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Week of August 23, 2011
Email me the answers to the following questions.
1. What is your first and last name?
2. When is your birthday?
3. What team won the Super Bowl last year?
Email your answer to me @ [email protected] or click on the link that says Email Mr. Dodson.
1. What is your first and last name?
2. When is your birthday?
3. What team won the Super Bowl last year?
Email your answer to me @ [email protected] or click on the link that says Email Mr. Dodson.
Week of August 30
Spelling Words:
1. abandon 9. magazine
2. background 10. laboratory
3. calendar 11. knowledge
4. daily 12. journal
5. eager 13. island
6. pageant 14. happiness
7. obligation 15. gasoline
8. narrative 16. ? Mystery word..........
Wed: Write words in sentences: Underline the spelling word.
Thur: Place words in alphabetical order: Write 2x's
Fri: Quiz
Thur: Place words in alphabetical order: Write 2x's
Fri: Quiz
*Autobiographical sketch: due on or before Tuesday, September 6
*Classroom supplies: You will need binder, paper, pens, pencils, and at least two different colored highlighters.
Business letter to country: due by Friday, Sept 2. Envelope must be decorated with flag colors.
Reading:
You will need a chapter book. Read 75-150 pages per week. Write down the title of your book and pages read in your agenda. We will go over this in class.
English: Business letters to countries due by Tuesday.
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Week of September 6
Wordly Wise: Lesson 1
These are vocabulary workbooks that will be passed out on Tuesday.
Tuesday: Exercise A&B
Wed: Exercise C&D
Thurs: Ex. E
Fri: Test.
Business letter to foreign country: Due Tuesday
History: Countries/States and Capitals: 3x's each from August 30-September 8: Due Sept. 9
Reading: Bring a chapter book everyday. Read 75-150 pages per week. Keep track in your agenda.
Brain Pop: Watch a Brain Pop video of your choice. Take the "Graded Quiz" at the end of the video and email me your results. You can find the Brain Pop video link at the top of the page under "cool stuff."
Question of the Week: When did Alcatraz become a prison? Email your answer or bring in your answer and put it in the homework box.
Week of September 12
Back to School Night: Wednesday, Sept. 14 7:00-9:00
1. convict 9. Pleasant Hill
2. Tbilisi 10. sincerely
3. tantrums 11. Berkeley
4. evade 12. San Francisco
5. obedient 13. ancient
6. asylum 14. possessive
7. humane 15. raspberry
8. September
Spelling Words:
Tues: Write each word 3x's
Wed: Use words in sentences.
Thurs: Alphabetical order 3x's.
Fri: Quiz.
Book Orders: Either Book Fair or September Arrow Books order to Mr. Dodson
Pre orders of the latest Wimpy Kid book is $8.50.
Countries/States and Capitals quiz: Wed. Study capitals from August 30-Sept.8.
Q. of the Week: When did Alcatraz become a prison? Any additional info you wish to send me would be appreciated.
Thurs: Countries/States and Capitals: 3x's each: Sept. 9- Sept.14.
Reading: 10 pages per day. 75-150 per week depending on the difficulty level of your book. Keep track in your agenda.
Week of September 19
Thank you to the many families who have donated classroom supplies. If you ever feel the urge to give, Kleenex tissues are always a crowd favorite.
Thanks for coming to Back to School night and supporting your kids. It was a pleasure meeting you.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 2
Mon: Ex. A
Tue: Ex. B&C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E Boys do even numbers and girls do the odd numbers.
Fri: Test
Business letters to sports teams. Due Wed: Per. 1,6,8.
Due Thur: Per. 2,4,5.
Q. of the Week:
When was Ogden Nash born? What year did he die? How old was he when he died?
Where was he from? Give me two facts about his family.
Email your answers, or place your answer in the Q. of the Week box in the classroom.
Week of September 26:
1. discipline 9. lieutenant
2. Cincinnati 10. prisoner
3. Wednesday 11. vacuum
4. Brinkerhoff 12. through
5. loquacious 13. thorough
6. taciturn 14. absence
7. environment 15. familiar
8. restaurant
Spelling:
Mon: 3x's
Tues: ABC order 3x's
Wed: Use words in sentences
Thur: 3x's for the hard ones
Fri: Test
Reading: Book Report: due by Friday
Question of the Week: Make a list of 10 palindromes. A prize will be given to the person who comes up with the longest palindrome. Email your answer or place your answer in the shoe box in the classroom.
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Week of October 3
Wordly Wise: Lesson 3
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E Boys even, girls odd.
Fri: Test
Business letters to sports teams: due Wed (per. 1,6, 8) and Thur: per. 2,4,5)
Nobel Prize Report: Due by Friday
Reading: 75+ pages per week:
Countries/States and Capitals: Due Fri: C/S and Caps from last Friday through Thursday 3x's Quiz on Friday.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Alfred Nobel. Email your results to [email protected].
Week of October 10
Spelling Words
1. beige 8. Fahrenheit
2. Deatsch 9. Celsius
3. cunning 10. grammar
4. vengeance 11. Detroit
5. speciman 12. possibility
6. Warholic 13. arctic
7. temperature 14. Mendoza
15. Iglesias
Mon: Words 3x's
Tue: Words in ABC order 3x's
Wed: Words in sentences. Highlight best sentence
Thur: 3x's for difficult words.
Fri: Quiz with five mystery words from previous weeks.
Q. of the Week:
Brainpop: Columbus: Watch video and email results from graded quiz.
Reading: Be sure you have a chapter book. 75-150 pages per week. Write down pages read in your agenda.
On Thursday night, write the countries/states and capitals from last Friday through today 3x's. due Fri.
Book orders due by Friday.
Week of October 17
Q. of the Week: Send a list of 10 homonyms and 10 onomatopeia words. Prizes for the "best ones."
Wordly Wise: Lesson 4
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E odd/even
Fri: Test
Letters to sports organization/teams due Wednesday.
Week of October 24
Spelling Words: These are hard....practice.
1. entrepreneur 9. homonym
2. euthanized 10. Cheyenne
3. optimist 11. questionnaire
4. pessimist 12. onomatopoeia
5. eucalyptus 13. undoubtedly
6. Ulaanbaatar 14. Landesvatter
7. suspicious 15. Lucich
8. Detroit
Mon: Words 3x's
Tue: Words in ABC order 3x's
Wed: Words in sentences. Highlight best sentence
Thur: 3x's for difficult words.
Fri: Quiz with five mystery words from previous weeks.
Spiral Notebooks. You must have a notebook that you can leave in class.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Sumerians email me your graded quiz.
Countries/States and Capitals Test on Friday: Test will cover countries from October 10-October 26.
Top 5 List: Think about the story of Gilgamesh. In class we will work on a top 5 list of what friends should always do. On the other side, you will list five things friends should never do. Due by Friday.
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Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Week of October 31: Happy Halloween.
Mr. Dodson is a big fan of Reeses peanut butter cups, so any extras you may receive will be happily accepted.
Wordly Wise : Lesson 5
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E odd/even
Fri: Test
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Similie and Metaphors
Business letters: Radio stations: due Thurs.
Book reports were due Monday. Be sure to get it to me asap.
End of the 1st quarter is on Friday. Report cards go home November 14.
Week of November 7
No school this Friday
Spelling:
1. anonymous 9. vacuum
2. ambidextrous 10. aisle
3. spouse 11. von Boltenstern
4. surpass 12. Graham
5. approximately 13. miscellaneous
6. alliance 14. Willner
7. mortuary 15. Shakespeare
8. characteristic
Mon: Words 3x's
Tue: Words in ABC order 3x's
Wed: Words in sentences. Highlight best sentence
Thur: Quiz with five mystery words from previous weeks.
Country report: Egypt. We will start this in class. Due by Thursday
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Pharaohs Email your quiz results.
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Week of November 14
Reports Cards went home today.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever arrives Nov. 15.
Wordly Wise : Lesson 6
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed; Ex. D
Thur. Ex. E odd/even boy/girl.
Fri: Test
Business letter to television show: due Thurs.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Egyptian mummies. Email quiz results.
Countries and Capitals Quiz: Tues/Wed. Practice silly sentences.
Reading: Chapter book: 75-150 pages per week.
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Week of November 21.
Go to FactMonster.com. You can get there by clicking on the "cool stuff" link at the top of this page.
Go to Turkey Facts and send me five facts you find interesting.
There are a few more "Thanksgiving" links you can check out. A presidential slideshow showing the last nine presidents posing with turkeys.
Go to FactMonster.com. You can get there by clicking on the "cool stuff" link at the top of this page.
Go to Turkey Facts and send me five facts you find interesting.
There are a few more "Thanksgiving" links you can check out. A presidential slideshow showing the last nine presidents posing with turkeys.
Week of November 28
Spelling Words
1. height 9. poisonous
2. courteous 10. congratulations
3. misspell 11. discipline
4. Sutherland 12. Providence
5. Yoshiwara 13. Riyadh
6. minimum 14. Pyongyang
7. villain 15. Amerson
8. vengeance
Mon: Words 3x's
Tue: Words in ABC order 3x's
Wed: Words in sentences. Highlight best sentence
Thur: 3x's for difficult words.
Fri: Quiz with five mystery words from previous weeks.
Book Report: Choose one of the options from the handout. Due Thur.
Business letter: TV Show: Due Wed. or Thur.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Cleopatra
Week of December 5 The Week of Silence.
Wordly Wise Lesson 7
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed; Ex. D
Thur. Ex. E odd/even boy/girl.
Fri: Test
Countries and Caps test Wednesday. Study silly sentences.
Q. of the Week:
Using your text book, (pages 93-100) or the web, send me six interesting facts about
the mummification process, and six interesting facts about the pyramids.
You can email me your facts, or place them in the Q. of the Week Box in the
classroom.
Week of December 12
Q. of the Week: Brain Pop: Winter Holidays. email answers.
Relative letter: Write a letter to a relative. Include five "Questions of the Day" from your agenda. Have them return their answers to me at
Mr. Dodson
Sequoia Middle School
265 Boyd Rd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Or : email [email protected]
Letter responses are due by January 13, 2012.
Spelling:
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x
Wed: Sentences
Fri: Quiz
1. Hanukkah 9. hullabaloo
2.Chistmas 10.hearse
3.Kwanzaa 11.tedious
4.menorah 12.loiter
5.ricocheted 13.Lincoln
6.adolescent 14.alcohol
7.chaperone 15.Sheehan
8.unnecessary
Al Capone/Autism Book Report: due on or before Friday, Dec. 16.
Welcome Back
Week of January 3
1. vengeance (Thanks Kelsi) 9. controlled
2. tongue 10. parallel
3. temperature 11. Kathmandu
4. Fahrenheit 12. abundance
5. ridiculous 13. courteous
6. assignment 14. patience
7. disguise 15. synonym
8. Zimbabwe
Tuesday: Spelling words 3x's
Wed: ABC order 3x's
Thur: Sentences.
Fri: Quiz
Business letter to business: due Thur.
Relative Letter: Five Q's of the Day. Return by Jan. 14.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Your choice. Go to the social studies section, and choose a topic under "World History" Email your results.
Top Ten List: Create a "Top Ten" list of things that occured in 2011 or will occur in 2012. Details will be discussed in class.
__Core Routines:
Begin each day with:
1. Q. of the Day
2. Countries and Capitals
3. Daily Languague
Week of January 9
Spelling:
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x
Wed: Sentences
Fri: Quiz
1. infectious 9. irritable
2. kindergarten 10. coliseum
3. eccentric 11. pharaoh
4. varsity 12. auditorium
5. hullabaloo 13. Highberger (Mr.)
6. luxury 14. Kirshen (Mrs.)
7. harassed 15. Addis Ababa
8. enthusiastic
Brainpop: English....Grammar...Choose something you need to know more about.
Final Draft of compare and contrast: due Thurs. The Umbrella Man movie vs. story.
Countries and Caps test Fri. Dec. 12-Jan 10
Week of February 6
Thanks so much to all the students who made me feel so welcomed when I got back last Friday. The smiles, warmth, enthusiasm, and joy reminded me of the Mastercard commercials.....Priceless. Thanks so much.
Spelling Words:
1. synonym 9. Iglesias
2. primitive 10. independent
3. scissors 11. mischievous
4. Burkina Faso 12. colonel
5. Ouagadougou 13. sergeant
6. forgettable 14. Himalayas
7. absence 15. jeopardy
8. license
Mon: 3x's each
Tues: alphabetical order 3x's
Wed: Words in sentences.
Thurs: 3x's for the "hard" ones.
Fri: Quiz
Who Am I posters: due Friday
Business Letters to companies: Due Wed/Thur.
Q. of the Week:
1. What year was the first Super Bowl, and who played in it?
2. What team has won the most Super Bowls?
3a. What was your favorite commercial from this years Super Bowl?
3b. If you did not watch the Super Bowl, what did you do Sunday afternoon between 4:00-7:00?
Email me your answers of write them down and put in the Q. of the Week" box in the classroom.
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Week of February 14: Happy Valentines Day
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Wordly Wise: Lesson 11
Tue: Ex. A&B
Wed: Ex. C&D
Thur: Ex. E Boys even and girls odd.
Fri: Test
Who Am I? mini posters. Due Friday
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Civil Rights: Email quiz results.
English: Five example of irony. Example: RSPCC from The Witches
Countries and Capitals test Friday: Practice silly sentences.
Week of February 21
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Who are these guys? Put your answer in the "Q. of the Week" box for a chance to win a major award this Friday.
Spelling:
Tue: 3x's
Wed: Alphabetical order
Thur: Use in sentences.
Fri: Quiz
1. yapping 9. conceal
2. confined 10. dandelion
3. heirloom 11. upholstery
4. persevere 12. eerie
5. amphibians 13. excessive
6. pierced 14. Kazakhstan
7. decisively 15. Astana
8. vanish
Business letters: due Wed/Thur.
Hyperbole: Five examples. Either written or visual examples.
Who Am I? posters: Last batch of three due this Friday.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Go to "Spotlight on Black History" Choose one of the topics. email your quiz results.
Week of February 27:
Wordly Wise: Lesson 12
Mon: Ex. a&b
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E: boys even, girls odd
Fri: Test
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Go to the English link. Pick a topic and email quiz results. Choose something you want to know more about.
Wordly Wise 3000: Go to WW website (you can get there by going to the link on under cool stuff at the top of this page.) Spend 20 minutes practicing on Lesson 12, and trying out some of the games.
Week of March 6
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Can you explain this cartoon? Put your answer in the Q. of the Week" shoebox for a chance to win a prize on Friday.
Can you explain the cartoon? If so, put your answer in the Q. of the Week Shoebox in the back of the classroom for a chance to win a prize.
Spelling:
1. persnickety 11. agitated
2. prohibited 12. infuriated
3. resemblance 13. meekly
4. enthusiasm 14. maintenance
5. eludes 15. inevitable
6. sarcasm 16. vandalism
7. coincidence 17. ironic
8. interact 18. unquestionable
9. discontent 19. Ulaanbaatar
10. incredulous (disbelief) 20. Mongolia
Mon: 3x's
Tue: ABC order 3x's
Wed: Sentences or silly story using the words.
Thur: 3x's for the hard words.
Israel country report: due Monday, March 5
Business letter to college: due Wed: per. 2,4&5. Thur: per. 1,6&8
Reading Bingo: 30 minutes/square. Must complete five squares by March 15.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Under Social Studies/World History: Free choice.
Did You Know? mini posters: First two due Friday.
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Don't forget your NCAA college letter.
Week of March 12
Wordly Wise: Lesson 13
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex E odd and even
Fri: Quiz
NCAA College letters: due Tue or Wed.
Did You Know mini posters for Women's History Month: due Fri.
Reading Bingo due Thurs.
Q. of the Week: Women's History Month Crossword Puzzle. due Fri.
Homework essay: due by Fri.
Week of March 19
1. chauffeur 9. chagrined
2. chihuahua 10. Siamese
3. ridicule 11. appetite
4. gruesome 12. hysterical
5. epitaph 13. queue
6. priority 14. obsolete
7. obnoxious 15. nemesis
8. phenomenon
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Homer (Greek poet)
Week of March 26
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Q. of the Week:
Brainpop: Greek Gods
email quiz results.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 14
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E odd/even
Business letters to colleges. Due Wed/Thur.
Final Four: Ivan's Kentucky Wildcats vs. Nailah's Louisville Cardinals
In Core 1,6&8: Nate's Kansas Jayhawks vs. Trevor's Ohio State Buckeyes.
Final Draft: Homework: Why We Don't Need It. due Fri.
Brainpop: Greek Gods
email quiz results.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 14
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E odd/even
Business letters to colleges. Due Wed/Thur.
Final Four: Ivan's Kentucky Wildcats vs. Nailah's Louisville Cardinals
In Core 1,6&8: Nate's Kansas Jayhawks vs. Trevor's Ohio State Buckeyes.
Final Draft: Homework: Why We Don't Need It. due Fri.
Week of April 2
Tonight at 6:15: Nate's Jayhawks take on Ivan's Wildcats. Candy bar is at stake.
Spelling Words
1. schedule 9. predicament
2. Ulysses 10. license
3. spontaneous 11. juvenile
4. parallel 12. cemetery
5. silhouette 13. infamous
6. proximity 14. Cambodia
7. tenacious 15. Phnom Penh
8. embarrass
Mon: 3x's
Tue: ABC order 3x's
Wed: Sentences or silly story using the words.
Thur: 3x's for the hard words.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: English: Your choice.
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Spring Break Week: Relax, Read, and send me five interesting facts about the Titanic. It will be 100 years since the "unsinkable" ship on Sunday, April 15.
You can check out the web, you tube videos, and there will be tv documentaries during the week. You can also check out the Brainpop video....
You can check out the web, you tube videos, and there will be tv documentaries during the week. You can also check out the Brainpop video....
Week of April 16
Wordly Wise Lesson 15:
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex E odd and even
Fri: Quiz
Business letter to colleges: due Thurs.
Greek Gods mini posters: Top 10 Things You Should Know about _____
Part I: due Friday.
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Titantic: email your quiz results.
Week of April 23
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Spelling Words:
1. controversial (debatable issue: steroids) 9. anxiety
2. superior 10. contagious
3. obliterated (destroyed) 11. concession
4. souvenir 12. mustache/moustache (Thanks Liam)
5. euphoric (very happy) 13. Poseidon
6. colleague (friend) 14. Polyphemus
7. suspense 15. Morpheus
8. desolate (barren, desert like)
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: sentences or story
Fri: Quiz
Greek God/Goddess: Top 10 Things .... You can do more for extra credit.....Ryan
Book Report: Due May 3 for a book you have read in April.
Week of April 30:
STAR test week:
What does the acronym STAR stand for?
Any families that can donate a box of Nutri Grain bars for our 5th period class,
that would be appreciated.
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