Sept. 21-25

I apologize about the late blog, but here it is!!!

 Working on analyzing metaphors and inferences 

with the "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes.

 Learning about Volume in math!

How would Brad package his baseballs for shipment?

What are the different ways he can pack the balls?  How many ways can he pack 24 baseballs?

 Some students present about their peers!  Great oral presentation skills, class!

 

 Lakeview Students came over to perform a concert for us!!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Thursday, Sept. 24-Early Dismissal- 11:35

Saturday, September 26th-Center Cass Community Event  
(I will be making an appearance with our Prairieview sponsored, Edward Hospital Therapy Dog, Kodi.  I should be from about 10:00ish-11:30ish, so come by and say HI!  WOOF!

ELA---

English/Words skills:
We had our quiz on similes and metaphors.  
We have been studying synonyms and antonyms this week. 
We have also been focusing on commas.  We learned some rules about commas.  We put our detective hats went for commas hunts.  We had a quiz on commas in series.  Next, we will dig deeper with introductory words and phrases with commas.

Reading: Comparing and Contrasting
We have been comparing and contrasting using the "top hat" organizer.  We modeled how to do this with crocodiles and alligators.  The students will practice this skill using the Earth and Mars as their topic, tonight.  After we learn this skill, we will apply it to our Challenge Unit in reading and do some compare and contrast work with Jackie Robinson and Langston Hughes.

Writing: Letter Writing
We will become Christopher Columbus and we will be writing a letter to the King and Queen of Spain to explain why we feel it is necessary to fund a trip to the Indies.

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: Science Inquiry
In science we will start with the first section about "Getting Ready for Science."
What is the Scientific Method?  We will continue to discuss the scientific method next week.


Math:  Volume and number patterns were the focus of this week.  We will continue to work on finding patterns in multiplication equations.

Have a delightful week!

Sept. 14-18, 2015

Working on our Peer Interviews!

The Beginning of our Oral Presentations

Interview Slide Show of our Peers

 

Football Spirit Day!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Monday, 9/14-Magazine Drive information goes home

ELA---

Words: Lesson 1: Wordly Wise...continued
We will flip flop with spelling units and word work units.  
We will work on it together next week.

We will also be doing lessons on root words.
The students should know the following roots and prefixes for our quiz next week:
aqua-water
man-hand
bio-life
phon-sound
uni-one

Reading: Close Reading
We will continue to do some practice with close reading.  The students learned about text marking and reading deeper to help with understanding of complex texts. We have close read songs and poems.  Ask your child what Langston Hughes's poem, "Mother to Son" is about.  

Writing: Figurative Language
We've covered:
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole
similes
metaphors

Can your child give you examples of each type figurative language?

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: Science Inquiry
In science we will start with the first section about "Getting Ready for Science."
What is the Scientific Method?  We will continue to discuss the scientific method next week.


Math:  Volume and number patterns were the focus of this week.  We will continue to work on finding patterns in multiplication equations.

Have a super weekend!

Sept. 7-Sept. 11, 2015

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon., Sept.7th-No School

Wed., Sept. 9th-ELA MAP test
Thurs., Sept. 10th-Math MAP test

Math Fun---Learning about Volume and multiplication patterns with our omnifix cubes

Science Fun---"Sewer Maggots"

Ask you child about our observations and experiment!

What is the purpose of the "sewer maggot?"

Spelling/Vocabulary: Lesson 1: Wordly Wise
We will flip flop with spelling units and word work units.  
We will work on it together next week.
We will also be doing lessons on root words.

Reading: Close Reading
We will continue to do some practice with close reading.  The students learned about text marking and reading deeper to help with understanding of complex texts. 

Writing: Figurative Language
We started this week learning about onomatopoeia and alliteration.  We practice some writing using these two techniques.  Ask your child what these types of figurative language are.

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: Science Inquiry
In science we will start with the first section about "Getting Ready for Science."
What is the Scientific Method?  We will continue to discuss the scientific method next week.


Math:  Volume and number patterns were the focus of this week.

Have a great 3 day weekend!