Interesting Fact of the Day: A mosquito has 47 teeth
LA: We continued to move forward in our basal story. Today, we spent some time working on using text clues to figure out conclusions that the author lead us to. We also spent more time on our American Revolution Patriots that we did research on yesterday.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Don't forget the reading projects are also due on Friday.
Math: We spent the entire day on the math practice test--so much so that we ran out of time to go over it fully. We will continue to go over it before the final test is given in class tomorrow.
HW: Study for the math unit 6 test
Art Smart: Thanks to Mrs. King, and her helpers, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Day for helping us create our Original Works of art today during our Art Smart time.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tuesday, December 13
Interesting Fact of the Day: Cheetah's can accelerate from 0 to 70km/h in 3 seconds.
LA: We continued on with our story, Sleds on Boston Common today through centers. We had the opportunity to do research on a famous Patriot from the American Revolution, read the story with a partner and read an informational nonfiction piece from the American Revolution as well.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due Friday. Don't forget to bring in your reading project by Friday as well.
Math: Today was our last day in unit 6...another review of common denominators. We worked with partners on reviewing this important skill in order to be able to add and subtract fractions.
HW: Finish pages 200-202 if they weren't completed in class. Math box and study link 6.10 are also due tomorrow. Don't forget the Unit 6 test will be given on Thursday of this week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We began chapter 7 today, learning about the many colonies that Great Britian set up in the New World. We are dividing these colonies up and making billboards to advertise for new colonists to join.
HW: None
LA: We continued on with our story, Sleds on Boston Common today through centers. We had the opportunity to do research on a famous Patriot from the American Revolution, read the story with a partner and read an informational nonfiction piece from the American Revolution as well.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due Friday. Don't forget to bring in your reading project by Friday as well.
Math: Today was our last day in unit 6...another review of common denominators. We worked with partners on reviewing this important skill in order to be able to add and subtract fractions.
HW: Finish pages 200-202 if they weren't completed in class. Math box and study link 6.10 are also due tomorrow. Don't forget the Unit 6 test will be given on Thursday of this week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We began chapter 7 today, learning about the many colonies that Great Britian set up in the New World. We are dividing these colonies up and making billboards to advertise for new colonists to join.
HW: None
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday, December 12
Whew! We're in the home stretch! It's very important that the students stay as focused as possible in these last two weeks. If you have an early exit planned, and won't be here through the 23rd, please let me know as soon as possible so we can make plans.
There is a lot going on in the next couple of weeks! Here's a quick snapshot of what our days look like:
Wednesday, 12/14: Art Smart
Friday, 12/16: Reading Projects Due (Woods), Giving Tree donations due, Science Expo proposals due
Wednesday, 12/21: Mini Mall
Friday, 12/23: Giving Celebration, Winter Breaks begins
Interesting Fact of the Day: The most used letter in the English alphabet is "e" and the "q" is the least used.
LA: We jumped back into the basal today since we finished Maniac Magee last week. This week, our historical fiction piece is called, Sleds on Boston Common. It was a lot of fun to tie our literature piece into what we are learning about in Social Studies currently. Our vocabulary words for the week are: navigation, instruct, swagger, patriots, tyrant, stark, governor and spunk. In grammar we are learning about action verbs. During our skill practice, we will be reviewing how to draw conclusions based off of text clues, working with alliteration and meter in poetry and also building word families.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The vocabulary sentences are due tomorrow. Reading projects are due on Friday...be prepared to present if your stick is pulled.
Math: We are just about to the end of unit 6. Today, we talked about clock fractions, and how to use a clock to help us figure out an easy way to add and subtract fractions. Some of us prefer the good ol' fashioned way, and that's okay too! Just another resource to add to our collection.
HW: Finish journal pages 195-197. Math boxes and study link 6.9 are also due tomorrow. The unit 6 test will be given on Thursday of this week.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We started in chapter 7 today. During this chapter, we are learning about the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. We'll be making billboards trying to attract new settlers into specific areas.
HW: None
There is a lot going on in the next couple of weeks! Here's a quick snapshot of what our days look like:
Wednesday, 12/14: Art Smart
Friday, 12/16: Reading Projects Due (Woods), Giving Tree donations due, Science Expo proposals due
Wednesday, 12/21: Mini Mall
Friday, 12/23: Giving Celebration, Winter Breaks begins
Interesting Fact of the Day: The most used letter in the English alphabet is "e" and the "q" is the least used.
LA: We jumped back into the basal today since we finished Maniac Magee last week. This week, our historical fiction piece is called, Sleds on Boston Common. It was a lot of fun to tie our literature piece into what we are learning about in Social Studies currently. Our vocabulary words for the week are: navigation, instruct, swagger, patriots, tyrant, stark, governor and spunk. In grammar we are learning about action verbs. During our skill practice, we will be reviewing how to draw conclusions based off of text clues, working with alliteration and meter in poetry and also building word families.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The vocabulary sentences are due tomorrow. Reading projects are due on Friday...be prepared to present if your stick is pulled.
Math: We are just about to the end of unit 6. Today, we talked about clock fractions, and how to use a clock to help us figure out an easy way to add and subtract fractions. Some of us prefer the good ol' fashioned way, and that's okay too! Just another resource to add to our collection.
HW: Finish journal pages 195-197. Math boxes and study link 6.9 are also due tomorrow. The unit 6 test will be given on Thursday of this week.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We started in chapter 7 today. During this chapter, we are learning about the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. We'll be making billboards trying to attract new settlers into specific areas.
HW: None
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, December 7th
Interesting Fact of the Day: The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
LA: We finished up Maniac Magee today! Hooray! I made an assumption that most of us liked the book when the students broke out in applause after I read the last sentence. We also reviewed plural and possessive nouns.
HW: Study Vocab and study for test.
Math~
Today we reviewed how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. Don't forget you need to have a common denominator. Also don't forget that you don't add or subtract the denominator.
HW: Journal page 189, math boxes 6.7 & 6.8 and study link 6.8 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up chapter 6 today by reading the Reading Further section and taking notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks. We also worked on making an advertisement for our favorite colony.
HW: Finish page 38 and study for the test that will be given on Friday.
LA: We finished up Maniac Magee today! Hooray! I made an assumption that most of us liked the book when the students broke out in applause after I read the last sentence. We also reviewed plural and possessive nouns.
HW: Study Vocab and study for test.
Math~
Today we reviewed how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers. Don't forget you need to have a common denominator. Also don't forget that you don't add or subtract the denominator.
HW: Journal page 189, math boxes 6.7 & 6.8 and study link 6.8 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up chapter 6 today by reading the Reading Further section and taking notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks. We also worked on making an advertisement for our favorite colony.
HW: Finish page 38 and study for the test that will be given on Friday.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Tuesday, December 6
Interesting Fact of the Day: Starfish don't have brains.
LA: Due to Mr. Glassman's visit today, we didn't have time to read the rest of our Maniac Magee book. The suspense continues! We'll be sure to finish it up tomorrow, though. The final test will be given on Thursday, over the entire book.
HW: There will be a quiz over chapters 40-46 tomorrow. The final test is on Thursday.
Math: We spent the day with partners,working on filling out frequency tables, bar graphs, circle graphs and tally charts. It was a lot of fun to review the many ways to collect and display data.
HW: Finish pages 183-185 if they weren't completed with your partner. Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took some time to go over the Venn Diagram that was created to compare and contrast the three colonies we learned about in this chapter. We also read the Reading Further section and took some notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: Test is on Thursday. Don't forget to complete the Processing page in your ISNB.
LA: Due to Mr. Glassman's visit today, we didn't have time to read the rest of our Maniac Magee book. The suspense continues! We'll be sure to finish it up tomorrow, though. The final test will be given on Thursday, over the entire book.
HW: There will be a quiz over chapters 40-46 tomorrow. The final test is on Thursday.
Math: We spent the day with partners,working on filling out frequency tables, bar graphs, circle graphs and tally charts. It was a lot of fun to review the many ways to collect and display data.
HW: Finish pages 183-185 if they weren't completed with your partner. Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took some time to go over the Venn Diagram that was created to compare and contrast the three colonies we learned about in this chapter. We also read the Reading Further section and took some notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: Test is on Thursday. Don't forget to complete the Processing page in your ISNB.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday, December 5
Interesting Fact of the Day: The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.
LA: We are nearly finished with our novel, Maniac Magee. I know that many of us are fighting the growing urge to read ahead and find out the ending. Keep fighting! Let's finish it together! :) Today, we talked about stereotypes, assumptions, conflicts, comparing and contrasting, characterizations, , drawing conclusions and making inferences. We are also taking a time out from a new grammar skill this week to review plurals and possessives.
HW: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow over this chunk's three words. The comprehension questions and journal entry are also due tomorrow. We will be having a quiz over chapters 33-39 tomorrow. The final test over Maniac Magee will be given on Thursday.
Math: We worked with partners to take a small sample and use it to make predictions of larger sets of data today. We had a great time using percents and estimation.
HW: Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading about the Plymouth Colony today and the Pilgrims that settled there. We also finished taking notes on the three different colonies in this chapter and filling out a Venn Diagram to compare them.
HW: None
LA: We are nearly finished with our novel, Maniac Magee. I know that many of us are fighting the growing urge to read ahead and find out the ending. Keep fighting! Let's finish it together! :) Today, we talked about stereotypes, assumptions, conflicts, comparing and contrasting, characterizations, , drawing conclusions and making inferences. We are also taking a time out from a new grammar skill this week to review plurals and possessives.
HW: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow over this chunk's three words. The comprehension questions and journal entry are also due tomorrow. We will be having a quiz over chapters 33-39 tomorrow. The final test over Maniac Magee will be given on Thursday.
Math: We worked with partners to take a small sample and use it to make predictions of larger sets of data today. We had a great time using percents and estimation.
HW: Math box and study link 6.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading about the Plymouth Colony today and the Pilgrims that settled there. We also finished taking notes on the three different colonies in this chapter and filling out a Venn Diagram to compare them.
HW: None
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Happy DARE Graduation Day
Thank you so much to all of the parents that took time out of their day to come join us at DARE Graduation this morning. I'm so proud of all of our students!
Interesting Fact of the Day: North Dakota has never had an earthquake.
LA: We had a shortened day today due to graduation, but were still able to make it through our next chunk of Maniac Magee. I'm continuously pleased with the discussions we're having about this book and the topics it covers.We're learning about tons of new figurative language terms, as well as reviewing many old ones. We also continued learning about plural and possessive nouns and how to tell the difference between the two.
HW: Finish comprehension questions and journal entry from this chunk of chapters. Don't forget about the spelling, grammar and vocabulary test that will be given tomorrow morning.
Math: We continued on learning about different ways of displaying data. Today, we matched data with line graphs and had to explain our reasoning for pairing the two together. This led to some great discussions.
HW: Math box and study link 6.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We learned about Roanoke and Jamestown today and took notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: The chapter 6 test will be given next Friday.
Interesting Fact of the Day: North Dakota has never had an earthquake.
LA: We had a shortened day today due to graduation, but were still able to make it through our next chunk of Maniac Magee. I'm continuously pleased with the discussions we're having about this book and the topics it covers.We're learning about tons of new figurative language terms, as well as reviewing many old ones. We also continued learning about plural and possessive nouns and how to tell the difference between the two.
HW: Finish comprehension questions and journal entry from this chunk of chapters. Don't forget about the spelling, grammar and vocabulary test that will be given tomorrow morning.
Math: We continued on learning about different ways of displaying data. Today, we matched data with line graphs and had to explain our reasoning for pairing the two together. This led to some great discussions.
HW: Math box and study link 6.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We learned about Roanoke and Jamestown today and took notes in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: The chapter 6 test will be given next Friday.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tuesday
DARE essays are due tomorrow!
Interesting Fact of the Day: Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
LA: We finished up part 1 of our book today. We focused on similes, metaphors, characterization, irony, tone, problem and solutions and making inferences. We also talked about realistic vs. make believe in stories and how to tell the difference. Lastly, we worked on some writing and typing.
HW: Finish journal entry and comprehension questions if they weren't completed in class. There are several quizzes tomorrow...one over this chunk of chapters, a vocabulary from this section, one over part 1 and your spelling test. Don't forget, the first 10 spelling words are all that will be given.
Math: We took a practice test for our unit 5 test tomorrow.
HW: Study for your math test. The practice test is a great tool for review.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 5 test today.
HW: None
Interesting Fact of the Day: Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
LA: We finished up part 1 of our book today. We focused on similes, metaphors, characterization, irony, tone, problem and solutions and making inferences. We also talked about realistic vs. make believe in stories and how to tell the difference. Lastly, we worked on some writing and typing.
HW: Finish journal entry and comprehension questions if they weren't completed in class. There are several quizzes tomorrow...one over this chunk of chapters, a vocabulary from this section, one over part 1 and your spelling test. Don't forget, the first 10 spelling words are all that will be given.
Math: We took a practice test for our unit 5 test tomorrow.
HW: Study for your math test. The practice test is a great tool for review.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 5 test today.
HW: None
Monday, November 21, 2011
So Much To Be Thankful For...
Interesting Fact of the Day: They have square watermelons in Japan--they stack better.
Don't forget: DARE essays are due on Wednesday. Officer Redman will be coming to pick them up!
LA: We're continuing on with our novel study...we're finding Maniac Magee to be a fantastic read! We're coming across some heavy topics...often some that weigh heavily on our hearts. This a great discussion point at home...be sure to talk about it! We began by taking the vocabulary quiz from the previous section, and chose new words for this section as well. Our figurative language focus was on dialect, colloquialism, irony, symbolism, conflict, foreshadowing, hyperbole, stereotype, bias, dialogue, problem and solutions and making inferences. We also took a spelling pre-test today. Only the first 10 words will be given since this is a short week. We also spent some time analyzing a chunk of chapter 17 (the hyperboles) and took some time to mimick Jerry Spinelli in our own writing.
HW: Finish the journal entry, comprehension questions, writing and study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Don't forget a quiz over Part 1 of the book will be given on Wednesday.
Math: We finished up unit 5 with some partner work today...focusing more on circle graphs and how to create them.
HW: Journal pages 157-158, math boxes 5.11 & 5.12 and study link 5.11 are all due tomorrow. The test will be given on Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We read the Reading Further section together today as a class, and then began working on the pages in the Interactive Student Notebook that are due Wednesday.
HW: ISNB pages 30-32 are due Wednesday. The chapter 5 test will be given that day as well.
Don't forget: DARE essays are due on Wednesday. Officer Redman will be coming to pick them up!
LA: We're continuing on with our novel study...we're finding Maniac Magee to be a fantastic read! We're coming across some heavy topics...often some that weigh heavily on our hearts. This a great discussion point at home...be sure to talk about it! We began by taking the vocabulary quiz from the previous section, and chose new words for this section as well. Our figurative language focus was on dialect, colloquialism, irony, symbolism, conflict, foreshadowing, hyperbole, stereotype, bias, dialogue, problem and solutions and making inferences. We also took a spelling pre-test today. Only the first 10 words will be given since this is a short week. We also spent some time analyzing a chunk of chapter 17 (the hyperboles) and took some time to mimick Jerry Spinelli in our own writing.
HW: Finish the journal entry, comprehension questions, writing and study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Don't forget a quiz over Part 1 of the book will be given on Wednesday.
Math: We finished up unit 5 with some partner work today...focusing more on circle graphs and how to create them.
HW: Journal pages 157-158, math boxes 5.11 & 5.12 and study link 5.11 are all due tomorrow. The test will be given on Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We read the Reading Further section together today as a class, and then began working on the pages in the Interactive Student Notebook that are due Wednesday.
HW: ISNB pages 30-32 are due Wednesday. The chapter 5 test will be given that day as well.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday...
Interesting Fact of the Day: The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
LA: We continued on with chapters 10-11 today in Maniac Magee. Our figurative language terms that we studied today were: generalization, drawing conclusions, theme, internal conflict, antagonists, protagonists, tone, conflict, metaphor and main ideas. We also continued learning about singular and plural possessive nouns.
HW: Don't forget your comprehension questions must be written in complete sentences, with correct punctuation and capitalization. There is a spelling, grammar and comprehension quiz over chapters 1-11 tomorrow.
Math: We spent the day doing some fraction, decimal and percent review today. Some of us even had time for a game or two of Greedy!
HW: Finish fraction, decimal, percent packet for tomorrow.
DARE today--we had our last meeting with DARE and Officer Redman.
HW: The DARE essays are due next Wednesday.
LA: We continued on with chapters 10-11 today in Maniac Magee. Our figurative language terms that we studied today were: generalization, drawing conclusions, theme, internal conflict, antagonists, protagonists, tone, conflict, metaphor and main ideas. We also continued learning about singular and plural possessive nouns.
HW: Don't forget your comprehension questions must be written in complete sentences, with correct punctuation and capitalization. There is a spelling, grammar and comprehension quiz over chapters 1-11 tomorrow.
Math: We spent the day doing some fraction, decimal and percent review today. Some of us even had time for a game or two of Greedy!
HW: Finish fraction, decimal, percent packet for tomorrow.
DARE today--we had our last meeting with DARE and Officer Redman.
HW: The DARE essays are due next Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wednesday...
Interesting Fact of the Day: The moon is one million times drier than the Gobi Desert.
LA: We continued to work on our novel study today. We spent today working on chapters 7-9, focusing on the skills of similes, view point, author's style, characterization, genre, irony, connotation, symbolism, point of view, imagery and main idea. We also continued with our grammar skill of possessive nouns.
HW: Journal entry and questions for chapters 7-9. Don't forget to study for your vocabulary test tomorrow.
Math: We learned about using percent circles to help us read and figure out circle graphs.
HW: Math box and study link 5.10.
ART SMART-Special thanks to Mrs. King, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Stevens for coming in and teaching us about Edward Hoppers.
LA: We continued to work on our novel study today. We spent today working on chapters 7-9, focusing on the skills of similes, view point, author's style, characterization, genre, irony, connotation, symbolism, point of view, imagery and main idea. We also continued with our grammar skill of possessive nouns.
HW: Journal entry and questions for chapters 7-9. Don't forget to study for your vocabulary test tomorrow.
Math: We learned about using percent circles to help us read and figure out circle graphs.
HW: Math box and study link 5.10.
ART SMART-Special thanks to Mrs. King, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Stevens for coming in and teaching us about Edward Hoppers.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday's News...
Interesting Fact of the Day: There are more cars in Southern California than there are cows in India.
Don't forget that we are still collecting non perishable food items to STUFF-A-TRAILER with on Wednesday. Please, please, please consider donating some canned or boxed food.
LA: Today we began our new novel study. We will be spending the next several weeks reading and learning language arts skills by reading "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli. This book is the legend of a boy who completely changed a town by his actions. We will be using Rit words and higher level thinking skills as we read each day. Today, we focused on metaphors, foreshadowing, irony, imagery, external conflict, symbolism, cause and effect, hyperbole's, similes and main ideas. Everyday, the students will have comprehension questions, a journal entry and a vocab quiz. The first vocab quiz is tomorrow. We had a great discussion about some of the mature topics that will be brought up in this book. I'm really looking forward to sharing this with our class.
We will still be doing spelling and grammar everyday. There will still be a spelling test, grammar test, and weekly assessment on Friday
HW: Finish questions and journal entry. Study for vocab quiz.
Math: Our focus today was on turning fractions into percents using a calculator. We did a lot of practice with this skill.
HW:Math box and study link 5.8 are due tomorrow. The test over Unit 5 will be next Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We dove into the 7 explorers other than Christopher Columbus today during Social Studies. While reading, we found things out such as their personal background, sponsors, times they explored, what they did for a living. It was a lot of fun to learn so much about these important men!
HW: None
Don't forget that we are still collecting non perishable food items to STUFF-A-TRAILER with on Wednesday. Please, please, please consider donating some canned or boxed food.
LA: Today we began our new novel study. We will be spending the next several weeks reading and learning language arts skills by reading "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli. This book is the legend of a boy who completely changed a town by his actions. We will be using Rit words and higher level thinking skills as we read each day. Today, we focused on metaphors, foreshadowing, irony, imagery, external conflict, symbolism, cause and effect, hyperbole's, similes and main ideas. Everyday, the students will have comprehension questions, a journal entry and a vocab quiz. The first vocab quiz is tomorrow. We had a great discussion about some of the mature topics that will be brought up in this book. I'm really looking forward to sharing this with our class.
We will still be doing spelling and grammar everyday. There will still be a spelling test, grammar test, and weekly assessment on Friday
HW: Finish questions and journal entry. Study for vocab quiz.
Math: Our focus today was on turning fractions into percents using a calculator. We did a lot of practice with this skill.
HW:Math box and study link 5.8 are due tomorrow. The test over Unit 5 will be next Wednesday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We dove into the 7 explorers other than Christopher Columbus today during Social Studies. While reading, we found things out such as their personal background, sponsors, times they explored, what they did for a living. It was a lot of fun to learn so much about these important men!
HW: None
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Tuesday, November 7th
Interesting Fact of the Day: If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go until 1,000 until you would find the letter "A."
Don't forget that we are collecting can goods for our Stuff-A-Trailer event on November 16th. 2 families donated items today. Thank you parents for helping us meet the needs of other families in the community.
LA: This morning, we reviewed the different ways of making a noun plural during our grammar lesson. We read and discussed the story "Rattlers" in our reading books. We paid special attention to the main ideas and supporting details of each section and how that helps us to better understand the overall story. We learned that amphi and ambi means both in our vocab vine time. We also reviewed our RIT words.
HW: Keep working on the weekly homework, it's due Friday and read 20-30 minutes.
Math~
Today we began working with fractions and decimals. Fractions can become decimals in two different ways. The first way is to divide the numerator by the denominator. The second way is to use equivalent fractions. Try to make the equivalent fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100. Then it is easy to convert to a decimal.
HW: Journal page139, math box and study link 5.5
Social Studies: (Woods) We began chapter 5 today, where our focus is going to be on 8 specific explorers. As a class today, we read and learned about Christopher Columbus. We will begin studying the other explorers on Friday, as we work in groups.
HW: None
Don't forget that we are collecting can goods for our Stuff-A-Trailer event on November 16th. 2 families donated items today. Thank you parents for helping us meet the needs of other families in the community.
LA: This morning, we reviewed the different ways of making a noun plural during our grammar lesson. We read and discussed the story "Rattlers" in our reading books. We paid special attention to the main ideas and supporting details of each section and how that helps us to better understand the overall story. We learned that amphi and ambi means both in our vocab vine time. We also reviewed our RIT words.
HW: Keep working on the weekly homework, it's due Friday and read 20-30 minutes.
Math~
Today we began working with fractions and decimals. Fractions can become decimals in two different ways. The first way is to divide the numerator by the denominator. The second way is to use equivalent fractions. Try to make the equivalent fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100. Then it is easy to convert to a decimal.
HW: Journal page139, math box and study link 5.5
Social Studies: (Woods) We began chapter 5 today, where our focus is going to be on 8 specific explorers. As a class today, we read and learned about Christopher Columbus. We will begin studying the other explorers on Friday, as we work in groups.
HW: None
Monday, November 7, 2011
Interesting Fact of the Day: Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
LA: Our story for the week is Rattlers. This is a nonfiction story about snakes. We had a lot of disgusted faces while listening to our story! :) Our comprehension skill is summarizing and looking for the main ideas. We will also be looking at how the author organized the story. Our vocabulary words are species, survive, alert, vibrates, surroundings, prey, predators, vibrates, and lunging. Our vocabulary skill is using restated context clues to figure out the words. Both our grammar and spelling skills focus on plural nouns.
Here are this week's RIT words.
Fiction: A literary form based on imagination rather than just fact. Most stories are fiction.
Parallelism: The use of repetitive structure to create rhythm in writing. (The more we do, the more we can do is one example.)
Synedoche: Where a specific part refers to the whole. I got a new set of wheels meaning I got a new car.
Aphorism: A short witty statement of wisdom or opinion. A watched pot never boils.
Archetype: A model character or a character that other characters are based on. Percy is based on the archetype of a hero in Greek myths.
Paradox: A statement that is true even though it seems to be saying opposite things. Soon you will be grown up enough to read fairy tales again.
Quip: A clever or witty remark or comment brought about by the situation. After a ball game: Bad losers make worse winners.
Theme: The fundamental idea or life lesson explored in a literary work. Trusting friends was one theme in Percy Jackson.
Antithesis: Using opposite ideas in the same thought or sentence in order to make a point. Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Don't forget there will be a RIT quiz tomorrow!
Math:Today we reviewed equivalent fractions. You make an equivalent fraction by multiplying or dividing the numerators and denominators by the same number.
HW: Math boxes and study link 5.4 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 4 test today.
HW: None
LA: Our story for the week is Rattlers. This is a nonfiction story about snakes. We had a lot of disgusted faces while listening to our story! :) Our comprehension skill is summarizing and looking for the main ideas. We will also be looking at how the author organized the story. Our vocabulary words are species, survive, alert, vibrates, surroundings, prey, predators, vibrates, and lunging. Our vocabulary skill is using restated context clues to figure out the words. Both our grammar and spelling skills focus on plural nouns.
Here are this week's RIT words.
Fiction: A literary form based on imagination rather than just fact. Most stories are fiction.
Parallelism: The use of repetitive structure to create rhythm in writing. (The more we do, the more we can do is one example.)
Synedoche: Where a specific part refers to the whole. I got a new set of wheels meaning I got a new car.
Aphorism: A short witty statement of wisdom or opinion. A watched pot never boils.
Archetype: A model character or a character that other characters are based on. Percy is based on the archetype of a hero in Greek myths.
Paradox: A statement that is true even though it seems to be saying opposite things. Soon you will be grown up enough to read fairy tales again.
Quip: A clever or witty remark or comment brought about by the situation. After a ball game: Bad losers make worse winners.
Theme: The fundamental idea or life lesson explored in a literary work. Trusting friends was one theme in Percy Jackson.
Antithesis: Using opposite ideas in the same thought or sentence in order to make a point. Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Don't forget there will be a RIT quiz tomorrow!
Math:Today we reviewed equivalent fractions. You make an equivalent fraction by multiplying or dividing the numerators and denominators by the same number.
HW: Math boxes and study link 5.4 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 4 test today.
HW: None
Thursday, November 3, 2011
It's A Cold Thursday
Interesting Fact of the Day: The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards!
LA: We finished up learning about all our skills for the week. We spent quite a bit of time on common and proper nouns, as well as making inferences. We also had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies.
HW: Weekly packets are due tomorrow--don't forget parent signatures!
Math: We worked together to find equivalent fractions using both fraction sticks and common denominators this morning.
HW: Math box and study link 5.3 are due tomorrow.
DARE this afternoon!
LA: We finished up learning about all our skills for the week. We spent quite a bit of time on common and proper nouns, as well as making inferences. We also had a great visit with our first grade reading buddies.
HW: Weekly packets are due tomorrow--don't forget parent signatures!
Math: We worked together to find equivalent fractions using both fraction sticks and common denominators this morning.
HW: Math box and study link 5.3 are due tomorrow.
DARE this afternoon!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Wednesday, Already!
Interesting Fact of the Day: Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the Earth at 186,282 miles per second.
LA: We continued on with our skills for the week. Today we spent some time discussing how to use text clues and what we already know to help us figure out what the author may be saying (making inferences.) We also continued learning about proper nouns and giving examples. Finally, we had Vocabulary Vine and took our Unit 1 reading test.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday--don't forget parent signatures.
Math: We continued working on fractions today, introducing mixed numbers and pattern blocks to help us visualize them.
HW: Finish journal pages 125-127 if not completed in class with your partner. Also, math box 5.2 and study link 5.2 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 4 today by reading the summary and the reading further section. We had group discussions over some of the events that led the Europeans to explore the New World. We also took the Northeast Region quiz and worked in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: Pages 24-25 in Interactive Student Notebooks are due on Monday, when the chapter 4 test will be given.
LA: We continued on with our skills for the week. Today we spent some time discussing how to use text clues and what we already know to help us figure out what the author may be saying (making inferences.) We also continued learning about proper nouns and giving examples. Finally, we had Vocabulary Vine and took our Unit 1 reading test.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday--don't forget parent signatures.
Math: We continued working on fractions today, introducing mixed numbers and pattern blocks to help us visualize them.
HW: Finish journal pages 125-127 if not completed in class with your partner. Also, math box 5.2 and study link 5.2 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 4 today by reading the summary and the reading further section. We had group discussions over some of the events that led the Europeans to explore the New World. We also took the Northeast Region quiz and worked in our Interactive Student Notebooks.
HW: Pages 24-25 in Interactive Student Notebooks are due on Monday, when the chapter 4 test will be given.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Welcome November!
I hope everyone had a relaxing Fall Break! Mine was busy, but productive!
Interesting Fact of the Day: There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than there are real ones.
LA: We started Unit 2 today. Our first story is titled, Shiloh. Many students said they have read this as a chapter book as well. In grammar we are working on common and proper nouns. Our practice skill this week is using inferences to find out information that is not spelled out for us directly in the text. We're also going to be continuing to review idioms and how photographs help us to better understand text. The vocabulary words for the week are: decency, slurp, injury, sympathy, delivering, mournful, shrieks and bulletin board.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Allusion-A reference to a very familiar person, place, thing or event.
Atmosphere-The mood prevailing a literary work particularly created by the setting; helps establish the expectations and attitude of the reader.
Dialect-The speech pattern of a region or class.
Falling Action-The part of the story or play that works out the decision arrived during the climax.
Monologue-Speech by one character to him/herself or the reader/audience.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Please be sure to bring back your writer's workshop book that you wrote with Mrs. Helman.
Math: We jumped into unit 5 today, which focuses on fractions. We spent the day working together to figure out fractions of a set and reviewing how to reduce fractions to their simplest terms.
HW: Math box and study link 5.1, along with the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading the summary and Reading Further sections from chapter 4 today. We also took our Northeast Region quiz.
HW: Pages 24-25 of your interactive student notebook are due on Friday. The chapter 4 test will be given on Friday. Study guides were passed out early last week.
Interesting Fact of the Day: There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than there are real ones.
LA: We started Unit 2 today. Our first story is titled, Shiloh. Many students said they have read this as a chapter book as well. In grammar we are working on common and proper nouns. Our practice skill this week is using inferences to find out information that is not spelled out for us directly in the text. We're also going to be continuing to review idioms and how photographs help us to better understand text. The vocabulary words for the week are: decency, slurp, injury, sympathy, delivering, mournful, shrieks and bulletin board.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Allusion-A reference to a very familiar person, place, thing or event.
Atmosphere-The mood prevailing a literary work particularly created by the setting; helps establish the expectations and attitude of the reader.
Dialect-The speech pattern of a region or class.
Falling Action-The part of the story or play that works out the decision arrived during the climax.
Monologue-Speech by one character to him/herself or the reader/audience.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Please be sure to bring back your writer's workshop book that you wrote with Mrs. Helman.
Math: We jumped into unit 5 today, which focuses on fractions. We spent the day working together to figure out fractions of a set and reviewing how to reduce fractions to their simplest terms.
HW: Math box and study link 5.1, along with the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading the summary and Reading Further sections from chapter 4 today. We also took our Northeast Region quiz.
HW: Pages 24-25 of your interactive student notebook are due on Friday. The chapter 4 test will be given on Friday. Study guides were passed out early last week.
Monday, October 24, 2011
It's Red Ribbon Week!
Interesting Fact of the Day: Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
Don't forget to wear a hat tomorrow!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this week at conferences!
LA: We jumped into the last story of Unit 1 this morning. It's titled, Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs. Our vocabulary skill is using a thesaurus to find synonyms. Our Vocabulary words are canceled, moistened, transformed, cooperation, theory, fragrance, celebration, and variety. Our comprehension skill is cause and effect. In grammar, we are focusing on correcting run-on sentences. More r-controlled vowel sounds in spelling this week.
RIT words
Allegorical Figure - A character who stands for an idea in an allegory. Aslan stands for love in the Narnia stories.
Metonymy - The substitution of one word for another related word. For example: The crown instead of royalty.
Character - (review) A person in a story.
Syntax - The order and relationship of words in a sentence. (grammar)
Protagonist - The main character. Percy Jackson is the protagonist of the Camp Half-Blood series.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Thursday
Math: We continued our work on division today, focusing mainly on what to do with remainders. There are occasions we ignore them, round up using them or times when we need to turn them into fractions or decimals.
HW: Finish journal page 112, complete 113, MB and SL 4.6 and the extra sheet.
Social Studies: (Woods) We took a turn at being deep sea divers today, exploring the remains of a ship wreck from long ago. We had a great time diving for objects that were either artifacts or natural resources and discussing the importance of each.
HW: Northeast Region test will take place on November 1st.
Don't forget to wear a hat tomorrow!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this week at conferences!
LA: We jumped into the last story of Unit 1 this morning. It's titled, Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs. Our vocabulary skill is using a thesaurus to find synonyms. Our Vocabulary words are canceled, moistened, transformed, cooperation, theory, fragrance, celebration, and variety. Our comprehension skill is cause and effect. In grammar, we are focusing on correcting run-on sentences. More r-controlled vowel sounds in spelling this week.
RIT words
Allegorical Figure - A character who stands for an idea in an allegory. Aslan stands for love in the Narnia stories.
Metonymy - The substitution of one word for another related word. For example: The crown instead of royalty.
Character - (review) A person in a story.
Syntax - The order and relationship of words in a sentence. (grammar)
Protagonist - The main character. Percy Jackson is the protagonist of the Camp Half-Blood series.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Thursday
Math: We continued our work on division today, focusing mainly on what to do with remainders. There are occasions we ignore them, round up using them or times when we need to turn them into fractions or decimals.
HW: Finish journal page 112, complete 113, MB and SL 4.6 and the extra sheet.
Social Studies: (Woods) We took a turn at being deep sea divers today, exploring the remains of a ship wreck from long ago. We had a great time diving for objects that were either artifacts or natural resources and discussing the importance of each.
HW: Northeast Region test will take place on November 1st.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Friday--And It's NOT Raining!
Interesting Fact of the Day: Fish are the only vertebrates that outnumber birds.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone next week during conferences. I'll do my best to be on schedule if you'll do your best to be on time.
Don't forget to wear RED on Monday to kickoff Red Ribbon Week!
LA: We took our Friday assessments this morning, which included Grammar, Weekly, Selection, Spelling and Vocabulary Vine. We also had a great time about making healthy choices by a special presentation by Healthworks.
HW: None
Math: We spent the first part of our time together in the computer lab doing the Odyssey program. This serves as a great review of all sorts of skills.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 4 today, learning about the Europeans coming to the "New World" and what they had to do to plan to make that happen.
HW: Northeast Region test will be given on November 2nd. All the states and capitals were gone over in class today.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone next week during conferences. I'll do my best to be on schedule if you'll do your best to be on time.
Don't forget to wear RED on Monday to kickoff Red Ribbon Week!
LA: We took our Friday assessments this morning, which included Grammar, Weekly, Selection, Spelling and Vocabulary Vine. We also had a great time about making healthy choices by a special presentation by Healthworks.
HW: None
Math: We spent the first part of our time together in the computer lab doing the Odyssey program. This serves as a great review of all sorts of skills.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 4 today, learning about the Europeans coming to the "New World" and what they had to do to plan to make that happen.
HW: Northeast Region test will be given on November 2nd. All the states and capitals were gone over in class today.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Another Rainy Day...
Interesting Fact of The Day: The chameleon has a tongue that is one and half times the length of his body.
We had a great day "Mixing It Up" at lunch today. Be sure to talk about it at dinner tonight.
LA: We finished up learning our skills for the week and busily prepared for our assessments that will take place tomorrow. We also had a great time helping our first grade friends work on their safety posters today during reading buddies.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget parent signatures. Book orders are due Tuesday.
Math: Work day! We had an hour long work day today, making our way through a chunk of chapter 4.
HW: Journal pages 104 and 109, math boxes 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 are due tomorrow, along with study link 4.4. Don't forget the last page of the packet is also due.
DARE this afternoon.
We had a great day "Mixing It Up" at lunch today. Be sure to talk about it at dinner tonight.
LA: We finished up learning our skills for the week and busily prepared for our assessments that will take place tomorrow. We also had a great time helping our first grade friends work on their safety posters today during reading buddies.
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget parent signatures. Book orders are due Tuesday.
Math: Work day! We had an hour long work day today, making our way through a chunk of chapter 4.
HW: Journal pages 104 and 109, math boxes 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 are due tomorrow, along with study link 4.4. Don't forget the last page of the packet is also due.
DARE this afternoon.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Wednesday, October 18
I can't believe today is the last day of the first nine weeks! Where is our time going???
Interesting Fact of the Day: Porcupines float in water!
LA: We're still busy learning about all of the skills this week's story brings with it. Today's focus was on sorting spelling words, creating complex sentences and using main ideas to create summaries. We also spent more time editing, fixing and rewriting our Red Ribbon Week writing.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday--don't forget parent signatures on top and for the reading minutes. The final draft of Red Ribbon Writing is due tomorrow--don't forget to turn in your sloppy copy with your color editing sheet attached. Book orders are due next Tuesday.
Math: We continued on our journey of learning all sorts of division strategies today. We focused specifically on double digit divisors.
HW: Math box and study link 4.2 along with the next 2 packet pages are due tomorrow.
We had a great Art Smart lesson today, presented by Mrs. King. Special thanks to Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Rippey, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Day, and Mrs. Roberts for all the extra help!
Interesting Fact of the Day: Porcupines float in water!
LA: We're still busy learning about all of the skills this week's story brings with it. Today's focus was on sorting spelling words, creating complex sentences and using main ideas to create summaries. We also spent more time editing, fixing and rewriting our Red Ribbon Week writing.
HW: Weekly homework is due Friday--don't forget parent signatures on top and for the reading minutes. The final draft of Red Ribbon Writing is due tomorrow--don't forget to turn in your sloppy copy with your color editing sheet attached. Book orders are due next Tuesday.
Math: We continued on our journey of learning all sorts of division strategies today. We focused specifically on double digit divisors.
HW: Math box and study link 4.2 along with the next 2 packet pages are due tomorrow.
We had a great Art Smart lesson today, presented by Mrs. King. Special thanks to Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs. Rippey, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Day, and Mrs. Roberts for all the extra help!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Interesting Fact of the Day: There are more chickens than people in the world.
It's Safety Week at PHM! We will be practicing Bus Safety tomorrow afternoon as part of the week's activities!
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Look for the pictures to come home tomorrow or Wednesday. Picture retakes are going to be October 26th.
Language Arts~
We began a new story in our readers today. It is called Ultimate Field Trip 5 and it is a nonfiction story about going to Space Camp. It tells all the different ways the astronauts prepare for going into space and adds real life facts about space trips. Our comprehension skills include asking questions to check understanding and summarizing the main ideas. Our vocabulary skill is focusing on context clues and using descriptions to figure out words. Our vocabulary words for the week are: maze, function, adjusted, gravity, zone, environment, disasters, and mission. Our spelling focus is on r-controlled vowels sounds and our grammar focus is writing complex sentences. All assessments from Friday were passed out today. Be on the lookout for selection assessment, spelling, grammar, weekly, RIT (may be in green binder) the weekly homework packet from last week.
RIT Words:
Climax: The turning point of the action; the moment when the action reaches its highest point of conflict or tension.
Cliche-An overused word or phrase that springs quickly to mind but just as quickly bores the user and audience.
Allegory: A narrative in which abstractions are made concrete; characters stand for principles, attitudes, etc.
Bias: A preconceived opinion about something
Caricature: A distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality.
HW: Weekly Homework is due on Friday. Don't forget to get parent signatures. Safety posters are due Wednesday...this will be part of your writing grade for the week!
Math~We're ready to jump into the next unit after Friday's test! Unit 4 is all about division. We pretested today so that we can really focus our instruction. Unit 3 tests were passed back today...watch for them in folders tonight!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had the chapter 3 test today.
HW: None
It's Safety Week at PHM! We will be practicing Bus Safety tomorrow afternoon as part of the week's activities!
I hope everyone had a great weekend! Look for the pictures to come home tomorrow or Wednesday. Picture retakes are going to be October 26th.
Language Arts~
We began a new story in our readers today. It is called Ultimate Field Trip 5 and it is a nonfiction story about going to Space Camp. It tells all the different ways the astronauts prepare for going into space and adds real life facts about space trips. Our comprehension skills include asking questions to check understanding and summarizing the main ideas. Our vocabulary skill is focusing on context clues and using descriptions to figure out words. Our vocabulary words for the week are: maze, function, adjusted, gravity, zone, environment, disasters, and mission. Our spelling focus is on r-controlled vowels sounds and our grammar focus is writing complex sentences. All assessments from Friday were passed out today. Be on the lookout for selection assessment, spelling, grammar, weekly, RIT (may be in green binder) the weekly homework packet from last week.
RIT Words:
Climax: The turning point of the action; the moment when the action reaches its highest point of conflict or tension.
Cliche-An overused word or phrase that springs quickly to mind but just as quickly bores the user and audience.
Allegory: A narrative in which abstractions are made concrete; characters stand for principles, attitudes, etc.
Bias: A preconceived opinion about something
Caricature: A distorted character resulting from the author's deliberate exaggeration of a trait or traits of personality.
HW: Weekly Homework is due on Friday. Don't forget to get parent signatures. Safety posters are due Wednesday...this will be part of your writing grade for the week!
Math~We're ready to jump into the next unit after Friday's test! Unit 4 is all about division. We pretested today so that we can really focus our instruction. Unit 3 tests were passed back today...watch for them in folders tonight!
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had the chapter 3 test today.
HW: None
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Thursday, October 13
Interesting Fact Of The Day: A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
LA: Hooray! Our writer's workshop books have come to life! I'm so excited to share them tomorrow in our class "Library!" We also finished our skills for the week in preparation for tomorrow's assessments. We also spent some time in the computer lab researching different types of trees! (A few of us got to experience how amazing the iPad is that Northpoint now owns...we're just trying to figure out how to keep it in our room!)
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget parent signatures up top stating you have read the story aloud and also at the bottom of the first page verifying reading minutes for the week. Writer's Workshop books are due at the beginning of class tomorrow...there will be no work time to complete them!
Math: We spent the entire day using the math websites from our Blog to do a review for tomorrow's test.
HW: Study your math notes for tomorrow's test. Come prepared to ask questions about anything you need cleared up before the test.
We had DARE with Officer Redman today.
LA: Hooray! Our writer's workshop books have come to life! I'm so excited to share them tomorrow in our class "Library!" We also finished our skills for the week in preparation for tomorrow's assessments. We also spent some time in the computer lab researching different types of trees! (A few of us got to experience how amazing the iPad is that Northpoint now owns...we're just trying to figure out how to keep it in our room!)
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget parent signatures up top stating you have read the story aloud and also at the bottom of the first page verifying reading minutes for the week. Writer's Workshop books are due at the beginning of class tomorrow...there will be no work time to complete them!
Math: We spent the entire day using the math websites from our Blog to do a review for tomorrow's test.
HW: Study your math notes for tomorrow's test. Come prepared to ask questions about anything you need cleared up before the test.
We had DARE with Officer Redman today.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, October 11
Interesting Fact Of The Day: All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
Don't forget to come dressed like a SUPER HERO tomorrow!
LA: We continued our work on our story this week. Today, we compared and contrasted trees of different types today using a Venn Diagram. We also reviewed our RIT words today and wrote more examples of each. Finally, we spent a chunk of time typing our stories in writer's workshop.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The normal assessments will be given as well as a RIT quiz.
Math: We took another break from the journal today and continued our review of all sorts of polygons and angles. This gave me another chance to work with small groups and review confusing skills.
HW: There was a packet handed out today for review. The first two pages are due tomorrow, the next two pages are due Thursday and the last page is due Friday. The test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We shared the Reading Further section together today after reviewing our notes together as table groups. A sheet of notes over the Reading Further section was handed out.
HW: Test on Friday over chapter 3--the letter is also due on Friday.
Don't forget to come dressed like a SUPER HERO tomorrow!
LA: We continued our work on our story this week. Today, we compared and contrasted trees of different types today using a Venn Diagram. We also reviewed our RIT words today and wrote more examples of each. Finally, we spent a chunk of time typing our stories in writer's workshop.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The normal assessments will be given as well as a RIT quiz.
Math: We took another break from the journal today and continued our review of all sorts of polygons and angles. This gave me another chance to work with small groups and review confusing skills.
HW: There was a packet handed out today for review. The first two pages are due tomorrow, the next two pages are due Thursday and the last page is due Friday. The test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Woods) We shared the Reading Further section together today after reviewing our notes together as table groups. A sheet of notes over the Reading Further section was handed out.
HW: Test on Friday over chapter 3--the letter is also due on Friday.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 10
Interesting Fact Of The Day: If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
LA: We began our next story this morning, Time for Kids, Forests of the World. This is a great informational article full of facts! This week we are going to be focusing on combining sentences and using conjunctions in grammar. For our practice skills we will be working on comparing and contrasting with Venn Diagrams and using resources such as libraries and media centers. Lastly, we started typing our books in the computer lab!
Our vocabulary words for the week are: quest, settings, reduce, buffet and major.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Anecdote-a brief story used to illustrate or make a point.
Idiom-a phrase or an expression that means something different from what the words actually say.
Mood-the atmosphere or feeling a text brings alive in the reader.
Connotation-the feelings or images a word evokes
Denotation-the dictionary definition of a word-it's literal meaning
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Keep working on illustrations for your writer's workshop book, RIT test over all 15 words on Friday.
Math: We worked with tessellations today! We had a lot of fun exploring different polygons that make a regular tessellation.
HW: Finish journal page 83 and math box 3.8 are due tomorrow. Extra Credit Opportunity--create a tessellation.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading the sections in chapter 3. We also did some partner review work to go over all the different tribes in this chapter.
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given on week from today!
LA: We began our next story this morning, Time for Kids, Forests of the World. This is a great informational article full of facts! This week we are going to be focusing on combining sentences and using conjunctions in grammar. For our practice skills we will be working on comparing and contrasting with Venn Diagrams and using resources such as libraries and media centers. Lastly, we started typing our books in the computer lab!
Our vocabulary words for the week are: quest, settings, reduce, buffet and major.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Anecdote-a brief story used to illustrate or make a point.
Idiom-a phrase or an expression that means something different from what the words actually say.
Mood-the atmosphere or feeling a text brings alive in the reader.
Connotation-the feelings or images a word evokes
Denotation-the dictionary definition of a word-it's literal meaning
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Keep working on illustrations for your writer's workshop book, RIT test over all 15 words on Friday.
Math: We worked with tessellations today! We had a lot of fun exploring different polygons that make a regular tessellation.
HW: Finish journal page 83 and math box 3.8 are due tomorrow. Extra Credit Opportunity--create a tessellation.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up reading the sections in chapter 3. We also did some partner review work to go over all the different tribes in this chapter.
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given on week from today!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Friday, Friday
Interesting Fact Of The Day: 85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S.
LA: Assessment day, today! We took our assessments over the story, spelling,and grammar this morning. We also had an assessment in Vocabulary Vine. We continued our work in writer's workshop as well! The stories will really start coming to life next week as we begin typing them!
HW: Start to work on your illustrations for your book.
Math: It was a review day. Mrs. Helman met with small groups after doing a whole class review for a while. It was a great day to catch up on some tricky skills.
HW: Review sheet is due Monday if it wasn't finished in class today. Check out the math links at the bottom of the post to help review your skills!
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading all the sections from chapter 3 today and started some partner work on a review sheet for the chapter 3 test.
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given two weeks from today.
A heap of Math games for Geometry!!!
Triangles:
LA: Assessment day, today! We took our assessments over the story, spelling,and grammar this morning. We also had an assessment in Vocabulary Vine. We continued our work in writer's workshop as well! The stories will really start coming to life next week as we begin typing them!
HW: Start to work on your illustrations for your book.
Math: It was a review day. Mrs. Helman met with small groups after doing a whole class review for a while. It was a great day to catch up on some tricky skills.
HW: Review sheet is due Monday if it wasn't finished in class today. Check out the math links at the bottom of the post to help review your skills!
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up reading all the sections from chapter 3 today and started some partner work on a review sheet for the chapter 3 test.
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given two weeks from today.
A heap of Math games for Geometry!!!
Triangles:
- Types of Triangles Baseball
- Types of Triangles "Quiz"
- Triangle Sorting Game (scroll down to the Triangle Sort game)
- Types of Angles Baseball (Right, Acute, Obtuse, Straight, and Reflex)
- Vertical and Adjacent Angles Baseball
- All Different Types of Angles Baseball
- Angles Inside Polygon (practice sheet)
- Polygon Baseball
- Matching Polygons
- Types of Polygons
- Polygon "Quiz"
- Sorting Polygons (scroll down to the Polygon Sort Game)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Thursday, October 6
Interesting Fact Of The Day: Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone
LA: We finished up all the skills that go with this week's story and reviewed for tomorrow's assessments. We also continued our work on writing our rough drafts and finding pictures in computer lab to use as our illustrations.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget that ALL parent signature places need to be filled out. This includes the spot up top stating that the story has been read aloud this week, and also the spots on the bottom for nightly reading minutes. Edited rough drafts are due tomorrow as well.
Math: We learned about concave, convex, regular and not regular polygons today. There were lots of practice pages to cover this very tricky skill.
HW: Journal page 80, MB and SL 3.7, along with the 2 extra sheets are all due tomorrow.
We had a DARE lesson today!
LA: We finished up all the skills that go with this week's story and reviewed for tomorrow's assessments. We also continued our work on writing our rough drafts and finding pictures in computer lab to use as our illustrations.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget that ALL parent signature places need to be filled out. This includes the spot up top stating that the story has been read aloud this week, and also the spots on the bottom for nightly reading minutes. Edited rough drafts are due tomorrow as well.
Math: We learned about concave, convex, regular and not regular polygons today. There were lots of practice pages to cover this very tricky skill.
HW: Journal page 80, MB and SL 3.7, along with the 2 extra sheets are all due tomorrow.
We had a DARE lesson today!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Thursday, October 5
Interesting Fact of the Day: Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil!
LA: We continued on with our story this week, reading it aloud together. We also worked on commas in a series, reviewed subjects and predicates and went over how the setting effects the plot. We also worked really hard on writing our rough drafts for our writing workshop. There has been some confusion with some of our friends, that they need to write 9 full pages of story. This is not the case. The books will have 9 pages of story and illustrations together...not all writing.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The rough draft is due tomorrow.
Math: We spent the day working on angles again today. Today's focus was triangles, congruent triangles and congruent angles.
HW: Math journal pages 75-77, math boxes 3.6, study link 3.6 and extra sheet are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished 3.3 today, and then plugged onto sections 3.4-3.6. We ended the day with a review game! This chapter is filled with lots of important names and information.
Western Region States and Capitals Quiz (Please note: this map includes Arizona and New Mexico which will not be tested. It does not have Alaska and Hawaii which will be tested.). When you take the quiz, the state will always be the circle in the top left corner of the state and the capital will always be the circle closest to the middle of the state.
LA: We continued on with our story this week, reading it aloud together. We also worked on commas in a series, reviewed subjects and predicates and went over how the setting effects the plot. We also worked really hard on writing our rough drafts for our writing workshop. There has been some confusion with some of our friends, that they need to write 9 full pages of story. This is not the case. The books will have 9 pages of story and illustrations together...not all writing.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The rough draft is due tomorrow.
Math: We spent the day working on angles again today. Today's focus was triangles, congruent triangles and congruent angles.
HW: Math journal pages 75-77, math boxes 3.6, study link 3.6 and extra sheet are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished 3.3 today, and then plugged onto sections 3.4-3.6. We ended the day with a review game! This chapter is filled with lots of important names and information.
Western Region States and Capitals Quiz (Please note: this map includes Arizona and New Mexico which will not be tested. It does not have Alaska and Hawaii which will be tested.). When you take the quiz, the state will always be the circle in the top left corner of the state and the capital will always be the circle closest to the middle of the state.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 4
Interesting Fact of the Day: Most people blink about 17,000 times a day.
LA: We continued on with our basal story this morning, focusing on subjects and predicates. We also talked about our spelling words and the different sounds that make up the words. We practiced our RIT words and vocabulary words as well. Mrs. Helman also did an awesome lesson on word choice in our writer's workshop portion of the morning.
HW: Opening page of the writer's workshop and start of the rough draft is due tomorrow. Don't forget that the weekly homework packet is due Friday.
Math: Today we focused on angles of all kinds! We learned about adjacent, vertical, and using a compass to measure things.
HW: Math journal pages 72-73, math boxes 3.5 and study link 3.5 are due tomorrow. Be sure to check out the games Mrs. Helman linked to help with angles!
Math Games: Practicing Types of Angles and/or Practicing Vertical and Adjacent Angles
Social Studies: (Woods) We read through sections 3.3-3.6 today and took notes on more Native American tribes.
HW: None
LA: We continued on with our basal story this morning, focusing on subjects and predicates. We also talked about our spelling words and the different sounds that make up the words. We practiced our RIT words and vocabulary words as well. Mrs. Helman also did an awesome lesson on word choice in our writer's workshop portion of the morning.
HW: Opening page of the writer's workshop and start of the rough draft is due tomorrow. Don't forget that the weekly homework packet is due Friday.
Math: Today we focused on angles of all kinds! We learned about adjacent, vertical, and using a compass to measure things.
HW: Math journal pages 72-73, math boxes 3.5 and study link 3.5 are due tomorrow. Be sure to check out the games Mrs. Helman linked to help with angles!
Math Games: Practicing Types of Angles and/or Practicing Vertical and Adjacent Angles
Social Studies: (Woods) We read through sections 3.3-3.6 today and took notes on more Native American tribes.
HW: None
Monday, October 3, 2011
Welcome, October
I can't believe it's already October! Wow!
Interesting Fact of the Day: The Starbucks at the highest elevation is on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado!
LA: We began our next story this morning, Davy Crockett Saves The World. With this story, we will be focusing on the following vocabulary words: impress, commenced, wring, advertisement, fireball, elected, original, and sauntered. In Grammar, we will be working with subjects and predicates. We continued on with our writer's workshop packet today as well. It was all about plot and learning the plot diagram this morning. We're getting closer to writing our books.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Oxymoron: a contradiction of terms
Plot: A series of intervening events, showing cause and effect, making up the total action of the work.
Tone: The overall feeling, or effect created by a writer's use of words. This may be serious, humorous, or satiric.
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants
Antagonist: The character or force whose opposition to the protagonist is the main source of conflict.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Please send in the $1.50 for the writer's workshop books if you haven't already. Don't forget pages 14 and 15 are due tomorrow in your WW packet.
Math: Angles, angles, angles today! We had a lot of fun practicing measuring angles with protractors. Most of us remembered this skill well from previous years so it was a nice review.
HW: Math journal pages 68-69, along with math box 3.4 and study link 3.4 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We made it through the first three sections of chapter 3 today. We're learning a lot of information about the different Native American tribes and where they settled.
HW: None
Interesting Fact of the Day: The Starbucks at the highest elevation is on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado!
LA: We began our next story this morning, Davy Crockett Saves The World. With this story, we will be focusing on the following vocabulary words: impress, commenced, wring, advertisement, fireball, elected, original, and sauntered. In Grammar, we will be working with subjects and predicates. We continued on with our writer's workshop packet today as well. It was all about plot and learning the plot diagram this morning. We're getting closer to writing our books.
Our RIT words for the week are:
Oxymoron: a contradiction of terms
Plot: A series of intervening events, showing cause and effect, making up the total action of the work.
Tone: The overall feeling, or effect created by a writer's use of words. This may be serious, humorous, or satiric.
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants
Antagonist: The character or force whose opposition to the protagonist is the main source of conflict.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. Please send in the $1.50 for the writer's workshop books if you haven't already. Don't forget pages 14 and 15 are due tomorrow in your WW packet.
Math: Angles, angles, angles today! We had a lot of fun practicing measuring angles with protractors. Most of us remembered this skill well from previous years so it was a nice review.
HW: Math journal pages 68-69, along with math box 3.4 and study link 3.4 are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We made it through the first three sections of chapter 3 today. We're learning a lot of information about the different Native American tribes and where they settled.
HW: None
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I Think I'm Growing Webbed Feet
Interesting Fact Of The Day: A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
As a group of 5th graders, we have discussed the importance of showering and applying deodorant each and every day. We would greatly appreciate it if you would help us and discuss this at home as well!
Don't forget to bring your dollar and a piece of gum tomorrow to help support the PTO!
LA: We finished up learning and reviewing our skills for the week this morning. I think we're ready for tomorrow's assessments! We also put a lot of effort into our setting section of the books we're writing! Lastly, we enjoyed a visit with our first grade reading buddies!
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget the parent signature, stating you have read the story out loud at some point this week! The setting map and picture are also due tomorrow.
Math: We had a lot of fun with pattern blocks today--exploring the sizes of different angles. Be sure to check out the page of notes that were taken in class!
HW: Math journal page 66, math boxes 3.3 and study link 3.3 are all due tomorrow.
We had DARE today!
As a group of 5th graders, we have discussed the importance of showering and applying deodorant each and every day. We would greatly appreciate it if you would help us and discuss this at home as well!
Don't forget to bring your dollar and a piece of gum tomorrow to help support the PTO!
LA: We finished up learning and reviewing our skills for the week this morning. I think we're ready for tomorrow's assessments! We also put a lot of effort into our setting section of the books we're writing! Lastly, we enjoyed a visit with our first grade reading buddies!
HW: Weekly homework packets are due tomorrow. Don't forget the parent signature, stating you have read the story out loud at some point this week! The setting map and picture are also due tomorrow.
Math: We had a lot of fun with pattern blocks today--exploring the sizes of different angles. Be sure to check out the page of notes that were taken in class!
HW: Math journal page 66, math boxes 3.3 and study link 3.3 are all due tomorrow.
We had DARE today!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
9/27
Interesting Fact Of The Day: The heaviest human brain ever recorded weighed 5 lb. 1 oz.
LA: We continued on with work from our story this week. Today in grammar, we worked on writing complete sentences, commands vs. exclamations and using the proper punctuation at the end of sentences. We also worked on identifying characters and plot in stories. Finally, we continued our work on developing the character for our writing workshop project.
HW: Character interview and supporting cast pages are due in writing tomorrow. Don't forget, the spelling test will be given on Friday, when the weekly homework packet is due.
Math: We took the Unit 2 test today
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 2 test today. We also took the Southwest Region quiz.
HW: None
LA: We continued on with work from our story this week. Today in grammar, we worked on writing complete sentences, commands vs. exclamations and using the proper punctuation at the end of sentences. We also worked on identifying characters and plot in stories. Finally, we continued our work on developing the character for our writing workshop project.
HW: Character interview and supporting cast pages are due in writing tomorrow. Don't forget, the spelling test will be given on Friday, when the weekly homework packet is due.
Math: We took the Unit 2 test today
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 2 test today. We also took the Southwest Region quiz.
HW: None
Monday, September 26, 2011
What A Soggy Day!
Interesting Fact Of The Day: In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.
LA: We jumped into the Basal today...our story of the week is Miss Alaineus . This week in grammar, we will be reviewing more on writing in complete sentences and using the appropriate punctuation at the end of sentences.
Our vocabulary words for the week are:categories, gigantic, soggy, slumped, strands, credit, luminous, & capable
Our RIT words for the week are:
Simile: a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
Onomatopoeia: the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
Genre: a category of literary work
Alliteration: the repetition of initial consonants sounds in words
Setting: the time, place and other circumstances, which form the physical background of a work.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The answers to the Think and Compare section must be written in complete sentences. The character map for the writing workshop is also due tomorrow.
Math: More review today! While Mrs. Helman called up small groups to review skills, the rest of the students had a review sheet to work on at their desks.
HW: Study for the Unit 2 test tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) Students took the chapter 2 test today, as well as the quiz over the Southwestern states, capitals and abbreviations.
HW: None
LA: We jumped into the Basal today...our story of the week is Miss Alaineus . This week in grammar, we will be reviewing more on writing in complete sentences and using the appropriate punctuation at the end of sentences.
Our vocabulary words for the week are:categories, gigantic, soggy, slumped, strands, credit, luminous, & capable
Our RIT words for the week are:
Simile: a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
Onomatopoeia: the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
Genre: a category of literary work
Alliteration: the repetition of initial consonants sounds in words
Setting: the time, place and other circumstances, which form the physical background of a work.
HW: Weekly homework packet is due Friday. The answers to the Think and Compare section must be written in complete sentences. The character map for the writing workshop is also due tomorrow.
Math: More review today! While Mrs. Helman called up small groups to review skills, the rest of the students had a review sheet to work on at their desks.
HW: Study for the Unit 2 test tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) Students took the chapter 2 test today, as well as the quiz over the Southwestern states, capitals and abbreviations.
HW: None
Friday, September 23, 2011
TGIF!
Interesting Fact Of The Day: There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
LA: Percy has come to an end! :*( We took the final test today--which proved to be harder for those who didn't make use of their study guide. We also began working on our Writer's Workshop project that we're going to be working on for the next 3 weeks. We also continued work on our script writing. Performances will begin Monday...we can't wait.
HW: Be prepared to present scripts.
Math: We spent the entire day reviewing in small group. Mrs. Helman pulled individual groups up depending on the extra help that was needed.
HW: Math boxes 2.11 and review sheet are due Monday. Class time was given to work on both of these.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We spent the reviewing for the chapter 2 test. Partners also worked on page 14 in their Interactive Student Notebook.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Tuesday. Page 14 is also due on Tuesday
LA: Percy has come to an end! :*( We took the final test today--which proved to be harder for those who didn't make use of their study guide. We also began working on our Writer's Workshop project that we're going to be working on for the next 3 weeks. We also continued work on our script writing. Performances will begin Monday...we can't wait.
HW: Be prepared to present scripts.
Math: We spent the entire day reviewing in small group. Mrs. Helman pulled individual groups up depending on the extra help that was needed.
HW: Math boxes 2.11 and review sheet are due Monday. Class time was given to work on both of these.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We spent the reviewing for the chapter 2 test. Partners also worked on page 14 in their Interactive Student Notebook.
HW: Chapter 2 test will be given on Tuesday. Page 14 is also due on Tuesday
Thursday, September 22, 2011
9/21/11
Intresting Fact Of the Day: If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white!
LA: The end has come! We finished up reading Percy Jackson today...I think we are going to have a high demand for the next book at the IMC next week! :) We completed the comprehension questions in class together today so they could be used a study guide for tomorrow's final test. We also worked on finishing up our scripts.
HW: Finish script writing, study for your test and be prepared for your final vocabulary quiz. Book orders are due tomorrow as well!
Math: Today was a crazy day in math. Millions, billions and trillions were much more confusing than we anticipated.
HW: Math boxes and Study link 2.10 are due tomorrow.
DARE today!
LA: The end has come! We finished up reading Percy Jackson today...I think we are going to have a high demand for the next book at the IMC next week! :) We completed the comprehension questions in class together today so they could be used a study guide for tomorrow's final test. We also worked on finishing up our scripts.
HW: Finish script writing, study for your test and be prepared for your final vocabulary quiz. Book orders are due tomorrow as well!
Math: Today was a crazy day in math. Millions, billions and trillions were much more confusing than we anticipated.
HW: Math boxes and Study link 2.10 are due tomorrow.
DARE today!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
What A Day!
Our days keep going faster and faster and faster...yikes! We have so much to do in so little time!
Interesting Fact Of The Day: There are between 5,000 and 7,00 tigers kept as pets in the United States.
LA: We're just one chapter away from the finish and the suspense is killing us! We'll be finishing up our novel tomorrow and taking the final test on Friday. In addition to reading chapter 21 today, we continued our work on characters, plot development, figurative language and vocabulary. We also worked on script writing in groups. This will be the speaking standard assessment for this quarter. The students are picking a specific scene from the book and acting it out. Each child must have a speaking part and be an active member of their group.
HW: Finish comprehension questions. Use your study guide to help prepare for Friday's test...another great resource is all the comprehension questions we have done. Don't forget to continue to work on your script.
Math: Lattice vs. Partial Products today. Mrs. Helman introduced/reviewed both concepts today to continue our work on multiplication of larger numbers.
HW: Finish journal pages 50 and 55. Math box and study links 2.8 and 2.9 are due tomorrow as well.
Social Studies: (Woods) We played a review game to help prepare for next Monday's test.
HW: Study for the chapter 2 test and the test over the Southwest Region. Don't forget to finish Interactive Student Notebook page 14.
Interesting Fact Of The Day: There are between 5,000 and 7,00 tigers kept as pets in the United States.
LA: We're just one chapter away from the finish and the suspense is killing us! We'll be finishing up our novel tomorrow and taking the final test on Friday. In addition to reading chapter 21 today, we continued our work on characters, plot development, figurative language and vocabulary. We also worked on script writing in groups. This will be the speaking standard assessment for this quarter. The students are picking a specific scene from the book and acting it out. Each child must have a speaking part and be an active member of their group.
HW: Finish comprehension questions. Use your study guide to help prepare for Friday's test...another great resource is all the comprehension questions we have done. Don't forget to continue to work on your script.
Math: Lattice vs. Partial Products today. Mrs. Helman introduced/reviewed both concepts today to continue our work on multiplication of larger numbers.
HW: Finish journal pages 50 and 55. Math box and study links 2.8 and 2.9 are due tomorrow as well.
Social Studies: (Woods) We played a review game to help prepare for next Monday's test.
HW: Study for the chapter 2 test and the test over the Southwest Region. Don't forget to finish Interactive Student Notebook page 14.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
9/20/11
Special thanks to Mrs. Adams for coming in to take our 5th grade picture for the yearbook!
Interesting Fact Of The Day: 56,000,000 people go to a Major League Baseball game each year.
LA: We're nearing the end. Only 2 chapters to go! : / Today we took our vocabulary quiz, read chapter 20 and worked on poetry. We're also still working hard on our figurative language examples.
HW: Finish comprehension questions and poetry. Don't forget book orders are due Friday.
Math: Friendly Number Fun today! Be sure to ask your child what a friendly number is and how they can help us with more difficult math problems.
HW: Math box and study link 2.7 are due tomorrow. Don't forget to complete journal page 47 as well. The review sheet will be due on Friday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We read through the "Reading Further" section today and discussed the importance of Winter Counts. We're even making one of our own.
HW: The chapter 2 test will be given next Tuesday. This will also be the day that the quiz over the Southwest Region will be given. Be sure to check out the link below for extra practice.
Southwest states quiz
Interesting Fact Of The Day: 56,000,000 people go to a Major League Baseball game each year.
LA: We're nearing the end. Only 2 chapters to go! : / Today we took our vocabulary quiz, read chapter 20 and worked on poetry. We're also still working hard on our figurative language examples.
HW: Finish comprehension questions and poetry. Don't forget book orders are due Friday.
Math: Friendly Number Fun today! Be sure to ask your child what a friendly number is and how they can help us with more difficult math problems.
HW: Math box and study link 2.7 are due tomorrow. Don't forget to complete journal page 47 as well. The review sheet will be due on Friday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We read through the "Reading Further" section today and discussed the importance of Winter Counts. We're even making one of our own.
HW: The chapter 2 test will be given next Tuesday. This will also be the day that the quiz over the Southwest Region will be given. Be sure to check out the link below for extra practice.
Southwest states quiz
Monday, September 19, 2011
We're Off On Another Week!
Interesting Fact Of The Day: A flaming can eat only when its head is upside down!
LA: We're finishing up our novel study, Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief, this week. I'm not sure who is more sad about it ending, Mrs. Helman and I or the students! We took the quiz over chapters 17 and 18 today and then jumped into chapter 19 together. It seems like we just get to another good part, and the chapter ends. It sure leaves us wondering what's going to happen next...We also worked on a Text to Self connection today.
HW: Finish up 10 comprehension questions (you get to chose which 10), study for tomorrow's vocabulary test and be prepared to turn in the Text to Self paragraph you have written in neat handwriting.
Math: Probability was what is was all about today! We had a lot of fun talking about the chances of something happening. We also did an experiment with tossing pennies and recording data.
HW: Math box 2.6 and study link 2.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) The quiz over the Mid-West states, capitals and abbreviations took up more time than we were anticipating. We did squeeze in time to read the "Reading Further" section and talk about Winter Counts.
HW: Winter Counts are due on Wednesday. The chapter 2 test will be given on Monday of next week! There will also be a quiz on the Southwest Region--practice your states, capitals and abbreviations.
LA: We're finishing up our novel study, Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief, this week. I'm not sure who is more sad about it ending, Mrs. Helman and I or the students! We took the quiz over chapters 17 and 18 today and then jumped into chapter 19 together. It seems like we just get to another good part, and the chapter ends. It sure leaves us wondering what's going to happen next...We also worked on a Text to Self connection today.
HW: Finish up 10 comprehension questions (you get to chose which 10), study for tomorrow's vocabulary test and be prepared to turn in the Text to Self paragraph you have written in neat handwriting.
Math: Probability was what is was all about today! We had a lot of fun talking about the chances of something happening. We also did an experiment with tossing pennies and recording data.
HW: Math box 2.6 and study link 2.6 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) The quiz over the Mid-West states, capitals and abbreviations took up more time than we were anticipating. We did squeeze in time to read the "Reading Further" section and talk about Winter Counts.
HW: Winter Counts are due on Wednesday. The chapter 2 test will be given on Monday of next week! There will also be a quiz on the Southwest Region--practice your states, capitals and abbreviations.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
DARE Today!
A new feature to our blog...interesting fact of the day:
Armadillos can walk underwater.----Who knew?!?!?!?
LA: I was super excited to be a direct part of the novel study today as Mrs. Helman was out of the building taking care of some things. It was a lot of fun to see the passion and excitement of the student's faces as I was reading the chapter and going over the figurative language terms. I know we are all going to be sad to see this novel study end next week! We took our vocabulary quiz over chapter 15 today and started to prepare for tomorrow's quiz as well. We also typed up our Text to World Connections finally...our computers weren't cooperating earlier this week!
HW: Final draft of Greek Myths are due tomorrow (many finished during class time!) as well as your comprehension questions from chapter 16. Don't forget to study your 5 vocabulary words as well!
Math: We had a great time learning about reaction times today and sorting the data! It was a lot of fun to test our reaction times by doing a grab test!
HW: Finish pages 40-41 if you didn't get done with your partner and complete math box and study link 2.5.
Social Studies: We had our first visit with Officer Redman from the St. Joe County Police for our DARE program. We will be spending the next 9 weeks learning about the importance of saying "NO" to drugs and alcohol.
Have you checked out the Midwest States and Capitals quiz online yet? Check yesterday's post for the links! What a great way to practice for next week's quiz!
Armadillos can walk underwater.----Who knew?!?!?!?
LA: I was super excited to be a direct part of the novel study today as Mrs. Helman was out of the building taking care of some things. It was a lot of fun to see the passion and excitement of the student's faces as I was reading the chapter and going over the figurative language terms. I know we are all going to be sad to see this novel study end next week! We took our vocabulary quiz over chapter 15 today and started to prepare for tomorrow's quiz as well. We also typed up our Text to World Connections finally...our computers weren't cooperating earlier this week!
HW: Final draft of Greek Myths are due tomorrow (many finished during class time!) as well as your comprehension questions from chapter 16. Don't forget to study your 5 vocabulary words as well!
Math: We had a great time learning about reaction times today and sorting the data! It was a lot of fun to test our reaction times by doing a grab test!
HW: Finish pages 40-41 if you didn't get done with your partner and complete math box and study link 2.5.
Social Studies: We had our first visit with Officer Redman from the St. Joe County Police for our DARE program. We will be spending the next 9 weeks learning about the importance of saying "NO" to drugs and alcohol.
Have you checked out the Midwest States and Capitals quiz online yet? Check yesterday's post for the links! What a great way to practice for next week's quiz!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wet Wednesday
It's turning out to be a great day...if you're a duck! :( Don't forget...the Northpointopoly is going on now! Bring your dollar on Friday and wear your jammies!
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning, reading chapter 15 together. We also took the vocabulary quizzes over chapters 13 and 14! Overall, we're doing a FANTASTIC job on vocabulary...there are some tough words in this novel! We also started writing our very own myths today...they will be hung up on the bulletin board with the vases we created last week!
HW: Finish comprehension questions from chapter 15, have your rough draft of your myth written and study for the vocabulary quiz!
Math: Our lesson over story problems today had some of us struggling. This is such an important skill...we spent quite a bit of time going over the steps and practicing, practicing, practicing! We worked really hard on recognizing the information that isn't needed and getting rid of the "junk" before breaking the problem into smaller pieces.
HW: Math journal pages 37 and 38, along with math box and study link 2.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued on with chapter 2 today. Together, we read sections 2.2-2.5. After each section, we spent some time as a class coming up with a summary that recapped the main events and ideas from each section. These summaries were written in their Interactive Student Notebooks and will be a great study tool for the chapter 2 test.
HW: Don't forget--the Midwest states and capitals quiz will be given on Monday. Click on the link below to quiz yourself and see how you're doing! (Thanks, Mrs. Helman!)
Midwest states quiz and Midwest state capitals
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning, reading chapter 15 together. We also took the vocabulary quizzes over chapters 13 and 14! Overall, we're doing a FANTASTIC job on vocabulary...there are some tough words in this novel! We also started writing our very own myths today...they will be hung up on the bulletin board with the vases we created last week!
HW: Finish comprehension questions from chapter 15, have your rough draft of your myth written and study for the vocabulary quiz!
Math: Our lesson over story problems today had some of us struggling. This is such an important skill...we spent quite a bit of time going over the steps and practicing, practicing, practicing! We worked really hard on recognizing the information that isn't needed and getting rid of the "junk" before breaking the problem into smaller pieces.
HW: Math journal pages 37 and 38, along with math box and study link 2.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued on with chapter 2 today. Together, we read sections 2.2-2.5. After each section, we spent some time as a class coming up with a summary that recapped the main events and ideas from each section. These summaries were written in their Interactive Student Notebooks and will be a great study tool for the chapter 2 test.
HW: Don't forget--the Midwest states and capitals quiz will be given on Monday. Click on the link below to quiz yourself and see how you're doing! (Thanks, Mrs. Helman!)
Midwest states quiz and Midwest state capitals
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Terrific Tuesday
LA: We are still working on our novel study, Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief, in Language Arts. We jammed in two chapters today...we were busy, busy, busy! We also read a newspaper article and are currently working on writing one of our own for the "Mythological Times."
HW: Vocabulary quizzes over chapters 13 & 14 are tomorrow morning. The comprehension questions and newspaper articles are due tomorrow as well.
Math: We reviewed algorithms for subtraction today in Math. It was a great time to review the steps of subtracting and borrowing. We even threw in some decimal work.
HW: Math journal page 35, Math box 2.3 and study link 2.3 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 2 today, learning about the settling of Native Americans in the surrounding area.
HW: None
HW: Vocabulary quizzes over chapters 13 & 14 are tomorrow morning. The comprehension questions and newspaper articles are due tomorrow as well.
Math: We reviewed algorithms for subtraction today in Math. It was a great time to review the steps of subtracting and borrowing. We even threw in some decimal work.
HW: Math journal page 35, Math box 2.3 and study link 2.3 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped into chapter 2 today, learning about the settling of Native Americans in the surrounding area.
HW: None
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thursday, Thursday
Don't forget Stars In Service applications are due tomorrow!
LA: We enjoyed reading chapter 10 today in our novel. It's getting harder and harder to put the book down. I've been so impressed with the student's attitude and enthusiasm with this book! We also started working on our comprehension questions, vocabulary words and text to text connections in class! We played "catch up" in Vocabulary Vine today and learned 3 new roots.
HW: Finish comprehension questions, text to text connections and study for your vocabulary quiz!
Math: We spent a chunk of the day reviewing for tomorrow's test over unit 1. We completed the practice test together as a class, so this is a very useful study guide to use tonight.
HW: Study for the test. Complete the extra practice sheet that was given out.
Social Studies: (Woods) We worked on chapter 1 test today
HW: Keep studying the states and capitals!
LA: We enjoyed reading chapter 10 today in our novel. It's getting harder and harder to put the book down. I've been so impressed with the student's attitude and enthusiasm with this book! We also started working on our comprehension questions, vocabulary words and text to text connections in class! We played "catch up" in Vocabulary Vine today and learned 3 new roots.
HW: Finish comprehension questions, text to text connections and study for your vocabulary quiz!
Math: We spent a chunk of the day reviewing for tomorrow's test over unit 1. We completed the practice test together as a class, so this is a very useful study guide to use tonight.
HW: Study for the test. Complete the extra practice sheet that was given out.
Social Studies: (Woods) We worked on chapter 1 test today
HW: Keep studying the states and capitals!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
We're Half-Way Through Our Week Already!
There's just never enough time during these short weeks!
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning. We took the chapter 8 vocabulary test (many of us struggled with these words...make sure you're studying each night!), read chapter 9 together and met with literature circle groups to go over the answers. We also talked about a text to world connection, which is part of tonight's homework. I love the enthusiasm the kids have for this book!
HW: Vocab quiz over chap 9 tomorrow. Comprehension questions and the text to world connections are due tomorrow morning as well.
Math: We had a lot of fun learning and reviewing factor strings, factor trees and prime factorization today during math. Be sure to have your child explain them to you tonight!
HW: Math box and study link 1.9 are due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a very exciting review game today over the chapter 1 skills and information we learned.
HW: Chapter 1 test will be given on Friday.
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning. We took the chapter 8 vocabulary test (many of us struggled with these words...make sure you're studying each night!), read chapter 9 together and met with literature circle groups to go over the answers. We also talked about a text to world connection, which is part of tonight's homework. I love the enthusiasm the kids have for this book!
HW: Vocab quiz over chap 9 tomorrow. Comprehension questions and the text to world connections are due tomorrow morning as well.
Math: We had a lot of fun learning and reviewing factor strings, factor trees and prime factorization today during math. Be sure to have your child explain them to you tonight!
HW: Math box and study link 1.9 are due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Friday.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a very exciting review game today over the chapter 1 skills and information we learned.
HW: Chapter 1 test will be given on Friday.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone had a safe and fun filled long weekend. We jumped right back into things this morning!
LA: We're continuing to read Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. The kids really seem to enjoy the novel! I hope you are hearing a lot about it at home. Did they tell you what cabin they would be in if they were campers at Camp Half Blood? Be sure to ask them about it! We also started creating Greek vases that tell a mythological story. We started back into Vocabulary Vine this morning, which is our study of Greek and Latin roots. Today, we focused on the Latin root per.
HW: Finish the Greek vases (must be colored in color pencils-browns, reds, yellows, tans), study for your vocabulary quiz over chapter 8's words, and finish comprehension questions.
Math: We learned how to "unsquare" numbers today. This followed our lesson on squaring numbers last Thursday.
HW: Math boxes and study link 1.8 are due tomorrow. The extra sheet is also due. The first math test has been moved to Friday of this week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We played a great review Jeopardy game today to help prepare for Thursday's Chapter 1 test.
HW: Study for the Chapter 1 test which will be given on Thursday.
LA: We're continuing to read Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. The kids really seem to enjoy the novel! I hope you are hearing a lot about it at home. Did they tell you what cabin they would be in if they were campers at Camp Half Blood? Be sure to ask them about it! We also started creating Greek vases that tell a mythological story. We started back into Vocabulary Vine this morning, which is our study of Greek and Latin roots. Today, we focused on the Latin root per.
HW: Finish the Greek vases (must be colored in color pencils-browns, reds, yellows, tans), study for your vocabulary quiz over chapter 8's words, and finish comprehension questions.
Math: We learned how to "unsquare" numbers today. This followed our lesson on squaring numbers last Thursday.
HW: Math boxes and study link 1.8 are due tomorrow. The extra sheet is also due. The first math test has been moved to Friday of this week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We played a great review Jeopardy game today to help prepare for Thursday's Chapter 1 test.
HW: Study for the Chapter 1 test which will be given on Thursday.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
How Can It Be?
I can't believe it's already Thursday! Wow, time sure is flying!
Don't forget that tomorrow is picture day! Say cheese!
LA: The students worked really hard on researching Greek Gods in Computer Lab this morning. They are doing this research as part of our novel study. We also took the chapter 5 vocabulary quiz and went over the comprehension questions for that same chapter. Moving forward, we read chapter 6 together and then worked on their questions on their own. We can't wait to find out what cabin we would be in if we were campers at Camp Half-Blood. We'll be doing that fun experiment tomorrow!
HW: Vocabulary quiz over chapter 6 words tomorrow. Don't forget the comprehension questions should be written in complete sentences and nice handwriting.
Math: We spent the day learning about square numbers. A square number is a number that is the product of a number times itself. For example, 16 is a square number because 4 x 4 = 16. We also reviewed prime and composite numbers.
HW: Math box and study link 1.7, along with the extra sheet, are all due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Thursday of next week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We went over our geographic terms today and made sure they were labeled correctly on our maps in our interactive student notebooks. We also read through the summary of chapter 1. Finally, we read about the courageous journey a family took from New York to the California Gold Rush back in the 1800s.
HW: Finish pages 6 and 7 in your interactive student notebook. Chapter 1 test will be given one week from today!
Don't forget that tomorrow is picture day! Say cheese!
LA: The students worked really hard on researching Greek Gods in Computer Lab this morning. They are doing this research as part of our novel study. We also took the chapter 5 vocabulary quiz and went over the comprehension questions for that same chapter. Moving forward, we read chapter 6 together and then worked on their questions on their own. We can't wait to find out what cabin we would be in if we were campers at Camp Half-Blood. We'll be doing that fun experiment tomorrow!
HW: Vocabulary quiz over chapter 6 words tomorrow. Don't forget the comprehension questions should be written in complete sentences and nice handwriting.
Math: We spent the day learning about square numbers. A square number is a number that is the product of a number times itself. For example, 16 is a square number because 4 x 4 = 16. We also reviewed prime and composite numbers.
HW: Math box and study link 1.7, along with the extra sheet, are all due tomorrow. The unit 1 test will be given on Thursday of next week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We went over our geographic terms today and made sure they were labeled correctly on our maps in our interactive student notebooks. We also read through the summary of chapter 1. Finally, we read about the courageous journey a family took from New York to the California Gold Rush back in the 1800s.
HW: Finish pages 6 and 7 in your interactive student notebook. Chapter 1 test will be given one week from today!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
What A Wednesday!
We had a wonderful day today at Northpoint! Don't forget that Friday is picture day!
LA: After going over the comprehension questions for chapters 3 and 4, we read chapter 5 together aloud. We also continued work on our vocabulary words and character development. We're still finding great examples of figurative language as well.
HW: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow over words from chapter 5. The comprehension questions should be written in complete sentences and ready to go over tomorrow morning.
Math: We spent the entire day learning about prime and composite numbers. This was a great review of the factors and divisibility lessons we have done the past couple of days.
HW: Journal pages 18, math box and study link 1.6 are all due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued moving forward with our work in chapter 1. We finished up reading all the sections and worked on more geography challenge cards.
HW: None
LA: After going over the comprehension questions for chapters 3 and 4, we read chapter 5 together aloud. We also continued work on our vocabulary words and character development. We're still finding great examples of figurative language as well.
HW: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow over words from chapter 5. The comprehension questions should be written in complete sentences and ready to go over tomorrow morning.
Math: We spent the entire day learning about prime and composite numbers. This was a great review of the factors and divisibility lessons we have done the past couple of days.
HW: Journal pages 18, math box and study link 1.6 are all due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued moving forward with our work in chapter 1. We finished up reading all the sections and worked on more geography challenge cards.
HW: None
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Tuesday, Tuesday
Many thanks to Mrs. Helman for the amazing new layout of our blog. I hope you are enjoying it as much as we are!
If you have hopped over from Mrs. Suddarth's blog...she is having some technical issues...but she will be blogging SOON!
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning, reading chapter 4 together. All students should have received their copy of the book today, so they can now follow along! We're taking a lot of time and discussing the figurative language examples and vocabulary words that we come across as we read the chapter aloud. We also added some important events onto our time lines as well.
HW: Vocabulary quiz on chapter 4 words will be given at the start of class tomorrow. All comprehension questions are due--written in neat handwriting and complete sentences.
Math: We learned divisibility rules today.
HW: Math boxes and study links 1.4 and 1.5 are due tomorrow. There was also an extra sheet passed out.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued our work on our geography challenge cards. After going over the correct answers, we continued reading sections 4 and 5 and working on a new set of challenge questions.
HW: None
If you have hopped over from Mrs. Suddarth's blog...she is having some technical issues...but she will be blogging SOON!
LA: We continued on with our novel study this morning, reading chapter 4 together. All students should have received their copy of the book today, so they can now follow along! We're taking a lot of time and discussing the figurative language examples and vocabulary words that we come across as we read the chapter aloud. We also added some important events onto our time lines as well.
HW: Vocabulary quiz on chapter 4 words will be given at the start of class tomorrow. All comprehension questions are due--written in neat handwriting and complete sentences.
Math: We learned divisibility rules today.
- All numbers are divisible by 1
- All even numbers are divisible by 2
- A number is divisible by 3 if you add up the sum of the digits in the number and the answer is divisible by 3. Example: 225 2+2+5 = 9 9 is divisible by 3, therefore 225 is also divisible by 3.
- A number is divisible by 5 if it ends in a 0 or 5.
- A number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3
- A number is divisible by 10 if it ends in 0
HW: Math boxes and study links 1.4 and 1.5 are due tomorrow. There was also an extra sheet passed out.
Social Studies: (Woods) We continued our work on our geography challenge cards. After going over the correct answers, we continued reading sections 4 and 5 and working on a new set of challenge questions.
HW: None
Monday, August 29, 2011
Welcome Back!
It was so good to see everyone this morning at our parent meeting. Thank you for taking time out of your day to come learn about 5th grade.
LA: We are loving every minute of our novel study, Percy Jackson and the The Lightning Thief. We read chapter 3 today together as a group and worked in literature circles to answer the questions orally. We also concentrated on figurative language examples and character development.
HW: Complete writing out answers to the comprehension questions for chapter 3. Vocabulary quiz over chapter 3 will be given tomorrow morning.
Math: We worked on factors, factor pairs, and factor rainbows today in class. This is a great time to brush up on those multiplication facts if they aren't secure quite yet...
HW: Math box and study link 1.3, along with the extra sheet are all due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a really fun day learning about relative vs. absolute location. We also jumped into chapter 1 and worked on some geography challenge cards with a partner.
HW: None
LA: We are loving every minute of our novel study, Percy Jackson and the The Lightning Thief. We read chapter 3 today together as a group and worked in literature circles to answer the questions orally. We also concentrated on figurative language examples and character development.
HW: Complete writing out answers to the comprehension questions for chapter 3. Vocabulary quiz over chapter 3 will be given tomorrow morning.
Math: We worked on factors, factor pairs, and factor rainbows today in class. This is a great time to brush up on those multiplication facts if they aren't secure quite yet...
HW: Math box and study link 1.3, along with the extra sheet are all due tomorrow at the beginning of class.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had a really fun day learning about relative vs. absolute location. We also jumped into chapter 1 and worked on some geography challenge cards with a partner.
HW: None
Thursday, May 12, 2011
More Connor Prairie Memories...
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Back Into The Swing Of Things...
It was somewhat of a slow start this morning with our Connor Prairie haze, but we jumped right back into our normal routine by mid-morning!
LA: We read the next chunk of chapters, 28-31 in There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom, and they shared their literature circle jobs from the previous section. We also worked on writing a letter as one of the characters in the novel about an event that happened in today's section. To round out the morning we worked on helping verbs and prepositions. Be sure to sing the songs at home tonight! :)
HW: Chapters 28-31 should be read and the literature circle jobs should be completed. Don't forget to do Day 7 in your Literature Log expectations calendar.
Math: We took the unit 12 assessment today.
HW: None
Art Smart: We had a great time learning about Vincent Van Gogh today and trying to replicate the Starry, Starry Night picture he is famous for. Many thanks to all of our wonderful parent helpers who have made Art Smart so much fun this year!
LA: We read the next chunk of chapters, 28-31 in There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom, and they shared their literature circle jobs from the previous section. We also worked on writing a letter as one of the characters in the novel about an event that happened in today's section. To round out the morning we worked on helping verbs and prepositions. Be sure to sing the songs at home tonight! :)
HW: Chapters 28-31 should be read and the literature circle jobs should be completed. Don't forget to do Day 7 in your Literature Log expectations calendar.
Math: We took the unit 12 assessment today.
HW: None
Art Smart: We had a great time learning about Vincent Van Gogh today and trying to replicate the Starry, Starry Night picture he is famous for. Many thanks to all of our wonderful parent helpers who have made Art Smart so much fun this year!
Connor Prairie Memories...
A special thanks to Mrs. Sweeney for these great photos of our trip to Connor Prairie...as I receive more, I will be sure to post them!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Cinco De Mayo!
Yum! Thanks to all who donated towards the teacher appreciation luncheon today! We're feeling quite spoiled around here!
LA: We had a long morning due to testing keeping the computer lab occupied. We were able to work through our next chapters, 14-18, in our novel study today. We also worked on our new literature circle jobs and a special computer project about some of our main characters.
HW: Read chapters 14-18 (should have been done in class), complete your novel study job, do activity for Day 4 and complete the wordle.net assignment.
Math: We worked with more unit pricing today and also reviewed some "real life" math situations and problems.
HW: Math box and study link 12.5, along with the number story problems are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We started chapter 13 today, talking about the techniques people use to draw in an audience. We applied this to different areas in the West Region and what they do to make us want to move there.
HW: None
LA: We had a long morning due to testing keeping the computer lab occupied. We were able to work through our next chapters, 14-18, in our novel study today. We also worked on our new literature circle jobs and a special computer project about some of our main characters.
HW: Read chapters 14-18 (should have been done in class), complete your novel study job, do activity for Day 4 and complete the wordle.net assignment.
Math: We worked with more unit pricing today and also reviewed some "real life" math situations and problems.
HW: Math box and study link 12.5, along with the number story problems are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We started chapter 13 today, talking about the techniques people use to draw in an audience. We applied this to different areas in the West Region and what they do to make us want to move there.
HW: None
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
What A Wednesday!
We're already mid-week! Where is this time going???
LA: We took the opportunity to share our literature circle jobs with our groups and then jumped into the next chunk of chapters, 9-13. New jobs were assigned to go along with the new pages and chapters.
HW: Literature Circle jobs are due tomorrow, along with the two question sheets and don't forget about the Vocabulary Vine quiz that will be given on Friday.
Math: We continued on learning about rates today, and also about some comparative shopping! We're ready to look at unit prices and save some money! :)
HW: Math boxes and study link 12.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We took the chapter 12 test today.
HW: None
LA: We took the opportunity to share our literature circle jobs with our groups and then jumped into the next chunk of chapters, 9-13. New jobs were assigned to go along with the new pages and chapters.
HW: Literature Circle jobs are due tomorrow, along with the two question sheets and don't forget about the Vocabulary Vine quiz that will be given on Friday.
Math: We continued on learning about rates today, and also about some comparative shopping! We're ready to look at unit prices and save some money! :)
HW: Math boxes and study link 12.4 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We took the chapter 12 test today.
HW: None
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Hooray for School Supplies!
Again...many, many thanks for all of the wonderful school supplies this morning. I sure appreciate your kindness.
LA: We continued on in our novel this morning, in our literature circles. All students were assigned a group to read with and complete a specific job for. Students will be sharing their jobs with their groups tomorrow.
HW: Literature circle jobs are due tomorrow. Day 2 tasks are also due.
Math: We continued on with our rate problems today, learning to complete multiple steps to solve a problem.
HW: Journal page 318, math box and study link 12.3 and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had our chapter 12 test today.
HW: None
LA: We continued on in our novel this morning, in our literature circles. All students were assigned a group to read with and complete a specific job for. Students will be sharing their jobs with their groups tomorrow.
HW: Literature circle jobs are due tomorrow. Day 2 tasks are also due.
Math: We continued on with our rate problems today, learning to complete multiple steps to solve a problem.
HW: Journal page 318, math box and study link 12.3 and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We had our chapter 12 test today.
HW: None
Monday, May 2, 2011
Many Thanks
Thank you, thank you, thank you for the beautiful flowers this morning! What a wonderful treat to have in our classroom!
LA: We took our novel test over The Sign of the Beaver and jumped right into our next novel study, which is There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom. We will be doing this novel study very differently than our last...the students will be in cooperative learning groups, called Literature Circles. We discussed the different "jobs" that the students will be assigned throughout the novel study today as we read chapters 1-3.
HW: Day 1 of Literature Log is due tomorrow. The worksheet that has multiple choice and true false questions over chapters 1-3 is also due tomorrow.
Math: We worked on rate problems today in lesson 12.2. We had a great time working out the equations and creating rate tables to go along with them.
HW: Math box and study link 12.2 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: (Woods) We read through chapter 12's Reading Further section today, learning about the Pacific Crest Trail. Students worked in pairs to complete an informational brochure on one the states that the trail passes through.
HW: Finish brochure. Chapter 12 test will be given on Wednesday
LA: We took our novel test over The Sign of the Beaver and jumped right into our next novel study, which is There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom. We will be doing this novel study very differently than our last...the students will be in cooperative learning groups, called Literature Circles. We discussed the different "jobs" that the students will be assigned throughout the novel study today as we read chapters 1-3.
HW: Day 1 of Literature Log is due tomorrow. The worksheet that has multiple choice and true false questions over chapters 1-3 is also due tomorrow.
Math: We worked on rate problems today in lesson 12.2. We had a great time working out the equations and creating rate tables to go along with them.
HW: Math box and study link 12.2 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: (Woods) We read through chapter 12's Reading Further section today, learning about the Pacific Crest Trail. Students worked in pairs to complete an informational brochure on one the states that the trail passes through.
HW: Finish brochure. Chapter 12 test will be given on Wednesday
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Day Two-Done
Another great day at Northpoint! We worked our way through ISTEP+ tests 3 & 4 today! Only 2 more to go!
LA: We read chapter 19 today in our novel, and continued our work on our novel study packets.
HW: All items from here on out are due on Monday, including the tic-tac-toe and flora/fauna information.
Math: No math today due to testing
Social Studies: (Both Groups!)-We listened to the summary today and had the majority of class time to work on the West Region letters.
HW: Letters are due for everyone on Monday. Grannan's class will be testing on Tuesday, Woods' class will be testing on Wednesday of next week!
LA: We read chapter 19 today in our novel, and continued our work on our novel study packets.
HW: All items from here on out are due on Monday, including the tic-tac-toe and flora/fauna information.
Math: No math today due to testing
Social Studies: (Both Groups!)-We listened to the summary today and had the majority of class time to work on the West Region letters.
HW: Letters are due for everyone on Monday. Grannan's class will be testing on Tuesday, Woods' class will be testing on Wednesday of next week!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
ISTEP+ Begins Again
Will this weather ever get nice? Ugh, we're done feeling like ducks!
Due to ISTEP+ testing, we had a crazy schedule today. It looked a little like this:
LA: Specials
Math: ISTEP+ 1 & 2
Content: (Woods) We listened to the rest of chapter 12 and planned a trip to Hawaii!
LA: We read on in our novel, finishing chapters 17 & 18. Although no homework is being given this week, we are still working on things in class. So far this week, students should be working on, or completed: 1 metaphor, 9 imagery and 1 simile. Vocabulary: gourd, contortions, genial, indignant, and gaunt. and comprehension questions 1-4.
Due to ISTEP+ testing, we had a crazy schedule today. It looked a little like this:
LA: Specials
Math: ISTEP+ 1 & 2
Content: (Woods) We listened to the rest of chapter 12 and planned a trip to Hawaii!
LA: We read on in our novel, finishing chapters 17 & 18. Although no homework is being given this week, we are still working on things in class. So far this week, students should be working on, or completed: 1 metaphor, 9 imagery and 1 simile. Vocabulary: gourd, contortions, genial, indignant, and gaunt. and comprehension questions 1-4.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Another Wet Wednesday
We're sure hoping Mother Nature gives us a break sometime soon!
I hope all of our amazing volunteers came to lunch today at Northpoint to be celebrated for all your hard work! We sure appreciate everything you do for our students.
LA: We had another quick morning today...we were able to get through chapters 11-12 in our novel study...thankfully they were short. We also had work time to complete our vocabulary, comprehension questions and figurative language terms.
HW: Share "Teacher For A Day" paper! Vocabulary (chagrined and shrewdly), 1 comprehension question (#3), and 3 figurative language examples are due tomorrow (2 similes and 1 colloquialism)
Math: We had an extra long math day today...stretching from 10:20-2:10! Whew! We finished up unit 11 and then voted to go ahead and take our unit 11 test as well!
HW: MAP Testing tomorrow! Math weekly homework is also due tomorrow.
Social Studies: None due to our wacky schedule!
I hope all of our amazing volunteers came to lunch today at Northpoint to be celebrated for all your hard work! We sure appreciate everything you do for our students.
LA: We had another quick morning today...we were able to get through chapters 11-12 in our novel study...thankfully they were short. We also had work time to complete our vocabulary, comprehension questions and figurative language terms.
HW: Share "Teacher For A Day" paper! Vocabulary (chagrined and shrewdly), 1 comprehension question (#3), and 3 figurative language examples are due tomorrow (2 similes and 1 colloquialism)
Math: We had an extra long math day today...stretching from 10:20-2:10! Whew! We finished up unit 11 and then voted to go ahead and take our unit 11 test as well!
HW: MAP Testing tomorrow! Math weekly homework is also due tomorrow.
Social Studies: None due to our wacky schedule!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Great American Shake Out!
If your child hasn't shared the Great American Shake Out news with you yet, be sure to ask them tonight. Also-be on the lookout for Northpoint to show up on the news (FOX 28 or WSBT) tonight as we had coverage here during the earthquake drill this morning.
LA: We had a very short, but busy morning! We started with music as normal and then moved right into chapter 11 in our novel study. We also took our quiz over chapters 5-10, had the earthquake assembly and drill and then finished up work on chapter 11 skills.
HW: Comprehension questions 1-2, vocabulary (retorted, wary, disdainful, cascades, tuft and plodded) and the two imagery examples are due tomorrow.
Math: We had an extended math time today due to MAP testing by some other classes. We were able to spend quite a bit of time reviewing adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and geometry terms. We also continued our work on volume.
HW: Math box and study link 11.6, integers and geometry worksheets are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued on our tour of the West Region of the United States with stops in California and Washington. We also completed an activity learning about the effect the Columbia River has on the salmon in the area.
HW: Finish tour stop 6 activities...due Monday.
LA: We had a very short, but busy morning! We started with music as normal and then moved right into chapter 11 in our novel study. We also took our quiz over chapters 5-10, had the earthquake assembly and drill and then finished up work on chapter 11 skills.
HW: Comprehension questions 1-2, vocabulary (retorted, wary, disdainful, cascades, tuft and plodded) and the two imagery examples are due tomorrow.
Math: We had an extended math time today due to MAP testing by some other classes. We were able to spend quite a bit of time reviewing adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and geometry terms. We also continued our work on volume.
HW: Math box and study link 11.6, integers and geometry worksheets are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We continued on our tour of the West Region of the United States with stops in California and Washington. We also completed an activity learning about the effect the Columbia River has on the salmon in the area.
HW: Finish tour stop 6 activities...due Monday.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Wacky Wednesday
We had a bit of a wacky Wednesday due to MAP testing in some classes today. We spent an extra long time in LA, which allowed us to get a lot of novel study work done! :)
LA: We took our quiz over chapters 1-4 and also did a writing journal in Matt's point of view. We also moved forward onto chapters 5-6, reading them together and going over our figurative language terms. This afternoon when we were together for our second half, we reviewed many of our figurative language terms with Mrs. Eggleston's lesson. We had a lot of fun creating a term flip book to use as review.
HW: MAP TESTING TOMORROW! Students are encouraged to bring mint flavored gum! Vocabulary (3), comprehension questions (3) and figurative language terms (3) are all due tomorrow. Most students completed this in class. The language boxes are also due tomorrow.
Math: We continued on in lesson 11 today, learning about geometric shapes. We focused on spheres, cylinders, rectangular prisms,square pyramids, cones and triangular prisms.
HW: Math box and study link 11.2 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: No content today due to our wacky schedule.
LA: We took our quiz over chapters 1-4 and also did a writing journal in Matt's point of view. We also moved forward onto chapters 5-6, reading them together and going over our figurative language terms. This afternoon when we were together for our second half, we reviewed many of our figurative language terms with Mrs. Eggleston's lesson. We had a lot of fun creating a term flip book to use as review.
HW: MAP TESTING TOMORROW! Students are encouraged to bring mint flavored gum! Vocabulary (3), comprehension questions (3) and figurative language terms (3) are all due tomorrow. Most students completed this in class. The language boxes are also due tomorrow.
Math: We continued on in lesson 11 today, learning about geometric shapes. We focused on spheres, cylinders, rectangular prisms,square pyramids, cones and triangular prisms.
HW: Math box and study link 11.2 are due tomorrow
Social Studies: No content today due to our wacky schedule.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Terrific Tuesday
It was another busy day around here at Northpoint!
LA: We continued our work in our novel study, Sign of the Beaver. After reviewing all parts of chapters 1 & 2, we moved on to reading chapters 3 & 4. We also worked on comprehension questions, vocabulary, a graphic organizer sequencing the main events of chapters 1-4 and figurative language.
HW: MAP testing will take place on Thursday. Finish all novel study work for chapters 1-4 (Vocabulary, comprehension questions, graphic organizers, figurative language) There will be a quiz over chapters 1-4 tomorrow.
Math: We jumped into unit 11 today, talking about grams and kilograms. We also took some notes on metric conversions, US Customary conversions and "Rule of Thumbs".
HW: Math box and study link 11.1 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We started our tour of the West Region of the United States today by completing our Geography Card Challenge.
HW: None
LA: We continued our work in our novel study, Sign of the Beaver. After reviewing all parts of chapters 1 & 2, we moved on to reading chapters 3 & 4. We also worked on comprehension questions, vocabulary, a graphic organizer sequencing the main events of chapters 1-4 and figurative language.
HW: MAP testing will take place on Thursday. Finish all novel study work for chapters 1-4 (Vocabulary, comprehension questions, graphic organizers, figurative language) There will be a quiz over chapters 1-4 tomorrow.
Math: We jumped into unit 11 today, talking about grams and kilograms. We also took some notes on metric conversions, US Customary conversions and "Rule of Thumbs".
HW: Math box and study link 11.1 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Woods) We started our tour of the West Region of the United States today by completing our Geography Card Challenge.
HW: None
Monday, April 11, 2011
Welcome Back!
I hope everyone had an amazing Spring Break! I enjoyed living vicariously through everyone's stories and tans!
LA: We started another novel study today, Sign of the Beaver is what we will be working with the next three weeks. During this novel study, there will be no spelling words or weekly homework. Your child should expect nightly homework that goes along with the chapters being read in class, however. We made it through chapters 1 & 2 today, with a lot of discussion about our figurative language terms. We specifically focused on similes, tone, colloquialism, imagery and suspense. We also talked briefly about bias and flashbacks.
HW: 2 pages (free pages, not attached to anything), comprehension questions 1 & 2, vocabulary words (blunderbuss, matchlock, chinking and flint) and the figurative language sheets are due tomorrow. MAP testing will take place this Thursday morning.
Math: We took a pre-test over the last two units in our math book today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We've begun learning about the last region in the United States, The Great West. We will be taking a plane and van tour through this region as we learn. We spent the day working through our geography challenge cards.
HW: None
LA: We started another novel study today, Sign of the Beaver is what we will be working with the next three weeks. During this novel study, there will be no spelling words or weekly homework. Your child should expect nightly homework that goes along with the chapters being read in class, however. We made it through chapters 1 & 2 today, with a lot of discussion about our figurative language terms. We specifically focused on similes, tone, colloquialism, imagery and suspense. We also talked briefly about bias and flashbacks.
HW: 2 pages (free pages, not attached to anything), comprehension questions 1 & 2, vocabulary words (blunderbuss, matchlock, chinking and flint) and the figurative language sheets are due tomorrow. MAP testing will take place this Thursday morning.
Math: We took a pre-test over the last two units in our math book today.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We've begun learning about the last region in the United States, The Great West. We will be taking a plane and van tour through this region as we learn. We spent the day working through our geography challenge cards.
HW: None
MAP and ISTEP Schedules
April is filled with MAP and ISTEP+ testing.
Our schedule is as follows:
Reading MAP: Thursday, April 14th from 9:15-10:25
Math MAP: Thursday, April 21st from 10:30-11:45
ISTEP Math-Tuesday, April 26th 9:00-9:40 and 10:00-10:40
ISTEP LA - Wednesday, April 27th 9:40-10:30 and 10:45-11:30
ISTEP Science - Thursday, April 28th 8:55-9:30 and 9:45-10:20
You can help us by making sure the students are at school and well rested and well fed. They may bring mint gum to chew during ISTEP. Healthy snacks are encouraged.
Our schedule is as follows:
Reading MAP: Thursday, April 14th from 9:15-10:25
Math MAP: Thursday, April 21st from 10:30-11:45
ISTEP Math-Tuesday, April 26th 9:00-9:40 and 10:00-10:40
ISTEP LA - Wednesday, April 27th 9:40-10:30 and 10:45-11:30
ISTEP Science - Thursday, April 28th 8:55-9:30 and 9:45-10:20
You can help us by making sure the students are at school and well rested and well fed. They may bring mint gum to chew during ISTEP. Healthy snacks are encouraged.
Monday, March 28, 2011
I'm Behind....AGAIN!
Although I never blogged about it, we really did have a GREAT week at Northpoint last week! Just in case you missed the Blue Man performance...here is a picture of all our great Blue Women that had a blast celebrating our students who read 1,000,000 minutes in February! What a fun day!
Spring Break is just around the corner! This week is always one of the hardest to stay focused...please help us out by talking to your child at home about doing their best all the way through Friday!
LA: We took our Unit 5 test today, covering all of the concepts we have learned for the past several weeks. We also had our RIT word test this morning as well. Our story this week will be called "Exploring the Undersea Territory" and we will be jumping into the short story tomorrow.
Math: Positive and Negative Numbers today! We had a great time learning all about positive and negative integers and how to add them! We even learned a song about them!
Spring Break is just around the corner! This week is always one of the hardest to stay focused...please help us out by talking to your child at home about doing their best all the way through Friday!
LA: We took our Unit 5 test today, covering all of the concepts we have learned for the past several weeks. We also had our RIT word test this morning as well. Our story this week will be called "Exploring the Undersea Territory" and we will be jumping into the short story tomorrow.
- Our vocabulary words this week are: period, vessels, valuable, documenting and estimated.
- Our RIT words this week are:
- Brochure: a booklet or pamphlet that contains descriptive informaiton or advertising
- Third Person: The narrator is outside the action and refers to characters as he or she
- Antithesis: exact opposite
- Omniscient: all knowing
- Field Guide: A book with pictures and information to help you identify items
Math: Positive and Negative Numbers today! We had a great time learning all about positive and negative integers and how to add them! We even learned a song about them!
Same sign, add and keep
Different sign, subtract
Take the sign of the larger number
and you'll be exact.
HW: Math box and study link 10.6, and the extra sheet are all due tomorrow. The unit 10 test will be given on Wednesday of this week.
Social Studies: (Woods) We read our way through chapter 11 today. Since this is a short chapter, we are going to be ready for the test on Friday of this week. It was fun reading about the Colorado River and all of the demands people made on it.
HW: Read sections 11.9 & 11.10 and complete page 73 in Interactive Student Notebooks. Test over chapter 10 will be given on Friday.
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