Bring in those Box Tops!
First Spirit day/night is July 24th...Wacky Tacky! Then eat at the WF PDQ or the Falls of Neuse PDQ.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
I'm finally getting to Friday's post....Today we watched a video of the book Enemy Pie. Again we are focusing on how word choices increases our "visualization" of the book. We had a Rotation of Read to Self, and a rotation of choice - word work or work on writing. All the while, I worked on Mclass testing.
In Math we started connecting how the standard algorithm and the rectangle sections methods are alike.
In science we watched a video the worlds Biomes (rain forest, desert, taiga, tundra, temperate forest, grasslands, ocean, fresh water). We got into a "tangent" discussion on how our earth gets seasons? And How the poles can have 24 hours of light or darkness? It was a great discussion with many ideas and questions. I need to remember to reinforce hand-raising for speaking aloud in class, because 24 questions at the same time was a bit much.
We got a 9 in specials again. Let's shoot for strait 10's this week.
In Math we started connecting how the standard algorithm and the rectangle sections methods are alike.
In science we watched a video the worlds Biomes (rain forest, desert, taiga, tundra, temperate forest, grasslands, ocean, fresh water). We got into a "tangent" discussion on how our earth gets seasons? And How the poles can have 24 hours of light or darkness? It was a great discussion with many ideas and questions. I need to remember to reinforce hand-raising for speaking aloud in class, because 24 questions at the same time was a bit much.
We got a 9 in specials again. Let's shoot for strait 10's this week.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Can this week be almost over???? I am having too much for for it to end.
In math we worked with rectangle sections for multiplying and briefly talked about expanded notation for multiplying. Don't worry parents...standard algorithm is coming next week (that is multiplying like you and I learned so long ago.....) We also took a quick "check" on the math lessons from day 2 and 3. That will come home in next week's Wednesday folder.
I started the MClass testing for fluency today. I thought I was going to get to 8 students, but only had time for 4. So it will be 2 weeks before I can send home those results. Today the kids watched another Patricia Polacco book called My Rotten Red Headed older Brother focusing on the word choices in the book.
We also had a writing mini lesson. We filled out a chart for our narrative essay. And we also added to our genre chart with Scientific Fiction and Realistic Fiction.
In science we build the terrarium for our eco-column. Whew...too much fun for one day.
In math we worked with rectangle sections for multiplying and briefly talked about expanded notation for multiplying. Don't worry parents...standard algorithm is coming next week (that is multiplying like you and I learned so long ago.....) We also took a quick "check" on the math lessons from day 2 and 3. That will come home in next week's Wednesday folder.
I started the MClass testing for fluency today. I thought I was going to get to 8 students, but only had time for 4. So it will be 2 weeks before I can send home those results. Today the kids watched another Patricia Polacco book called My Rotten Red Headed older Brother focusing on the word choices in the book.
We also had a writing mini lesson. We filled out a chart for our narrative essay. And we also added to our genre chart with Scientific Fiction and Realistic Fiction.
In science we build the terrarium for our eco-column. Whew...too much fun for one day.
I can't believe that I get to teach such an awesome class. Wednesday, we earned a 9 in PE and everyone earned a "clip up" for great behavior in lunch. We started learning about different types of literature genres. We discussed Traditional Literature (folk tales), Fantasy, and Poetry. We talked about interesting words and phrases and how they enhance our "vision" when we read. We read Thank you, Mr. Falker; you can see that video on Youtube if you like. In math we talked about the power of a 10, and how that makes 600x50 easier (just do 5x6 =60 then add the 3 zeros for 60,000). In science we started our investigation of ecosystems.
Don't forget Thursday night is open house! See you at 5:30.
Don't forget Thursday night is open house! See you at 5:30.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
We had a great first day! We earned a 10 in specials :)! We got a great compliment at lunch and almost everyone got to "clip up".
We learned about the CAFE board reading strategies. We learned about the 8 standards of learning in Mathematics. We also learned a lot of Ecosystem Vocabulary!
I am so impressed by these young minds. I can't wait to see what the year has in store for us!
Parents, two forms came home today to sign. More about those under the Homework tab. Also parents, make sure to look under the Homework tab, because YOU have a homework assignment.
We learned about the CAFE board reading strategies. We learned about the 8 standards of learning in Mathematics. We also learned a lot of Ecosystem Vocabulary!
I am so impressed by these young minds. I can't wait to see what the year has in store for us!
Parents, two forms came home today to sign. More about those under the Homework tab. Also parents, make sure to look under the Homework tab, because YOU have a homework assignment.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Open House
I look forward to seeing everyone on
July 9th: 5:30-6:00 in the multi-purpose room
6:00-7:00 - Floating to meet all the teachers
July 9th: 5:30-6:00 in the multi-purpose room
6:00-7:00 - Floating to meet all the teachers
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