Thursday, March 31, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Math--Period 1--Finish Lesson 49, 1 to 15.
Math--Period 2--No homework. We worked on a test in class today.
Science--Period 3--We did not have class today due to our PSSA writing test. No homework.
Science-Period 4--We started our first Landform project in class today. No homework.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow is our Quarter 3 VO test. STUDY! STUDY! STUDY! Let's beat our record from last quarter!
Have a great night!

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Wednesday, March 31, 2011

Math--Periods 1 and 2--No homework. Congratulations on your great work with fractions! We are able to add and subtract fractions with different denominators!
Science--Period 3--We worked on our first Landform lab today in class. No homework.
Science--Period 4--We did not have class today due to PSSA writing tests. We will have class tomorrow.
Homeroom Reminders--STUDY! VO quarter 3 words, prefixes, suffixes, and roots for our BIG test on Friday! Let's beat our record of 11 100%s! Tomorrow is Day 3--Phys. Ed. and our last day of PSSA writing testing. Fund raiser pick ups are today after school in the NSE gym until 7:00.
Have a great night!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Math--Period 1--Complete worksheet 73 numbers 21 to 26 in your notebook.
Math--Period 2--Complete the remaining problems on worksheet 73 in your notebook. Complete test 9A. Get it signed by a parent for BONUS POINTS!
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Get your element quiz signed.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow morning we will continue our PSSA writing test. Study your VO. Tomorrow we will have a test on words 45 to 65, prefixes, suffixes, and root words. On Friday we will have our BIG quarter 3 test. STUDY! We will have Envirothon tomorrow after school. Spring fund raiser pick up is tomorrow in the NSE gym from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Have a great night!

Monday, March 28, 2011

Monday, March 28, 2011

Math--Period 1--Do 15 to 20 of worksheet 73 in your notebook.
Math--Period 2--Do 16 to 22 of worksheet 73 in your notebook.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Get your Element quiz signed.
Homeroom Reminders--Grade 5 will continue the PSSA writing assessment Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week. Students may wear their Phys. Ed. clothing on these days. We will have a VO quiz on Wednesday. Study words 45 to 65, prefixes, suffixes, and root words. We will have our BIG quarter 3 VO test on Friday. STUDY every night! Corrections for last Friday's VO test are due tomorrow. We will stay after school for Envirothon on Wednesday this week.
Have a great night!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011

Math--Period 1--Correct and finish Lesson 48. Complete 8 to 14 of worksheet 73 in your notebook.
Math--Period 2--Correct and finish Lesson 50. Complete 10 to 15 of worksheet 73 in your notebook.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Finish your final Mixtures and Solutions test. You may use your study guide.
Homeroom Reminders--When we return to school on Monday, it will be Day 4--Computer. We will have PSSA Writing tests next week from Monday to Thursday. Students will be able to wear their gym uniforms on these testing days. Continue to study your VO. We will have our quarter 3 VO test on Friday. STUDY! Communication envelopes were not sent home today.
Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Math--Period 1--Lesson 48, 1 to 15 and worksheet 73, 1 to 7 only. Do worksheet 73 in your notebook. Be sure to follow the examples we did in class.
Math--Period 2--Lesson 50, 1 to 15 and worksheet 73, 1 to 7 only. Do worksheet 73 in your notebook. Be sure to follow the examples we did in class.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Study your element flashcards for your quiz tomorrow. Tomorrow is the last day that you may hand in changes/additions to your project to earn more points.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow is Day 3--Phys. Ed. We will also have a VO test tomorrow on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and words 23 to 44. STUDY!
Have a great night!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Math--Period 1--Correct and finish Lesson 47.
Math--Period 2--Correct and finish Lesson 49.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Study your study guide and your element flashcards. We will have our end of module test tomorrow. You may use your study guide during the test. We will have our elements quiz on Friday.
Homeroom Reminders--We will have a VO quiz on Friday. Study words 23 to 44, prefixes, suffixes, and root words. We postponed our Envirothon meeting today due to the weather. We will have it tomorrow until 5:00. If we cancel again due to the weather, your child will call you tomorrow during the day to let you know.
Have a great night!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Math--Period 1--Lesson 47, 1 to 15.
Math--Period 2--Lesson 49, 1 to 20.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Finish your final mixtures and solutions study guide. Get your test and project grade sheet signed. You may make changes/additions to your project in order to earn more points. These must be handed in by this Friday. Study your element flashcards for our test on Friday.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow we will have Envirothon until 5:00. Continue to study your VO. We will have a quiz on Friday on words 23 to 44, prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
Have a great night!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, March 21, 2011

Math--Periods 1 and 2--Today we finished our Math and Reading PSSA tests. Tomorrow we will return to our regular schedule. There is no math homework tonight.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Get your Investigation 4 test and project grade sheet signed. Students may make changes to their final projects in order to earn more points. Changes must be handed in by this Friday. We will have a test on Friday on our element flashcards. Study every night this week.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow is Day 4--Computer class. Continue to study your VO every night for 10 minutes--especially prefixes, suffixes, and root words. We will have a test on Friday on words 23 to 44 as well as prefixes, suffixes, and root words. We will have Envirothon this week on Wednesday after school until 5:00.
Congratulations for putting forth a good effort on your PSSA tests!
Have a great night!

Friday, March 11, 2011

Friday, March 11 & the week of March 14, 2011

Friday, March 11--There is no homework this weekend for both of my math classes. Students have been working hard in math to prepare for next week's PSSA tests. Science projects for students in both of my science classes were due today. If you did not hand in your project, it must be handed in by next Friday. We will be presenting projects next Friday. Parents, thank you for your support with this project.
Homeroom Reminders--Communication envelopes were sent home today. We took a quiz today on VO root words. Continue to review your VO every night. When we return to school on Monday, it will be Day 2--Music. There will be Envirothon next Thursday until 5:00.
Have a great weekend!


Week of March 14, 2011
Monday--We will be reviewing for our PSSA math tests in class today. We will have math in the morning and in the afternoon.
Tuesday--We will take a PSSA math test in the morning and a PSSA reading test in the afternoon.
Wednesday to Monday (March 21)--Our testing schedule has been adjusted so that students will be taking only one PSSA test per day. Testing in grade 5 will be from 9:00 to 11:50. On these testing days, students will have their specials, Science, and Social Studies classes.
THERE WILL BE NO WRITTEN MATH OR SCIENCE HOMEWORK IN MR. WOLFE'S CLASSES DURING PSSA TESTING
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Homeroom Reminders--Yearbook orders are being taken at this time. Also students who participated in the I'm a Reader activity for Newspapers In Education Week need to hand in their papers by Wednesday.
Have a great week!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Math--Periods 1 and 2--Complete worksheet 32 and 34.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Your project is due tomorrow. Be sure to use the project grade sheet to check your final project like I demonstrated in class today.
Homeroom Reminders--Tomorrow we will have a root words quiz. Be sure to study tonight!
Have a great night!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Math--Periods 1 and 2--Complete worksheet 324 up to number 23. Also complete worksheet 363 numbers 2 to 24 even.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Your project is due this Friday. Be sure to follow the directions and use the grade sheet to check your final work.
Homeroom Reminders--We will have a VO root words test on Friday. Continue to study your VO every night. Your VO suffix corrections are due tomorrow--10 times each. We will have Envirothon tomorrow until 5:00.
Have a great night!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Math--Period 1--Complete 1 to 10 of worksheet 16.5 and also complete the GeoVillage worksheet.
Math--Period 2--Complete the 6 factor trees on the back of the Prime Factorization worksheet. Also complete the GeoVillage worksheet.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Our projects are due on Friday. Be sure to follow the directions and use the grade sheet to check your work in order to earn full credit.
Homeroom Reminders--Continue to study your VO. We will have a prefixes test tomorrow. Also we will have Envirothon after school on Thursday until 5:00. Tomorrow is Day 3--Phys. Ed.
Have a great night!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Monday, March 7, 2011

Math--Period 1--Do circled problems on worksheet 16. 4.
Math--Period 2--Do 1 to 16 of worksheet 16. 5.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Remember your project is due this Friday. Be sure to see Mr. Wolfe this week if you have any questions.
Homeroom Reminders--Envirothon papers were given out today. We will be meeting on Thursday after school until 5:00. We are having VO quizes this week. Tomorrow will be suffixes, Wednesday will be prefixes, and Friday will be root words.
Have a great night!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Friday, March 4, 2011

Math--Period 1--Finish your adding and subtracting fractions worksheets.
Math--Period 2--Finish your subtracting fractions worksheet.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--Your final Mixtures and Solutions project is due on Friday, March 11.
Homeroom Reminders--Communication envelopes were sent home today. Study your V.O. When we return to on Monday, it will be Day 1--Art.
Have a great night!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Math--Period 1--Finish and correct Lesson 45. Write your definitions related to quadrilaterals.
Math--Period 2--Finish Lesson 48.
Science--Period 3--Your project is due on Friday, March 11.
Science--Period 4--Your project is due on Friday, March 11. You have a test tomorrow on Investigation 4. Study your study guide.
Homeroom Reminders--Continue to study your VO. Your suffixes and prefixes quizzes have been moved until next week. We will announce the dates later. Tomorrow is Day 3--Phys. Ed. Envirothon will be tomorrow.
Have a great night!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Math--Period 1--Complete Lesson 45, 1 to 15.
Math--Period 2--Complete Lesson 47 and the Power-Up Mental Math and Problem Solving on page 294. Get your Power-Up test signed.
Science--Periods 3 and 4--We will continue Science class tomorrow. See last Friday's blog for assignment/test details.
Homeroom Reminders--Study your VO. We will have a suffixes test on Thursday and a prefixes test on Friday. Signed midterm progress reports are due tomorrow. We will meet after school on Thursday for Envirothon.
Have a great night!