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Homework assignments
as well. I will post the assignments here so that parents and students will be able to verify what is expected for the next day.
Monday
Tuesday 8-26-14
First day back to school!
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

http://quizlet.com/23599051/math-vocabulary-flash-cards/
(math vocab practice)
Mixed
http://mrnussbaum.com/castle/
(computation castle)
Angles/Geometry
http://www.mathplayground.com/index_geometry.html

Smarter Balance Portal
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/
Equation Builder
https://tds2.airws.org/EQTutorial/?c=SBAC_PT#

Miss Ortolf
jortolf@laconiaschools.org
Smarter Balance Portal
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/

Here is an interactive website that gives examples for you to help your child practice spelling words.
http://www2.sd5.k12.mt.us/elrod/multiage/Spelling.html
Here are two useful resources to check for a "just right reading level" based on the NWEA scores and 5th grade level chapter books:
To find out if my text is at the just right level I can check the site
https://lexile.com/about-lexile/grade-equivalent/grade-equivalent-chart/
If I need an idea for a great book, I can check:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/5th-grade-reading-list

http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict.htm
(online dictionary and thesaurus)
http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm
(synonym game)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en01soun-game-syllables-factory
(syllable game)

(math vocab practice)
Angles/Geometry
http://www.mathplayground.com/index_geometry.html
(variety of geometry games)
http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/geometry.html
(mix of geometry games)

LITERACY
http://www.spellingcity.com/syllables-segmenting.html
activity and movies on syllables)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict.htm
(online dictionary and thesaurus)

Pictures
{Pictures Biography.docx}
John Smith Links
http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/smith.cfm