Calendar:
March 5th PJ Day
March 8th-16th State Tests
March12th Grading Day
March 15th and 16th Human Development classes
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Patience.
BOOK REPORT
The March book report is on a (nonfiction) science book. There is a project that needs to be completed at home for this book report. We will discuss the book report and all the terms this week. I will ask each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so you and your child can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report. Please talk with your child about the importance of completing work in a timely fashion. When students wait until the last minute to start long-term projects, it creates tension and frustration. Learning to use time wisely is a skill that will be used for a lifetime. The March book report will be due March 31st.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 21st story in our reading book, "Amazing Alice" (U5S1). The skill we will be focusing on is Summarizing. A summary gives the main ideas of an article, or it tells what happened in a story. A summary is short, and it doesn't include unimportant details. A summary will help you recall and organize information.
The spelling words this week have prefixes (dis-, in-, mis-, re-). They are: dislike, disappear, distrust, dishonest, disagree, incomplete, independent, incorrect, invisible, inactive, misplace, misspell, misled, mistreat, misbehave, rebuild, reuse, react, replace, and recall. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: blacksmith, crank dependable, forge, ravines, and telegraph. The challenge vocabulary is: chaperones, contraptions, odometer, tiller, and trestle.
READING SKILL
The skill we will be focusing on is summarizing. a summary gives the main ideas of an article, or it tells what happened in a story. A summary is short; it doesn''t include unimportant details. A summary will help you recall and organize information.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Please sign your initials on their agenda. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
STATE TEST
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Shania, Myjha, and Parker.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Week of February 22nd
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Responsibility-to be accountable for your own actions.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 20th story in our reading book, "Keepers" (U4S5). The skill we will be focusing on is Plot. Stories have plot, or a series of events that center on a problem, or conflict. A conflict can be a problem between two people or groups, or between a person and nature. Conflicts can also be problems that characters have within themselves. The climax is the place where the action of the story builds and the conflict must be faced. the resolution is the place where the problem is solved.
The spelling words this week have double consonants. They are: tomorrow, borrow, different, supper, matter, written, bottle, ridden, odd, bubble, offer, suffer, slipper, grasshopper, worry, current, lettuce, paddle, shudder, and hobby. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: considering, definitely, diamond, grounders, reminder, stroke, and taunted. The challenge vocabulary is: apologizing, handmade, and storytelling.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TEST
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania
McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Responsibility-to be accountable for your own actions.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 20th story in our reading book, "Keepers" (U4S5). The skill we will be focusing on is Plot. Stories have plot, or a series of events that center on a problem, or conflict. A conflict can be a problem between two people or groups, or between a person and nature. Conflicts can also be problems that characters have within themselves. The climax is the place where the action of the story builds and the conflict must be faced. the resolution is the place where the problem is solved.
The spelling words this week have double consonants. They are: tomorrow, borrow, different, supper, matter, written, bottle, ridden, odd, bubble, offer, suffer, slipper, grasshopper, worry, current, lettuce, paddle, shudder, and hobby. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: considering, definitely, diamond, grounders, reminder, stroke, and taunted. The challenge vocabulary is: apologizing, handmade, and storytelling.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TEST
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania
McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Week of February 16th...
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Responsibility-to be accountable for your own actions.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 19th story in our reading book, "The Disguise" (U4S4). The skill we will be focusing on is Summary. A summary is a short statement, no more than a few sentences, that tells the main idea of a selection. For a story, a summary tells the goals of the characters, how they try to reach them, and whether they reach them. A summary of an article tells the main idea and leaves out unneccesary details.
The spelling words this week have suffixes -ful, -ly, and -ion. They are: powerful, peaceful, beautiful, cheerful, painful, thoughtful, slowly, safely, daily, suddenly, carefully, weekly, lately, truthfully, hopefully, action, location, invention, correction, and pollution.. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: considering, definitely, diamond, grounders, reminder, stroke, and taunted. The challenge vocabulary is: apologizing, handmade, and storytelling.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TESTS
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctors' appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Baylee, McKenzie, and Myjha
I'm proud of you all for reaching for the stars and being the best you can be.
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Responsibility-to be accountable for your own actions.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 19th story in our reading book, "The Disguise" (U4S4). The skill we will be focusing on is Summary. A summary is a short statement, no more than a few sentences, that tells the main idea of a selection. For a story, a summary tells the goals of the characters, how they try to reach them, and whether they reach them. A summary of an article tells the main idea and leaves out unneccesary details.
The spelling words this week have suffixes -ful, -ly, and -ion. They are: powerful, peaceful, beautiful, cheerful, painful, thoughtful, slowly, safely, daily, suddenly, carefully, weekly, lately, truthfully, hopefully, action, location, invention, correction, and pollution.. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: considering, definitely, diamond, grounders, reminder, stroke, and taunted. The challenge vocabulary is: apologizing, handmade, and storytelling.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TESTS
The 1st round of the State Reading and Math test will be March 8th, 9th,10th,11th,15th, and 16th in our classroom. Please try to schedule doctors' appointments outside of those times so your child will be able to complete the tests in a timely fashion. There are several other ways you can help your child be successful with these important tests. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Baylee, McKenzie, and Myjha
I'm proud of you all for reaching for the stars and being the best you can be.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8TH
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Problem Solving-being able to identify a problem and then find a positive solution.
READING
This week we will be reading the 18th story in our reading book, "Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man" (U4S3). The skill we will be focusing on is Text Structure. Text Structure is the way a piece of writing is organized. One way to organize writing is to put events in Chronological, or time order. Biographies and autobiographies, which tell about real people's lives, are often organized in chronological order. Important dates in a person's life and the age of a person at the time of an event can help you follow the order of a biography or autobiography. The students will be creating a timeline of their life.
SPELLING
The spelling words are "easily confused words". They are: set, sit, off, of, when, win, our, are, than then, lose, loose, were, we're where, quiet, quite, quit, whose and who's. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: convinced, courageous, engineer, gradually, and immigrants. The challenge vocabulary is: citizenship, commission, consecutive, prototype, and specialists.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TEST
The State Writing Test started today and will continue through Thursday. The students have worked very hard to be prepared for this important test. There are several ways you can help your child be successful with this important test. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. If students have work listed on their Missing Assignment sheet on Friday (February 12th), we will provide a study hall for them in place of the Valentine's party. Please encourage your child to complete and turn in all assignments. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
VALENTINE'S PARTY
Our Valentine's party will be Friday, February 12th from 2:30-3:00. Remember to bring your decorated box or sack to school so valentines can be handed out this week.
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Problem Solving-being able to identify a problem and then find a positive solution.
READING
This week we will be reading the 18th story in our reading book, "Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man" (U4S3). The skill we will be focusing on is Text Structure. Text Structure is the way a piece of writing is organized. One way to organize writing is to put events in Chronological, or time order. Biographies and autobiographies, which tell about real people's lives, are often organized in chronological order. Important dates in a person's life and the age of a person at the time of an event can help you follow the order of a biography or autobiography. The students will be creating a timeline of their life.
SPELLING
The spelling words are "easily confused words". They are: set, sit, off, of, when, win, our, are, than then, lose, loose, were, we're where, quiet, quite, quit, whose and who's. Spelling homework is to use the words in sentences. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. The vocabulary for this week is: convinced, courageous, engineer, gradually, and immigrants. The challenge vocabulary is: citizenship, commission, consecutive, prototype, and specialists.
BOOK REPORT
The book report for February is "Fantasy". Fantasy stories include folktales, fairy tales, tall tales, fables, and science fiction. We have discussed the book report and all the terms. I have asked each student to put the book report form in their Home Folder so they can review the types of questions and the assignment for the book report with you. Part of the book report is making a board game. They have written the criteria in their Agenda. The book report and board game is due Friday, February 29th.
STATE TEST
The State Writing Test started today and will continue through Thursday. The students have worked very hard to be prepared for this important test. There are several ways you can help your child be successful with this important test. Some of them are: adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling and Math homework. Each Monday I will send home a sheet that will tell you if your child is missing any work in each subject area. Please review it with them Monday night, sign it, and have them return it to class on Tuesday. Anything that shows up missing on that sheet is work that was to be completed in the previous weeks. The students need to complete the work and turn it in to me as soon as possible. If students have work listed on their Missing Assignment sheet on Friday (February 12th), we will provide a study hall for them in place of the Valentine's party. Please encourage your child to complete and turn in all assignments. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
VALENTINE'S PARTY
Our Valentine's party will be Friday, February 12th from 2:30-3:00. Remember to bring your decorated box or sack to school so valentines can be handed out this week.
Friday, February 5, 2010
BIOGRAPHIES
Many of you are ready to start doing research projects. For the first project, I would like you to learn more about a famous person. Use the site below to read about a person of your choice. You can use other resources as well. Look for information about their childhood, education, and what they did to change our world to be a better place. You will share your information with the class (for example, report, poster, or timeline). Have fun.
http://www.mrsrenz.net/biography/biographylinks.htm
http://www.mrsrenz.net/biography/biographylinks.htm
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