Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Halloween Party

Just a reminder....all work must be complete before students can participate in the Halloween party on Friday.  I have some students who still have late/missing assignments.  Please check with your child to ensure they are all caught up!  THANK YOU!

Monday, October 3, 2016

Week of October 3-7, 2016

Highlights for the week.....

Literacy: We will work on story elements in literature.

Math:  We will continue with Unit 2.  There will be a test next week.

Science:  We have been working on group projects.  They are researching earthquakes, glaciers and volcanoes.  I am hoping we will be able to present the information next week.

Health:  We finished the Community Safety packet and will have a test on Thursday over that information.  Students may use their packets on the test.

Book orders are due on Friday.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

September 26-30, 2016

Weekly highlights...

Literacy:  We will continue to work with context clues.  We will have a posttest on Friday over this skill.

Writing:  Small moment stories are due by Friday.  These should be handwritten.  Students have a copy of the rubric on Google classroom.  We will then begin working on prompt writing.

Science:  We will have a quiz over erosion and deposition on Tuesday.  Students can use their Venn diagrams for help.  We are also working on group projects.  Each group is researching either volcanoes, earthquakes or glaciers.  We will continue this project into next week.

Health:  We will begin learning about community safety.

Math:  We will keep working on Unit 2 in math.  We have played some fun games for reinforcement!  Thank you for the support with getting the Home Links completed.

Social Studies:  The unit 1 tests went home on Monday.  If your child received a "Needs Improvement" or an "Unsatisfactory" they have a chance to improve their grade.  Please check the green attached paper.

Monday, September 19, 2016

September 19-23, 2016

Here are some highlights for the week....


Literacy:  We will continue to work on context clues.  We will also revisit finding the main idea of text.

Writing:  We will keep working on our small moment stories.  This week, we will peer edit and get ready to publish a final product.

Math:  We will begin Unit 2.  Information about this unit came home on Friday.  Please continue to help your child with the Home Link papers at home.  Thank you for your support!

Science:  The Landforms test will be coming home today.  If your child scored an unsatisfactory or a needs improvement, they can retake the test on Friday.

We will talk more about erosion and deposition this week.  We will also begin a project about earthquakes, volcanoes and glaciers.

Social Studies:  We will have a test over Unit 1 on Friday.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Vocabulary Quiz

We will have our first quiz tomorrow over Unit 1 Social Studies words.  Please help your child study at home!

Monday, August 22, 2016

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Lounging with Literacy

On Friday, June 3, we will be having “Lounging with Literacy” Day. On this day, students may bring in sleeping bags, pillows, and a healthy snack. They may also wear pajamas, if they choose to. We will spend spend the entire day reading and being read to. We will have “secret readers” stop in throughout the day. Please make sure your child brings in plenty of things to read for that day. If you are interested in being a "secret reader" and have not contacted me yet, please let me know! We have some times open.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May Information

The year is winding down, but we still have a lot going on!  Here are some highlights:

Literacy Centers are due on May 19th.  The students have already had a week to start on these.

Math:  We have begun working with decimals and fractions.  The students will have "seat work" daily and IXL homework.  Please make sure they are completing these assignments and turning them in on time.

Social Studies:  We have started Unit 4.  The students have started a new vocabulary list.  Please help your child by studying these words with them at home.

Walk of Fame:  The students were given their person to research for our Hoosier Walk of Fame.  There is information in their Google folders.  We will research at school, but they can also do some researching at home.  We will begin working on a slideshow presentation next week.  At this point, I want the kids to learn as much about their famous Hoosier as they can.

April Reading logs are past due.  Please ask your child if he/she has turned their log in.  

Finally, we will have NWEA testing next week.  

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Weekly Highlights

Good morning!   I hope everyone enjoys the nice weather that is expected this weekend!  I just wanted to touch base with everyone about this upcoming school week.  On Monday, we will finish our practice ISTEP tests.  We will then have the actual ISTEP test on Tuesday-Friday.  On Monday, the students will be assessed on natural resources.  They may use any notes that they have taken about the topic.  Since we missed the end of the week, I will give the students an extra day to finish their weekly math.  I know that some students leave this at school, so I don't want to penalize them if they were unable to finish it, due to the cancellation of school.  This will be due on Tuesday.  There is a copy on Edmodo, if they want to work on it this weekend.  Lastly, we will be starting a chapter in math on division and a new concept in science this week.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Friday, February 26, 2016

ISTEP

Our ISTEP testing schedule will change a little bit.  We will have a practice test on Monday and then have the actual ISTEP test beginning on Tuesday and concluding on Friday.  Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a health breakfast.  Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

February 23, 2016

Good morning!  Hope everyone enjoyed the nice weather we had this past weekend!  Here are some highlights for this week and next week:

Science:  Tomorrow, students will be assessed on natural resources.  They will need to tell me what they know about natural resources.  Some information might include:  What are they?  How do we use them?  What if we use them too quickly?  How can we conserve them?

Math:  We took a test yesterday on chapter 7 and most of my class did awesome!  :)  This week, we will be reviewing various concepts.  We will then begin chapter 8 on division.

ISTEP practice is this week and the actual ISTEP test will be next week.  We will be testing Monday-Thursday next week.  Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

This week

This has been a very busy week!  The students are working on group projects about alternative forms of energy.  I have extended the deadline to Monday.  The groups have some really great projects started!  I am excited to see their final presentations.

Along with the group project, each student needs to write a compare/contrast essay about alternative energy.  Many students have turned this in early, but did not follow the rubric.  I emphasized to the students today to refer to the rubric when writing their essays.  Many have chosen to work more on this paper.  The rubric is a green paper and it is also posted online.

We will have a math test over Chapter 6 tomorrow.

Literacy Centers (Word Work and Reading Response) are due on Monday.

Monday, January 11, 2016

January 11-15, 2016

Some important information for this week....

Summarize It! is due on Wednesday.  Students will need to read a nonfiction article and a fiction article and fill out a summary form for each story.

For writing, we are working on a compare/contrast essay dealing with two desserts.  The second rough draft was due today.  I edited these and gave them back to the students.  They will need to make changes and write a third rough draft.  This draft is due on Wednesday.

In math, we will be taking a test over measurement (chapter 11) on Thursday.  Please review how to read a ruler, conversions, area and perimeter.

In science, we will continue discussing force and motion.

There are some tricky IXL lessons that will be due this week.  Students have known about these IXL lessons from the beginning of this chapter.  If your child is having trouble at home with any of these, they may come in to school early on Tuesday or Thursday morning for some extra help.  They may get here at 7:40 and come into my classroom.

Report cards were posted on Friday.  Please let me know if you are having trouble viewing them.


Monday, January 4, 2016

Welcome Back!!

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break!  It was nice having time to spend with family and friends, but now it's time to get back to work!  Here are some highlights for this week:

Reading logs for December are due on Tuesday.

Math:  We will continue to work with measurement this week.  We will have a test over these concepts next week.

Science:  We have started studying Force and Motion.  I have reminded students that they should review the information we go over in class each day.  This will make the test a little easier.

We will be starting a project this week about alternative forms of energy.  This will be a group project that will compare and contrast options for alternative forms of energy.