And boy are we antsy! We're trying very hard to keep it together for the next couple of days before many of us set off for sunny skies!
LA: We had a busy morning introducing a new story today. Exploring Undersea Territory is a non-fiction article full of great information for us to learn. With this story, we are also learning about adjectives that compare using -er and -est at the endings, spelling words with accented syllables, fact and opinion and skimming and scanning text for important information. It's going to be a fun week! We also started a new writing project this morning, the 15 sentence portrait essay. Not only is this a writing assignment, it's also a task on following directions! I can't wait to see our products! Way to go readers! Watch tomorrow's blog for results of our I Love To Read Challenge!
HW: Writing project is due Thursday.
Math: Today we learned to multiply and divide decimals! We spent quite a bit of time working on white boards and practicing, practicing, practicing!
HW: Journal pages 282-286, 288, study link 9.8 & 9.9 (*35 minutes was given in class to complete these pages!) Unit 9 test will be given on Wednesday.
Health: Students read chapter 6, lesson 4 today in pairs. It was a great review on reasons and ways to say no to drugs!
HW: Lesson check up for lesson 4 is due tomorrow. Students need to complete 1-4 and write their answers in complete sentences. Tomorrow is the last day of 4th grade Health for my home room class!
Please let me know if your family is going to be leaving early for Spring Break! We will still give assessments on Friday and I would appreciate a "heads up" for those students who won't be here.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
What A Wednesday!
LA: We had a fantastic time "Kicking Back At The Beach With A Good Book" this morning! It was fun to lay on our beach towels and enjoy some good reading! We also worked more with our spelling words, grammar which is articles this week, went to see our reading buddies and last but not least plowed forward in our published books! We're almost done!
HW: Read and record your reading minutes...make this last week really count! Published book forms are due tomorrow!
Math: We had surprise pop quiz today! Most students did very well on the concepts we've been teaching!
HW: Fix any mistakes you had on your quiz and be prepared to turn them in tomorrow.
Health: We had Art Smart today! Special thanks to Mrs. Donati for presenting about our artist and Mrs. Iapalucci for helping out!
HW: None
Don't forget: Rain forest clothing item orders are due Friday!
HW: Read and record your reading minutes...make this last week really count! Published book forms are due tomorrow!
Math: We had surprise pop quiz today! Most students did very well on the concepts we've been teaching!
HW: Fix any mistakes you had on your quiz and be prepared to turn them in tomorrow.
Health: We had Art Smart today! Special thanks to Mrs. Donati for presenting about our artist and Mrs. Iapalucci for helping out!
HW: None
Don't forget: Rain forest clothing item orders are due Friday!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
It's Been A Couple Of Days...
Sorry about lacking on the Blog lately...it's been a busy couple of days!
LA: Another short morning that was packed full of fun! We worked on "making judgements" this morning and just what that looks like. It was fun to listen to the students reasoning back and forth about why they think certain things apply to people. We also forged ahead in our published books! The entire publishing process has to be done on Friday so we can get them to the Company for the next phase! There will be a bit more time to work on them in class, if your child is far behind, I've encouraged them to bring them home to catch up!
HW: Tomorrow is "Kick Back At The Beach Day" for our I Love to Read Celebration! Feel free to wear "Beach Clothes" (but no swim wear!) The published book order forms are due back on Thursday!
Math: After a quick fix from some confusion yesterday, we got right back on track with percentages today! It's fun to find out just what percent of things are out of the whole!
HW: Math box and study link 9.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today was the chapter 5 test!
HW: None
Many thanks for all the special birthday gifts and wishes on Friday. Everyone made my day wonderful!
Don't forget, all Madagascar Rain Forest Items are due by Friday! There are some awesome products you can order that helps save acres of the Rain Forest!
LA: Another short morning that was packed full of fun! We worked on "making judgements" this morning and just what that looks like. It was fun to listen to the students reasoning back and forth about why they think certain things apply to people. We also forged ahead in our published books! The entire publishing process has to be done on Friday so we can get them to the Company for the next phase! There will be a bit more time to work on them in class, if your child is far behind, I've encouraged them to bring them home to catch up!
HW: Tomorrow is "Kick Back At The Beach Day" for our I Love to Read Celebration! Feel free to wear "Beach Clothes" (but no swim wear!) The published book order forms are due back on Thursday!
Math: After a quick fix from some confusion yesterday, we got right back on track with percentages today! It's fun to find out just what percent of things are out of the whole!
HW: Math box and study link 9.5 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today was the chapter 5 test!
HW: None
Many thanks for all the special birthday gifts and wishes on Friday. Everyone made my day wonderful!
Don't forget, all Madagascar Rain Forest Items are due by Friday! There are some awesome products you can order that helps save acres of the Rain Forest!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's Our Last Full Day of Winter! Yahoo!
Bring on Spring! We're ready!
LA: Another short morning, but we were able to pack in a bunch! We learned about connotation and denotation of words, worked more with onomatopoeia and similes and continued our work to get published books done!
HW: Don't forget that reading calendars are due tomorrow! To avoid homework next week, you must have read your goal of minutes and remember to bring in your calendar! I can't wait to see our updated numbers!
Math: We had a pop quiz today! Be sure to go over this at home so you can see exactly where your child is struggling!
HW: None
Health: Our quiz over lessons 1-3 took the whole time today!
HW: None
Happy Birthday Mrs. Boughner and Sarah B!
LA: Another short morning, but we were able to pack in a bunch! We learned about connotation and denotation of words, worked more with onomatopoeia and similes and continued our work to get published books done!
HW: Don't forget that reading calendars are due tomorrow! To avoid homework next week, you must have read your goal of minutes and remember to bring in your calendar! I can't wait to see our updated numbers!
Math: We had a pop quiz today! Be sure to go over this at home so you can see exactly where your child is struggling!
HW: None
Health: Our quiz over lessons 1-3 took the whole time today!
HW: None
Happy Birthday Mrs. Boughner and Sarah B!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
It Was An "Overall Great Day!"
We had a lot of fun sharing our "Overall Good Books" this morning and looking like farmers in our overalls!
LA: What a busy morning. We hit everything from spelling, to practice pages to writing letters to a very special visit by James Whitcomb Riley. Well, not the man himself, but rather a great impersonator that shared a lot about this famous poets life with us! We also had a great time during our I Love To Read Celebration in the ELA!
HW: Don't forget to read and record your minutes. Please continue to do your best at recording the night sky each night at or around 9:30! Letters are due tomorrow if they weren't finished in class today!
Math: We worked more with percents, decimals and fractions today. Our focus today was making decimals out of fractions using a calculator.
HW: Math box and study link 9.3 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today we worked through 2 worksheets as a review. We also read through lesson 3 today.
HW: Quiz over the first three sections in chapter 5 will be given tomorrow.
Don't forget we are still collecting food, personal care items and toiletries for the Penn Food Pantry through Spring Break! The bin in the lobby is ready to be filled.
LA: What a busy morning. We hit everything from spelling, to practice pages to writing letters to a very special visit by James Whitcomb Riley. Well, not the man himself, but rather a great impersonator that shared a lot about this famous poets life with us! We also had a great time during our I Love To Read Celebration in the ELA!
HW: Don't forget to read and record your minutes. Please continue to do your best at recording the night sky each night at or around 9:30! Letters are due tomorrow if they weren't finished in class today!
Math: We worked more with percents, decimals and fractions today. Our focus today was making decimals out of fractions using a calculator.
HW: Math box and study link 9.3 are due tomorrow.
Health: Today we worked through 2 worksheets as a review. We also read through lesson 3 today.
HW: Quiz over the first three sections in chapter 5 will be given tomorrow.
Don't forget we are still collecting food, personal care items and toiletries for the Penn Food Pantry through Spring Break! The bin in the lobby is ready to be filled.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
We had a green-filled day today!
LA: We squeezed in time for DEAR, spelling practice and published books in our short time together!
HW: Don't forget that tomorrow is "Overall Good Book Day," dress like a farmer if you don't have overalls! Keep reading and recording those minutes!
Math: More fractions, percents and decimals today! These lessons are going very smoothly! Yahoo!
HW: Journal page 271, math box 9.2 and study link 9.2
Health: We had visit from Mr. Glassman today who taught us about soil and Native Americans!
HW: None
LA: We squeezed in time for DEAR, spelling practice and published books in our short time together!
HW: Don't forget that tomorrow is "Overall Good Book Day," dress like a farmer if you don't have overalls! Keep reading and recording those minutes!
Math: More fractions, percents and decimals today! These lessons are going very smoothly! Yahoo!
HW: Journal page 271, math box 9.2 and study link 9.2
Health: We had visit from Mr. Glassman today who taught us about soil and Native Americans!
HW: None
Monday, March 16, 2009
It's Almost Spring!!!
We had a fantastic day here at Northpoint today!
LA: We introduced our new story, which is an old favorite of many, Because of Winn Dixie. It's going to be fun revisiting adjectives and summaries this week. We're also introducing proper adjectives and learning more about the figurative language terms onomatopoeia and similes. We also took some time our for our spelling pre-test, which has to do with a lot of double consonants and our unit 4 test.
HW: Read and record tonight! Don't forget that Wednesday is "Overall Good Book Day!" Plan to dress like a farmer and come share your favorite book with your classmates.
Math: We are onto unit 9! Today we spent quite a bit of time talking about fractions, decimals and percents and how they all relate.
HW: Math box and study link 9.1 are due tomorrow.
Health: Welcome back Home Room Kiddos! We are starting chapter 5, which is all about diseases and how to take care of ourselves.
HW: Lesson 2 lesson check up, 1-4 in complete sentences written in cursive is due tomorrow.
Things to look for in blue folders tonight:
LA: We introduced our new story, which is an old favorite of many, Because of Winn Dixie. It's going to be fun revisiting adjectives and summaries this week. We're also introducing proper adjectives and learning more about the figurative language terms onomatopoeia and similes. We also took some time our for our spelling pre-test, which has to do with a lot of double consonants and our unit 4 test.
HW: Read and record tonight! Don't forget that Wednesday is "Overall Good Book Day!" Plan to dress like a farmer and come share your favorite book with your classmates.
Math: We are onto unit 9! Today we spent quite a bit of time talking about fractions, decimals and percents and how they all relate.
HW: Math box and study link 9.1 are due tomorrow.
Health: Welcome back Home Room Kiddos! We are starting chapter 5, which is all about diseases and how to take care of ourselves.
HW: Lesson 2 lesson check up, 1-4 in complete sentences written in cursive is due tomorrow.
Things to look for in blue folders tonight:
- Conference days and Spring Break Kid's Club Childcare sign ups.
- Don't forget, if you are able, you should be charting your Let There Be Night Information each night at or close to 9:30 p.m.
- We will visit Mr. Glassman tomorrow during content.
- Report cards will be sent home on Friday.
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