1-10-13

Homework for the weekend...
READ!

Remember there is no school tomorrow for the kids (just teachers).

Book orders went home today for Haugen's group.  They are due next Friday.

1-9-13

Study for spelling and vocabulary tests tomorrow!

Next RC quiz is due next week.

We are studying the body systems in science for the next few weeks.  Check out this link to a fun page of videos, in kid friendly terms, that are related to body systems.

Haugen's homeroom earned two rewards this week for reading BINGO.  They chose an hour of experiments and hot chocolate.  One of the experiments was making bouncy balls.  Some kids wanted me to post the directions to that, so here they are....
Procedure

1. Label one cup 'Borax Solution' and the other cup 'Ball Mixture'.
2. Pour 2 tablespoons warm water and 1/2 teaspoon borax powder into the cup labeled 'Borax Solution'. Stir the mixture to dissolve the borax. Add food coloring, if desired.
3. Pour 1 tablespoon of glue into the cup labeled 'Ball Mixture'. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the borax solution you just made and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Do not stir. Allow the ingredients to interact on their own for 10-15 seconds and then stir them together to fully mix. Once the mixture becomes impossible to stir, take it out of the cup and start molding the ball with your hands.
4. The ball will start out sticky and messy, but will solidify as you knead it.
5. Once the ball is less sticky, go ahead and bounce it!
6. You can store your plastic ball in a sealed ziploc bag when you are finished playing with it.
7. Don't eat the materials used to make the ball or the ball itself. Wash your work area, utensils, and hands when you have completed this activity.

1-8-13

Homework tonight:
Vocabulary fill in the blank activity
p198-99

Ask your child about science today!  Boy did we have a great science class!

1-7-13

REMINDER...teacher inservice day on Friday, so the kids don't have class!

Homework:
Skeleton reading/questions
Pen pal letter (Due Wednesday)
pb200 apostrophe questions

1-6-13

Homework for the weekend:

Study spelling and vocabulary words.  Our spelling and vocab test will be Thursday, as there is no school for the kids on Friday.

Paul Revere questions

Draw a skeleton (worksheet)

1-3-13

Homework:

Root word packet:  these were started with a partner, but if not finished in the class time given, they have to split it up and finish on their own

Text the first 10 spelling words

New Year resolution writing

1-2-13

Welcome back!  It seems like it has been a long time since we have all been together.  I hope you all had a great break.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate this winter and we won't miss too many days.  Those breaks are tough. The kids are either really excited today, or half asleep (some of both).

New Year's Day is a day for resolutions.  We talked about those today.  We discussed making changes to make 2013 even better than 2012.  The kids will be writing about a goal that they have for the new year.  Our classroom goals are: to waste less time, to have me read to them every day, and to read as many books as we can in the next two months.  We also want to continue to work on our hallway behavior.

Homework:
Finish Revolutionary War posters, summaries
Science skin worksheet

RC quiz is due January 15- we skipped the December 31st quiz