Homework Update for the Week

Dear Parents,
I will have the homework schedule out by the end of the week. Sorry for the delay. November caught up with me faster than expected. However, this week is as follows:
Monday: Wordly Wise 11-A-D finish by Wednesday Math - Adding Fractions
Tuesday: Spelling: Write each word in cursive five times. Math - Algebra
Wednesday: Mapping Skills Mexico and Central America Revisited Wordly WiseE
Thursday: Science: Draw a diagram of solar system. Identify gaseous planets and terrestrial planets. Include one fact about each celestial body of the solar system.
Friday: Class Novel begin reading first fifty pages over the weekend.
Mr. King

Buddy Day

Dear Parents and Students,
I spoke with Ms. Liggins, and the date for Buddy Day is November 18. Also, if you are going to the opera with me, please let me know. I need a few chaperones. Take care. Mr. King

Classroom Updates

I would like to thank everyone for sending in their homeless walk participation forms. It is appreciated. We will do a food drive for Shepherd's Table for Thanksgiving. All donations are appreciated. I am in the process of setting up a few field trips, one to the Natural History Museum, and the other to the National Cathedral; more information is forthcoming. Also, remember the opera is in November. We are finishing up the term with persuasive writing, greatest common factors, least common multiples, and prime/composite numbers. Next Friday is a half day, and report cards come out in about two weeks. Next month we will be concentrating on more space science, weathering and weather. Also, we will begin preparations for the science fair. Children need to have a testable experiment. I will send home information concerning this matter. If you can practice fractions (all computations) with your child, that would be appreciated. Also, area (length X width) and perimeter (side plus side plus side) can be reviewed as well. Thanks again for all your support. Mr. King

October Schedule

Sorry for the delay and problems. The format is a bit messed up, but it should allow for use. Thanks for your patience. Mr. King



1
2
3
WW & SPELLING TEST

4
Read One Hour
5
Read one hour
6
WW7A-D

7

8
WWE

9
10
WW & SPELLING TEST

11
Read One Hour
12
Read one hour
13
WW8A-D
Spelling flashcards
Columbus Day/ No School
14
MATH

15
WWE
Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
16
MATH
17
WW & SPELLINGTEST

18
Read One Hour l
19
Read one hour
20
WW9A-D

21
Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
22
WWE
Spelling Sentences

23
MATH

24
WW & SPELLING TEST

25
Read One Hour
26
Read one hour
27
WW10A-D
Spelling flashcards
Novel
29
MATH
Novel
29
WWE
Spelling Sentences
Novel
30
Read current event and summarize
Novel
Math
31
WW & SPELLING TEST
½ day, early dismissal
Read One Hour

Dear Parents,
I hope this note finds you well. We were scheduled to have a math test on Friday, but it will be presented tomorrow. It will cover adding/subtracting large numbers, multiplication/division of whole numbers, multiply decimals, statistics including spreadsheets, bar graphs, line plot graphs, frequency tables. I will do a quick review before giving the test. This week I will be starting aftercare on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays which means I will be in the classroom until 6pm. I need a volunteer to take charge of the fall fest activity for the sixth grade. I cannot attend, for I will be out of town that day. However, I will speak with the students for some ideas and try to come up with something that is easily organized and presented. Ideas are welcomed. For the upcoming week, we will have the South America Map, which the students should memorize the location and spelling of each country in South America. We will also be introducing the research project this week with the review of the rubric. Take care, and enjoy the rest of the weekend. Also, the boys should be finishing the questions for Hatchet and completing a book report. The girls are finishing their response books as a form of a book report. The boys and girls will trade books and begin reading Hatchet/Numbering respectively. Steven King

HOMEWORK SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER

Here is an outline of the homework for the month of September. Each student received this information in a calendar/table format. PHM means Prentice Hall Mathbook (blue book). Novel refers to the book we are reading in class. Book reports should be done on books other than those read in class. There are many available in class or at the library. Questions can be forwarded to otisking@hotmail.com. Please pardon my attempts at abbreviations.
Thanks. Mr. King
Sept. 1
WW2 A-D
Spelling Flashcards
Novel
Sept.2
Math
Data Analysis
PHM pp.14-15
#1-9, 14-31
Novel
Sept.3
WWE
Spelling Sentences
Novel
Sept.4
MATH
Worksheet Data Analysis
Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
Sept.5
WW & SPELLING TEST
Novel
Book Report Due
Sept.6
Read One Hour
Sept.7
Read one hour
Sept.8
WW3A-D
Spelling flashcards
Novel
Sept.9
MATH
PHM p. 11 # 1-20
Novel
Sept.10
WWE
Spelling Sentences
Novel
Sept.11
MATH
Division Worksheet Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
Sept.12
WW & SPELLING TEST
Math Test
Sept.13
Read One Hour
Sept.14
Read one hour
Sept.15
WW4A-D
Spelling flashcards
Map South America
Sept.16
MATH
PHM Order Operations p. 53 # 1-18, 23-31
Novel
Sept.17
WWE
Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
Sept.18
MATH Order Operations Worksheet
S.A. Map
Sept.19
WW & SPELLING TEST
South America Test
Book Report Due
Sept.20
Read One Hour l
Sept.21
Read one hour
Sept.22
WW5A-D
Spelling flashcards
Research Project South America Due Oct. 3
Sept.23
MATH
Mult. 3digits. X3digits
Read current event/newspaper article/ summarize
Sept.24
WWE
Spelling Sentences
Novel
Sept.25
MATH
Mult/Divide worksheet
Novel
Sept.26
WW & SPELLING TEST
Novel
Sept.27
Read One Hour
Sept.28
Read one hour
Sept.29
WW6A-D
Spelling flashcards
Novel
Sept.30
MATH
Novel
Oct. 1
WWE
Spelling Sentences
Novel
Oct.2
Read current event and summarize
Novel
Math
Oct. 3
WW & SPELLING TEST
Math Test
Book Report Due
Oct. 4
Read One Hour

Spelling List

Here is the list of spelling words for the first term.
Spelling List, Mr. King’s Class

September 2: supreme, bracelet, mute, strive, faithful, devote, rhyme, succeed, coax, rely, conceal, forgave, lonesome, delete, confine, exceed, terrain, reproach, abuse, defeat, ratify, serene, refute, appraise, humane

Sept. 8: mound, gloomy, vault, annoy, dawdle, counter, haughty, rejoice, devour, thoughtful, flawless, maroon, droop, crouch, bamboo, hoist, oyster, exhausted, scoundrel, bountiful, aloof, adjoin, taut, turquoise

September 15: source, flirt, hurdle, parka, frontier, scorn, radar, earnest, afford, urban, discard, smirk, rehearse, mourn, surface, parcel, yearn, fierce, starch, formula, horizontal, circuit, reimburse, formidable, monarchy

September 22: waist, waste, patience, patients, rite, right, wright, write, muscle, mussel, principal, principle, summary, summery, sight, cite, site, stationary, stationery, coward, cowered, barren, baron, burrow, burro, borough

September 29: brief, shield, reign, review, fiery, receipt, relieve, conceited, neither, foreign, grief, veil, freight, siege, deceive, yield, beige, perceive, seize, leisure, reprieve, wield, feign, conceive, retrieve

October 6: fiber, similar, regular, barrier, superior, grammar, rumor, character, director, acre, consider, junior, senior, solar, scholar, razor, surrender, particular, familiar, laser, escalator, cursor, geyser, perpendicular, maneuver

October 14: triangle, mental, error, panel, litter, pollen, gallon, cancel, abandon, rival, soldier, recycle, salmon, counsel, rural, vehicle, citizen, monitor, physical, oxygen, punctual, endeavor, abdomen, kilometer, dandelion

October 20: happening, limited, forgetting, equaled, fitting, reasoning, labored, permitting, scrapped, tutoring, admitted, honored, skidding, honored, skidding, pardoned, modeling, preferred, scarred, favored, glistening, shuddered, omitted, merited, tapered, equipped, recurring

October 27: reserved, unlikely, forceful, adorable, amazement, gentleness, sparkling, priceless, excitement, mileage, graceful, sincerely, advanced, usable, amusement, entirely, wireless, excluding, scarcely, changeable, inspiring, idleness, achievement, precisely, disciplined

November 3: correct, correction, explore, exploration, admire, admiration, subtract, subtraction, examine, examination, separate, separation, alter, alteration, observe, observation, reflect, reflection, substitute, substitution, irritate, irritation, coordinate, coordination, cooperate, cooperation

This list will take the class through 1st term of the school year. Each week does have a pattern, and if there are any questions, please contact me at otisking@hotmail.com