Mr. Reed - December 21, 2009

Homework - December 21, 2009

• Reading Log: No reading log this week.
• Reading: Complete "The Stone Age News" newspaper project.
  
• Writing: Complete the Expository Writing Prompt - "Identify an activity, such as a hobby, pastime or sport, you enjoy or do well. Explain what you do and why you chose the activity." Make sure to write at least five (5) paragraphs.

1. Maintain a clear and consistent focus.
   
2. Include specific details; use examples and reasons to support your ideas.
3. Use a variety of well-constructed, complete sentences.
4. Use a logical organization with an obvious introduction, body, and conclusion.

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Reed - December 18-20, 2009

Here it comes...

Get out the snow shovels and stock up on hot chocolate, as the season's first major snowstorm is headed our way.

Six inches to a foot of snow is predicted to fall Saturday into Sunday.

Homework - December 18-20, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 21 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Study for Lesson 11 Spelling Test. Write each spelling word 3 times.
  
• Lesson 11 Spelling List: impact, scatter, pillow, velvet, import, wander, baggage, parcel, witness, garlic, splendid, survive, mammal, commands, transit, barley, minnow, mellow, halter, plastic.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr Heffernan's HW 12/17/09

Spelling-pg.45
Practice book- pg.49
Science- Complete the 10 facts of two different planets in your notebooks.

Do something nice for your parents/guardians/ siblings in lieu of a writing log this week!


Have a good night!

Mr. Reed - December 17, 2009

Interim Progress Reports were distributed yesterday

Homework - December 17, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 21 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Reading: Study for End-of-Selection Test on "The Stone Age News" in Timeless Treasures.
  
• Grammar: Study for quiz on pronouns and antecedents.
  
• Lesson 11 Spelling List: impact, scatter, pillow, velvet, import, wander, baggage, parcel, witness, garlic, splendid, survive, mammal, commands, transit, barley, minnow, mellow, halter, plastic.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Heffernan/Mr. Appleby's HW 12/16/09

No homework due to the Winter Concert!

Progress Reports were sent home today!

Have a good night.

Mr. Reed - Deember 16, 2009

Interim Progress Reports were distributed this afternoon

Homework - December 16, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 21 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 45.
• Reading: Complete Reading Practice Book page 48.
• Reading: Complete "Think & Respond" #1-4 on page 276 in Timeless Treasures.
• Grammar: Complete #7-16 on page 1 of the Pronoun packet.
  
• Lesson 11 Spelling List: impact, scatter, pillow, velvet, import, wander, baggage, parcel, witness, garlic, splendid, survive, mammal, commands, transit, barley, minnow, mellow, halter, plastic.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Reed - December 15, 2009

Homework - December 15, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 21 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Put your spelling words in alphabetical order.
• Reading: Complete Reading Practice Book page 47.
  
• Lesson 11 Spelling List: impact, scatter, pillow, velvet, import, wander, baggage, parcel, witness, garlic, splendid, survive, mammal, commands, transit, barley, minnow, mellow, halter, plastic.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Heffernan's HW 12/14/09

Spelling- pgs-42-43
Practice pg- 47
Math-5.1

No log this week!!! Early holiday present.....Enjoy! But, you need to do something nice for your parents/guardians/brothers/sisters this week instead of a log entry!!!


See you tomorrow!! Have a good night

Mr. Reed - December 14, 2009

Homework - December 14, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 21 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book pages 42, 43, and 44. Pages 42 and 43 will be collected and graded as tests.
  
• Lesson 11 Spelling List: impact, scatter, pillow, velvet, import, wander, baggage, parcel, witness, garlic, splendid, survive, mammal, commands, transit, barley, minnow, mellow, halter, plastic.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Reed - December 11-13, 2009

Homework - December 11-13, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 14 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Heffernan's HW 12/10/09

Spelling- test====lesson # 10
Reading-test
Vocab-test
Log entry


Remember.... Club's tomorrow!!!!!

Mr. Reed - December 10, 2009

2:00 Early Dismissal on Friday, December 11

Homework - December 10, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 14 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Reading: Complete Reading Practice Book page 45.
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 41 and write each spelling word 3 times. Lesson 10 Spelling Test is tomorrow.
  
• Lesson 10 Spelling List: children's, class's, classes', country's, countries', sky's, skies, sun's, safety's, storms, city's, cities, goose's, oxen's, people's, strangers', geese's, armies', allergies, mosquitoes.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr Heffernan's HW 12/9/09

Science- Finish quiz wizard (If you didn't during class)
Practice book- pg 44
Log Entry

Mr. Reed - December 9, 2009

2:00 Early Dismissal on Friday, December 11

Homework - December 9, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 14 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Reading: Complete "Think & Respond" questions on page 252 in Timeless Treasures reading anthology. End-of-Selection Test on "Flood: Wrestling with the Mississippi" is tomorrow.
• Grammar: Complete Worksheet 5 in your Unit 2 Grammar Packet.
• Lesson 10 Spelling List: children's, class's, classes', country's, countries', sky's, skies, sun's, safety's, storms, city's, cities, goose's, oxen's, people's, strangers', geese's, armies', allergies, mosquitoes.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr Heffernan's HW 12/8/09

Brain Teaser activity- complete any 6 of them (try your best....we'll have time tomorrow to finish it)
Reading log- Entry
Grammar- Worksheet 4- #8-15

Have a good night....see you tomorrow!

Mr. Reed - December 8, 1009

Homework - December 8, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 14 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 40.
• Grammar (Reed): Complete Worksheet 5 in your Unit 2 Grammar Packet.
• Grammar (Appleby/Heffernan): Complete Worksheet 4, #8-15 in your Unit 2 Grammar Packet.
• Lesson 10 Spelling List: children's, class's, classes', country's, countries', sky's, skies, sun's, safety's, storms, city's, cities, goose's, oxen's, people's, strangers', geese's, armies', allergies, mosquitoes.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr Heffernan's HW 12/7/09

Spelling-pg40
Log Entry

Sorry everyone- I was very forgetful last week getting my entries in on the website.

Thanks

Mr. Reed - December 7, 2009

Homework - December 7, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 14 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Put your spelling words in alphabetical order.
• Grammar: Complete Worksheet #4 in your Unit 2 Grammar Packet.
• Reading: Complete Reading Practice Book page 43.
• Lesson 10 Spelling List: children's, class's, classes', country's, countries', sky's, skies, sun's, safety's, storms, city's, cities, goose's, oxen's, people's, strangers', geese's, armies', allergies, mosquitoes.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Reed - December 4-6, 2009

Let It Snow!

"Here it comes.

Maybe.

The county could see its first measurable snowfall of the season Saturday, as a quick-moving storm passes over us.

Depending on its path and the temperature, we could get anything from nothing to up to 3 to 4 inches of snow."

- LancasterOnline.com, Friday, December 4, 2009.

Homework - December 4-6, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 7 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 39.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Reed
lindsay_reed@hempfieldsd.org

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Mr. Reed - December 3, 2009

Homework - December 3, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 7 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Reading: Complete Reading Practice Book page 40.
• Writing: Complete the Narrative Mini-Prompt - "The Gift".
• Narrative Mini-Prompt: "The Gift" - "Tis the season to be jolly and think about the perfect gift for that special someone. Choose a real or fictional person you'd like to give a gift to. Who is the person and what gift would you give if you could afford to give them anything? Why did you choose that gift? Why will your gift be special to them? How will your gift affect them?"
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Reed - December 2, 2009

East Petersburg / Barnes & Noble Book Fair
is TONIGHT from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
at Red Rose Commons on Fruitville Pike

Homework - December 2, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 7 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
• Grammar: Complete Reading Practice Book page 41. Grammar Test on singular and plural nouns is tomorrow.
  
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 38 and write each spelling word 3 times. Spelling Test is tomorrow.
• Lesson 9 Spelling List: effect, angel, desert, older, dessert, adopt, decent, affect, angle, elder, descent, adapt, broad, device, personal, board, devise, access, personnel, excess.
  

Mr. Reed
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Mr. Appleby’s Updates 12/02/09

Homeroom Class:

Tomorrow we will be having a Reading Test and a Spelling Test.  On Friday (12/4), I will assign the new spelling words (list #10).

• Reading Logs will be due next Monday, December 7, 2009. 
• Spelling Homework will be due next Wednesday, December 9, 2009.

 

Math Classes:

Red Math:  Finish Practice 4.4 on “Dividing by Whole Numbers.”

CML tests were passed back today.

Green Math: Finish Practice 4.4 on “Dividing by Whole Numbers.”

Blue Math: Finish Practice 4.4 on “Dividing by Whole Numbers.”

 

All math classes went to the computer lab this past Monday.  Please encourage the use of Study Island at home;-)

www.studyisland.com

 

Mr. Reed - Homework - December 1, 2009

Homework - December 1, 2009

• Reading Log: Complete 4 log entries and hand in on Monday, December 7 by 8:50 am. Make sure to have your parent or guardian sign your log before you hand it in.
  
• Reading: Complete Think & Respond questions on page 228 in Timeless Treasures reading anthology. End-of-Selection Test on "Trapped by the Ice!" is tomorrow.
  
• Spelling: Complete Spelling Practice Book page 37 and put your spelling words in alphabetical order. Spelling Test is Thursday, December 3.
• Lesson 9 Spelling List: effect, angel, desert, older, dessert, adopt, decent, affect, angle, elder, descent, adapt, broad, device, personal, board, devise, access, personnel, excess.
  

Mr. Reed
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