Our Blue Ribbon School sure was GREEN today! :) We had a lot of fun!
LA: We worked hard to get caught up from our week...I'm not sure how we even got so behind. Today, we worked on grammar (putting commas in sentences following introductory words), spelling words, using directions to create something, writing our own set of directions and using context clues to figure out what unfamiliar words mean.
HW: Weekly homework is due tomorrow--don't forget all normal assessments will be given as well.
Math: We split our day between game day and finishing assessments.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Woods) We finished up chapter 10 with the summary. We also began work on our rough draft of the letter.
HW: Letters are due Monday-test will be given on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Don't forget to wear your green tomorrow...
Another great day here at Northpoint! Don't forget that tomorrow night is Galaxy Gallery. This is a fantastic time to come tour the building and check out the amazing artwork that is on display all over! The Book Fair will be open as well!
LA: We spent a chunk of our time together working on character traits today, using our story, "Me and Uncle Romie." We also continued our work on more vs. most, our grammar skill this week. We ended our morning together with Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday.
Math: Unit 9 assessments were passed back today...check for them in backpacks! We also worked on some standard assessments today. Many of us will need to finish tomorrow.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 10 with listening to the summary. The rest of the class time was given to work on the letter about the Southwest Region.
HW: Letters are due Friday, the chapter 10 test will be given on Tuesday
LA: We spent a chunk of our time together working on character traits today, using our story, "Me and Uncle Romie." We also continued our work on more vs. most, our grammar skill this week. We ended our morning together with Vocabulary Vine.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday.
Math: Unit 9 assessments were passed back today...check for them in backpacks! We also worked on some standard assessments today. Many of us will need to finish tomorrow.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 10 with listening to the summary. The rest of the class time was given to work on the letter about the Southwest Region.
HW: Letters are due Friday, the chapter 10 test will be given on Tuesday
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday, Tuesday!
Thursday is Go Green day. Stars in Service is raising money for the river otter exhibit at the zoo. Students can pay $1 per item and be able to wear green pajamas and hats, chew green gum, or bring green stuffed animals. Remember no hair dye.
LA: We have started a new story this week titled "Me and Uncle Romie." We discussed our story vocabulary (skyscrapers, collage, barbecue, glorious, strutting, flicked and swarms) and vocabulary skill: looking for a context clues in the descriptions of things. We also discussed the comprehension skill of thinking about the characters. We learn about characters by what they do and say. In addition to all of this, we started talking about the adjectives more and most.
Our RIT words for the week include....
plot - the sequence of events in a story.
contrast - looking at the differences between two objects or ideas
metonymy - a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it. For example using the silver screen to refer to movies, the White House to refer to the president and the crown to stand for a king or queen.
job Announcement - written statements describing duties and responsibilities of a position.
editorial - an article giving opinions or perspectives.
HW: Weekly homework is due on Friday
Math: We took the unit 9 test today
HW: None
Social Studies: The Land Rush! We had a super time learning about Texas and Oklahoma today. We also really enjoyed acting out the "The Land Rush" in the LGI!
HW: The Land Rush interview is due on Thursday.
Monday, March 7, 2011
March Madness!
Welcome back to school! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekends.
LA~
Today we had IMC and Gym. We came back to class and took our spelling pretest and then learned a lot about making judgments from our lesson with Mrs. Eggleston. Our comprehension skill for the week is evaluating what we read by making judgments. Are the characters people you would like to be friends with? Why or why not? We also reviewed our vocabulary: selfish, bumbling, cranky, commotion, exasperated, specialty and famished. Our vocabulary skill is antonyms.
HW: We DO have weekly homework this week! RIT quiz will be given on Thursday. Bubble gum writing is due tomorrow.
Our RIT words:
Memoir - a written account of events one has lived through; a limited autobiography
Moral - concerned with the principles of right and wrong rather than law or custom
Multi syllabic - Words with more than one syllable
Myth - an anonymous, traditional story that explains a natural phenonmenon, an aspect of human behavior, or a mysteroy of the universe.
Manual - a book that helps its readers to understand or use something.
Math~
Today, we worked on figuring out percentages of positive answers from our triva questions a few study links ago.
HW: Math boxes and study link 9.6 are due tomorrow.
Test alert: There will be a test over unit 9 next Tuesday!
Social Studies: (Woods)We jumped on our big rig today to start the tour of the Southwest Region of the United States. We had a lot of fun learning about the Hoover Dam, Phoenix, Arizona and Monument Valley.
HW: None
LA~
Today we had IMC and Gym. We came back to class and took our spelling pretest and then learned a lot about making judgments from our lesson with Mrs. Eggleston. Our comprehension skill for the week is evaluating what we read by making judgments. Are the characters people you would like to be friends with? Why or why not? We also reviewed our vocabulary: selfish, bumbling, cranky, commotion, exasperated, specialty and famished. Our vocabulary skill is antonyms.
HW: We DO have weekly homework this week! RIT quiz will be given on Thursday. Bubble gum writing is due tomorrow.
Our RIT words:
Memoir - a written account of events one has lived through; a limited autobiography
Moral - concerned with the principles of right and wrong rather than law or custom
Multi syllabic - Words with more than one syllable
Myth - an anonymous, traditional story that explains a natural phenonmenon, an aspect of human behavior, or a mysteroy of the universe.
Manual - a book that helps its readers to understand or use something.
Math~
Today, we worked on figuring out percentages of positive answers from our triva questions a few study links ago.
HW: Math boxes and study link 9.6 are due tomorrow.
Test alert: There will be a test over unit 9 next Tuesday!
Social Studies: (Woods)We jumped on our big rig today to start the tour of the Southwest Region of the United States. We had a lot of fun learning about the Hoover Dam, Phoenix, Arizona and Monument Valley.
HW: None
Friday, March 4, 2011
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
We've made it through ISTEP+ Round 1! I would like to compliment all the students on staying so focused this week! ISTEP+ testing always provides just a little bit of extra stress and they did a fantastic job!
LA: We are back to our normal routine today. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing our RIT words with a review Bingo game today. Many, many, many of us are really struggling with getting these words learned. There will be a quiz over all of the words that have been studied on Thursday of next week. Words that should be learned by now are:
HW: Start studying for Thursday's RIT quiz.
Math: We spent time reviewing skills in computer lab today using the Odyssey program. We also continued our work on probability review.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped on our big rig today to start the tour of the Southwest Region of the United States. We had a lot of fun learning about the Hoover Dam, Phoenix, Arizona and Monument Valley.
HW: Make sure your group is ready to present their Hoover Dam proposals first thing Tuesday afternoon.
LA: We are back to our normal routine today. We spent quite a bit of time reviewing our RIT words with a review Bingo game today. Many, many, many of us are really struggling with getting these words learned. There will be a quiz over all of the words that have been studied on Thursday of next week. Words that should be learned by now are:
- appositive, bias, caricature, character, cliche, consonance, couplet, connotation, denotation, dialogue, irony, anecdote, parallelism, allusion, declarative sentence, imperative sentence, interrogative sentence, exclamatory sentence, appendix, omniscient, persona, preposition, scansion, stereotype, refrain, quip, style, suspense, quote, mood, paraphrase, interjections, symbolism, suspense, setting, supporting details, synechdoche, sarcasm, stanza, antithesis, aphorism, conflict, characterization, first person point of view, cinquain, euphemism, homophone, imagery, italics, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification.
HW: Start studying for Thursday's RIT quiz.
Math: We spent time reviewing skills in computer lab today using the Odyssey program. We also continued our work on probability review.
HW: None
Social Studies: (Grannan) We jumped on our big rig today to start the tour of the Southwest Region of the United States. We had a lot of fun learning about the Hoover Dam, Phoenix, Arizona and Monument Valley.
HW: Make sure your group is ready to present their Hoover Dam proposals first thing Tuesday afternoon.
Monday, February 28, 2011
It's ISTEP+ time!
We start ISTEP+ testing tomorrow. Don't forget to get to bed early so you can get plenty of sleep. Get up in the morning and eat a protein filled breakfast and pack a healthy snack! We will have two testing sessions tomorrow...one in the morning and one in the afternoon! Be prepared to do your best on the test!
LA: Today was our short day due to double specials. We enjoyed our time in IMC and Gym before coming back and welcoming Mrs. Stephan who shared one of her favorite books with us. We also worked on our Galaxy Gallery project and continued typing our poems for our published books.
HW: Get to bed early!
Math: We spent our entire day solving word problems that covered a variety of skills. It was a lot of fun seeing what we remembered from the beginning of 4th grade.
HW: None
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 10, our big rig tour of the Southwest Region of the United States.
HW: None
LA: Today was our short day due to double specials. We enjoyed our time in IMC and Gym before coming back and welcoming Mrs. Stephan who shared one of her favorite books with us. We also worked on our Galaxy Gallery project and continued typing our poems for our published books.
HW: Get to bed early!
Math: We spent our entire day solving word problems that covered a variety of skills. It was a lot of fun seeing what we remembered from the beginning of 4th grade.
HW: None
Social Studies: We jumped into chapter 10, our big rig tour of the Southwest Region of the United States.
HW: None
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thoughtful Thursday
We're gearing up for ISTEP+! Please make sure you've seen the schedule (via email) and are busily preparing to help your child have the best week possible!
LA: We continued our work with onomatopoeia, similes and adjectives today. We also worked on poetry during computer lab and had a great visit with our reading buddies.
HW: Reading calendars are due tomorrow...we will also be having our final camp under in the ELA. Don't forget that normal assessments will take place as well.
Math: We spent our time together doing a review ISTEP packet.
HW: Practice packets need to be completed by the beginning of class tomorrow--we will be going over them together.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 9 test today.
HW: None
LA: We continued our work with onomatopoeia, similes and adjectives today. We also worked on poetry during computer lab and had a great visit with our reading buddies.
HW: Reading calendars are due tomorrow...we will also be having our final camp under in the ELA. Don't forget that normal assessments will take place as well.
Math: We spent our time together doing a review ISTEP packet.
HW: Practice packets need to be completed by the beginning of class tomorrow--we will be going over them together.
Social Studies: (Grannan) We took the chapter 9 test today.
HW: None
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