Language Arts/Music 5-8 Weekly Bulletin: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
(HOMEWORK DUE: MARCH 29, 2006)
Instructor: Mrs. Felicia Samson E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.geocities.com/feliciasamson (select the appropriate links)
News/Reminders
1. 5th Grade Family Basketball Night/ Class Meeting TONIGHT at 6pm in the gym. Get your game on!
2. Parent Conferences on March 29th. Students who attend with parents will receive bonus points!
3. Easter Raffle Ticket Sales On Now!
4. 5th Grade Arts/ Crafts/ School Supplies Sales On Now!
Project Due Dates
1.Music Project (Thematic "CD") and Presentation: Grades 5/6 on May 2nd and Grades 7/8 on May 1st
2.Battle of the Books Challenge: Grades 5/6 on April 3rd and Grades 7/8 on April 4th.
Regular Weekly Homework
1.Reading Log: 60 minutes (continue your reading log which includes date, start time, end time, title, author, start page, end page) YOU SHOULD READ YOUR BoB Book!
2.Parent Signature in Assignment Book by Word of Week
3.Parent Signature on this sheet
4.Scripture Art: On an 8 1/2 x 11 blank paper, copy the scripture (3 points), using at least 5 instances of word art (1 point each). Add a picture with color (1 point). Write a paragraph that explains why you drew the picture that you did (1 point), why you chose the colors that you did (1 point), and how this scripture can help you or others (up to 2 points).
Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my God.
For unto Thee wil I pray, my voice shalt thou hear in the morning.
O Lord, in the morning, will I direct my prayer,
Unto Thee and will look up.
(Psalm 5)
5.Spelling (10 times each, sentence for each word).
Grade 5: propeller, appetizer, collector, tractor, professor
Grade 6: unite, unify, union, unique, unicorn
Grade 7: biweekly, biceps, bifocals, bicentennial, bicycle
Grade 8: international, intermediate, intercept, interfere, intervene
6.Morpheme Cards: Using four index cards, write the four morphemes from the lists below on one side of each card. On the reverse sides of each card, write the definition for that morpheme. On either side, draw a picture that represents the definition of that morpheme, and write at least three words that use the morpheme. This is similar to the morpheme cards that we have created in class.
er/or/ar = one who, that which
uni = one
bi = two
inter = between
Homework Grade 5
1.See "Regular Weekly Homework" above
2.Setting Quilt
3.Easter Raffle Basket items
4.Letter to Sr. Clara
5.Permission slip for Zuni Youth Conference
Homework Grade 6
1.See "Regular Weekly Homework" above
2. Setting Quilt
Homework Grade 7
1.See "Regular Weekly Homework" above
2.Thank you letters to Cindy and Mr. Samson
3.Setting Quilt
Homework Grade 8
1.See "Regular Weekly Homework" above
2.Recite song write-up
3.Setting Quilt
Student Name ______________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature _________________________