10 Spelling Tricks

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0903395.html

The Bill of Rights

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/billofrights.htm
Preview of next week!

Bill Nye Videos

Check out these Bill Nye Videos with your parent's permission.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPJYPo2qhOM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqieBM2ijs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Ffxog1skE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH3IFUDkGt8  plants

F.Y.I Testing and Begging for Snacks

Dear Parents,

I would be most appreciative if you would volunteer to send in a snack for next week during testing. So many students forget to bring a snack, and taking a test on an empty stomach is detrimental. Basic needs such as a full belly and plenty of rest are the most important rudimentary elements of success.

Examples for snack may include, but is not limited to the following,

Granola bars, cereal, crackers, chips, apples, oranges, cheese sticks, pepperoni, beef jerky, carrots, celery, fruit snacks, bananas, water bottles, cheese balls, cookies, fruit juice boxes, Capri Sun.

(I do have limited space in my mini-fridge. )

J Thank you in advance for your help.

Please make sure your child gets at least 9 hours of sleep and a hearty breakfast every day next school week. ***I would go ahead and send them with a snack just in case.

Also, please note that most of our testing begins by 8:30 and ends by 12:00. It is important that your child is on time, and does not leave before noon.

Schedule and Musts

If you do not have your basic needs met, you will not do as well on the test. It is time to "sharpen the saw".

1.  Get at least 9 hours of sleep each night. Go to bed early. If you are sleepy, you can't concentrate.
2. Eat a healthy filling breakfast. Hungry rumbling bellies distract from your test and your best. Bring a snack every day next week. No Candy Allowed!
3. Play and exercise after school. Let your brain have a rest. You will not have homework, so have fun each night, and be ready to work in the morning.

Our testing time will be limited to mornings. In the afternoon we will review for the test the next day. Tests are subject to change.
Mon.
Math
Vocabulary
Spelling

Tues.
Reading
Science
Math

Wednesday
Reading Language Arts
Math

Thursday
Social Studies
Grammar

Friday
In View I.Q Test

Homophones sound the same but have different meanings.

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Vocabulary/Homophones/

Finding the main idea and other R.L.A games/practice

http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Readquarium/Comprehension/Main_Idea/

Practicing for the Terra Nova

The Terra Nova is the type of test you will be taking. This site gives you the types of questions that will be on the actual test. Since this is the same maker of the tests you will be taking next week, it is a good choice to do all of this practice test.
http://www.mhschool.com/math/2002/teacher/teachres/stateres/terranova/pdf/M4tnp.pdf

Reading Language Arts Practice Test

Put your answers on the practice bubble sheets. Do not forget your name and date. 

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/7th/7th-read.pdf 


http://classroom.jc-schools.net/5th/5thLA.pdf

Brain POP USE IT AS YOUR HOMEWORK!

http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=fraction

Brain Pop is a fantastic place to review. User Name: sjwv   Password: irish

Here are some subjects to type in and review. Every bit helps. Many videos have games or activities to do. There is no way I am going to be able to cover everything I want to before we take our tests next week. Make sure to study every single night. This site is an easy and fun way to do so.
Math
fractions
word problems
patterns
measurement
graphs
place value

Science
magnets
water cycle
vertebrate
invertebrate
animal adaptations
plant reproduction
the moon
food chain
density
scientific method

Social Studies
Bill of Rights
Continents
U.S Symbols
Congress
graphs
time line

Reading Language Arts 
topic sentence
writing a letter
main idea
strengthening sentences 
conjunctions
sentence fragments
puntuation
run on sentences
dialogue

New Spelling Words Test Friday 3-28

1. witch
2. which
3. bureau
4. opponent
5. specimen
6. present
7. presence
8. emerge
9. faint
10. tremendous
11. there, their, they're  as BONUS

http://www.spellingcity.com/

Language Mechanics GAMES for Testing Next Week

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/punctuation/index_pre.html    Punctuation Campground

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/punctuation.htm   Comma Chameleon

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g4c34/nadia.htm   Go for the Gold Quotes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bea_2ANKJ5o   Funny Video

Johnny Tremain Study Sites

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/johnnytremain/quiz.html

http://quizlet.com/11977656/johnny-tremain-test-flash-cards/

New Words Test 3-14

molts
trivial
ardent
arachnid
disperse
consume

Math Practice

I am just re-posting this in case it was forgotten. All of my students will benefit from these math games.
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

Food Chain Game

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm

Play all parts of this game, and choose other connected/related activities at the bottom. Make sure to do the"meat eater, plant eater, or both".

Revolutionary War Museum

http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/heroes.htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/11683/heroes.html

Expectations of the Revolutionary War Museum

1.       Student must research their chosen person and write down the following; interesting facts, their part in the war, and how they died or their role after the war if they survived.

2.       Students may choose a “talking wax figure” (standing), a cut out from a tri-fold, or actual picture frame…No matter what students choose they will be talking as if you were the person displayed.  Note to parents, we have talked about these choices in class.

3.       No matter the exhibit chosen, students must included the following in their ‘exhibit”

·         Title of your exhibit clearly visible  

·         The name of their person clearly visible with birth and death under the name

·         A “push here for audio button” that visitors will press, to hear students speak.

·         7-10 Interesting facts about their person. Student may speak some of these facts but they also need to be posted in the display.

·         An interactive activity related to their person that the visitors may do… (example decoding)

·         Pictures relating to the person chosen

·         You are not required to have dress up materials, but it is recommended especially if you are a standing “wax statue”. 

Here are some sites to get you started....
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx
 http://library.thinkquest.org/11683/heroes.html

Google Earth Story

https://support.google.com/earth/answer/148174?hl=en

Okay! This is JUST for EXTRA CREDIT in Social Studies. You are not required to do it. You will need your parents to sign up for a google account, so you can use it on google earth.

The site above gives information on how to create a tour with google earth. The assignment is to use the information and google earth to tell the story, and major events of the American Revolution from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Treaty of Paris.
The timeline we are doing in class will help you with major events, but the point is to include the places as well as pictures that represent the events on your tour. If it is easier for you, you can tell the events. You will present your work in class.

Use this site for the tour.

http://www.google.com/earth/