A Windy Wednesday!
Language Arts:
Computer Lab time was spent working on Study Island. I was quite impressed to hear that many students are taking advantage of this at home and working independently there. Way to go!
This morning in Language Arts we were able to share some of our predictions for our novel study, discuss the literary terms found throughout the chapter, and ask questions based on chapter 2. In class we read chapter 3 together, discussed the new vocabulary, and had quite an intense discussion on Jess and his loneliness. The students were given time to work on a synonym worksheet and start their homework.
Homework:
***Synonym worksheet
***5 vocabulary words of their choice(In novel study folder)
***Chapter 3 comprehension questions(Use literary terms dictionary in your novel study folder)
***Writing: (Characterization: What do you think about Jess?) This should be a detailed paragraph of 7-10 sentences.
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Math:
Math class flew by today. We spent some time working on a variety of skills on our white boards including reviewing finding the GCF and LCM. We also spent the majority of our time working on our lesson which dealt with Variables, Formulas, and Spreadsheets.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 3.8
***The students were given the "heads up" that our Unit test will be early next week.
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Content: We did not have content today. We enjoyed Officer Redman teach us about the dangers of tobacco in our third D.A.R.E lesson instead.
Reminder: We will have our Chapter 1 test tomorrow. Please review the study guide and geography dictionary.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
9/29/09
Language Arts:
This morning we reviewed our vocabulary from Chapter 1 in our novel study, shared some of our persuasive paragraphs, and read chapter 2 together. The students are getting really good at recognizing figurative language as it pops up in the chapter
Homework:
***3 vocabulary words in a word web
***Chapter 2 comprehension questions
***Write a prediction about what you think will happen next. This should be in paragraph form of 7-10 sentences in length.
***Reminder- Our first book project is due on Oct. 14. Be sure to refer to the handout for specific requirements and expectations.
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Math:
Today in math we reviewed skills during computation time and focused on formulas during our lesson. The students had time to work on their homework in class after working on a standard assessment.
Homework:
***Journal pages 110-111
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Content:
Today in content we spent a lot of time reviewing chapter 1. The students also took time to create challenge questions of their own. We will use these questions as a short review prior to the test on Thursday. Please be sure to reread the chapter. It is a short one! It is also helpful to review the study guide and the geography dictionary as well.
(We will not have content tomorrow due to D.A.R.E, so please remember to study tomorrow night.)
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Thursday
Reminders:
***Afternoon Adventures forms were sent home today.
Until tomorrow...
This morning we reviewed our vocabulary from Chapter 1 in our novel study, shared some of our persuasive paragraphs, and read chapter 2 together. The students are getting really good at recognizing figurative language as it pops up in the chapter
Homework:
***3 vocabulary words in a word web
***Chapter 2 comprehension questions
***Write a prediction about what you think will happen next. This should be in paragraph form of 7-10 sentences in length.
***Reminder- Our first book project is due on Oct. 14. Be sure to refer to the handout for specific requirements and expectations.
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Math:
Today in math we reviewed skills during computation time and focused on formulas during our lesson. The students had time to work on their homework in class after working on a standard assessment.
Homework:
***Journal pages 110-111
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Content:
Today in content we spent a lot of time reviewing chapter 1. The students also took time to create challenge questions of their own. We will use these questions as a short review prior to the test on Thursday. Please be sure to reread the chapter. It is a short one! It is also helpful to review the study guide and the geography dictionary as well.
(We will not have content tomorrow due to D.A.R.E, so please remember to study tomorrow night.)
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Thursday
Reminders:
***Afternoon Adventures forms were sent home today.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, September 28, 2009
9/28/09
Language Arts:
Today was a busy morning. We spent the morning discussing our new novel study. The students were all given a parent information letter, a book, and a novel study folder. All assignments and handouts will be placed in this folder during the three weeks that we are working on the novel. Please be aware that the students will have homework each day to complete. They will have some time in class to work on it, but anything not finished in class will be homework.
We also spent some time this morning with Mrs. Slater. She taught us a mini lesson on "Listening". The students were asked to role play different situations. They did a great job!
Homework:
***5 vocabulary words(in novel study folder)
***Chapter 1 comprehension questions
***Persuasive Writing-paragraph
***All assessments from last week were passed back today.
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Math:
Today we worked on computation on white boards, reviewed writing algebraic expressions, and discussed rates.
Homework:
***Math Box 3.6
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Content:
We starting class by reviewing the geographic terms by playing a quick game of Pictionary.
Next, we read the section"Reading Further" in our textbook. We discussed how one family made their way from New York to California in search of gold and all the hardships that they experienced. We started writing in our interactive workbooks a journal entry as if we were experiencing the same thing. The entry should describe in detail geographic features that they would come across during their journey.
Homework:
***Interactive workbook-Page 7
***Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday. Study guides were passed out to the students last Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Today was a busy morning. We spent the morning discussing our new novel study. The students were all given a parent information letter, a book, and a novel study folder. All assignments and handouts will be placed in this folder during the three weeks that we are working on the novel. Please be aware that the students will have homework each day to complete. They will have some time in class to work on it, but anything not finished in class will be homework.
We also spent some time this morning with Mrs. Slater. She taught us a mini lesson on "Listening". The students were asked to role play different situations. They did a great job!
Homework:
***5 vocabulary words(in novel study folder)
***Chapter 1 comprehension questions
***Persuasive Writing-paragraph
***All assessments from last week were passed back today.
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Math:
Today we worked on computation on white boards, reviewed writing algebraic expressions, and discussed rates.
Homework:
***Math Box 3.6
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Content:
We starting class by reviewing the geographic terms by playing a quick game of Pictionary.
Next, we read the section"Reading Further" in our textbook. We discussed how one family made their way from New York to California in search of gold and all the hardships that they experienced. We started writing in our interactive workbooks a journal entry as if we were experiencing the same thing. The entry should describe in detail geographic features that they would come across during their journey.
Homework:
***Interactive workbook-Page 7
***Chapter 1 test will be on Thursday. Study guides were passed out to the students last Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Thursday, September 24, 2009
9/24/09
Today was a fast day-Even for a Wednesday!
Language Arts:
Today in class we worked on new word parts during Vocabulary Vine and tried to get ahead start with our usual Friday assessments. Since tomorrow is our No Child Left Inside Day, we have a very limited amount of time of Language Arts tomorrow. We will find time to finish our Weekly Assessment and our RIT vocabulary assessment right before lunch,however.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow
***We will be outside for most of the morning. Please watch the weather and dress accordingly.
You may want to wear tennis shoes!
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Math:
Today in Math we took a "time out" and reviewed many of the skills that we have been working on so far this year. We also took a LCM(Least Common Multiple) quiz. Be looking for that to come home on Monday.
Homework:
***None- We will not have math tomorrow.
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Content:
Today in Social Studies we drew geographic terms in our geography dictionaries and reviewed the terms. We also worked with our work partners to locate these features on a diagram in our interactive workbooks. We had quite a long discussion on the differences and similarities between bays, capes, and gulfs. It is fun to listen to them use vocabulary that they really never used before.
Homework:
***Our test will be next Thursday. Get started on reviewing! A study guide will be coming home tomorrow.
Homeroom Class:
***Our Daily Geography is due tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today in class we worked on new word parts during Vocabulary Vine and tried to get ahead start with our usual Friday assessments. Since tomorrow is our No Child Left Inside Day, we have a very limited amount of time of Language Arts tomorrow. We will find time to finish our Weekly Assessment and our RIT vocabulary assessment right before lunch,however.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow
***We will be outside for most of the morning. Please watch the weather and dress accordingly.
You may want to wear tennis shoes!
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Math:
Today in Math we took a "time out" and reviewed many of the skills that we have been working on so far this year. We also took a LCM(Least Common Multiple) quiz. Be looking for that to come home on Monday.
Homework:
***None- We will not have math tomorrow.
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Content:
Today in Social Studies we drew geographic terms in our geography dictionaries and reviewed the terms. We also worked with our work partners to locate these features on a diagram in our interactive workbooks. We had quite a long discussion on the differences and similarities between bays, capes, and gulfs. It is fun to listen to them use vocabulary that they really never used before.
Homework:
***Our test will be next Thursday. Get started on reviewing! A study guide will be coming home tomorrow.
Homeroom Class:
***Our Daily Geography is due tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
9/23/09
Our Pictures are Here...Our Pictures are Here!
Be sure to check backpacks.
Language Arts:
We had a filled morning. Since Friday is cut short because of the No Child Left Inside activities, we had to cover a lot of things.(We will be having most of our assessments tomorrow because of this.) We practiced quotation marks, sentence fragments and run-on sentences. We also worked with our editing partners on editing two different paragraphs, listened to our read aloud, worked on handwriting, and practiced examples of acronyms, active voice, passive voice, initialism, and palindromes on the board. During computer lab, most of us were able to complete our letter writing, take the AR test over this weeks story, and work on Study Island.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday
***Handwriting pages 14-17
***Grammar-Page 27
(Time in class was given for handwriting and the grammar page.)
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Math:
Today in math we reviewed finding the Least Common Multiple of a number, wrote algebraic expressions, and discussed formulas.
***We will have a quiz tomorrow over finding the LCM since we will not be having math class on Friday.
Homework:
***Journal pages 95-97
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Content:
We did not have Social Studies today. We met with Officer Redman for our second D.A.R.E. lesson instead.
Looking Ahead:
***Since our new Social Studies curriculum is pretty laid out for us, it looks as though we will test over Chapter 1 next Thursday, Oct. 8. A study guide will be coming home soon to help the students prepare for the test.
Until tomorrow...
Be sure to check backpacks.
Language Arts:
We had a filled morning. Since Friday is cut short because of the No Child Left Inside activities, we had to cover a lot of things.(We will be having most of our assessments tomorrow because of this.) We practiced quotation marks, sentence fragments and run-on sentences. We also worked with our editing partners on editing two different paragraphs, listened to our read aloud, worked on handwriting, and practiced examples of acronyms, active voice, passive voice, initialism, and palindromes on the board. During computer lab, most of us were able to complete our letter writing, take the AR test over this weeks story, and work on Study Island.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday
***Handwriting pages 14-17
***Grammar-Page 27
(Time in class was given for handwriting and the grammar page.)
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Math:
Today in math we reviewed finding the Least Common Multiple of a number, wrote algebraic expressions, and discussed formulas.
***We will have a quiz tomorrow over finding the LCM since we will not be having math class on Friday.
Homework:
***Journal pages 95-97
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Content:
We did not have Social Studies today. We met with Officer Redman for our second D.A.R.E. lesson instead.
Looking Ahead:
***Since our new Social Studies curriculum is pretty laid out for us, it looks as though we will test over Chapter 1 next Thursday, Oct. 8. A study guide will be coming home soon to help the students prepare for the test.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
9/22/09
Another busy day!
Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we started off in Vocabulary Vine adding two new Greek and Latin word parts to our collection. We also reviewed run-on sentences by completing an overhead together and then completed a grammar page independently. We discussed quotation marks by working a few examples on the board. This seemed a little easier for the students today. We also listened to our read a loud followed by some of us typing our letters while others read independently.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- This week it is a little different so work on it a little each night.It is due on Friday.
***Even though Friday is No Child Left Inside Day and we have a lot of fun activities planned, we will still have all of our usual assessments that day.
***Reading Projects- due October 14th
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Math:
Today in Math we completed a lot of things. We worked on our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on computation skills(Focusing on finding the Least Common Multiple-using prime factorization), worked with using two variables in a general pattern, and discussed algebraic equations.
***RIT quizzes were passed back today and placed in RIT folders. Unit 2 test and checking progress were also passed back and placed in blue take home folders.
Homework:
***Pages 90,91 and Math Boxes 3.2 and 3.3
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Social Studies:
Today we read and discussed lines of latitude and longitude and geographic terms. We also worked with our work partners to find specific locations of lines of latitude of longitude in our interactive workbooks.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we started off in Vocabulary Vine adding two new Greek and Latin word parts to our collection. We also reviewed run-on sentences by completing an overhead together and then completed a grammar page independently. We discussed quotation marks by working a few examples on the board. This seemed a little easier for the students today. We also listened to our read a loud followed by some of us typing our letters while others read independently.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- This week it is a little different so work on it a little each night.It is due on Friday.
***Even though Friday is No Child Left Inside Day and we have a lot of fun activities planned, we will still have all of our usual assessments that day.
***Reading Projects- due October 14th
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Math:
Today in Math we completed a lot of things. We worked on our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on computation skills(Focusing on finding the Least Common Multiple-using prime factorization), worked with using two variables in a general pattern, and discussed algebraic equations.
***RIT quizzes were passed back today and placed in RIT folders. Unit 2 test and checking progress were also passed back and placed in blue take home folders.
Homework:
***Pages 90,91 and Math Boxes 3.2 and 3.3
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Social Studies:
Today we read and discussed lines of latitude and longitude and geographic terms. We also worked with our work partners to find specific locations of lines of latitude of longitude in our interactive workbooks.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Monday, September 21, 2009
9/21/09
We had a great start to our week!
Language Arts:
Today is our long day of the week without any specials so we were able to get through a lot of material. In spelling we took our pretest, completed a word sort, and discussed the definitions of our spelling words.
In reading we reviewed our story vocabulary for the week, listened to our story Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs, and discussed the comprehension skill of the week which is cause and effect. We also discussed this weeks RIT vocabulary. This week the words are as follows: palindrome, active voice, passive voice, acronym,and initialism. Please make sure to review these a little each night.
In grammar we completed a transparency together in identifying run-on sentences. We also practiced individually by completing a grammar sheet.
We also took some time to listen to our read a loud, meet with our third grade reading buddies for the first time, and meet with Mrs. Slater to discuss conflict resolution.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due Friday(This packet is more detailed than weeks prior. Please look over it tonight. We will spend time tomorrow going over examples of quotation marks and italics in class.)
***Reading Project- due Oct. 14
***All assessments were passed back today. If your child has received an "N" on any assessment, please sign and return it tomorrow. Thank you!
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Math:
Today in math we jumped into Unit 3 after computation review and discussed the new RIT vocabulary for the week. The words of the week are frequency table, histograms, multiple, compatible numbers,and least common numbers. We will continue to discuss them throughout the week, but every student should review their notes and definitions nightly as well for the quiz on Friday.
Unit 3 deals with variables, graphs, and formulas. We discussed general and special case patterns today with only one variable. We will continue tomorrow with two variables.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 3.1
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Social Studies:
Welcome Mrs. Doms' class! Today was only day2 but I have noticed that we are going to get through a lot of material with this class. They are active listeners and eager to learn. Today we read and discussed Chapter 1- lessons 1.1 and 1.2. We also worked with a work partner to locate specific things on a map in our interactive workbook.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today is our long day of the week without any specials so we were able to get through a lot of material. In spelling we took our pretest, completed a word sort, and discussed the definitions of our spelling words.
In reading we reviewed our story vocabulary for the week, listened to our story Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs, and discussed the comprehension skill of the week which is cause and effect. We also discussed this weeks RIT vocabulary. This week the words are as follows: palindrome, active voice, passive voice, acronym,and initialism. Please make sure to review these a little each night.
In grammar we completed a transparency together in identifying run-on sentences. We also practiced individually by completing a grammar sheet.
We also took some time to listen to our read a loud, meet with our third grade reading buddies for the first time, and meet with Mrs. Slater to discuss conflict resolution.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due Friday(This packet is more detailed than weeks prior. Please look over it tonight. We will spend time tomorrow going over examples of quotation marks and italics in class.)
***Reading Project- due Oct. 14
***All assessments were passed back today. If your child has received an "N" on any assessment, please sign and return it tomorrow. Thank you!
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Math:
Today in math we jumped into Unit 3 after computation review and discussed the new RIT vocabulary for the week. The words of the week are frequency table, histograms, multiple, compatible numbers,and least common numbers. We will continue to discuss them throughout the week, but every student should review their notes and definitions nightly as well for the quiz on Friday.
Unit 3 deals with variables, graphs, and formulas. We discussed general and special case patterns today with only one variable. We will continue tomorrow with two variables.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 3.1
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Social Studies:
Welcome Mrs. Doms' class! Today was only day2 but I have noticed that we are going to get through a lot of material with this class. They are active listeners and eager to learn. Today we read and discussed Chapter 1- lessons 1.1 and 1.2. We also worked with a work partner to locate specific things on a map in our interactive workbook.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Thursday, September 17, 2009
9/17/09
How long can this nice weather last?
Language Arts: Today in Language Arts we reviewed our RIT vocabulary for the week, discussed rhyme schemes in poetry, listened to our read a loud, took our selection assessment, and had some time to write compound and complex sentences on our own.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due tomorrow
(Don't forget parent signature and initials on reading minutes.)
***Assessments will be tomorrow. Did you study your spelling words?
***Reading Project-Due Oct. 14
Something to Think About:
***Our Weekly Homework Packet will be a little different next week. It will include practice using quotation marks and writing conversations. Please work on it a little each night.
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Math: We spent the day reviewing skills from Unit 2. We ended the day with a short quiz over adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. When students were finished with the quiz, they were able to play either Scientific Number Toss or Division Dash. Some time tomorrow will be devoted to playing these Everyday Math games after the test over Unit 2.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow- Review Journal pages as needed.
Something to Think About:
***Unit 3 deals with variables, formulas, and graphs. This should be a fun unit!
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Content: Today was the last day of our content rotation. Since it was Constitution Day, we spent the class period watching a video about it. New rotations will start tomorrow. My homeroom class will have Mrs. Doms for Health for the remainder of the grading period.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: Today in Language Arts we reviewed our RIT vocabulary for the week, discussed rhyme schemes in poetry, listened to our read a loud, took our selection assessment, and had some time to write compound and complex sentences on our own.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due tomorrow
(Don't forget parent signature and initials on reading minutes.)
***Assessments will be tomorrow. Did you study your spelling words?
***Reading Project-Due Oct. 14
Something to Think About:
***Our Weekly Homework Packet will be a little different next week. It will include practice using quotation marks and writing conversations. Please work on it a little each night.
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Math: We spent the day reviewing skills from Unit 2. We ended the day with a short quiz over adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. When students were finished with the quiz, they were able to play either Scientific Number Toss or Division Dash. Some time tomorrow will be devoted to playing these Everyday Math games after the test over Unit 2.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow- Review Journal pages as needed.
Something to Think About:
***Unit 3 deals with variables, formulas, and graphs. This should be a fun unit!
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Content: Today was the last day of our content rotation. Since it was Constitution Day, we spent the class period watching a video about it. New rotations will start tomorrow. My homeroom class will have Mrs. Doms for Health for the remainder of the grading period.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Another gorgeous day!
Language Arts:
This morning in Language Arts we worked on white boards on complex and compound sentences. This really seemed to help us today! The students are getting really good at locating the conjunction and deciding what kind of sentence it is. We also worked with our editing partners in revising a paragraph, discussed examples of the RIT words for the week and we even had about 15 minutes to squeeze in a chapter of our read aloud. During computer lab we took some time to take AR tests and spent the remainder of the time working on Study Island skills.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due/Assessments-Friday
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Math:
We are really plowing through this unit in Math. Today we worked together again on basic skills during computation, completed a box-and-whisker plot, and practiced standard/scientific notation. Our test will be on Friday.
Homework:
***Journal pages 62-65, and 67
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Content:
We did not have Social Studies today. We had our first session of D.A.R.E. instead. The students were very excited and extremely well behaved during Officer Redman's lesson. This program will continue for the next 9 weeks.
Tomorrow will be our last Social Studies class for this rotation. The students will start Health on Friday with Mrs. Doms.
Reminders:
***Tomorrow is our Welcome Back Picnic. It sounds like a lot of fun!
Until tomorrow...
This morning in Language Arts we worked on white boards on complex and compound sentences. This really seemed to help us today! The students are getting really good at locating the conjunction and deciding what kind of sentence it is. We also worked with our editing partners in revising a paragraph, discussed examples of the RIT words for the week and we even had about 15 minutes to squeeze in a chapter of our read aloud. During computer lab we took some time to take AR tests and spent the remainder of the time working on Study Island skills.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due/Assessments-Friday
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Math:
We are really plowing through this unit in Math. Today we worked together again on basic skills during computation, completed a box-and-whisker plot, and practiced standard/scientific notation. Our test will be on Friday.
Homework:
***Journal pages 62-65, and 67
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Content:
We did not have Social Studies today. We had our first session of D.A.R.E. instead. The students were very excited and extremely well behaved during Officer Redman's lesson. This program will continue for the next 9 weeks.
Tomorrow will be our last Social Studies class for this rotation. The students will start Health on Friday with Mrs. Doms.
Reminders:
***Tomorrow is our Welcome Back Picnic. It sounds like a lot of fun!
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
9/15/09
Another sunny September day!
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts the students worked on 5th grade Greek and Latin Roots in Vocabulary Vine, discussed creating complex sentences, and listened to our new read aloud. We also discussed finding the main idea and how it can help us create detailed summaries.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday.
***Parents- Please initial reading minutes and sign the packet-Thank you!
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Math: We continued working on writing large and small numbers using standard notation and scientific notation. We also worked together in creating a Box-and Whisker-Plot. The RIT vocabulary flowed much better today as we worked through our example together.
Homework:
Study Link 2.1-2.4
Journal pages 58 and 60( Time was given in class to work on these pages.)
***Our test will be on Friday.
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Social Studies: We put the finishing touches on our geographic landforms today. They are finally complete and on display in the library. We will review what we have learned from this rotation on Thursday.(D.A.R.E. starts tomorrow so we will not have content. It will be every Wednesday for the next 10 weeks.) Our new rotation will start on Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts the students worked on 5th grade Greek and Latin Roots in Vocabulary Vine, discussed creating complex sentences, and listened to our new read aloud. We also discussed finding the main idea and how it can help us create detailed summaries.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday.
***Parents- Please initial reading minutes and sign the packet-Thank you!
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Math: We continued working on writing large and small numbers using standard notation and scientific notation. We also worked together in creating a Box-and Whisker-Plot. The RIT vocabulary flowed much better today as we worked through our example together.
Homework:
Study Link 2.1-2.4
Journal pages 58 and 60( Time was given in class to work on these pages.)
***Our test will be on Friday.
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Social Studies: We put the finishing touches on our geographic landforms today. They are finally complete and on display in the library. We will review what we have learned from this rotation on Thursday.(D.A.R.E. starts tomorrow so we will not have content. It will be every Wednesday for the next 10 weeks.) Our new rotation will start on Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, September 14, 2009
9/14/09
What a beautiful day!
Language Arts:
I love Mondays! Even though they are long mornings without any specials, we are able to get a lot of work accomplished. This morning we took our spelling pretest,completed a word sort of our new spelling words for the week, and finished a definition sheet.
In reading, we discussed our RIT vocabulary, listened to our story of the week on tape, and discussed our weekly vocabulary. This week we will focus on context clues .
Our Story Vocabulary is as follow: disasters, zone, adjusted, environment, functions, gravity mission and maze.
Our RIT Vocabulary is as follows:
imagery, cliche, adage, idiom, and personification
In grammar we discussed complex sentences and the different conjunctions that you can use to write them.
We found some time to start our new read aloud, work on final copy of our writing, and do some independent reading. We completed all of this just before Mrs. Slater talked to us about Conflict Resolution.
Homework:
***Typed copy of writing is due tomorrow
***Weekly Homework Packet/Assessments-Friday
***Please remember that our first reading project is due on Oct. 14th. Everyone should be reading and taking their AR tests.
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Math:
Today in math we worked on computation and skill review on white boards, reviewed standard and scientific notation, and discussed our RIT vocabulary. This week we are working on Box-and Whisker Plots and the vocabulary that goes with that. We also spent some time going over pages in our journal.
Homework:
***Journal pages 52-56
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Social Studies: Today in content we worked in our groups and painted our geographic landforms.
Homework:
None
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
I love Mondays! Even though they are long mornings without any specials, we are able to get a lot of work accomplished. This morning we took our spelling pretest,completed a word sort of our new spelling words for the week, and finished a definition sheet.
In reading, we discussed our RIT vocabulary, listened to our story of the week on tape, and discussed our weekly vocabulary. This week we will focus on context clues .
Our Story Vocabulary is as follow: disasters, zone, adjusted, environment, functions, gravity mission and maze.
Our RIT Vocabulary is as follows:
imagery, cliche, adage, idiom, and personification
In grammar we discussed complex sentences and the different conjunctions that you can use to write them.
We found some time to start our new read aloud, work on final copy of our writing, and do some independent reading. We completed all of this just before Mrs. Slater talked to us about Conflict Resolution.
Homework:
***Typed copy of writing is due tomorrow
***Weekly Homework Packet/Assessments-Friday
***Please remember that our first reading project is due on Oct. 14th. Everyone should be reading and taking their AR tests.
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Math:
Today in math we worked on computation and skill review on white boards, reviewed standard and scientific notation, and discussed our RIT vocabulary. This week we are working on Box-and Whisker Plots and the vocabulary that goes with that. We also spent some time going over pages in our journal.
Homework:
***Journal pages 52-56
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Social Studies: Today in content we worked in our groups and painted our geographic landforms.
Homework:
None
Until tomorrow...
Friday, September 11, 2009
9/11/09
A lot was happening in Room 24 today!
Language Arts: This morning we completed all of our assessments and took some time to type our rough drafts of our writing. We even squeezed in some time to read independently and free write.
Homework:
***Typed copies of our rough draft are due on Tuesday
***Parents-Please sign weekly homework packet and initial reading minutes each night.
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Math: Today in math we spent time working through this unit. We worked on standard notation and working with scientific notation of large and small numbers. I was able to pull small groups and work with them individually today on things that they needed specific help with. This worked out very well. We even had time to take a RIT quiz over finding the GCF of two larger numbers. If all goes well, our Unit 2 test will be at the end of next week.
Homework:
***None
***Unit 1 tests were passed out today as well as our RIT quiz from last week. We did not have time at the end of class to go over them so I asked the students to bring them back on Monday so that we could go over the correct and expected answers in class.
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Social Studies: What a messy day it was! Today we spent our class period working in groups with Mrs. Woods' class in the project activity room. We started working on our landform projects. So far they look great and the students seemed to have a great time creating them. I was happy to hear the vocabulary that they were using during the project.
Homework:
***None
***New rotations will start next Friday.
Language Arts: This morning we completed all of our assessments and took some time to type our rough drafts of our writing. We even squeezed in some time to read independently and free write.
Homework:
***Typed copies of our rough draft are due on Tuesday
***Parents-Please sign weekly homework packet and initial reading minutes each night.
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Math: Today in math we spent time working through this unit. We worked on standard notation and working with scientific notation of large and small numbers. I was able to pull small groups and work with them individually today on things that they needed specific help with. This worked out very well. We even had time to take a RIT quiz over finding the GCF of two larger numbers. If all goes well, our Unit 2 test will be at the end of next week.
Homework:
***None
***Unit 1 tests were passed out today as well as our RIT quiz from last week. We did not have time at the end of class to go over them so I asked the students to bring them back on Monday so that we could go over the correct and expected answers in class.
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Social Studies: What a messy day it was! Today we spent our class period working in groups with Mrs. Woods' class in the project activity room. We started working on our landform projects. So far they look great and the students seemed to have a great time creating them. I was happy to hear the vocabulary that they were using during the project.
Homework:
***None
***New rotations will start next Friday.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
9/10/09
Language Arts: Today in Language Arts we reviewed our RIT words for the week, reviewed simple and compound sentences as well as conjunctions, and discussed our story vocabulary. We finished the morning off with completing a Venn Diagram as a class. This compared and contrasted a coniferous forest to a deciduous forests.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow
***Rough draft of "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" is due tomorrow- The final copy will be due on Tuesday of next week. This should be typed.
***All assessments will still take place tomorrow.
***Reading projects are due Oct. 14.
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Math: We completed our minute which had a variety of skill practice. Our computation time was spent working on RIT vocabulary skills . We also worked today on standard notation, writing small and large numbers, comparing numbers, and number and word notation. We were able to get through quite a bit today.
Homework:
***None- The students earned their 10th chip in the jar today for completed homework. They earned a free day on no-homework. Congratulations!
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Social Studies: We had our Chapter 2 test today. We were also placed in groups to begin brainstorming ways to create our landform project. This project will be created in class over the course of the next 4 days. We will start new rotations next Friday. My homeroom students will then go to Mrs. Doms for Health.
Reminders:
***D.A.R.E. begins next Wednesday. It is a 10 week program and will take place during content time in the afternoon.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow
***Rough draft of "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" is due tomorrow- The final copy will be due on Tuesday of next week. This should be typed.
***All assessments will still take place tomorrow.
***Reading projects are due Oct. 14.
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Math: We completed our minute which had a variety of skill practice. Our computation time was spent working on RIT vocabulary skills . We also worked today on standard notation, writing small and large numbers, comparing numbers, and number and word notation. We were able to get through quite a bit today.
Homework:
***None- The students earned their 10th chip in the jar today for completed homework. They earned a free day on no-homework. Congratulations!
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Social Studies: We had our Chapter 2 test today. We were also placed in groups to begin brainstorming ways to create our landform project. This project will be created in class over the course of the next 4 days. We will start new rotations next Friday. My homeroom students will then go to Mrs. Doms for Health.
Reminders:
***D.A.R.E. begins next Wednesday. It is a 10 week program and will take place during content time in the afternoon.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
9/9/09
Language Arts: We were busy this morning trying to make up for missing Monday. During reading, we discussed our new vocabulary for the week, listened to our story, and discussed the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees. During grammar time, we practiced identifying simple and compound sentences. In writing, we had time to work on our "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" rough draft. Finally, during our computer lab time we worked on skills in Study Island and took our Accelerated Reader test over this weeks story.
Homework:
***Grammar Page 13 and 14
***Rough Draft of writing is due on Friday-(A lot of time has been given in class for this.)
***Weekly Homework Packet is due Friday
***We have 5 new RIT words this week- They should study a little each night!
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Math: Today in math we completed our skill practice by completing the minute, worked on RIT skills/vocabulary during our computation time, and dove into Unit 2. Now that all the Unit 2 pretests are complete, I plan to divide the students into groups to work on necessary skill work. So far, Unit 2 looks like we can cover it in a short amount of time.
Homework:
***Journal pages 48-50
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Social Studies: We completed a dictionary entry in our interactive workbook and spent the rest of the time reviewing for our test tomorrow.
Homework:
***Study the study guide. Our test is tomorrow over Chapter 2.
Homework:
***Grammar Page 13 and 14
***Rough Draft of writing is due on Friday-(A lot of time has been given in class for this.)
***Weekly Homework Packet is due Friday
***We have 5 new RIT words this week- They should study a little each night!
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Math: Today in math we completed our skill practice by completing the minute, worked on RIT skills/vocabulary during our computation time, and dove into Unit 2. Now that all the Unit 2 pretests are complete, I plan to divide the students into groups to work on necessary skill work. So far, Unit 2 looks like we can cover it in a short amount of time.
Homework:
***Journal pages 48-50
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Social Studies: We completed a dictionary entry in our interactive workbook and spent the rest of the time reviewing for our test tomorrow.
Homework:
***Study the study guide. Our test is tomorrow over Chapter 2.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
9/08/09
What a busy day!
With today being Tuesday already, we were extremely busy this morning!
Language Arts: This morning we took our spelling pretest, worked on sorting our words by spelling patterns, discussed synonyms for our spelling words, and discussed examples for the RIT words for the week. We also had a presentation by Mrs. Slater on bullying and double specials.
Our story for the week is a short one. It is a nonfiction article loaded with facts. Please be sure to discuss the story as you read it together.
Story Vocabulary: buffet, settings, major, reduce, quest
RIT Vocabulary:hyperbole, sarcasm, synecdoche, assonance, slang
***Assessments were passed back today. If your child received an "N" on their weekly assessment, please sign and return it tomorrow.
Homework:
*** Study RIT and spelling words
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday
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Math: Today in math, we finished up our Unit 1 assessment, took a pretest over Unit 2 and had a mini lesson over the RIT vocabulary.
RIT Vocabulary: greatest common factor(How to find it with larger numbers), base, exponent, power, variable, variable expression
Homework:
***Pages 38, 44,45,46
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Social Studies: We started class today by listening to the President's speech and then we spent the remainder of the class reviewing for our Chapter 2 test which will be on Thursday.
Homework:
***Study the study guide that was passed out last week. It will help prepare you for the test on Thursday.
Until tomorrow...
With today being Tuesday already, we were extremely busy this morning!
Language Arts: This morning we took our spelling pretest, worked on sorting our words by spelling patterns, discussed synonyms for our spelling words, and discussed examples for the RIT words for the week. We also had a presentation by Mrs. Slater on bullying and double specials.
Our story for the week is a short one. It is a nonfiction article loaded with facts. Please be sure to discuss the story as you read it together.
Story Vocabulary: buffet, settings, major, reduce, quest
RIT Vocabulary:hyperbole, sarcasm, synecdoche, assonance, slang
***Assessments were passed back today. If your child received an "N" on their weekly assessment, please sign and return it tomorrow.
Homework:
*** Study RIT and spelling words
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday
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Math: Today in math, we finished up our Unit 1 assessment, took a pretest over Unit 2 and had a mini lesson over the RIT vocabulary.
RIT Vocabulary: greatest common factor(How to find it with larger numbers), base, exponent, power, variable, variable expression
Homework:
***Pages 38, 44,45,46
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Social Studies: We started class today by listening to the President's speech and then we spent the remainder of the class reviewing for our Chapter 2 test which will be on Thursday.
Homework:
***Study the study guide that was passed out last week. It will help prepare you for the test on Thursday.
Until tomorrow...
Friday, September 4, 2009
9/04/09
It is Friday!
Language Arts: We took our assessments today and had some time to work on our "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" rough draft.
Math: We took our Unit 1 test today. We will pretest for Unit 2 next week. Be looking for the new RIT vocabulary next week.
Social Studies: We discussed the Sioux Indians today and how they used a Winter Count. We even created one of our own. We will share those in class on Wednesday.
Reminder:
***We will listen to the President's speech on Tuesday during content time so our Chapter 2 test will be moved to Thursday.
Have a great long weekend!
Until Tuesday...
Language Arts: We took our assessments today and had some time to work on our "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" rough draft.
Math: We took our Unit 1 test today. We will pretest for Unit 2 next week. Be looking for the new RIT vocabulary next week.
Social Studies: We discussed the Sioux Indians today and how they used a Winter Count. We even created one of our own. We will share those in class on Wednesday.
Reminder:
***We will listen to the President's speech on Tuesday during content time so our Chapter 2 test will be moved to Thursday.
Have a great long weekend!
Until Tuesday...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
9/03/09
Be sure to check out the letter that was sent home today with the" youngest and only" students!
Language Arts: This morning we completed our word sort and definitions during spelling. We also practiced simple/complete subjects, and simple and compound predicates. I feel that the students are ready for their test tomorrow. We finished our read aloud as well.
Homework:
***Book orders are due tomorrow. I plan on sending them in tomorrow afternoon.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget your parent signature and initial on
nightly reading minutes.
***Assessments will be given tomorrow. Please look over vocabulary, RIT words, and your independent spelling list.
***Keep in mind that our first reading project is due on October 14th. Students should be reading and taking tests on a regular basis.
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Math: Today in math, we spent 30 minutes in the lab working on 6th grade Study Island skills. In class we reviewed the upcoming test over graphs and finding the mean.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow
***Unit 2 pretest will be on Tuesday
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Social Studies: Today we discussed a picture of the Inuits in their surroundings. We then acted out what their roles were in the family as a means of survival. We had quite an interesting discussion as well. We read section 2.5 in our books and wrote a summary using the new vocabulary in our interactive workbooks. We ended the class with a discussion of the chapter vocabulary.
Homework:
***Because of Tuesday's Presidential speech, we will need to postpone the test until Thursday of next week.
***Daily Geography is due tomorrow
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning we completed our word sort and definitions during spelling. We also practiced simple/complete subjects, and simple and compound predicates. I feel that the students are ready for their test tomorrow. We finished our read aloud as well.
Homework:
***Book orders are due tomorrow. I plan on sending them in tomorrow afternoon.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget your parent signature and initial on
nightly reading minutes.
***Assessments will be given tomorrow. Please look over vocabulary, RIT words, and your independent spelling list.
***Keep in mind that our first reading project is due on October 14th. Students should be reading and taking tests on a regular basis.
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Math: Today in math, we spent 30 minutes in the lab working on 6th grade Study Island skills. In class we reviewed the upcoming test over graphs and finding the mean.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow
***Unit 2 pretest will be on Tuesday
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Social Studies: Today we discussed a picture of the Inuits in their surroundings. We then acted out what their roles were in the family as a means of survival. We had quite an interesting discussion as well. We read section 2.5 in our books and wrote a summary using the new vocabulary in our interactive workbooks. We ended the class with a discussion of the chapter vocabulary.
Homework:
***Because of Tuesday's Presidential speech, we will need to postpone the test until Thursday of next week.
***Daily Geography is due tomorrow
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
9/02/09
What a great day to have recess duty!
Language Arts: This morning we reviewed simple and complete subjects as well as simple and compound predicates. After a little extra practice, the students were really getting the hang of locating them within a sentence. We also spent some time working on two different paragraphs with our editing partner. The students worked on finding a variety or errors in capitalization, quotations, apostrophes, commas, spelling, and even language usage. We also spent some time reviewing our RIT vocabulary for the week and listening to our read aloud.
In writing, we discussed cliches and our lesson involved the old cliche,"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." The students had the choice of a variety of colored pictures and were asked to write a creative story using imagery. From what I've read so far, I can't wait to read their finished products!
Homework:
***Book orders are due on Friday.
***Assessments will be given on Friday.
***Weekly Homework Packet-due Friday
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Math: During computation we reviewed divisibility, finding the area of room, and finding the mean. Our lesson for the day involved estimating and finding the exact percent of a circle by using the percent circle on our templates. We ended the class with a short quiz over different graphs. It looks as though they will be ready for our Unit 1 test on Friday. We will spend time tomorrow reviewing. I plan on pretesting for Unit 2 since it deals primarily with computation.
Reminder: our RIT words for this week are as follows: algebraic expression, absolute value, complementary angles, supplementary angles and corresponding angles.
Homework:
***Journal pages(two)
***Study link 1.9
***A quiz was sent home today over graphs. Be looking for it!
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Social Studies- Today we discussed how the American Indians might have migrated to North America and the possible routes they may have taken. The students practiced writing a short summary about what we read in their interactive workbooks and some students shared their summary with the class. This reviewed the vocabulary for the week as well. We also discussed the four different environments that the American Indians may have lived in and how they had to adapt to their new surroundings.
Homework:
***It is a good idea to review the vocabulary and the sections that we read in class each day.(They are very short.)
***Our test over Chapter 2 is projected to be next Wednesday.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning we reviewed simple and complete subjects as well as simple and compound predicates. After a little extra practice, the students were really getting the hang of locating them within a sentence. We also spent some time working on two different paragraphs with our editing partner. The students worked on finding a variety or errors in capitalization, quotations, apostrophes, commas, spelling, and even language usage. We also spent some time reviewing our RIT vocabulary for the week and listening to our read aloud.
In writing, we discussed cliches and our lesson involved the old cliche,"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." The students had the choice of a variety of colored pictures and were asked to write a creative story using imagery. From what I've read so far, I can't wait to read their finished products!
Homework:
***Book orders are due on Friday.
***Assessments will be given on Friday.
***Weekly Homework Packet-due Friday
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Math: During computation we reviewed divisibility, finding the area of room, and finding the mean. Our lesson for the day involved estimating and finding the exact percent of a circle by using the percent circle on our templates. We ended the class with a short quiz over different graphs. It looks as though they will be ready for our Unit 1 test on Friday. We will spend time tomorrow reviewing. I plan on pretesting for Unit 2 since it deals primarily with computation.
Reminder: our RIT words for this week are as follows: algebraic expression, absolute value, complementary angles, supplementary angles and corresponding angles.
Homework:
***Journal pages(two)
***Study link 1.9
***A quiz was sent home today over graphs. Be looking for it!
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Social Studies- Today we discussed how the American Indians might have migrated to North America and the possible routes they may have taken. The students practiced writing a short summary about what we read in their interactive workbooks and some students shared their summary with the class. This reviewed the vocabulary for the week as well. We also discussed the four different environments that the American Indians may have lived in and how they had to adapt to their new surroundings.
Homework:
***It is a good idea to review the vocabulary and the sections that we read in class each day.(They are very short.)
***Our test over Chapter 2 is projected to be next Wednesday.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
9/01/09
Is it September already?
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts, time flew by! We had our pictures taken, reviewed RIT words, listened to our read aloud, and discussed simple and complete predicates. We also practiced writing compound sentences. We accomplished this all before double specials!
Reminder:
***Our RIT words for the week are as follows: consonance, pun, alliteration, allusion, and flashback.
Homework:
***Book orders and Highlights (yellow) papers are due on Friday.
***Study RIT words and spelling words
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Math: Today we worked on divisibility rules during computation time. (I think that many students forgot the rules over the summer so today's lesson should have been helpful. Our lesson for the day was percent and circle graphs. We are making a lot of progress on this unit. Our test over Unit 1 will be early next week.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 1.8-1.11- (They had time in class to complete most of this.)
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Social Studies: Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Be looking for them to be in blue folders tonight. We jumped right into the next chapter today. We began with a discussion about moving to a new place and what makes us comfortable. This started our discussion about American Indians and their moving from Asia into North America. The students were also given a new list of chapter vocabulary. The words are as follows: origin story, migrate, environment, adapt, kiva, migration, natural resource, adaptation, and pictograph. Please review them a little each night.
***In looking ahead, it looks as though we will be finished with this chapter in about 6 school days. We will be having a test over chapter 2 probably next Wednesday.
Homework:
***No written work
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts, time flew by! We had our pictures taken, reviewed RIT words, listened to our read aloud, and discussed simple and complete predicates. We also practiced writing compound sentences. We accomplished this all before double specials!
Reminder:
***Our RIT words for the week are as follows: consonance, pun, alliteration, allusion, and flashback.
Homework:
***Book orders and Highlights (yellow) papers are due on Friday.
***Study RIT words and spelling words
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Math: Today we worked on divisibility rules during computation time. (I think that many students forgot the rules over the summer so today's lesson should have been helpful. Our lesson for the day was percent and circle graphs. We are making a lot of progress on this unit. Our test over Unit 1 will be early next week.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 1.8-1.11- (They had time in class to complete most of this.)
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Social Studies: Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Be looking for them to be in blue folders tonight. We jumped right into the next chapter today. We began with a discussion about moving to a new place and what makes us comfortable. This started our discussion about American Indians and their moving from Asia into North America. The students were also given a new list of chapter vocabulary. The words are as follows: origin story, migrate, environment, adapt, kiva, migration, natural resource, adaptation, and pictograph. Please review them a little each night.
***In looking ahead, it looks as though we will be finished with this chapter in about 6 school days. We will be having a test over chapter 2 probably next Wednesday.
Homework:
***No written work
Until tomorrow...
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