Contact Information: Elaine Winslow Phone: 518-696-2378 Email

Stuart M. Townsend Middle School Hadley-Luzerne Central School 27 Hyland Dr. Lake Luzerne, NY 12846

Revised Monday May 14, 2012

HOMEWORK AND TESTS

Assignments (tentative)

Monday May 14: Math Facts, Science Vocab Review Sheet #1

Tuesday May 15: Math 116B, Adjective sheet

Wednesday May 16: Math 117B, Math Facts B

Thursday May 17: Science Vocab Review Sheet #2, Math Facts sheet

Friday May 18: Math 118B (half)

Tests (tentative)

Monday May 14: Math Facts test

Tuesday May 15:

Wednesday May 16: Adjectives quiz

Thursday May 17: Vocabulary quiz

Friday May 18: Written response ELA test, Social Studies quiz???

Monday May 21:

Tuesday May 22: Math Facts test

Wednesday May 23: Math Assessment

Thursday May 24:

Our NYS Science test is scheduled for Wednesday, May 30^th (performance test) and Monday, June 4^th (written test).

CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL NEWS

Interim notices will be sent this week. Please keep in mind that some grades are only based on limited assessments. This is especially the case at this time because we devoted two weeks to state assessments. For example, we have only had one Social Studies quiz this quarter.

We will have a special guest on Thursday. Chris Shaw, director of the Adirondack Folk School, will present an program on Colonial Life.

Field Trips are being planned. Permission slips and details will be sent home soon.

Tuesday June 12 is a trip to Fort William Henry and a boat cruise on Lake George.

We will also take a trip to the Adirondack Folk School on Thursday, June 14.

PLEASE READ

Students can access Spelling City by going to www. spellingcity.com.

Click on “Find a List”. Then type “Burrell” into the search box. Enter and then select Kristine Burrell from the list.

Students can access stories and worksheets that go with our reading program online. This is especially helpful if a student forgets to bring home their workbook. Workbook pages can be printed from the website.

Here’s how to access the materials:

*Go to the school website www.hlcs.org

*Click on the Journeys link

*Enter state, school district and school info (you must select the ELEMENTARY school.

*User name is last name and first name (lowercase, no spaces)

*Password is study

SPELLING WORDS (test is Wed. May 9 )

Basic Words: New words next week!

Challenge Words:

GENERAL INFORMATION :

We usually have two assignments each night (typically ELA and math).

Students should also complete any assignments that were not completed during the school day.

Students should record homework assignments each day in their school planners.

We usually review and correct the "guided class practice" of each math lesson sheet in school each day.

Students (and parents) should refer "guided class practice" when students are completing math homework.

I rarely allow students to complete homework in school (unless it is during the “after-school” period).

In addition to assignments, students should regularly study basic math facts and read books at home.

Students may borrow books from our classroom library.

Math tests are given for every group of five lessons.

Science and Social Studies tests do not have a regular schedule.

Students are provided with a study guide for each Social Studies and Science unit. They are similar to an outline.

Parents should sign and return all tests. They are usually sent home each Wednesday in the “Wednesday-Friday” folder and are due on Friday.

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

www.spellingcity.com

www.wordcentral.com

www.adirondackkids.com

www.monarchwatch.com

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/fall2009/Update100809.html

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1189

www.enature.com

http://www.naturesound.com/frogs/frogs.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/116777.html (“Rags to Riches” Science review game)

http://breeze.binatech.com/p33716664/ (Science Review with links to many helpful sites)

http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/index.shtml (logic puzzles)