ISTEP+ is upon us! We start first thing Monday morning. Make sure you go to bed early on Sunday night and eat a good, healthy breakfast on Monday morning!
LA: We finished up reviewing our skills today! We also re-wrote our first essay so that it can be graded.
HW: Rest Up!
Math: Today we had the last part of our skill review before we started centers.
HW: The area sheets are due Tuesday. No math on Monday!
Health: Today was the growth and development talk...take this opportunity to open up discussion with your child about some changes they may be going through.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
What A Foggy Morning!
Wow! It was like pea soup out there this morning!
LA: We had another short morning today, but squeezed in time for 5 new words in Vocab. Vine, more skill practice and the final revisions on our writing prompt from last week!
HW: All typed poetry is due tomorrow!
Math: Today we took an area quiz over rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. This took most of us the entire time!
HW: None
Health: We continuing to learn about the growing up process. Today we talked about hormones, our environment and how the world effects how we mature and grow.
HW: Lesson 4 check up is due Monday.
Don't forget we have the Growth and Development talk tomorrow.
ISTEP starts next week--watch for the schedule to come home tomorrow!
HIP, HIP, HOORAY! THE I LOVE TO READ CONTEST STARTS MONDAY! GET THOSE BOOKS READY!
LA: We had another short morning today, but squeezed in time for 5 new words in Vocab. Vine, more skill practice and the final revisions on our writing prompt from last week!
HW: All typed poetry is due tomorrow!
Math: Today we took an area quiz over rectangles, parallelograms and triangles. This took most of us the entire time!
HW: None
Health: We continuing to learn about the growing up process. Today we talked about hormones, our environment and how the world effects how we mature and grow.
HW: Lesson 4 check up is due Monday.
Don't forget we have the Growth and Development talk tomorrow.
ISTEP starts next week--watch for the schedule to come home tomorrow!
HIP, HIP, HOORAY! THE I LOVE TO READ CONTEST STARTS MONDAY! GET THOSE BOOKS READY!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
What A Wednesday!
We had a great day today!
LA: Our long morning was very productive! We worked with five more words during Vocabulary Vine today--make sure you know these inside and out for Friday's quiz! We also worked more on our skills review and revising our writing! Our reading buddies are continuing to work hard on the next play, however, the date has been moved back! Please watch for more information coming soon!
HW: All poetry needs to be typed by Friday!
Math: More area today! We spent more time manipulating shapes to explore and figure out the formula for the area of a triangle. This is proving to be quite a challenge for some of us!
HW: Journal page 255, math box 8.7 and study link 8.7 are due tomorrow.
Health: No content today--we had Art Smart! We had a great time learning about Cleas (I might have spelled that wrong!) Oldenburgs pop art as we created our very own sundaes! Watch for the cool display outside the music room on Galaxy Gallery night.
HW: None
Don't forget:
LA: Our long morning was very productive! We worked with five more words during Vocabulary Vine today--make sure you know these inside and out for Friday's quiz! We also worked more on our skills review and revising our writing! Our reading buddies are continuing to work hard on the next play, however, the date has been moved back! Please watch for more information coming soon!
HW: All poetry needs to be typed by Friday!
Math: More area today! We spent more time manipulating shapes to explore and figure out the formula for the area of a triangle. This is proving to be quite a challenge for some of us!
HW: Journal page 255, math box 8.7 and study link 8.7 are due tomorrow.
Health: No content today--we had Art Smart! We had a great time learning about Cleas (I might have spelled that wrong!) Oldenburgs pop art as we created our very own sundaes! Watch for the cool display outside the music room on Galaxy Gallery night.
HW: None
Don't forget:
- Please return your permission slip as soon as possible for next week's Pops Concert at Penn High School.
- The growth and development talk is Friday! If you would like to preview this information or want more details, please contact Mrs. Reynolds, our school nurse.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Where Does Our Time Go?
I can't believe how fast our time flies! There's just never enough minutes to get it all in...
LA: We had a great time working with our Vocabulary Vine words in a whole new way today! It really made us put on our thinking caps! We also spent more time on skills review and poetry!
HW: No homework!
Math: What's the area of a parallelogram? We know! We did some manipulative activities to discover the area of these shapes today! We also spent some time on skill review!
HW: Finish pages 250-251, math box and study link 8.6!
Health: We took a quiz today from lessons 1-3 in chapter 2. This ended up taking most of the class the whole time!
HW: None
Happy Birthday Patrick!
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight:
LA: We had a great time working with our Vocabulary Vine words in a whole new way today! It really made us put on our thinking caps! We also spent more time on skills review and poetry!
HW: No homework!
Math: What's the area of a parallelogram? We know! We did some manipulative activities to discover the area of these shapes today! We also spent some time on skill review!
HW: Finish pages 250-251, math box and study link 8.6!
Health: We took a quiz today from lessons 1-3 in chapter 2. This ended up taking most of the class the whole time!
HW: None
Happy Birthday Patrick!
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight:
- Northpoint apparel order
- Permission slip for the Penn Pops concert that we will be attending next Friday, March 6th!
Monday, February 23, 2009
It's Still Snowing?!?!?!?!?
Just when we thought Spring was on it's way....wrong!
LA: We decided to put our story for the week on hold in order to review skills! We did a bit of that this morning, in addition to working on some poetry to display in our ELA!
HW: Finish ice-cream poems! We need helpers in our ELA at 8:00 tomorrow! Please consider helping us transform our ELA into an ice-cream parlor!! Also--we are still seeking donations for the I Love To Read Contest! If you can help out, please return your bright green paper as soon as possible.
Math: Awesome Area! Today we worked with area and formulas for rectangles! We started our very own "cheat sheets" that we will keep adding to!
HW: Journal pages, math boxes 8.4, 8.5 and study link 8.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Growing up is fun! Today we talked about all the stages of life that we are going and will go through in our life times!
HW: Worksheet (front and back) in addition to ch.2 lesson 3 lesson check up 1-5 is due tomorrow.
Don't Forget:
This is the last week to bring in pennies for our Pennies for Peace program!
LA: We decided to put our story for the week on hold in order to review skills! We did a bit of that this morning, in addition to working on some poetry to display in our ELA!
HW: Finish ice-cream poems! We need helpers in our ELA at 8:00 tomorrow! Please consider helping us transform our ELA into an ice-cream parlor!! Also--we are still seeking donations for the I Love To Read Contest! If you can help out, please return your bright green paper as soon as possible.
Math: Awesome Area! Today we worked with area and formulas for rectangles! We started our very own "cheat sheets" that we will keep adding to!
HW: Journal pages, math boxes 8.4, 8.5 and study link 8.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Growing up is fun! Today we talked about all the stages of life that we are going and will go through in our life times!
HW: Worksheet (front and back) in addition to ch.2 lesson 3 lesson check up 1-5 is due tomorrow.
Don't Forget:
This is the last week to bring in pennies for our Pennies for Peace program!
Friday, February 20, 2009
It's Friday!
What a wonderful Friday we've had!
LA: We got our usual assessments done today with time to spare. We are still working hard on getting poetry typed for our published books!
HW: Please consider coming to school on Tuesday at 8:00 to help us re-decorate our ELA into an ice cream parlor! Many hands make light work! :)
Math: We had math rotations today. We worked through a perimeter worksheet, played a game and completed some accelerated math pages!
HW: None
Health: Welcome Ms. Grannan's class. We had a great discussion today about changes that are happening in our lives. This discussion will take us up through next week's Growth and Development talk!
HW: None
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
LA: We got our usual assessments done today with time to spare. We are still working hard on getting poetry typed for our published books!
HW: Please consider coming to school on Tuesday at 8:00 to help us re-decorate our ELA into an ice cream parlor! Many hands make light work! :)
Math: We had math rotations today. We worked through a perimeter worksheet, played a game and completed some accelerated math pages!
HW: None
Health: Welcome Ms. Grannan's class. We had a great discussion today about changes that are happening in our lives. This discussion will take us up through next week's Growth and Development talk!
HW: None
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, Thursday!
What a Thursday!
LA: We had a fantastic morning! We squeezed in time for grammar and spelling practice! We also worked on more cursive practice.
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Please send in the bright green sheets for I Love To Read soon!
Math: Awesome area! We talked a bunch about area today...both with grids and length times width.
HW: Math box and study link 8.3 are due tomorrow. There was also another practice sheet that is due tomorrow.
Health: Today was the healthy food fair and Mrs. Suddarth's class last day!
HW: None--Have fun in Science!
LA: We had a fantastic morning! We squeezed in time for grammar and spelling practice! We also worked on more cursive practice.
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Please send in the bright green sheets for I Love To Read soon!
Math: Awesome area! We talked a bunch about area today...both with grids and length times width.
HW: Math box and study link 8.3 are due tomorrow. There was also another practice sheet that is due tomorrow.
Health: Today was the healthy food fair and Mrs. Suddarth's class last day!
HW: None--Have fun in Science!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Wet Wednesday!
What a wet Wednesday we're having! It might be white when we wake up...dress warmly!
LA: We had a great morning and got a lot done! We worked on more practice pages learning about rhyme scheme, a grammar page and took a chunk of time for ISTEP+ writing! We also had a special meeting about our I Love To Read plan for this year! Be sure to check out the information that came home today on the bright green paper!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Make sure you share the I Love To Read Letter.
Math: We had a lot of fun measuring kitchens today! What a great way to talk about perimeter!
HW: Math box and study link 8.1 are due tomorrow
Health: We finished up our food guide pyramids today! They look great!
HW: Healthy Food Fair is tomorrow.
LA: We had a great morning and got a lot done! We worked on more practice pages learning about rhyme scheme, a grammar page and took a chunk of time for ISTEP+ writing! We also had a special meeting about our I Love To Read plan for this year! Be sure to check out the information that came home today on the bright green paper!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Make sure you share the I Love To Read Letter.
Math: We had a lot of fun measuring kitchens today! What a great way to talk about perimeter!
HW: Math box and study link 8.1 are due tomorrow
Health: We finished up our food guide pyramids today! They look great!
HW: Healthy Food Fair is tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone had a delightful three day weekend! I know I enjoyed my time off yesterday!
It seems the flu bug just won't leave! With all the illnesses that we seem to be sharing, please make sure your child is doing everything they can to stay healthy! Washing hands and dressing appropriately for recess are musts! We are also dangerously low on tissues and Clorox wipes if you can spare any!
LA: We had a very busy Tuesday morning in LA today! We had to cram a bunch of stuff in a little amount of time. We took our spelling pre-test, introduced our new story, Adelina's Whales, and started to learn about possessive pronouns.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. There is no home school connection portion this week...however, there is an extra sheet that should be attached to the front F/F page that is also due Friday.
Math: Onto Unit 8 today! We began talking about perimeter and area. We also learned the difference between rough sketch drawings and scale drawings by architects! We spent quite a bit of time measuring the perimeter of our classroom as well.
HW: Journal page 238, math box 8.2 and study link 7.11 are all due tomorrow.
Health: We used our class time today working on our food guide pyramids.
HW: Bring in pictures of food for your F.G.P. Healthy Food Fair is on Thursday!
Don't forget we are still collecting Pennies for the Pennies for Peace project!
Planning a trip to the pet store??? Dr. Pepper is in need of bedding! He can use anything acceptable for chinchillas!
It seems the flu bug just won't leave! With all the illnesses that we seem to be sharing, please make sure your child is doing everything they can to stay healthy! Washing hands and dressing appropriately for recess are musts! We are also dangerously low on tissues and Clorox wipes if you can spare any!
LA: We had a very busy Tuesday morning in LA today! We had to cram a bunch of stuff in a little amount of time. We took our spelling pre-test, introduced our new story, Adelina's Whales, and started to learn about possessive pronouns.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. There is no home school connection portion this week...however, there is an extra sheet that should be attached to the front F/F page that is also due Friday.
Math: Onto Unit 8 today! We began talking about perimeter and area. We also learned the difference between rough sketch drawings and scale drawings by architects! We spent quite a bit of time measuring the perimeter of our classroom as well.
HW: Journal page 238, math box 8.2 and study link 7.11 are all due tomorrow.
Health: We used our class time today working on our food guide pyramids.
HW: Bring in pictures of food for your F.G.P. Healthy Food Fair is on Thursday!
Don't forget we are still collecting Pennies for the Pennies for Peace project!
Planning a trip to the pet store??? Dr. Pepper is in need of bedding! He can use anything acceptable for chinchillas!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Singing In The Foyer, Valentines...What More Could We Ask For?
What a day! We had a fantastic Friday the 13th!
LA: We got our usual assessments out of the way, still found time to finish up reciting poetry and then working on more typing! It was a busy morning.
HW: Play A Good Book is just around the corner! What kind of progress have you made?
Math: Today we rotated through some centers, reviewing important math skills, and having some fun!
HW: None
Health: Today was the chapter 4 test! We squeezed a wee little bit of time to work on 3 D Food Guide Pyramids and are anxious to continue working on them Tuesday!
Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
LA: We got our usual assessments out of the way, still found time to finish up reciting poetry and then working on more typing! It was a busy morning.
HW: Play A Good Book is just around the corner! What kind of progress have you made?
Math: Today we rotated through some centers, reviewing important math skills, and having some fun!
HW: None
Health: Today was the chapter 4 test! We squeezed a wee little bit of time to work on 3 D Food Guide Pyramids and are anxious to continue working on them Tuesday!
Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
It Was A Thoughtful Thursday...
And we got a lot done!
LA: Today was another short one, with double specials. We finished up our Vocabulary Vine words today! Hooray! We also did some work with our spelling words and took some time to polish up poetry!
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow!
Math: One last day of fractions! Hopefully, we boosted up some of our scores with the pop-quiz today! It seemed to go much better than some of our tests last week!
HW: None
Health: We played Jeopardy for review of chapter 4 today. The test will be given tomorrow. We are also planning on starting our 3-D food guide pyramids, so bring in your boxes.
HW: Test tomorrow!
Things to watch for tonight:
LA: Today was another short one, with double specials. We finished up our Vocabulary Vine words today! Hooray! We also did some work with our spelling words and took some time to polish up poetry!
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow!
Math: One last day of fractions! Hopefully, we boosted up some of our scores with the pop-quiz today! It seemed to go much better than some of our tests last week!
HW: None
Health: We played Jeopardy for review of chapter 4 today. The test will be given tomorrow. We are also planning on starting our 3-D food guide pyramids, so bring in your boxes.
HW: Test tomorrow!
Things to watch for tonight:
- The intermediate Growth and Development talk will be given at the end of the month. Please see the paper today that explains this! If you have any questions, I will be happy to chat with you!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
1/2 Way Through Our Week!
Don't forget the Read In is tonight!
LA: We had a fantastic morning learning about contractions in grammar, working with our reading buddies (If you received a note about costumes that you don't have, please let us know BEFORE you go out and purchase anything!), working on beautiful cursive and portrait poetry!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday.
Math: We learned to divide fractions today!
HW: Finish the fraction packet.
Health: We worked on the chapter 4 review today. 1-23 are due tomorrow.
HW: Chapter 4 test is Friday!
LA: We had a fantastic morning learning about contractions in grammar, working with our reading buddies (If you received a note about costumes that you don't have, please let us know BEFORE you go out and purchase anything!), working on beautiful cursive and portrait poetry!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday.
Math: We learned to divide fractions today!
HW: Finish the fraction packet.
Health: We worked on the chapter 4 review today. 1-23 are due tomorrow.
HW: Chapter 4 test is Friday!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Good Morning Sleepy Heads!
It never ceases to amaze us how tired everyone still looks after sleeping in!
LA: We had just enough time to sit down, stand up, get in line and go to music!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday! Don't forget that cursive spelling is due tomorrow, along with the clerihew poems and alliteration papers.
Math: More fraction practice! We did quite a few more problems on the board and more practice sheets on changing improper fractions to mixed numbers, vice versa, and adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
HW: Finish the first three pages in the new packet.
Health: We reviewed the lesson that students read yesterday and talked about the importance of nutritional information and ingredients. We also learned about ways to keep our selves from getting food poisoning and keeping our cooking areas clean and sanitary.
HW: 7 sentences using vocabulary words are due tomorrow. The chapter 4 test will be given on Friday. Don't forget to get your quiz signed. Bring in boxes for your 3-D food guide pyramid.
Don't forget the PTO Read In is tomorrow night!
LA: We had just enough time to sit down, stand up, get in line and go to music!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday! Don't forget that cursive spelling is due tomorrow, along with the clerihew poems and alliteration papers.
Math: More fraction practice! We did quite a few more problems on the board and more practice sheets on changing improper fractions to mixed numbers, vice versa, and adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
HW: Finish the first three pages in the new packet.
Health: We reviewed the lesson that students read yesterday and talked about the importance of nutritional information and ingredients. We also learned about ways to keep our selves from getting food poisoning and keeping our cooking areas clean and sanitary.
HW: 7 sentences using vocabulary words are due tomorrow. The chapter 4 test will be given on Friday. Don't forget to get your quiz signed. Bring in boxes for your 3-D food guide pyramid.
Don't forget the PTO Read In is tomorrow night!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Just Another Manic Monday...
1...2...3...Go! We're off to another great start!
LA: Today was the start of another story in unit 4! This week, we are reading a Time For Kids, all about energy! This non-fiction story gives us lots of great information! With the story this week, we are learning about persuasion, working with word definitions and spelling words with special vowel sounds! Our spelling pre-tests went much better this morning than this time last week! :) We also spent time typing up our poetry in computer lab. In addition to reviewing the poetry we already have created, we added a new type today: Clerihews! Alliteration was also reviewed during writing time!
HW: Clerihew poem, alliteration paper and cursive spelling words are all due Wednesday! (I'll only have time to say "Hello and go to Gym," tomorrow. Fluency and flow is due Friday. We've shaken things up a bit this week...there is no Home and School Connection! Depending on where your child goes for Vocabulary Vine depends on the homework they are doing in addition to their questions! Some have a drawing conclusions/inferences sheet, others have a Latin/Greek word root sheet. Also--please double check the comprehension questions...many are being completed in incomplete sentences and we are past that! Last call for book orders!
Math: Fraction Floor Fun! We spent the entire day reviewing fraction concepts on the floor with white boards today! We also learned about adding fractions with unlike denominators and not using pictures! :) Be sure to share about common denominators!
HW: None!
Health: One more time! After taking a good long look at the quizzes this weekend, they just weren't that great! Today, the students had the opportunity to go back over them with their books this time and correct them! From the ones I saw being turned in, they look much better.
HW: Read pages 128-131. Lesson Check Up 1-3, must be written in complete sentences!
Don't forget:
LA: Today was the start of another story in unit 4! This week, we are reading a Time For Kids, all about energy! This non-fiction story gives us lots of great information! With the story this week, we are learning about persuasion, working with word definitions and spelling words with special vowel sounds! Our spelling pre-tests went much better this morning than this time last week! :) We also spent time typing up our poetry in computer lab. In addition to reviewing the poetry we already have created, we added a new type today: Clerihews! Alliteration was also reviewed during writing time!
HW: Clerihew poem, alliteration paper and cursive spelling words are all due Wednesday! (I'll only have time to say "Hello and go to Gym," tomorrow. Fluency and flow is due Friday. We've shaken things up a bit this week...there is no Home and School Connection! Depending on where your child goes for Vocabulary Vine depends on the homework they are doing in addition to their questions! Some have a drawing conclusions/inferences sheet, others have a Latin/Greek word root sheet. Also--please double check the comprehension questions...many are being completed in incomplete sentences and we are past that! Last call for book orders!
Math: Fraction Floor Fun! We spent the entire day reviewing fraction concepts on the floor with white boards today! We also learned about adding fractions with unlike denominators and not using pictures! :) Be sure to share about common denominators!
HW: None!
Health: One more time! After taking a good long look at the quizzes this weekend, they just weren't that great! Today, the students had the opportunity to go back over them with their books this time and correct them! From the ones I saw being turned in, they look much better.
HW: Read pages 128-131. Lesson Check Up 1-3, must be written in complete sentences!
Don't forget:
- Tomorrow is a PBA day! Sleep In--See you at 10:10!
- Wednesday is the PTO sponsored Read In! Plan to bring the family and enjoy some good books and fun activities!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Fun Friday!
We had a great Friday, and not only because we got to go outside for recess!
LA: Today was our normal assessment day! We also had a chance to work on more poetry.
HW: Don't forget the Play A Good Book project is due March 6th...that's just one month from today! It's not to early to start! Book orders are due on Monday!
Math: We had some test takers finish up today, while the rest of us circulated around 3 stations. We had extra fraction practice at two of these stops and math games at the third!
HW: None
Health: Today was the chapter 4, lessons 1 & 2 quiz.
HW: None
Mark Your Calendars:
LA: Today was our normal assessment day! We also had a chance to work on more poetry.
HW: Don't forget the Play A Good Book project is due March 6th...that's just one month from today! It's not to early to start! Book orders are due on Monday!
Math: We had some test takers finish up today, while the rest of us circulated around 3 stations. We had extra fraction practice at two of these stops and math games at the third!
HW: None
Health: Today was the chapter 4, lessons 1 & 2 quiz.
HW: None
Mark Your Calendars:
- Tuesday, 2/10 is PBA day--enjoy sleeping in--see you at 10:10!
- Wednesday, 2/11 is the PTO Family Read In! Check out the paper that came home today about this great event!
- Monday, 2/16 is President's Day--No School!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Just Another Thursday...
But it was a great one!
LA: We learned about 3 new words in Vocabulary Vine this morning, did some more work with pronouns and continued working on our our Where Are You From? poem! It was a quick one, but we got a lot done!
HW: Don't forget, fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Book orders are due Monday--now's the time to stock up for the I Love To Read Challenge in March!
Math: We did a lengthy review today before our test. Most students finished, the rest will complete the test tomorrow.
HW: None
Health: More about the Food Guide Pyramid today! It seems like we need some work on making healthy choices for snacks! :)
HW: 3 day menu is due tomorrow, we are also having a quiz tomorrow over the first two lessons in chapter 4.
Happy Birthday Liam!
LA: We learned about 3 new words in Vocabulary Vine this morning, did some more work with pronouns and continued working on our our Where Are You From? poem! It was a quick one, but we got a lot done!
HW: Don't forget, fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Book orders are due Monday--now's the time to stock up for the I Love To Read Challenge in March!
Math: We did a lengthy review today before our test. Most students finished, the rest will complete the test tomorrow.
HW: None
Health: More about the Food Guide Pyramid today! It seems like we need some work on making healthy choices for snacks! :)
HW: 3 day menu is due tomorrow, we are also having a quiz tomorrow over the first two lessons in chapter 4.
Happy Birthday Liam!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
And The Winners Are...
Trenton Law and Liam Gilroy! Congratulations to our Science Expo winners! Trenton will be going on to Notre Dame and Liam is one of the alternates! I've very proud of every student for their hard work on this big project!
LA: Today was a busy morning! We sorted spelling words (which are proving to be quite tricky for us this week!), spent time with our reading buddies, took the poetry quiz, and started a special new poem! We also took a break to visit the Science Expo!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday!
Math: We continued work on our fraction packet tomorrow. We are going to go over it tomorrow and hopefully at least begin our test, otherwise it will be given on Friday.
HW: Study for the test and finish the fraction packet.
Health: We had a great time learning about the food guide pyramid today! We read important information and also filled out a chart that will come in handy when it's time for the test.
HW: Finish the lesson check up, 1-4 (complete sentences) and study for the quiz which will be given on Friday-from the first 2 lessons.
LA: Today was a busy morning! We sorted spelling words (which are proving to be quite tricky for us this week!), spent time with our reading buddies, took the poetry quiz, and started a special new poem! We also took a break to visit the Science Expo!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday!
Math: We continued work on our fraction packet tomorrow. We are going to go over it tomorrow and hopefully at least begin our test, otherwise it will be given on Friday.
HW: Study for the test and finish the fraction packet.
Health: We had a great time learning about the food guide pyramid today! We read important information and also filled out a chart that will come in handy when it's time for the test.
HW: Finish the lesson check up, 1-4 (complete sentences) and study for the quiz which will be given on Friday-from the first 2 lessons.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Mother Nature Is Tricky...
Please come prepared for outdoor recess...which means boots, snow pants, gloves, hats and warm jackets! Even though the sun is shining, we learned today, it's not all that warm...or dry!
LA: We had a very quick LA block today because of double specials. We squeezed in some Vocabulary Vine time, grammar practice-learning about reflexive pronouns and also more about drawing conclusions. We introduced onomatopoeia today and did some practice sentences.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Onomatopoeia sentences are due tomorrow. We are also having a poetry quiz tomorrow.
Math: Fractions, Fractions, Fractions! We worked on a fraction packet today, reviewing important skills from this unit. It worked out well that during this time, I was able to visit small groups and individuals to give help where needed on certain skills!
HW: Unit 7 test is on Thursday.
Health: No health today--we finished up science expo presentations! I'm very impressed with the amount of work that went into making such awesome projects. It appears that a lot of learning took place!
HW: None
Don't forget we are collecting Pennies for Peace!
Please make arrangements to pick up your Science Expo project by 5:00 tomorrow evening!
LA: We had a very quick LA block today because of double specials. We squeezed in some Vocabulary Vine time, grammar practice-learning about reflexive pronouns and also more about drawing conclusions. We introduced onomatopoeia today and did some practice sentences.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Onomatopoeia sentences are due tomorrow. We are also having a poetry quiz tomorrow.
Math: Fractions, Fractions, Fractions! We worked on a fraction packet today, reviewing important skills from this unit. It worked out well that during this time, I was able to visit small groups and individuals to give help where needed on certain skills!
HW: Unit 7 test is on Thursday.
Health: No health today--we finished up science expo presentations! I'm very impressed with the amount of work that went into making such awesome projects. It appears that a lot of learning took place!
HW: None
Don't forget we are collecting Pennies for Peace!
Please make arrangements to pick up your Science Expo project by 5:00 tomorrow evening!
Monday, February 2, 2009
6 More Weeks Of Winter?!?!?!? Are Ya Kiddin' Me?
Can we really take 6 more weeks on winter? I may have to have a word with that groundhog...
LA: This week we are reading The Blind Hunter which is about a blind man who lives in a small village. We are continuing to work on drawing conclusions for our comprehension skill. We are also going to be working on word families and plural patterns in spelling. Our pretest gave quite a few of us trouble today...make sure you study well before Friday's test! We also started learning about subject and object pronouns today.
In computer lab, we researched poems that we can recite starting next Monday. Each student was responsible for finding a poem that they liked, printing it out and memorizing it by their presentation date next week. Here is our schedule (Picked at random)
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, spelling test will also be given on that day! Free verse poems are due tomorrow as well as your cursive spelling words.
Math: More probability today! We spent time working on more experiments to learn about probability. The unit 7 test will be Thursday!
HW: Finish page 225
Health: No health today! We stayed in home room classes to start to present Science Expo! All 11 presenters did an excellent job! Our room 25 scientists taught me A LOT today! I can't wait to hear the other presenters tomorrow! Don't forget to come visit Science Expo on Wednesday from 3:00-5:00. Please arrange a way to get your child's project home on Wednesday. You can take it whenever you come visit the Expo! Please do not leave it here!
Happy Birthday John O.!
LA: This week we are reading The Blind Hunter which is about a blind man who lives in a small village. We are continuing to work on drawing conclusions for our comprehension skill. We are also going to be working on word families and plural patterns in spelling. Our pretest gave quite a few of us trouble today...make sure you study well before Friday's test! We also started learning about subject and object pronouns today.
In computer lab, we researched poems that we can recite starting next Monday. Each student was responsible for finding a poem that they liked, printing it out and memorizing it by their presentation date next week. Here is our schedule (Picked at random)
- Tuesday: Zoe, Reem, Chase, Trenton, Connor
- Wednesday: Chris, Tyler, Abi, Katie, Patrick
- Thursday: Lucas, Payton, Stephen, Ryan, Sophia
- Friday: James, Sarah, Austin, Christopher, Tanner, Liam, Rachel
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, spelling test will also be given on that day! Free verse poems are due tomorrow as well as your cursive spelling words.
Math: More probability today! We spent time working on more experiments to learn about probability. The unit 7 test will be Thursday!
HW: Finish page 225
Health: No health today! We stayed in home room classes to start to present Science Expo! All 11 presenters did an excellent job! Our room 25 scientists taught me A LOT today! I can't wait to hear the other presenters tomorrow! Don't forget to come visit Science Expo on Wednesday from 3:00-5:00. Please arrange a way to get your child's project home on Wednesday. You can take it whenever you come visit the Expo! Please do not leave it here!
Happy Birthday John O.!
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