Remembering 9/11

Today our students learned about the events of 9/11. Led by Ms. Deming, our classes received yellow ribbons for all students, participated in lessons that their Social Studies teachers prepared, viewed video clips of the day, and gathered on the soccer field for a brief presentation at the end of the day. Mr. Chambers led the ceremony with Ms. Deming, and Mr. Barzan shared a poem. It was very special for all of us. We will never forget 9/11.

Homework:
Math - Quiz on Monday
Social Studies - Quiz on notes and latitude/longitude on Monday

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND, AND PLEASE SHARE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR FRIDAY FOLDER WITH YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS.

Our First Readers' Cafe!

Today in Language Arts, students from Mrs. Rader's and Mrs. McIlvaine's classes met together in the school's cafeteria for our first readers' cafe experience. Mrs. Rader and Mrs. McIlvaine read The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and demonstrated the various roles students will prepare each week for cafe. Each teacher involved the group in the discussion, and students practiced writing questions that a director might ask. Information about the cafe will be further discussed at Open House next Wednesday night. Students will receive their first roles and reading assignment for the first novel next Thursday. Great fun is just around the corner!

Homework:
Language Arts - Review story, vocabulary, and spelling. Quizzes tomorrow. (Don't forget about Spelling City on this blog under links)
Math - Exponents sheet
Science - Continue work on Scientist Research

Introducing....

We had a busy Wednesday today! In Language Arts, we read our story 'Tony and the Snark' in small sections to practice our skill of sequencing using storyboards. Later, our boards were cut and used to practice putting the story into correct sequence. Since everyone read at their own pace, the events on the boards varied. We practiced with as many boards as we could.

Reading exact locations using latitude and longitude continued today in Social Studies. The students saw a brief video clip from united streaming, which reviewed important vocabulary. Everyone seems to be reading the global grid quite well!

A review of place value took place in Math class. Everyone continued to practice word form, standard form, and expanded form of numbers.

Homework:
Language Arts - Quizzes this Friday on Tony and the Snark vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling list.
Math - Complete "You Need a Big City" sheet
Science - Continue to work on your assigned scientist research

Rested and Ready!

Our class came in rested and ready today! It seemed like everyone was paying close attention in class and working hard! No behavior checks were given, and the group as a whole did so well. Two Surprise Scramble letters were awarded to the group for being so on the ball! In Language Arts, the students reviewed the skill of determining sequence of a passage. We practiced with a short story about a boy learning to improve his swimming skills, and looked for clue words that would help us with time order. Students also received new vocabulary that will be a part of the story we will read tomorrow. Everyone is looking forward to reading Tony and the Snark in class tomorrow. We will participate in a sequencing activity with storyboards after reading.

Finding absolute location was the skill for the day in Social Studies. We worked on using latitude and longitude lines to find locations of various cities. The activity reminded us of a popular game called Battleship! In Math, we reviewed standard form, word form, short word form, and expanded form for place value. We discussed the difference between place and value of a number. To help all of this information to gel, we learned a song to the tune of The Adams Family! Please ask your child to share this with you tonight! Ms. Scheidler assigned each student a famous scientist to research. We will be learning about their many accomplishments through information she has provided and information available to us on the internet. Homework: Reading: Study new vocabulary. Math: Riddle sheet (both sides) Social Studies: 1-11 (top of sheet only) Spelling: spelling practice p. 2 Science: Scientist Research (optional)