Sorry about not blogging last night...sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day! :)
Many thanks to those of you that have sent in supplies for Dr. Pepper. We are still "stocking" our shelf if you are planning a trip to the pet store in the near future.
Don't forget! Tomorrow is the last day to sign up to golf or have dinner with us at the Make-A-Wish Fundraiser this Sunday at Juday Creek! We hope to see you there!
LA: We had a long morning this morning. The computer lab is still closed for testing so we used that chunk of time for writing. We had a great time writing persuasive letters to people convincing them of something. Watch for these heart tugging letters to come home soon! We also didn't get to visit with our reading buddies today because they were at the Planetarium...so we were able to catch up on a lot of other stuff too. We got in some grammar, still reviewing proper nouns, read aloud, reading the story with partners, author's purpose and handwriting.
HW: Finish persuasive letter, author's purpose page and WH-it's all due tomorrow!
Math: We worked on our multiplication facts again today by practicing with fact triangles.
HW: Journal page 61, math box 3.5 and study link 3.5 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We worked in our pairs to create our collage pieces today representing the groups that are being discussed in chapter 3. We have some amazing artists in class.
HW: Finish collage pieces and bring them back on Monday.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Fall is Here!
We had some chilly kids outside for recess...make sure that you pack a sweatshirt just in case!
We're still accepting sign ups for the Golf Outing to support Make-A-Wish! Be sure to contact Mrs. Stephan to sign up for dinner or golfing, and myself regarding a donation.
LA: We had a busy morning today. We continued talking about nouns, both common and proper. We also completed some more review on run-on sentences. Since last week's story was the last in Unit 1, we took some time today to complete the Unit 1 reading test as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Handwriting pages 30-31 are due tomorrow.
Math: We jumped into Unit 3 today-"What's My Rule?" problems. We did a lot of review and examples together on white boards until we all got the hang of things.
HW: Journal pages 53-54, math boxes and study link 3.1 are due tomorrow, in addition to the extra practice worksheet that was sent home. Math tests were sent home today-be sure to watch for them.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 3 today. We had a great time looking at a list of 5 things and discussing what out of those items we would miss the most. We discussed how this tied in with Social Studies and how the United States is made up of a variety of goods from people of all backgrounds. We also read chapter 3, section 1.
HW: None
We're still accepting sign ups for the Golf Outing to support Make-A-Wish! Be sure to contact Mrs. Stephan to sign up for dinner or golfing, and myself regarding a donation.
LA: We had a busy morning today. We continued talking about nouns, both common and proper. We also completed some more review on run-on sentences. Since last week's story was the last in Unit 1, we took some time today to complete the Unit 1 reading test as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Handwriting pages 30-31 are due tomorrow.
Math: We jumped into Unit 3 today-"What's My Rule?" problems. We did a lot of review and examples together on white boards until we all got the hang of things.
HW: Journal pages 53-54, math boxes and study link 3.1 are due tomorrow, in addition to the extra practice worksheet that was sent home. Math tests were sent home today-be sure to watch for them.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 3 today. We had a great time looking at a list of 5 things and discussing what out of those items we would miss the most. We discussed how this tied in with Social Studies and how the United States is made up of a variety of goods from people of all backgrounds. We also read chapter 3, section 1.
HW: None
Monday, September 27, 2010
We're A NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL!
We just received this news today! What a celebration! Many, many, many thanks to all of you that help make Northpoint the BEST!
Friday is Gum day for a $1.00. Money raised goes to support the PTO!
Make-A-Wish golf outing and auction is next Sunday! You don't have to golf to participate! You are welcome to come for dinner and to check out the baskets. Contact Mrs. Stephan or Mrs. Woods for more information! We have AMAZING things for the auction!
Language Arts
We had IMC and Gym today. We came back to class and took our spelling pretest and filled out our weekly homework. We reviewed nouns in grammar and spent some time identifying common nouns in sentences. We introduced the vocabulary for this story: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke and flinched. We also discussed author's purpose, this week's comprehension skill. We listened to the story, "Mighty Jackie." We even squeezed in time for handwriting.
RIT Words:
Personification - Giving a non-human object human characteristics. The pencil danced across the page.
Pathetic Fallacy - A lot like personification but has to do mainly with nature. The clouds wept tears over the empty school.
Pun - a phrase that uses words that sound the same in a way that gives them a funny effect. At a hearing aid center: 'Let us give you some sound advice.'
Slang - A casual spoken language which differs from formal speech. Chat speak is a form of slang.
HW: Get started on weekly homework. handwriting pages 26-29 are due tomorrow.
Math: Unit 2 test was given today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) We jumped into chapter 3 today. We had a great time looking at a list of 5 things and discussing what out of those items we would miss the most. We discussed how this tied in with Social Studies and how the United States is made up of a variety of goods from people of all backgrounds. We also read chapter 3, section 1.
HW: None
Friday is Gum day for a $1.00. Money raised goes to support the PTO!
Make-A-Wish golf outing and auction is next Sunday! You don't have to golf to participate! You are welcome to come for dinner and to check out the baskets. Contact Mrs. Stephan or Mrs. Woods for more information! We have AMAZING things for the auction!
Language Arts
We had IMC and Gym today. We came back to class and took our spelling pretest and filled out our weekly homework. We reviewed nouns in grammar and spent some time identifying common nouns in sentences. We introduced the vocabulary for this story: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke and flinched. We also discussed author's purpose, this week's comprehension skill. We listened to the story, "Mighty Jackie." We even squeezed in time for handwriting.
RIT Words:
Personification - Giving a non-human object human characteristics. The pencil danced across the page.
Pathetic Fallacy - A lot like personification but has to do mainly with nature. The clouds wept tears over the empty school.
Pun - a phrase that uses words that sound the same in a way that gives them a funny effect. At a hearing aid center: 'Let us give you some sound advice.'
Slang - A casual spoken language which differs from formal speech. Chat speak is a form of slang.
HW: Get started on weekly homework. handwriting pages 26-29 are due tomorrow.
Math: Unit 2 test was given today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) We jumped into chapter 3 today. We had a great time looking at a list of 5 things and discussing what out of those items we would miss the most. We discussed how this tied in with Social Studies and how the United States is made up of a variety of goods from people of all backgrounds. We also read chapter 3, section 1.
HW: None
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Another Busy Day!
We're treasuring these last few days of nice weather...I'm sure Fall is going to be here soon!
LA: We weren't able to go to computer lab this morning due to some testing that was taking place, so we stayed in our room and had some "centers." We were able to send some friends to the ELA for typing, while others stayed in the room and read leveled readers. We also worked on some grammar review and spelling proofreading. We enjoyed a visit with our first grade reading buddies as well. We're really enjoying our read aloud-NO TALKING. The students even tried to get away with only saying three word phrases all through Vocabulary Vine. We quickly found out this is a whole lot harder than it sounds.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Please, please, please send in your donations that you signed up for if you haven't already! Be sure to look for the baskets on display tomorrow night at the Fall Carnival.
Math: We took the Math MAP test today in the computer lab. All the students did AMAZING!
HW: None--be sure to be studying for Monday's unit 2 test.
Social Studies: (Woods) The chapter 2 test was given today.
HW: None
Don't forget to make plans to join us on Sunday, October 3rd for the Make-A-Wish Golf Outing and Silent Auction. We have some AWESOME donations that will be auctioned off.
LA: We weren't able to go to computer lab this morning due to some testing that was taking place, so we stayed in our room and had some "centers." We were able to send some friends to the ELA for typing, while others stayed in the room and read leveled readers. We also worked on some grammar review and spelling proofreading. We enjoyed a visit with our first grade reading buddies as well. We're really enjoying our read aloud-NO TALKING. The students even tried to get away with only saying three word phrases all through Vocabulary Vine. We quickly found out this is a whole lot harder than it sounds.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Please, please, please send in your donations that you signed up for if you haven't already! Be sure to look for the baskets on display tomorrow night at the Fall Carnival.
Math: We took the Math MAP test today in the computer lab. All the students did AMAZING!
HW: None--be sure to be studying for Monday's unit 2 test.
Social Studies: (Woods) The chapter 2 test was given today.
HW: None
Don't forget to make plans to join us on Sunday, October 3rd for the Make-A-Wish Golf Outing and Silent Auction. We have some AWESOME donations that will be auctioned off.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Wednesday, Wednesday
We're halfway through another week already...I just don't know where our time goes!
Don't forget the Fall Carnival is this Friday evening.
The Golf Outing is still accepting golfers--get signed up today!
Be sure to check out the baskets in the office that will be up for sale in the silent auction! They are filled with goodies!
LA: We spent time working with run-on sentences again today, along with sorting spelling words and using them in context. We also worked together as a class to complete a graphic organizer for events that happen in a story and how the characters reacted to those certain events. Last but not least, we squeezed in some time for handwriting!
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Don't forget that we need basket donations by Friday!
Math: We spent some time learning different strategies to help us with subtraction. Most of us decided the good ol' way we learned is still the best! :)
HW: Journal pages 49-50, math boxes and study link 2.9 (2 sided study link!) and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow. Students had a lot of time in class to work on these! Our unit 2 math test has been moved to Monday!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 2 today by completing an activity in our Interactive student notebooks. We chose places and found their latitude, longitude, annual rainfall, and elevation.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Friday!
Don't forget the Fall Carnival is this Friday evening.
The Golf Outing is still accepting golfers--get signed up today!
Be sure to check out the baskets in the office that will be up for sale in the silent auction! They are filled with goodies!
LA: We spent time working with run-on sentences again today, along with sorting spelling words and using them in context. We also worked together as a class to complete a graphic organizer for events that happen in a story and how the characters reacted to those certain events. Last but not least, we squeezed in some time for handwriting!
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Don't forget that we need basket donations by Friday!
Math: We spent some time learning different strategies to help us with subtraction. Most of us decided the good ol' way we learned is still the best! :)
HW: Journal pages 49-50, math boxes and study link 2.9 (2 sided study link!) and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow. Students had a lot of time in class to work on these! Our unit 2 math test has been moved to Monday!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 2 today by completing an activity in our Interactive student notebooks. We chose places and found their latitude, longitude, annual rainfall, and elevation.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Friday!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Terrific Tuesday
We've had a great day!
Make sure you have all of our important dates written into your calendars...we have a lot of fun events coming up that you won't want to miss.
LA: Another busy morning today. We spent more time fixing run-on sentences...this time changing them into compound and complex sentences. We also reviewed our RIT words from this week and the previous sets as well, in addition to listening to the story and writing poetry-we had a busy day!
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Don't forget to bring in your donations for our book basket-the sooner the better.
Math: What's the measure of your head? We did some exploring with tape measures today to gather data about the distance around our heads. We were able to use the data that we gathered to create a bar graph and some important landmarks.
HW: Finish page 46, math box and study link 2.8-Unit 2 test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up chapter 2 today by completing an activity in our Interactive student notebooks. We chose places and found their latitude, longitude, annual rainfall, and elevation.
HW: Study for the chapter 2 test that will be given on Thursday.
Make sure you have all of our important dates written into your calendars...we have a lot of fun events coming up that you won't want to miss.
- Thursday, 9/23 is our first Stars in Service Meeting
- Friday, 9/24 is the Fall Carnival
- Friday, 10/1 Gum Day-bring a dollar to be donated to the donation drive and chew gum at school!
- Sunday, 10/3 Make-A-Wish Golf Outing and Silent Auction-have you signed up yet?
LA: Another busy morning today. We spent more time fixing run-on sentences...this time changing them into compound and complex sentences. We also reviewed our RIT words from this week and the previous sets as well, in addition to listening to the story and writing poetry-we had a busy day!
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Don't forget to bring in your donations for our book basket-the sooner the better.
Math: What's the measure of your head? We did some exploring with tape measures today to gather data about the distance around our heads. We were able to use the data that we gathered to create a bar graph and some important landmarks.
HW: Finish page 46, math box and study link 2.8-Unit 2 test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up chapter 2 today by completing an activity in our Interactive student notebooks. We chose places and found their latitude, longitude, annual rainfall, and elevation.
HW: Study for the chapter 2 test that will be given on Thursday.
Monday, September 20, 2010
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Don't forget Fall Carnival is this Friday. Look for a a flier about pre-buying tickets in your youngest or only child's blue folder today.
Also don't forget about the Make-A-Wish golf outing and silent auction. All items for our basket are due on Friday. There is still room for people who want to register to golf. We are still seeking donation for the silent auction as well!
Language Arts
Double specials today! IMC and gym. We came back to class and took the vocab vine quiz followed by our spelling pretest. Our grammar minute followed, working again on compound subjects. Our grammar skill this week works with run-on sentences. Our story for the week is The Raft. Our vocabulary words to go along with this selection are: disgusted, raft, scattered, cluttered, downstream and nuzzle. Our comprehension skill is making inferences about a story based on setting.
RIT words
Haiku - A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of 3 non rhyming lines of 5-7-5 syllables. These poems are traditionally about nature or the seasons.
Analogy - A comparison of certain similarities between things which are otherwise unlike.
Colloquialism - an expression that is usually accepted in informal situation and certain locations.
Exaggeration - to represent something as greater than it actually is.
Oxymoron - A statement with 2 parts which seem contradictory. (yelled quietly)
HW: Get started on weekly homework. Finish vocabulary sentences and bring in your donations for our basket as soon as possible.
Math
Today we reviewed two ways to add numbers. In partial sums you add each place value and then add your answers. In column addition you add each column of numbers and then regroup. Student Reference Books will come in handy tonight-pages 10 & 11 is where you should look :)
HW: Journal pages 42 and 43 were done in class-these need to be finished if not completed. Math boxes and study link 2.7 are also due tomorrow. Just a note: Study Link 2.7 has a front and a back. :) The addition side of the extra sheet is also due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading chapter 2 today as a class, and then partner read the Reading Further section. We also did a visualizing activity where the students had to imagine the place I was reading about.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Friday.
Also don't forget about the Make-A-Wish golf outing and silent auction. All items for our basket are due on Friday. There is still room for people who want to register to golf. We are still seeking donation for the silent auction as well!
Language Arts
Double specials today! IMC and gym. We came back to class and took the vocab vine quiz followed by our spelling pretest. Our grammar minute followed, working again on compound subjects. Our grammar skill this week works with run-on sentences. Our story for the week is The Raft. Our vocabulary words to go along with this selection are: disgusted, raft, scattered, cluttered, downstream and nuzzle. Our comprehension skill is making inferences about a story based on setting.
RIT words
Haiku - A Japanese form of poetry, consisting of 3 non rhyming lines of 5-7-5 syllables. These poems are traditionally about nature or the seasons.
Analogy - A comparison of certain similarities between things which are otherwise unlike.
Colloquialism - an expression that is usually accepted in informal situation and certain locations.
Exaggeration - to represent something as greater than it actually is.
Oxymoron - A statement with 2 parts which seem contradictory. (yelled quietly)
HW: Get started on weekly homework. Finish vocabulary sentences and bring in your donations for our basket as soon as possible.
Math
Today we reviewed two ways to add numbers. In partial sums you add each place value and then add your answers. In column addition you add each column of numbers and then regroup. Student Reference Books will come in handy tonight-pages 10 & 11 is where you should look :)
HW: Journal pages 42 and 43 were done in class-these need to be finished if not completed. Math boxes and study link 2.7 are also due tomorrow. Just a note: Study Link 2.7 has a front and a back. :) The addition side of the extra sheet is also due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading chapter 2 today as a class, and then partner read the Reading Further section. We also did a visualizing activity where the students had to imagine the place I was reading about.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Friday.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, September 16
It's almost here! It's almost here! Tomorrow is the big day! WE GET TO WEAR OUR JAMMIES TO SCHOOL! Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!!
LA: Thursday mornings are always super busy in our Language Arts class. We started out by visiting the computer lab to type our "Who/What Am I?" papers. We had a great practice using the word processing programs, working on our typing skills and playing around with fonts and different fun things we can do while typing. We came back to continue to work on our writing projects, adding some illustrations and completing the project. We had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Don't forget to study for the spelling test as well. Monday's vocabulary vine quiz will be over the words that were sent home yesterday. Also-our basket needs goodies. Don't' forget that we are collecting the items for our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket now!
Math: We had a lot of fun exploring data from our families today during class. We worked together to make a line plot. With this information, we were able to work more on maximum, minimum, range, mean, mode and median. We also worked on collecting data on our own and making a graph to represent the information we collected.
HW: Math box 2.6, study link 2.6 and individual graphs are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We spent time today exploring special purpose maps. We specifically focused on a regional map of the United States, an elevation map, a population density map and an annual rainfall map. It was lot of fun to try to solve the riddles/clues that we were given using these four types of maps.
HW: None-A look ahead...we are planning on having the chapter 2 Social Studies test next Friday.
LA: Thursday mornings are always super busy in our Language Arts class. We started out by visiting the computer lab to type our "Who/What Am I?" papers. We had a great practice using the word processing programs, working on our typing skills and playing around with fonts and different fun things we can do while typing. We came back to continue to work on our writing projects, adding some illustrations and completing the project. We had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Don't forget to study for the spelling test as well. Monday's vocabulary vine quiz will be over the words that were sent home yesterday. Also-our basket needs goodies. Don't' forget that we are collecting the items for our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket now!
Math: We had a lot of fun exploring data from our families today during class. We worked together to make a line plot. With this information, we were able to work more on maximum, minimum, range, mean, mode and median. We also worked on collecting data on our own and making a graph to represent the information we collected.
HW: Math box 2.6, study link 2.6 and individual graphs are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We spent time today exploring special purpose maps. We specifically focused on a regional map of the United States, an elevation map, a population density map and an annual rainfall map. It was lot of fun to try to solve the riddles/clues that we were given using these four types of maps.
HW: None-A look ahead...we are planning on having the chapter 2 Social Studies test next Friday.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Wednesday, Wednesday!
Two more days and we get to wear our jammies to school! (Can you tell this is one of my favorite days?!?!?!?!?)
LA: We had a busy morning. We started out with a visit to Gym...coming back all hot and sweaty! :/ We jumped right into our Grammar minute-working with sentences and fragments. We're getting really good at telling the difference. We also worked with our spelling words, filling in the answers of some super silly sentences and working with analogies. We enjoyed time reading our story this week with partners and then working on grammar more. We also spent a chunk of time in our Handwriting books.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Don't forget that we are still collecting donations for our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket. They can be brought in anytime before September 24th. Handwriting pages 14-21 are due tomorrow, along with grammar page 21 if not completed in class. There will be a vocabulary vine quiz on Monday. Students should be bringing home a study sheet for this quiz.
Math: Estimation with Raisins! We enjoyed a little raisin snack before lunch today...after we did some estimating of course! Not only did we estimate, we worked with the data to find a lot of information. We recorded such things as maximum, minimum, range, mode, median and mean. Be sure to explain what these things at home to check for understanding.
HW: Math box 2.5, study link 2.5 and the extra practice sheet are all due tomorrow. A look ahead...the test over unit 2 will be given next Friday 9/24!
Social Studies: (Woods) We spent time today exploring special purpose maps. We specifically focused on a regional map of the United States, an elevation map, a population density map and an annual rainfall map. It was lot of fun to try to solve the riddles/clues that we were given using these four types of maps.
HW: None-A look ahead...we are planning on having the chapter 2 Social Studies test next Thursday.
LA: We had a busy morning. We started out with a visit to Gym...coming back all hot and sweaty! :/ We jumped right into our Grammar minute-working with sentences and fragments. We're getting really good at telling the difference. We also worked with our spelling words, filling in the answers of some super silly sentences and working with analogies. We enjoyed time reading our story this week with partners and then working on grammar more. We also spent a chunk of time in our Handwriting books.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Don't forget that we are still collecting donations for our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket. They can be brought in anytime before September 24th. Handwriting pages 14-21 are due tomorrow, along with grammar page 21 if not completed in class. There will be a vocabulary vine quiz on Monday. Students should be bringing home a study sheet for this quiz.
Math: Estimation with Raisins! We enjoyed a little raisin snack before lunch today...after we did some estimating of course! Not only did we estimate, we worked with the data to find a lot of information. We recorded such things as maximum, minimum, range, mode, median and mean. Be sure to explain what these things at home to check for understanding.
HW: Math box 2.5, study link 2.5 and the extra practice sheet are all due tomorrow. A look ahead...the test over unit 2 will be given next Friday 9/24!
Social Studies: (Woods) We spent time today exploring special purpose maps. We specifically focused on a regional map of the United States, an elevation map, a population density map and an annual rainfall map. It was lot of fun to try to solve the riddles/clues that we were given using these four types of maps.
HW: None-A look ahead...we are planning on having the chapter 2 Social Studies test next Thursday.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday
It's amazing how quickly our time together goes each day...
LA: Another busy morning, with as much crammed in as possible. We worked more on complex sentences in grammar, started a writing project that really focuses on details, handwriting and Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. We're ready for "Curl Up With A Good Book" donations. There will be a vocabulary vine quiz on Monday on the following words.
Bio - life
tele - far away
phono - sound, voice
peri- around, near
gamy - marriage, union
arc, arch - ruler, principal, first
thermo, therm - heat
the, theo - God, a god
bi- twice, two
geo - earth
meter, metry - measure
dia-, di- - thorogh, through, across
log, logue - speech, study of written work, word
poly - many
graph, gram - to write: or something written
micro - small
scope- watch, view, examine
gon - angle
cracy, crat - rule, government
mono - one, single
Math: We worked on calculator skills and place values. We had a great time working with partners and practicing these skills while playing "Fishin' for Digits."
HW: Finish journal page 36, math box 2.4 and study link 2.4
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued on with Friday's lesson using our Interactive Student Maps and locating things using latitude and longitude.
Pajama Day is Friday! Don't forget to bring in your dollar! These donations will be going towards the Donation Drive.
LA: Another busy morning, with as much crammed in as possible. We worked more on complex sentences in grammar, started a writing project that really focuses on details, handwriting and Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. We're ready for "Curl Up With A Good Book" donations. There will be a vocabulary vine quiz on Monday on the following words.
Bio - life
tele - far away
phono - sound, voice
peri- around, near
gamy - marriage, union
arc, arch - ruler, principal, first
thermo, therm - heat
the, theo - God, a god
bi- twice, two
geo - earth
meter, metry - measure
dia-, di- - thorogh, through, across
log, logue - speech, study of written work, word
poly - many
graph, gram - to write: or something written
micro - small
scope- watch, view, examine
gon - angle
cracy, crat - rule, government
mono - one, single
Math: We worked on calculator skills and place values. We had a great time working with partners and practicing these skills while playing "Fishin' for Digits."
HW: Finish journal page 36, math box 2.4 and study link 2.4
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued on with Friday's lesson using our Interactive Student Maps and locating things using latitude and longitude.
Pajama Day is Friday! Don't forget to bring in your dollar! These donations will be going towards the Donation Drive.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Another Week Rolls Around...
I hope everyone had a great weekend..
Language Arts.
Double specials today! IMC and then Gym. We then came back and took our spelling pretest. We wrote some complex sentences during grammar. We reviewed our vocabulary: endless, realistic, universe, astronaut, sensible, protested and paralyzed. We listened to our story: The Astronaut and the Onion.
RIT words
Tone - The overall feeling or effect created by a writer's use of words.
Ballad - A narrative poem, often set to music, a story told in song.
Point of View - The vantage point of the narrator from which the action is related.
Epic Poem - A poem written by someone that might be considered a hero or someone that other people might look up to.
Fable - A short, animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Please watch for last week's assessments to come home today. Also-your child should be bringing home a slip about our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket. We're ready for donations!
Math: We continued on with Friday's lesson over place value. We're not only discussing the place value of digits within a number, but also their values.
HW: Journal page 34, study link 2.3 and the extra place value sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued on with Thursday's lesson using our Interactive Student Maps and locating things using latitude and longitude.
HW: None
Language Arts.
Double specials today! IMC and then Gym. We then came back and took our spelling pretest. We wrote some complex sentences during grammar. We reviewed our vocabulary: endless, realistic, universe, astronaut, sensible, protested and paralyzed. We listened to our story: The Astronaut and the Onion.
RIT words
Tone - The overall feeling or effect created by a writer's use of words.
Ballad - A narrative poem, often set to music, a story told in song.
Point of View - The vantage point of the narrator from which the action is related.
Epic Poem - A poem written by someone that might be considered a hero or someone that other people might look up to.
Fable - A short, animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Please watch for last week's assessments to come home today. Also-your child should be bringing home a slip about our "Curl Up With A Good Book" basket. We're ready for donations!
Math: We continued on with Friday's lesson over place value. We're not only discussing the place value of digits within a number, but also their values.
HW: Journal page 34, study link 2.3 and the extra place value sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued on with Thursday's lesson using our Interactive Student Maps and locating things using latitude and longitude.
HW: None
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thursday
Another busy day!
LA: We had computer lab this morning, where we continued to work on our skill practice during Study Island. We also worked on combining sentences in grammar, long /e/ words in spelling and working with dictionary entries. We had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Remember-OOPS SLIPS WILL BE GIVEN FOR NO PARENT SIGNATURE! Spelling test is also tomorrow--be sure you're ready! Please return the yellow forms for our themed basket as well.
Math: We worked with name collection boxes today. This was a review for most of us.
HW: Math box 2.2 and study link 2.2 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We had a busy day today. Not only did we read 4 sections in our books, we also practiced using Interactive Desk Maps with partners. We were practicing things like finding compass roses, intermediate and cardinal directions, lines of latitude and lines of longitude. We had a lot of learning fun!
HW: None
Notes came home today regarding donations for the Make-A-Wish fundraiser that Northpoint is hosting. We are super excited about this opportunity to help one of our very own families. This note/email is different than the one that came home regarding donations for classroom baskets. Please forward this information to all your family and friends. There will be a notice about the golf outing portion of this day very soon!
LA: We had computer lab this morning, where we continued to work on our skill practice during Study Island. We also worked on combining sentences in grammar, long /e/ words in spelling and working with dictionary entries. We had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies as well.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow. Remember-OOPS SLIPS WILL BE GIVEN FOR NO PARENT SIGNATURE! Spelling test is also tomorrow--be sure you're ready! Please return the yellow forms for our themed basket as well.
Math: We worked with name collection boxes today. This was a review for most of us.
HW: Math box 2.2 and study link 2.2 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We had a busy day today. Not only did we read 4 sections in our books, we also practiced using Interactive Desk Maps with partners. We were practicing things like finding compass roses, intermediate and cardinal directions, lines of latitude and lines of longitude. We had a lot of learning fun!
HW: None
Notes came home today regarding donations for the Make-A-Wish fundraiser that Northpoint is hosting. We are super excited about this opportunity to help one of our very own families. This note/email is different than the one that came home regarding donations for classroom baskets. Please forward this information to all your family and friends. There will be a notice about the golf outing portion of this day very soon!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
We're Three Weeks In!
Wow. I can't believe we've been here only three weeks. I am so proud of all the students for making such an amazing transition to 4th grade. By now, all those first day jitters are out the window and it's just a normal day!
LA: We had a busy morning...we're still trying to make up for missing a day! We worked more on simple and complete subjects. We also spent more time on combining simple sentences with conjunctions and using and or or to combine two subjects or two predicates together. In addition to grammar, we worked on spelling, both sorting our words and using them in context. Finally, we spent time reading this week's selection and answering the questions together in pairs.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Grammar page 15 is due tomorrow if not completed in class and please share the yellow "Curl Up With A Good Book" paper.
Math: We jumped into unit 2 today with a whole lot of talking about what all we use numbers for. Throughout the year, we also will be working on "World Tour" assignments, and today was our first one. We had a great time reading and learning about Washington D.C., and all of it's special sights.
HW: Journal page 28, math box 2.1 and study link 2.1 Unit 1 tests were passed back today. Please be on the look out for any tests that need signed and returned. They will have a sticker.
Social Studies: (Grannan) Chapter 1 tests were passed out today. Again, be on the look out for a test that needs a parent signature. It will have a sticker on it. We also jumped into chapter 2--all about maps. Today, we learned about the 5 regions of the United States. I can't wait to learn about all sorts of fun geographical things!
HW: None
LA: We had a busy morning...we're still trying to make up for missing a day! We worked more on simple and complete subjects. We also spent more time on combining simple sentences with conjunctions and using and or or to combine two subjects or two predicates together. In addition to grammar, we worked on spelling, both sorting our words and using them in context. Finally, we spent time reading this week's selection and answering the questions together in pairs.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. Grammar page 15 is due tomorrow if not completed in class and please share the yellow "Curl Up With A Good Book" paper.
Math: We jumped into unit 2 today with a whole lot of talking about what all we use numbers for. Throughout the year, we also will be working on "World Tour" assignments, and today was our first one. We had a great time reading and learning about Washington D.C., and all of it's special sights.
HW: Journal page 28, math box 2.1 and study link 2.1 Unit 1 tests were passed back today. Please be on the look out for any tests that need signed and returned. They will have a sticker.
Social Studies: (Grannan) Chapter 1 tests were passed out today. Again, be on the look out for a test that needs a parent signature. It will have a sticker on it. We also jumped into chapter 2--all about maps. Today, we learned about the 5 regions of the United States. I can't wait to learn about all sorts of fun geographical things!
HW: None
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
It's Tuesday Already!
Coming back after a three day weekend is always difficult and our mornings always take a few extra minutes to jump back into! We didn't do to bad with our transition though! I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! We had quite a few friends cheering on the Irish at the game on Saturday...and one very jealous Mrs. Woods! :)
LA: We had a super busy morning today trying to get both Monday and Tuesday business done.
We started a new story this week, Our National Forest. It is a short story this week, packed with tons of great information. Our vocabulary words this week are: roamed, completed, journey, natural and wildlife. We also introduced 5 new RIT words this week: flashback, foreshadowing, idiom, climax and alliteration. Papers were passed out with these definitions and examples were given. Once again, we are going to be working on integrating these new concepts in our writing. We also reviewed last week's grammar skill of subjects, simple subjects, predicates and simple predicates. We are going to be working on this all week with our new grammar skill of combining simple sentences into compound sentences using conjunctions. Our spelling words this week all have a long /e/ sound in them...make sure to study the different ways to spell that sound in a word. Last but not least, we passed out assessments from last week. Please make sure to share these at home. Be on the look out for any pink stickers that say, "Sign and return."
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Please, please, please make sure the story is being read out loud at home one night this week. We had many papers that did not have parent signatures on them last week...that will be an Oops slip this week if it is not filled in. Spelling test will also be given on Friday.
Math: We had the unit 1 test today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) Chapter 1 tests were passed out today. Again, be on the look out for a test that needs a parent signature. It will have a sticker on it. We also jumped into chapter 2--all about maps. Today, we learned about the 5 regions of the United States. I can't wait to learn about all sorts of fun geographical things!
HW: None
LA: We had a super busy morning today trying to get both Monday and Tuesday business done.
We started a new story this week, Our National Forest. It is a short story this week, packed with tons of great information. Our vocabulary words this week are: roamed, completed, journey, natural and wildlife. We also introduced 5 new RIT words this week: flashback, foreshadowing, idiom, climax and alliteration. Papers were passed out with these definitions and examples were given. Once again, we are going to be working on integrating these new concepts in our writing. We also reviewed last week's grammar skill of subjects, simple subjects, predicates and simple predicates. We are going to be working on this all week with our new grammar skill of combining simple sentences into compound sentences using conjunctions. Our spelling words this week all have a long /e/ sound in them...make sure to study the different ways to spell that sound in a word. Last but not least, we passed out assessments from last week. Please make sure to share these at home. Be on the look out for any pink stickers that say, "Sign and return."
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. Please, please, please make sure the story is being read out loud at home one night this week. We had many papers that did not have parent signatures on them last week...that will be an Oops slip this week if it is not filled in. Spelling test will also be given on Friday.
Math: We had the unit 1 test today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) Chapter 1 tests were passed out today. Again, be on the look out for a test that needs a parent signature. It will have a sticker on it. We also jumped into chapter 2--all about maps. Today, we learned about the 5 regions of the United States. I can't wait to learn about all sorts of fun geographical things!
HW: None
Friday, September 3, 2010
It Was A Crazy-Kind Of Day!
Picture day is always one of my favorite days. Everyone looking their best, putting their best smiles on! I love it!
With picture day, often comes a silly-schedule, and today was no different. We were in LA, Content, Math and back to Language Arts! It's never a dull moment around here.
LA: We had gym first thing this morning and tried not to get to sweaty before pictures. We also took all of our assessments in our first round of LA today. When we came back to LA this afternoon, we worked on creating Cinquain poems and did some more work in our handwriting books.
HW: None
Math: We spent the entire day reviewing for Tuesdays test. We spent time working on a practice test that will look similar to the real test. We also had time for questions and answers as well.
HW: Be prepared for Tuesday's Unit 1 test.
Content: (Grannan) We took our chapter 1 test today.
HW: None
Things to watch for in blue folders:
I hope everyone has an amazing 3 day weekend!
Go Irish!
With picture day, often comes a silly-schedule, and today was no different. We were in LA, Content, Math and back to Language Arts! It's never a dull moment around here.
LA: We had gym first thing this morning and tried not to get to sweaty before pictures. We also took all of our assessments in our first round of LA today. When we came back to LA this afternoon, we worked on creating Cinquain poems and did some more work in our handwriting books.
HW: None
Math: We spent the entire day reviewing for Tuesdays test. We spent time working on a practice test that will look similar to the real test. We also had time for questions and answers as well.
HW: Be prepared for Tuesday's Unit 1 test.
Content: (Grannan) We took our chapter 1 test today.
HW: None
Things to watch for in blue folders:
- WSTAR and Stars in Service Papers-Students were able to chose which of these to bring home this weekend. We ask that students only apply for one of these (Student Store information will be coming home soon!) to enable the most kids possible to have a "job" here at Northpoint.
- Market Day order forms
I hope everyone has an amazing 3 day weekend!
Go Irish!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
It's A Great Day...If You're A Duck!
Well...our first official "indoor recess" is in the books! :)
LA: Thursday mornings are busy for us around here. We started out our morning together by going to computer lab and working on LA skills in Study Island. We headed back to class to work on some grammar skill review. We also discussed assonance and metaphors. We headed over to the Minds in Motion Lab and then onto reading buddies with Mrs. McGann's class. It's such a delight to see the first graders faces light up when the "big" kids walk in! We finished up our morning together with writing and Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Don't forget that weekly homework is due tomorrow. Make sure that parent signature line at the top is filled out indicating that the story has been read out loud sometime this week and that the reading minutes are also filled out. Be prepared for your spelling test and assessment over this week's story as well. Last but not least, don't forget to bring the book that you are planning on reading for your cereal box project so I can approve it.
Math: We started to review for the math test that will be given on Tuesday and worked on more compass practice and geometry art.
HW: Study for Tuesday's test. Don't forget that page 25 in your journal is a great resource.
Social Studies: (Woods) Today was the chapter 1 test.
HW: None
Don't forget that tomorrow is picture day!
LA: Thursday mornings are busy for us around here. We started out our morning together by going to computer lab and working on LA skills in Study Island. We headed back to class to work on some grammar skill review. We also discussed assonance and metaphors. We headed over to the Minds in Motion Lab and then onto reading buddies with Mrs. McGann's class. It's such a delight to see the first graders faces light up when the "big" kids walk in! We finished up our morning together with writing and Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Don't forget that weekly homework is due tomorrow. Make sure that parent signature line at the top is filled out indicating that the story has been read out loud sometime this week and that the reading minutes are also filled out. Be prepared for your spelling test and assessment over this week's story as well. Last but not least, don't forget to bring the book that you are planning on reading for your cereal box project so I can approve it.
Math: We started to review for the math test that will be given on Tuesday and worked on more compass practice and geometry art.
HW: Study for Tuesday's test. Don't forget that page 25 in your journal is a great resource.
Social Studies: (Woods) Today was the chapter 1 test.
HW: None
Don't forget that tomorrow is picture day!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Allergies and No Tissues=Uh Oh!
We're in the midst of allergy season and we've run out of tissues...if you happen to have a box laying around at home that you're not using, our noses would sure appreciate it!
LA: We were off to Gym first thing this morning! That's always a great way to wake ourselves up! Back in class, we worked on writing sentence fragments into complete sentences by either adding a subject or predicate. We also worked on filling out a main idea and supporting detail chart as we partner read the story, A Walk In The Desert. For our practice page, we worked on figuring out new, unfamiliar words by using the surrounding words and rules for spelling long /a/ sounds in words. This was also a great review for our spelling words this week.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. This is the final call for Book Orders!Highlight order forms were sent home today...parents it would be helpful if you could still fill it out even if you are not interested in ordering...our class can earn prizes. Cereal box project books need to be approved by Friday! Be prepared to share what you are reading. Please make sure to send back the teal colored conference/help wanted paper as soon as possible!
Math: More compass work today. It was fun learning how to copy line segments and make inscribed regular hexagons with only our compasses and straight edges today. It took a little bit of practice, but everyone got the hang of it pretty quickly!
HW: Math box and study link 1.8 are due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Tuesday!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a great review today over chapter 1 to help us prepare for the first test which will be given on Friday.
HW: All students received a half sheet of paper that is a chapter 1 study guide. Test will be given on Friday . Interactive Student Notebook page 5 is due Friday.
LA: We were off to Gym first thing this morning! That's always a great way to wake ourselves up! Back in class, we worked on writing sentence fragments into complete sentences by either adding a subject or predicate. We also worked on filling out a main idea and supporting detail chart as we partner read the story, A Walk In The Desert. For our practice page, we worked on figuring out new, unfamiliar words by using the surrounding words and rules for spelling long /a/ sounds in words. This was also a great review for our spelling words this week.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday. This is the final call for Book Orders!Highlight order forms were sent home today...parents it would be helpful if you could still fill it out even if you are not interested in ordering...our class can earn prizes. Cereal box project books need to be approved by Friday! Be prepared to share what you are reading. Please make sure to send back the teal colored conference/help wanted paper as soon as possible!
Math: More compass work today. It was fun learning how to copy line segments and make inscribed regular hexagons with only our compasses and straight edges today. It took a little bit of practice, but everyone got the hang of it pretty quickly!
HW: Math box and study link 1.8 are due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Tuesday!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a great review today over chapter 1 to help us prepare for the first test which will be given on Friday.
HW: All students received a half sheet of paper that is a chapter 1 study guide. Test will be given on Friday . Interactive Student Notebook page 5 is due Friday.
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