We have reached the end of 2013 and completed the first four months of school! Although most of us aren't thinking this far ahead just yet, here is a look at our plan for the week we return from break!
*Math: Our first week back from break will be review of the material students were working on before we left. Students will be working individually with a staff member.
*Reading: Students will begin reading their second novel of the year. We will start on Monday with previewing the individual books and then read throughout the rest of the week. All students will be completing comprehension activities each day.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is "Making Inferences". We will be reading several stories during the week and answering questions that draw inferences from the text. These stories include "Final Exam", "The Mystery of the Great Stones", and "Monopoly on Atlantic City".
*Language Arts: We will begin our unit on verbs. This week we will focus on actions verbs, past, present, and future verbs, verb endings, and singular/plural verbs.
*Social Studies (7th and 8th grade only): Student will be learning about the settlement at Jamestown in 1607. The timeline of events we will be following can be found at http://cnino66.edu.glogster.com/jamestown
Have a wonderful, relaxing holiday and winter break!
Friday, December 20, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
December 16th- December 20th
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Throughout the week, students will be working through individualized math packets that will serve as a review of the math that they have been learning/practicing since the beginning of the year.
*Reading: This week, students will be reading two different Readers' Theater plays, "Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". For each of these plays, students will be completing pre-reading activities (i.e. predictions, text-to-self connections, etc.) and comprehension activities while reading.
*RtI Reading: Students will be writing their own holiday stories this week using the 5 story elements that we have been practicing all year. They will be sharing these stories with each other following their completion. Students will also be reading a passage titled, "Holiday Traditions" and making text-to-self-connections with the stories.
*Language Arts: Students will start off the week completing a holiday scavenger hunt within the school! They will be using grammar clues from popular carols/holiday movies to find their "treasure" at the end! The rest of the week, students will be working through an individualized vocabulary packet and then Thursday and Friday watching, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", which is in conjunction with the Readers' Theater play they are doing in reading.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Each day this week, the students will be learning about a winter holiday celebrated in various countries throughout the world. They will be using Google Earth to located these countries on the map and then making inferences about the country's culture based on what they have learned.
Have a wonderful week!
*Reminders*
-11:30am Dismissal on Tuesday, December 17th
-Community Trip to Five Below on Thursday, December 19th
*Math: Throughout the week, students will be working through individualized math packets that will serve as a review of the math that they have been learning/practicing since the beginning of the year.
*Reading: This week, students will be reading two different Readers' Theater plays, "Redheaded Robbie's Christmas Story" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". For each of these plays, students will be completing pre-reading activities (i.e. predictions, text-to-self connections, etc.) and comprehension activities while reading.
*RtI Reading: Students will be writing their own holiday stories this week using the 5 story elements that we have been practicing all year. They will be sharing these stories with each other following their completion. Students will also be reading a passage titled, "Holiday Traditions" and making text-to-self-connections with the stories.
*Language Arts: Students will start off the week completing a holiday scavenger hunt within the school! They will be using grammar clues from popular carols/holiday movies to find their "treasure" at the end! The rest of the week, students will be working through an individualized vocabulary packet and then Thursday and Friday watching, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", which is in conjunction with the Readers' Theater play they are doing in reading.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): Each day this week, the students will be learning about a winter holiday celebrated in various countries throughout the world. They will be using Google Earth to located these countries on the map and then making inferences about the country's culture based on what they have learned.
Have a wonderful week!
*Reminders*
-11:30am Dismissal on Tuesday, December 17th
-Community Trip to Five Below on Thursday, December 19th
Friday, December 6, 2013
December 9th-December 13th
MAP testing is back starting on Monday! Students will be taking the Math MAP test on Monday and Reading on Tuesday.
*Math: Students will continue to work on either multiplication or telling time.
*Reading: Two stories "Jamal's Neighbors" and "The Messiest Room in Town" will be read and analyzed this week.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is Noting and Recalling Details. We will use 8 "Hot Dot" stories to practice reading a passage and answering four questions about them. These will be used as assessment grades for the students.
*Language Arts: We will be finishing up nouns this week and students will have a short quiz on Thursday.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): We will be finishing our unit on the Aztec civilization. Students will be assessment on Thursday. We also will finish the week with current events.
Have a great week!
*Math: Students will continue to work on either multiplication or telling time.
*Reading: Two stories "Jamal's Neighbors" and "The Messiest Room in Town" will be read and analyzed this week.
*RtI Reading: Our skill of the week is Noting and Recalling Details. We will use 8 "Hot Dot" stories to practice reading a passage and answering four questions about them. These will be used as assessment grades for the students.
*Language Arts: We will be finishing up nouns this week and students will have a short quiz on Thursday.
*Social Studies (7th/8th grade only): We will be finishing our unit on the Aztec civilization. Students will be assessment on Thursday. We also will finish the week with current events.
Have a great week!
Friday, November 22, 2013
November 25th- December 6th
With such a short week next week, I am going to post the plan for the next two weeks in this entry.
*On Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, students will be competing Thanksgiving related math, writing, and reading activities. In Social Studies, the 7th and 8th graders will be watching Mulan to finish up our Ancient Chinese unit.
December 2nd-6th
*Reading: Students will be reading about three important inventions in the transportation industry: trains, planes, and automobiles! Students will be creating a time line of events in the development of each area.
*RtI Reading: We will continue to work on the reading skill of Cause and Effect. Students will read several stories (including "A Tiny World", "The Clever Monkey", and "Shark: Friend or Enemy") and practicing determining the cause and effect within them.
*Math: Students will be starting either the multiplication or time unit. Students will continue to work on these skills until winter break.
*Social Studies (7/8th only): We will begin our final ancient civilization unit this week on the Ancient Aztec. We will learn about their religion, traditions, and important ruler/events.
*Language Arts: Students will begin the noun unit this week. Students will review the definition of a noun and practice regular and irregular plural nouns.
*Dates to Remember*
-Bowling Trip (7th/8th grade): November 26th 12-2pm
-No School November 27-29th
-Parent Requested PT Conferences: December 5th 5-8pm
-Midterms: December 6th
Have a safe a wonderful Thanksgiving!
*On Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week, students will be competing Thanksgiving related math, writing, and reading activities. In Social Studies, the 7th and 8th graders will be watching Mulan to finish up our Ancient Chinese unit.
December 2nd-6th
*Reading: Students will be reading about three important inventions in the transportation industry: trains, planes, and automobiles! Students will be creating a time line of events in the development of each area.
*RtI Reading: We will continue to work on the reading skill of Cause and Effect. Students will read several stories (including "A Tiny World", "The Clever Monkey", and "Shark: Friend or Enemy") and practicing determining the cause and effect within them.
*Math: Students will be starting either the multiplication or time unit. Students will continue to work on these skills until winter break.
*Social Studies (7/8th only): We will begin our final ancient civilization unit this week on the Ancient Aztec. We will learn about their religion, traditions, and important ruler/events.
*Language Arts: Students will begin the noun unit this week. Students will review the definition of a noun and practice regular and irregular plural nouns.
*Dates to Remember*
-Bowling Trip (7th/8th grade): November 26th 12-2pm
-No School November 27-29th
-Parent Requested PT Conferences: December 5th 5-8pm
-Midterms: December 6th
Have a safe a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
November 18th-November 22nd
Here is a picture of the non-fiction book projects that the students worked on these past two weeks! They did a wonderful job!!
Here is a look at next week topics!
*Math: Students will be finishing up their current math units in order to prepare for the multiplication or time unit, which will begin after Thanksgiving break.
Here is a look at next week topics!
*Math: Students will be finishing up their current math units in order to prepare for the multiplication or time unit, which will begin after Thanksgiving break.
*Reading: This week, we will be reading a non-fiction readers theater play
and other text on Alexander Graham Bell. The introductory background story for
Monday is titled, "Bell's Invention" with comprehension questions. Tuesday will
be a vocabulary day to prep for the story. Each student will become a "master"
of their vocab word and then share with the class. Wednesday & Thursday will be reading the play with comprehension
activities/questions to go along with it. We will finish up on Friday by completing a sound experiment that Alexander Graham Bell used to develop his inventions!
*Language Arts: We will be practicing identifying synonyms and antonyms
this week. Each will start with a review and both class and individual practice
activities will follow.
*RtI Reading: We will be starting Cause and Effect this week. Monday will
start with a mimio about cause and effect with several examples.
Tuesday-Friday will be an assortment of matching activities (cause with
effect) and questions.
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): We will be finishing up Ancient China this week. Students will be reading a culminating review article of Ancient China, view a few short videos, and
a mimio on Ancient Chinese contributions, daily life, and children's games
(-what it would be like to be a child in Ancient China).
*Reminders*
-Wednesday, November 20th- Early Dismissal Day 11:30am
-Thursday, November 21st- Community Trip to McDonalds (during lunch and study hall time) Please have your students bring money from home.
Have a great week!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
November 11th- 15th
Here is a look at next week's curriculum.
*Reading: Students will continue to read/discuss their biography texts this week. Each students has chosen their project that will be completed while working through their book. The options were to create a movie reel of important events, a informational brochure, or writing two newspaper articles about events in the person's life.
*Math: Students will be working in their independent workbooks all week and wrapping up their current units in the beginning of the following week.
*Social Studies (7th-8th grade only): We are now entering into our Ancient China unit! Throughout this week, students will be learning about the geography (by taking a Google Earth tour of China), government, daily life, and religion of this civilization.
*Language Arts: We will spend the week learning about how to write and format a friendly letter. Students will incorporate the four types of sentences that we practiced last week into their own friendly letter, which will be written at the end of the week.
*Dates to Remember*
-No School on Monday, November 11th
Enjoy your four day weekend!
*Reading: Students will continue to read/discuss their biography texts this week. Each students has chosen their project that will be completed while working through their book. The options were to create a movie reel of important events, a informational brochure, or writing two newspaper articles about events in the person's life.
*Math: Students will be working in their independent workbooks all week and wrapping up their current units in the beginning of the following week.
*Social Studies (7th-8th grade only): We are now entering into our Ancient China unit! Throughout this week, students will be learning about the geography (by taking a Google Earth tour of China), government, daily life, and religion of this civilization.
*Language Arts: We will spend the week learning about how to write and format a friendly letter. Students will incorporate the four types of sentences that we practiced last week into their own friendly letter, which will be written at the end of the week.
*Dates to Remember*
-No School on Monday, November 11th
Enjoy your four day weekend!
Thursday, October 31, 2013
November 4th- November 8th
I hope that everyone has adjusted to the time change and enjoyed their extra hour of the weekend!
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Students will continue to work independently in their workbooks this week. Students will be working on skills ranging from Place value, decimals to fractions, and multi-digit operations.
*Reading: This week, students will present their information from their nonfiction texts from last week. Students read books about changes in the clothing, communication, and food industries over time. The remainder of the week, students will choose a biography book that they will read in class and complete a project on. I will be posting the rubric in the filing cabinet tomorrow.
*RtI Reading: Our new reading strategy for the week is "Making Connections". Over the course of the week, students will be exploring and making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections using multiple texts.
*Social Studies: (7th & 8th grade only) Students will be learning more about the Ancient Roman civilization. We will explore daily life in Rome, the Roman government, and Roman contributions to our own lives.
*Language Arts: In language arts this week, students will be learning about and identifying exclamatory and interrogative sentences. There will be a short quiz on the four types of sentences on Thursday.
*Reminders*
-Parent Teacher Conferences- Wednesday, November 6th
-No School- Friday 8th
Have a great week!
Here is a look at our schedule for next week!
*Math: Students will continue to work independently in their workbooks this week. Students will be working on skills ranging from Place value, decimals to fractions, and multi-digit operations.
*Reading: This week, students will present their information from their nonfiction texts from last week. Students read books about changes in the clothing, communication, and food industries over time. The remainder of the week, students will choose a biography book that they will read in class and complete a project on. I will be posting the rubric in the filing cabinet tomorrow.
*RtI Reading: Our new reading strategy for the week is "Making Connections". Over the course of the week, students will be exploring and making text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections using multiple texts.
*Social Studies: (7th & 8th grade only) Students will be learning more about the Ancient Roman civilization. We will explore daily life in Rome, the Roman government, and Roman contributions to our own lives.
*Language Arts: In language arts this week, students will be learning about and identifying exclamatory and interrogative sentences. There will be a short quiz on the four types of sentences on Thursday.
*Reminders*
-Parent Teacher Conferences- Wednesday, November 6th
-No School- Friday 8th
Have a great week!
Friday, October 25, 2013
October 28th-November 1st
*Reading: Students will continue to read nonfiction texts this week. They will be divided into three groups are read one of the following texts: Inventions in the Food Industry, Inventions in the Clothing Industry, and Inventions in the Communication Industry. Students will complete a graphic organizer, using the information in their books, and present the information to the class on Friday.
*RtI: Students will be practicing the reading strategy of rechecking the text to find an answer. We will start with guided practice and modeling on Monday and practice this strategy throughout the rest of the week. Students will be taking a break from this on Thursday, as Ms. Hagensee is coming in to read us a spooky Halloween story!
*Social Studies (7/8th grade only): On Monday, students will be finishing up their Ancient Civilization project from last week and sharing with the class. The remainder of the week will be the beginning of our Ancient Rome unit. Students will learn about Roman architecture, geography, and government.
*Language Arts: Starting this week, all spelling practice/work will be completed as homework, outside of school. We will be spending the week learning about the four types of sentences.
Have a safe and wonderful Halloween week!
Friday, October 18, 2013
October 21th-October 25th
Here is a look at our curriculum next week!
Science: In Science, the students will be starting to create their marble
coasters. They will get strips of poster board and they have to make a track
that will hold a marble from point A to B. They will be working in groups to do
this. Towards the end of the week they will be working on roller coaster tycoon
to build their own amusement park.
Reading: We are starting our Non-fiction unit in reading. Everything that
we read in class, for both reading and RtI reading will be entirely
non-fiction. We will spend Monday and Tuesday discussing what non-fiction is,
the two types of non-fiction text (expository and narrative), and viewing
multiple examples of each. Wednesday during this time is our Tool of the Week
for Zones of Regulation. Thursday (a shortened schedule day) and Friday, we
will be completing an in-class activity where students will be identifying non-fiction text features.
RtI Reading: Students will be reading a non-fiction text in RtI Reading all
week. Each day students will complete a
different activity using this text, which ranges from comprehension questions to
vocabulary matching, etc.
LA: Students will receive new spelling words this week. This will be the final week that spelling will be completed in school. All spelling packets and sentences will be homework beginning on October 28th.
Math: Students will continue to work in their individual curriculum this week.
**Important Information**
-Our Bass Pro Shop fieldtrip has been rescheduled for Tuesday,
October 22nd from 9:20-10:45.
-Early Dismissal: Thursday, October 24th
-Spirit Week
Monday - Wear Sunglasses
Tuesday - Twin Day
Wednesday - Pajama Day
Thursday - Mismatched Clothes Day
Friday - Wear Red
Have a great weekend! Stay warm!
Friday, October 11, 2013
October 14th-October 18th
I hope that everyone had a wonderful week and is ready to enjoy this beautiful three day weekend!
Here is a look at next week's plans.
*Reading: The topics for reading this week will be about camping (related to the theme for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday). We will begin the week reading a fiction text, "When We Go Camping" by Margriet Ruurs. The second story, for Wednesday, is a nonfiction text titled, "I'll Take Some More S'mores Please." Due to the community trip on Thursday, there will not be reading or RtI reading on Thursday. Friday, we will finish the week listening and answering comprehension questions to a story on storylineonline.net. The story we will be reading/listening to is "Thank You Mr. Falker."
*RtI Reading: The Crying Wolf readers theater play has actually been pushed back to Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Friday, students will be working in their phonics program, Lexia.
*Social Studies (7th & 8th grade only): As we finish up our unit on Ancient Greece, students will be completing a research project on a Greek God of their choice. Students will be both researching and presenting their information to the class.
All students will also be using some class time this week to prepare for our community trip to Bass Pro Shop on Thursday. Students will be responsible for planning a camping trip and preparing a "shopping list" of material that they will need. We will be researching necessary camping items and prioritizing what we will bring based on a budget that students will be assigned.
Have a wonderful extended weekend!
-No School Monday, October 14th for Columbus Day
-Community Trip to Bass Pro Shop: Thursday, October 17th (Students DO NOT need to bring money unless you wish they purchase a snack or small item.)
Friday, October 4, 2013
October 7th-October 11th
Here is a look at our curriculum for the next week.
*Reading: Students will finish up their novels and begin their book report (which involves pulling out the five story elements-characters, setting, events, problem, and solution, as well as, understanding the components of a mystery) Everyone should be finished by the end of the week.
*RtI Reading: Students will be reading two more fables/readers theater plays: Les Lion and Moe Mouse & Crying Wolf. We will review what fiction means and complete both writing and comprehension activities for each story.
*Social Studies: We are starting to study Ancient Greece. The focus this week will be on the geography, government, economics, and the Olympics.
*LA: The week, everyone will receive new spelling words and new Read Naturally stories.
*Math: All students will be working at their own pace on Place Value and money.
Have a great week!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
September 30th-October 4th
As we welcome a new month and a new season, we are slightly changing up our daily schedule.
*Math: This week in math, some students will be finishing up the money, while others will begin place value.
*Reading: In addition to talking more about the Zones of Regulation and new
tools that we can use to adjust our behavior to get us ready to learn, the students will continue to read their independent novels. Students will be journaling, summarizing, identifying the five story elements, and character feelings from their novels, which will prepare them for the book report that will follow.
*RtI Reading: Beginning Monday, students will be having Read Naturally during this time. They will receive their new stories and will continue to practice them throughout the week. We then will read
two reader's theaters plays during the rest of the week. "Who is Stronger?" and
"Fiddle-Diddle". Our focus will be on fluency and comprehension.
*Language Arts: Writer's Notebook has been moved to our Language Arts time. We will be writing each day before practicing our spelling.
Have a wonderful week!
Friday, September 20, 2013
September 23-September 27th
I hope that everyone had a wonderful week!
Here is a look at next week's curriculum.
*Math: This week will be our last week of this semester practicing money skills. Students will be adding multiple prices together, determining change, and even using checkbook skills to "pay bills".
*Reading: We will continue the Genre unit that we began last week. We will talk specifically about fiction genres and begin reading our first fiction novels of the year by Friday.
*RtI Reading: We will begin our final book in our world culture unit: Breakfast Around the World. Students will be learning about traditional breakfast foods in seven different areas of the world. They will also be comparing and contrasting our breakfast traditions with those in other countries. We will even be sampling a few of these new foods! :)
*Language Arts: Students will receive a new set of spelling words and choosing a new Read Naturally story for the week. The goal is both fluency and comprehension with both the text and vocabulary.
*Social Studies: (7/8th Only) We are beginning our mini-unit on Ancient Egypt this week! We will be learning facts about their culture, architecture, geography, pharaohs, mummies, and additional contributions that still affect our lives today.
Here is a picture of our Ancient Mesopotamian catapult that we recreated in class today! How fun!
Here is a look at next week's curriculum.
*Math: This week will be our last week of this semester practicing money skills. Students will be adding multiple prices together, determining change, and even using checkbook skills to "pay bills".
*Reading: We will continue the Genre unit that we began last week. We will talk specifically about fiction genres and begin reading our first fiction novels of the year by Friday.
*RtI Reading: We will begin our final book in our world culture unit: Breakfast Around the World. Students will be learning about traditional breakfast foods in seven different areas of the world. They will also be comparing and contrasting our breakfast traditions with those in other countries. We will even be sampling a few of these new foods! :)
*Language Arts: Students will receive a new set of spelling words and choosing a new Read Naturally story for the week. The goal is both fluency and comprehension with both the text and vocabulary.
*Social Studies: (7/8th Only) We are beginning our mini-unit on Ancient Egypt this week! We will be learning facts about their culture, architecture, geography, pharaohs, mummies, and additional contributions that still affect our lives today.
Here is a picture of our Ancient Mesopotamian catapult that we recreated in class today! How fun!
**Dates to Remember**
-11:30am dismissal on Friday, September 27th
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, September 13, 2013
September 16th-September 20th
We have an exciting week ahead in Room 117!
This week, we will begin to introduce the Zones Of Regulation! This is a program designed to help students to independently recognize and regulate their emotions. The four zones where our emotions fall are the Blue Zone (where students may feel tired, bored, sad, sick, hurt, etc.); the Green Zone (where students are ready to learn, happy, relaxed, focused, etc.); the Yellow Zone (where students may feel nervous, overwhelmed, annoyed, silly, confused, etc.); and the Red Zone (where students may feel angry, mad, terrified, elated, out of control, etc.). The goal for all students is to regulate their emotions into the Green Zone where they are the most ready to learn. We will be teaching students strategies and tools for regulating their emotions where they are in each zone and practice using these "tools" in daily situations. In each weekly blog, I will include our "Tool of the Week" and any other important information about this program.
*Reading: In reading this week, we will begin discussing the purposes of writing and learn about the genres towards the end of the week. We will talk about each of these genres and view/read examples of each: historical fiction, fable, legend, fiction, biography, fantasy, science fiction, myth, and nonfiction.
*RtI Reading: In continuation with our non-fiction unit, we will read Games Around the World this week and compare/contrast the various traditions around with world.
*Math: This week, we are focusing on the $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. We will practice determining how much money to pay for example purchases and continue to add and subtract money.
*Language Arts: Students will receive both a new Read Naturally story and new spelling words this week.
*Social Studies (7-8th grades only): We are starting our Ancient Civilizations unit on Monday. This unit will take us into the month on October. We will begin discussing Mesopotamia and complete several hands-on activities to display what it was like to get water, food, and shelter in ancient times.
*Reminders*
-Thursday, September 19th: Walking trip to CVS pharmacy (Students can bring money with them if they would like to purchase a snack at the store.)
Have a wonderful weekend!
This week, we will begin to introduce the Zones Of Regulation! This is a program designed to help students to independently recognize and regulate their emotions. The four zones where our emotions fall are the Blue Zone (where students may feel tired, bored, sad, sick, hurt, etc.); the Green Zone (where students are ready to learn, happy, relaxed, focused, etc.); the Yellow Zone (where students may feel nervous, overwhelmed, annoyed, silly, confused, etc.); and the Red Zone (where students may feel angry, mad, terrified, elated, out of control, etc.). The goal for all students is to regulate their emotions into the Green Zone where they are the most ready to learn. We will be teaching students strategies and tools for regulating their emotions where they are in each zone and practice using these "tools" in daily situations. In each weekly blog, I will include our "Tool of the Week" and any other important information about this program.
*Reading: In reading this week, we will begin discussing the purposes of writing and learn about the genres towards the end of the week. We will talk about each of these genres and view/read examples of each: historical fiction, fable, legend, fiction, biography, fantasy, science fiction, myth, and nonfiction.
*RtI Reading: In continuation with our non-fiction unit, we will read Games Around the World this week and compare/contrast the various traditions around with world.
*Math: This week, we are focusing on the $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills. We will practice determining how much money to pay for example purchases and continue to add and subtract money.
*Language Arts: Students will receive both a new Read Naturally story and new spelling words this week.
*Social Studies (7-8th grades only): We are starting our Ancient Civilizations unit on Monday. This unit will take us into the month on October. We will begin discussing Mesopotamia and complete several hands-on activities to display what it was like to get water, food, and shelter in ancient times.
*Reminders*
-Thursday, September 19th: Walking trip to CVS pharmacy (Students can bring money with them if they would like to purchase a snack at the store.)
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, September 6, 2013
September 9th-September 13th
Students have all worked really hard this week to begin the MAPs testing! Some students will still be finishing up the first two days of the week so be sure to eat a healthy breakfast and get a good nights rest!
Here is a look at next week's lessons...
*Math: Students will begin to complete their Daily Oral Math first thing each morning. This will continue to be the routine for the remainder of the school year. We will continue to focus on money this week and practice adding and subtracting decimals/money values.
*Reading: This week we will be incorporating the story elements into our writing. Students will begin using a graphic organizer to create the characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution for their own stories. They will use class time during the remainder of the week to write their stories in paragraph form. Students will have the option to write either a fiction or nonfiction story.
*Language Arts: Students will choose a new story for Read Naturally and work using this story all week. Students will also receive a new set of spelling words.
*7/8 Social Studies: We will be putting the map skills we learned last week into practice this coming week. Using a map of the school, we will be completing, and then creating our own, scavenger hunt!
*Reminders*
Wednesday, September 11th from 7-9pm
Have a great weekend!
Here is a look at next week's lessons...
*Math: Students will begin to complete their Daily Oral Math first thing each morning. This will continue to be the routine for the remainder of the school year. We will continue to focus on money this week and practice adding and subtracting decimals/money values.
*Reading: This week we will be incorporating the story elements into our writing. Students will begin using a graphic organizer to create the characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution for their own stories. They will use class time during the remainder of the week to write their stories in paragraph form. Students will have the option to write either a fiction or nonfiction story.
*Language Arts: Students will choose a new story for Read Naturally and work using this story all week. Students will also receive a new set of spelling words.
*7/8 Social Studies: We will be putting the map skills we learned last week into practice this coming week. Using a map of the school, we will be completing, and then creating our own, scavenger hunt!
*Reminders*
Wednesday, September 11th from 7-9pm
Have a great weekend!
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Welcome Back!
Welcome back! It was a very busy but successful first few days back at school!
Here is a curriculum preview for next week:
*Math- Next week will continue to be a review week of counting money, time, and operations.
*Reading- Our focus for the next few weeks in reading will be on story elements. We will be using examples of fairy tales and additional stories to help us practice pulling out the story elements.
*L.A.- Students will be receiving their first spelling words and begin to use the Read Naturally program this week.
*S.S. (7/8 only)- We will be spending the next few weeks reviewing/learning map skills. This includes reading maps, understanding the components of maps, and creating our own maps.
I have attached my parent letter also for your viewing.
Have a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend!
Here is a curriculum preview for next week:
*Math- Next week will continue to be a review week of counting money, time, and operations.
*Reading- Our focus for the next few weeks in reading will be on story elements. We will be using examples of fairy tales and additional stories to help us practice pulling out the story elements.
*L.A.- Students will be receiving their first spelling words and begin to use the Read Naturally program this week.
*S.S. (7/8 only)- We will be spending the next few weeks reviewing/learning map skills. This includes reading maps, understanding the components of maps, and creating our own maps.
I have attached my parent letter also for your viewing.
Have a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend!
August 28, 2013
Dear Parents,
Welcome!
As
we begin the 2013-2014 school year, I would like to give an introduction to our
curriculum for this year. Within this
packet, there are several descriptions of our classroom activities and
community outings that we will be taking this year. I will be sending out a more detailed list of
outings with dates, as this is finalized.
If you have any questions or concerns,
do not hesitate to call or email me. My
school phone number is 630-783-5019. My
email address is cnino@ccsd66.org.
Again, thank you for your time and
cooperation. Our goal is to make your
child's school year a positive, rewarding, and enriching educational
experience.
Brief Curriculum Overview
Language
Arts/Spelling:
Spelling is an
essential skills that receives a great deal of attention during Language
Arts. Each week, students will receive a
new spelling list of 10-15 words depending on the week. Students will be completing a variety of
spelling activities in class daily, as well as, practice daily at home.
In Language Arts,
students will be completing a 5-questions Daily Oral Language (DOL)
“quiz”. This will be done at the
beginning of each class period and will count towards their daily work
grade. We will also be
reviewing/learning sentence composition, parts of speech, and writing
composition.
Students will also
be writing daily journals in their Writers Notebook, similar to last year. Students will share these journals with the
class, as time allows, and as the year progresses, returning to edit their
writing.
Reading/Writing:
Students will be
reading novels, completing author studies, reading poetry, and more this
year.
There will also be
a weekly reading homework assignment, where students will be responsible for
reading/logging a book of their choice.
More details about this will be sent home in the beginning of the school
year.
Social Studies:7/8th grade ONLY
(6th
grade Social Studies will be taught by Mrs. Maass)
Our Social Studies
curriculum this year will focus on a variety of topics. We will begin the year briefly discussing
technology and how to successfully use it.
We will learn about Ancient Civilizations, Map skills, and American
landmarks, cultures, and traditions.
We will also learn
utilize current events within the classroom on a weekly basis. Students will be required to find, read, and
bring in a newspaper article to share with the class. I will be sending home a list of suggested
kid-friendly websites that can be used to help find articles.
Mathematics:
This math
curriculum is a functional program designed to prepare the students to apply
math skills to real-life situations.
Students will be reviewing and learning more about time, money,
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
All of these skills
learned in the classroom will also be generalized into the community outings
and assignments.
Room 117 Classroom Rules
and Behavior Plan
Classroom
Rules
1. Be respectful.
Use kind words, raise your hand,
listen, & get permission before doing.
2. Be responsible.
Complete
your work, stay organized, and clean up after yourself.
3. Be safe.
Keep
your hands/feet to yourself & be cautious!
4. Be positive.
Smile,
laugh, and have fun learning!
Classroom
Compass
Each student has a
compass on the side of their desk that will serve as their behavior monitoring
system. The categories on the compass
include “Smooth Sailing”, “On Course”, “Veering Off Course”, and “Off Course”. In a collaborative effort between the
students and the classroom staff, students will move a clothspin to represent
how their day has been in relation to how many warning/reminders they have
received from the teacher/staff.
Positive behavior always allows the students to move their clothspins
higher on the compass.
During the last
period of their day in my classroom, each student is able to receive a 10
minute reward. If their clothspin is on either “Smooth Sailing” or “On Course”
the students are to spin the “steering wheel” to earn their prize. Some rewards include 10 minutes of computer
time, 10 minutes of choice time, and others that the students will determine in
the first few days of school.
Community-Based Program
One Thursday of
every month, students will have an opportunity to visit a community
location. With each visit, students will
go in with a specific learning goal. We
will be preparing for our community trip in the weeks prior to going. In addition, students will be completing a
graded assignment, in class, on the day following the trip. The monthly locations for our community
outings will be announced closer to the date.
Below is a general
list of objectives that students will be working toward.
*Display
appropriate manners while eating
*Eat in a variety
of locations/order and wait for meal
*Managing currency
*Managing time
*Applying units of
measurement
*Applying number
concepts
*Displaying
appropriate social behavior
*Following rules
Friday, May 31, 2013
Summer vacation is almost here!
We are down to the final 3 days of school! Looking back on the school year, we have learned a lot and worked together to accomplish so much!
I hope that everyone enjoys the final days and has a wonderful summer!
I hope that everyone enjoys the final days and has a wonderful summer!
Friday, May 24, 2013
May 27th-May 31st
We had a wonderful fieldtrip at Brookfield Zoo yesterday! Not only did we get to see the Dinosaurs Alive exhibit (which related back to our Dinosaur/Fossil unit in April) but we were able to see Okapis and many other animals that we have read about in our Read Naturally series!
Here is a look at our curriculum for next week....
*Language Arts/Reading: Our main focus this week with be on Writers Notebook and Read Naturally stories. We will work in our phonics packets each day this week and use Lexia to reinforce the skills we are practicing.
*Math: We will spend the week reviewing money! Mrs. Philbin has created three new money games that we will be using to review!
*Science/Social Studies: This week will include a variety of activities. We will start the week reading and discussing the article "What If Chocolate Grew on Trees?". This article will serve as an introduction to learning about our Person of the Month, Cesar Chavez. On Thursday and Friday we will read "Private I. Guana" and learn about idioms as we read.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Here is a look at our curriculum for next week....
*Language Arts/Reading: Our main focus this week with be on Writers Notebook and Read Naturally stories. We will work in our phonics packets each day this week and use Lexia to reinforce the skills we are practicing.
*Math: We will spend the week reviewing money! Mrs. Philbin has created three new money games that we will be using to review!
*Science/Social Studies: This week will include a variety of activities. We will start the week reading and discussing the article "What If Chocolate Grew on Trees?". This article will serve as an introduction to learning about our Person of the Month, Cesar Chavez. On Thursday and Friday we will read "Private I. Guana" and learn about idioms as we read.
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Friday, May 17, 2013
May 20th-24th
With only 12 days left in the school year, we are going to spend time this week reviewing all that we have learned this year!
*LA/Reading: In addition to Read Naturally and Writer's Notebook each day, the students will be continuing to work on the same concepts in the Language! program as in the previous weeks.
*Math: The students will use class time to create their own math review game with all of the topics that we have covered this year. I will post a picture of the final products!
*Science: We will finish up our science experiments this week. We will be doing labs on fingerprinting, parachuting, Dancing Raisins, and making a lava lamp!
**Reminders**
Thursday, May 23rd: Zoo fieldtrip (BRING A PAPERBAG LUNCH!)
Have a wonderful week!
*LA/Reading: In addition to Read Naturally and Writer's Notebook each day, the students will be continuing to work on the same concepts in the Language! program as in the previous weeks.
*Math: The students will use class time to create their own math review game with all of the topics that we have covered this year. I will post a picture of the final products!
*Science: We will finish up our science experiments this week. We will be doing labs on fingerprinting, parachuting, Dancing Raisins, and making a lava lamp!
**Reminders**
Thursday, May 23rd: Zoo fieldtrip (BRING A PAPERBAG LUNCH!)
Have a wonderful week!
Friday, May 10, 2013
May 13th-17th
As the days of the school year are dwindling down, we will begin to review our year's curriculum over the final few weeks.
*Reading/Language Arts: We will return to our Language and Phonics books next week. We will review main ideas/details, summarizing, singular/plural, and short/long vowel sounds.
*Math: We will devote this week to playing multiple review games over adding, subtracting, multiplication (as appropriate), graphing, time, money, shapes, and greater than/less than.
*Science: Over the course of the next two weeks, the students will be completing 8 different science experiments: Growing Gummy Bear, Fingerprinting, Coloring Plants, Tornado in a Bottle, Groovy Lava Lamp, Parachutes, The Magic Ketchup Experiment, and Dancing Raisins. They will be required to complete a lab sheet for each experiment, including both pre- and post observations.
**Reminders**
Thursday, May 16th: Community trip to the Promenade (Please bring a paper bag lunch!)
Friday, May 17th: Early Release Day
Enjoy your week (and weekend!)
*Reading/Language Arts: We will return to our Language and Phonics books next week. We will review main ideas/details, summarizing, singular/plural, and short/long vowel sounds.
*Math: We will devote this week to playing multiple review games over adding, subtracting, multiplication (as appropriate), graphing, time, money, shapes, and greater than/less than.
*Science: Over the course of the next two weeks, the students will be completing 8 different science experiments: Growing Gummy Bear, Fingerprinting, Coloring Plants, Tornado in a Bottle, Groovy Lava Lamp, Parachutes, The Magic Ketchup Experiment, and Dancing Raisins. They will be required to complete a lab sheet for each experiment, including both pre- and post observations.
**Reminders**
Thursday, May 16th: Community trip to the Promenade (Please bring a paper bag lunch!)
Friday, May 17th: Early Release Day
Enjoy your week (and weekend!)
Friday, May 3, 2013
Fossil Dig
I'm sorry that these are being posted a little late! Here are two pictures from our Fossil Dig during the week of April 22nd!
May 6th -May 10th
Here is a preview of our curriculum for next week!
*Language Arts/Reading: Since the students did not have the opportunity to finish their fiction stories last week, they will be using in-class time to work on them Monday (and possibly Tuesday). We also we spend time each day practicing/completing activities with the short vowel sounds.
*Math: Wednesday, we will have a quiz on telling time. We will review both Monday and Tuesday. The week will wrap up with reviewing our math facts.
*Science: This entire week, students will be creating their own constellation. In addition to designing the constellation, the students will be required to create their own myth about the constellation. On both Monday and Thursday, the students will also be joining Mr. Urbas's 8th period class to explore the Constellation Dome that he will have in his classroom this week.
*Social Skills: With our trip to the Promenade quickly approaching, we will be role playing a few of our learner expectations for this trip: Asking for Help When Needed & Returning Items.
Have a wonderful weekend!
*Language Arts/Reading: Since the students did not have the opportunity to finish their fiction stories last week, they will be using in-class time to work on them Monday (and possibly Tuesday). We also we spend time each day practicing/completing activities with the short vowel sounds.
*Math: Wednesday, we will have a quiz on telling time. We will review both Monday and Tuesday. The week will wrap up with reviewing our math facts.
*Science: This entire week, students will be creating their own constellation. In addition to designing the constellation, the students will be required to create their own myth about the constellation. On both Monday and Thursday, the students will also be joining Mr. Urbas's 8th period class to explore the Constellation Dome that he will have in his classroom this week.
*Social Skills: With our trip to the Promenade quickly approaching, we will be role playing a few of our learner expectations for this trip: Asking for Help When Needed & Returning Items.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, April 26, 2013
April 29th-May 3rd
*English Language Arts: This week, we will be taking a break from our Language! program to write our own fiction stories. We will begin the week reviewing the story elements and, then, begin developing our own stories on Wednesday.
*Math: Our math focus this week will be on telling time. Since we spent all of last week working on place value, we will begin this week by reviewing the hour and half hour. We will finish the week with a time BINGO game on Friday.
*Science: In conjunction with the 6th grade curriculum, we will begin our constellations unit this week. Our focus will be on the stars, planets, and their importance. The following week, we will be joining Mr. Urbas's class to explore the Constellation Dome!
*Social Skills: Our focus for the week will be how the weather affects our lives on a daily basis.
*Reminders*
-MAPs testing: Reading on Wednesday & Math on Thursday
Have a wonderful week!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
April 22nd-26th
Here is a look at what we will be learning about in Rm 117 next week!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to practicing main idea and Singular/Plural within our Language! program, we will be working in our phonic books. On Monday, we will also read an article about Earth Day and complete comprehension questions.
*Math: We will finish up our Place Value unit on Wednesday with a short quiz and then practice time on both Thursday and Friday.
*Science: As we continue with our fossil unit this week, we will make our own fossils on Monday and then read/discuss adaptations over time and what we can learn from fossils.
*Social Skills: After finishing up our career project early in the week, we will both discuss Earth Day and then learn about our Person of the Month-Dian Fossey.
Hope next week brings a little nicer weather! Have a great week!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
April 15th-April 19th
Well it seems like the countdown for the last day of school has started already. Only 36 days left of school until summer break!
Here is a look at our curriculum for next week.
*Language Arts/Reading: Phonics and word decoding will be the main focus of Language and reading this week. We also will continue to practice identifying main idea in texts.
*Math: This week we will further explore place value and it's relationship to the math problems that we complete on a daily basis.
*Science: Our Fossil unit is finally beginning this week! I know that the students have been anticipating this for a few weeks already. We will start the week by discussing the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and the dinosaurs/animal/plant life during these times. We will move into the discussion of fossilization by the end of the week.
*Social Skills: We did not completely finish our career reading/activities last week, so we will continue working on this early in the week. Hopefully by Thursday, we can begin our career project. I have attached the rubric for this project below.
Here is a look at our curriculum for next week.
*Language Arts/Reading: Phonics and word decoding will be the main focus of Language and reading this week. We also will continue to practice identifying main idea in texts.
*Math: This week we will further explore place value and it's relationship to the math problems that we complete on a daily basis.
*Science: Our Fossil unit is finally beginning this week! I know that the students have been anticipating this for a few weeks already. We will start the week by discussing the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and the dinosaurs/animal/plant life during these times. We will move into the discussion of fossilization by the end of the week.
*Social Skills: We did not completely finish our career reading/activities last week, so we will continue working on this early in the week. Hopefully by Thursday, we can begin our career project. I have attached the rubric for this project below.
Career
Project Activity Options
Option
#1: Job Cartoon
Requirements:
ü
Select
a career.
ü
Research
job description, salary, and educational experience needed for this career.
ü
Fill
out cartoon sheet.
o
Title
of career with picture
o
Educational
Experience needed for this career
o
Salary
o
Four
things that a person with this job will be responsible for. (One in each box)
o
Draw a
picture to accompany each job responsibility.
o
Must
be in color.
Option
#2: Career Presentation
Requirements
ü
Select
a career.
ü
Research
job description, salary, and educational experience needed for this career
ü
Create
a Prezi, Power Point, or Word Document on your career (7 slides total)
o
Title
of career with picture
o
Educational
Experience needed for this career
o
Salary
o
Four
things that a person with this job will be responsible for. (One on each page)
o
Include
a picture to accompany each job responsibility.
Career
Project Rubric
|
Category
|
Points Earned
|
|
Research
|
/ 5 points
|
|
Title/Career
(with picture)
|
/ 2 points
|
|
Educational
Experience
|
/ 3 points
|
|
Salary
|
/ 2 points
|
|
Job
Responsibilities
|
/ 16 points
|
|
Overall
Presentation
|
/ 5 points
|
/33 points
Friday, April 5, 2013
April 8th-April 12th
Here is our plan for next week!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to phonics and Read Naturally, we will be reviewing/learning about main idea and supporting details, as well as, singular and plural. The stories that we will be using to practice these skills are "Bats!" and "Bats in China."
*Math: This week's focus will be on place value. We will be practicing place value both independently and within the addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems that we are also working on.
*Science: We will continue to read our novels during this time each day. Our goal is to finish all novels and complete our story element reports by Friday!
*Social Skills: This week will continue to focus on careers,and how school subjects directly relate to various jobs. In addition, we are monitoring our own interests and preferences to see what jobs students may want to pursue in the future!
Don't forget that Tuesday, April 9th is an Institute Day, Parent Teacher Conferences are available on Thursday from 5-8pm, and no school on Friday!
Have a wonderful weekend!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to phonics and Read Naturally, we will be reviewing/learning about main idea and supporting details, as well as, singular and plural. The stories that we will be using to practice these skills are "Bats!" and "Bats in China."
*Math: This week's focus will be on place value. We will be practicing place value both independently and within the addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems that we are also working on.
*Science: We will continue to read our novels during this time each day. Our goal is to finish all novels and complete our story element reports by Friday!
*Social Skills: This week will continue to focus on careers,and how school subjects directly relate to various jobs. In addition, we are monitoring our own interests and preferences to see what jobs students may want to pursue in the future!
Don't forget that Tuesday, April 9th is an Institute Day, Parent Teacher Conferences are available on Thursday from 5-8pm, and no school on Friday!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, March 22, 2013
April 1st- 5th
I hope that everyone has a relaxing Spring Break! Here is what we will be learning about when we return on April 2nd!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to completing phonics activities, we will be using our Language! curriculum to practice our reading comprehension, nouns, verbs, and answering open ended questions in complete sentences.
*Math: We will be practicing/reviewing money this week. Tuesday and Wednesday will be coin review and then the rest of the week will be adding and subtracting dollars.
*Social Studies: In lieu of Social Studies these next two weeks, students will be reading novels and completing comprehension activities. The novels will be assigned according to individual reading levels.
*Social Skills: We will be spending the next three weeks learning about careers, how they relate to us, and what future careers students may be interested in. The unit will conclude with a project where students will be researching and presenting about one career of their choice.
Have a wonderful break!!!!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to completing phonics activities, we will be using our Language! curriculum to practice our reading comprehension, nouns, verbs, and answering open ended questions in complete sentences.
*Math: We will be practicing/reviewing money this week. Tuesday and Wednesday will be coin review and then the rest of the week will be adding and subtracting dollars.
*Social Studies: In lieu of Social Studies these next two weeks, students will be reading novels and completing comprehension activities. The novels will be assigned according to individual reading levels.
*Social Skills: We will be spending the next three weeks learning about careers, how they relate to us, and what future careers students may be interested in. The unit will conclude with a project where students will be researching and presenting about one career of their choice.
Have a wonderful break!!!!
Friday, March 15, 2013
March 18th-22nd
Here is a peek at what we will be doing in Room 117 next week!!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to finishing up Singular Plural and answering open ended questions, we will be beginning main idea/detail using our Language! program. We also will be reading a fun story, in honor of National Peanut month, on Thursday before our community trip.
*Math: In math, students will continue to work individually on the concepts that they have been practicing these past few weeks.
*Science: The students have completed their U.S. Regions projects and I will be linking them to my blog soon!! Everyone did a wonderful job! We will be spending this final week, before break, doing mini-lessons on weather. We also will have a quick review of the seasons, as well are beginning spring this week!!
**Reminders:
-Early Dismissal Day on Tuesday, March 19th
-Community trip to Walmart on Thursday, March 21st (Students will not need to bring money unless they would like to purchase a snack.)
Have a wonderful week!!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to finishing up Singular Plural and answering open ended questions, we will be beginning main idea/detail using our Language! program. We also will be reading a fun story, in honor of National Peanut month, on Thursday before our community trip.
*Math: In math, students will continue to work individually on the concepts that they have been practicing these past few weeks.
*Science: The students have completed their U.S. Regions projects and I will be linking them to my blog soon!! Everyone did a wonderful job! We will be spending this final week, before break, doing mini-lessons on weather. We also will have a quick review of the seasons, as well are beginning spring this week!!
**Reminders:
-Early Dismissal Day on Tuesday, March 19th
-Community trip to Walmart on Thursday, March 21st (Students will not need to bring money unless they would like to purchase a snack.)
Have a wonderful week!!
Friday, March 8, 2013
March 11th-March 15th
Here is a preview of next week's schedule!
*Language Arts and Reading: This week we will be completing a combination of Language! lessons (singular/plural and answering open ended questions) and St. Patrick's Day reading comprehension activities.
*Math: Students will continue to work independently on various skill areas.
*Social Studies: This week we will finish reading our U.S. Regions book. Students will be introduced to their US regions project on Tuesday. The rubric is included below. Tuesday-Friday will be work days for the students.
*Language Arts and Reading: This week we will be completing a combination of Language! lessons (singular/plural and answering open ended questions) and St. Patrick's Day reading comprehension activities.
*Math: Students will continue to work independently on various skill areas.
*Social Studies: This week we will finish reading our U.S. Regions book. Students will be introduced to their US regions project on Tuesday. The rubric is included below. Tuesday-Friday will be work days for the students.
U.S.
Regions Power Point Rubric
Title
Page
*Name of Region
*Your First and
Last Name
States
*Names of all
states in your region
*Two state
pictures
Weather
*Type 2 facts
about the weather in your region.
*Include 1 picture
illustrating the weather of your region.
Place of
Interest #1
*Name and describe
one place of interest in your region.
*1 picture of this
place of interest
Place of
Interest #2
*Name and describe
one place of interest in your region.
*1 picture of this
place of interest
Place of
Interest #3
*Name and describe
one place of interest in your region.
*1 picture of this
place of interest
Fun Facts
*Two additional facts
about your region (animals that live there, plants that grow, etc.)
Friday, March 1, 2013
March 4th- 8th
I hope that everyone had a great snow-filled week!
Here is a look at next week's agenda....
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to reviewing nouns, verbs, and singular/plural words in our Language! curriculum, the students will be reading a story titled, "Batty about Bats." We also will be spending time practice our vocabulary skills.
*Math: The students will continue to work independently on math this week on various skill areas.
*Social Studies: In continuation with our U.S. Regions unit, the students will be learning about the Midwest, West, and Northeast regions.
*Dates to Remember*
- Monday is the last day to donate money for our Cancer Smashers Fundraisers!!!
- Monday through Thursday is ISATS/IAA assessments. Please make sure to eat breakfast each morning and get plenty of sleep!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Here is a look at next week's agenda....
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to reviewing nouns, verbs, and singular/plural words in our Language! curriculum, the students will be reading a story titled, "Batty about Bats." We also will be spending time practice our vocabulary skills.
*Math: The students will continue to work independently on math this week on various skill areas.
*Social Studies: In continuation with our U.S. Regions unit, the students will be learning about the Midwest, West, and Northeast regions.
*Dates to Remember*
- Monday is the last day to donate money for our Cancer Smashers Fundraisers!!!
- Monday through Thursday is ISATS/IAA assessments. Please make sure to eat breakfast each morning and get plenty of sleep!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, February 22, 2013
February 25th -March 1st
Here is a look at what we will be learning next week!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to practicing identifying verbs and sorting them by actions you can see vs. actions that you cannot see, students will be reading about Dr. Seuss and accomplishments. The following week, we will be completing book reports on our favorite Dr. Seuss books.
*Math: This week in math, we will be working individually on practicing to improve the skills areas we need extra help with.
*Social Studies: We will begin reading our chapter book on the U.S. Regions. Monday we will read an overview of what a region is and how the U.S. is divided. Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be learning about the Southwest, and Thursday and Friday, we will learn about the Southeast.
*Dates to Remember*
-Tuesday, February 26th: Early Dismissal
Have a wonderful week!
*Language Arts/Reading: In addition to practicing identifying verbs and sorting them by actions you can see vs. actions that you cannot see, students will be reading about Dr. Seuss and accomplishments. The following week, we will be completing book reports on our favorite Dr. Seuss books.
*Math: This week in math, we will be working individually on practicing to improve the skills areas we need extra help with.
*Social Studies: We will begin reading our chapter book on the U.S. Regions. Monday we will read an overview of what a region is and how the U.S. is divided. Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be learning about the Southwest, and Thursday and Friday, we will learn about the Southeast.
*Dates to Remember*
-Tuesday, February 26th: Early Dismissal
Have a wonderful week!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
February 18th-22nd
A big thank you to Mrs. Philbin for designing our classroom bulletin board for our U.S. Regions unit in Social Studies!!
Here is a look at the next week's curriculum....
*Language Arts & Reading: This week we are practicing adding details to our writing and answering the wh- questions about our sentences. We also are continuing to practice breaking words apart to sound them out and practicing nouns, as well.
*Math: We are returning to practice money for the next week, using the U.S. regions topics in our word problems.
*Social Studies: This week, we will be discussing what we know about landmarks/areas in the U.S. and taking "virtual fieldtrips" to see these areas!
*Reminders*
-No School on Monday, February 18th
-Community Trip to Jewel on Thursday, February 21st
Have a wonderful week!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
President Prezis!
Here are the links to our Abraham Lincoln and George Washington prezis that the students created this week! Everyone did a wonderful job!
Raul- Geroge Washington Prezi
Alex-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Ziggy-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Savana-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Enjoy!!
Raul- Geroge Washington Prezi
Alex-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Ziggy-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Savana-Abraham Lincoln Prezi
Enjoy!!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
February 11th-15th
Happy Valentine's Day week!
Here is a look at what we will be learning this week...
*Language Arts/Reading: We will continue to work in our Language! books this week. The focus will be on making inferences, nouns, and reading a passage about Bats!
*Math: This week we will be wrapping up our graphing unit with review of bar, line, pictographs, and circle graphs. We also will be reviewing how to read a grid graph and tally charts. There will be a short quiz on Friday.
*Social Studies: The first three days of the week will be spent finishing our in-class project on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Due to some technical changes, we are actually completing this project using Prezi, instead of E-book creator. I will be sure to add the link to these presentations once they are complete. On Friday, we will learn about the Statue of Liberty to introduce the U.S. region unit, which will begin on the following Monday.
*Social Skills: Our focus for Social Skills this week will be on the February holidays. We will complete a few Valentine's Day graphing and math activities, as well as President's Day activities.
Have a wonderful week!!
Here is a look at what we will be learning this week...
*Language Arts/Reading: We will continue to work in our Language! books this week. The focus will be on making inferences, nouns, and reading a passage about Bats!
*Math: This week we will be wrapping up our graphing unit with review of bar, line, pictographs, and circle graphs. We also will be reviewing how to read a grid graph and tally charts. There will be a short quiz on Friday.
*Social Studies: The first three days of the week will be spent finishing our in-class project on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Due to some technical changes, we are actually completing this project using Prezi, instead of E-book creator. I will be sure to add the link to these presentations once they are complete. On Friday, we will learn about the Statue of Liberty to introduce the U.S. region unit, which will begin on the following Monday.
*Social Skills: Our focus for Social Skills this week will be on the February holidays. We will complete a few Valentine's Day graphing and math activities, as well as President's Day activities.
Have a wonderful week!!
Friday, February 1, 2013
February 4th-8th
What a very chilly beginning to February!! I hope that everyone stays warm this weekend!
Here is a look at next week's curriculum....
*Language Arts and Reading: In our Language program, we are continuing to explore how to segment words into their individual sounds. We also will be learning about nouns, vocabulary mapping, and comprehension.
*Math: This week, we are moving onto reading tables, tally charts, and line graphs.
*Social Studies: With Presidents Day a few weeks away, we are going to study and learn about the life and accomplishments of two important presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. On Friday the students will choose one of those presidents to create an e-Book of their life. Once they are complete, I will be sure to post them online!!
*Social Skills: We are spending the week focusing on emotions: discussing what they are, when we experience them, how we recognize them in other people, and how to deal with them.
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Here is a look at next week's curriculum....
*Language Arts and Reading: In our Language program, we are continuing to explore how to segment words into their individual sounds. We also will be learning about nouns, vocabulary mapping, and comprehension.
*Math: This week, we are moving onto reading tables, tally charts, and line graphs.
*Social Studies: With Presidents Day a few weeks away, we are going to study and learn about the life and accomplishments of two important presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. On Friday the students will choose one of those presidents to create an e-Book of their life. Once they are complete, I will be sure to post them online!!
*Social Skills: We are spending the week focusing on emotions: discussing what they are, when we experience them, how we recognize them in other people, and how to deal with them.
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Friday, January 25, 2013
January 28th -February 1st
Here is a look at what we will be learning about this week!
*Language Arts and Reading: We are continuing to practice phonics and the reading strategies used in the Language! program.
*Math: We will be spending this week learning about how to read and interpret bar graphs.
*S.S./Science: As a transition between units, we will be reading a Readers Theater play during this time. "The Brementown Musicians" is a play about pets that have been disowned by their owners and join forces to become famous musicians.
**Dates to Remember
-Wednesday, January 30th: Early Dismissal (11:25am)
Have a wonderful weekend!
*Language Arts and Reading: We are continuing to practice phonics and the reading strategies used in the Language! program.
*Math: We will be spending this week learning about how to read and interpret bar graphs.
*S.S./Science: As a transition between units, we will be reading a Readers Theater play during this time. "The Brementown Musicians" is a play about pets that have been disowned by their owners and join forces to become famous musicians.
**Dates to Remember
-Wednesday, January 30th: Early Dismissal (11:25am)
Have a wonderful weekend!
Biome Projects
Here are a few pictures from our biome presentations today! The students did a wonderful job!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
January 21th-January 25th
Here is a look at the week ahead!
-Language Arts & Reading: This week, we will continue to work on phonics and implementing the new Language! program. If all goes well, we should be able to use the online tools and games this week, too!
-Math: Tuesday we will be taking a short quiz on measuring to the nearest inch. For the remainder of the week, we will begin learning about different types of graphs.
-Science: All class time this week will be dedicated to working on an Ecosystem project. I have attached the rubric. The final project will presented in class on Friday.
-Social Skills: We will spend this week learning about and discussing the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
*Reminders:
-No School Monday, January 22nd
-Language Arts & Reading: This week, we will continue to work on phonics and implementing the new Language! program. If all goes well, we should be able to use the online tools and games this week, too!
-Math: Tuesday we will be taking a short quiz on measuring to the nearest inch. For the remainder of the week, we will begin learning about different types of graphs.
-Science: All class time this week will be dedicated to working on an Ecosystem project. I have attached the rubric. The final project will presented in class on Friday.
-Social Skills: We will spend this week learning about and discussing the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
*Reminders:
-No School Monday, January 22nd
Biome Project Rubric
|
Expectation
|
Points Earned
|
|
Animal pictures matched
to correct biome
|
Tundra 4 3
2 1
Rainforest 4
3 2 1
Deciduous
Forest 4 3
2 1
Grassland 4 3
2 1
Desert 4 3
2 1
|
|
Plant pictures matched
to correct biome
|
Tundra 4 3
2 1
Rainforest 4 3
2 1
Deciduous
Forest 4 3
2 1
Grassland 4 3
2 1
Desert 4 3
2 1
|
|
Flooring material
matched to correct biome
|
Tundra 2 1
Rainforest 2 1
Deciduous
Forest 2 1
Grassland 2 1
Desert 2 1
|
|
Presentation of
information
|
5 4
3 2 1
|
Total Points Earned: _____/55
Thursday, January 10, 2013
January 14-18th
We are officially entering into the final week of the second quarter! Here is a look at what we will be learning...
*Language Arts and Reading: Due to both the MAPs testing and high number of absences last week,we delayed the implementation of the Language! program until this week. We will be completing the pretests on Monday and Tuesday and begin using the program the remainder of the week!
*Math: We will continue with measurement this week in math. We will be reviewing early in the week, since many student missed lessons.
*Science: We will read Chapters 4-6 in our Biome/Ecosystems book and learn about the grassland and desert and review the forest and taiga. Friday we will complete a river experiment, where we will create a river and hypothesize about how the river will flow. We will also discuss how rivers affect those people, animals, and plants that surround them.
Have a great week!
*Language Arts and Reading: Due to both the MAPs testing and high number of absences last week,we delayed the implementation of the Language! program until this week. We will be completing the pretests on Monday and Tuesday and begin using the program the remainder of the week!
*Math: We will continue with measurement this week in math. We will be reviewing early in the week, since many student missed lessons.
*Science: We will read Chapters 4-6 in our Biome/Ecosystems book and learn about the grassland and desert and review the forest and taiga. Friday we will complete a river experiment, where we will create a river and hypothesize about how the river will flow. We will also discuss how rivers affect those people, animals, and plants that surround them.
Have a great week!
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