We will begin a new project today where my students will be paired with someone from Mrs. Kramer's class and they will create a game board using a chapter out of the math book.  The students will design and create the game with their partner.  Today will be a planning and sketching day.

Tuesday, May 21st:

Students will get together with their partner and begin to create their game.

Wednesday, May 22nd:

Students will finish their game and play it to make sure that it works.

Thursday, May 23rd:

Students will play the games that all of the partners have created.

Friday, May 24th:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.   Today's assignment is "Foldable" and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Tuesday, May 21st:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.   Today's assignment is to make a collage of the literary elements from their novel and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Wednesday, May 22nd:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.   Today the students will read, finish their novel, finish their vocabulary, and take the AR test as well.

Thursday, May 23rd:

Students will finish up their Book Buddy project today.  We will begin a new project called "A Quilt of Compliments."

Friday, May 24th:

We will begin a new mini-unit called "Number Theory Project."  The students will display knowledge of number theory concepts by finding and explaining their answers to nontraditional problems.  They will complete packet pages 34 and 35.

Tuesday, May 14th:

Students will finish their packet today, completing WS 36, 37, and 38.

Wednesday, May15th:

Students will complete a review packet today.

Thursday, May 16th:

Students will complete a review packet today.

Friday, May 17th:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.   Today's assignment is "Making Inferences" and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Tuesday, May 14th:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.  Today's assignment is "Visualizing" and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Wednesday, May15th:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.  Today's assignment is "Cause/Effect" and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Thursday, May 16th:

Students will be reading with their buddy from Mrs. Kramer's room.  Today's assignment is "CQC (connection, questions, confusion)" and choosing 2 new vocabulary words to define.

Friday, May 17th:

Students will participate in stations over the next 3 days to complete math activities relating to mathematics used in the real world with baseball.

Tuesday, May 7th:

Students will complete stations.

Wednesday, May 8th:

Students will complete stations and hand all work in.

Thursday, May 9th:

We will begin a new mini-unit today called "Take a Survey."  Students will assume the role of an inventory manager for an athletic shoe store. They will conduct a survey on the products they plan to carry and interpret their data and make informed choices as managers.

Friday, May 10th:

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life Skills class.

We will read chapters 18 and 19 in The City of Ember.  Students will complete questions and do some journal writing.

Tuesday, May 7th:

Today students will learn their partners from Mrs. Kramer's class that they will be Book Buddies with.  They will choose a book that they want to read together.  This book must be at their reading level and an AR book because they can count those points toward their April/May AR points.  Students need 20 points by May 17th.

We will finish The City of Ember today and students will complete a packet in partners and then take the AR test, which will count toward those 20 points too.

Wednesday, May 8th:

Our school set a goal to read 1.5 million pages and achieved it!!!!  So that mean we will watch a movie today in language arts class.  The students want to watch The City of Ember.  They may bring something to drink (with a screw on lid) and a treat to drink.  The school is providing popcorn from the movie theater.

Thursday, May 9th:

We will meet with our Book Buddies and go through the expectations, divide our books into sections, read the 1st assignment, and complete an assignment on the setting of their novel.  Students will also choose 2 vocabulary words to define within the context of their novel.

Friday, May 10th:

Students will finish with the pizza mini-unit today.  They will complete the last 2 stations and hand in all of their individual work.

Tuesday, April 30th:

We will begin a new mini-unit today called "Checkbook Challenge."  Students will complete the checkbook days 1-14.  We will also do some work on a website to complete online activities to learn about earning, saving, and spending.

www.themint.org

Wednesday, May 1st:

Students will complete days 15-29 in the checkbook and a monthly statement.  We will visit the same website today to learn more about owing, tracking, and giving.

www.themint.org

Thursday, May 2nd:

Students will complete an activity called "Sticking to the Budget."  They will complete a WS and journal questions.  Then we will visit another website where students will discover how to calculate income based on a certain occupation.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020606115505/http://www.themint.org/documents/parents_teachers_create_budget.htm

Friday, May 3rd:

Writing:  We will work today on revising our personal narratives in our Writer's Notebooks.

Reading:  We will read chapters 12 and 13 in The City of Ember and students will complete comprehension questions.

Tuesday, April 30th:

Writing:  We will work with our partners today on our personal narratives.

Reading:  We will read chapter 14 today in The City of Ember and students will complete a packet with a partner.

Wednesday, May 1st:

Writing:  We will make our final revisions to our personal narratives.

Reading:  We will read chapter 15 today in our novel and students will complete comprehension questions.

Thursday, May 2nd:

Writing:  We will type our personal narratives on the iPads.

Reading:  We will read chapter 16 and students will complete comprehension questions.

Friday, May 3rd:

Writing:  We will finish typing our personal narratives.

We will begin a new mini-unit today called, "It's Payday!"  Students will determine work time on the job and complete paychecks with withholdings for 4 employees.  Students will learn business terms and equations for business math.  They will complete the first timecard in class.

Tuesday, April 23rd:

Students will complete 3 more timecards in class today independently.

Wednesday, April 24th:

Students will complete payroll checks for all employees.  We will complete one in class together and then students will complete the last 3 independently.

Thursday, April 25th:

We will begin a new mini-unit today called "Out and About at the Pizzeria."  Students will participate in 6 stations over 3 days to complete math activities relating to mathematics used in the real world at a pizza shop.

Friday, April 26th:

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life Skills class.

Reading:  We will read chapter 6 today in The City of Ember.  Students will journal and complete questions for chapters 5 and 6.

Tuesday, April 23rd:

Writing:  We will read a story called "Sweet Baby James" today and do a quick-write about life at its finest.

Reading:  We will read aloud chapter 7 today in The City of Ember and students will complete questions over the chapter and journal.

Wednesday, April 24th:

Writing:  We will review all of our drafts today and select one to develop.

Reading:  We will read chapter 8 in our novel, journal, and complete a packet over chapters 6-8.

Thursday, April 25th:

Writing:  We will begin the revision process on the piece of writing for a personal narrative that we chose yesterday.

Reading:  We will read chapter 9 today, journal, and complete questions for chapters 8 and 9.

Friday, April 26th:

Writing:  We will work on revising our personal narrative.

We will finish a DSTEP review of chapters 12-14 and then students will begin a new project.  They will be creating a tessellation.

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/tess.htm

Tuesday, April 16th:

Students will work on their tessellation in class.

Wednesday, April 17th:

Students will work on their tessellation in class.

Thursday, April 18th:

We will begin a new mini-unit called "It's Payday!"  Students will determine work time on the job and complete paychecks with withholdings for 4 employees.  Today we will discuss business terms and equations for business math.  Then students will complete a time card for one employee.

Friday, April 19th:

Writing:  We are working on writing a personal narrative.  We will read a story called "Feast" from the book, Rattlesnake Mesa.  We will work on visualizing sensory details and share one really good sentence with the class.

Reading:  We will begin a new novel unit today.  We will read the book The City of Ember.  We will do an activity to get us "into" the book and write a paragraph about what  being a part of a community means to us.  We will then read the introduction and chapter one.  Students will complete chapter 1 questions.

Tuesday, April 16th:

Writing:  We will review what we have read from Rattlesnake Mesa.  We will also explore how an author creates voice.

Reading:  We will read chapter 2 in The City of Ember and complete the questions.

Wednesday, April 17th:

We will read a new short story today called, "No Place I'd Rather Be."  We will do a quick-write about life-changing events.

Reading:  Students will complete a review packet of chapters 1 and 2 for The City of Ember.

Thursday, April 18th:

Writing:  We will read a story called "This Was Mine" and explore how the author creates voice and incorporate that into our own stories.

Reading:  We will read chapters 3 and 4 today in The City of Ember.  Students will complete comprehension questions after reading.

Friday, April 19th:

Writing:  We will read a new story today called "My Mother's Hand."  We will explore how the author creates voice and do a quick-write about a family member.

We will continue to review for the Dakota STEP test today.  Students will complete a review packet of chapters 9-11 in class.

Tuesday, April 9th:

We will continue to review for the Dakota STEP test today.  Students will complete a review packet of chapters 12-14 in class.  We will also begin a new project today too if time permits.  Students will create an original tessellation.  Today we will work on creating our pattern.

Wednesday, April 10th:

Students will work on their tessellation in class.

Thursday, April 11th:

Students will work on their tessellation in class.

Friday, April 12th:

Writing:  We will begin a new writing unit today.  Students will write their own personal narrative as we move  through the unit.  In a personal narrative, the author writes about an event that happened in their life and the learning that occurred from that event.  We will read several stories in this unit that the students will be able to relate to and some that they will learn new things.  This week our stories will come from a book called Rattlesnake Mesa.  It is a story about a young Native American in the early 1900s.  We will brainstorm a list of our earliest memories in our Writer's Notebooks.

Speeches:  Students will give their demonstration speeches today.

Tuesday, April 9th:

Writing:  We will read a chapter from Rattlesnake Mesa today and write independently in our Writer's Notebook about a memory from our list.

Speeches:  Students will give their demonstration speeches.

Wednesday, April 10th:

Writing:  We will read another chapter from Rattlesnake Mesa today work on visualizing sensory details.  We will share one really good sentence from our writing.

Reading:  We will begin a new novel unit today.  We will read the book The City of Ember.  We will do an activity to get us "into" the book and write a paragraph about what  being a part of a community means to us.  We will then read the introduction and chapter one.  Students will complete chapter 1 questions.

Thursday, April 11th:

Writing:  We will review what we have read from Rattlesnake Mesa.  We will also explore how an author creates voice.

Reading:  We will read chapter 2 in The City of Ember and complete the questions.

Friday, April 12th:

Writing:  We will read a new short story today called, "No Place I'd Rather Be."  We will do a quick-write about life-changing events.

Reading:  Students will complete a review packet of chapters 1 and 2 for The City of Ember.

Tuesday, April 2nd:

Students will graph translations, reflections, and draw tessellations.  They will complete WS 109/100.

Wednesday, April 3rd:

We will begin reviewing for the DSTEP test.  Students will complete a packet to review chapters 1-4.

Thursday, April 4th:

DSTEP review...students will complete a packet to review chapters 5-8.

Friday, April 5th:

Tuesday, April 2nd:

We have finished our novels in class and students will make a movie trailer on the iPads showing the literary elements of their novel.  I have given the students the expectations for the trailer.  I will also introduce demonstration speeches today.  I will give an example speech.  Students will choose a topic and begin writing their speech today.

Wednesday, April 3rd:

Students will work on their movie trailer and their demonstration speech in class.

Thursday, April 4th:

Students will finish their movie trailer and begin giving their speeches today.

Friday, April 5th:

Students will find the area of triangles in lesson 14-2 and complete WS 14-2 with a calculator.  Chapter 14 vocabulary is due today.

Tuesday, March 26th:

Students will identify 3-D Figures in lesson 14-4 and complete WS 14-4.

Wednesday, March 27th:

Students will find the volume of a rectangular prism in lesson 14-5 and complete WS 14-5 with calculators.

Thursday, March 28th:

Students will find the surface area of rectangular prisms in lesson 14-6 and complete WS 14-6 with calculators.

Friday, March 29th:  No School

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life Skills class.  We will work on making inferences today in our novels.  Students will read their 8th assignment, complete an inferences WS, and choose 2 new vocabulary words to define in the context of their novels.

Tuesday, March 26th:

Students will be given time to finish their poetry movie.  This project is due on Thursday.  We will work on finding the main idea in text.  This reading comprehension strategy is called determining importance. Students will read their 9th assignment, complete a determining importance WS, and choose 2 new vocabulary words from today's reading and define them in the context of their novels.

Wednesday, March 27th:

Students will be given time to finish their poetry movie.  This project is due on Thursday.   The reading strategy we will work on today is called synthesizing.  Students will finish their novels today, complete a synthesizing WS, and finish their vocabulary for their novel unit.

Thursday, March 28th:

Students will be given time to finish their poetry movie.  This project is due today.  AR is also due today!  Students will take the AR test for the novel they have been reading in class and that will count toward their March AR points.  Students will learn about the elements of plot, as well as complete a plot diagram for their novel.

Friday, March 29th:  No School

Students will bisect line segments and angles today in lesson 13-3 and complete WS 13-3.

Tuesday, March 19th:

Students will name 2-diminesional figures in lesson 13-4 and complete WS 13-4.

Wednesday, March 20th:

Students will describe and define lines of symmetry in lesson 13-5 and complete WS 13-5.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/symmetry-rotational.html

Thursday, March 21st:

Students will determine congruency and similarity in lesson 13-6 and complete WS 13-6.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/congruent.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/similar.html

http://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Pairs_Symmetry_Rotational/

Friday, March 22nd:

Students will complete DOL Monday exercises for week 14.  We will use synonyms and antonyms to understand unfamiliar words in reading.  Students will read their day 3 assignment from their novels.  We will ask questions before, during, and after reading.  Students will also choose 2 vocabulary words from their reading and define them in the context of their novel.

Tuesday, March 19th:

Students will complete DOL Tuesday exercises for week 14.  We will use context clues to understand unfamiliar words.  Students will read their 4th assignment.  We will focus on making text-to-self connections today with our reading.  Students will complete a text-to-self connection WS and do their vocabulary.

Wednesday, March 20th:

Students will complete DOL Wednesday exercises for week 14.  Students will read their 5th assignment. We will focus our attention on text-to-text connections and students will complete their vocabulary.  We will also identify generalizations about characters, events, or situations using text details and prior knowledge.

Thursday, March 21st:

Students will complete DOL Thursday exercises for week 14.  Students will read their 6th assignment.  We will focus on text-to-world connections and complete a WS, along with their vocabulary.  We will understand that authors write for different purposes and identify texts that are written to inform, to entertain, to persuade, and to describe.

Friday, March 22nd:

Students will complete DOL Friday exercises for week 14.  Students will read their 7th assignment.  We will work on the visualizing reading strategy.  Students will complete a WS and their vocabulary.  We will also work that theme is the author's important message about life.

Students will add and subtract measures of time in lesson 12-6 and complete WS 12-6.

Tuesday, March 12th:

Students will complete a chapter 12 review with vocabulary today.  They will also receive the chapter 13 vocabulary builder to complete.

Wednesday, March 13th:

Students will classify and measure angles in lesson 13-1 and complete WS 13-1.  Students may bring a round treat for class tomorrow because it is National Pi Day.  Click here for chapter 13.

Thursday, March 14th:

It is National Pi Day.  Students will find the area of a circle in lesson 14-3 (yes this is from chapter 14) and complete WS 14-3 with a calculator.  Click here for chapter 14.

Friday, March 15th:

Students will draw and estimate angles in lesson 13-2 and complete WS 13-2.

Mrs. Allen will come in for Life Skills today.  Students will complete the Monday exercises for DOL week 14.  Students will finish up their trailer they are making on iMovie for the figures of speech, that they will present to the class tomorrow.  Students will also finish up the poetry centers and begin making their poetry movie on the ipads.  Students too, will choose a novel from a selection to read in small groups.  We will be focusing on the reading comprehension strategies as they read.  There will also be vocabulary too.  The books are all AR books.  They will take the AR test when we are done and may count it towards their March points.

Tuesday, March 12th:

Students will complete the Tuesday DOL exercises for week 14.  They will present their trailer of the figures of speech to the class today.  Students will have time to work on their poetry movie in class.

Wednesday, March 13th:

Students will complete the Wednesday DOL exercises for week 14 and work on their poetry movie.  Students will set up the reading schedule to read their chosen novel in 10 days.  They will read their first assignment and choose 2 vocabulary words from today's reading and define them in the context of the novel. 

Thursday, March 14th:

Students will complete the Thursday DOL exercises for week 14 and work on their poetry movie.  We will learn about setting today in our novels.  After students read their 2nd assignment, do the vocabulary, they will illustrate and color a picture of the setting and write a descriptive paragraph.

Friday, March 15th:

Students will learn about length in the Metric System in lesson 12-3 and complete WS 12-3.

Tuesday, March 5th:

Students will use Metric units of mass and capacity in lesson 12-4 and complete WS 12-4.

Wednesday, March 6th:

Students will change units within the Metric system in lesson 12-5 and complete WS 12-5.

Thursday, March 7th:  No School

Students will create an iMovie in small groups over the figures of speech and work in poetry centers to write 10 original poems.

Tuesday, March 5th:

Students will create an iMovie in small groups over the figures of speech and work in poetry centers to write 10 original poems.  Students will also take a quiz over the 7 figures of speech we've covered.  They have a hand-out to help them study.

Wednesday, March 6th:

Students will create an iMovie in small groups over the figures of speech and work in poetry centers to write 10 original poems.

Thursday, March 7th:  No School

Students will find the probability of independent events and they will complete WS 11-5.

Tuesday, Feb. 26th:

Students will take an open-book quiz over each of the lessons, as well as the vocabulary for chapter 11.  Students will also complete the chapter 12 Vocabulary Builder.

Wednesday, Feb. 27th:

Students will change units of length and measure in the customary system in lesson 12-1 and complete WS 12-1.  Click here for chapter 12.

Games:  http://www.funbrain.com/measure/

http://www.rsinnovative.com/rulergame/

Thursday, Feb. 28th:

Students will change units of capacity and weight in the customary system in lesson 12-2 and complete WS 12-2.

Game:  http://mrnussbaum.com/artie-ounces-ipad/

Friday, March 1st:

Students will use the Metric units of length in lesson 12-3 and complete WS 12-3.

Mrs. Allen will come in today.

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Monday exercises for week 13.

Poetry:  We will learn about metaphors today.  We will read and evaluate "Ode to Pablo's Shoes."  Students will write an "Ode" poem.  They may choose their own topic.  The poem will need to have 2 metaphors.

Tuesday, Feb. 26th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Tuesday exercises for week 13.

Poetry:  Students will learn about personification.  We will read and evaluate "Lullaby."  Students will then write a poem, topic of choice, that includes personification.

Wednesday, Feb. 27th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises for week 13.

http://contest.usatodayhss.com/

Poetry:  Students will learn about imagery today.  We will read and evaluate "Cottontail."  Students will then write a poem that includes imagery.

Thursday, Feb. 28th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Thursday exercises.

Poetry:   Students will learn about idioms today.  Students will choose an idiom to illustrate.  They will write its literal meaning and illustrate and color its figurative meaning.

Friday, March 1st:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Friday exercises.

Tuesday, Feb. 19th:

Students will take the chapter 10 test today and complete the chapter 11 vocabulary builder.

Wednesday, Feb. 20th:

Students will find and interpret the theoretical probability of an event in lesson 11-1 and will complete WS 11-1.  Click here for chapter 11.

Thursday, Feb. 21st:

Students will find the outcomes using lists, tree diagrams, and combinations.  They will complete WS 11-2.

Friday, Feb. 22nd:

Students will predict the actions of a larger groups using a sample in lesson 11-3.  They will complete WS 11-3.

Tuesday, Feb. 19th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete DOL exercises for week 12, the Monday and Tuesday exercises.

Writing:  Students will finish up their nonfiction Keynote project today.

Wednesday, Feb. 20th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises for week 12.

Writing:  We will begin a poetry unit today.  Students will learn about figurative and literal language.  They will complete exercise 3 with a partner.

Thursday, Feb. 21st:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Thursday exercises for week 12.

Writing:  Students will learn about a figure of speech called alliteration. They will read and evaluate a poem called "Noise."  Then they will write a poem using alliteration and keep it in their folders to use later.

Friday, Feb. 22nd:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Friday exercises and hand in their packet to be graded.

Students will find the percent of a number in lesson 10-7 and complete WS 10-7.  Please study for the vocabulary quiz over the chapter 10 words...note the change in date.  The quiz will be WEDNESDAY, instead of Thursday as I had originally planned.

Tuesday, February 12th:

Students will estimate percent in lesson 10-8 and complete WS 10-8.  Please study for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 13th:

Students will take the vocabulary quiz over the chapter 10 words.  They will also complete the chapter 10 study guide to prepare for the chapter 10 test tomorrow.

Thursday, February 14th:

Students will take the chapter 10 test today and complete the chapter 11 vocabulary builder.

Friday, February 15th:  No School

Mrs. Allen will come in for Life Skills today.

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the week 12 Monday exercises.

Writing:  Students will work on creating their nonfiction project in Keynote.  The vocabulary photo album is due on Thursday.

Tuesday, February 12th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the week 12 Tuesday exercises.

Writing:  Students will work on creating their nonfiction project in Keynote.  The vocabulary photo album is due on Thursday.

Wednesday, February 13th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the week 12 Wednesday and Thursday exercises.

Writing:  Students will work on creating their nonfiction project in Keynote.  The vocabulary photo album is due on tomorrow.

Thursday, February 14th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the week 12 Friday and hand it in to be graded.

Writing:  The Keynote project and photo album are due today.

Students will write ratios, rates, and unit rates in fractions in simplest form in lesson 10-1 and complete WS 10-1.

Tuesday, February 5th:

Students will solve proportions using cross-products in lesson 10-2.  Students will complete WS 10-2 with a calculator.

Wednesday, February 6th:

Students will use models to illustrate the meaning of percent in lesson 10-4 and complete WS 10-4.

Thursday, February 7th:

Students will express percents as fractions in simplest form and vice versa in lesson 10-5.  They will complete WS 10-5 with a calculator.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 10 vocabulary...I have the quiz planned for February 14th.

Friday, February 8th:

DOL:  Students will complete the DOL exercises for Monday, week 11.

Vocabulary Project:  Students started a vocabulary project today with their nonfiction words.  They are creating a photo album in Pages on the iPads.  Students will work on this in class this week.

Writing:  We are reading a book called, an inconvenient truth by Al Gore.  We will use this book as a springboard for our writing ideas for nonfiction.

Tuesday, February 5th:

DOL:  Students will complete the Tuesday exercises for week 11.

Vocabulary Project:  Students will work on their photo album project in class.

Writing:  Students will choose a topic to research to write a nonfiction piece writing.  They will use the Internet and/or the nonfiction book they chose to read a couple of weeks ago.

Wednesday, February 6th:

DOL:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises for week 11.

Vocabulary Project:  Students will work on their project in class.

Writing:  Students will research and write their nonfiction piece.

Thursday, February 7th:

DOL:  Students will complete the DOL exercises for Thursday for week 11.

Vocabulary Project:  Students will work on their vocabulary photo album.

Writing:  Students will begin to put their writing into a Keynote presentation.

Friday, February 8th:

DOL:  Students will complete the Friday exercises and hand their DOL in to be graded.
Vocabulary Project:  Students will work on their vocabulary photo album.

Writing:  Students will work on their Keynote nonfiction project.

Students will graph functions from function tables in lesson 9-7.  They will complete WS 9-7.  REMEMBER THE VOCAB. QUIZ TOMORROW!

Tuesday, January 29th:

Students will take the vocabulary quiz for chapter 9 and complete the study guide to prepare for the test tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 30th:

Students will take the chapter 9 test today and complete the chapter 10 Vocabulary Builder.  If time permits, we will create our flashcards on the iPad on the A+ Pro app.

Thursday, January 31st:

We will begin chapter 10 today, click here, for ch. 10 and students will express ratios and rates in fraction form in lesson 10-1.  They will complete WS 10-1.

Friday, February 1st:

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life Skills class.

DOL:  Students will complete the Monday exercises for DOL week 10.

Spelling:  Our words this week are review words from weeks 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10.  We will go over the words that will be on the test today.

Reading:  We will finish up the Whales book today.  We will learn some new vocabulary words and practice our questioning strategy.

Tuesday, January 29th:

DOL:  Students will complete DOL Tuesday exercises for week 10.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today and students will receive their homework for week 12.

Writing:  We will read a book called If the World Were a Village today.  Students will explore how nonfiction text is organized and printed.  We will write independently using our iPads and Writer's Notebooks.

Wednesday, January 30th:

DOL:  Students will complete DOL exercises for Wednesday week 10.

Spelling:  We will practice our week 12 review words in class.

Writing:  We will read a portion of the book Amazing Geography, explore how nonfiction is organized, and write independently.

Thursday, January 31st:  AR IS DUE TODAY!!!

DOL: Students will complete DOL exercises for Thursday.
Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will hand in their homework for week 12.

Writing:  We will read a portion of the book Trash Action today, explore how nonfiction is organized, and write independently.

Friday, February 1st:

DOL:  Students will complete the Friday exercises and hand in the DOL to be graded.
Spelling:  We will take the week 12 test today.

Students will solve multiplication equations in lesson 9-4 and complete WS 9-4.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 9 vocabulary; the quiz is next Tuesday, the 29th.

Wednesday, January 23rd:

Students will solve two-step equations in lesson 9-5 today.  This is a brand new skill for most students, so we will practice a bunch of problems in class today.  Remember to study for the vocab. quiz next Tuesday.

Thursday, January 24th:

Students will review two-step equations and complete WS 9-5.

Friday, January 25th:

DOL:  Students will complete DOL exercises for week 9, Monday and Tuesday.  Students will also finish an acrostic poem about Martin Luther King Jr. that we started on Friday.  We will not have spelling this week because of the shortened week.

Reading:  We will read a book in class today called Asian Indian Americans.  We will identify the nonfiction text features, as well as, discuss the book and vocabulary.

Wednesday, January 23rd:

DOL:   Students will complete the Wednesday DOL exercises for week 9.

Reading:   We will finish the book on Asian Indian Americans today, review vocabulary we learned yesterday, and put those vocabulary words in Pages on the iPad.  Don't forget AR is due next week on Thursday!

Thursday, January 24th:

DOL:  Students will complete the Thursday DOL exercises.

Reading:  We will begin a new book today called, Whales.  We will begin to work on a new reading comprehension strategy, questioning.

Friday, January 25th:

DOL:  Students will complete the Friday exercises and hand the DOL in to be graded.

Students will take the chapter 8 test today.  They will also complete the chapter 9 vocabulary builder that is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, January 15th:

·         Students will use the commutative, associative, distributive, and identity properties in lesson 9-1.  We will also make flashcards today on the iPads.  Use this site, click here

Wednesday, Jan. 16th:

We will review lesson 9-1 and complete WS 9-1.

Thursday, Jan. 17th:

Students will solve addition equations in lesson 9-2 and students will complete WS 9-2.

Friday, January 18th:

Students will solve subtraction equations in lesson 9-3 and complete WS 9-3.

Monday, January 14th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Monday exercises for week 8.

Spelling:  Our skill this week is "Possessive Nouns and Pronouns."  We will go through our list and use the iPads to practice our day 1 words.

Reading/Writing:  Students will read an article called "Extreme Sports", answer questions, and identify nonfiction text features.  We will also take notes on Keynote using our new vocabulary words that we learned today.

Tuesday, January 15th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Tuesday exercises of week 8.

Spelling:  We will use the iPads to practice our day 2 words and students will receive week 11 homework.

Reading/Writing:  We will read an article about flyboarding, an new extreme sport.  We will review our vocabulary words that we learned yesterday.

Wednesday, Jan. 16th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises for week 8.

Spelling:  We will practice our words on the iPads for day 3.

Reading/Writing:  We will read a new article called, "Plugged In ...Checked Out."  We will discuss the article and identify nonfiction text features.

Thursday, Jan. 17th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Thursday exercises for week 8.

Spelling:  We will practice our words on the iPads and students will hand in the week 8 homework.

Reading/Writing:  We will discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today and students will use the iPads to complete a Cyber Hunt online to learn more about him.

Friday, January 18th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Friday exercises and then hand them in to be graded.

Spelling:  Students will take the week 11 test.

Reading/Writing:  We will continue to explore Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. online.  We will visit several different websites.  Students will then create an acrostic poem titled "Brotherhood" about him in Keynote.

Monday, January 21st:  NO SCHOOL

We will review our flashcards to prepare for the quiz over the chapter 8 vocabulary quiz on Friday.  We will also review comparing, adding, and subtracting integers.  Students will complete a review packet.

Tuesday, January 8th:

Students will multiply integers in lesson 8-4 and complete WS 8-4.  Please encourage your child to study their chapter 8 vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday.

Wednesday, January 9th:

Students will divide integers in lesson 8-5 and complete WS 8-5.  Students will also complete a crossword puzzle to review the vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday.

Thursday, January 10th:

Students will graph ordered pairs of numbers on a coordinate plane in lesson 8-6 and complete WS 8-6.  Please encourage your child to study their chapter 8 vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday.

Friday, January 11th:

Students will complete DOL week 7, the Monday exercises.  Spelling for  week 10 is "Other Vowel Digraphs."  Students will complete the Day 1 exercises.  We will watch a movie, The Cay to compare and contrast the novel we read before Christmas break.  Students will complete a Venn diagram.  The AR requirements for January are to read 10 points, or read 1 AR book, pass the test, and complete a project. 

Tuesday, January 8th:

Students will complete the DOL Tuesday exercises for week 7.  We will practice our spelling words in class and students will receive their week 10 homework.  We will begin a nonfiction unit today.  We will read a story called Life in the Oceans.  Our goal is to learn about nonfiction text features to help us read informational text.  We will learn so new vocabulary words from the story as well.

Wednesday, January 9th:

Students will complete DOL exercises for Wednesday and the day 3 exercises for spelling.  We will read another section of Life in the Oceans today concentrating on more nonfiction text features.  We will also review the vocabulary words we learned yesterday.  Students will choose a nonfiction book to read during this unit.  They may choose any topic of book and may use the book for their AR points as well.  We will use this book throughout this unit, identifying the text features within it.

Thursday, January 10th:

Students will complete the Thursday exercises for DOL and the day 4 exercises for spelling.  Students will hand in their week 10 homework for spelling too.  We will read a new article on The Pony Express and identify the nonfiction text features in it.

Friday, January 11th:

Students will add integers in lesson 8-2 and complete WS 8-2.

Tuesday, December 18th:

We will review addition of integers and students will complete a review WS.

Wednesday, December 19th:

Students will subtract integers in lesson 8-3 and complete WS 8-3.

Thursday, December 20th:

We will review subtraction of integers and students will complete a review WS.

Friday, December 21st:

If students have all of their work completed for me they will be able to play some online review games for integers.

We will not have spelling this week.

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the DOL exercises for week 6.

Reading:  Students will take a novel test over The Cay.

Tuesday, December 18th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Tuesday and Wednesday exercises for Week 6.

Reading:  Students will go to the computer lab to create a PowerPoint presentation on a Caribbean animal of choice.  Students were given the choice to choose an animal last week and needed to research on their own either at home or during free time at school.  They need to research and find 8 interesting facts about their animal.  I have given the students the rubric so they know what the requirements for the project.

Wednesday, December 19th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the DOL exercises for Thursday.

Reading:  We will go to the computer lab to work on our animal projects.

Thursday, December 20th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Friday exercises for week 6.

Reading:  We will go to the computer lab to finish our projects and students will hand them in.

Friday, December 21st:

If time permits, students will present their animal projects to the class.

Please encourage your child to read AR over Christmas break.  The AR requirement will be the usual 10 points or 1 book (passing the AR test) and a project.

Students will recognize and extend sequences in lesson 7-6 and complete WS 7-6.

Tuesday, Dec. 11th:

Students will take the chapter 7 vocabulary quiz and complete the chapter 6 study guide to prepare for the chapter 7 test on Wednesday.

Wednesday, Dec. 12th:

Students will take the chapter 7 test today and complete the chapter 8 vocabulary builder.  Students will also make flashcards today too.

Thursday, Dec. 13th:

We will begin chapter 8 today.  Students will identify, compare, and order integers in lesson 8-1.

Friday, Dec. 14th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete DOL week 5 Monday exercises.

Spelling:  Our words this week come from the novel.  We are on Week 3 words.  We will go through our list today, divide the words in syllables, and practice our words.

Reading:  Students will learn about analogies and complete a WS.  We will also listen to chapter 13 and complete the comprehension questions for The Cay. 

Tuesday, Dec. 11th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Tuesday exercises.

Spelling:  We will practice our words and students will receive the word study form, which is due on Thursday.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 14 and complete the questions.  We will also take vocabulary notes for chapters 15-19.

Wednesday, Dec. 12th:  AR IS DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 17TH!

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class.

Reading:   We will listen to chapter 15.  While we are listening, the students will illustrate and color "The Storm."  Students will also write a diamante poem about the storm.  We will also answer the comprehension questions.

Thursday, Dec. 13th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Thursday exercises.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will hand in the word study form.

Reading:  Students will listen to chapters 16-17 and complete the comprehension questions.

Friday, Dec. 14th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Friday exercises.

Spelling:  Students will take the week 3 test.

Reading:  Students will listen to chapters 18-19 and complete the comprehension questions.  The students will take a test over the novel on Monday, December 17th. There will be vocabulary words on the test and I will give those to the students today, so they can study over the weekend.

Students will multiply fractions in lesson 7-2 and complete WS 7-2.

Tuesday, Dec. 4th:

Students will multiply mixed numbers in lesson 7-3 and complete WS 7-3.

Wednesday, Dec. 5th:

Students will divide fractions in lesson 7-4 and complete WS 7-4.

Thursday, Dec. 6th:

Students will divide mixed numbers in lesson 7-5 and complete WS 7-5.

Friday, Dec. 7th:

Mrs. Allen will be in for Life Skills Class today.

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Monday exercises for week 4.  The students complete these on their own and then hand them in.  These will be graded each week.  However, after completing these independently, we go through each question together and then the students have the opportunity to correct their mistakes and hand them back in.  Please encourage your child to make corrections if needed.

Spelling: We will go through our list of new words from our novel The Cay.  We will go through and divide them by syllables using the dictionary.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 9 today and complete the comprehension questions.  We will also do a writing activity called "A Message of Distress."  The students will write a message as if they were the main character, Phillip.

Tuesday, Dec. 4th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Tuesday exercises for Week 4.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today and students will receive their homework, the Word Study Form, that is due on Thursday.

Middle School Musical:  We will go to the musical at the high school.

Wednesday, Dec. 5th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Wednesday exercises for Week 4.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 10 today, complete the comprehension questions, and take new vocabulary notes for chapters 11-14.

Thursday, Dec. 6th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Thursday exercises for Week 4.

Spelling: We will practice our words in class and students will hand in their Word Study Form.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 11 and complete the comprehension questions.  We will do some more work on foreshadowing and students will add a page to their booklet.

Friday, Dec. 7th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Friday exercises and students will hand these in to be graded.

Spelling:  We will take the Week 2 test over our words from our novel.

Students will add and subtract mixed numbers in lesson 6-5 and complete WS 6-5.  The vocabulary quiz is coming up on Wednesday.  Please encourage your child to study.

Tuesday, Nov. 27th:

Students will subtract mixed numbers in lesson 6-6 and complete WS 6-6.  The vocabulary quiz is tomorrow!

Wednesday, Nov. 28th:

Students will take the vocabulary quiz and complete the study guide to prepare for the test tomorrow.

Thursday, Nov. 29th:

Students will complete the chapter 6 test, the chapter 7 vocabulary builder, and create flashcards.

Friday, Nov. 30th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete D.O.L.Week 3 Monday exercises.  These will be graded this week.

Spelling:  Our spelling words for this week will be words from our novel.  We will practice our words in class.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 5 today and complete the comprehension questions. We will also take vocabulary notes for chapters 4-7.  Students will add a page to their foreshadowing booklet.

Tuesday, Nov. 27th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete DOL exercises for Tuesday.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will receive their homework for the week.  This will be due on Thursday.

Reading:   We will listen to chapter 6 and complete the comprehension questions.

Wednesday, Nov. 28th:

Daily Oral Language:  Students will complete the Wednesday exercises.

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class.

Reading:   We will listen to chapter 7, complete the comprehension questions, and take vocabulary notes for chapters 8-10.

Thursday, Nov. 29th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Thursday exercises.

Spelling:  We will practice our words and students will hand in their homework.

Reading:  We will listen to chapter 8, complete the questions, and add a page to our foreshadowing booklet.

Friday, Nov. 30th:

AR is due today!!!!

Daily Oral Language:  We will complete the Friday exercises today.

Spelling:  We will take the Week One Spelling test for The Cay.

Students will estimate sums and differences in lesson6-2 and complete WS 6-2.  The vocabulary quiz is planned for 11/28 please encourage your child to study nightly.

Tuesday, Nov. 20th:

Students will add and subtract fractions with like denominators in lesson 6-3 and complete WS 6-3.  Please study the chapter 6 vocabulary.

Wednesday, Nov. 21st:

Students will add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators in lesson 6-4 and complete WS 6-4.  Study vocabulary!!!!

Thursday, Nov. 22nd:  Happy Thanksgiving

Mrs. Allen will come in for Life Skills class today.

Reading:  We will read chapter 2 in The Cay and complete the comprehension questions.  We will also do a vocabulary activity called a Word Web.

Tuesday, Nov. 20th:

AR:  Students will be given time to read in their AR books and we will begin to work on a song for The Richest Man in Town.

Reading:  We will read chapter 3 today in The Cay.  We will also take new vocabulary notes for chapters 4-7.  We will begin a booklet today that the students will hand in at the end of the novel about foreshadowing.

Wednesday, Nov. 21st:

Reading:  We will read chapter 4 today and complete the comprehension questions.  We will add a page to our booklet about foreshadowing.  AR is due on the 30th.  Please encourage your child to do some reading over Thanksgiving break.  We will also have an ICU activity today too!!!!

Thursday, Nov. 22nd:  Happy Thanksgiving

Students will write fractions as terminating or repeating decimals in lesson 5-7 and complete WS 5-7 with the use of a calculator.  The vocabulary quiz  for the chapter 5 words is tomorrow.  Please encourage your child to study.

Tuesday, Nov. 13th:

We will review our words before we take the vocabulary quiz and then students will complete the chapter 5 study guide to prepare for the test over the chapter tomorrow.

Wednesday, Nov. 14th:

Students will take the chapter 5 test today and complete the chapter 6 Vocabulary Builder and create flashcards.

Thursday, Nov. 15th:

Students will round fractions and mixed numbers in lesson 6-1 and complete WS 6-1.

Daily Oral Language:  We have added daily oral language into our daily routine.  Students will complete and self-check the Monday and Tuesday exercises.

Spelling  Week 9:  Our skill this week is to change a y at the end of a word to an I when adding a suffix.  We will go through our list, practice our words, and students will receive their homework because of the short week.  The spelling test will be on Thursday.

Writing:  We will write our final copy of our poems called "A True Hero" in honor of our Veterans.

Reading:  We will begin a new unit today based on the book The Cay by Theodore Taylor. We will read/listen to this book in class.  Our spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities will all be centered around this novel.  Students will also have a test at the end of this unit.  As part of the test, students will take the AR test too.  We will begin the unit today with an activity called "Stranded" where students will be given a list of items that they would have if they were stranded on a deserted island.  They will create a poster illustrating and writing how each of these items would be used.

Tuesday, Nov. 13th:

Daily Oral Language:  We will do our Wednesday exercises.

Spelling:  We will do our Day 3 exercises and hand in our homework.

Reading:  Students will finish their posters and present them to the class.  We will also take vocabulary notes for chapters 1-3 in our vocabulary notebooks.

Wednesday, Nov. 14th:

Daily Oral Language: We will complete the Thursday exercises.

Spelling:  We will complete our Day 4 exercises.

Reading:  We will begin chapter one in The Cay, discussing as we listen to the chapter.

Thursday, Nov. 15th:

Daily Oral Language: We will complete the Friday exercises.

Spelling:  We will take the Week 9 test.

Reading:  We will finish chapter one and complete the comprehension questions.

Students will find the greatest common factor for 2 or more numbers in lesson 5-1.  They will complete WS 5-1.  The chapter 5 vocabulary quiz is planned for Nov. 13th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Tuesday, Nov. 6th:

Students will express fraction in simplest form in lesson 5-2 and complete WS 5-2.  The chapter 5 vocabulary quiz is planned for Nov. 13th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Wednesday, Nov. 7th:

Students will write numbers as improper fractions and mixed numbers in lesson 5-3.  They will complete WS 5-3.  The chapter 5 vocabulary quiz is planned for Nov. 13th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Thursday, Nov. 8th:

Students will compare and order fractions in lesson 5-5 and complete WS 5-5.  The chapter 5 vocabulary quiz is planned for Nov. 13th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Friday, Nov. 9th:

Spelling:  Our skill this week is "Syllables with r-controlled vowels."  We will go through our list and practice our words in class.

Writing:  Students are busy typing their story into final copy. 

AR:  I have introduced the AR project for the month.  Students are to create a diary as if they were the main character.  I have given the students a rubric that has all of the expectations on it.  The students that want to do the project will need to read one AR book at their reading level, pass the AR test, and complete the project by Nov. 30th.

Tuesday, Nov. 6th:

Spelling: We will practice our words in class and students will receive their homework that is due on Thursday.

Writing:  We will be in the computer lab, busy typing our final copy of our story.

Wednesday, Nov. 7th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today.

Writing:  ????

Thursday, Nov. 8th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words and students will hand in their homework.

Writing:  Today is the last day to type in the computer lab.

Friday, Nov. 9th:

Spelling:  We will take our week 8 test.

Students will learn how to find the circumference of circles in lesson 4-6.  Today we will do an activity to discover and learn about pi.  We will read a story called Cir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi.  The vocabulary quiz over the chapter 4 words will be on Wednesday, instead of Tuesday.

Tuesday, Oct. 30th:

We will review circumference today and students will complete WS 4-6.  The vocabulary quiz is tomorrow.  Please encourage your child to study.

Wednesday, Oct. 31st:

Students will take the chapter 4 vocabulary quiz and complete the chapter 4 study guide to prepare for the test tomorrow.

Thursday, Nov. 1st:

Students will take the chapter 4 test today and complete the chapter 5 vocabulary builder.

Friday, Nov. 2nd:

Life Skills:  Mrs. Allen will come in today.  She has been discussing Internet safety with the students.

Spelling:  Our skill this week is "Drop e Generalization."  We will practice our words in class today.

Writing:  We will work on our beginning sentence of our story.

Tuesday, Oct. 30th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words and students will receive their homework assignment today.

Writing:  We will work in our writing partners today to ask questions about our story, receive feedback, and revise our stories.

Wednesday, Oct. 31st:  Please remember tomorrow is when the students will perform their 7 Habits song.  Please have your child at school no later than 7:40.  Thank you so much for your support.

Spelling:  We will practice our words today in class.

Writing:  We will revise our writing for spelling and revising our errors.

Thursday, Nov. 1st:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and hand in our homework.

Writing:  We will revise our writing for punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

Friday, Nov. 2nd:

Spelling:  We will take the spelling week 7 test.

Students will learn to do scientific notation.  This is not a separate lesson, but part of 4-1.  It normally is a new skill, so I like to do this skill on its own.  Students will complete WS 34.  I have planned the vocabulary quiz for Oct. 30th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Tuesday, Oct. 23rd:

Students will divide decimals in lesson 4-3 and complete WS 4-3.  I have planned the vocabulary quiz for Oct. 30th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Wednesday, Oct. 24th:

Students will divide decimals by decimals in lesson 4-4 and complete WS 4-4.  I have planned the vocabulary quiz for Oct. 30th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Thursday, Oct. 25th:

Students will find the perimeter for rectangles and squares in lesson 4-5 and complete WS 4-5.  I have planned the vocabulary quiz for Oct. 30th.  Please encourage your child to study nightly.

Friday, Oct. 26th:

Spelling:  Our spelling this week is a review of weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Today we will take a pretest to see what we remember.  Students will receive their homework today as it is a little longer than the usual amount.  It will be due on Thursday.

Writing:  We will work on completing our draft of the story we have chosen to revise.  Students will be given time today to finish up their story. 

AR is due next Wednesday, Oct. 31st.  Please encourage your child to read nightly.

Tuesday, Oct. 23rd:

Spelling:  We will do a proofreading exercise today to practice our words.

Writing:  We will begin revising our stories today.  I will model a revision and then students will revise a specific skill in their writing.

AR is due next Wednesday, Oct. 31st.  Please encourage your child to read nightly.

Wednesday, Oct. 24th:

Spelling:  We will partner study our words in class today.

Writing:  We will work with our partners today, reading our stories and receiving feedback.  Then students will use the feedback to revise their story.

AR is due next Wednesday, Oct. 31st.  Please encourage your child to read nightly.

Thursday, Oct. 25th:

Spelling:  We will play a spelling game to review our words.  The homework is due today.

Writing:  Our revisions today will incorporate using interesting words.  I will model how to make sentences more interesting by using words that show and not just tell details.  Students will revise their drafts.

AR is due next Wednesday, Oct. 31st.  Please encourage your child to read nightly.

Friday, Oct. 26th:

Spelling:  Students will take the week 6 test today.

Writing:  We will revise our writing today looking for parts of our story that are confusing or have extra information that we don't need. 

Students will learn how to add and subtract decimals in lesson 3-5 and complete WS 3-5.  Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW!

Tuesday, Oct. 16th:

Students will take the chapter 3 vocabulary quiz today and complete the chapter 3 study guide.

Wednesday, Oct. 17th:

Students will take the chapter 3 test today and complete the chapter 4 vocabulary builder.

Thursday, Oct. 18th:

Students will learn how to multiply decimals by whole numbers in lesson 4-1.  They will complete WS 4-1.

Friday. Oct. 19th:

Spelling:  Our skill this week is "Syllables with Schwas."  We will take a look at our list and practice our words in class.

Writing:  We will read a story Mysterious Disappearances today.  We will do a quick-write on nonfiction topics then have time to write in our notebooks.

Tuesday, Oct. 16th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will receive the homework that is due on Thursday.

Writing:  We will read a story called Questions and Answers:  Planet Earth today.  We will generate questions about nonfiction topics.  Students will have time to write in their notebooks.

Wednesday, Oct. 17th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will have time to work on their homework. 

Writing:  We will look at some non-book examples of nonfiction.  We will do a quick-write:  making lists.  We will also have some time to write in our notebooks.

Thursday, Oct. 18th:

Spelling:  We will hand in our homework and take the test today because we are doing an ICU activity on Friday.

Writing:  Today we will learn more about Lois Sachar and select a draft to take to final copy.  Students will have time to write in their notebooks.

Friday. Oct. 19th:

Students will represent decimals in lesson 3-1 and complete WS 3-1.  The chapter 3 vocabulary quiz is tentatively set for Oct. 16th.  Your child was given the new ch. 3 vocabulary on Friday the 4th of Oct.  Please encourage studying nightly!

Tuesday, Oct. 9th:

Students will compare and order decimals in lesson 3-2 and complete WS 3-2.  Please study the chapter 3 vocabulary words.

Wednesday, Oct. 10th:

Students will round decimals in lesson 3-3 and complete WS 3-3.  Please study for the vocabulary quiz on the 16th.

Thursday, Oct 11th:

Students will estimate sums and differences in lesson 3-4 and complete WS 3-4.  The vocabulary quiz is coming up next week...please study!!!

Spelling:  We have a short week this week, so that means the test over the week 4 words will be on Thursday, instead of Friday!  Our skill this week is "Polysyllabic Words."  We will practice our words for Days 1 and 2 today.  I will also give the students their homework today.  That will be due on Wednesday of this week.

Writing:  We will read 2 stories today called "Milk" and "Journey."  These stories will stretch our imaginations.  We will write in our Writer's Notebook to attempt a story like these.

AR is due Oct. 31st!

Tuesday, Oct. 9th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words today in class.

Writing:  We will read a story called "Mosquito."  In our Writer's Notebook we will attempt to write a story like this one too.  The students will have several stories started and then will choose one later on to take to final copy.

AR is due Oct. 31st!

Wednesday, Oct. 10th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and hand in our homework today.

Writing:  Today we will work on writing "Intriguing First Lines."  This is where we try to start a story from an interesting first line.

AR is due Oct. 31st!

Thursday, Oct 11th:

Spelling:  We will take our Week 4 test today.

Writing:  Today we will try a new strategy for writing.  We will read through a piece of our writing and choose one very intriguing line and then we will share those with the class.  From there, we will try to begin a new story using this strategy.

AR is due Oct. 31st!

Students will construct and analyze histograms.  They will complete WS 875-876.  The vocabulary quiz is Wednesday...please encourage your child to study.

Tuesday, Oct.2nd:

Students will display and interpret data in box plots.  They will complete WS 883-884.  The vocabulary quiz is tomorrow.

Wednesday, Oct. 3rd:

Students will take the chapter 2 vocabulary quiz and complete the chapter 2 study guide to prepare for the chapter 2 test tomorrow.

Thursday, Oct. 4th:

Students will take the chapter 2 test today and complete the chapter 3 vocabulary builder.

Friday, Oct. 5th:

Mrs. Allen will come in today.

Spelling:  Our spelling skill for the week is "Long Vowels; Frequently Misspelled Words."  I will introduce the list and we will practice our words.

Writing:  I will read aloud a book called Bedhead and I will introduce "Quick-Writes."  Students will write about an experience for their own lives and then try to exaggerate it like the author of Bedhead did to make it funny.

October AR Expectations:  There will be 2 choices for AR this month.  The first choice is students can continue to read 10 AR points, choosing books at their level of reading and taking the test on the computer.  Or, students may read one AR book, take the test (they have to pass it!) and then complete a project called a Book Tie.  I have gone through the expectations for the project and students have seen examples and have a worksheet to plan out their project, as well as a rubric as to how they will be graded.  October AR will be due on the 31st.

Tuesday, Oct.2nd:

Spelling:  We will practice today and students will receive the Week 3 homework that is due on Thursday.

ICU Activity!!!!!

Wednesday, Oct. 3rd:

Spelling:  We will practice our week 3 words in class.

Writing:  I will read from a book called The Sideways Stories from Wayside School.  We will do a Quick-Write about something that has happened in their lives.  Then we will have silent writing time.

Thursday, Oct. 4th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will hand in the Week 3 homework.

Writing:  We will learn about the author, Lois Sachar, of the Sideways stories and begin to write our own sideways story about our school.

Friday, Oct. 5th:

Spelling:  We will take the Week 3 test today.

Students will construct and interpret stem and leaf plots in lesson 2-5.  They will complete WS 2-5.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 2 vocabulary.  The quiz will be on Wednesday, October 3rd.  Your child has made flashcards to help with learning the definitions.

Tuesday, Sept. 25th:

Students will find the mean (the average) for a set of data in lesson 2-6.  Students will complete WS 2-6 with the use of a calculator.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 2 vocabulary.  The quiz will be on Wednesday, October 3rd.  Your child has made flashcards to help with learning the definitions.

Wednesday, Sept 26th:

Students will find the median, mode, and range for a set of data in lesson 2-7.  They will complete WS 2-7 and can use a calculator because they will also find the mean as well.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 2 vocabulary.  The quiz will be on Wednesday, October 3rd.  Your child has made flashcards to help with learning the definitions.

Thursday, Sept. 27th:

Students will recognize when statistics and graphs are misleading in lesson 2-8.  We will complete WS 2-8 together in class.  Please encourage your child to study the chapter 2 vocabulary.  The quiz will be on Wednesday, October 3rd.  Your child has made flashcards to help with learning the definitions.

Friday, Sept. 28th:

Spelling:  Our skill this week is doubling with single syllable words.  We will go through the list today and practice our words in class.

Reading:  We will reread Chato's Kitchen discussing and reviewing the story elements.  Students will complete a sequencing WS.  We will also review all of the vocabulary from this unit today to prepare for a quiz tomorrow.  The students have the definitions in their vocabulary notebooks to study.  REMINDER...AR IS DUE ON FRIDAY!!!!

Tuesday, Sept. 25th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will receive the week 2 homework.  This is due on Thursday.

Reading:  Students will take a quiz over the unit 1 vocabulary.

Writing:  We will begin a new unit today in writing.  We will read a story from a book called Revolting Rhymes.  We will also set up our Writer's Notebook. Students will have the opportunity in the writing units to begin many of their own unique stories.  The ideas for these stories come from read alouds that I will do in class.  Then students will choose a story to take to final copy towards the end of the unit.

REMINDER...AR IS DUE ON FRIDAY!!!

Wednesday, Sept 26th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today.

Writing:  I will read aloud a story today called "The Elves in the Shelves."  Students will be given time to write a story like the read aloud.

REMINDER...AR IS DUE ON FRIDAY!!!!

Thursday, Sept. 27th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will hand in their week 2 homework.

Writing:  We will learn about the author of the story from yesterday and students will be given time to write in their Writer's Notebook.

REMINDER...AR IS DUE TOMORROW!!!!

Friday, Sept. 28th:

Spelling:  Students will take the week 2 test.

Writing:  We will participate in a writing activity called "One True, Two False."  This is a writing activity we will complete in our Writer's Notebook.

The chapter 2 Vocabulary Builder is due today.  Students will have a quiz over these words at the end of the chapter. I will let you know when that will be.  We will begin chapter 2 today.  Students will make and interpret frequency tables.  They will complete WS 2-1.  Students will also choose a favorite (such as color, pop, candy...) to survey their classmates about.  Then they will create a frequency table displaying that data, which we will turn into a bar graph later this week.  Please encourage your child to begin to study those vocabulary words for the upcoming quiz.

Tuesday, Sept. 18th:

Students will make and interpret bar and line graphs in lesson2-2.  They will complete WS 2-2.  Students will be assigned to take their information from surveying their classmates and turn it into a bar graph. I will go through the expectations for that graph today.  The graph will be due on Thursday.  Please encourage your child to begin to study those vocabulary words for the upcoming quiz.

Wednesday, Sept. 19th:

Students will interpret circle graphs in lesson 2-3 and complete the 2-3 worksheet.  They will also create a circle graph of their information of favorites from their classmates.  Please encourage your child to begin to study those vocabulary words for the upcoming quiz.

Thursday, Sept. 20th:

Students will make predictions from line graphs in lesson 2-4.  We will complete the worksheet together in class.  Please encourage your child to begin to study those vocabulary words for the upcoming quiz.

Friday, Sept. 21st:

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life Skills Class.

Spelling:  We will begin spelling today.  Our spelling program is called Guided Spelling.  Its approach is to practice a spelling skill out loud together in class.  So every day we will practice our words in class.  On Tuesdays, there will be a short homework assignment that will be due on Thursdays and the tests will be on Fridays.  Our skill this week is "Short Vowels; Frequently Misspelled Words."  So,  we will practice those in class today.  I will always give the students the list on Mondays so they can study at home too.

Reading:  We will begin a new reading unit today, which will include new vocabulary words.  The students will need a vocabulary notebook for class.  Just a regular notebook is fine, we don't need anything special.  With the reading and vocabulary, the students will learn the new vocabulary and I will read aloud a story.  The students will take vocabulary notes as we go through the new words and will eventually have a quiz when we are done with the unit.  There will be some sort of activity that we do for each story.  It may be comprehension questions, an activity, or some sort of writing.  We will also have a reading partner that we will work with through the whole unit.  We will switch partners with each unit.  This will also go for our writing units as well.

Tuesday, Sept. 18th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will receive the week 1 homework.  This will be due on Thursday.

Reading:  We will reread a story called Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears.  Students will complete some comprehension questions after listening to the story.  Our focus for this unit  is to make text-to-self connections. 

Wednesday, Sept. 19th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class today.

Reading:  We will listen to a new story today called And Still the Turtle Watched.  We will also add some new vocabulary words to our notebooks.

Thursday, Sept. 20th:

Spelling:  We will practice our words in class and students will hand in their week 1 homework.

Reading:  We will reread And Still the Turtle Watched and students will complete a story mapping exercise.

Friday, Sept. 21st:

Spelling:  Students will take the week 1 spelling test today.

Students will solve equations by using mental math and guess and check in lesson 1-7.  Students will complete WS 1-7.

Tuesday, Sept. 11th:

Students will find the area of rectangles in lesson1-8.  Students will complete WS 1-8.

Wednesday, Sept. 12th:

Students will complete the chapter 1 study guide to help prepare for the test over chapter 1 tomorrow.

Thursday, Sept. 13th:

Students will take the chapter 1 test today.

Friday, Sept. 14th:

Students will participate in various activities to "Sharpen the Saw" to practice Habit 7.

We will read chapters 8-9 in The Richest Man in Town and students will complete "The Best Part of Me" WS and a character map if time permits.

Students should have a AR book by now.  They need to be reading 20-30 minutes nightly.  They are required to read 10 points for AR and then pass the comprehension tests (that's how they earn their points).  Students can carry over 6 points each month.  So, they can always read extra.  There will be times where the students will have time to read in class, but for the most part, they will need to do this at night and on the weekends.

Tuesday, Sept. 11th:

Students will write a 7 habits goal for the month of September.  This paper will come home with your student.  You will need to sign and return it with your child.  On the back of the goal sheet are the 7 Habits that we've been covering in class.  Please help your child to achieve the goal that they have set for themselves.

We will listen to chapters 10-13 in The Richest Man in Town.

Students need to read in their AR book.

Wednesday, Sept. 12th:

Students will work in small groups to create a verse to a song that we will create about The Seven Habits.

Students will write a thank you letter to VJ Smith, the author of The Richest Man in Town.

Students need to read in their AR book.

Thursday, Sept. 13th:

Students will work in small groups to create a verse to a song that we will create about The Seven Habits.

Students will peer/teacher edit their thank you letters.

Students need to read in their AR book.

We will also do an activity called JOY!

Friday, Sept. 14th:

Students will work in small groups to create a verse to a song that we will create about The Seven Habits.

Students will write the final copy of their thank you letter and the envelope to get ready to mail.

Students will evaluate expressions using order of operations in lesson 1-5.  We will complete a practice assignment in class today as a full group.

Wednesday, Sept. 5th:

We will review order of operations and students will complete WS 1-5.

Thursday, Sept. 6th:

Students will evaluate algebraic expressions in lesson 1-6 and complete 1/2 of WS 1-6.

Friday, Sept. 7th:

We have been learning about The Seven Habits of Happy Kids.  Today we will learn about Habit 6:  Synergize.  We will read a story called "Big Bad Badgers" and write about what makes a good team player and what makes a bad team player.

We will read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket? Throughout the year, students will be writing compliments for each other and then they will bring these home to keep.  We will practice writing compliments today.  We are reading The Richest Man in Town in class and VJ Smith the author tells about Marty, the main character, and how he always put others first and was always making people happy through giving them compliments.

Students should have a AR book by now.  They need to be reading 20-30 minutes nightly.  They are required to read 10 points for AR and then pass the comprehension tests (that's how they earn their points).  Students can carry over 6 points each month.  So, they can always read extra.  There will be times where the students will have time to read in class, but for the most part, they will need to do this at night and on the weekends.

Wednesday, Sept. 5th:

Students will participate in activity today called "Great Spans" that will review Habit 6: Synergize (which means working together is better than working by yourself).

We will read chapters 5-7 in The Richest Man in Town.  If time permits, students will complete a character map for the main character, Marty.

Students need to read in their AR book.

Thursday, Sept. 6th:

We will learn about the last of the 7 Habits:  Sharpen the Saw.  This habit is learning about taking care of ourselves by finding balance for our hearts, minds, souls, and bodies.  We will read a story called "Sleepy Sophie."  In our 7 Habits notebooks we will write at least one way to find balance in those 4 areas.

Students will write an Emotion Poem today.  They will pick an emotion and write a poem about it.  I have a format the students will follow that explains everything.

Students need to read in their AR book.

Friday, Sept. 7th:

Mrs. Allen will come in today for Life skills class.  She will come in every other week.  She will cover Internet safety, as well as activities including the 7 habits, and many more other skills throughout the year.

Students will make a final copy of their emotion poem to hand in and to display.