Wednesday 3.30.11

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes. Pay attention to characters and theories you are developing about them. Thoughtfully complete your reading log.

SCHOLASTIC NEWS: Revolutionary War handout

WRITING: Write your essay "sandwich" about Spaghetti. Use your theme/big idea handout and essay "sandwich" outline.

Editing handout

MATH: 2 handouts

Tuesday 3.29.11- Late Breaking!

No internet and no photo copier, but we made it through the day! Alas, this post is just going up. Hopefully, it is a reference for some of the work we've been doing together. We are deep in test prep at this point and the kids are working really hard. The biggest thing we need to keep working on is carefully reading questions and understanding what they are asking. Often, kids are missing questions not because of the skill, but because they are misreading or not fully understanding what is being asked. This is an important skill, test prep or not. I'll write more later about all of the other cool things happening in curriculum- kente project, societies....

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes. Pay attention to characters and theories you are developing about them. Thoughtfully complete your reading log.

SCHOLASTIC NEWS: Redo/rewrite the sentences on your handout for the short answer questions. Use words from the questions in your answers (just like we did together in class for the short answer questions about Death Valley).

WRITING: Read Spaghetti and complete the handout about cause/effect and main idea/detail.

MATH: Packet

Welcome back Sarah!

See you tomorrow at SING!

Monday 3.28.11

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes. Pay attention to characters and theories you are developing about them. Thoughtfully complete your reading log.

SCHOLASTIC NEWS: Read through your copy and fill out the handout (front and back).

WRITING: Revising handout
Draft your best folktale if you did not already

MATH: Packet

SOCIAL STUDIES: What makes you want to be part of a community? How do you like people to work together?

Is what is happening in Egypt and Libya similar to what was happening at the beginning of our country? Hmmmm...

*Tomorrow Sarah is back!!

WEEKEND HOMEWORK

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.
READING LOG IS DUE ON MONDAY

TEST PACKET

WRITING: Draft your best folktale and practice reading it aloud

MATH: Packet

Due Monday- SOCIAL STUDIES: Preview Egypt article + find important vocabulary

*Search for important dates and events for your time period! You need at least 1 important date/event

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Seth is a big brother!! His new sister, Skye, was born Tuesday. All the best to Mom, Dad, Seth, and Skye!

Thursday 3.24.11

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.

TEST PREP character handout

MATH: Packet

Due Monday- SOCIAL STUDIES: Preview Egypt article + find important vocabulary

*search for important dates and events for your time period!

kente Design props needed!

We need props and recycled items for the kente play! We need news papers,aluminum foil,cardboard, and cloth.

Kente Design

Today is are 2nd day on are kente story. Our kente is still in development and we are now starting our draft. The story is about two boys named Atticus and Leonardo. They are on a journey to test their true identity and to test there wiseness. There will be more info
about the story later.




Bloggers,
Courtney,Eric,Eron and Isabell

Wed. 3.23.11

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.
*Partnership handout

WRITING- Editing handout

MATH: Packet + 5th graders: handout

SOCIAL STUDIES: Libya article + handout (main idea + detail/ cause & effect)

*search for important dates and events for your time period!

HOMEWORK- DUE WEDNESDAY!!

Hi Families:
Below is the homework for tonight and tomorrow night (Mon. and Tues.). I will be at a social studies workshop tomorrow, so that's why this is early :) This homework is due on Wednesday.
Thanks,
Lauren

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.
*Partnership handout

WRITING- Collect a new folktale that is at least 2 pages or 2 folktales that are 1 page each. *Use the lists we created together to get an idea
Edit 2 pages using a colored pen to show your corrections

MATH: Packet (due Wednesday) + math article (M.C. Escher)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Scholastic News + handout (main idea + detail)

WEEKEND HOMEWORK

Hi Families!

Apologies for the late homework posting. Friday was my birthday and my partner, Leslie, had planned a full day/weekend of fun. This meant I left right at 3pm Friday and have been busy celebrating! This is the first chance I've had to sit down at the computer. Thanks for understanding and I hope your weekend has been wonderful! xo Lauren


READING: Read for at least 40 minutes each day. Reading log is due Monday!

WRITING- Collect a 2 page entry (either add 2 pages to an entry you started or start a new entry that is at least 2 pages).
*If you did not turn in your folktales, you MUST GIVE ME YOUR 2 FOLKTALES ON LOOSE- LEAF PAPER MONDAY MORNING!

MATH: 2 handouts

SOCIAL STUDIES: Read Scholastic News + complete the packet that goes with it
*If your current events packet was not revised or acceptable, make sure it is fixed by Monday morning

*NOTE: All homework due the next day, unless otherwise noted

NEW BLOGGERS

Today Lauren's class is doing our first blog on our kente inspired play/movie and the theme is right and wrong. We have 4 groups.
Group 1 is the writing team and they write the story.
Group 2 is the kente team and they make the kente cloth.
Group 3 is costume team and they make the costumes.
And last but not least group 4 is the AV/bloggers/brochures. The AV are the camera
people,the blogger people blog what is happening, and the brochure person makes the brochures.

- Isabell & Eric

HOMEWORK- Due Tomorrow!

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.

WRITING- On loose-leaf paper copy 2 folktales you have written. Use your folktale handout to make sure you have used all of the elements of folktale in your writing.

MATH: Packet (fractions) + look for 2 examples of a right angle (90 degrees).

SOCIAL STUDIES: Revise your current events packet from last night. You need to add more information to the graphic organizers.

*Bonus: look for other forms of government or find out which countries have a monarchy and which countries have a democracy

HOMEWORK- lots of good stuff!

READING: Read for at least 40 minutes- refocus yourself when you start to get distracted or something doesn't make sense. Fill out reading log- date, summary, questions.

WRITING- collect a new folktale + read a folktale

MATH: Packet (place value)

SOCIAL STUDIES: Current Events packet (Egypt, Libya, Cause/Effect, World Map)

*Bonus: look for other forms of government or find out which countries have a monarchy and which countries have a democracy

new LICE CASES reported!

There are 3 new lice cases! Please check your child's head carefully for nits and lice. I will spray the room with a Home Lice Control Spray and we will stay off the rug for today. Thanks for your help!

For an online lice removal tutorial, you can visit the website:
http://www.hairfairies.com/do-it-yourself-guide/

Spring Family Conference Schedule for Wed. 3.16

Wednesday March 16th
4:30 SIU LOONG
4:45 KAI
5:00 MARTIN
5:15
5:30 SETH
5:45 COURTNEY
6:00 ISABELL
6:15 DANTE
6:30 KEITH
6:45 SAMMY
7:00
7:15
7:30

HOMEWORK

READING- read for at least 40 minutes and fill out your reading log NEATLY and COMPLETELY. You must write a short summary of what you read (2-3 sentence retell) and then questions/wonderings you have for the book. We are working on questioning this week.

READ ALOUD- Write your reactions, questions, theories, etc. on the side of the pages. Underline at least 2 lines that grab your attention!

MATH- 2 handouts: make new polygons out of power polygons (or "classic" polygons as Niigaunii said) + division practice

SOCIAL STUDIES- Tsunami article + taking notes handout

WRITING- Collect a new folktale. Look at your handout on the characteristics of folktales and use it.

HOMEWORK

READING- read for at least 40 minutes and fill out your reading log NEATLY and COMPLETELY. You must write a short summary of what you read (2-3 sentence retell) and then questions/wonderings you have for the book. We are working on questioning this week.

READ ALOUD- Write your reactions, questions, theories, etc. on the side of the pages. Underline at least 2 lines that grab your attention!

MATH- handout: make new polygons out of power polygons (or "classic" polygons as Niigaunii said) + division practice

SOCIAL STUDIES- Tsunami article + taking notes handout

WRITING- Collect a new folktale. Look at your handout on the characteristics of folktales and use it.

COMING SOON: *Special* Animoto Project with Cheryl

Spring Family Conference Schedule for Wed. 3.16

Wednesday March 16th
4:30 SIU LOONG
4:45 KAI
5:00 MARTIN
5:15
5:30
5:45 SETH
6:00 ISABELL
6:15
6:30 KEITH
6:45 SAMMY
7:00
7:15
7:30