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!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
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! :)
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