Oct. 6-10,2014

Science-Songs about the Process of Photosynthesis

Domino Decimals-Rounding Decimals in Math!

Help:
Stickers:  I love stickers!  If you find yourself at the store and would like to contribute to our sticker collection, GREAT!!!

Goody Basket items:  We could also use some goody basket items.  The Dollar Store or 5 Below are some great places for deals :)

Thanks!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Wed., Oct. 8-Picture Day-Pictures Taken at 12:30
Thurs., Oct. 9-Sub Alert-I will be attending a professional workshop, so there will be a sub.
Fri., Oct. 10-Early Dismissal
Mon., Oct. 13-No School-Columbus Day

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 8

Monday-Pretest

Tuesday-Day 2-Homework assigned and due Thursday
Friday-Test on words

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges
Next, we will read about a Native American boy, called Slow and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading.  This story is in our anthology.

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?
2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?
3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to
Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Ch. 4 Test is on Wednesday, Oct. 8th!

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems
We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:
How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

Common Core Standards:  5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place

5.NBT.7-Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This chapter will focus on:
*Round Decimals
*Estimate Sums and Differences
*Problem Solving:Estimating or Exact Answers
* Adding Decimals
*Addition Properties (Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties)
*Subtract Decimals

Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2014

Science: Working on Photosynthesis Songs and Posters!

What tune is your song to???

Comfy Pants Spirit Day!!!  What FUN!!!

Math: Working Together in Math to Solve Place Value Problems!!!

Help:
Stickers:  I love stickers!  If you find yourself at the store and would like to contribute to our sticker collection, GREAT!!!

Goody Basket items:  We could also use some goody basket items.  The Dollar Store or 5 Below are some great places for deals :)

Thanks!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Wed., Oct. 8th-Picture Day-Pictures Taken at 12:30
Thurs., Oct. 9th-Sub Alert-I will be attending a professional workshop, so there will be a sub.

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 2-Wordly Wise

Monday-Introduce words and day 1 homework-due Tuesday

Tuesday-Day 2 homework-due Wednesday
Wednesday-Day 3 homework-reading sheet-due Friday
Friday-Test on words 

Helpful resources: 
Here is the Wordly Wise website where the students can practice the words. http://www.wordlywise3000.com/

There is also a free App that you can download and practice the words.
Search Wordly Wise 3000

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges
Next, we will read about a Native American boy, called Slow and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading.  This story is in our anthology.

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?
2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?
3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to
Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems
We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:
How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This focuses on adding and subtracting decimals.

Please send in any ads you have or student friendly catalogs.

Math Class-Please sign up for REMIND, so you can hear what the news is in math!!! :)

September 22-26, 2014

Science-

Conducting a Paper Airplane experiment!
Who's flew the furthest and why?
What were the variables in this experiment?  Did some students have different variables?

 Lunch Bunch Pics-Students are invited to have lunch in the classroom.  They will meet either this week or next!!!

Our class will be reading with the preschoolers once a month. The students read with their "Reading Buddies" this last Wednesday and LOVED it!   ENJOY the pics!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Thursday, Sept., 25-Early Dismissal-11:00AM
Thurs., Sept. 25-Spirit DAY-Comfy Pants Day

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 4 in the Spelling Book

Monday-Pretest and work assigned

Thursday-Work due
Friday-Test

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges
Next, we will read about Jackie Robinson and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading:

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?
2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?
3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to
Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems
We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:
How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 1-Place Value 

-Place Value Through Millions

-Compare and Order Numbers Through Millions

-Represent Decimals

-Place Value Through Thousandths

-Compare Decimals

-Order Whole Numbers and Decimals

The chapter 1 test will be some time next week, Thursday or Friday.

Math Class-Please sign up for REMIND, so you can hear what the news is in math!!! :)

September 15-19, 2014

Can you meet the challenge??

 The Human Knot---Can you meet the challenge?

Coming up next:

Dates:
Saturday-TOMORROW-Community Days-Come see Kodi, the therapy dog there!!!
Tuesday, Sept. 16-Magazine Kick-Off Assembly
Wednesday, Sept. 17-In school band concert 12:45

Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 1 Wordly Wise

Monday-Pretest with Wordly Wise Lesson 1 words.

Tuesday-Practice sheet 
Wednesday-Practice sheet
Thursday-Practice words with a story
Friday-Test-on comprehension of words

English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
We will start chapter 1 this week.
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

Reading: Close Reading
Next, we will read a poem by Langston Hughes called, "Mother to Son."  We will talk about the metaphors used in this poem and what the poem means.  If you want to read it at home, here is a link:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177021

Social Studies: Chapter 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to

We are currently working on writing a letter from Christopher Columbus's point-of-view to the King and Queen.  Ask them to tell you about it.

Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Science: Science Inquiry
In science we will start with the first section about "Getting Ready for Science."
Lesson 1-What Tools Do Scientists Use?
Lesson 2-What Inquiry Skills Do Scientists Use-We are lesson 2.
Lesson 3-What is the Scientific Method?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 1-Place Value 

-Place Value Through Millions

-Compare and Order Numbers Through Millions

-Represent Decimals

-Place Value Through Thousandths

-Compare Decimals

-Order Whole Numbers and Decimals

Math Class-Please sign up for REMIND, so you can hear what the news is in math!!! :)