Homework Assignments

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

May 6 - 10, 2019

MONDAY

ELA: Write each spelling word three times in cursive: hurricane (n), mercy (n), merciless (adj), 

         stoppable (adj), unstoppable (adj), repress (v), grimace (v), venture (n), bore (v), mock (v)

         Warrens (n), paranoia (n), bridge (n), knot (n), indulge (v), shudder (v).

Math: None

TUESDAY

ELA:  Print (handwrite) the spelling list in alphabetical order.

Math: None

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  None.         

Math: None

THURSDAY

ELA:  None. 

Math: None

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

*Spelling Test Wednesday May 8

*No School Monday May 27; Memorial Day

*May 29 - 31 Minimum Days

*Last Day of School Friday May 31

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

April 22 - 26, 2019

MONDAY

ELA: Write each spelling word three times in cursive: hurricane (n), mercy (n), merciless (adj), 

         stoppable (adj), unstoppable (adj), repress (v), grimace (v), venture (n), bore (v), mock (v)

         Warrens (n), paranoia (n), bridge (n), knot (n), indulge (v), shudder (v).

Math: Go Math Reteach: Lesson 5.4: Percent of a Quantity

            Go Math Reteach: Lesson 5.5: Problem Solving * Percents

TUESDAY

ELA:  None.  Focus on math.   

Math: Go Math Reteach: Lesson 5.6: Find the Whole from a Percent

           Go Math Reteach: Lesson 5.3: Write Fractions and Decimals as Percents

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  None.  Focus on math.

Math: Go Math Reteach: Lesson 6.1: Convert Units of Length

           Go Math Reteach: Lesson 6.2: Convert Units of Capacity

THURSDAY

ELA:  None.  Focus on math.

Math: Go Math Reteach: Lesson 6.3: Convert Units of Weight and Mass                  

           Go Math Reteach: Lesson 7.3: Write Algebraic Expressions

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

*Spelling Test Wednesday May 8

*Caaspp math testing for 6th grade Tuesday April 30

*Last Day of School Friday May 31

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

April 8 - 12, 2019

MONDAY

ELA: Write each spelling word three times in cursive: hurricane (n), mercy (n), merciless (adj), stoppable (adj), unstoppable (adj), repress (v), grimace (v), venture (n), bore (v), mock (v)

Math: Test Prep: Divide Fractions (pg. 64)

           Test Prep: Find GCF and LCM (pg. 69)

TUESDAY

ELA: Close Reader: Do the Read exercises for “There Will Come Soft Rains,” (pg 43 - 47)        

         Draw a definition for five of the spelling words.

Math: Spectrum Algebra: Lesson 3.1: Prime Factorization and Greatest Common Factor

           Spectrum Algebra: Lesson 3.2: Powers and Exponents

WEDNESDAY

ELA: Close Reader: Do the Read exercises for “There Will Come Soft Rains, ”(pg 47 - 52).  

         Draw a definition for the remaining five spelling words.

Math: Test Prep: Compute with Decimals (pg. 67)

           Test Prep: Compute with Decimals (pg. 68)

THURSDAY

ELA: Close Reader: Do the Read exercises for “On the Titanic, Defined by What They     

         Wore”, (pg. 53 - 60)

         Write a sentence using each of the spelling words.

Math: Test Prep: Find Area of Polygons (pg. 89)

           Test Prep: Find Area of Polygons (pg. 90)

           Find Volume of Rectangular Prisms (pg. 91)

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

*Walk - A - Thon Friday April 12

*Spelling Test Tuesday April 9

*Spring Break April 15 - 19

*Caaspp math testing for 6th grade: Tuesday April 30

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

March 25 - 29,  2019

MONDAY

NO SCHOOL; Teacher Work Day

TUESDAY

ELA:  Close Reader: Begin the Read exercises for the selection, “Community 

          Hero: Chief Wilma Mankiller” (pages 87 - 90). We’ll do all of the Reread sections 

          in class when we go over the homework.          

          Read for 60 mins.

Math: Math Antics: Finding the Area of Quadrilaterals

           Math Antics: Implied Multiplication

WEDNESDAY

ELA:   Close Reader: Continue the Read exercises for the selection,   

           “Community  Hero:  Chief Wilma Mankiller” (pages 87 - 90)

           Read for 60 mins.

Math:  Math Antics: Finding the Area of Triangles

            Math Antics: Finding the Area: Mixed Practice

THURSDAY

ELA:  Close Reader: Do the Read exercises

          for the selection, “from Every Day Is   

          a New Day” from the Autobiography by Wilma Mankiller”  (pages 91 - 96)

          Read for 60 mins.

Math: Math Antics: Finding the Area of Composite Shapes Set 1

           Finding the Area of Composite Shapes Set 2

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

We completed our Math book Yay!!

Caaspp testing for 6th grade: Tuesday April 6 and Thursday April 8 both in English/Language Arts

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

March 18 - 22,  2019

MONDAY

ELA: Paired Passages:  “English” and “Amy Tan” (pgs. 29 - 32)

          Read for 60 mins.

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 13.1: Patterns in Data

            Spectrum Algebra Lesson 2.3: The Distributive Property                       

TUESDAY

ELA:  Paired Passages:  “Persephone” and “Days and Seasons” (pgs. 33 - 36)

          Read for 60 mins.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 13.2: Box Plots

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 2.4:  Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations

WEDNESDAY

ELA:   Paired Passages: “Animals at Play” and “Monkey Tricks” (pgs. 37 - 40)             

           Read for 60 mins.

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 13.3 Mean Absolute Deviation   

            Spectrum Algebra Lesson 2.5: Solving Multiplication and Division Equations         

THURSDAY

ELA:  Paired Passages: “The Persian Empire” and “The Ottoman Empire” (pgs. 41 - 44)

          Read for 60 mins.

Math: Standards Practice 13.4:  Measures of Variability

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 2.6: Writing and Solving Two-Step Equations

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Math Quiz Friday March 22 (Chapter 13)

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

March 11 - 15,  2019

MONDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Plural and Possessive Nouns (pg. 6)

          Read for 60 mins. Include at least 2 poems.

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 12.6: Measures of Center

TUESDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book: Possessive Pronouns (pg. 7)

          Read for 60 mins. Include at least 2 poems.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 12.7: Effects of Outliers   

WEDNESDAY

ELA:   Grammar Book:  Pronoun Agreement (pg. 9)

           Read for 60 mins. Include at least 2 poems.

Draw a picture that captures the feelings and events in the poem you chose to 

recite to the class next Monday.

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 12.8: Problem Solving * Data Displays             

THURSDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Nouns and Pronouns (pg. 5)

          Read for 60 mins. Include at least 2 poems.

Math: Standards Practice 13.1: Patterns in Data          

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Math Test Wednesday March 13, (Chapter 12)

Poetry Recitations due Monday March 18

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

March 4 - 8, 2019

MONDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Kinds of Sentences (pg. 1)

          Read for 60 mins

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 12.1:  Recognize Statistical Questions

TUESDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (pg. 2)

          Read for 60 mins

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 12.2: Describe Data Collection                 

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Sentence Problems (pg. 4)

          Read for 60 mins

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 12.3: Dot Plots and Frequency Tables

THURSDAY

ELA:  Grammar Book:  Nouns and Pronouns (pg. 5)

          Read for 60 mins

Math: Standards Practice 12.4: Histograms

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Math Quiz Monday March 11, (Mid-Chapter Check)

Spelling Test Tuesday March 5

Room 18 took 4th place in the Door Decoration contest! 

Hurray for us!

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

February 18 - 22, 2019

MONDAY

NO SCHOOL; Presidents’ Day

TUESDAY

ELA: Write each spelling word three times in cursive: preoccupied, manicured, vaguely, threshold, contemplate, intently, occupied, pedicure, generation, generate, unrelenting, relent, renaissance, liberty.         

Literary Passages: Under Review (pgs. 42 and 43)

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 11.4: Surface Area of Pyramids

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Use half of the spelling words in sentences.

          Literary Passages: Theaters New and Old (pgs. 44 and 45)

Math: Spectrum Algebra: Multiplying and Dividing Integers (pg. 14)

THURSDAY

ELA:  Use the rest of the spelling words in sentences.

          Literary Passages: What, No TV? (pgs. 46 and 47)

Math: Standards Practice 11.5: Fractions and Volume

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

No reminders

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

February 11 - 15, 2019

MONDAY

ELA:  Write each spelling word once in cursive. This week’s spelling words are: wrestle, jealous, mechanic, disastrous, unsuccessful, scarcely, excellent, scissors, descendent, recyclable, accidentally, systematic, separately, noticeable, increase, recently, ambulance, emergency, sentence, performance.  This week’s spelling words are from the Spelling Bee Words for 6th grade, and are in preparation for the KEY Academy Spelling Bee to occur on February 19.

Literary Passages:  New Heights (pg. 36 & 37)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 11 . 1:Three-Dimensional Figures and Nets

          SpectrumAlgebra Lesson 1.5: Coordinate Systems, Ordered Pairs, and Relations

TUESDAY

ELA: Write each spelling word that has the /s/ sound.

         Literary Passages: Clock Watching (pg. 38 & 39)

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 11.2: Explore Surface Area Using Nets

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Use half of the spelling words in a sentence.

          Literary Passages: Bienvenue, Mr. Lindbergh! (pg. 40 & 41)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 11.3: Surface Area of Prisms

THURSDAY

ELA:  NONE

Math: NONE

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Spelling Test Tuesday February 19

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

February 25 - March 1, 2019

MONDAY

ELA: Make up a short story using as many of this week’s spelling words as you can: preoccupied (v), manicured (v), vaguely (adverb), threshold (n), contemplate n(v), intently (adverb), occupied (v), pedicure (n), generation (n), generate (v), unrelenting (v), relent (v), renaissance (n), liberty (n).  

Literary Passages: Bad Break (pgs. 48 and 49)

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 11.7: Problem Solving * Geometric Measurements

TUESDAY

ELA:  Work on story

          Literary Passages: Musical Finale (pgs. 50 and 51)

Math: Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 99)                    

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Spelunking (pgs. 52 and 53)

Math: Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 100)

THURSDAY

ELA:  Spectrum Test Practice Lesson 1: Reading Vocabulary: Synonyms (pg. 7)

Math: Standards Practice 11.5: Fractions and Volume

           Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 101)

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Chapter 11 math test Tuesday February 26

Judging of Door Decorations Friday March 1

Spelling Test Tuesday March 5

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

February 25 - March 1, 2019

MONDAY

ELA: Make up a short story using as many of this week’s spelling words as you can: preoccupied (v), manicured (v), vaguely (adverb), threshold (n), contemplate n(v), intently (adverb), occupied (v), pedicure (n), generation (n), generate (v), unrelenting (v), relent (v), renaissance (n), liberty (n).  

Literary Passages: Bad Break (pgs. 48 and 49)

Math:  Standards Practice Lesson 11.7: Problem Solving * Geometric Measurements

TUESDAY

ELA:  Work on story

          Literary Passages: Musical Finale (pgs. 50 and 51)

Math: Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 99)                    

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Spelunking (pgs. 52 and 53)

Math: Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 100)

THURSDAY

ELA:  Spectrum Test Practice Lesson 1: Reading Vocabulary: Synonyms (pg. 7)

Math: Standards Practice 11.5: Fractions and Volume

           Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 1: Numeration (pg. 101)

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Chapter 11 math test Tuesday February 26

Judging of Door Decorations Friday March 1

Spelling Test Tuesday March 5

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

January 21 - 25, 2019

MONDAY

NO SCHOOL:  MLK Holiday

TUESDAY

ELA:  Write each spelling word three times in cursive.  This week’s spelling words are:  action, mammal, simply, solar, pressure, quote, partial, patient, intermission, acquire, gaze, ancient, exaggerate, nation, nationality, persuade, operation, operational, myth, inquire.  This week’s spelling words are from the Spelling Bee Words for 6th grade, and are in preparation for the KEY Academy Spelling Bee to occur on February 19.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 9.2: Equations and tables

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 1.1: Expressions and Variables

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Write a sentence using half of the spelling words.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 9.3: Problem Solving * Analyze Relationships

           Standards Practice Lesson 9.4: Graph Relationships

THURSDAY

ELA:  Write a sentence using the other half of the spelling words.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 9.5: Equations and Graphs

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 1.2: Equations and Inequalities

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Spelling Test Wednesday January 23

Please be sure your child attends school everyday and arrives on time so he/she can get the most out of our curriculum.  Thank you.

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

January 14 - 18, 2019

MONDAY

ELA:  Write each spelling word three times in cursive.

          Paired Passages book, read, “Meeting Cleopatra” and “Cleopatra in Love”, and    

          answer the questions that follow (pages 5 - 8)

MATH:  Spectrum Algebra Lesson 1.1: Expressions and Variables (page 3)

             Spectrum Algebra Lesson 1.2:  Equations and Inequalities (page 4)

TUESDAY

ELA:  Use each spelling word in a sentence.

          Write a short summary of, “Meeting Cleopatra,”

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 8.9: Write Inequalities

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 1.3: Properties (page 5)

WEDNESDAY

ELA:  Write a paragraph comparing, “Meeting Cleopatra,” and Cleopatra in Love,"

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 8.10: Graph Inequalities

           Spectrum Algebra Lesson 4: Order of Operations (page 6)

THURSDAY

ELA:  Draw a picture showing the definition of each spelling word.  Some of the drawings will be used in a spelling game.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 9.1: Independent and Dependent Variables

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

No School Monday January 21, for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Spelling Test Tuesday January 22

Please be sure your child attends school everyday and arrives on time so he/she can get the most out of our curriculum.  Thank you.

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

January 7 - 11, 2019

MONDAY

ELA:  Spectrum Test Practice: Language: Write an Argument (pg. 87)

MATH:  Standards Practice Lesson 8.1: Solutions of Equations

             Standards Practice Lesson 8.2: Write Equations

TUESDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Language: Write to Inform (pg. 87)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 8.3: Model and Solve Addition Equations

           Standards Practice Lesson 8.4: Solve Addition and Subtraction Equations

WEDNESDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Language: Write to Inform (pg. 88)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 8.5: Model and Solve Multiplication Equations

           Standards Practice Lesson 8.6: Solve Multiplication and Division Equations

THURSDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Language: Write a Narrative (pg. 88)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 8.7: Problem Solving * Equations with Fractions

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Welcome back to school! Thank you for the wonderful and useful Christmas gifts.  I love them all!

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

December 17 - 21,  2018

MONDAY

ELA:  Spectrum Test Practice: Reading Comprehension:

“The Story of Color” ( (pgs. 40— 41)

MATH: Standards Practice Lesson 7.1: Exponents

            Standards Practice Lesson 7.2: Evaluate Expressions Involving Exponents

TUESDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Reading Comprehension: “A Country Night” 

(pgs. 42 and 43)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 7.3: Write Algebraic Expressions

Standards Practice Lesson 7.4: Identify Parts of Expressions

WEDNESDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Reading Comprehension: “Accidents, Dreams, and Discoveries” (pgs. 48 - 49)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 7.5: Evaluate Algebraic Expressions and Formulas

THURSDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Reading Comprehension: “Corrals in the Heavens” 

(pgs. 50 - 51)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 7.6: Use Algebraic Expressions

Standards Practice Lesson 7.8: Generate Equivalent Expressions

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Winter Break December 21 - January 6, 2019

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

December 10 - 14,  2018

MONDAY

ELA: Write a short, 1-page story using as many of the spelling words as you can.  You may continue working on this story throughout the week. Underline each spelling word. One story will be chosen to share with the class.  Will it be yours?  This week’s spelling words are: evolve (v), evolution (n), evolutionary (adj), attribute (v), phenomenon (n), inconsistency (n), inconsistent (adj), consistent (adj), complexity (n), complex (adj), aptitude (n).

Spectrum Test Practice:Language Mechanics Lesson 1: Punctuation (pages 52 and 53)

MATH: Standards Practice Lesson 5.6: Find the Whole from a Percent

            Spectrum Test Prep: Use Percents (page 62)

TUESDAY

ELA: Work on spelling story.

         Spectrum Test Practice: Language Mechanics Lesson 2: Coordinate Adjectives   

         (page 54)

 Math: Standards Practice Lesson 6.1: Convert Units of Length

           Spectrum Test Prep: Convert Measurement Units (page 63)

WEDNESDAY

ELA: Work on spelling story.

         Spectrum Test Practice: Language Mechanics Lesson 3: Capitalization and    

         Punctuation (pages 55 and 56)

 Math: Standards Practice Lesson 6.2: Convert Units of Capacity

           Spectrum Test Prep: Divide Fractions (page 64)

THURSDAY

ELA: Work on spelling story.  Be sure to underline each spelling word.

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 6.3: Convert Units of Weight and Mass

           Spectrum Test Prep: Divide Fractions (page 65)

FRIDAY

No Homework

REMINDERS

Scholastic book orders are due by December 10.

Field trip to Chabot Space and Science Center, Wednesday December 12.  If you have not yet turned in your permission slip and a donation of $20 please do so by this Friday, December 7. Thank you! 

Room 18 * Miss Robin

This Week's Homework

November 13 - 17,  2018

 MONDAY

No School; Veteran’s Day

TUESDAY

English Language Arts (ELA): Use each spelling word in a sentence. Underline each spelling word: irritably, irritable, irritating, irritate, impulse, impulsive, monologue, empathy, arcing, contraction, dismay, disoriented, 

Daily Paragraph Editing: Colonial Holidays (all of page 73)

Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 12: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension (Pages 20 & 21)

Math: Standards Practice 4.4: Problem Solving*Use Tables to Compare Ratios

           Graphiti #3A ALSO; Color the part of the picture in Quadrant I red. Color the part in Quadrant II blue. Color the part in Quadrant III yellow.  And, color the part in Quadrant IV green.

Spectrum Test Practice Lesson 11: Problem Solving, Addition and Subtraction (Page 119)

WEDNESDAY

English Language Arts (ELA): Make a word search using the spelling words. Use all capital or all lower case letters in the puzzle.

Daily Paragraph Editing: Colonial Holidays (all of page 75)

Spectrum Test Practice Lesson 13: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension (Pages 22 & 23)

Math: Standards Practice Lesson 4.5: Use Equivalent Ratios

Spectrum Test Practice Lesson 12: Problem Solving, Multiplication and Division (Page 120)

THURSDAY

ELA: Spectrum Test Practice: Lesson 14: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension (Pages 24 & 25)

Math: Standards Practice 4.6: Find Unit Rates

           Spectrum Test Practice: Math Computation*Sample Test (Pages 123 - 125)

FRIDAY

No Homework

Reminders

No School Next Week for  Thanksgiving Break

Scholastic book orders due by Thursday, November 15

Field Trip to Chabot Space and Science Center, December 12, 2018