28 February 2008

Thursday

I have to apologize that I have not put things up for the past few days as we have been busy with Video Conferencing and other things here at school.

Language Arts - Students are just about finished reading the next 5 chapters of Graffiti Ghoul. Students have some activities that they will have to finish in the next two weeks. Some class time will be provided.

instead of a book report this time I want the kids to do a book talk where they use at least 3 objects related to the story they have read and talk about their novel for 3 minutes. This is due next Friday March 7.

Math - Complete the second set of even numbered dividing questions for Friday. Test on Multiplication is set for Monday March 3.

Social Test has been moved to March 5th.

25 February 2008

Monday

Welcome Back

Language Arts we continue to get ready for our great Read Aound the Planet on Wednesday. Keep practicing your lines and know the story well. Dress rehearsal goes tomorrow at 9:20 with the grade 6 class as the audience.

Math - Continuing to work on multiplication of two digit numbers. Some of you have to finish the work we took up today 16- 24. Have your parents look at it with you.


Social - Test on Chapter 3 Monday March 3.

Religion - bring small rocks for decorating tomorrow.

Arrow Orders to go out this Friday.

15 February 2008

Friday

Language Arts - Please make sure you are ready for your dress rehearsal when we get back to school on Monday Feb 25. We are connecting on the 27th.

Math - Please complete the rest of the photocopied page to question 24.

Science - Vocab test on the first 4 pages of the glossary on Feb 29th.

The MS READATHON begins today so please read over the next week.

The skiing was awesome yesterday so thanks to Mr. Saler for organizing and arranging for such a great day. I think all of the students who went had a great time.

Enjoy your family day and the rest of the week off.

13 February 2008

Snowy Wednesday

Today was a day when we had students trickle in throughout the morning but most of them were there by the afternoon so we carried on as usual.

Language Arts - Reminder the Vocab Vitamins and the chapter 1-4 responses will be due Friday. We will fit in a Library class as well so bring in your books.

Math- Students are to complete up to question 15 by this Friday.

Science - We had a retest on the Vocab today. Those missing will have test on Friday.

Reminder the ski trip is tomorrow and the bus leaves at 6:30AM and is back by 5:00. Snow conditions should be great!

Arrow orders went out today for the March order.
Please have the forms back by Feb 29th

11 February 2008

Monday

Language Arts - Students are continuing to work on the assigned work from last week on the first 5 chapters of "Graffiti Ghoul".

Tomorrow's class will be dedicated to preparing for the Read Around the Planet with our partners from Texas on February 27th.

Math. Complete odd questions on page 75 from 13 -37.

Science Reminder of the vocabulary test tomorrow.

Social Read the last 2 pages of chapter 3.

08 February 2008

Friday

Language Arts

Students have a number of assignments that will be due next week. Please see the blog entries this week.

Science

Students are to complete the activity we started this week. Our next class is Tuesday.


Read chapter 5 of Graffiti Ghoul.

06 February 2008

Wednesday

Language Arts - We didn't get at much today as we were getting ready for the Ash Wednesday celebration. Students will have time to work on their assignments tomorrow. See yesterdays blog for details.

Reminder to see what you can find out about our partners in Katy Texas before tomorrow.

Social - Jot notes from text book pages 84 -85.

Science - We did some amazing creations to show how to measure the force and direction of wind speed today. they will need to be finished up tomorrow. Thanks to all parents who generously supplied us with materials.


Library day tomorrow. Please bring back books and have something to read at school.

Ski Forms please get them in.

05 February 2008

Tuesday

Language Arts - While I was away yesterday students started on the novel Graffiti Ghoul and are working on the responses and Vocab Vitamins for next week.

Response to Chapters 1-4 due Friday Feb 15th

Students should have Vocab vitamins and at least one activity completed for this Friday Feb 8th.
They also need to tell by then which of the three activities they will be doing for the Response.

Vocab Vitamins are due Wednesday Feb 13



Science: Students are to bring materials for an activity tomorrow where thy will build instruments that can measure wind speed and direction.

Math - students are working on multiplication questions on page 67 of the handout.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and the grade 5s are leading the celebration in song and reading. Parents are most welcome to join us at the school. The service begins at 10:30.


Friday is the deadline for ski forms to be in. There is lots of snow up at Castle so the conditions should be great.


NEWS Our class is matched up with a school in Katy, Texas. We will be connecting via VC with them Wednesday February 27th. They will be sharing some of their work with us and we will be reading something to them and working through an activity together. I may want to record some of this for future use and teacher training so I look for permission forms to go home soon.

01 February 2008

Friday

Lang Arts - We started our novel study "The Mystery of the Graffiti Ghoul" today. Students were given a list of "Vocab Vitamins" that will be their language focus for the next few weeks. They have an assignment TO WRITE A SENTENCE SHOWING THE MEANING OF EACHE WORD ON THE LIST AND TO TELL WHAT PART OF SPEECH (NOUN, VERB, ADVERB, OR ADJECTIVE due Wednesday February 13th.

Spelling test on these words will be on Friday Feb 15th.

They also should choose their novel for reading response by next Friday. The response will be due Friday February 29th so the sooner they get the reading done the more time they will have to complete the project. The project list will be out next week.

Math - Students are to complete to question 25 on the worksheet. They must show their work on a piece of loose-leaf paper to be stored in their binder.

MATH TEST ON MONDAY.