It was a Freezing Friday!
Today in Language Arts, we completed ISTEP prep, took all of our assessments, reviewed poetry terms, and worked on rhyming schemes and writing a Quatrain.
Homework:
***None
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In Math we worked on our minute, computation skills on the white boards, and adding positive and negative numbers using counters and writing number models.
Homework:
None- As of right now, I am planning on having our Unit 7 test on Wednesday. We will review all the skills together with a practice test on Tuesday.
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In Social Studies we reviewed Lesson 1- The Search for the Northwest Passage. We reviewed the study guide and notes together.
Homework:
***Our Lesson 1 quiz will be on Wednesday, February 4th. It will cover the study guide and the "You Should Know" facts.
***We will not be having content next Monday or Tuesday due to Science Fair presentations.
We will remind the students about their quiz again on Monday.
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Have a great weekend...
Go Steelers!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
1/28/09
Another Snowy Day!
We had a great day today in Language Arts. We started off with reviewing pronouns, read our weekly story with a partner, shared couplets and Haikus, reviewed poetry terms and learned about Cinquains.
During Computer Lab we typed our Acrostic poems and took our AR tests.
Homework:
***Finish one cinquain
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling- Friday
***Handwriting
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, discussed the Inverse Property, and worked on using negative numbers. We ended our class with a quiz covering prime and composite numbers.
Homework:
***Page 230(1-10)
***Page 231(All)
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During our content rotation we had Art Smart. A big "thank you" to Mrs. Schatz and Mrs. Walsh ! The kids had a great time today learning about Vincent Van Gogh.
Ms. Nufer, my student teacher, will start with Ms. Grannan's class tomorrow in Social Studies.
Until tomorrow...
We had a great day today in Language Arts. We started off with reviewing pronouns, read our weekly story with a partner, shared couplets and Haikus, reviewed poetry terms and learned about Cinquains.
During Computer Lab we typed our Acrostic poems and took our AR tests.
Homework:
***Finish one cinquain
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling- Friday
***Handwriting
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation, discussed the Inverse Property, and worked on using negative numbers. We ended our class with a quiz covering prime and composite numbers.
Homework:
***Page 230(1-10)
***Page 231(All)
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During our content rotation we had Art Smart. A big "thank you" to Mrs. Schatz and Mrs. Walsh ! The kids had a great time today learning about Vincent Van Gogh.
Ms. Nufer, my student teacher, will start with Ms. Grannan's class tomorrow in Social Studies.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
1/27/09
Tremendous Tuesday!
Our PTO is sponsoring another skate night tonight from 3:30-5:30. It is sure to be a fun time!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed for ISTEP, learned three new word parts in Vocabulary Vine, discussed pronouns in Grammar, and worked on writing a Haiku in our study of poetry.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and Spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
***Read and record minutes on the calendar of the planner
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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In Math we completed our minute, graded our homework , and spent a great deal of time on the Order of Operations. This skill is getting quite a bit more difficult now.
Homework:
***Page 226(1-13)
***Math Box and Study Link 7.5
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In Social Studies we had our Chapter 3 test and visited the Healthy Food Fair. Today is the last day of this rotation. We will switch rotations on Thursday.
Homework:
***None
Our PTO is sponsoring another skate night tonight from 3:30-5:30. It is sure to be a fun time!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed for ISTEP, learned three new word parts in Vocabulary Vine, discussed pronouns in Grammar, and worked on writing a Haiku in our study of poetry.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and Spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
***Read and record minutes on the calendar of the planner
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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In Math we completed our minute, graded our homework , and spent a great deal of time on the Order of Operations. This skill is getting quite a bit more difficult now.
Homework:
***Page 226(1-13)
***Math Box and Study Link 7.5
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In Social Studies we had our Chapter 3 test and visited the Healthy Food Fair. Today is the last day of this rotation. We will switch rotations on Thursday.
Homework:
***None
Monday, January 26, 2009
1/26/09
The PTO is sponsoring a skating party tonight from 3:30-5:30.
Today in Language Arts, we listened to our story, reviewed our new vocabulary, took our spelling pre-test, and wrote a letter to a hero. We also spent quite a bit of time discussing pronouns and writing couplets as part of our poetry unit.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on Friday, January 30th.
***Read and record your minutes on the calendar in your planner.
***Couplets are due tomorrow (5- two line or 3- 4 line)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on a review of computation skills on white boards, added both the associative and commutative property to our RIT notebooks, and discussed parentheses in number sentences.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.4
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In Social Studies we played a Jeopardy game to review all the concepts for our Chapter 3 test which is tomorrow. This was an excellent way for the students to review!
Homework:
***Chapter 3 test- Review the Study Guides and notes
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Things to Know:
***Our new rotations will start on Thursday. My homeroom students will move to Mrs. Woods for Health.
Today in Language Arts, we listened to our story, reviewed our new vocabulary, took our spelling pre-test, and wrote a letter to a hero. We also spent quite a bit of time discussing pronouns and writing couplets as part of our poetry unit.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on Friday, January 30th.
***Read and record your minutes on the calendar in your planner.
***Couplets are due tomorrow (5- two line or 3- 4 line)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on a review of computation skills on white boards, added both the associative and commutative property to our RIT notebooks, and discussed parentheses in number sentences.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.4
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In Social Studies we played a Jeopardy game to review all the concepts for our Chapter 3 test which is tomorrow. This was an excellent way for the students to review!
Homework:
***Chapter 3 test- Review the Study Guides and notes
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Things to Know:
***Our new rotations will start on Thursday. My homeroom students will move to Mrs. Woods for Health.
Friday, January 23, 2009
1/23/09
What a fabulous Friday!
Today was a jam-packed day! We spent the entire day in our Homeroom groups and we were able to get so much accomplished even without any specials.
We started off our day with Social Studies. The students watched a short 30 minute video about the American Revolution. This kept their interest the entire time. It even generated a great conversation afterwards. We also worked on writing a newspaper article about an important person or event that we learned about in Chapter 3. We will continue to work on these on Monday in class after our review of the chapter.
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Tuesday, January 27th.
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We also worked on an editing activity based on the writing prompt that we completed yesterday. Wow! The students were able to come up with a lot of changes that they would make if given the opportunity to write that same prompt again. I was impressed by their recommendations to improve their own writing!
We also took the time to look at writing samples from the fall ISTEP+. We discussed what made each prompt a strong piece and what changes could be made to improve a weaker example. This was great practice. We will continue this activity in my Language Arts class next week.
Science ISTEP+:
We spent some time going over example problems and practiced our test-taking strategies.
Art:
We spent time doing two projects today. We completed our Original Works of Art and a chalk pastel clown portrait that we will use to decorate our ELA.
Until Monday...
Today was a jam-packed day! We spent the entire day in our Homeroom groups and we were able to get so much accomplished even without any specials.
We started off our day with Social Studies. The students watched a short 30 minute video about the American Revolution. This kept their interest the entire time. It even generated a great conversation afterwards. We also worked on writing a newspaper article about an important person or event that we learned about in Chapter 3. We will continue to work on these on Monday in class after our review of the chapter.
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Tuesday, January 27th.
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We also worked on an editing activity based on the writing prompt that we completed yesterday. Wow! The students were able to come up with a lot of changes that they would make if given the opportunity to write that same prompt again. I was impressed by their recommendations to improve their own writing!
We also took the time to look at writing samples from the fall ISTEP+. We discussed what made each prompt a strong piece and what changes could be made to improve a weaker example. This was great practice. We will continue this activity in my Language Arts class next week.
Science ISTEP+:
We spent some time going over example problems and practiced our test-taking strategies.
Art:
We spent time doing two projects today. We completed our Original Works of Art and a chalk pastel clown portrait that we will use to decorate our ELA.
Until Monday...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
1/22/09
Please notice that yesterdays information is now posted. I did blog yesterday, but an outage would not allow my blog to post.
Today was a very interesting day! We stayed in homeroom groups all day long. We started our day by participating in a Lego demonstration. This activity allowed the students to create their very own car out of Legos that they were able to race against each other. We also talked about ways to create a car that could move faster. During this activity, we discussed how aero dynamics and weight play a major role in the speed of a vehicle. The students had a great time!
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After having double specials, we had a wonderful time in Social Studies. Ms. Nufer discussed lesson 5 which dealt with independence in Mexico and South America. We also discussed our study guide and completed pages 34 and 35 in their practice books.
Homework:
***Practice book page 35 if not already completed in class.
***Our test will be on Tuesday.(Reviewing the study guides will be a big help!)
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After lunch we took our Spell Bowl test and worked on an ISTEP writing prompt. Tomorrow we will use this same prompt to do an editing and revision activity. We will also look at some old ISTEP prompts and discuss what makes them good and what improvements we could make to make some even better.
Tomorrow looks like a busy day...
Until tomorrow...
Today was a very interesting day! We stayed in homeroom groups all day long. We started our day by participating in a Lego demonstration. This activity allowed the students to create their very own car out of Legos that they were able to race against each other. We also talked about ways to create a car that could move faster. During this activity, we discussed how aero dynamics and weight play a major role in the speed of a vehicle. The students had a great time!
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After having double specials, we had a wonderful time in Social Studies. Ms. Nufer discussed lesson 5 which dealt with independence in Mexico and South America. We also discussed our study guide and completed pages 34 and 35 in their practice books.
Homework:
***Practice book page 35 if not already completed in class.
***Our test will be on Tuesday.(Reviewing the study guides will be a big help!)
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After lunch we took our Spell Bowl test and worked on an ISTEP writing prompt. Tomorrow we will use this same prompt to do an editing and revision activity. We will also look at some old ISTEP prompts and discuss what makes them good and what improvements we could make to make some even better.
Tomorrow looks like a busy day...
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
1/21/09
We had another great day today!
In Language Arts, we listened to our read aloud, took our Unit 3 assessment, and continued working on our poetry writing. We also added a few more words to our vocabulary and finished up our acrostic poems. In Computer Lab we worked on skills dealing with using reference materials. This will help us on ISTEP+ as well as on our MAP testing. We even had the chance to visit the library today.(This is a schedule change. We will not have library on Friday as usual.)
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Work on handwriting if not finished
We will not have Language Arts again until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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In Math we completed our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on a variety of computation and standards on white boards and played a new math game called Exponent Ball. This game practices using exponential notation. The students had a blast playing it.
Homework:
***None
We will not have Math until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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Today in Social Studies we reviewed lessons 3 and 4 by playing a game, took a short quiz and worked on practice book pages 31 and 32.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 31 and 32 if not already completed in class.
***Our Chapter test is January 27th
Until tomorrow...
In Language Arts, we listened to our read aloud, took our Unit 3 assessment, and continued working on our poetry writing. We also added a few more words to our vocabulary and finished up our acrostic poems. In Computer Lab we worked on skills dealing with using reference materials. This will help us on ISTEP+ as well as on our MAP testing. We even had the chance to visit the library today.(This is a schedule change. We will not have library on Friday as usual.)
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Work on handwriting if not finished
We will not have Language Arts again until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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In Math we completed our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on a variety of computation and standards on white boards and played a new math game called Exponent Ball. This game practices using exponential notation. The students had a blast playing it.
Homework:
***None
We will not have Math until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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Today in Social Studies we reviewed lessons 3 and 4 by playing a game, took a short quiz and worked on practice book pages 31 and 32.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 31 and 32 if not already completed in class.
***Our Chapter test is January 27th
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
1/20/09
After an extra long weekend, we are back into the swing of things!
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed our spelling and grammar skills from last week, took our independent spelling test and completed both our grammar and weekly assessment from last week. We also started our poetry unit. The students were very excited about this! During this unit, we will study many different kinds of poetry, review figurative language terms, and write many types of poetry on our own. Today we reviewed the following terms: alliteration, assonance, and consonance. We also wrote our own Acrostic poem.
Since we have a short week with homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday, we will not have Fluency and Flow this week or an independent spelling list.
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading Projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in math, we watched The Inauguration of President Obama. You could have heard a pin drop in our room! All the students were actively listening for the entire 45 minutes. What a great opportunity for us to be able to view such an historic event!
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed lesson 3 and lesson 4. The students have a study guide for both of these lessons. They will have a quiz over lessons 3 and 4 tomorrow. Their final Chapter Test will be next Tuesday. This is also the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***Study notes for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the "Original Works of Art" half-sheet and return tomorrow.
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed our spelling and grammar skills from last week, took our independent spelling test and completed both our grammar and weekly assessment from last week. We also started our poetry unit. The students were very excited about this! During this unit, we will study many different kinds of poetry, review figurative language terms, and write many types of poetry on our own. Today we reviewed the following terms: alliteration, assonance, and consonance. We also wrote our own Acrostic poem.
Since we have a short week with homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday, we will not have Fluency and Flow this week or an independent spelling list.
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading Projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in math, we watched The Inauguration of President Obama. You could have heard a pin drop in our room! All the students were actively listening for the entire 45 minutes. What a great opportunity for us to be able to view such an historic event!
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed lesson 3 and lesson 4. The students have a study guide for both of these lessons. They will have a quiz over lessons 3 and 4 tomorrow. Their final Chapter Test will be next Tuesday. This is also the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***Study notes for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the "Original Works of Art" half-sheet and return tomorrow.
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
1/14/09
What a freezing Wednesday!
We had a very busy day today. During Language Arts we met for Vocabulary Vine and rotated through our centers. The centers today included using the dictionary to look up multiple meaning words, reading a biography and summarizing it by writing a sequenced paragraph, and leveled readers. We also started a revision process with a piece of writing that we will continue to work on. During Computer Lab, we took AR tests from this week and completed units that helped with linking verbs and irregular verbs. This is great practice for the assessment on Friday!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday.
***We will have our usual weekly assessments on Friday as well.
***Our next Reading project is due on March 6th. Don't wait until the last minute to start it!
***Read and record your reading minutes. Everyone should be reading at least 20-30 minutes each night.
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In Math we completed our minute and started a quick assessment. This assessment will be used to assess the skills that we worked on last week as well as the beginning of the year.
Homework:
None
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During our content rotation we visited the planetarium. We learned about Orion the Hunter and the "Let There Be Night" project that will be happening in March. The students really seemed to enjoy themselves.
As of now, I am planning on reviewing lesson 3 in our Social Studies book tomorrow as well as reading and discussing lesson 4. The students will have a quick quiz over these short lessons on Tuesday of next week. The last day of our rotation is January 27th.
Homework:
***Don't forget about Science Fair Projects! There are due on January 30th. (This is a requirement for 4th grade.)
Until tomorrow...
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday.
***We will have our usual weekly assessments on Friday as well.
***Our next Reading project is due on March 6th. Don't wait until the last minute to start it!
***Read and record your reading minutes. Everyone should be reading at least 20-30 minutes each night.
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In Math we completed our minute and started a quick assessment. This assessment will be used to assess the skills that we worked on last week as well as the beginning of the year.
Homework:
None
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During our content rotation we visited the planetarium. We learned about Orion the Hunter and the "Let There Be Night" project that will be happening in March. The students really seemed to enjoy themselves.
As of now, I am planning on reviewing lesson 3 in our Social Studies book tomorrow as well as reading and discussing lesson 4. The students will have a quick quiz over these short lessons on Tuesday of next week. The last day of our rotation is January 27th.
Homework:
***Don't forget about Science Fair Projects! There are due on January 30th. (This is a requirement for 4th grade.)
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
1/13/09
It is a snowy Tuesday!
We had a busy morning this morning! Miss Nufer taught her first full lesson on irregular verbs and reviewed the vocabulary for the week. The students were very attentive and they volunteered a lot!The students practiced by completing page 91 in their Grammar books. If this was not completed in class, it is homework.
Homework:
***Page 91(if not completed)
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Spelling tests and weekly assessments will be given on Friday as usual.
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation and jumped into using scientific notation for large numbers.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.2
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In Social Studies we took our lesson 2 quiz, completed our study guide, and worked on practice book page 31. Our time was a little short today due to Storm/Shelter in Place/ and Code Blue Drills.
Homework:
***Practice book- Page 31(If not completed in class)
***We will not have Social Studies tomorrow. We will going to the Bittersweet Planetarium.
Until tomorrow...
We had a busy morning this morning! Miss Nufer taught her first full lesson on irregular verbs and reviewed the vocabulary for the week. The students were very attentive and they volunteered a lot!The students practiced by completing page 91 in their Grammar books. If this was not completed in class, it is homework.
Homework:
***Page 91(if not completed)
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Spelling tests and weekly assessments will be given on Friday as usual.
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation and jumped into using scientific notation for large numbers.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.2
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In Social Studies we took our lesson 2 quiz, completed our study guide, and worked on practice book page 31. Our time was a little short today due to Storm/Shelter in Place/ and Code Blue Drills.
Homework:
***Practice book- Page 31(If not completed in class)
***We will not have Social Studies tomorrow. We will going to the Bittersweet Planetarium.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, January 12, 2009
1/12/09
I heard snow is coming!
With the forecast what it is, please make sure that your child comes to school bundled up! We could be in for a few freezing mornings at the bus stop.
Today in Language Arts, we took our Spelling pre-test, read our new story, talked about our new vocabulary words, discussed irregular verbs, listened to our read aloud, met with our reading buddies, and completed a writing prompt in preparation for our next ISTEP. What a busy morning we had!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Independent Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please make sure that you study a little each night
***Our next reading project is due on March 6th. Now is the time to read a book and get started on the project as soon as possible. It will be here before we know it!
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation skills as a review on the board, and then we passed our new journals. We will be working on 5th grade journal 2. The students were very excited about getting them.
We worked through Lesson 7.1. It dealt with exponential notation. This should be a review since we worked on it a bit last week. Two new vocabulary words were introduced: exponential notation and standard notation.
Homework:
***Finish page 212 and complete pages 213 and 214
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In Social Studies we reviewed Chapter 3- Lessons 1 and 2 by playing a game called "Slap It." The students did a nice job and they were preparing for the quiz tomorrow over lesson 2 while having a bit of fun. We also discussed lesson 3. This lesson talked about Indiana's part in the Revolution.
Homework:
***No written homework
***Study lesson 2 notes and study guide
***Homeroom- Science Fair is due on January 30th.
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Until tomorrow...
With the forecast what it is, please make sure that your child comes to school bundled up! We could be in for a few freezing mornings at the bus stop.
Today in Language Arts, we took our Spelling pre-test, read our new story, talked about our new vocabulary words, discussed irregular verbs, listened to our read aloud, met with our reading buddies, and completed a writing prompt in preparation for our next ISTEP. What a busy morning we had!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Independent Spelling Test will be on Friday. Please make sure that you study a little each night
***Our next reading project is due on March 6th. Now is the time to read a book and get started on the project as soon as possible. It will be here before we know it!
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on computation skills as a review on the board, and then we passed our new journals. We will be working on 5th grade journal 2. The students were very excited about getting them.
We worked through Lesson 7.1. It dealt with exponential notation. This should be a review since we worked on it a bit last week. Two new vocabulary words were introduced: exponential notation and standard notation.
Homework:
***Finish page 212 and complete pages 213 and 214
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In Social Studies we reviewed Chapter 3- Lessons 1 and 2 by playing a game called "Slap It." The students did a nice job and they were preparing for the quiz tomorrow over lesson 2 while having a bit of fun. We also discussed lesson 3. This lesson talked about Indiana's part in the Revolution.
Homework:
***No written homework
***Study lesson 2 notes and study guide
***Homeroom- Science Fair is due on January 30th.
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Until tomorrow...
Friday, January 9, 2009
1/9/09
Freezing Friday!!!
Today in Language Arts we started our next read aloud, The Family Under The Bridge, completed our centers and took assessments. Be sure to check out your child's report card in their blue folders.
HW: Be sure to read at least 20 minutes each day this weekend!
Today in Math we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards and dove into measuring angles with a circular protractor and used percent circles. We also talked about stem and leaf plots in addition to mystery plots.
Next week we will begin our journal 2! I'm really looking forward to this! There is no homework this weekend.
Today in Social Studies, we watched a movie about the Revolutionary War! This made a great tie in to what we've been learning about in our books! On Monday, we will be continuing with lesson 2, which will bump our quiz to Tuesday!
Until Tomorrow...
Today in Language Arts we started our next read aloud, The Family Under The Bridge, completed our centers and took assessments. Be sure to check out your child's report card in their blue folders.
HW: Be sure to read at least 20 minutes each day this weekend!
Today in Math we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards and dove into measuring angles with a circular protractor and used percent circles. We also talked about stem and leaf plots in addition to mystery plots.
Next week we will begin our journal 2! I'm really looking forward to this! There is no homework this weekend.
Today in Social Studies, we watched a movie about the Revolutionary War! This made a great tie in to what we've been learning about in our books! On Monday, we will be continuing with lesson 2, which will bump our quiz to Tuesday!
Until Tomorrow...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
1/08/09
We made it through another day!
***Science Fair proposals were handed back today and checked by Miss Grannan. Please be sure to stick to your question that was approved. If you need to change experiments, please contact me.
During our Language Arts block we discussed our next reading project. Your child has a handout that describes in detail what we will be doing. This one should be fun for all! The students will be creating games based on the book that they read. Please be sure that they follow the guidelines so that anyone can play the game even if they have not read the book. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
We spent the remainder of our Language Arts time working on center activities. The children had time to rotate through only on rotation. They had a choice between an art activity based on the story, a homophone hunt or independent reading. These activities will be continued tomorrow.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow
***Spelling test
***Read 20-30 minutes- Record minutes
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Today in Math we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards, and measured angles.
Homework:
*** Measuring angles worksheet
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In Social Studies we discussed lesson 2 and filled out our study guide. The remainder of the class was spent doing presentations and creating our story boards for lesson 2.
Homework:
***We will have a short lesson 2 quiz on Monday after playing a game tomorrow as a review.
Until tomorrow...
***Science Fair proposals were handed back today and checked by Miss Grannan. Please be sure to stick to your question that was approved. If you need to change experiments, please contact me.
During our Language Arts block we discussed our next reading project. Your child has a handout that describes in detail what we will be doing. This one should be fun for all! The students will be creating games based on the book that they read. Please be sure that they follow the guidelines so that anyone can play the game even if they have not read the book. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me.
We spent the remainder of our Language Arts time working on center activities. The children had time to rotate through only on rotation. They had a choice between an art activity based on the story, a homophone hunt or independent reading. These activities will be continued tomorrow.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow
***Spelling test
***Read 20-30 minutes- Record minutes
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Today in Math we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards, and measured angles.
Homework:
*** Measuring angles worksheet
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In Social Studies we discussed lesson 2 and filled out our study guide. The remainder of the class was spent doing presentations and creating our story boards for lesson 2.
Homework:
***We will have a short lesson 2 quiz on Monday after playing a game tomorrow as a review.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
1/07/09
We had a great day!
Today in Language Arts we completed our morning work, reviewed the new vocabulary, discussed homophones, reviewed grammar skills, and had a writing marathon. I was so excited to see the writing that was happening. Everyone was diligently working and pencils were flying across their paper. We even wrote a sequence of events paragraph during computer lab by using our transition words. It was definitely a busy morning!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Read for 20-30 minutes and record your minutes in planners
***Handwriting needs to be completed up to page 60 by Friday
In Math we completed our minute, used our white boards for computation practice(variables, exponents, order of operations, and RIT vocabulary. We also began working with a protractor and measuring angles. The following words were added to our notebook:adjacent angle. vertical angle, complimentary angle, and supplementary angle.
Homework:
***Study Link 3.5- If they struggle with measuring the angles just have them attempt the problem. We are going to be doing more extensive measuring practice tomorrow.
In Social Studies we had a quiz over Chapter 3 lesson 1 and their scores were amazing! I was impressed with their knowledge of The French and Indian War. I can honestly say that the storyboards worked! We also presented some storyboards orally today. The rest of the students will have a chance to present their storyboards to me tomorrow. We also read lesson 2. This dealt with the American Revolution and the issues that led up to it. We discussed this briefly but we will repeat it tomorrow as well as fill out their study guide together.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 29 and 30-Please encourage them to use their books as a resource to check their answers.
***Storyboards
Until tomorrow...
Today in Language Arts we completed our morning work, reviewed the new vocabulary, discussed homophones, reviewed grammar skills, and had a writing marathon. I was so excited to see the writing that was happening. Everyone was diligently working and pencils were flying across their paper. We even wrote a sequence of events paragraph during computer lab by using our transition words. It was definitely a busy morning!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday
***Read for 20-30 minutes and record your minutes in planners
***Handwriting needs to be completed up to page 60 by Friday
In Math we completed our minute, used our white boards for computation practice(variables, exponents, order of operations, and RIT vocabulary. We also began working with a protractor and measuring angles. The following words were added to our notebook:adjacent angle. vertical angle, complimentary angle, and supplementary angle.
Homework:
***Study Link 3.5- If they struggle with measuring the angles just have them attempt the problem. We are going to be doing more extensive measuring practice tomorrow.
In Social Studies we had a quiz over Chapter 3 lesson 1 and their scores were amazing! I was impressed with their knowledge of The French and Indian War. I can honestly say that the storyboards worked! We also presented some storyboards orally today. The rest of the students will have a chance to present their storyboards to me tomorrow. We also read lesson 2. This dealt with the American Revolution and the issues that led up to it. We discussed this briefly but we will repeat it tomorrow as well as fill out their study guide together.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 29 and 30-Please encourage them to use their books as a resource to check their answers.
***Storyboards
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
1/6/09
Another freezing day!
Reminders-
Science Fair Proposals are due tomorrow.
Language Arts-
We reviewed the use of linking verbs and their past, present and future tenses. We also did spelling sort.
Homework-
Grammer pages 83 and 84 if not already completed
Read 20-25 minutes
Fluency and Flow is due Friday
Math-
In Math, we worked on Math Minute and computation. We reviewed exponential notation, lattice multiplication and magnitude estimation.
Homework-
Study Link 2.7, 2.10 and 3.2
Social Studies-
In Social Studies, we tried out a new way of telling historic stories! We made storyboards of the French and Indian War.
Homework-
Finish storyboards and have students share their French and Indian War story.
Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Quiz tomorrow
Study notes and storyboard
Until tomorrow...
Reminders-
Science Fair Proposals are due tomorrow.
Language Arts-
We reviewed the use of linking verbs and their past, present and future tenses. We also did spelling sort.
Homework-
Grammer pages 83 and 84 if not already completed
Read 20-25 minutes
Fluency and Flow is due Friday
Math-
In Math, we worked on Math Minute and computation. We reviewed exponential notation, lattice multiplication and magnitude estimation.
Homework-
Study Link 2.7, 2.10 and 3.2
Social Studies-
In Social Studies, we tried out a new way of telling historic stories! We made storyboards of the French and Indian War.
Homework-
Finish storyboards and have students share their French and Indian War story.
Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Quiz tomorrow
Study notes and storyboard
Until tomorrow...
Monday, January 5, 2009
1/05/09
Welcome Back and Happy New Year!
It sure was nice to see everyone this morning! Everyone was so excited to share their adventures, gifts, and trip itinerary! We are off to a great start...
Miss Nufer, our student teacher, joined our class today. She will be with us until March 13th. Over the next few weeks, she will be observing my teaching style and classroom management and will gradually begin assisting and teaching the students. I look forward to working closely with her over the next 10 weeks. I am sure that we will be a great teaching team!
Today in Language Arts we took our pre-test and discussed this weeks spelling rules. We also discussed the new vocabulary for the week, read our story together, and discussed the sequencing of events and summarizing. The grammar skill for the week deals with linking verbs and subject-verb agreement. This skill will be tested on Friday. During our writing block of time, we cut apart sentence strips to create 5different paragraphs. This helped the students form paragraphs, sequence their sentences, and recognize sentences that do not belong within the paragraph.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling test-Friday
***My homeroom needs to have their Science proposals turned in no later than Wed., Jan.7
***Read 2025 minutes-(Our next project will be passed out some time this week.)
During Math, we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards as a review and their 5th grade Study Links were passed out. (They were so excited!) We worked our way through Unit 1 and added a few vocabulary words to our notebook. We will spend this week going over skills from journal 1 that we are skipping. This will ensure that we do not have any "holes" in our curriculum before we start Journal 2 sometime next week.
Homework:
None
In Social Studies we started chapter 3 -lesson 1. The students were given a handout that has notes on one side and a study guide of questions on the other. They will have a short quiz over this on Wednesday after we review it again tomorrow. They were very interested in the French and Indian War. Ask them what they remember about our discussion tonight!
Until tomorrow...
It sure was nice to see everyone this morning! Everyone was so excited to share their adventures, gifts, and trip itinerary! We are off to a great start...
Miss Nufer, our student teacher, joined our class today. She will be with us until March 13th. Over the next few weeks, she will be observing my teaching style and classroom management and will gradually begin assisting and teaching the students. I look forward to working closely with her over the next 10 weeks. I am sure that we will be a great teaching team!
Today in Language Arts we took our pre-test and discussed this weeks spelling rules. We also discussed the new vocabulary for the week, read our story together, and discussed the sequencing of events and summarizing. The grammar skill for the week deals with linking verbs and subject-verb agreement. This skill will be tested on Friday. During our writing block of time, we cut apart sentence strips to create 5different paragraphs. This helped the students form paragraphs, sequence their sentences, and recognize sentences that do not belong within the paragraph.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow/Spelling test-Friday
***My homeroom needs to have their Science proposals turned in no later than Wed., Jan.7
***Read 2025 minutes-(Our next project will be passed out some time this week.)
During Math, we completed our minute, worked on computation on white boards as a review and their 5th grade Study Links were passed out. (They were so excited!) We worked our way through Unit 1 and added a few vocabulary words to our notebook. We will spend this week going over skills from journal 1 that we are skipping. This will ensure that we do not have any "holes" in our curriculum before we start Journal 2 sometime next week.
Homework:
None
In Social Studies we started chapter 3 -lesson 1. The students were given a handout that has notes on one side and a study guide of questions on the other. They will have a short quiz over this on Wednesday after we review it again tomorrow. They were very interested in the French and Indian War. Ask them what they remember about our discussion tonight!
Until tomorrow...
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