Friday, October 29, 2010
10-29-10
Halloween parties went great. The kids had a great time mixing with the 6th graders and watching their movie.
Vocabulary test Monday!
Reading response is on notebook paper for the next week. The kids are writing a question and then the answer in their writer's notebook. That way we can use them to compare with next quarter.
See you next week for conferences!
Vocabulary test Monday!
Reading response is on notebook paper for the next week. The kids are writing a question and then the answer in their writer's notebook. That way we can use them to compare with next quarter.
See you next week for conferences!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10-28-10
Configs: Students are able to complete configs for extra points if they'd like. This isn't a required assignment.
Veteran's Day paper: We began a Veteran's Day writing assignment (contest)today. This is due November 8. We will be getting it started at school, but in accordance with the contest rules, I am not allowed to correct/proofread these for the students. They can type them or print them nicely.
Movie tomorrow: Remember to bring a snack and drink for movie time tomorrow afternoon.
70's or tie dye tomorrow for red ribbon week.
NO reading response tonight!
Veteran's Day paper: We began a Veteran's Day writing assignment (contest)today. This is due November 8. We will be getting it started at school, but in accordance with the contest rules, I am not allowed to correct/proofread these for the students. They can type them or print them nicely.
Movie tomorrow: Remember to bring a snack and drink for movie time tomorrow afternoon.
70's or tie dye tomorrow for red ribbon week.
NO reading response tonight!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
10-27-10
Taylor Swift: We took place in the Taylor Swift interview webcast today. It was put on by Scholastic in honor of their 90th anniversary. She answered questions dealing with reading, writing, and her music. It was a fun and exciting learning experience for the kids. They really enjoyed it!
Red ribbon week: tomorrow is favorite team day
Friday's events: Friday we will be watching a movie in the afternoon in place of a Halloween party. Kids are allowed to bring a snack and something to drink.
Next week:
Tuesday: Early out and conferences 2-6
Wednesday: Early out for inservice
Thursday: conferences 4-8
Friday: no school
Homework for tonight
Reading: reading response
Vocabulary: Concept circles
Spelling : configs puzzles
Grammar: bowling worksheet
Upcoming tests:
Spelling Friday
Vocab Monday
Red ribbon week: tomorrow is favorite team day
Friday's events: Friday we will be watching a movie in the afternoon in place of a Halloween party. Kids are allowed to bring a snack and something to drink.
Next week:
Tuesday: Early out and conferences 2-6
Wednesday: Early out for inservice
Thursday: conferences 4-8
Friday: no school
Homework for tonight
Reading: reading response
Vocabulary: Concept circles
Spelling : configs puzzles
Grammar: bowling worksheet
Upcoming tests:
Spelling Friday
Vocab Monday
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10-26-2010
Taylor Swift event tomorrow!
Friday: 5th and 6th grades do not have Halloween parties. Instead, on Friday afternoon, the kids will have the opportunity to chose one of the 5/6 rooms to watch a movie. They are allowed to bring snacks and a drink to the party as well!
Homework: Study the spelling words. We have our test in 4 days instead of 5. Test will be on Friday. Reading response
Friday: 5th and 6th grades do not have Halloween parties. Instead, on Friday afternoon, the kids will have the opportunity to chose one of the 5/6 rooms to watch a movie. They are allowed to bring snacks and a drink to the party as well!
Homework: Study the spelling words. We have our test in 4 days instead of 5. Test will be on Friday. Reading response
Monday, October 25, 2010
10-25-10
Ceazar the drug dog: We had an exciting visit from Officer Klein and Ceazar the drug dog today. They showed the kids what the dog is capable of doing. Then Officer Klein answered the kids' questions regarding the dog and drug prevention. It was really interesting.
Tomorrow is staying drug free is no sweat...wear your sweatshirt/pants.
I told the kids that they can NOT wear the same thing for PE as they do for sweats day :)
Homework for tonight: reading response only
Tomorrow is staying drug free is no sweat...wear your sweatshirt/pants.
I told the kids that they can NOT wear the same thing for PE as they do for sweats day :)
Homework for tonight: reading response only
Sunday, October 24, 2010
10-24-2010
Busy week....read closely and mark your calendar :)
Monday: Wear red for Red Ribbon week. Our student teacher begins today. I will be continuing to teach fully for the first week and then start giving up some of the activities to her. She will take one thing at a time until the 7th week when she will then teach in the room as I observe and sometimes leave the room. Week 8 I will again take control back. This will be a great opportunity for the students, as they will get double attention. Two teachers in one room! We will have an assembly with the Sherrif's dept. as well on Monday.
Tuesday: Flu shots
Wear Sweats for Red Ribbon Week.
Wednesday: Backwards shirts
Taylor Swift reading program for 5th graders! This is a live webinar that we will be participating in. Taylor will talk about the importance of reading and writing, and then she will perform a song! Kids all over the US will be watching this same webinar. It should be fun!
Thursday: Favorite sports team clothes
Friday: 70's retro clothes
1-3 we will be watching movies in the 5/6th grade classrooms. The students will be able to bring a snack and a drink on this day!
Oh.... and to top it all of, we're learning this week too :)
Reading: Our new theme is called give it all you've got. It is about people who are overcoming obstacles and making the best of themselves. We've decided to adopt that as our class "motto". The kids are asking themselves if they are giving it all they've got. We will be finishing up on the fact and opinion strategy. We will then move on to summarizing. Reading response and read 15 is what is due for Monday. Some of the kids wrote Michelle Kwan questions in their planners, but we didn't get to that on Friday.
Vocabulary: New words tomorrow.
Spelling: New words tomorrow, they're already posted on the wiki.
Language: We are finishing up with conjunctions and moving onto compound and simple sentences. We are working with dictionary skills as well during language.
Writing: Our tall tales are hanging up all over the room. The kids wrote them and then edited each others. They are pretty creative! Look for them to come home next week.
We will be writing announcement for writing this week.
Monday: Wear red for Red Ribbon week. Our student teacher begins today. I will be continuing to teach fully for the first week and then start giving up some of the activities to her. She will take one thing at a time until the 7th week when she will then teach in the room as I observe and sometimes leave the room. Week 8 I will again take control back. This will be a great opportunity for the students, as they will get double attention. Two teachers in one room! We will have an assembly with the Sherrif's dept. as well on Monday.
Tuesday: Flu shots
Wear Sweats for Red Ribbon Week.
Wednesday: Backwards shirts
Taylor Swift reading program for 5th graders! This is a live webinar that we will be participating in. Taylor will talk about the importance of reading and writing, and then she will perform a song! Kids all over the US will be watching this same webinar. It should be fun!
Thursday: Favorite sports team clothes
Friday: 70's retro clothes
1-3 we will be watching movies in the 5/6th grade classrooms. The students will be able to bring a snack and a drink on this day!
Oh.... and to top it all of, we're learning this week too :)
Reading: Our new theme is called give it all you've got. It is about people who are overcoming obstacles and making the best of themselves. We've decided to adopt that as our class "motto". The kids are asking themselves if they are giving it all they've got. We will be finishing up on the fact and opinion strategy. We will then move on to summarizing. Reading response and read 15 is what is due for Monday. Some of the kids wrote Michelle Kwan questions in their planners, but we didn't get to that on Friday.
Vocabulary: New words tomorrow.
Spelling: New words tomorrow, they're already posted on the wiki.
Language: We are finishing up with conjunctions and moving onto compound and simple sentences. We are working with dictionary skills as well during language.
Writing: Our tall tales are hanging up all over the room. The kids wrote them and then edited each others. They are pretty creative! Look for them to come home next week.
We will be writing announcement for writing this week.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
10-21-10
Reading: Reading response and read 15
We are working this week on fact and opinion. Our new theme for the next month or so is "Giving it All You've Got."
Language: Conjunction worksheet
We learned a way to remember some of the conjunctions...
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Dictionary entry
Spelling test tomorrow
Student teacher: Starting next week, for 8 weeks or so, we will be having a student teacher in our classroom, Mrs. Smidt. We are really looking forward to having her in our classroom! I'm sure you'll be hearing more about her soon!
We are working this week on fact and opinion. Our new theme for the next month or so is "Giving it All You've Got."
Language: Conjunction worksheet
We learned a way to remember some of the conjunctions...
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Dictionary entry
Spelling test tomorrow
Student teacher: Starting next week, for 8 weeks or so, we will be having a student teacher in our classroom, Mrs. Smidt. We are really looking forward to having her in our classroom! I'm sure you'll be hearing more about her soon!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
10-20-2010
Reading response and read 15!
Fact and opinion worksheet
Vocabulary test tomorrow: Study for this one folks...it is a little harder.
Spelling test Friday
Tall tales test: Students who didn't do well on the tall tales test were given an extra credit (required) worksheet today to help with tall tale comprehension as well as raising that grade!
Webquest: Same with the webquest...we have very few techonology grades this quarter, if the kids didn't do well on it they were given some extra work to raise their grades.
Fact and opinion worksheet
Vocabulary test tomorrow: Study for this one folks...it is a little harder.
Spelling test Friday
Tall tales test: Students who didn't do well on the tall tales test were given an extra credit (required) worksheet today to help with tall tale comprehension as well as raising that grade!
Webquest: Same with the webquest...we have very few techonology grades this quarter, if the kids didn't do well on it they were given some extra work to raise their grades.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
10-19-2010
There were many assignments given today. Some kids got done with all of them...so check with the kids to see what assignments they may have.
Reading: Reading response
Spelling: Compound word worksheet (2 sided)
Vocabulary: Frayer model vocabulary diagram
Language arts: pb41
Writing: tall tale final
Reading: Reading response
Spelling: Compound word worksheet (2 sided)
Vocabulary: Frayer model vocabulary diagram
Language arts: pb41
Writing: tall tale final
Monday, October 18, 2010
10-18-2010
New reading response today.
Language: Finishing up our tall tales and tall tale creations...no homework
Spelling test Friday
Reading tall tale test tomorrow!
Vocabulary test Thursday.
Language: Finishing up our tall tales and tall tale creations...no homework
Spelling test Friday
Reading tall tale test tomorrow!
Vocabulary test Thursday.
Friday, October 15, 2010
10-15-2010
Register tapes: Please begin sending in your register tapes from P&G as soon as possible. We will be saving them until March 31. We will turn them in to earn free supplies! It is a great opportunity for our school. Keep sending your box tops and soup lables as well.
Flu shots: Flu shot information sheets were sent home this week. If you are interested in your child recieving the shot, please send back your form as soon as possible.
Book order due date has been changed to Monday. Several children "forgot" their orders at home. :)
Reading: reading response and read 15 minutes. Please remember to use complete sentences.
Vocabulary: Test will be next Thursday. Assignment: blue book page 17
Spelling : Test will be next Friday. Assignment: word split
Each spelling word is a compound word. Divide the words with a slash between each word...
house/hold
Writing: Final draft of tall tales
Flu shots: Flu shot information sheets were sent home this week. If you are interested in your child recieving the shot, please send back your form as soon as possible.
Book order due date has been changed to Monday. Several children "forgot" their orders at home. :)
Reading: reading response and read 15 minutes. Please remember to use complete sentences.
Vocabulary: Test will be next Thursday. Assignment: blue book page 17
Spelling : Test will be next Friday. Assignment: word split
Each spelling word is a compound word. Divide the words with a slash between each word...
house/hold
Writing: Final draft of tall tales
Thursday, October 14, 2010
10-14-2010
Reading: response journal and read 15 minutes
We performed our fluency plays today. The kids got a score of 1-10 depending on how many errors they made during their reading. They did GREAT!
Writing: Tall tales were due today (first draft). Several students didn't have them finished. Be ready to write the final draft tomorrow.
Vocabulary: page14-15
We performed our fluency plays today. The kids got a score of 1-10 depending on how many errors they made during their reading. They did GREAT!
Writing: Tall tales were due today (first draft). Several students didn't have them finished. Be ready to write the final draft tomorrow.
Vocabulary: page14-15
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
10-13-2010
Math night: Another great event! I was so impressed to see the turnout again. It seemed as if the kids and their parents had a good time. I know that it is hard to give up your "at home" time, but I think the benefits are emense. The kids looked so happy running from room to room learning new ways to practice their math.
Reading: Reading response due tomorrow.
We have been working on fluency this week by reading tall tale plays. The kids will be preforming them tomorrow during class. Our next strategy is decoding words. We'll be working on that for the next couple of days. We have finished our first theme, and will be spending some time taking our end of the theme test. These tests take some time, but are good tools to help figure out what the kids still need to work on.
Vocabulary and spelling: We got a little ahead in the spelling and vocab areas over the last couple of weeks. Therefore, we will be keeping the words that we got today for the next week and 1/2. Our spelling test will be next Friday- October 22. Our vocabulary test will Thursday Oct 21.
Writing: Tall tale first draft is due tomorrow
Language arts: We have spent this week's language arts time in the lab on our first technology unit. I posted it on the wiki if you are interested in taking a look!
Reading: Reading response due tomorrow.
We have been working on fluency this week by reading tall tale plays. The kids will be preforming them tomorrow during class. Our next strategy is decoding words. We'll be working on that for the next couple of days. We have finished our first theme, and will be spending some time taking our end of the theme test. These tests take some time, but are good tools to help figure out what the kids still need to work on.
Vocabulary and spelling: We got a little ahead in the spelling and vocab areas over the last couple of weeks. Therefore, we will be keeping the words that we got today for the next week and 1/2. Our spelling test will be next Friday- October 22. Our vocabulary test will Thursday Oct 21.
Writing: Tall tale first draft is due tomorrow
Language arts: We have spent this week's language arts time in the lab on our first technology unit. I posted it on the wiki if you are interested in taking a look!
Monday, October 11, 2010
10-11-2010
Reading response tonight looks a little different. Each student brought home a small green piece of construction paper. They are to write a 5-7 sentence summary of their book. I will be keeping these to utilize at conferences.
Math night is tomorrow! There isn't a program, you are just able to go from classroom to classroom learning math games. At the end of the evening each child will get a goody bag with math manipulatives in it. 6:30-7:30 is the time.
Web quest: We began a tall tale webquest today. It is tying technology in with our reading unit. The kids are doing a great job and really learning a lot at the same time. They will have to be able to use many skills during this two day activity. (alphabetizing, opening a document, reading comprehension, accessing a web page...)
Book orders due Friday. If you 'd like to order online, follow the directions below.
Click on this link, click on "Don't have a user name" and create one. Our user code is GYXWH. Select the books that you want. The order will still come to the school and your child will still get their books when the other kids do! Each online order gives our classroom $3 to spend on books!
Math night is tomorrow! There isn't a program, you are just able to go from classroom to classroom learning math games. At the end of the evening each child will get a goody bag with math manipulatives in it. 6:30-7:30 is the time.
Web quest: We began a tall tale webquest today. It is tying technology in with our reading unit. The kids are doing a great job and really learning a lot at the same time. They will have to be able to use many skills during this two day activity. (alphabetizing, opening a document, reading comprehension, accessing a web page...)
Book orders due Friday. If you 'd like to order online, follow the directions below.
Click on this link, click on "Don't have a user name" and create one. Our user code is GYXWH. Select the books that you want. The order will still come to the school and your child will still get their books when the other kids do! Each online order gives our classroom $3 to spend on books!
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10-7-2010
Reading response and read 15 minutes.
The kids are really excited about writing their own tall tales. After reading some of their planning sheets all I can say is...some of them are REALLY tall! I'm curious to see where some of their ideas are leading.
Subject/Predicate test was today. We will correct that and try to get it home in tomorrow's take home pile.
Vocabulary test tomorrow: Unit 4
Spelling test Monday: Unit 5
We'll be working on an AWESOME technology project next week, related to the tall tales.
The kids are really excited about writing their own tall tales. After reading some of their planning sheets all I can say is...some of them are REALLY tall! I'm curious to see where some of their ideas are leading.
Subject/Predicate test was today. We will correct that and try to get it home in tomorrow's take home pile.
Vocabulary test tomorrow: Unit 4
Spelling test Monday: Unit 5
We'll be working on an AWESOME technology project next week, related to the tall tales.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
10-6-2010
Reading assembly went great today. Thank you to the parents and family members who came and participated in our read-in. We handed out bookmarks to all students. 2 from each class got electronic book marks as well. Congratulations to Mr. Meyer's homeroom for having the most 5th grade minutes! We are into a new month, so we've got new incentives. Keep reading as our contest continues. This month we are keeping track of the number of quizzes passed instead of minutes.
No "homework" tonight except for read 15 and do your reading response. We have a subject/predicate quiz tomorrow in lanuage arts and a vocab test on Friday.
No "homework" tonight except for read 15 and do your reading response. We have a subject/predicate quiz tomorrow in lanuage arts and a vocab test on Friday.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
10-5-10
Reading: We began our tall tales unit today. The kids are pretty excited about all of the things that we'll be doing in this unit. Reading response and read 15 due tomorrow.
Vocabulary: 4 fold vocabulary activity. Test will be on Friday. The words are on the wiki.
Spelling: we got our new words today, the test will be on Monday of next week. Look for the wiki to be updated tomorrow.
Language arts: Test on Thursday over subject and predicate
Wed. special activities: Remember that Wed. is an early out. We will be having a "read-in" from 12:45-1:30 in the gym. The kids brought home an invitation yesterday. If you would like to come and read with them in the gym you are welcome to. Bring your own book. The kids are allowed to bring a pillow as well, if they'd like. They will be finding out who the Sept. incentive winners were during this time as well.
Vocabulary: 4 fold vocabulary activity. Test will be on Friday. The words are on the wiki.
Spelling: we got our new words today, the test will be on Monday of next week. Look for the wiki to be updated tomorrow.
Language arts: Test on Thursday over subject and predicate
Wed. special activities: Remember that Wed. is an early out. We will be having a "read-in" from 12:45-1:30 in the gym. The kids brought home an invitation yesterday. If you would like to come and read with them in the gym you are welcome to. Bring your own book. The kids are allowed to bring a pillow as well, if they'd like. They will be finding out who the Sept. incentive winners were during this time as well.
Monday, October 4, 2010
10-4-2010
Reading: guide word worksheet, reading response, and read 15 minutes
Language: Haugen's group has a snowy weather worksheet
Vocab: pb 77
Language: Haugen's group has a snowy weather worksheet
Vocab: pb 77
Sunday, October 3, 2010
10-3-2010
Project feedback: We saw some terrific projects on Friday dealing with natural disasters. The kids really had to use a lot of reading/life skills to complete this project. They were required to find at least 15 important facts in various print resources. Then, they had to figure out a way to explain their facts to the class in a CREATIVE way. I'll be posting some pictures later! Part of their project grade was also how well they worked as a group. Great job kids.
Reading: reading response and read 15 minutes. Remember quiz #2 was due on Thursday of last week. Anyone who hasn't finished quiz 1 will be required to read at recess to get caught up. The only way to become a better reader is to read!
No other assignments for the weekend! The projects took most of reading class and the spelling test most of language!
Reading: reading response and read 15 minutes. Remember quiz #2 was due on Thursday of last week. Anyone who hasn't finished quiz 1 will be required to read at recess to get caught up. The only way to become a better reader is to read!
No other assignments for the weekend! The projects took most of reading class and the spelling test most of language!
