Back from Break....hope everyone had a lovely holiday!
Today, we focused in on character studies and working on writing character sketches. We read about Paul Bunyan and his blue ox and did a character sketch for both Paul and Babe. This week, we will keep practicing this skill, finalizing with one for the main character in our independent reading novel that will be displayed on our poster boards. (A note will be sent out in your student's homework folder, but your student will need a Tri-fold poster display board soon.)
In Science A, we discussed all the different ways we use our natural resources, how we can conserve them, how quickly or slowly they can be replaced, and why it's important to protect them. In Science B, we are switching from slow changes to quick changes of the Earth's surface. Today, we built popsicle stick structures on "paper plate fault lines" and on Wednesday we will simulate earthquakes based on the Moment Magnitude Scale.
Homework: Sort your new Spelling Words!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday, September 17
Language Arts Homework:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles: Make sure you are reading your story several times each night. This is very important for building fluency and reading with expression. Then, have your parents check your comprehension of the story with the questions provided. Practice your sight words until you have mastered them as well.
Polar Bears: Have Chapters 2 and 3 read by Monday. Use your sticky notes to note the most important detail of each couple pages. We will use these to summarize the chapters together on Monday during Reading Groups.
All Students: Sort your spelling words. Any written activity done should be done in the back of your composition notebook.
Parents: Today, your student chose an independent reading book based on his or her level determined by testing scores. Over the next few weeks, your student will be reading and completing assignments on this book. Then, they will be compiling story elements into a Book Report Project. If you could provide a Tri-fold poster board for your child and bring it to school within the next week or so, that would be most helpful. This project will be a good cumulative sample of the reading strategies and skills your child has been working on since the beginning of school.
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles: Make sure you are reading your story several times each night. This is very important for building fluency and reading with expression. Then, have your parents check your comprehension of the story with the questions provided. Practice your sight words until you have mastered them as well.
Polar Bears: Have Chapters 2 and 3 read by Monday. Use your sticky notes to note the most important detail of each couple pages. We will use these to summarize the chapters together on Monday during Reading Groups.
All Students: Sort your spelling words. Any written activity done should be done in the back of your composition notebook.
Parents: Today, your student chose an independent reading book based on his or her level determined by testing scores. Over the next few weeks, your student will be reading and completing assignments on this book. Then, they will be compiling story elements into a Book Report Project. If you could provide a Tri-fold poster board for your child and bring it to school within the next week or so, that would be most helpful. This project will be a good cumulative sample of the reading strategies and skills your child has been working on since the beginning of school.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Week of November 14
Homework
Monday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and read story several times. Have a parent ask you the comprehension questions once you are comfortable with the story.
Polar Bears - Read Chapter 1 in Dolphins at Daybreak.
Tuesday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and reread story.
Polar Bears - Read Chapter 2 and complete first 4 vocabulary words.
Spelling Sorts
Wednesday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and read new story. Ask a parent to ask you the comprehension questions when you are comfortable with the story.
Polar Bears - Read Ch. 3 and use sticky notes to mark the most important events. Have these in class on Thursday for our summary writing. Complete vocabulary sheet.
Spelling Sorts
Thursday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and reread story.
Polar Bears - Read Ch. 4 and complete vocabulary sheet.
Spelling Sorts
Friday:
Spelling Sorts. Test will be on Monday.
Monday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and read story several times. Have a parent ask you the comprehension questions once you are comfortable with the story.
Polar Bears - Read Chapter 1 in Dolphins at Daybreak.
Tuesday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and reread story.
Polar Bears - Read Chapter 2 and complete first 4 vocabulary words.
Spelling Sorts
Wednesday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and read new story. Ask a parent to ask you the comprehension questions when you are comfortable with the story.
Polar Bears - Read Ch. 3 and use sticky notes to mark the most important events. Have these in class on Thursday for our summary writing. Complete vocabulary sheet.
Spelling Sorts
Thursday:
Two Owls & Red-Eye Eagles - Practice sight words and reread story.
Polar Bears - Read Ch. 4 and complete vocabulary sheet.
Spelling Sorts
Friday:
Spelling Sorts. Test will be on Monday.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Monday, November 7th
Language Arts:
* We took our weekly spelling test - new words are assigned on Tuesday.
* Each Reading Group recieved new sight words/vocabulary words to study and practice. Please master these by the end of the week. Two Owls and Red-Eyed Eagles - you will recieve your new stories tomorrow. Reading Packet is due Thursday - please be working hard each class to finish your work on time.
Math:
* We took our Geometry and Fractions Test.
Science A:
* We finished up our island model discussion and began discussing different landforms and how the earth changes.
Science B:
* We reviewed for our test on Wednesday. See Study Guide on previous blog post.
Writing:
* To enrich our Word Choice Unit, we read the book, "Max's Words." We will be creating our own collection of words over the next couple weeks. If you have old magazines, newspapers, etc. at home that you could bring to school, it would be very helpful and appreciated!
* We took our weekly spelling test - new words are assigned on Tuesday.
* Each Reading Group recieved new sight words/vocabulary words to study and practice. Please master these by the end of the week. Two Owls and Red-Eyed Eagles - you will recieve your new stories tomorrow. Reading Packet is due Thursday - please be working hard each class to finish your work on time.
Math:
* We took our Geometry and Fractions Test.
Science A:
* We finished up our island model discussion and began discussing different landforms and how the earth changes.
Science B:
* We reviewed for our test on Wednesday. See Study Guide on previous blog post.
Writing:
* To enrich our Word Choice Unit, we read the book, "Max's Words." We will be creating our own collection of words over the next couple weeks. If you have old magazines, newspapers, etc. at home that you could bring to school, it would be very helpful and appreciated!
Science B Study Guide
Here of the key information you should know for your test on Wednesday, November 9th.
Key Vocabulary:
Star
Sunspot
Corona
Eclipse - Solar vs. Lunar
Satellite
Crater
Planet
Solar System
Orbit
Rotation
Revolution
Key Concepts:
Moon Phases: New Moon, Quarter Moon, Half Moon, Gibbous, Full Moon
Waxing vs. Waning
Order of Planets, 2-3 Major Attributes of each planet, Inner vs. Outer Planets
Asteroids and Comets
Rotation vs. Revolution: What makes day and night? How long is Earth's Orbit?
Key Vocabulary:
Star
Sunspot
Corona
Eclipse - Solar vs. Lunar
Satellite
Crater
Planet
Solar System
Orbit
Rotation
Revolution
Key Concepts:
Moon Phases: New Moon, Quarter Moon, Half Moon, Gibbous, Full Moon
Waxing vs. Waning
Order of Planets, 2-3 Major Attributes of each planet, Inner vs. Outer Planets
Asteroids and Comets
Rotation vs. Revolution: What makes day and night? How long is Earth's Orbit?
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday, November 4
I apologize for not posting this week.
Weekly Spelling Assignment: Sort Spelling Words every night. Follow handout for nightly activities.
Weekly Reading Assignments:
Two Owls ~ Read and reread mini storybooks until you are comfortable reading them without hesitation. Build your fluency by rereading familiar texts! Parents: To check your student's comprehension of the story, ask him or her questions about the story after they have finished reading it.
Red-Eyed Eagles ~ Read and reread mini book until you are completely comfortable with it. Rereading familiar text improves your fluency and comprehension! Parents: To check your student's comprehension, ask him or her questions about the story after they have finished reading.
Polar Bears ~ Master weekly vocabulary words and reread Mrs. Brown Went to Town as much as possible during the week on your own.
Weekly Spelling Assignment: Sort Spelling Words every night. Follow handout for nightly activities.
Weekly Reading Assignments:
Two Owls ~ Read and reread mini storybooks until you are comfortable reading them without hesitation. Build your fluency by rereading familiar texts! Parents: To check your student's comprehension of the story, ask him or her questions about the story after they have finished reading it.
Red-Eyed Eagles ~ Read and reread mini book until you are completely comfortable with it. Rereading familiar text improves your fluency and comprehension! Parents: To check your student's comprehension, ask him or her questions about the story after they have finished reading.
Polar Bears ~ Master weekly vocabulary words and reread Mrs. Brown Went to Town as much as possible during the week on your own.
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