Happy Winter Soltice

Reading: read at least 30 min. and fill out at least 2 boxes on your thinkmark
and be ready to discuss the Winter Soltice article

Social Studies: Read the Winter Soltice article and then create a drawing or chart with labels to show your understanding

Words: choose at least 1 new word from the article to look up and define. Also study your homonyms.

Writing: bring your mentor text tomorrow and work on your independent project

Math:
*Rice Krispie treat ingredients are needed: Rice Krispie cereal, marshmallows, butter, measuring cups, baking tins.

THANK YOU!

Homework

Reading: read at least 30 min. and fill out at least 2 boxes on your thinkmark
and write 2 questions you want to find out from today's reading of George vs George

Social Studies: study your map of North and Central America.

Words: find at least 2 new or tricky words in your reading book and look up the definition in a dictionary. Be ready to share tomorrow! Also study your homonyms.

Writing: bring your mentor text tomorrow and work on your independent project

Math: teach a parent 2 multiplication and 2 division strategies

*Rice Krispie treat ingredients are needed: Rice Krispie cereal, marshmallows, butter
We are going to make them on Thursday. If you can bring in measuring cups that would also be wonderful (they will be returned)!

*SING is tomorrow at 8:45 am!

Field Trip Tuesday

We will be attending a field trip at the Abrons Art Center on Tuesday to see The Paper Bag Players. The performance begins at 12:30, so we will plan to leave school around 11:45. Amy and Matt's class will join us, too. Students should plan to bring lunch that day if possible. We would like to eat before leaving for the trip.

Many thanks to Samantha's mom, Rose, for setting us up!

Tuesday will also be Ava-Margeaux's last day with us. She has been a great student teacher and I know we will miss her. Students are encouraged to make a card or write her a letter to share on Tuesday afternoon, but shhhhhhh!

Welcoming D.G.B.

It is with deep gratitude that I write to thank you all for your generosity and support for our new rug. WE LOVE IT. We all fit. We love to hang out on it even when we don't have to. We've even decided to keep shoes off the rug so we can keep it clean and comfy. Kids have brought in slippers to wear in the classroom. Our favorite name for our new addition is "Delicate Gorgeous Blue" or D.G.B. It's been an exciting week. THANKS!

Claymation Thanks

Thank you to all of the parents and families that came out for the Claymation Premiere! It was really wonderful to see everyone and I know the kids were very proud to share their work with you.

A special thank you to Eric Reinertson for making the Claymation invitation. It was a super design and all of your effort is greatly appreciated.

I'm looking forward to more stop-motion films in the future...

HOMEWORK

11.29.11

READING- Read for at least 30 min. + 2-3 thinkmarks. *Also, see Social Studies.

WRITING- Find facts to support the big idea of your personal essay. Search online or interview a member of your family. You should gather information from different points of view- *think about why others might think differently than you...

SOCIAL STUDIES- Research about the time period when the American Revolution happened and when the Constitution was written. What was it like in America at that time? Why was there a revolution? Do you know what the different sides were? Find something to read about it.

WORDS: Find at least 2 words from social studies that you are confused about.

MATH- Story problem handout. Use the distributive property to break apart the equation, just like we did in class.


P.S.- What's the name of our new rug?

HOMEWORK

11.21.11

READING- Read for at least 30 min. + 2-3 thinkmarks

WRITING- gather information for your personal essay by interviewing someone or looking up information. Write down the information you gather and do some thinking off of it, just like you would in your personal essay. Continue to nurture your seed idea for personal essay.

SOCIAL STUDIES- Geography: study the location of the 13 colonies and be ready for a quiz! You need to know where the colonies are located and their names (use the study sheet from last week).
*Research your character for the debates.

MATH- Story problem handout.

WORDS: Scramble- TOERLINVOU


*BRING IN PERMISSION SLIP FOR WED. TRIP TO THE APPLE STORE!

African Burial Ground Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Wed. 11.16, we will be visiting the African Burial Ground. In addition to an incredibly rich experience, we will also look to compare work from the Richard Serra exhibit with sculpture work at the African Burial Ground. Please be sure you have signed the permission slip. Thanks!

Claymation Premiere next Wed. 11.23

The time has finally come! We will be celebrating our claymation videos with a premiere at the Soho Apple Store. Please join us next Wednesday, November 23rd, between 11 and 11:30. We will be arriving at the Apple Store at 10:00 to do some last minute "sprucing up" and getting ready. Please plan to arrive by 11:00. Invitations will go home tomorrow.

Fall Family Celebration this Friday

Hi Families:

This Friday is the Fall Family Celebration. We will meet in the breakfast area of the cafeteria at 9:10 to share in some food and talk. We should be cleaned up and done by 9:45. I will send out a google doc for people to sign up to bring something. If you have not been receiving emails from me, please email me your address at: lauren.room405@gmail.com or send it in with your child.

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Below is what the sign-up sheet will look like:

Beverage:
Food:
Paper Products:

Picture Day is tomorrow- Tuesday 11.25

Kai's birthday is October 25th...

and you guessed it- his birthday wish this weekend was "no homework" ! As always, you MUST read and complete your reading log!

Claymation Sneak Preview- TOMORROW!!

Tomorrow evening, Friday oct. 14
BMW/Guggenheim Lab- 1st ave. @ Houston st.
5 pm

*this is a rehearsal/ sneak preview. Invites for the celebration premiere to come soon

Homework

Homework due Tuesday:

1. Read for at least 30 minutes EVERY day + fill out your Reading Log. Completed Reading Log must be turned in.

2. Writing draft- 4 pages, skipping lines

3. Vocabulary handout

4. 2 math strings- *you must show strategies-look at today's classwork for examples
* parents and students can look at arrays in the math handbook

5. Math handout- guess my number puzzle

6. Social studies- Indy Kids newspaper + notetaking handout.

I want...by wordle.net

Our Hopes and Dreams...Wordled!

wordle takes a look at our blog!

check out our blog's wordle:

WEEKEND HOMEWORK

Homework for the weekend:

1. Read for at least 30 minutes EVERY day + fill out your Reading Log.
COMPLETED READING LOGS ARE DUE ON TUESDAY

2. POETRY handout

3. Math handout: Close to 1000 in your MATH NOTEBOOK

4. MATH: finish your "Bulletin Board" handout- be sure to read through all of the comments and fix them

4. Writing:
- type your hopes and dreams and email it to me or bring it in on a flash drive (if you can)
lauren's email: lauren.room405@gmail.com

- finish your "I want..." list. Type it and email or rewrite neatly on loose leaf.

- Collect an entry


See you Tuesday!

Apple Store- 10.6.11

Summer Birthday Celebrations =

Many "no homework" wishes! Happy belated birthday to Seymour and Isabell.

Be sure to read and fill out your reading log.

Trip to the Apple Store tomorrow!!