Pendergast, Megan
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Welcome to Ms. Pendergast's Home Page
5th Grade |
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| Ms. Pendergast | Room 226 |
| mpendergast@berkeley87.org | 1-708-449-3848 |
Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ~Chinese Proverb
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WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK...
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10:50-11:20
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11:50-12:20 and 12:50-1:20
Camp Duncan
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10:50-11:50 Library
Camp Duncan |
Upcoming Events..
- Camp Duncan Field Trip on May 17-18, 2012
Check this section for daily homework assignments!
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BERKELEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 GRADING SCALE
A = 92% - 100%
B = 83% - 91%
C = 74% - 82%
D = 65% - 73%
F= 64% and below
CLICK TO VIEW BERKELEY 87 HOMEWORK PROGRAM
FAVORITE LINKS
| How to Use the Reading/Language Arts Links | |
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Students
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Parents
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Author's Purpose |
Cause and Effect |
Character |
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Compare and Contrast |
Draw Conclusions |
Fact and Opinion |
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Generalize |
Genre |
Inference |
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Main Idea and Details
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Plot
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Setting |
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Sequence
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Summarize
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Theme
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Vocabulary
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| Spelling |
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Visit Spelling City for help studying your weekly spelling words! Type in your words and the website will quiz you on them. Also, you can use Spelling City to quiz you on your vocabulary words! |
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Action and Linking Verbs |
Adjectives and Articles |
Antonyms |
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Common and Proper Nouns |
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives |
Context Clues |
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Contractions and Negatives |
Homonyms |
Idioms |
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Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns |
Main and Helping Verbs |
Past, Present, and Future Tenses |
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Possessive Nouns |
Possessive Pronouns |
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases |
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Principal Part of Irregular Verbs |
Principal Parts of Regular Verbs |
Pronouns and Antecedents |
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Punctuation |
Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns |
Sentences (Compound/Complex) |
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Sentences (Kinds of) |
Subject and Object Pronouns |
Subjects and Predicates |
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Subject-Verb Agreement |
Suffixes |
This, That, These, and Those |
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Troublesome Verbs |
Using Who and Whom |
Words (Multiple-Meaning) |
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Words (Unfamiliar) |
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Literary Devices
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| Reading Street Resources | |
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This website is correlated with the Reading Street series used within our classroom. Utilize this website to review for reading tests. Click on the weekly story in order to practice the vocabulary words!
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Utilize this story comprehension cube to ask your student questions in regards to the books he or she is reading. This website has excellent reading, writing, and thinking resources! Check out the Student Interactives for help with organizing, summarizing, inquiry, analysis, or poetry. Searching for a new book to read? Check out these awesome reading lists from the International Reading Association. Every year, the American Library Association creates a list of the "best" children's books. Check out the ALA list for some awesome reading suggestions. These reading lists are specific to the state of Illinois. See what other students in the state of Illinois are reading! |
| Visit Sumdog to earn coins while playing some awesome math games! |
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Problem Solving Measurement
Time Ratios, Proportions, and Percents Fractions
Geometry/Patterns
Consumer Math/Money |
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This is an excellent website with printable math games. Utilize the games to practice math concepts learned in class with your student. Visit the Math Arcade for a chance to practice your math facts with fun and interactive games. Practice math concepts with fun and exciting games! |
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Social Studies Resources This website corresponds to the fifth grade social studies curriculum. Check out the additional resources the website provides for each of our units of study. |
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Lesson 2 Lesson 3 |
| Science Resources |
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This website corresponds to the fifth grade science curriculum. Take some practice quizzes in order to assess your understanding of what we are learning in class!
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One of Ms. Pendergast's favorite web sites! With numerous articles on plants, animals, and nature, you'll be entertained for hours. Travel back in time to discover how mummies are made. See if you have the skills to create your own mummy.
Another favorite of Ms. Pendergast's! See what you can "discover" on this excellent website. Of particular interest is the Volcano Explorer.
Go beyond our planet with NASA! Explore space and learn about our solar system. Check outNASA Kids' Club for even more resources!
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Even More Science Resources |
Even More Social Studies Resources |
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The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art is located in Elmhurst, IL at 220 Cottage Hill Ave. The museum is free for all guests on Fridays. The Elmhurst Art Museum is located in Elmhurst, IL at 150 Cottage Hill Ave. The museum is free for all guests on Fridays. The Chicago Field Museum is located in Chicago, IL at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive. Discount days for the museum can be found at the following link: Discount Days. The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, IL at 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive. Discount days for the museum can be found at the following link: Free Days. The Shedd Aquarium is located in Chicago, IL at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive. Discount days for the museum can be found at the following link: Discounts. |
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