Tremendous Tuesday!
Our PTO is sponsoring another skate night tonight from 3:30-5:30. It is sure to be a fun time!
Today in Language Arts we reviewed for ISTEP, learned three new word parts in Vocabulary Vine, discussed pronouns in Grammar, and worked on writing a Haiku in our study of poetry.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and Spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th
***Read and record minutes on the calendar of the planner
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
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In Math we completed our minute, graded our homework , and spent a great deal of time on the Order of Operations. This skill is getting quite a bit more difficult now.
Homework:
***Page 226(1-13)
***Math Box and Study Link 7.5
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In Social Studies we had our Chapter 3 test and visited the Healthy Food Fair. Today is the last day of this rotation. We will switch rotations on Thursday.
Homework:
***None
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
1/26/09
The PTO is sponsoring a skating party tonight from 3:30-5:30.
Today in Language Arts, we listened to our story, reviewed our new vocabulary, took our spelling pre-test, and wrote a letter to a hero. We also spent quite a bit of time discussing pronouns and writing couplets as part of our poetry unit.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on Friday, January 30th.
***Read and record your minutes on the calendar in your planner.
***Couplets are due tomorrow (5- two line or 3- 4 line)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on a review of computation skills on white boards, added both the associative and commutative property to our RIT notebooks, and discussed parentheses in number sentences.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.4
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In Social Studies we played a Jeopardy game to review all the concepts for our Chapter 3 test which is tomorrow. This was an excellent way for the students to review!
Homework:
***Chapter 3 test- Review the Study Guides and notes
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Things to Know:
***Our new rotations will start on Thursday. My homeroom students will move to Mrs. Woods for Health.
Today in Language Arts, we listened to our story, reviewed our new vocabulary, took our spelling pre-test, and wrote a letter to a hero. We also spent quite a bit of time discussing pronouns and writing couplets as part of our poetry unit.
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow and spelling test- Friday
***Science Fair projects are due on Friday, January 30th.
***Read and record your minutes on the calendar in your planner.
***Couplets are due tomorrow (5- two line or 3- 4 line)
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In Math we completed our minute, worked on a review of computation skills on white boards, added both the associative and commutative property to our RIT notebooks, and discussed parentheses in number sentences.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 7.4
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In Social Studies we played a Jeopardy game to review all the concepts for our Chapter 3 test which is tomorrow. This was an excellent way for the students to review!
Homework:
***Chapter 3 test- Review the Study Guides and notes
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Things to Know:
***Our new rotations will start on Thursday. My homeroom students will move to Mrs. Woods for Health.
Friday, January 23, 2009
1/23/09
What a fabulous Friday!
Today was a jam-packed day! We spent the entire day in our Homeroom groups and we were able to get so much accomplished even without any specials.
We started off our day with Social Studies. The students watched a short 30 minute video about the American Revolution. This kept their interest the entire time. It even generated a great conversation afterwards. We also worked on writing a newspaper article about an important person or event that we learned about in Chapter 3. We will continue to work on these on Monday in class after our review of the chapter.
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Tuesday, January 27th.
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We also worked on an editing activity based on the writing prompt that we completed yesterday. Wow! The students were able to come up with a lot of changes that they would make if given the opportunity to write that same prompt again. I was impressed by their recommendations to improve their own writing!
We also took the time to look at writing samples from the fall ISTEP+. We discussed what made each prompt a strong piece and what changes could be made to improve a weaker example. This was great practice. We will continue this activity in my Language Arts class next week.
Science ISTEP+:
We spent some time going over example problems and practiced our test-taking strategies.
Art:
We spent time doing two projects today. We completed our Original Works of Art and a chalk pastel clown portrait that we will use to decorate our ELA.
Until Monday...
Today was a jam-packed day! We spent the entire day in our Homeroom groups and we were able to get so much accomplished even without any specials.
We started off our day with Social Studies. The students watched a short 30 minute video about the American Revolution. This kept their interest the entire time. It even generated a great conversation afterwards. We also worked on writing a newspaper article about an important person or event that we learned about in Chapter 3. We will continue to work on these on Monday in class after our review of the chapter.
Homework:
***Study for the test which will be on Tuesday, January 27th.
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We also worked on an editing activity based on the writing prompt that we completed yesterday. Wow! The students were able to come up with a lot of changes that they would make if given the opportunity to write that same prompt again. I was impressed by their recommendations to improve their own writing!
We also took the time to look at writing samples from the fall ISTEP+. We discussed what made each prompt a strong piece and what changes could be made to improve a weaker example. This was great practice. We will continue this activity in my Language Arts class next week.
Science ISTEP+:
We spent some time going over example problems and practiced our test-taking strategies.
Art:
We spent time doing two projects today. We completed our Original Works of Art and a chalk pastel clown portrait that we will use to decorate our ELA.
Until Monday...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
1/22/09
Please notice that yesterdays information is now posted. I did blog yesterday, but an outage would not allow my blog to post.
Today was a very interesting day! We stayed in homeroom groups all day long. We started our day by participating in a Lego demonstration. This activity allowed the students to create their very own car out of Legos that they were able to race against each other. We also talked about ways to create a car that could move faster. During this activity, we discussed how aero dynamics and weight play a major role in the speed of a vehicle. The students had a great time!
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After having double specials, we had a wonderful time in Social Studies. Ms. Nufer discussed lesson 5 which dealt with independence in Mexico and South America. We also discussed our study guide and completed pages 34 and 35 in their practice books.
Homework:
***Practice book page 35 if not already completed in class.
***Our test will be on Tuesday.(Reviewing the study guides will be a big help!)
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After lunch we took our Spell Bowl test and worked on an ISTEP writing prompt. Tomorrow we will use this same prompt to do an editing and revision activity. We will also look at some old ISTEP prompts and discuss what makes them good and what improvements we could make to make some even better.
Tomorrow looks like a busy day...
Until tomorrow...
Today was a very interesting day! We stayed in homeroom groups all day long. We started our day by participating in a Lego demonstration. This activity allowed the students to create their very own car out of Legos that they were able to race against each other. We also talked about ways to create a car that could move faster. During this activity, we discussed how aero dynamics and weight play a major role in the speed of a vehicle. The students had a great time!
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After having double specials, we had a wonderful time in Social Studies. Ms. Nufer discussed lesson 5 which dealt with independence in Mexico and South America. We also discussed our study guide and completed pages 34 and 35 in their practice books.
Homework:
***Practice book page 35 if not already completed in class.
***Our test will be on Tuesday.(Reviewing the study guides will be a big help!)
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After lunch we took our Spell Bowl test and worked on an ISTEP writing prompt. Tomorrow we will use this same prompt to do an editing and revision activity. We will also look at some old ISTEP prompts and discuss what makes them good and what improvements we could make to make some even better.
Tomorrow looks like a busy day...
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
1/21/09
We had another great day today!
In Language Arts, we listened to our read aloud, took our Unit 3 assessment, and continued working on our poetry writing. We also added a few more words to our vocabulary and finished up our acrostic poems. In Computer Lab we worked on skills dealing with using reference materials. This will help us on ISTEP+ as well as on our MAP testing. We even had the chance to visit the library today.(This is a schedule change. We will not have library on Friday as usual.)
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Work on handwriting if not finished
We will not have Language Arts again until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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In Math we completed our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on a variety of computation and standards on white boards and played a new math game called Exponent Ball. This game practices using exponential notation. The students had a blast playing it.
Homework:
***None
We will not have Math until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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Today in Social Studies we reviewed lessons 3 and 4 by playing a game, took a short quiz and worked on practice book pages 31 and 32.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 31 and 32 if not already completed in class.
***Our Chapter test is January 27th
Until tomorrow...
In Language Arts, we listened to our read aloud, took our Unit 3 assessment, and continued working on our poetry writing. We also added a few more words to our vocabulary and finished up our acrostic poems. In Computer Lab we worked on skills dealing with using reference materials. This will help us on ISTEP+ as well as on our MAP testing. We even had the chance to visit the library today.(This is a schedule change. We will not have library on Friday as usual.)
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading projects are due on March 6th
***Work on handwriting if not finished
We will not have Language Arts again until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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In Math we completed our minute, reviewed RIT vocabulary, worked on a variety of computation and standards on white boards and played a new math game called Exponent Ball. This game practices using exponential notation. The students had a blast playing it.
Homework:
***None
We will not have Math until next Monday. We will be in homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday.
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Today in Social Studies we reviewed lessons 3 and 4 by playing a game, took a short quiz and worked on practice book pages 31 and 32.
Homework:
***Practice Book pages 31 and 32 if not already completed in class.
***Our Chapter test is January 27th
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
1/20/09
After an extra long weekend, we are back into the swing of things!
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed our spelling and grammar skills from last week, took our independent spelling test and completed both our grammar and weekly assessment from last week. We also started our poetry unit. The students were very excited about this! During this unit, we will study many different kinds of poetry, review figurative language terms, and write many types of poetry on our own. Today we reviewed the following terms: alliteration, assonance, and consonance. We also wrote our own Acrostic poem.
Since we have a short week with homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday, we will not have Fluency and Flow this week or an independent spelling list.
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading Projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in math, we watched The Inauguration of President Obama. You could have heard a pin drop in our room! All the students were actively listening for the entire 45 minutes. What a great opportunity for us to be able to view such an historic event!
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed lesson 3 and lesson 4. The students have a study guide for both of these lessons. They will have a quiz over lessons 3 and 4 tomorrow. Their final Chapter Test will be next Tuesday. This is also the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***Study notes for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the "Original Works of Art" half-sheet and return tomorrow.
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today we reviewed our spelling and grammar skills from last week, took our independent spelling test and completed both our grammar and weekly assessment from last week. We also started our poetry unit. The students were very excited about this! During this unit, we will study many different kinds of poetry, review figurative language terms, and write many types of poetry on our own. Today we reviewed the following terms: alliteration, assonance, and consonance. We also wrote our own Acrostic poem.
Since we have a short week with homeroom groups all day on Thursday and Friday, we will not have Fluency and Flow this week or an independent spelling list.
Homework:
***Read and record minutes
***Reading Projects are due on March 6th
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Math:
Today in math, we watched The Inauguration of President Obama. You could have heard a pin drop in our room! All the students were actively listening for the entire 45 minutes. What a great opportunity for us to be able to view such an historic event!
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we reviewed lesson 3 and lesson 4. The students have a study guide for both of these lessons. They will have a quiz over lessons 3 and 4 tomorrow. Their final Chapter Test will be next Tuesday. This is also the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***Study notes for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the "Original Works of Art" half-sheet and return tomorrow.
***Science Fair projects are due on January 30th.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
1/14/09
What a freezing Wednesday!
We had a very busy day today. During Language Arts we met for Vocabulary Vine and rotated through our centers. The centers today included using the dictionary to look up multiple meaning words, reading a biography and summarizing it by writing a sequenced paragraph, and leveled readers. We also started a revision process with a piece of writing that we will continue to work on. During Computer Lab, we took AR tests from this week and completed units that helped with linking verbs and irregular verbs. This is great practice for the assessment on Friday!
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday.
***We will have our usual weekly assessments on Friday as well.
***Our next Reading project is due on March 6th. Don't wait until the last minute to start it!
***Read and record your reading minutes. Everyone should be reading at least 20-30 minutes each night.
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In Math we completed our minute and started a quick assessment. This assessment will be used to assess the skills that we worked on last week as well as the beginning of the year.
Homework:
None
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During our content rotation we visited the planetarium. We learned about Orion the Hunter and the "Let There Be Night" project that will be happening in March. The students really seemed to enjoy themselves.
As of now, I am planning on reviewing lesson 3 in our Social Studies book tomorrow as well as reading and discussing lesson 4. The students will have a quick quiz over these short lessons on Tuesday of next week. The last day of our rotation is January 27th.
Homework:
***Don't forget about Science Fair Projects! There are due on January 30th. (This is a requirement for 4th grade.)
Until tomorrow...
Homework:
***Fluency and Flow is due on Friday.
***We will have our usual weekly assessments on Friday as well.
***Our next Reading project is due on March 6th. Don't wait until the last minute to start it!
***Read and record your reading minutes. Everyone should be reading at least 20-30 minutes each night.
************************************************************************************
In Math we completed our minute and started a quick assessment. This assessment will be used to assess the skills that we worked on last week as well as the beginning of the year.
Homework:
None
************************************************************************************
During our content rotation we visited the planetarium. We learned about Orion the Hunter and the "Let There Be Night" project that will be happening in March. The students really seemed to enjoy themselves.
As of now, I am planning on reviewing lesson 3 in our Social Studies book tomorrow as well as reading and discussing lesson 4. The students will have a quick quiz over these short lessons on Tuesday of next week. The last day of our rotation is January 27th.
Homework:
***Don't forget about Science Fair Projects! There are due on January 30th. (This is a requirement for 4th grade.)
Until tomorrow...
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