It looks like we may have a white Christmas this year. Our son and daughter-in-law are coming home for Christmas, so I just hope the weather is kind to air travelers. :)
Upcoming events ~
Secret Santa exchanges will take place this week. All of the students chose to participate and the daily gifts should be small tokens with a value of $1.00 or less. On Friday, the final gifts may have a value up to $5.00. It is just a fun way to bless another student in the class.
White Elephant exchange will take place on Friday and kids who want to participate need to bring a wrapped gift to place under our classroom tree by Friday. This can be a funny gift or a nice one. The kids will draw numbers, will open gifts in numerical order, and may choose a gift from under the tree or a gift already opened by another student.
Gingerbread Houses with buddies will take place on Tuesday. Our class is providing the graham crackers and frosting. Your child should bring the items by Tuesday.
Last names beginning with A-L will bring a can of white frosting
Last names beginning with M-Z will bring a box of regular graham crackers.
5th & 6th Grade Band Concert - Tuesday at 10:10 in the gym
5th & 6th Grade Orchestra Concert - Thursday at 10:20 in the gym
Spelling: We will take a Unit 14 pretest on Monday, work with our words and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday.
5th ~ VCV pattern words
6th ~ More words with ion
Language ~ The kids will work on the MobyMax site this week, as well as daily grammar written work.
5th ~ Correlative conjunctions & subject pronouns
6th ~ Adjectives & adverbs
Reading: We will complete our novels and book clubs this week. Each student will write a book review on his or her chosen novel. Each child will submit unit work consisting of vocabulary & comprehension forms and questions.
Math: 5th will continue to work with the coordinate plane and ordered pairs. 6th will complete our work with integers and rational numbers and will take a quiz on Tuesday. 6th will then move into more advanced work with the coordinate plane using all four quadrants with positive and negative integers in the ordered pairs.
I will also have the students take a math assessment on the Moby Max site. This particular assessment analyzes specific skills and background aligned with the common core standards. It is one more tool to assist with individualized math instruction for your child.
Social Studies: The 6th graders will complete an ancient Egypt web quest and will begin thinking about the Egyptian god or goddess they wish to research after the break.
Science: 6th grade will discuss conservation of mass and radioactive elements and the students will complete an Investigation Review.
I would like to introduce a new addition to our classroom. In mid-January, our class will welcome a student-teacher from MSU Billings. His name is Mr. Monson and he is eager and excited to begin work with our class. He is a Billings native who graduated from Billings West and he played baseball for the Scarlets. Much of his volunteer and work history includes after school programs and work with kids of all ages. I know he will be a wonderful member of our classroom team!
I hope you have a fantastic Christmas and New Year . . . and I'll see you in 2014!!
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
December 9th ~ 13th
Well I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some warmer winter weather! At least the weather report sounds more promising for the 6th grade field trip on Tuesday. We will be walking a bit downtown, so I am thankful that the subzero days may be behind us.
Tuesday - 6th grade field trip to the Moss Mansion, Western Heritage Center (6th grade art on display), lunch at Wendy's, and goodies from Brockel's. The 6th grade fundraising is covering the costs except the goodies at the candy store. You will need to bring your own money if you want to purchase anything at Brockel's.
5th graders ~ Don't forget your cookie decorations on Tuesday!
Wednesday - Our counselor, Mrs. Tatum, will visit our classroom to continue sharing her lessons on friendship, caring and compassion, bullying, responsibility, etc.
Thursday - 3rd through 5th grade general music Christmas performances at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.
Spelling: Unit 13 ~ We will take a pretest on Monday, work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday.
5th: VCCV Patterns
6th: Suffix: -ion or -ation
Language: We are working with the root words -pose- and -posit-
Throughout the week, we complete written practice covering various grammar concepts, as well as using the MobyMax online site. The lessons on MobyMax are individualized at your child's skill level.
5th: Written practice with coordinating conjunctions.
6th: Written practice with irregular and superlative adjectives
Reading: The kids will continue reading novels for our book clubs. There are reading and written requirements each day. We meet in groups to discuss, clarify, and summarize what we have read so far.
Writing: We are working on persuasive essays and each child has chosen a topic to research and then write an essay about his or her point of view.
Math: 5th graders will be assessed on dividing decimals and then we will move on to the coordinate plane and ordered pairs. We will use a combination of solving real world problems and games to reinforce this geometry concept.
6th graders are continuing with integers and we will subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers this week.
Social Studies: 6th graders will study the social classes of ancient Egypt and work through an online Web quest to learn about Egyptian daily life and customs.
Science: 6th graders will study Atoms and atomic structure and will build a model of an atom.
Have a fantastic week and be sure to bundle up!
Tuesday - 6th grade field trip to the Moss Mansion, Western Heritage Center (6th grade art on display), lunch at Wendy's, and goodies from Brockel's. The 6th grade fundraising is covering the costs except the goodies at the candy store. You will need to bring your own money if you want to purchase anything at Brockel's.
5th graders ~ Don't forget your cookie decorations on Tuesday!
Wednesday - Our counselor, Mrs. Tatum, will visit our classroom to continue sharing her lessons on friendship, caring and compassion, bullying, responsibility, etc.
Thursday - 3rd through 5th grade general music Christmas performances at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.
Spelling: Unit 13 ~ We will take a pretest on Monday, work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week, and take a final test on Friday.
5th: VCCV Patterns
6th: Suffix: -ion or -ation
Language: We are working with the root words -pose- and -posit-
Throughout the week, we complete written practice covering various grammar concepts, as well as using the MobyMax online site. The lessons on MobyMax are individualized at your child's skill level.
5th: Written practice with coordinating conjunctions.
6th: Written practice with irregular and superlative adjectives
Reading: The kids will continue reading novels for our book clubs. There are reading and written requirements each day. We meet in groups to discuss, clarify, and summarize what we have read so far.
Writing: We are working on persuasive essays and each child has chosen a topic to research and then write an essay about his or her point of view.
Math: 5th graders will be assessed on dividing decimals and then we will move on to the coordinate plane and ordered pairs. We will use a combination of solving real world problems and games to reinforce this geometry concept.
6th graders are continuing with integers and we will subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers this week.
Social Studies: 6th graders will study the social classes of ancient Egypt and work through an online Web quest to learn about Egyptian daily life and customs.
Science: 6th graders will study Atoms and atomic structure and will build a model of an atom.
Have a fantastic week and be sure to bundle up!
Sunday, December 1, 2013
December 2nd ~ 6th
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to spend time with family and friends. Now we only have three weeks until the Christmas break!
Upcoming Events ~
December 10th - 6th grade field trip to the Moss Mansion, Western Heritage Center, Lunch at Wendy's, and a side trip to Brockel's Chocolates. Details in the Wednesday Watch.
December 11th - Midterm grade reports go home
December 12th - Intermediate General Music Christmas Program - 8:30-9:30 and 10:00-11:00
December 17th - Band Concert - 10:10-11:10
December 18th - Butter braid Delivery beginning at 1:00 in the gym
December 19th - Orchestra Concert - 10:20-11:00
December 20th - Christmas break begins at 3:00 p.m. See you on January 2nd!
Spelling - Unit 11 Pretest on Monday. We will work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week and take a final test on Friday.
5th: Final Schwa + /r/ sounds
6th: Endings and Suffixes
Language - The kids will work on the MobyMax site for daily practice, as well as complete the written work listed below.
5th: Prepositional phrases and conjunctions
6th: Comparative and superlative adjectives
Reading - We are beginning book clubs this week with four different novels. 5th graders will be reading Hatchet and Brian's Winter, and 6th graders have chosen The Limit and Turtle in Paradise. The kids will have daily reading assignments and we will wrap these up before the Christmas break.
Writing - The students will begin an expository opinion piece this week. They will choose a topic and then make their case to persuade the reader in essay form.
Math -
5th: We will be dividing decimals this week, utilizing a combination of online learning, online practice, games, and manual computation.
6th: The kids will continue hands-on work with positive and negative integers and rational numbers. We will begin working with adding and subtracting negative and positive integers.
Social Studies - 6th graders will continue learning about the monuments and social classes of ancient Egypt. Before the break, the students will choose an Egyptian god or goddess, conduct research, and prepare a report/project and short class presentation.
Science - We are learning about how matter changes and we will perform two hands-on activities on Tuesday. The students will use the computer lab on Friday to complete a virtual lab about physical and chemical changes.
Have a fantastic first week of December . . . and stay warm!!
Upcoming Events ~
December 10th - 6th grade field trip to the Moss Mansion, Western Heritage Center, Lunch at Wendy's, and a side trip to Brockel's Chocolates. Details in the Wednesday Watch.
December 11th - Midterm grade reports go home
December 12th - Intermediate General Music Christmas Program - 8:30-9:30 and 10:00-11:00
December 17th - Band Concert - 10:10-11:10
December 18th - Butter braid Delivery beginning at 1:00 in the gym
December 19th - Orchestra Concert - 10:20-11:00
December 20th - Christmas break begins at 3:00 p.m. See you on January 2nd!
Spelling - Unit 11 Pretest on Monday. We will work with our word lists and vocabulary throughout the week and take a final test on Friday.
5th: Final Schwa + /r/ sounds
6th: Endings and Suffixes
Language - The kids will work on the MobyMax site for daily practice, as well as complete the written work listed below.
5th: Prepositional phrases and conjunctions
6th: Comparative and superlative adjectives
Reading - We are beginning book clubs this week with four different novels. 5th graders will be reading Hatchet and Brian's Winter, and 6th graders have chosen The Limit and Turtle in Paradise. The kids will have daily reading assignments and we will wrap these up before the Christmas break.
Writing - The students will begin an expository opinion piece this week. They will choose a topic and then make their case to persuade the reader in essay form.
Math -
5th: We will be dividing decimals this week, utilizing a combination of online learning, online practice, games, and manual computation.
6th: The kids will continue hands-on work with positive and negative integers and rational numbers. We will begin working with adding and subtracting negative and positive integers.
Social Studies - 6th graders will continue learning about the monuments and social classes of ancient Egypt. Before the break, the students will choose an Egyptian god or goddess, conduct research, and prepare a report/project and short class presentation.
Science - We are learning about how matter changes and we will perform two hands-on activities on Tuesday. The students will use the computer lab on Friday to complete a virtual lab about physical and chemical changes.
Have a fantastic first week of December . . . and stay warm!!
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