Thursday, November 30, 2006

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We took a test today! The students really worked hard today!

Science: We watched a video on classifying living things and we discussed invertebrates. Vocab test tomorrow.

Social Studies: We began to prepare for our test that will be Monday or Tuesday. This is the conclusion to our Explorer's unit. We have been using the old textbooks for this review in class.

In Mrs. D's class we will turn in our spelling books tomorrow and we will take a test. We went to the library. We took a quiz over the first five chapters in Running Out of Time. We read the next chapter and we used the portable computer lab in class to work on our typing skills.

In Mr. H's class we finished our book Shiloh Season. We will have a quiz tomorrow over what we have read so far. Our spelling workbook was turned in today. We will have a test tomorrow. We went to the library. We also completed a paragraph correction sheet. We worked on a friendly letter today discussing the proper form.

In Mr. P's class we will turn in our spelling workbooks and spelling pictures tomorrow and we will also have a test. We wrote a letter to Santa persuading him not to cancel Christmas. We also had a comprehension sheet dealing with our Volcanoes story. We will have a vocab and reading test tomorrow. We also went to the library.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: we discussed fractions equal to one and subtracting fractions from 1. Problem set 60 was assigned and is due on Thursday. Test on Thursday!

Science: We finished completing the chart on vertebrates. We also had a homework review sheet on classification and vertebrates. Vocab test on Friday!

Social Studies: We concluded discussing the explorers. We will have a test on Monday!

In Mrs. D's class spelling books will be due on Friday this week. We completed our vocabulary pictures and sentences. We read chapters 4 and 5 in Running Out of Time. We will have a quiz over the first 5 chapters tomorrow. We used the mobile computer lab and wrote ten spelling sentences for practice.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 11 and 12 in Shiloh Season. We completed a paragraph correction sheet. We went to the computer lab and we did a writing activity. Spelling book due tomorrow.

In Mr. P's class we finished reading the story Volcanoes and we completed our graphic organizer. We also answered some comprehension questions. We took our second spelling test. We wrapped up smilies and began discussing metaphors. We wrote our closing paragraphs on our persuasive essays.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Tuesday, November 28, 2006`

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We reviewed dividing and writing remainders as mixed numbers. Problem set 58 is due on Wednesday.

Science: We discussed the vertebrates, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Study! Vocab quiz on Friday.

Social Studies: We took a quiz over the explorers using the notes that should have been taken during class. We also discussed the story of Roanoke.

In Mrs. D's class we continued working on vocabulary for Running Out of Time. We started reading and discussing the book chapters 1 and 2. We discussed smilies in class and worked on an activity. Our spelling pages are due on Thursday.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 9 and 10 in Shiloh Season. We took a pretest over unit 13 and pages 80-83 were assigned and are due on Thursday. We also worked on a friendly letter.

In Mr. P's class we read part one of the story Volcanoes and we completed a graphic organizer. We completed eight spelling pictures. We went to the computer lab to finish publishing our five paragraph paper on a person. We also reviewed smilies.

Have a great evening!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we began talking about simple probability. Problem set 57 was assigned and is due on Tuesday.

Science: Today we began discussing the classification system of living organisms. For homework are the seven vocabulary words on page three in the text book.

Social Studies: Today we concluded the last of the Explorers. We listened to a story about the mystery of the missing Roanoke colony. We will have a quiz over the Explorers tomorrow or Wednesday! Be ready!

In Mrs. D's we began a new book Running Out of Time and we looked at the vocabulary that we will encounter in the book. We went to the computer lab and library. We also had a spelling pretest over unit 13.

In Mr. H's class we read through chapter 8 in Shiloh Season. Spelling unit 13 page 80. Workbook pages will be due on Thursday! We also did an in class writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we took our spelling pretest and had ten spelling sentences to complete for Tuesday. We wrote our introductions for our persuasive essays. We completed the vocab for the story Volcanoes. We also did an activity sheet on smilies. We also went to the library.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here is what we did today!

Math: The turkey graphs need to be finished by Monday!

Science: We took a science test.

Social Studies: We turned in our explorers reports

In Mrs. D's class we did a writing activity using alliterations. We completed a mystery picture activity, we also made a special card.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 6 and 7 in Shiloh Season. We took a spelling test over our Thanksgiving words. We did an in class writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we did a variety of problem solving and Thanksgiving activities.

*We also had our first celebration of the year!

Have a great Thanksgiving! We are thankful to have your students in our classes.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on a coordinate graphing activity and an activity called Tabulate the Turkey. These are due when we get back from Thanksgiving Break.

Science: Today we reviewed for our test that will be on Wednesday.

Social Studies: Today we discussed Sir Francis Drake and we compared him to Bin Laudin.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on a mystery picture sheet. We also worked on a special Thanksgiving activity and had a great discussion.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 4 and 5 in Shiloh Season. We had a Thanksgiving writing activity. We completed a word search with our Thanksgiving spelling words. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P's class we wrote supporting sentences for our persuasive essay. We began working on spelling pages 80-85 due next Friday. We began publishing our five paragraph papers on a certain person. We also went to the computer lab.

Have a great evening!

Monday, November 20, 2006

Monday, November 20, 2006

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We continued to multiply by three digit numbers. We had problem set 56 to do for Tuesday.

Science: We completed a review sheet to get ready for our test on Wednesday.

Social Studies: We continued to discuss Explorers. Report due on Wednesday!

In Mrs. D's class we went to the library and the computer lab. We worked on alliteration with Thanksgiving words. We also began a new story The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

In Mr. P' class we worked on Unit 13 and wrote our words 5 times each this is a preview for next week. We spent some time silent reading and we worked on Mystery Pictures.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 1, 2 and 3 in Shiloh Season. We created our own Thanksgiving spelling list. We did a fun graphing activity! Writing was connected to our spelling this week.

Have a great evening!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Friday, November 17, 2006

Happy Friday:

Here is what we did today:

Math: We took a test over units studied already this year.

Science: We discussed constellations and we were to create our own constellation for homework.

Social Studies: We continued talking about the Explorers. Our reports are due next Wednesday!

In Mrs. D's class we took our final spelling test and a DOL Quiz. We worked on subjects and predicates and reviewed kinds of sentences. We also discussed similies. The students had some papers to complete on these topics.

In Mr. H's class we took our final spelling test. We had a writing activity to do in class. We began to read a new book Shiloh Season.

In Mr. P's class we took a reading test and a spelling test. We completed our closing paragraph for our five paragraph paper. We need to have rough drafts for Monday and be ready to type on Tuesday. We started talking about similies.

Have a great weekend!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we took a test over skills we have learned so far this year.

Science: We discussed constellations. For homework the students are to come up with their own constellations.

Social Studies: We continued our discussion on Explorers. Explorer's report due WEDNESDAY!

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling final test. We took a DOL quiz. We worked on Synonyms, Kinds of Sentences, and subjects and predicates.

In Mr. H's class we introduced new reading book Shiloh Season. We took our final spelling test. We had a writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we took a reading test over Eye of the Storm. We took our spelling test, turned in our spelling pictures, and graded our spelling books. We started to discuss similies. We wrote our closing paragraph for our five paragraph papers. Rough drafts should be done Monday and be ready to type on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We reviewed dividing by multiples of ten. We had a review in the back of our book lesson 54. Test tomorrow.

Science: We watched a video on the stars and planets. Test will be on Wednesday.

Social Studies: Today we watched a video about Early Spanish Explorers.

In Mrs. D's class we turned in our spelling books and we will have a test on Friday. We went to the library and checked out new books. We worked on Earthquake Terror and vocabulary and some comprehension skills. We also worked on base words.

In Mr. H's class we took a test over The City of Ember. We had a reading comprehension sheet. We also began a new book Shiloh Season. We graded our spelling workbook and our test will be on Friday. We also had an English worksheet dealing with pronouns. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P's class we continued working on spelling book and spelling pictures that are due on Friday. We will have our test on Friday. We worked on summarizing and picking out main ideas. Test tomorrow in reading. We wrote our opening paragraph for our five paragraph paper. We went over our run on sheet as well. We also went to the library.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today!

Math: Today we worked on triple digit multiplication. Problem set 55 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

Science: We took our planet quiz and then we discussed the sun and stars.

Social Studies: We had a big current event discussion. This will lead us into the three branches of government.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on vocabulary for our next story Earthquake Terror. We wrote pictures and sentences for each of our vocabulary words. We worked on our spelling papers and we wrote a journal entry on things we are thankful for.

In Mr. H's class we finished reading The City of Ember. We went to the computer lab. We also worked on paragraph corrections and we watched a short video on Columbus.

In Mr. P's class we took a spelling pretest and worked on spelling pictures that are due on Friday. We wrote our closing sentences for our five paragraph paper and edited them. We worked on summarizing different parts of the story Eye of the Storm. We continued and finished working on run on sentences.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on dividing by multiples of ten. Problem set 54 was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Science: Today we looked at our position papers and we had a debate on them. Our planet quiz was moved to tomorrow.

Social Studies: Today we had another workday for our explorers report. The final report is due next Wednesday.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on our spelling books. We worked on using conjunctions and correcting run on sentences. We wrote thank you notes to our fire prevention visitors. We also had a visit from Mrs. Kaufman talking about responsibility.

In Mr. P's class we began working spelling workbook page's 75-78 and we wrote twenty spelling sentences using spelling words of their choice. We talked about simple subjects and predicates and complete subjects and predicates. We wrote our supporting sentences for our five paragraph paper. We also went to the computer lab.

In Mr. H's class we had a spelling pretest and workbook pages 74-77 was assigned. We did a review of quotations and character, setting and plot. WE also read chapters 16-17 in The City of Ember. We also had a visit from Mrs. Kaufman and we also went to the library.

Have a great evening!

Monday, November 13, 2006

Monday, November 13, 2006

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed perimeter, circumference, radius and diameter. Problem set 53 was assigned and is due on Tuesday.

Science: The tests from Friday was handed back for the students to take home and correct for partial credit. We also discussed the eight planets in our solar system. We will have a quiz over the eight planets in order on Tuesday.

Social Studies: Today we continued our Explorers discussion. Tomorrow we will have another workday on our Explorer report.

In Mrs. D's class we looked at our review list spelling workbook pages are due on Thursday. We talked about guide words and entry words in the dictionary. We also went to the computer lab and library.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 15-16 in The City of Ember. We had a writing activity to complete. We also copied our spelling words and introduced the workbook for the review list.

In Mr. P's class we finished listening to Eye of the Strom and had a comprehension sheet for homework. We picked a person that we know a lot about and we started writing topic sentences for our new five paragraph paper! We took a spelling pretest and did five times each. We also worked on run on sentences.

Have a great evening!

Friday, November 10, 2006

Friday, November 10, 2006

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we continued to work on double digit multiplication. We had a worksheet to complete and if it was not done it is due on Monday.

Science: We took a test today and our position papers are due today.

Social Studies: Today we continue to work on our Explorers report and we also discussed veterans Day and the election.

In Mrs. D's class we took a final spelling test. We worked on some comprehension questions from Eye of the Storm. We also worked on how some text is organized. We also worked on reorganized our room

In Mr. H's class we took a final spelling test. We continued reading in the City of Ember. We had a choice writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we took a final spelling test and graded our spelling book. We wrote in our journals. We finished listening to Eye of the Storm and answered some questions. We also took a reading vocab test.

Have a great evening!

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Thursday, November 9, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed naming numbers through billions and we reviewed multiplying double digit numbers as well. Problem set 52 was assigned and is due on Friday.

Science: We went over the review sheet that are going to be the same questions that are going to be on the test. Remember that the position papers are due tomorrow and also we will have a test.

Social Studies: Today we discussed Cortez, Pizzaro and Juan Ponce DeLeon and added them to our chart on Explorers. Tomorrow we will have a continuing work day.

In Mrs D's class we discussed the Eye of the Storm story and we completed our SQ4R sheet. We also had comprehension questions to do and we also discussed text tracking and conjunctions. Spelling test tomorrow and we also went to the library today!

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 13-14 in The City of Ember. We turned in our spelling workbook pages and we will have a test tomorrow. We also had an English worksheet on nouns and we had a fun writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we listened to Eye of the Storm and discussed the questions at the end of the story and we wrote a summary of the story for a grade in class. We also reviewed our I versus me sheet and the rest of the workbook in spelling was assigned. We also went to the library today! Reading vocab test tomorrow.

Have a great evening! Enjoy the weather!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on more on double digit multiplication. Problem set 51 is due tomorrow.

Science: We watched a short oil problem video and handed out a review sheet for the test on Friday. These are the questions that will be on the test. We will go over this paper tomorrow. Position papers are also due on Friday.

Social Studies: Today we had a workday for our Explorer report. The students had to show that they had at least two sources.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on sorting our spelling words and our workbook pages are due on Thursday. We completed our vocabulary for Eye of the Storm. We also read the first part of the story Eye of the Storm.

In Mr. H's class we continued to read in the City of Ember chapters 11 and 12. We took a pretest in spelling and for English we had a paragraph correction sheet. We also went to the computer lab.

In Mr. P's class we read Eye of the Storm in groups and continued working on the SQ4R sheet. We will have a vocab test on Friday. We continued working with I versus me and had a homework sheet to complete. We also took a spelling pretest and did spelling pictures that are due tomorrow.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Happy Election Day!

Here is what we did today!

Math: We worked on double digit multiplication. We worked on the BOB 51 on page 647 evens. We will continue to practice more tomorrow.

Science: The students read in groups on how to conserve resources and then we discussed how to conserve resources. A review sheet will be handed out tomorrow and the position paper and a test will be on Friday.

Social Studies: We discussed the explorers Balboa and Magellon. We added these to our chart. Reminder that tomorrow is a work day on the Explorer's report!

In Mrs. D's class we worked on an SQ4R chart on the story Eye of the Storm. We worked on our spelling book unit 11. We also finished typing our essays. We also worked on vocabulary for the story Eye of the Storm.

In Mr. H's class read chapters 7 and 8 in The City of Ember. We took our spelling pretest and assigned the workbook pages 68-71 unit 11. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P' class we created ten spelling sentences due tomorrow. We also worked on spelling pages 68-70. We also went to the computer lab to finish typing our five paragraph essays. We also went to the library and had Mrs. Kaufman talk about responsibility.

Have a great evening!

Monday, November 06, 2006

Monday, November 6, 2006

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we did an investigation dealing with data and statistics. We completed this in class no homework.

Science: Today we discussed other renewable and nonrenewable resources lesson 3. We will have a test on Friday and the position papers are due on Friday as well. No homework tonight.

Social Studies: Today we discussed the do's and don't of the explorer report.

In Mrs. D's class we typed up our final draft of our essay in the computer lab. We took our spelling pretest and we worked on a SQ4R chart in reading.

In Mr. H's class we read in the City of Ember pages 88-112. We wrote our spelling words five times each and we will have a pretest on Tuesday.

In Mr. P's class we previewed Eye of the Storm by completing the SA4R sheet and completing the vocab and drawing pictures. We also did and I versus me activity. We took a spelling pretest and wrote our words five times each.

Have a great day!

Friday, November 03, 2006

Friday, November 3, 2006

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we took a test over skills that we have learned so far.

Science: Today we took a vocabulary quiz over chapter 10. We discussed our energy source position paper that is due next Friday. We also graded lesson 1 and 2 review sheets.

Social Studies: We explored the Vikings and the students announced the person who they will be researching.

In Mrs. D's class we took a vocabulary quiz over The People of Sparks. We also continued to work on our essays. We took a spelling test as well!

In Mr. H's class we took our spelling test and we read in the City of Ember pages 70-88. We also did a fun writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we took our spelling test and we took our Earthquake Terror test and discussed the differences in using I and me.

Have a great evening!

GO ROCKIES! BEAT CONCORD!

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on finding averages. We had problem set 50 to do today and it is due on Friday. We will have a test on Friday.

Science: We discussed alternative energy sources such as sun, wind and water. Homework it to read pages 312-313, complete lesson 1 and 2 review sheet and study for the vocab test. Test tomorrow!

Social Studies: We concluded our discussion on Columbus. We also discussed that we have to have our topic picked out by tomorrow.

In Mrs. D's class we finished reading The People of Sparks. WE also handed in our spelling

In Mr. H's class we read pages 60-70 in The City of Ember. We turned in our spelling books and we also had paragraph correcting. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P's class completed eight spelling pictures. We reread Earthquake Terror for fluency and for comprehension for the test tomorrow. We did a pronoun challenge activity that is due tomorrow. We also learned how to write our closing paragraph.

*Spelling test tomorrow!
Have a great evening!

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