Language Arts~
Our teachers of the day taught us many things. We learned how to teach a little sister and how to use a compass to create art. We learned about sketching, soccer, and the art of the bunt. We also learned about lacrosse. I love learning about the hidden talents of these students. It has been amazing!
Math~
Game day today. We worked on math skills, positive and negative numbers, and coordinate graphs.
Health~
We previewed 5th grade science today by learning a little bit about matter, atoms, and molecules.
Field Day tomorrow~
Check out Mrs. Stephan's email for a list of reminders. Be sure to check the weather and dress accordingly. Do you remember what you told me about your lunch plans?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday's Notes
Language Arts~
Today we learned about backyard ducks, what the proper form for hitting, throwing, and fielding is in baseball and all about cheer leading. We also learned about the different types of tack for a horse and the proper way to ride a horse. We learned how to make an origami star and all about the oboe. What a fun morning.
We also collected our vocab vine boxes and continued working on standards assessments.
Math~
Most of us finished our standards assessments day.
Science~
We previewed 5th grade science by watching a video about atoms and molecules.
Have a great evening!
Today we learned about backyard ducks, what the proper form for hitting, throwing, and fielding is in baseball and all about cheer leading. We also learned about the different types of tack for a horse and the proper way to ride a horse. We learned how to make an origami star and all about the oboe. What a fun morning.
We also collected our vocab vine boxes and continued working on standards assessments.
Math~
Most of us finished our standards assessments day.
Science~
We previewed 5th grade science by watching a video about atoms and molecules.
Have a great evening!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Last Monday of the year!
Language Arts~
Today we started our Teacher of the Day presentations. We learned about the Arabic alphabet and all about dice stacking. We also continued to work on 4th grade standards assessments.
Math~
We worked on 4th grade standard assessments.
Health~
We took our chapter 4 test.
Today we started our Teacher of the Day presentations. We learned about the Arabic alphabet and all about dice stacking. We also continued to work on 4th grade standards assessments.
Math~
We worked on 4th grade standard assessments.
Health~
We took our chapter 4 test.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday Notes
Language Arts~
Today we finished up There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. We took the final test. We visited our reading buddies, went to vocab vine, and worked on grammar skills.
No homework!
Math~
Some students finished up their end of the year math test. Others practiced skills on Odyssey and practiced long division. We finished up some conversion work.
No Homework.
Health (Woods)~
We reviewed for Friday's health test. We went over the chapter review. It is an excellent study guide and played jeopardy.
Review for test on Friday.
Today we finished up There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. We took the final test. We visited our reading buddies, went to vocab vine, and worked on grammar skills.
No homework!
Math~
Some students finished up their end of the year math test. Others practiced skills on Odyssey and practiced long division. We finished up some conversion work.
No Homework.
Health (Woods)~
We reviewed for Friday's health test. We went over the chapter review. It is an excellent study guide and played jeopardy.
Review for test on Friday.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday Notes
Language Arts~
Today we went to PE and then came back to class. We reviewed grammar concepts: capitalization, punctuation, helping verbs, comparative and superlative adjectives, simple subjects, complete subjects, and complete predicates. We shared our day 10 literature jobs. We read the rest of the book and did our day 11 jobs. There is a test over the book tomorrow.
Math~
We finished up our end of the year test. A few people still need to finish up.
Health~
We talked about ways to stay healthy while preparing foods. We started to review for next Monday's test.
Today we went to PE and then came back to class. We reviewed grammar concepts: capitalization, punctuation, helping verbs, comparative and superlative adjectives, simple subjects, complete subjects, and complete predicates. We shared our day 10 literature jobs. We read the rest of the book and did our day 11 jobs. There is a test over the book tomorrow.
Math~
We finished up our end of the year test. A few people still need to finish up.
Health~
We talked about ways to stay healthy while preparing foods. We started to review for next Monday's test.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday's Stuff
Language Arts~
Book order is due tomorrow! I want to get it ordered with scholastic so that I am sure the book are back before summer break.
We had music and IMC. We shared literature jobs and read chapters 39-43 in our book. We worked on today's literature jobs and completed day 10 in our literature logs. We will finish up the novel tomorrow. There will be a test on Wednesday.
Math~
We completed some assessments from last week and began working on our end of the year test. No homework.
Health~
We talked about what we can do to be safe when we are preparing and handling foods. Test for Mrs. Woods class on Friday.
HW: Complete the chapter 4 review.
Book order is due tomorrow! I want to get it ordered with scholastic so that I am sure the book are back before summer break.
We had music and IMC. We shared literature jobs and read chapters 39-43 in our book. We worked on today's literature jobs and completed day 10 in our literature logs. We will finish up the novel tomorrow. There will be a test on Wednesday.
Math~
We completed some assessments from last week and began working on our end of the year test. No homework.
Health~
We talked about what we can do to be safe when we are preparing and handling foods. Test for Mrs. Woods class on Friday.
HW: Complete the chapter 4 review.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Friday's News
Language Arts. We shared our lit circle jobs from yesterday and then read chapters 36-38. We went and visited our reading buddies and then did our lit jobs for Monday and day 9 in our lit logs. During our vocab vine time we had a review quiz.
Math: We tested today over unit 12 skills.
No content today. The Penn Robotics team came by to get the kids excited about robotic camps. We went outside for extra recess to celebrate our cafeteria stars.
Have a great weekend!
Math: We tested today over unit 12 skills.
No content today. The Penn Robotics team came by to get the kids excited about robotic camps. We went outside for extra recess to celebrate our cafeteria stars.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thursday's Stuff
Check out Mrs. Wood's blog for some cool pictures from our Conner Prairie trip. See link on the side.
Language Arts:
The last book order of the school year is coming home today. I must have all the orders by next Tuesday. I want to make sure that the order arrives before school is out for the summer. Now is a great time to stock up on summer reading!
In our novel today we read chapters 32-35. We did our literature circle jobs and wrote a letter telling someone how we felt about the book. We also learned about prepositions and started looking for them in our book.
Math:
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow.
Health:
We learned about food labels and nutrition facts on foods. We did the health checkup numbers 1-4. It is homework. But everyone had plenty of time to finish in class.
Language Arts:
The last book order of the school year is coming home today. I must have all the orders by next Tuesday. I want to make sure that the order arrives before school is out for the summer. Now is a great time to stock up on summer reading!
In our novel today we read chapters 32-35. We did our literature circle jobs and wrote a letter telling someone how we felt about the book. We also learned about prepositions and started looking for them in our book.
Math:
We reviewed for our math test tomorrow.
Health:
We learned about food labels and nutrition facts on foods. We did the health checkup numbers 1-4. It is homework. But everyone had plenty of time to finish in class.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday's Work
We had a great day yesterday! What awesome kids!
Language Arts~
Today we discussed chapters 24-27 in our groups. We read chapters 28-31 and did our lit jobs. We also did Day 7 in our lit logs. We discussed what we had read. Anything not done is homework.
Math~
We did our Unit 12 practice test. The math test has been moved to Friday. We will go over the practice test tomorrow. If the practice test is not finished it is homework!
Art Smart~
Thank you to all the fabulous parents who have helped us become better artists this year! You are amazing. Today we re-imagined the Mona Lisa. The kids are very creative!
Language Arts~
Today we discussed chapters 24-27 in our groups. We read chapters 28-31 and did our lit jobs. We also did Day 7 in our lit logs. We discussed what we had read. Anything not done is homework.
Math~
We did our Unit 12 practice test. The math test has been moved to Friday. We will go over the practice test tomorrow. If the practice test is not finished it is homework!
Art Smart~
Thank you to all the fabulous parents who have helped us become better artists this year! You are amazing. Today we re-imagined the Mona Lisa. The kids are very creative!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday's News
Tomorrow is the big Conner Prairie Field Trip. Students need to be at school by 6:30. They will need to check in with me as soon as they get here. Buses pull out by 6:45am and will return to Northpoint at 6:00pm. Please be sure to check the weather for Indianapolis. We think it is going to be warm (80s) and wet (rain showers). Students will need to dress appropriately. Also remember that students are not allowed to bring any technology with them. See my email on Friday for more details.
Language Arts: Today we read chapters 24-27 in our novel. Students worked on their different jobs for their literature circle. They also worked on Day 6 of their lit log. Any work not done is homework. We also took some 4th grade reading assessments.
Math: Today in math we continued to learn about unit pricing and rate problems. Students found the unit price for super market ads. We did journal pages 322 and 323. Homework is Study Link 12-5.
Health: Today we reviewed how to make healthy food choices. We also learned about food labels and the kinds of information that they give us. Students need to do numbers1-4 on page 131.
Language Arts: Today we read chapters 24-27 in our novel. Students worked on their different jobs for their literature circle. They also worked on Day 6 of their lit log. Any work not done is homework. We also took some 4th grade reading assessments.
Math: Today in math we continued to learn about unit pricing and rate problems. Students found the unit price for super market ads. We did journal pages 322 and 323. Homework is Study Link 12-5.
Health: Today we reviewed how to make healthy food choices. We also learned about food labels and the kinds of information that they give us. Students need to do numbers1-4 on page 131.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Wednesday? Friday? Either way it's a great day!
Today was a snow make up day. We made up the Wednesday we missed earlier in the school year. So even though it was a Friday, we followed a Wednesday Schedule.
Language Arts: I read chapters 14-18 to the students. They completed day 4 in their lit logs and did their literature circle jobs. We went to reading buddies. They discussed the section and then they read chapters 19-23.
Math: Game Day! We practiced various math skills on odyssey and study island. (Remember you can use both of these at home.) We also practiced adding integers, area and perimeter, and multiplication.
Health: We talked about strategies to choose healthy snacks using the food pyramid.
Have a great weekend!
Language Arts: I read chapters 14-18 to the students. They completed day 4 in their lit logs and did their literature circle jobs. We went to reading buddies. They discussed the section and then they read chapters 19-23.
Math: Game Day! We practiced various math skills on odyssey and study island. (Remember you can use both of these at home.) We also practiced adding integers, area and perimeter, and multiplication.
Health: We talked about strategies to choose healthy snacks using the food pyramid.
Have a great weekend!
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