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Social Studies Notes 5/10/11

Aim: What types of communities are found in Canada?

Most Canadians live where there are economic opportunities.Three-fourths of Canada’s population lives around the southern border where they have access to waterways and railroads. Vancouver is called “Gateway to the Pacific” because it trades heavily with Asian countries.  Canada’s workers need a good education to have jobs in health care, education, recreation, banking, and government. Canada’s manufacturing companies make medicine, machinery, airplanes, cars, paper and chemicals.

Run-On sentences

How do we correct run on sentences?

Aim: How do we correct run on sentences?

A run on sentence is a sentence that has two different ideas without a conjunction (and, but, or).  These sentences can be fixed by separating the two idea using punctuation marks.

Sundays are usually quiet days for me because I use them to rest. I like to go food shopping or go for a walk. This Sunday I had a great Mother’s Day. This Sunday I visited my grandmother. She was happy to see me. She was also excited to open my beautiful, oversized card.

Correct these run on sentences. (corrections are in green) 

1) One day I walked into my large clean kitchen I immediately started to smile widely.

One day I walked into my large clean kitchen.  I immediately started to smile widely.

2)I saw a pile of peanuts on a table they looked so tasty.

I saw a pile of peanuts on a table. They looked so tasty.

3)There was a sign in front of the peanuts the sign had my name on it.

There was a sign in front of the peanuts. The sign had my name on it.

4)I realized the peanuts were all for me I quickly started eating them.

I realized the peanuts were all for me. I quickly started eating them.

5)I ate the peanuts so quickly I got a bellyache I had to go to the doctor.

I ate the peanuts so quickly I got a bellyache. I had to go to the doctor.

6)That’s when I stopped eating peanuts next time I got peanuts, I gave them away.

 That’s when I stopped eating peanuts. Next time I got peanuts, I gave them away.

Homework Week of May 9, 2011-May 13, 2011

Community School 44                  

1825 Prospect Avenue    

Bronx, New York 10457 

(718) 583-2360 / Fax (718) 901-4068 

     Donna Ferguson, Principal, I.A. 

   Norma Rosado, Assistant Principal

5th Grade Homework Sheet

Week of May 9, 2011-May 13, 2011

*ALL HOMEWORK SHOULD BE DONE IN THE HOMEWORK NOTEBOOK.

Spelling Words:

1. beautiful 2. thoughtless 3. cloudy 4. worthless 5. clingy 6. sticky 7. Spanish

8. lifelike 9. carelessly 10. happily 11. yellowish 12. dreamlike 13. salty 14. crumbly

15. bubbly 16. warmly 17. babyish 18. wavy 19. watery 20. easily

Monday, May 9, 2011

I.    Reading:   Read your independent book for 35 minutes and choose one of the following questions to answer in paragraph form in your notebook:

• Describe something you have read that is similar to this.
• Would you recommend this book to friends? Why or why not?
• Compare what is happening to a character in the book with your own or a friend’s life.

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Dividing Decimals” p 64 & 65 .

           Review Activity:  Complete worksheet “New York Math Practice” p 66 & 67 .

                                          

III. Spelling: Write words 1-7 in cursive writing. Write the definition and a meaningful sentence for each of the 

7 spelling words.

IV. Language Arts: Correct these run on sentences:

1. The flowers are beginning to bloom I think they will need water and fertilizer.

2. Put the spaghetti in the water is beginning to boil.

3. Leah is sniffling would you get her a box of tissues?

4. Dad went to get groceries Ian went along.

5. Liz is tie-dyeing a scarf she is being careful not to get the dye on her clothes.

V.  Social Studies: Complete the attached worksheet: “Skillbuilder Compare Primary and Secondary Sources”

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

I.   Reading: Read your independent book for 35 minutes and choose one of the following questions to answer in paragraph form in your notebook:

• Describe a character that you would like to meet from the book. List four questions you want to ask them. What do you think the character would say in response to your questions?
• If the author were here, what would you want to say or ask him/her?
• If you could change what you’re reading, how would you change it?

II. Math:

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Elapsed Time” p164 - 165 .

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “New York Math Practice” p 114 & 115 .

III. Spelling: Write words 8-14 in cursive writing. Write the definition for each of the 7 spelling words, and 

then write a meaningful sentence with each.

IV. Writing: Read the articles “Farmers Market” and “Oldest Family Farm for sale”. 

Using information for both passages being a draft for an essay that addresses the following points:

• How do the farmers markets benefit the neighborhoods they visit?
• How do family farms operate?
• Would you like to have a farmers market in your neighborhood or work on a family farm?

Be sure to use details directly from the story.  

V.    Science: Complete worksheet: “Lesson 1 How do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem”

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 

I.    Reading: Read your independent book for 35 minutes and choose one of the following questions to answer in paragraph form in your notebook:

• How have your feelings about the book changed as you’ve been reading?
• Evaluate whether the main character would be worthy of your friendship.
• Compare where you live to the setting described in what you are reading.

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Relationships”  p 111. 

Review Activity:  Complete worksheet “New York Math Practice”  p 106 & 107. 

III. Spelling: Write words 15-20 in cursive writing. Write the definition for each of the 6 spelling 

words, and then write a meaningful sentence with each.

IV. Writing: Revise your essay from Tuesday  about the articles “Farmers Market” and “Oldest Family Farm for sale”.

V. Social Studies: Copy and answer the following questions in your notebook based on your knowledge of social studies from class:

1) What are some of Canada’s nonrenewable resources?

2) How does the land and climate of Canada compare with the land and climate of Latin America? Give two examples of how they are similar and two examples of how they differ. If you had to choose between the two to visit over the summer, which one would you choose and why?

Thursday, May 12, 2011

I.    Reading:   Read your independent book for 35 minutes and choose one of the following questions to answer in paragraph form in your notebook:

• Create a timeline of events from what you have read so far.
• Discuss why you like or dislike what you are reading.
• Differentiate between the main character and your favorite teacher.

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Practice” p 155. 

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Practice” p. 127. 

III.   Spelling: Study all of this week’s spelling words for tomorrow’s test!!! Be sure to review the definition 

of each spelling word.

IV. Writing: Go back to your and check for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation. Reread the directions for the question and be sure that you answered the question completely.

V.    Science: What is an energy pyramid? Describe each level of the food chain and how that energy is passed along each level.

Friday, May 13, 2011

I.    Reading Read your independent book for 35 minutes and choose one of the following questions to answer in paragraph form in your notebook:

• Write a review of what you just read (summary plus personal opinions).
• What is the main idea of the passage so far? Defend your answer using details to support your answer
• Describe the major conflict. How would you like to see it resolved.

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Practice” p. 103.

Review Activity: Complete worksheet “Practice” p. 105.

III. Writing: Rewrite your final draft of your compare and contrast essay that you have worked on this week. Be sure to check your spelling and punctuation. Hand in the essay to your teacher on Monday. 

IV.   Current Events: Study the picture below. In six to eight (6-8) sentences describe what is happening in the                     picture.

Day 3 ELA Essay

This is the essay we worked on together in class in response the the Day 3 6th ELA practice exam we took in class on April 12. Please notice how the introduction reintroduces the question, each paragraph is focused on one form of literature that was presented to you on the test. Please be mindful of sticking to the main idea and supporting with details from the text.

The test can be found here: Day 3 ELA 6th grade Exam

    Life as a gold miner in 1949 was not easy. Gold miners or “rushers” faced many hardships. Some of them were able to strike it rich, while others left with nothing. In the article “Gold Fever” and poem “A Gold Miner’s Tale” the authors tell of many difficulties they faced.

    In the article “Gold Fever”, it says many of the hardships miners faced. The work was back breaking and you might not always find enough gold. Many of the best mining sites were quickly claimed and picked clean. Many miners barely made enough money to meet their basic needs because the prices on meals, coffee and sugar were sky high.

    In the poem “A Gold Miner’s Tale” it told us about an unsuccessful gold miner.

It was very difficult to find gold with thousands of rushers doing the same thing. Some of the hardships he faced were paying very high prices for things like a horse, a meal and a place to stay. Although he did find some gold flakes, they were not enough to make him rich. After going to Pike’s Peak he left with no gold.

ELA Test Prep (poem)

Extra math test prep...

Bored?

Try this...

The Riddler has left a clue for Batman to follow at the scene of each crime. These are the clues that Batman has found:

• (1) There is a 1 in the thousands place.
• (2) The digit in the tens place is 9 times the digit in the thousands place.
• (3) Multiply the digit in the thousands place by 2.
• (4) The digit in the ones place is a hand without a thumb.
• (5) The digit in the hundreds is 2 less than the number in the tens.Solve the riddle to find the number and help Batman stop the Riddler.
  
  
  
  
  

Double Negatives

Aim: How do we correct double negatives?

A negative word indicates no. When two negative words are used it becomes a positive statement:

I don’t have no money = I have money.

I don’t have no friends: I have friends

Use only one negative word to indicate no.

       I don’t have money.                    I have no friends.

I have no money.                 I don’t have friends.

Fix the following sentences:

1.    There is scarcely none of the bird seed left in the feeder.

2.   Don’t get no fries with your order. You can share mine.

3.    We can’t stop no one from walking in the wet grass.

4.    Hardly no one ordered the pizza today.

5.    There weren’t no bags of popcorn left when I got there.

Divisibility Rules

Don't forget! Math quiz on Monday! (factors, multiples, greatest common factor GCF, least common multiple LCM)



Memorize these rules!

Divisible By

"Divisible By" means "If you divide one number by another, is the result a whole number?"

Example, 14 is divisible by 7, because 14÷7 = 2 exactly

But 15 is not divisible by 7, because 15÷7 = 2 ¹/₇ (i.e., the result is not a whole number)

The Divisibility Rules

These rules let you test if one number can be evenly divided by another, without having to do too much calculation!

A number is divisible by:	If:	Example:
2	The last digit is even (0,2,4,6,8)	128 is 129 is not
3	The sum of the digits is divisible by 3	381 (3+8+1=12, and 12÷3 = 4)Yes 217 (2+1+7=10, and 10÷3 = 3 1/3) No
4	The last 2 digits are divisible by 4	1312 is (12÷4=3) 7019 is not
5	The last digit is 0 or 5	175 is 809 is not
6	The number is divisible by both 2 and 3	114 (it is even, and 1+1+4=6 and 6÷3 = 2) Yes 308 (it is even, but 3+0+8=11 and 11÷3 = 3 2/3) No
7	If you double the last digit and subtract it from the rest of the number and the answer is: 0, or divisible by 7 (Note: you can apply this rule to that answer again if you want)	672 (Double 2 is 4, 67-4=63, and 63÷7=9) Yes 905 (Double 5 is 10, 90-10=80, and 80÷7=11 3/7) No
8	The last three digits are divisible by 8	109816 (816÷8=102) Yes 216302 (302÷8=37 3/4) No
9	The sum of the digits is divisible by 9 (Note: you can apply this rule to that answer again if you want)	1629 (1+6+2+9=18, and again, 1+8=9) Yes 2013 (2+0+1+3=6) No
10	The number ends in 0	220 is 221 is not
11	If you sum every second digit and then subtract all other digits and the answer is: 0, or divisible by 11	1364 ((3+4) - (1+6) = 0) Yes 3729 ((7+9) - (3+2) = 11) Yes 25176 ((5+7) - (2+1+6) = 3)No
12	The number is divisible by both 3 and 4	648 (6+4+8=18 and 18÷3=6, also 48÷4=12) Yes 916 (9+1+6=16, 16÷3= 5 1/3)No

How does exercise help our bodies stay healthy?

Aim: How does exercise help our bodies stay healthy?

Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy

You may know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard, pumping blood every day of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by doing aerobic (say: air-o-bik) exercise.

Aerobic means "with air," so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires oxygen. When you breathe, you take in oxygen, and, if you're doing aerobic exercise, you may notice you're breathing faster than normal. 

Aerobic activity can get your heart pumping, make you sweaty, and quicken your breathing.

When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its main job — delivering oxygen (in the form of oxygen-carrying blood cells) to all parts of your body.

So you want to do some aerobic exercise right now? Try swimming, basketball, ice or roller hockey, jogging (or walking quickly), inline skating, soccer, cross-country skiing, biking, or rowing. And don't forget that skipping, jumping rope, and playing hopscotch are aerobic activities, too!

Exercise Strengthens Muscles

Another kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Did you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground? Those are exercises that can build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. For older teens and adults, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, too.

Here are some exercises and activities to build strong muscles:

• push-ups
• pull-ups
• tug-of-war
• rowing
• running
• inline skating
• bike riding

Exercise Makes You Flexible

Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind of exercise often feels really good, like when you take a big stretch in the morning after waking up. Being flexible is having "full range of motion," which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.

It's easy to find things to do for good flexibility:

• tumbling and gymnastics
• yoga
• dancing, especially ballet
• martial arts
• simple stretches, such as touching your toes or side stretches

Exercise Keeps the Balance

Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories, which are a kind of energy. Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic stuff. But if you're active, your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy. If you're not very active, your body won't need as many calories.

Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as excess fat.

Exercise Makes You Feel Good

It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy — like running, jumping, and playing with your friends. It's also fun to be good at something, like scoring a basket, hitting a home run, or perfecting a dive.

But you may not know that exercising can actually put you in a better mood. When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins (say: en-dor-funz), which may make you feel happier. It's just another reason why exercise is cool!

Social Studies & Science notes

Aim:Why did Portugal claim territory in the Americas?

Spanish colonization helped Spain to grow wealthy. The king wanted the leaders to treat the Indians well, but instead they were treated as slaves.

Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived in Brazil. Although the indigenous people didn’t have gold or silver they had wood, wild animals, fish, and gem stones. Portugal and Spain claimed land for economic, political, and religious reasons. 

The Portuguese started a colony in Brazil 1532. They forced Indians to work on sugar plantations. Many Indians died because of disease and cruel treatment. People moved to Brazil to make money and convert natives to Catholicism. 

Why is it important for people to exercise? 

Being physically active makes you stronger, helps you feel good and improves your self-image. Exercise helps your entire respiratory system. Your respiratory system is made up of all the parts of your body that helps you get oxygen into your blood and carbon dioxide out of it. Your blood gets oxygen when air goes through your nose, in the trachea into the lungs and then into the alveoli. Your heart and lungs work better with regular physical activity. 

Happy Vacation!

Hey guys, I hope you are enjoying your time off. I also hope you are reading and doing your homework packet! Today, I am going to stay home and get all of my homework done for my Monday night class. Remember: we are more than half way done with the school year! Time to get extra focused!

Be safe and I'll see everyone on Monday!

I know how much everyone liked the last multiplication song (haha) 

so here's another one to memorize...

Essay for Diorama

Remember, your diorama MUST be accompanied by an essay of AT LEAST 3 paragraphs!
Here are the directions from your homework sheet:
 Using your notes from class and any extra research from the Internet, create an 3 - 4 paragraph essay to accompany your diorama project. Here is a suggested outline: 1 paragraph about the Mayan’s way of life (features of Mayan cities, society and agriculture), 1- 2 paragraph(s) about their art, writing, architecture and religion, and a paragraph describing your diorama (what you showed and why). 


FAQS: (Frequently Asked Questions)

"But Ms. Velez, what if I want to write more than 3 paragraphs?"
-Sure! Show me what you know! But make sure everything you state in your essay is a FACT that can be checked in a reliable source. This is a NON FICTION ESSAY so everything you write must be TRUE!

"If I don't do address the topics in the instructions, Will you take points off?"
-YES! I am telling you exactly what I want in the essay. If you do not include that information, your grade will reflect that. On the flip side; you give me MORE, I give you MORE (higher grade).

"Can I email you my essay when I complete it?"
-YES! If you take the time to type it up nice and neatly but for some reason can't print it, email it to me: ms.velez@yahoo.com. Just tell me in class so I check that email. I will print it for you for FREE FREE FREE! (I want you to do well!)

-Any other questions, I will answer in class. Remember: do your best work! :c)

ELA notes from 2/14/11

Phonics

Aim: How do we identify the prefixes co-, con-, and com-?

The prefixes co-, con- and com- all mean with or together.

examples:

coexist: to live together 

cosign: to sign together

coworker: someone who works with you 

combine: to put together 

Finish these riddles:

to work together is to... cooperate

to admit defeat is to...concede

to write music is to...compose 

          concede      compose     cooperate

Reading

Aim: How do we identify cause and effect relationship when we read?

When we think about cause and effect you must use your skill of sequence of events know understand which event happened or caused the effect.

Language Arts

Aim: How do we use the correct articles in our sentences?

a, an, the 

These are called articles. 

A and an refers to ANY person, place or thing.

Ex: A bright red apple is sweet.

   An elephant is very large.

The refers to a specific noun.

ex: The water is hot today.

1. Take a look at this book. (a,an)
2. This page shows an engine from long ago.(a, an)
3. That building was a shoe factory many years ago.(a,an)
4. Today it is an aquarium with exhibits. (a,an)
5. There is the corner of Prospect and Tremont. (a, the)

Homework February 14, 2011-February 18, 2011

5th Grade Homework Sheet

Week of February 14, 2011-February 18, 2011

*ALL HOMEWORK SHOULD BE DONE IN THE HOMEWORK NOTEBOOK.*

Spelling Words:

1. concourse 2. compiles 3. compose 4. concert            5. cosign 6. concurrent 7. combine

8. cooperate 9. compare 10. encode 11. enforce     12. enjoy 13. embalm 14. enable

15. enrich 16. enslave  17. enclose   18. insight      19. import   20. inspect

Monday, February 14, 2011

I.    Reading: Read your independent reading book for 35 minutes then complete the worksheet attached “Test Yourself #1” questions 1-5

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete the worksheet “Guided Practice #1”

Current Activity: Complete study link 7.1 Exponents

III. Spelling: Write words 1-7 in cursive writing. Write the definition and a meaningful sentence for each of the

7 spelling words.

IV. Language Arts: Use the articles (a, an, the) to complete each sentence.

1. ____ trolley line ran through town until the 1930s. (a, the)
2. Did you know our town once presented ___ opera? (a, an)
3. Work on  ____ town’s courthouse must have begun in 1871. (an, the)
4. ____ town library has several books about local history. ( the, an)
5. There is ____ corner of Quarry Street and Granite Street. (the, an)

V.  Social Studies: Using your notes from class and any extra research from the Internet, create an 3 - 4 paragraph essay to accompany your diorama project. Here is a suggested outline: 1 paragraph about the Mayan’s way of life (features of Mayan cities, society and agriculture), 1- 2 paragraph(s) about their art, writing, architecture and religion, and a paragraph describing your diorama (what you showed and why). 

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

I.   Reading:Read your independent reading book for 35 minutes then complete the worksheet attached “Test Yourself #1” questions 6-10

II. Math:

Review Activity: Complete the worksheet “Practice #1” 

Review Activity: Althea and her brother collect baseball cards. Althea has 148 cards. Her brother has 127 cards. About how many cards do the have all together? Round your answer to the nearest hundred. 

III. Spelling: Write words 8-14 in cursive writing. Write the definition for each of the 7 spelling words, and 

then write a meaningful sentence with each word.

IV. Writing: Make a list of 3-4 special relationships you have (friends or family members). 

1.   Science: 

Why is it important to eat protein everyday?

What kinds of lifestyles would need more protein than others?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

I.    Reading: Read your independent reading book for 35 minutes then complete the worksheet attached “Test Yourself #2” questions 1-5

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete the worksheet “Guided Practice #2”

Current Activity: Complete study links 7.2 Negative Powers of 10

III. Spelling: Write words 15-20 in cursive writing. Write the definition for each of the 6 spelling words, and then write a meaningful sentence with each.

IV. Writing: Choose one topic from Tuesday’s list and begin a draft about it. Why is this relationship special? How did you meet the person? What are some similarities and differences you share with that person? What are some activities you enjoy doing with the person? What makes this person special to you?

V. Social Studies: Go back to Tuesdays homework. Revise your essay. Be sure your essay is checked for spelling and grammatical errors and is neat and presentable. Publish your essay on loose-leaf or typed on a computer and hand it in to your teacher.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

I.    Reading:  Read your independent reading book for 35 minutes then complete the worksheet attached “Test Yourself #2” questions 6-9

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Complete the worksheet “Practice #2”

Current Activity: Complete study links 7.3 Interpreting Scientific Notation

III. Spelling: Use your spelling words to come up with a creative story. Underline the spelling words that you use. Make sure to add details in your writing along with interesting words and adjectives.

IV. Writing: Go back to your writing on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Revise your work.  Add interesting words, such as adjectives and adverbs, and verbs.  Make sure your work is organized. Add more details to your writing.

1.   Science:

What are two important things water does for your body?

What are the main uses for nutrients in your body?

Friday, February 18, 2011

I.    Reading:   Read your independent reading book for 35 minutes the complete “Test yourself #3”. Answer all questions that follow.

II.    Math:

Review Activity: Tim flipped a coin 10 times. It landed heads up 7 times and tails 3 times. Tim said, “I’ll flip it 4 more times to get the same number of heads and tails.” Is he right? Explain why or why not.

Review Activity: In the morning I need 30 minutes to shower and dress, 15 minutes to eat and another 15 minutes to ride my bike to school. School begins at 8:30. What is the latest time I can get up and still get to school on time?

III. Writing: Go back to your writing on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Check your writing for spelling and punctuation errors.  Remember to capitalize proper nouns and the beginning of sentences.  Rewrite your corrected draft in your homework notebook.

IV.   Current Events: Study the picture below. In six to eight (6-8) sentences describe what is happening in the picture.