It is starting to get cold out at recess! Please make sure that everyone is wearing coats!
Language Arts:
Today in class Mr. Kistler started out by reviewing our grammar concept for the week which was plural nouns. What made this so interesting for the students was he tied the practice into Social Studies by relating it to the chapter that we are currently working on. They did a fine job with even the tricky plurals!
In reading we discussed our comprehension questions from chapters 3-6 together and read and discussed chapters 7-9. So far, I feel that this novel is really capturing their attention. I've heard many remarks about the authors use of figurative language throughout the novel. (They are noticing!)
Homework:
*** Comprehension questions from chapters 7-9 and writing activity
***Don't forget that we will be having our spelling test on Friday. Keep reviewing your RIT words too!
***Reading projects are due on December 16th.
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Math:
We have jumped into Unit 6 after taking a pretest covering those skills. We will work our way quickly through this unit although we will be devoting extra time to those lessons that were weak on the pretest.
Homework:
Math Box 6.2 and Study Links 6.2 and 6.3
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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today we presented our explorers to the rest of the class and filled out our matrix that spread across the board. This matrix listed all of the explorers as well as who sponsored their journey, their motives, route of exploration, and personal background. Study guides were passed back today. Mrs. Doms' homeroom will have their test next Tuesday.
Homework:
***Interactive Student Notebook-Page 30
***Study for the test
***My homeroom will have heir test on Wednesday of next week. They also received their study guide today.
Reminders/Information:
Thank you to all the families that brought in food for our "Stuff a Trailer." I know it felt good to help those in need.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
11/15/11
Language Arts:
***Study 5 vocabulary words
***Complete chapter question packet and writing
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Math:
***Page 209 in the Journal and P. 209
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Social Studies:
***No homework- Chapter 5 test will be next week. A study guide will be passed out tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
***Study 5 vocabulary words
***Complete chapter question packet and writing
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Math:
***Page 209 in the Journal and P. 209
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Social Studies:
***No homework- Chapter 5 test will be next week. A study guide will be passed out tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, November 14, 2011
11/14/11
Language Arts:
Today was not a usual Monday around here. Right after double specials we put away our basal and started an intense novel study on the novel Maniac Magee. The kids were very excited about it. This novel study will tie in with the figurative language that we have studied, introduce new vocabulary daily, incorporate writing and reflection each day, and open up our room to a discussion on topics such as internal and external conflict and discrimination. Today we read the prologue and chapters 1 and 2. Our new friend Jeffery is quite the character so far!
Grammar- Our grammar skill of the week is plural nouns.Mr. Kistler will use this skill to incorporate Social Studies concepts as well.
Homework:
***Study 5 vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the questions and journal reflection. These should be in complete sentences with details.
***Study your spelling for the test on Friday.
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Math:
Today in math we finished up our unit 5 test and worked on a pretest for unit 6. The scores on the unit 6 pretest will determine what skills we will need to focus on during this unit.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 6.1- The Math Box is found in your Journal 2.
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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today in class we were divided up into groups and given an explorer to learn about. We investigated who sponsored their journey, their motive, the dates of their exploration, the routes they took, and the impact that it made. We will share our findings in front of the class to "teach" others about our particular explorer.
Reminders:
***We need canned food please! We our stuffing our trailer and so far there is very little to carry to the trailer. Thanks!
Until tomorrow...
Today was not a usual Monday around here. Right after double specials we put away our basal and started an intense novel study on the novel Maniac Magee. The kids were very excited about it. This novel study will tie in with the figurative language that we have studied, introduce new vocabulary daily, incorporate writing and reflection each day, and open up our room to a discussion on topics such as internal and external conflict and discrimination. Today we read the prologue and chapters 1 and 2. Our new friend Jeffery is quite the character so far!
Grammar- Our grammar skill of the week is plural nouns.Mr. Kistler will use this skill to incorporate Social Studies concepts as well.
Homework:
***Study 5 vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow.
***Complete the questions and journal reflection. These should be in complete sentences with details.
***Study your spelling for the test on Friday.
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Math:
Today in math we finished up our unit 5 test and worked on a pretest for unit 6. The scores on the unit 6 pretest will determine what skills we will need to focus on during this unit.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 6.1- The Math Box is found in your Journal 2.
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Social Studies:(Doms)
Today in class we were divided up into groups and given an explorer to learn about. We investigated who sponsored their journey, their motive, the dates of their exploration, the routes they took, and the impact that it made. We will share our findings in front of the class to "teach" others about our particular explorer.
Reminders:
***We need canned food please! We our stuffing our trailer and so far there is very little to carry to the trailer. Thanks!
Until tomorrow...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
11/10/11
Sorry about not blogging these past two days. I had some computer issues at home.
Language Arts:
Today in class we worked on possessives during our grammar time. This is still a skill that is a bit confusing to some! During reading, we discussed personification while reading a legend. This went really well. Next, Mr. Kistler played a vocabulary and RIT review game with the students to get them ready for their RIT quiz tomorrow. I guess I never really knew how competitive our class was. Wow! Finally, we were off to reading buddies and then to Vocabulary Vine.
Homework:
*** Weekly homework packet is due tomorrow.
***Creative Writing is due
***Keep plugging away on your reading project. It is due on Dec. 16th and should show nine weeks worth of effort.
***Study for your RIT words.
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Math:
Today we worked in the computer lab doing Odyssey and then came back to class to work on a practice test for our upcoming Unit 5 test tomorrow. We will go over the practice test tomorrow before starting the actual test.
Homework:
***Unit 5 test is tomorrow. Complete the practice test.
***Anytime that you have a minute, please work on Odyssey at home. It helps!
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Social Studies: We had D.A.R.E. today. We are just about finished with this great program. Our graduation date is tentatively set for December 1 at 9:00. More details to come.
Reminders:
Our school is collecting non-perishable foods to "Stuff a Trailer". Please send in whatever you can to help out this great cause. Thank you!
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today in class we worked on possessives during our grammar time. This is still a skill that is a bit confusing to some! During reading, we discussed personification while reading a legend. This went really well. Next, Mr. Kistler played a vocabulary and RIT review game with the students to get them ready for their RIT quiz tomorrow. I guess I never really knew how competitive our class was. Wow! Finally, we were off to reading buddies and then to Vocabulary Vine.
Homework:
*** Weekly homework packet is due tomorrow.
***Creative Writing is due
***Keep plugging away on your reading project. It is due on Dec. 16th and should show nine weeks worth of effort.
***Study for your RIT words.
___________________________________________________________________
Math:
Today we worked in the computer lab doing Odyssey and then came back to class to work on a practice test for our upcoming Unit 5 test tomorrow. We will go over the practice test tomorrow before starting the actual test.
Homework:
***Unit 5 test is tomorrow. Complete the practice test.
***Anytime that you have a minute, please work on Odyssey at home. It helps!
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Social Studies: We had D.A.R.E. today. We are just about finished with this great program. Our graduation date is tentatively set for December 1 at 9:00. More details to come.
Reminders:
Our school is collecting non-perishable foods to "Stuff a Trailer". Please send in whatever you can to help out this great cause. Thank you!
Until tomorrow...
Monday, November 7, 2011
11/7/11
Language Arts:
Today was a busy Monday. Right after double specials ,Mr. Kistler got right into the spelling pretest and introduced both the story vocabulary and the 10 new RIT words. The story vocabulary is as follows: vibrates, alert, surroundings, prey, predators, lunging, species, and survive. Be sure to discuss these as you read the story together.
Our new RIT words this week are as follows: fiction, parallelism, structure, synedoche, aphorism, archetype, paradox, quip, theme, and antithesis. These words and definitions are in their binder and they should be reviewed each night.
Our grammar skill for the week focuses on plural nouns. They need to practice the irregulars too!
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Math:
After completing our minute, working on computation practice, and working on mental math, we jumped into copying angles and triangles by only using a straight edge and a compass.
Homework:
***None
***We will work on a practice test on Thursday. Friday will be our Unit 5 test.
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Social Studies:(Doms)
We completed our Chapter 4 test today.
Until tomorrow...
Today was a busy Monday. Right after double specials ,Mr. Kistler got right into the spelling pretest and introduced both the story vocabulary and the 10 new RIT words. The story vocabulary is as follows: vibrates, alert, surroundings, prey, predators, lunging, species, and survive. Be sure to discuss these as you read the story together.
Our new RIT words this week are as follows: fiction, parallelism, structure, synedoche, aphorism, archetype, paradox, quip, theme, and antithesis. These words and definitions are in their binder and they should be reviewed each night.
Our grammar skill for the week focuses on plural nouns. They need to practice the irregulars too!
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Math:
After completing our minute, working on computation practice, and working on mental math, we jumped into copying angles and triangles by only using a straight edge and a compass.
Homework:
***None
***We will work on a practice test on Thursday. Friday will be our Unit 5 test.
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Social Studies:(Doms)
We completed our Chapter 4 test today.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
11/1/11
It is hard to believe that it is November already!
Language Arts:
Today in class Mr. Kisler started by giving the spelling pre-test. From there, he discussed 10 new RIT vocabulary words and the story vocabulary for the week. This week we are reading Shiloh. Be sure to review the vocabulary words and their meanings as you read the story together.
In grammar, we took time to review the grammar skill for the week. This week we are focusing on both common and proper nouns.
Homework:
***Weekly homework packet-due Friday
***Don't forget about the reading project that is due on December 16th. This is a nine week project and should reflect nine weeks worth of effort. Keep reading!
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Math:
Today in math we completed our minute and spent our computation time working on the trick of the day. (Ask your child how to mentally figure out what 107 squared is. They should be able to explain it to you without any computation.) Our lesson for the day worked on finding the degree sector of a circle and finding the coordinates of a coordinate grid.
Homework:
***Math boxes 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
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Social Studies: Suddarth
Today Mr. Kisler met with the students on the floor and they read and discussed the summary of chapter 4 as well as the Reading Further section. They spent the remainder of the class working on their test over the Northeast region of the United States.
Homework:
***Interactive Student Notebook page 25-due Friday
***Chapter 4 Test- Everyone received a study guide. Are you studying yours?
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today in class Mr. Kisler started by giving the spelling pre-test. From there, he discussed 10 new RIT vocabulary words and the story vocabulary for the week. This week we are reading Shiloh. Be sure to review the vocabulary words and their meanings as you read the story together.
In grammar, we took time to review the grammar skill for the week. This week we are focusing on both common and proper nouns.
Homework:
***Weekly homework packet-due Friday
***Don't forget about the reading project that is due on December 16th. This is a nine week project and should reflect nine weeks worth of effort. Keep reading!
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Math:
Today in math we completed our minute and spent our computation time working on the trick of the day. (Ask your child how to mentally figure out what 107 squared is. They should be able to explain it to you without any computation.) Our lesson for the day worked on finding the degree sector of a circle and finding the coordinates of a coordinate grid.
Homework:
***Math boxes 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
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Social Studies: Suddarth
Today Mr. Kisler met with the students on the floor and they read and discussed the summary of chapter 4 as well as the Reading Further section. They spent the remainder of the class working on their test over the Northeast region of the United States.
Homework:
***Interactive Student Notebook page 25-due Friday
***Chapter 4 Test- Everyone received a study guide. Are you studying yours?
Until tomorrow...
Monday, October 24, 2011
10/24/11
It is Red Ribbon Week here at Northpoint!
It was neat seeing everyone supporting Red Ribbon Week by wearing red. Don't forget that tomorrow is wear a hat to school day.
Reminders:
***Conferences are happening this week. Please check your time so that you do not miss yours!
***Picture retakes are this Wednesday.
Language Arts:
This is a short week this week and next but we are still plugging along. Be sure to practice the RIT words for the week, the spelling words, and the story vocabulary every night. Our words are getting tricky.
Today we read our story for the week which is a fantasy. The comprehension skill for the week is cause and effect relationships. We will work on this tomorrow as we fill out a graphic organizer related to our story.
Our grammar skill for the week is run- on sentences. Boy can we use some work on this!
Homework:
***Safety posters are due on Wednesday
***Weekly homework packet is due on Thursday this week. We will have all of assessments on that day too.
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Math:
Today was our last day to work in two separate groups. While some students retook their Unit 4 test, the rest of us worked on computation skills and mental math that dealt with algebra, math vocabulary, ratios, fractions, and order of operations. We will start working on Unit 5 tomorrow.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 4.1 and 4.5
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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today our class went diving as underwater archaeologists looking for lost artifacts that Europeans may have left in their sunken ships during their voyage to the Americas. This stirred up quite a conversation as we discussed natural objects and artifacts and their purpose.
Homework:
***Northeast region test is next Tuesday-Study!
Until tomorrow...
It was neat seeing everyone supporting Red Ribbon Week by wearing red. Don't forget that tomorrow is wear a hat to school day.
Reminders:
***Conferences are happening this week. Please check your time so that you do not miss yours!
***Picture retakes are this Wednesday.
Language Arts:
This is a short week this week and next but we are still plugging along. Be sure to practice the RIT words for the week, the spelling words, and the story vocabulary every night. Our words are getting tricky.
Today we read our story for the week which is a fantasy. The comprehension skill for the week is cause and effect relationships. We will work on this tomorrow as we fill out a graphic organizer related to our story.
Our grammar skill for the week is run- on sentences. Boy can we use some work on this!
Homework:
***Safety posters are due on Wednesday
***Weekly homework packet is due on Thursday this week. We will have all of assessments on that day too.
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Math:
Today was our last day to work in two separate groups. While some students retook their Unit 4 test, the rest of us worked on computation skills and mental math that dealt with algebra, math vocabulary, ratios, fractions, and order of operations. We will start working on Unit 5 tomorrow.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 4.1 and 4.5
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Social Studies:(Suddarth)
Today our class went diving as underwater archaeologists looking for lost artifacts that Europeans may have left in their sunken ships during their voyage to the Americas. This stirred up quite a conversation as we discussed natural objects and artifacts and their purpose.
Homework:
***Northeast region test is next Tuesday-Study!
Until tomorrow...
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