"We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost."
Happy Fall! I can't believe it's already the end of September. We've been so busy in Room 137 these past few weeks. Students have enjoyed working cooperatively on our Community PBL work. They will be presenting their Not A Box projects by the end of this week.
We will complete our first lesson in Journey's tomorrow. Students will demonstrate their understanding of A Fine, Fine School by answering a variety of vocabulary and comprehension questions. We will begin our next Anchor Text on Wednesday. Students will also be given a spelling pretest related to the new phonetic rule. Please check the spelling homework menu for information on number of homework assignments due and the test date. No spelling homework on Monday or Tuesday.
We will complete Unit 1 in math this week. Please find the Learning Objectives posted on every Home Link to check for understanding with your child. Students will have a Home Link on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We will review for the test on Thursday. Students will bring home a review packet to study at home for Friday's assessment. Please look for the Unit 2 Family Letter to go home by the end of the week. This is a great tool for assisting parents with homework and math concepts.
We will finish up our Maps and Globes Unit this week. Students will work on map scales, legends and directions. We will continue to work on recognizing the continents and major bodies of water.
Have a fantastic week! :)
"By all these lovely tokens September days are here, With summer’s best of weather And autumn’s best of cheer."
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Have a wonderful weekend! :)
"The air is like a butterfly
With frail blue wings.
The happy earth looks at the sky
And sings."
We began our week by attending the fifth grade band and chorus concert. It was awesome! We all loved watching our amazing students perform in this musical event.
Ms. Karen joined us for Brain Gym following the concert. It was great to get our bodies and brains moving with the kids' choice of Sun Salutations, balance boards, skull taps, finger touches and cross crawls.
Students will work on their final presentation for their Invention PBL experience this week. Students are working on Google Slide Shows, posters and videos to share their learning and understanding.
We will finish writing poems tomorrow. These poems will be displayed for the Celebration of Learning Night coming up next week. I hope to see families at this fun event.
Students have spelling homework tonight and Tuesday. Their test will be given on Wednesday. I will wait until the following Monday to give the new pretest. :)
We will begin Unit 9 in math this week. Students will practice multiplication facts by playing Product Pile-Up. They will solve number stories by multiplying or dividing with multiples of 10. They will also use mental math steps to multiply problems involving larger factors. We will have homework on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I will give them Wednesday off due to the SAS testing.
Have a fantastic week!
"You are as welcome as the flowers in May."
The Unit 8 math test will be given tomorrow! A review packet will go home for homework tonight. Students will not have homework on Wednesday evening. We will begin Unit 9 on Thursday. Please take a moment to check out the Family Letter for the new unit. It will go home with students today.
We had our spelling pretest today. Lesson 19 focuses on the Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood. The test will be given on next Tuesday, the 22nd. Students will have four spelling assignments due by that date.
SAVE THE DATE: Black American Wax Museum on Friday, June 8th from 1:30-2:15pm.
SAVE THE DATE: Hansel and Gretel - Eat Right on Wednesday, June 13th from 9-10am.
Have a fabulous week! :)
"'Tis like the birthday of the world,When earth was born in bloom;The light is made of many dyes,The air is all perfume:There's crimson buds, and white and blue,The very rainbow showersHave turned to blossoms where they fell,And sown the earth with flowers."
We had the loveliest day! We began our morning with poetry and vocabulary. Students worked on their tree diagrams which feature at least four text or graphic features. Students will be given the Vocabulary & Comprehension test on the Anchor Text tomorrow. They will be taking the STAR reading and math tests on Wednesday and Thursday. We have the Field Trip on Friday so we won't begin Unit 19 until next Monday.
Our PEA Reading Buddies joined us this morning. They worked cooperatively with students on their research for our Black American project. Students have begun the process of choosing a famous Black American to study for our Wax Museum. More information about this fun event will be forthcoming.
No spelling this week!! :)
We will finish Unit 8 in math this week. Our Learning Objectives will involve finding products for given factors and using this knowledge to play Factor Bingo. Students will model equal sharing situations with $10 and $1 bills. They will compare fractions, generate equivalent fractions and explore area. Finally they will explore the shared attributes of prisms. They will have a HomeLink each night for homework. We will review for the test next Monday and the assessment will be given the following day.
Field Trip to Manchester on Friday morning! We can't wait to see School House Rock performed live at the Palace Theater. Please remember to pack your child a lunch unless you signed up for a bagged lunch from the cafeteria.
Have a fantastic week! :)
"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."- Kahlil Gibran
It's so nice to return to school and see all of my wonderful students! We began our week with new vocabulary words and a spelling pretest. Our new Anchor story is an informational text titled A Tree is Growing. Our Essential Question involves finding differences among types of trees. This text fits perfectly with our next science unit involving biomes and life science.
Our PEA Reading Buddies visited us this morning as well. Students shared The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten with their partners. The story focuses on food chains and webs in our ecosystem. We only have two more weeks with our buddies. We'll enjoy every moment with them until then.
We will begin Unit 8 in math this week. Students will use rulers to measure to the nearest quarter inch, develop strategies for solving extended multiplication and division facts, find factors of counting numbers, and make sense of challenging problems. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling lesson involved spelling the /k/ or /kw/ sounds. Students will have an assignment each night this week. The test will be given on Friday, May 4th.
Have a fantastic week! :)
"If April showers should come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May."
Five more days until vacation!! Yippee! We began our week with a vocabulary review. Students read The Albertosaurus Mystery in partners and then practiced summarizing the informational text. This will be our final Anchor Text until we return to school in May. I'm so proud of how far my students have come in reading since the school year began in August. :)
Our PEA Reading Buddies joined us on this rainy morning. We read The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses in partners or small groups. This tale is an introduction to our Native American Unit that we will begin after vacation. Some students who finished early sketched a picture of their favorite scene from the story with their PEA buddy.
Students will have spelling homework on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The test will be given on Wednesday. We won't begin a new lesson until we return from vacation.
We will complete Unit 7 in math this week. Students will solve fraction number stories and name fractions of sets of objects. We will review for the test on Wednesday and then the assessment will be given the following day. Students will have a Home Link on Monday and Tuesday evenings and a review packet to practice on Wednesday. Students will have a challenge activity on Thursday, but this will be an optional assignment for those who'd like to earn a prize. We will begin Unit 8 when we return from vacation.
Students continue to work on their Invention PBL experience. This week they will make a final decision on the invention that they want to study and research. Please discuss this informative and fun project with your student at home.
Have a wonderful week and a great vacation! :)
