Only one week left! I hope you parents are as excited as we are! Hopefully this week will fly by. Here is what I have planned for the week . . .
Reading - We will continue with Guided Reading and Stations at the beginning of the week and finish up working on Compare and Contrast. I plan to assess Compare and Contrast on Wednesday. The rest of the week we will be doing some fun and festive reading activities.
Math - In my math class this week we are working on Order of Operations as well as divisibility rules.
Health - Now that we are finished with Social Studies we are on to Health. In this unit we are going to be learning about cells, tissues, organs and organ systems.
Other Activities - On Tuesday we will be headed to the Library for book check out. We have Counselor on Wednesday. Friday is the last school day before Winter Break. There will be a party beginning at 2:45.
Shopping Idea - Before you head out shopping this week ask your student if they need dry erase markers for school. We go through a lot of markers during the year and many of your children are out of markers. If you ask before you go shopping you won't have to make an extra trip and they make great stocking stuffers!
Tuesday Homework - Study for the Spelling Test for tomorrow.
Wednesday's Homework - Sorry this is posted so late. There is no homework tonight unless students have homework from their respective math classes. My math students have no homework, however, after collaboration today it was evident through our discussions that each class is struggling with rounding numbers. This would be a great skill for parents to work on at home. If you have any questions let us know. Thanks for your support!
Thursday's Homework - Tonight only my math class has homework. The assignment is for the class to go over the rounding work sheet we did in class today with a parent. We graded the first side, but not the back side. I would like for parents to go over the back side of the rouding sheet with their child and sign the bottom that they did that. We will grade that sheet together tomorrow. Thanks!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
A word about the party . . .
Parents,
I just wanted to take the time and let you know how much fun we had yesterday eating pancakes! Thanks so much to those of you who helped provide materials. I also wanted to let you know what amazingly polite kids you have. Several times through out the day I had different students say, "Thanks for making pancakes for us this morning." I was blown away that they recognized that it was something I took extra time to do. You have obviously done a great job of teaching your children to consider others feelings. Because of the student response I am looking forward to cooking for the next region! Thanks again!
I just wanted to take the time and let you know how much fun we had yesterday eating pancakes! Thanks so much to those of you who helped provide materials. I also wanted to let you know what amazingly polite kids you have. Several times through out the day I had different students say, "Thanks for making pancakes for us this morning." I was blown away that they recognized that it was something I took extra time to do. You have obviously done a great job of teaching your children to consider others feelings. Because of the student response I am looking forward to cooking for the next region! Thanks again!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Special Notice about Social Studies Test
Parents: Due to the length of the MAPS testing today we were unable to get our Social Studies test. I am going to give the test tomorrow morning and the spelling test will be pushed back a to Thursday. One more night to study! Thanks.
Week of Dec 8-12
Dear Parents, I apologize for my blogging absence. I was out yesterday dealing with a very persistent cough. But I am back today armed with an inhaler and some prescription cough medicine to help me sleep at night. Now if I could just figure out how to keep Olive asleep at night...?
Anyway, thanks to those of you who have contributed to the Taste the Northeast party we are having tomorrow. Please send your kiddos to school at least a little hungry.
Reading - We are continuing with lessons on compare and contrast this week. Students will have mini-lessons first thing in the morning, and then continue working on these skills in their Guided Reading lessons as well as at their literacy stations.
Math - In my math class we are finishing up our unit on Place Value and will soon move on to unit 7 on Patterns in Multiplication.
Social Studies - We are finishing up the Northeast Region this week with a test and then a small party. (See Taste of Northeast Blog entry)
Spelling - We will have one last list this week before break. Their test will be this week on Wednesday and then I will give the new list the same day. Here are the words for next week.
wiped
covered
mapped
pleasing
slipped
putting
traveled
seeking
visiting
mixed
shipped
phoning
offered
smelling
hiking
checking
fainted
landed
becoming
wandering
Challenge
• amusing
• entertained
• admitted
• stunning
• starving
Tuesday's Homework - One more night to study for Social Studies test. (See above blog entry).
Wednesday's Homework - Study for the spelling test, which has been moved to tomorrow due to the social studies test.
Thursday's Homework - My math class has page 182 in the book for homework if they did not finish it in class. They are working on order of operations. If they are struggling with the assignment remind them of PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
Friday's Homework - Homework for the weekend is to finish up any work they did not finish during the week at their Literacy Stations. Also they need to be studying for their spelling test.Also, students need to take their Windcatcher packets home and edit their spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. Windcatcher packets are due Monday. In my math class, we had some difficulty with rounding larger numbers ( like rounding to the nearest ten and hundred thousand), as well as place value behind the decimal point. These are things you can be practicing and working on at home.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Anyway, thanks to those of you who have contributed to the Taste the Northeast party we are having tomorrow. Please send your kiddos to school at least a little hungry.
Reading - We are continuing with lessons on compare and contrast this week. Students will have mini-lessons first thing in the morning, and then continue working on these skills in their Guided Reading lessons as well as at their literacy stations.
Math - In my math class we are finishing up our unit on Place Value and will soon move on to unit 7 on Patterns in Multiplication.
Social Studies - We are finishing up the Northeast Region this week with a test and then a small party. (See Taste of Northeast Blog entry)
Spelling - We will have one last list this week before break. Their test will be this week on Wednesday and then I will give the new list the same day. Here are the words for next week.
wiped
covered
mapped
pleasing
slipped
putting
traveled
seeking
visiting
mixed
shipped
phoning
offered
smelling
hiking
checking
fainted
landed
becoming
wandering
Challenge
• amusing
• entertained
• admitted
• stunning
• starving
Tuesday's Homework - One more night to study for Social Studies test. (See above blog entry).
Wednesday's Homework - Study for the spelling test, which has been moved to tomorrow due to the social studies test.
Thursday's Homework - My math class has page 182 in the book for homework if they did not finish it in class. They are working on order of operations. If they are struggling with the assignment remind them of PEMDAS - Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
Friday's Homework - Homework for the weekend is to finish up any work they did not finish during the week at their Literacy Stations. Also they need to be studying for their spelling test.Also, students need to take their Windcatcher packets home and edit their spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors. Windcatcher packets are due Monday. In my math class, we had some difficulty with rounding larger numbers ( like rounding to the nearest ten and hundred thousand), as well as place value behind the decimal point. These are things you can be practicing and working on at home.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Social Studies and Spelling Tests!
Spelling tests are back. We took the pre-test today and learned the lesson. I will hand out the new list tomorrow. I will also try and post the new list on the blog, but can't promise it will always get done.
rising
traced
stripped
slammed
dancing
striped
winning
snapping
bragging
handled
dripped
begged
dared
skipped
hitting
spotted
raced
dimmed
spinning
escaped
Challenge
• urged
• striving
• whipped
• breathing
• quizzed
Social Studies Test -The test will be next week! I am going to break the test into 2 days. On Monday I will give the states and capitals and on Tuesday I will give the multiple choice questions (taken from the study guides from Chapters 4 and 5) as well as the vocabulary, which will be matching.
rising
traced
stripped
slammed
dancing
striped
winning
snapping
bragging
handled
dripped
begged
dared
skipped
hitting
spotted
raced
dimmed
spinning
escaped
Challenge
• urged
• striving
• whipped
• breathing
• quizzed
Social Studies Test -The test will be next week! I am going to break the test into 2 days. On Monday I will give the states and capitals and on Tuesday I will give the multiple choice questions (taken from the study guides from Chapters 4 and 5) as well as the vocabulary, which will be matching.
Attention MAPS testing
Just wanted to let you know that we will be taking MAPS test Thursday, Dec. 4th (Reading) and Tuesday, Dec. 9th (Math). Please make sure that students get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast. These tests help us to see what progress your students are making this year, as well as those skills they are still struggling with. Talk to your students and remind them that these tests are important and that they need to do their best. Thanks so much for your support!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Taste the Northeast Party
Dear Parents,
Next Wednesday following the Northeast Region test I would like to have a "Taste the Northeast Party." This would give students a chance to sample cuisine from a different region of the country. The party will be Wednesday morning first thing, so please send your kids to school hungry! I will be cooking pancakes served with Maple Syrup and Cranberry Juice - we learned about the syrup making process and how cranberries are grown in Chapter 4.
Here's how you can help...
1. You could donate pancake mix, butter, paper plates, plastic ware, paper cups, cranberry juice or maple syrup. You could also donate a Dillons or HyVee gift card and I will do the shopping.
2. If you would like to make other treats from the Northeast to share here are some suggestions.
Connecticut - New England squash pie
Delaware - watermelon and chicken
Maine - lobster and blueberries
Maryland - crab cakes
Massachusetts - clam chowder, baked beans, or codfish
New Hampshire - frappe (type of milk shake)
New Jersey - tomatoes
New York - buffalo wings, thin crust pizza, bagels
Pennsylvania - shoofly pie, funnel cakes, perogies
Vermont - maple syrup
Let me know as soon as possible how you would like to contribute. If you have any other suggestions for food just let me know. Thanks so much for your awesome support!
Mrs. Minor
jminor@usd497.org
Next Wednesday following the Northeast Region test I would like to have a "Taste the Northeast Party." This would give students a chance to sample cuisine from a different region of the country. The party will be Wednesday morning first thing, so please send your kids to school hungry! I will be cooking pancakes served with Maple Syrup and Cranberry Juice - we learned about the syrup making process and how cranberries are grown in Chapter 4.
Here's how you can help...
1. You could donate pancake mix, butter, paper plates, plastic ware, paper cups, cranberry juice or maple syrup. You could also donate a Dillons or HyVee gift card and I will do the shopping.
2. If you would like to make other treats from the Northeast to share here are some suggestions.
Connecticut - New England squash pie
Delaware - watermelon and chicken
Maine - lobster and blueberries
Maryland - crab cakes
Massachusetts - clam chowder, baked beans, or codfish
New Hampshire - frappe (type of milk shake)
New Jersey - tomatoes
New York - buffalo wings, thin crust pizza, bagels
Pennsylvania - shoofly pie, funnel cakes, perogies
Vermont - maple syrup
Let me know as soon as possible how you would like to contribute. If you have any other suggestions for food just let me know. Thanks so much for your awesome support!
Mrs. Minor
jminor@usd497.org
Week of Dec 1- 5
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and have rested up! Only 3 weeks to go until the winter holiday. It will be very important that students are here everyday, as we will be trying to get as much into these three weeks as we can before the 2 week break.
Reading - Students will continue going to guided reading groups this week, as well as independently working at literacy stations. The focus this week continues with sequencing, which we will be wrapping up and getting started on Compare and Contrast.
Math - Students are still working on place value and estimation in their respective math classes. Keep working on those facts at home!
Social Studies - This week we will cover Chapter 5 in Social Studies. Students will be completing a study guide to go along with the chapter. Look for this at home at night. You should be studying the studying guide in addition to those states and capitals, as well as the vocabulary words. I anticipate give the test on Monday or Tuesday of next week. I will let students know as soon as possible so they can write it down in their planners. We are also continuing to extend our Social Studies unit through the reading of Windcatcher by Avi. Please take the time to talk to students about the book, particularly the setting.
Monday's Homework - Students need to finish their Chapter 5, lesson 1 study guide and study tonight for their test.
Tuesday's Homework - Tonight students will need to finish their study guide for Chapter 5, lesson 2. The test will be given next week. I am going to break the test into 2 days. On Monday I will give the states and capitals and on Tuesday I will give the multiple choice questions (taken from the study guides from Chapters 4 and 5) as well as the vocabulary, which will be matching.
Wednesday's Homework - Study for that Social Studies Test.
Reading - Students will continue going to guided reading groups this week, as well as independently working at literacy stations. The focus this week continues with sequencing, which we will be wrapping up and getting started on Compare and Contrast.
Math - Students are still working on place value and estimation in their respective math classes. Keep working on those facts at home!
Social Studies - This week we will cover Chapter 5 in Social Studies. Students will be completing a study guide to go along with the chapter. Look for this at home at night. You should be studying the studying guide in addition to those states and capitals, as well as the vocabulary words. I anticipate give the test on Monday or Tuesday of next week. I will let students know as soon as possible so they can write it down in their planners. We are also continuing to extend our Social Studies unit through the reading of Windcatcher by Avi. Please take the time to talk to students about the book, particularly the setting.
Monday's Homework - Students need to finish their Chapter 5, lesson 1 study guide and study tonight for their test.
Tuesday's Homework - Tonight students will need to finish their study guide for Chapter 5, lesson 2. The test will be given next week. I am going to break the test into 2 days. On Monday I will give the states and capitals and on Tuesday I will give the multiple choice questions (taken from the study guides from Chapters 4 and 5) as well as the vocabulary, which will be matching.
Wednesday's Homework - Study for that Social Studies Test.
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