We Made It! Thank You for a Good Year!

Friday's Fun Field Day

Well, we'll have one more day together before going our separate ways.  You have some great kids! 

Monarch Perform Human Timeline with Perfection

I will be getting pictures to you from our Human Timeline today.  The News also came to take pictures of everyone.  If I can figure out how to post it, we also videotaped the kids talking to the museum visitors.  Thank you for your help with costumes.

Tomorrow is field day.

Ahh....End of a BIG Auction Day

Tomorrow:  Human Timeline 9:00 - 11:00         Award's Day 1:30

Lauryn and Addy babysit one of our class chicks.  The chicks make for a very exciting week.

Tomorrow is our official dress rehearsal for our Human Timeline.  Please listen to your child's script to see that they have it memorized, have good eye contact, and a nice, strong voice.

Eggstra! Eggstra! Read all about It!

Human Timeline Thursday  9:00-11:00

Meet Mt. Rushmore:  Kaleb, Christian, Jacob, and Ethan.    Awesome!!

We have about 30 chicks already.  Tomorrow is their due date, so we'll see how many more by this time tomorrow.  How EGGciting!  They are adorable!!!

Award's Day Thursday 1:30

Chicks Take A Trip

Big thank you to Lucy Sinders for babysitting our eggs this morning.  We were without power beginning about 7:00 this morning.  I took our 6 incubators to get warm at Lucy's.  Then Lucy lost power so Stacy came and took them to her house until power came back on at school.  Crazy morning!  THANK YOU to STACY and LUCY!!  Hopefully, with all their help, all the chicks will be well next week when it is time to hatch on Tuesday.

The lack of power delayed taking our last ISTEP until tomorrow at 10:15. 

I will be sending home bus lists and itinerary for our trip tomorrow.

Practice parts for Human Timeline.

Ahh....Only One Test to Go

We will test first thing tomorrow morning for our final social studies test.  Make-ups will be Thursday.

Our hour of reading needs to be turned in tomorrow.

Please continue asking your child to recite SLOWLY their part in our human timeline.  Their eyes need to slowly scan the crowd just as the statues at museums do.  I'd like to have a dress rehearsal this Thursday, so we can see what we still need.

Don't forget to get our monarch t-shirts clean and ready for Friday.

Only Social Studies ISTEP Left

We completed our Reading/Language Arts ISTEP at the end of the day.  Tomorrow we will test at 10:10 for our Social Studies.

Please ask your child to practice their human timeline script over the weekend.  I would like for them to be memorized by Monday.  Also, please write on their script card what their outfit is going to look like.  We plan to perform this on Thursday, the 16th.  We will  be scheduling between  9:00-11:00 for all the classrooms.

Have a great weekend!

MATH ISTEP COMPLETED

Tomorrow we will be taking our first Reading/Language Arts ISTEP at 12:20. 

We still have several students who have not written down their 2-3 sentence speech for the human timeline.  Please ask your child to tell them their part tonight to see how it sounds.  We need to be working on getting their outfit completed too.  If you need help in finding something, please let me know.

I am hoping that everyone is ready to begin their hardback memory book by the first of next week.  That means that they have turned in their rough copies of  at least 9 paragraph memories.  The last three chapters MAY wait until after the chicks hatch, we've gone to St. Louis, and have performed the human timeline.  Parts of those memories can be finished before, but some details can follow after the actual experience.  Each of these paragraphs are earning points for the language grade, so they are important to do your best writing before I check them.

Need all permission slips tomorrow so that I can give the cafeteria an accurate count for St. Louis suppers. 
I also need signed midterm grades returned tomorrow. 

Yippee! First Test Accomplished!

We worked hard on our first math ISTEP test this morning.  The problems were what we were expecting....so hopefully,....we did well.  Tomorrow we should be taking our second math test.

Our third paragraph entry for 5th grade memories should be turned in by tomorrow morning.  Please look over each entry before it is turned in.  (I am taking points for each one.)  After 12 entries, we will begin our official hardcopy bare book.

Our RTI groups are reading a book together.  They may need to read some each evening to finish the chapter for the day.  This time can count for their Reading Super Bowl. 

More Computer Problems...No ISTEP Today

We will try again tomorrow to take our first math ISTEP.  I think we will be taking it early in the day.

Tonight:  write 2-3 sentences introducing yourself and why you are famous for our Human Timeline.  That will need to be on Thursday, the 16th, in the morning before Award's Day in the afternoon.

Have second memory book paragraph written and approved by tomorrow.

READING HOUR DUE TOMORROW.

Computers Crash - No ISTEP Today

Well, after reviewing like CRAZY, we weren't able to take our session one in math.  Our corporation had issues everywhere with computers crashing - even throughout the state.  We will be testing tomorrow at 2:05 ...yuck....  to do our first math session.

Could you give your child a sample fraction with unlike denominators question tonight to see how they do?  Also, we reviewed converting metric measurements such as 200 centimeters = __meters.  There are excellent review problems  in ixl for this.  Please review M6 and W4 if you see a problem.  Again, any review on ixl is so perfect because they explain any missed answers and give repeated questions to practice.

Tonight, please look over your child's first paragraph for their fifth grade memory book.  Each paragraph will be graded before rewriting in their hardcover white bare books.  Each entry will also include an illustration.  I just need a rough sketch of what that will look like.  After checking, please sign saying you okay the work.  Everyone should have a brainstormed list of suggestions.  a few students still need to turn in social studies lesson 5 sheet.  I called the names today, so they know who they are.  I am also missing several Bud, Not Buddy 12-13 sheets.  I have two that haven't turned in their president research pamphlet.

MIDTERMS went home today.  We will be doing more spelling review sheets in class.   We will also hit science and health after ISTEP so that we have a grade before the end of the period. 

I need to receive a note saying that you were able to create some kind of outfit for our human timeline coming the last week of school.  I got an e-mail today saying that fieldday will be on the last Friday, so I will need to move our timeline to Thursday morning from 8:30-11:00.  Hopefully, that will give us enough time to get everyone through.  The Awards Program is in the afternnon.

If you are going to St. Louis and have a background check, would you mind letting me know?  I have a couple of students who I am needing to group with someone who has the background check because of the new ruling.  (You will have final say if you are okay with adding any student to your group.)

ISTEP MATH MONDAY

Please get plenty of rest, eat a good breakfast, and come ready to show-off all you've mastered for our first ISTEP math test.  We will be taking the test at 11:45.  Tomorrow will be part 2 of the ISTEP math.  I can't brag enough on how well ixl.com can help your child to master difficult skills.  If at all possible, review as much as you can over the weekend for any weak areas you find.  You will be earning overtime bucks for working on the weekend if you bring in a paper signed by your trustworthy parents showing what NEW skills were conquered over the weekend.

Be sure to complete:
Weekly Reader (immigrants)
Word Work (life and death)
Bud 12-13
Saxon 22A

Know who your Human Timeline person is going to be by tomorrow.  Will also need to complete president packet tomorrow.

Everything should have been completed at school today...so no official homework.....BUT, please continue working on conquering all of your section B in IXL.com...AND... Reading for enjoyment to help our team reach our 2000 hours by the end of the year.

Reading Hour(s) Due Tomorrow

We are going to have to work hard to reach our 2000 hour reading goal by the end of school.  Our math shows that everyone will need to read at least a couple of hours each week to make our goal.  Please try to help our team all you can.

no other homework tonight

Tonight:
21A
root words
Bud 10-11
Weekly Reader
spelling elf

finish any uncompleted work

Congratulations New Royalty

                                              Queen Kendra      Prince Ethan     Duke AJ

                                                             Have a great weekend!
 President reports due by next Wednesday.  Time to begin working on our human timeline.

Congratulations to Ethan R! First ixl completion!

All work should have been completed today in class.
math 20B
reading 8-9
finding evidence from Weekly Reader

Please encourage your child to complete their section B on ixl.  We had our first completion today.

Reservations for St. Louis need to be turned in tomorrow.  Anyone deciding to go after tomorrow will need to purchase their own tickets.

Tomorrow:
Social Studies lesson 2 Heading Towards War Quiz
math 20A practice test
math royalty

Tomorrow:
check reading hour for this past week
saxon lesson 90
root words (Father, Mother, Birth)
Bud voc sheet 4-7
social studies lesson 2

(Assignments should have been finished at school already, but if not, please complete at home.)

Have a Great Long Weekend! Hope You Find Time to READ!

We had a great day today!  Thank you for making the day so enjoyable.

Tonight (if not finished in class)
Saxon math lesson 89 (1-23)
Word Work sheet "Reaching the End"
Weekly Reader "We the People"
Bud, Not Buddy sheet

The buses are getting close to being full for St. Louis.  If you are still interested in going, please let me know.  Tickets will be purchased on Friday, April, 19th.

Tonight:
Saxon lesson 88

Tomorrow night:  tutoring from 3:10-4:10

Tutoring on Tuesday's and Thursday's started tonight.  We will be meeting for three weeks.

Assignments due tomorrow:

• reading hour
• spelling workbook
• social studies unit 6 lesson 1
• Saxon math lesson 87 (1-23)

Don't forget your practice spelling tonight.  Correct 2X each.  Needs parent signature.

Have a great weedend!  If you have extra time:

• enjoy a good book
•  don't forget you can conquer your B section in ixl.com for a reward

Tomorrow will finish up our president crosswords/trivia.  We will plan for our test on Monday.  Tomorrow we will begin research on our president project.

We will also finish up our Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe tomorrow with a summary/picture for the hallway, a quiz, and finish watching our movie.  We are missing one of our hardback copies. Monday we will begin our next book, Bud, Not Buddy.  Love, Love, Love It!

We spent our math block today correcting our practice 18A for tomorrow's test and mastering as many of the section B problems on ixl as possible.  If you didn't finish as many as you hoped, try to continue at home tonight to conquer section B.

No math homework if the 18A practice sheet was finished.

I am working on getting our math royalty picture and our new character trait winners on our blog.  Having technical difficulties and must leave for the nursing home.  (Anxious to stiop in and visit with our friend, Maddy.  Thank you Jordyn for our first return letter.  I'm sure she will be excited to get it. )

Will try to post our pictures for you tomorrow.

Reading Hour Due Tomorrow

math skill sheet due tomorrow

would love to see a return pen pal letter for my sweet Maddy tomorrow??? 

Please return parent release for pictures and videos tomorrow.

Book orders sent home.  I  need to order more copies of our next class book.  If you know you want a book, but need more time to pay for it, just let me know and we'll go ahead and order it tomorrow.

Welcome Back

Spelling is due Wednesday....ahh....April Fools!  No spelling until next week.  Our only homework is to finish lesson 86 in the Saxon book (1-23).  We have new ixl.com passwords.  Be sure and tell me any skills mastered at home.

We will begin writing back to our pen pals this week.  I have met our new friend, Maddy, several times now and have fallen in love.  What a jewel!  Our other new friend, Sharon, isn't feeling well.  Hopefully, she's up and going soon.

I will be sending home a parent release form tomorrow.  I think I am supposed to have your permission to post any pictures or videos on our blog. 

We are nearing the end of our president unit; however, I'll be giving directions for an end of the unit project.  Before that though, be sure to practice saying, or singing, the presidents in order, practice their pictures (may check out picture flashcards), and know our important trivia.  Be prepared for another test in about a week from today.

We will be welcoming our second new student, Fanny, tomorrow. 

Yahoo! Enjoy Your Snowy "Spring" Break

 

Our girls are saying hi and something about one of our states

to our new Cloverleaf Healthcare resident pen pals.

 

 

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Boys turn to say hi and talk about the presidents.

 

Yellow papers sent home today to send

in your St. Louis reservations.

Number of seats reserving is only for

parent(s). Students are

automatically reserved.

 

*Special thank you to Kaleb for all of his

technical assistance.  And..he didn't

laugh at me once.  What a guy!!

Spring Program Tonight

Hope to see you tonight at our 6:30 program.  We'll be playing some president BINGO while we wait in our room.

2 Days! ...But Who's Counting?

Spring Program tomorrow at 1:30 and 6:30.

tonight:  reading hour due tomorrow
math Saxon p562  (6-20)

We will be videotaping ourselves tomorrow to show our new Cloverleaf Healtcare residents.

Three Days!

tomorrow:  spelling workbook sheets
math sheet if not finished before leaving
please look at Saxon 17A before we take our 17B tet tomorrow

Don't forget to have one hour of reading finished for Thursday

Tomorrow the boys will be writing a pen pal letter to a resident at Cloverleaf Healthcare, and the girls will be writing to a different resident.  The two groups have brainstormed questions to ask.  Today they voted and narrowed down their top three choices of questions to ask.  All students will be writing the same drafted letter they create.  One student will type it on Word to give to our new friends at Cloverleaf.  We will be videotaping our students asking these questions on Thursday.  Hopefully, we will be watching the videotaping of the residents as they talk to our students following Spring Break.

Four Days to Spring Break!

Tonight:  (just in case you didn't have time today)
finish math 17A
spelling practice test (no spelling next week of course)
finish Lion, Witch, Wardrobe voc sheet
Nixon crossword

Our skill for today:  turning any fraction into a decimal so we can compare with other decimals easily

Science Event this Sunday at 4-H Fairgrounds

Free family fun day of Hands-on activities, (4-h adventures), at 4-h fairgrounds Sunday, March     17th from 2:00 - 4:00.

Report Cards Coming Home Tonight

Have a great weekend.  Please keep watching the moon and recording what you see on the calendar sheet.  If you have time, get a good book and ENJOY yourself.

Auction!!!

Jacob shows off his Jake Odum signature ISU hat he purchased at the auction today.

Tomorrow:  be sure to have your one hour of enjoyment reading from home signed in your composition book

keep checking the moon for changes

Congratulations to Our Math Royalty

                                           King Ethan, Prince Dakota, and Princess Kelsie

tonight:  spelling workbook, Saxon math a-f page 402, check to see what the moon looks like tonight (what phase)

Welcome to Our Last Quarter

This begins our last grading period.  Report cards will be coming home on Friday.

Everyone should have finished and turned in their

• reading A-Z quiz over Lewis and Clark leveled story
• social studies lesson 3 sheet over Louisiana Purchase
• Harry S. Truman crossword
• math 16A practice test

For those practicing their math skills on ixl, here are the skills we are choosing from:
X4, K4, W3,W4, W5, W7, O1, O4, O5, O7, O8, L4, L10, M7, M12, B17, B18, B19, N12, N13, R2, R6, Q7, Q8, Y2

Tonight practice spelling test.

Hope to See You at the Carvival Tonight

Yahoo!  Extra recess today!  I gave mercy to those who hadn't turned in their reading homework today because it was just too wonderful to see that beautiful sun again.  I must keep my word though....it they do not redeem themselves by reading over the weekend, NO MORE MERCY.  Enjoyment reading is a wonderful homework assignment to have.  Help your child find just the right book for them.

Thrilled to announce that EVERYONE in the class earned a movie from writing at least a full page on their Applied Skills Writing Test.  We will watch it as soon as everyone has taken their make-up tests.

Next Wednesday is our auction day.  I have some very rich Monarchs in here.  Hope they find some great deals.

Have a great weekend.

Whew! What a Wacky Week!

Only thing left of Applied Skills will be the make-ups tomorrow and Monday.  Now we start working to be ready for our May ISTEP.

We did math in class today.

If your child did not get their reading time in this week, please sign yellow slip tonight saying you are aware.  Please encourage your child to turn in their hour as quickly as possible. 

Anyone else wanting to order from Scholastic?  Let me know by tomorrow please.

Congratulations to Kaleb and Jordan, Our February Honesty Character Trait Winners

Don't forget to have your hour of reading homework turned in for tomorrow.

math spiral Wednesday, week 9

Herbert Hoover crossword

Tomorrow is our last ISTEP test- Social Studies

Eng/LA Appled Skills Reading and Responding Test Tomorrow

spelling workbook/test tomorrow
spiral math Tuesday- should have finished in class

Hope to see my kids tomorrow!

English/LA Applied Test Tomorrow

Practice Spelling Test tonight

Don't forget to read for your one hour of reading homework this week.

Monday Morning Math Applied Skills Test

I hope some of you find the ixl.com to be helpful in reviewing math skills.  I had hoped everyone would "conquer" several before Monday, but time is just too short.  One area we were reviewing was the W's that included converting different measurements.  If you have time, you might check out the site to see what you think.  I am rewarding those with notes from home saying the area and the score your child achieved.  (example  W-4  75 points.)  They do need to reach 75 before stopping to win rewards.  Please try to practice those areas that need the most work.

Have a great weekend.  See you a week from today at the carnival.

President Test Tomorrow

Thank you for your donations to Riley Children's Hospital this week. 

tonight:  math spiral/ sheet
               be ready for president test through Theodore Roosevelt tomorrow

Monday is our first applied skills portion of ISTEP.  It will be a 50 minute math test starting at 9:30. 

Turn in Reading Time Tomorrow for this Week

math spiral (yes, I printed the wrong week, but still good practice)

sent home ixl.com letter today with your child's password.  This would be GREAT review for math skills at home. 

president test Friday

Jackie & Me summary due by end of week

Hat and Crazy Hair Day

Tomorrow:  tutoring after school
                     tier 3 play practice/ need to have parts memorized
                     spelling workbook/test
                     spiral math

Thank you for donating baking objects for our 5th grade basket.  We are hoping to have the most objects so that our 5th graders will all get free carnival tickets.

Meet Our Latest Math Royalty

                                                  King Ethan, Prince Dakota, and Duke AJ

Tutoring for this week is Wednesday and Thursday after school until 4:10.

Tonight:  practice spelling test to keep your group from losing an X
                Spiral Math/ matching terms sheet
                Be sure to get your hour of reading homework in before Thursday.

2 Hour Delay Tomorrow

Hope weather let's us get our Friday in tomorrow.  Hate to make up those days when it's nice and warm.

Please review Saxon 15A at home.  We've gone through each question, but can't have too much review sometimes.  Please keep checking Fab Fours too.

We have finished our next page of presidents.  We'll be having our next test next week.

Tonight:  spiral math

We're in need of items for our baking theme basket.  If possible, please try to donate an item or two.  Thanks!

Sorry I missed you yesterday.  The internet wasn't working earlier, and then I had to leave for an appointment right after school.  Hopefully you remembered that spelling workbook pages were due, including the bubble review page.

Tomorrow is the day we check to see that everyone read their one hour of homework this week.

We have math Saxon 15A as a practice before taking the test on Friday and Spiral.

For the carnival, our class is in charge of filling a basket with the baking theme.  That would include cake mixes, measuring spoons, etc...

Enjoy Your Long Weekend

For those not getting your reading hour in this week, be sure to catch up this weekend.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Revolutionary Quiz tomorrow

finish math spiral

Valentine's Day Party Tomorrow

Anyone is welcome to bring treats, drinks, plates, napkins, and Valentines tomorrow.  If we have extra, we'll just spread the joy throughout the week.

Friday will be our Revolutionary War quiz, including famous characters.

tonight:

spiral math

reading hour in composition book needs to be checked tomorrow

We took our Acuity C for reading/language arts today.  We'll be looking at the Acuity tests now that they are over to help pinpoint our weaknesses.  I'll be able to see which questions each student missed as well.

Had a great group of kids staying for tutoring tonight.  We worked on measuring by inches and centimeters (tasty pretzels in the process..), finding median, mode, and mean, and classifying triangles.  We'll be splitting our time with reading/language arts as well. 

Tonight's homework:  math spiral/ please look over corrected 14A before taking the test 14B tomorrow.  Spelling test/workbook is due tomorrow.

Planning on a Revolutionary War quiz on Thursday that includes our famous people match-up.

Acuity C tomorrow
tutoring starts tomorrow

math 14A, spiral
practice spelling test tonight
please go over Fab Four problems (are supposed to be stapled in agenda each evening)
writing prompt today:  Convince your friend why they should help at home.

Have a Great Weekend

Let me know on Monday if anyone else is planning on staying on Tuesday and Thursday for remediation.  (Letters were sent home.)

Be watching for Fab Four in agendas.

We Enjoyed a Great Visit with Our Chinese Guest Today

Ask your child about our great guest speaker today.  She was a great follow-up to our reading In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson!

Try to have paragraph comparing strengths and weaknesses of British Redcoats and Patriots finished tomorrow.  If lab is free, we will type on Word.  Remember any extra practice your child can have to practice typing for our online ISTEP test would be helpful. 

Lincoln crossword and lesson 6 questions are also due tomorrow.

please look at math spiral homework tonight.  We are practicing elapsed time on the back with the clocks.  We are seeing how much time elapsed between the first clock and the second.  Then, do the same with the second and third clock, etc...
We also worked on surface area in class today.  There are great online resources to practice these complex skills, including youtube videos that demonstrate them.

Next Tuesday is our last Acuity Language Arts test to prepare for ISTEP.  I have been looking at our data to see what standards each student did not pass on Acuity B.  I'll compare that data to what we get on Tuesday.  We will be working very hard in the next 3 weeks to do as much one-on-one as possible specifically looking at those weak skills.  You can also go on acuityathome.com to look at your child's scores with their password.  There are several resources for them to practice at home as well.  (I haven't logged on using their passwords, so tell me if you try and it doesn't work for you.)

Presidents test tomorrow/ gave students questions today to know how to study

Guest speaker tomorrow afternoon from China

Need to have read for one hour by tomorrow for this past week.

spiral math

Please check over paragraph on comaring the strengths and weaknesses of Redcoats and Patriots so we can begin typing it on Word tomorrow

Also check over Fab Four sheet stapled in agenda...either give your child a pat on the back, or please help them master the skill.  Be watching for Fab Fours each evening in agenda.

Spelling workbook pages/test

prepare for social studies test on Thursday or Friday (will include important president trivia, pictures, matching historical events to description, early Revolutionry War events)

math spiral/ look over 13A to be prepared for 13B tomorrow

have read for at least one hour by Thursday

Spelling practice test
Reading for at least one hour by Thursday
Math spiral/ Saxon 13A
add Lincoln to our presidents/ test hopefully either Thursday or Friday this week (over 1st 3 pages)

Tomorrow is our Acuity C for Social Studies

Congratulations to this week's royalty:  Queen Kendra, Prince Ethan, Duchess Kelsie

Just heard that our students will be taking their Applied Skills portion of ISTEP on the computer.  I hope all of our practice in the lab this year will help our kiddos feel comfortable during the test.  If you have a computer at home, it would be helpful to give your child some kind of writing prompt (for example it could be giving some evidence to support their description of the character they are reading about...)...maybe time them so that they get some practice in finishing in a limited time.

Hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend, and we can all get our batteries recharged for Monday.

Congratulations, Joni and Jacob

 

         Our January Accountability Character Winners:  Joni and Jacob (art)

Compare and Contrast paragraph for two presidents needs to be finished by the end of tomorrow.

Indoor recess masterpiece!

 

Enjoy our 2-hour delay tomorrow.

Wow! Clay City Is Still Holding on to 1st Place at Sumdog!

Our class is working hard on the sumdog site.  Good for you!
Parents, please look over 12A tonight to be sure your child is ready for their test over 12B.

Tomorrow we check for our hour long reading homework time/summary.

Spelling workbook/ test tomorrow
Have read at least one hour by Thursday
no math homework tonight/ please look over papers to check for understanding on missed problems

Spelling practice test - signed and corrected 2X

Most finished their math today in class. I am giving my Fab Four for the third time, so they were to finish it in class as a quiz.  If not finished, it is homework and I will give them another copy tomorrow.  Corrections will be made during recess.

Yahoo!  Our 5th grade is leading the SumDog Regional Division Contest.  They have extended the time period through Thursday.  Hopefully, we will get some playing time in tomorrow.  You're always welcome to play at home as well,

Have a Great Weekend!

Congratulations to our new royalty:  Queen Kendra
                                                             Prince AJ
                                            Duke Dakota, Duke Jordan, Duchess Kelsie

President Test Through Taylor Tomorrow

Tomorrow, students should have read one hour from last Thursday.  Don't forget to include well-written sentences for summary of each 20-30 minutes of reading.

math spiral for tomorrow

students need to finish up their Jackson crossword, social studies lesson 4 sheet, Year of Boar voc sheet tomorrow.

Revolutionary War character paragraph needs to be finished at the end of Friday.

Any science fair entry forms are also due on Friday.

Tomorrow: 

• spelling test/workbook
• math spiral (we did most together today, fixing as we went) and 11A Saxon
• should have completed a short health sheet with partner today
• president retake is tomorrow/ be prepared for next test on Friday
• Revolutionary War character paragraph should be almost complete also.  It included an attention-getter first line (quote or question often works well), a top bun topic sentence to introduce person,  a few details of what that person did during the Revolutionary Warm and finally, a bottom bun.  If your child doesn't know who their person is, please check tomorrow.

2 Hour Delay in the Morning

Tomorrow will be the president retakes if requested.  Prepare for Friday being the second test covering the second page.

Thursday everyone should have read at least for one hour since last Thursday.  Summary sentences for every 20-30 minutes.  Well-written sentences for high points in language.

tonight: math sheet and practice spelling test

Special Offer:  if your child did poorly on their first president test, I am willing to give them a second test to redeem their grade.  In order to do that, parents will need to write me a note saying their child has studied and is now ready to take the test again.  This would need to be during recess time.

Have a great weekend!

Reading Super Bowl:  composition books were checked today for the past week's reading.  Read at least one hour by next Thursday to get full reading points in Power School.  Write two-sentence summaries for every 20-30 minutes that you read.  These sentences will be graded and put under your language grade in Power School next Thursday also.  Book-It coupons will be sent home starting tomorrow for those students who are where they should be on the football field for each month's expected hour amount.  Please keep encouraging your child to get in the habit of reading for enjoyment.

We did math in class today and I think everyone had time to complete and check their paper.  If not, they can turn it in in the morning.  Don't forget that they can reach ixl.com at home to practice almost any skill we are working on at school. 

Homework:  math spiral/measurement sheet, social studies lesson 2 if not finished, have READ for one hour for this past week.

Homework for tonight:
math 10A practice if not finished/ spiral
spelling workbook pages
president test tomorrow over first five

Homework:  math spiral, test 9B if not completed, READ for 20 minutes and write a two-sentence summary of what you read

We have looked at our first four presidents:  Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison.
Tomorrow we will cover Monroe.  On Wednesday, be prepared for a quiz over the first five.

Tomorrow earn bonus bucks for bringing in a nutrition label from any product.

Have a great weekend!  See you bright and early on Monday morning.

Coming home tonight is our first week of Fab Four in math.  Each day I give the students four specific math skills as a quiz.  I bring them back to the table one-on-one to discuss any missed problems.  The next day I give them four more problems over the same specific skills.  We continue doing that from Thursday to Wednesday each week.  Hopefully, by the fifth day, the students have mastered that skill.  (Wednesday would be the last day on their sheet.)  I keep track of those students who missed three or more problems for each skill.  I also keep record of those who mastered it the last day.  I will be going back to those same skills for those needing more remediation.  Please look at your child's sheet to see where,if any, their weaknesses are.  Today we began a new set of skills including perimeter/area, adding unlike fractions, dividing (and knowing the divisibility rules), and finding the average. 
They are also bringing home a practice 9A Saxon sheet.  Please look over this sheet as well before they take their test on like problems tomorrow with 9B.  Their sheets should be corrected.
I will be listing any papers in reading or social studies that I am still needing for this week on the board tomorrow.
Hope your child is enjoying our new book, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.  You might ask them about the characters, setting, and the beginning plot.  Our writing each morning is also connected to the book.  We are working on a compare/contrast essay together.  We are looking at the differences between China in 1942 and the United States in 2013.  Each paragraph needs a contrast transition word from the sheet in their folder.  We will be working on it for a few more days before it is complete.
I am going to be talking to the kids tomorrow about a new system in reading homework.  I will be recording minutes on Tuesday and Friday.  Between those two times, everyone needs to have read for one hour each week minimum.  Our two sentence summaries will be used for our language writing grade.  Please help encourage your child to be consistent in their enjoyment reading time.

Math spiral/ practice test 9A
Read for 20 minutes.

Tired Teacher Tries to Teach on Tuesday

(I haven't forgotten that I owe my King Ethans a Royalty picture.  My browser is not cooperating with me.  Help is on the way on Thursday if  I don't figure it out before then.)

Don't forget spelling is due tomorrow.  Homework passes can be used for two sides only.
Spiral Math sheets if not finished.

Good luck to our boys at their game tonight.

Practice spelling test signed tonight
Math spiral if not already finished
Please read for your 20 minutes

Friday's our Forever Favorite

Congratulations to This Week's Math Royalty:  Kings Ethan R and Ethan T, Princess Kelsie, and Duke Dakota... (picture coming as soon as I can get it to cooperate with me.)

Have a great weekend!  I'll see you on Monday!


Come in with an example of an interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, and declarative sentence (all labeled so I know you know...) and I'll be happy to pay you for your labor.

Thankfully Thinking Thursday was Thrilling

(Besides a possible hyperbole, what is that title an example of....$$$$??....tell me in the morning. )

Reports are going home tomorrow.
Homework tonight (besides reading for 20 minutes):  finish math sheet and social studies sheet

Skills we're working on:

•  kinds of sentences (we should be well past this, but still have too many that haven't mastered classifying sentences correctly.)
• practiced using interjections
• finished our Junie B. Jones packet (great book for figurative language)  will discuss theme and author's purpose, and point of view tomorrow
• slavery in the colonies (quiz tomorrow - worksheet covers same material)
• math reviewing equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents
• math finding area of triangles

Took a math benchmark test to see who has mastered beginning of the year material.  I'll also be giving four review problems each day, Fab Four, to see what skills still need to be reviewed.  There will also be a sheet with a specific skill on one side and review questions on the back. 

Welcome to 2013!

I'm looking forward to seeing you all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.  (What is that an example of......   tell me in the morning, and you'll earn some early monarch bucks.)

Science Fair sheets will be going home tomorrow.  I hope to see several of you interested in taking a project this year.  It will take place on February 16th. 

See you soon!