30 November 2006

toasty thursday

Lang Arts - Study for spelling test. Reminder one of your Shiloh judgments to be handed in for tomorrow.

Math - Complete P 73 -76 of your yellow sheet booklet for Monday. As well complete #1-6 on P134 and 135 for Monday. Students will have two class periods to work on these assignments.

Social Studies - Groups should well on their way to preparing their presentations for next week. Last I heard the Mikee Sports Corporation was coming next Thursday to review the presentations.

29 November 2006

warmer wednesday

Lang Arts - Spelling Unit 8 complete Exploring Patterns 2 and 3 for tomorrow. Study for your test on Friday.

One Shiloh judgment should be completed to be handed in for Friday.

Math - You may have to struggle a bit but please try to complete the "Estimate and Solve"#1-4 on P. 133 and 134.

Social - Continuing to work on projects.

28 November 2006

terrific tuesday

Language Arts - Students are to have completed a rough draft of their judgment decisions for class tomorrow. Please look over what they have written. They should look at the rubric I provided to check to see how their work matches with what is expected. I'm aiming for the end of the week to have both judgments finished and handed in to me for grading.
Math - Students are to complete page 72 in their worksheet package for tomorrow's class.


Social Studies - we worked on our defining our roles in the projects and presentations in class today. You are to email be Friday with your answer to the questions. See yesterdays blog entry.

** Class pictures went home today.

** Toy drive and sock drive have begun.

** Friday is our first advent celebration.

27 November 2006

stormy monday

Math - Students are to complete tot he end of page 70 for class tomorrow.

Language Arts - we worked on our paragraphs judging the characters in our novel. Students should be almost finished rough drafts when we begin class tomorrow.

Social Studies- Work continues on our regional projects.

By Friday each student is to email me with answers two two questions:

1. How do you plan to present your information on your region to the Mikee!! Sports Corporation?
2. What is your specific role and responsibility in preparing and presenting the information.

24 November 2006

fantastic friday

Language Arts - I'd like students to write a short reflection on the Video Conference experience for Monday.

Math - Yesterday's assignment was to complete "On Your Own" and "Practice Your Skills" on page 127 for Monday.

22 November 2006

wild wednesday

Language Arts students are working on an assignment where they must judge the guilt or innocence of of two different characters in the novel "Shiloh"

Math - please complete for tomorrow only the "On Your Own" questions on 131 (numbers 1-4)

Tomorrow is "Scrub Day" so wear your grungiest, tattered clothes to school. Have fun!

Tomorrow is our monthly assembly as well as library day so all books need to be returned for renewal.

Friday our students get to join a live video conference with students from different schools in Canada connecting with students in Afghanistan. It should be very interesting.

Last day for December Arrow Book Orders.

17 November 2006

Science Quiz

Science Quiz will be on Thursday next week!