Thank you... Thank you... Thank you!
I wanted to say a great big "Thank you" for all the flowers, gifts, and cards that I received last week during Teacher Appreciation Week. I truly appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Language Arts:
We spent the day working on our novel study.
Homework:
***Read- You need to take your AR tests by Friday.
***Complete questions for chapters 8-13.
***Floats are due on Wednesday. Be sure to bring in your bibliography cards too.
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Math:
We are working on the End of the Year Assessment and Standard Assessments.
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we finished Chapter 8. We will play a review game tomorrow that is a great way to review for the test. It is also a great idea to study the reading notes in their Interactive Student Notebook as well.
Homework:
***Chapter 8 test will be on Friday.
Until tomorrow...
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
5/3/10
What a beautiful day!
Language Arts:
Today was a busy morning. Without having specials, we were able to get a lot of things accomplished. We were able to switch for Vocabulary Vine, complete our Unit 5 reading test, meet with our reading buddies, and start our novel study. It is so hard to believe, but this is our last one for the year!
Homework:
***Read chapter 2 in our novel.
***Complete the vocabulary and cause/effect found on page 10.
***State floats are due next week.
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Math:
Today in math we worked on computation practice of a variety of skills, worked on a few problem solving activities, and then were divided into work groups to work on specific problems dealing with surface area, volume, and area. The students will spend time working in groups and then peer teaching the concepts to the rest of the class.
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
We reviewed for our test tomorrow. It will cover chapter 7. Be sure to reread the chapter and study pages 40-41 in your interactive student notebook. Page 42 and 43 will be collected and graded tomorrow as well.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today was a busy morning. Without having specials, we were able to get a lot of things accomplished. We were able to switch for Vocabulary Vine, complete our Unit 5 reading test, meet with our reading buddies, and start our novel study. It is so hard to believe, but this is our last one for the year!
Homework:
***Read chapter 2 in our novel.
***Complete the vocabulary and cause/effect found on page 10.
***State floats are due next week.
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Math:
Today in math we worked on computation practice of a variety of skills, worked on a few problem solving activities, and then were divided into work groups to work on specific problems dealing with surface area, volume, and area. The students will spend time working in groups and then peer teaching the concepts to the rest of the class.
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
We reviewed for our test tomorrow. It will cover chapter 7. Be sure to reread the chapter and study pages 40-41 in your interactive student notebook. Page 42 and 43 will be collected and graded tomorrow as well.
Until tomorrow...
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
4/28/10
Another ISTEP day is behind us! We have one more day to go!
Language Arts:
We had some time in between tests today to work on our skills for the week. We worked on the comparative and superlative form of the irregular adjectives good and bad. We also had some time to do a "Round Robin Writing". This has become quite a fun activity for the students and their writing proves it! This helps practice organization, details, and word choice. Finally, we took some time to work on two short read a louds and practiced reading comprehension questions that went along with each one.
Homework:
***Green State Float sheet is due tomorrow with a parent signature and sketch.
***This Friday is the last day to take AR tests for our trophies.
***Remember that each student is required to read and pass at least two AR books in their lexile range. Is your child reading each night?
***State floats are due in less than two weeks.
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Math:
We did not have math today due to ISTEP.
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Social Studies:
We spent the afternoon working on our matrix, filling in specific information about the six colonies that we read about. This page in their ISNB is an excellent resource to use in preparing for our chapter 7 test which will be next Tuesday.
Homework:
***Chapter 7 test-May 4
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
We had some time in between tests today to work on our skills for the week. We worked on the comparative and superlative form of the irregular adjectives good and bad. We also had some time to do a "Round Robin Writing". This has become quite a fun activity for the students and their writing proves it! This helps practice organization, details, and word choice. Finally, we took some time to work on two short read a louds and practiced reading comprehension questions that went along with each one.
Homework:
***Green State Float sheet is due tomorrow with a parent signature and sketch.
***This Friday is the last day to take AR tests for our trophies.
***Remember that each student is required to read and pass at least two AR books in their lexile range. Is your child reading each night?
***State floats are due in less than two weeks.
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Math:
We did not have math today due to ISTEP.
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Social Studies:
We spent the afternoon working on our matrix, filling in specific information about the six colonies that we read about. This page in their ISNB is an excellent resource to use in preparing for our chapter 7 test which will be next Tuesday.
Homework:
***Chapter 7 test-May 4
Until tomorrow...
Monday, April 26, 2010
4/26/10
We are ready for the ISTEP+
Tomorrow starts ISTEP testing. Be sure to come to school well rested, with a healthy breakfast, and gum to help you concentrate. We are ready!
Reminders:
***No homework this week due to ISTEP- We can get through this!
Tomorrow starts ISTEP testing. Be sure to come to school well rested, with a healthy breakfast, and gum to help you concentrate. We are ready!
Reminders:
***No homework this week due to ISTEP- We can get through this!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4/21/10
I am glad to be back today after being out of the building yesterday.
We had a great visit at Discovery today. The students were excited and asked a lot of great questions to their ambassadors. Remember the important parent meeting next week on April 27 at Discovery.
Language Arts:
Language Arts was short today due to our trip to Discovery. We did find time to review our grammar skill, switch for Vocabulary Vine, and work on an Author's Perspective chart that the students will find useful when working on their weekly comprehension questions.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet
***Study spelling
***Work on your reading project-The due date is right around the corner.
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Math:
We had math first thing this morning due to MAP testing. We reviewed a variety of skills on white boards, reviewed RIT vocabulary with examples, and worked on problem solving.
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we read and discussed Chapter 11. It is the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
We had a great visit at Discovery today. The students were excited and asked a lot of great questions to their ambassadors. Remember the important parent meeting next week on April 27 at Discovery.
Language Arts:
Language Arts was short today due to our trip to Discovery. We did find time to review our grammar skill, switch for Vocabulary Vine, and work on an Author's Perspective chart that the students will find useful when working on their weekly comprehension questions.
Homework:
***Weekly Homework Packet
***Study spelling
***Work on your reading project-The due date is right around the corner.
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Math:
We had math first thing this morning due to MAP testing. We reviewed a variety of skills on white boards, reviewed RIT vocabulary with examples, and worked on problem solving.
Homework:
***None
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Social Studies:
Today we read and discussed Chapter 11. It is the last day of our rotation.
Homework:
***None
Until tomorrow...
Monday, April 19, 2010
4/19/10
What a beautiful day!
Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we had a busy morning. We switched for Vocabulary Vine, took our spelling pretest, listened to our new story, discussed new vocabulary, and practiced our grammar skill for the week which is using more and most with comparative and superlative adjectives. We even found 25 minutes to meet with our 3rd grade Reading Buddies!
Homework:
***Our Word Master test is tomorrow
***Weekly homework packet is due on Friday
***The last day to take AR tests for the trophies is on April 30
Social Studies:
Since we only have three days left of this last and final rotation, we spent the day reading and discussing Chapter 9 together.
Homework:
***None
Math:
We took our Math MAP test today. About 1/2 of the students finished. Those students who did not finish will do so on Friday at 10:30.
Until tomorrow...
Language Arts:
Today in Language Arts we had a busy morning. We switched for Vocabulary Vine, took our spelling pretest, listened to our new story, discussed new vocabulary, and practiced our grammar skill for the week which is using more and most with comparative and superlative adjectives. We even found 25 minutes to meet with our 3rd grade Reading Buddies!
Homework:
***Our Word Master test is tomorrow
***Weekly homework packet is due on Friday
***The last day to take AR tests for the trophies is on April 30
Social Studies:
Since we only have three days left of this last and final rotation, we spent the day reading and discussing Chapter 9 together.
Homework:
***None
Math:
We took our Math MAP test today. About 1/2 of the students finished. Those students who did not finish will do so on Friday at 10:30.
Until tomorrow...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
4/15/10
Language Arts:
Homework
***Weekly homework packet due tomorrow(Parent Signature)
***Study spelling
***Word Masters Test- April 20
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Math:
We spent the day reviewing problem solving, computation, and finding the area and volume of a variety of different shapes. The last 20 minutes of class was spent peer teaching about various vocabulary terms.
Homework:
***None
***Math MAP test -April 19
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Social Studies:
***Study for your Chapter 8 test which will be tomorrow
We had Art Smart today- Thank you parent volunteers!
Reminders:
Camp forms and money are due tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
Homework
***Weekly homework packet due tomorrow(Parent Signature)
***Study spelling
***Word Masters Test- April 20
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Math:
We spent the day reviewing problem solving, computation, and finding the area and volume of a variety of different shapes. The last 20 minutes of class was spent peer teaching about various vocabulary terms.
Homework:
***None
***Math MAP test -April 19
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Social Studies:
***Study for your Chapter 8 test which will be tomorrow
We had Art Smart today- Thank you parent volunteers!
Reminders:
Camp forms and money are due tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
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