Week 19 Spelling

1. port
2. porter
3. import
4. export
5. portable
6. portfolio
7. transport
8. transportation
9. report
10. reporter
11. motor
12. motion
13. mobile
14. automobile
15. motorist
16. motorboat
17. promote
18. promotion
19. motorcycle
20. remote

European Landmark Project

European Landmark Project

You will be working on researching a European Landmark. You may choose something that is of interest to you from the list below.

Landmark List
1. Big Ben, a historic bell in London in the Clock Tower of the House of Commons.

2. Eiffel Tower, a wrought-iron skeleton structure on the Champs de Mars, a former parade ground in Paris, France.

3. The Parthenon, a temple of ancient Greece that stood on the Acropolis of Athens. It was dedicated to Athena Parthenos (Athena the Maiden, or Virgin), patron goddess of Athens.

4. Stonehenge, a prehistoric ruin in southern England, near Salisbury. It is not known who built it, but it is thought to date back to about 2800 B.C.

5. St. Peter's, a basilica in Vatican City. (“Basilica” is a title of honor conferred on certain historic or privileged churches by the Roman Catholic Church.)

6. The Coliseum, Roman amphitheater

7. Tower of Pisa in Italy

8. Buckingham Palace, England

9. Cathedral of Notre Dame, France

10. Arc de Triomphe, a memorial built at the end of the Champs Elysees



Project Directions

This project will be research-based. The first part you will complete is the report. You will need to create a report about the history of the landmark. Specifically you need to gather information about when the landmark was built, who built it, what does it represent, and any other interesting information about it. We will have research time in class and once or twice in the computer lab. You will need to read through information to choose the most important parts and write down the facts on the fact sheets that I will provide to you. These sheets will need to be turned in separate from your report. You will need to include at least three different sources, one of which should be from a book.

Your report should have a title and be arranged in paragraphs. You will need to check for spelling and grammar before you hand it in. Your report should be typed and one page using a 12pt. font like “Times New Roman”. You may type your report at home, or if you don’t have access to a computer you may ask and I will set up a time for you to get to a computer to type it. These will be displayed in the hallway so it is important that your report is error free. Please have an adult or another student look over it for you as an editor.

The second part of your project will be the drawing or model of the particular landmark. You may be as creative as you wish if you decide to do a model of your landmark. If you decide to draw a picture of it, your picture needs to be detailed and in color. It also needs to be drawn on 81/2 x 11 inch paper (standard printer paper) which I will provide to you.

Both the report and picture or models are due on Wednesday, February 3. Please do your best and take your time.





European Landmark Project Rubric

Name:____________ Landmark:____________________

The project was handed in on time _______/5 points

The research sheets were complete and turned in _______/20 points

The report was typed and 1 page in length _______/5 points

There was five or less spelling or grammar errors _______/5 points

The report was arranged in paragraph form _______/5 points

The report was complete and accurate _______/20 points

The picture or model was neat and accurate _______/20 points

Total points ________/80 points _______grade




European Landmark Report Name:________________________
Research Bibliography Sheets

Source 1:_________________________________

Book or Article Title:___________________________________________

Author:______________________________________________________

Date published:___________________________ Publisher:_______________________

Page number(s): ___________________________

Website address __________________________________________________________

Notes (in your own words):

Fresh Start

Welcome to the third quarter! It is a fresh start for everyone. Please not that report cards will be sent home with the students on Wednesday.

I have started a new policy about late work in my class. I will accept late work but I am only going to award it half the points. Hopefully students will realize how important deadlines are and it will prepare them for sixth grade and middle school.

Today's assignments:

Reading: complete the four haikus and cocoa mug project
Spelling: WB 99-100
Math: Pretest p. 238-241 (1-28, skip 18-19) We will review these problems tomorrow. Be ready to ask questions!!
Geography: Introduction to Landmark Project

We are going skating again on Friday.
Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

Today's Assignments

Hello!

Spelling: Week 17 practice (write the words 3x or 5x)
Reading: Read the story "The Homecoming" and do the treasure hunt (parts 1 and 2)
Math: complete the functions and graph both (p. 206)
Language: Talent Show Web
Geography: Complete the travel form
Science: Complete the first part of the exploration 1 journal

I am sending home a note tonight about our science unit. If you have some kind of food to contribute we would greatly appreciate it! We are going to be investigating nutrition and food.

Thanks and have a great night!
Mrs. E.

Week 17 spelling list

1. active
2. activity
3. cruel
4. cruelty
5. curious
6. curiosity
7. difficult
8. difficulty
9. dense
10. density
11. equal
12. equality
13. honest
14. honesty
15. loyal
16. loyalty
17. sincere
18. sincerity
19. special
20. specialty

Thursday, January 7

Hello!

Today's assignments:

Reading: study for the "La Bamba" test tomorrow. Know the vocabulary, characters and plot.
Language: "The American Dream: What is it?" Essay. Needs to be less than 250 words and typed or printed neatly.
Math: WB p. 50
Social Studies: WS on Europe

We are going skating tomorrow in the afternoon. If anyone would like to come you are more than welcome! We will head over there around 2:00.

Have a good day,
Mrs. E.

Compass Learning Login

Finally Compass Learning Works!

To use it, go to the following website:

http://odyssey.nenet.us/childu/index.html

Your login name is the first four digits of your first name and last name (with a capital letter) and 17. Here is an example:

KellEngm17

Your password should be your lunch number. If that does not work try 2142.

Hope you enjoy it! Remember to try an assignment if you can or check out the Math toolkit!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Hello,

Here are today's assignments:

Reading: Read "La Bamba" through p. 345 and complete part 1 of the Treasure Hunt
Spelling: Week 16 pretest (write the words 3x or 5x)
Language: Verbs WS 45-46
Handwriting: WB p. 63-64
Math: WB p. 48 (use graph paper for plotting coordinates for problems 4, 5 and 6)
Geography: Complete the Eastern Europe worksheet and Compass Rose activity

Please bring your permission slip if you haven't done so already for the book break tomorrow. We are going to go skating as a class on Friday (Jan. 8). We are also scheduled for skating on Jan. 22 and 29. Don't forget your skates and to dress warm!

Have a good night,
Mrs. E.

Week 16 Spelling List

Words from Spanish

1. taco
2. chili
3. mesa
4. plaza
5. salsa
6. fiesta
7. siesta
8. rodeo
9. patio
10. pinto
11. burro
12. burrito
13. mosquito
14. tamale
15. mustang
16. canyon
17. pinata
18. tortilla
19. llama
20. armadillo

Welcome to 2010!

Happy New Year!

I hope your holiday break was refreshing and fun. Now it is time to get back to work and learn many new things!

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: WB p. 84-85
Reading: "La Bamba" vocabulary
Language: Write two paragraphs about winter break. Circle the verbs in the paragraphs.
Math: WB p. 47
Science: Science Studies Weekly
Geography: WS on Scandinavia (we had a powerpoint in class...I will attach it to the blog)

Hope you have a great day!

Mrs. Engman