Wednesday, December 22, 2010

I am sorry that this is my first blog this week. I was sick on Monday and yesterday the school district was doing maintenance on the server.

Tomorrow dismissal is at 11:00. Enjoy your holidays.

December Reading Minutes will be due on Monday, Jan 3. If you misplaced December's calendar, there is a calendar in the Agenda or simply write me a note letting me know your child read their 400 minutes for the month. January reading minute calendars were put in mailboxes yesterday.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards

Japanese - cards for contest

Friday. December 17, 2010

Language Arts - 5-paragraph Christmas Around the World paper due Monday

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards

Japanese - work on card contest

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Language Arts - The 5 -paragraph paper for Christmas Around the World is due Monday. Students will be expected to turn in a rough draft with editing, a final copy, the rubric sheet and the writing checklist. We have worked on this project for three weeks. If they are not finished they will need to do this at home.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups -
Chasing Vermeer, Chapter 12, decode letter in chapter

Spelling - study for test
Practice test

Social Studies - Current Event

Math - study flashcards

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

We have earned our second 30 classroom acknowledgements and voted to have pajama day tomorrow. If your child is wearing slippers, please have them also bring tennis shoes for phy ed.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test
LCM - Book 8
The Cougar Club - Packet 8
Spell Casters - Rainbow Sort
Myth Busters - Packet

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - study flashcards
Test Form B
Study for test tomorrow

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Reading - read 20 minutes

Spelling - study for test

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-21

Japanese

Monday, December 13, 2010

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups -
The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Chapter 4, powerful language
Chasing Vermeer - Chapter 11, powerful language

Spelling - Study for test
Myth Busters - packet
Spell Casters - Desk Sort
The Cougar Club - Packet 8
LCM - Book 8

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday. This will be the last current event, as we will begin a new benchmark.

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-20

Friday, December 10

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-19

Japanese - practice at home

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Reading Groups -
The Trumpet of the Swan - Chapter 10, powerful language
The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Chapter 3, powerful language

Social Studies - Current Event

Math - study flashcards

Japanese - practice at home

Wednesday, December 8

Book Orders are due Friday if you would like to purchase anything.

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Reading Groups -
The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Read Chapter 2, find powerful language
Chasing Vermeer - Read Chapter 10, Reading Response Logs

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-18

Japanese - practice at home

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Remember that the Holiday Concert will be tonight at 7:00. Students should arrive in Room 127A between 6:30 - 6:40. the K-2 Concert will begin at 6:00 and you will be able to enter the auditorium after that.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading Groups -
The Mouse and the Motorcycle - Chapter 1, Reading Response Log
The Trumpet of the Swan - Chapter 10, Reading Response Log

Math - practice flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3 - 17. I gave the class almost the entire math period today to work on their homework, so if they used their time wisely, Math should be short today.

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday.

Japanese - Practice presentation at home

Monday, December 6, 2010

The Holiday Concert is tomorrow. Please do not arrive before 6:30 as the K-2 portion will still be going on. Your child should be dropped off in Room 127A.

Due to the Holiday concert and the Japanese presentations this week, we will not have spelling.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-16

Japanese - practice at home

Friday, December 3

We will not be having Spelling next week because of the Christmas Concert

Reading - read 20 minutes

Math - study flashcards
Homework/remembering 3-15

Japanese - practice at home

Thursday, December 2

Library is tomorrow.

Reading - read 20 minutes

Reading groups - Write either a connection (schema) or a question in your reading response logs.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Chapter 10
Chasing Vermeer - Chapter 9

Spelling - Study for test
Practice Test

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3 - 14

Science - Planetsphere Assignment

Japanese - practice at home

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Reading Minutes for November are due if you have not already turned them in.

Reading - Read 20 minutes

Reading Groups -
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Read Chapter 9, make a connection or write a question
The Trumpet of the Swan - Read Chapter 9, make a connection or write a question

Spelling Groups - Study for Test
LCM - Book 7
The Cougar Club - Packet 7
Spell Casters - Draw, Write and Color
Myth Busters - packet

Social Studies - Current Event for Friday

Math - Study flashcards
Homework/Remembering 3-12

Japanese - practice at home