We are busily planning field trips. I will update this as soon as I hear back from places. So far, the following dates, places and times are planned.
If you want to drive, please shoot me an email at keriwahl@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, March 13th - Orem Library - Time TBA (Probably 12:15?)
*Wednesday, March 20th - East Bay Post Office - Leave school at noon. Back by 1:40 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27th - Clarke Planetarium, SLC - Leave at 8:30 - Back at school by 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17th - Hope of America - Time TBA
Wednesday, April 24th - Wheeler Farm, SLC - Time TBA
Thursday/Friday, May 9th/10th - Arches National Park Camping Trip
Friday, May 17th - Annual Provo River Trail Bike Trip - Leave at 8:30 - Back at school by 1:00 p.m.
* updated!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
February 28th, 2013
Sorry about not posting yesterday. I was soooo tired and grouchy that a nap was in order. Today was much better!
On that note, I hope you get some sleep today. Sleep generally elludes us during Science Fair week!
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE. TOMORROW IS THE FAIR. MANY STUDENTS BROUGHT THEM IN TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUDGE SOME PROJECTS TOMORROW, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT keriwahl@yahoo.com.
Some students took the Top 20 Cities in the USA test this morning. Those who didn't elected to take it tomorrow morning. STUDY THE CITIES!
LANGUAGE ARTS TEST TOMORROW.
We completed our vocabulary worksheets and wrote and shared objective and subjective tense sentences in grammar. We read more in Crispin, including a very detailed description of a hanging. Eek! Asta's son has now decided he has something to live for. HOMEWORK IS TO READ THE LAST CHAPTER IN THE PACKET. Students will get new packets tomorrow.
MATH HOMEWORK IS WORKSHEET 9:1:A. We had a lesson on horizontal X lines and vertical Y lines. We learned that to find the length of a line, we compare coordinates and find the difference between the X or the Y, when the coordinate are: (X, Y).
After lunch, students went to Foreign Language. After that, we had class presentations of History and Book Reports. Yesterday I introduced the students to puzzlemaker.com. There are many online tools students can use to make reports. I'd like to build their confidence and reduce their workload with some homework project items. Technology is one way to do that.
After much singing, our Jazz player, Marvin Williams, made a visit to the school. We inundated him with questions, and many students were interviewed by FOX News. To find out more information about our player, go to http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2797/marvin-williams .
We went skiing and to minicourses.
On that note, I hope you get some sleep today. Sleep generally elludes us during Science Fair week!
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE. TOMORROW IS THE FAIR. MANY STUDENTS BROUGHT THEM IN TODAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUDGE SOME PROJECTS TOMORROW, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT keriwahl@yahoo.com.
Some students took the Top 20 Cities in the USA test this morning. Those who didn't elected to take it tomorrow morning. STUDY THE CITIES!
LANGUAGE ARTS TEST TOMORROW.
We completed our vocabulary worksheets and wrote and shared objective and subjective tense sentences in grammar. We read more in Crispin, including a very detailed description of a hanging. Eek! Asta's son has now decided he has something to live for. HOMEWORK IS TO READ THE LAST CHAPTER IN THE PACKET. Students will get new packets tomorrow.
MATH HOMEWORK IS WORKSHEET 9:1:A. We had a lesson on horizontal X lines and vertical Y lines. We learned that to find the length of a line, we compare coordinates and find the difference between the X or the Y, when the coordinate are: (X, Y).
After lunch, students went to Foreign Language. After that, we had class presentations of History and Book Reports. Yesterday I introduced the students to puzzlemaker.com. There are many online tools students can use to make reports. I'd like to build their confidence and reduce their workload with some homework project items. Technology is one way to do that.
After much singing, our Jazz player, Marvin Williams, made a visit to the school. We inundated him with questions, and many students were interviewed by FOX News. To find out more information about our player, go to http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2797/marvin-williams .
We went skiing and to minicourses.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
February 26th, 2013
BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE THIS WEEK. MAKE THEM SIMPLE. THEY SHOULDN'T TAKE VERY LONG TO PREPARE.
HISTORY CHAPTERS 1 & 2 PROJECT DUE TOMORROW! Also see Friday's post for this.
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE THURSDAY.
This morning two book reports were presented, one in poster form and the other in finger puppet form. They were both highly entertaining!
We reviewed the location of the top 20 cities. Students are extremely fast at finding them. The ones they get mixed up on are those in Texas, so practice those. Again, please see last Friday's post for the cities. Review the population of the top five.
Vocabulary used the visual multiple intelligence, and grammar reviewed sentence structure. We read from Crispin. HOMEWORK IS TO READ CHAPTERS 5-7.
Students chose a teacher or staff member to interview today. Mrs. Greer's class will receive names tomorrow. Students are writing questions to interiew their people. We are continuing writing our 3-point essays of choice.
In Math we took Test #8. THERE IS NO MATH HOMEWORK, EXCEPT TO MAKE SURE ALL PREVIOUS EXERCISES ARE UP-TO-DATE.
This afternoon was busy with Foreign Language, Drama, Karate/Yoga/Dance, and Music. Students are practicing the Hope of America songs.
We were treated to a puppet play on Dental Hygeine this afternoon.
HISTORY CHAPTERS 1 & 2 PROJECT DUE TOMORROW! Also see Friday's post for this.
SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS DUE THURSDAY.
This morning two book reports were presented, one in poster form and the other in finger puppet form. They were both highly entertaining!
We reviewed the location of the top 20 cities. Students are extremely fast at finding them. The ones they get mixed up on are those in Texas, so practice those. Again, please see last Friday's post for the cities. Review the population of the top five.
Vocabulary used the visual multiple intelligence, and grammar reviewed sentence structure. We read from Crispin. HOMEWORK IS TO READ CHAPTERS 5-7.
Students chose a teacher or staff member to interview today. Mrs. Greer's class will receive names tomorrow. Students are writing questions to interiew their people. We are continuing writing our 3-point essays of choice.
In Math we took Test #8. THERE IS NO MATH HOMEWORK, EXCEPT TO MAKE SURE ALL PREVIOUS EXERCISES ARE UP-TO-DATE.
This afternoon was busy with Foreign Language, Drama, Karate/Yoga/Dance, and Music. Students are practicing the Hope of America songs.
We were treated to a puppet play on Dental Hygeine this afternoon.
Monday, February 25, 2013
February 25th, 2013
BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE THIS WEEK. WE DISCUSSED SIMPLE REPORTS, LIKE DECORATING A LUNCH BAG OR CEREAL BOX TO THE THEME OF THE BOOK. AUTHOR INFORMATION, PLOT, CHARACTERS, ETC. SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
ALSO, SCIENCE FAIR IS AROUND THE CORNER!
This morning we reviewed the top 20 most populated cities, racing to identify them on a map. YOUR CHILD CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE TEST ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY MORNING. Please have your child locate them on a map. Last week's blog has the cities in order. Search "New York City" on the blog.
The new Top 100 SAT words of the week, which we sang as our learning method, are:
ALSO, SCIENCE FAIR IS AROUND THE CORNER!
This morning we reviewed the top 20 most populated cities, racing to identify them on a map. YOUR CHILD CAN CHOOSE TO TAKE THE TEST ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY MORNING. Please have your child locate them on a map. Last week's blog has the cities in order. Search "New York City" on the blog.
The new Top 100 SAT words of the week, which we sang as our learning method, are:
parched: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
perfidious: tending to betray
pragmatic: concerned with practical matters
precocious: exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
pretentious: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distintion
Grammar reviewed adverbs. Adverbs ask "how? when? where?" An example is: The dog walked very quietly. "very" is an adverb, because we ask: How quietly? "very". Adverb. Walked how? "quietly" Adverb.
We worked more on 3-point essays. Tomorrow they will begin to be typed.
We started reading Crispin: Cross of Lead, by Avi. It is a Newbery Award Winner. HOMEWORK IS TO READ CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 TONIGHT. Great book!
MATH HOMEWORK IS TO MAKE SURE THE REVIEW #8 IS DONE AND ALL OTHER HOMEWORK IN WORKBOOK UNIT #8 IS DONE. We will be taking a test tomorrow.
After lunch we read and worked on Meridian Math Club. I also had some students read to me, to test reading fluency.
Our Writer's Workshop was great. Next week we will be creating interactive mystery boards, but for this week we are finishing off our mystery clues. Many students are writing heaps of descriptive clues to point to the solution of their mystery. Clues should be finished by Friday.
4th Graders went to art. 5th Graders worked on writing complete sentences and paragraphs for History review questions about the Rome and began their Chapter One and Two projects. MIDDLE AGES PROJECTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY. They should take no longer than 15-20 minutes to complete. They don't need to be elaborate, just complete. Please see Friday's post (February 22nd) for the details. Students are also creating small family crests to tape to their desks.
After P.E. we watched Bill Nye's Electrical Currents movie.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
February 22nd, 2013
STUDENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETING SCIENCE FAIR EXPERIMENTS AND MAKING DISPLAY BOARDS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND. THEY SHOULD BE DONE BY THURSDAY, AT THE LATEST. SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ARE NOT SOMETHING WE DO IN CLASS. IT IS AN AT HOME WORK OF ART!!!
This morning we learned the final three cities of our top 20 populated cities. THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THESE CITIES NEXT THURSDAY/FRIDAY. Students will be required to identify these cities on a blank state map of the U.S. They will also need to know the populations of the top five cities, why cities are built where they are, and factors that contribute to the location of state capitals.
The top twenty list follows:
Spelling tests for the week are completed.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE WHOLE UNIT #8 REVIEW. We learned about rotational symmetry today. Please point out places, objects, etc., at home that use rotational and line symmetry. Also, if you have any tessalations at home, point those out. If your child wants computer time this weekend, have them create tessalating shapes on WordPaint or LibreOffice. Here are some fun websites for tessalation practice. Also, google Escher!
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/
At lunch, students celebrated our Jazz Read-a-thon win with a Read-a-thon Party!
Cultural Roundtable focused on Austria and Germany. Students justified their opinions on which famous cities they would like to visit.
5th Grade went to Art. 4th Grade brainstormed fieldtrips, reviewed Science Fair progress, and had study hall. They also were tested on reading fluency.
After recess, we began our Middle Ages unit. As a class we read Chapter One: Things Fall Apart. We learned that while the Roman Empire was fighting within, less money was used to defend the empire's borders and keep up the Roman roads. The various tribes on the fringes of the empire began attacking, eventually destroying the Roman empire to the core. We learned about the Huns, who moved from the Russian steppes onto their conquered land, and about their horsemanship skills. We especially focused on the brutality of the brilliant leader, Attila, the Hun. Students were surprised that he didn't destroy Pope Leo I in 452 A.D. 476 A.D. is the official end of the Western Roman Empire. STUDENTS HAVE A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PROJECT AND WRITING SHEET TO COMPLETE FOR HOMEWORK. IT IS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH. It should take no longer than one hour to complete. A complete copy of it is found below (Students did not receive the Review Questions yesterday, but will get them on Monday. However, they are found below, if students want to get ahead):
This morning we learned the final three cities of our top 20 populated cities. THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THESE CITIES NEXT THURSDAY/FRIDAY. Students will be required to identify these cities on a blank state map of the U.S. They will also need to know the populations of the top five cities, why cities are built where they are, and factors that contribute to the location of state capitals.
The top twenty list follows:
- New York, New York (8,213,839)
- Los Angeles, California (3,794,640)
- Chicago, Illinois ((2,076,584)
- Houston, Texas (2,076,189)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1,476,331)
- Phoenix, Arizona
- San Diego, California
- San Antonio, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- Detroit, Michigan
- San Jose, California
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jacksonville, Florida
- San Francisco, California
- Columbus, Ohio
- Austin, Texas
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Fort Worth, Texas
Spelling tests for the week are completed.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE WHOLE UNIT #8 REVIEW. We learned about rotational symmetry today. Please point out places, objects, etc., at home that use rotational and line symmetry. Also, if you have any tessalations at home, point those out. If your child wants computer time this weekend, have them create tessalating shapes on WordPaint or LibreOffice. Here are some fun websites for tessalation practice. Also, google Escher!
http://www.mathcats.com/explore/tessellationtown.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/
At lunch, students celebrated our Jazz Read-a-thon win with a Read-a-thon Party!
Cultural Roundtable focused on Austria and Germany. Students justified their opinions on which famous cities they would like to visit.
5th Grade went to Art. 4th Grade brainstormed fieldtrips, reviewed Science Fair progress, and had study hall. They also were tested on reading fluency.
After recess, we began our Middle Ages unit. As a class we read Chapter One: Things Fall Apart. We learned that while the Roman Empire was fighting within, less money was used to defend the empire's borders and keep up the Roman roads. The various tribes on the fringes of the empire began attacking, eventually destroying the Roman empire to the core. We learned about the Huns, who moved from the Russian steppes onto their conquered land, and about their horsemanship skills. We especially focused on the brutality of the brilliant leader, Attila, the Hun. Students were surprised that he didn't destroy Pope Leo I in 452 A.D. 476 A.D. is the official end of the Western Roman Empire. STUDENTS HAVE A MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PROJECT AND WRITING SHEET TO COMPLETE FOR HOMEWORK. IT IS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH. It should take no longer than one hour to complete. A complete copy of it is found below (Students did not receive the Review Questions yesterday, but will get them on Monday. However, they are found below, if students want to get ahead):
Name____________________
Middle Ages – Chapter 1 & 2
Due Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Instructions:
- Read Chapter One (Things Fall Apart) and Chapter Two (The Not-So-Dark Ages)
- Choose and complete one of the following activities.
- In addition, on a separate lined sheet of paper and in your best cursive, answer the review questions below in complete sentences or paragraphs:
Multiple Intelligence Activies to choose from:
Verbal-linguistic
| Create a wordsearch or crossword puzzle using at least 30 new words from the chapters. |
| Visual-spatial | Make a Rome Visitor's Guide. Include pictures of sites, such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Palatine, the Appian Way, the Forum, Hadrian's Villa, Mausoleum to Augustus, Arches of Constantine, Severus, Titus, Roman Aquaducts |
| Kinesthetic-body | Research Hadrian's Wall (122 A.D.) Construct a small model of the wall. Label it and write facts about it. Bring it in to share. |
| Natural-science | Find out how aquaducts worked. Create a small flow-chart or model explaining how they worked. |
| Musical-rhythmic | Write a song about the Middle Ages. |
| Mathematical-logical | Create a poster showing how cities during the Middle Ages and cities during our time are the same and different. |
| Intrapersonal | Write three journal descriptive journal entries, as if you were a Hun. Each entry should be at least 50 words, and include details of your traditions and history. |
| Interpersonal | Create a leadership plan to keep the Roman Empire alive. Who will lead? What qualities will he/she need? What are the first tasks to be done? Why? |
Review Questions to answer:
Chapter One:
- Why is the date A.D. 476 important in the history of Rome? Briefly describe what happened in that year.
- What events helped lead to the fall of Rome?
- Name at least two barbarian tribes that attacked the Western Roman Empire.
Chapter Two:
- How did the lives of people in Europe change in the first few years after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- How did the lives of people in Europe change in the long run after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- Why was the period from about A.D. 500 to about A.D. 800 referred to as the Dark Ages?
- Why is the term Dark Ages rarely used today?
After History, students went to Music and practiced songs for the Hope of America concert. PLEASE BE SURE STUDENTS ARE LISTENING TO THE C.D. AT HOME EVERY DAY.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
February 21st, 2013
WE WON A JAZZ PLAYER VISIT!!!
ALSO, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE STATE MOCK TRIAL IN SLC TODAY!! This is something these kids will excel at in the next couple of years! What an opportunity!
This morning we learned Austin, Texas, and Memphis, Tennessee. We have just three cities left to locate.
In vocabulary we wrote a rebus and word webs. In grammar we reviewed Objective and Subjective case pronouns. After spelling we worked hard on our 3-point essays. A few students are finished and using time for teacher interviews, which will be the topic of our next 3-point essays. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST TOMORROW MORNING.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISES 5-7. We learned what symmetry and line of symmetry are. We created our own symmetrical objects and worked further on tesselation centers.
After lunch and Foreign Language we learned about Mother Teresa - Nobel Peace Prize recipient of 1979. We discussed putting first things first. Then the students were introduced to an emotional bank account. 14 praises for every negative.
Skiing/ puppet work, and minicourses.
BOOK REPORTS DUE NEXT WEEK ON ANY BOOK READ DURING FEBRUARY. SEE YESTERDAY'S POST FOR DETAILS.
ALSO, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL TOOK FIRST PLACE IN THE STATE MOCK TRIAL IN SLC TODAY!! This is something these kids will excel at in the next couple of years! What an opportunity!
This morning we learned Austin, Texas, and Memphis, Tennessee. We have just three cities left to locate.
In vocabulary we wrote a rebus and word webs. In grammar we reviewed Objective and Subjective case pronouns. After spelling we worked hard on our 3-point essays. A few students are finished and using time for teacher interviews, which will be the topic of our next 3-point essays. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST TOMORROW MORNING.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISES 5-7. We learned what symmetry and line of symmetry are. We created our own symmetrical objects and worked further on tesselation centers.
After lunch and Foreign Language we learned about Mother Teresa - Nobel Peace Prize recipient of 1979. We discussed putting first things first. Then the students were introduced to an emotional bank account. 14 praises for every negative.
Skiing/ puppet work, and minicourses.
BOOK REPORTS DUE NEXT WEEK ON ANY BOOK READ DURING FEBRUARY. SEE YESTERDAY'S POST FOR DETAILS.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
February 20th, 2013
This is a long posting. Please read the whole thing! Sorry I didn't post yesterday...but I am feeling better and am happy to be back at school.
This morning we collected all final reading slips and turned them over to Mrs. Warnick.
We then located and labeled the following cities:
San Jose, CA Pop 908,870
Indianapolis, IN Pop 789,250
Jacksonville, FL Pop 786,938
San Francisco, CA Pop 777,660
THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THE TOP 20 MOST POPULATED CITIES ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.
Grammar solidified sentence patterns. Our Spelling activity is creating other words out of letters from our original words. We read out of a Dr. Offel book, a fantasy science fair theme. Students worked on their 3-point essays.
New vocabulary words follow:
Book Report Menu: Products for Multiple Intelligences
Visual-Spatial Kinesthetic-Auditory
1. Character Diary
2. Character Sketch : Make a poster illustrating a main character. Include quotes from the book that give clues to the character.
3. Character Impersonation : Dress up like a character from the book. Bring props, and use them to introduce yourself to us.
4. Setting Research
5. Setting Map : Draw a detailed map showing the locations of the main events. Label the places and their events.
6. 3-D Map Model : Construct a model out of clay, foam, or other material. Show the scenery or interior where an important event takes place.
7. Plot
8. Story Board : Retell the story in a series of 8 to 12 cartoon sketches with captions. Mount this on a poster.
9. Museum Exhibit : Make a display of pictures and real objects that bring the story to life. Label and arrange these on and in front of a folding display board.
10. Found Poem
11. Travel Brochure : Illustrate and advertise the world of your book in a brochure or a poster.
12. Archeology : Create a model of a significant object in the book using any material. Make a label identifying the object, how it was used, and why it is important to the story.
Visual-Spatial Kinesthetic-Auditory
13. Parody
14. Children’s Book : Retell the story in simplified form for a younger reader, with an illustration and one to three sentences on each page.
15. Video of a scene : Get some friends to help dramatize a scene from the book. Show the 2 to 5 minute video in class.
16. Character "Facebook" Page 17. Slide Show : Make a PowerPoint slide show of the entire story or a significant scene. Include text and pictures. Consider using sounds and animations.
18. TV Commercial : Imagine that the book is being made into a movie or TV series. Make a video commercial introducing the highlights of the story and getting the viewers interested.
19. Reader’s Theater
20. Puppets : Design cardboard or sewn puppets, or make costumes for dolls of the main characters. Identify who they are.
21. You Are There News : Create an on-scene news report about an event in the book. Interview witnesses. Perform this live or on video.
22. Newspaper
23. Time Line : Arrange the events of the story on a time line. Make the time line to scale. Include at least one illustration.
24. Song : Compose a song about the book, or take an existing song and rewrite the lyrics to fit your book. Perform the song live
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 3&4. We had fun making tessalation patterns on the computer, on paper, and using cutout models. Flips, rotations and slides of congruent shapes was our focus today.
After lunch we had SIR and MMC. Next, we worked on Clue #2 for our mysteries in Writer's Workshop.
SCIENCE FAIR IS MARCH 1ST. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR EXPERIMENTS DONE AND BE WORKING ON THEIR RESEARCH FOR THEIR SCIENCE FAIR JOURNAL. All students received science fair packets a couple of weeks ago. Please be sure that all signatures have been obtained.
After P.E. today, students gathered for an all-school assembly. We celebrated the big number 163,000. That is how many minutes we read as a school. Those students who participated were rewarded accordingly. Our class won a class party by having the most average minutes in the school. Congratulate your child!
This morning we collected all final reading slips and turned them over to Mrs. Warnick.
We then located and labeled the following cities:
San Jose, CA Pop 908,870
Indianapolis, IN Pop 789,250
Jacksonville, FL Pop 786,938
San Francisco, CA Pop 777,660
THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THE TOP 20 MOST POPULATED CITIES ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.
Grammar solidified sentence patterns. Our Spelling activity is creating other words out of letters from our original words. We read out of a Dr. Offel book, a fantasy science fair theme. Students worked on their 3-point essays.
New vocabulary words follow:
mundane
found in the ordinary course of events- marked by blithe unconcern
- rich and superior in quality
- a person who delivers a speech or oration
- intended to attract notice and impress others
| Verbal-Linguistic |
2. Character Sketch
3. Character Impersonation
4. Setting Research
5. Setting Map
6. 3-D Map Model
7. Plot
8. Story Board
9. Museum Exhibit
10. Found Poem
11. Travel Brochure
12. Archeology
| Verbal-Linguistic |
14. Children’s Book
15. Video of a scene
16. Character "Facebook" Page
18. TV Commercial
19. Reader’s Theater
20. Puppets
21. You Are There News
22. Newspaper
23. Time Line
24. Song
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 3&4. We had fun making tessalation patterns on the computer, on paper, and using cutout models. Flips, rotations and slides of congruent shapes was our focus today.
After lunch we had SIR and MMC. Next, we worked on Clue #2 for our mysteries in Writer's Workshop.
SCIENCE FAIR IS MARCH 1ST. STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR EXPERIMENTS DONE AND BE WORKING ON THEIR RESEARCH FOR THEIR SCIENCE FAIR JOURNAL. All students received science fair packets a couple of weeks ago. Please be sure that all signatures have been obtained.
After P.E. today, students gathered for an all-school assembly. We celebrated the big number 163,000. That is how many minutes we read as a school. Those students who participated were rewarded accordingly. Our class won a class party by having the most average minutes in the school. Congratulate your child!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
February 14th, 2013
ALL STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR HOPE OF AMERICA CD. PLEASE PLAY THIS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND HOME AGAIN DAILY. IT IS A GREAT PATRIOTIC PROGRAM.
This morning we learned locations of the next most populated cities. Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Diego each have 1.5, 1.4, and 1.2 million people respectively. We had quite the discussion about Phoenix and San Diego's approximation to the southern border. Students shared what they knew about country relations.
We participated in more vocabulary activities, finished Ben and Me, and finished our last paragraphs in our 3-point expository essays. Tomorrow we will write the complete rough drafts of our essays, so we can edit each others' next week. Following directions is very important for this kind of writing assignment. I am very pleased at the effort and concentration students are employing.
TOMORROW IS OUR LANGUAGE ARTS TEST.
MATH HOMEWORK IS TO COMPLETE REVIEW #7, AND TEST 7.2.A AND 7.3.A THAT WERE WORKED ON IN CLASS TODAY. In lieu of Valentine's Day today, and the intense excitement in the air, I didn't think it wise to administer Cumulative Test 1-7. TOMORROW WE WILL COMPLETE THAT TEST. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS GO OVER THE REVIEW #7 TO PREPARE.
MRS. PENROD'S MATH CLASS SHOULD DO PAGES 44-46 AND ANY PAST CORRECTIONS.
After Foreign Language we had a class Valentine share. Students were so generous and complimentary to each other. I love the dynamics of this class.
After the skiers left, a few of us finished up some puppets and then headed to mini-courses.
PLEASE LOG THE READING!!! AND WORK ON SCIENCE PROJECTS.
This morning we learned locations of the next most populated cities. Philadelphia, Phoenix, and San Diego each have 1.5, 1.4, and 1.2 million people respectively. We had quite the discussion about Phoenix and San Diego's approximation to the southern border. Students shared what they knew about country relations.
We participated in more vocabulary activities, finished Ben and Me, and finished our last paragraphs in our 3-point expository essays. Tomorrow we will write the complete rough drafts of our essays, so we can edit each others' next week. Following directions is very important for this kind of writing assignment. I am very pleased at the effort and concentration students are employing.
TOMORROW IS OUR LANGUAGE ARTS TEST.
MATH HOMEWORK IS TO COMPLETE REVIEW #7, AND TEST 7.2.A AND 7.3.A THAT WERE WORKED ON IN CLASS TODAY. In lieu of Valentine's Day today, and the intense excitement in the air, I didn't think it wise to administer Cumulative Test 1-7. TOMORROW WE WILL COMPLETE THAT TEST. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS GO OVER THE REVIEW #7 TO PREPARE.
MRS. PENROD'S MATH CLASS SHOULD DO PAGES 44-46 AND ANY PAST CORRECTIONS.
After Foreign Language we had a class Valentine share. Students were so generous and complimentary to each other. I love the dynamics of this class.
After the skiers left, a few of us finished up some puppets and then headed to mini-courses.
PLEASE LOG THE READING!!! AND WORK ON SCIENCE PROJECTS.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
February 13th, 2013
STUDENTS WENT HOME WITH CD'S OF HOPE OF AMERICA. PLEASE LISTEN TO THESE IN THE CAR, IN THE SHOWER, AND BEFORE BED. I WILL SEND HOME A LYRICS SHEET TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
This morning we learned that New York City has over 8 million people, Los Angeles has 3.8 million, Chicago has 2.8 million people, and Houston, TX, has over 2 million people. We located and labeled these on a map. The kids were very surprised to find where they were located. Tomorrow we will learn the next four or five most populated cities.
We did a kid-made treasure hunt and puzzle for vocabulary. Tomorrow we will play fly swatter games, word finds, and crosswords...to review vocabulary. I am so surprised at how fast these kids are learning and mastering their new vocabulary...and these are SAT words.
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In grammar, we learned objective and subjective tenses. For example:
Casey, Mitchell, and I drove to the movies. This works, because when we remove Casey and Mitchell. I is a subject pronoun.
Autumn and me are pretty smart. This doesn't work because if you remove Autumn, the subject pronoun is incorrect. It should be I.
She threw a party for my sister and me. This is correct, because when we remove my sister, the me is an objective pronoun (or object).
Mom bought a present for Noelle, Mike, and I. This doesn't work, because when you remove Noelle and Mike, me is the objective pronoun.
Hope this helps.
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We are almost finished reading Ben and Me. The chapter today had recognizable characters from the Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, General Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Madame Brillon, and the king and queen of France. READ TO YOUR KIDS! THEY LOVE READ-ALOUD TIME!
This week we have been drafting and organizing our points for our first real 3-point essay. We completed the opening paragraph today, and will do the final paragraph tomorrow.
MATH HOMEWORK IS TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW #7. Two students stayed after school yesterday and planned an all out treasure hunt for math. It was great! Students solved problems and searched for clues throughout the school. Brownies were enjoyed by all!
After lunch we had S.I.R. and Meridian Math Club. We then worked either on our clues for our mysteries, or worked on other projects in Writer's Workshop.
Science Fair topics are well underway. Students should be finished with their topic, question, and hypothesis. Experiments should be done over the weekend, and research done. PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS TOOK HOME SCIENCE FAIR PACKAGES TODAY. Please look them over and follow the correct procedures to make the science boards attractive and legitimate. REMEMBER, SCIENCE FAIR IS THE 1ST OF MARCH, JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
After P.E. we went outside for straight fun at recess. It was good to watch the kids play with each other and have a little downtime. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS READ, READ, AND READ!
This morning we learned that New York City has over 8 million people, Los Angeles has 3.8 million, Chicago has 2.8 million people, and Houston, TX, has over 2 million people. We located and labeled these on a map. The kids were very surprised to find where they were located. Tomorrow we will learn the next four or five most populated cities.
We did a kid-made treasure hunt and puzzle for vocabulary. Tomorrow we will play fly swatter games, word finds, and crosswords...to review vocabulary. I am so surprised at how fast these kids are learning and mastering their new vocabulary...and these are SAT words.
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In grammar, we learned objective and subjective tenses. For example:
Casey, Mitchell, and I drove to the movies. This works, because when we remove Casey and Mitchell. I is a subject pronoun.
Autumn and me are pretty smart. This doesn't work because if you remove Autumn, the subject pronoun is incorrect. It should be I.
She threw a party for my sister and me. This is correct, because when we remove my sister, the me is an objective pronoun (or object).
Mom bought a present for Noelle, Mike, and I. This doesn't work, because when you remove Noelle and Mike, me is the objective pronoun.
Hope this helps.
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We are almost finished reading Ben and Me. The chapter today had recognizable characters from the Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, General Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Madame Brillon, and the king and queen of France. READ TO YOUR KIDS! THEY LOVE READ-ALOUD TIME!
This week we have been drafting and organizing our points for our first real 3-point essay. We completed the opening paragraph today, and will do the final paragraph tomorrow.
MATH HOMEWORK IS TO COMPLETE THE REVIEW #7. Two students stayed after school yesterday and planned an all out treasure hunt for math. It was great! Students solved problems and searched for clues throughout the school. Brownies were enjoyed by all!
After lunch we had S.I.R. and Meridian Math Club. We then worked either on our clues for our mysteries, or worked on other projects in Writer's Workshop.
Science Fair topics are well underway. Students should be finished with their topic, question, and hypothesis. Experiments should be done over the weekend, and research done. PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS TOOK HOME SCIENCE FAIR PACKAGES TODAY. Please look them over and follow the correct procedures to make the science boards attractive and legitimate. REMEMBER, SCIENCE FAIR IS THE 1ST OF MARCH, JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
After P.E. we went outside for straight fun at recess. It was good to watch the kids play with each other and have a little downtime. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENTS READ, READ, AND READ!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
February 12th, 2013
READ! READ! READ!
This morning we introduced large cities. New York City has over 8 million people. We worked on vocabulary projects, grammar, and read more Ben and Me. All students have now completed their three-point essay points. Tomorrow we will generate opening and closing paragraphs.
MATH HOMEWORK IS HALF OF THE REVIEW #7. We continue to review area and perimeter. The decimal unit has moved fairly quickly. We are slated to take the test Thursday or Friday.
This afternoon was our heavy specialist schedule. After Foreign Language, Drama, Dance/yoga/karate, and Music, we had a quick recess and worked on puppets, which are almost finished.
Please bring the $10 for the Hope of America CD, T-shirt, and picture. It is due tomorrow.
If you can volunteer time to help with class projects, please let me know.
This morning we introduced large cities. New York City has over 8 million people. We worked on vocabulary projects, grammar, and read more Ben and Me. All students have now completed their three-point essay points. Tomorrow we will generate opening and closing paragraphs.
MATH HOMEWORK IS HALF OF THE REVIEW #7. We continue to review area and perimeter. The decimal unit has moved fairly quickly. We are slated to take the test Thursday or Friday.
This afternoon was our heavy specialist schedule. After Foreign Language, Drama, Dance/yoga/karate, and Music, we had a quick recess and worked on puppets, which are almost finished.
Please bring the $10 for the Hope of America CD, T-shirt, and picture. It is due tomorrow.
If you can volunteer time to help with class projects, please let me know.
Monday, February 11, 2013
February 11th, 2013
PLEASE PRINT AND SIGN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT BY WEDNESDAY, SO YOUR CHILD CAN HAVE THE CD TO PRACTICE. THIS FORM IS ALSO BEING SENT PER EMAIL TODAY.
This morning so many kids brought in their reading slips! Good job! IF YOUR STUDENT HASN'T HAD YOU SIGN 4 SHEETS, HE OR SHE MIGHT BE BEHIND...Check on the classroom board to see if the minutes have been logged.
We made Valentine's folders to hang from our desks. We are looking for good and funny things others do, to build unity. It was fun watching kids write secret notes to each other. (Only appropriate, kind, nice, and upbuilding things are allowed!)
We are beginning locating and labeling large U.S. cities.
The new SAT Words for the week are:
Dear Parents:
This year we have the opportunity to perform with over 6,000 students from 74 Utah County schools in the “Hope of America” student chorus showcase. This one-hour patriotic program will be presented on Wednesday, April 17th. the BYU Marriott Center. Students need to be in their seats by 6:15 or they will be unable to sit in the flag formation with their class.
“Hope of America” promotes love of country, music, and good citizenship through a memorable participatory event. The chorus wears red, white, blue, or yellow “Hope of America” t-shirts. They sit in the shape and colors of the American flag, framed by students in yellow.
There is a $10 fee for each participating student. This cost helps us provide the following to each student:
- CD Take home practice CD and lyric sheet
- T-Shirt A 2013 t-shirt design
- Event Photo Delivered to your school after the performance
There is no charge for attending the event or parking. Final performance detail will be given in March.
By signing the form below, you grant permission for your child’s image to be recorded in the filmed production.
PARENTS: Please return this signed form & $10.00 in an envelope by: Feb. 13, 2013
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STUDENT___________________________ SCHOOL____________________________
YES My child will perform in the “Hope of America” Chorus and their t-shirt
size is (circle one):
Youth Med Youth Large Adult Small Adult Medium Adult Large Adult XL Adult XXL
***Enclose $10.00 (in envelope) or make check payable to your school
NO My child cannot perform
Optional: I would be willing to be a chaperone for my child’s class and am available for the 10:00 AM rehearsal and evening performance.
This morning so many kids brought in their reading slips! Good job! IF YOUR STUDENT HASN'T HAD YOU SIGN 4 SHEETS, HE OR SHE MIGHT BE BEHIND...Check on the classroom board to see if the minutes have been logged.
We made Valentine's folders to hang from our desks. We are looking for good and funny things others do, to build unity. It was fun watching kids write secret notes to each other. (Only appropriate, kind, nice, and upbuilding things are allowed!)
We are beginning locating and labeling large U.S. cities.
The new SAT Words for the week are:
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invulnerable to fear or intimidation - (Not allowing anyone or anything to scare you or put you down)
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spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency - (In that very moment)
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a feeling of extreme joy
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someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
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the property of being long-lived
In Grammar we classified sentences. Then we read two more chapters in Ben and Me, about the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. We then worked more on our 3-point essay organizing. We will be writing these essays on Wednesday.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 20. Students need to draw the bar models to find the correct answers. We will be taking Test 7 toward the end of the week, so it is imperative that students complete all of Unit 7 in the Workbook.
After lunch we had Meridian Math Club and Structured Independent Reading. STUDENTS SHOULD BE BUSILY READING A BOOK OF THEIR CHOICE FOR A BOOK REPORT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
For Writer's Workshop, we wrote the first clue in our mystery. The clues were descriptive, and they had to point us toward the ending we wrote last week.
After a well-earned recess, Fifth Graders had Science and Fourth Graders had Art. In Science we worked on our Science Fair question, hypothesis and experiment. SCIENCE FAIR IS MARCH 1ST. A registration packet will go home tomorrow. PLEASE DISCUSS AND PLAN THE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT WITH YOUR CHILD A.S.A.P.!!
P.E. and then Science National Geographic clips of real scientists and scientific problems finished up the day.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
February 8th, 2013
This morning we did our Mountains/Landforms Test and our Language Arts Test. Students finished spelling activities, learned how to organize a 3-point essay, and we read two more chapters in Ben and Me.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 18. Be sure your child is dividing the right number! 3/5 is 3 divided by five, or 3 divided into 5 parts. We spent quite a while dividing the number 1 into many different parts. We also reviewed area and perimeter with rectangles inside rectangles.
Most students have finished the endings of their mysteries. If not, they need to complete those this weekend, so we can work on the clues next week. Students are broadening their writing skills by choosing to author newspaper articles, recipe books, magazine articles, brochures, sports cards, any kind of writing. We also worked more on other stories we have been writing.
5th Grade went to Art. 4th Grade attended Cultural Roundtable. Then the 4th Graders had poetry and science. In poetry we wrote nature topics and switched papers so others could write Haikus about our topic. They were very descriptive. We took apart a standing weight scale, to see how it worked.
IF YOU HAVE ANY SMALL BROKEN APPLIANCES AT HOME, PLEASE SEND THEM IN, SO WE CAN TAKE THEM APART!
After working on our puppets some more, students went to Music. Many students are auditioning for the Willy Wonka play. It takes courage! They are doing so well.
Have a great weekend, and READ!
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 18. Be sure your child is dividing the right number! 3/5 is 3 divided by five, or 3 divided into 5 parts. We spent quite a while dividing the number 1 into many different parts. We also reviewed area and perimeter with rectangles inside rectangles.
Most students have finished the endings of their mysteries. If not, they need to complete those this weekend, so we can work on the clues next week. Students are broadening their writing skills by choosing to author newspaper articles, recipe books, magazine articles, brochures, sports cards, any kind of writing. We also worked more on other stories we have been writing.
5th Grade went to Art. 4th Grade attended Cultural Roundtable. Then the 4th Graders had poetry and science. In poetry we wrote nature topics and switched papers so others could write Haikus about our topic. They were very descriptive. We took apart a standing weight scale, to see how it worked.
IF YOU HAVE ANY SMALL BROKEN APPLIANCES AT HOME, PLEASE SEND THEM IN, SO WE CAN TAKE THEM APART!
After working on our puppets some more, students went to Music. Many students are auditioning for the Willy Wonka play. It takes courage! They are doing so well.
Have a great weekend, and READ!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
February 7th, 2013
KEEP READING!!
Sorry to post so late. Here are the places that will be on the test tomorrow. We have been studying for 3 weeks. Every morning we review them.
Mount McKinley
Mount St. Helens
King's Peak
Mount Elbert
Brooks Range
Coast Range
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevadas
Rocky Mountains
Wasatch Range
Great Plains
Central Lowlands
Gulf Coastal Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Extra Credit:
Continental Divide
How are mountains formed?
MATH HOMEWORK IS 15,-17. It is important that students consider decimal location.
We will also have our Language Arts Test tomorrow. The puppets are really taking shape for the play.
Sorry to post so late. Here are the places that will be on the test tomorrow. We have been studying for 3 weeks. Every morning we review them.
Mount McKinley
Mount St. Helens
King's Peak
Mount Elbert
Brooks Range
Coast Range
Cascade Mountains
Sierra Nevadas
Rocky Mountains
Wasatch Range
Great Plains
Central Lowlands
Gulf Coastal Plains
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plains
Extra Credit:
Continental Divide
How are mountains formed?
MATH HOMEWORK IS 15,-17. It is important that students consider decimal location.
We will also have our Language Arts Test tomorrow. The puppets are really taking shape for the play.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
February 5th, 2013
A NOTICE WENT HOME YESTERDAY REGARDING "MOMS AND MUFFINS" ON FRIDAY MORNING FROM 7:30-8:00. THIS IS A SPECIAL READING OPPORTUNITY FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. If no mother is able to come, fathers and grandparents are welcome to attend.
This morning soooo many kids brought in reading logs!!! Good job!
We learned about the Coastal Range, running up the western coast of California. We found out that the maritime climate creates lots of water for the Californian mountain ranges. In fact, when the transcontinental railroad was built, the snow on the Sierra Nevada Range was over 40 feet high!
For SAT word practice students continued writing sentence snakes in a blank wordfind. Please check the word definitions from yesterday. Use them a lot in conversation.
Grammar introduced various possible sentence fragments, including subjects, predicates, and prepositional phrases. We also reviewed CD, SCS, SCV, SS, and other kinds of sentence structure.
Finishing Jonathon Livingston Seagull last week opened up an interest for animal fiction. We have leaped into Ben and Me, a humorous animal non-fiction, in which Ben Franklin's real fame comes from ideas from the mouse in his fur cap.
Our spelling activity for the week merges visual, verbal and kinesthetic intelligences. Students are creating quick sculptures or three-dimensional objects and decorating them with spelling words from their word sort.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 11 AND 7:1:A WORKSHEET, WHICH HAS BEEN HANDED OUT. We worked out story problems and introduced briefly multiplication of decimals. If your children have problems with the multiplying, please remind them that multiplication is addition. Have them add the decimals with the decimal points lined up, and add repeatedly to find out the answer. It is crucial that the decimal point be in the right place. We will be learning "tricks" to multiplying decimals, but first it is essential that students understand the repetitive addition principle.
After lunch students enjoyed Foreign Language. It is Foreign Language week. Ask each day what activities were done at lunch!
Next was drama, yoga/karate/dance, and music. IF STUDENTS WANT TO AUDITION FOR SPECIFIC PARTS IN THE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY PLAY, THEY MUST DO THIS TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS IN THE MUSIC ROOM AFTER SCHOOL.
At the end of the day, we will review the physical characteristics of the U.S.A. We will test ourselves on mountain ranges and plains. We will also visit the computer lab and test our typing fluency.
This morning soooo many kids brought in reading logs!!! Good job!
We learned about the Coastal Range, running up the western coast of California. We found out that the maritime climate creates lots of water for the Californian mountain ranges. In fact, when the transcontinental railroad was built, the snow on the Sierra Nevada Range was over 40 feet high!
For SAT word practice students continued writing sentence snakes in a blank wordfind. Please check the word definitions from yesterday. Use them a lot in conversation.
Grammar introduced various possible sentence fragments, including subjects, predicates, and prepositional phrases. We also reviewed CD, SCS, SCV, SS, and other kinds of sentence structure.
Finishing Jonathon Livingston Seagull last week opened up an interest for animal fiction. We have leaped into Ben and Me, a humorous animal non-fiction, in which Ben Franklin's real fame comes from ideas from the mouse in his fur cap.
Our spelling activity for the week merges visual, verbal and kinesthetic intelligences. Students are creating quick sculptures or three-dimensional objects and decorating them with spelling words from their word sort.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISE 11 AND 7:1:A WORKSHEET, WHICH HAS BEEN HANDED OUT. We worked out story problems and introduced briefly multiplication of decimals. If your children have problems with the multiplying, please remind them that multiplication is addition. Have them add the decimals with the decimal points lined up, and add repeatedly to find out the answer. It is crucial that the decimal point be in the right place. We will be learning "tricks" to multiplying decimals, but first it is essential that students understand the repetitive addition principle.
After lunch students enjoyed Foreign Language. It is Foreign Language week. Ask each day what activities were done at lunch!
Next was drama, yoga/karate/dance, and music. IF STUDENTS WANT TO AUDITION FOR SPECIFIC PARTS IN THE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY PLAY, THEY MUST DO THIS TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS IN THE MUSIC ROOM AFTER SCHOOL.
At the end of the day, we will review the physical characteristics of the U.S.A. We will test ourselves on mountain ranges and plains. We will also visit the computer lab and test our typing fluency.
Monday, February 4, 2013
February 4th, 2013
READ! PLEASE READ! AND TRACK YOUR CHILD'S READING!!! SEND THE SLIPS BACK WITH YOUR KIDS!
This morning students who brought in Jazz Readathon slips updated their square grids for their graph. I would encourage you to come downstairs and look at your child's progress. All slips must be signed by parents to be valid entries for the competition. One of our students has already hit the ceiling!!!
We located and labeled Mt. Elbert, in Colorado, at over 14,000 feet. THERE IS A TEST ON MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES ON FRIDAY. A study guide is going home today.
Our new SAT words for the week are:
This morning students who brought in Jazz Readathon slips updated their square grids for their graph. I would encourage you to come downstairs and look at your child's progress. All slips must be signed by parents to be valid entries for the competition. One of our students has already hit the ceiling!!!
We located and labeled Mt. Elbert, in Colorado, at over 14,000 feet. THERE IS A TEST ON MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES ON FRIDAY. A study guide is going home today.
Our new SAT words for the week are:
- hypothesis an educated guess; a possible explanation of facts or phenomena facts or phenomena
- undue haste, lack of thought or deliberation
- attribute or credit to
- lacking worth or importance
- incapable of being avoided or prevented
We labeled 4 sentences in grammar. Students need to remember to ask: Verb what? This question points them straight to the Direct Object, labeled DO.
We then chose books for February's Independent Reading Book Report. These book reports will be due the last week of February. The book is free choice, preferably not non-fiction, as we will be doing non-fiction research paper type book reports in March. Some students bemoaned the fact that they have books at home to read. I want them to have at least one book
Math is rocking. TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK IS THROUGH EXERCISE 9. We reviewed area and perimeter, worked on a visual method of subtracting decimals - pictorial. Some kids got it. We will revisit it again tomorrow. It takes a little while for the picture form of subtracting to "take", because the kids are so dependent on vertical subtraction. Vertical subtraction is okay, if the kids remember to line up the decimals, but it makes the students very dependent on the basic recall of subtraction facts from 0-20. The pictorial method puts subtraction in the spatial part of the brain, which then must "plow" a new trail to the logical/mathematical section of the brain, allowing for easier math crossing paths in future calculus, etc.
After lunch we had a very interesting discussion about adoption, read in SIR and held Meridian Math Club.
For Writer's Workshop, students brainstormed the ending of their mysteries. We worked on the beginning of the mysteries last week, asking questions like who, where, when, why, what, how? The beginning takes us to the problem. The ending solves the mystery. Both should be about 1/2 page long. We will continue working on the endings this week. The middle clues will take another few weeks.
Science for 5th Graders was asking questions about electricity. We are filling the bulletin board with questions we would like to answer. We would also like to interview an electrician about his work.
P.E.
We worked on puppet hands, hair, costumes, and faces. STUDENTS MUST BRING A PIECE OF MATERIAL FOR THE BASIC COSTUME BY WEDNESDAY, OR I WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THE COSTUME. We need to finish these!!! They are turning out pretty fun!
Math is rocking. TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK IS THROUGH EXERCISE 9. We reviewed area and perimeter, worked on a visual method of subtracting decimals - pictorial. Some kids got it. We will revisit it again tomorrow. It takes a little while for the picture form of subtracting to "take", because the kids are so dependent on vertical subtraction. Vertical subtraction is okay, if the kids remember to line up the decimals, but it makes the students very dependent on the basic recall of subtraction facts from 0-20. The pictorial method puts subtraction in the spatial part of the brain, which then must "plow" a new trail to the logical/mathematical section of the brain, allowing for easier math crossing paths in future calculus, etc.
After lunch we had a very interesting discussion about adoption, read in SIR and held Meridian Math Club.
For Writer's Workshop, students brainstormed the ending of their mysteries. We worked on the beginning of the mysteries last week, asking questions like who, where, when, why, what, how? The beginning takes us to the problem. The ending solves the mystery. Both should be about 1/2 page long. We will continue working on the endings this week. The middle clues will take another few weeks.
Science for 5th Graders was asking questions about electricity. We are filling the bulletin board with questions we would like to answer. We would also like to interview an electrician about his work.
P.E.
We worked on puppet hands, hair, costumes, and faces. STUDENTS MUST BRING A PIECE OF MATERIAL FOR THE BASIC COSTUME BY WEDNESDAY, OR I WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THE COSTUME. We need to finish these!!! They are turning out pretty fun!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
February 1st, 2013
THERE WILL BE TALENT SHOW AUDITIONS TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AFTER SCHOOL. TALENT SHOWS WILL BE HELD MONTHLY.
READ! READ! READ! AND REMEMBER TO BRING IN SIGNED READING SLIPS!
This morning we learned about many famous people through biography book reports. We took our Language Arts test, had a Spirit Day assembly, and finished Jonathon Livingston Seagull. Business letters were handed in and look very professional. SOME STUDENTS STILL HAVE A THREE POINT PARAGRAPH TO HAND IN FROM LAST WEEK.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISES 4 & 5. It is very important to line up decimals when adding or subtracting. We also went over the Cum. Test 1-6. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD REDO ANY MISSED PROBLEMS, SIGN YOUR NAME TO THE TEST, AND SEND IT BACK TO ME ON MONDAY.
After lunch we had Cultural Roundtable. Then the 5th Graders went to Art and the 4th Graders learned some poetry, watched a science movie about electricity, and destroyed a set of headphones to see how they had been constructed.
We had a wonderful recess outside. It was warm enough for just a t-shirt!
Students received a Mountains Fact Sheet to review. We highlighted the mountains and ranges that will be on the test. THERE WILL BE A TEST ON MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE USA NEXT FRIDAY.
We worked more on puppets, cleaned up, and went to music.
READ! READ! READ! AND REMEMBER TO BRING IN SIGNED READING SLIPS!
This morning we learned about many famous people through biography book reports. We took our Language Arts test, had a Spirit Day assembly, and finished Jonathon Livingston Seagull. Business letters were handed in and look very professional. SOME STUDENTS STILL HAVE A THREE POINT PARAGRAPH TO HAND IN FROM LAST WEEK.
MATH HOMEWORK IS EXERCISES 4 & 5. It is very important to line up decimals when adding or subtracting. We also went over the Cum. Test 1-6. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD REDO ANY MISSED PROBLEMS, SIGN YOUR NAME TO THE TEST, AND SEND IT BACK TO ME ON MONDAY.
After lunch we had Cultural Roundtable. Then the 5th Graders went to Art and the 4th Graders learned some poetry, watched a science movie about electricity, and destroyed a set of headphones to see how they had been constructed.
We had a wonderful recess outside. It was warm enough for just a t-shirt!
Students received a Mountains Fact Sheet to review. We highlighted the mountains and ranges that will be on the test. THERE WILL BE A TEST ON MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE USA NEXT FRIDAY.
We worked more on puppets, cleaned up, and went to music.
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