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.