12-9-11

PROGRAM today! Just a reminder that the K-6 program is this afternoon. The 5th/6th graders will be dismissed from the high school after the program.

Looking at the calendar for next week, it appears to be just as busy as this week. The kids were given a note yesterday explaining all of the following items. JUST in case they forgot to bring it home.. :)

We are in need of a few supplies for next week, if you have them at home please send them as soon as possible.
* toilet paper, paper towel, or wrapping paper tubes
* baggies
* grocery sacks to clean lockers before break

Tuesday we will be practicing our lockdown routine. We talked about this today during class. Ask the kids about it. It is a little scary to talk about and they may have some questions. Lockdowns can take place for a variety of reasons. Some examples might be...something going on at the high school, a potentially dangerous animal outside, a fire nearby, an accident, a dangerous intruder in the school system...

Wednesday we will be going to the high school to hear a speaker talk about digital citizenship. He will be teaching the kids how to be safe on the internet. The kids may also bring their change to wear Kaps for kids this day. This is an early out.

Friday the kids will be bowling. We will also be watching a movie in place of a party. They may bring a small snack and a drink for that day. This is the last day before break for the kids. Teachers will be back the next Monday and Tuesday for meetings.

Our next RC quiz is due next Thursday. We will not resume normal spelling and vocabulary work until after break. We are having a couple of review tests this week and next, but nothing new.

Homework over the weekend...Just read!

12-8-11

Homework for tomorrow...

Make sure that you have Paul Revere read.

Verb worksheet and science worksheet...if you finish, GREAT...if not that is OK as well. The practice today messed with our schedule, so we'll get it all straightened out tomorrow.

Spelling review words test tomorrow!

12-7-11

Sorry about the late post, guys! Had a little shopping and out for supper tonight!

Homework: Essay about the gifts you'd give if you had a million dollars.
Spelling test over review words on Friday!

Concert Friday afternoon!

12-6-11

Homework for tonight...

*Read 20 minutes

*Essay due Thursday: If you had a million dollars, but couldn't spend it on yourself, what would you buy? Who would you buy it for? Why did you chose them. Answer all of the questions in your essay. CURSIVE writing, capital letters and punctuation!

Spelling this week is a review of words that we've had so far this year. I will be picking 15 of the words. The kids have a list of the possible choices. The test will be on Friday.

Vocabulary: We got our new words today. The test will be next week, Monday.

KAPS for kids: tomorrow we can wear a hat for the day if we bring change to donate. The donations will be used to buy hats and gloves for our school "I forgot" box :)

DONATIONS: We are also collecting food to give to the food pantry. The kids brought a note home today about this (it's tan).

12-5-11

Homework for tonight:
*Read 20
*stocking assignment

Wednesday: Kaps for Kids
If you bring spare change and donate it, you can wear a hat all day during school. The change collected will go towards buying hats and gloves for the kids at Jacobson to wear if they don't have any during recess.

12-2-11

Only homework for tonight is to read 20 minutes and study for Monday's tests.

Test will be over the cell for Science, and vocabulary words for Mae Jemison.

Remember no band all next week and the program is Friday afternoon.

12-1-11

Wow, can't believe it is December already. There were even a few snowflakes in the air today. I let me homeroom go out and run around in it for 30 seconds if they agreed to focus back on the reading lesson when we were done. It is amazing to me how a little snow can be so distracting.

Homework for tonight:
Read 20 minutes
Final draft of Thanksgiving essay
Grammar worksheets (2 of them)

Tests:
Spelling Friday
Science and vocabulary on Monday

No band the rest of this week or ALL of next week.

Chorus concert next Friday, 12-9: The kids were given a note a couple of days ago about this. If you didn't get it....email me and I'll let you know all of the specifics.