Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
This week: January 14th - January 18th
Native Americans
This week we begin our mini-unit on Native Americans. Students will take notes on a few slides (sideshow will be posted to the website for those of you that miss any part of it). After the slide notes, we will move into projects. Students will be placed in 8 groups (one group per geographical region of the United States and Canada), groups will research each their region and present their findings to the class. The class will be responsible for taking notes on each presentation and then completing a test.
Meanwhile, in the Language Arts world...
Monday brings you similes, cliches and clauses
Tuesday is the Spelling Test (spelling practice sheet due)
Wednesday is grammar day and SSR
Thursday you will get new spelling words
Friday is fun write, SSR and DOL.
Also, we have about 400 new book orders floating around (3 for January and 3 for February)...if you want to order from any of them, please turn them in with your money by January 23rd (next Wednesday), or order online using the link from my website!
Have a fabulous week!
This week we begin our mini-unit on Native Americans. Students will take notes on a few slides (sideshow will be posted to the website for those of you that miss any part of it). After the slide notes, we will move into projects. Students will be placed in 8 groups (one group per geographical region of the United States and Canada), groups will research each their region and present their findings to the class. The class will be responsible for taking notes on each presentation and then completing a test.
Meanwhile, in the Language Arts world...
Monday brings you similes, cliches and clauses
Tuesday is the Spelling Test (spelling practice sheet due)
Wednesday is grammar day and SSR
Thursday you will get new spelling words
Friday is fun write, SSR and DOL.
Also, we have about 400 new book orders floating around (3 for January and 3 for February)...if you want to order from any of them, please turn them in with your money by January 23rd (next Wednesday), or order online using the link from my website!
Have a fabulous week!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Resolutions?
This week we are tackling spelling list #5, with a test on January 15th and the spelling sort it on January 11th.
Also, we are reading, reading, reading...reading log #2 is due today! (Wednesday)
Aside from those fabulous tidbits, and of course the weekly stuff (fun write Friday, and grammar Wednesday), we will be looking at why people make resolutions, how to keep them, and making some good ones of our own. The projects are coming along nicely and I can't wait to see the final results on Friday when the project is due.
Next week, we will start a min-unit on Native Americans, from there we'll be heading to Canada. Bet you can't wait 'eh?
Also, we are reading, reading, reading...reading log #2 is due today! (Wednesday)
Aside from those fabulous tidbits, and of course the weekly stuff (fun write Friday, and grammar Wednesday), we will be looking at why people make resolutions, how to keep them, and making some good ones of our own. The projects are coming along nicely and I can't wait to see the final results on Friday when the project is due.
Next week, we will start a min-unit on Native Americans, from there we'll be heading to Canada. Bet you can't wait 'eh?
Friday, January 4, 2008
Happy New Year!
Ahoy.
I hope that each of you have had a wonderfully relaxing, and incredibly fun 2 week break, I know that I have! It's been wii-tastic. :)
Did you make any resolutions his year? When we arrive on Monday we'll be looking back on 2007 and looking ahead to 2008. Our goal will be to make plans for 2008 based on how things went in 2007. Start thinking about the things you enjoyed in 2007 and how to make things even better in 2008! Resolutions are a tradition dating back to the ancient Romans... we'll talk more about that on Monday...
Until then, enjoy the last 2 days of homework-free land. I'll be here playing Wii and Guitar Hero, shopping for shoes and getting your chapter 5 tests graded and ready to go for pass back on Monday. I hope that you will get lots of rest, have lots of fun and sit back and prepare for the hard work and fun that we have ahead!!
-Miss B
I hope that each of you have had a wonderfully relaxing, and incredibly fun 2 week break, I know that I have! It's been wii-tastic. :)
Did you make any resolutions his year? When we arrive on Monday we'll be looking back on 2007 and looking ahead to 2008. Our goal will be to make plans for 2008 based on how things went in 2007. Start thinking about the things you enjoyed in 2007 and how to make things even better in 2008! Resolutions are a tradition dating back to the ancient Romans... we'll talk more about that on Monday...
Until then, enjoy the last 2 days of homework-free land. I'll be here playing Wii and Guitar Hero, shopping for shoes and getting your chapter 5 tests graded and ready to go for pass back on Monday. I hope that you will get lots of rest, have lots of fun and sit back and prepare for the hard work and fun that we have ahead!!
-Miss B
Monday, December 17, 2007
This week: December 17th - December 21st
Wow. It is winter break time already! In just 6 short months, you'll be chill-axing your way through summer vacation, can you believe it?
3 things ruling our roost this week:
1. Spelling. Your skits are due Wednesday and will be performed for Mrs. Rau's class on Thursday. Spelling test will be on Friday (a change from last week's schedule), and a spelling sort it on Thursday.
2. Chapter 5. You're good buddy chapter 5 is back to teach you all about land use, and the theme: human-environment interaction. You'll meet the study guide on Tuesday, but the big showdown comes on Wednesday with the chapter 5 test.
3. Reading Logs: numero uno is due on miercoles. That's Wednesday!
So, it looks like WEDNESDAY, wednesday, Wednesday is the day where all the magic will happen, the place where spelling, reading and social studies will come together in a united homework front of fantastic fun. Do you have goosebumps yet? I can't wait, and I'd be willing to guess that you can't either.
Enjoy your last school week of 2007!
3 things ruling our roost this week:
1. Spelling. Your skits are due Wednesday and will be performed for Mrs. Rau's class on Thursday. Spelling test will be on Friday (a change from last week's schedule), and a spelling sort it on Thursday.
2. Chapter 5. You're good buddy chapter 5 is back to teach you all about land use, and the theme: human-environment interaction. You'll meet the study guide on Tuesday, but the big showdown comes on Wednesday with the chapter 5 test.
3. Reading Logs: numero uno is due on miercoles. That's Wednesday!
So, it looks like WEDNESDAY, wednesday, Wednesday is the day where all the magic will happen, the place where spelling, reading and social studies will come together in a united homework front of fantastic fun. Do you have goosebumps yet? I can't wait, and I'd be willing to guess that you can't either.
Enjoy your last school week of 2007!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
This Week: December 10-14
This week students will get new spelling words (test is Thursday December 20th), work on chapter 5 in the social studies book (all about interacting with our environment...test on December 19th), turn in their B.A.R.F. on Friday, and continue to read, read , read.
Edline is being updated this afternoon (sorry for the looooong delay).
As many of you know at least on period during core on Fridays' is devoted to fun-writing, starting this week, one period on Wednesdays will be devoted to grammar. This does not mean that the only time we will discuss grammar is Wednesdays, it just means that we will focus a larger chunk of our time on Wednesday to working grammar. Doesn't that sound fun and exciting? I bet you can't wait!
Edline is being updated this afternoon (sorry for the looooong delay).
As many of you know at least on period during core on Fridays' is devoted to fun-writing, starting this week, one period on Wednesdays will be devoted to grammar. This does not mean that the only time we will discuss grammar is Wednesdays, it just means that we will focus a larger chunk of our time on Wednesday to working grammar. Doesn't that sound fun and exciting? I bet you can't wait!
Friday, December 7, 2007
Welcome to the big show...Tri 2
Wow-e-wow-wow! This week has flown by. Sorry I haven't kept you updated this week (I will resume my regular posting habits on Monday).
This week was a busy one. For a recap and for the new and updated December calendar, please head over to the website and click "calendar and assignments" or if you don't want to take the scenic route, you can click here.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful weekend. I am heading to Salem for a cookie making party tomorrow evening, working at the destination imagination skills fair tomorrow morning, and on Sunday driving down to the beach to check out the damage on my parents house.
Stay safe.
Hope for snow! (I know it isn't' int he forecast, but I always hope for it around this time of year).
- miss b
This week was a busy one. For a recap and for the new and updated December calendar, please head over to the website and click "calendar and assignments" or if you don't want to take the scenic route, you can click here.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful weekend. I am heading to Salem for a cookie making party tomorrow evening, working at the destination imagination skills fair tomorrow morning, and on Sunday driving down to the beach to check out the damage on my parents house.
Stay safe.
Hope for snow! (I know it isn't' int he forecast, but I always hope for it around this time of year).
- miss b
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