Happy Election Day! It is my hope that you will continue the very important conversations about voting at home that we have started discussing here at school. We've been learning all about Democracy in Social Studies so this is a perfect carry over to the dinner table. It was fun hearing from the students that were able to go to the polls this morning with their parents.
LA: We're continuing on with our story this week, and all of the skills that go along with it. Today, we spent a lot of time working with possessive nouns, both singular and plural. We also spent some time adding our Common Core words into our glossaries in our binders. We had a great discussion on figurative language terms as well as biographies. Each student was given a level reader to learn about an important historical figure as well. We worked on finding facts, similar to what the weekly homework tasks asks us to do this week. We finished up the morning by completing a voting worksheet.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday. If leveled readers weren't done in class, they are due tomorrow. Voting paper is also due tomorrow if it wasn't finished during work time.
Math: We finished up all of the lessons in Unit 4 today, ending with measuring in millimeters for practice. We also worked on converting centimeters to millimeters as review.
HW: Journal page 103 should have been done with partners in class. If not completed, it needs to be done tonight. Also, Math Box and Study Link 4,10 are due tomorrow, along with the conversion sheet.
Social Studies: Content 1--We finished up chapter 4 today by sharing the Reading Further section with a partner. We then pretended like we were newspaper reporters asking questions of the Mill Workers in Howell, MA.
HW: Study for the chapter 4 test which will be given on Friday.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5
Whew! We're off to another busy week! Don't forget that we're in the midst of the 2nd Annual Stuff A Trailer Event. Help our Stars shine in the community by donating food.
Language Arts: We started our new story, "How Ben Franklin Stole Lightning" this morning. Since this story is a biography, we're also working on some research as weekly homework this week. Be sure to read the directions carefully...oral presentations will start next Monday. This week, we're focusing on problem and solution as well as concrete poetry and possessive nouns.
Our story vocabulary words this week are:
Math: Today was all about the metric units of measure and how to make conversions properly. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the notes that had been passed out previously and practicing making conversions on white boards.
HW: Journal page 96 (skip the chart), Math box 4.8 (skip #5), math box 4.9, study link 4.8 (skip the chart) and study link 4.9.
Social Studies: Content 2--students worked with partners today to complete the Reading Further section and then the Interactive Student Notebooks as well. Time for test studying was allowed at the end of class.
HW: Chapter 4 test will be given on Thursday.
Language Arts: We started our new story, "How Ben Franklin Stole Lightning" this morning. Since this story is a biography, we're also working on some research as weekly homework this week. Be sure to read the directions carefully...oral presentations will start next Monday. This week, we're focusing on problem and solution as well as concrete poetry and possessive nouns.
Our story vocabulary words this week are:
- hilarious
- convinced
- mischief
- independence
- (come in) handy
- dizzy
- whirlwind
- nowadays
- possessive nouns--shows ownership
- biography-a story written about another person's life
- idioms-a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the ordinary meanings of the separate words.
- alliteration--the repetition of beginning consonant sounds
- onomatopoeia-a word that sounds like the word it is describing
- hyperbole-a huge exaggeration
- figurative language-includes similes, metaphors and other word that create images in the reader's minds.
Math: Today was all about the metric units of measure and how to make conversions properly. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing the notes that had been passed out previously and practicing making conversions on white boards.
HW: Journal page 96 (skip the chart), Math box 4.8 (skip #5), math box 4.9, study link 4.8 (skip the chart) and study link 4.9.
Social Studies: Content 2--students worked with partners today to complete the Reading Further section and then the Interactive Student Notebooks as well. Time for test studying was allowed at the end of class.
HW: Chapter 4 test will be given on Thursday.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
I hope everyone had a great fall break! It was great seeing all the smiling, rested faces this morning!
Language Arts~
We began working on this week's skills and concepts this morning. We took our spelling pretest and filled out our weekly packet. The story this week is a short nonfiction article, "Stealing Beauty." It is about stealing cultural artifacts. Our comprehension skill is determining if information is fact or opinion. We will make inferences and analyze the text to help maker our determination. Our vocabulary for this week: temples, dynasties, heritage, preserve, and overjoyed. Our grammar skill is irregular plural nouns. Our spelling and phonics focus is complex consonant clusters.
Our common core words reflect our skills and the different parts of a book: title page, table of contents, glossary, index, irregular plurals, fact and opinion, expository and nonfiction.
HW: Weekly Packet is due Friday. Published book forms are due tomorrow.
Math~
We continued to learn about decimals today. Our focus today was on how to add and subtract decimals. We learned that there are 3 things to remember about adding and subtracting decimals. First, always line up the decimals. Second, use zeros as place holders to the right of the decimals. This helps to keep the columns of numbers straight. Finally, if a number is a whole number the decimal is invisible and always to the right of the ones place. We completed journal pages 87-89.
HW: Finish incomplete journal pages, math boxes and study link 4.5
Social Studies: Content 2--We finished up chapter 4's train tour of the Northeast Coast.
HW: Start using the study guide t o prepare for next Thursday's test over chapter 4.
Language Arts~
We began working on this week's skills and concepts this morning. We took our spelling pretest and filled out our weekly packet. The story this week is a short nonfiction article, "Stealing Beauty." It is about stealing cultural artifacts. Our comprehension skill is determining if information is fact or opinion. We will make inferences and analyze the text to help maker our determination. Our vocabulary for this week: temples, dynasties, heritage, preserve, and overjoyed. Our grammar skill is irregular plural nouns. Our spelling and phonics focus is complex consonant clusters.
Our common core words reflect our skills and the different parts of a book: title page, table of contents, glossary, index, irregular plurals, fact and opinion, expository and nonfiction.
HW: Weekly Packet is due Friday. Published book forms are due tomorrow.
Math~
We continued to learn about decimals today. Our focus today was on how to add and subtract decimals. We learned that there are 3 things to remember about adding and subtracting decimals. First, always line up the decimals. Second, use zeros as place holders to the right of the decimals. This helps to keep the columns of numbers straight. Finally, if a number is a whole number the decimal is invisible and always to the right of the ones place. We completed journal pages 87-89.
HW: Finish incomplete journal pages, math boxes and study link 4.5
Social Studies: Content 2--We finished up chapter 4's train tour of the Northeast Coast.
HW: Start using the study guide t o prepare for next Thursday's test over chapter 4.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Terrific Tuesday
Don't forget...tomorrow is Picture Re-Take Day! Come prepared by bringing your old pictures!
Also--make plans to join the other Stars at Northpoint at the USA Roller Rink on Thursday night. Dinner at Culver's before is a great plan, too!
Language Arts: We continued on with our story this morning. We worked on our grammar skill of common and proper nouns...with lots of white board practice. Some of us are really struggling with remembering that all proper nouns start with capital letters. We're working on it, though! We also spent quite a bit of time on Author's Purpose...students were given a resource sheet to add to binders helping them remember this important information. We added our new Common Core words into our glossaries as well as read the story of the week and worked on the Think and Compare questions.
HW: Finish Think and Compare questions if they weren't completed in class. Weekly homework is due on Friday.
Math: We took the Unit 3 practice test today. This test will look very similar to tomorrow's real Unit 3 test. As a group, we went over the answers so the students all had the same material to study from tonight.
HW: Study for the Unit 3 test. If the multiplication sheet or math boxes 3.12 weren't done in class, they are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: Content 1--Chapter 3 test today.
HW: None
Also--make plans to join the other Stars at Northpoint at the USA Roller Rink on Thursday night. Dinner at Culver's before is a great plan, too!
Language Arts: We continued on with our story this morning. We worked on our grammar skill of common and proper nouns...with lots of white board practice. Some of us are really struggling with remembering that all proper nouns start with capital letters. We're working on it, though! We also spent quite a bit of time on Author's Purpose...students were given a resource sheet to add to binders helping them remember this important information. We added our new Common Core words into our glossaries as well as read the story of the week and worked on the Think and Compare questions.
HW: Finish Think and Compare questions if they weren't completed in class. Weekly homework is due on Friday.
Math: We took the Unit 3 practice test today. This test will look very similar to tomorrow's real Unit 3 test. As a group, we went over the answers so the students all had the same material to study from tonight.
HW: Study for the Unit 3 test. If the multiplication sheet or math boxes 3.12 weren't done in class, they are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: Content 1--Chapter 3 test today.
HW: None
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday
I think Fall is finally here to stay...this weather would be delightful...if we were ducks! : /
Picture Re-takes are going to take place on Wednesday! Be prepared to bring back your pictures that you don't want and the photographers will retake your picture!
Language Arts: We finished up our Greek Mythology mini unit on Friday so we jumped into Unit 2 in our Basals today. The first story is "Mighty Jackie" which is a historical fiction piece about women playing baseball! With this story, we're going to be learning about determining the author's purpose in writing, working more with setting and characters, reading tables and charts and writing persuasive letters.
Our story vocabulary words this week are: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke and flinched.
Our common core words this week are:
Math: We finished up the lessons in Unit 3 today with a lot of practice solving open number sentences. Students worked through many examples and a journal page to practice this new skill.
Homework: Finish journal pages 74-75 and math box and study link 3.11 if it wasn't completed in class. Unit 3 test will be on Wednesday
Social Studies: Content 2--students took their chapter 3 test today.
Homework: None
Picture Re-takes are going to take place on Wednesday! Be prepared to bring back your pictures that you don't want and the photographers will retake your picture!
Language Arts: We finished up our Greek Mythology mini unit on Friday so we jumped into Unit 2 in our Basals today. The first story is "Mighty Jackie" which is a historical fiction piece about women playing baseball! With this story, we're going to be learning about determining the author's purpose in writing, working more with setting and characters, reading tables and charts and writing persuasive letters.
Our story vocabulary words this week are: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke and flinched.
Our common core words this week are:
- noun--a person place or thing
- common noun--names an ordinary person, place or thing
- proper noun--names a specific person, place or thing
- Author's Purpose--the reason the author has written the piece
- Entertain--the author has written the work to entertain us, for pleasure
- Persuade--the author of the work is trying to convince us to do something
- Inform--the author of the work would like to teach us something.
- Persuasive Letter--a piece of writing that is trying to convince the reader to do something.
Math: We finished up the lessons in Unit 3 today with a lot of practice solving open number sentences. Students worked through many examples and a journal page to practice this new skill.
Homework: Finish journal pages 74-75 and math box and study link 3.11 if it wasn't completed in class. Unit 3 test will be on Wednesday
Social Studies: Content 2--students took their chapter 3 test today.
Homework: None
Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday, October 8
We had a great day today!
Language Arts: We're continuing on with our study of Greek Mythology this week. Today's focus was on Persephone and how the seasons came to be. The kids are really enjoying this break from the basal reader and are really learning a lot about the gods and goddess.
HW: Finish the Persephone paper if it wasn't done in class today. Book orders are due tomorrow. Don't forget the Greek Mythology trading cards are due on Friday. Those that have been turned in look fantastic!
Math: We worked through 2 lessons today--3.6 and 3.7. We focused on gathering information and reading charts and tables in the first part of math and then figuring out air distances in the second half.
HW: Finish journal page 64 if it wasn't completed during math time. Math boxes and study links 3.6 and 3.7 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Content 2)-We finished up reading all the sections in chapter 3 today. We discussed early settlers in the New World. Study Guides were passed out today
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given on week from today, Monday, October 15th.
Language Arts: We're continuing on with our study of Greek Mythology this week. Today's focus was on Persephone and how the seasons came to be. The kids are really enjoying this break from the basal reader and are really learning a lot about the gods and goddess.
HW: Finish the Persephone paper if it wasn't done in class today. Book orders are due tomorrow. Don't forget the Greek Mythology trading cards are due on Friday. Those that have been turned in look fantastic!
Math: We worked through 2 lessons today--3.6 and 3.7. We focused on gathering information and reading charts and tables in the first part of math and then figuring out air distances in the second half.
HW: Finish journal page 64 if it wasn't completed during math time. Math boxes and study links 3.6 and 3.7 are due tomorrow.
Social Studies: (Content 2)-We finished up reading all the sections in chapter 3 today. We discussed early settlers in the New World. Study Guides were passed out today
HW: Chapter 3 test will be given on week from today, Monday, October 15th.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Tuesday
Language Arts: We started our Greek Mythology lessons today! We spent some time watching a short video that explained some common Nature Myths, and then shared a packet about what exactly a Myth is and where they come from. The students really seemed to enjoy learning about this new topic!
HW: There is NO weekly homework this week due to no basal story. There is also no spelling list. Please watch for a longer-term homework assignment to come home tomorrow that has to do with our Mythology unit. Book orders are due next Tuesday!
Math: We combined three lessons today, so we were super busy. As discussed in class, the students really need to have their math facts secure by now...if they are not, it's time to work on them! :) Lessons 3.2-3.4 are all having to do with multiplication fact review, so we are having some work sessions in class today and tomorrow to hit these skills again.
HW: Nothing is due tomorrow...all pages are due Thursday.
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 3 today, starting to learn about the first settlers to the Americas.
HW: None
HW: There is NO weekly homework this week due to no basal story. There is also no spelling list. Please watch for a longer-term homework assignment to come home tomorrow that has to do with our Mythology unit. Book orders are due next Tuesday!
Math: We combined three lessons today, so we were super busy. As discussed in class, the students really need to have their math facts secure by now...if they are not, it's time to work on them! :) Lessons 3.2-3.4 are all having to do with multiplication fact review, so we are having some work sessions in class today and tomorrow to hit these skills again.
HW: Nothing is due tomorrow...all pages are due Thursday.
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 3 today, starting to learn about the first settlers to the Americas.
HW: None
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