January 31, 2011

• Journal: What was moms and muffins like for you?
• English - Cumulative Review - Sentences: page 170 (1-23)
• Computers - PAWS keyboarding program
• Writing - persuasive letter - hats
• Math - Converting Units of Weight and Mass: Lesson 77
• Science - test tomorrow
• Music - 50 Nifty United States
• Volleyball Skills - the coach from the high school taught our class some more volleyball skills.

January 27, 2011

• Journal - What do you think you'll do with the day off tomorrow?
• Spelling Test
• Computers - blogspot games
• Social Studies - finish up Chapter 7 test
• Math - Multiplying Fractions: Lesson 76

Have a great three-day weekend!

January 26, 2011

• Journal: Are you coming to Parent Teacher Conference?
• English - Test Unit 4 Adjectives
• Computers - Study Island
• Reading
• Math - Test 14
• Science
• P.E.
• Social Studies - Test 7

Well, the good news is there isn't any new homework today.  The other news is we had a lot of tests.  Some students did not have enough time to finish the Social Studies test, so they will be given more time tomorrow.

January 25, 2011

• Journal - What are your favorite colors?  Why do you like them?
• English - Review for Unit 4 Test on Adjectives test tomorrow
• Spelling - students quizzed each other on this week's spelling words
• Library
• Math - Changing Improper Fractions to Whole or Mixed Numbers: Lesson 75 test tomorrow
• Science
• Art
• Social Studies - Review of Chapter 7 "Differences Divide Britain and Its Colonies" test tomorrow

I'm sorry that there are so many tests tomorrow.  Math tests are given after every five math lessons.  The English and Social Studies tests just happened to fall on the same day. The length of the review is based on student understanding and they seemed to be understanding the concepts just fine, so we completed the reviews and the tests will be tomorrow.

January 24, 2011

• Journal - Did you finish The BFG this weekend?
• English - Proper Adjectives: pg 159 (2-10 even); pg 161 (2-10 even); pg 163 (2-12 even)
• Computers - PAWS typing program
• Spelling - VCCCV words
• Buddy Reading
• Math - Converting Units of Length: Lesson 74
• Science
• Social Studies - Chapter 7 Review (problems 11-17)
• Volleyball

We learned some volleyball skills after the fire drill this afternoon.  It was a lot of fun. 

January 21, 2011

• Journal - Compare The BFG to other books you've read.
• English - Comparing with Good and Bad: no assignment.  This is a relatively short unit (adjectives) our test will be January 26 or 27.  Please review the rules about adjectives with your child.
• Computers -www.studyisland.com - Language Arts Tests
• Writing - We are learning about persuasive essays.  As a class we have decided to write a letter about wearing hats in school.  Today we brainstormed for reasons of why wearing hats in school would be a good idea.
• Reading - The BFG  : Please finish this book at home over the weekend.
• Math - Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers: Lesson 73
• Science

Have a wonderful weekend!

January 20, 2011

• Journal - What are articles and demonstrative adjectives?  How do they work?
• English - Comparing with Adjectives: no assignment
• Reading - The BFG: get to page 147 for tomorrow
• Computers - http://www.studyisland.com/
• Math - Area, part 1: Lesson 72

January 19, 2011

• Journal - What do you know about adjectives?
• English - Adjectives - Articles and Demonstratives: pg 152-153 (1-9) and pg 156-157 (1-10)
• Computers - PAWS typing program
• Reading - The BFG
• Math - Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Lesson 71
• Science
• P.E. - Dodgeball
• Social Studies - Review of Chapter 7 "Differences Divide Britain and Its Colonies" - Test will probably be Tuesday, January 25. 

January 18, 2011

• Journal - Tell me about Martin Luther King Jr.
• English - Adjectives: write adjectives from pages 16-17 in The BFG
• Reading - The BFG: read to page 86 tonight - small quiz tomorrow
• Math - Investigation 7 Pattern Recognition: we completed the assignment as a class, if your child was paying attention he/she should have it completed correctly.
• Science
• Social Studies - Make Economic Choices: What choices would you make with $25 as a birthday gift, and why?

Parents, please remember to contact me for Parent Teacher Conference appointments.  The first several appointments on Wednesday are where many people put their preferences, if you can meet later on that would be great. 

January 14, 2011

• Journal - How many states can you name in alphabetical order?
• Spelling - test
• Computers- utahwrite.com
• English - Unit 3 Test
• Math - Test 13

This was the last day of the quarter.  I sent home a note regarding parent teacher conference sign up times.  The sign up times are on a first come first served basis, so please let me know as soon as you can when you will be able to attend. All grades should be updated this afternoon, so check powerschool this evening for an indication of your child's grades for the second quarter.  Have a great long weekend!

January 13, 2011

• Journal - How was your science test?
• English - no homework, we spent the time reviewing for the Unit 3 test tomorrow
• Writing - persuasive paper on Utahwrite.com
• Reading - The BFG by Roald Dahl
• Math - Lesson 70 Writing Equivalent Decimal Numbers; Writing Cents Correctly
• Silent Reading
• Teacher Read Aloud - The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

Please remember that tomorrow is the last day of the quarter - late work needs to be turned in tomorrow by the end of the school day.  Tomorrow is also an early release day. 

January 12, 2011

• Journal - What do you do at recess in the snow/ice?
• English - worksheet 15 - sit,set; may,can (Remember, Unit 3 (Verbs) test is Friday!)
• Writing - Organization - Cause and Effect
• Reading - Tolliver's Secret
• Math - Lesson 69 Fractions of a Second; Comparing and Ordering Decimal Numbers
• Science
• P.E.
• Social Studies - Fighting at Lexington and Concord

Friday is the last day of the quarter. I will give students a list of any missing work tomorrow morning. Friday is also an early release day.

January 11, 2011

• journal - Tell me about DORA. (the Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment)
• English - worksheet 14 - Let, Leave; Teach, Learn
• Spelling
• Writing - Organization Week 2 packet - putting things in order
• Library
• Math - Naming Decimal Numbers Lesson 68
• Science
• Art
• Social Studies - Continental Congress/Stamp Act Congress Compare and Contrast paper

January 10, 2011

• Journal - Do you know the biography you want for the wax museum event?
• DORA (Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment) testing in the computer lab. 
• English - worksheet 13 Verb Phrases with Have
• Buddy Readers - helping kindergartners with reading skills
• Math - lesson 67 Writing Tenths and Hundredths as Decimal Numbers
• Science
• Music - Fifty Nifty United States
• Social Studies - Boston Tea Party: historical fiction writing assignment
• Teacher read aloud - The Watson's Go to Birmingham - 1963

This Friday we have the Unit 3 English test on verbs. Please review the English assignments with your child a couple times this week if possible. This Friday is the last day of the second quarter and is an early release day.  This is a review week for spelling - because of DORA we did not write the spelling words in the planner today.  I will give the students a computer-generated copy of the spelling words tomorrow.

January 7, 2011

• journal - What did you write about yetserday in Utah Write?
• English - More Irregular Verbs- page 120-121
• spelling test 3.3
• math - lesson 66 - reading cm scale
• science
• battleship- sunk the aircraft carrier.

Have a great weekend!

January 6, 2011

• journal - Tell me about what you did during social studies yesterday.
• English - worksheet 12 (more irregular verbs)
• computers - utahwrite.com - persuasive essay
• spelling - pre-test
• reading - James Forten
• math - test 12 (scores will be on powerschool later this afternoon)

Have a great afternoon!

January 5, 2011

• Journal - What does product mean (mathematically speaking)?
• English page 118-119 Regular and Irregular Verbs
• Math - Lesson 65 Decimal Parts of a Meter - Test tomorrow on all information from lesson 1-60.
• Science
• P.E.
• Social Studies - Committees of Correspondence

After the winter break it has taken me a little while to get back into the routine of writing the blog after school, I am so sorry for the delay.  I'll try to be better at staying on top of it. If you would like the information from Monday and Tuesday this week please send me an e-mail and I'll get it on the blog.