Whew! Our only normal day we will have this week! It is very important that every gets to bed early this week and has a good, protein filled breakfast before coming to school each day!
LA: There is no story from our basals this week due to ISTEP+. We had a great time working on a special bubble gum writing project for most of the morning. We also had the priveledge of listening to a story Mrs. Stephan shared with us. We had our practice test for ISTEP+ today as well. It went great! We are as ready as we can be!
Check out this website for last minute help on ISTEP+. http://www.doe.in.gov/istep/docs/080807pr-ISTEP+changesFAQ.pdf
HW: None
Math: We had centers today. Students got to practice facts on the computer, work with me on review skills and play Number Top It.
HW: None--I will not see Math Kids again until Monday! Have a great week, I know you are going to make us proud!
Health: We had an open book pop quiz over the skeletal and muscular systems today. Students also began work on the Digestive System worksheet.
HW: Digestive System worksheets are due next Monday.
We're off and running! Don't forget to take time each evening to play and run around. We are going to have lots of pent up energy!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
It's Friday and I'm Late In Blogging-Sorry
What a day! Assessments, rain, indoor recess, football on our minds...whew!
LA: We made some tweaks to our schedules today to allow more time for the assessments we had. It seemed to really make a difference! We were able to get through them, do Vocabulary Vine and even have time for Read Aloud before specials! Hooray!
HW: Don't forget reading projects are due on October 10th. There is an example in the office with Mrs. Stuckey if you are interested in seeing one for ideas. We didn't receive any word on AR today, but Mrs. Walsh is hopeful for Monday!
Math: We plowed through two lessons today, one on addition and the other on subtraction. The journals wanted us to do it many differnet ways, but we stuck to the good ol' fashioned way! Students worked very hard, as I wanted to make sure we got through these lessons before ISTEP+ next week!
HW: All journal pages that go with math lesson 2.7 and 2.9. Study links, too.
Health: Today we learned about the skeletal and muscular systems. We had great discussions about what these important systems do for our bodies.
HW: Get quiz signed.
We start ISTEP+ testing on Tuesday. This is a very intense week for our kids. We need to be able to focus well...please get to bed early, make time for a good, healthy breakfast and most importantly make time to play each night. Snacks will be provided by our very generous parents!
Next Friday, the Stars in Service crew will be collecting money for the Down Syndrome Buddy Walk that will be held on September 20th. If students bring in money to donate, they will be able to staple their bills up to the wall of money and also bring a piece of gum to chew! Please consider helping this amazing event!
Go Penn! Go Notre Dame!
LA: We made some tweaks to our schedules today to allow more time for the assessments we had. It seemed to really make a difference! We were able to get through them, do Vocabulary Vine and even have time for Read Aloud before specials! Hooray!
HW: Don't forget reading projects are due on October 10th. There is an example in the office with Mrs. Stuckey if you are interested in seeing one for ideas. We didn't receive any word on AR today, but Mrs. Walsh is hopeful for Monday!
Math: We plowed through two lessons today, one on addition and the other on subtraction. The journals wanted us to do it many differnet ways, but we stuck to the good ol' fashioned way! Students worked very hard, as I wanted to make sure we got through these lessons before ISTEP+ next week!
HW: All journal pages that go with math lesson 2.7 and 2.9. Study links, too.
Health: Today we learned about the skeletal and muscular systems. We had great discussions about what these important systems do for our bodies.
HW: Get quiz signed.
We start ISTEP+ testing on Tuesday. This is a very intense week for our kids. We need to be able to focus well...please get to bed early, make time for a good, healthy breakfast and most importantly make time to play each night. Snacks will be provided by our very generous parents!
Next Friday, the Stars in Service crew will be collecting money for the Down Syndrome Buddy Walk that will be held on September 20th. If students bring in money to donate, they will be able to staple their bills up to the wall of money and also bring a piece of gum to chew! Please consider helping this amazing event!
Go Penn! Go Notre Dame!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Tomorrow's Friday Already?
Wowie, Wow, Wow! Another busy day today!
LA: Students had a sub this morning as I was out meeting with our Stars in Service Representatives. They had DEAR time along with practice with the spelling skills. They also read the story together to help prepare for tomorrow's assessments.
Just when we thought we had it...there has been a glitch found with AR...we are back on hold for taking AR tests. The corporation is really trying to work out all of the kinks before we go hog-wild with this. I'm so sorry for the delay!
Our ISTEP+ snacks have been taken care of! Thanks so much to the Drye, Brough, Salous and Lindzy Families for helping our tummies next week!
HW: Assessments are all tomorrow! Don't forget the spelling test is among these! Please remember that cereal box projects are due on October 10th. Parents--we have placed an example in the office with Mrs. Stuckey if that might help!
Math: We worked more with sets of data today. Not only did we do maximum, minimum, range and mode, we also learned about the median of a set of numbers today. Ask your child to explain this to you tonight!
HW: Students need to complete math box and study link 2.6 along with the extra practice worksheet.
Health: Students took the quiz today over the sense organs. Due to a fire drill in the middle of our time together, this was all we had time for.
HW: None
Just a reminder...WSTAR applications are due tomorrow. Also--tomorrow will be the last day that fund-raiser envelopes will be accepted. Don't forget that next week is ISTEP+!
LA: Students had a sub this morning as I was out meeting with our Stars in Service Representatives. They had DEAR time along with practice with the spelling skills. They also read the story together to help prepare for tomorrow's assessments.
Just when we thought we had it...there has been a glitch found with AR...we are back on hold for taking AR tests. The corporation is really trying to work out all of the kinks before we go hog-wild with this. I'm so sorry for the delay!
Our ISTEP+ snacks have been taken care of! Thanks so much to the Drye, Brough, Salous and Lindzy Families for helping our tummies next week!
HW: Assessments are all tomorrow! Don't forget the spelling test is among these! Please remember that cereal box projects are due on October 10th. Parents--we have placed an example in the office with Mrs. Stuckey if that might help!
Math: We worked more with sets of data today. Not only did we do maximum, minimum, range and mode, we also learned about the median of a set of numbers today. Ask your child to explain this to you tonight!
HW: Students need to complete math box and study link 2.6 along with the extra practice worksheet.
Health: Students took the quiz today over the sense organs. Due to a fire drill in the middle of our time together, this was all we had time for.
HW: None
Just a reminder...WSTAR applications are due tomorrow. Also--tomorrow will be the last day that fund-raiser envelopes will be accepted. Don't forget that next week is ISTEP+!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Our Week Is Half Over
Wow! Time flies when you are having fun! I don't know where our days go!
LA: Today we continued working on word parts and origins in our Vocabulary Vine program. The students are doing an amazing job with this! We also got to spend time with our reading buddies today. Part of our class and their buddies are preparing to be in a play. For those students that are not in this play, they will have an opportunity in the future to be cast! It's going to be super cute! We also worked with figuring out how to read diagrams and using dictionaries today. Good news--we got word that Accelerated Reader is now up and running. We can start taking those tests! Students will have plenty of opportunity to take tests during the day, please encourage them to use time wisely and get in as many tests as possible. Please remember that part of their LA grade for the quarter is reading independently, which is taken partially from reading and taking AR tests.
Special thanks to the Drye, Brough and Lindzy family for offering to send in ISTEP+ snacks. We still need a snack for Friday. Can anyone help us out? Thanks in advance!
It's time for some fall cleaning. We having a missing Harris Township Library book. If your child has accidentally brought home a hard cover, Series of Unfortunate Events book (#10), please return it to Mrs. Woods as soon as possible. The due date is looming and that's a lot of allowance money! :)
HW: Fluency and Flow and Spelling Tests are Friday.
Math: We had the opportunity to estimate using boxes of raisins today. We also learned about Maximum, Minimum, Range and Mode with our finger food! Some students even enjoyed eating their manipulatives when we were done. (I was very shocked at how many students threw them away claiming "raisins are gross!")
HW: Math box and study link 2.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today we reviewed the 5 sense organs and glued together man's head putting all the organs in the proper places.
HW: Quiz over sense organs is tomorrow.
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight: A bright pink ISTEP+ schedule. This will break down our week next week and give you some ball park times of testing. This is an intense week. Please let me know as soon as possible if your child will be missing any part of any day.
LA: Today we continued working on word parts and origins in our Vocabulary Vine program. The students are doing an amazing job with this! We also got to spend time with our reading buddies today. Part of our class and their buddies are preparing to be in a play. For those students that are not in this play, they will have an opportunity in the future to be cast! It's going to be super cute! We also worked with figuring out how to read diagrams and using dictionaries today. Good news--we got word that Accelerated Reader is now up and running. We can start taking those tests! Students will have plenty of opportunity to take tests during the day, please encourage them to use time wisely and get in as many tests as possible. Please remember that part of their LA grade for the quarter is reading independently, which is taken partially from reading and taking AR tests.
Special thanks to the Drye, Brough and Lindzy family for offering to send in ISTEP+ snacks. We still need a snack for Friday. Can anyone help us out? Thanks in advance!
It's time for some fall cleaning. We having a missing Harris Township Library book. If your child has accidentally brought home a hard cover, Series of Unfortunate Events book (#10), please return it to Mrs. Woods as soon as possible. The due date is looming and that's a lot of allowance money! :)
HW: Fluency and Flow and Spelling Tests are Friday.
Math: We had the opportunity to estimate using boxes of raisins today. We also learned about Maximum, Minimum, Range and Mode with our finger food! Some students even enjoyed eating their manipulatives when we were done. (I was very shocked at how many students threw them away claiming "raisins are gross!")
HW: Math box and study link 2.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today we reviewed the 5 sense organs and glued together man's head putting all the organs in the proper places.
HW: Quiz over sense organs is tomorrow.
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight: A bright pink ISTEP+ schedule. This will break down our week next week and give you some ball park times of testing. This is an intense week. Please let me know as soon as possible if your child will be missing any part of any day.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Tuesday, Tuesday!
What a busy day we had today!
LA: We worked with conjunctions again this morning and using them to help us write compound and complex sentences. We also learned about dependent and independent clauses today in our sentences.
HW: Fluency and Flow is due on Friday. The spelling test will also be given on Friday along with the other usual assessments. Some students had to bring home the grammar sheet to continue working on tonight. This was done in class and some weren't finished when it was time for Gym.
Special thanks to the Drye and Lindzy family for offering to send in ISTEP+ snacks. We still have two days we need snacks for.
Math: We continued work with place value today. We used calculators and experimented with adding and subtracting large numbers.
HW: Math box and study link 2.4 along with the extra worksheet are all due tomorrow.
Health: Today we learned about the 5 sense organs. We had a great discussion on the different parts of each sense organ and what they are all responsible for.
HW: The students will have a quiz over the 5 sense organs on Thursday. This will be an open book assessment.
Don't forget that we are still collecting fund-raiser envelopes. If you haven't turned yours in yet, it's not to late.
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight: PTO newsletter and the Family Game Night and Picnic RSVP. Please make sure you send this back in tomorrow so PTO has an accurate count of families and plenty of food!
LA: We worked with conjunctions again this morning and using them to help us write compound and complex sentences. We also learned about dependent and independent clauses today in our sentences.
HW: Fluency and Flow is due on Friday. The spelling test will also be given on Friday along with the other usual assessments. Some students had to bring home the grammar sheet to continue working on tonight. This was done in class and some weren't finished when it was time for Gym.
Special thanks to the Drye and Lindzy family for offering to send in ISTEP+ snacks. We still have two days we need snacks for.
Math: We continued work with place value today. We used calculators and experimented with adding and subtracting large numbers.
HW: Math box and study link 2.4 along with the extra worksheet are all due tomorrow.
Health: Today we learned about the 5 sense organs. We had a great discussion on the different parts of each sense organ and what they are all responsible for.
HW: The students will have a quiz over the 5 sense organs on Thursday. This will be an open book assessment.
Don't forget that we are still collecting fund-raiser envelopes. If you haven't turned yours in yet, it's not to late.
Things to watch for in blue folders tonight: PTO newsletter and the Family Game Night and Picnic RSVP. Please make sure you send this back in tomorrow so PTO has an accurate count of families and plenty of food!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Another Great Week Is Before Us!
Hooray for the Kingsmen and the Irish!
Here's a run down of our day:
LA: We had our spelling pre-test today. Our focus this week is on the long /i/ sound. Please check your blue folders for your lists to study in order to prepare for Friday's test. We also continued work with conjunctions in grammar. We even got to watch the School House Rocks, Conjunction Junction clip, to help us remember what to do with these parts of speech! We reviewed proper posture for good handwriting and started in on under curves to correctly make cursive letters. Last but not least, we got to go to Computer Lab for the first time this year. Students had a great time typing sentences with conjunctions.
HW: Fluency and Flow is due Friday. The students received specific instructions on what to do in the Words To Know section...please have them explain this and let me know if there are any questions. Both parts of the Words to Know need to be turned in, while the back of the Home School Connection only needs a parent signature verifying that it was done orally. Please also note--we have many Fluency and Flow papers being turned in without parent signatures verifying that the story was read aloud. Starting Friday, this will be an "Oops Slip" if it is not signed. Assessments from last week were returned today. The weekly assessment is the only one that needs signed and returned tomorrow.
We are looking for parents to send in healthy snacks for our LA kids during the ISTEP+ week. If you can help up out by sending in 25 healthy snacks on either Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of next week, please let me know as soon as possible. Please list at least 2 days that you can send something so we can have a back up if that day is already taken. Thank you for your help in keeping our minds on the test rather than our bellies.
Math: We worked with place value to the hundred millions today. We did a lot of work on the floor with white boards reviewing place value and values of numbers in those places.
HW: Math Boxes 2.3, Study Link 2.3 and the extra practice worksheet. We are still in need of a couple more boxes of raisins for a math lesson on Wednesday.
Health: Today was the first day with Mrs. Suddarth's Class. We brainstormed different things we want to learn about in Health this year. We also talked about the different systems in the body and then watched a Magic School Bus special, Inside Ralphie.
HW: None
My Homeroom Kids: Please check Ms. Grannan's blog at www.greetingsfromgrannan.blogspot.com for any Science information you may need.
Things to take note of:
*The Welcome Back Picnic and Game Night is this Wednesday from 5:30-7:30. Plan on coming to NP to catch up with old friends!
*WSTAR applications and letters are due by Friday if you are interested in trying out for the school wide news program.
*ISTEP+ window starts next week. If you know that you are going to be gone any part of the week, please let Mrs. Woods know right away. We have a limited time for make up testing and need to get that scheduled.
Here's a run down of our day:
LA: We had our spelling pre-test today. Our focus this week is on the long /i/ sound. Please check your blue folders for your lists to study in order to prepare for Friday's test. We also continued work with conjunctions in grammar. We even got to watch the School House Rocks, Conjunction Junction clip, to help us remember what to do with these parts of speech! We reviewed proper posture for good handwriting and started in on under curves to correctly make cursive letters. Last but not least, we got to go to Computer Lab for the first time this year. Students had a great time typing sentences with conjunctions.
HW: Fluency and Flow is due Friday. The students received specific instructions on what to do in the Words To Know section...please have them explain this and let me know if there are any questions. Both parts of the Words to Know need to be turned in, while the back of the Home School Connection only needs a parent signature verifying that it was done orally. Please also note--we have many Fluency and Flow papers being turned in without parent signatures verifying that the story was read aloud. Starting Friday, this will be an "Oops Slip" if it is not signed. Assessments from last week were returned today. The weekly assessment is the only one that needs signed and returned tomorrow.
We are looking for parents to send in healthy snacks for our LA kids during the ISTEP+ week. If you can help up out by sending in 25 healthy snacks on either Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of next week, please let me know as soon as possible. Please list at least 2 days that you can send something so we can have a back up if that day is already taken. Thank you for your help in keeping our minds on the test rather than our bellies.
Math: We worked with place value to the hundred millions today. We did a lot of work on the floor with white boards reviewing place value and values of numbers in those places.
HW: Math Boxes 2.3, Study Link 2.3 and the extra practice worksheet. We are still in need of a couple more boxes of raisins for a math lesson on Wednesday.
Health: Today was the first day with Mrs. Suddarth's Class. We brainstormed different things we want to learn about in Health this year. We also talked about the different systems in the body and then watched a Magic School Bus special, Inside Ralphie.
HW: None
My Homeroom Kids: Please check Ms. Grannan's blog at www.greetingsfromgrannan.blogspot.com for any Science information you may need.
Things to take note of:
*The Welcome Back Picnic and Game Night is this Wednesday from 5:30-7:30. Plan on coming to NP to catch up with old friends!
*WSTAR applications and letters are due by Friday if you are interested in trying out for the school wide news program.
*ISTEP+ window starts next week. If you know that you are going to be gone any part of the week, please let Mrs. Woods know right away. We have a limited time for make up testing and need to get that scheduled.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Another Weekend Is Upon Us!
Another week has come and gone...I can't believe how fast time is flying! In just a couple of weeks, we will be doing our ISTEP+ testing. This is a very intense couple of days, with lots of testing. If you know that your child is going to be gone any part of the week from September 15th-19th, please let me know as soon as possible.
LA: Today was the dreaded, yet productive assessment day. We worked through our selection assessment, grammar, spelling and weekly tests this morning.
HW: Please take some time this weekend for your reading projects. October 10th is going to be here before you know it. Students were reminded today to choose books wisely in the IMC if they've not started on this yet.
Math: Today we had centers. Students got a chance to play Multiplication Baseball, which helps with fact memorization, Tux Math on the computer and doing a telling time review sheet. We finished our time together with a group game of Around the World.
*If you are in my homeroom class, please see/share the note regarding supplies needed for a couple of math lessons next week. We are in need of small boxes of raisins, or other healthy treats that we can do estimating and graphing with.
HW: None
Health--Today was the chapter 1 test. This was also the last day of Health for this nine weeks. On Monday, students will be going to Science Class with Ms. Grannan.
HW: None
Things to look for in the blue folder this weekend:
*The note about Dr. Pepper's supplies.
*Saturday Enrichment forms
*WSTAR application forms.
Don't forget fund-raiser packets are due back to school on Monday.
Go Notre Dame!
LA: Today was the dreaded, yet productive assessment day. We worked through our selection assessment, grammar, spelling and weekly tests this morning.
HW: Please take some time this weekend for your reading projects. October 10th is going to be here before you know it. Students were reminded today to choose books wisely in the IMC if they've not started on this yet.
Math: Today we had centers. Students got a chance to play Multiplication Baseball, which helps with fact memorization, Tux Math on the computer and doing a telling time review sheet. We finished our time together with a group game of Around the World.
*If you are in my homeroom class, please see/share the note regarding supplies needed for a couple of math lessons next week. We are in need of small boxes of raisins, or other healthy treats that we can do estimating and graphing with.
HW: None
Health--Today was the chapter 1 test. This was also the last day of Health for this nine weeks. On Monday, students will be going to Science Class with Ms. Grannan.
HW: None
Things to look for in the blue folder this weekend:
*The note about Dr. Pepper's supplies.
*Saturday Enrichment forms
*WSTAR application forms.
Don't forget fund-raiser packets are due back to school on Monday.
Go Notre Dame!
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