Spelling and vocabulary test

We got our new spelling words today, vocabulary words will be coming out tomorrow.  Due to Thanksgiving break, we will need to have both tests next Tuesday.  That shorts us a couple of days, so please remind the kids to study over the weekend.  Check the wiki for your words!

11-14-12

Both classes earned behavior rewards today!  We have now switched our classwide goal because they have been reaching their old goal easily. Our new goal is a reading related one.  I am encouraging picking up some new books instead of the same old ones (Captain Underpants).

Homework:
Finish your book jacket
Skills tests fixed if you had a D or F
Sunset graph questions

Reading Counts quiz due tomorrow!

12-13-12

Notice: Late work that is over 3 days late will now become a 0....the kids are getting too comfortable not turning in their work.  I had 20 late assignments between Monday and Tuesday of this week!  NO good!

Homework
Sunrise and sunset charts

Oreos

Our moon phases activity was terrific.  The kids were each given 8 oreos to divide.  It was funny to see how many of them had never pulled their Oreos apart.  That was one of my favorite things when I ate them as a child.  They then had to carve out the different phases of the moon. We had a terrific discussion about what the terms waning and waxing meant and if the moons for gibbous or crescent.  It is amazing to me how they think during science time.  They are so inquisitive!  I only wish I could get that excitement during language arts :)

11-12-12

We attended the Veteran's Day assembly this morning.  The kids were so good and respectful!  I was very proud of them.

Verb tense worksheet due tomorrow.

Bram's homeroom needs to have their sunrise and sunset charts ready to go.

Book orders due Wednesday for Haugen's homeroom.

11-9-12

WHOO EEEE!  What a day!  I can't wait to share our pictures and the things that we learned from our OREO project today.  Stay tuned!

Homework for the weekend:
Read, RC quiz #5 is coming up soon
3-5 sentence summary of your favorite chapter book
Pic/definition of a vocabulary word
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Although that seems like a lot, the kids had a 45 min- 1 hour study hall today to work on it.  SOME of them used it wisely...others, not so much :)

11-8-12

Homework for tonight:

Read 30 minutes
Finish Veteran's Day essay
Action verb recipe card
Bram- word families


Book orders due Wed.

Spelling test Monday
Vocabulary test Tuesday