Mrs. Tronnes’

5^th Grade Homework Page

2011-2012

Math Test Chapter 15: Tuesday 5/22

May 17, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): read 40-49 in Fighting Ground

Math: finish flash cards

Spelling: study for test

May 16, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): read to 12:40 (pg 19-24)

Reading (Long): Cowboy questions #1-4

Math: Quick Check pg 403

Social Studies: Study for test

May 15, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): read through 11:00 on pg 12

Reading (Long) : PB 191

Math: HW 15.9

May 14, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Blue worksheet on figurative language

Spelling: pages 176-180 (skip 176B and 177B)

Replace review words: 21) weightlessness

22) fierceness

23) weakness

Math: Reteach 15.8

May 11, 2012

No new homework – Have a great weekend!

May 10, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 223

Reading (Long): finish cause & effect chart

Math: HW 15.7

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #15-16

Art: finish optical illusion art

May 9, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): pg 637 Think and Compare questions #1-4

Reading (Long):

Math: HW 15.6

Art: Optical illusion art

May 8, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB 220

Reading (Long): PB 182

Math: HW 15.5

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #5-14

May 7, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 218

Spelling: 141-144

Math: PB pg 100

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #2-4

May 4, 2012

No new homework – enjoy your weekend!

May 3, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 213

Social Studies: finish vocabulary

May 2, 2012

Reading (Long): study vocabulary

Spelling: pg 135-138

Math: Reteach 15.2

Science: main idea & 3 details of respiratory system

May 1, 2012

Happy May Day!

Math: angle worksheet

Science: fill in main idea & 3 details of respiratory system in tan packet

April 30, 2012

Reading (Long): finish packet

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 209

Math: HW 15.1

Grammar: bring pg 46-50 tomorrow

April 27, 2012

Reading (Long): Sign of the Beaver packet and read ch 21-23

Writing: finish narrative draft

Have a great weekend!

Congratulations 5^th graders! Friday 4/27 we will celebrate our generosity to Pennies for Patients – we will have our pizza party and electronics party! Because of the pizza (for Mrs. Tronnes’ class only), room 109 students will not need to pack or get a lunch; and because of the electronics party (in both 5^th grade classes), students may be out of uniform!

April 26, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): finish reading Born in the Saddle and highlight all new/unfamiliar words in story

Reading (Long): Read Sign of the Beaver ch 18-20

Math Test Chapter 14: Wednesday 4/25

Beginning Thursday 4/26, all students will need a protractor for math class

Science Test Levers & Pulleys: Thursday 4/26

April 25, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 200

Reading (Long): Read Sign of the Beaver ch 16-17

Spelling: homophone worksheets

Science: study for test

Religion: finish pg 64 & 66 (Due Friday)

April 24, 2012

Writing: narrative draft

Math: review problems & practice for test

Science: study blue & orange worksheets (and vocabulary) for test

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #6-8

April 23, 2012

Reading (Long): Read Sign of the Beaver ch 13-15

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 195-196

Spelling: homophone worksheets (Due 4/26)

Grammar: worksheets pg 46-50

Writing: narrative drafts

Math: HW 14.8

Science: review vocabulary and concepts for test on Thursday

April 20, 2012

No new homework – keep working on story

Reading (Long): read Sign of the Beaver ch 10-12

Have a great weekend!

April 19, 2012

Reading (Long): Read Sign of Beaver ch 7-9

Reading (Tronnes); pg 573 #1-4 and PB pg 192

Math: HW 14.7 #1-8

April 18, 2012

Writing: Story draft (Due 4/25)

Math: pg 369

April 17, 2012

Grammar: pg 46-50

Math: pg 369 #3-21 (skip #12)

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 1-2

April 16, 2012

Reading (Long): Read Sign of the Beaver ch 1-3

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 191

Writing: Story Map

Spelling: pg 128, 130-132

Math: HW 14.5

Silent Auction: Some of you have donated some nice items for our Classroom Cooking Basket – thank you! We could still use more items to fill the basket: gift cards, cooking utensils, cook books, pans, pot holders, serving dishes, packaged sauces, seasonings, & mixes, or anything related to the joy of cooking. Please have your child bring items to school by Friday April 13^th. Thank you!

April 13, 2012

No new homework.

Have a great weekend.

April 12, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): pg 543 #1-4

Reading (Long): review vocabulary

Writing: story map (Due 4/18)

Math: HW 14.3

April 11, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 183

Reading (Long): Skunk Scout questions #1-4

Math: Reteach 14.2

April 10, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 182

Reading (Long): PB pg 173

Spelling: pg 123-126

Math: HW14.1

Happy Easter!

March 30, 2012

No new homework – enjoy the break!

Becoming An Expert-research paper

“Becoming An Expert” is the 5th grade research project. You will pick a topic of interest to you, research that topic, and write a 5 (or 6) paragraph paper about it. Also, you will prepare a short oral presentation for the class about your topic.

For the research project you will:

* Collect information from a minimum of 4 resources.

* Need to have at least 2 different types of resources. (Books, magazines, internet printouts, etc.)

* Need a pack of 3x5 index cards (or note cards). They should be lined.

* Need a folder just for the research paper.

The written report will be due at the end of March. The rough draft and final report should be typed, doubled space in a 12 font.

You will also be giving an oral presentation of your research paper. To enhance your oral presentation you will be creating a visual aide. You will be given more instruction on the oral presentation later.

Some of the work will be done in class, but some will be need to be completed at home.

Due Dates:

Resources in class with index cards February 1

Note cards completed February 15

Rough draft due-typed March 5, 2012

Final copy-typed March 19

Oral Presentation March 21

To do research use the Hennepin County Website: www.hclib.org/kids

Math Test Chapter 13: Friday 3/30

March 29, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Finish diamante poem and paragraph comparing/contrasting two characters

Math: Selected problems pg 349 and Word Problems worksheet – Test tomorrow

March 28, 2012

Reading (Long): Correct Zathura questions

Spelling: 3-Syllable Word worksheets

Math: HW 13.6

Social Studies: Study for test

March 27, 2012

Reading (Long): Zathura questions 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): finish ch 16 and answer questions

Math: HW 13.5

Social Studies: Study for test

March 26, 2012

Reading (Long): PB 164

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 13-14

Diamante poem, and character compare/contrast paragraph (Due 3/30)

Social Studies: Study for review and test

March 23, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 12

Writing: Prepare oral presentation

March 22, 2012

Reading (Long): pg 445 #1-4

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 10

Math: HW 13.4

Science: finish experiment B graph (Due 3/26)

Social Studies: finish newspaper

March 21, 2012

Reading (Long): PB pg 155

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 8

March 20, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 6

March 19. 2012

No new homework! Enjoy your evening.

March 17, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Read Number the Stars ch 5

Writing: Research final copy

Have a great weekend!

March 15, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): read ch 4 Number the Stars

Spelling: pg 110-114 and study for test

Writing: work on oral presentations

March 14, 2012

Reading (Long): PB pg 148

Reading (Tronnes): read ch. 3 Number the Stars

Math: correct or finish any missed problems on test

March 13, 2012

Reading (Long): Ultimate Field Trip #1-4

Reading (Tronnes): Finish chapters 1 & 2, answer questions

Math Test Chapter 12: Tue 3/13

March 12, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Number the Stars chapters 1 &2

Spelling: pg 110-114 (Due 3/15)

Math: pg 331 review problems

March 7, 2012

English/Grammar: pages 41-45 (Due 3/13)

Writing: If you did not type a works cited page with your rough draft, please finish that ASAP

March 6, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 174

Math: HW 12.6

Science Test Mixtures & Solutions: Tuesday 3/6

March 5, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 173

Reading (Long): Endurance 1-4

Math: HW 12.5

Science: Study for test

Social Studies: 14-17

March 2, 2012

Writing: Research rough draft due on Monday 3/5

Please make sure to type the rough draft.

March 1, 2012

Reading (Long): Vocabulary sheet

Math: HW 12.4

Social Studies: questions 11-13

Science: Study vocabulary

February 29, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 166

Math: HW 12.3

February 28, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 165

Math HW 12.2

Social Studies: read pg 126 and questions 5-10

February 27, 2012

Reading (Long): study vocabulary

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 164

Spelling: 104, 106-108

Math: HW 12.1

Social Studies: read 124-126 questions 1-4

Math Test Chapter 11: Friday 2/24

February 22, 2012

Reading (Long): Read ch 11

Math: HW 11.5

February 21, 2012

Reading (Long): Read Ch 10

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 155

Writing: Research outline due

Math: HW 11.4

February 17, 2012

Have a great weekend!

February 16, 2012

Reading (Long): Ch 6 questions and read ch 7

Math: HW 11.2

Writing: research outline

February 15, 2012

Reading (Long): Ch 5 questions and read ch 6

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 147

Math: HW 11.1

February 14, 2012

Reading (Long): Ch 4 questions and read ch 5

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 146

Writing: Source cards and note cards

Math Test Chapter 10: Tuesday 2/14/12

Valentines Day: If you would like to bring Valentines for your friends, please make sure you have one for everyone!

February 13, 2012

Reading (Long): Finish ch 3 questions and read ch 4

Reading (Tronnes): Identify page and paragraph numbers of answers to Spirit of Endurance quiz questions and make any necessary corrections to your answers

Math: pg 279 selected problems

Science: red worksheets (Due 2/16)

Religion: pg 52-54 (Due 2/17)

February 10, 2012

Writing: Keep working on research note cards – they are all due Wednesday 2/15

Have a great weekend!

February 9, 2012

Reading (Long): Read Chapter 2, answer questions 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 138

Math: HW 10.8

Social Studies: Read 111-113, Get-It-Guide 6-8

February 8, 2012

Reading (Long): Finish reading chapter 1

Math: HW 10.7

Writing: Research source cards AND all note cards (Due Wednesday 2/15)

February 7, 2012

Math: HW 10.6

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 4-5

February 6, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 137

Research: bring in sources and 4 source cards

Math: HW 10.5

February 3, 2012

Research: I would like to see the 4 resource cards on Tuesday 2/7 (not the notes – just the resources)

Have a great weekend!

February 2, 2012

Math: Reteach 10.4

Social Studies: Vocabulary & Get-It-Guide 1-2

February 1, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 134

Math: HW 10.4

January 31, 2012

Reading (Long): Treasures pg 371

Math: HW 10.3

January 30, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 128 and correct Blancaflor quiz

Reading (Long): PB pg 128

Math: HW 10.2

January 26, 2012

Math: HW 10.1

January 25, 2012

Spelling: pg 74-78 (Skip 74B)

January 24, 2012

Reading (Long): Blancaflor questions 1-4

Math: pg 253 Set A: 2&4, Set B: 1&6, Set C: 7&10, Set E&F: 1, 3&4

Social Studies: Study for upcoming test

Math Test Chapter 9: Wednesday 1/23/12

January 23, 2012

Reading (Tronnes & Long): PB pg 119

Math: Quick Check questions pg 251

Social Studies: Study chapters 6-7

January 20, 2012

Writer’s Workshop: Choose 2 possible research topics and write 4 discussion questions on each possible topic

January 19, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 111

Reading (Long): Tricky Tales questions 1-4

Math: HW 9.9 (in #1-8 choose any 3 problems, in 9-12 choose any 1, and do #13)

Social Studies: Complete Get-It-Guide

January 18, 2012

Reading (Tronnes & Long): PB pg 110

Math: Reteach 9.9

January 13, 2012

No new homework – Have a great weekend!

January 12, 2012

Math: Homework 9.8

January 11, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): Treasures pg 301 #1-4

Reading (Long):

January 10, 2012

Reading (Long): Teasures pg 301 #1-4

Grammar: worksheets pg 36-40 (Due 1/18)

Math: HW 9.6

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #8

January 9, 2012

Reading (Tronnes & Long): PB pg 101

Spelling: pg 68 (Part A only), 69-72

Grammar: worksheets 31, 32, 34, and 35

Math: Reteach 9.5

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 5-7

January 6, 2012

No new homework – Have a great weekend!

January 5, 2012

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 2-4 and read pg 92-94 (Due 1/9)

January 4, 2012

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 98

Reading (Long): Treasures pg 273 1-5

Grammar: worksheets pg 31, 32, 34, and 35 (Due 1/10)

Math: HW 9.4

January 3, 2012

Reading (Tronnes & Long): PB pg 92

Spelling: pg 62, 64-66 (Due 1/5)

Math: Reteach 9.4

December 20, 2011

No new homework!

Science Quiz on Models & Designs 12/20

Reading Test (Long) 12/20

December 19, 2011

Reading (Long): Study for Unit 2 test

Reading (Tronnes): Answer questions through ch. 10

Math: Reteach 9.3

Science: Study vocabulary for quiz

Soc. Studies: Get-It-Guide 10-11

December 16, 2011

Reading (Long): Test on Tuesday

Reading (Tronnes): finish reading Whipping Boy

Science: Quiz Tuesday Models & Designs

December 15, 2011

Writing: story rough draft

Reading (Long): study vocabulary

Math: Reteach 9.1

December 14, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): read chp 14-17 (up to pg 63)

Spelling: worksheets due tomorrow

December 13, 2011

Enjoy the Christmas concert!

Writing: due to the concert tonight, story drafts will not be collected until Friday.

Math Test Chapter 5 Tuesday 12/13/11

December 12, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 83

Reading (Tronnes): Whipping Boy read ch. 3-8 (up to pg 26)

Spelling: worksheet pg 80-82

Math: Review problems pg 133 (Test tomorrow)

December 9, 2011

No new homework

Have a great weekend!

Reading Test Unit 2 Thursday 12/8/11

December 8, 2011

Spelling: test tomorrow

Math: HW 5.7

Social Studies: Get-it-Guide #4-5

December 7, 2011

Reading (Long): pg 213 #1-4

Reading (Tronnes): Unit 2 test tomorrow – make sure to look at review sheet

Spelling: worksheet pages due tomorrow

Writing: story rough draft (Due 12/14)

Math: HW 5.6

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #1-3

December 6, 2011

Math: Reteach 5.6

Social Studies: Read 76-77 Get-It-Guide #1-3

December 5, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 74

Reading (Tronnes): vocabulary squares (Due 12/7)

Spelling: worksheet pages 20-23

English: Grammar sheet – run-on sentences

Math: HW 5.5

December 2, 2011

No new homework

Have a great weekend!

December 1, 2011

Reading (Long): vocabulary squares

Math: HW 5.4

November 30, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Treasures 235 #1-4

Math: HW 5.3

Social Studies: Study for test

November 29, 2011

Reading (Long): Treasures pg 187 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 83

English: Grammar worksheet (run-on sentences)

Math: HW 5.2

Social Studies: study for test

November 28, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 65

Spelling: pg 56-60 (skip part B on pg 56 and skip the alphabetical order on pg 57)

Math: HW 5.1

Science: Humdinger worksheet

Social Studies: brochure (due tomorrow)

Happy Thanksgiving!

End of Trimester Tuesday 11/22/11

Math Test Chapter 4 Tuesday 11/22/11

November 22, 2011

Social Studies: brochures (Due 11/29/11)

November 21, 2011

Reading (both classes): finish Concrete poem

Math: pg 107 selected problems and worksheet of word problems

Social Studies: Spring & Summer, Get-It-Guide #8-12

November 18, 2011

No new homework

Reading (Tronnes): Concrete Poem final copy (Due 11/22/11)

November 17, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Concrete Poem – be ready to complete final copy tomorrow

Social Studies: read autumn & winter sections and Get-It-Guide #1-2

November 16, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 56 and Treasures pg 175 1-4

Math: PB pg 27 choose any 4 problems

November 15, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 74-75

Reading (Long): PB pg 54

Math: HW 4.6

November 14, 2011

Spelling: pg 50, 52-54 (Due 11/17/11)

Math: HW 4.5

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 5-7

November 11, 2011

No new homework

Have a great weekend!

November 10, 2011

Reading (Long): write paragraph

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Math: Reteach 4.4

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide 1-4

November 9, 2011

Math: HW 4.3

November 8, 2011

Reading (Long): Treasures pg 153 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 61 and Treasures pg 175 1-4 (Due 11/11/11)

Math: HW 4.2 (#13-16 are extra credit)

November 7, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 47

Reading (Tronnes): Concrete Poem draft and PB pg. 55-57 (Due 11/9/11)

Spelling: pg 44, 46-48 (Due 11/10/11)

Math: HW 4.1

November 4, 2011

Remember grammar pages (Due 11/8/11)

Have a great weekend!

Rake-A-Thon money due Nov 4

November 3, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Concrete Poem draft (Due 11/8/11)

Grammar pages through pg 16 (Due 11/8/11)

Writing: Persuasive draft (Due 11/9/11)

Science: Drought Stopper models (Due 11/7/11)

Math Test (Tronnes): Chapter 3 on Nov 3

November 2, 2011

Math: Chapter 3 Review sheet and study for test tomorrow

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #8-10

Writing: Persuasive Paragraph draft (Due 11/4/11)

Spelling: pg 38, 40-42 Due tomorrow

November 1, 2011

Reading (Long): test tomorrow

Math: HW 3.8

Science: drought-stopper model & paragraph

October 31, 2011

Reading (Long): read chpt 12-13

Reading (Tronnes): choose subject for concrete poem

Grammar: conjunction sheets and pg 11-13

October 28, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): questions at end of Hidden Worlds

English: remember grammar pages due 11/1 (you probably won’t want to do them on Halloween)

October 27, 2011

Reading (Long): Chpt 8-9 questions and

Write questions

Spelling: Test tomorrow

Math: HW 3.7

October 26, 2011

Reading (Long): Chpt 6-7 questions and

Read chpt 8-9

English: conjunction work sheets (Due 11/1 along with other grammar pages)

Writing: Moment paragraph (Due 10/28)

Math: HW3.6

October 25, 2011

Reading (Long): Chpt 4-5 questions and

Read chpt 6-7

English: grammar pg 11-13 (Due 11/1)

Writing: Storyboards

Math: HW 3.5

Social Studies: Contact Chamber of Commerce

October 24, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 47

Reading (Long): Shiloh read chpt 4-5 (answer questions through chpt 3)

Spelling: pg 32, 34-36 (Due 10/27)

Writing: storyboards (Due 10/26)

Math: HW 3.4

October 19, 2011

No new homework

Have a great break!

Reading Test (Tronnes): Wednesday 10/19

October 18, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Review for test

Math: HW 3.3

October 17, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Review for test 10/19

Social Studies: Contact Chamber of Commerce for brochure project

Reading Test (Long): Monday 10/17

October 14, 2011

No new homework

See you at the Rake-A-Thon!

October 13, 2011

Reading (Tronnes): Treasures pg 119 1-4

Spelling: Test tomorrow

October 12, 2011

Reading (Long): Study for test Monday

Math: HW 3.1

October 11, 2011

Reading (Long): Treasures Bk pg 119 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 38

Social Studies: Study for test

October 10, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg 38

Spelling: pg 26, 28-30 (Due 10/13)

Math: Review problems from pg 45

Science: Review mineral properties for test tomorrow

Social Studies: Study for review tomorrow

October 7, 2011

Have a great weekend!

October 6, 2011

Math: HW 2.6

October 5, 2011

Spelling: pg 20, 22-24

Math: HW 2.5

Science: pg 33 due tomorrow

Soc Studies: Seasons chart due tomorrow

October 4, 2011

Reading (Long): textbook pg 89 1-4

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg 29

Math: HW 2.4

Social Studies: Seasons Chart (Due 10/6)

October 3, 2011

Reading (Long): PB pg29

Spelling: pg 20, 22-24 (Due 10/6)

Math: HW 2.3

Science: pg 33 (Due 10/6)

September 30, 2011

No new homework.

See you at the Fall Festival.

September 29, 2011

Writing: Moment Paragraph rough draft due tomorrow

Math: HW2.1

Science: Read pg 27-29 (Iron section)

Social Studies: read pg 21-33 Get-It-Guide #9-13

September 28, 2011

Spelling due tomorrow Pg. 14, 16-18

Writing: Moment paragraph (Due 9/30)

Math: no homework today

September 27, 2011

Reading (Long): textbook pg. 67 #1-3

Reading (Tronnes): PB pg. 20

Social Studies: Get-It-Guide #4

Math Test Tuesday 9/27 (Chapter 1)

September 26, 2011

Spelling: pg. 14, 16, 17, 18 (Due 9/29)

Remember Grammar pg. 6-7

Math: pg. 25 Set A: 6, Set B: 3, Set C: 2&4, Set D: 2&4, Set E: 5, Set F: 2&6