December 21, 2010

• journal - If you had to design an igloo what would it be like?
• English - agreement with be and have - no assignment
• computers - studyisland.com
• reading - A Christmas Carol
• library
• math - lesson 61 using letters to identify geometric figures
• science
• music - final practice for tomorrow's sing-a-long (8:45a.m. parents are welcome to attend)
• class winter party

December 20, 2010

• journal - What are you going to do for winter break?
• English - worksheet (WS) 9 - agreement with be and have
• computers - PAWS - typing practice and circle 21 from the math manipulatives link
• reading - A Christmas Carol - we start "Stave 4" tomorrow
• math - investigation 6 - probability
• science
• assembly - the high school choirs sang for us
• social studies - Sugar Tax, and Stamp Tax

Tomorrow afternoon is the class party 2:15 - 3:15, and we have library in the morning.  Have a great evening!

December 17, 2010

• journal - What is your favorite thing about December?
• reading - A Christmas Carol
• storytelling assembly
• English - pages 112-113 subject-verb aggreement
• math - test 11
• science
• social studies - finished the revolution stories

Two and a half more days.  I'm trying to stay as close to our normal routine as possible to help student behavior.  However, we have an assembly Monday afternoon, class party Tuesday afternoon, and early out on Wednesday.  Have a great weekend!

December 16, 2010

• Journal -What is your favorite thing about television?
• reading - A Christmas Carol
• computers - peg puzzle
• math - lesson 60 - finding a fraction to complete a whole

The storytelling contest is tomorrow.  Stories are told at an 8:50 a.m. assembly.  Winners are announced at a 2:45 p.m. assembly. 

December 14, 2010

• journal - What is your favorite thing about recorders in music?
• dance assembly
• computers - educational websites
• English - page 108-109 (1-36) future tense verbs
• reading - A Christmas Carol
• math - lesson 59 - fractions equal to 1 - subtracting a fraction from 1
• science
• music- preparing for the performance on the 22 at 8:45 a.m.
• social studies - finished up the stories about authority figures and revolution

We only have three and two halves days of school until the holiday break.  How exciting!

December 14, 2010

journal - What is your favorite thing about PAWS?
English - WS 7 Future Tense
computers- studyisland.com
reading - A Christmas Carol
library
math - lesson 58 - writing quotients as a mixed number
science
music - practicing for the program December 22, at 8:45 a.m. parents are invited
social studies - authority stories

December 13, 2010

• journal - What did you think of the substitute?
• English - pg 106-107 Past Tense verbs
• computers - PAWS typing practice
• reading - We are reading/listening to A Christmas Carol
• buddy reading with Mrs. Hoffman's a.m. kindergarten
• math - lesson 57 simple probability
• science
• music
• social studies - historical maps and different viewpoints during the buildup to the Revolutionary War
• read aloud - I am reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 to the class.  I love this book!

Can you believe there are only seven school days until Winter Break? Wednesday the 22nd is early out, and there is no school from the 23rd of December through the 2nd of January. 

December 8, 2010

• journal - What do you want to do when you grow up?
• reading - small stories about the Revolutionary War
• spelling - pre-test tomorrow
• English - worksheet 5 (present tense verbs)
• math - lesson 55 multiplying by 3 digit numbers (such as 456 x 321) test tomorrow - it will include any topics covered up through Investigation 5
• science
• music
• activity - Thanks for donating money and supplies to the class ice cream party. It was a great success!

I have a substitute for the next two days.  Our class is able to sink a battleship for every day that the substitute says the behavior was excellent.  Students misbehaving for a substitute teacher are given undesirable consequences. Please encourage your child to be on his/her best behavior.  I'll be back Monday.

December 7, 2010

• journal - What are you learning about in science?
• English pg 102-103 linking verbs
• spelling sort - vcv and vccv patterns
• library
• math- lesson 54 dividing by multiples of 10
• science
• art
• social studies - British government in colonial days

Ice cream party tomorrow.  Have a great day!

December 6, 2010

journal - How do you solve 322 x 23?
reading - Katie's Trunk
spelling - new list
writing - three things I know about . . .
English - worksheet 4 - linking verbs and action verbs
math - lesson 53 Parts of a Circle and Perimeter
science - test tomorrow
P.E. - two ball poison
social studies - introduction to the American Revolution
Please look over your child's grades on powerschool.  If they are doing poorly on their math assignments please encourage them to correct any problems they missed to be sure they understand the concepts.  Thanks for all you do!!!

December3, 2010

• journal - Tell me about your pets.
• spelling test
• writing - organization - interviewed a classmate, wrote about his/her life in chronological order and wrote using transition words
• English - pg 100-101 main verbs and helping verbs
• math - lesson 52 - Naming Numbers Through Hundred Billions
• science - they will have a test Tuesday - students should have notes from which to study

Have a wonderful weekend! 

December 2, 2010

journal - What has been your favorite ABA activity?
spelling pre-test
writing - organization - personal timelines
English - WS 3 Unit 3 - main verbs and helping verbs
math - lesson 51 - Multiplying by Two-Digit Numbers

December 1, 2010

journal - What have you been reading lately?  Do you like it?  Why/Why not?
English - pg 98-99 Direct Objects
math - Investigation 5 - organizing data
science
music
social studies - Life on the Frontier - draw a cabin as described in our study (due Monday)
Happy December!  I appreciate all of the volunteers that have been spending time in our classroom.  Thank you for all of your help.