We had a great day here at Northpoint!
LA: We continued on in our novel study again this morning. It's great now that we all have books to follow along in. We spent some time talking about similes and colloquialism and reviewing what those terms mean. We got through chapter 6 and are looking forward to making fortune cookies on Monday morning.
HW: Chapter 6 comprehension questions are due first thing Monday morning. I will also be looking for completed vocabulary words (there were 8 of them) and grammar sheet to be done as well. Don't forget that page 14 for our published books is due on Tuesday.
Math: We had our unit 8 test today. I'm looking forward to seeing great scores this weekend as I grade them.
HW: None
Social Studies: We finished up our act-it-outs for this chapter, learning about the settlement of Plymouth.
HW: Advertisements for the settlements are due on Wednesday!
Don't forget that Science Expo is due on Monday!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, Thursday!
We had a busy, busy day today!
LA: We took a time out from our novel study today to catch up on some things. We'll be jumping right back into it tomorrow...with our books! Hooray!
HW: Published book page 14 is due on Tuesday.
Math: We spent time today working on our practice test! It was a great review for tomorrow's test!
HW: Unit 8 test is tomorrow! Come to class ready to ask any questions that you may have before the test.
Social Studies: We've been having a lot of fun performing our "Act it outs" for the colonies of Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth.
HW: None
Don't forget Science Expo projects are due first thing Monday morning! Plan to join us at Science Expo from 3-5!
LA: We took a time out from our novel study today to catch up on some things. We'll be jumping right back into it tomorrow...with our books! Hooray!
HW: Published book page 14 is due on Tuesday.
Math: We spent time today working on our practice test! It was a great review for tomorrow's test!
HW: Unit 8 test is tomorrow! Come to class ready to ask any questions that you may have before the test.
Social Studies: We've been having a lot of fun performing our "Act it outs" for the colonies of Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth.
HW: None
Don't forget Science Expo projects are due first thing Monday morning! Plan to join us at Science Expo from 3-5!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Welcome Visitors!
Today was a great day at Northpoint! We all greatly enjoyed visiting with a couple of students from China that are here visiting! We discovered that in many ways we are alike, yet we are very different too. We were disappointed that we only had such a short time together.
LA: We started our novel study today, The Cricket In Times Square. Unfortunately, our books haven't come in yet so we are doing it whole class for the time being, and keeping our fingers crossed that we get the call from Barnes and Noble soon. We worked on chapters 1 & 2 today, along with spending quite a bit of time on the comprehension questions. We are really working hard on writing in COMPLETE SENTENCES, and using the questions as part of our answers. Nothing less than personal best will be accepted in this area from here on. We also spent some time with vocabulary words, scrounging, anxiously, niche, plucked, rummaged and subway as well. We even squeezed in some time for our Unit 3 test as well.
HW: Finish vocabulary words (write word in marker, look up definition, write down part of speech and put the definition in your own words) and grammar sheet on contractions is due tomorrow. Friday's assessments were passed out today. Please watch for parent signature stickers on those tests that received an N.
Math: We can officially go bargain shopping! Today was all about finding a percent of a whole number. We completed lots of examples together and discovered how easy it is to find out how much something is if it is 20%, etc. off the original price.
HW: Journal pages 281-283 and study link 8.9 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 6 today. It was fun to reflect on how life might be if we moved to another country and had to attend school there. We tied that in to how the explorers and people coming to the New World must have felt. We also started to talk about the colonies of Jamestown, Roanoke and Plymouth.
HW: Finish the page in your Interactive Student Notebook.
Don't forget tomorrow is Science Night at Northpoint! This is sure to be a great time!
LA: We started our novel study today, The Cricket In Times Square. Unfortunately, our books haven't come in yet so we are doing it whole class for the time being, and keeping our fingers crossed that we get the call from Barnes and Noble soon. We worked on chapters 1 & 2 today, along with spending quite a bit of time on the comprehension questions. We are really working hard on writing in COMPLETE SENTENCES, and using the questions as part of our answers. Nothing less than personal best will be accepted in this area from here on. We also spent some time with vocabulary words, scrounging, anxiously, niche, plucked, rummaged and subway as well. We even squeezed in some time for our Unit 3 test as well.
HW: Finish vocabulary words (write word in marker, look up definition, write down part of speech and put the definition in your own words) and grammar sheet on contractions is due tomorrow. Friday's assessments were passed out today. Please watch for parent signature stickers on those tests that received an N.
Math: We can officially go bargain shopping! Today was all about finding a percent of a whole number. We completed lots of examples together and discovered how easy it is to find out how much something is if it is 20%, etc. off the original price.
HW: Journal pages 281-283 and study link 8.9 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 6 today. It was fun to reflect on how life might be if we moved to another country and had to attend school there. We tied that in to how the explorers and people coming to the New World must have felt. We also started to talk about the colonies of Jamestown, Roanoke and Plymouth.
HW: Finish the page in your Interactive Student Notebook.
Don't forget tomorrow is Science Night at Northpoint! This is sure to be a great time!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
It's Almost Friday...
Sometimes these short weeks seem to last the longest! :)
LA: We jammed a lot of things into a little amount of time this morning. We worked on drawing conclusions and writing and reading newspaper articles today. We also continued to work on our published books.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow...page 9 is also due with a parent signature.
Math: We continued to work on multiplying fractions today...adding in multiplication of mixed numbers.
HW: Journal pages, math boxes and study links are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We spent some time reading from our books today in the "Reading Further" section. It was fun to learn about Spain and France's battle to claim what we know as Florida.
HW: Chapter 5 test is tomorrow
Don't forget tomorrow is "Freaky Hair Friday!" Please do not use hair paint.
LA: We jammed a lot of things into a little amount of time this morning. We worked on drawing conclusions and writing and reading newspaper articles today. We also continued to work on our published books.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow...page 9 is also due with a parent signature.
Math: We continued to work on multiplying fractions today...adding in multiplication of mixed numbers.
HW: Journal pages, math boxes and study links are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We spent some time reading from our books today in the "Reading Further" section. It was fun to learn about Spain and France's battle to claim what we know as Florida.
HW: Chapter 5 test is tomorrow
Don't forget tomorrow is "Freaky Hair Friday!" Please do not use hair paint.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, Wednesday!
We had a busy day today, and got a lot accomplished!
LA: We played catch up from our quick Tuesday of introducing the story and skills. Our story this week is Zathura, which is a science fiction. We also worked with our vocabulary words this week and sorted some spelling words as well. We enjoyed a visit to our reading buddies and continued to hammer away at our published books.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday-no summary this week! :) Page 9 of published books are due Friday as well...don't forget the parent signature. Be sure to check out the I Love To Read note that was sent home with our LA class today.
Math: We worked more with multiplying fractions today. Yesterday our focus was on finding a fraction of a fraction and we continued with that today as well.
HW: Journal pages, math box, study link and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We had Art Smart today. Special thanks to Mrs. Demel, Mrs. Pollyea, Mrs. Ohlson and Mrs. Meyer for coming in to help.
HW: Chapter 5 social studies test is on Friday of this week.
LA: We played catch up from our quick Tuesday of introducing the story and skills. Our story this week is Zathura, which is a science fiction. We also worked with our vocabulary words this week and sorted some spelling words as well. We enjoyed a visit to our reading buddies and continued to hammer away at our published books.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday-no summary this week! :) Page 9 of published books are due Friday as well...don't forget the parent signature. Be sure to check out the I Love To Read note that was sent home with our LA class today.
Math: We worked more with multiplying fractions today. Yesterday our focus was on finding a fraction of a fraction and we continued with that today as well.
HW: Journal pages, math box, study link and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We had Art Smart today. Special thanks to Mrs. Demel, Mrs. Pollyea, Mrs. Ohlson and Mrs. Meyer for coming in to help.
HW: Chapter 5 social studies test is on Friday of this week.
Friday, January 15, 2010
It Was A Fast Friday!
We never seem to have enough time to get things done!
LA: We took our normal assessments today! We also took a chunk of time to work on our published books...don't forget that two pages are due on Wednesday!
HW: Page 5 & 7 of your published books are due on Wednesday.
Math: We took a time out today to review fractions...we reviewed reducing, changing from a mixed number to an improper fraction and back, adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, unlike denominators and adding and subtracting mixed numbers. It was a day well spent and gave us time to step back and re-evaluate where everyone is with the topics we've been learning this week.
HW: None
Content: We worked on our Original Works piece of art today during content time. We have some great looking collages that represent our families.
HW: None
I hope everyone enjoys their three day weekend!
LA: We took our normal assessments today! We also took a chunk of time to work on our published books...don't forget that two pages are due on Wednesday!
HW: Page 5 & 7 of your published books are due on Wednesday.
Math: We took a time out today to review fractions...we reviewed reducing, changing from a mixed number to an improper fraction and back, adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, unlike denominators and adding and subtracting mixed numbers. It was a day well spent and gave us time to step back and re-evaluate where everyone is with the topics we've been learning this week.
HW: None
Content: We worked on our Original Works piece of art today during content time. We have some great looking collages that represent our families.
HW: None
I hope everyone enjoys their three day weekend!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
We Had A Turned Around Tuesday!
Another wacky schedule day...although it is nice to start our day with Math...
Math: Today we had MAP testing the entire class period. It was great to get a measure of how well we are doing!
HW: Yesterday's assigned homework is all due tomorrow.
LA: We got a lot done for a Tuesday! We reviewed important skills with our morning work, talked about comparing and contrasting and practiced the skill using a Venn diagram and our story for the week, and we also went over RIT words with definitions today. We also squeezed in some time to work on Published Books. Unfortunately, many students are coming home with Oops slips today because they didn't have parent signatures on page 1 of their Published Books. Please don't forget that nightly homework now includes going over the rough drafts and revising.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday. We will be going to the Planetarium tomorrow during our LA block of time. Page 3 of our Published Books are due on Thursday.
Social Studies: A lot of group work today. We worked through section 5.2 together as a class, reading all about Christopher Columbus before students broke up into groups to become experts on other explorers. We are going to be continuing this lesson tomorrow, as the groups will be presenting their information with the rest of the class.
HW: None
The Daddy/Daughter Dance that was scheduled for this Friday evening has been cancelled. Plan to join us at the Science Night hosted by the PTO on January 26! It's going to be a great evening of science experiments and fun!
Math: Today we had MAP testing the entire class period. It was great to get a measure of how well we are doing!
HW: Yesterday's assigned homework is all due tomorrow.
LA: We got a lot done for a Tuesday! We reviewed important skills with our morning work, talked about comparing and contrasting and practiced the skill using a Venn diagram and our story for the week, and we also went over RIT words with definitions today. We also squeezed in some time to work on Published Books. Unfortunately, many students are coming home with Oops slips today because they didn't have parent signatures on page 1 of their Published Books. Please don't forget that nightly homework now includes going over the rough drafts and revising.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday. We will be going to the Planetarium tomorrow during our LA block of time. Page 3 of our Published Books are due on Thursday.
Social Studies: A lot of group work today. We worked through section 5.2 together as a class, reading all about Christopher Columbus before students broke up into groups to become experts on other explorers. We are going to be continuing this lesson tomorrow, as the groups will be presenting their information with the rest of the class.
HW: None
The Daddy/Daughter Dance that was scheduled for this Friday evening has been cancelled. Plan to join us at the Science Night hosted by the PTO on January 26! It's going to be a great evening of science experiments and fun!
Monday, January 11, 2010
It Was A Mixed Up Monday!
We have a bit of a schedule change this week due to MAP testing in our math classes!
LA: - Today we reviewed language arts skills. We took our spelling pretest and began looking at linking verbs. We also read our story of the week, My Great-Grandmother's Gourd. Our vocabulary words for the week include brimming, gushed, landscape, scorching, parched, scrawny, gnarled, and progress. Our comprehension skill of the week is compare and contrast. Our focus is to see how Fatima's feelings about her grandmother change throughout the story.
Here are our RIT words:
Allusion - a reference to a famous person, place, thing, or idea.
Caricature - A distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality.
Parody - A funny imitation of a serious piece of writing.
Denotation - The dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation - The feelings and images associated with a word.
We also made a good dent in our published books! Please remember that page 1 is due tomorrow. This rough draft must be proofread and corrected by a parent.
HW: Page 1 of the published books are due tomorrow. Weekly homework was assigned and is due Friday.
Math: Today was all about fractions! We reviewed equivalent fractions, adding mixed numbers and reducing fractions.
HW: Due Wednesday--Journal page 252-253, 255-256, study links 8.1 and 8.2. We have MAP testing tomorrow at 8:05.
Social Studies: Welcome back to my home room students. Today we talked about how the American Indians must have felt with the first settlers from Europe started to arrive and claim their lands in the New World. We had a great discussion on the phrase, "First come, first served," and how that may have applied back in the 1400 and 1500 hundreds.
HW: None
We will be going to the Penn Harris Madison Planetarium Wednesday morning with our LA groups.
LA: - Today we reviewed language arts skills. We took our spelling pretest and began looking at linking verbs. We also read our story of the week, My Great-Grandmother's Gourd. Our vocabulary words for the week include brimming, gushed, landscape, scorching, parched, scrawny, gnarled, and progress. Our comprehension skill of the week is compare and contrast. Our focus is to see how Fatima's feelings about her grandmother change throughout the story.
Here are our RIT words:
Allusion - a reference to a famous person, place, thing, or idea.
Caricature - A distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality.
Parody - A funny imitation of a serious piece of writing.
Denotation - The dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation - The feelings and images associated with a word.
We also made a good dent in our published books! Please remember that page 1 is due tomorrow. This rough draft must be proofread and corrected by a parent.
HW: Page 1 of the published books are due tomorrow. Weekly homework was assigned and is due Friday.
Math: Today was all about fractions! We reviewed equivalent fractions, adding mixed numbers and reducing fractions.
HW: Due Wednesday--Journal page 252-253, 255-256, study links 8.1 and 8.2. We have MAP testing tomorrow at 8:05.
Social Studies: Welcome back to my home room students. Today we talked about how the American Indians must have felt with the first settlers from Europe started to arrive and claim their lands in the New World. We had a great discussion on the phrase, "First come, first served," and how that may have applied back in the 1400 and 1500 hundreds.
HW: None
We will be going to the Penn Harris Madison Planetarium Wednesday morning with our LA groups.
Friday, January 8, 2010
We Made It A Week!
The hardest part is always the first week back after Winter Break...and we made it!
LA: Today was our normal assessment day! We also listened to (almost everyone's!) reading projects this morning!
HW: Make sure you bring your information to work on your published book in class on Monday morning! Refer to the published book packet for the information that is to be included on each page that you might need help gathering information for.
Math: Most of us finished up our mid year exams today in class. Others worked on review skills on Study Island Math.
HW: None
Social Studies: We enjoyed a video about explores today. It was great review of chapter 4 and even better preview of chapter 5, which we will be hitting in our next content rotation.
HW: None-this was Ms. Grannan's last day in Social Studies for this rotation.
Enjoy your weekend--Stay WARM!
LA: Today was our normal assessment day! We also listened to (almost everyone's!) reading projects this morning!
HW: Make sure you bring your information to work on your published book in class on Monday morning! Refer to the published book packet for the information that is to be included on each page that you might need help gathering information for.
Math: Most of us finished up our mid year exams today in class. Others worked on review skills on Study Island Math.
HW: None
Social Studies: We enjoyed a video about explores today. It was great review of chapter 4 and even better preview of chapter 5, which we will be hitting in our next content rotation.
HW: None-this was Ms. Grannan's last day in Social Studies for this rotation.
Enjoy your weekend--Stay WARM!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
Just in case we haven't seen enough of the white stuff, it just keeps falling!
Don't forget: Science Expo proposals are due first thing tomorrow morning!
LA: We had a very short morning today due to our Reading MAP testing. It was great getting a check on everyone's progress they are making so far this year! We also had a discussion about the upcoming published books that we will be writing! Make sure you check out the packet that was sent home today!
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Also-don't forget to read over the published book form, fill it out and sign it.
Math: We took our mid year exam today. Many didn't finish, so we will continue working tomorrow as well!
HW: Share your unit 7 assessments with your parents!
Social Studies: Today was the last day for Ms. Grannan's class until our next rotation. We had our chapter 4 test today!
HW: None
Stay warm!
Don't forget: Science Expo proposals are due first thing tomorrow morning!
LA: We had a very short morning today due to our Reading MAP testing. It was great getting a check on everyone's progress they are making so far this year! We also had a discussion about the upcoming published books that we will be writing! Make sure you check out the packet that was sent home today!
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Also-don't forget to read over the published book form, fill it out and sign it.
Math: We took our mid year exam today. Many didn't finish, so we will continue working tomorrow as well!
HW: Share your unit 7 assessments with your parents!
Social Studies: Today was the last day for Ms. Grannan's class until our next rotation. We had our chapter 4 test today!
HW: None
Stay warm!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
We're Back Into The Swing Of Things!
We're officially back into the swing of things! We had a great day today!
Don't forget...Science Expo proposals are due on Friday!
LA: We had a short morning this morning due to our double specials. We enjoyed some silent reading time (catching those last few who need to take their AR test by Thursday for this nine weeks!) during Triumphs today. We also had a great discussion on fact and opinion. We used our story this week to find some facts and opinions to chart out.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday, along with all the normal assessments. Reading projects and MAP testing are on Thursday! The flip books that have come in look GREAT!
Math: We took some time to review unit 7 today and figure out if we needed to revisit anything that might have escaped our minds on our two weeks off! We're lookin' good, so tomorrow is the unit 7 test!
HW: Review your practice test and come with questions before tomorrow's unit 7 test.
Social Studies: We shared our paragraphs in groups today and learned from one another. We also worked on a journal entry, posing as an explorer who has left the New World and returning to Europe.
HW: Journal entries are due Thursday. The chapter 4 test will be given Thursday as well.
A reminder...if the weather permits, we go outside for recess...even in the snow! Don't forget the proper gear to stay warm!
Don't forget...Science Expo proposals are due on Friday!
LA: We had a short morning this morning due to our double specials. We enjoyed some silent reading time (catching those last few who need to take their AR test by Thursday for this nine weeks!) during Triumphs today. We also had a great discussion on fact and opinion. We used our story this week to find some facts and opinions to chart out.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday, along with all the normal assessments. Reading projects and MAP testing are on Thursday! The flip books that have come in look GREAT!
Math: We took some time to review unit 7 today and figure out if we needed to revisit anything that might have escaped our minds on our two weeks off! We're lookin' good, so tomorrow is the unit 7 test!
HW: Review your practice test and come with questions before tomorrow's unit 7 test.
Social Studies: We shared our paragraphs in groups today and learned from one another. We also worked on a journal entry, posing as an explorer who has left the New World and returning to Europe.
HW: Journal entries are due Thursday. The chapter 4 test will be given Thursday as well.
A reminder...if the weather permits, we go outside for recess...even in the snow! Don't forget the proper gear to stay warm!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back! It was so good to see everyone this morning! I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun Winter Break! We jumped right into our routine this morning!
LA: This week's story is called When Esther Morris Goes West. We listened to the story along with learning about our grammar skill of past, present and future tenses of verbs. We also enjoyed writing about our Winter Breaks and setting some personal and academic goals for ourselves for 2010! We reviewed our RIT words by playing BINGO this morning to help prepare ourselves for MAP testing that will take place on Thursday morning.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due Friday. Don't forget reading projects are due on Thursday!
Math: We had a great time learning about adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers today!
HW: Journal pages 238-240, math box and study link 7.8 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We reviewed chapter 4 today and worked on some summary paragraphs using words from the word banks found on page 24 of the Independent Student Notebook.
HW: Paragraphs are due tomorrow. Chapter 4 test will be given on Thursday.
Thank you for all the well wishes while I was away! I thought of everyone often and knew that they were in good hands with Mrs. Auter!
LA: This week's story is called When Esther Morris Goes West. We listened to the story along with learning about our grammar skill of past, present and future tenses of verbs. We also enjoyed writing about our Winter Breaks and setting some personal and academic goals for ourselves for 2010! We reviewed our RIT words by playing BINGO this morning to help prepare ourselves for MAP testing that will take place on Thursday morning.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due Friday. Don't forget reading projects are due on Thursday!
Math: We had a great time learning about adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers today!
HW: Journal pages 238-240, math box and study link 7.8 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: We reviewed chapter 4 today and worked on some summary paragraphs using words from the word banks found on page 24 of the Independent Student Notebook.
HW: Paragraphs are due tomorrow. Chapter 4 test will be given on Thursday.
Thank you for all the well wishes while I was away! I thought of everyone often and knew that they were in good hands with Mrs. Auter!
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