Week of November 4 - 8, 2013

Thursday HW
1.  Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2.  Person I Admire organizer:  Complete the last two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 3 and Conclusion).  We worked on it in class today and discussed the features of an effective conclusion -- to restate the introduction and qualities and wrap up with a final summary comment without introducing new information.
3.  Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4.  An Interview Request letter was sent home yesterday.  Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible.  I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period.  20 students out of 31 have returned the form to date and spaces are filling up.
5.  Word Up Spelling Dictation #6 is tomorrow.

Wednesday HW
1.  Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2.  Person I Admire organizer:  Complete the next two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class (Quality 1 and Quality 2).
3.  Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.
4.  An Interview Request letter was sent home today.  Please select your top two preferences and return the sheet as soon as possible.  I am meeting with all parents during this progress report period.

Tuesday HW
1.  Problem of the Week on Patterning is due November 11.
2.  Spelling Cycle # 6 activities.
3.  Math MMS pages 8 and 9.
4.  Person I Admire organizer:  Complete the first two blocks for tomorrow and return it to class.
5.  Test pack #2 is due with a parent signature and corrections for Spelling and Math activities on Friday November 8.

Monday HW
1.  Photo Retake day is tomorrow.
2.  New Problem of the Week on Patterning is due next Monday November 11.
3.  Spelling Text work on page 25 # 3 and 4; page 26 # 5,6, and 8; and page 27 # 1.
4.  Test pack #2 was handed out today.  It is due with corrections to the spelling activities only.
5.  Find out information about the person you admire so you can write during our class rough draft times.
6.  MMS pages 6 and 7.
We have been working for two days on the idea that students can use a pattern rule to predict a future outcome without have to perform every single result in the output column of a given T-chart.  This is an extension of the Input-Output machine concept introduced in the second lesson.  Frequently the students need a combination of operations (usually Multiply and Add) to make a working rule.  Students have received modeling on the trial and error/guess and check style of rule finding.  We try to test operation and number combinations in a sequence rather than randomly to eliminate possibilities.  Students can always count down a long chart to find future outcomes, but computation errors seem to creep in after ten or twelve operations.

Music on a Monday:  First Computer to Sing