Thriller.....Thriller Day!

Poor Charlie Brown! We all had our minds on candy and pumpkin patches today! In the afternoon, we were able to dress up in our costumes and parade around the front circle. We also were able to see the cute little goblins from Borland Manor! After that, it was back to the room for Halloween treats and fun. We hope you enjoy the slide show!

Students, watch out for rocks in your candy bags!

Homework:
Language Arts - Finish your sandwich report for Monday!
Math- Chapter 1 Test Monday

What's Your Natural High?

Our team was encouraged by Mrs. Kyle, our guidance counselor, to find our natural high. A natural high is something we find to do, other than drugs, that we love and makes us feel good inside. We watched a great video in which some athletes shared their favorite natural highs. They also shared personal experiences of friends who didn't make good decisions, and what this did to their lives. Their messages were very powerful. We enjoyed Mrs. Kyle's visit, and we're thankful that she cared to share this lesson with us.

How many correct words per minute can you read? Today, our team found out! Mrs. Mac gave us our first fluency testing today. We each read individually for her, and letters describing our performance will go home in our first report card envelope.

We began work on an end-of-book project for Bud, Not Buddy. Each of us is making a submarine sandwich book report. Each item on our sandwiches will describe the various story elements. Our sandwich parts: bread, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mustard, and mayo will make one delicious story when we're finished! Bud was hungry through most of the story. This is a sandwich in which he would love to sink his teeth! Reading great books like Bud, Not Buddy makes us hungry for more!

In Math, we started our review for our Chapter 1 test. Boy, did we cover a lot! Go back to page 4 in your text to start to review. Many of the students need to look back and review exponents. To review, it would be best to complete some of the problems from each Check section. There is a Diagnostic Checkpoint on pages 39 and 51. I encouraged the students to focus on the areas in which they have difficulty.

Bud, Not Buddy came to a close today in McD's Cafe. During our cafe, we played a comprehension game together. Each of us wrote a question about the story on a card. Mrs. Mac, Mrs. Haddox, and Mrs. Corwin gathered the cards and we sat in our discussion groups. When a question was asked, each group spelled out the answer with their soup. They also cited text to support their answer. The first group to do this, raised their hands and were checked. Winners received chocolate skeleton parts and were able to place one piece of their skeleton on the board. Group 204 had the most complete skeleton by the end. Everyone had fun reviewing the story. We enjoyed Halloween cookies from our teachers with our Kool-Aid today. Mrs. Corwin visited and assisted with McD's today, and shared her love of reading. We thank her for taking part.

Homework:
Language Arts - Work on sandwich. It is due on Monday.
Math - Finish your study packet. Test on Chapter 1 is Monday.
Science- read D 58-65 and complete questions and define vocabulary.
Wellness- Graph on jumping rope.

Our brains were working hard today!

We were busy bees in Team Enterprise today. Math classes completed an Open-Ended Problem focusing on the use of variables. The students will be graded by a rubric. In Science, we finished the Three Types of Rocks with a quiz.

In Wellness, the students took their data from jumping rope yesterday and turned it into a graph. They computed the mean, median, mode, and range of their jumping. The students really enjoyed going to the gym for Wellness.

We are nearing the end of the first nine weeks! In Language Arts, we've completed one unit's worth of work. Today, we demonstrated our knowledge of these key reading skills by taking a Unit Skills Test. We also completed our Reading Benchmarks to show what skills have been mastered and those that still need work. Hats off to our team! We're looking forward to McD's Cafe tomorrow.

Homework
Language Arts: Finish Bud, Not Buddy, and come prepared with your role tomorrow.
Wellness: Graph recording the number of jumps per 30 seconds
Science: Read pages D 58-65 and complete the questions on page 65. Define the vocabulary for those pages.
Don't forget tomorrow is "Wear Red Day!" Show your support for drug awareness!

The Ventriloquist's Message!

Our student body had the pleasure of being entertained by a comic ventriloquist named Joe Gandelman today! He visited our school with all his friends to send a special message about drugs and how we need to listen to our special 'inner voice' that tells us when something is right or not right for us. We truly enjoyed watching him perform, and he found ways to get us involved in his message. It is a special week, and it's nice to be reminded of how we should respect ourselves and make good decisions. Today was blue and gold day! Tomorrow, show your unity by wearing your favorite team jersey.

In Language Arts, we took our first benchmark test. The benchmark will measure our mastery of skills thus far. It helps to determine what skills still need attention.

In Math, we concluded Chapter 1 by learning to check our word problems. We soon will have a review of the whole chapter. Do you remember place value? Rounding? Oh, no! Let's start reviewing!

In was Garbage Day in Science! The students played eraser basketball to review for their test on the Three Types of Rocks. Both games were very close. Chyna tied up the teams in room 202 with a beautiful three-pointer! Remember to study an example of each type of rock for the test.

Homework:
Language Arts - Read the rest of Bud, Not Buddy. Complete your role, and be ready for Thursday.
Science - Study for the Three Types of Rock Test
Math - Complete your algebra crossword puzzle number 22, and complete 5-10 on page 53

Red Ribbon Week Begins!

The students have been hard at work creating their doors for Red Ribbon Week. You can see how elaborate and creative our students can be!

Math was full of competition as the students answered variable equations on their mini white boards. The students learned to solve the equations by getting the variable alone. They learned a little jingle "so the same to each side" to help them.

Wellness, room 204, got a bit of a workout this afternoon! The students took turns jumping rope and counting their jumps. Later, they will calculate their mean, median, mode, and range. There were many red faces at the end! How many jumps can you jump in 30 seconds?

In Science, we started to review for out test on Wednesday. The students worked in groups to answer review questions. Remember to review the three types of rocks and examples of each.

In Chapter 14 of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud cries real tears! This is something Bud thought he couldn't do anymore. Mrs. McIlvaine read Chapter 14 to us in class today. Then we attempted to write about why Bud's tears came so suddenly. We supported our thoughts with examples found in the story.

Remember to wear GOLD and BLUE tomorrow to show your support of a drug-free school!
Wednesday is Team Jersey Day and Thursday is wear RED day.

Homework:
Language Arts - Finish Bud, Not Buddy and complete your role for Thursday.
Social Studies - Study your notes and lesson 1. Quiz tomorrow.
Science: Review sheet on the Three Types of Rocks. Test Wednesday.
Wellness (204): Put your data in order from your jumps.
Math: "Solve Algebraic Equations" Worksheet