Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing winter break. Listed below will be the areas that we will start learning this 9 weeks! Report cards will go home on Friday. Please bring the envelopes back signed and empty!
Writing/Grammar: Understanding how to write persuasive stories
Math: Fractions and decimals
Reading: Character traits. We will discuss characters as a class during read alouds, and in small guided reading groups.
Science: Fossils
*Please note that in the agendas it will now say Read for 20 minutes. As always, make sure to write a brief summary about your book, and bring it back signed. Keep studying those multiplication and division facts in your spare time!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday, November 30, 2009
Week of November 30th-December 4th
I hope you all had a fantastic break! Benchmarks will start in 2 weeks, so there is still a lot we need to do to get ready and do our best. Here's what we are studying this week:
Math: Polygons, angles, line segments
Social Studies: Paul Revere and Susan B. Anthony
Reading: How to summarize books in our own words
Writing/Grammar: Publishing our informational writing piece and learning about comparative & superlative adjectives
Spelling: Packets went home on Monday. They are due this Friday. The words that are in the packet will be seen on the test Friday!
**Please sign agendas and multiplication logs daily :)
Math: Polygons, angles, line segments
Social Studies: Paul Revere and Susan B. Anthony
Reading: How to summarize books in our own words
Writing/Grammar: Publishing our informational writing piece and learning about comparative & superlative adjectives
Spelling: Packets went home on Monday. They are due this Friday. The words that are in the packet will be seen on the test Friday!
**Please sign agendas and multiplication logs daily :)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences will start on Monday the 9th. I will send home reminders the day before your conference. Please be sure to show up during your scheduled time. I hope to see everyone next week!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Week of October 26th-30th
Testing is finally over! We will get back into our normal routine with classwork. Please review your child's flashcards every night. They need to know their multiplication facts completely in order to move on to division. It is VERY important that they stay on top of this.
What we are studying this week:
Math: Multiplication times tests and introducing divison
Reading: Identifying cause and effect in our stories
Writing: Understanding informational writing, and knowing how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and atlas
Science: Rocks and Minerals
*Remember every night your child needs to read for 15 minutes and write a quick paragraph in their agendas that summarizes what they read. Additional homework assignments go home every night as well. Please remember to sign the agenda.
What we are studying this week:
Math: Multiplication times tests and introducing divison
Reading: Identifying cause and effect in our stories
Writing: Understanding informational writing, and knowing how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and atlas
Science: Rocks and Minerals
*Remember every night your child needs to read for 15 minutes and write a quick paragraph in their agendas that summarizes what they read. Additional homework assignments go home every night as well. Please remember to sign the agenda.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
ITBS Testing and Conference Forms
ITBS Testing will start on October 19th and end on October 23rd. Please make sure they bring plenty of #2 pencils and get lots of rest over the weekend! In Friday Folders you will find the fall conference sign up form. Conferences will begin on November 9th. Please fill this out with times that fit your schedule and send this back with the Friday Folder on Monday.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Week of Sept. 28th-Oct. 2nd
Book Fair starts tomorrow! It will last throughout the week. Family nights will be on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Our class visit will be on Monday the 28th.
Here's the scoop for this week:
Math: Introduce the Associative Property of multiplication. We will also review the Identity Property, Commutative Property, and Distributive Property.
Reading: Character traits
Social Studies: Separation of powers and the 3 branches of government. At the end of the week we will talk about our economy, (goods and services, producers and consumers).
Writing: Personal narratives, prefixes and suffixes, possessive nouns.
Science: Projects are due this Friday, October 2nd.
Here's the scoop for this week:
Math: Introduce the Associative Property of multiplication. We will also review the Identity Property, Commutative Property, and Distributive Property.
Reading: Character traits
Social Studies: Separation of powers and the 3 branches of government. At the end of the week we will talk about our economy, (goods and services, producers and consumers).
Writing: Personal narratives, prefixes and suffixes, possessive nouns.
Science: Projects are due this Friday, October 2nd.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Regions of Georgia Diorama Project Due Oct. 2
Next Friday we will have our first project of the year due! I will be passing out the directions to the project on Wednesday. In case you lose the directions, you may look on here for the requirements:
We will be completing our first project for the year by making a diorama on one of Georgia’s regions. In science for this past 9 weeks we have studied about the Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Swamp & Marsh, and Ocean regions of Georgia. Students are to pick 1 region to make a shoebox diorama on. In their shoebox diorama they need to include:
*physical appearance of the region
*animals found in the region
*plants that are found in the region
*A written paragraph explaining the region you chose
You may use anything to complete the inside of your diorama such as: toys, drawings, cut outs from magazines, candy, etc. Be creative! Information on each region has been sent home in their Friday Folders last week. The class completed a packet on each region, but if you did lose this, you may look online or in the textbook to help you. Attached with your diorama, you need to have a written paragraph explaining what region you chose, and what you put in your diorama.
Here are some links that will help you get started on your diorama:
*Creating your diorama:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/diorama/
http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-201484/Georgia
We will be completing our first project for the year by making a diorama on one of Georgia’s regions. In science for this past 9 weeks we have studied about the Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Swamp & Marsh, and Ocean regions of Georgia. Students are to pick 1 region to make a shoebox diorama on. In their shoebox diorama they need to include:
*physical appearance of the region
*animals found in the region
*plants that are found in the region
*A written paragraph explaining the region you chose
You may use anything to complete the inside of your diorama such as: toys, drawings, cut outs from magazines, candy, etc. Be creative! Information on each region has been sent home in their Friday Folders last week. The class completed a packet on each region, but if you did lose this, you may look online or in the textbook to help you. Attached with your diorama, you need to have a written paragraph explaining what region you chose, and what you put in your diorama.
Here are some links that will help you get started on your diorama:
*Creating your diorama:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/diorama/
http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-201484/Georgia
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