Type
Ztype
Word Games
Dance Mat
Typing Club
Click on any of the above links to practice your typing skills!
Friday, December 27, 2013
Places to practice your typing
Type Rocket
Type
Ztype
Word Games
Dance Mat
Typing Club
Click on any of the above links to practice your typing skills!
Type
Ztype
Word Games
Dance Mat
Typing Club
Click on any of the above links to practice your typing skills!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
James Forten Spelling and vocabulary words
Winter break getting boring already?? (HA) Need something to do??? Already read those RC books?? Here are your new spelling and vocabulary words for after break, feel free to start studying!
James Forten Vocabulary Definitions
1. abolitionists - persons who felt that slavery should be against the law.
2. apprentice - someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade.
3. assisted - helped, aided.
4. captives - prisoners.
5. conflict - a struggle or war.
6. dread - great fear.
7. encouraged - gave support to and inspired.
8. enslavement - the process by which one person becomes the property of
another.
9. influential - the power to affect events or sway opinions.
10. privateers - privately owned ships that are ordered by the government to
attack enemy ships during a war.
11. tacking - changing the course of a boat.
12. hold - the lower inside of a ship or airplane, where cargo is stored.
James Forten Spelling Words
jewel sparkle angle shovel mineral
single normal angel legal influential
whistle fossil puzzle bushel vital
mortal gentle level label neutral
pedal ankle needle devil kernel
James Forten Vocabulary Definitions
1. abolitionists - persons who felt that slavery should be against the law.
2. apprentice - someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade.
3. assisted - helped, aided.
4. captives - prisoners.
5. conflict - a struggle or war.
6. dread - great fear.
7. encouraged - gave support to and inspired.
8. enslavement - the process by which one person becomes the property of
another.
9. influential - the power to affect events or sway opinions.
10. privateers - privately owned ships that are ordered by the government to
attack enemy ships during a war.
11. tacking - changing the course of a boat.
12. hold - the lower inside of a ship or airplane, where cargo is stored.
James Forten Spelling Words
jewel sparkle angle shovel mineral
single normal angel legal influential
whistle fossil puzzle bushel vital
mortal gentle level label neutral
pedal ankle needle devil kernel
What should you read next?
Check out this cool webpage....if you are trying to find out what you should read next, type in the name of a book that you really liked reading and this site will give you a list of other books that are similar in topic or structure.
WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT?
WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT?
Monday, December 23, 2013
Prefix/suffix practice website
We worked on prefix and suffix last week during spelling/vocabulary....many of the kids are still struggling with this concept. Here are some website to practice!
Prefix suffix Fun English
Fun brain roots
Fish tanks
Greek to me
Interactive languages
Miss Maggie
Prefix suffix Fun English
Fun brain roots
Fish tanks
Greek to me
Interactive languages
Miss Maggie
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Things to note:
The 5th graders will be watching a movie on Friday, December 20th. Please allow your 5th grader to bring a pillow, drink, and snack to enjoy.
Homework for tonight:
Any late work!
Homework for tonight:
Any late work!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Winter Clothing Policy
Winter
Clothing Policy and Outside Recess:
In
grades PK – 3rd, we require hats, gloves, boots, a warm coat, and
snow pants for students to go outside for recess. All students in grades
4th – 6th will go outside for recess and are encouraged
to wear the appropriate attire for play. When air temperatures or wind
chills are below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (www.weather.com)
students will be kept inside.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Christmas party reminder
Just a reminder... Friday will be our Christmas party. We will be watching a movie in the afternoon. The kids are able to bring a snack and a drink for the party if they'd like to! Remember, there is no school December 23-January 2.
Extra credit choral reading
Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.
On the 18th of April in 75, hardly a man is now alive who remembers that famous day and year.
He said to his friends if the British march by land or sea in the town tonight, hang a lantern aloft as a signal light.
One of if by land and two if by sea and I on the opposite shore will be,
ready to ride and spread the alarm, through every Middlesex village and farm, for the country folk to be up and to arm.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
12-15-13
This week in reading we will be continuing to read historical fiction stories directly tied to the Revolutionary War. Last week we talked about the conflict that this war caused and how it would make itself shown through the stories that we are reading in this unit. Each story is from a different point of view. We acted out some of the different groups of people that participated in the Revolutionary War. The great thing about this theme is that it ties directly to Ms. Bram's 13 colonies unit! We will be review cause and effect this week as well. That skill really ties into any unit dealing with wars and conflicts.
There will be no new spelling or vocabulary words this week. We will be using that time to work on prefix, suffix, and base words.
In language we are working on subject and predicate. We will take that a step further this week and go to simple and complete subject and predicate, as well as move into run on sentences and fragments.
We will have a couple of quick write assignments this week, but no big essays.
Mark your calendar:
Monday and Tuesday Mrs. Mick and I will be a TIES (technology conference) with Mr. Nelson, Mr. Thompson, and several other staff members. We are really looking forward to bringing back some great technology integration ideas.
Wednesday: Our last SRI test of the 2013
RC quiz over Katie's trunk
Laptop work on prefix/suffix
Friday: Bring a snack and drink for our Winter "party".
There will be no new spelling or vocabulary words this week. We will be using that time to work on prefix, suffix, and base words.
In language we are working on subject and predicate. We will take that a step further this week and go to simple and complete subject and predicate, as well as move into run on sentences and fragments.
We will have a couple of quick write assignments this week, but no big essays.
Mark your calendar:
Monday and Tuesday Mrs. Mick and I will be a TIES (technology conference) with Mr. Nelson, Mr. Thompson, and several other staff members. We are really looking forward to bringing back some great technology integration ideas.
Wednesday: Our last SRI test of the 2013
RC quiz over Katie's trunk
Laptop work on prefix/suffix
Friday: Bring a snack and drink for our Winter "party".
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Winter celebration
We will be
celebrating in our classrooms on Friday, December 20, 2013. Just like at Halloween, we will be watching a
movie. The kids are allowed to bring a drink and a snack if they would like
to. All late work must be completed in
order to participate in the movie. We will not have school from December 21-
January 1. School will resume January 2nd!!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
12-11-13
Read 20 minutes
Some kids have spelling...test tomorrow!
Vocab test Friday!
We've had to make some changes in our room this week! Our Promethean board is down for the count. The technicians are unable to come for a couple of weeks. We were a classroom that used our technology ALL day. I told the kids that I used to teach without tech and kids still learned WAY back then. (HA) So, we'll be just fine. It is just definitely an adjustment to go back in time :)
Your 5th grade teachers have been very busy the month of December. We attended a conference with hundreds of other 5th grade teachers from Iowa. It was GREAT! Just ask the kids, we've been using some neat new techniques with them that we learned that day.
Mrs. Mick and I attended a PBIS meeting this week as well. We are working on the roll out of an AWESOME new behavior program for fall. We have started this year with our DOJO program and our consistent behavior expectations in the building. Watch for more information on Bronco Pride!
Finally, Mrs. Mick and I will be attending a national technology conference next week. I am looking forward to 2 full days of training on using technology in the classroom. Watch for more information on this next week! I'm sure I'll come back full of great new ideas.
Some kids have spelling...test tomorrow!
Vocab test Friday!
We've had to make some changes in our room this week! Our Promethean board is down for the count. The technicians are unable to come for a couple of weeks. We were a classroom that used our technology ALL day. I told the kids that I used to teach without tech and kids still learned WAY back then. (HA) So, we'll be just fine. It is just definitely an adjustment to go back in time :)
Your 5th grade teachers have been very busy the month of December. We attended a conference with hundreds of other 5th grade teachers from Iowa. It was GREAT! Just ask the kids, we've been using some neat new techniques with them that we learned that day.
Mrs. Mick and I attended a PBIS meeting this week as well. We are working on the roll out of an AWESOME new behavior program for fall. We have started this year with our DOJO program and our consistent behavior expectations in the building. Watch for more information on Bronco Pride!
Finally, Mrs. Mick and I will be attending a national technology conference next week. I am looking forward to 2 full days of training on using technology in the classroom. Watch for more information on this next week! I'm sure I'll come back full of great new ideas.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
12-10-13
READ 20 minutes
Finish looking over your rough draft of your tall tale. You will be writing your final draft tomorrow.
Preposition worksheet
Spelling worksheet for those of you who have to do it.
Spelling test Thursday
Vocabulary test Friday
Finish looking over your rough draft of your tall tale. You will be writing your final draft tomorrow.
Preposition worksheet
Spelling worksheet for those of you who have to do it.
Spelling test Thursday
Vocabulary test Friday
Monday, December 9, 2013
12-9-13
READ 20 minutes tonight
All homework that was given today, is due on Wednesday, not tomorrow.
- tall tale story
- preposition worksheet
All homework that was given today, is due on Wednesday, not tomorrow.
- tall tale story
- preposition worksheet
Vocabulary and spelling words for Paul Revere
Vocab test Friday
1. cargo - the freight carried by a ship or other vehicle.
2. colonies - territories ruled by or belonging to another country.
3. express - fast, direct, and often nonstop.
4. liberty - freedom from the control of others.
5. oppose - to be against something or someone.
6. Patriot - a colonist who was against British rule in the time of the Revolutionary
War.
7. revolutionary - connected with complete change.
8. sentries - guards who are posted at a spot to keep watch.
9. taxes - monies that people must pay in order to support a government.
10. occurrence- an event that happens
11. chaos- wild activity, unruly behavior
12. nourish- feed
13. hysterical- out of control, or incredibly funny
14. revise- change
15. sequence- put in order
16. conclude- end
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Spelling Words TEST on Thursday
theater actor mirror powder oyster
humor anger banner pillar clamor
major thunder flavor finger tremor
mayor polar clover burglar scholar
tractor matter lunar quarter chamber
1. cargo - the freight carried by a ship or other vehicle.
2. colonies - territories ruled by or belonging to another country.
3. express - fast, direct, and often nonstop.
4. liberty - freedom from the control of others.
5. oppose - to be against something or someone.
6. Patriot - a colonist who was against British rule in the time of the Revolutionary
War.
7. revolutionary - connected with complete change.
8. sentries - guards who are posted at a spot to keep watch.
9. taxes - monies that people must pay in order to support a government.
10. occurrence- an event that happens
11. chaos- wild activity, unruly behavior
12. nourish- feed
13. hysterical- out of control, or incredibly funny
14. revise- change
15. sequence- put in order
16. conclude- end
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Spelling Words TEST on Thursday
theater actor mirror powder oyster
humor anger banner pillar clamor
major thunder flavor finger tremor
mayor polar clover burglar scholar
tractor matter lunar quarter chamber
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
12-5-13
Students who got a D or an F need to write each word they missed 10 times. We have got to study these words, kiddos :)
Prepositional phrase maps
Read 20 minutes
Book orders due tomorrow.
Bowling tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday!
Prepositional phrase maps
Read 20 minutes
Book orders due tomorrow.
Bowling tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
12-3-13
Remember...Bowling money is due as soon as possible. The students will be going bowling for PE class on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Book orders are due Friday in order to be sure we get them back before break. If you would like to keep your order a secret, let me know and I'll just call you when they get here, and you can come and pick them up.A reminder that the three fifth grade teachers will be in Des Moines tomorrow at a conference. Please don't leave an email or phone message for your child, as the substitute may not get it. Just call the office and they'll get the message to the kids!
Monday, December 2, 2013
12-2-13
Homework tonight:
Write each of your spelling words 2 times
Complete your Venn diagram on Tall Tale characters
Mick's homeroom: finish the introductory paragraph of your pen pal letter
READ
Write each of your spelling words 2 times
Complete your Venn diagram on Tall Tale characters
Mick's homeroom: finish the introductory paragraph of your pen pal letter
READ
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Thanksgiving weekend
I hope you all had a great weekend home with your families. I know I sure enjoyed being with mine. Homework for the weekend is the "article" worksheet, and the spelling crossword.
The kids brought home a midterm report on Tuesday. Please look through it with them and send back the cover sheet, signed, on Monday. We are half way through the second quarter. Time has been flying this year.
Things to note for the rest of the year. Homework completion is SO important. Please encourage your child to keep up with their work. The kids in my room will be getting three days to complete late work. Three strikes and ....it's a zero!
There are many students who have passed TONS of books this year so far. WAY to go! There are still some kids who haven't hit their five books yet. Students need at least 5 books by Christmas. Remember, the only way to become a better reader is to read!
The kids brought home a midterm report on Tuesday. Please look through it with them and send back the cover sheet, signed, on Monday. We are half way through the second quarter. Time has been flying this year.
Things to note for the rest of the year. Homework completion is SO important. Please encourage your child to keep up with their work. The kids in my room will be getting three days to complete late work. Three strikes and ....it's a zero!
There are many students who have passed TONS of books this year so far. WAY to go! There are still some kids who haven't hit their five books yet. Students need at least 5 books by Christmas. Remember, the only way to become a better reader is to read!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
11-24-13
No homework for the weekend.
We spent Friday working on the laptops. It was a great day filled with TONS of great learning experiences. We worked on a Google Doc together. We typed letters to our postcard exchange pals from all 50 states. We also completed a Google Form survey on what we've learned so far in reading/language arts. We wrote some goals regarding where we'd like to go from here. The kids then submitted their results to me. The students then worked their way through many different activities dealing with the tall tales we've been reading all week. ALL paperless work today! Google was the focus of our technology inservice last Monday. It was fun to be able to put what I learned into action and see it work so well.
There are many things coming up in the next few weeks, for the kids and teachers alike. There are several days when one or more of the teachers will be at meetings and conferences. Please keep up on the blogs to make sure you know what's going on.
November
25: Mrs. Haugen gone in the afternoon
26: End of the theme test(nothing you can study for) Mrs. Haugen gone in the afternoon
27-1 Enjoy your days off with your family for Thanksgiving break
We spent Friday working on the laptops. It was a great day filled with TONS of great learning experiences. We worked on a Google Doc together. We typed letters to our postcard exchange pals from all 50 states. We also completed a Google Form survey on what we've learned so far in reading/language arts. We wrote some goals regarding where we'd like to go from here. The kids then submitted their results to me. The students then worked their way through many different activities dealing with the tall tales we've been reading all week. ALL paperless work today! Google was the focus of our technology inservice last Monday. It was fun to be able to put what I learned into action and see it work so well.
There are many things coming up in the next few weeks, for the kids and teachers alike. There are several days when one or more of the teachers will be at meetings and conferences. Please keep up on the blogs to make sure you know what's going on.
November
25: Mrs. Haugen gone in the afternoon
26: End of the theme test(nothing you can study for) Mrs. Haugen gone in the afternoon
27-1 Enjoy your days off with your family for Thanksgiving break
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Tall tale week 2 spelling and vocabulary words
Tall Tales Week #2
1. knowledge
2. leisure
3. library
4. license
5. mathematics
6. address
7. advice
8. all right
9. beginning
10. believe
11. calendar
12. deceive
13. definite
14. disastrous
15. exercise
16. February
17. fiery
18. foreign
19. government
20. grateful14
21. guarantee
22. height
23. independent
24. jealous
Vocabulary
1. forage- search for something
2. extract- a concentrated form of something
3. dismal- gloomy
4. rustle-to steal, especially livestock
5. instinct-knowledge one is born with
6. frontier-a region on the farthest part of the settled land
7. nourish-to feed
8. recollect-to remember something
9. boisterous-noisy
10. marksman-excellent target shooter
1. knowledge
2. leisure
3. library
4. license
5. mathematics
6. address
7. advice
8. all right
9. beginning
10. believe
11. calendar
12. deceive
13. definite
14. disastrous
15. exercise
16. February
17. fiery
18. foreign
19. government
20. grateful14
21. guarantee
22. height
23. independent
24. jealous
Vocabulary
1. forage- search for something
2. extract- a concentrated form of something
3. dismal- gloomy
4. rustle-to steal, especially livestock
5. instinct-knowledge one is born with
6. frontier-a region on the farthest part of the settled land
7. nourish-to feed
8. recollect-to remember something
9. boisterous-noisy
10. marksman-excellent target shooter
11-21-13
We have been working on a tall tale unit this week. This will continue for our two days next week. Our first set of vocabulary and spelling words (tall tales week 1) is finished. The kids got their second set of tall tale words today. We will not be testing over them next week, as it is a two day week. We'll carry them over and test over them sometime the week after Thanksgiving!
The kids have been working on contractions and homophones this week for spelling. They continue to struggle with the homophones, as do some adults! We'll keep working on those. If you see them use the wrong form of the words in their writing, please help them to switch to the correct forms.
In grammar we finished up the conjunctions and interjections today. We are using the rest of this week to review all of the parts of speech we've had up to this point. Next week we'll try and get prepositions all figured out!
Our writing this week has consisted of getting ready to write our first major narrative. The kids have been planning out their tall tale. (HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Tall tale planning guide) We will turn our descriptions and maps into a story next week. They are really so creative! I'm excited to watch their work turn into some great pieces of writing.
Homework:
Tall tale planning guide
Read 20 minutes
Parts of speech coloring sheet
The kids have been working on contractions and homophones this week for spelling. They continue to struggle with the homophones, as do some adults! We'll keep working on those. If you see them use the wrong form of the words in their writing, please help them to switch to the correct forms.
In grammar we finished up the conjunctions and interjections today. We are using the rest of this week to review all of the parts of speech we've had up to this point. Next week we'll try and get prepositions all figured out!
Our writing this week has consisted of getting ready to write our first major narrative. The kids have been planning out their tall tale. (HOMEWORK TONIGHT: Tall tale planning guide) We will turn our descriptions and maps into a story next week. They are really so creative! I'm excited to watch their work turn into some great pieces of writing.
Homework:
Tall tale planning guide
Read 20 minutes
Parts of speech coloring sheet
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
11-20-13
Sorry for the delay in post (and the missed post yesterday). I was having some blogger issues. All fixed!
Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Bram and Mick's group: finish your interjection poster
Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Bram and Mick's group: finish your interjection poster
Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday, November 15, 2013
11-15-13
Homework for the weekend:
READ
There, their, they're three pigs worksheet
Write the rough draft of your postcard to another state
Write 5 compound sentences using the correct comma and conjunction!
REMEMBER: no school on Monday
READ
There, their, they're three pigs worksheet
Write the rough draft of your postcard to another state
Write 5 compound sentences using the correct comma and conjunction!
REMEMBER: no school on Monday
Thursday, November 14, 2013
11-14-13
Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Finish final draft of the American Pride essay: it is due to me by 8:00 tomorrow morning. The kids had 90 minutes of class time to work on it today, so most of them finished it already.
Reference brochure is also due.
No school MONDAY!
We have moved our spelling test to next Wednesday and our vocabulary to Thursday.
Read 20 minutes
Finish final draft of the American Pride essay: it is due to me by 8:00 tomorrow morning. The kids had 90 minutes of class time to work on it today, so most of them finished it already.
Reference brochure is also due.
No school MONDAY!
We have moved our spelling test to next Wednesday and our vocabulary to Thursday.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
11-13-13
Homework: Read 20 minutes
We began working on conjunctions and the kids wanted the links to the songs we listened to today. Click below for those links.
FANBOYS
Conjunction junction
We will be moving our spelling test to next week. There are still too many kids struggling with the use of these words. We are worried about using them correctly, not just spelling them this week.
We began working on conjunctions and the kids wanted the links to the songs we listened to today. Click below for those links.
FANBOYS
Conjunction junction
We will be moving our spelling test to next week. There are still too many kids struggling with the use of these words. We are worried about using them correctly, not just spelling them this week.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
11-12-13
Homework:
Read 20 minutes
2 reference materials worksheets
Reference materials: quiz tomorrow
Read 20 minutes
2 reference materials worksheets
Reference materials: quiz tomorrow
Monday, November 11, 2013
Tall tale week 1 spelling and vocabulary
Tall Tales Week #1
1. your
2. you’re
3. their
4. they’re
5. its
6. it’s
7. wouldn’t
8. we’re
9. to
10. two
11. too
12. that’s
13. a lot
14. know
15. enough
16. everywhere
17. everybody
18. another
19. because
20. whole
21. people
22. cousin
23. clothes
24. there
Vocabulary
1. deeds- acts or actions
2. tradition- an idea, custom, or belief that is passed down from
one generation to the next
3. tale- a story, usually an imaginary or made-up one
4. settler- a person who settles in a new region
5. heroine- the main female character in a story, poem, or play
6. hero-the main male character in a story, poem, or play
7. frontier- a remote area beyond which few people live
8. exaggerate- to describe something as being greater or larger than
it really is
9. varmint- wild creature
10. reputation- being known for something
1. your
2. you’re
3. their
4. they’re
5. its
6. it’s
7. wouldn’t
8. we’re
9. to
10. two
11. too
12. that’s
13. a lot
14. know
15. enough
16. everywhere
17. everybody
18. another
19. because
20. whole
21. people
22. cousin
23. clothes
24. there
Vocabulary
1. deeds- acts or actions
2. tradition- an idea, custom, or belief that is passed down from
one generation to the next
3. tale- a story, usually an imaginary or made-up one
4. settler- a person who settles in a new region
5. heroine- the main female character in a story, poem, or play
6. hero-the main male character in a story, poem, or play
7. frontier- a remote area beyond which few people live
8. exaggerate- to describe something as being greater or larger than
it really is
9. varmint- wild creature
10. reputation- being known for something
Ask your kids about our Veteran's Day assembly today. We will be writing essays this week that go along with the assembly today.Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Word Wise reference materials worksheet
Upcoming tests/quizzes:
Wednesday: Reference materials quiz- click the link for a study game GAME
Friday: Spelling test over the words we got today. They aren't so much spelling words as they are usage words. Take a look at them and see what I mean. Students need to know how to spell these words correctly in the right situations.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
11-6-13
Homework tonight: Read 20 minutes
Click the link below to dig through the earth :)
DIG
Book orders are due tomorrow!
Click the link below to dig through the earth :)
DIG
Book orders are due tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
11-5-13
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Guide words worksheet: Give me a C
Book orders due on Thursday!
Read 20 minutes
Guide words worksheet: Give me a C
Book orders due on Thursday!
Monday, November 4, 2013
11-4-13 and What's coming up this week
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Point of View question and answer
Reading: We will be continuing to work on reference materials this week. Students will learn about how different points of view change what an author's work looks like/sounds like. We will be reading a story about volcanoes. Our skill study will be on text organization with nonfiction material.
Spelling: Our spelling pretest will be on Tuesday and the test will be on Wednesday. We'll look for words that rhyme with our spelling words in order to spell words correctly (spelling strategy).
Vocabulary: The test will be next Monday. All words are content specific dealing with volcanoes. Students will need to learn what the base words struct and rupt mean and then be able to use them to figure out meanings of other words.
Grammar: YEAH...we finished nouns and verbs. Our test was today. We will move on to conjunctions and using them in sentences correctly.
Writing: Students will be gathering information to participate in a postcard exchange with the other states in the US. They will have to gather information and turn the facts into paragraphs.
Read 20 minutes
Point of View question and answer
Reading: We will be continuing to work on reference materials this week. Students will learn about how different points of view change what an author's work looks like/sounds like. We will be reading a story about volcanoes. Our skill study will be on text organization with nonfiction material.
Spelling: Our spelling pretest will be on Tuesday and the test will be on Wednesday. We'll look for words that rhyme with our spelling words in order to spell words correctly (spelling strategy).
Vocabulary: The test will be next Monday. All words are content specific dealing with volcanoes. Students will need to learn what the base words struct and rupt mean and then be able to use them to figure out meanings of other words.
Grammar: YEAH...we finished nouns and verbs. Our test was today. We will move on to conjunctions and using them in sentences correctly.
Writing: Students will be gathering information to participate in a postcard exchange with the other states in the US. They will have to gather information and turn the facts into paragraphs.
Online reference materials
Dictionary
Word games on Dictionary.com
Thesaurus
Britannica for kids
Atlas
Farmer's Almanac
We have been studying the types of reference materials in class. These are links to the online versions!
Word games on Dictionary.com
Thesaurus
Britannica for kids
Atlas
Farmer's Almanac
We have been studying the types of reference materials in class. These are links to the online versions!
ON THURSDAY!
Friday, November 1, 2013
Spelling and Vocabulary words for Volcano
Volcanoes Vocabulary Definitions (test November 11)
1. cinders - partly burned pieces of coal or wood.
2. crater - a bowl-shaped area at the mouth of a volcano.
3. crust - the hard outer layer of earth.
4. eruption - a volcanic explosion or large flow of lava.
5. lava - hot melted rock that flows from a volcano.
6. magma - molten rock underneath the earth’s surface.
7. molten - made liquid by heat.
8. summit - the top of the mountain.
9. century - period of 100 years.
10. billowy - surging or swelling like a great wave.
11. composite - made up of distinctly different parts.
12. weathered - to change through or as through exposure to the elements, as by
roughening, warping, fading, or darkening.
Volcanoes Spelling Words (test next Friday)
thrown stole clue dew subdue
choose rule boast cruise pursuit
stroll route mood loaf molten
growth youth slope bruise reproach
loose rude flow flute presume
1. cinders - partly burned pieces of coal or wood.
2. crater - a bowl-shaped area at the mouth of a volcano.
3. crust - the hard outer layer of earth.
4. eruption - a volcanic explosion or large flow of lava.
5. lava - hot melted rock that flows from a volcano.
6. magma - molten rock underneath the earth’s surface.
7. molten - made liquid by heat.
8. summit - the top of the mountain.
9. century - period of 100 years.
10. billowy - surging or swelling like a great wave.
11. composite - made up of distinctly different parts.
12. weathered - to change through or as through exposure to the elements, as by
roughening, warping, fading, or darkening.
Volcanoes Spelling Words (test next Friday)
thrown stole clue dew subdue
choose rule boast cruise pursuit
stroll route mood loaf molten
growth youth slope bruise reproach
loose rude flow flute presume
Thursday, October 31, 2013
10-31-13
No homework tonight! Have a safe and Happy Halloween. The verb test has been moved to Monday to allow us another day to study!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
10-30-13
Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Verb study guide-our test will be Friday or Monday, depending on how tomorrow goes
Remember that the kids can bring a snack, a drink, and a pillow for tomorrow's Halloween party/movie day. No costumes, just a snack and a movie.
Tomorrow will be the last day for MAP testing. We will also be taking an SRI tomorrow.
Read 20 minutes
Verb study guide-our test will be Friday or Monday, depending on how tomorrow goes
Remember that the kids can bring a snack, a drink, and a pillow for tomorrow's Halloween party/movie day. No costumes, just a snack and a movie.
Tomorrow will be the last day for MAP testing. We will also be taking an SRI tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
10-29-13
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Final draft of news article
Please check the bags for a purple note and an orange note tonight!
Read 20 minutes
Final draft of news article
Please check the bags for a purple note and an orange note tonight!
Sunday, October 27, 2013
What's happening this week?
Monday: No school due to teacher inservice
Reading: This week we will continue to work on sequential order in a story. Our strategy focus will be on questioning in order to give yourself a purpose in reading. We are reading the story of Eye of the Storm. It features photographs by Warren Faidley. The kids really liked looking at some of his pictures this week. He is a storm chaser.
A couple of other key concepts this week:
How does point of view affect a story?
Prove your inferences with textual information
Find the climax of a story
Writing: We will finish our news articles on Tuesday. We'll start spooky story narratives on Wednesday and continue them on Friday.
Spelling: No new words this week in spelling or vocabulary, as we will be using our time this week to work on reference sources (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)
Vocabulary: Test Tuesday over Eye of the Storm words
Halloween party: In fifth grade we do not have Halloween/Christmas/Valentine's Day parties. We do watch a movie during the afternoon when the lower elementary are having their parties. On Thursday afternoon we will watch a movie. Students may bring a snack/drink/pillow with them to school!
Reading: This week we will continue to work on sequential order in a story. Our strategy focus will be on questioning in order to give yourself a purpose in reading. We are reading the story of Eye of the Storm. It features photographs by Warren Faidley. The kids really liked looking at some of his pictures this week. He is a storm chaser.
A couple of other key concepts this week:
How does point of view affect a story?
Prove your inferences with textual information
Find the climax of a story
Grammar: We will continue working with verb tense this week. On Wednesday the kids will be completing a study guide on verbs. They will bring this home on Wednesday. Please help them study for Friday's test. It will be a review of nouns as well!
Spelling: No new words this week in spelling or vocabulary, as we will be using our time this week to work on reference sources (dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)
Vocabulary: Test Tuesday over Eye of the Storm words
Halloween party: In fifth grade we do not have Halloween/Christmas/Valentine's Day parties. We do watch a movie during the afternoon when the lower elementary are having their parties. On Thursday afternoon we will watch a movie. Students may bring a snack/drink/pillow with them to school!
Friday, October 25, 2013
10-25-13
Since we MAP tested today, there is no Haugen homework! Now, now...don't cry!
Remember there is no school on Monday!
Remember there is no school on Monday!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
10-24-13
Past participle game
Homework:
verb tense worksheet 2 sides
read 20 minutes
Tomorrow is wear red day! We will begin MAP testing tomorrow.
Homework:
verb tense worksheet 2 sides
read 20 minutes
Tomorrow is wear red day! We will begin MAP testing tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
The vocabulary test will be Tuesday. Please check these links for activities to help you study!
Study cards for Tuesday's vocabulary test
Game to study for test
Spelling homework for tonight pb36-37
Test tomorrow
MAP testing Friday!
Crazy socks day tomorrow!
Study cards for Tuesday's vocabulary test
Game to study for test
Spelling homework for tonight pb36-37
Test tomorrow
MAP testing Friday!
Crazy socks day tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
10-22-13
Finish writing your newspaper article. Remember to include who, what, when, where, why/how.
Read 20 minutes
Spelling words: write each word 2 times
Verb tense extra credit is due on Friday.
All late work has to be turned in on Friday, or NO credit.
Tomorrow is boot day. "Boot out drugs"
Read 20 minutes
Spelling words: write each word 2 times
Verb tense extra credit is due on Friday.
All late work has to be turned in on Friday, or NO credit.
Tomorrow is boot day. "Boot out drugs"
Monday, October 21, 2013
10-21-13
Tomorrow is crazy tie day for "Tie down drugs".
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Irregular verb puzzle
Haugen: Write as much as you can of your newspaper article
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Irregular verb puzzle
Haugen: Write as much as you can of your newspaper article
Sunday, October 20, 2013
What's happening this week???
Reading: BUSY week in reading this week. We will be finishing up on several concepts.
* Sequential order: one way to organize text
*Summarizing
*Using evidence from a story to answer questions
*Story maps
*Text features
*Reference sources
Vocabulary and Spelling: Spelling test will be moved to Thursday of this week. The kids are going to have to study a little harder this week due to one less study day. Vocabulary test is going to be on Tuesday, October 29th. We'll be working on long vowel words and syllables.
Grammar: We will be continuing to work with verbs, specifically verb tense. Our concentration this week will be on regular and irregular past tense and past participle.
Writing: This week's writing assignment will be a nonfiction newspaper article on the field trip to the Science Center. We'll be editing each other's papers for errors.
Things to note:
MAP tests begin Friday!
This week is red ribbon week. See other posts for specific daily dress up days.
Flu shots are Wednesday. The kids brought notes home this last week for these shots.
No school on Monday, October 28th for teacher inservice.
Red Ribbon Week
This week we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week. This is a week we celebrate being drug and alcohol free. Please feel free to participate in any or all of the dress up days this week!
Monday= hat day- put a lid on drugs
Tuesday=tie day-tie down drugs
Wednesday=boots day-boot out drugs
Thursday=wild socks or socks on outside of pants-sock it to drugs
Friday=wear red day
Friday, October 18, 2013
10-18-13
It was a little hard to come back today, for the kids! They had the field trip Wednesday and the day off Thursday. I think they were confused as to what day today was!
We took a vocabulary test today. The kids got new spelling and vocabulary words for next week. The spelling test will be next Friday and our vocabulary test will be a week from Tuesday.
The courage essays were returned to the kids today. They can chose to keep the grade they got on their rough draft, or turn in a final draft and be graded on that.
Other homework:
Verb tense worksheet
Science center idea web
Finish reading Earthquake Terror and write your event summaries
Students with 0-1 RC quiz passed will need to stay in for recess until they pass 2 quizzes. We have been in school for a WHOLE quarter and more reading needs to be happening for those kids. If you aren't reading at home 20 minutes a night, you aren't doing your homework. The only way to become a better reader is to read!
We took a vocabulary test today. The kids got new spelling and vocabulary words for next week. The spelling test will be next Friday and our vocabulary test will be a week from Tuesday.
The courage essays were returned to the kids today. They can chose to keep the grade they got on their rough draft, or turn in a final draft and be graded on that.
Other homework:
Verb tense worksheet
Science center idea web
Finish reading Earthquake Terror and write your event summaries
Students with 0-1 RC quiz passed will need to stay in for recess until they pass 2 quizzes. We have been in school for a WHOLE quarter and more reading needs to be happening for those kids. If you aren't reading at home 20 minutes a night, you aren't doing your homework. The only way to become a better reader is to read!
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