3/29/11

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we reviewed our new story vocabulary, practiced our RIT vocabulary from this week and last, listened to our story on tape, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and worked diligently on our grammar skill for the week. Today we focused on the comparative and superlative form of adjectives. We completed a page in our grammar work book. In spelling, we sorted our words by their accented syllable.

Homework:
***Weekly-due Friday
***RIT vocabulary test will be over just this weeks words and last weeks
***All published book order forms are due tomorrow- ordering or not
***Conner Prairie $ is due tomorrow

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Math:
Today in math we completed our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on rates and pan balances, and worked on computation on white boards.

Homework:
***Math Boxes 10.6 and 10.7

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Social Studies(Doms)
Today we read and discussed the summary and the Reading Further section. We also completed a page together in our interactive workbooks and worked on designing a poster individually. This poster encourages others to conserve water in the Southwest region.

Homework:
***Our test over chapter 11 is on Thursday for Mrs. Doms' class. Please review your study guide

Until tomorrow...

3/28/11

Language Arts:
Today during our Language Arts time we took our spelling pretest, illustrated our published books, and took our overall Unit 5 reading assessment.

Homework:
***Published book order forms were due today! I need an order form from every student. If you do not wish to purchase additional books, please check the "No" box and sign the order form. Don't forget shipping and handling.
*** Weekly-due Friday
***If your child will not be at school the entire week, please let me know so that I can make arrangements for our weekly assessments to be taken prior to break.
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Math:
Today we completed a minute, worked on computation on white boards and completed lesson 10.4 which dealt with rates, tables, and graphs.

Homework:
***Math boxes 10.4 and 10.5
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Social Studies:
Today we jumped into chapter 11 which dealt with how people use the Colorado River.
We will finish this short chapter this week and the test over chapter 11 will be on Friday for my homeroom. Study guides were passed out last week. If your child will not be at school for the test, they need to see me to make arrangements to take the test prior to break.

Homework:
***Study for the test-Use the study guide

Reminders:
***Conner Prairie $ and permission slip is due by March 30(Wednesday)

Until tomorrow...

3/24/11

Just so you know... Report cards will not be sent home until after spring break due to a problem.

Language Arts:
Today we worked on our grammar skill, reviewed our RIT vocabulary, switched for Vocabulary Vine, met with our reading buddies, and completed our weekly RIT test. I was happy to see that the tests taken today were much better than last weeks.

Homework:
***Weekly due tomorrow- Please do not forget parent signatures at the top and for each night of reading minutes.
***Did you reread the weekly story with a parent? Do you know all the vocabulary words?

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Math:
Today was our Odyssey time in the computer lab. We also spent time working on complex order of operations problems, grading our homework, and math vocabulary.

Homework:
***None

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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today we jumped right into Chapter 11. This is a quick chapter that discusses the water usage of the Colorado River. The plan is to shorten this chapter and test before spring break. Study guides and vocabulary were passed out today. Mrs. Doms' students will have their test next Thursday, March 31.

Homework:
***Chapter 10 tests were passed back today. Please be looking for them in the blue take home folders.

Until tomorrow...

3/23/11

Language Arts:
Today we worked on our grammar skill, spent some time working on our published books, switched for Vocabulary Vine, reviewed our RIT vocabulary, and spent some time talking about our comprehension skill-cause and effect.

Homework:
***RIT vocabulary quiz tomorrow
***Weekly due Friday
***Published book order forms due next week
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Math:
Today we worked on algebraic expressions along with reviewing volume, area, and the order of operations.

Homework:
***Journal Pages 343 and 344

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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today was our Chapter 10 test.

Homework:
***None

Until tomorrow...

3/22/11

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we completed a minute, worked on our grammar skill for the week by working on white boards and completing a page in our workbook, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and spent a short bit of time working on our illustrations for our published books.

Homework:
***Weekly is due on Friday
***Practice writing your spelling words in cursive
***Published book order forms are due next Monday, March 28

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Math:
Today in math we stepped it up a bit! After completing our minute and working on computation, we jumped into working with double pan balances. (This can be a bit tricky!)

Homework:
***Page 338- #10-#12
***Pages 339 and 340

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Social Studies:(Doms)
We had our Chapter 10 test today. After our tests were handed in, the students spent the remainder of the class period working on their article about The Alamo that they started during the last class.

Homework:
***If your paragraph about The Alamo was not completed in class today, it is homework and due on Thursday.

Reminders:
***Please turn in your Conner Prairie money and permission slip as soon as possible.

Until tomorrow...

3/21/11

I sure am glad to be back after missing my first two sick days of the year!

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we had double specials, a code blue drill and a shelter in place drill. Right after that we jumped into our usual Monday routine. We took our spelling pretest, reviewed our new RIT vocabulary for the week, discussed our story vocabulary, and listened to our story on tape. This week our story is called Wild Horses. Please be sure to discuss the story and the vocabulary as you read it with your child.

In grammar, we focused on using the forms of good. We worked on white boards as practice then completed a page in our workbook.

We finished up the day with listening to a few pages in our read a loud.

Homework:
***Weekly- due Friday- Please remember that all questions need to be answered in complete sentences with details to support your answer. Those students who answer with fragments or one-word answers will need to redo their work.

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Math:
Today was a busy but fun day in math. After completing our minute and working on computation on white boards, we jumped into Unit 10. The focus today was dealing with pan balances. This started out to be a bit tricky, but it didn't take long for the students to get the hang of it.

Homework:
***Math Box 10.1
***Pan balance worksheet
***Get Unit 9 test signed by a parent

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Social Studies(Suddarth)
Today we read and discussed the Reading Further section of Chapter 10, reviewed for our test which will be on Wednesday, and started to work on a news article describing The Alamo. All students will have a chance to finish their article after they finish their test on Wednesday.

Homework:
***Study your study guide for the test

Reminders:
***All original Works of Art or magnets are due
***Conner Prairie money and permission slips are due soon

Until tomorrow...

3/16/11

Language Arts:
Today we continued working with the comparative and superlative adjectives more and most. We also practiced using commas when using introductory words that are not part of the complete subject or predicate. Before Vocabulary Vine, we also worked on the illustrations of our published books. Finally, we spent some time digging through our basal finding character traits that described the two main characters of this weeks story. This was really fun for the kids!

Homework:
***RIT quiz tomorrow
***Assessments on Friday
***Weekly homework packet is due on Friday. Please do not forget signatures.
***"Go Green"- Bring $1.00

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Math:
Today was our Unit 9 test. The students seemed pretty confident about them as they handed them in. I will get them graded and returned as soon as possible.

Homework:
***None

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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today we read and discussed the summary of chapter 10 and started on our letter about the Southwest. This letter has specific guidelines and the directions should be followed. The students will need to turn in their rough draft in pencil/cursive as well as their final copy either typed or in ink. This is due for Mrs. Doms class on Friday(3/18/11)

Until tomorrow...

3/15/11

Language Arts:
Today was a productive morning. We worked on our grammar skill for the week which is using the comparative adjective more and the superlative adjective most. We also switched for Vocabulary Vine and most of the students started the illustration process of their published books.

Homework:
***Weekly due Friday
***RIT vocabulary Test on Thursday. This test will contain 20 definitions or examples. Ten of the words will be from our last two weeks of RIT words. The remaining 10 words will be a review of the words we've discussed daily. Please study your RIT vocabulary.
***Thursday is "Go Green" day. Bring in $1.00 if you would like to wear a special green item and donate to the zoo.

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Math:
Today we worked on a practice test for our Unit 10 test that we will be having tomorrow. Please look over your study guide as practice.

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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today we finished our tour of the Southwest in the big rig. We visited such places as Guthrie, Oklahoma, Austin, Texas, and the Alamo. We finished up the day with a group activity.

Homework:
***Study guides were passed out today for our Chapter 10 test that we will be having on March 23. Please take time to study a little each night.

Reminders:
***Galaxy Gallery is Thursday night.
***The book fair is happening now in the library.

Until tomorrow...

3/14/11

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts time flew by! Right after double specials, we took our spelling pretest, sorted our spelling words by their endings, reviewed the new RIT and story vocabulary for the week, and listened to our basal story. The genre for the week is realistic fiction. We did not have time today to work on any new grammar skills.

Homework:
***Tomorrow is our day to visit the book fair. If your child wants to purchase anything from the book fair, tomorrow would be a great day.
***Weekly is due on Friday-Don't forget the parent signatures at the top of the packet and each night next to the nightly reading minutes. Thank you!

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Math:
Today in math we discussed volume, capacity, liters and milliliters. We discussed how to make the conversions and practiced several problems together. We also worked on various skills as a review on white boards.

Homework:
***Finish Journal page 329 and complete Math box 9.11
***Tomorrow we will review all of the Unit 9 skills and work on a practice test in groups. The test over this unit will be on Wednesday. Please make sure they review the practice test at home.

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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today we completed presentations as a class and finished up reading the last three sections in our book. We stopped along the way at places like "The Alamo". We also started working on an activity in groups that we will finish on Wednesday.

***Study guides were passed out today. Our test over Chapter 10 will be on March 22. Please refer to the study guide when studying.

Until tomorrow..

3/9/11

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we completed our minute, reviewed using the correct articles in sentences, practiced our RIT vocabulary, put the finishing touches on our poetry typing, and listened to the 5th graders perform their Circle the State songs.

Homework:
***RIT vocabulary test tomorrow
***Weekly homework packet is due on Friday-Don't forget the parent signatures.
***Assessments will be given on Friday-Practice writing your spelling words in cursive, review the story vocabulary, and reread the story.
***Camp Under on Friday -Please bring $1.00 if you would like to support the One For Books Program.

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Math:
Our math class was shortened today due to an I Love to Read assembly in the gym. During our class period, we were able to grade our homework, review computation on white boards, and complete a lesson about finding the volume of a rectangular prism.

Homework:
***Math box 9.7

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We did not have content today due to our assembly in the gym.

Until tomorrow...

3/8/11

Language Arts:
Today was a very productive one. We were able to review our spelling words and their definitions, work on our grammar skill for the week which is working with articles, discuss and complete a worksheet on making judgments, switched for Vocabulary Vine, and listened to a short chapter in our read a loud.

Homework:
***We will have a short RIT test on Thursday. We do go over these words everyday in class as a daily review. The students have these definitions in their red binders. Studying for this test should be easy since the words are reviewed daily.
***Making judgment worksheet is due tomorrow if it was not handed in today
***Practice writing your spelling words in cursive
***Weekly homework packet is due on Friday

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Math:
Today in math we graded our worksheet on area that we completed last night as homework, worked on computation, and continued practicing finding the area of triangles and parallelograms. We ended the class by working on a Standard Assessment that covered different computation skills.

Homework:
***Math box 9.6

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Social Studies(Doms)
Today we continued our journey of the Southwest region in our big rig truck. We visited and learned about the Grand Canyon and visited places in El Paso, Texas and stopped along the border to complete a group activity. The students will present their activity when we meet again next week.

Homework:
***None

Reminders:
***Everyone is asked to wear their National Blue Ribbon shirts tomorrow. We will be having our celebration in the gym in the afternoon.

Until tomorrow...

3/7/11

Another cloudy Monday...

Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts it was business as usual. Since the monthof February is over, we have jumped into our basal once again and the students will resume their weekly homework packet.

Today we took our spelling pretest, reviewed the new RIT and story vocabulary, listened to the story on tape, reviewed what it means to make judgments, and practice finding articles in sentences.

Homework:
***Weekly homework packet- due Friday. Please do not forget signatures daily for reading minutes and at the top of the sheet to verify that the story was read at home
***Camp under- Friday. Bring in $1.00 to support the One for Books program.
***RIT Review test-Thursday
***All normal assessments will be given on Friday.

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Math:
Today in Math we completed our 100th minute for the year, worked on computation, and discussed the rectangle method to find the area of a triangle. We also worked on problem solving.

Homework:
***Worksheet

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Social Studies:
Today we took a journey to the Monument Valley, Phoenix, and the Hoover Dam. What an exciting time we had on our big rig tour!

Until tomorrow...

3/2/11

Reminders:

***ISTEP is winding down but we still have one more important test to finish tomorrow.I am very proud of how well the students are staying focused and doing their personal best.

Remember to hang in there! Don't forget your gum!

Until tomorrow...

3/1/11

Our first day of ISTEP is over!

Today went really well. The students seemed focused and we now have two tests completed. We will continue with the ISTEP tomorrow.

Reminders:
***Get a good nights sleep
***Eat a healthy breakfast full of protein
***Bring a healthy snack to school
***Remember your mint gum

Until tomorrow...