Monday, January 28, 2008

Poetry and Haiku

After some heart-pumping dance moves with Mr. Michael today, the kids worked on their Haiku poetry, the first of many poetry genres we will be exploring in the months to come.  Hopefully, we will be able to cover as many as possible and eventually put them into a book for future reading.  These students have the budding talent for creative writing!

Artist
by Alexander

Painting good portraits.
Selling it for good money.
Making twice as much.

Spy
by Eric

My present is gone.
Who could have taken them all?
I think I know him!

Snowboarding
by Jonathan

Snowboarding is fun
But it can be dangerous.
People can break bones.

Chef
by Carmen

Chefs work restaurants.
They cook delicious dishes.
For their customers.

Accountant
by Carmen

Office work is hard!
But not for an accountant,
Who works there all day.

Vet
by Carmen

Vets are like doctors.
They help cure their sick patients.
But they're animals.

Artist
by Irene

I like oil painting.
Colors are magic and fly!
I like to paint life.

Inventors
by Irene

Inventors are cool.
I want to invent peace bombs.
There will be no wars.

Chef
by Hanna

Cook food on the stove.
Flipping eggs into the air.
Oh what fun this is!

Pilot
by Hanna

Tucks away, let's go!
Just like my grandfather did.
Zoomin' through the air.

Musician
by Hanna

Music fills the air
When you play Clarinet,
It is really fun.

Teachers
by Victorio

Teachers are so smart.
They are nice to all the kids.
They are so awesome.

The Storm
by Joseph

Last week, a gust had
Begun, so powerful it
Caused a big black out.

Floods began to form.
Broken umbrellas in streets.
Branches are everywhere.

Storm ended just today.
Sunshine, blue sky, and a moon
Streets are drying out.


HOMEWORK for January 28

Homework for January 28 – February 4

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. condition, factor, aspect

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Editorial “Year-Round School”

6) Daily Handwriting Practice

7) Daily Word Problems

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Tuesday #2
b. Do NOT do Wednesday #2 and #4
c. Do NOT do Thursday #2
d. Do NOT do Friday

9) Daily Geography
a. Regions of Canada

9) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

10) Division Table

11) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “The Tyger” by William Blake. Write a four paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Write two paragraphs on the poet, William Blake.

Monday, January 21, 2008

HOMEWORK for January 21

Homework for January 21 – January 28

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary
a. significance, significant, insignificant, emphasis, emphasize

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Biography “Jane Goodall’s Wilf Life”

6) Daily Word Problems

7) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Tuesday #1

8) Daily Geography
a. Daily Regions of the United States

9) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

10) Daily Handwriting Practice

11) Multiplication Table

12) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “I, Too, Sing America” by Langston Hughes. Write a four paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Monday, January 14, 2008

HOMEWORK for January 14

Homework for January 14 – January 21

1) Spelling List
a. Do NOT do spelling dictation

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Word Search

5) Daily Paragraph Editing
a. Description “The Golden Gate Bridge”

6) Daily Handwriting Practice

7) Daily Word Problems

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Monday #4
b. Do NOT do Wednesday #3
c. Do NOT do Thursday #1

9) Daily Geography
a. A physical map of South America

8) Tic Tac Math
a. Solve ALL problems

9) Math Multiplication Table

10) Reading Log
a. Choose a book and read every day. Log your ideas.

INTERNET HUNT: Read the poem “The First Dandelion” by Walt Whitman. Write a two paragraph essay on what the poem means to you.

Search the Internet on facts about Walt Whitman. Prepare notes for writing your 4 paragraph essay on his life and writing.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Donors Choose Rocks Room 11!

More proposals were funded over the holiday break!  Thanks to DonorsChoose.org, Room 11 will be receiving new BOOKS and a brand new WIRELESS LISTENING CENTER for the classroom.  We've been extremely fortunate this year, and my shamelessless Internet begging has paid of in spades!   
With the Governor's proposed upcoming huge school budget cuts, I believe we will be lucky to have these new supplies in hand when they actually affect our beloved Sutro Elementary.  

Thanks to all of you parents for the terrific support in 2007...and here's to an even more successful 2008!

Monday, January 7, 2008

HOMEWORK for January 7

Homework for January 7-January 14

1) Spelling Skills

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Daily Paragraph Editing

5) Daily Handwriting Practice

6) Daily Word Problems

7) Daily Geography

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Monday #1
b. Do NOT do Tuesday #1, #2, and #3
c. Do NOT do Wednesday #1 and #2
d. Do NOT do Thursday #1, 2, and #3

9) Math Work on Perimeter

10) Decimal Deli Tic Tac Math

11)Group 2 Word Search

12) Life On Coral Reefs
a) Read Essay
b) Complete Crossword

13) Reading Log

Read the Haiku poem by Issa. Write two paragraphs describing what you feel about the poem when you read it aloud and too yourself.

INTERNET HUNT: What is a Haiku poem? How is one constructed/written? Explain in two paragraphs what you found. Then, write your own haiku poem.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

HOMEWORK for January 2

Homework for January 2-January 7

1) Spelling Skills

2) Daily Language Review

3) Daily Academic Vocabulary

4) Daily Paragraph Editing

5) Daily Handwriting Practice

6) Daily Word Problems

7) Daily Geography

8) Daily Math Practice
a. Do NOT do Tuesday #4
b. Do NOT do Wednesday #1, #2, and #5
c. Do NOT do Thursday #1, 2, 3, and 5

9) Reading Log (You do not need to do Monday)

(I will not be here for the first week of January. Mr. Myers will be your substitute on Wednesday and Thursday, and the following Monday. As usual, Ms. Van Doren will be your Friday teacher.)