Wow!! Christmas is a week away! I'm such a planner, but I'm behind on my Christmas shopping this year! Ugh! Thursday will be my day to finish I guess, along with my child's dr. appt. and my dog's grooming appt.! I know you are just as busy! Tis' the season!! This week we will mostly concentrate on Reading, Math, and Christmas Fun!! Activities to remember:
Art Lesson from our Art Teacher - Tuesday at 1:00
Christmas Party - Tuesday at 2:15
Polar Pajama Day - Wednesday (Learning Stations 10:00 - 12:00)
Spelling Bee and Geography Bee winners!!!!! - Spelling Bee - Colby Vanhooser 1st place, Alexis Goben 2nd Place Geography Bee - Kylie Little and David Sandoval (Tied for 1st place after 2 playoffs!) Great job kids!!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Week of 12/19
Hi Families! Hope you are enjoying the busy, but wonderful Christmas season! The children have been busy little beavers this week! They have been multiplying large numbers, turning their owl research into nicely written reports in paragraph form, (This is challenging because there is so much to remember.....complete sentences with capitalization and punctuation, indention, paragraph form, holes on the left side of the paper, not going past the margins, having enough content!!!) dissecting owl pellets, a challenging, but beautiful art project, leveled book assignments, etc.... Wow! So proud of them though....they are doing awesome!! Here is next week's agenda:
Reading - Leveled books with assignment
Spelling - Christmas words
English - Pen pal letters
Science - Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison
Math - 2 digit X's 2 digit multiplication
We will also be doing benchmark testing in reading and math on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One other important note: We had class spelling and geography bees this week. Monday will be the playoff class bees. The winners of the geography bee are: Kylie, Rebekah, David, Gabi, Makayla, and Colby. The winners of the spelling bee are Haylie, Cyson, Colby, Rebekah, and Alexis. Monday's playoff will determine our class winners that move on to the school bees. I sent home study guides on Wednesday.
Reading - Leveled books with assignment
Spelling - Christmas words
English - Pen pal letters
Science - Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison
Math - 2 digit X's 2 digit multiplication
We will also be doing benchmark testing in reading and math on Tuesday and Wednesday.
One other important note: We had class spelling and geography bees this week. Monday will be the playoff class bees. The winners of the geography bee are: Kylie, Rebekah, David, Gabi, Makayla, and Colby. The winners of the spelling bee are Haylie, Cyson, Colby, Rebekah, and Alexis. Monday's playoff will determine our class winners that move on to the school bees. I sent home study guides on Wednesday.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Week of 12/5
Hi Families!! Hope you've had a great weekend! Here is the agenda for the week:
Reading - We will be reading a nonfiction article on owls, as well as an owl legend and answering some comprehension questions. The children will create an owl book with important facts about owls. They will need to know these facts for their test on Thursday. They will also be continuing their leveled books this week. Some are already done and ready to start on the related work. Wow! These kids are such readers!! We have the 2nd highest amount of AR points in the school! I'm so proud of them for all that reading!! The more you read, the better reader you become!
English - Last week, the children researched a type of owl. This week they will take their notes and turn them into a report.
Spelling - List 12 on spellingcity.com Compound words
Math - Last week we began double digit multiplication. This week we will continue to work on this. Boy, did the children learn quickly how hard it is, when you don't know your facts! Ouch! We were consistently taking speed tests until a few weeks ago when we started computers and had less time. Many children completely quit studying as a result of that. They really need to work on times daily, even just for 10 minutes. Even some of the children that passed their speed tests through 12's had forgotten a lot. I told the children we would make time for speed test for the next 2 weeks. I have some that are so close to passing them all and want that opportunity. We did take 2 speed tests last week. They knew what days they were having them too, but I don't think many took the opportunity to study though. I did have a few pass and move on. As it stands, I have about half the class that have passed all the facts, 4 or 5 that are on 7's or 8's and the rest are on 9's or above.....pretty darn good, if they will keep reviewing so they will retain them. :)
Science - We will be dissecting our owl pellets this week! Gross, but fun!!
Social Studies - We are done with the Northeast. We will take a hiatus from social studies until January when we start the Southeast region.
I sent home a note Friday about materials needed for gingerbread houses. These materials are: 6 graham crackers, 1 tub of frosting, and 1 package of candy. ( We talked about what might make good candy for gingerbread houses, so seek your child's input.) These items are due on December 14th. Thanks so much!!
Reading - We will be reading a nonfiction article on owls, as well as an owl legend and answering some comprehension questions. The children will create an owl book with important facts about owls. They will need to know these facts for their test on Thursday. They will also be continuing their leveled books this week. Some are already done and ready to start on the related work. Wow! These kids are such readers!! We have the 2nd highest amount of AR points in the school! I'm so proud of them for all that reading!! The more you read, the better reader you become!
English - Last week, the children researched a type of owl. This week they will take their notes and turn them into a report.
Spelling - List 12 on spellingcity.com Compound words
Math - Last week we began double digit multiplication. This week we will continue to work on this. Boy, did the children learn quickly how hard it is, when you don't know your facts! Ouch! We were consistently taking speed tests until a few weeks ago when we started computers and had less time. Many children completely quit studying as a result of that. They really need to work on times daily, even just for 10 minutes. Even some of the children that passed their speed tests through 12's had forgotten a lot. I told the children we would make time for speed test for the next 2 weeks. I have some that are so close to passing them all and want that opportunity. We did take 2 speed tests last week. They knew what days they were having them too, but I don't think many took the opportunity to study though. I did have a few pass and move on. As it stands, I have about half the class that have passed all the facts, 4 or 5 that are on 7's or 8's and the rest are on 9's or above.....pretty darn good, if they will keep reviewing so they will retain them. :)
Science - We will be dissecting our owl pellets this week! Gross, but fun!!
Social Studies - We are done with the Northeast. We will take a hiatus from social studies until January when we start the Southeast region.
I sent home a note Friday about materials needed for gingerbread houses. These materials are: 6 graham crackers, 1 tub of frosting, and 1 package of candy. ( We talked about what might make good candy for gingerbread houses, so seek your child's input.) These items are due on December 14th. Thanks so much!!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Week of November 28th
Hey Families! Hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving holiday! Here is next week's agenda:
Reading - We will finish up our Owls in the Family book this week. The children will begin a new leveled book as well. We will work on comprehension, setting, predicting, visualizing, inferring, and character analysis.
Spelling - Owls in the Family vocabulary words (under Owls on spellingcity.com) December is a very busy month, so we will take a temporary break from spelling enrichment until after Christmas.
English - Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns
Math - Line graphs, circle graphs, and Venn diagrams
Social Studies - NE Region Posters We will take a test over the locations of the Northeast states on Thursday and a test over the Northeast states/capitals on Friday. I sent home a study guide 2 weeks ago so the children could be looking over them, but if they need a new one, I will be glad to copy some more. They need to let me know.
Science - Owls I ordered the owl pellets! Thanks to all who contributed to this worthwhile project!! Hopefully, they will come in soon!!
Reading - We will finish up our Owls in the Family book this week. The children will begin a new leveled book as well. We will work on comprehension, setting, predicting, visualizing, inferring, and character analysis.
Spelling - Owls in the Family vocabulary words (under Owls on spellingcity.com) December is a very busy month, so we will take a temporary break from spelling enrichment until after Christmas.
English - Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns
Math - Line graphs, circle graphs, and Venn diagrams
Social Studies - NE Region Posters We will take a test over the locations of the Northeast states on Thursday and a test over the Northeast states/capitals on Friday. I sent home a study guide 2 weeks ago so the children could be looking over them, but if they need a new one, I will be glad to copy some more. They need to let me know.
Science - Owls I ordered the owl pellets! Thanks to all who contributed to this worthwhile project!! Hopefully, they will come in soon!!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Week of November 21st
Short Week! These 2 days will be filled with activities ranging from Owls to Thanksgiving to Graphing!! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Week of November 14th
Hey Families!! Here is a look at next week:
Reading - We will begin the book Owls in the Family. We will work on both literal and inferential comprehension questions as well as new vocabulary with this story. The children also have a leveled book by Roald Dahl assigned by me to complete. They will be graded on their AR test and a conflict/resolution flip chart pertaining to their book.
Spelling - List 11 - contractions The enriched list are the "U" words.
English - Adverbs
Math - Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Double Bar Graphs
Social Studies - More on the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Ellis Island We will take notes on the American Revolution on Monday and have a test on Thursday over it.
Science - Owls
The turkeys are awesome!! I will be hanging them up soon! Such creativity was used !! Their turkey speeches are funny too!
Please remember to send in $2 for owl pellets by Wednesday. Thanks to those who have already done so!
Don't forget to be looking for and pressing leaves this weekend.
Most of the children did super on their human body test! So very proud of them!!
Don't forget to fill out the address booklet for our easy fundraiser and send it in Monday. The children will get a prize for participating and our school earns $2.75 per booklet returned. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for all you do to help make this school year successful! I absolutely LOVE your children! They are gifts!
Reading - We will begin the book Owls in the Family. We will work on both literal and inferential comprehension questions as well as new vocabulary with this story. The children also have a leveled book by Roald Dahl assigned by me to complete. They will be graded on their AR test and a conflict/resolution flip chart pertaining to their book.
Spelling - List 11 - contractions The enriched list are the "U" words.
English - Adverbs
Math - Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Double Bar Graphs
Social Studies - More on the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Ellis Island We will take notes on the American Revolution on Monday and have a test on Thursday over it.
Science - Owls
The turkeys are awesome!! I will be hanging them up soon! Such creativity was used !! Their turkey speeches are funny too!
Please remember to send in $2 for owl pellets by Wednesday. Thanks to those who have already done so!
Don't forget to be looking for and pressing leaves this weekend.
Most of the children did super on their human body test! So very proud of them!!
Don't forget to fill out the address booklet for our easy fundraiser and send it in Monday. The children will get a prize for participating and our school earns $2.75 per booklet returned. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for all you do to help make this school year successful! I absolutely LOVE your children! They are gifts!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Week of November 7th
It's been a windy, but beautiful weekend!! Hope you've enjoyed yours!
Agenda:
Reading - We will finish up the BFG this week! It's been a very enjoyable story! The children have finished their leveled books and will complete their story maps this week. The maps are due on Wednesday. I will then give them a new leveled book by Roald Dahl. (The same author of BFG!)
Spelling - List 10....."schwa" words The enriched list are the "T" words.
English - Adjective Comparatives, Adverbs
Math - Telling time, elapsed time, calendar elapsed time
Social Studies - 13 Colonies and William Bradford, Woodland Indians, George Washington Last week, I sent home a paper that included the states and capitals of the Northeast Region. I told the children that they need to keep this paper in a safe place, like on the frig., and to be getting familiar with these states and capitals. Our tests over these won't be for a couple weeks, but it's always good to be looking over them ahead of time. :)
Science - Human Body We will take notes and create a study guide on Wednesday for a test over the human body on Friday. Be on the lookout for the study guide!
***Don't forget to bring in your disguised turkey homework project. It is due this Friday. ***
***I'm noticing the changing leaves. They are beautiful! Every year, we do a really cool art project with pressed leaves! I want the children to be looking for leaves in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Then they should press them. These pressed leaves will be due next Friday, November 18th. I will send home a more specific "how to" this week. ***
Agenda:
Reading - We will finish up the BFG this week! It's been a very enjoyable story! The children have finished their leveled books and will complete their story maps this week. The maps are due on Wednesday. I will then give them a new leveled book by Roald Dahl. (The same author of BFG!)
Spelling - List 10....."schwa" words The enriched list are the "T" words.
English - Adjective Comparatives, Adverbs
Math - Telling time, elapsed time, calendar elapsed time
Social Studies - 13 Colonies and William Bradford, Woodland Indians, George Washington Last week, I sent home a paper that included the states and capitals of the Northeast Region. I told the children that they need to keep this paper in a safe place, like on the frig., and to be getting familiar with these states and capitals. Our tests over these won't be for a couple weeks, but it's always good to be looking over them ahead of time. :)
Science - Human Body We will take notes and create a study guide on Wednesday for a test over the human body on Friday. Be on the lookout for the study guide!
***Don't forget to bring in your disguised turkey homework project. It is due this Friday. ***
***I'm noticing the changing leaves. They are beautiful! Every year, we do a really cool art project with pressed leaves! I want the children to be looking for leaves in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Then they should press them. These pressed leaves will be due next Friday, November 18th. I will send home a more specific "how to" this week. ***
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Week of 10-31
Yikes! Halloween is upon us! Craziest.Day.Of.The.Year!!!! The parade will be in the morning, so send your children in their outfits with a change of clothes. The party will be immediately following the parade. Should be a fun day for the kiddos!
Academic Agenda:
Reading - BFG - class story with related work (I think they are really enjoying this funny story!)
The children are also reading an independent book on their level and creating a story map with it. We did a mini lesson on making a story map last week. A story map involves these elements: Title/Author, Characters and Character Traits, Setting, Conflict and Resolution, and Theme.
Spelling - List 9 on spellingcity.com (Time and Calendar words) The enriched list will be the "S" words.
English - Adjectives, Pen Pal letters
Math - The children will complete a study guide on Tuesday covering all the math we've learned so far. We will immediately go over the study guide when they are done, but I want them to take it home and go over it with you. This way you can make sure they understand everything before their test on Wednesday. We will also begin telling time and figuring elapsed time.
Social Studies - We will begin a study of the Northeast Region of the United States. This week we will go over the states located in the Northeast as well as the geography of that region.
Science - Human Body
Thank you all for sending a pumpkin or more on Friday. The children created pumpkins with personality! They were so cute!! It was fun to see their creations!
Quote - Mistakes are proof that you're trying.
AR- So proud of the children! They are rockin' on AR! They have become such little readers!!
Your child should bring home a homework assignment on Monday involving creating a turkey disguise! Please look for it. :)
Academic Agenda:
Reading - BFG - class story with related work (I think they are really enjoying this funny story!)
The children are also reading an independent book on their level and creating a story map with it. We did a mini lesson on making a story map last week. A story map involves these elements: Title/Author, Characters and Character Traits, Setting, Conflict and Resolution, and Theme.
Spelling - List 9 on spellingcity.com (Time and Calendar words) The enriched list will be the "S" words.
English - Adjectives, Pen Pal letters
Math - The children will complete a study guide on Tuesday covering all the math we've learned so far. We will immediately go over the study guide when they are done, but I want them to take it home and go over it with you. This way you can make sure they understand everything before their test on Wednesday. We will also begin telling time and figuring elapsed time.
Social Studies - We will begin a study of the Northeast Region of the United States. This week we will go over the states located in the Northeast as well as the geography of that region.
Science - Human Body
Thank you all for sending a pumpkin or more on Friday. The children created pumpkins with personality! They were so cute!! It was fun to see their creations!
Quote - Mistakes are proof that you're trying.
AR- So proud of the children! They are rockin' on AR! They have become such little readers!!
Your child should bring home a homework assignment on Monday involving creating a turkey disguise! Please look for it. :)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Week of October 24th
Hi Families! I hope you've had a fantastic Fall Break! We sure did! This week is Red Ribbon Week. Your child should have brought home a note on Wednesday that indicated what the theme was for each day. I don't have a copy of that paper, but I do know that everyone is supposed to wear red tomorrow. :) Here is what's on the agenda for this week:
Reading - We will begin a class book called The BFG by Roald Dahl. It is a wonderfully fun story the children will love! We will be studying story elements while reading this book as well as doing some predicting and comprehension questions too. I will also assign the children a leveled book to read independently. When they are done with their leveled book, they will take an AR test and they will have a few assignments to complete that is related to their story.
Spelling - List 8 Double Letters The enriched list are the "q" words.
English - Verb recognition, Adjectives
Math - More practice with addition properties and equations New concepts - input/output, and balancing equations
Social Studies - Oklahoma Road Maps, Oklahoma symbols quiz (They will be able to use the book they created with the quiz. )
Science - Human Body
Quote- The word LISTEN contains the same letters as the word SILENT. Alfred Brender
***Please have your child bring in one or two mini pumpkins (about the size of an apple or orange) no later than Friday. Thank you so very much!!*****
Reading - We will begin a class book called The BFG by Roald Dahl. It is a wonderfully fun story the children will love! We will be studying story elements while reading this book as well as doing some predicting and comprehension questions too. I will also assign the children a leveled book to read independently. When they are done with their leveled book, they will take an AR test and they will have a few assignments to complete that is related to their story.
Spelling - List 8 Double Letters The enriched list are the "q" words.
English - Verb recognition, Adjectives
Math - More practice with addition properties and equations New concepts - input/output, and balancing equations
Social Studies - Oklahoma Road Maps, Oklahoma symbols quiz (They will be able to use the book they created with the quiz. )
Science - Human Body
Quote- The word LISTEN contains the same letters as the word SILENT. Alfred Brender
***Please have your child bring in one or two mini pumpkins (about the size of an apple or orange) no later than Friday. Thank you so very much!!*****
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Week of October 17th
This week will be a busy, but short week! Here is a look ahead:
Reading - The children should be completing their leveled novels this week and taking an AR test on it by Wednesday. We will review context clues. We will also discuss predicting and visualizing.
English - Being verbs
Math - Addition properties, equations, multiplication facts
Spelling - No spelling this week. :) We didn't take an enriched spelling test last week due to a copier breakdown. If it is still not fixed by Monday afternoon, the children who want to take the enriched test(who don't have computer access at home)may copy the list from spellingcity from our class computer. We will take the test on Wednesday.
Science - The Human Body unit begins.....beginning with the brain and the heart!
Social Studies - Reading an Oklahoma road map and how our Government works
That's about all! The children did great in the jog-a-thon! If you are donating or have other donations for this school fundraiser, please send in the envelope with money on Monday.
We won the Wings to Go party!! Yeah! Thanks to all who ate at Wings to Go on Glenwood's day to help us win!! We will have the party on Wednesday at 11:30, so your child may bring a special drink that day!
Reading - The children should be completing their leveled novels this week and taking an AR test on it by Wednesday. We will review context clues. We will also discuss predicting and visualizing.
English - Being verbs
Math - Addition properties, equations, multiplication facts
Spelling - No spelling this week. :) We didn't take an enriched spelling test last week due to a copier breakdown. If it is still not fixed by Monday afternoon, the children who want to take the enriched test(who don't have computer access at home)may copy the list from spellingcity from our class computer. We will take the test on Wednesday.
Science - The Human Body unit begins.....beginning with the brain and the heart!
Social Studies - Reading an Oklahoma road map and how our Government works
That's about all! The children did great in the jog-a-thon! If you are donating or have other donations for this school fundraiser, please send in the envelope with money on Monday.
We won the Wings to Go party!! Yeah! Thanks to all who ate at Wings to Go on Glenwood's day to help us win!! We will have the party on Wednesday at 11:30, so your child may bring a special drink that day!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Week of October 10th
Are you loving this rain??? It's been a great rainy day weekend! We needed it so badly! Hope you've enjoyed it! Here is a look at the week ahead:
Reading - The children are working on finishing up their leveled novels independently now. They have to be completed and an AR test taken by Fall Break. I have about 4 early finishers already! Wow! I will give them about 20 - 30 minutes daily to read this book silently. They may take the book home as well, if needed. We will also be working on the reading skill, context clues.
Spelling - Sounds of "u" List 7 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "P" words.
English - Verbs and helping verbs
Math - Mixed adding and subtracting, estimating sums and differences, word problems, and subtracting across zeros We are still not showing consistent accuracy when doing these concepts, so we are spending one more week on them. They will get there! Practice, practice, practice! Don't forget to study those multiplication facts with your child! Most of them are doing much better now!! Yay! Perseverance!!
Science - We will finish up our geology unit this week. We will talk about the earth's crust, earthquakes, and volcanoes. We will also review some notes on Monday. The children need to take these notes home then to study for their Thursday's test.
Social Studies - We will be discussing the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl days as well as working on our Oklahoma Symbols Book. The children will have a test on Friday over Oklahoma history. We will be making a study guide on Tuesday to take home. I suggest the children study a little each day on both the science study guide and the Oklahoma history study guide so that it's not too overwhelming. I know evenings can be super busy, but even 10-15 minute reviews for each subject would be beneficial.
That's it for this week! Don't forget that Student-led conferences are Monday evening! Looking forward to the other half of the class coming in! See you then!
Reading - The children are working on finishing up their leveled novels independently now. They have to be completed and an AR test taken by Fall Break. I have about 4 early finishers already! Wow! I will give them about 20 - 30 minutes daily to read this book silently. They may take the book home as well, if needed. We will also be working on the reading skill, context clues.
Spelling - Sounds of "u" List 7 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "P" words.
English - Verbs and helping verbs
Math - Mixed adding and subtracting, estimating sums and differences, word problems, and subtracting across zeros We are still not showing consistent accuracy when doing these concepts, so we are spending one more week on them. They will get there! Practice, practice, practice! Don't forget to study those multiplication facts with your child! Most of them are doing much better now!! Yay! Perseverance!!
Science - We will finish up our geology unit this week. We will talk about the earth's crust, earthquakes, and volcanoes. We will also review some notes on Monday. The children need to take these notes home then to study for their Thursday's test.
Social Studies - We will be discussing the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl days as well as working on our Oklahoma Symbols Book. The children will have a test on Friday over Oklahoma history. We will be making a study guide on Tuesday to take home. I suggest the children study a little each day on both the science study guide and the Oklahoma history study guide so that it's not too overwhelming. I know evenings can be super busy, but even 10-15 minute reviews for each subject would be beneficial.
That's it for this week! Don't forget that Student-led conferences are Monday evening! Looking forward to the other half of the class coming in! See you then!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Week of October 3rd!
Wow! Can't believe that it's October already!! I love Fall! I've got my apple scent in my Scentsy and the windows open! Think I will bake some banana bread too! :) Hope you've had a great weekend! We had a terrific one!
Here is this week's agenda:
Reading - Guided reading groups, Scattergories, and 50 State Research
Spelling - Sounds of "o" List 6 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "L" words.
English - Plural Nouns.......We didn't get to it last week, but will for sure this week. We were busy preparing for student-led conferences which included writing a letter in "friendly-letter" format to you! That's the best kind of English......real life application English!!
Math - Subtracting large numbers, subtracting across zeros, estimating sums and differences.......They need lots of practice with these concepts believe it or not. They have really struggled with accuracy.
Social Studies - Oklahoma - Oil.....We are also making an Oklahoma Symbols flip book.
Science - Fossils, landforms, and caves
Remember to study multiplication facts with your child. We will still be taking speed multiplication tests for the next several weeks. We usually take them 2 to 4 times per week depending on our time. The kids need to study daily. Even if we don't take a test rain or shine, they either know them or they don't. It needs to stick in their brains for good, not just temporarily for the test. I have given some kids card tests, because they panic with the paper test, but actually know their facts well, so if they can recite them to me fast with the cards then I pass them on. After we are done with speed tests, I will give them mixed fact review sheets weekly to help ensure practice and "stickablility"! Ha!
Don't forget the Turkey Creek School field trip coming up this Wednesday. The children need to bring a sack lunch, unless they ordered a school one. We will leave around 8:45 and return around 2:15. Remember also that the admission price was raised to $5. Pictures are still $7. If they want to bring extra money for the gift shop, they can. Dressing pioneer style is encouraged, but not mandatory. I am looking forward to it! The children will have a great day!!
The first round of student-led conferences are this Tuesday evening. On Friday, your child should have brought home a reminder with your time and day on it. They have worked so hard so far preparing for the conferences. Tuesday we will prepare a little more. :)
On Monday, I will not be there. My little guy has an eye specialist appointment.
Quote - Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. Dale Carnegie
With our busy Apple Day on Friday, I didn't quiz the kids on last week's quote, so I will do that this Tuesday. Last week's quote was: Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios Anonymous
Here is this week's agenda:
Reading - Guided reading groups, Scattergories, and 50 State Research
Spelling - Sounds of "o" List 6 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "L" words.
English - Plural Nouns.......We didn't get to it last week, but will for sure this week. We were busy preparing for student-led conferences which included writing a letter in "friendly-letter" format to you! That's the best kind of English......real life application English!!
Math - Subtracting large numbers, subtracting across zeros, estimating sums and differences.......They need lots of practice with these concepts believe it or not. They have really struggled with accuracy.
Social Studies - Oklahoma - Oil.....We are also making an Oklahoma Symbols flip book.
Science - Fossils, landforms, and caves
Remember to study multiplication facts with your child. We will still be taking speed multiplication tests for the next several weeks. We usually take them 2 to 4 times per week depending on our time. The kids need to study daily. Even if we don't take a test rain or shine, they either know them or they don't. It needs to stick in their brains for good, not just temporarily for the test. I have given some kids card tests, because they panic with the paper test, but actually know their facts well, so if they can recite them to me fast with the cards then I pass them on. After we are done with speed tests, I will give them mixed fact review sheets weekly to help ensure practice and "stickablility"! Ha!
Don't forget the Turkey Creek School field trip coming up this Wednesday. The children need to bring a sack lunch, unless they ordered a school one. We will leave around 8:45 and return around 2:15. Remember also that the admission price was raised to $5. Pictures are still $7. If they want to bring extra money for the gift shop, they can. Dressing pioneer style is encouraged, but not mandatory. I am looking forward to it! The children will have a great day!!
The first round of student-led conferences are this Tuesday evening. On Friday, your child should have brought home a reminder with your time and day on it. They have worked so hard so far preparing for the conferences. Tuesday we will prepare a little more. :)
On Monday, I will not be there. My little guy has an eye specialist appointment.
Quote - Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. Dale Carnegie
With our busy Apple Day on Friday, I didn't quiz the kids on last week's quote, so I will do that this Tuesday. Last week's quote was: Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios Anonymous
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Week of September 26th
Hi Families! Here is the agenda for this week:
Reading - Guided reading groups - I think the children are enjoying their novels. They are doing a great job rotating in literacy centers and staying focused and on task! So proud of them! This week in their centers they will do a reading comprehension page that is focused on our science topic: minerals, they will play a 5 W's reading game, and they will work on the computer researching the Oklahoma symbols. Each week they will add to their 50 state folders with the information they discovered about different states!
Spelling - Sounds of "i" - List 5 on spellingcity.com The enriched words for this week are the "k" words on spellingcity.com
English - We will finish our animal reports this week! Finally! :) We will also continue to do a Daily Language Review that involves various concepts such as: punctuation, capitalization, spellings of words, parts of speech, etc.. We will work on making nouns plural as well.
Math - Decimal place value, place value test, adding and subtracting big numbers We will continue taking speed tests on multiplication facts almost daily. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE spend time studying those multiplication facts DAILY! It is so very important that the kids know them with speed and accuracy. I can't stress this enough. It is essential for future math success. They have got to know them to do large number multiplication, long division, fractions, etc. Quiz them on the way to practices, play games with them, let them play on multiplication.com, have them write them with special smelly markers or in shaving cream, reward them.......anything you can do to help them get those facts stuck in their heads. Please also remember to keep it positive and encouraging. Kids can get stressed out by learning the facts....you don't want to cause anxiety by being too hard on them or negative. We play a card game almost everyday before we take the test. I have a silly duster made up with a face that is Brain Builder Bob and he christens the kids' heads right before the test! We also take calming deep breaths before starting. I know so many of you are doing such a great job at working with your kids and it will pay off! I promise! My mom and I thought I would never learn my facts, but she worked everyday with me and they FINALLY started sticking!! :) Hang in there!
Social Studies - Oklahoma Native American groups, Trail of Tears, Civil War, Cattle Drives, and the Oil industry in Oklahoma
Science - Geology - minerals, the 3 types of rocks - This week, we will "earth eat", "rock eat", and make homemade geodes! Fun!
Quote: Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios Anonymous
***IMPORTANT REMINDERS***
The mouse house is due this Thursday. Don't forget to include a letter of persuasion to Ralph convincing him to live in the house you built for him. Some of the children have already turned their mouse houses and letters in and WOW! I am so impressed with the creativity!! I can't wait to display them!
We go to Turkey Creek School next Wednesday. Don't forget to turn in your $3 admission money this week. If the children want a picture, remember to send $7 more dollars.
I wanted to let you know that if your child has a "D" or an "F" on a paper, they may correct it at home and I will average the 2 grades for a better grade. (Only D's or F's)
If you have any rocks to temporarily donate to our class rock museum, please do so. We will make sure it gets back to you. Thanks!
Apple Day is this Friday. It will be a great day! Please remember to send 2 apples by Thursday. I will be peeling, coring, and slicing apples Thursday evening for our Friday's homemade applesauce. Yum!
Look for a note home this week about Student-Led Conferences coming up! The children's book orders should come in this week too!
Reading - Guided reading groups - I think the children are enjoying their novels. They are doing a great job rotating in literacy centers and staying focused and on task! So proud of them! This week in their centers they will do a reading comprehension page that is focused on our science topic: minerals, they will play a 5 W's reading game, and they will work on the computer researching the Oklahoma symbols. Each week they will add to their 50 state folders with the information they discovered about different states!
Spelling - Sounds of "i" - List 5 on spellingcity.com The enriched words for this week are the "k" words on spellingcity.com
English - We will finish our animal reports this week! Finally! :) We will also continue to do a Daily Language Review that involves various concepts such as: punctuation, capitalization, spellings of words, parts of speech, etc.. We will work on making nouns plural as well.
Math - Decimal place value, place value test, adding and subtracting big numbers We will continue taking speed tests on multiplication facts almost daily. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE spend time studying those multiplication facts DAILY! It is so very important that the kids know them with speed and accuracy. I can't stress this enough. It is essential for future math success. They have got to know them to do large number multiplication, long division, fractions, etc. Quiz them on the way to practices, play games with them, let them play on multiplication.com, have them write them with special smelly markers or in shaving cream, reward them.......anything you can do to help them get those facts stuck in their heads. Please also remember to keep it positive and encouraging. Kids can get stressed out by learning the facts....you don't want to cause anxiety by being too hard on them or negative. We play a card game almost everyday before we take the test. I have a silly duster made up with a face that is Brain Builder Bob and he christens the kids' heads right before the test! We also take calming deep breaths before starting. I know so many of you are doing such a great job at working with your kids and it will pay off! I promise! My mom and I thought I would never learn my facts, but she worked everyday with me and they FINALLY started sticking!! :) Hang in there!
Social Studies - Oklahoma Native American groups, Trail of Tears, Civil War, Cattle Drives, and the Oil industry in Oklahoma
Science - Geology - minerals, the 3 types of rocks - This week, we will "earth eat", "rock eat", and make homemade geodes! Fun!
Quote: Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios Anonymous
***IMPORTANT REMINDERS***
The mouse house is due this Thursday. Don't forget to include a letter of persuasion to Ralph convincing him to live in the house you built for him. Some of the children have already turned their mouse houses and letters in and WOW! I am so impressed with the creativity!! I can't wait to display them!
We go to Turkey Creek School next Wednesday. Don't forget to turn in your $3 admission money this week. If the children want a picture, remember to send $7 more dollars.
I wanted to let you know that if your child has a "D" or an "F" on a paper, they may correct it at home and I will average the 2 grades for a better grade. (Only D's or F's)
If you have any rocks to temporarily donate to our class rock museum, please do so. We will make sure it gets back to you. Thanks!
Apple Day is this Friday. It will be a great day! Please remember to send 2 apples by Thursday. I will be peeling, coring, and slicing apples Thursday evening for our Friday's homemade applesauce. Yum!
Look for a note home this week about Student-Led Conferences coming up! The children's book orders should come in this week too!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Week of September 19th!
Hi Families!
It's been a great week shared with your sweet kiddos! We had a lot of fun today on our field trip! The children learned a variety of things from "how to make butter" to "how to wash clothes in a washtub"! We are very excited about our Turkey Creek School field trip coming up on October 5th.. Hopefully your child got the note home about it. The admission is $3 due the last week of September. If your child wants a special class picture, the cost is $7. We will be touring the museum and there will be a gift shop available if the children want to bring some spending money. A note was also sent home this week about 2 special days coming up......O.R.E.O. Project Day and Apple Day. The O.R.E.O. Project Day is this coming Thursday, September 22nd. We will be conducting our experiment shortly after 11:00. Thanks so much to those that signed up to donate a bag of Oreos! I greatly appreciate it! Our Apple Day will be on September 30th. Thanks to those that signed up to help with it as well! I could still use a couple more volunteers for that day if you can. :)
Here is the agenda for this week:
Reading - We will start our guided reading groups this week. I will be meeting with 4 groups separately. Each group will begin a new novel. I also sent home a homework assignment on Wednesday that is due on September 29th. It involves building a house for Ralph.....the character out of The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Ask your child for the note about it if you haven't seen it. :)
Spelling - Sounds of "e" List 4 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "h" enrichment words.
English - We will finish our animal reports this week.
Math - Rounding, money and decimals, making change, probelm solving
Social Studies - We will begin learning about the earliest people of Oklahoma, the Trail of Tears, the Indian Removal Act, and cattle drives. We will also paint our dough maps! The children did a great job on them!
Science - We will finish up our habitat posters. The children are so imaginative and the posters all look so exceptional! Such a creative group I have!! We will also begin our geology unit this week. We will be creating a rock museum soon, so if you have any rocks to temporarily share with us, that would be terrific!
Art - We will have a guest this week giving us a special art lesson! It should be fun!
Quote: Your friend is the one who knows all about you, and still likes you. Anonymous
We reached our class goal of a $275 book order!! Yippee! That means more learning materials for our class! Thanks to all who ordered! There is still time if you want to order. The book orders are due on Tuesday.
It's been a great week shared with your sweet kiddos! We had a lot of fun today on our field trip! The children learned a variety of things from "how to make butter" to "how to wash clothes in a washtub"! We are very excited about our Turkey Creek School field trip coming up on October 5th.. Hopefully your child got the note home about it. The admission is $3 due the last week of September. If your child wants a special class picture, the cost is $7. We will be touring the museum and there will be a gift shop available if the children want to bring some spending money. A note was also sent home this week about 2 special days coming up......O.R.E.O. Project Day and Apple Day. The O.R.E.O. Project Day is this coming Thursday, September 22nd. We will be conducting our experiment shortly after 11:00. Thanks so much to those that signed up to donate a bag of Oreos! I greatly appreciate it! Our Apple Day will be on September 30th. Thanks to those that signed up to help with it as well! I could still use a couple more volunteers for that day if you can. :)
Here is the agenda for this week:
Reading - We will start our guided reading groups this week. I will be meeting with 4 groups separately. Each group will begin a new novel. I also sent home a homework assignment on Wednesday that is due on September 29th. It involves building a house for Ralph.....the character out of The Mouse and the Motorcycle. Ask your child for the note about it if you haven't seen it. :)
Spelling - Sounds of "e" List 4 on spellingcity.com The enriched list are the "h" enrichment words.
English - We will finish our animal reports this week.
Math - Rounding, money and decimals, making change, probelm solving
Social Studies - We will begin learning about the earliest people of Oklahoma, the Trail of Tears, the Indian Removal Act, and cattle drives. We will also paint our dough maps! The children did a great job on them!
Science - We will finish up our habitat posters. The children are so imaginative and the posters all look so exceptional! Such a creative group I have!! We will also begin our geology unit this week. We will be creating a rock museum soon, so if you have any rocks to temporarily share with us, that would be terrific!
Art - We will have a guest this week giving us a special art lesson! It should be fun!
Quote: Your friend is the one who knows all about you, and still likes you. Anonymous
We reached our class goal of a $275 book order!! Yippee! That means more learning materials for our class! Thanks to all who ordered! There is still time if you want to order. The book orders are due on Tuesday.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Pictures!!
Building creativity!!! If your picture is not here, never fear, I will catch you soon!! :)
Week of September 12th!
Hi Families! Hope you have had a terrific week! Hasn't the weather been beautiful?!! My family has sure enjoyed the wonderful evenings! We've had supper picnics, long walks, played with sidewalk chalk, and went on trips to feed the neighborhood goat!
This past week was sure a full one! District mandated testing took a good 4 hours of our time this week! Yuck! I am sure looking forward to a "normal" week! We had to postpone a few of the things I planned because of the testing, so some of the agenda for the new week will look familiar! :)
Reading- We will finish the Mouse and the Motorcycle story this week. Look for a related homework assignment this week. The children have all taken their Star Test now, so I will be sending home their AR level based on this test.
Spelling - Sounds of "a" List 3 on spellingcity.com Our first set of enrichment words will be the "g" enrichment list on spellingcity.com. This is a list that is optional for those that want an extra challenge. :)
English - Animal Reports
Math - Place Value test - Tuesday Rounding begins on Wednesday. We only had time for one day of multiplication speed tests last week. This week, we will hit it hard. Your child should be studying their 3's. If they know their 3's, they can study other facts.
Social Studies - Oklahoma! Please don't forget to send your 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt mixture by Tuesday. We will be mostly looking at Oklahoma's land features and natural resources this week, as well as Oklahoma's Native American groups.
Science - We will start our habitat murals this week! Fun!
I am so proud of your kiddos! Many of them are working really hard on the Mastery Club!
Don't forget to send in Sunny D labels. :)
Remember to take a look at our Scholastic book orders. If our class has a $275 order, that means 5000 bonus points! That equals a lot of free learning materials for our classroom, such as books and games, etc.!! We are already up to $50 in orders! You can order books online as well. I will send home a letter with directions on Monday. The book orders are due September 20th.
I want to thank all my volunteers! I so appreciate you! Mrs. Ramirez has copied for me and Mrs. Clegg will be copying for me. Mrs. Stong has done several odd jobs that has saved me time! Today, Mrs. Humes, Mrs. Stong, Mr. Goben, and Mrs. Masengale volunteered in the class to help with duct tape wallets and foam frames! Wow! What a job it was!! I couldn't have done it without them!! Thanks so much!! I think the children had fun and were proud of their crafts!
Don't forget the Map Homework Assignment that is due on Tuesday!!!! If you have any questions about it, let me know!
This past week was sure a full one! District mandated testing took a good 4 hours of our time this week! Yuck! I am sure looking forward to a "normal" week! We had to postpone a few of the things I planned because of the testing, so some of the agenda for the new week will look familiar! :)
Reading- We will finish the Mouse and the Motorcycle story this week. Look for a related homework assignment this week. The children have all taken their Star Test now, so I will be sending home their AR level based on this test.
Spelling - Sounds of "a" List 3 on spellingcity.com Our first set of enrichment words will be the "g" enrichment list on spellingcity.com. This is a list that is optional for those that want an extra challenge. :)
English - Animal Reports
Math - Place Value test - Tuesday Rounding begins on Wednesday. We only had time for one day of multiplication speed tests last week. This week, we will hit it hard. Your child should be studying their 3's. If they know their 3's, they can study other facts.
Social Studies - Oklahoma! Please don't forget to send your 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt mixture by Tuesday. We will be mostly looking at Oklahoma's land features and natural resources this week, as well as Oklahoma's Native American groups.
Science - We will start our habitat murals this week! Fun!
I am so proud of your kiddos! Many of them are working really hard on the Mastery Club!
Don't forget to send in Sunny D labels. :)
Remember to take a look at our Scholastic book orders. If our class has a $275 order, that means 5000 bonus points! That equals a lot of free learning materials for our classroom, such as books and games, etc.!! We are already up to $50 in orders! You can order books online as well. I will send home a letter with directions on Monday. The book orders are due September 20th.
I want to thank all my volunteers! I so appreciate you! Mrs. Ramirez has copied for me and Mrs. Clegg will be copying for me. Mrs. Stong has done several odd jobs that has saved me time! Today, Mrs. Humes, Mrs. Stong, Mr. Goben, and Mrs. Masengale volunteered in the class to help with duct tape wallets and foam frames! Wow! What a job it was!! I couldn't have done it without them!! Thanks so much!! I think the children had fun and were proud of their crafts!
Don't forget the Map Homework Assignment that is due on Tuesday!!!! If you have any questions about it, let me know!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Week of September 6th!
Hi Families!! So enjoying your sweet kids! Here is what the next week looks like:
Reading - We will continue the Mouse and the Motorcycle story checking after each chapter for comprehension.
Spelling - Consonant Diagraphs List 2 on spellingcity.com
English - Animal Report
Math - Comparing and Ordering numbers, Place Value Test (Thursday), Rounding We will also be beginning our speed multiplication tests this week. Practice with your child, and please help them to not worry and be anxious about it. They have plenty of time and we will practice a lot. :) You can help as parents by setting aside a few minutes everyday to practice with your child. Give them lots of praise as well!
Science - Habitats
Social Studies - Equator/Hemispheres, Coordinates, Road Maps Look for a Map Homework assignment this week. :) Fun project!!
Thanks to those that sent in Box Tops and Sunny D labels!!
I hope you have a fantastic Labor Day weekend!!
Quote of the Week: Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey
Reading - We will continue the Mouse and the Motorcycle story checking after each chapter for comprehension.
Spelling - Consonant Diagraphs List 2 on spellingcity.com
English - Animal Report
Math - Comparing and Ordering numbers, Place Value Test (Thursday), Rounding We will also be beginning our speed multiplication tests this week. Practice with your child, and please help them to not worry and be anxious about it. They have plenty of time and we will practice a lot. :) You can help as parents by setting aside a few minutes everyday to practice with your child. Give them lots of praise as well!
Science - Habitats
Social Studies - Equator/Hemispheres, Coordinates, Road Maps Look for a Map Homework assignment this week. :) Fun project!!
Thanks to those that sent in Box Tops and Sunny D labels!!
I hope you have a fantastic Labor Day weekend!!
Quote of the Week: Only surround yourself with people who will lift you higher. Oprah Winfrey
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Welcome!! August 29th......1st full week of school! Yay!
Hi Families! I'm so excited to get to know you and your children this year!! We've had a wonderful first 3 days of school! Your children are absolutely precious!! I already love them!! Every weekend, I update the blog to let you know what we will be up to in the classroom that week! This is what's ahead for this week:
Reading - We will be reading a novel as a class, called The Mouse and the Motorcycle. It is a great 4th grade story! The children will love it! We will be doing comprehension checks after each chapter, as well as talking about the vocabulary in the story and making predictions. The story should take us about 3 weeks to finish and then I will be assigning a fun homework project for the kids related to the story.
Spelling - Consonant Blends......You can find this list (List 1) on spellingcity.com. Click on the link to the right called Spelling Practice. We will take a practice test on Thursday and those that make an A do not have to take the test on Friday. If your child wants to do spelling enrichment, we will start those words the second full week of September.
English - Nouns
Social Studies - Mapwork
Science - We will begin an animal unit. This week we will discuss 5 different animal groups and also begin to look at specific habitats.
Math - Place Value
Every morning, we will do morning work that consists of math and English practice. We will also do journal writing. We will be working on memorizing quotes each week too. Memory work is good for the brain! The quote this week is: Nobody is perfect, that's why pencils have erasers. Anonymous I will quiz the children individually on Friday to see if they have memorized the quote. :)
Ask your child about the Mastery Club. You can click on the link to the right to learn more about it too.
Don't forget to join our class Facebook page found under Gina Corderman's Class if you have Facebook.
Reading - We will be reading a novel as a class, called The Mouse and the Motorcycle. It is a great 4th grade story! The children will love it! We will be doing comprehension checks after each chapter, as well as talking about the vocabulary in the story and making predictions. The story should take us about 3 weeks to finish and then I will be assigning a fun homework project for the kids related to the story.
Spelling - Consonant Blends......You can find this list (List 1) on spellingcity.com. Click on the link to the right called Spelling Practice. We will take a practice test on Thursday and those that make an A do not have to take the test on Friday. If your child wants to do spelling enrichment, we will start those words the second full week of September.
English - Nouns
Social Studies - Mapwork
Science - We will begin an animal unit. This week we will discuss 5 different animal groups and also begin to look at specific habitats.
Math - Place Value
Every morning, we will do morning work that consists of math and English practice. We will also do journal writing. We will be working on memorizing quotes each week too. Memory work is good for the brain! The quote this week is: Nobody is perfect, that's why pencils have erasers. Anonymous I will quiz the children individually on Friday to see if they have memorized the quote. :)
Ask your child about the Mastery Club. You can click on the link to the right to learn more about it too.
Don't forget to join our class Facebook page found under Gina Corderman's Class if you have Facebook.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Week of May 16th
I can't believe this is the last post of this school year! Time really does fly! So glad we had such a great family turnout this past Friday. Your kids were anxious all day about it! It meant a lot that you came. :) Well this week, I will basically be babysitting! Ha! We will be doing a variety of things from Haircut Day on our grassheads, making memory books, and spending time with our kindergarten buddies to watching a movie, cleaning the classroom, and having Grizzly Day! It should be a fun last week of school! As I stated before, I will miss your sweet babies. I wish them many blessings and lots of happiness!
Tuesday will be our auction! The children have been working towards this day all year. Some of them have managed to save a lot of money, and some not so much, but everyone will get something! :) Many of the children were debt free which met they were able to buy their desks and not pay rent which enabled them to save more each month. A couple even managed to buy someone else's desk! Some children saved more each month because they didn't purchase much at the class store. I also gave bonus bucks for test scores that were a C or better. I gave bonus money to those children that went above and beyond what was required as well. Accelerated Reading earned $1 per AR point. Briley came in first in AR with a whopping 657 points, so she will get $657! Wow Briley! Congratulations! Roy came in second with 262 points! Good Job Roy! Cooper came in third with 188, Shelby O. with 186 and Sydney with 165! Super work Cooper, Shelby and Sydney! I had over half the class earn over 100 AR points this year! I am so proud of all my kiddos though because all of them either met our class reading goal or the individual goal I set for them! Another way to earn bonus bucks was to do spelling enrichment and participate in the Brainiac Club. In spelling enrichment, Jack takes 1st place with 182 points! He will earn $182! Awesome Jack! Ellie takes 2nd with 169 points and Kayla takes 3rd with 149 points! Super job Ellie and Kayla! Brennan, Shelby O. and Roy participated as well and will be earning bonus bucks too! I'm proud of you! As for the Brainiac Club, Jaycee takes top honor with completing 24 mini assignments! I am giving double bonus points for the Brainiac Club, so Jaycee will earn $48! You rock Jaycee! Other participants were Jack, Shelby O., Ellie, Lexi, Cooper, Ben and Sydney! Good job kids for going above and beyond what was expected!
Wednesday will be the school awards assembly. Awards will be given out by the librarian for AR, the P.E. teachers for Little Olympics, and the music teacher for Tri-State.
Thursday(weather permitting) will be Grizzly Day, so be sure and send your child to school in play clothes and shoes.
Friday will be a Game and Feed. Your child can bring a game to school (electronic is allowed too) as well as a snack and drink. That's about all. :) Have a terrific summer!! I will see you next year!
Tuesday will be our auction! The children have been working towards this day all year. Some of them have managed to save a lot of money, and some not so much, but everyone will get something! :) Many of the children were debt free which met they were able to buy their desks and not pay rent which enabled them to save more each month. A couple even managed to buy someone else's desk! Some children saved more each month because they didn't purchase much at the class store. I also gave bonus bucks for test scores that were a C or better. I gave bonus money to those children that went above and beyond what was required as well. Accelerated Reading earned $1 per AR point. Briley came in first in AR with a whopping 657 points, so she will get $657! Wow Briley! Congratulations! Roy came in second with 262 points! Good Job Roy! Cooper came in third with 188, Shelby O. with 186 and Sydney with 165! Super work Cooper, Shelby and Sydney! I had over half the class earn over 100 AR points this year! I am so proud of all my kiddos though because all of them either met our class reading goal or the individual goal I set for them! Another way to earn bonus bucks was to do spelling enrichment and participate in the Brainiac Club. In spelling enrichment, Jack takes 1st place with 182 points! He will earn $182! Awesome Jack! Ellie takes 2nd with 169 points and Kayla takes 3rd with 149 points! Super job Ellie and Kayla! Brennan, Shelby O. and Roy participated as well and will be earning bonus bucks too! I'm proud of you! As for the Brainiac Club, Jaycee takes top honor with completing 24 mini assignments! I am giving double bonus points for the Brainiac Club, so Jaycee will earn $48! You rock Jaycee! Other participants were Jack, Shelby O., Ellie, Lexi, Cooper, Ben and Sydney! Good job kids for going above and beyond what was expected!
Wednesday will be the school awards assembly. Awards will be given out by the librarian for AR, the P.E. teachers for Little Olympics, and the music teacher for Tri-State.
Thursday(weather permitting) will be Grizzly Day, so be sure and send your child to school in play clothes and shoes.
Friday will be a Game and Feed. Your child can bring a game to school (electronic is allowed too) as well as a snack and drink. That's about all. :) Have a terrific summer!! I will see you next year!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Week of May 9th
This will be a crazy, busy week, but a fun one!!
Reading - Historical Fiction
Spelling - List 23 on spellingcity.com List 23.5 is enriched
English - Parts of speech review and editing sentences
Math - Long Division (2 digit divisors), Math review, and Algebra
Science - Plants
Social Studies - State research in computer lab
Art - Marble Mazes (We were too busy last week to get to this!)
Things to remember:
Little Olympics field trip - Monday morning (buses leave at 8:05) (kids can bring money for concession)
Leonardo's field trip - Wednesday - remember to pay your $5 admission fee (sponsors are $5 as well) Buses will leave Glenwood at about 9:45 and return around 2:30. Sponsors can ride with us or meet us at Leonardo's.
State Floats are due Thursday.
Family Day is this Friday at 1:30. It should last around 30 minutes. Please try to come. It is very important to your child. You will enjoy it! :)
Reading - Historical Fiction
Spelling - List 23 on spellingcity.com List 23.5 is enriched
English - Parts of speech review and editing sentences
Math - Long Division (2 digit divisors), Math review, and Algebra
Science - Plants
Social Studies - State research in computer lab
Art - Marble Mazes (We were too busy last week to get to this!)
Things to remember:
Little Olympics field trip - Monday morning (buses leave at 8:05) (kids can bring money for concession)
Leonardo's field trip - Wednesday - remember to pay your $5 admission fee (sponsors are $5 as well) Buses will leave Glenwood at about 9:45 and return around 2:30. Sponsors can ride with us or meet us at Leonardo's.
State Floats are due Thursday.
Family Day is this Friday at 1:30. It should last around 30 minutes. Please try to come. It is very important to your child. You will enjoy it! :)
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Week of May 2nd
Hello Families! Here is this week's happenings:
Reading - We will begin partner historical fiction books this week.
Spelling - List 22 on spellingcity.com (ight,ought, and aught words) Enriched - List 22.5
Math - We will be revisiting long division this week with a jump into 2 digit divisors. We will also continue do do morning math review of previously learned skills.
Social Studies - Great News! Everyone passed their online 50 state location test with 100%!!! I'm so proud of them! This week, I will send home directions for the state float project and will post a link to some pictures of last year's floats. All the children have chosen a state now to research. We will also be doing a couple of projects on states in the computer lab.
Science - We will finish up our unit on geology this week. We will also learn more about our butterflies, write in our observation journals and do a plant project.
English - This week we will finish up our last two poems for our poetry folder and choose our favorite for our PowerPoint presentation. We will also continue to work on parts of speech, punctuation and capitalization.
*Don't forget that the Egg Drop containers are due on Friday. Mr. Starks has graciously volunteered his time and bucket truck to drop the containers! It will be such a fun event!
*Thank you to those that have donated an auction item or have signed up to donate an item! I GREATLY APPRECIATE it! You can send your donation anytime. The auction is coming up in about 2 weeks.
We still need 2 more Leonardo's volunteers for our field trip. I know it's a busy time of year and many of your work, so I TOTALLY understand. We are just kind of in a crunch because we have to have 1 adult per 5 children to go. I know many of you are trying or have tried to work something out in order to come! Thanks for trying!!
We will be doing a cool project on Friday. We will be constructing marble mazes. I will provide white index cards for the children, but many of the children have expressed interest in making a colorful marble maze like some of my former students have made. If your child wants to make a colorful marble maze, you can find a pkg. of 100 fluorescent index cards at Walmart for $1.88. One package will be plenty. This purchase is of course optional. I know sometimes you get a different story at home.....like the fact that they HAD to have a motorcycle for their Mouse House. I told them that was OPTIONAL too. A couple of my sweet kiddos, I know, told their parents they had to have it. :0 Children! If you only knew the stories I hear at school! Ha ha! I will believe half of what I hear if you will do the same! Hee hee!
*Don't forget to look at the A to Z Countdown Calendar for this week's topics! :)
Reading - We will begin partner historical fiction books this week.
Spelling - List 22 on spellingcity.com (ight,ought, and aught words) Enriched - List 22.5
Math - We will be revisiting long division this week with a jump into 2 digit divisors. We will also continue do do morning math review of previously learned skills.
Social Studies - Great News! Everyone passed their online 50 state location test with 100%!!! I'm so proud of them! This week, I will send home directions for the state float project and will post a link to some pictures of last year's floats. All the children have chosen a state now to research. We will also be doing a couple of projects on states in the computer lab.
Science - We will finish up our unit on geology this week. We will also learn more about our butterflies, write in our observation journals and do a plant project.
English - This week we will finish up our last two poems for our poetry folder and choose our favorite for our PowerPoint presentation. We will also continue to work on parts of speech, punctuation and capitalization.
*Don't forget that the Egg Drop containers are due on Friday. Mr. Starks has graciously volunteered his time and bucket truck to drop the containers! It will be such a fun event!
*Thank you to those that have donated an auction item or have signed up to donate an item! I GREATLY APPRECIATE it! You can send your donation anytime. The auction is coming up in about 2 weeks.
We still need 2 more Leonardo's volunteers for our field trip. I know it's a busy time of year and many of your work, so I TOTALLY understand. We are just kind of in a crunch because we have to have 1 adult per 5 children to go. I know many of you are trying or have tried to work something out in order to come! Thanks for trying!!
We will be doing a cool project on Friday. We will be constructing marble mazes. I will provide white index cards for the children, but many of the children have expressed interest in making a colorful marble maze like some of my former students have made. If your child wants to make a colorful marble maze, you can find a pkg. of 100 fluorescent index cards at Walmart for $1.88. One package will be plenty. This purchase is of course optional. I know sometimes you get a different story at home.....like the fact that they HAD to have a motorcycle for their Mouse House. I told them that was OPTIONAL too. A couple of my sweet kiddos, I know, told their parents they had to have it. :0 Children! If you only knew the stories I hear at school! Ha ha! I will believe half of what I hear if you will do the same! Hee hee!
*Don't forget to look at the A to Z Countdown Calendar for this week's topics! :)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Week of April 25th
Happy Easter to all my kiddos and their families!! Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend!
Testing is this week! Please make sure your children get adequate rest and a good breakfast. :) We will be testing in the mornings Monday through Thursday. Testing works up a good appetite, so you might want to pack your child a good snack too. Our afternoons will be focused mostly on science and social studies. In science, we will be looking at rock types and minerals, doing an experiment, and rock eating :). We will also be learning more about the butterfly larvae we have in our classroom. In social studies, we will be doing some USA work. I have 18 children that have passed their online 50 state location quiz on expert level with a 100%!! I am super proud of them. I know the rest will make it as well!! Several of the children are now working on passing their 50 state capitals quiz with an A and several have passed it and have now moved on to locating countries in Africa and Asia. Four students have even made it to Europe! Wow! They are blowing me away!
In celebration of testing being over, we will have a POP Party on Friday. The children may bring anything that has the word pop in it such as.......popcorn (popped please), pop, pop rocks, popsicles, pop tarts, etc.
Don't forget to look at the A to Z countdown calendar. Tomorrow afternoon is Game Day. Also, don't forget to return the letter I sent last week if you can help out with the auction or Leonardo's. I really need your help. Thanks so much!
Testing is this week! Please make sure your children get adequate rest and a good breakfast. :) We will be testing in the mornings Monday through Thursday. Testing works up a good appetite, so you might want to pack your child a good snack too. Our afternoons will be focused mostly on science and social studies. In science, we will be looking at rock types and minerals, doing an experiment, and rock eating :). We will also be learning more about the butterfly larvae we have in our classroom. In social studies, we will be doing some USA work. I have 18 children that have passed their online 50 state location quiz on expert level with a 100%!! I am super proud of them. I know the rest will make it as well!! Several of the children are now working on passing their 50 state capitals quiz with an A and several have passed it and have now moved on to locating countries in Africa and Asia. Four students have even made it to Europe! Wow! They are blowing me away!
In celebration of testing being over, we will have a POP Party on Friday. The children may bring anything that has the word pop in it such as.......popcorn (popped please), pop, pop rocks, popsicles, pop tarts, etc.
Don't forget to look at the A to Z countdown calendar. Tomorrow afternoon is Game Day. Also, don't forget to return the letter I sent last week if you can help out with the auction or Leonardo's. I really need your help. Thanks so much!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Week of April 18th
Hi Families! Check out the kids' space habitats below! Here is this week's agenda:
Reading and Math - Test Prep
No spelling for 2 weeks (due to test prep and testing)
Science - Geology (Fun unit!) :)
Social Studies - We will finish up our West unit. The children will have a West location test on Wednesday and the West capitals test on Friday. I sent home a study guide this past Friday. Hopefully, it made it home. :) We will also begin doing some USA assignments. They are working on locating all 50 states on a website located on my blog under USA. Some of the children are really close to getting all 50 already! Yeah!!
English - Poetry
Don't forget to look at the A to Z calendar I sent home last week. Monday is Beach Towel Day so the children may bring a beach towel to read on outside. Tuesday is Candy Day so they may bring their favorite candy to school to eat.
Reading and Math - Test Prep
No spelling for 2 weeks (due to test prep and testing)
Science - Geology (Fun unit!) :)
Social Studies - We will finish up our West unit. The children will have a West location test on Wednesday and the West capitals test on Friday. I sent home a study guide this past Friday. Hopefully, it made it home. :) We will also begin doing some USA assignments. They are working on locating all 50 states on a website located on my blog under USA. Some of the children are really close to getting all 50 already! Yeah!!
English - Poetry
Don't forget to look at the A to Z calendar I sent home last week. Monday is Beach Towel Day so the children may bring a beach towel to read on outside. Tuesday is Candy Day so they may bring their favorite candy to school to eat.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Week of April 11th
Hey Families! Hope all is well with everyone!! I can't believe we have only 6 weeks left! This is when I start to get a little teary. I truly love your children and will miss them so very much! The children have been working so hard and I am super proud of them!! Here is this week's agenda:
Reading - We will be finishing up The Mouse and the Motorcycle book this week! The children and I are really enjoying it! Their homework project for this story is to collect a shoebox and items that will create a mouse house for Ralph. We will make the mouse house in class on April 22nd, but they need to be collecting items and can bring them to school anytime. We talked about making furniture out of egg cartons, wallpaper out of scrapbook paper, etc. The children are creative. I'm sure they can think of a lot of things! :) They were coming up with quite a few things when we talked about it yesterday! We will make Ralph out of clay. It should be a fun project!
Math - Fractions - reducing fractions and adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators We will also continue to REVIEW everything we've learned this year!
English - We will finish up our online stories this week in computer lab. Please help your child at home if he/she needs pictures scanned and please also edit your child's work. The stories are due in completion by Friday. Thank you to those that sent the signed order forms back on time. I sent a new copy to those that didn't. I NEED them by Monday. I have to send them to the company before our production date happens. Remember, you don't have to order a book for your child to get a free one. I just need the form signed and returned. Also this week, we will continue to work on poetry.
Spelling - List 21 on spellingcity.com and List 21.5 is enriched
Social Studies - We will begin studying the final region, the West, of our country this week. We will look at the states within this region as well as landforms, resources, and economy. We will also talk about the Oregon Trail, the Gold Rush, as well as other key events in this region's history. The test over the state locations and capitals will be next week.
Science - We will finish up our unit on the body. There will be a test over the main organ locations and their functions on Friday. We will create a study guide on Tuesday for them to take home.
That's about all! Our Countdown to Summer Vacation starts on Friday! Friday will be "A" Day. A stands for Art, so we will have an artist from Leonardo's come and do a cool art project with the kids! Fun! Look for the A to Z list on Monday!
****ALSO***** I forgot to put down an important event on the "Dates of Important Events and Projects" list I sent home. Oops! Friday is our school's Spring Fling! This is a very fun event! You should have received a few papers by now about this event and how you can help as well as how to buy tickets and how much they are. You don't want to miss it! I go every year and have a lot of fun. I am anxious to take Eli this year!
One more thing......I promised the children they could have a Read and Feed in their Space Habitats on Friday. They may bring a snack and drink to school then. Make sure their drink has a cap/lid. They may also bring a stuffed animal. After our Read and Feed, we will have a drawing to determine who gets to win the Space Habitats. By the way, they did awesome constructing their habitats!! This was a challenging, higher level thinking activity, but they rose to the challenge. I will post pictures and video soon of this project!!
Reading - We will be finishing up The Mouse and the Motorcycle book this week! The children and I are really enjoying it! Their homework project for this story is to collect a shoebox and items that will create a mouse house for Ralph. We will make the mouse house in class on April 22nd, but they need to be collecting items and can bring them to school anytime. We talked about making furniture out of egg cartons, wallpaper out of scrapbook paper, etc. The children are creative. I'm sure they can think of a lot of things! :) They were coming up with quite a few things when we talked about it yesterday! We will make Ralph out of clay. It should be a fun project!
Math - Fractions - reducing fractions and adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators We will also continue to REVIEW everything we've learned this year!
English - We will finish up our online stories this week in computer lab. Please help your child at home if he/she needs pictures scanned and please also edit your child's work. The stories are due in completion by Friday. Thank you to those that sent the signed order forms back on time. I sent a new copy to those that didn't. I NEED them by Monday. I have to send them to the company before our production date happens. Remember, you don't have to order a book for your child to get a free one. I just need the form signed and returned. Also this week, we will continue to work on poetry.
Spelling - List 21 on spellingcity.com and List 21.5 is enriched
Social Studies - We will begin studying the final region, the West, of our country this week. We will look at the states within this region as well as landforms, resources, and economy. We will also talk about the Oregon Trail, the Gold Rush, as well as other key events in this region's history. The test over the state locations and capitals will be next week.
Science - We will finish up our unit on the body. There will be a test over the main organ locations and their functions on Friday. We will create a study guide on Tuesday for them to take home.
That's about all! Our Countdown to Summer Vacation starts on Friday! Friday will be "A" Day. A stands for Art, so we will have an artist from Leonardo's come and do a cool art project with the kids! Fun! Look for the A to Z list on Monday!
****ALSO***** I forgot to put down an important event on the "Dates of Important Events and Projects" list I sent home. Oops! Friday is our school's Spring Fling! This is a very fun event! You should have received a few papers by now about this event and how you can help as well as how to buy tickets and how much they are. You don't want to miss it! I go every year and have a lot of fun. I am anxious to take Eli this year!
One more thing......I promised the children they could have a Read and Feed in their Space Habitats on Friday. They may bring a snack and drink to school then. Make sure their drink has a cap/lid. They may also bring a stuffed animal. After our Read and Feed, we will have a drawing to determine who gets to win the Space Habitats. By the way, they did awesome constructing their habitats!! This was a challenging, higher level thinking activity, but they rose to the challenge. I will post pictures and video soon of this project!!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Week of April 4th
Hey Families!! Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather! So glad it's Spring! Can't wait to dig in the dirt and start planting flowers! It's therapeutic to me! :) Whew! Last week was one busy, but productive week! I'm so proud of how hard the children worked! I sent home an agenda for the remainder of the school year. I told the kids to post it somewhere in a safe, visible place. Here is what the week ahead looks like:
Reading - We are going to be reading The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary as a class. We will be doing comprehension questions with each chapter as well as studying some of the vocabulary used in the story. *Remember* The children's Cereal Box Book Report is due this Friday. This report is over the story they just finished.
Math - Measurement ...... After measurement, we will have covered everything that is in our state testing. We will continue to review everything, but we will also revisit fractions now to do a more in depth study of that concept. I always cover concepts that we will test over first, to make sure they are prepared, then I go back and do more expanded lessons on certain concepts to prepare them for 5th grade. 5th grade curriculum is way more intense. This week in fractions, we will begin by finding equivalent fractions, and changing mixed and improper fractions.
Spelling - List 20 on spellingcity.com.......List 20.5 is the enriched list.
Social Studies - We will do a week long unit on the Southwest Region of our country. This region has only 4 states in it! One of the states is Oklahoma. We have already covered Oklahoma history which also encompassed the whole region for the most part. We will take a look at our region's land and resources as well as learn about the Navajo Indians and compare/contrast the Trail of Tears to the Long Walk. We will have our location/capital test on these 4 states and their capitals on Friday.
Science - Body
English - We will be writing poems this week and taking a look at different types of poems. We will also continue to use our computer time to type our online stories. Your child may want you to help them download some pictures from home. Please take the time to do this as well as help to edit your child's story. This is a very special project! You will be amazed at the quality of the book. I will be sending home a letter/order form this week. You may choose to buy copies, but your child will get one free book regardless of a purchase.! Isn't that great?! In order to get the free book, the letter home has to be signed by a parent. Please look for that and get it signed and sent back.
Please consider volunteering for our field trip in May to Leonardo's. I need 4 more adults in order to go. Please let me know if you can come. We will leave school around 9:45 and return around 2:30. The cost will be $5 per person, both children and sponsors. Club membership doesn't count....so sorry. I will begin to collect money in a few weeks. Let me know if you can volunteer. :) It is an awesome day!!
Reading - We are going to be reading The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary as a class. We will be doing comprehension questions with each chapter as well as studying some of the vocabulary used in the story. *Remember* The children's Cereal Box Book Report is due this Friday. This report is over the story they just finished.
Math - Measurement ...... After measurement, we will have covered everything that is in our state testing. We will continue to review everything, but we will also revisit fractions now to do a more in depth study of that concept. I always cover concepts that we will test over first, to make sure they are prepared, then I go back and do more expanded lessons on certain concepts to prepare them for 5th grade. 5th grade curriculum is way more intense. This week in fractions, we will begin by finding equivalent fractions, and changing mixed and improper fractions.
Spelling - List 20 on spellingcity.com.......List 20.5 is the enriched list.
Social Studies - We will do a week long unit on the Southwest Region of our country. This region has only 4 states in it! One of the states is Oklahoma. We have already covered Oklahoma history which also encompassed the whole region for the most part. We will take a look at our region's land and resources as well as learn about the Navajo Indians and compare/contrast the Trail of Tears to the Long Walk. We will have our location/capital test on these 4 states and their capitals on Friday.
Science - Body
English - We will be writing poems this week and taking a look at different types of poems. We will also continue to use our computer time to type our online stories. Your child may want you to help them download some pictures from home. Please take the time to do this as well as help to edit your child's story. This is a very special project! You will be amazed at the quality of the book. I will be sending home a letter/order form this week. You may choose to buy copies, but your child will get one free book regardless of a purchase.! Isn't that great?! In order to get the free book, the letter home has to be signed by a parent. Please look for that and get it signed and sent back.
Please consider volunteering for our field trip in May to Leonardo's. I need 4 more adults in order to go. Please let me know if you can come. We will leave school around 9:45 and return around 2:30. The cost will be $5 per person, both children and sponsors. Club membership doesn't count....so sorry. I will begin to collect money in a few weeks. Let me know if you can volunteer. :) It is an awesome day!!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Week of March 28th
Wow! Last week was one of the hardest weeks ever!! Moving back into my classroom is a wonderful thing, but oh what a job it was! Your children were amazing! They helped me so much! They were also very well behaved which enabled me to get a lot done! Love them dearly!! Everything is almost back to normal. We are so very thankful to be in our big beautiful classroom with a sink again! The room looks awesome! Henson construction did a terrific job, especially following the lead of Randy, their site foreman! Our custodians and Mr. Rainey worked their tails off this week helping to move everyone. So thankful for them too!
We have 8 weeks of school left.....can't believe it! We will be very busy these last weeks! There are lots of fun days ahead. I will be posting and sending home a letter of events and dates soon. Here is what this week looks like:
Reading - We will be finishing up our leveled novels....they need to be read by Friday. Some have already finished their books. I will give them their book report homework project when they complete their stories. These book reports are due next Friday, April 8th.
Math - On Monday, we will finish up our Geometry Towns. They are doing a fabulous job on them! Tuesday - Reading thermometers, Wednesday - Range, Median, and Mode, Thursday - Area and Perimeter on a grid, Friday - Polygons and Solid Shapes. On Monday, I will send home a homework assignment which involves constructing 3D shapes. This project is due on Friday.
Spelling - List 19 on spellingcity.com, List 19.5 - enriched
English - Usage of I and Me, We will spend the whole week in computer lab on our stories.
Science - Our body unit begins! Fun!
Social Studies - The Midwest Unit study is due in completion on Friday. About 2/3 of the class are managing their time well and have all or most of the work completed, but the other 1/3 are struggling. They will be having homework this week. :( During our work time, I enforce a quiet working atmosphere. Some are just simply not using their time wisely. They have a lot to learn and hopefully through these experiences will understand how to better manage their time for future success. :) We will get them there!
Friday will be our March Madness Reading Celebration! We are currently in the lead against Mrs. Herbel's class. I don't know yet the results of last week, because we were too busy moving, but I will check the current score on Monday. Hopefully, they can get my computer and smart board hooked up correctly and working too! That helps me in checking AR totals.
That's all for now. Please be checking the blog for current information as well as the dates of events coming up! You may want to mark your calendar with due dates and also the family day event when I get the list out. :)
We have 8 weeks of school left.....can't believe it! We will be very busy these last weeks! There are lots of fun days ahead. I will be posting and sending home a letter of events and dates soon. Here is what this week looks like:
Reading - We will be finishing up our leveled novels....they need to be read by Friday. Some have already finished their books. I will give them their book report homework project when they complete their stories. These book reports are due next Friday, April 8th.
Math - On Monday, we will finish up our Geometry Towns. They are doing a fabulous job on them! Tuesday - Reading thermometers, Wednesday - Range, Median, and Mode, Thursday - Area and Perimeter on a grid, Friday - Polygons and Solid Shapes. On Monday, I will send home a homework assignment which involves constructing 3D shapes. This project is due on Friday.
Spelling - List 19 on spellingcity.com, List 19.5 - enriched
English - Usage of I and Me, We will spend the whole week in computer lab on our stories.
Science - Our body unit begins! Fun!
Social Studies - The Midwest Unit study is due in completion on Friday. About 2/3 of the class are managing their time well and have all or most of the work completed, but the other 1/3 are struggling. They will be having homework this week. :( During our work time, I enforce a quiet working atmosphere. Some are just simply not using their time wisely. They have a lot to learn and hopefully through these experiences will understand how to better manage their time for future success. :) We will get them there!
Friday will be our March Madness Reading Celebration! We are currently in the lead against Mrs. Herbel's class. I don't know yet the results of last week, because we were too busy moving, but I will check the current score on Monday. Hopefully, they can get my computer and smart board hooked up correctly and working too! That helps me in checking AR totals.
That's all for now. Please be checking the blog for current information as well as the dates of events coming up! You may want to mark your calendar with due dates and also the family day event when I get the list out. :)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Americana Basket Donations needed
If anyone can donate an item for our American-themed basket, (for the Spring Fling auction) please do so soon. I've received word that they are needing to get the basket made. As of yet, we have had no donations. Thank you in advance if you can help with this. :)
Friday, March 11, 2011
Week of 3-21
Happy Spring Break! Hope you have a great week! Unfortunately, we didn't get to move to our new classroom today. :( It was a big disappointment, but one more week after Spring Break and we will get to move. We can't wait! After Spring Break, we will be doing the following:
Reading - 2 reading groups - One group will be reading How to Eat Fried Worms and one group will be reading Maniac Magee. Both are wonderful stories! The children will have a book report project for homework after their stories are complete. They will have 2 weeks to finish their book......due April 4th. The book report project will be due April 8th.
English - online stories...We have also been working on and will keep working on figurative language.
Spelling - List 18 on spellingcity.com (soft and hard "c" and "g") The enriched list is List 18.5.
Math - We will review long division and large number multiplication. We will also be doing geometry......polygons and line relationships. We will begin a math project in which the children will draw a map of their own Geometry Town. The Geometry Town will have directions and specifications to follow. It should be a fun project!
Social Studies - We will continue to work on our Midwest Individual Unit.
Science - Clouds and Precipitation
Hopefully, the children told you that we are no longer required to do Spanish.
Reading - 2 reading groups - One group will be reading How to Eat Fried Worms and one group will be reading Maniac Magee. Both are wonderful stories! The children will have a book report project for homework after their stories are complete. They will have 2 weeks to finish their book......due April 4th. The book report project will be due April 8th.
English - online stories...We have also been working on and will keep working on figurative language.
Spelling - List 18 on spellingcity.com (soft and hard "c" and "g") The enriched list is List 18.5.
Math - We will review long division and large number multiplication. We will also be doing geometry......polygons and line relationships. We will begin a math project in which the children will draw a map of their own Geometry Town. The Geometry Town will have directions and specifications to follow. It should be a fun project!
Social Studies - We will continue to work on our Midwest Individual Unit.
Science - Clouds and Precipitation
Hopefully, the children told you that we are no longer required to do Spanish.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Geography and Spelling Bee Class Champs!
Brennan won the class championship for the geography bee, but unfortunately was sick the day of the
school bee. Sorry Brennan, but good job for winning first place in the class bee!
Week of 3-7
Here is a look at the agenda for this week:
Math: Long division, estimating quotients, geometry, review
Reading: We will finish our reading BINGO that we started last week. Most of the kids only have their biography and biography poster to do. These posters are due on Friday. The kids have been taking AR tests like crazy! We won the first week's round of March Madness against Mrs. Herbel's class! Go Corderman's kids! The score is 146 to 110. Please encourage your child to read at home. The top reader last week was Jack with Hayden in second place, and Sydney in third! Great work kiddos!
Spelling: List 17 on spellingcity.com with list 17.5 being enrichment
English: online story writing....These stories will be a continuing assignment over the next several weeks. We will work on them in computer lab 2 to 3 days a week. The children are practicing making good sentences, as well as working on grammar, spelling, and punctuation. When children start to finish typing their stories, I will have them peer edit as well. They will learn A LOT through this way of editing! Some of the children have taken their codes home and have been typing at home as well. I encourage you to look at their stories and help them to edit as well. Last year many of my parents helped their children to download pictures for their books. The published books turned out fabulous!! In May, we will have a Family Day. This is a very special event! I will let you know ahead of time, so that you can hopefully take off work for an hour to come. The children will be sharing their published books, as well as reciting their poetry. We will also be having an art show displaying your children's favorite art of the year!
Social Studies: Midwest independent study......The children are learning about important events and people of the Midwest like skyscrapers, railroads, Henry Ford, and Sitting Bull through reading nonfiction books, articles, and passages. They will also view videos on Lewis and Clark and the Wright Brothers!
Math: Long division, estimating quotients, geometry, review
Reading: We will finish our reading BINGO that we started last week. Most of the kids only have their biography and biography poster to do. These posters are due on Friday. The kids have been taking AR tests like crazy! We won the first week's round of March Madness against Mrs. Herbel's class! Go Corderman's kids! The score is 146 to 110. Please encourage your child to read at home. The top reader last week was Jack with Hayden in second place, and Sydney in third! Great work kiddos!
Spelling: List 17 on spellingcity.com with list 17.5 being enrichment
English: online story writing....These stories will be a continuing assignment over the next several weeks. We will work on them in computer lab 2 to 3 days a week. The children are practicing making good sentences, as well as working on grammar, spelling, and punctuation. When children start to finish typing their stories, I will have them peer edit as well. They will learn A LOT through this way of editing! Some of the children have taken their codes home and have been typing at home as well. I encourage you to look at their stories and help them to edit as well. Last year many of my parents helped their children to download pictures for their books. The published books turned out fabulous!! In May, we will have a Family Day. This is a very special event! I will let you know ahead of time, so that you can hopefully take off work for an hour to come. The children will be sharing their published books, as well as reciting their poetry. We will also be having an art show displaying your children's favorite art of the year!
Social Studies: Midwest independent study......The children are learning about important events and people of the Midwest like skyscrapers, railroads, Henry Ford, and Sitting Bull through reading nonfiction books, articles, and passages. They will also view videos on Lewis and Clark and the Wright Brothers!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Pictures!
Valentine's Day Activities!
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