1. Some very powerful people wear hats, such as generals, kings, and
queens. If you could wear someone else's hat and become him or
her for a day, whose hat would you choose? Explain.
Carlos Adolfo Angel
Monday
March 12, 2012 Christian
Andres
Linder
David Ryan
Ricardo
Natalie Brianna
Gia
Alan G Jose Joey
Emma Cincere
Cameron
Joshua Alan R
Brian Ramon
Elizabeth Christopher
Matthew
Sualee Nyashia
Mitzy Johnny
Massire
Roxana Max

4. Daily Warm­Up #2
2.13.12 Morning Reading ­ June Bugs
Albert Einstein
Take a handout from the bin
in the front of the classroom.
Use your SMART Clickers to
answer the questions.
Return the handout (with
your name written on it) and
the clicker once you are
finished.

5. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
Genre
Nonfiction Article present facts
about real people, animals,
things, places, or events.
Text Features
A Deck is a short preview of
a magazine article that is
designed to grab readers'
attention.
Headings are subtitles that
break an article into different
parts. They help readers
organize information so it is
easier to understand.

6. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
Camouflage is a disguise that animals or
people use to hide themselves.
A chameleon is a lizard that can change the
color of its skin to blend in with its
surroundings.
If you use mimicry, you make yourself
resemble something else.

7. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
Connect and Compare
1. How do the headings used in
"Animal Self­Defense" engage the
reader's attention?
2. Of the adaptations you have read about, which kind
of adaptation would you choose for yourself and
why?
3. If Carlos in Carlos and the Skunk had read the article
"Animal Self­Defense," do you think he would have
picked up the skunk? Why or why not? Explain your
answer.

8. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
Context Clues
You can define an unknown word by using context
clues, the words around an unknown word that give you
clues to the word's meaning.
Her mother was angry and would
not allow Shannon to go to the
party.
allow: permit, let
clue: Shannon cannot do
something that is fun.

9. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
The south boundary of the park
is the far end of the parking lot.
boundary:
clue:

10. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
My most recent encounter with
the skunk was near the bush last
week.
encounter:
clue:

11. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
She smiled as she heard the
applause thunder through the
concert hall.
applause:
clue:

12. Reading ­ Animal Self­Defense (p. 442)
Reading Homework
Practice book,
page 124
Study for quiz

13. Math ­ Relate Fractions and Decimals (p. 222)
Decimal to Fraction:
Step 1
Write the decimal as a fraction
with 1, 10, or 100 as the
denominator. The number of
decimal digits to the right of
the decimal point, indicates
the number of zeros in the
denominator.
Step 2
Write the fractions in simplest
form.

16. Math ­ Relate Fractions and Decimals (p. 222)
Fraction to Decimal:
Step 1
Rename the fraction as a
decimal by dividing the
numerator by the
denominator.

23. Math ­ Relate Fractions and Decimals (p. 222)
Practice
Write each decimal as a fraction in simplest form.
Exercise 11 ­ 25 on page 223
Write each fraction as a decimal.
Exercise 26 ­ 40 on page 223

24. Math ­ Relate Fractions and Decimals (p. 222)
Math Homework
Practice Book,
page 49

25. Spelling ­ Test

26. Social Studies ­ The New England Colonies (p. 178)
Class Work
• Read pages 178­184
• Vocabulary definition
• Copy Summary on p. 184
THE GREAT PURITAN MIGRATION Between 1630 and 1643,
more than 20,000 Puritans left Europe to settle in New
England.

27. Social Studies ­ The New England Colonies (p. 178)
dissent Disagreement
expel To force to leave.
industry All the businesses that make one kind of
product or offer one kind of service.
import A good brought into a country.
export A good that leaves a country.

28. Social Studies ­ The New England Colonies (p. 178)
Homework
Chapter 5, Lesson 1
handout

29. Language Arts ­ Mixed Review (p. 348)
Review the Rules
• A pronoun is a word that takes the
place of one or more nouns.
• A pronoun must match the noun that
it replaces
• A subject pronoun replaces a noun
that is the subject of a sentence
• An object pronoun replaces a noun after an action verb, or after
words such as to, for, with, in, on, of, by or at.
• Use a hyphen to show the division of a word at the end of a line
or to join the parts of a compound word.
• Use a colon to separate the hour and the minute in the time of
day and after the greeting in a business letter.

30. Language Arts ­ Mixed Review (p. 348)
Practice
1. I have always been interested in science.
2. Space exploration is very interesting to me.
3. You have just read an article about Mars.
4. What did it say?
5. My friend wants to read it.
6. We would like to do a report about Mars.

31. Language Arts ­ Mixed Review (p. 348)
Practice
7. Mars may have had water on it at one time.
8. They are going to borrow some books about space.
9. The town library has a large collection of them.
10. My father said he will drive us there.

32. Language Arts ­ Mixed Review (p. 348)
Language Arts
Homework
Practice book,
page 70

33. Religion ­ Chapter 12 Review (p. 152)
Class Work
Review the definitions as they are
presented in the chapter's Key
Word boxes:
• Liturgy of the Hours (p. 147)
• holy day of obligation (p. 147)
• sacramentals (p. 149)
Review the four statements:
• Jesus teaches us to pray.
• We are called to pray daily.
• Sacramentals are a part of the Church's prayer life.
• Catholics have a rich tradition of special practices and popular devotions.

34. Homework Summary ­ Monday, March 12, 2012
Reading
1. Practice book, page 124
2. Study for quiz
Math
1. Practice book, page 49
2. Study for quiz
Social Studies
1. Chapter 5, Lesson 1 ­ handout
Language Arts
1. Practice book, page 70

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