Wow! What a hard-working, test intensive week...and we survived! I'm very proud of all the students and watching them put forth their personal best on each test! It's a good feeling to be done for the year!
LA: We were in LA groups all day because of our last ISTEP+ tests. We had one this morning, one during our usual math time and one again this afternoon. We also completed another graphic organizer for our novel study, The Sign Of The Beaver, for chapters 3 & 4. In addition, we started to explore some of the vocabulary words that we are going to be learning about.
HW: There is a comprehension check (quiz) over chapters 1-4 for our novel study due tomorrow. Also-the literary terms are due tomorrow...please note...all spaces on the literary form charts WILL NOT be filled up until we reach the end of the novel. Please don't stress!
No Math or Health today.
Don't forget your $1.00 and gum tomorrow--all donations will go towards the Silver Mile.
Welcome to the 11 ducklings that are now living in the court yard! They are so fun to watch waddling around.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
What A Wednesday!
Wow! Just when we thought the clouds would break, we were inside again! Bummer!
LA: Today we took our last English/LA ISTEP+ test. This was another long one. We just have one more day of testing and we are done with ISTEP+ for the year. Hooray! We also had reading buddies and worked in our novel study today. As a group, we were able to read chapters 3 &4, go over literary terms and also fill in our comprehension chart for chapters 1 & 2. Literary terms are due on Friday, class time was given to get these done.
HW: One more night of going to bed in plenty of time and eating a healthy breakfast. We have three more tests tomorrow.
Math: Today we spent the day continuing to go over volume of various geometric shapes.
HW: Math boxes 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5. Most students completed this in the 35 minutes given in class.
Health: No health today due to Art Smart. Special thanks to Mrs. Demel for presenting "Girl Before A Mirror" by Pablo Picasso, the self portraits look awesome. Thanks to our helpers, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Meyer, & Mrs. Iapalucci.
HW: Ms. Grannan's class has a quiz on chapter 6, lessons 1 & 2 on Friday.
Don't forget:
We will be in LA groups all day tomorrow due to ISTEP+ testing.
LA: Today we took our last English/LA ISTEP+ test. This was another long one. We just have one more day of testing and we are done with ISTEP+ for the year. Hooray! We also had reading buddies and worked in our novel study today. As a group, we were able to read chapters 3 &4, go over literary terms and also fill in our comprehension chart for chapters 1 & 2. Literary terms are due on Friday, class time was given to get these done.
HW: One more night of going to bed in plenty of time and eating a healthy breakfast. We have three more tests tomorrow.
Math: Today we spent the day continuing to go over volume of various geometric shapes.
HW: Math boxes 11.3, 11.4 and 11.5. Most students completed this in the 35 minutes given in class.
Health: No health today due to Art Smart. Special thanks to Mrs. Demel for presenting "Girl Before A Mirror" by Pablo Picasso, the self portraits look awesome. Thanks to our helpers, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Meyer, & Mrs. Iapalucci.
HW: Ms. Grannan's class has a quiz on chapter 6, lessons 1 & 2 on Friday.
Don't forget:
We will be in LA groups all day tomorrow due to ISTEP+ testing.
Monday, April 27, 2009
ISTEP+-Here We Go Again!
Another fun filled day!
LA: It was an odd sort of day with ISTEP+ testing back again. We had three tests today, all about Math. The students seemed MUCH more at ease this round, thankfully! We also started our novel study today, The Sign of the Beaver. We had a great time reading the first two chapters, highlighting our books (that's right, highlighting right on the pages...with permission, even!) and searching for examples of all sorts of literary elements. We discussed and found examples of things like similes, metaphors, colloquialism, imagery, suspense, tone, and flashbacks! Who knew there was so much to take note of in 2 short chapters! Wow! It is expected that your child has this book with them everyday until we are finished.
HW: Rest up for ISTEP+ testing tomorrow...just one test on Tuesday. Also-finish writing literary examples on the charts for our novel study. The final novel study packet and tic-tac-toe items are all due on May 15th. While ample class time will be given to accomplish these tasks, some work may have to be brought home to complete.
Math: No math today due to ISTEP+ testing-see you tomorrow.
Health: Welcome Ms. Grannan's Class, it's good to have you back! Today, we jumped right into chapter 6, lesson 1. We talked a lot about the differences between prescription and over the counter drugs. We also discussed in detail why it's important to take your own prescriptions, not those of family members or friends.
HW: Finish chapter 6, lesson check up 1-4. These answers must be written in cursive and be in complete sentences. (Most students finished this in class!)
Don't forget:
ISTEP+ will be given every day until Thursday. It's very important that if you child is healthy, they are at school. This will reduce the stress of having to reschedule make ups and taking your child out of class at a later date.
LA: It was an odd sort of day with ISTEP+ testing back again. We had three tests today, all about Math. The students seemed MUCH more at ease this round, thankfully! We also started our novel study today, The Sign of the Beaver. We had a great time reading the first two chapters, highlighting our books (that's right, highlighting right on the pages...with permission, even!) and searching for examples of all sorts of literary elements. We discussed and found examples of things like similes, metaphors, colloquialism, imagery, suspense, tone, and flashbacks! Who knew there was so much to take note of in 2 short chapters! Wow! It is expected that your child has this book with them everyday until we are finished.
HW: Rest up for ISTEP+ testing tomorrow...just one test on Tuesday. Also-finish writing literary examples on the charts for our novel study. The final novel study packet and tic-tac-toe items are all due on May 15th. While ample class time will be given to accomplish these tasks, some work may have to be brought home to complete.
Math: No math today due to ISTEP+ testing-see you tomorrow.
Health: Welcome Ms. Grannan's Class, it's good to have you back! Today, we jumped right into chapter 6, lesson 1. We talked a lot about the differences between prescription and over the counter drugs. We also discussed in detail why it's important to take your own prescriptions, not those of family members or friends.
HW: Finish chapter 6, lesson check up 1-4. These answers must be written in cursive and be in complete sentences. (Most students finished this in class!)
Don't forget:
ISTEP+ will be given every day until Thursday. It's very important that if you child is healthy, they are at school. This will reduce the stress of having to reschedule make ups and taking your child out of class at a later date.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Is The Weather Here To Stay This Time???
We sure hope so!
LA: Way to go reading buddies. You did a FANTASTIC job at the play last night. I'm very proud of all of you! Today was a quick morning, but a lot got accomplished. We had our next set of words in Vocabulary Vine, worked through a practice page about ways to spell the /el/ sound and also worked through another grammar page, following more rules on better, best, worse and worst.
HW: Vocabulary Vine quiz tomorrow, spelling test and other assessments as usual tomorrow and don't forget fluency and flow is also due.
Math: We completed some explorations today. We were able to construct a cylinder, a cube and a pyramid. This really helped the visual group see just where each face, edge, base and vertex were.
HW: None-note, we will not be having math tomorrow or Monday.
Health: Today we had a competitive game of Review Jeopardy! I was very impressed by how ready all the students seem for tomorrow's test.
HW: Study for the chapter 5 text which will be given tomorrow.
Don't forget: ISTEP+ will be given Monday through Thursday of next week! If you know your child is going to be gone any part of any day, please let me know as soon as possible. Our make up time window is tight with the other testing and end of the year coming quickly.
LA: Way to go reading buddies. You did a FANTASTIC job at the play last night. I'm very proud of all of you! Today was a quick morning, but a lot got accomplished. We had our next set of words in Vocabulary Vine, worked through a practice page about ways to spell the /el/ sound and also worked through another grammar page, following more rules on better, best, worse and worst.
HW: Vocabulary Vine quiz tomorrow, spelling test and other assessments as usual tomorrow and don't forget fluency and flow is also due.
Math: We completed some explorations today. We were able to construct a cylinder, a cube and a pyramid. This really helped the visual group see just where each face, edge, base and vertex were.
HW: None-note, we will not be having math tomorrow or Monday.
Health: Today we had a competitive game of Review Jeopardy! I was very impressed by how ready all the students seem for tomorrow's test.
HW: Study for the chapter 5 text which will be given tomorrow.
Don't forget: ISTEP+ will be given Monday through Thursday of next week! If you know your child is going to be gone any part of any day, please let me know as soon as possible. Our make up time window is tight with the other testing and end of the year coming quickly.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Finally...Outdoor Recess! Yahoo!
It was nice to see the playground again today, after two rainy days and indoor recess. It always feels good to get out and run around!
LA: We had MAP Reading testing first thing this morning. We also had our dress rehearsal for our play that will be performed tonight at 6:00. We learned more about context clues and more on figurative language as well as sharing more in our read aloud. Be sure to check out your child's published books...they came in and look fantastic!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Don't forget cast members: You should be here at 5:30 tonight and down in room 5, next to Mrs. McGann's room!
Math: We started unit 11 today. It's all about geometric solids, volume and capacity. It was fun to jog our memories and rediscover geometric solids and their attributes.
HW: Math box 11.1, 11.2 and study link 11.2
Content: Welcome Mr. Lovett. It was great to have our "PHM Energy Man" come visit and talk to us about how to save electricity and where it all comes from. Check out the cool light bulbs he gave us!
HW: Mrs. Suddarth's class, don't forget the chapter 5 test is on Friday.
LA: We had MAP Reading testing first thing this morning. We also had our dress rehearsal for our play that will be performed tonight at 6:00. We learned more about context clues and more on figurative language as well as sharing more in our read aloud. Be sure to check out your child's published books...they came in and look fantastic!
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Don't forget cast members: You should be here at 5:30 tonight and down in room 5, next to Mrs. McGann's room!
Math: We started unit 11 today. It's all about geometric solids, volume and capacity. It was fun to jog our memories and rediscover geometric solids and their attributes.
HW: Math box 11.1, 11.2 and study link 11.2
Content: Welcome Mr. Lovett. It was great to have our "PHM Energy Man" come visit and talk to us about how to save electricity and where it all comes from. Check out the cool light bulbs he gave us!
HW: Mrs. Suddarth's class, don't forget the chapter 5 test is on Friday.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
What An Exciting Day!
Wow...it was a rather exciting day here at Northpoint. I quickly found out, my kids aren't great at knowing I have a secret that they don't know about...it was fun to watch them wonder all day! Be sure to ask them what my secret was...
LA: We had a super busy and quick morning today. We made time or morning work, two practice pages, working with our vocab words and cause and effect and then were off to reading buddies until Gym.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Don't forget cast members...tomorrow is the big day! We will be performing for our peers in the morning and our parents at 6:00.
Math: Today was the unit 10 test.
HW: None
Health: We went over chapter 5, lesson 5 today as a whole group. We also completed a worksheet with vocabulary words for review. Students worked on the chapter review to help prepare them for the chapter 5 test which will be given on Friday.
HW: I will not see them tomorrow because of a special presentation by Mr. Lovett for Earth Day. Chapter review, 1-25 answer only and 26-30 in complete sentences are due on Thursday. The chapter 5 test will be given on Friday, our last day of health.
Don't forget:
Silver Mile registrations are due tomorrow! Be sure to join this fun event!
LA: We had a super busy and quick morning today. We made time or morning work, two practice pages, working with our vocab words and cause and effect and then were off to reading buddies until Gym.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday. Don't forget cast members...tomorrow is the big day! We will be performing for our peers in the morning and our parents at 6:00.
Math: Today was the unit 10 test.
HW: None
Health: We went over chapter 5, lesson 5 today as a whole group. We also completed a worksheet with vocabulary words for review. Students worked on the chapter review to help prepare them for the chapter 5 test which will be given on Friday.
HW: I will not see them tomorrow because of a special presentation by Mr. Lovett for Earth Day. Chapter review, 1-25 answer only and 26-30 in complete sentences are due on Thursday. The chapter 5 test will be given on Friday, our last day of health.
Don't forget:
Silver Mile registrations are due tomorrow! Be sure to join this fun event!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Another Monday...And A Dreary One At That!
Where's that sunshine from last week?
LA: We started a new story today, Wild Horses. With our new reading, we are going to be learning more about adjectives that compare, cause and effect, spelling words with the final /el/ sounds, and making good use of our context clues. We also had a special reading buddies today to continue to practice for our play.
HW: Don't forget the reading buddy play is Wednesday night, at 6:00. Cast members need to be here at 5:30 and report to Room 5 to get dressed. Fluency and flow, as well as normal assessments will be given on Friday. Be sure to check out agendas today...we added a lot of information in, from this week to the end of the year.
Math: Today we practiced for our unit 10 test, which will be given tomorrow. Please study!
HW: Study for the unit 10 test!
Health: Today, partners shared chapter 5, lesson 4 together. The chapter 5 test will be given on Friday, our last day of Health.
HW: Chapter 5, lesson 4 lesson check up, 1-5 is due tomorrow. Please remember this must be done in complete sentences and written in cursive.
LA: We started a new story today, Wild Horses. With our new reading, we are going to be learning more about adjectives that compare, cause and effect, spelling words with the final /el/ sounds, and making good use of our context clues. We also had a special reading buddies today to continue to practice for our play.
HW: Don't forget the reading buddy play is Wednesday night, at 6:00. Cast members need to be here at 5:30 and report to Room 5 to get dressed. Fluency and flow, as well as normal assessments will be given on Friday. Be sure to check out agendas today...we added a lot of information in, from this week to the end of the year.
Math: Today we practiced for our unit 10 test, which will be given tomorrow. Please study!
HW: Study for the unit 10 test!
Health: Today, partners shared chapter 5, lesson 4 together. The chapter 5 test will be given on Friday, our last day of Health.
HW: Chapter 5, lesson 4 lesson check up, 1-5 is due tomorrow. Please remember this must be done in complete sentences and written in cursive.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Another Week Gone...
Looking ahead, we have no other way to think but...hold on...it's coming fast! We have such a busy time ahead of us...please stay on top of things!
LA: We had our usual assessments this morning, squeezed in time for a game on comparative and superlative adjectives and enjoyed more of our read aloud. It was a great morning.
HW: Enjoy your weekend...don't forget, the wax museum will be here before you know it.
Math: We had centers today. We enjoyed working on adding and subtracting decimals on Study Island, working with more positive and negative numbers on a practice worksheet and playing a game called Credits and Debits.
HW: We're looking at the unit 10 test being Tuesday! This was a short unit!
Health: We didn't have content today because we had a very special guest! Skylar Diggins came and presented us with a wonderful chat about doing our best and how far it can take us! What a motivation!
HW: None
Some things that are coming us quick:
LA: We had our usual assessments this morning, squeezed in time for a game on comparative and superlative adjectives and enjoyed more of our read aloud. It was a great morning.
HW: Enjoy your weekend...don't forget, the wax museum will be here before you know it.
Math: We had centers today. We enjoyed working on adding and subtracting decimals on Study Island, working with more positive and negative numbers on a practice worksheet and playing a game called Credits and Debits.
HW: We're looking at the unit 10 test being Tuesday! This was a short unit!
Health: We didn't have content today because we had a very special guest! Skylar Diggins came and presented us with a wonderful chat about doing our best and how far it can take us! What a motivation!
HW: None
Some things that are coming us quick:
- My reading class has their next round of MAP testing (Reading) on Wednesday
- ISTEP+ round 2 will begin on Monday, April 27th.
- Friday, May 8th will be the last day to check out IMC books
- Tuesday, May 12th we are going to Connor Prairie
- Friday, May 15th, all IMC books will be due
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Sun Is Shinin'! Hooray!
We're keeping our fingers crossed that the sunshine is here to stay!
LA: It's amazing what we can get done in such a short amount of time! We got through vocabulary vine, 2 practice worksheets and a grammar page. We had a great time learning about adjectives that compare, including comparative and superlative adjectives, also adding commas into sentences after the initial greetings, following written directions and their importance and also the schwa sound an /er/ sound. Whew, we were busy!
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Don't forget the extra sheet that was attached to the back! The normal assessments will also be given.
Math: Today was all about positive and negative numbers. It was fun to learn about credits and debits and what it means when "you're in the hole!"
HW: Math box 10.5, 10.6 and study link 10.6 are due tomorrow
Health: Today was the quiz over sections 1-3 in chapter 5.
Go out and play today!
LA: It's amazing what we can get done in such a short amount of time! We got through vocabulary vine, 2 practice worksheets and a grammar page. We had a great time learning about adjectives that compare, including comparative and superlative adjectives, also adding commas into sentences after the initial greetings, following written directions and their importance and also the schwa sound an /er/ sound. Whew, we were busy!
HW: Fluency and flow is due tomorrow. Don't forget the extra sheet that was attached to the back! The normal assessments will also be given.
Math: Today was all about positive and negative numbers. It was fun to learn about credits and debits and what it means when "you're in the hole!"
HW: Math box 10.5, 10.6 and study link 10.6 are due tomorrow
Health: Today was the quiz over sections 1-3 in chapter 5.
Go out and play today!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
We're Back After An Internet Issue...
My apologies for not blogging yesterday, we were having a bit of an Internet issue...but we're back online and good to go!
LA: We had our MAP Math test first thing this morning. It was such a great feeling seeing the students take their time and do their best. These tests can be stressful...be sure to talk about personal best effort and test taking strategies at home. We also squeezed in time for reading buddies and centers before our day was done. The reading buddy play will be presented next Wednesday evening for parents...please plan to join us. In centers, we worked on a spelling page, working with context clues and reading our leveled readers that go with this story. It was a fantastic morning.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, our normal assessments will also be given.
Math: We practiced more with our transparent mirrors today, and also worked with lines of symmetry in pictures and the alphabet.
HW: Math boxes 10.3, 10.4 and study links 10.3 and 10.4 are due tomorrow. Most students finished their packets in class, but just in case, we will also be going over these tomorrow as well.
Health: We spent a lot of time talking about just what our bodies do to protect us from infections and diseases today. We had a great discussion about our immune system and antibodies that our body is able to create to help keep us healthy.
HW: Quiz over sections 1-3 in chapter 5 will be given tomorrow.
LA: We had our MAP Math test first thing this morning. It was such a great feeling seeing the students take their time and do their best. These tests can be stressful...be sure to talk about personal best effort and test taking strategies at home. We also squeezed in time for reading buddies and centers before our day was done. The reading buddy play will be presented next Wednesday evening for parents...please plan to join us. In centers, we worked on a spelling page, working with context clues and reading our leveled readers that go with this story. It was a fantastic morning.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, our normal assessments will also be given.
Math: We practiced more with our transparent mirrors today, and also worked with lines of symmetry in pictures and the alphabet.
HW: Math boxes 10.3, 10.4 and study links 10.3 and 10.4 are due tomorrow. Most students finished their packets in class, but just in case, we will also be going over these tomorrow as well.
Health: We spent a lot of time talking about just what our bodies do to protect us from infections and diseases today. We had a great discussion about our immune system and antibodies that our body is able to create to help keep us healthy.
HW: Quiz over sections 1-3 in chapter 5 will be given tomorrow.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Welcome Back!
All these tanned faces! I'm jealous! I hope everyone had a delightful Spring Break, are well rested and ready to jump right back into the swing of things.
We have some very busy weeks coming up! Please make sure you know when your child's testing happens...there were papers sent home right before Spring Break with our schedules on them! Please take careful note, there's a lot going on!
LA: We had a fantastic and very busy morning! We got a lot done, especially since we didn't have computer lab today due to MAP testing! We introduced our new story, Me and Uncle Romie. With this story, we are learning more about context clues, realistic genre, and more adjectives that compare. We also had a great time writing about our Spring Break vacations.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, along with the spelling test. Also-our MATH MAP testing will be taken on Wednesday. We will take this as a LA class.
Math: We introduced transparent mirrors today. The students had a fantastic time exploring and experimenting different ways to make them work. Be sure to check out their clown art work that we created using these fun new mirrors.
HW: Journal page 292 is due tomorrow, as well as math box and study link 10.1
Health: Welcome Mrs. Suddarth's class! We had a great time talking about infectious and non infectious diseases.
HW: Chapter 5 lesson check up, 1-4, must be done in cursive complete sentences
Things to watch for tonight:
We have some very busy weeks coming up! Please make sure you know when your child's testing happens...there were papers sent home right before Spring Break with our schedules on them! Please take careful note, there's a lot going on!
LA: We had a fantastic and very busy morning! We got a lot done, especially since we didn't have computer lab today due to MAP testing! We introduced our new story, Me and Uncle Romie. With this story, we are learning more about context clues, realistic genre, and more adjectives that compare. We also had a great time writing about our Spring Break vacations.
HW: Fluency and flow is due Friday, along with the spelling test. Also-our MATH MAP testing will be taken on Wednesday. We will take this as a LA class.
Math: We introduced transparent mirrors today. The students had a fantastic time exploring and experimenting different ways to make them work. Be sure to check out their clown art work that we created using these fun new mirrors.
HW: Journal page 292 is due tomorrow, as well as math box and study link 10.1
Health: Welcome Mrs. Suddarth's class! We had a great time talking about infectious and non infectious diseases.
HW: Chapter 5 lesson check up, 1-4, must be done in cursive complete sentences
Things to watch for tonight:
- Silver Mile t-shirt order forms
- Summer Kids' Club sign ups
- Learn to Swim at Penn High School sign ups
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Last Full Day This Week!
And what a day it was!
LA: We accomplished so much this morning, I'm so proud of my LA group! We had time for reading buddies, spelling, practice pages, writing, leveled books and even some discussion about our I Love To Read celebration on Friday! Whew!
HW: 15 sentence portrait essays are due tomorrow. Please watch for the bright colored paper that tells you what team your child is on for Friday's Banana Split Celebration! If they would like to participate, please send in the appropriate item on Friday.
Math: Today was the Unit 9 test!
HW: None
Health: We took a break from content today and watched a movie as our Pennies for Peace reward! We had a great time!
Don't forget:
LA: We accomplished so much this morning, I'm so proud of my LA group! We had time for reading buddies, spelling, practice pages, writing, leveled books and even some discussion about our I Love To Read celebration on Friday! Whew!
HW: 15 sentence portrait essays are due tomorrow. Please watch for the bright colored paper that tells you what team your child is on for Friday's Banana Split Celebration! If they would like to participate, please send in the appropriate item on Friday.
Math: Today was the Unit 9 test!
HW: None
Health: We took a break from content today and watched a movie as our Pennies for Peace reward! We had a great time!
Don't forget:
- We have early dismissal the next two days
- Parent teacher conferences will be hosted tomorrow afternoon and evening!
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