I cannot believe how quickly these weeks are flying by! Here are the curriculum topics for this coming week!
*Reading: We are continuing our author study unit by looking at Mike Thaler and the "Black Lagoon" series. I am very excited about teaching with these books because they offer a humorous and imaginative point of view for students to see. Our skill focus with these book will be comparing fact vs. fantasy (compare/contrast).
*Reader's Theater: This week, we continue with another funny play titled, "The Silly Wishes." A man who always seems to complain about everything is granted three wishes by an elf. Do you think you can predict what this woodsman might wish for?
*Math: This week in math, we will be practicing our calculator skills. Almost all people seem to have a calculator within their reach these days, whether on their phone, iPod, computer, etc. Since we all have access to this technology, it is very important that we know how to use them to help us be successful individuals.
*Social Studies: We are beginning to delve further into our unit on the Solar System! We will start with the Sun on Monday and begin to work through the planets the remainder of the week. As we learn about each star/planet, we will be adding a representation of it to our individual solar system models!
*Spelling: In the spirit of Groundhog's Day, our spelling words this week will all relate to this "holiday"!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Social Studies Projects!!!
This week, we concluded our Continents Unit in Social Studies with our culminating project. The students did a fabulous job!!!
Friday, January 20, 2012
January 23-27th
We concluded our MAP testing this week and are very proud with the individual progress that we all made.
Here is an overview of this coming week....
*Math: We are continuing to work on telling time. We have created our own clocks and will be using those to practice throughout the week.
*Reading: We will continue to work in our groups this week. Monday through Friday, we will be working on our own "Eric Carle-like" stories. These should be complete by the end of the week. Those students reading "The Secret Garden" will be moving into the final chapters of the book and will compare and contrast several of the characters from the beginning to the end of the book.
*Reader's Theater: Our new play for the week will be "The King of Everything's Cat." This is a very humorous play about how a King decides on a name for his new cat.
*Social Studies: We will continue working on our Continent projects this week. They are due on Thursday. The students will have both Monday and Tuesday to work on them in class and any remaining work will be homework.
*Pen Pals: On Wednesday, our pen pals from Lakeview will be coming to visit us and participate in a few winter activities.
Reminders:
-Wednesday, January 25th is an 11:00 dismissal.
Have a great week!!
Here is an overview of this coming week....
*Math: We are continuing to work on telling time. We have created our own clocks and will be using those to practice throughout the week.
*Reading: We will continue to work in our groups this week. Monday through Friday, we will be working on our own "Eric Carle-like" stories. These should be complete by the end of the week. Those students reading "The Secret Garden" will be moving into the final chapters of the book and will compare and contrast several of the characters from the beginning to the end of the book.
*Reader's Theater: Our new play for the week will be "The King of Everything's Cat." This is a very humorous play about how a King decides on a name for his new cat.
*Social Studies: We will continue working on our Continent projects this week. They are due on Thursday. The students will have both Monday and Tuesday to work on them in class and any remaining work will be homework.
*Pen Pals: On Wednesday, our pen pals from Lakeview will be coming to visit us and participate in a few winter activities.
Reminders:
-Wednesday, January 25th is an 11:00 dismissal.
Have a great week!!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Upcoming Movie Night!
Prairieview's next movie night is on Friday,February 3rd! We will be viewing "Mr. Popper's Penguins." Permission slips are due on Wednesday, February 1st.
Friday, January 13, 2012
January 16-20th
In math this week, we are continuing to work on telling time. We will be using the clocks that we made last week to practice.
In reading, we are continuing to work in our groups. Those of us reading "The Secret Garden" will continue through the next few chapters next week focusing on vocabulary and comprehension. We are really enjoying this story! The second group will continue reading the work of Eric Carle and, by the end of the week, we will begin writing our own "Eric Carle" stories. A formal rubric will be going home on Wednesday.
In Social Studies we will begin our continents project. This project will be completed mostly in school, but some work will be required outside of school. I will be uploading a rubric within the next few days.
Both the 4th and 5th grade grade-level spelling bee will be occurring this week. Fourth grade on Tuesday afternoon and fifth grade on Wednesday. We will be there to cheer on our other classmates!
Finally, we will be completing our Math MAPS testing on Wednesday morning. The students will have minimal homework on Tuesday so that they can get to bed extra early in preparation for the testing.
Have a wonderful three day weekend!!!
In reading, we are continuing to work in our groups. Those of us reading "The Secret Garden" will continue through the next few chapters next week focusing on vocabulary and comprehension. We are really enjoying this story! The second group will continue reading the work of Eric Carle and, by the end of the week, we will begin writing our own "Eric Carle" stories. A formal rubric will be going home on Wednesday.
In Social Studies we will begin our continents project. This project will be completed mostly in school, but some work will be required outside of school. I will be uploading a rubric within the next few days.
Both the 4th and 5th grade grade-level spelling bee will be occurring this week. Fourth grade on Tuesday afternoon and fifth grade on Wednesday. We will be there to cheer on our other classmates!
Finally, we will be completing our Math MAPS testing on Wednesday morning. The students will have minimal homework on Tuesday so that they can get to bed extra early in preparation for the testing.
Have a wonderful three day weekend!!!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
January 9th-13th
I hope that everyone enjoyed their winter break! As we begin 2012, we look forward to attaining new goals and learning all that we can to help us become successful and independent individuals.
As some of us continue reading the novel, "The Secret Garden" this week, the rest of the class will be starting an author study on Eric Carle. We already know and love his books so we are going to dedicate this week to identifying and analyzing his word choice, illustrations, and story characteristics (characters, setting, etc.)!!
In math, we will be returning to the addition and subtraction what we ended with before winter break. Our Readers' Theater play for the week will be the "Otters and the Octopus". Finally, in Social Studies, we will return to the final part of our continents unit.
Volunteers are needed for Market Day on Saturday, January 7th. Please arrive at 8:00am if you are available.
Have a wonderful week!
As some of us continue reading the novel, "The Secret Garden" this week, the rest of the class will be starting an author study on Eric Carle. We already know and love his books so we are going to dedicate this week to identifying and analyzing his word choice, illustrations, and story characteristics (characters, setting, etc.)!!
In math, we will be returning to the addition and subtraction what we ended with before winter break. Our Readers' Theater play for the week will be the "Otters and the Octopus". Finally, in Social Studies, we will return to the final part of our continents unit.
Volunteers are needed for Market Day on Saturday, January 7th. Please arrive at 8:00am if you are available.
Have a wonderful week!
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