Homework for Sunday

This week we have been learning about verbs, please find a song about verbs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw 

Notes on the verbs that have been put into the binders/copybook should be colored as in the pictures below:

Verbs in Purple:

action verbs – words that express action
Ex: Salma runs in the race.


linking verbs – words that show a state of being 
Ex: Soulaf is the fastest runner.


helping verbs – words that help the main verb express an action or state of being; helping verbs are part of a verb phrase that includes the helping verb and an action or linking verb
Ex: Ms. Aurelia might win the race. 

infinitive – the base form of the verb; present tense

present participle – used to form continuous tense; made by adding the helping verb “is” before the verb and –ing to the end of the base form of the verb


past – used to express a previous action or a state that previously existed; add –ed

past participle – used to show that something started in the past but still continues; made by adding the helping verb “have” before the verb and –ed to the end of the base form of the verb 

And the tenses fences should have been done since last week and colored :

Homework for Monday 12th

Students in class today worked on a reading comprehension called Cat Worship and worked on context clues.

Students are to read the passage carefully at home again, correct their mistakes (and try to write a paragraph for question #7 which many did not even try to do in class), and look up in a dictionary the following words:

To dread (verb)
Random
Neat
Cryptic
Trait
To budge
Mere
Divine
Indifference
Content
To excel
Expectation
Ecstatic
To quell
To excavate
To crave

Many students also did not correct the quiz from last week to make up for their grade or to get a bonus for the quarter. Please make sure they do so. thank you!

Homework

Please make sure that the quizzes are corrected for next Sunday, and that students :

• complete the bonus sheet crosswords if they were not able to complete it in class
• rewrite sentences with the expressions underlined
• look up the words enable, obtain, slew, shallow from the reading comprehension in the quiz 
• rewrite question 8 in their own words, explaining how cacti are able to survive in the desert. 

Homework

Many students did not complete the classwork in the practice book. This has to be finished for Monday.

p115 Vocabulary (also good revision for quiz on Sunday)
p117 Manuel's Journal
p118 - p119 A Class Act 

MONDAY quiz and weekly plan

Quiz will be on Monday.

Please make sure that students have revised the vocabulary from the stories and the expressions for the MONDAY quiz. It will also contain some grammar so as to make sure that student continue to remember the grammar they should have acquired.

The rest of the week will be dedicated to verbs and verb tenses.

Thank you!


Update: I gave a practice sheet in class this morning for the student to work on in class and at home to prepare for the quiz on MONDAY. The grammar that will come up will be mainly the parts of speech as is prepared in the practice sheet. Students just need to study this practice sheet and we have covered all of these in class serveral times. All the answers are in their copybook or in the reading book. Reading comphrension is an exercise they can not learn anything but can practice, you will find a practice reading comphrehention at the very end.

For those absent:

 

Homework for Monday - Vocabulary and Expressions

Please find the definitions and the parts of speech of the words below and come ready to explain the words in class. All of these words are from the story "La Bamba" and many of these words were already covered previously. The definitions should be written in the following way:

To beam (verb): To smile happily.
Ex: She beamed as she told us the good news.

Confident
To beam
Pharmacist
Smock
To whizz
Chores
Commotion
Sweaty
Smart-aleck
To jerk
To swish
To gargle
To dash
Audience
Duo
To maneuver
Proudly
Recliner
Jargon
To crawl
Probably
Fortunately
To inhale
To bounce
To bow
Immediately
Eager
Quickly
Finally
To shiver
To sway
To roar
Crowd
Energetically
Intently
To wrestle
Fancy
To groove
Embarrassed
To halt
Wildly
Cast
To mingle
Hilarious
Confused
Awe
To cluster
To crunch
To scuff
Lawn
Neighborhood
Pomegranate
Talent
Frost
Volunteered
Amazed
To pretend
To raise
To yearn
Limelight
Appause
Thunderstorm
To impress
Especially
Prettiest
Reasonable
Average
Pantomime
Emotional
To flail
Nervous
Coordinator
To mutter
To jam
To growl
Skit
Pilgrims
To twirl
To pout
Symphony
Cue
Dramatically
To wink
To snicker

Please explain the expressions in the story "La Bamba". They should be explained the following way:

"In spite of": Without being prevented by (something) — used to say that something happens or is true even though there is something that might prevent it from happening or being true.
Ex: He failed the test in spite of all his studying.

"Giving way to"
"In spite of"
"Waited for his cue"
"Without further ado"
"Scoot off the..."
"On the verge"
"Yearned for limelight"
"As cold as the moon"
"As loud as thunderstorm"
"Hang around"
"Wouldn't mess up"
"Hold back the tears"
"Never given him the time of day"

Homework Sunday

Homework for Sunday is to read the story "La Bamba", as many students still have not read it, and answer the comprehension questions given out in class. 

There will be a spelling competition on Sunday on the vocabulary of the story including the vocabulary studied in class. Students should make sure they can use the vocabulary in a sentence of their own:

Applause (noun): the clapping of hands to show enjoyment or approval.

Ex: There was a burst of applause as the band came on stage

Ex: I heard _________ when I finished _____________________.

Debut (noun): the first time that a performer or sports player performs in public. 

Ex: The actor made his debut in the play, Peter Pan.

Ex: The student made her singing _______ in ________________.

Duo (noun): Two people who do something together, especially play music or sing.

Ex: The sisters performed in the show as a singing duo.

Ex: _________ and _________ are a famous ________.

Embarrassed (adjective): Feeling nervous, ashamed or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people. 

Ex: Paul felt embarrassed when he realized he had called his neighbor by the wrong name.

Ex: I felt _________ when _______________________________.

Limelight (noun): The center of public attention.

Ex: Ana’s performance in the play brought her into the limelight.

Ex: She was in the ___________ when ___________________.

Pantomime (noun and verb): A way of performing that uses only actions and facial expressions, not words.

Ex: The clown used pantomime to act out how he caught a fish.

Ex: Manuel used ___________ during ___________________.

Record (noun and verb): A round, flat piece of plastic on which music is stored. 

Ex: A forty-five record has one song on each side.

Ex: We no longer use__________ because_________________.

Rehearsal (noun): Practice for a public performance by people in a play, concert, etc. 

Ex: The cast needed one more rehearsal before they performed their play in public.

Ex: Soulaf, Dana and Sara had a  ___________ before______________.

Talent (noun): A natural ability to do something well. 

Ex: She has a special talent for playing the piano.

Ex: My special ___________ is ___________________.

Root word: OPT

Definition: Eye or Best 

Ex: Optician - Optometrist - Optimism - Optimum

- A person who makes eyeglasses is called an optician.

- Dad took me to the optometrist so the doctor could examine my eyes.

- I show optimism when I believe in myself.

Suffix: -WARD

Definition: In a certain direction

Ex: Downward - Toward - Skyward - Upward

- The rocket lifted off and shot skyward.

- Karim watched the golf ball roll downward into the hole. 

- Students tossed the basketball toward the hoop.

- My kite glided upward once the wind picked it up. 

Suffix: -OUS
Definition: Full of 
Ex: Dangerous - Atrocious - Cautious - Ridiculous 
- Riding your bike without a helmet is very dangerous.
- The story is ridiculous because the plot doesn't make sense. 
- An atrocious smell came from the baby's diaper.
- Mohammed knew he should be cautious when crossing the street  

English homework

Students have to read the story "La bamba" in the English reading book p163 for tomorrow 19th Feb.

Please make sure students have their thesaurus and dictionaries at school. Many students still do not have them, even though it is required since last semester.

Thank you.

Sunday quiz

As mentioned last week and all week to the students in class the quiz will be on all content done from the begining of semester.

Parts of speech
4 types of sentences
Capitalization
Quotation marks
Commas
Vocabulary on bio and astr

Schedule Grade 5

Please make sure to note the small changes that have taken place for grade 5:

SCHEDULE NEW YORK	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WENESDAY	THURSDAY
Period 1	French	French	Arabic	French	French
Period 2	Math	Arabic	Math	Math	Math
Period 3	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
Period 4	Science	Science	Math	Science	Science
Period 5	ENGLISH	ENGLISH	ENGLISH	Computer/Science Lab	ENGLISH
Period 6	ENGLISH	ENGLISH	Egyptology	Religion	Arabic
Period 7	P.E	SOCIAL STUDIES	SOCIAL STUDIES	SOCIAL STUDIES	Civics
Period 8	Arabic	Science	Civics	Music	Art

SCHEDULE CALIFORNIA	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WENESDAY	THURSDAY
Period 1	ENGLISH	SOCIAL STUDIES	ENGLISH	ENGLISH	ENGLISH
Period 2	ENGLISH	ENGLISH	Science	Art	Science
Period 3	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
Period 4	Math	Arabic	Arabic	Arabic	Religion
Period 5	Arabic	Math	Math	Science	French
Period 6	French	French	Science	SOCIAL STUDIES	Civics
Period 7	P.E	Science	Music	Math	French
Period 8	SOCIAL STUDIES	Civics	Computer/Science Lab	Egyptology	Math

Weekly Plan and Quizz

Next week we will continue with some vocabulary, praticing the grammar rules (parts of speech and commas), and start verb tenses.

The quiz will be on Sunday the 18th, and will take 2 periods. Most of what we have been doing is revision from 4th grade and these grammar rules are important for us to continue with writing.

Please find the vocabulary below with the definitions that should be put into the copy book.

This weeks outstading winner of Grade 5's copy book is Azel!
Please continue to encourage the students to have a well kept copybook or folder!
I will be posting pictures of the best ones on the blog!

antibiotic – n. a drug that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections. The doctor prescribed an antibiotic for the boy’s infection.
biodegradable – adj. capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes. Disposable diapers are not biodegradable; they are harmful to the environment.
biography – n. the story of a real person’s life written by another person. I read an inspiring biography about Steve Jobs.
biohazard – n. a biological or chemical substance or situation that is dangerous to human beings and the environment. The crash of a freight train carrying chemicals created a biohazard.
biology – n. a science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals. In order to prepare for medical school, students must study biology. 

asterisk – n. a symbol * that is used in printed text, sometimes to tell someone to read a note that can be found at the bottom of the page. The words on the page were followed by an asterisk.
asteroid – n. a minor planet; one of thousands of small bodies that circle around the sun. Most asteroids are located between the planets Mars and Jupiter.
astronaut – n. a person who travels into outer space in a spacecraft. Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon.
astronomer – n. a person who studies stars, planets, and other objects in outer space. Galilei, an astronomer, discovered the first four moons of Jupiter.
astronomical – adj. (1) extremely large. The electricity bill was astronomical during December because we hung so many Christmas lights. (2) of or relating to astronomy. The NASA scientists conducted astronomical research. 

Homework

The homework for next Sunday is to color the Butterfly, Star, and "Not" Sign.
Students are to find 5 words for each (-non, ir-, in-, im-, il-).
They are also to complete any work that has not been completed this week.

Definitions of parts of speech

nouns – words that name people, places, things, and ideas
ex. man, museum, leash, love
verbs – words that express an action or state of being
ex. jump, hide, seem, is, are
adjectives – describing words; words that modify nouns or pronouns
ex. pretty, brown, lazy, awesome adverbs – words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
ex. softly, always, very, too
prepositions – words that show a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
ex. about, at, before, in, under conjunctions – words that join other words or groups of words
ex. and, but, or, so, yet
interjections – words used to express emotion
ex. Wow! Ouch! Hooray! 

Parts of Speech

Song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNFPzUyHVOw

Main Parts of Speech 

So you wanna know about nouns, you wanna know about verbs 

And you probably know that there are several other types of words

So if you yearn to learn, hey, we’re psyched to teach

Now listen up and let me tell you about the parts of speech.

A noun is a person or a place or a thing

Like you or your school or all your bling-bling 

But the tricky kinds of nouns are ideas and thoughts 

Like your strength or intelligence

Man there are lots of these nouns

To list them all that would be impressive! 

But to describe them, all we need are adjectives

Like hot, cold, false, true, spicy and bland 

And now I think you understand.

Verbs. That’s what we call the action words

Anything you can do , even if it’s absurd

Whenever you eat, drink, move, think, go or stop

Even if you just are, that’s a verb that you’ve got,

“But, Mr. Jackson, how do I describe these words?”

You use another part of speech we call adverbs

Like loudly, proudly, and well, don’t ask me why, but 

Most of them end in -ly.

A preposition gives location, just so you know 

Whether an object is between, in, by, or below 

But it can also talk about time, as a matter of fact,

If something happened before this, or is gonna happen after that 

They always have a prepositional phrase

It’s the traditional way that every preposition operates

So just make sure that the object is there

Or else you’ll never know what goes where 

A conjunction joins phrases or words together 

Like and, but, or as, if, and whether

Some appear in pairs, like neither and nor.

You know I’d love to list them all but there are so many more

So let’s go on to pronouns, they replace nouns

So you can say “it” instead of saying the same noun again 

It can be just a breeze, you see

Instead of names, saying “he” or “she” 

Hold up! Almost, forgot about, the next one

I’m speaking, of course, of the interjection:

Whoa! yo! yikes! holy cow! 

You know the parts of speech, well I think, you do now. 

Attention parent teacher meeting

Parents meeting will be postponed till monday, February 5th, 2018 at 3:00 till 5:00. This is because we are still waiting for the results of the Arabic exams. Thank you for your understanding.

And we are back to school!

This week the students have been given a new way of writing notes which they can either have in their english notebook (preferably A4 format) or in a ring binder. Please make sure that the students are equipped with:

•  glue 
•  and that at home they have access to scissors and  coloured pencils.

Please make sure that for homework the colouring and cutting is done at home.
Glueing is only to be done in class to make sure they glue it the proper way

Ill be posting the papers on the blog so that if students loose or make a mistake they can print out the sheets again and start over.

Every week I will be posting the best kept notes and every month will select a winner in each class!

Please click here to get the material and have a look at the very bottom of the post to see this weeks neatest note taking student, Zoya!

Parts of speech:

Nouns: (Red) nouns – words that name people, places, things, and ideas
ex. man, museum, leash, loveVerbs: (Purple) verbs – words that express an action or state of being
ex. jump, hide, seem, is, are
Adjectives: (Brown) adjectives – describing words; words that modify nouns or pronouns
ex. pretty, brown, lazy, awesomeAdverbs: (Pink) adverbs – words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
ex. softly, always, very, too
Definitions to come next week when the students will have the lessons about the last 3 parts of speech.
Prepositions: (Green)
Conjunctions: (Blue)
Interjections: (Yellow)

Revision on the 4 types of sentences:

Declarative Sentences (Purple)
• make a statement
• punctuated by a period
• Ex: We always take spelling tests on Sunday. 

Imperative Sentences (Green)

• makes a command or polite request

• ends with a period or exclamation mark 

• Ex: Write your name at the top of the paper. 

Exclamatory Sentences (Pink or Red)
• expresses great emotion or excitement 

• ends in an exclamation mark
• Ex: I forgot to study last night! 

Interrogative Sentences ( Blue)
• asks a question
• ends in a question mark
• Ex: Will I be rewarded if I pass this exam?