What a dreary day!
In Language Arts, we took our Unit 1 test. This test covered all the skills from the first five stories. I am anxious to see how the students perform on this test. These results will drive our instruction for Unit 2!(It was a double special day!)
Homework: Our Spelling test will be on Friday afternoon. Fluency and Flow is also due that day. Please remember to get a parent signature on both places on the Fluency and Flow sheet. This lets me know that the story was read aloud to a parent and that the Word Workout was done orally. Reading projects are due on October 10. Also, remember to record your childs' reading minutes each night in their planner. Their goal is to read every night for 20-30 minutes.
In Math, we continued with our study of area and perimeter. Our test is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6. (We will not have Math instruction on Friday due to our No Child Left Inside activities.)
Homework:Math Boxes 8.8 and 8.9
In Social Studies, we reviewed our handout from yesterday and basic facts about Indiana. We also discussed the globe, continents, directions, and different kinds of maps.
Homework: We will have a quiz tomorrow over the handout. Practice book pages 2 and 3 are also due. Many students completed these pages in class. (They may and should use their books to help them complete their pages.)They should review for the quiz tomorrow.)
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
9/29/08
Another long Monday here at Northpoint!
We were able to get a lot accomplished today without specials...
In Language Arts, we started Unit 2. Our story for the week is Mighty Jackie. The story dealt with the sport of baseball and many of our athletes were eager to share everything they know about the sport. I even learned a thing or two! As we were reading, we discussed context clues that helped us figure out the meaning of the new vocabulary words for the week. The words for the week are as follow: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke, and flinched. Please review these throughout the week. We also discussed this week's comprehension skill. It deals with the author's purpose for writing the specific piece. We learned that author's write for three reasons: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.
In Spelling, we are working on the /ch/ and /tch/ sound. This is tricky so I suggest practicing writing the words out this week on a piece of paper as you study.
Homework: Parents, I am asking that you sign the September calendar in the agenda with the number of minutes that your child read each night. These minutes will be counted at the end of each month. Our Spelling test will be on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due on Friday. Please initial in two places on the Home-School Connection letter.
In Math today, we continued working on finding the area of unique shapes. Today was much better than last week. The students need to remember the formula for finding the area of a triangle. Ask them about it... It is tricky!
Homework: Math Boxes 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7
Social Studies- My homeroom class needs to get their Health test signed and returned to Mrs. Woods for tomorrow. This rotation is now over. Miss Grannan's homeroom students need to get their Chapter 2 Social Studies test and quiz signed and returned to me by tomorrow. Their rotation is now over. I started with Mrs. Woods' class today. We started our first day by going over procedures and then we drove into basic information about Indiana. The students have a handout that they should review.
Until tomorrow....
We were able to get a lot accomplished today without specials...
In Language Arts, we started Unit 2. Our story for the week is Mighty Jackie. The story dealt with the sport of baseball and many of our athletes were eager to share everything they know about the sport. I even learned a thing or two! As we were reading, we discussed context clues that helped us figure out the meaning of the new vocabulary words for the week. The words for the week are as follow: legendary, muttered, gaped, snickering, insult, fluke, and flinched. Please review these throughout the week. We also discussed this week's comprehension skill. It deals with the author's purpose for writing the specific piece. We learned that author's write for three reasons: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade.
In Spelling, we are working on the /ch/ and /tch/ sound. This is tricky so I suggest practicing writing the words out this week on a piece of paper as you study.
Homework: Parents, I am asking that you sign the September calendar in the agenda with the number of minutes that your child read each night. These minutes will be counted at the end of each month. Our Spelling test will be on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due on Friday. Please initial in two places on the Home-School Connection letter.
In Math today, we continued working on finding the area of unique shapes. Today was much better than last week. The students need to remember the formula for finding the area of a triangle. Ask them about it... It is tricky!
Homework: Math Boxes 8.5, 8.6, and 8.7
Social Studies- My homeroom class needs to get their Health test signed and returned to Mrs. Woods for tomorrow. This rotation is now over. Miss Grannan's homeroom students need to get their Chapter 2 Social Studies test and quiz signed and returned to me by tomorrow. Their rotation is now over. I started with Mrs. Woods' class today. We started our first day by going over procedures and then we drove into basic information about Indiana. The students have a handout that they should review.
Until tomorrow....
Friday, September 26, 2008
9/26/08
It is Friday-Hurray!
We had a great day! Our morning was very busy with assessments and specials. Please remind your child to make use of their library time on Fridays by picking out an AR book. Now that Accelerated Reader is up and running, I expect to see many tests taken. Remember: Our Cereal Box Project is due on October 10. Rubrics and specifications have been sent home about it. Encourage your child to get a head start on the project. Waiting until the last minute often brings tears!
In Math today, we covered many skills. Instead of today being a game day, we had white board computation for most of the class period. The students also worked on a short assessment covering previous skills. This helps me keep track of which standards need revisited throughout the year.
In Social Studies, we had our Chapter 2 test. This was the final day for Social Studies for Miss Grannan's class. They (Miss Grannan's homeroom students) will have Health starting on Monday. I will start Social Studies with Mrs. Woods' class on Monday as well.
***Please look for Miss Grannan's homeroom students to bring their Social Studies Chapter 2 test home on Monday night. It needs a parent signature and returned to me on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend-I look forward to our "No Child Left Inside" day on Friday, October 3. More information to come next week.
Until Monday.....
We had a great day! Our morning was very busy with assessments and specials. Please remind your child to make use of their library time on Fridays by picking out an AR book. Now that Accelerated Reader is up and running, I expect to see many tests taken. Remember: Our Cereal Box Project is due on October 10. Rubrics and specifications have been sent home about it. Encourage your child to get a head start on the project. Waiting until the last minute often brings tears!
In Math today, we covered many skills. Instead of today being a game day, we had white board computation for most of the class period. The students also worked on a short assessment covering previous skills. This helps me keep track of which standards need revisited throughout the year.
In Social Studies, we had our Chapter 2 test. This was the final day for Social Studies for Miss Grannan's class. They (Miss Grannan's homeroom students) will have Health starting on Monday. I will start Social Studies with Mrs. Woods' class on Monday as well.
***Please look for Miss Grannan's homeroom students to bring their Social Studies Chapter 2 test home on Monday night. It needs a parent signature and returned to me on Tuesday.
Have a great weekend-I look forward to our "No Child Left Inside" day on Friday, October 3. More information to come next week.
Until Monday.....
Thursday, September 25, 2008
9/25/08
I am sorry that this is so late. I was out today dealing with a family emergency...
Language Arts: Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow. We will have our assessments as well as our weekly independent Spelling test.
Math: We will continue on with Unit 8. This unit deals with perimeter and area of unique shapes.
Social Studies: Tomorrow is the last day of the rotation for Miss Grannan's students. We will review Chapter 2 first, then we will have our Chapter 2 book test.
***Miss Nufer, my student teacher in the Spring, will be visiting our classroom in the afternoon tomorrow. I am looking forward to having her see the students in action.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow. We will have our assessments as well as our weekly independent Spelling test.
Math: We will continue on with Unit 8. This unit deals with perimeter and area of unique shapes.
Social Studies: Tomorrow is the last day of the rotation for Miss Grannan's students. We will review Chapter 2 first, then we will have our Chapter 2 book test.
***Miss Nufer, my student teacher in the Spring, will be visiting our classroom in the afternoon tomorrow. I am looking forward to having her see the students in action.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
9/24/08
What a full day!
***Tomorrow is the big day! The students are very anxious to try out our new rock climbing wall at recess. I am certain that it will be the talk of the dinner table tomorrow night!
We had a full day in Language Arts today. We added 5 new roots during Vocabulary Vine. Please strike up a conversation with your child and ask what new word parts they learned in class today. We also had Mrs. Slater, our school counselor, come into our room to do the first part of a 5 week session on bullying. The students were very interested in the session. We will continue for the next 4 weeks.
In Writing, we worked on meaning with descriptive details. The students created a detailed paragraph about getting a new bike. Everyone was excited about the prompt and are ready to share their graded pieces .
Homework: Now that AR is up and running, I am encouraging everyone to read every night. Reading projects are due on Oct. 10. Fluency and Flow is due on Friday as well as our Spelling test.
Math- We worked on computation by reviewing many skills. The students are getting much more confident in their work. It is visible on white boards;o) Area was the main skill of the day. As this gets more difficult, we will be working on unique shapes.
Homework: Page 240, Math Boxes 8.3 and 8.4
Social Studies- We did not have class today. We had D.A.R.E. instead. Practice book page 24 is due tomorrow and our test over Chapter 2 is on Friday.
Until tomorrow...
***Tomorrow is the big day! The students are very anxious to try out our new rock climbing wall at recess. I am certain that it will be the talk of the dinner table tomorrow night!
We had a full day in Language Arts today. We added 5 new roots during Vocabulary Vine. Please strike up a conversation with your child and ask what new word parts they learned in class today. We also had Mrs. Slater, our school counselor, come into our room to do the first part of a 5 week session on bullying. The students were very interested in the session. We will continue for the next 4 weeks.
In Writing, we worked on meaning with descriptive details. The students created a detailed paragraph about getting a new bike. Everyone was excited about the prompt and are ready to share their graded pieces .
Homework: Now that AR is up and running, I am encouraging everyone to read every night. Reading projects are due on Oct. 10. Fluency and Flow is due on Friday as well as our Spelling test.
Math- We worked on computation by reviewing many skills. The students are getting much more confident in their work. It is visible on white boards;o) Area was the main skill of the day. As this gets more difficult, we will be working on unique shapes.
Homework: Page 240, Math Boxes 8.3 and 8.4
Social Studies- We did not have class today. We had D.A.R.E. instead. Practice book page 24 is due tomorrow and our test over Chapter 2 is on Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
9/23/08
Another sunny September day!
Language Arts: Today in Language Arts, we added 3 more word parts to our vocabulary vine. Our new vocabulary is growing a lot as we add more and more words to our vine of word parts. We also worked on run-on sentences and practiced turning them into two separate sentences as well as compound and complex ones. This skill will be tested on Friday during our assessments.
Homework: Read 20-30 minutes each night.(We will take AR tests for the first time tomorrow during computer lab-finally!) Study Spelling for the test on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due then. Remember to get a parent signature on two spaces on the Fluency and Flow in order to avoid an "Oops" slip. Continue to work on the cereal box project. It is due on October 10. Presentations will begin that day. Some students have already turned theirs in... Please refer to the rubric that was sent home on bright pink paper as you work on it.
Math: In Math today, we worked on a variety of computation skills. We spent some time working on exponential notation. This was a skill in the Math Box yesterday that was "new" for the students. We only focused on base 10. More exponent practice will follow soon.
Homework: Journal p. 238
Social Studies: We discussed Chapter 2-Lesson 3 today. It dealt with Native Americans of the Great Plains. The students were also given an open book quiz over Lesson 1. We will discuss lesson 4 on Thursday. On Friday, we will review all lessons by playing a game and then test over Chapter 2. This will be the last day of the rotation with Miss Grannan's students.
Homework: Practice book- p. 24 (Please note that this is not due until Thursday because the students will not have Social Studies on Wednesday, September 24 because they will have their first D.A.R.E. session.)
Important news:
***Everyone is very excited about our new rock climbing wall. It will be ready for us to play on in just two more days!
Language Arts: Today in Language Arts, we added 3 more word parts to our vocabulary vine. Our new vocabulary is growing a lot as we add more and more words to our vine of word parts. We also worked on run-on sentences and practiced turning them into two separate sentences as well as compound and complex ones. This skill will be tested on Friday during our assessments.
Homework: Read 20-30 minutes each night.(We will take AR tests for the first time tomorrow during computer lab-finally!) Study Spelling for the test on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due then. Remember to get a parent signature on two spaces on the Fluency and Flow in order to avoid an "Oops" slip. Continue to work on the cereal box project. It is due on October 10. Presentations will begin that day. Some students have already turned theirs in... Please refer to the rubric that was sent home on bright pink paper as you work on it.
Math: In Math today, we worked on a variety of computation skills. We spent some time working on exponential notation. This was a skill in the Math Box yesterday that was "new" for the students. We only focused on base 10. More exponent practice will follow soon.
Homework: Journal p. 238
Social Studies: We discussed Chapter 2-Lesson 3 today. It dealt with Native Americans of the Great Plains. The students were also given an open book quiz over Lesson 1. We will discuss lesson 4 on Thursday. On Friday, we will review all lessons by playing a game and then test over Chapter 2. This will be the last day of the rotation with Miss Grannan's students.
Homework: Practice book- p. 24 (Please note that this is not due until Thursday because the students will not have Social Studies on Wednesday, September 24 because they will have their first D.A.R.E. session.)
Important news:
***Everyone is very excited about our new rock climbing wall. It will be ready for us to play on in just two more days!
Monday, September 22, 2008
9/22/08
Things are finally back to a normal schedule!
Today in Language Arts, we took our pre-test, reviewed the new vocabulary for the week, and listened to our story on tape. This week's story is called The Raft. Please review the following vocabulary throughout the week: downstream, raft, disgusted, cluttered, nuzzle ,and scattered.
We also worked with our second grade reading and writing buddies on putting words in alphabetical order. This really seemed to help all of the students.
In Grammar, we worked on run-on sentences. We worked on taking a run-on sentence and either turning it into two separate sentences or a complex or compound sentence. This will be a great help when we put this to use in our daily writing.
In writing this morning, we had a writing marathon. The students picked 5 topics that they would be interested in writing about throughout the year. I picked two different topics out of the basket and gave them a choice. The students were given 20 minutes to free write on the topic of their choice. The pens were flying! Several students volunteered to share their writing with the class. I was very impressed to see how excited they were to write.
Homework: Spelling Test is on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due on Friday.
Accelerated Reader is up and running. We will learn how to work the new program and begin taking AR tests on Wednesday during our computer lab time. I am looking forward to seeing how many tests the students are ready to take.
***Get a parent signature on Student Evaluation Chart.
In Math, we started Unit 8. We talked about Work triangles today and finding the perimeter of a given triangle.
Homework: Math Box 8.1 and 8.2. Please get a parent signature on Unit 7- Math test.
In Social Studies we discussed Chapter 2-lesson 2. The students have notes to study over these past two lessons. We will have an open book quiz tomorrow over both lessons. Our test is tentatively scheduled for Friday which will be the last day of this rotation for Miss Grannan's homeroom kids. I will start with Mrs. Woods' students on Monday, Sept. 29.
Homework: Practice book pages 21 and 22 due tomorrow. Class time was given to complete these pages.
Until tomorrow...
Today in Language Arts, we took our pre-test, reviewed the new vocabulary for the week, and listened to our story on tape. This week's story is called The Raft. Please review the following vocabulary throughout the week: downstream, raft, disgusted, cluttered, nuzzle ,and scattered.
We also worked with our second grade reading and writing buddies on putting words in alphabetical order. This really seemed to help all of the students.
In Grammar, we worked on run-on sentences. We worked on taking a run-on sentence and either turning it into two separate sentences or a complex or compound sentence. This will be a great help when we put this to use in our daily writing.
In writing this morning, we had a writing marathon. The students picked 5 topics that they would be interested in writing about throughout the year. I picked two different topics out of the basket and gave them a choice. The students were given 20 minutes to free write on the topic of their choice. The pens were flying! Several students volunteered to share their writing with the class. I was very impressed to see how excited they were to write.
Homework: Spelling Test is on Friday. Fluency and Flow is also due on Friday.
Accelerated Reader is up and running. We will learn how to work the new program and begin taking AR tests on Wednesday during our computer lab time. I am looking forward to seeing how many tests the students are ready to take.
***Get a parent signature on Student Evaluation Chart.
In Math, we started Unit 8. We talked about Work triangles today and finding the perimeter of a given triangle.
Homework: Math Box 8.1 and 8.2. Please get a parent signature on Unit 7- Math test.
In Social Studies we discussed Chapter 2-lesson 2. The students have notes to study over these past two lessons. We will have an open book quiz tomorrow over both lessons. Our test is tentatively scheduled for Friday which will be the last day of this rotation for Miss Grannan's homeroom kids. I will start with Mrs. Woods' students on Monday, Sept. 29.
Homework: Practice book pages 21 and 22 due tomorrow. Class time was given to complete these pages.
Until tomorrow...
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