What a busy day!
With today being Tuesday already, we were extremely busy this morning!
Language Arts: This morning we took our spelling pretest, worked on sorting our words by spelling patterns, discussed synonyms for our spelling words, and discussed examples for the RIT words for the week. We also had a presentation by Mrs. Slater on bullying and double specials.
Our story for the week is a short one. It is a nonfiction article loaded with facts. Please be sure to discuss the story as you read it together.
Story Vocabulary: buffet, settings, major, reduce, quest
RIT Vocabulary:hyperbole, sarcasm, synecdoche, assonance, slang
***Assessments were passed back today. If your child received an "N" on their weekly assessment, please sign and return it tomorrow.
Homework:
*** Study RIT and spelling words
***Weekly Homework Packet is due on Friday
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Math: Today in math, we finished up our Unit 1 assessment, took a pretest over Unit 2 and had a mini lesson over the RIT vocabulary.
RIT Vocabulary: greatest common factor(How to find it with larger numbers), base, exponent, power, variable, variable expression
Homework:
***Pages 38, 44,45,46
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Social Studies: We started class today by listening to the President's speech and then we spent the remainder of the class reviewing for our Chapter 2 test which will be on Thursday.
Homework:
***Study the study guide that was passed out last week. It will help prepare you for the test on Thursday.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
9/04/09
It is Friday!
Language Arts: We took our assessments today and had some time to work on our "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" rough draft.
Math: We took our Unit 1 test today. We will pretest for Unit 2 next week. Be looking for the new RIT vocabulary next week.
Social Studies: We discussed the Sioux Indians today and how they used a Winter Count. We even created one of our own. We will share those in class on Wednesday.
Reminder:
***We will listen to the President's speech on Tuesday during content time so our Chapter 2 test will be moved to Thursday.
Have a great long weekend!
Until Tuesday...
Language Arts: We took our assessments today and had some time to work on our "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words" rough draft.
Math: We took our Unit 1 test today. We will pretest for Unit 2 next week. Be looking for the new RIT vocabulary next week.
Social Studies: We discussed the Sioux Indians today and how they used a Winter Count. We even created one of our own. We will share those in class on Wednesday.
Reminder:
***We will listen to the President's speech on Tuesday during content time so our Chapter 2 test will be moved to Thursday.
Have a great long weekend!
Until Tuesday...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
9/03/09
Be sure to check out the letter that was sent home today with the" youngest and only" students!
Language Arts: This morning we completed our word sort and definitions during spelling. We also practiced simple/complete subjects, and simple and compound predicates. I feel that the students are ready for their test tomorrow. We finished our read aloud as well.
Homework:
***Book orders are due tomorrow. I plan on sending them in tomorrow afternoon.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget your parent signature and initial on
nightly reading minutes.
***Assessments will be given tomorrow. Please look over vocabulary, RIT words, and your independent spelling list.
***Keep in mind that our first reading project is due on October 14th. Students should be reading and taking tests on a regular basis.
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Math: Today in math, we spent 30 minutes in the lab working on 6th grade Study Island skills. In class we reviewed the upcoming test over graphs and finding the mean.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow
***Unit 2 pretest will be on Tuesday
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Social Studies: Today we discussed a picture of the Inuits in their surroundings. We then acted out what their roles were in the family as a means of survival. We had quite an interesting discussion as well. We read section 2.5 in our books and wrote a summary using the new vocabulary in our interactive workbooks. We ended the class with a discussion of the chapter vocabulary.
Homework:
***Because of Tuesday's Presidential speech, we will need to postpone the test until Thursday of next week.
***Daily Geography is due tomorrow
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning we completed our word sort and definitions during spelling. We also practiced simple/complete subjects, and simple and compound predicates. I feel that the students are ready for their test tomorrow. We finished our read aloud as well.
Homework:
***Book orders are due tomorrow. I plan on sending them in tomorrow afternoon.
***Weekly Homework Packet is due tomorrow. Don't forget your parent signature and initial on
nightly reading minutes.
***Assessments will be given tomorrow. Please look over vocabulary, RIT words, and your independent spelling list.
***Keep in mind that our first reading project is due on October 14th. Students should be reading and taking tests on a regular basis.
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Math: Today in math, we spent 30 minutes in the lab working on 6th grade Study Island skills. In class we reviewed the upcoming test over graphs and finding the mean.
Homework:
***None- Test tomorrow
***Unit 2 pretest will be on Tuesday
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Social Studies: Today we discussed a picture of the Inuits in their surroundings. We then acted out what their roles were in the family as a means of survival. We had quite an interesting discussion as well. We read section 2.5 in our books and wrote a summary using the new vocabulary in our interactive workbooks. We ended the class with a discussion of the chapter vocabulary.
Homework:
***Because of Tuesday's Presidential speech, we will need to postpone the test until Thursday of next week.
***Daily Geography is due tomorrow
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
9/02/09
What a great day to have recess duty!
Language Arts: This morning we reviewed simple and complete subjects as well as simple and compound predicates. After a little extra practice, the students were really getting the hang of locating them within a sentence. We also spent some time working on two different paragraphs with our editing partner. The students worked on finding a variety or errors in capitalization, quotations, apostrophes, commas, spelling, and even language usage. We also spent some time reviewing our RIT vocabulary for the week and listening to our read aloud.
In writing, we discussed cliches and our lesson involved the old cliche,"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." The students had the choice of a variety of colored pictures and were asked to write a creative story using imagery. From what I've read so far, I can't wait to read their finished products!
Homework:
***Book orders are due on Friday.
***Assessments will be given on Friday.
***Weekly Homework Packet-due Friday
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Math: During computation we reviewed divisibility, finding the area of room, and finding the mean. Our lesson for the day involved estimating and finding the exact percent of a circle by using the percent circle on our templates. We ended the class with a short quiz over different graphs. It looks as though they will be ready for our Unit 1 test on Friday. We will spend time tomorrow reviewing. I plan on pretesting for Unit 2 since it deals primarily with computation.
Reminder: our RIT words for this week are as follows: algebraic expression, absolute value, complementary angles, supplementary angles and corresponding angles.
Homework:
***Journal pages(two)
***Study link 1.9
***A quiz was sent home today over graphs. Be looking for it!
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Social Studies- Today we discussed how the American Indians might have migrated to North America and the possible routes they may have taken. The students practiced writing a short summary about what we read in their interactive workbooks and some students shared their summary with the class. This reviewed the vocabulary for the week as well. We also discussed the four different environments that the American Indians may have lived in and how they had to adapt to their new surroundings.
Homework:
***It is a good idea to review the vocabulary and the sections that we read in class each day.(They are very short.)
***Our test over Chapter 2 is projected to be next Wednesday.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning we reviewed simple and complete subjects as well as simple and compound predicates. After a little extra practice, the students were really getting the hang of locating them within a sentence. We also spent some time working on two different paragraphs with our editing partner. The students worked on finding a variety or errors in capitalization, quotations, apostrophes, commas, spelling, and even language usage. We also spent some time reviewing our RIT vocabulary for the week and listening to our read aloud.
In writing, we discussed cliches and our lesson involved the old cliche,"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." The students had the choice of a variety of colored pictures and were asked to write a creative story using imagery. From what I've read so far, I can't wait to read their finished products!
Homework:
***Book orders are due on Friday.
***Assessments will be given on Friday.
***Weekly Homework Packet-due Friday
***********************************************************************************
Math: During computation we reviewed divisibility, finding the area of room, and finding the mean. Our lesson for the day involved estimating and finding the exact percent of a circle by using the percent circle on our templates. We ended the class with a short quiz over different graphs. It looks as though they will be ready for our Unit 1 test on Friday. We will spend time tomorrow reviewing. I plan on pretesting for Unit 2 since it deals primarily with computation.
Reminder: our RIT words for this week are as follows: algebraic expression, absolute value, complementary angles, supplementary angles and corresponding angles.
Homework:
***Journal pages(two)
***Study link 1.9
***A quiz was sent home today over graphs. Be looking for it!
***********************************************************************************
Social Studies- Today we discussed how the American Indians might have migrated to North America and the possible routes they may have taken. The students practiced writing a short summary about what we read in their interactive workbooks and some students shared their summary with the class. This reviewed the vocabulary for the week as well. We also discussed the four different environments that the American Indians may have lived in and how they had to adapt to their new surroundings.
Homework:
***It is a good idea to review the vocabulary and the sections that we read in class each day.(They are very short.)
***Our test over Chapter 2 is projected to be next Wednesday.
Until tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
9/01/09
Is it September already?
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts, time flew by! We had our pictures taken, reviewed RIT words, listened to our read aloud, and discussed simple and complete predicates. We also practiced writing compound sentences. We accomplished this all before double specials!
Reminder:
***Our RIT words for the week are as follows: consonance, pun, alliteration, allusion, and flashback.
Homework:
***Book orders and Highlights (yellow) papers are due on Friday.
***Study RIT words and spelling words
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Math: Today we worked on divisibility rules during computation time. (I think that many students forgot the rules over the summer so today's lesson should have been helpful. Our lesson for the day was percent and circle graphs. We are making a lot of progress on this unit. Our test over Unit 1 will be early next week.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 1.8-1.11- (They had time in class to complete most of this.)
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Social Studies: Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Be looking for them to be in blue folders tonight. We jumped right into the next chapter today. We began with a discussion about moving to a new place and what makes us comfortable. This started our discussion about American Indians and their moving from Asia into North America. The students were also given a new list of chapter vocabulary. The words are as follows: origin story, migrate, environment, adapt, kiva, migration, natural resource, adaptation, and pictograph. Please review them a little each night.
***In looking ahead, it looks as though we will be finished with this chapter in about 6 school days. We will be having a test over chapter 2 probably next Wednesday.
Homework:
***No written work
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: This morning in Language Arts, time flew by! We had our pictures taken, reviewed RIT words, listened to our read aloud, and discussed simple and complete predicates. We also practiced writing compound sentences. We accomplished this all before double specials!
Reminder:
***Our RIT words for the week are as follows: consonance, pun, alliteration, allusion, and flashback.
Homework:
***Book orders and Highlights (yellow) papers are due on Friday.
***Study RIT words and spelling words
***********************************************************************************
Math: Today we worked on divisibility rules during computation time. (I think that many students forgot the rules over the summer so today's lesson should have been helpful. Our lesson for the day was percent and circle graphs. We are making a lot of progress on this unit. Our test over Unit 1 will be early next week.
Homework:
***Math Boxes 1.8-1.11- (They had time in class to complete most of this.)
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Social Studies: Chapter 1 tests were passed back today. Be looking for them to be in blue folders tonight. We jumped right into the next chapter today. We began with a discussion about moving to a new place and what makes us comfortable. This started our discussion about American Indians and their moving from Asia into North America. The students were also given a new list of chapter vocabulary. The words are as follows: origin story, migrate, environment, adapt, kiva, migration, natural resource, adaptation, and pictograph. Please review them a little each night.
***In looking ahead, it looks as though we will be finished with this chapter in about 6 school days. We will be having a test over chapter 2 probably next Wednesday.
Homework:
***No written work
Until tomorrow...
Monday, August 31, 2009
8/31/09
Don't forget-Tomorrow is Picture Day! You will need your envelope and payment!
Language Arts: We had a busy morning ! We took our spelling pretest, reviewed our new story vocabulary words, listened to our story on tape, and completed a plot and setting chart about the story. Weekly Homework Packets were passed out today. Please remember that a parent signature is required. I would also like parents to initial reading minutes each night. An unsigned homework packet will result in an "oops" this week.
Spelling: This week we are working on the long vowel sounds.
Grammar: The skill for the week is simple and complete subjects and predicates.
RIT Vocabulary: Five new words were added to our list this week. (Ask your child the definitions every day!)
Homework:
***Homework Packet/Assessments-due Friday
***Grammar-Page 7 due tomorrow
***Study RIT vocabulary
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Math: We continued with a computation review, a mini lesson over our new RIT vocabulary words for the week, and our study of step graphs.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 1.7
***Review RIT vocabulary
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Social Studies: We took our test today over Chapter1. We will dive into Chapter 2 tomorrow. Chapter 2 is called American Indians and Their Land. This looks like a fun chapter as well!
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts: We had a busy morning ! We took our spelling pretest, reviewed our new story vocabulary words, listened to our story on tape, and completed a plot and setting chart about the story. Weekly Homework Packets were passed out today. Please remember that a parent signature is required. I would also like parents to initial reading minutes each night. An unsigned homework packet will result in an "oops" this week.
Spelling: This week we are working on the long vowel sounds.
Grammar: The skill for the week is simple and complete subjects and predicates.
RIT Vocabulary: Five new words were added to our list this week. (Ask your child the definitions every day!)
Homework:
***Homework Packet/Assessments-due Friday
***Grammar-Page 7 due tomorrow
***Study RIT vocabulary
*************************************************************************************
Math: We continued with a computation review, a mini lesson over our new RIT vocabulary words for the week, and our study of step graphs.
Homework:
***Math Box and Study Link 1.7
***Review RIT vocabulary
*************************************************************************************
Social Studies: We took our test today over Chapter1. We will dive into Chapter 2 tomorrow. Chapter 2 is called American Indians and Their Land. This looks like a fun chapter as well!
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Friday, August 28, 2009
8/28/09
What a busy day!
Language Arts: The morning just flew by! We took all of our weekly assessments, discussed point of view and used it in a journal writing piece. We also visited the library and had the chance to find a book in our lexile range.
Homework:
***Reading project- due October 14th
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Math: After working on our math minute, we dove into some intense computation. The students were able to practice multiplying decimals, algebraic equations, and recognizing mathematical symbols. After that, we discussed step graphs.(These usually cause the most difficulty...) We ended the class with a quiz covering finding the mean. We will finish this on Monday because they did not have enough time.
Homework:
None-In looking ahead- It looks as though our Unit 1 test will probably be the Tuesday after Labor Day. A practice guide will be given at the end of the week.
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Social Studies: Today we met with our groups and created 5 challenge questions for our review game. The questions included finding the latitude and longitude, geographic terms, naming the continents, oceans, and the Great Lakes. We ended the class with writing a journal entry in our interactive workbooks. The students had to use geographic terms in describing their journey from Indiana to California. These were very interesting!
Homework:
***Study for the test-It is Monday. Use your study guide to help you.
Until Monday...
Language Arts: The morning just flew by! We took all of our weekly assessments, discussed point of view and used it in a journal writing piece. We also visited the library and had the chance to find a book in our lexile range.
Homework:
***Reading project- due October 14th
**********************************************************************************
Math: After working on our math minute, we dove into some intense computation. The students were able to practice multiplying decimals, algebraic equations, and recognizing mathematical symbols. After that, we discussed step graphs.(These usually cause the most difficulty...) We ended the class with a quiz covering finding the mean. We will finish this on Monday because they did not have enough time.
Homework:
None-In looking ahead- It looks as though our Unit 1 test will probably be the Tuesday after Labor Day. A practice guide will be given at the end of the week.
************************************************************************************
Social Studies: Today we met with our groups and created 5 challenge questions for our review game. The questions included finding the latitude and longitude, geographic terms, naming the continents, oceans, and the Great Lakes. We ended the class with writing a journal entry in our interactive workbooks. The students had to use geographic terms in describing their journey from Indiana to California. These were very interesting!
Homework:
***Study for the test-It is Monday. Use your study guide to help you.
Until Monday...
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