November 30, 2010

journal - Tell me about life on a plantation.
English - worksheet 3 unit 1 - direct objects
computers- study island
reading - finished the story about Paul Revere
math - test 9
science
art
social studies - states and capitals and birthday pages
Have a great day!

November 29, 2010

journal - How was your Thanksgiving break?
English - WS 1 Unit 3 is due tomorrow - both sides and English textbook page 97 (11-26)
spelling - words ending with "ur" sound (see the spelling page)
reading - Paul Revere story
math - lesson 50 (Finding an Average) test tomorrow
science-
P.E. - crab soccer
social studies - Life on Plantations
The students were able to sink all of the ships on battleship again.  I am amamzed that they were able to conquer the whole board that quickly.  The activity they have been working for is to have ice cream sundaes.  Is there anyone who would like to donate some paper bowls, plastic spoons, napkins, and/or toppings for that activity?  Please give me a call or send an e-mail to let me know. 
I enjoyed my Thanksgiving break, and I hope all of the students did too, but it is nice to get back into a routine here at school.  Thanks for all the hard work you give.

November 23, 2010

Colonial Day

we made bread
butter
a brick
a candle
and noise

we did some weaving
some spinning
and now we are
worn out

Colonial Day was a great success, thank you for your help. The parents and students at our school are the best!  Have a great Thanksgiving break.

November 22, 2010

journal - I am thankful for . . .

English - action verbs (worksheet 1 in unit 3)

reading - finished The Best School Year Ever

math - Solving Two-Step Word Problems (Lesson 49)

science

music

social studies - plantation economics

Tomorrow's schedule has been changed to an early out schedule because of the weather forecast. Colonial Day is tomorrow, and I'm really looking forward to it. By the way I completed the Great American Award page - please take a look at the requirements.  With hard work every student could earn this award.

November 19, 2010

journal - I am thankful for . . . 

activity/movie - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

storytelling - I will announce the winners on Monday

math - lesson 48 read and write numbers in expanded notation

science - with Miss Wilcock

I did not get the progress reports handed out.  I'm sorry, they are printed but I forgot to give them to the students. Remember that Colonial Day is coming up on Tuesday.  Book orders are due Monday - our class activation code is H6TMM should you choose to order online.  Have a great weekend!

November 18, 2010

journal - I am thankful for . . . 

spelling - pre-test - homophones - rein and reign, and aisle and isle were tricky for a lot of students.  They need to know how to match the meaning and spelling for each word.

reading - poetry

math - lesson 47 - simplifying mixed measures: such as 5 ft 7 in = ______inches or 7 pounds 12 ounces = ______ ounces

We will watch a movie tomorrow morning as a behavioral reward for the class. A note went home with each student this afternoon regarding that activity.  Colonial Days is coming up on Tuesday, November 23.  Have a great day!

November 17, 2010

journal - I am thankful for . . . 

English Unit 2 Test

computers - websites from the link list on this blog

reading - we read poetry about animals today

math - lesson 46 Stories About a Fraction of a Group

author assembly 

The students sunk all of the ships in battleship again.  Their behavior is spot on - most of the time. We will have a movie with popcorn on Friday afternoon.  A note will be going home with each student tomorrow.  I just put out new book order forms. Please turn any orders in by Monday, November 22. 

November 16, 2010

Journal - Thankful feather for the turkey

English - pages 82-83 were turned in today, there is a test tomorrow on Unit 2 -Nouns

spelling - the students were given a worksheet to help them sort the words by sound and definition

library

math - test 8 today - I'll get the scores recorded by tomorrow afternoon.

science

art

social studies - open book test on chapter 5

Tomorrow afternoon there is an assembly. An author will be here to talk to the students. Remember that class storytelling will take place this Friday morning.  Students are invited to participate, but not required.

November 15, 2010

Assignments:

journal 11/15-11/23 - thankful feather

reading - poetry

spelling - new list - homophones

writing - staying on topic

math - lesson 45 (classifying quadrilaterals) test tomorrow

P.E. - jedi dodgeball

social studies - review of chapter 5 - test tomorrow

We rearranged the seating chart today, that was quite a task. Students are now getting science instruction from Miss Wilcock.  Ask them how it's going.

November 12, 2010

Assignments:

journal - What do you know about nouns? (yesterday's topic was Veterans' Day)

English - page 89 (13-49)

spelling - test today

math - lesson 44

science - video called Earth's Changing Surface

social studies - states and capitals

Have a great weekend everyone.  I'm sorry I missed writing down yesterday's blog - the afternoon got away from me (we were planning Colonial Days) and I had an appointment I had to get to.  See you Monday! 

Oh, by the way, students were given a copy of their progress report - please take a look at it.  Thanks.

November 10, 2010

Assignments:
journal - Which of the 13 colonies would you want to live in and why?
English - pg 82 (1-12) Review of Unit 2
reading - Iditarod story
math - lesson 42 short division and divisibility by 3, 6, and 9
guest speaker lesson on revising through word choice
science - vocabulary quiz
music
social studies - British Colonies
The students and I loved the Iditarod story.  It seemed like almost every student had a story about dogs to share. That was a lot of fun.

November 9, 2010

Assignments:
journal: Did you attend the gymnastics party?  Tell me about it.
English - pages 78-79 plural possessive nouns
library
math - lesson 41 adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators
science - vocabulary words: arch, butte, earthquake, volcano, erosion, erode, deposition, weathering, geological, fault, uplift, and glacier- test tomorrow
art
social studies - 13 colonies
I updated the grades yesterday afternoon. Students are welcome to retake the science test or redo assignments to improve their scores.

November 8, 2010

Assignments:

spelling - new list (see spelling page)

writing - elaborating

English - worksheet 6 - plural possessive nouns  

math - investigation 4 -using protractors

science - open book test on erosion

P.E. - run around dodgeball

social studies - Who Am I/Main Ideas from the chapter worksheet

journal - What did you think of the substitute teacher?

I'm sorry that I missed the gymnastics party on Saturday. I had an incredibly busy day and was coming down with a cold. I wish I had been there, I'll bet it was fun!

November 5, 2010

Assignments:

assembly this morning - Groark puppet video on resolving disagreements

writing - utahwrite.com prompt -another planet

reading - Coronado and the Cities of Gold

spelling - spelling test

math - math test

science - science review of erosion (test Monday or Tuesday)

journal - how do you feel when you get into a disagreement?

Have a wonderful weekend.  Tomorrow is the gymnastics party. I might not be able to make it, but I hope everyone has a fantastic time!!!

November 3, 2010

Assignments:

spelling - students quizzed each other (test Friday)

reading - Buck Leonard story

math - lesson 39 comparing fractions by drawing pictures

science - glaciers - erosion from ice

social studies - states and capitals

journal - Have you ever seen erosion? Where?

We had a pizza party this afternoon as a reward for the money we raised during the walk-a-thon.  I will have a substitute tomorrow, so the blog will not be updated until Friday afternoon. The gymnastics party is this Saturday, November 6 from 4-6 p.m. I will ask the substitute to send a note home with the students giving the details.

November 2, 2010

Assignments:
spelling - sorted words according to sound and spelling patterns
writing - setting
English - pages 74-75 singular possessive nouns
reading - The Best School Year Ever
math - lesson 38 locating fractions and mixed numbers on a number line
science - wind erosion
social studies - southern and middle colonies - states and capitals
journal - What does clarify mean?
Every student got a new book, The Klutz Book of Brilliantly Ridiculous Inventions, with our book order. I hope they each enjoy it.

November 1, 2010

Assignments:

spelling - new list (please refer to the spelling page for a complete list of this week's spelling words)"ear" and "er" words

reading - Mae Jamison (comprehension strategy - clarify)

English - worksheet 5 page 17 (singular possessive nouns)

math - lesson 36 classifying triangles by angles and sides (Several students are missing too many problems on their math assignments. Parents, please take a few minutes to check over their work.)

science - changing shorelines (erosion)

P.E. - basketball skills

social studies - New England (Northern) and Southern Colonies

journal - What did you do during your extra long weekend?

Even though I really enjoyed the long weekend it feels good to be back in a normal school routine.  See you tomorrow!