National Cookie Month is celebrated in October. Students were asked to name their favorite type of cookie and explain their choice. The document also included a list of students' names.

1. October is National Cookie Month. What is your favorite
kind of cookie? Explain.
Tuesday
October 2, 2012 Jose
Adrianette
Bryan
Jordan
Ayanna Philicia Leslie
Emily Samira
Ixza
Alexis Diana
David
Donovan Christy
Jessica Ricardo
Remy Jaileen
Kareena Lilah
Alejandra YamileeCarlos Edward
Kathy
Leon Jeffrey
Michael

2. Morning Writing
Pretend you are a
scarecrow and you
are about to retire
form your post.
Write some advice
for the rookie
taking your place.

3. Reading ­ I'm Building a Rocket (p. 108)
Poetry
Simple Poems have a
regular rhyme scheme
and rhythm.
Rhyme Schemes are the
patterns of rhyming words
in poems. Rhyme
schemes are written with
small letters, beginning
with a.
Rhythm is the regular
repetition of syllables.

5. I'm building a rocket.
As soon as I'm done
I'm taking my friends
On a trip to the sun.

7. Reading Homework
Practice Book O, page 26

8. Math ­ Prime Factorization (p. 81)
• factor: numbers that are
multiplied together.
• prime number: 1 and the
number itself.
• composite number:
whole number that has
more than two factors.
Factoring a whole number into its prime
What is Prime Factorization?
factors.

15. Math ­ Powers and Exponents (p. 93)
• base is the number used
as a factor.
• exponent indicates how
many times the base is
used as a factor.

19. Math Homework
Prime Factorization ­ Handout

20. Spelling ­ Word Sort
1. heart 11. barge
2. swear 12. thorn
3. aboard 13. marsh
4. squares 14. force
5. swore 15. harsh
6. chart 16. scarce
7. scorn 17. coarse
8. starch 18. flare
9. source 19. course
10. fare 20. sword

21. Social ­ The Business of Exploring (p. 112)
Christopher Columbus
• Most sailors thought the
only way to reach Asia
was to go east, except
Christopher Columbus.
• Christopher Columbus
believed he could reach
Asia by sailing west
across the Atlantic
Ocean.

24. Social ­ The Business of Exploring (p. 112)
Risks and Rewards
• Explorers had to be
entrepreneurs.
• They took risks, but the
benefit or reward was
worth many times the
cost.

25. Social ­ The Business of Exploring (p. 112)
Columbus Wins Support
• Finding a ruler to pay for
his trip was not easy for
Columbus.
• At first, King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella of
Spain said no. • Columbus
promised tht he
• The movement to make would take
Spain all Catholic was Catholic beliefs
called the Reconquista. to Asia.

26. SUPPORTING EXPLORATION This painting shows Christopher Columbus asking
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to support his expedition.

27. Social Studies
Homework
1. How did Columbus persuade the king
and queen of Spain to support his
expedition?
2. What costs did explorers and their
sponsors have to think about?

28. Religion ­ The Sacraments of Christian Initiation are
Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist (p. 46)
Jesus, thank you for your gift of the sacraments.
Class Work
• Complete "We Gather"
• Read pages 46­47
• Define Key Words
• Write five facts about the
chapter
Homework
1. What are the Sacraments of Christian Initiation?
2. What does our common vocation call us to do?

29. Homework Summary ­ Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Reading
• Practice Book O, page 26
Math
• Prime Factorization ­ Handout
Spelling
• Study for exam (tomorrow).
Religion
1. What are the Sacraments of Christian Initiation?
2. What does our common vocation call us to do?
Social Studies
1. How did Columbus persuade the king and queen of Spain to
support his expedition?
2. What costs did explorers and their sponsors have to think about?

30. Range:
Mode:
4
Median:
Mean:
Reward
10 Pizza Party
8­9 Wheel of Fun
7 Spelling
6 BrainPOP
4­5 Silent Snack
2­3 Class Work
1 No Snack

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