Week of March 1-5
IMPORTANT DATES:
* No School Monday March 1 Pulaski Day
* ISAT Testing March 2 - March 5
CLASSROOM CHATTER:
We have had a busy week and the students did an amazing job!
We are really excited about the new units that we are beginning!
Ask them to tell you all about them. ISATS start on Tuesday and they will be taking them in the morning. Make sure they are well rested and have a good breakfast.
SPELLING: No spelling unit this week.
ENGLISH: We will be reviewing our EXPOSITORY WRITING. Working on correct punctuation and form. They have really begun to master this!
READING: WE WILL BE TAKING ISATS DURING THIS TIME.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our unit on EGYPT has begun. They are very curious and have wonderful prior knowledge on many facts. We learned where it is located and what bodies of water surround it. They are looking forward to learning more!!!
SCIENCE: WATER CYCLE. We will learn this week about condensation , precipitation and evaporation.
MATH: GEOMETRY PROJECT is due March 2. Have fun with it! I am really looking forward to seeing all your wonderful work! We began our new unit on TIME AND MEASUREMENT. We will work on problem solving, time of all ages and measuring with your hands, feet and forearm.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22-29
IMPORTANT DATES:
Spring Picture Day 2/25
Book Reports Due 2/26
Movie Night 2/26
CLASSROOM CHATTER:
Spring Picture Day : Thursday 2/25. Look before you buy. Send no money now. See your portraits first. Simply return any unused portrait sheet with your payment.*PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU DO NOT WANT AN INDIVIDUAL PORTRAIT TAKEN. Additional fliers will be sent home on Tuesday, February 23. Kids on The Block came and taught us about the hearing impaired. We learned many words in sign language. The students really enjoyed this! ISATS are coming soon so please have your student practice healthy habits: getting lots of rest, eating healthy, washing hands and getting exercise!
SPELLING: L22 words ending Y. We will have a pretest on Monday.
ENGLISH: We will continue to work on EXPOSITORY WRITING this week. The students worked together in groups to write about the differences between Prairieview and Elizabeth Ide. They will be presenting their paper to the class. Next week we will work individually on how they could help a new student at Prairieview?
READING: We will continue working on EXTENDED RESPONSES. We have some short stories that we will read and then write and extended response.
SCIENCE: We are finishing Chapter 10 with our unit test on Tuesday 2-23. A study guide was sent home on Friday. We will begin our unit on the water cycle next week.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We are finishing our unit on Making Choices and have our unit test on Wednesday. We will then begin our unit on Egypt. The students will learn many fascinating things and will really enjoy this unit.
MATH: We are having our Chapter test on Geometry on Monday, February 22. It is a big chapter with many different things to know. The students have a review sheet with all the terms on it . Please have them review it over the weekend. Our Geometry Project information and Rubric was sent home on February 17. The project is due Tuesday, March 2. The students should have lots of fun being creative. I have shown them many examples and they can always see me if they have any questions...HAVE FUN WITH IT! We will begin our unit on Measurement this week.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Spring Picture Day 2/25
Book Reports Due 2/26
Movie Night 2/26
CLASSROOM CHATTER:
Spring Picture Day : Thursday 2/25. Look before you buy. Send no money now. See your portraits first. Simply return any unused portrait sheet with your payment.*PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU DO NOT WANT AN INDIVIDUAL PORTRAIT TAKEN. Additional fliers will be sent home on Tuesday, February 23. Kids on The Block came and taught us about the hearing impaired. We learned many words in sign language. The students really enjoyed this! ISATS are coming soon so please have your student practice healthy habits: getting lots of rest, eating healthy, washing hands and getting exercise!
SPELLING: L22 words ending Y. We will have a pretest on Monday.
ENGLISH: We will continue to work on EXPOSITORY WRITING this week. The students worked together in groups to write about the differences between Prairieview and Elizabeth Ide. They will be presenting their paper to the class. Next week we will work individually on how they could help a new student at Prairieview?
READING: We will continue working on EXTENDED RESPONSES. We have some short stories that we will read and then write and extended response.
SCIENCE: We are finishing Chapter 10 with our unit test on Tuesday 2-23. A study guide was sent home on Friday. We will begin our unit on the water cycle next week.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We are finishing our unit on Making Choices and have our unit test on Wednesday. We will then begin our unit on Egypt. The students will learn many fascinating things and will really enjoy this unit.
MATH: We are having our Chapter test on Geometry on Monday, February 22. It is a big chapter with many different things to know. The students have a review sheet with all the terms on it . Please have them review it over the weekend. Our Geometry Project information and Rubric was sent home on February 17. The project is due Tuesday, March 2. The students should have lots of fun being creative. I have shown them many examples and they can always see me if they have any questions...HAVE FUN WITH IT! We will begin our unit on Measurement this week.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Week of February 15 -19, 2010
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday Feb. 15 NO SCHOOL Presidents' Day
Wednesday Feb. 17 Kids on the Block
CLASSROOM CHATTER:
Thank You! to everyone who helped out with the valentines' party. It is such a treat for the students to have such a special time with their friends.
ATTENTION Pringle potato chip eaters!!! We are in need of PRINGLE canisters for our Science project on Space. We need one for each student. They can come to school full or empty! Please have them at school by Tuesday, February 16.
SPELLING:
Lesson 21 nouns formed with -er.
No pretest due to the shortened week. Spelling test is on Friday.
ENGLISH:
We have been working on EXTENDED RESPONSES. How to turn a question around, look for clues in our reading and support it. We will continue working on EXPOSITORY WRITING next week. I am sending home a sheet with ideas on how to support good writing habits at home.
READING:
We have read "The Desert Giant, The World of The Saguaro Cactus" and "Happy Birthday Basketball". We have written Extended Responses for both. They are doing a great job!!!
SCIENCE:
We are finishing our unit on the Solar System. We will learn more about inner and outer planets, sun facts and the constellations. Ask your child what "My very educated mother just served us nachos " means.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
We will be finishing up Chapter 9 this week . We will be talking about: supply and demand and profit.
MATH:
We are continuing our Geometry Unit. We will be learning about volume and space figures.
We will have a "Geometry Project" that will be lots of fun for the students. Information will come home this week. The students should be reviewing their Geometry Notes for vocabulary. OUR CHAPTER TEST will be coming soon.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday Feb. 15 NO SCHOOL Presidents' Day
Wednesday Feb. 17 Kids on the Block
CLASSROOM CHATTER:
Thank You! to everyone who helped out with the valentines' party. It is such a treat for the students to have such a special time with their friends.
ATTENTION Pringle potato chip eaters!!! We are in need of PRINGLE canisters for our Science project on Space. We need one for each student. They can come to school full or empty! Please have them at school by Tuesday, February 16.
SPELLING:
Lesson 21 nouns formed with -er.
No pretest due to the shortened week. Spelling test is on Friday.
ENGLISH:
We have been working on EXTENDED RESPONSES. How to turn a question around, look for clues in our reading and support it. We will continue working on EXPOSITORY WRITING next week. I am sending home a sheet with ideas on how to support good writing habits at home.
READING:
We have read "The Desert Giant, The World of The Saguaro Cactus" and "Happy Birthday Basketball". We have written Extended Responses for both. They are doing a great job!!!
SCIENCE:
We are finishing our unit on the Solar System. We will learn more about inner and outer planets, sun facts and the constellations. Ask your child what "My very educated mother just served us nachos " means.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
We will be finishing up Chapter 9 this week . We will be talking about: supply and demand and profit.
MATH:
We are continuing our Geometry Unit. We will be learning about volume and space figures.
We will have a "Geometry Project" that will be lots of fun for the students. Information will come home this week. The students should be reviewing their Geometry Notes for vocabulary. OUR CHAPTER TEST will be coming soon.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Important Dates:
*Spelling Pretest on Monday 2-8
*Valentine Day Party on Friday 2-12 at 1:30
Classroom Chatter:
I sent home a list of all the students in our class for Valentines Day.
Remember, your child does not have to bring in a valentine, but if they do please bring one
for everyone in the class. The class went to our district Spelling Bee on Thursday and Emmanuelle did great!
I hope everyone has a great week!
Remember if you need to reach me my email is: Mrs. McHale mmchale@ccsd66.org
Spelling:
This week our words will be Lesson 20, spelling words with -er.
The pretest is on Monday and the spelling test is on Friday .
English:
We will continue working on EXPOSITORY WRITING.
We will also work on EXTENDED RESPONSE.
We will talk about the difference and
get lots of practice using both styles.
Reading:
We finished our unit on Stone Fox.
We are writing an extended response to complete our unit. The students also enjoyed seeing
the movie Stone Fox. They all noticed the differences between what the book said and how the movie portrayed it. ( they have a great eye for detail!)
We also finished a FLIP BOOK which they will enjoy sharing with you.
Science:
We will begin our lesson on the Solar System.
What is the Solar system? What is an inner planet and an outer planet?
These are some of the questions we will answer this week.
Social Studies:
We are continuing Chapter 9, which is all about making good choices with our money.
We will also talk about community businesses.
Math:
We are continuing our Geometry unit.
This week we will introduce Perimeter and Space figures.
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