Dec. 15, 2010

Homework

Spelling- 10 sentences

math- lesson 66 and polygon sheet

Soc. St. Missouri posters

Dec. 14, 2010

We had a successful feast today, thanks for participating!  We did not have any homework!

Tomorrow our special is Music.

Dec. 10, 2010

Homework

Reading- Opinion worksheet

Math- Lesson 64 (16-30)
Division worksheet

Monday our special is PE

Dec. 8, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music!

Homework
Math- lesson 62

Dec. 6, 2010

Our special tomorrow is PE.

Homework

Math- Line, Pictograph, and Bar Graphs
Reading- Voc. Reader

Dec. 3, 2010

Our special on Monday is Art!

Homework

Spelling- Test
Math- Test
Reading- Questions 1-3 (page 382M)
Science- Weekly Reader

Have a great weekend!

Dec. 1, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Reading- Finished Integrated Theme Test
Spelling- Write each word 5 times
Math- Lesson 59 (1-30)
Science- Study for test, it is tomorrow!

Nov. 30, 2010

Homework

Spelling- Workbook pgs. 272-273
Math- Lesson 58
Reading- Integrated Theme Test
Science- Ecosystem drawing

Tomorrow our special is PE.

spelling for Nov. 29-Dec. 3

Spelling
1. railroad
2. homesick
3. anything
4. seat belt
5. battle
6. beggar
7. doctor
8. smelling
9. pleasing
10. dimmed
11. airport
12. understand
13. ninety-nine
14. final
15. trouble
16. towel
17. medal
18. striped
19. skipped
20. checking
21. all right
22. make-believe
23 whenever
24. proper
25. uncle
26. weather
27. raced
28. snapping
29. hiking
30. fainted



challenge
1. handkerchief
2. motorcycle
3. decimal
4. scrubbed
5. striving
6. postscript
7. shoulder
8. cancel
9. breathing
10. urged

Nov. 29, 2010

Homework

Math- lesson 57

Science- study for test (Test on Thursday)

Book reports are due tomorrow!

Tomorrow our special in PE.

November 24, 2010

Homework


Math- Lesson 56 (1-15)

*Have a great Thanksgiving!!!

*Book Report Due: Nov. 30

November 23, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Library.

Homework

Math- Lesson 55

Reading- Pre-test

Nov. 22,2010

Homework

Math- lesson 54

Soc. St.- Weekly Reader

Our special is PE.

Nov. 19, 2010

Our special on Monday is Art.

Homework

Math- lesson 53 (1-30)
Reading- Weekly Skills Test
Spelling- Final test

Nov. 18, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Music.

Homework

Math- lesson 52

*Our final spelling test is tomorrow!

Nov. 17, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Math- lesson 51 (1-30)

Reading- questions pg. 378

Soc. St.- Weekly Reader

Spelling List Nov. 15-19

Spelling List Nov. 15-19


1. dancing
2. skipped
3. hiking
4. flipped
5. snapping
6. raced
7. landed
8. pleasing
9. checking
10. dared
11. dimmed
12. rubbing
13. striped
14. wasting
15. traced
16. stripped
17. tanning
18. smelling
19. phoning
20. fainted


Challenge:

1. breathing
2. tiring
3. urged
4. scrubbed
5. striving

Nov. 15, 2010

Our special tomorrow is art!
Book reports are due tomorrow!

Homework

Math- test
Writing- Pre-writing for fairy tale
DOL
Science- worksheet

Nov. 12, 2010

Homework

Math- Lesson 50 (1-30)
* We will have a math test on Monday.

Reading- Weekly Skills Test and Selection Test

* The next book report is due on Tuesday, November 16th.

Science- Video
Our special on Monday is Music.  Have a great weekend!!

November 11, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Math- Lesson 49
Reading- Comprehension questions (1-6)
Soc. St.- Veteran's Day writing

*Spelling test is tomorrow!

Tomorrow our special is PE.

Homework

Spelling- Write spelling words 5 times in alphabetical order
Math- Lesson 48
Reading- Workbook pg. 231

Nov. 9, 2010

Homework

Morning- Write 2 paragraphs answering the question;
What do you know about Veterans Day?

Math- Lesson 47
Spelling- Workbook pgs. 237-239
Reading- Workbook pg. 241&242
Writing- comparing the stories diagram

Nov. 8, 2010

Book Reports are due Nov. 16th!
Tomorrow our special is Music.

Homework
Morning work- DOL
Math- Lesson 46
Soc. St.- vocabulary

*Ask about our helping verb song!

Spelling (Nov. 8-12)

Spelling List
1.  harbor
2.  final
3.  middle
4.  weather
5.  labor
6.  model
7.  chapter
8.  special
9.  sugar
10. bottle
11. medal
12. collar
13. proper
14. towel
15. beggar
16. battle
17. trouble
18. shower
19. uncle
20. doctor

Challenge
1. shoulder
2. decimal
3. trifle
4. solar
5. cancel

Nov. 5, 2010

On Monday our special is Library!

Homework

Spelling- test
Reading- weekly skills test
Math- lesson 45 (1-30)

November 3, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Art!

Homework

Spelling sentences (underline the spelling words and circle the action verbs)
Math- Lesson 43
Reading- Poem

November 2, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music.

Homework

Morning Work- Write 2 paragraphs describing snow to someone who hasn't ever seen it.

Spelling- workbook pgs. 217-219
Math- lesson 42
Reading- workbook pg. 211, 221 and 222
Soc. St.- Voting activity

spelling list (Nov. 1-5)

1.  railroad
2.  airport
3. seat belt
4. everywhere
5. homesick
6. understand
7. background
8. anything
9. ninety-nine
10. already
11. fireplace
12. ourselves
13. all right
14. forever
15. breakfast
16. whenever
17. everything
18. meanwhile
19. afternoon
20. make-believe

Challenge Words
1. landmark
2. nationwide
3. postscript
4. motorcycle
5. handkerchief

Nov. 1, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Morning work- DOL
Math- Lesson 41
Soc. St.- 5 interview questions

Oct. 27, 2010

I will not be at school Thursday or Friday due to meetings in Kirksville.  The Halloween Party is Friday, Oct. 29 from 2:15-3:10.
Our special tomorrow is Music and we have Art on Friday.

Homework

Spelling- Spooky sentences
Math- Lesson 40
Reading- Integrated Theme Test
Writing- Rough draft of Halloween story
Soc. St- Drug Free Posters

Oct. 25, 2010

Homework


Morning Work- DOL Sheet

Reading- workbook page 177

Writing- Pumpkin graphic organizer

Math- Lesson 38 (1-30)

Tomorrow is PE!

Oct. 25-29 Spelling List

1. howl
2. false
3. sauce
4. put
5. roof
6. hardly
7. dairy
8. charge
9. dirty
10. world
11. bounce
12. couch
13. wood
14. push
15. pull
16. year
17. alarm
18. horse
19. curl
20. return
21. jaw
22. dawn
23. tool
24. full
25. gear
26. spare
27. cheer
28. chore
29. heard
30. search

Challenge words
1.  pounce
2. pudding
3. cocoon
4. awareness
5. fortunate
6. scrawny
7. marooned
8. pioneer
9. marvel
10. earnest

Oct. 21, 2010

On Monday our special is Art.

Homework

Math- lesson 37
math works

Reading- Weekly Skills Test

Spelling-Test

Soc. St.- Video

Oct. 20, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music. 
Parent teacher conferences will be tomorrow from 3:30-7:30.

Homework

Spelling- Write each spelling word five times in alphabetical order
Reading- workbook pg. 170
Math- lesson 36
Social Studies- Guest speaker Brian Munzlinger

Oct. 19, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Library.

Homework

Math- lesson 35

Soc. St. 3 Branches of Government worksheet

Spelling- workbook pages

Oct. 18, 2010

Tomorrow our special is PE.

Homework

Morning Work- DOL


Reading- workbook page 161

Math- Lesson 34 (1-30)
perimeter worksheet

Social Studies- Weekly Reader

Spelling List (Oct. 18-21)

There isn't any school next Friday due to conferences.  Conferences will be next Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-7:30.

1. horse
2. chore
3. firm
4. learn
5. dirty
6. curve
7. world
8. pure
9. board
10. course
11. heard
12. return
13. cure
14. score
15. worm
16. thirteen
17. worn
18. curl
19. shirt
20. search

challenge
1. thoroughbred
2. fortunate
3. hurdle
4. foreign
5. earnest

Oct. 15, 2010

On Monday our special is Art.

Homework

Spelling- test
Math- lesson 33
Reading- Timeline (10 important events)
weekly skills tests
Soc. St. Finished trees

Oct. 14, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music.

Homework

Spelling- test
Math- lesson 32
perimeter worksheet
Reading- generalization worksheet
Soc. St.- We finished our tree project

Oct. 13, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Library!

Homework

Spelling- write each spelling word 5 times (test tomorrow)
Math- lesson 31
reading- reading comprehension questions pg. 240
Social Studies- worked in groups on our 3 branches of government trees

*Ask your child about our new clickers that we are using in our classroom! They have been a huge success!

October 11, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Art!

Homework

Spelling- workbook pg. 152 (together)
Language- DOL
Reading- workbook pg. 146
Math- test
Social Studies- Finished watching Government Videos

October 8, 2010

On Monday our special is Music!

Homework

Spelling- test
Reading- Weekly Skills Test
Writing- final draft of Fall paper and friendly letter
Math- lesson 30 (We will have a test on Monday)
Science- Electricity test
Social Studies- Government videos

October 7, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Spelling- test ( Final test tomorrow)

Reading- workbook pgs. 134&135

Math- Lesson 29

Writing- Everyone needs to have their rough draft of their letters and fall writing done.  We will work on their final drafts tomorrow.

Social Studies- We started videos over the three Branches of the Government, we will finish them tomorrow.

Our quiz over Electricity is tomorrow!

Oct. 6, 2010

Homework

Spelling- write each word in a sentence (test tomorrow)

Math- lesson 28 (1-30)

Social Studies- vocabulary definitions

We have PE tomorrow!

Oct. 5, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Art!

Homework

Writing- rough draft (friendly letter)
Reading- workbook pgs. 131, 136, 140
Math- lesson 27

Science- went over study guide for test (Friday)

** We will be having a study session during tutoring Thursday for the science test.  Students are welcome to come even if they usually do not attend tutoring.

Oct. 1, 2010

Homework
Reading- Weekly Skills Test
Spelling- test
Math- Lesson 26 (1-30)
Science- open/closed circuit paper

Enjoy your weekend!!!



 Our special on Tuesday is Music!

Sept. 30, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library.  I forgot to add our list of assignments yesterday, sorry for any inconvience.

Homework

Spelling- test
Reading- worked in a small group restating questions
Writing- Write a paragraph for each fall activity that you enjoy.  Make sure you include a topic sentence.
Science- Summary of what we did today, circuits.

Sept. 28

Homework

Writing- workbook page 116 (together)


page 120 (independently)

Spelling- workbook pages 118 and 119

Math- Lesson 23 (1-30)

Science- pages 319-320 (320 was done with table groups)

Tomorrow our special is Art!
Tommorrow will also be the last day for book orders!

Sept. 27, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music!

Homework

Morning Work- DOL

Reading- Workbook pgs. 121-122

Math- Lesson 22 (1-30)

Science- Worksheet pg. 315-316

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tomorrow our special is PE.

The kids don't have any homework today.  We took our first integrated reading test.  We finished our math tests from yesterday during math time today.  We worked on writing details and wrote on pumpkins to hang in our rooms.  The kids had to describe their favorite Halloween candy in a paragraph, they had a lot of fun! We also worked on a fall bullentin board, each student had to write about a good book that they have read.

Sept. 22, 2010

Homework

Spelling- workbook pages 88&89
Write your spelling words in sentences.  We have a test tomorrow!

Reading- Integrated Theme Test

Math- Test

Science- 1-4 Questions (Completed in class as a group)

Our special is Art tomorrow!

September 20, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music!

Homework

Morning work-Write 3 paragraphs " If you were a superhero, what would your name, and power be?"

Reading- Half of the class worked on guide words.  The other half of the class worked on subject/predicate with me, tomorrow we will switch.
Workbook pg. 77

Math- Elapsed time worksheet
Lesson 20 (1-30)

Science- Lab report for yesterday's experiment

Monday Sept. 20

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Morning Work- DOL

Math- expanded form worksheet
Lesson 19 (1-30)

Science- Cling on tape experiment

Review Week for Spelling
safe

kept

gray

grown

wrote

blind

suit

crumb

wait

creak

steep

gain

still

gold

crime

few

trunk

steal

weight

meat

past

reach

coast

odd

sigh

true

tube

steel

creek

meet



Challenge Words

descent

graceful

rigid

newscast

knead

remind

continue

pour

slumber

pore

September 17, 2010

Monday is PE!

Homework

Math- lesson 18 (1-30)

Have a great weekend!

September 16, 2010

Homework

Reading- Reading comprehension questions 1-5 (page 128)
Writing- workbook page 62
Spelling- test
Math- Lesson 17 (1-30)
Science- Lesson outline 1-20



* Tomorrow is an early out day due to homecoming events. Come out and support the Rams tomorrow evening! It is also picture day, so do not forget to send your money and picture forms.



* Tomorrow's special is Art.

Sept. 15

Tomorrow is Music!

Homework
Reading- Workbook page 61
Writing- Write a friendly letter to Pa as one of the characters in the story, "By the Shores of Silver Lake," using details from the story.

Spelling- Test tomorrow

Math- Lesson 16 (1-30)

Science- Page F68 Vocabulary and answer questions 1, 2, 3, &5

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Library!

Homework

Morning Work- Write 2 paragraphs  using writing prompt.
Writing Prompt:  What would you do if you stepped on a swarm of bees?

Spelling- Workbook pgs. 68-69

Reading- workbook pg. 70 (guide words)

Math- lesson 15 (1-30)

Science- Finished our lab report together in class.

Sept. 13, 2010


Homework

Reading- DOL Sheet
Writing- Reading workbook page 71 and 72
Math- Lesson 14 (1-30)

Science- We began learning how to write a lab report using the scientific method. We feel that this is an important skill to have for the many experiments that we will do throughout the school year.



Tomorrow is PE!

Spelling List Week 4

Homophones

1. steel
2. steal
3. lead
4. led
5. wait
6. weight
7. wear
8. ware
9. creak
10. creek
11. beet
12. beat
13. meet
14. meat
15. peak
16. peek
17. deer
18. dear
19. ring
20. wring



Challenge

pour
poor
vein
vane
vain

* When you practice the words for the test, you may want them to put the words in a sentence. It is as important for them to know the meaning as it is the spelling.

September 10, 2010

The only homework for today was math lesson13 (1-30)


*Thank you so much to everyone who came to Grandparent's Day! It was a huge success!!

*Monday is Art!
*With all of the activities today, I did not get graded papers handed out. I will get them out as soon as possible.

Monday is class color day, don't forget to wear red!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Tomorrow our special is Music.  It is also Grandparent's Day!

Homework

Morning Work- Math Worksheet

Spelling- Pre-test

Reading- Comprehension Questions 1-5 on page 102.
Workbook pg. 47

Math- Lesson 12 (1-30)

Social Studies- Finished on our Grandparent's Day Project

Homecoming Week/Tutoring Information

Next week is homecoming week! The elementary has decided to participate in spirit days as follows:

Monday- Class Color Day- Fourth grade will be wearing red.
Tuesday- Favorite Sports Team Day
Wednesday- Disney Day
Thursday- Maroon and Gold Day
Friday- Dress Your Best Day (Early Dismissal)

*Picture Day is also Friday, September 17th.

Tutoring will begin next Tuesday, September 14th.  Tutoring will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights.  You should have received a letter about it last week.  If you need another copy of the dates, just let me know.
During tutoring we will be focusing on homework help first.  If time permits we will be working on other skills in reading and math. We will also be working on test taking skills for the MAP Test.

Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010

Homework


Reading- workbook page 55 done in class
Workbook pg. 46
Writing - workbook page 51

Spelling - Workbook pages 53-54
Write each spelling word three times in alphabetical order

Math- Lesson 11 (1-30)

Spelling test tomorrow!
Tomorrow our special is Library!
Grandparents Day is this Friday from 1:30-3:00.

Monday Sept. 7, 2010

Our special tomorrow is PE.
Homework
Morning Work- Write two paragraphs
Write Prompt: Would you rather live in a desert or a grassland and why?
Reading- DOL sheet using proper editing marks
Spelling- workbook page 52 (partially done together)
Math- Test
Social Studies- Fifty Nifty project

Friday, Sept. 3

Homework

Spelling- Final test

Reading- Selection and Weekly Skills Test
*The first book report is due on Tueday!

Math- Lesson 10 (1-30)
*We will have a test on Tuesday over the skills of the first 10 lessons.

Social Studies- Worked  in our groups on our projects,

Spelling List Week 3 "Finding the Titanic"

Spelling List
1. brush
2. juice
3 .fruit
4 .tube
5. lunch
6 .crumb
7. few
8. true
9. truth
10. done
11. suit
12. pump
13. due
14. dull
15. tune
16. blew
17. trunk
18. sum
19. glue
20. threw

Challenge

newscast
commute
attitude
slumber
continue

* No school on Monday! The spelling test will not change because of the short week.

Thursday, Sept. 2

Tomorrow our special is Music.

Homework

Spelling- Study for final test if you need to take it tomorrow.

Reading- Workbook pgs. 41 & 42(Subjects and Predicates)
Vocabulary pg. 31

Math- lesson 9 (1-30)
Morning Work math sheet

Soc. St.- We worked on our Grandparent's Day project.

August 31, 2010

Tomorrow our special is PE.

Homework

Reading- workbook page 36 independently

story web was done together in class

Writing- workbook page 40 alphabetical order

Journal " One of my talents is..."

Spelling- workbook pages 38-39

TEST Thursday

Math- Lesson 7 (1-30)

Social Studies- We put students into groups for the Fifty Nifty United States project that we are preparing for Grandparent's Day! Grandparent's Day is set for Sept. 10. There will be more details later in the week. Students have been put in groups and are learning about different states in the U.S.A. They will be doing oral reports and are also learning a song. We will begin science on Sept. 13.

* Social Studies quiz is tomorrow!

Monday, August 30, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Art.

Don't forget our first book report is due on September 7th.

Homework

Language- DOL sentences
Reading- workbook pg. 44
Math- Lesson 6 (1-30)
Social Studies- We went over study guide today.  We are having a quiz on Wednesday.

Spelling List Week 2 " Grandfather's Journey"

Spelling List

1. snow
2. grind
3. still
4. coast
5. odd
6. crime
7. gold
8. wrote
9. flight
10. build
11. broke
12. blind
13. folk
14. grown
15. shock
16. ripe
17. coal
18. inch
19. sigh
20. built

Challenge

remind
approach
rigid
recognize
continent



* One of our skills to review this week is alphabetizing. When you have your child practice, it would help to have them put the words in alphabetical order. Thanks!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Mondays special is Music.

Homework

Math- lesson 5 (1-30)

Reading- Workbook pg. 11
Today we took the weekly skills test.

Social Studies- Questions on the back of the Weekly Reader

August 26, 2010

Our special tomorrow is Library.

Homework

Math- lesson 4 (1-30)

Reading- We took the Gates-MacGinitie test today.

Spelling- We took the pre-test today.  If your child didn't get a 100 then they need to study for the final test.

Social Studies- We worked on our globes today, we will finish them tomorrow.

August 25, 2010

Tomorrow our special is PE.



Homework

Spelling- Write each word in a sentence. (Sentences must be 7 up sentences)

The first spelling test is tomorrow. Don’t forget to study!


Reading- Workbook pages 14 & 15

Math- lesson 3 (1-30)

Social Studies- Draw, label, and color world map
(Draw and label 7 continents, 4 oceans, prime meridian, and equator)

August 24, 2010

Homework

Math- lesson 2 (1-30)
Spelling- Workbook pgs. 18&19
Reading-Workbook pg. 16 (-er and -est endings)
Writing-Workbook pg. 21 (kinds of sentences)
 Write 1/2 of a page using writing prompt   (It is difficult for me to...)
Social Studies- vocabulary words and definitions

Monday, August 23, 2010

Aug. 23, 2010


Tomorrow our special is Music

WritingReading- Workbook page 20 * Multiple meaning words


Writing- DOL sentences

Math- Pages 12 &13 1-30



Spelling List



1.gain 2.cream 3. sweet 4. safe 5. past 6. reach 7. kept 8. gray 9. field 10. break 11. east 12. shape 13. steep 14. pray 15. pain 16. glass 17. west 18. cheap 19. steak 20. chief


Challenge Words 1. graceful 2. descent 3. athletic 4. knead 5. activity



*One of the challenge words will be randomly selected to be on the test.The pretest test will be given on Thursday, and the final test will be given on Friday.30 all -

Aug. 20, 2010

Aug. 20, 2010


We had a wonderful first week of school!

Writing- 2 paragraph time capsule writing

Our special on Monday will be Library.


Next week will get into the swing of things, and you will notice more of a routine. We will begin working in our math, reading, and social studies books.

August 19, 2010

We have PE tomorrow. Make sure you have PE shoes!



Assignments

Math-Placement Test
Reading- worksheets were done in class together
Writing- Writing a friendly letter to the teacher

Book Reports

 

BOOK REPORT DUE DATES



Sept. 7

Sept. 21

Oct. 5

Oct. 19

Nov.2

Nov.16

Nov.30

Dec. 14

Jan. 4

Jan. 18

Feb. 1

Feb. 15

March 1

March 15

March 29

April 12

April 26

May 10



Book Report Criteria

v Each book must have at least 85 pages of text.

v Books that have been made into motion pictures are prohibited.

v Students may double the amount of pages to count as two book reports.

v Students are required to do seven fiction, 3 non-fiction, four oral, and four book covers, throughout the course of the year.

v Forms for all book reports are available in the classroom at all times.

v Students are allowed to check out one book at a time from my personal library during morning work time.

Back to School

School will begin Aug. 18, 2010.