1-31-11

Today we took a quiz on the French and Indian War, and a Math test-busy, busy, busy!

Homework:

Science: Keep gathering materials for your project.

Other:
Practice Spanish Speech if you haven't given yours yet.
Band tomorrow
hand in signed report card half sheets and purple info paper ASAP

1-28-11

Today we had pals and we played a card game called "Top It." It is like the game we all know as "War". We also learned about the Challenger disaster because today was the 25th anniversary of that sad event in our history. The class played Bingo and we got to use some extra Christmas gifts as prizes.

Homework:

Math: Study the test you took as a review in yoru book, and the paper multiple choice test we did for review today. We will take the Math test on Monday.

Spanish: practice your speech if you did not give yours yet.

Other: Return report card half sheets and purple sheets ASAP.

1-26-11

Today the class discussed how their practice on their Spanish speech is going. Students shared some comments adults gave them to make their speech even better. Practice tonight again to prepare for tomorrow!

We also went through my Science supplies to see if there were any for students to use for their Science Project. then we watched some Science project videos on a website that I added to my blog links-Steve Spangler Science.

Homework:

Spanish: Practice speeches for someone at home.

Science: Make sure "Meet the Scientist", "Essential Question and Hypothesis", and "Materials" pages are done in your packet. Have a parent check them all over for Spelling etc-they can initial the pages they have checked. Start thinking of any materials that you will need to buy or find at home.

Other:
Culver's night tonight!
11 am dismissal tomorrow

Open Gym

1-25-11

Today students used a rubri to check an see if their small speeches in Spanish class are ready for Thursday. This is great practice for our upcoming speech unit we will do in class. Just a reminder that it will help for all students to have a stopwatch-nothing fancy-for this unit. You can send them to school and I will label them with their name and keep them safe.

Thanks to all of the kids who came out for Open Gym last night. It was fun as always!!!! Keep up the great work not watching TV or playing computer/video games this week!

Homework:

Science: Please check the "Meet the Scientist", "Essential Question and Hypothesis", and "Materials" pages in your child's Science Fair Packet. All of what they wrote is a rough draft in pen. Use a pencil or a different colored pen to help them make spelling corrections etc.

Social Studies: Current events due tomorrow.

Spanish: Practice Speech-they start on Thursday

Other:
Maplewood notes that I send home tonight need to be returned tomorrow!!!!
Bring in a stopwatch to use during our Speech unit.

1-24-11

Enjoy open gym tonight from 5:30-7! Try not to watch TV or play video and computer games this week!!!!

Homework:

Science: blue Science Fair sheet signed by a parent by tomorrow

Spanish: practice speech for tomorrow

Other:
Band
Open gym 5:30-7
Orchestra concert at HS 7:30

1-19-11

Today we watched a couple of cool videos on a website called Eepybird. It is on my links to the right side of my blog. It shows some Science experiments using Mentos and Diet Coke. We continued to look up Science Fair projects in class today. Feel free to help your child look up projects on the computer or at the library. Friday will be the day we all pick our finals and send them home to be ok'd and signed by parents.

Homework:

Social Studies: color in the map on your Study Guide for tomorrow

Math: Homework 3-14

Science: keep looking up experiments

Spelling: fun test with Martin Luther King words tomorrow

Other:
Maplewood note signed
Nutcracker concert at Menasha High School will be on Monday, Jan. 24th because it was cancelled this Monday due to snow
Friday 11 am dismissal and Miss Nussbaum's last day

1-18-11

Today we practiced our typing skills in the computer lab. We all tried to type without looking at our fingers-it is hard!!!!

Homework:

Spelling:study fun list-test will be for tickets on Thursday

Social Studies: Current Events due tomorrow

Math: finish Homework 3-13 if you didn't finish it in class today-you do not have to finish remembering

Other:
Maplewood music choice note due ASAP
11 am dismissal Friday
T-shirt designs due Friday

1-17-11

This week is Miss Nussbaum's last week with us :( She will be finishing up her Social Studies Unit and I will be teaching everything else so she can observe other teachers etc.

We will be studying Martin Luther King Jr. this week. We will also be taking the mid-year writing assessment and start to work our way through MJSDs "no excuse" Spelling words. I will not be stapling lists into agendas, the students will have packets that we will be working through. I will have students highlight the words they get correct on the weekly tests.

Homework:

Math: finish homework 3-12 if you didn't in class

Spelling: we will continue testing on no excuse words tomorrow-so you don't need to study.

Science: be thinking of Science Fair Project ideas/and what question goes with it.

Other:
Please get the Maplewood music slips signed and returned ASAP!
T-Shirt designs due Friday

1-14-11

We had a very good day today. We read to our kindergarten pals.

Homework:

Math: Finish all homework assignments in your homework and remembering packet from 3-1 through 3-11

1-13-11

Today we had visitors observing us during spanish time!

Homework:

Math: Homework and Remembering 3-11

Science: Study the Study Guide for the properties of matter quiz tomorrow.

Other: Bring in Needed Supplies

Book orders due Tomorrow

PACKER DAY TOMORROW!

1-12-11

Mrs. Tegge was gone at a training all day so we had a substitute teacher. Miss Nussbaum taught the whole day. The day went pretty well (-: We had to switch our afternoon around so that we could have time in the computer lab to work on our writing.

Homework:

Language Arts: Bring in signed project sheet if you have not returned it yet.

Reading: Finish reading Chapter in your book and write sticky notes

Science: Study study guide for Properties of Matter Quiz on Friday. Study definitions and examples!

Other: Friday is Packer day

Bring in Needed Supplies

Book orders due Jan. 14th

1-11-11

Today we worked on typing our rough drafts for our descriptive writing pieces in the computer lab.

Homework:

Reading: Finish reading Chapter 2 in book and write sticky notes about what you visualize.

Social Studies: Current event

Other: Find out what gruel is for music on Wednesday!

Bring in Needed Supplies

Book orders due Jan. 14th

1-10-11

We had Phy Ed and Music class today! We are continuing to work on visualizing and description for reading and writing class this week.

Homework-

Language Arts- Finish rough draft in packet

Reading- Get reading project grade paper signed if it has not been signed yet.

Finish reading the introduction and chapter one of your book.

Math- Homework 3-10

Other- Find out what gruel is for music on Wednesday!

Packer Friday!

Bring in Needed Supplies

Book orders due Jan. 14th

11-7-10

We had a good Friday! Miss Nussbaum's university supervisor came to observe her today and she was impressed by our behavior! I hope you all have a great and relaxing weekend!

Homework:

Reading: Finish Visualizing Graphic Organizer if you did not finish it in class.

Other: Bring in Needed Supplies

Book orders due Jan. 14th

1-6-11

Today we had computer time with Mr. Staehler. We got to put poll questions on kidblog and then got to answer other students' questions.

Homework:

Lang. Arts: Read the poem to an adult and get it signed for a ticket tomorrow.

Reading: get Book Project grade sheet signed by a parent for tomorrow.

Math: 3-9 Homework and Remembering

Other:
Book orders due Jan. 14th
Packer Day on Friday
Bring in needed supplies

1-5-11

We sure got a lot done today! The majority of missing work was turned in today! There were about 8 people who did not have their math homework done for today so they stayed in to finish it at recess.

Homework:

Spelling: Study words for test tomorrow

Language Arts: Finish Prewriting 2 in packet for tomorrow

Packer day on Friday

Bring in needed supplies

1-4-11

We got a lot of our missing work in today! I hope that we can keep up on doing our homework every night!

Homework:

Social Studies: instead of current events, students will be sharing about what they looked up in the computer lab today about a topic from the song We Didn't Start the Fire. Make sure your paragraph is done in your Reader's Log.

Math: Homework 3-8 (No Remembering)

Spelling: Study words

Packer day is on Friday!

Please read the note about the supplies your child needs!

January Book Orders

I will be sending January book orders home on Thursday. They are all set up online if you want to go ahead and check them out. I put four orders on the website: Favorite Authors and Illustrators, Healthy Choices, Arrow, and Lucky. Orders are due Jan 15th. The code to get in is GTNGK. The link to the site is on the right hand side of this blog.

If you have any questions, let me know!

1-3-11

Happy New Year!!! I hope that all of you had a great winter break! The semester is almost over so we are busy finishing up things for report cards. Miss Nussbaum's last day is Jan. 21st-the end of the 1st semester.

Homework:

Math: Homework 3-7

Spelling: 5 cursive sentences checked and signed by an adult due tomorrow.

Other:
Patrols put belts and supplies back in lockers for Mrs. Hesselman's class to use in January.
Friday is Packer Day-wear Packer gear!!!!