Eric Western 5th Grade

Thanks for checking out my homepage.  My hope is that this will be a useful resource for students and parents.  If you have any comments, suggestions, or you'd just like to say hello, you can e-mail me at Eric.Western@moundsviewschools.org   Background information: I have been teaching for nine years and I am really enjoying it.  I have been at Valentine for five years and hope to stay for a long long time. I love it here.

Daily Schedule	Specialist Schedule
9:15 arrival/lunch sign up/ morning work   9:30 tardy bell   9:40 Specialist                      10:40 Math (Snack at this time. Healthy ones unless it's Friday.) 11:45 Homeroom/Meeting Time 12:00 Lunch/Recess   12:50 Language Arts 1-Reading   1:50 Unit Studies   2:45 Language Arts 2-Writing   3:45 Homeroom and planner wrap-up   3:57-4:00 Dismissal	Day 1 Large Group-Phy. Ed./Music                 Small Group-Music/Phy. Ed. Day 2 Large Group-Science                 Small Group-Art Day 3 Large Group-Music/Phy. Ed.                 Small Group-Phy. Ed./Music Day 4 Large Group-Art                 Small Group-Science

Daily Assignments Notice: It is your child's responsiblity to write his/her assignments down in their planner.  I will attempt to have assignments posted for the oops days. ** Note: these classes are not the order in the schedule listed above.
Subject Area\Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Unit Studies  (Science/Social Studies)	Beginning Explorers -Watching Video on  Spanish Explorers	Video on Portuguese Explorers and follow-up questions	Video on English	End of Quarter 2	NO School Teacher Workday
Math	Pages 142-144 in Math Journal	Journal 145-146 SL 5.7	147-149	End of Quarter 2	NO School Teacher Workday
Reading	No Homework	Finish Reading Buck Leonard Complete Page 150 in Practice book on structural analysis		End of Quarter 2	NO School Teacher Workday
Writing	Rough Draft of Picure book is due tomorrow. Practice Spelling	Begin second draft of picture books in class Spelling practice page 152 in practice books		End of Quarter 2	NO School Teacher Workday

Spelling 1/14/08

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Check out these engaging websites: 

•  http://www.iknowthat.com  Mathblocks is an excellent game you're guaranteed to enjoy!  I came across this site this past summer and absolutely love it!  Each subject area has great content. 
  
• http://www.funbrain.com
  
• http://www.aaamath.com
• http://www.aplusmath.com
• http://www.gamequarium.com
• http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/everydaymath.htm This site has many links to sites that go along  with the Everyday Math curriculum.