The holiday season is officially here and I must admit that I am looking forward to the turkey dinner on Thursday.
I was not able to attend the Barnes & Noble book fair today and I am bummed that I could not watch kids from our class perform. I have nursed a bit of a cold over the weekend and did not want to spread germs before Monday. I am anxious to hear all about it from the kids.
Tuesday is Pajama Day ~ I told the kids that I always have a "pajama day" with electronics and breakfast served by me. A half day is a perfect time to do this and I have selected this Tuesday and will discuss appropriate pajama attire with the kids on Monday. The kids may bring hand-held game systems, iPods, iPads, etc. and while I am preparing a pancake breakfast with bacon and juice, they may use their electronics. We have band/music/orchestra from 10:00-11:00 on Tuesday, and then I will begin preparing our "brunch". I bring in my griddle to cook the pancakes and I will reheat bacon in our classroom microwave. I will also provide juice . . . so your kiddo will not leave hungry on Tuesday. :) Dismissal is at 12:00 noon.
We will not study a spelling unit this week, but we will be ready for Unit 11 the following week.
We will work on the MobyMax site this week, as well as complete written Daily warm up practice in language.
In reading, the kids will read an article on Monday and work to distinguish important details and the main idea.
For math, the 5th graders will be continuing with dividing larger numbers and the 6th graders will begin adding positive and negative integers. Each child will spend time on Khan academy on Monday and Tuesday.
The 6th graders will continue studying ancient Egypt, Kush, and Canaan on Monday.
I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving ~ See you in December!!
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
November 18th ~ 22nd
Greetings from Room 7 ~
Thanksgiving is almost here and then Christmas will be just around the corner. Wow, this year is flying by!
Poly Drive Barnes & Noble Book Fair ~ Next Sunday, November 24th, is the Poly Drive book fair at Barnes & Noble. If you have holiday gift items on your shopping list that could be purchased at Barnes & Noble, I encourage you to shop on the 24th. Every purchase made will benefit our school when you mention Poly Drive. We are usually able to purchase some pretty awesome things for our library with the proceeds from the book fair. Thanks for supporting our great school.
Looking ahead . . .
Next Tuesday (November 26th) is an early out day with dismissal at 12:00 noon. There is no school next Wednesday-Friday for the long holiday weekend. Enjoy your time with family and friends!
Spelling ~ Unit 10 : we will take a pretest on Monday, work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday. Last week, the 5th graders averaged 95% on the final and the 6th graders averaged 94%. Way to bring up those scores!
5th: Compound Words
6th: words ending with -ed or -ing
Language ~ During our Language Arts rotations, we will continue to work with the MobyMax site to build common core language skills. Ask your child how to sign in from home and take a look at this site. It is customized for your child and covers his or her knowledge gaps. We will also work with other specific skills throughout the week.
5th: Prepositional phrases
6th: Adjectives
Reading ~ We will begin novels after the Thanksgiving break. Before the break, we will work on our comprehension skills with several close reading activities. The kids will read, annotate the text, discuss key events and details, and them summarize each passage.
Math ~
5th: We are working with divisions - zeros in the quotient, dealing with larger dividends, dividing with money and multiples of 10, and 2-digit divisors.
6th: We are continuing our work with integers, absolute value, and rational numbers.
Social Studies ~ The 6th graders should have completed their Mesopotamia research projects and will present to the class on Monday. Each student was required to complete an individual grading rubric, as well as provide a score for each of their team members. When presentations are complete, we will begin our study of ancient Egypt.
Science ~ 6th graders will continue our study of mixtures and compounds. We will complete a hands-on activity on Tuesday dealing with surface tension, and then we will make our own silly putty on Friday.
Have a wonderful week!
Thanksgiving is almost here and then Christmas will be just around the corner. Wow, this year is flying by!
Poly Drive Barnes & Noble Book Fair ~ Next Sunday, November 24th, is the Poly Drive book fair at Barnes & Noble. If you have holiday gift items on your shopping list that could be purchased at Barnes & Noble, I encourage you to shop on the 24th. Every purchase made will benefit our school when you mention Poly Drive. We are usually able to purchase some pretty awesome things for our library with the proceeds from the book fair. Thanks for supporting our great school.
Looking ahead . . .
Next Tuesday (November 26th) is an early out day with dismissal at 12:00 noon. There is no school next Wednesday-Friday for the long holiday weekend. Enjoy your time with family and friends!
Spelling ~ Unit 10 : we will take a pretest on Monday, work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday. Last week, the 5th graders averaged 95% on the final and the 6th graders averaged 94%. Way to bring up those scores!
5th: Compound Words
6th: words ending with -ed or -ing
Language ~ During our Language Arts rotations, we will continue to work with the MobyMax site to build common core language skills. Ask your child how to sign in from home and take a look at this site. It is customized for your child and covers his or her knowledge gaps. We will also work with other specific skills throughout the week.
5th: Prepositional phrases
6th: Adjectives
Reading ~ We will begin novels after the Thanksgiving break. Before the break, we will work on our comprehension skills with several close reading activities. The kids will read, annotate the text, discuss key events and details, and them summarize each passage.
Math ~
5th: We are working with divisions - zeros in the quotient, dealing with larger dividends, dividing with money and multiples of 10, and 2-digit divisors.
6th: We are continuing our work with integers, absolute value, and rational numbers.
Social Studies ~ The 6th graders should have completed their Mesopotamia research projects and will present to the class on Monday. Each student was required to complete an individual grading rubric, as well as provide a score for each of their team members. When presentations are complete, we will begin our study of ancient Egypt.
Science ~ 6th graders will continue our study of mixtures and compounds. We will complete a hands-on activity on Tuesday dealing with surface tension, and then we will make our own silly putty on Friday.
Have a wonderful week!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
November 11th ~ 15th
Parent-teacher conferences are a wonderful time to visit about your child's progress in class and I want to thank all of you for carving time out of your schedules to meet. As I've mentioned before, this is a remarkable group of young people and I am privileged to spend each day with these kids.
Don't forget to honor a veteran on Monday. We will spend a few minutes on Monday morning to learn a bit about the history of Veteran's Day and to contemplate the sacrifices made for our great nation. Some basic information about this day is located at http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp and the kids will complete a short scavenger hunt of information from this site.
Events for the week:
P.T.A. Meeting ~ Tuesday at 3:15 in the library
Picture Retakes ~ Thursday
Spelling: Unit 9 - we will take a pretest on Monday, work with our words and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday.
5th ~ Homophones
6th ~ final en, el, er
Language:
5th ~ Interjections and online work at MobyMax.com
6th ~ Irregular verbs and adjectives, as well as online work at MobyMax.com
Reading:
5th ~ We will continue working with various comprehension strategies in our Daybooks.
6th ~ The kids should have completed the novel, The Great Gilly Hopkins. We will discuss the events in the book, the theme, and author's purpose. This kids will take a final comprehension quiz on Wednesday.
Math:
5th ~ We will be reviewing division and practicing with real-world examples.
6th ~ We will continue with exponents and then progress to the order of operations, properties of operations, and work with expressions/equations.
Social Studies: 6th graders will continue to work on their Mesopotamia research and group projects. Final projects/presentations are due next Monday.
Science: 6th graders will continue to learn about mixtures and compounds. We will do some hands-on work on Tuesday and Friday, as well as adding notes and definitions to our science notebooks.
Buddies:
We will be helping our kindergarten buddies create a turkey craft using traced hands.
That about covers it :) Have a fantastic fall week!
Don't forget to honor a veteran on Monday. We will spend a few minutes on Monday morning to learn a bit about the history of Veteran's Day and to contemplate the sacrifices made for our great nation. Some basic information about this day is located at http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp and the kids will complete a short scavenger hunt of information from this site.
Events for the week:
P.T.A. Meeting ~ Tuesday at 3:15 in the library
Picture Retakes ~ Thursday
Spelling: Unit 9 - we will take a pretest on Monday, work with our words and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday.
5th ~ Homophones
6th ~ final en, el, er
Language:
5th ~ Interjections and online work at MobyMax.com
6th ~ Irregular verbs and adjectives, as well as online work at MobyMax.com
Reading:
5th ~ We will continue working with various comprehension strategies in our Daybooks.
6th ~ The kids should have completed the novel, The Great Gilly Hopkins. We will discuss the events in the book, the theme, and author's purpose. This kids will take a final comprehension quiz on Wednesday.
Math:
5th ~ We will be reviewing division and practicing with real-world examples.
6th ~ We will continue with exponents and then progress to the order of operations, properties of operations, and work with expressions/equations.
Social Studies: 6th graders will continue to work on their Mesopotamia research and group projects. Final projects/presentations are due next Monday.
Science: 6th graders will continue to learn about mixtures and compounds. We will do some hands-on work on Tuesday and Friday, as well as adding notes and definitions to our science notebooks.
Buddies:
We will be helping our kindergarten buddies create a turkey craft using traced hands.
That about covers it :) Have a fantastic fall week!
Sunday, November 3, 2013
I hope you remembered to set your clocks back this weekend . . . and enjoyed that extra hour to sleep or spend with family and friends.
Wednesday-Friday this week are early-out days to allow for parent-teacher conferences. I am looking forward to spending a few minutes to discuss your child's progress in class. Report cards will go home on Tuesday to allow you time to review them before we meet on either Wednesday or Thursday.
Looking ahead ~ Picture retakes are scheduled for Thursday November 14th.
The Barnes & Noble Poly Drive Book Fair will take place on Sunday November 24th - more information will follow shortly.
As you head down the hall for our conference, take a look at the wall outside our room. Each child chose a positive "Word of the Year". This is a word that holds significance for your child and he or she wrote a short essay explaining why that particular word was chosen ~ and what it means to them.
Spelling ~ Unit 8 Pretest on Monday. We will work with our words throughout the week and then take a final test on Friday.
Language ~
5th: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
6th: Irregular Plural Nouns
Reading ~ The 6th graders are reading the novel, The Great Gilly Hopkins. We will work with various comprehension strategies throughout. The 5th graders are working in our Daybook resource. We will work with drawing personal meaning from our reading, main idea and author's purpose, and writing brief summaries.
Math ~ Both grades continue to work on the Khan Academy site. I have made recommendations to each of the kids and you will notice some easier, basic skill work. These are all focus concepts for each grade level and I want to make sure that the kids have ongoing practice in these areas throughout the year. My goal for the year is concept mastery for each child.
5th: We will continue multiplying multi-digit numbers and decimals this week. The kids will work with partners to solve higher-level thinking tasks and will play a strategy game to build the largest product.
6th: We will work with exponents and the order of operations this week. Much of the work this week will include partner activities where the kids will need to justify and explain their thinking and processes.
Social Studies ~ 6th: The kids are working with a small group to research and create a presentation about one of the four empires of ancient Mesopotamia. They will have three class periods to complete this project and it appears that all groups have chosen to create a PowerPoint presentation. With our D2 apps, the kids can use their school district email accounts to collaboratively create and edit using Google Drive. If you are not familiar with this technology, ask your child to show you.
Science ~ 6th: The kids finished their periodic table element research and did a great job on their element tiles. We are delving deeper into chemistry and will read about compounds, take a few notes, and complete an investigation review on Tuesday.
I'll see you at conferences! :)
Wednesday-Friday this week are early-out days to allow for parent-teacher conferences. I am looking forward to spending a few minutes to discuss your child's progress in class. Report cards will go home on Tuesday to allow you time to review them before we meet on either Wednesday or Thursday.
Looking ahead ~ Picture retakes are scheduled for Thursday November 14th.
The Barnes & Noble Poly Drive Book Fair will take place on Sunday November 24th - more information will follow shortly.
As you head down the hall for our conference, take a look at the wall outside our room. Each child chose a positive "Word of the Year". This is a word that holds significance for your child and he or she wrote a short essay explaining why that particular word was chosen ~ and what it means to them.
Spelling ~ Unit 8 Pretest on Monday. We will work with our words throughout the week and then take a final test on Friday.
Language ~
5th: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
6th: Irregular Plural Nouns
Reading ~ The 6th graders are reading the novel, The Great Gilly Hopkins. We will work with various comprehension strategies throughout. The 5th graders are working in our Daybook resource. We will work with drawing personal meaning from our reading, main idea and author's purpose, and writing brief summaries.
Math ~ Both grades continue to work on the Khan Academy site. I have made recommendations to each of the kids and you will notice some easier, basic skill work. These are all focus concepts for each grade level and I want to make sure that the kids have ongoing practice in these areas throughout the year. My goal for the year is concept mastery for each child.
5th: We will continue multiplying multi-digit numbers and decimals this week. The kids will work with partners to solve higher-level thinking tasks and will play a strategy game to build the largest product.
6th: We will work with exponents and the order of operations this week. Much of the work this week will include partner activities where the kids will need to justify and explain their thinking and processes.
Social Studies ~ 6th: The kids are working with a small group to research and create a presentation about one of the four empires of ancient Mesopotamia. They will have three class periods to complete this project and it appears that all groups have chosen to create a PowerPoint presentation. With our D2 apps, the kids can use their school district email accounts to collaboratively create and edit using Google Drive. If you are not familiar with this technology, ask your child to show you.
Science ~ 6th: The kids finished their periodic table element research and did a great job on their element tiles. We are delving deeper into chemistry and will read about compounds, take a few notes, and complete an investigation review on Tuesday.
I'll see you at conferences! :)
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