Thursday, September 30, 2010

9/30/10

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we reviewed both common and proper nouns for our test tomorrow, switched for Vocabulary Vine, met with our reading buddies, listened to our read a loud, and reviewed our spelling words for the test.

Don't forget to review the story vocabulary and the RIT words. We are starting to accumulate quite a few RIT words. We need to know these!

Homework:
***Tomorrow is gum day. Bring your $ to chew gum all day.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due
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Math:
Today we worked on finding the area and perimeter of odd shapes. We also took a quiz covering this skill. Based on the scores from this quiz, it looks like we will be ready for a test early next week. Look for a practice test to come home early in the week.

Homework:
***Journal pages 243 and 244
***Study Link 8.7
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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today we worked with our partners to create collage pieces that will be placed on our class collage. Each pair was responsible for creating one collage piece that shows how their particular group of people settled in the United States and three collage pieces that show contributions that their group gave to the United States these are due on Monday if they were not finished today.

***My Social Studies class has their pieces due tomorrow during our class period.

Until tomorrow...

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Where did the day go?

Language Arts;
This morning in Language Arts we reviewed our grammar skill of the week(common and proper nouns), completed two pages in our workbook, spent some time on our persuasive writing piece, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and reviewed our story and RIT vocabulary.

Homework:
***Reading projects are due on Oct. 18
***Weekly Homework Packet- due Friday
***Be sure to study the story vocabulary and the RIT vocabulary
***If the persuasive writing final copy was not completed in class today, it is homework and due tomorrow.

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Math:
We took our math MAP test today. These new scores will be used to set up a new computer program that we just received. We are very excited about our new program! If your child did not finish their MAP test, they will finish it some time next week.

Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today we worked with our partners taking notes on our assigned group. We also brainstormed ideas for our collages and started drawing one picture that shows how our group settled in the United States and three pictures that show what contributions they made to the United States. If the students did not finish, they will use their morning time and homework time tomorrow to finish up their drawings. If they are not finished at that time, they will become homework and due on Friday.

Until tomorrow...

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

9/28/10

What a beautiful fall day!

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we worked on persuasive writing with "voice" and great word choice. We brainstormed ideas for a persuasive letter and just got started on our rough draft. Also, since we just finished up Unit 1 in our basal, we started taking our Unit 1 End- of-the- Unit assessment today. This assessment tests the students over all the skills in the first five stories.
We will try to finish them all up tomorrow.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet-Friday
***Gum day- Friday- Bring in $1
***Reading projects are due no later than October 18. Your book should be finished by this Sunday in order to allow enough time to put effort into the project.
***We have all the baskets and donations that we need for our Make- A- Wish donation basket. Thank you to everyone who participated in the giving.

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Math:
Today we worked on our minute, graded our homework, completed a problem solving question on the overhead, and worked on a variety of skills during our computation time. Our lesson of the day focused on Area of a Parallelogram. The students are really starting to get the hang of it.
They will have a short quiz over it on Thursday to check their progress so far.

Homework:
***None

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Social Studies:(Doms)
Chapter 2 tests were passed back today.Please look for them in blue folders. I was very impressed with the scores!
We were then ready to dive into Chapter 3 which talks about five different groups of people and their contributions that they brought to the United States to make it what it is today. We read section 3.1 together and were then placed with a partner to read about a particular group of people. On Thursday we will take notes in our ISNB and create a collage about our given group. We will combine all of our collages into one class collage.

Homework:
***None

Until tomorrow...

Monday, September 27, 2010

Have you heard? Northpoint is a National Blue Ribbon School!

Wow! We were so excited to get the news. Thank you to everyone for making Northpoint an amazing place to work!

Reminders:
***Friday is gum day! Bring $1 to school to chew gum for the day.
***Sunday is our Make-A-Wish Golf Outing. We have so many great prizes and baskets to auction off. Please join us for the fun!

Language Arts:
Today was a start to another great week. After double specials, we took our spelling pretest, reviewed our story vocabulary and this weeks RIT words. They are:

Story Vocabulary- legendary, snickering, flinched, insult, fluke, gaped and muttered

RIT Vocabulary-
Personification- A figure of speech in which a non human thing is given human characteristics.
Example: The sun winked at me through the window.

Pathetic Fallacy- This is a type of personification in which you give things found in nature human like qualities.
Example: The leaves danced on the trees.

Pun- A phrase that uses words that sound the same in a way that gives them a funny effect.
Example: Jamaica sandwich for lunch today?

Slang- Informal words or phrases used by a particular group of people among themselves.
Example: chill out, freakin' out

We also found time to listen to our story on tape and discuss it. The reading comprehension skill this week is author's purpose, so we spent quite a bit of time discussing this. During our grammar time, we worked on common and proper nouns.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due Friday
***Assessments from last Friday were passed back today. Be looking for them in blue folders tonight.
***Our class needs two big baskets to put all our donations into for the Make-A-Wish Golf Outing Silent Auction. If you could donate one, I would greatly appreciate it! Please let me know.
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Math:
Today we added a new component to our math lesson. We worked on problem solving. This is a great way to practice for the ISTEP and giving written explanations. We also worked on finding the area of a rectangle by using the counting method as well as the formula.

Homework:
***Journal page 234 and Math Box and Study Link 8.5

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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Our class started Chapter 3 today. This chapter talks about five different groups of people that contributed to making the United States what it is today. We spent time working in our ISNB and then worked with a partner reading about our assigned group. Tomorrow we will begin working on a collage that will later be used to make a class collage illustrating gifts that all five groups have contributed to our great nation!

Until tomorrow...

Thursday, September 23, 2010

9/23/10

Language Arts:
Today was a busy day. We worked on run-on sentences, handwriting, vocabulary, RIT words, listened to our read a loud, switched to Vocabulary Vine, and met with our second grade reading buddies. Wow! What a lot to accomplish in one short morning!

Homework:
***Book orders are due tomorrow
***Please send in your basket donations tomorrow.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Please remember all the signatures.
Reminders:
***Our Fall Carnival is tomorrow evening. It will be a blast!
***We are still looking for golfers for our Make-A-Wish Golf Outing and Silent Action. Come and join the fun!

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Math:
Have your ever thought about what the area of your skin is? Well, that is what we figured out today! We had a good time trying to figure out the area of our hands as well as estimate the area of our bodies. We also worked on scale drawings.

Homework:
***Math Boxes 8.3 and 8.4

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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
***We took our Chapter 2 test today.

Reminders:
***Mrs. Doms' class has their test tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Another beautiful day!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

9/22/10

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we reviewed our RIT vocabulary, worked on writing compound and complex sentences, sorted our spelling words for the week, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and worked on reading a map. We also took a few minutes to put a few last minute touches on our Haiku poetry.


Homework:
***Book orders due Friday
***Basket donations due Friday
***Weekly Homework Packet and assessments-Friday
***Remember to study the story vocabulary extra hard this week

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Math:
Today in math we completed our minute, worked on computation and discussed the concept of area. We finished the class with a quick exit slip reviewing the different types of angles.

Homework:
***Math Box 7.13 and 8.2

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Social Studies(Doms):
Today we worked in our ISNB and found three places that we would most like to visit. We found the lines of longitude and latitude for that place, the annual rainfall, elevation, population, and drew a quick sketch of each place. We also played a game of "Slap It" to review for the upcoming test on Friday. This was a great help and many students seemed very prepared for the test already!

Homework:
***Our Chapter 2 test is Friday. Study the vocabulary and reread the chapter.

Reminders:
***Stars in Service has a meeting tomorrow after school
***Our Fall Carnival is on Friday. Come join us!
***We are still taking golfers for our Make-A-Wish Golf Outing on October 3.
***My homeroom class has their Social Studies test tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tuned in Tuesday

Things are really moving along. Please make sure that you have the following important dates marked on your calendars:

9/23- Stars in Service meeting
9/24-Fall Carnival
10/1- Gum Day- Bring your donation to school and chew gum for the day!

Language Arts:
We were busy bees today! We worked on changing run-on sentences into complex and compound sentences, reviewed our RIT and story vocabulary, discussed the setting and characters of a short passage, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and worked on writing a Haiku.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due Friday/Spelling Test
***Donations for our basket are due no later than Friday, so I have time to get it assembled.
***Book orders are due by Friday
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Math:
We passed back our test from yesterday. Other than a few silly mistakes, I was quite pleased with them. We do need to work on the Open Response type of questioning. Many students gave very vague answers. We will work on this prior to ISTEP testing since they will be required to answer in detailed responses for that test.

We jumped into Unit 8 today which deals with Perimeter and Area. Today we discussed work triangles and discussed the efficiency of our own kitchens based on their perimeter and specific recommendations.

Homework:
***Get the Unit 7 test signed to return tomorrow
***Math Box 8.1

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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
***Today we located three places that we would like to visit. We also found the longitude and latitude of those particular places as well as the annual rainfall, and elevation.
We spent quite a bit of time playing a Slap-It game to review for the test which will be on Thursday.

Homework:
***Study for the Social Studies test that will be on Thursday. It is a great idea to read the chapter again and study the vocabulary.

Until tomorrow...

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Monday, September 20, 2010

9/20/10

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

Are you ready to have some fun? Be sure to plan on coming to our Fall Festival this Friday. Fliers were sent home today to students who are youngest or only children. These fliers talk about ways to pre-buy tickets. Get ready to have some fun!

Donations are still being accepted for our baskets for the silent auction at our Golf Outing for the Make-A-Wish program. This is going to be a great time. We still have openings for golfers too. Please let us know if you are interested.

Language Arts:
Right after double specials, we jumped right into a new week. We took our Vocabulary Vine quiz and spelling pre test. We then discussed our five new RIT words for the week. They are:

Haiku- A form of Japanese poetry that has three lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, and the third has 5 syllables. The subject of the haiku is usually about nature.

Analogy- A comparison of ideas or objects that are completely different but alike in one important way.

Colloquialism- A common word or phrase suitable for ordinary, everyday conversation but not for formal speech or writing.
Example: run this by her... no way

Exaggeration- An overstatement or stretching of the truth to emphasize a point.

Oxymoron- A technique in which two words with opposite meanings are put together for a special effect.
Example: war for peace, black light, sweet tart

During reading, we also discussed our six new vocabulary words. They are: nuzzle, raft, scattered, disgusted, cluttered, and downstream. We listened to our story in class, but remember to read it together and go over the vocabulary too.

Our grammar skill this week is run-on sentences. Be looking for additional practice on this skill to come home this week.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet- due Friday
***Basket donations due Friday
***Reading projects are due on October 18. Your book should be finished by October 14 to assure enough time to work on the project.
***Book orders are due on Friday.

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Math:
We took our Unit 7 test today.

Homework:
***Study Link 7.11(2 pages)- Layout of the Kitchen

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Social Studies:
Today we read sections 2.8-2.10 and discussed the five regions of the United States. We also read the summary together and read a section about the Mighty Mississippi River. The student then worked with their partner to write three detailed questions for another partner pair to answer regarding the Mississippi River.

Homework:
***Our Chapter 2 test is on Friday. I encourage each student to review the chapter vocabulary and to reread the chapter early in the week. Please remind them to bring home their book each night.

Until tomorrow...

Sunday, September 19, 2010

9/17/10

P.j. day!
Language Arts:
During our computer lab time, we worked on Study Island Language Arts skills. We also finished all of our weekly assessments, switched for Vocaulary Vine, and watched a short video in celebration of Constitution Day.

Homework:
***Basket donations are due by next Friday, September 24. The basket will be assembled that afternoon. Thank you to everyone for all of your donations!
***READ- Our first reading project due date is right around the corner.(Oct. 18)
***Vocabulary Vine Quiz

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Math:
Today we worked on a practice test which contains many of the skills that will be on our Unit 7 test on Monday. We also worked on computation skills and ordering decimals and fractions on white boards.

Homework:
***Study/Review the practice test. Our test is on Monday.

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Social Studies:
Today in Social Studies we read sections 2.8-2.10 and discussed it. Once again we practiced answering questions based on using our interactive desk map.(This is really starting to help students locate specific places on the map.) We also read the Summary and the Reading Further section. During the Reading Further section, we learned a lot about the Mississippi River. We worked with a partner to write three questions for another partner group to answer based on the map. We will continue with these questions on Tuesday(our last day before the test).

Homework:
***Our Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, September 23. Please encourage your child to start studying early in the week by reading the chapter, studying the vocabulary, and practice using maps.
***Because of the nature of the test, there will not be a study guide for this test.

Until tomorrow...

Thursday, September 16, 2010

9/16/10

Language Arts:
Today in Language Ats we worked with a partner to reread the story for the week and worked in groups to answers the questions that pertained to the story. We specifically talked about details within the story and character traits. We also reviewed the RIT vocabulary, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and met with our second grade reading buddies.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow-Don't forget the signatures!
***Vocabulary quiz on Monday
***Now is a good time to start bringing in your donations for our themed basket.
***P.J. day is tomorrow-Don't forget your $.
***Our assessments will be tomorrow. Did you study your spelling words?
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Math:
Today in math we reviewed different computation skills and worked on our lesson of the day. Tomorrow will be spent in completing a practice test for our Unit 7 test which will be on Monday.

Homework:
***Journal pages 216 and 217

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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today in Social Studies we read section 2.7 and discussed different kinds of special purpose maps. We also worked with a partner to complete different geography challenge cards that dealt with elevation, annual rainfall, and population density. We wrapped up our time together by reviewing the vocabulary and concepts for the chapter. It was a great review for our Chapter 2 test which will be next Friday, September 24.

Homework:
***Our test over Chapter 2 will be on September 24. Start rereading the chapter and studying the vocabulary in your folder a little each night!

Until tomorrow...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

9/15/10

Language Arts:
We started right after specials working on independent/dependent clauses and writing complex sentences. The students are getting much better at this with additional practice. We reviewed our RIT vocabulary today too which really got them up and moving. I was impressed with how well they are able to come up with their own examples of each figurative language term. We ended our time together by listening to a chapter in our read a loud and working on our email writing with details.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday.
***Email writing is due tomorrow if it was not completed in class today.
***Remember- We are collecting donations for our "Here's the Scoop" basket. You may bring yours in anytime before September 24.
***Reminder- There is a Vocabulary Vine quiz on Monday.
***P.J. day is this Friday. Be sure to bring in your dollar!

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Math:
Today went well. After completing our minute and working on computation skills on white boards, we jumped into our lesson of the day which dealt with probability, fractions, and spinners. They are getting the hang of it!

Homework:
***Math Box 7.11
***We will review on Friday with a practice test. Our Unit 7 test is scheduled for Monday. The students will have a practice test to review practice problems from.

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Social Studies:
Social Studies was a blast today! We read together a short section that discussed different kinds of special purpose maps and then the students were off to work with their partners on Geography Challenge cards. After we were finished, we went over the answers together and played a review game on the floor. They did an excellent job reading their map and using their new vocabulary.

Homework:
***None
***It looks as though their test will be next Thursday, September 23 for my homeroom class.

Until tomorrow...

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

9/14/10

Language Arts:
This morning was very productive. We reviewed our story vocabulary and RIT words as well as practiced dictionary skills. During grammar, we worked with independent and dependent clauses and completed a page together in our grammar workbook. During our writing block, I modeled a personal narrative with details. This was in the form of an email. The students were then set loose to brainstorm a detailed email that they would send to a friend. They will continue with this tomorrow.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday with Parent signatures or initials.
***Now is the time that you can start sending in your donations for our "Here's the Scoop" basket. (See the note that was sent home today.)
***Make sure that you are recording and initialing reading minutes each night. It gets difficult to remember how many minutes were read on Thursday night.

Reminders:
***Pajama day is Friday. Please remember your $1.

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Math:
Today we reviewed a multitude of skills during our computation block of time. For our lesson, we worked on The Whole. We played with pattern blocks to determine what shapes were needed to create the Whole... Ask your kids about this... They had fun!

Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.10

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Social Studies(Doms)
*** Today in class we completed locating the 2A Challenge Questions by using our physical maps of the United States and their knowledge of lines of latitude and longitude. We also played the "Where am I?" game to practice their knowledge of the map, absolute location, relative location, and lines of latitude and longitude.

Homework:
***None


Until tomorrow...

Monday, September 13, 2010

9/13/10

Language Arts:
Today was a busy day with double specials. We had P.E. and then music. After that we took our spelling pretest and discussed the different ways to spell the long i sound.


We reviewed our 5 new RIT words for the week. Be sure to review them at home as well.They are:

Tone- is the overall feeling or effect created by a writer's use of words. Example: serious, funny

Ballad- is a poem in verse that tells a story.

Point of View- is the position or angle from which the story is told.

Epic- is a long narrative poem that tells of the adventures of a hero.

Fable- is a short narrative that teaches a lesson. It usually includes animals that talk and act like people.

We also found some time to go over our new story vocabulary and listen to our story of the week which is The Astronaut and the Onion. Please make sure that you discuss the vocabulary when you read the story together at home. This will help with the Selection Assessment that we will take on Friday.

Homework/Reminders:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday.
***Study your new spelling list- Test Friday
***The book for the reading project should be finished by October 4th. Is your child reading this book each night?
***All assessments from last week were sent home today. Be sure to go over them together and return any assessments that require your signature. Thank you!
***Our basket donations are starting to come in already! Be looking for a notice tomorrow about what you can bring in.

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Math:
Today we worked on lesson 7.9 which dealt with comparing fractions and ordering them.

Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.9
***Our Unit 7 test should be next Monday if everything goes as planned. We will work on a practice test prior to the actual test.

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Social Studies(Suddarth)
Today we continued working with maps and locating specific places on a map by using what we know about lines of latitude and longitude.

Until tomorrow...

Thursday, September 9, 2010

9/9/10

Language Arts:
This morning was busy trying to get some extra practice before tomorrows assessments.
We reviewed combining sentences with compound subjects and compound predicates, reviewed our story vocabulary and RIT words, met with our reading buddies, and listened to our read a loud.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet-Please include parent signatures at the top and on each nights reading minutes.
***Spelling test
***Return the yellow donations sheet

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Math:
Today in math we focused on changing fractions to decimals.

Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.8
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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today in class we worked with a partner to find specific locations on a map which included using a compass rose and using lines of latitude and longitude.


Homework:
None

Until tomorrow...

9/9/1

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

9/8/10

It is starting to get chilly! Don't forget a jacket!

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we reviewed our RIT vocabulary, practiced our spelling skill of using the long e sound, listened to our read aloud, reviewed our weekly story words, and discussed combing two simple sentences by using a conjunction.
Whew!

Our class also took some time to discuss a basket that we are going to be creating where all proceeds will go to the Make A Wish Foundation. Please see the letter that was sent home today.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet
***Read for 20 min.
***Discuss with mom and dad the letter about donations

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Math:
Today in math we reviewed a variety of skills and worked on equivalent fractions. We also took a skill quiz.

Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.7

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Social Studies:
Today in class we started Chapter 2. This chapter will deal with map skills and the different regions of the United States. Today we acted like geographers and drew a bird's-eye view of our homes before jumping into a discussion about the United States.

Homework:
***Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Please take a minute to look over it with your child. If your child received an "N", please sign the test and return it to school tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

9/7/10

What a great day!

Language Arts:
Today was a busy one in Room 24. We took our spelling pretest, reviewed subject and predicate, discussed our new vocabulary for this weeks' story, listened to the story on tape, and discussed our seven new RIT vocabulary words. (These words will be added each week. Your child has them in their reading binder and it is a great idea to review them a little each week. They will be tested periodically.) We even found a spare minute to read a bit of our read a loud.

Homework:
***Our new Weekly Homework Packet was passed out today. Parents- please sign the top and each nights reading minutes. Packets without parent signatures and reading minutes initialed will result in an "Oops" slip on Friday. This is the only way that I can ensure that reading is completed. This is due on Friday along with our spelling test.
***All assessments from Friday were passed back today with the exception of those students who were absent on Friday. If your child received an "N", please review the test, sign it, and return it tomorrow.
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Math:
After completing our minute and working on our computation (divisibility review, comparing fractions, long division, multiplication with multi digit numbers, and adding fractions), we jumped into our daily lesson. Today we spent time working on equivalent names for fractions.

Homework:
***Math Boxes 7.5 and 7.6
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Social Studies:
Today in class we drew a bird's-eye view of our home. We labeled each section of our homes into different regions and labeled our map with a colored map key. This initiated our discussion of regions of the United States and the review of our new vocabulary terms. We finished up by reading and discussing section 2.1 in our book.

Homework:
***The Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Be looking for them in folders. If your child received an "N", please review the test together, sign it, and return it to school tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Sunday, September 5, 2010

9/5/10

What a great week!

Language Arts:
Today was a busy morning. We completed all of our weekly assessments and worked on writing cinquains.

Reminders:
***The Weekly Homework Packet that is assigned each week needs parent initials in several places. Parents need to sign the top portion of the packet stating that they read the weekly story with their child, practiced the vocabulary, reviewed the spelling words, and discussed the RIT words of the week. Parents are also asked to initial each night after their child records their reading minutes. This ensures that the minutes read are accurate.

Homework:
***None

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Math:
Today in math we worked on computation and played our first Everyday Mathematics game. This game was called "Fraction Of' and practiced finding the fraction of a whole number.

Homework:
***None

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Social Studies:(Mrs. Dom's class)
***We took our Chapter 1 test today. We will start Chapter 2 next week.

Homework:
***None

Until tomorrow...

Thursday, September 2, 2010

9/2/10

What a rainy day!

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we reviewed our story vocabulary, practiced our RIT words, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and listened to our read aloud. We also spent some time with our second grade reading buddies for the first time.

Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Parents- Please remember to sign the top portion of the first page and initial each nights reading minutes. Thank you!
***Book orders are due tomorrow.
***Books for the book project need to be approved tomorrow by Mrs. Suddarth. Do you have yours?
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Math:
Today we completed our minute, worked on computation and focused quite a bit of time on measuring angles, improper fractions, and improper fractions.

Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
We had our Chapter 1 test today.

Reminders:
***Tomorrow is picture day.
***Mrs. Doms' class has their Social Studies Chapter 1 test and their page 5 in their Interactive Student Notebook due tomorrow.

Until tomorrow...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

9/1/10

It is September!

Language Arts:
We were able to cover a lot of material today in Language Arts. We started in grammar by discussing both the subject of a sentence and the predicate. We completed a page in our practice book where we had to make fragments complete sentences by adding a complete predicate. This was a little tricky.

During our writing time, we finished up our "Who Am I" poems and wrote our final copy.

We ended the morning with switching for Vocabulary Vine, practicing our RIT vocabulary, and finding the main idea of a paragraph.

Homework:
***Reading project books must be approved on or before Sept. 3. See Mrs. Suddarth
***Weekly Homework packet is due on Friday
***Spelling Test- Friday
***"Who Am I " poems are due tomorrow if you did not finish it today in class.
***Book orders- due Friday

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Math:
We are moving right along in math. After spending some time on computation review, we jumped into the lesson of the day which dealt with probability.

Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.3

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Suddarth:(Doms)
We spent our time today playing a game to review for the test. For Mrs. Doms' class, the test will be on Friday. We also worked on page 5 in our Interactive Student Notebook and had the opportunity to act as an economist, geographer, political scientist, or a historian. Many students finished before the end of the class, but if not, it is due on Friday.

Homework:
***Study for the Chapter 1 test. Use the study guide that was passed out today.
***Page 5 in the Interactive Student Notebook is due on Friday.
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Homeroom:
***Your Social Studies test is tomorrow. Page 5 in your workbook is also due.
***Picture day is Friday- Be sure to bring in your envelope.

Until tomorrow...