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!
Saturday, November 30, 2013
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
