LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
This week we will be reading the last story in our reading book, "Chocolate Is Missing”. The skill we will be focusing on is Author’s Purpose. An Author’s Purpose is the reason for writing something. Some purposes for writing are to entertain, to inform, to express, and to persuade. Predicting an author’s purpose can help you decide whether to read something slowly and carefully or just for fun.
In “Chocolate Is Missing,” the author’s purpose is to entertain. She just wants readers to enjoy reading this funny mystery story. To fulfill per purpose, the author has filled her story with interesting characters and exciting clues.
The spelling words this week are words that are related. They are able, ability, sign, signal, mean, meant, deal, dealt, soft, soften, relate, relative, heal, health, meter, metric, compose, composition, crumb, crumble. Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary.
The vocabulary for this week is: angle, approach, brag, chocolate, poster, and presence. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 28.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” 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 is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, and Parker
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Week of May 17th
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 29th story in our reading book, "Out of the Blue." The skill we will be focusing on is Main Idea and Supporting Details.
The topic is what a paragraph or article is about. The main idea is the most important idea about the topic the main idea is often stated in a single sentence within a paragraph or article. However, sometimes you have to figure out he main idea and put it in your own words. Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
The spelling words this week are words with the suffixes -less, -ment, and -ness. The words this week are:
helpless, spotless, useless, movement, punishment, brightness, fairness, careless, hopeless, payment, pavement, goodness, business, darkness, breathless, worthless, statement, treatment, softness, and greatness.
Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary. The vocabulary for this week is: almanac, calendar, circulating, electricity, experiment, inventions, mysterious, and theory. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Each student has a calendar for May so you can record your signature. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 31.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” 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 is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Courage.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 29th story in our reading book, "Out of the Blue." The skill we will be focusing on is Main Idea and Supporting Details.
The topic is what a paragraph or article is about. The main idea is the most important idea about the topic the main idea is often stated in a single sentence within a paragraph or article. However, sometimes you have to figure out he main idea and put it in your own words. Supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.
The spelling words this week are words with the suffixes -less, -ment, and -ness. The words this week are:
helpless, spotless, useless, movement, punishment, brightness, fairness, careless, hopeless, payment, pavement, goodness, business, darkness, breathless, worthless, statement, treatment, softness, and greatness.
Homework for Tuesday night is to write each word in a meaningful sentence. The spelling word should be underlined. Please read your child's homework sentences and ask them to make any corrections that are necessary. The vocabulary for this week is: almanac, calendar, circulating, electricity, experiment, inventions, mysterious, and theory. The challenge vocabulary words are: apprentices, circuits, generated, and print shop.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night. Each student has a calendar for May so you can record your signature. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students all have a book and should be reading it each night. The Biography book report will be the basis for their speech. The following questions will guide them in their speech:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
The book report is due May 31.
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” 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 is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
Sunday, May 9, 2010
The Week of May 10th...
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 28th story in our reading book, "Coming Home." The skill we will be focusing on is:
Fact or Opinion… A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. A statement of opinion tells your ideas or feelings. It cannot be proved true or false, but it can be supported by facts and reasons. Sometimes statements of opinion begin with clues such as “I believe“.
The spelling words this week are words with the /k/ or /f/ sound. Usually the sound /k/ is spelled c, k, or ck: care, brake, track. The sound /f/ can be spelled ff, gh, or ph: stiff, laughed, photo. The words this week are: care, record, track, attack, giraffe, rough, dolphin, because, brake, pocket, stiff, enough, photo, elephant, cover, Kansas, snack, muffin, laughed, and alphabet. Spelling homework is to use the words in a compound sentence. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. Please ask your child to practice their words each night. The vocabulary for this week is: dreamer, drifted, heroes, librarians, rusty, and tremble. The challenge vocabulary words are: haggle, preaching, theater, and Underground Railroad.
INVENTION CONVENTION
The students in C1 have been learning about inventors and how they use their creative skills to solve problems. We are currently discussing our Invention Convention. It is an event that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills independently as they invent a new product. Students will be encouraged to identify a need or to solve a problem . Once a need or a problem has been identified, students will use problem-solving and creative-thinking skills to invent a product that would fill the need or overcome the problem. Some examples of student inventions are:
*a plastic product that holds a book while you eat
*a bird feeder that protects feed from wind and rain
*a device that prevents blisters from forming on hands when raking, shoveling, or sweeping
*a billfold that organizes money by denomination for blind people
They will create their product at home and complete the paper work at school. We will display the products at Weddle the evening of May 14th at the Art and Author’s Night.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students each have checked out their book from the library or gotten one from the classroom library and should be reading it each night. The book report is due May 31 (Monday).
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” 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 is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Myjha, and Parker
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 28th story in our reading book, "Coming Home." The skill we will be focusing on is:
Fact or Opinion… A statement of fact tells something that can be proved true or false. A statement of opinion tells your ideas or feelings. It cannot be proved true or false, but it can be supported by facts and reasons. Sometimes statements of opinion begin with clues such as “I believe“.
The spelling words this week are words with the /k/ or /f/ sound. Usually the sound /k/ is spelled c, k, or ck: care, brake, track. The sound /f/ can be spelled ff, gh, or ph: stiff, laughed, photo. The words this week are: care, record, track, attack, giraffe, rough, dolphin, because, brake, pocket, stiff, enough, photo, elephant, cover, Kansas, snack, muffin, laughed, and alphabet. Spelling homework is to use the words in a compound sentence. The students should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday. Please ask your child to practice their words each night. The vocabulary for this week is: dreamer, drifted, heroes, librarians, rusty, and tremble. The challenge vocabulary words are: haggle, preaching, theater, and Underground Railroad.
INVENTION CONVENTION
The students in C1 have been learning about inventors and how they use their creative skills to solve problems. We are currently discussing our Invention Convention. It is an event that gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills independently as they invent a new product. Students will be encouraged to identify a need or to solve a problem . Once a need or a problem has been identified, students will use problem-solving and creative-thinking skills to invent a product that would fill the need or overcome the problem. Some examples of student inventions are:
*a plastic product that holds a book while you eat
*a bird feeder that protects feed from wind and rain
*a device that prevents blisters from forming on hands when raking, shoveling, or sweeping
*a billfold that organizes money by denomination for blind people
They will create their product at home and complete the paper work at school. We will display the products at Weddle the evening of May 14th at the Art and Author’s Night.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The students each have checked out their book from the library or gotten one from the classroom library and should be reading it each night. The book report is due May 31 (Monday).
A.A.I. means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” 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 is listed on that sheet needs to be completed at home or at recess. These students are on AAI this week:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Myjha, and Parker
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The Week of May 3rd
Calendar:
May 7 Hat Day
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
Reading/Spelling
This week we will be reading the 28h story in our reading book, "Children of Clay." The skill we will be focusing on is Steps In a Process. Telling the steps in a process is telling the order of steps to complete an action. Clue words like first, next, and last or numbers can show the order of the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind. For example, in “Children of Clay,” the author tells the steps in the process of making clay pots and figurines. Photographs help readers picture each step in the process.
Sometimes illustrations show the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind and put them in order.
The spelling words this week are words that are capitalized or are used as abbreviations. The words this week are
They are: May, Kwanzaa, September, June, November, Memorial Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Sun,. Feb., Dec., Wed., Dr., Ms., Mrs., Mr., Rd., and Ave.. 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: figures, polish, pottery, screens, slip, and symbols. The challenge vocabulary words are: bond, fragile, galleries, and sandpaper.
READING
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a 1/2 page reading response. 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.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The book report is due May 31 (Monday). The questions are as follows:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
* Make a time line of events of the story
Each Monday I send 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, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
May 7 Hat Day
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
Reading/Spelling
This week we will be reading the 28h story in our reading book, "Children of Clay." The skill we will be focusing on is Steps In a Process. Telling the steps in a process is telling the order of steps to complete an action. Clue words like first, next, and last or numbers can show the order of the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind. For example, in “Children of Clay,” the author tells the steps in the process of making clay pots and figurines. Photographs help readers picture each step in the process.
Sometimes illustrations show the steps. At other times you have to picture the steps in your mind and put them in order.
The spelling words this week are words that are capitalized or are used as abbreviations. The words this week are
They are: May, Kwanzaa, September, June, November, Memorial Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Sun,. Feb., Dec., Wed., Dr., Ms., Mrs., Mr., Rd., and Ave.. 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: figures, polish, pottery, screens, slip, and symbols. The challenge vocabulary words are: bond, fragile, galleries, and sandpaper.
READING
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a 1/2 page reading response. 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.
Book Report
The May book report is a BIOGRAPHY. The book report is due May 31 (Monday). The questions are as follows:
1. Why do you think a book was written about this person?
2. List three facts that made this person famous.
3. What do you think was this person’s most important accomplishment?
4. Make a time line of the important events in the life of the main character.
5. How did you feel about this person before reading the story?
6. How that you’ve read the book, how do you feel about the main character?
7. Write a paragraph explaining how you think the course of history and the lives of the people in this book would have been different if the main character had not existed. What things would not have happened? What might have happened instead?
8. Make a puppet dressed as you chosen famous person. Have your puppet introduce himself/herself to the class and describe himself.
* Make a time line of events of the story
Each Monday I send 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, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker
Saturday, April 24, 2010
The Week of April 26th
Calendar:
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 26th story in our reading book, "Koya's Cousin Del." The skill we will be focusing on is Visualizing. Visualizing means forming a mental image as you read. To help visualize, look for details that tell how things look, smell, sound, taste, and feel add what you know from your own experience to create an even clearer image in your mind. If you cannot visualize, reread or read more slowly to find details.
The spelling words this week are words that we have to practice in order to get the correct letter order. We have to watch for letter combinations that are hard to keep in order, and pay special attention to those parts. The words this week are:
piece, believe, again, brought, neighbor, tongue, toes, friend, weird, asked, height, heard, rattle, hospital, field, said, only, weight, heart, and pickle.
For homework the students are to use each word in a sentence. They should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday.
The vocabulary for this week is: applause, auditorium, autographs, imitation, impatient, microphones, and performers. The challenge vocabulary words are: deduced, deliberately, emphasized, and escorted.
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 reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Casandra, Shania, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Caring.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 26th story in our reading book, "Koya's Cousin Del." The skill we will be focusing on is Visualizing. Visualizing means forming a mental image as you read. To help visualize, look for details that tell how things look, smell, sound, taste, and feel add what you know from your own experience to create an even clearer image in your mind. If you cannot visualize, reread or read more slowly to find details.
The spelling words this week are words that we have to practice in order to get the correct letter order. We have to watch for letter combinations that are hard to keep in order, and pay special attention to those parts. The words this week are:
piece, believe, again, brought, neighbor, tongue, toes, friend, weird, asked, height, heard, rattle, hospital, field, said, only, weight, heart, and pickle.
For homework the students are to use each word in a sentence. They should underline each spelling word. The Tuesday night homework is due on Wednesday.
The vocabulary for this week is: applause, auditorium, autographs, imitation, impatient, microphones, and performers. The challenge vocabulary words are: deduced, deliberately, emphasized, and escorted.
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 reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Casandra, Shania, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The Week of April 19th
Calendar:
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 22-Take Your Child To Work Day
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Cooperation.
State Tests
The students who did not pass the state reading and math test the 1st time will be given a second opportunity this week. If your child hasn’t met yet, please encourage them to do their best and read the entries carefully. They receive their scores upon completion of the test so will be able to share them with you. There will be one more opportunity starting May 3rd to meet the state standard.
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK
April 22nd is “Take Your Child to Work Day”. We sent a form home last week so you can let the us know if you plan to do that. If your child goes to work with you on that day, they will be excused from class work if they complete a journal of their activities. When they return to class, they will share what they learned while visiting your work.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 25th story in our reading book, "Space Probes to the Planets" (U5S5). The skill we will be focusing on is Text Structure. Text Structure is the way a piece of writing is organized. Nonfiction tells of real people and events or tells information about the real world. Some ways to organized nonfiction are cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. “Space Probes to the Planets “ is nonfiction; it gives information about the real world. The author tells about a problem-its difficult to get the information about the planets. then she explains a solution-we can use space probes to explore far away planets.
The spelling words this week are words that use just enough letters. They are: coming, always, almost, didn‘t, upon, wasn‘t, until, during, want, father, hamster, a lot, ugly, washed, hotel, missed, eleven, crazy, lazy, and feelings. 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: atmosphere, craters, incredible, probes, and spacecrafts.
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 reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Liiana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Casandra, Shania, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, and Taylor
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 22-Take Your Child To Work Day
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Cooperation.
State Tests
The students who did not pass the state reading and math test the 1st time will be given a second opportunity this week. If your child hasn’t met yet, please encourage them to do their best and read the entries carefully. They receive their scores upon completion of the test so will be able to share them with you. There will be one more opportunity starting May 3rd to meet the state standard.
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK
April 22nd is “Take Your Child to Work Day”. We sent a form home last week so you can let the us know if you plan to do that. If your child goes to work with you on that day, they will be excused from class work if they complete a journal of their activities. When they return to class, they will share what they learned while visiting your work.
READING/SPELLING
This week we will be reading the 25th story in our reading book, "Space Probes to the Planets" (U5S5). The skill we will be focusing on is Text Structure. Text Structure is the way a piece of writing is organized. Nonfiction tells of real people and events or tells information about the real world. Some ways to organized nonfiction are cause and effect, problem and solution, and compare and contrast. “Space Probes to the Planets “ is nonfiction; it gives information about the real world. The author tells about a problem-its difficult to get the information about the planets. then she explains a solution-we can use space probes to explore far away planets.
The spelling words this week are words that use just enough letters. They are: coming, always, almost, didn‘t, upon, wasn‘t, until, during, want, father, hamster, a lot, ugly, washed, hotel, missed, eleven, crazy, lazy, and feelings. 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: atmosphere, craters, incredible, probes, and spacecrafts.
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 reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Liiana, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Casandra, Shania, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, and Taylor
Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Week of April 12th...
Calendar:
April 13th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 22-Take Your Child To Work Day
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Cooperation.
State Tests
The students who did not pass the state reading and math test the 1st time will be given a second opportunity this week. If your child hasn’t met yet, please encourage them to do their best and read the entries carefully. They receive their scores upon completion of the test so will be able to share them with you. There will be one more opportunity starting May 3rd to meet the state standard.
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK
April 22nd is “Take Your Child to Work Day”. We sent a form home last week so you can let the us know if you plan to do that. If your child goes to work with you on that day, they will be excused from class work if they complete the journal of their activities. When they return to class, they will share what they learned while visiting your work.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 24th story in our reading book, "Into the Sea" (U5S4). The skill we will be focusing on is Author's Purpose. An author's purpose is the reason for writing something. Some purposes for writing are to entertain, to inform, to express, and to persuade. Predicting an author's purpose can help you decide whether to read something slowly and carefully or quickly for fun.
The spelling words this week are words that have vowels with no sound clues. They are: machine, especially, usually, probably, giant, buffalo, Canada, canoe, relatives, stomach, moment, cement, yesterday, animals, iron, favorite, welcome, support, suppose, and August. 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: awkward, coral, current, flippers, muscles, protection, ridges, and underside. The challenge vocabulary words are: ecosystems, hatchling, mussel, and plankton.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a summary of what they read. Please sign your initials on their reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle. I mark them off each morning and they will earn points toward going to the Wolves reading party.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Shania, Baylee, Myjha, Parker
April 13th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 22-Take Your Child To Work Day
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Cooperation.
State Tests
The students who did not pass the state reading and math test the 1st time will be given a second opportunity this week. If your child hasn’t met yet, please encourage them to do their best and read the entries carefully. They receive their scores upon completion of the test so will be able to share them with you. There will be one more opportunity starting May 3rd to meet the state standard.
TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK
April 22nd is “Take Your Child to Work Day”. We sent a form home last week so you can let the us know if you plan to do that. If your child goes to work with you on that day, they will be excused from class work if they complete the journal of their activities. When they return to class, they will share what they learned while visiting your work.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 24th story in our reading book, "Into the Sea" (U5S4). The skill we will be focusing on is Author's Purpose. An author's purpose is the reason for writing something. Some purposes for writing are to entertain, to inform, to express, and to persuade. Predicting an author's purpose can help you decide whether to read something slowly and carefully or quickly for fun.
The spelling words this week are words that have vowels with no sound clues. They are: machine, especially, usually, probably, giant, buffalo, Canada, canoe, relatives, stomach, moment, cement, yesterday, animals, iron, favorite, welcome, support, suppose, and August. 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: awkward, coral, current, flippers, muscles, protection, ridges, and underside. The challenge vocabulary words are: ecosystems, hatchling, mussel, and plankton.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes each night and write a summary of what they read. Please sign your initials on their reading calendar. It is a great way for them to visualize their successes and to be a part of our reading celebration here at Weddle. I mark them off each morning and they will earn points toward going to the Wolves reading party.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
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, Shania, Baylee, Myjha, Parker
Saturday, April 3, 2010
The Week of April 5th
Calendar:
April 6th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 6th - McTeacher's Night
4:30-7:30
April 13th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Friendship.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 23rd story in our reading book, "The Race For the North Pole" (U5S3). The skill we will be focusing on is Graphic Sources. A graphic source would include charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, tables, lists, time lines, and scale drawings. Previewing graphic sources before reading a selection can help students predict what they will learn. Graphic sources can help during reading by showing what the words say or by organizing information in a useful way. Maps show places. A physical map shows landforms and bodies of water. A map key explains symbols and the scale of miles.
The spelling words this week are words that are possessive. They are: Dad's, girls', baby's, families', brother's, boys', lady's, friend's, teacher's, babies', grandma's, brothers', aunt's, ladies', girl's, teachers', family's grandpa's, boy's, and aunts'. 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: adventure, glaciers, navigate, region, and walruses. The challenge vocabulary words are: assistant, expedition, floe, latitude, and sledge.
.BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school and in life. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes at least four nights out of seven. Please sign their reading log each night after they read and done their reading response. I mark them off each morning and they will earn points toward going to the Wolves reading party.
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, Daniel, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Shania,Myjha.Parker,Brogen
April 6th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 6th - McTeacher's Night
4:30-7:30
April 13th - Marion County Museum visits us
April 20th-Marion County Museum visits us
April 29th-WOLVES PARTY
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Friendship.
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be reading the 23rd story in our reading book, "The Race For the North Pole" (U5S3). The skill we will be focusing on is Graphic Sources. A graphic source would include charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, tables, lists, time lines, and scale drawings. Previewing graphic sources before reading a selection can help students predict what they will learn. Graphic sources can help during reading by showing what the words say or by organizing information in a useful way. Maps show places. A physical map shows landforms and bodies of water. A map key explains symbols and the scale of miles.
The spelling words this week are words that are possessive. They are: Dad's, girls', baby's, families', brother's, boys', lady's, friend's, teacher's, babies', grandma's, brothers', aunt's, ladies', girl's, teachers', family's grandpa's, boy's, and aunts'. 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: adventure, glaciers, navigate, region, and walruses. The challenge vocabulary words are: assistant, expedition, floe, latitude, and sledge.
.BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Friday, April 30th.
Reading every night is very important to your child's success in school and in life. Please have them read a minimum of twenty minutes at least four nights out of seven. Please sign their reading log each night after they read and done their reading response. I mark them off each morning and they will earn points toward going to the Wolves reading party.
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, Daniel, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Shania,Myjha.Parker,Brogen
Thursday, March 25, 2010
March 29, 2010
Welcome Back!
I hope you had a wonderful Spring break with your families. We sure were blessed with a wonderful variety of Oregon weather.
Calendar:
March 31st WOLVES Party
March 31st-Book Report Due
April 2nd-Sport Day
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Friendship.
READING
This week we will be reading the 22nd story in our reading book, "A Peddler's Dream" (U5S2). The skill we will be focusing on is PLOT. A plot is 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 where the action of the story builds and the conflict must be faced. The resolution is where the problem is solved.
The spelling words this week are words with kn, gn, wr, or mb. They are: knot, unknown, know, knit, knob, kneel, sign, design, assign, writing, wrist, wreck, wreath, wrench, wren, climb, thumb, limb, comb, and lamb. Their 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: bound, fortune, mission, peddling, purchased, quarters, and trudged. The challenge vocabulary words are: betrothed, calico, dowry, merchandise, and wares.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Wednesday, April 30th.
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:
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Daniel, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, and Brogen. Nice job, kids!!
I hope you had a wonderful Spring break with your families. We sure were blessed with a wonderful variety of Oregon weather.
Calendar:
March 31st WOLVES Party
March 31st-Book Report Due
April 2nd-Sport Day
April 30th-Attendance Award
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Friendship.
READING
This week we will be reading the 22nd story in our reading book, "A Peddler's Dream" (U5S2). The skill we will be focusing on is PLOT. A plot is 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 where the action of the story builds and the conflict must be faced. The resolution is where the problem is solved.
The spelling words this week are words with kn, gn, wr, or mb. They are: knot, unknown, know, knit, knob, kneel, sign, design, assign, writing, wrist, wreck, wreath, wrench, wren, climb, thumb, limb, comb, and lamb. Their 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: bound, fortune, mission, peddling, purchased, quarters, and trudged. The challenge vocabulary words are: betrothed, calico, dowry, merchandise, and wares.
BOOK REPORT
The April book report genre is Science Fiction. Science fiction stories usually transfer the
characteristics of a present-day society to another time, often the future. The author must be creative in writing an imaginative story about his new and unknown place and time. The April book report is due Wednesday, April 30th.
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:
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Daniel, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, and Brogen. Nice job, kids!!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Week of March 8th
Calendar:
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.
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. In order to pass, your child must receive a score of 211 for Reading and a score of 212 for Math. Students who pass will receive special tags that display the name of the test they passed. We will schedule additional attempts for those students who don't yet meet the standards. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of the testing 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
SPELLING/READING
Since we will be doing the State tests this week, we will not have a Scott Foresman story to read or Tuesday night Spelling homework. We will resume our regular schedule next week.
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, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, Parker
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.
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. In order to pass, your child must receive a score of 211 for Reading and a score of 212 for Math. Students who pass will receive special tags that display the name of the test they passed. We will schedule additional attempts for those students who don't yet meet the standards. Please try to schedule doctor's appointments outside of the testing 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
SPELLING/READING
Since we will be doing the State tests this week, we will not have a Scott Foresman story to read or Tuesday night Spelling homework. We will resume our regular schedule next week.
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, Casandra, Shania, Myjha, Parker
Sunday, February 28, 2010
WEEK OF MARCH 1ST
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.
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.
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
Saturday, January 30, 2010
THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2nd....
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Problem Solving
READING
This week we will be reading the 17th story in our reading book, "Blame It on the Wolf" (U4S2). The skill we will be focusing on is Compare and Contrast. To compare is to tell how two or more things are alike. To contrast is to tell how two or more things are different. Clue words such as like or as show comparisons. Clue words such as but, instead, and unlike show contrasts. Other clue words are words of comparison, such as smaller and more slender. We will also continue working on adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing. For instance: an adjective that tells what kind-The wolf went to the brick house. An adjective that tells how many-Three pigs met up with a wolf. An adjective that tells which one- That pig misunderstood the wolf. Adjectives are used to give more information and to make sentences more colorful.
SPELLING
The spelling words will be taken from there and are all contractions. They are: we'll, you'd, it's, doesn't, they'll, would've, shouldn't I'm, that's, he'll, they'd, could've, let's, I'd, we've, what's, she'll, he'd, wouldn't . 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: character, courtroom, evidence, guilty, and rescued. The challenge vocabulary is: appalling, defendant, verdict, witness, and wolf-like.
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, I may ask them to stay in at recess to finish that work, but mostly they should work on it at home. The Life Skill of responsibility is very important to learn at a young age. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Cassandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker.
NICE WORK!!
STATE TEST
The State Writing Test will be next week, February 8th through February 12th. 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: providing adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
VALENTINE’S DAY
Our party will be this Friday, February 12th. If you would like to join us in, please let me know. We do ask that no siblings come to the party as it does tend to get crowded in our room. The students will need to make a container for valentines at home. They should bring it to school on Monday, February 7th. Below is a list of names for the Valentine's cards:
Juan, Pedur, Jakoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Tim, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, Brogen, Mrs. Fairley, and Mrs. Weisser.
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Problem Solving
READING
This week we will be reading the 17th story in our reading book, "Blame It on the Wolf" (U4S2). The skill we will be focusing on is Compare and Contrast. To compare is to tell how two or more things are alike. To contrast is to tell how two or more things are different. Clue words such as like or as show comparisons. Clue words such as but, instead, and unlike show contrasts. Other clue words are words of comparison, such as smaller and more slender. We will also continue working on adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing. For instance: an adjective that tells what kind-The wolf went to the brick house. An adjective that tells how many-Three pigs met up with a wolf. An adjective that tells which one- That pig misunderstood the wolf. Adjectives are used to give more information and to make sentences more colorful.
SPELLING
The spelling words will be taken from there and are all contractions. They are: we'll, you'd, it's, doesn't, they'll, would've, shouldn't I'm, that's, he'll, they'd, could've, let's, I'd, we've, what's, she'll, he'd, wouldn't . 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: character, courtroom, evidence, guilty, and rescued. The challenge vocabulary is: appalling, defendant, verdict, witness, and wolf-like.
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, I may ask them to stay in at recess to finish that work, but mostly they should work on it at home. The Life Skill of responsibility is very important to learn at a young age. The following students were responsible about all of their work in class this term, and are on AAI:
Pedur, Liliana, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Cassandra, Shania, Myjha, and Parker.
NICE WORK!!
STATE TEST
The State Writing Test will be next week, February 8th through February 12th. 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: providing adequate sleep, nourishing breakfast, and a positive “can do” attitude. You can be their “cheerleader”. J
VALENTINE’S DAY
Our party will be this Friday, February 12th. If you would like to join us in, please let me know. We do ask that no siblings come to the party as it does tend to get crowded in our room. The students will need to make a container for valentines at home. They should bring it to school on Monday, February 7th. Below is a list of names for the Valentine's cards:
Juan, Pedur, Jakoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Casandra, Tim, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker, Brogen, Mrs. Fairley, and Mrs. Weisser.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
January 25th Week
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Common Sense. It means “to use good judgment”.
READING
This week we will be reading the 16th story in our reading book, “Half Chicken” (U4S1). He was born with only one wing, one leg, one eye, and half the feathers of other chickens, Half-Chicken soon became the center of attention-and very vain! He decided to leave the ranch and pay a visit to the viceroy in Mexico City. Along the way, Half-Chicken found time to be helpful to others. When he himself needed help, his kindness was repaid.
The students will be learning about paraphrasing which means to explain something in your own words. A paraphrase should include only the author’s ideas, not the student’s opinions. Paraphrasing can help students understand what they have read.
We will discuss adjectives, words that describe people, places, and things. They will learn that some adjectives tell what kind (describe color, shape, size, sound, taste, touch, or smell. Other adjectives tell how many.
SPELLING
The spelling words will be taken from there. They are: shown, short, punish, shelter, flashlight, trash, March, chapter, chocolate, church, watch, kitchen, pitcher, catcher, whatever, anywhere, whenever, wheat, awhile, and somewhere. 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 this week is farewell, flung, suggested, tangled, uniforms, and vain.
BOOK REPORT
This month’s report is on a nature book. There is a list of possible books in the classroom, but your child can check with the librarian as well and find many books in our library that would be appropriate for this report. Please review this month’s book report form with your child and discuss with them which book they would like to read. As part of the book report this month you child will need to create a crossword puzzle with words from their book. They may use the Crossword Puzzle website found in Portaportal (or on our BLOG) to accomplish that. They will need between 10 and 15 words from their book as well as definitions. They can access Portaportal at school or from home. The password is ‘Weddle’.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling homework and Math. 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. The following students are on AAI:
Pedur, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Kayla, Joseph, Kahly, Cassandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
NICE WORK!!
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Common Sense. It means “to use good judgment”.
READING
This week we will be reading the 16th story in our reading book, “Half Chicken” (U4S1). He was born with only one wing, one leg, one eye, and half the feathers of other chickens, Half-Chicken soon became the center of attention-and very vain! He decided to leave the ranch and pay a visit to the viceroy in Mexico City. Along the way, Half-Chicken found time to be helpful to others. When he himself needed help, his kindness was repaid.
The students will be learning about paraphrasing which means to explain something in your own words. A paraphrase should include only the author’s ideas, not the student’s opinions. Paraphrasing can help students understand what they have read.
We will discuss adjectives, words that describe people, places, and things. They will learn that some adjectives tell what kind (describe color, shape, size, sound, taste, touch, or smell. Other adjectives tell how many.
SPELLING
The spelling words will be taken from there. They are: shown, short, punish, shelter, flashlight, trash, March, chapter, chocolate, church, watch, kitchen, pitcher, catcher, whatever, anywhere, whenever, wheat, awhile, and somewhere. 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 this week is farewell, flung, suggested, tangled, uniforms, and vain.
BOOK REPORT
This month’s report is on a nature book. There is a list of possible books in the classroom, but your child can check with the librarian as well and find many books in our library that would be appropriate for this report. Please review this month’s book report form with your child and discuss with them which book they would like to read. As part of the book report this month you child will need to create a crossword puzzle with words from their book. They may use the Crossword Puzzle website found in Portaportal (or on our BLOG) to accomplish that. They will need between 10 and 15 words from their book as well as definitions. They can access Portaportal at school or from home. The password is ‘Weddle’.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling homework and Math. 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. The following students are on AAI:
Pedur, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Kayla, Joseph, Kahly, Cassandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker
NICE WORK!!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
WEEK OF JANUARY 19TH,,,
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY...remember to read. :)
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Common Sense. It means “to use good judgment”.
FOUR DAY WEEK
Since this will only be a four day week, we will not be having a spelling list, a new reading story, or spelling homework tonight. We will instead be taking a sample State Math test and a sample state Reading test to determine how the students are doing and to locate curriculum areas that we need to focus on. We have three more weeks before our State Writing test. The students have been following the writing process to write a 5 paragraph paper each week. We will continue to work on reviewing these papers as we get closer to the actual test.
ELSINORE THEATER
On Wednesday, the 4th and 5th grade classes have the privilege of attending a play, "Chasing George Washington", at the Elsinore Theater in downtown Salem. The buses as well as the entrance fee is being paid for by the Women's Assistance League. We are very fortunate to be able to attend the play and appreciate being chosen to go.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling homework and Math. 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. They are on AAI:
Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahla, Cassandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker
NICE WORK!!
LIFESKILL OF THE WEEK:
The lifeskill that we are working on this week is Common Sense. It means “to use good judgment”.
FOUR DAY WEEK
Since this will only be a four day week, we will not be having a spelling list, a new reading story, or spelling homework tonight. We will instead be taking a sample State Math test and a sample state Reading test to determine how the students are doing and to locate curriculum areas that we need to focus on. We have three more weeks before our State Writing test. The students have been following the writing process to write a 5 paragraph paper each week. We will continue to work on reviewing these papers as we get closer to the actual test.
ELSINORE THEATER
On Wednesday, the 4th and 5th grade classes have the privilege of attending a play, "Chasing George Washington", at the Elsinore Theater in downtown Salem. The buses as well as the entrance fee is being paid for by the Women's Assistance League. We are very fortunate to be able to attend the play and appreciate being chosen to go.
AAI means “ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN.” If students are focused in class they have time to finish all of their assignments except for Spelling homework and Math. 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. They are on AAI:
Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahla, Cassandra, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Parker
NICE WORK!!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
JANUARY BOOK REPORT
Book Reports
This month’s report is on a nature book. There is a list of possible books in the classroom, but you can check with the librarian as well and find many books in our library that would be appropriate for this report. As part of the book report this month you will need to create a crossword puzzle with words from your book. You may use the Crossword Puzzle website found on this BLOG to accomplish that. You will need between 10 and 15 words from your book as well as definitions. Have fun!
This month’s report is on a nature book. There is a list of possible books in the classroom, but you can check with the librarian as well and find many books in our library that would be appropriate for this report. As part of the book report this month you will need to create a crossword puzzle with words from your book. You may use the Crossword Puzzle website found on this BLOG to accomplish that. You will need between 10 and 15 words from your book as well as definitions. Have fun!
Reading and Spelling for the week of 1/11/10
READING
The skill we will be focusing on is:
Drawing Conclusions. A conclusion is a decision you reach that makes sense after you think about details or facts in what you read. When you read, you draw conclusions by looking at the details and making decisions about the characters and what happens in the story.
SPELLING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the fifteenth reading story (Unit3-Story5), “Rikki-tikki-tavi.” We will be learning about vowels in the final syllables. The spelling words we are studying are:
other, another, motor, angle, barrel, sudden, gallon, number, color, people, title, angel, oven, button, October, doctor, simple, model, broken, common.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are cobra, coiled lame, plunged, and triumph. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
mongoose, scornfully, thunderclap, and valiant.
The skill we will be focusing on is:
Drawing Conclusions. A conclusion is a decision you reach that makes sense after you think about details or facts in what you read. When you read, you draw conclusions by looking at the details and making decisions about the characters and what happens in the story.
SPELLING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the fifteenth reading story (Unit3-Story5), “Rikki-tikki-tavi.” We will be learning about vowels in the final syllables. The spelling words we are studying are:
other, another, motor, angle, barrel, sudden, gallon, number, color, people, title, angel, oven, button, October, doctor, simple, model, broken, common.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are cobra, coiled lame, plunged, and triumph. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
mongoose, scornfully, thunderclap, and valiant.
AAI LIST JANUARY 11, 2010
Wonderful job staying on top of things during class time. The following students have all of their work turned in so far this term:
Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahla, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker. What a hard working class!!
Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Joseph, Kahla, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, and Parker. What a hard working class!!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Math Vocabulary
Today we talked about resources for definitions of our math vocabulary. I have added a link to help you. Look to the right of the blog and find the website called "Math Vocabulary". Click on it and you will have all the vocabulary definitions you could ever want. I hope it helps. Have fun learning. :)
Saturday, December 26, 2009
EVERYONE IS ALL CAUGHT UP IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The following students finished all of their classroom before they left for the two week holiday:
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahla, Casandra, Tim, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Zachary, Parker, and Brogen.
It is so nice to be all caught up with everything and able to enjoy your two week off.
REMEMBER...your December book report is due on January 4th. Have fun!
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Serena, Jordyn, Kayla, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahla, Casandra, Tim, Shania, Baylee, McKenzie, Myjha, Zachary, Parker, and Brogen.
It is so nice to be all caught up with everything and able to enjoy your two week off.
REMEMBER...your December book report is due on January 4th. Have fun!
Friday, December 11, 2009
STUDENTS WITH ALL OF THEIR WORK COMPLETED!!
I am very proud of all the hard work I have seen. The following students have all of their work completed for this term. Many of them have completed extra credit assignments as well. You should be very proud of yourselves.
Pedur, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Myjha, Parker, Brogen
Pedur, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Audrey, Larry, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Myjha, Parker, Brogen
Sunday, December 6, 2009
December 7th AAI List
The following students have all of their work completed for this term:
Pedur
Lily
Anthony
Solomon
Audrey
Joseph
Shania
Nice job, kids""!
Pedur
Lily
Anthony
Solomon
Audrey
Joseph
Shania
Nice job, kids""!
READING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the twelfth reading story (U3S2), “Marven of the Great North Woods.” We will be learning about adding -s and -es.. The spelling words we are studying are:
monkeys, flowers, supplies, memories, ashes, circuses, taxes, holidays, friends, enemies, mysteries, beaches, glasses, suffixes, delays, tigers, hobbies, eyelashes, bunches and classes. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring the list home in their Home Folder. Spelling homework is always Tuesday night (due Wednesday morning). I would like them to keep the Spelling sheet in their Home folder so it can be used at home and at school. This week the homework is to write each word in a sentence and then write them three times each. The students should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. Starting this week, the spelling test will not be just the twenty spelling words, but will be dictation of sentences. I will be looking for capital letters, punctuation as well as correct spelling of words. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are cord, depot, flapjacks, grizzly, and snowshoes. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
bookkeeper, chit, logging, and lumberjacks.
monkeys, flowers, supplies, memories, ashes, circuses, taxes, holidays, friends, enemies, mysteries, beaches, glasses, suffixes, delays, tigers, hobbies, eyelashes, bunches and classes. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring the list home in their Home Folder. Spelling homework is always Tuesday night (due Wednesday morning). I would like them to keep the Spelling sheet in their Home folder so it can be used at home and at school. This week the homework is to write each word in a sentence and then write them three times each. The students should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. Starting this week, the spelling test will not be just the twenty spelling words, but will be dictation of sentences. I will be looking for capital letters, punctuation as well as correct spelling of words. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are cord, depot, flapjacks, grizzly, and snowshoes. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
bookkeeper, chit, logging, and lumberjacks.
Friday, December 4, 2009
ARITHMETRICK #10 UP, UP, AND AWAY!!
In class we learned a "trick" when multiplying by 11. Try some more numbers to see if it always works. Share with your parents. Here is how we did it.
To multiply a two-digit number by 11, first write the two digits of the number in the answer space, but leave a space in the middle of the two digits. Then add the two digits together. Write that sum in the space you left between the original two digits.
PROBLEM: 63 x 11
Step 1: Write the number 63 in the answer space, leaving
a space in the middle. 6_3
Step 2: Add the 6 and the 3 6 + 3 = 9
Step 3: Place the sum (9) between the 6 and the 3. 693
If you have to "carry", this is what you do...
PROBLEM: 76 x 11
Step 1: Write the number 76 inthe answer space,
leaving a space in the middle 7_6
Step 2: Add the 7 and the 6 7 + 6 = 13
Step 3: Place the ones digit of the sum (3) between
the 7 and the 6 736
Step 4: Add 1 to the hundreds digit (the 7) 836
To multiply a two-digit number by 11, first write the two digits of the number in the answer space, but leave a space in the middle of the two digits. Then add the two digits together. Write that sum in the space you left between the original two digits.
PROBLEM: 63 x 11
Step 1: Write the number 63 in the answer space, leaving
a space in the middle. 6_3
Step 2: Add the 6 and the 3 6 + 3 = 9
Step 3: Place the sum (9) between the 6 and the 3. 693
If you have to "carry", this is what you do...
PROBLEM: 76 x 11
Step 1: Write the number 76 inthe answer space,
leaving a space in the middle 7_6
Step 2: Add the 7 and the 6 7 + 6 = 13
Step 3: Place the ones digit of the sum (3) between
the 7 and the 6 736
Step 4: Add 1 to the hundreds digit (the 7) 836
Sunday, November 29, 2009
PRIZE 3
Time for some research. What can you learn about our presidents?
1. Go to Portaportal from the links on the right.
2. Pick "C1".
3. Choose "Social Studies".
4. Choose "Biography Site"
5. Choose "United States Presidents".
6. Pick one president to read about. Write five facts about that president on a paper you have headed with
their name.
7.Turn the paper in to me for 5 points for your team.
1. Go to Portaportal from the links on the right.
2. Pick "C1".
3. Choose "Social Studies".
4. Choose "Biography Site"
5. Choose "United States Presidents".
6. Pick one president to read about. Write five facts about that president on a paper you have headed with
their name.
7.Turn the paper in to me for 5 points for your team.
Have fun!
THIS WEEK: NOVEMBER 30th - December 4th
SPELLING/READING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the eleventh reading story (U3S1), “John Henry.” We will be learning about inflected forms with -er and -est.. The words we are studying are:
smaller, smallest, larger, largest, happier, happiest, hotter, hottest, sadder, saddest, deeper, deepest, closer, closest, scarier, scarier, funnier, funniest, fatter, and fattest. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring the list home in their Home Folder. Spelling homework is always Tuesday night (due Wednesday morning). I would like them to keep their spelling list in their Home Folder so it can be used at home and at school. This week the homework is to write each word in a sentence and to write each word three times. They should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are boulder, glimpse, hollered, horizon, rhythm, shivered, and tunnel. . The extra credit vocabulary words are:
dynamite, parapets, and sledgehammer.
The skill we will be focusing on is Making Judgments. Making Judgments means thinking about and deciding how to react toward people, situations, and ideas in stories and articles that you read. Students use what they know and their experiences as they make judgments. They will ask themselves if the author is trying to influence them and how the author supports ideas he or she presents in the text.
This week we will be focusing on the words from the eleventh reading story (U3S1), “John Henry.” We will be learning about inflected forms with -er and -est.. The words we are studying are:
smaller, smallest, larger, largest, happier, happiest, hotter, hottest, sadder, saddest, deeper, deepest, closer, closest, scarier, scarier, funnier, funniest, fatter, and fattest. The students pretest on Monday. They will bring the list home in their Home Folder. Spelling homework is always Tuesday night (due Wednesday morning). I would like them to keep their spelling list in their Home Folder so it can be used at home and at school. This week the homework is to write each word in a sentence and to write each word three times. They should number the sentences and underline the spelling word. Please remind your child to review the words each night to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are boulder, glimpse, hollered, horizon, rhythm, shivered, and tunnel. . The extra credit vocabulary words are:
dynamite, parapets, and sledgehammer.
The skill we will be focusing on is Making Judgments. Making Judgments means thinking about and deciding how to react toward people, situations, and ideas in stories and articles that you read. Students use what they know and their experiences as they make judgments. They will ask themselves if the author is trying to influence them and how the author supports ideas he or she presents in the text.
ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN!
Congratulations the the following students for having all of their work completed so far this term:
Pedur, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Shania, Myjha, Baylee, Lily, and Daniel
Pedur, Anthony, Solomon, Audrey, Jordyn, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Shania, Myjha, Baylee, Lily, and Daniel
Saturday, November 21, 2009
PRIZE 2
Everyone is on vacation now...well, almost everyone. I will be seeing each of you at your conference and sharing some of the great work you have been doing in class. If you would like to earn 5 points for your team, follow the directions below and bring the results in when you come for conference. Here are the steps:
1. Click on "World Book Enclopedia" (on the right side).
2. Use the password that you have in your agenda..
3. Choose "World Book For Kids"
4. Choose "Science and Mathematics"
5. Choose "Life Science"
6. Choose "Biology"
7. Choose "Adaptations"
Read the article and write down at least three ways animals adapt to their environment. Also give me examples of adaptations that are mentioned in the article.
1. Click on "World Book Enclopedia" (on the right side).
2. Use the password that you have in your agenda..
3. Choose "World Book For Kids"
4. Choose "Science and Mathematics"
5. Choose "Life Science"
6. Choose "Biology"
7. Choose "Adaptations"
Read the article and write down at least three ways animals adapt to their environment. Also give me examples of adaptations that are mentioned in the article.
Monday, November 16, 2009
PRIZE!!
If you are reading our blog, you can win a prize. When you come to school tomorrow (Tuesday, November 17th), bring me a paper that has this problem solved on it:
23 X 32.
See you tomorrow.
23 X 32.
See you tomorrow.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
AAI LIST NOVEMBER 16, 2009
The students who have all of their assignments in are:
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Baylee, Mckenzie, Myjha, and Zach.
Nice job staying focused and turning in all of your assignments. The next STAR party is Friday, November 20th. Hope to see you all there. Reach for the stars!
Juan, Pedur, Jacoby, Lily, Anthony, Daniel, Solomon, Larry, Gavin, Joseph, Kahly, Shania, Baylee, Mckenzie, Myjha, and Zach.
Nice job staying focused and turning in all of your assignments. The next STAR party is Friday, November 20th. Hope to see you all there. Reach for the stars!
READING
This week we will be focusing on the words from the tenth reading story, “Komodo Dragons.” We will be learning about r -Controlled Vowels. The spelling words we are studying are:
storm, morning, forest, Florida, form, pour, fourteen, court, fourth, course, serve, herself, certain, nerve, perfect, dirty, first, girlfriend, thirsty, and skirt.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are armor, fierce, harshest, lizards, prey, reptiles, and roam. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
cold-blooded, monitor, and predator.
storm, morning, forest, Florida, form, pour, fourteen, court, fourth, course, serve, herself, certain, nerve, perfect, dirty, first, girlfriend, thirsty, and skirt.
The vocabulary works that we are learning this week are armor, fierce, harshest, lizards, prey, reptiles, and roam. The extra credit vocabulary words are:
cold-blooded, monitor, and predator.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
WELCOME TO THE C1 BLOG
Welcome to the first post on our new blog. I am excited to be able to share information about our classroom, upcoming events, and links to sites that will be helpful for you and your child.
UPCOMING EVENTS
*Lifeskill of the week (December 7-11) is Sense of Humor
*Lifeskill of the week (December 14-18) is Sense of Humor
*Expository Work Sample December 14-18th
*Attendance Reward - December 18th
*Winter Break December 21st - January 1st
*Mystery Book Report Due - January 4, 2010
*January 8th - Green Day
*Lifeskill of the week (December 14-18) is Sense of Humor
*Expository Work Sample December 14-18th
*Attendance Reward - December 18th
*Winter Break December 21st - January 1st
*Mystery Book Report Due - January 4, 2010
*January 8th - Green Day
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