Friday, December 17, 2010
Happy Holidays!
I hope everyone has an AMAZING winter break and very HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Be sure to rest lots, play all day and eat lots of sweets! See you in January!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Mini Mall Mania!
Wowie, Wow, Wow! The first mini-mall of the year is always a big event...today was no different! I think it's safe to say that the kid had an AMAZING time buying and selling their goods!
LA: We have officially finished up all of our work and brought Frindle to a close. We will be taking the final test over the book tomorrow...along with making our very own frindles. We also had a great time visiting with our reading buddies and doing some winter themed writing!
HW: Finish chapter 15 if you didn't get it complete in class. Winter writing is due tomorrow as well.
Math: Problem solving fun! We had a lot of fun working through some holiday themed problems that reviewed long division, coordinate grids, charts and computation practice.
HW: None
We finished our day with mini mall!
LA: We have officially finished up all of our work and brought Frindle to a close. We will be taking the final test over the book tomorrow...along with making our very own frindles. We also had a great time visiting with our reading buddies and doing some winter themed writing!
HW: Finish chapter 15 if you didn't get it complete in class. Winter writing is due tomorrow as well.
Math: Problem solving fun! We had a lot of fun working through some holiday themed problems that reviewed long division, coordinate grids, charts and computation practice.
HW: None
We finished our day with mini mall!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wacky Wednesday
Whew! We're finally done with our mixed up schedules and wacky days!
LA: We were super excited to finish up our novel study, Frindle, today. I think the kids really enjoyed the book! We will be taking the final test on Friday. We'll also be making our very own frindles that day, too!
HW: Finish work for chapter 14. There is a quiz over these two chapters tomorrow. The final test will be given on Friday. Be sure to review your chapter questions and previous quizzes.
Math: We took our unit 6 test today!
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took our chapter 6 test today.
HW: None
LA: We were super excited to finish up our novel study, Frindle, today. I think the kids really enjoyed the book! We will be taking the final test on Friday. We'll also be making our very own frindles that day, too!
HW: Finish work for chapter 14. There is a quiz over these two chapters tomorrow. The final test will be given on Friday. Be sure to review your chapter questions and previous quizzes.
Math: We took our unit 6 test today!
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took our chapter 6 test today.
HW: None
Monday, December 13, 2010
A Sleepy Kind of Day!
I hope everyone enjoyed sleeping in for a few extra hours this morning!
LA: We spent our short morning together down in the LGI watching our friends from Mrs. Doms and Ms. Ruthig's LA classes put on a Shakespeare performance. We're so proud of our actors and actresses.
HW: None
Math: We reviewed for the unit 6 today...watch for the practice test to come home tonight.
HW: MAP test tomorrow afternoon. Unit 6 test Wednesday
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading chapter 6 with the Reading Further section today. We also worked on making quilt squares that match those of the Gee's Bend quilters. They are very unique!
HW: Test on Wednesday over chapter 6.
LA: We spent our short morning together down in the LGI watching our friends from Mrs. Doms and Ms. Ruthig's LA classes put on a Shakespeare performance. We're so proud of our actors and actresses.
HW: None
Math: We reviewed for the unit 6 today...watch for the practice test to come home tonight.
HW: MAP test tomorrow afternoon. Unit 6 test Wednesday
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading chapter 6 with the Reading Further section today. We also worked on making quilt squares that match those of the Gee's Bend quilters. They are very unique!
HW: Test on Wednesday over chapter 6.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
We're Feelin' Kind of Blue Ribbon(ish) Around Here!
We had an amazing time at our National Blue Ribbon Awards Celebration this morning. We're so proud of everyone coming together to help us achieve this awesome status!
LA: We made it through chapters 9-10 in Frindle together today. We also took the quiz over chapters 6-8. We're continuing our work on vocabulary, answering comprehension questions that review much of our RIT vocabulary (and continuing our work on writing in complete sentences!) in addition to working on journal writing prompts and character traits of our novel's characters.
HW: Finish up work from chapters 9-10. Don't forget the quiz over those chapters will be given tomorrow as well. Where are you on your Biography project? If you are just starting, it's time to get busy! We have a busy couple of months coming ahead with Biography projects and Science Expo...
Math: We worked on coordinate grids today. The students had a lot of fun using coordinate pairs to figure out where things were on a map!
HW: Math box, study link 6.7 along with the extra sheet are due tomorrow. The unit 6 test will be given next Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We wrapped up our protest today at the beginning of class. We also read through the summary and began work on a letter to a friend or relative all about our trip to the southeast region of the United States.
HW: Southeast region letters are due on Monday. Chapter 6 test will be given Wednesday.
LA: We made it through chapters 9-10 in Frindle together today. We also took the quiz over chapters 6-8. We're continuing our work on vocabulary, answering comprehension questions that review much of our RIT vocabulary (and continuing our work on writing in complete sentences!) in addition to working on journal writing prompts and character traits of our novel's characters.
HW: Finish up work from chapters 9-10. Don't forget the quiz over those chapters will be given tomorrow as well. Where are you on your Biography project? If you are just starting, it's time to get busy! We have a busy couple of months coming ahead with Biography projects and Science Expo...
Math: We worked on coordinate grids today. The students had a lot of fun using coordinate pairs to figure out where things were on a map!
HW: Math box, study link 6.7 along with the extra sheet are due tomorrow. The unit 6 test will be given next Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We wrapped up our protest today at the beginning of class. We also read through the summary and began work on a letter to a friend or relative all about our trip to the southeast region of the United States.
HW: Southeast region letters are due on Monday. Chapter 6 test will be given Wednesday.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday
Another great day here at Northpoint today! Don't forget tomorrow is Variety Day. Plan to wear your jammies, a hat, mis-match, backwards-whatever you want! Bring a dollar for every special thing you wear! All money will go to the Ronald McDonald House at Memorial Hospital.
LA: We were off to music first thing this morning. As we got back to class, we worked on Frindle. We started our morning with an activity done from the point of our main character, Nick. We also read chapters 7-8 as a group. In addition to working on the comprehension questions, vocabulary, journal, we also worked on proofreading skills.
HW: Chapter 7 materials for Frindle are due tomorrow. Chapter 8 materials are due Thursday. Don't forget tomorrow is MAP testing.
Math: We learned how to use full circle protractors today. We had a lot of fun measuring angles.
HW: Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow, along with the extra long division sheet.
Social Studies: (Woods) Our protest went very well. We also spent time writing a letter about the southeast region.
HW: Final draft letters are due on Friday.
LA: We were off to music first thing this morning. As we got back to class, we worked on Frindle. We started our morning with an activity done from the point of our main character, Nick. We also read chapters 7-8 as a group. In addition to working on the comprehension questions, vocabulary, journal, we also worked on proofreading skills.
HW: Chapter 7 materials for Frindle are due tomorrow. Chapter 8 materials are due Thursday. Don't forget tomorrow is MAP testing.
Math: We learned how to use full circle protractors today. We had a lot of fun measuring angles.
HW: Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow, along with the extra long division sheet.
Social Studies: (Woods) Our protest went very well. We also spent time writing a letter about the southeast region.
HW: Final draft letters are due on Friday.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Grab Your Snow Gear...
What a WINTER WONDERLAND! Please remember that we continue to go outside during recess unless the temperature or windchill is below 0! Be sure to come prepared for outdoor play!
LA: We had a great time in LA and gym today. We also plugged along in our novel study. Today, we shared chapter 6 today--be sure to ask what Frindle means! :) We also took our quiz over chapters 4-5, worked on our plot worksheets, vocabulary words, comprehension questions and worked on a journal entry.
File folders were also passed out today for the biography projects that are due when we return to school! Be sure they don't get left in backpacks with wet boots! :)
HW: Finish comprehension questions, vocabulary, journal and plot worksheet from chapter 6 if it wasn't completed in class. We will be taking the reading MAP test on Wednesday morning.
Math: Angles, angles, angles today! We had a lot of kinesthetic fun today maneuvering our arms and bodies to make angles. We also took some time to go to the ELA and work on turns...quarter, half and three-quarter...along with vocabulary like clockwise and counterclockwise. We were on the move today.
HW: Math box and study link 6.5 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up our tour of the southeast region of the United States by visiting The Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi and Louisiana. We also took some time out to make protest posters regarding the segregation in the 1950's.
HW: Protest posters and poems are due Wednesday.
LA: We had a great time in LA and gym today. We also plugged along in our novel study. Today, we shared chapter 6 today--be sure to ask what Frindle means! :) We also took our quiz over chapters 4-5, worked on our plot worksheets, vocabulary words, comprehension questions and worked on a journal entry.
File folders were also passed out today for the biography projects that are due when we return to school! Be sure they don't get left in backpacks with wet boots! :)
HW: Finish comprehension questions, vocabulary, journal and plot worksheet from chapter 6 if it wasn't completed in class. We will be taking the reading MAP test on Wednesday morning.
Math: Angles, angles, angles today! We had a lot of kinesthetic fun today maneuvering our arms and bodies to make angles. We also took some time to go to the ELA and work on turns...quarter, half and three-quarter...along with vocabulary like clockwise and counterclockwise. We were on the move today.
HW: Math box and study link 6.5 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up our tour of the southeast region of the United States by visiting The Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi and Louisiana. We also took some time out to make protest posters regarding the segregation in the 1950's.
HW: Protest posters and poems are due Wednesday.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Flurry Filled Friday!
The wintery weather is coming...make sure to bundle up!
LA: We continued our work in Frindle today. Together, we read chapter 5 and talked about the figurative language things that were in there. Students were given lots of time in class to work on their work for this chapter. We also enjoyed time in Music first thing this morning.
HW: Chapter 5 comprehension questions, character cop, vocabulary and plot worksheet. Don't forget to review chapters 4 & 5 for the quiz on Monday.
Math: We spent our time together reviewing skills in Odyssey today.
HW: Finish journal page 146
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up our tour of the southeast region of the United States by visiting The Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi and Louisiana. We also took some time out to make protest posters regarding the segregation in the 1950's.
HW: Protest Posters and poems are due Tuesday at the beginning of class.
LA: We continued our work in Frindle today. Together, we read chapter 5 and talked about the figurative language things that were in there. Students were given lots of time in class to work on their work for this chapter. We also enjoyed time in Music first thing this morning.
HW: Chapter 5 comprehension questions, character cop, vocabulary and plot worksheet. Don't forget to review chapters 4 & 5 for the quiz on Monday.
Math: We spent our time together reviewing skills in Odyssey today.
HW: Finish journal page 146
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up our tour of the southeast region of the United States by visiting The Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi and Louisiana. We also took some time out to make protest posters regarding the segregation in the 1950's.
HW: Protest Posters and poems are due Tuesday at the beginning of class.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Thursday
We're one day closer to Winter Break! We're doing our best to stay focused...please help us out by having that same conversation at home! :)
LA: We played a bit of catch up today! We enjoyed our time in Odyssey this morning during computer lab. We came back to class and read chapters 3 & 4 in our Frindle novels. We had the quiz over chapters 1-3 in addition to working on our chapter 3 & 4 material.
HW: Chapter 3 & 4 comprehension questions, one journal entry, vocabulary words and plot page are all due tomorrow.
Math: What do we do with remainders???? We talked a lot today about story problems dealing with division and remainders. We learned that sometimes it's okay to ignore the remainder, while other times we have to round up using it and sometimes we have to represent it as a fraction! It was a fun-filled division day! Parents--PLEASE NOTE!--If your child is still struggling with multiplication facts...it is getting in the way of division! We still have a handful of friends that aren't secure on their facts so therefore division problems are really a struggle. Please practice at home.
HW: Math boxes 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 are all due tomorrow. Study link 6.4 is also due!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We climbed aboard the fishing trowler with Mr. Davis, our tour guide today. We learned about places in Florida, Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee. We had a lot of fun playing a survival game to give us a small idea of what the settlers in Jamestown went through. We also tapped along to the music of the south after stopping in New Orleans!
HW: The letter written to "John" about his Jamestown visit is due on Monday
LA: We played a bit of catch up today! We enjoyed our time in Odyssey this morning during computer lab. We came back to class and read chapters 3 & 4 in our Frindle novels. We had the quiz over chapters 1-3 in addition to working on our chapter 3 & 4 material.
HW: Chapter 3 & 4 comprehension questions, one journal entry, vocabulary words and plot page are all due tomorrow.
Math: What do we do with remainders???? We talked a lot today about story problems dealing with division and remainders. We learned that sometimes it's okay to ignore the remainder, while other times we have to round up using it and sometimes we have to represent it as a fraction! It was a fun-filled division day! Parents--PLEASE NOTE!--If your child is still struggling with multiplication facts...it is getting in the way of division! We still have a handful of friends that aren't secure on their facts so therefore division problems are really a struggle. Please practice at home.
HW: Math boxes 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 are all due tomorrow. Study link 6.4 is also due!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We climbed aboard the fishing trowler with Mr. Davis, our tour guide today. We learned about places in Florida, Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee. We had a lot of fun playing a survival game to give us a small idea of what the settlers in Jamestown went through. We also tapped along to the music of the south after stopping in New Orleans!
HW: The letter written to "John" about his Jamestown visit is due on Monday
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Welcome, December!
December sure arrived with a FLURRY of activity! :) Be sure to remember your snow gear...it looks like winter is here to stay!
LA: We had a great morning together. We took a break from Frindle to complete a really fun writing activity with Mrs. Helman. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the importance of details to help create awesome imagery, we also reviewed a lot of plot, setting and character information as well.
HW: Quiz over chapters 1-3 in Frindle tomorrow--ch. 3 will be read and discussed before the quiz is given! :)
Math: More long division practice today. We spent another entire class period reviewing long division steps.
HW: The packet of division problems will be due at 1:10 tomorrow--if you don't think you can do it in class, be sure to work on it tonight.
Social Studies: (Woods) We climbed aboard the fishing troweler with Mr. Davis, our tour guide today. We learned about places in Florida, Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee. We had a lot of fun playing a survival game to give us a small idea of what the settlers in Jamestown went through. We also tapped along to the music of the south after stopping in New Orleans!
HW: The letter written to "John" about his Jamestown visit is due on Friday.
LA: We had a great morning together. We took a break from Frindle to complete a really fun writing activity with Mrs. Helman. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the importance of details to help create awesome imagery, we also reviewed a lot of plot, setting and character information as well.
HW: Quiz over chapters 1-3 in Frindle tomorrow--ch. 3 will be read and discussed before the quiz is given! :)
Math: More long division practice today. We spent another entire class period reviewing long division steps.
HW: The packet of division problems will be due at 1:10 tomorrow--if you don't think you can do it in class, be sure to work on it tonight.
Social Studies: (Woods) We climbed aboard the fishing troweler with Mr. Davis, our tour guide today. We learned about places in Florida, Louisiana, West Virginia and Tennessee. We had a lot of fun playing a survival game to give us a small idea of what the settlers in Jamestown went through. We also tapped along to the music of the south after stopping in New Orleans!
HW: The letter written to "John" about his Jamestown visit is due on Friday.
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