Thank you Northpoint families for all of your generous donations. Because of your generosity, we were able to adopt Tami, the snow leopard.
Language Arts
Today was assessment day! The kids worked hard showing what they know. They also drew a picture of an idiom for a class book we are making. Fire Chief Buchannan came to talk about being drug free and fire safety.
Math
We had game day today. We worked on attributes of polygons, measuring angles, math facts as well as spent some time with the teacher. The teacher group went over and corrected a quiz that we took earlier in the week.
Art Smart
Thank you to our Art Smart moms. Today we learned about art as activism. Sometimes art is used to make a point. Check out our fabulous black and white drawings are in the music hallway. Check it out!
Conferences
Monday-Wednesday next week are early dismissal days. School will be dismissed at 10:20. We will be having parent teacher conferences in the afternoon and evening on Monday and in the afternoon on Tuesday. We will make every effort to be on time for your conference. If you arrive late for your conference, we will still have to end on time in order for the sibling conferences and our other conferences to remain on schedule.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
White Wednesday
Today we all wore white to show that we elect to be drug free. Tomorrow we are wearing blue. Then on Friday we are wearing patriotic colors.
Also on Friday..... Thank you to all the Northpoint families that helped donate to adopt Tami. We are so close. We are having one last event for this cause on Friday. Stars in Service is sponsoring a slipper day. Students who bring in a dollar will be allowed to wear slippers while in class. Make sure each student also has shoes for gym and recess.
Homeroom and Language Arts Parents -
A note came home in backpacks today looking for volunteers. Mrs. Suddarth, Mrs. Woods and I have a couple of big projects that we need completed. One is changing the bulletin boards to a fall theme. The other is we are organizing the libraries in our classroom. We would sure appreciate all the help we could get.
Language Arts.
We learned what the greek root ann/enn meant today. We also learned about centi. We read stories with our reading buddies. Mrs. Slater came to help us deal with bullies. She gave us 7 strategies to deal with kids who are bullying us. We also worked on writing. Today we wrote about a special object. We focused on using strong word choice in our writing.
Math
We finished up our investigation about the total measurement of angles in a polygon. Here is what we learned: You figure out how many triangles you can make by drawing a line from one vertex to all the other vertices. Then you multiply 180 degrees by the number of triangles. We know that 180 degrees is the total number of degrees in a triangle. We still need to practice using a protractor. Here is a cool website I found today that allows kids to use a protractor online for practice. www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html - 2k - Here is how I found the website in case it doesn't link: Google Measuring angles interactive, click on protractor, Skip Intro, click on measuring angles to 180 degrees by 1 degree.
Study link 3.9 for homework.....
DARE
We met with Officer Redman today for Dare. Today the focus was on Meth. Some of the pictures were pretty graphic. You may want to discuss this as a family.
Art Smart is coming up on Friday!
Also on Friday..... Thank you to all the Northpoint families that helped donate to adopt Tami. We are so close. We are having one last event for this cause on Friday. Stars in Service is sponsoring a slipper day. Students who bring in a dollar will be allowed to wear slippers while in class. Make sure each student also has shoes for gym and recess.
Homeroom and Language Arts Parents -
A note came home in backpacks today looking for volunteers. Mrs. Suddarth, Mrs. Woods and I have a couple of big projects that we need completed. One is changing the bulletin boards to a fall theme. The other is we are organizing the libraries in our classroom. We would sure appreciate all the help we could get.
Language Arts.
We learned what the greek root ann/enn meant today. We also learned about centi. We read stories with our reading buddies. Mrs. Slater came to help us deal with bullies. She gave us 7 strategies to deal with kids who are bullying us. We also worked on writing. Today we wrote about a special object. We focused on using strong word choice in our writing.
Math
We finished up our investigation about the total measurement of angles in a polygon. Here is what we learned: You figure out how many triangles you can make by drawing a line from one vertex to all the other vertices. Then you multiply 180 degrees by the number of triangles. We know that 180 degrees is the total number of degrees in a triangle. We still need to practice using a protractor. Here is a cool website I found today that allows kids to use a protractor online for practice. www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html - 2k - Here is how I found the website in case it doesn't link: Google Measuring angles interactive, click on protractor, Skip Intro, click on measuring angles to 180 degrees by 1 degree.
Study link 3.9 for homework.....
DARE
We met with Officer Redman today for Dare. Today the focus was on Meth. Some of the pictures were pretty graphic. You may want to discuss this as a family.
Art Smart is coming up on Friday!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Safety Tuesday
Bus Safety Day
All students participated in bus safety today. We learned how to be safe on the bus and what to do in an emergency.
Language Arts
We practiced our grammar skill of plural and singular nouns. We sorted spelling words by spelling and used the words to fill in a paragraph. We reread the story and looked for facts and opinions.
Math
We practiced measuring angles and began trying to figure out if all polygons have the same total number of degrees. For example, We have discovered that all the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. Tomorrow we will continue the investigation.
Science
We made magnet that will turn on and off. We used electricity to do it. Tomorrow we will figure out more things about this electromagnet.
Where white tomorrow in honor of Red Ribbon Week.
Don't forget to record reading minutes.
All students participated in bus safety today. We learned how to be safe on the bus and what to do in an emergency.
Language Arts
We practiced our grammar skill of plural and singular nouns. We sorted spelling words by spelling and used the words to fill in a paragraph. We reread the story and looked for facts and opinions.
Math
We practiced measuring angles and began trying to figure out if all polygons have the same total number of degrees. For example, We have discovered that all the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees. Tomorrow we will continue the investigation.
Science
We made magnet that will turn on and off. We used electricity to do it. Tomorrow we will figure out more things about this electromagnet.
Where white tomorrow in honor of Red Ribbon Week.
Don't forget to record reading minutes.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Fall Festival Friday
We hope to see you at the Fall Festival tonight. Many parents have been helping to set up all week long. It looks like they have a great evening planned for us! We saw some really cool prizes this afternoon.
Language Arts
We talked about idioms today and reviewed the different parts of a sentence. We also completed an art project that highlights the four different types of sentences.
Yesterday the 2nd 9 weeks book project came home. We already have one turned in!
I counted up the reading minutes for the first 9 weeks yesterday. Please remember that it is a Northpoint expectation that every 4th and 5th grader read between 20-30 minutes a night. Please record those minutes on the agenda. I will be checking minutes periodically.
Math
Today was a game day. Our games reviewed the following skills: prime and composite numbers, mental math, the attributes of polygons, and reading, writing, and identifying large numbers.
Science
Yesterday we learned about a series circuit. In a series circuit the components share access to the d-cell. Today we learned about parallel circuits. When components are in parallel circuits, each component has direct access to the d-cell. What does all this mean? The d-cell can support more components in a parallel circuit. Plus the light bulbs are brighter while using less electricity. On Monday, we are going to apply this to a real life situation. Anyone ever wonder why that when one bulb goes out in a string of lights, all the other bulbs go out too? We will try to solve that problem.
Have a great weekend!!!
Language Arts
We talked about idioms today and reviewed the different parts of a sentence. We also completed an art project that highlights the four different types of sentences.
Yesterday the 2nd 9 weeks book project came home. We already have one turned in!
I counted up the reading minutes for the first 9 weeks yesterday. Please remember that it is a Northpoint expectation that every 4th and 5th grader read between 20-30 minutes a night. Please record those minutes on the agenda. I will be checking minutes periodically.
Math
Today was a game day. Our games reviewed the following skills: prime and composite numbers, mental math, the attributes of polygons, and reading, writing, and identifying large numbers.
Science
Yesterday we learned about a series circuit. In a series circuit the components share access to the d-cell. Today we learned about parallel circuits. When components are in parallel circuits, each component has direct access to the d-cell. What does all this mean? The d-cell can support more components in a parallel circuit. Plus the light bulbs are brighter while using less electricity. On Monday, we are going to apply this to a real life situation. Anyone ever wonder why that when one bulb goes out in a string of lights, all the other bulbs go out too? We will try to solve that problem.
Have a great weekend!!!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Thinking Thursday
Good Afternoon!
Information came home about kids club opportunities over parent-teacher conferences and fall break. Information also came home about Red Ribbon Week. Check out the backpacks.
Tomorrow is stuffed animal day. We are trying to raise enough money to adopt a snow leopard named Tami at the Potowatomi Zoo. Students who bring in $1.00 will be able to keep a stuffed animal on their desk all day.
Tomorrow night is Northpoint's annual fall fest. Parents have been working hard preparing a wonderful evening for us. We hope to see you there.
Language Arts
Students received information about the 2nd 9 weeks reading project. Please look for that info in the take home folder. Let me know if you have further questions. This does have to be on a different book than the first 9 weeks project. The AR test has to be on a different book as well.
Rick Glassman visited Northpoint today and taught the 4th graders about soil. Ask them what parent material, sub soil, and top soil are? Also ask how long it takes to make 1 inch of top soil.
Math
We learned to play a game called polygon capture today. We are focusing on the different attributes that make up polygons. Studylink 3.7 was assigned as homework. Tomorrow is game day. We will be playing factor captor, polygon capture, zoom and doing accelerated math.
Science
My homeroom was back in science today. This roation ends on November 10. Today we learned about series circuits and that if you use two batteries, they need to be facing the same directions. Some of the students today made parallel circuits. We will learn more about them tomorrow. No homework.
Information came home about kids club opportunities over parent-teacher conferences and fall break. Information also came home about Red Ribbon Week. Check out the backpacks.
Tomorrow is stuffed animal day. We are trying to raise enough money to adopt a snow leopard named Tami at the Potowatomi Zoo. Students who bring in $1.00 will be able to keep a stuffed animal on their desk all day.
Tomorrow night is Northpoint's annual fall fest. Parents have been working hard preparing a wonderful evening for us. We hope to see you there.
Language Arts
Students received information about the 2nd 9 weeks reading project. Please look for that info in the take home folder. Let me know if you have further questions. This does have to be on a different book than the first 9 weeks project. The AR test has to be on a different book as well.
Rick Glassman visited Northpoint today and taught the 4th graders about soil. Ask them what parent material, sub soil, and top soil are? Also ask how long it takes to make 1 inch of top soil.
Math
We learned to play a game called polygon capture today. We are focusing on the different attributes that make up polygons. Studylink 3.7 was assigned as homework. Tomorrow is game day. We will be playing factor captor, polygon capture, zoom and doing accelerated math.
Science
My homeroom was back in science today. This roation ends on November 10. Today we learned about series circuits and that if you use two batteries, they need to be facing the same directions. Some of the students today made parallel circuits. We will learn more about them tomorrow. No homework.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Sleepin' In in the Middle of the Week
PBA day today.
The kids seemed a little sleepy as they came in this morning.
Homeroom kids - Don't forget to have parents sign the health test that came home today.
Language Arts
We only had a few minutes together this morning. We went over inferences and read another chapter of our The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. We also discussed what came first the book or the movie. Is it better to read or to watch the movie? The kids know my opinion!
Math
Today we discussed a lot of vocabulary. We discussed adjacent and vertical angles. We learned about equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. We also tried to construct congruent triangles.
Tomorrow we will discuss other polygons. Homework was study link 3.6. Unit 2 test needs to be signed and returned tomorrow.
Science
Today we finished up investigation 2 about electricity. Today was the final day of the rotation. Tomorrow we start all over again. My homeroom will be staying with me for science! We will learn some more about circuits!
The kids seemed a little sleepy as they came in this morning.
Homeroom kids - Don't forget to have parents sign the health test that came home today.
Language Arts
We only had a few minutes together this morning. We went over inferences and read another chapter of our The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. We also discussed what came first the book or the movie. Is it better to read or to watch the movie? The kids know my opinion!
Math
Today we discussed a lot of vocabulary. We discussed adjacent and vertical angles. We learned about equilateral, isosceles, and scalene triangles. We also tried to construct congruent triangles.
Tomorrow we will discuss other polygons. Homework was study link 3.6. Unit 2 test needs to be signed and returned tomorrow.
Science
Today we finished up investigation 2 about electricity. Today was the final day of the rotation. Tomorrow we start all over again. My homeroom will be staying with me for science! We will learn some more about circuits!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Memorable Monday
Language Arts
Tomorrow is the final day for October book orders!!!
We are almost all done presenting books. We have one person to go. We also went to IMC today to choose new books to read.
We had a special visitor today. Amazon John from Silly Safaris came to visit. He taught us all about different animals and how we can help keep animals from going extinct. Some of our friends got to help out Amazon John. At the end of the program, we all got to pet some of the animals.
We will be reviewing skills this week. That means no homework and no spelling test.
Math
We had a very short class today and just worked on multiplication with decimals, a review of angles and accelerated math. Accelerated Math is a program that generates worksheets for the kids to review and grades them using a scanning system. We use A.M. to review skills previously taught in math class. You will see two types of papers come home. Those labeled practice are not entered as grades. Those labeled tests are entered as grades.
Science
Today we learned about conductors and insulators. We tested a variety of objects and discovered that most metals are conductors. However if the metal is covered by paint, plastic or other materials, it won't act as a conductor. Tomorrow we will try to construct a circuit with a switch by ourselves. We will also try to find hidden wires that complete a circuit. There will also be an open note quiz about electricity on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is the final day for October book orders!!!
We are almost all done presenting books. We have one person to go. We also went to IMC today to choose new books to read.
We had a special visitor today. Amazon John from Silly Safaris came to visit. He taught us all about different animals and how we can help keep animals from going extinct. Some of our friends got to help out Amazon John. At the end of the program, we all got to pet some of the animals.
We will be reviewing skills this week. That means no homework and no spelling test.
Math
We had a very short class today and just worked on multiplication with decimals, a review of angles and accelerated math. Accelerated Math is a program that generates worksheets for the kids to review and grades them using a scanning system. We use A.M. to review skills previously taught in math class. You will see two types of papers come home. Those labeled practice are not entered as grades. Those labeled tests are entered as grades.
Science
Today we learned about conductors and insulators. We tested a variety of objects and discovered that most metals are conductors. However if the metal is covered by paint, plastic or other materials, it won't act as a conductor. Tomorrow we will try to construct a circuit with a switch by ourselves. We will also try to find hidden wires that complete a circuit. There will also be an open note quiz about electricity on Wednesday.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Finished Friday
What a beautiful day!
We are still collecting boxtops for education.
Silly Safaris will be visiting us on Monday.
Wednesday is the first PBA day of the year. School starts 2 1/2 hours later. AM buses run 2 1/2 hours late as well.
On Thursday, Rick Glassman will be here to teach us about nature.
Language Arts
Today we showed what we know. We took assessments over reading, spelling, and grammar.
We continued presenting our book projects. I have a list of books that I need to add to my "I want to read that one" list.
Math
We had centers today. We did 4 rotations. One rotation worked on a geometry packet. Another played the game Zoom to practice mental math. The third rotation practiced math facts on the computer. The fourth group met with me. We worked on constructing lines with compasses. We also practiced using a protractor. Students have a decimal multiplication page that is due to me on Monday. We will have a little time to work on that on Monday. The geometry packet is due on Wednesday.
Science
Today we learned that a switch opens and closes a circuit. The circuit is on when the circuit is closed and off when the circuit is open. We also learned about schematic drawing. One student in the class noticed that he could use the end of his pencil to close the circuit. Why does this work? We will find out on Monday! No homework.
Have an excellent weekend!
We are still collecting boxtops for education.
Silly Safaris will be visiting us on Monday.
Wednesday is the first PBA day of the year. School starts 2 1/2 hours later. AM buses run 2 1/2 hours late as well.
On Thursday, Rick Glassman will be here to teach us about nature.
Language Arts
Today we showed what we know. We took assessments over reading, spelling, and grammar.
We continued presenting our book projects. I have a list of books that I need to add to my "I want to read that one" list.
Math
We had centers today. We did 4 rotations. One rotation worked on a geometry packet. Another played the game Zoom to practice mental math. The third rotation practiced math facts on the computer. The fourth group met with me. We worked on constructing lines with compasses. We also practiced using a protractor. Students have a decimal multiplication page that is due to me on Monday. We will have a little time to work on that on Monday. The geometry packet is due on Wednesday.
Science
Today we learned that a switch opens and closes a circuit. The circuit is on when the circuit is closed and off when the circuit is open. We also learned about schematic drawing. One student in the class noticed that he could use the end of his pencil to close the circuit. Why does this work? We will find out on Monday! No homework.
Have an excellent weekend!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Thrilling Thursday :)
We are still collecting those boxtops!
Language Arts
Tomorrow is Assessment Friday. So today we reviewed assessed skills. We reviewed the correct way to make a singular noun plural and when do we use a comma. We reviewed the vocabulary words and how word origins can help us figure out the meaning of words. We reviewed making inferences and how that helps us when we are reading. We also took our spelling bubble test. Tomorrow and Monday we will be presenting our cereal box reading projects. Don't forget fluency and flow is due tomorrow and book orders are due on Monday!
Math
Today we worked with a compass. We used it to make circles and we also used it to construct lines of equal measurement. We also discussed adjacent angles and vertical (or opposite) angles. This geometry unit is hard work but we will keep working on it. No homework tonight.
Science
Today we made a light bulb light using a d-cell and 2 wires. Then we made it light with a d-cell and just one wire. We learned that electricity must travel in a path called a circuit and every circuit must have an electrical source (d-cell), wires, and electrical receiver (light bulb). These things are called components. No homework tonight!
Language Arts
Tomorrow is Assessment Friday. So today we reviewed assessed skills. We reviewed the correct way to make a singular noun plural and when do we use a comma. We reviewed the vocabulary words and how word origins can help us figure out the meaning of words. We reviewed making inferences and how that helps us when we are reading. We also took our spelling bubble test. Tomorrow and Monday we will be presenting our cereal box reading projects. Don't forget fluency and flow is due tomorrow and book orders are due on Monday!
Math
Today we worked with a compass. We used it to make circles and we also used it to construct lines of equal measurement. We also discussed adjacent angles and vertical (or opposite) angles. This geometry unit is hard work but we will keep working on it. No homework tonight.
Science
Today we made a light bulb light using a d-cell and 2 wires. Then we made it light with a d-cell and just one wire. We learned that electricity must travel in a path called a circuit and every circuit must have an electrical source (d-cell), wires, and electrical receiver (light bulb). These things are called components. No homework tonight!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wet? Wednesday
How can it possibly be Wednesday already? The weeks fly by!
Keep collecting those boxtops.
Stars in Service representatives have a meeting tomorrow.
Language Arts
Today we reviewed grammar skills. We reviewed common, proper, singular and plural nouns. We also talked about what a comma is used for and practiced using commas in a list. We read our story independently today. Mrs. Slater came in today to work on our anti-bullying materials. Today's focus was what to do if we were being a bully. Sometimes we make bad choices or don't realize that our behavior is hurting someone else. The key is to realize what we are doing that is wrong, apologize and then try to make it right. 2 very brave girls gave their book projects today. Hurray to 1/3 of the class that has them turned in early. We talked about what would make a good presentation. We just can't read the back of the box. Instead we need to talk to our audience. The students took notes on what to talk about.
October book orders went home today. They are due on Monday, October 13!
Math
Today we worked with protractors to measure angles. We also talked about what an acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex angles were. We took notes. If we know what type of angle it is, using the protractor is not so hard. We also worked again with landmarks.
Homework: Study Link 3.4. We also have multiplication with decimals page that is due on Monday, October 13. Students should have this at school everyday so that they can work on it in their free time.
Science
We took a magnet quiz today. Tomorrow we will start to work with electricity. Don't worry we only use a d-cell battery and it isn't enough electricity to hurt anyone.
Keep collecting those boxtops.
Stars in Service representatives have a meeting tomorrow.
Language Arts
Today we reviewed grammar skills. We reviewed common, proper, singular and plural nouns. We also talked about what a comma is used for and practiced using commas in a list. We read our story independently today. Mrs. Slater came in today to work on our anti-bullying materials. Today's focus was what to do if we were being a bully. Sometimes we make bad choices or don't realize that our behavior is hurting someone else. The key is to realize what we are doing that is wrong, apologize and then try to make it right. 2 very brave girls gave their book projects today. Hurray to 1/3 of the class that has them turned in early. We talked about what would make a good presentation. We just can't read the back of the box. Instead we need to talk to our audience. The students took notes on what to talk about.
October book orders went home today. They are due on Monday, October 13!
Math
Today we worked with protractors to measure angles. We also talked about what an acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex angles were. We took notes. If we know what type of angle it is, using the protractor is not so hard. We also worked again with landmarks.
Homework: Study Link 3.4. We also have multiplication with decimals page that is due on Monday, October 13. Students should have this at school everyday so that they can work on it in their free time.
Science
We took a magnet quiz today. Tomorrow we will start to work with electricity. Don't worry we only use a d-cell battery and it isn't enough electricity to hurt anyone.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Terrific Tuesday
Don't forget to collect box-tops through October 17.
Language Arts
We reviewed many different grammar and word skills in our morning work. We also reviewed some word origins. We reviewed our grammar skill of nouns. We also worked on the different ways to make a plural nouns. Here are the rules we talked about today.
Math
Our new geometry unit is causing us to do some serious thinking. Today we reviewed what we learned in class yesterday. Tomorrow we will start working with protractors to measure angles.
We also reviewed math facts and practiced our fact fluency skills.
Science
Today we used iron objects, iron filings, and compasses to detect magnets hidden in a box. Each of the objects reacted to the magnet in a different way. I miscalculated yesterday. I said that the magnet quiz would be on Thursday. I must have thought that Tuesday when I was typing my blog. The quiz will be tomorrow. Don't panic! It is open note and I made sure that everyone had all the notes today.
Have a great evening!
Language Arts
We reviewed many different grammar and word skills in our morning work. We also reviewed some word origins. We reviewed our grammar skill of nouns. We also worked on the different ways to make a plural nouns. Here are the rules we talked about today.
- Most words just add an s
- words that end in s, ss, ch or x add an es
- words that end in consonant letter and y change the y to an i and add es
- words that end in a vowel and then an y just add an s.
Math
Our new geometry unit is causing us to do some serious thinking. Today we reviewed what we learned in class yesterday. Tomorrow we will start working with protractors to measure angles.
We also reviewed math facts and practiced our fact fluency skills.
Science
Today we used iron objects, iron filings, and compasses to detect magnets hidden in a box. Each of the objects reacted to the magnet in a different way. I miscalculated yesterday. I said that the magnet quiz would be on Thursday. I must have thought that Tuesday when I was typing my blog. The quiz will be tomorrow. Don't panic! It is open note and I made sure that everyone had all the notes today.
Have a great evening!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Marvelous Monday
Box-tops for Education
The school is collecting box-tops for education through Friday, October 17, 2008. These little pieces of cardboard help the school and PTO get free items for the school. Please send in the box-tops with your student.
Picture Retake Day
A student asked when we were having our picture retake day. The answer is on Wednesday, October 22. All retakes will happen in the morning.
Language Arts
We started new skills this week. Our spelling words are based on consonant clusters. Our grammar skill is looking at singular and plural nouns. Our vocab skill is the origin of words and our comprehension skill is making inferences. You make an inference when you take what the author tells you and combine it with what you already know to form new knowledge.
Fluency and Flow was assigned for homework. Here are this week's expectations.
Part 1. Read the story to an adult and have the adult sign the paper.
Part 2. Answer the questions on page 201 about the story, "My Diary, From Here to There"
Part 3. Do the word workout orally and have an adult sign.
Part 4. Match the words in the word bank to the correct story on the skill page.
Part 5. (optional) Create the picket signs mentioned in the word workout section.
Math
We began unit 3 day and discussed how we can use the number of degrees in a circle to figure out the number of degrees in an angle. Study Link 3.3 is the homework.
Science
Today we discovered what happens when two magnets get farther and farther apart. The magnetic force becomes less powerful. Tomorrow we are going to discover how we can find hidden magnets. There will be a magnet quiz on Thursday!
The school is collecting box-tops for education through Friday, October 17, 2008. These little pieces of cardboard help the school and PTO get free items for the school. Please send in the box-tops with your student.
Picture Retake Day
A student asked when we were having our picture retake day. The answer is on Wednesday, October 22. All retakes will happen in the morning.
Language Arts
We started new skills this week. Our spelling words are based on consonant clusters. Our grammar skill is looking at singular and plural nouns. Our vocab skill is the origin of words and our comprehension skill is making inferences. You make an inference when you take what the author tells you and combine it with what you already know to form new knowledge.
Fluency and Flow was assigned for homework. Here are this week's expectations.
Part 1. Read the story to an adult and have the adult sign the paper.
Part 2. Answer the questions on page 201 about the story, "My Diary, From Here to There"
Part 3. Do the word workout orally and have an adult sign.
Part 4. Match the words in the word bank to the correct story on the skill page.
Part 5. (optional) Create the picket signs mentioned in the word workout section.
Math
We began unit 3 day and discussed how we can use the number of degrees in a circle to figure out the number of degrees in an angle. Study Link 3.3 is the homework.
Science
Today we discovered what happens when two magnets get farther and farther apart. The magnetic force becomes less powerful. Tomorrow we are going to discover how we can find hidden magnets. There will be a magnet quiz on Thursday!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Oh, What A Beautiful Day!
We were a little worried this morning about No Child Left Inside Day. When I came to work it was raining and it was wet. But the sun came out and the clouds left and we ended up having a wonderful day. We did take all our our assessments today. It wasn't very stressful because in between tests we did fun stuff. Here are some photos that show what we did today! Have a great weekend. Thanks for sharing your kids with me today!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Good Afternoon
It definitely is feeling more like fall out there. Tomorrow is NCLI day. We will be outside for a good part of the day. Please dress appropriately! Students should wear a jacket or a sweatshirt. I did have a student bring a very cool winter hat today. It looked great but I'm not sure that I am ready for that cold of weather yet!
Language arts
Today we reviewed for tomorrow's assessments. We reviewed the vocab, context clues, and author's purpose. We also reviewed the grammar skill of proper nouns. Tomorrow we will get in all of our assessments in between our fun activities outside. We are very excited because we will spend about 1 1/2 hours with our reading buddies. My language arts class will also be eating outside tomorrow. So please send in a blanket or towel to sit on outside tomorrow.
Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow!
Math
We tested over estimation and computation today.
Science
We had an in-class assignment to review temporary magnets and induced magnetism. Then we watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video all about magnetism. The kids aced the short "quiz" after the movie.
Language arts
Today we reviewed for tomorrow's assessments. We reviewed the vocab, context clues, and author's purpose. We also reviewed the grammar skill of proper nouns. Tomorrow we will get in all of our assessments in between our fun activities outside. We are very excited because we will spend about 1 1/2 hours with our reading buddies. My language arts class will also be eating outside tomorrow. So please send in a blanket or towel to sit on outside tomorrow.
Fluency and Flow is due tomorrow!
Math
We tested over estimation and computation today.
Science
We had an in-class assignment to review temporary magnets and induced magnetism. Then we watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video all about magnetism. The kids aced the short "quiz" after the movie.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
It's nice to be back.
I was sick yesterday. It's so nice to be back at work.
Language Arts.
Today we had reading buddies, reviewed common and proper nouns and clarified what the expectations for the reading projects. We also worked on our first choice writing assignment for the year. I have seen some amazing poetry while conferencing with students.
Math.
We practiced facts and reviewed for a math test tomorrow. Students have a checking progress to work on tonight. These same types of questions will be on the test tomorrow. Please review with your child to make sure they understand what is expected of them on the test. #12 and 13 will not be on the test tomorrow.
Science
We learned more about magnets today. We learned about north poles and south poles. We also learned the terms temporary magnet and induced magnetism. No homework tonight.
NCLI Day is coming!
Friday is No Child Left Inside Day. Students will be in their language arts classes all day. My language arts class will be outside a good chunk of the morning. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately. We will also be eating outside. It would be helpful if children could bring a sack lunch on Friday and a blanket or towel to sit on for lunch. Another bonus about this day is that 1 and 1/2 hours of the morning will be spent with our reading buddies. What an awesome opportunity for the buddies to bond!
Language Arts.
Today we had reading buddies, reviewed common and proper nouns and clarified what the expectations for the reading projects. We also worked on our first choice writing assignment for the year. I have seen some amazing poetry while conferencing with students.
Math.
We practiced facts and reviewed for a math test tomorrow. Students have a checking progress to work on tonight. These same types of questions will be on the test tomorrow. Please review with your child to make sure they understand what is expected of them on the test. #12 and 13 will not be on the test tomorrow.
Science
We learned more about magnets today. We learned about north poles and south poles. We also learned the terms temporary magnet and induced magnetism. No homework tonight.
NCLI Day is coming!
Friday is No Child Left Inside Day. Students will be in their language arts classes all day. My language arts class will be outside a good chunk of the morning. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately. We will also be eating outside. It would be helpful if children could bring a sack lunch on Friday and a blanket or towel to sit on for lunch. Another bonus about this day is that 1 and 1/2 hours of the morning will be spent with our reading buddies. What an awesome opportunity for the buddies to bond!
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