1-31-12

Today was so warm outside! We had fun at recess, but got really wet.

Homework:

Lang Arts: Finish position/argument paper

Spelling: finish sentences and get checked by an adult

Math: Homework/remembering 5.15

Spanish: practice speech

Other:t-shirt designs due Friday
book it calendars due tomorrow
wear red on Friday
Art smock for tomorrow

1-30-12

Thanks for the birthday snack today Jakeline! The class really enjoyed it! We took the last MAP test today for language usage. We will be getting the results soon.

Homework:

Lang Arts: book it calendar due tomorrow signed if you do that.

Math: Homework and remembering packet 5.14

Other: T-shirt drawing entries due Friday
Report card Math and Reading notes due back signed as soon as you can.
Valentine party notes due back if you are bringing something to the party on the 14th

1-27-12

REport cards went home today. I put the report cards plus a few other papers in a large envelope so they would get home safely. You can keep the report cards, but I n eed back two things signed. One it your child's reading project final grade, and one is a Math report of how they are doing with their math facts that needs to be filled out and signed. If you could return those two things as soon as possible in the large envelope, that would be great!

Have a great weekend!

I will be sending home the Valentine's Day party note and the class name list on Monday so you can start preparing for that.

1-26-12

We had a productive half day today. We do have school tomorrow! Any homework from yesterday is the same for today if you didn't finish it.

homework:

Langauge arts: bring in advertisements, finish your intro and second paragraph of your argument/position essay.

Reading: read 20 minutes

Spelling:test tomorrow. Finish any corrections on your Spelling sentences because you will be handing those in with your test tomorrow.

Math: Homework remembering 5.13 due tomorrow

Other:
start practicing your Spanish speech at home
Report cards go home tomorrow
popcorn money

1-24-12

Happy belated birthday to Brad-it was the 23rd. Thanks for the yummy cookie cake that you brought in to share with the class. Today we took our Reading MAPS computer testing. We took the Math portion yesterday. We will finish up on Monday with the Language usage part. You will eventually get a thing in the mail showing their scores from the fall and winter with a graph showing their progress.

Homework:

Lang ARts: Advertisements-we still need them!

Spelling: finish sentences and have an adult help you proofread them. If you get a parent signature I will give you an eticket tomorrow!

Reading: 20 minutes

Math: make sure you are done with 5.12

Other:
T-shirt contest drawings due n ext week
Kleenex!
Soda Pups at the MEnasha Library at 6:30 tonight!
11 am dismissal Thursday
School Friday-report cards go home

Do Unto Otters

This is a video we watched for our Eagle Training this week. Enjoy!

1-19-12

Today we learned about the thirteen original colonies. We will be working on mapping these during the next few days.

Homework:

Lang Arts: bring in advertisements!

Reading: 20 minutes

Other: Kleenex
popcorn money
t-shirt designs due at the end of January for our competition

1-18-12

Today we had Art, Phy Ed, and Music. We also practiced saying sentences about our families in Spanish class. Ask your child to share how to say " I have one mom," "I have two cats," etc..in Spanish.

Homework:

Lang Arts: Bring in advertisements-we need a lot!

Reading: 20 minutes

Other: Kleenex

1-17-12

At the end of the day we had an assembly with Mike McGowan talking to us about bullying. He is having a presentation for parents tonight at 6pm in the commons. Come if you can!!!!

We also worked on something for guidance in the computer lab.

Homework:

Lang Arts: bring in examples of advertisements!

Spelling: no list or sentences this week

Other:
6pm presentation for parents tonight
we still need kleenex :)

1-16-12

Today we learned about the Pilgrims, who started the Plimouth Plantation in 1620, 13 years after Jamestown was started. We watched a video that took us to the living museum of Plimouth Plantation. We learned that kids stood when they ate at the table :)

Homework:

Lang Arts: Bring in examples of advertisements from magazines, newspapers, or junk mail. We will need lots of examples!

Math: Homework and remembering 5.9-just the top of remembering

Other:
We need Kleenex!
bring in change to put in our Rainforest milkjug

Julia's you tube

1-13-12

Today we watched the entire Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech. We followed along with a transcript, and stopped along the way to talk about what he meant with his words. He used a lot of imagery words to compare civil rights to things like a lonely island. Martin's birthday is January 15th.

Homework:

Reading: bring composition book to school for Monday if you didn't hand it in today.

Read 20 minutes

Math: finish Homework 5.8 for Monday

Other:
Kleenex!

1-11-12

Sorry for my lapse in the blog! I was out for two days last week and I was trying to catch up on what I missed! Today we had Art, Phy Ed and Music-whew!

Homework:

Lang ARts: We are presenting our reading projects on Friday. Make sure your summaries of the chapters and list of characters are done too!

Reading: 20 minutes

Spelling: Study-test Friday

Math: HWK and Rem. 5.7 due tomorrow.

Other: Boot and snowpants tomorrow.

We need kleenex and pencils!

Book orders due Friday

1-4-12

Homework:

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Bring in supplies for book project

Math: HWK 5.3 due tomorrow

Science: get quiz signed and return by Friday

Spelling: you will get your lists back tomorrow to study-no sentences as homework this week

Other:

Book order due Jan 13th
Winter gear

1-2-12

Welcome back! Today went pretty well, even though I know most of you were tired after the time off!

Homework:

Reading: 20 minutes

Language Arts: Bring in materials for book project. We will be working on it all week during reading class.

Other:
1-2 stamps if you haven't brought them in already.
boots and snowpants required from now on with hats and mittens