"Freezing
cold winds,
biting chills, and
white snow fluffed hills
Valentines day, oh how gay!
presidents' day is coming our way.
February, sweet and small, greatest month of all."
- Eric Lies, 28 Word Poem for February
We began our week by creating multiplication/division diagrams to solve number stories using a letter to represent the unknown amount. Students felt very grown up and enjoyed this peek into pre-algebra. Other lessons this week include playing Multiplication Top-It and applying strategies to multiply larger factors. Children will use parentheses in number sentences and practice using PEMDAS for solving multi-step problems. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves More Words with Long o. Students will have a spelling assignment Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for homework. Please help your child study for his or her test on Thursday.
Scholastic book orders went home last week. They'll be due back on or before March 16th. Our classroom code is HB244 for online orders.
We will attend a Techsploration regarding Simple Machines this Thursday morning. Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this awesome experience!
Have a fantastic week and vacation! :)
Monday, February 20, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
February 14-17
"Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius."
- Pietro Aretino
Happy Valentine's Day! We had a great start to our school week with time spent in Computer Lab. Students practiced signing in and working on the upcoming Smarter Balanced Test. Today they practiced the Math portion and next week we will take a lot at the Reading/LA section.
There will be no math homework tonight in honor of this special holiday. Students will only have a spelling assignment. Our rule this week involves words with long o. Students will have a spelling homework each night this week.
Our math lessons this week include learning the game Beat the Calculator to self assess automaticity with multiplication facts, constructing quadrilaterals and measuring and plotting distances to the nearest half inch. Students will have a Home Link on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful parents for your support throughout the year. I appreciate my volunteers, party planners, and donators of goods and supplies. I am grateful for your help, communication and kindness.
Have a fantastic week! :)
- Pietro Aretino
Happy Valentine's Day! We had a great start to our school week with time spent in Computer Lab. Students practiced signing in and working on the upcoming Smarter Balanced Test. Today they practiced the Math portion and next week we will take a lot at the Reading/LA section.
There will be no math homework tonight in honor of this special holiday. Students will only have a spelling assignment. Our rule this week involves words with long o. Students will have a spelling homework each night this week.
Our math lessons this week include learning the game Beat the Calculator to self assess automaticity with multiplication facts, constructing quadrilaterals and measuring and plotting distances to the nearest half inch. Students will have a Home Link on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful parents for your support throughout the year. I appreciate my volunteers, party planners, and donators of goods and supplies. I am grateful for your help, communication and kindness.
Have a fantastic week! :)
Monday, February 6, 2017
February 6-10
"The birds are gone, The ground is white,
The winds are wild, They chill and bite;
The ground is thick with slush and sleet,
And I barely feel my feet."
We began our week by playing Baseball Multiplication to build fact fluency. The kids enjoyed playing cooperatively in groups of four. Other lessons this week include using square products as helper facts to find products of near squares, playing Beat the Calculator to assess automaticity with multiplication facts, constructing quadrilaterals and measuring and plotting distances to the nearest half inch. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves Words with Short o. Students will have a spelling assignment Monday through Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study for his/her test on Thursday night.
I will be sending home a class list this week to help students who choose to make valentines for the class. Please remind your child to make valentines for all students in the class if they choose to participate in this fun event. Students will exchange valentines next Tuesday on Valentine's Day.
Have a wonderful week!
The winds are wild, They chill and bite;
The ground is thick with slush and sleet,
And I barely feel my feet."
I will be sending home a class list this week to help students who choose to make valentines for the class. Please remind your child to make valentines for all students in the class if they choose to participate in this fun event. Students will exchange valentines next Tuesday on Valentine's Day.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, January 30, 2017
January 30-February 3
"Away in a meadow all covered with snow
The little old groundhog looks for his shadow
The clouds in the sky determine our fate
If winter will leave us all early or late."
- Don Halley
We had a fabulous start to our week with the last math lesson in Unit 5. Students decomposed factors to solve challenging multiplication facts. They will have the last Home Link of this Unit tonight for homework. We will review for the test tomorrow and students will have a Review Packet for homework as well. The test will be given on Wednesday. We will begin Unit 6 on Thursday. The Family Letter for this unit will go home this afternoon. Please use it as a reference for strategies, algorithms and homework help. Students will have the 6.1 Home Link for homework on Thursday night.
Our spelling rule this week involves a Review of Unit 3 (Lessons 13-17). Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
Report cards came out on Friday. Please keep your child's report card and STAR reports at home. The gold envelope that they came in needs to be signed and returned to me ASAP. I'm proud of my students' progress this last quarter. Thank you for your continued support at home.
Have a wonderful week! :)
The little old groundhog looks for his shadow
The clouds in the sky determine our fate
If winter will leave us all early or late."
- Don Halley
We had a fabulous start to our week with the last math lesson in Unit 5. Students decomposed factors to solve challenging multiplication facts. They will have the last Home Link of this Unit tonight for homework. We will review for the test tomorrow and students will have a Review Packet for homework as well. The test will be given on Wednesday. We will begin Unit 6 on Thursday. The Family Letter for this unit will go home this afternoon. Please use it as a reference for strategies, algorithms and homework help. Students will have the 6.1 Home Link for homework on Thursday night.
Our spelling rule this week involves a Review of Unit 3 (Lessons 13-17). Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
Report cards came out on Friday. Please keep your child's report card and STAR reports at home. The gold envelope that they came in needs to be signed and returned to me ASAP. I'm proud of my students' progress this last quarter. Thank you for your continued support at home.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Monday, January 23, 2017
January 23-27
Slow as molasses in January.
We had an exciting morning due to the Patriot's big win last night. The class was elated! We can't wait for the Super Bowl!
Students played Salute during math class this morning. It's an awesome game that practices multiplication and division facts. Please ask your child the rules so you can play at home. Other lessons this week include the use of square products to find products of near squares, making sense of and solving number stories, and decomposing factors to solve multiplication facts. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves the suffix endings ed and ing. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study for his or her test on Thursday night.
We will continue with our Simple Machine Unit this week. Students will study the six basic machines and their many uses. Some of the vocabulary words we are working on include fulcrum, force, load and friction. Information about our upcoming Simple Machine Project will go home on Tuesday afternoon. This is an optional activity. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Scholastic book orders are due on January 28th. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a fabulous week! :)
We had an exciting morning due to the Patriot's big win last night. The class was elated! We can't wait for the Super Bowl!
Students played Salute during math class this morning. It's an awesome game that practices multiplication and division facts. Please ask your child the rules so you can play at home. Other lessons this week include the use of square products to find products of near squares, making sense of and solving number stories, and decomposing factors to solve multiplication facts. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves the suffix endings ed and ing. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study for his or her test on Thursday night.
We will continue with our Simple Machine Unit this week. Students will study the six basic machines and their many uses. Some of the vocabulary words we are working on include fulcrum, force, load and friction. Information about our upcoming Simple Machine Project will go home on Tuesday afternoon. This is an optional activity. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Scholastic book orders are due on January 28th. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a fabulous week! :)
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
January 17-20
"Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow."
- Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
We explored the use of doubling to solve number stories in math this morning. We will continue to use the doubling strategy tomorrow for Part 2 of our lesson. Students will identify and explain arithmetic patterns using properties of operations on Thursday. They will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule involves more words with long i this week. Students will have an assignment each night for homework to practice their words.
Scholastic book orders are due on the 28th. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a great week! :)
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow."
- Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
We explored the use of doubling to solve number stories in math this morning. We will continue to use the doubling strategy tomorrow for Part 2 of our lesson. Students will identify and explain arithmetic patterns using properties of operations on Thursday. They will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule involves more words with long i this week. Students will have an assignment each night for homework to practice their words.
Scholastic book orders are due on the 28th. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a great week! :)
Monday, January 9, 2017
January 9-13
"January is here, with eyes that keenly glow,
A frost-mailed warrior
striding a shadowy steed of snow."
- Edgar Fawcett
We began Unit 5 in math this week. Students used fraction pictures to name numerators and denominators. This week they will represent fractions using standard notation, words and drawings. They will also recognize equivalent fractions using a visual fraction model and solve multiplication problems using helper facts. They will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with long i sound. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study on Thursday night for Friday's test.
We began our One School One Book read aloud today. All students and teachers at LSS will have the opportunity to read Wish by Barbara O'Connor. Please ask your student how he or she is enjoying the story.
Scholastic book orders will go home this week. Orders will be due back by January 27th or please feel free to order online using our classroom code HB244.
Have a wonderful week!
A frost-mailed warrior
striding a shadowy steed of snow."
- Edgar Fawcett
We began Unit 5 in math this week. Students used fraction pictures to name numerators and denominators. This week they will represent fractions using standard notation, words and drawings. They will also recognize equivalent fractions using a visual fraction model and solve multiplication problems using helper facts. They will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with long i sound. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study on Thursday night for Friday's test.
We began our One School One Book read aloud today. All students and teachers at LSS will have the opportunity to read Wish by Barbara O'Connor. Please ask your student how he or she is enjoying the story.
Scholastic book orders will go home this week. Orders will be due back by January 27th or please feel free to order online using our classroom code HB244.
Have a wonderful week!
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