We are in need of tissues! This time of year brings out all the sicknesses and we are already down to our last couple of boxes. Please consider donating a box!
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Tissues Please!
We are in need of tissues! This time of year brings out all the sicknesses and we are already down to our last couple of boxes. Please consider donating a box!
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Week of December 12th-16th
Holiday Party- We will have our class party on Thursday, December 22nd. Please be sure to turn in the $5 for pizza, snacks, and drinks to Tracy Williams. Send it in with your child and we will make sure it gets to her. Thank you!
We will finish up our last week of mid-year testing! The students have been doing a great job of showing us what they have learned so far.
Students will complete the Math session 2 test on Monday and will take Science session 1 & 2 on Tuesday and Thursday.
Early Release on Wednesday! Also, on Wednesday we will have an in-school field trip. Tree Hill is coming to complete a couple demonstrations (Energy & Water). Pictures to follow!
We look forward to our first Top Quality luncheon on Wednesday! Thank you to all of our luncheon participants for all of their hard work!
Vision screening will take place this week.
Academics:
ELA:
No vocabulary this week!
RRJ due 12/21 with CHAT!
Social Studies ticket due Friday.
We will also continue to work on our writing prompt from last week as well as our Jackie Robinson study!
Bin of Happiness winner for this week is Kaleigh L.! Congratulations!
New phrase for this week is:
Math:
Monday- Session 2 of Mid-year scrimmage
Tuesday- Lesson 10-- we will compare and solve expressions involving the order of operations. These problems will involve fractions.
Wednesday- Review/Tree Hill Presentations most of day!
Thursday-Lesson 11 & 12- We will focus on word problems involving fractions.
Friday- Students will complete the mid-module assessment after lesson 12. Daily Math Quiz
Science- We will discuss the phases of the moon this week. We will complete an investigation involving Oreos! :)
Students will also complete the mid-year scrimmage on Tuesday and Thursday.
Resources:
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Early Release (Music)
Friday- P.E.
We will finish up our last week of mid-year testing! The students have been doing a great job of showing us what they have learned so far.
Students will complete the Math session 2 test on Monday and will take Science session 1 & 2 on Tuesday and Thursday.
Early Release on Wednesday! Also, on Wednesday we will have an in-school field trip. Tree Hill is coming to complete a couple demonstrations (Energy & Water). Pictures to follow!
We look forward to our first Top Quality luncheon on Wednesday! Thank you to all of our luncheon participants for all of their hard work!
Vision screening will take place this week.
Academics:
ELA:
No vocabulary this week!
RRJ due 12/21 with CHAT!
Social Studies ticket due Friday.
We will also continue to work on our writing prompt from last week as well as our Jackie Robinson study!
Bin of Happiness winner for this week is Kaleigh L.! Congratulations!
New phrase for this week is:
Math:
Monday- Session 2 of Mid-year scrimmage
Tuesday- Lesson 10-- we will compare and solve expressions involving the order of operations. These problems will involve fractions.
Wednesday- Review/Tree Hill Presentations most of day!
Thursday-Lesson 11 & 12- We will focus on word problems involving fractions.
Friday- Students will complete the mid-module assessment after lesson 12. Daily Math Quiz
Science- We will discuss the phases of the moon this week. We will complete an investigation involving Oreos! :)
Students will also complete the mid-year scrimmage on Tuesday and Thursday.
Resources:
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Early Release (Music)
Friday- P.E.
Monday, December 5, 2016
Hour of Code
Our students were able to take a little break from all the testing and work on completing an Hour of Code, during the nation wide, Hour of Code Week! Students can get on this at home as well.
https://code.org/
Enjoy! I see some coders in our future! :)
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Week of December 5th-9th
Both homerooms will have Media this week, please be sure to bring in all library books!
Students will continue to take their mid-year assessments in all subject areas. We look forward to seeing all the growth they have made so far.
Students will continue to take their mid-year assessments in all subject areas. We look forward to seeing all the growth they have made so far.
Remaining Testing Schedule:
Friday, December 9th: Math Mid Year Scrimmage Session 1
Monday, December 10th: Math Mid Year Scrimmage Session 2
Thursday, December 15th: Science Mid-year Scrimmage Session 1
Friday, December 16th: Science Mid-year Scrimmage Session 2
** The science test is paper-pencil, the Math is on the computer**
Students will be completing i-Ready Math & Reading on the computer as well over the next two weeks.
Students will be completing i-Ready Math & Reading on the computer as well over the next two weeks.
Academics:
ELA: We will have new affixes to study this week and have our test on Friday. Sorry it's sideways! I will fix it this week! My home computer is not cooperating!
Work jobs are carried over from last week with the RRJ due on Friday with chats and the social studies ticket due as well.
Wednesday we will have class Spelling Bees to determine who will represent each homeroom in school bee on December 22. We will have 4 representatives.
We will begin our new Module 3A Sports in America. Opinion writing has been introduced and we will complete a prompt this week.
Bin of Happiness winners to be announced....
New phrase is:
Work jobs are carried over from last week with the RRJ due on Friday with chats and the social studies ticket due as well.
Wednesday we will have class Spelling Bees to determine who will represent each homeroom in school bee on December 22. We will have 4 representatives.
We will begin our new Module 3A Sports in America. Opinion writing has been introduced and we will complete a prompt this week.
Bin of Happiness winners to be announced....
New phrase is:
Math: Students will complete the diagnostic on i-Ready this week. Ms. Tiberio's homeroom will complete this on Monday, Mrs. Ray's homeroom will complete on Tuesday. We will work to complete lessons 7, 8, & 9 this week.
Lesson 7: Multiplying fractions
Lesson 8: Relate a fraction of a set to repeated addition
Lesson 9: Solving word problems involing faction multiplication
Students will complete session 1 of the Mid-year scrimmage on Friday.
Lesson 7: Multiplying fractions
Lesson 8: Relate a fraction of a set to repeated addition
Lesson 9: Solving word problems involing faction multiplication
Students will complete session 1 of the Mid-year scrimmage on Friday.
Science: We are still on our unit on planets and outer space. We will discuss revoling and rotating this week and the difference between the two. We will also begin discussing the phases of the moon. Students will also complete an assignment on a planet.
Resources:
Wednesday- Music & Tiberio Homeroom Media
Thursday- P.E. & Ray Homeroom Media
Friday- Art
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, December 22nd: Spelling Bee & Our classroom Holiday Party!
Friday, December 23rd: No School
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Week of November 28th-December 2nd
We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break!
Early Release will take place on Wednesday.
Mid-year assessments will begin this week on Thursday & Friday students will take the mid-year test for ELA.
Schedule for Testing:
Thursday, December 1st: ELA Session 1
Friday, December 2nd: ELA Session 2
Monday, December 5th: Science Session 1
Tuesday, December 6th: Science Session 2
Friday, December 9th: Math Session 1
Monday, December 12th: Math Session 2
Academics:
ELA:
We will be studying "roots" this week! Vocabulary test on Friday.
Work jobs this week:
RRJ with CHATdue 12/9* (2 weeks to complete)
Social Studies ticket due 12/9* (2 weeks to complete)
Vocabulary ticket and test 12/2
Achieve: two lessons completed by 12/2
RAH's due Thursday. (add any extra reading to the back!)
We will begin Module 3A this week: Sports in America. We will be learning about Jackie Robinson and his contribution to history.
Bin of Happiness winners for the week are Hunter and Isabella D.
New phrase this week:
"Come on People! View the Blog and win a chance at Happiness!"
Polite Pigs Earners this week are:
Hunter, Gael, Maria, Gavin and Emily! Thank you for using great manners and having those winning smiles and attitudes!
Math: We will continue our discussions on Module 4. This week we will work on Module 4 lessons 2, 3, 5, 6.
Lesson 2: Interpret fraction as division
Lesson 3: will look at interpreting fraction as division
Lesson 5: Solving word porblems involving the division of whole numbers
Lesson 6: Relating fractions as division
Students can expect to have nightly homework. Please continue to utilize i-Ready at home for additional math support! Please check Focus for your child's grades! Progress reports will be coming home soon!
Science: We will really dive in to some good discussions on the planets. We will spend time discussing the inner and outer planets and discussing the different characteristics of each planet.
Resources:
Monday- Music
Wednesday- Early Release
Thursday- P.E.
Friday- Art
Early Release will take place on Wednesday.
Mid-year assessments will begin this week on Thursday & Friday students will take the mid-year test for ELA.
Schedule for Testing:
Thursday, December 1st: ELA Session 1
Friday, December 2nd: ELA Session 2
Monday, December 5th: Science Session 1
Tuesday, December 6th: Science Session 2
Friday, December 9th: Math Session 1
Monday, December 12th: Math Session 2
Academics:
ELA:
We will be studying "roots" this week! Vocabulary test on Friday.
Work jobs this week:
RRJ with CHATdue 12/9* (2 weeks to complete)
Social Studies ticket due 12/9* (2 weeks to complete)
Vocabulary ticket and test 12/2
Achieve: two lessons completed by 12/2
RAH's due Thursday. (add any extra reading to the back!)
We will begin Module 3A this week: Sports in America. We will be learning about Jackie Robinson and his contribution to history.
Bin of Happiness winners for the week are Hunter and Isabella D.
New phrase this week:
"Come on People! View the Blog and win a chance at Happiness!"
Polite Pigs Earners this week are:
Hunter, Gael, Maria, Gavin and Emily! Thank you for using great manners and having those winning smiles and attitudes!
Math: We will continue our discussions on Module 4. This week we will work on Module 4 lessons 2, 3, 5, 6.
Lesson 2: Interpret fraction as division
Lesson 3: will look at interpreting fraction as division
Lesson 5: Solving word porblems involving the division of whole numbers
Lesson 6: Relating fractions as division
Students can expect to have nightly homework. Please continue to utilize i-Ready at home for additional math support! Please check Focus for your child's grades! Progress reports will be coming home soon!
Science: We will really dive in to some good discussions on the planets. We will spend time discussing the inner and outer planets and discussing the different characteristics of each planet.
Resources:
Monday- Music
Wednesday- Early Release
Thursday- P.E.
Friday- Art
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Week of November 14th-22nd
We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are very thankful we get to work and learn with your child every day!
Science Fair projects are due on Tuesday! We cannot wait to see them and have some great discussions about them.
Early Release on Wednesday!
We hope to see everyone at Math & Science Night on Thursday from 6-8PM, the winners of the science fair will be announced at 7:30 in the cafeteria.
Congratulations to our students of the month for November, these two girls were selected for always being respectful to both their peers and their teachers. Great Job: Peyton G. & Mallory!
Academics:
ELA:
Since we didn't have our test on Friday due to the writing prompt we will have the test Monday!
Social Studies ticket will be due Tuesday, 11/22.
We will be working on Fables and theme this week. We will also look at our writing prompt results and edit two paragraphs from our finished product. We will look at examples of model papers to understand what it takes to get certain scores.
The Secret Phrase will remain the same for this week and a winner will be drawn on Tuesday due to the short week! I will have a new secret phrase next week, I promise! There is still time to get it in!
Math:
We will complete Module 3 this week, students will take the end of module assessment on the computer before Thanksgiving break. This will cover: adding and subtracting fractions as well as finding fractions in simplest form. They can plan to take this on Tuesday, November 22nd.
Week of November 21st & 22nd:
We will begin Module 4 before taking the Module 3 assessment on Tuesday! Module 4 will still cover fractions, line plots, and how we interpret a fraction as division.
Science:
Students will take the Chapter 7 test on Thursday. This will cover force and motion, and Newtons 3 laws of motion.
Week of November 21st & 22nd:
We will begin working on our unit on Earth and Space Science.
Resources:
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Art
Friday-P.E.
Week of November 21st:
Monday- Art
Science Fair projects are due on Tuesday! We cannot wait to see them and have some great discussions about them.
Early Release on Wednesday!
We hope to see everyone at Math & Science Night on Thursday from 6-8PM, the winners of the science fair will be announced at 7:30 in the cafeteria.
Congratulations to our students of the month for November, these two girls were selected for always being respectful to both their peers and their teachers. Great Job: Peyton G. & Mallory!
Academics:
ELA:
Since we didn't have our test on Friday due to the writing prompt we will have the test Monday!
Social Studies ticket will be due Tuesday, 11/22.
We will be working on Fables and theme this week. We will also look at our writing prompt results and edit two paragraphs from our finished product. We will look at examples of model papers to understand what it takes to get certain scores.
The Secret Phrase will remain the same for this week and a winner will be drawn on Tuesday due to the short week! I will have a new secret phrase next week, I promise! There is still time to get it in!
Math:
We will complete Module 3 this week, students will take the end of module assessment on the computer before Thanksgiving break. This will cover: adding and subtracting fractions as well as finding fractions in simplest form. They can plan to take this on Tuesday, November 22nd.
Week of November 21st & 22nd:
We will begin Module 4 before taking the Module 3 assessment on Tuesday! Module 4 will still cover fractions, line plots, and how we interpret a fraction as division.
Science:
Students will take the Chapter 7 test on Thursday. This will cover force and motion, and Newtons 3 laws of motion.
Week of November 21st & 22nd:
We will begin working on our unit on Earth and Space Science.
Resources:
Tuesday- Music
Wednesday- Art
Friday-P.E.
Week of November 21st:
Monday- Art
Monday, November 7, 2016
Week of November 7th-11th
Thank you to all of those who have served! We will not have school on Friday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day! There will be a flag raising ceremony on Thursday at 8:45 am.
PTA Movie Night on Thursday night! Come out and enjoy the movie Zootopia!
Other news: This is the last full week before Science Fair projects are due. Please make sure they are completed and turned in by Tuesday, November 15th. No exceptions for late projects.
Thanks for all the Halloween Treats! They were yummy!
Academics:
ELA: Due to the short week we will skip vocabulary this week. We will be doing a social studies task as well as continuing our book study of Esperanza. We are almost finished with the book and it has been wonderful!
There will be an RRJ which will be due next Friday, November 18th with chats!
All "Arts and Learning" writing prompts from last week are due Monday, November 7th! Sorry, no exceptions!
We made yarn dolls this week just like the ones in the story! Students are writing stories from the perspective of the dolls with events from the novel. I have gotten goosebumps already with some of the stories! They are wonderful! Stories are due on Thursday.
We had quite a few high "Achievers" this month and we "Celebrated" with a conga line to Kool and the Gang's Celebration! Keep increasing those Lexile Levels in Achieve 3000 and earn rewards while your reading comprehension improves!It's a win, win!
Bin Of Happiness Winners were: Bella Solis and Brooke L.
Good Job! New Secret Phrase is:
Write it on a sticky and turn in to be included in the Friday drawing!
Polite Pig Winners are Marrio P., Jordan, Bella S., and Cayla.
Thanks for your sweet manners and great attitudes this week!
Math: We will finish our discussions on adding and subtracting fractions by finding common denominators. Students will take a Mid-Module assessment on Thursday. This test will cover lessons 2-12 in module 3 of their workbooks.
Science: We will begin Chapter 7 this week, which discusses force and motion. We will discuss Newton's 3 Laws of Motion. We will visit the science lab on Thursday to complete a lab called Marble Collision.
Resources:
Monday- Music/ Ray- Media
Wednesday- P.E.
Thursday- Art/ Flag Raising
Friday- No School
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, November 17th: Math & Science Night from 6-8PM. The winners of the science fair will be announced that evening at 7:30 PM.
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