Thursday, September 30, 2010
Vocab test
Vocab test date has been changed to next Friday. WE really haven't had enough time with those words this week with the projects!
9-30-2010
Spelling test tomorrow. These words each have a "word partner". Practice them together, it makes them easier to remember.
Reading project due tomorrow.
RC quiz#2 due today.
Picture retakes tomorrow...bring back your packets if you want retakes.
Cut and paste activity due for language arts on subject/predicate.
October reading minutes: we will be keeping track of number of quizzes passed instead of minutes for the month of Oct. We will continue with the reading response and the requirement of 15 minutes of reading, we just won't be charting your minutes.
Reading project due tomorrow.
RC quiz#2 due today.
Picture retakes tomorrow...bring back your packets if you want retakes.
Cut and paste activity due for language arts on subject/predicate.
October reading minutes: we will be keeping track of number of quizzes passed instead of minutes for the month of Oct. We will continue with the reading response and the requirement of 15 minutes of reading, we just won't be charting your minutes.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
9-29-2010
Reading: Response and read 15 minutes
Project due date has been moved back to Friday. Have ALL projects ready to go by then.
We worked again today on text features in small groups. As a large group we talked about guide words and practiced using them.
Spelling: Illustrate your word pair
Language arts: Still working on subject and predicate! This is very challenging for 5th graders.
RC quiz due tomorrow. If students don't have the one finished from the 15th, they'll have to stay in until they pass one quiz.
Thursday: I'll be out of the district at a technology meeting. Please leave me an email or message if you have questions and I'll get back to you on Friday.
Friday: Picture retake- remember to bring back your old packet if you want retakes.
Project due date has been moved back to Friday. Have ALL projects ready to go by then.
We worked again today on text features in small groups. As a large group we talked about guide words and practiced using them.
Spelling: Illustrate your word pair
Language arts: Still working on subject and predicate! This is very challenging for 5th graders.
RC quiz due tomorrow. If students don't have the one finished from the 15th, they'll have to stay in until they pass one quiz.
Thursday: I'll be out of the district at a technology meeting. Please leave me an email or message if you have questions and I'll get back to you on Friday.
Friday: Picture retake- remember to bring back your old packet if you want retakes.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
9-28-2010
Reading: Reading response and read 15 minutes. RC quiz #2 due on Thursday. Some of the students have a text feature/magazine assignment as well.
Thursday will be the wrap up for the month of September's incentive contest. We will be tallying the number of minutes that each student has turned in. In 5th grade the top reader from each section will get a free book coupon for the next book order. Two names from each class will be drawn out to recieve a digital bookmark. EVERYone who read and turned in minutes during the month will be recieving a bookmark. There is a contest between Mrs. Haugen and Mr. Meyer's room to see which class read the most (average) per student. The winning class will get their names on the trophy in the trophy case, and a Star reader sign on their classroom door.
Language: worksheet on subjects/predicates
We made a foldable with notes on it today that they can use to complete their assignment if necessary.
Spelling: pb83
Thursday will be the wrap up for the month of September's incentive contest. We will be tallying the number of minutes that each student has turned in. In 5th grade the top reader from each section will get a free book coupon for the next book order. Two names from each class will be drawn out to recieve a digital bookmark. EVERYone who read and turned in minutes during the month will be recieving a bookmark. There is a contest between Mrs. Haugen and Mr. Meyer's room to see which class read the most (average) per student. The winning class will get their names on the trophy in the trophy case, and a Star reader sign on their classroom door.
Language: worksheet on subjects/predicates
We made a foldable with notes on it today that they can use to complete their assignment if necessary.
Spelling: pb83
Monday, September 27, 2010
9-27-2010
No reading response for tonight. Thanks to the printer that "died" at school today, there will be no reading response due tomorrow. I know the kids are disappointed, NOT!
Reading Counts due Thursday.
I will be at the AEA on Thursday at a meeting.
Nature's Fury project: Each student is in a group dealing with a different kind of natural storm/disaster. Their assignment for Thursday is to find a creative way to share their 15 facts with the rest of the class. I gave them some examples of different ways, but the choice is theirs. Poster, model, fact files, poem, song, play, mobile..... They began this project last Friday and have 30 minutes of class time today, Tuesday, and Wednesday to prepare it.
Reading Counts due Thursday.
I will be at the AEA on Thursday at a meeting.
Nature's Fury project: Each student is in a group dealing with a different kind of natural storm/disaster. Their assignment for Thursday is to find a creative way to share their 15 facts with the rest of the class. I gave them some examples of different ways, but the choice is theirs. Poster, model, fact files, poem, song, play, mobile..... They began this project last Friday and have 30 minutes of class time today, Tuesday, and Wednesday to prepare it.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
9-27-10
Homecoming was tons of fun last week. The kids all really got into the spirit! To top it all off the varsity boys had a great win on Friday night! I'm sure all of the B-K pride helped them to accomplish it! Thanks to all of you for participating.
Vocabulary test is Monday!
Final draft of the writer's notebook paragraph is due on Monday as well.
Next reading counts quiz will be due on Thursday. Just a reminder they are due on the 15th and last day of each month.
Vocabulary test is Monday!
Final draft of the writer's notebook paragraph is due on Monday as well.
Next reading counts quiz will be due on Thursday. Just a reminder they are due on the 15th and last day of each month.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
9-23-2010
Reading: Reading response and read 15 minutes.
Spelling : Test tomorrow
Vocab: Study for Monday's test
Grammar:
Check the wiki for some web sites to practice your subjects/predicates
Homecoming: Parade tomorrow afternoon, and Spirit Day, so wear your Bronco clothes!
Next RC quiz: September 30....Read, read, read!
Spelling : Test tomorrow
Vocab: Study for Monday's test
Grammar:
Check the wiki for some web sites to practice your subjects/predicates
Homecoming: Parade tomorrow afternoon, and Spirit Day, so wear your Bronco clothes!
Next RC quiz: September 30....Read, read, read!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
9-22-2010
Reading: Reading response and read 15 minutes
We're working on categorizing and classifying and how that relates to reading comprehension.
Language arts: Ice cream worksheet
Meyer's group also do the back
Haugen's group finish writing your paragraph on the factual topic of your choice
Subjects and Predicates this week. This can be a challenging concept, but it is an important one!
Read to the principal: On Wednesday's 5th graders will be reading to Mr. Thompson, so if your child comes home with a sticker...that's what it's all about :)
Homecoming day tomorrow: Favorite professional or college team
Spelling test Friday/ Vocab test Monday
We're working on categorizing and classifying and how that relates to reading comprehension.
Language arts: Ice cream worksheet
Meyer's group also do the back
Haugen's group finish writing your paragraph on the factual topic of your choice
Subjects and Predicates this week. This can be a challenging concept, but it is an important one!
Read to the principal: On Wednesday's 5th graders will be reading to Mr. Thompson, so if your child comes home with a sticker...that's what it's all about :)
Homecoming day tomorrow: Favorite professional or college team
Spelling test Friday/ Vocab test Monday
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
9-21-10
Reading: We started talking about categories and classifying today. This is a feature that we can use when reading nonfiction. Assignments for today are read 15 minutes and reading response. They are to write a summary on what they read tonight.
Vocab: practice book 46 Haugen's class only. Practice book 51 for all of them.
Writing: Meyer's group needs to write a paragraph of information. Haugen's group just needs to finish their idea webs.
Spelling: practice book 53
Homecoming: tomorrow is hat day
Vocab: practice book 46 Haugen's class only. Practice book 51 for all of them.
Writing: Meyer's group needs to write a paragraph of information. Haugen's group just needs to finish their idea webs.
Spelling: practice book 53
Homecoming: tomorrow is hat day
Monday, September 20, 2010
9-20-10
Pep assembly: We had a pep rally today to celebrate Homecoming. The kids were so well behaved, I was very proud of them! It is always fun to see the high schoolers! Remember, tomorrow is Western Day.
Reading: Response journal: Read silently and write a sentence or two about what you were thinking when you read it. Meyer's group also has practice book pb 46.
Language: New spelling words are posted on the wiki. Notice I posted a link on the right side of the blog page, so you can access it easily. Meyer's group has an idea web due tomorrow.
We still aren't consistently getting all of our work turned in ON time for all three 5th grade teachers. We talked about it in class today! Keep checking those planners, kiddos :)
Reading: Response journal: Read silently and write a sentence or two about what you were thinking when you read it. Meyer's group also has practice book pb 46.
Language: New spelling words are posted on the wiki. Notice I posted a link on the right side of the blog page, so you can access it easily. Meyer's group has an idea web due tomorrow.
We still aren't consistently getting all of our work turned in ON time for all three 5th grade teachers. We talked about it in class today! Keep checking those planners, kiddos :)
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Homecoming events
Monday: Wear all black, black out day. Pep assembly will be at 9:00.
Tuesday: Western Day
Wednesday: Hat day
Thursday: Favorite pro/college sports team shirt
Friday: Spirit day, wear your Bronco gear. Parade in the afternoon
Tuesday: Western Day
Wednesday: Hat day
Thursday: Favorite pro/college sports team shirt
Friday: Spirit day, wear your Bronco gear. Parade in the afternoon
9-19-2010
I appologize for the late posting for Friday, but I've had an awful sinus infection which took me out of school on Friday. After lots of rest and antibiotics, I finally feel human again!
Reading response: This weekend's response dealt with having the students read aloud to someone. This is a skill that is sometimes overlooked in the upper grades. Oral reading fluency is an important part of school and needs to be practiced as well as silent reading.
Techonolgy: We spent a couple of days in the lab this week. One day we finished typing our newspaper articles. We will spend a day or two this week comparing what we have in our articles to what we find in "professional" articles. We also looked at some really fun and educational game sites, which are posted on the wiki. Ask the kids to show you.
Spelling and vocabulary words are being posted tonight on the web, the kids got them on Thurs. and Friday of last week, but we haven't had time to work with them yet, so tests will be late this week, early next.
Reading response: This weekend's response dealt with having the students read aloud to someone. This is a skill that is sometimes overlooked in the upper grades. Oral reading fluency is an important part of school and needs to be practiced as well as silent reading.
Techonolgy: We spent a couple of days in the lab this week. One day we finished typing our newspaper articles. We will spend a day or two this week comparing what we have in our articles to what we find in "professional" articles. We also looked at some really fun and educational game sites, which are posted on the wiki. Ask the kids to show you.
Spelling and vocabulary words are being posted tonight on the web, the kids got them on Thurs. and Friday of last week, but we haven't had time to work with them yet, so tests will be late this week, early next.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
9-16-2010
Reading response: Summarize your book in 4 sentences.
Study for tomorrow's types of sentences quiz: Declarative, Exclamatory, Imperative,
Interogative
Finish your storm chaser van.
Book orders due tomorrow!
Study for tomorrow's types of sentences quiz: Declarative, Exclamatory, Imperative,
Interogative
Finish your storm chaser van.
Book orders due tomorrow!
This is a picture from yesterday's granparent's day skit. It was so cool to see the involvement from all of the grandparents.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
9-15-2010
Today FLEW by...early out days seem extra hectic!
Reading response: Do the activity with the 5 squares. I told the kids they could draw or write in the boxes.
Sentence type quiz will be moved to Friday due to the short day today. We didn't have time to study and I don't like to spring quizzes on the kids.
Grandparent's day: Wow, I couldn't have been more impressed by the turn-out at grandparent's day today. They were treated to a skit put on by the teachers. The kids then performed "Gotta Keep Reading." I got a little teary when I saw all of the kids singing and dancing together. It was GREAT!
Tomorrow night is Literacy Night from 6:30-7:30. Try to attend. Mr. Meyer has to coach, so all 5th graders will be coming to my room until he arrives.
Reading response: Do the activity with the 5 squares. I told the kids they could draw or write in the boxes.
Sentence type quiz will be moved to Friday due to the short day today. We didn't have time to study and I don't like to spring quizzes on the kids.
Grandparent's day: Wow, I couldn't have been more impressed by the turn-out at grandparent's day today. They were treated to a skit put on by the teachers. The kids then performed "Gotta Keep Reading." I got a little teary when I saw all of the kids singing and dancing together. It was GREAT!
Tomorrow night is Literacy Night from 6:30-7:30. Try to attend. Mr. Meyer has to coach, so all 5th graders will be coming to my room until he arrives.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
9-14-10
Reading: read 15 minutes and reading response
Vocabulary: We took the test today. No assignment
Writing: Have pen pal letter finished by tomorrow so they can be mailed off.
Language: Quiz over the sentence types will be Thursday.
SRI: Most of the students took their SRI today. Please help them remember that they need to be reading books within 100 either way of their lexile.
RC: The first RC quiz is due tomorrow. Most of the kids have already passed at least one, so this won't affect them.
Announcements: Early out tomorrow.
Grandparents are invited to the school from 12:45-1:45 and should report to the gym when they arrive.
Remember to send in your change to help our classrooms earn books!
Vocabulary: We took the test today. No assignment
Writing: Have pen pal letter finished by tomorrow so they can be mailed off.
Language: Quiz over the sentence types will be Thursday.
SRI: Most of the students took their SRI today. Please help them remember that they need to be reading books within 100 either way of their lexile.
RC: The first RC quiz is due tomorrow. Most of the kids have already passed at least one, so this won't affect them.
Announcements: Early out tomorrow.
Grandparents are invited to the school from 12:45-1:45 and should report to the gym when they arrive.
Remember to send in your change to help our classrooms earn books!
Monday, September 13, 2010
9-13
Reading: Reading response journal and read 15 minutes
Vocabulary: Study for test tomorrow
Spelling: We took a test today, no homework
Language: 2 worksheets on the types of sentences. Remember Declarative is a statement. Interogative is a question. Imperative is a command. Exclamatory shows feeling and has an exclamation mark.
Writing: Write the first paragraph of your pen pal letter.
Vocabulary: Study for test tomorrow
Spelling: We took a test today, no homework
Language: 2 worksheets on the types of sentences. Remember Declarative is a statement. Interogative is a question. Imperative is a command. Exclamatory shows feeling and has an exclamation mark.
Writing: Write the first paragraph of your pen pal letter.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Book order on-line ordering
When updating my profile on Scholastic book clubs website I discovered that they had changed the format for online ordering. If you'd like to order from this week's book club you will need to approach it differently than the note that I sent home says.
Please sign in at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs . On the parent page click "don't have a user name and password." You'll only have to sign up one time. When prompted, type in our activation code: GYXWH. Select the books you'd like and send it online to me by September 17. Your child's books will come to the classroom and be handed out as usual. You are still welcome to order books by filling in the order form and sending a check, made out to Scholastic, to school. Remember you are NEVER required to order from the book order flyers.
Please sign in at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs . On the parent page click "don't have a user name and password." You'll only have to sign up one time. When prompted, type in our activation code: GYXWH. Select the books you'd like and send it online to me by September 17. Your child's books will come to the classroom and be handed out as usual. You are still welcome to order books by filling in the order form and sending a check, made out to Scholastic, to school. Remember you are NEVER required to order from the book order flyers.
9-11-10
Homework for the weekend: Reading response and 15 minutes of reading. This assignment will be coming to you on a nearly daily basis, so keep working on them until it becomes a routine. Study for Monday's spelling test and Tuesday's vocabulary test.
Weekly skills test: We reached the end of our first story, which led us to our first weekly skills test. The test is broken into 6 sections with each section dealing with a different skill we've worked on during this story. I will be using the data I recieve from these tests to figure out who to work with during study hall, CPI time.
Read to the principal: Part of our reading incentive program involves being able to read to Mr. Thompson. Every Wednesday is 5th grades reading day. This should be a great opportunity to show off their reading abilities!
Grandparents invited: All grandparents are invited to attend part of our day on Wednesday. Mrs. Trampel has invited them to walk with the kids in the morning from 7:45-8:10. They are also invited to spend some time with their grandchild from 12:45-1:45. During that time we will have a reading assembly with some acting by our teachers as well as a performance of "Gotta Keep Reading" by our students. This day is also our early out, so please send a note if your child is going home with a grandparent.
Literacy night: A reminder that literacy night is on Thursday from 6:30-7:30. We will begin with a short assembly in the gym and then split into groups. Half of the kids will be headed to their homerooms to make literacy bags. The other half will head to the library to cash in their coupon for a free book. We'll end our night with a few minutes in the gym. It should be pretty fun. I know how hard it is to give up your night times with the busy schedules that everyone has, but I think this will be worth your while.
Send in your change: We are collecting change Monday-Wednesday of this week to use at the book fair. For each dollar that we collect for use in our room, Scholastic will donate books to children in need. The money that we collect we will get to use for books in our individual classrooms. The class with the highest money raised will also get to have ice cream served to them from Mr. Thompson or Mr. Beecher.
Box tops, Campbell's soup labels, and Sunny D labels: These are some other things that we are collecting this year. We need to try and get 20 Sunny D labels by the end of October to get 20 free Scholastic books.
WOW...that was a lot of information. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything.
Mrs. Haugen
Weekly skills test: We reached the end of our first story, which led us to our first weekly skills test. The test is broken into 6 sections with each section dealing with a different skill we've worked on during this story. I will be using the data I recieve from these tests to figure out who to work with during study hall, CPI time.
Read to the principal: Part of our reading incentive program involves being able to read to Mr. Thompson. Every Wednesday is 5th grades reading day. This should be a great opportunity to show off their reading abilities!
Grandparents invited: All grandparents are invited to attend part of our day on Wednesday. Mrs. Trampel has invited them to walk with the kids in the morning from 7:45-8:10. They are also invited to spend some time with their grandchild from 12:45-1:45. During that time we will have a reading assembly with some acting by our teachers as well as a performance of "Gotta Keep Reading" by our students. This day is also our early out, so please send a note if your child is going home with a grandparent.
Literacy night: A reminder that literacy night is on Thursday from 6:30-7:30. We will begin with a short assembly in the gym and then split into groups. Half of the kids will be headed to their homerooms to make literacy bags. The other half will head to the library to cash in their coupon for a free book. We'll end our night with a few minutes in the gym. It should be pretty fun. I know how hard it is to give up your night times with the busy schedules that everyone has, but I think this will be worth your while.
Send in your change: We are collecting change Monday-Wednesday of this week to use at the book fair. For each dollar that we collect for use in our room, Scholastic will donate books to children in need. The money that we collect we will get to use for books in our individual classrooms. The class with the highest money raised will also get to have ice cream served to them from Mr. Thompson or Mr. Beecher.
Box tops, Campbell's soup labels, and Sunny D labels: These are some other things that we are collecting this year. We need to try and get 20 Sunny D labels by the end of October to get 20 free Scholastic books.
WOW...that was a lot of information. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything.
Mrs. Haugen
Thursday, September 9, 2010
9-9-10
Reading: Response question number 2. Read 15 minutes. Start studying vocab for test on Tuesday. It will not be a matching this week, you'll have to know the words well enough to give me some of the definitions in your own words. Those in my reading groups also have practice book page 31.
Spelling : Study for test that will be Monday.
Language arts: Ski shop worksheet, make sure your sentences are written on your ladybug pattern
Pen Pals: Each class will have pen pals this year. My homeroom actually got their pals today from Colorado. Mr. Meyer's homeroom will be writing their "friend" first. Their pen pals are from Texas. The kids are VERY excited about this activity. They will be keeping the same pals all year.
Canoe trip: Tomorrow, the kids that are in chorus 1 will go canoeing. They need to dress in clothing that will not interfere with this trip. The school will be providing them a sack lunch to take out to the outdoor classroom. Day 2 chorus will be going on Monday and Day 3 chorus will be going on Tuesday.
Weekly skills test: Each group took a skills test during reading time this week. These test will be used to show me who needs extra work in a certain skill area. I will be working with groups of kids on these skills next week. Each on a seperate day during CPI/study hall time. They will then be allowed an alternate assessment to bring up their grade in that area. I also work with spelling and vocab study groups during that time. Some kids work with Mrs. Gretillat or Mrs. Cooper in addition to the 5th grade teachers during CPI. This is just one more way to get kids achieving up to standard in the core subject areas where they might be struggling.
Spelling : Study for test that will be Monday.
Language arts: Ski shop worksheet, make sure your sentences are written on your ladybug pattern
Pen Pals: Each class will have pen pals this year. My homeroom actually got their pals today from Colorado. Mr. Meyer's homeroom will be writing their "friend" first. Their pen pals are from Texas. The kids are VERY excited about this activity. They will be keeping the same pals all year.
Canoe trip: Tomorrow, the kids that are in chorus 1 will go canoeing. They need to dress in clothing that will not interfere with this trip. The school will be providing them a sack lunch to take out to the outdoor classroom. Day 2 chorus will be going on Monday and Day 3 chorus will be going on Tuesday.
Weekly skills test: Each group took a skills test during reading time this week. These test will be used to show me who needs extra work in a certain skill area. I will be working with groups of kids on these skills next week. Each on a seperate day during CPI/study hall time. They will then be allowed an alternate assessment to bring up their grade in that area. I also work with spelling and vocab study groups during that time. Some kids work with Mrs. Gretillat or Mrs. Cooper in addition to the 5th grade teachers during CPI. This is just one more way to get kids achieving up to standard in the core subject areas where they might be struggling.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
9-8-2010
Reading response: For the next 5 days the students will be responsible for answering a question on their response prompts sheet after reading their 15 minutes. There is still a space for keeping track of minutes. One question per day!
Canoe trip: Be sure to check Mrs. Trampel's note to find out when your child will be going on their canoe trip.
AEA meeting today: I attended a great meeting today in Cedar Falls on Digital Citizenship. I learned some great ways to use music, clip art, photos etc... in the classroom for educational purposes. I'll be back in the classroom tomorrow!
Spelling test will be on Monday 13th.
Vocab test Tuesday 14th.
Check the wiki for the words.
Canoe trip: Be sure to check Mrs. Trampel's note to find out when your child will be going on their canoe trip.
AEA meeting today: I attended a great meeting today in Cedar Falls on Digital Citizenship. I learned some great ways to use music, clip art, photos etc... in the classroom for educational purposes. I'll be back in the classroom tomorrow!
Spelling test will be on Monday 13th.
Vocab test Tuesday 14th.
Check the wiki for the words.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
9-7-2010
Reading response looks a little funny today! We have a race car track to fill out with the sequence of events that have occurred in their story so far. They should still put the number of minutes read at the top of the paper.
Some students had other homework tonight :( There are a few of the 5th graders that are NOT getting their homework done. Please remind them that this isn't a choice. They are going to fall behind if they aren't doing the practice work either at study hall or at home!
There will be a sub in my room tomorrow as I have a technology meeting in Cedar Falls.
Some students had other homework tonight :( There are a few of the 5th graders that are NOT getting their homework done. Please remind them that this isn't a choice. They are going to fall behind if they aren't doing the practice work either at study hall or at home!
There will be a sub in my room tomorrow as I have a technology meeting in Cedar Falls.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
9-4-2010
Hope this post finds everyone enjoying a great, cool, 3 day weekend! The kids are slowly but surely getting into the new and somewhat scary :) routines of being a 5th graders! I keep telling them they'll get it- I promise! Changing classrooms and having all of their things in their lockers have taken the most getting used to. I am happy to say we are definitely on the right track and I am really enjoying getting to know this enthusiastic group of kids!
Reading: Read 15 minutes and respond to reading response journal #4. This should be writing down questions that enter their heads while they are reading. This is an important comprehension strategy. I have told them that not all questions have answers, so don't worry if you never find an answer.
Writing: Take the planning chart that they made and turn it into a 1-2 paragraph newspaper article in their writers notebooks. This is our first attempt at writing something like this, so they just need to do their best and we'll refine it before we type them up next week.
Spelling: Write the new spelling words in planners so that the kids have them with them wherever they have their planners. The new words will be on the Wiki by Sunday.
Vocab: Test 1 has been completed and they brought it home. Have a discussion with them on how they did. If they didn't do as well as they would have liked, what can they do differently to improve next week.
Homework: Please help the kids to remember to finish their homework at night. It is necessary for having a successful year!
Reading: Read 15 minutes and respond to reading response journal #4. This should be writing down questions that enter their heads while they are reading. This is an important comprehension strategy. I have told them that not all questions have answers, so don't worry if you never find an answer.
Writing: Take the planning chart that they made and turn it into a 1-2 paragraph newspaper article in their writers notebooks. This is our first attempt at writing something like this, so they just need to do their best and we'll refine it before we type them up next week.
Spelling: Write the new spelling words in planners so that the kids have them with them wherever they have their planners. The new words will be on the Wiki by Sunday.
Vocab: Test 1 has been completed and they brought it home. Have a discussion with them on how they did. If they didn't do as well as they would have liked, what can they do differently to improve next week.
Homework: Please help the kids to remember to finish their homework at night. It is necessary for having a successful year!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
9-2-2010
Reading: Reading response and 15 minute at home reading. Response question deals with making a connection to a character, setting, etc... from your story. You can connect to your life, another book you've read, or the world!
Vocab: We took our first test today! Watch for it to come home in the take home folder tonight or tomorrow.
Writing: Complete your planning chart for your news article.
Language: practice book page 21
Football t-shirt order form due tomorrow!
Campus: Our grading system is being a little tempermental right now. The kids are doing graded assignments, but I am unable to post them to campus right now. AS soon as it is up and going I will be putting in their scores.
Vocab: We took our first test today! Watch for it to come home in the take home folder tonight or tomorrow.
Writing: Complete your planning chart for your news article.
Language: practice book page 21
Football t-shirt order form due tomorrow!
Campus: Our grading system is being a little tempermental right now. The kids are doing graded assignments, but I am unable to post them to campus right now. AS soon as it is up and going I will be putting in their scores.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Mr. Meyer in costume!
This is a picture of Mr. Meyer dressed in his Payton Manning football outfit for the skit today!
9-1-10
Reading: Read at least 15 minutes tonight and log your time on your response journal. These minutes will count towards our school wide reading incentive contest. Before our early dismissal today, we went to an assembly where some of our teachers dressed up and preformed in a skit! This skit dealt directly with our year long reading theme of STAR readers! The classes that average the most minutes read will have a traveling trophy in their room. Two students per month will be drawn for reading prizes as well.
Mr. Meyer's homeroom has an activity to do called Mall Shopping.
Spelling: We took our first spelling test today. I was pleased with the results. I can tell I'm going to have to come up with some more challenging words for these 5th graders! We'll get our new words on Friday.
Language: No language class today due to the early out.
Announcements:
Pictures tomorrow, remember your money if you'd like your picture taken. All students will be photographed for the class composite.
Order forms for shirts have come home this week. Please turn them in by Friday, if you are interested.
Remember to check out the wiki to find websites for your child to use at home! http://mrshaugen.wikispaces.com/
Mr. Meyer's homeroom has an activity to do called Mall Shopping.
Spelling: We took our first spelling test today. I was pleased with the results. I can tell I'm going to have to come up with some more challenging words for these 5th graders! We'll get our new words on Friday.
Language: No language class today due to the early out.
Announcements:
Pictures tomorrow, remember your money if you'd like your picture taken. All students will be photographed for the class composite.
Order forms for shirts have come home this week. Please turn them in by Friday, if you are interested.
Remember to check out the wiki to find websites for your child to use at home! http://mrshaugen.wikispaces.com/
