally reached his destination,Emilio
realized it was Saturday!
Fill in the table below. Write clue words in the oval.
Cause Effect because
Alarm clock did not go off. He overslept.
He missed the bus.
His parents left for work.
Trip took twice as long as normal.

12. Reading ­ Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs (p. 116)
Genre
Fantasy tells a story
about characters
and events that
could not exist in
real life.
Read to Find Out
How does Pipiolo
change the lives of
the roof dogs?

13. adobe: sun­dried brick, used as a building
material.
aromas: agreeable odors or smells.
savior: a person or animal who saves
someone from harm, danger, or destruction.

15. Cause Effect
Lupe's house Pipiolo is free to
does not have walk with Lupe
a flat roof. to school.
Pipiolo stays up He is tired
all night. during the day.
Pipiolo runs out
The driver slams
in front of the
on his brakes.
truck.
El Presidente
The roof dogs calls an
disappear from emergency
San Pablo Etla. meeting and
cancels school.

16. Class Assignment
Write a poem about a pet you
had, known, or read about that
did something extraordinary.
Use ABCB rhyme pattern for
each stanza. Go back to page
108 for review. Use loose­leaf.

17. Class Assignment
Complete questions 1­5 on page
133 in your classwork notebook.
Write the questions and answer
using complete sentences.
Work will be graded!

18. Reading Homework
Use your Cause and Effect Chart
to help you summarize Pipiolo
and the Roof Dogs. In your own
words, tell how Pipiolo changed
the lives of the roof dogs.
Use your Homework notebook.

19. Math ­ Use Partial Products and the Distributive
Property (p. 113)
Distributive Property:
To multiply a sum by
a number, you can
multiply each
addend by the
same number and
add the products.

25. Math ­ Power Practice
DO NOW:
Complete the
Multiplication
Record Sheet.

26. Math ­ The Distributive Property (p. 119)
Distributive Property:
To multiply a sum by
a number, you can
multiply each
addend by the
same number and
add the products.

28. Find each step mentally using the Distributive
Property. Show the steps that you used.

36. Math Homework
Independent Practice 3­10 on
page 121
Problem Solving 11­15 on page
122.

37. Spelling
1. clear 11. blurt
2. nerve 12. thirst
3. squirt 13. spur
4. verse 14. engineer
5. surf 15. jeer
6. lurk 16. sneer
7. year 17. dreary
8. stern 18. squirm
9. spurts 19. swerve
10. lurch 20. yearns

38. Spelling
Review:
• Write a story about a
dog or other animal
that has special skills.
• Use what you know
from any experiences
that you have had
with dogs or other Homework
animals. • Study for exam
• Use six spelling words. tomorrow

39. ELA ­ Demonstrative Adjectives (p. 264)
A demonstrative adjective comes before
a noun. Demonstrative adjectives tell
which one or which ones.
This and these are demonstrative
adjectives that point out nearby people or
things.
That and those are demonstrative
adjectives that point out people or things
far away.

40. Language Arts
Homework
Extra Practice, page 331,
exercises 1­25

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42. Homework Summary ­ Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Reading
• Use your Cause and Effect Chart to help you summarize Pipiolo and the
Roof Dogs. In your own words, tell how Pipiolo changed the lives of the
roof dogs.
Math
• Independent Practice 3­10 on page 121
• Problem Solving 11­15 on page 122.
Spelling
• Study for exam tomorrow
Language Arts
• Extra Practice, page 331, exercises 1­25

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