Homework:
Read 20 minutes
Noun worksheet: front and back
Bram and Valley: Writing assignment: What happened on your canoe trip?
Spelling test on Friday.
Skills test on Friday.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
9-29-15
Homework tonight:
Read 20 minutes- RC #2 is due tomorrow
Spelling test Friday: Many of them passed the pretest today, so they won't have the test on Friday.
Skills test Friday over all of the skills we've covered so far! Nothing the kids can really study for that.
Read 20 minutes- RC #2 is due tomorrow
Spelling test Friday: Many of them passed the pretest today, so they won't have the test on Friday.
Skills test Friday over all of the skills we've covered so far! Nothing the kids can really study for that.
Monday, September 28, 2015
9-28-15
Homework:
Read 20 minutes: RC quiz #2 due on Wednesday
Spelling pretest tomorrow
Vocabulary test tomorrow
Read 20 minutes: RC quiz #2 due on Wednesday
Spelling pretest tomorrow
Vocabulary test tomorrow
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Week of 9-27-15
Monday:
Haugen's homeroom canoe trip
Tuesday:
Spelling pretest
Vocabulary test
Wednesday:
RC quiz #2 due: remember there are 2 quizzes due each month
Thursday:
RC quiz over Michelle Kwan story
Begin writing our autobiographies (due next Thursday)
Friday:
Spelling test
End of Unit 1 Skills test
Skills for the week:
Compound words
Silent consonants
Prefixes: centi and anti
Text structure
Singular and plural nouns
Irregular plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Autobiographies
Fact and opinion
Haugen's homeroom canoe trip
Tuesday:
Spelling pretest
Vocabulary test
Wednesday:
RC quiz #2 due: remember there are 2 quizzes due each month
Thursday:
RC quiz over Michelle Kwan story
Begin writing our autobiographies (due next Thursday)
Friday:
Spelling test
End of Unit 1 Skills test
Skills for the week:
Compound words
Silent consonants
Prefixes: centi and anti
Text structure
Singular and plural nouns
Irregular plural nouns
Possessive nouns
Autobiographies
Fact and opinion
Thursday, September 24, 2015
9-24-15
Sorry for the delay, I had some Blogger difficulties today!
Read 20 minutes
Synonym and antonym worksheet
Spelling test tomorrow
Vocabulary test Tuesday
White out day for Homecoming tomorrow...parade at 2:30.
Read 20 minutes
Synonym and antonym worksheet
Spelling test tomorrow
Vocabulary test Tuesday
White out day for Homecoming tomorrow...parade at 2:30.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
9-23-15
Homework:
Questions 4-6 on page 100
Read 20 minutes: Next RC quiz due September 30th
Picture dictionary with new vocabulary words
Upcoming tests:
Spelling Friday
Vocabulary Tuesday
Dress up day for tomorrow: Gma or Gpa day
Friday is White Out day and our parade
Questions 4-6 on page 100
Read 20 minutes: Next RC quiz due September 30th
Picture dictionary with new vocabulary words
Upcoming tests:
Spelling Friday
Vocabulary Tuesday
Dress up day for tomorrow: Gma or Gpa day
Friday is White Out day and our parade
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Picture retakes
Picture retakes will be Thursday, October 15th, beginning at 7:45 at the elementary in the gym. They will do the elementary staff and students first followed by the high school staff and students and then the afternoon pre-school students.
Monday, September 21, 2015
9-21-15
Tomorrow is Bronco Spirit day. Wear your blue and green.
Things to note for this week:
HOMECOMING, so there is a special event each day.
Tuesday: spelling pretest
Volcano vocabulary word test
RC quiz over Volcano story
Wednesday: new words for vocabulary (test next week)
Friday: spelling test
Homework for tonight:
Make test corrections if you got a D or an F on your Subject/Predicate test
Read 20 minutes: next RC quiz is due on the 30th
Things to note for this week:
HOMECOMING, so there is a special event each day.
Tuesday: spelling pretest
Volcano vocabulary word test
RC quiz over Volcano story
Wednesday: new words for vocabulary (test next week)
Friday: spelling test
Homework for tonight:
Make test corrections if you got a D or an F on your Subject/Predicate test
Read 20 minutes: next RC quiz is due on the 30th
Friday, September 18, 2015
9-18-15
Next week's plans
Spelling: We are going to have a review week of our theme one words. The kids will still get a list, but they SHOULD look familiar. Our pretest will be Tuesday and our test will be Friday.
Vocabulary: The test over the Volcano words will be Tuesday. We'll get new words on Wednesday, and our test will be the following week. We'll be working on root words this week. We'll also learn to use guide words, and antonyms.
Reading: We'll finish reading the story, Volcano. The kids will be having library skills class this week with our AWESOME librarian. We'll be working on providing evidence based answers to questions from the story. The big skill of the week will be text structure/organization.
Grammar: Our week will be all about nouns. We'll cover common and proper, singular and plural, and irregular plurals.
Spelling: We are going to have a review week of our theme one words. The kids will still get a list, but they SHOULD look familiar. Our pretest will be Tuesday and our test will be Friday.
Vocabulary: The test over the Volcano words will be Tuesday. We'll get new words on Wednesday, and our test will be the following week. We'll be working on root words this week. We'll also learn to use guide words, and antonyms.
Reading: We'll finish reading the story, Volcano. The kids will be having library skills class this week with our AWESOME librarian. We'll be working on providing evidence based answers to questions from the story. The big skill of the week will be text structure/organization.
Grammar: Our week will be all about nouns. We'll cover common and proper, singular and plural, and irregular plurals.
Homecoming NEXT week!
Monday: Color day, all 5th graders should wear orange. It is also our pep rally on the football field
Tuesday: Spirit day, wear your blue and green
Wednesday: PJ day
Thursday: Dress like a gma or gpa
Friday: White out day, dress all in white! Parade in the afternoon
Tuesday: Spirit day, wear your blue and green
Wednesday: PJ day
Thursday: Dress like a gma or gpa
Friday: White out day, dress all in white! Parade in the afternoon
Thursday, September 17, 2015
9-17-15
Homework:
On your own piece of paper, write each of our volcano vocabulary words. Next to it, write a one or two word synonym. In case you forgot your word list at school, here it is!
crust
magma
crater
cinders
summit
lava
eruption
molten
Spelling worksheet
Tests tomorrow: spelling and grammar (sentence types and subject/predicate)
On your own piece of paper, write each of our volcano vocabulary words. Next to it, write a one or two word synonym. In case you forgot your word list at school, here it is!
crust
magma
crater
cinders
summit
lava
eruption
molten
Spelling worksheet
Tests tomorrow: spelling and grammar (sentence types and subject/predicate)
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
9-16-15
CHANGE of plans....due to a couple of days of testing, we had to change the date of 2 of our tests.
Grammar test (study guide I sent home yesterday) will be Friday.
Vocabulary test will be Tuesday.
Spelling test is staying this Friday!
Sorry for the change ups, sometimes we just have to go with the flow!
Homework tonight:
Read 20
Spelling rewrites
Grammar test (study guide I sent home yesterday) will be Friday.
Vocabulary test will be Tuesday.
Spelling test is staying this Friday!
Sorry for the change ups, sometimes we just have to go with the flow!
Homework tonight:
Read 20
Spelling rewrites
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
9-15-15
A study guide came home today for our grammar quiz on Thursday. Please help study it!
We took our spelling pretest today, and the test is on Friday.
We got our new vocabulary words today, they are the Volcano words. Our test over these words will be on Monday.
RC #1 was due today. Most of our kids have passed at least one test. Remember, if you don't have test passed, kids are in for recess until they pass it. The next one is due on Sept. 30.
Tomorrow is an early out!
We took our spelling pretest today, and the test is on Friday.
We got our new vocabulary words today, they are the Volcano words. Our test over these words will be on Monday.
RC #1 was due today. Most of our kids have passed at least one test. Remember, if you don't have test passed, kids are in for recess until they pass it. The next one is due on Sept. 30.
Tomorrow is an early out!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Notice from the public library
Movies@the Library. Join us on Wednesday September 16th at 1:30.
The movie will be Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY.
The movie is open to all students 1st – 6th grade. No Registration is required.
The movie will be Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY.
The movie is open to all students 1st – 6th grade. No Registration is required.
Click the link below for flashcards for our new Volcano story words...the kids will get these words tomorrow!
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9-14-15
Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes: first RC quiz due tomorrow
Sentence types worksheet
Corrections on Eye of the Storm comprehension test: if you got a D or an F
Storm chaser story and questions
Book order due tomorrow
Early out Wednesday
Read 20 minutes: first RC quiz due tomorrow
Sentence types worksheet
Corrections on Eye of the Storm comprehension test: if you got a D or an F
Storm chaser story and questions
Book order due tomorrow
Early out Wednesday
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Sentence types
Kids used a neat program called Chogger to make comics. We are studying the 4 types of sentences.
The kids took a picture of themselves using each type of sentence, and then added speech bubbles with an example of each type of sentence. They had a blast. What a fun way to learn the sentence types!
What's coming up this week?
Monday: Vocabulary test over Eye of the Storm
Comprehension quiz over Eye of the Storm for Haugen and Valley's groups (Bram's is finished)
New spelling words: Volcanoes
Tuesday: Book order due
Volcanoes spelling pretest
Wednesday: Early out
Thursday:
Subject/Predicate/Sentences/Fragments Language Arts quiz
Friday:
Volcanoes spelling test
Book orders due Tuesday
Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: GYXWH
Dear Families,
You can shop and submit your order online or send the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.
The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!
Happy reading,
Ordering online is fast and easy:
One-Time Class Activation Code: GYXWH
Dear Families,
You can shop and submit your order online or send the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.
The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen!
Happy reading,
Ordering online is fast and easy:
- VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
- ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
- SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books and value packs
- SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
- All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!
Friday, September 11, 2015
Notes from Mrs.Kern
Since we have had lots of problems with students being prepared for PE, here is the schedule for next week:
Monday, Sept. 14 White day- Deutsch, Bram
Tuesday, Sept. 15 Blue day-Halfpop, Haugen
Wednesday, Sept. 16 Green day- Johnson, Valley
Thursday, Sept 17 White day-Deutsch, Bram
Friday, Sept. 18 Blue day-Halfpop, Haugen
Thursday, September 10, 2015
9-10-15
Read 20 minutes
Bram's group has a vocabulary worksheet, but the other two didn't get to it!
Vocabulary test on Monday- Eye of the Storm words
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
How many minutes should a fifth grader read?
How many minutes should a fifth grader read?
How many minutes should a fifth grader read each day? That question comes up a lot in the first couple of weeks of school...
Most fifth graders would like the number to be...HMMM...like 5 minutes a day. Sorry kiddos, the correct answer is more like 40-45!
According to the former president of the International Reading Association, Richard Allington, in his book about struggling readers, there is a direct relationship between reading volume and reading test scores. For example...a fifth grader that reads an average of 40 minutes per day is likely to score in the 90th percentile on reading assessments. They read an average of 2,357,000 words in a year. A fifth grader who reads and average of 13 minutes a day is likely to be near the 10th percentile on the same test, and read only 51,000 words per year.
That is a HUGE difference! Where do you want to be (students)? Where do you want your kids to be (parents)? Practice makes perfect, in sports, occupations, and yes...reading!
Most fifth graders would like the number to be...HMMM...like 5 minutes a day. Sorry kiddos, the correct answer is more like 40-45!
According to the former president of the International Reading Association, Richard Allington, in his book about struggling readers, there is a direct relationship between reading volume and reading test scores. For example...a fifth grader that reads an average of 40 minutes per day is likely to score in the 90th percentile on reading assessments. They read an average of 2,357,000 words in a year. A fifth grader who reads and average of 13 minutes a day is likely to be near the 10th percentile on the same test, and read only 51,000 words per year.
That is a HUGE difference! Where do you want to be (students)? Where do you want your kids to be (parents)? Practice makes perfect, in sports, occupations, and yes...reading!
First couple of weeks...
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9-9-15
No new spelling words until Monday! Take a 2 day spelling break!
Our vocabulary test is being moved to Monday, we need more time.
Read 20 minutes for homework.
Check out the BK Facebook page. Our 5th graders have been featured a couple of times this week.https://www.facebook.com/BKBroncos
Our vocabulary test is being moved to Monday, we need more time.
Read 20 minutes for homework.
Check out the BK Facebook page. Our 5th graders have been featured a couple of times this week.https://www.facebook.com/BKBroncos
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Favorite team day...
As a fun day, the entire district is supporting either Iowa, or ISU tomorrow by wearing your favorite team colors....
Tuesday's web links
Sunday, September 6, 2015
What's up this week....9-6-15
We have a short week coming up, but we are not short on the things that we are going to learn this week!
Spelling: We are going to work on Eye of the Storm words Tuesday, with our test on Wednesday. New words are coming on Friday.
Vocabulary: We are using an online thesaurus to work with our words this week. Our test will be on Friday. We are adding a section of fill in the blank to our test. They aren't just matching the words to the definitions. Each week we'll add a new way to use our words, so the kids don't just memorize the definitions.
Reading: We'll be reading the story Eye of the Storm. The strategies we're working on are compare and contrast, primary and secondary sources, chronological order, and story climax.
Language: We'll be finishing subject and predicate. There is a short quiz on Monday over this topic. Wanna study up, follow this link. http://www.cccs.k12.in.us/userfiles/10/Subject%20and%20Predicate.swf
Our next language topic (beginning Wednesday) will be the four types of sentences.
Spelling: We are going to work on Eye of the Storm words Tuesday, with our test on Wednesday. New words are coming on Friday.
Vocabulary: We are using an online thesaurus to work with our words this week. Our test will be on Friday. We are adding a section of fill in the blank to our test. They aren't just matching the words to the definitions. Each week we'll add a new way to use our words, so the kids don't just memorize the definitions.
Reading: We'll be reading the story Eye of the Storm. The strategies we're working on are compare and contrast, primary and secondary sources, chronological order, and story climax.
Language: We'll be finishing subject and predicate. There is a short quiz on Monday over this topic. Wanna study up, follow this link. http://www.cccs.k12.in.us/userfiles/10/Subject%20and%20Predicate.swf
Our next language topic (beginning Wednesday) will be the four types of sentences.
Friday, September 4, 2015
9-4-15
Homework for the three day weekend...
Read
Haugen's homeroom: subject and predicate worksheet
Corrections on assignments (if you got a D or and F)
Spelling rewrites (if you missed more than 2 on the pretest)
Enjoy your three day weekend!
Read
Haugen's homeroom: subject and predicate worksheet
Corrections on assignments (if you got a D or and F)
Spelling rewrites (if you missed more than 2 on the pretest)
Enjoy your three day weekend!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Staying connected...
There are several options when it comes to staying connected to your child's teachers and learning.
*Sign up for DOJO messenger. This is a great way to send or a receive a quick message. You can follow what positive and negative behaviors your child has had each day. If you need another copy of your code, let us know!
*Check the blogs each day. You can sign up to get them by email on my blog, as well as Ms. Valley's.
*Parent portal. Stay on top of your child's grades as they are put into the grade book.
*Email us any time. My email is kendra.haugen@bkcsd.org.
*Call. 641-444-4300 ext 338 is my number
My home number is 641-585-5857. I go to bed around nine, so call before that, please.
No matter which way you chose, just stay connected. It'll make you feel like a larger part of your child's education. You are their most important teacher!
*Sign up for DOJO messenger. This is a great way to send or a receive a quick message. You can follow what positive and negative behaviors your child has had each day. If you need another copy of your code, let us know!
*Check the blogs each day. You can sign up to get them by email on my blog, as well as Ms. Valley's.
*Parent portal. Stay on top of your child's grades as they are put into the grade book.
*Email us any time. My email is kendra.haugen@bkcsd.org.
*Call. 641-444-4300 ext 338 is my number
My home number is 641-585-5857. I go to bed around nine, so call before that, please.
No matter which way you chose, just stay connected. It'll make you feel like a larger part of your child's education. You are their most important teacher!
9-3-15
Homework today:
Read 20 minutes (Our first RC quiz is due on the 15th)
Make corrections on your Earthquake Terror quiz (if you got a D or and F)
Show your parents your SRI testing goal sheet, and have it signed.
Remember, Monday is a vacation day!
Read 20 minutes (Our first RC quiz is due on the 15th)
Make corrections on your Earthquake Terror quiz (if you got a D or and F)
Show your parents your SRI testing goal sheet, and have it signed.
Remember, Monday is a vacation day!
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Eye of the storm spelling and vocabulary words
New Vocabulary words (test next week)
The kids will get these Friday.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Vocabulary Definitions
1. collide - to come together with forceful impact.
2. funnel cloud - a storm that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
3. jagged - having a ragged or pointed edge or outline.
4. lightning - the flash of light when electricity builds up in storm clouds.
5. prairies - large areas of flat or open grasslands.
6. rotate - to turn around on a center or axis.
7. severe - serious or extreme in nature.
8. sizzling - crackling or hissing with intense heat.
9. tornadoes - violent, whirling winds in funnel-shaped clouds that can cause great
destruction.
10. occupation - a means of making a living, profession, or job.
11. updraft - current of air that flows upward.
12. conditions - situations that affect or influence an activity, event, etc
New spelling words for tomorrow's pretest, test next week.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Spelling Words
speech claim strike stray campaign
fade sign leaf thigh describe
thief height mild waist cease
sway beast stain fleet sacrifice
stride praise slight niece plight
The kids will get these Friday.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Vocabulary Definitions
1. collide - to come together with forceful impact.
2. funnel cloud - a storm that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
3. jagged - having a ragged or pointed edge or outline.
4. lightning - the flash of light when electricity builds up in storm clouds.
5. prairies - large areas of flat or open grasslands.
6. rotate - to turn around on a center or axis.
7. severe - serious or extreme in nature.
8. sizzling - crackling or hissing with intense heat.
9. tornadoes - violent, whirling winds in funnel-shaped clouds that can cause great
destruction.
10. occupation - a means of making a living, profession, or job.
11. updraft - current of air that flows upward.
12. conditions - situations that affect or influence an activity, event, etc
New spelling words for tomorrow's pretest, test next week.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Spelling Words
speech claim strike stray campaign
fade sign leaf thigh describe
thief height mild waist cease
sway beast stain fleet sacrifice
stride praise slight niece plight
9-2-15
Tomorrow:
Pretest for new spelling words over Eye of the Storm words.
Vocabulary test over Earthquake Terror words.
Notes from Counselor Johnson came home in take home folders today. Please check for them.
Remember to sign up for DOJO, it's a great way to keep in touch with your teachers.
Pretest for new spelling words over Eye of the Storm words.
Vocabulary test over Earthquake Terror words.
Notes from Counselor Johnson came home in take home folders today. Please check for them.
Remember to sign up for DOJO, it's a great way to keep in touch with your teachers.
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
9-1-15
Our schedule is a little off today because of pictures, and tomorrow's early out. One group got their spelling words today, while the other two didn't. We'll wait, and have our pretest over the new words on Thursday.
Only one group got their RC quiz taken over Earthquake Terror, the other two groups will be taking it tomorrow.
Thursday: Vocabulary test
All students took their SRI test today. That test measures reading levels. These levels will help our kids pick out their books. They'll also help me keep on top of their growth.
Only one group got their RC quiz taken over Earthquake Terror, the other two groups will be taking it tomorrow.
Thursday: Vocabulary test
All students took their SRI test today. That test measures reading levels. These levels will help our kids pick out their books. They'll also help me keep on top of their growth.
