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...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
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...
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...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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...
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...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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...
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
************************************************************************************
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...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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...
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
*************************************************************************************
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...
Monday, March 21, 2011
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...
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.
***********************************************************************************
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
************************************************************************************
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...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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...
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
***********************************************************************************
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
***********************************************************************************
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...
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