Friday, February 27, 2015

Quarter 3/Week 8

   The 3rd quarter only has only one more week! I am going to be very sad to see this class go...I enjoy each and everyone of my students so much!  Anyway..here is a summary of our week and a preview of what's to come :)

In Reading, We reviewed Cafe Strategies, while also reviewing how to answer questions on our wonder stories.  We are really going to focus on how to restate our questions in our answers. This coming week we are going to start reading Mr. Blue Jeans.  This is a short book that the whole class will read, it should take us about six class periods to read.  At the end of this book, we are going to do a neat project that includes building something of your child's choice out of blue jeans. This will require blue jeans, if any of you have any old blue jeans laying around the house and are willing to donate them, please start sending them in! :)  In 4th and 5th Grade Writing, we continued to learn and write opinion paragraphs.  This next week, we will continue with opinion writing and start practicing with Smarter Balanced Prompts to prepare for the Smarter Balanced tests in April. In Projects, we continued to observe our terrariums. We will continue to do so this next week, this project will conclude at the beginning of the following week, we are hoping to get a plant professional in to talk with the students. Next week, we are going to design our own gardens on graph paper :) Your child will probably come home with some questions regarding this. 
Also, just a reminder...Auctions will be this week, please send in at least one small item with your child.  This can be anything laying around the house that is no longer needed at home or even something from the Dollar store.  

Also, thank you to those who have donated paper towels! Our class appreciates it! :)

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! 

Friday, February 20, 2015

Quarter 3/Week 7

   In Reading,  we reviewed and learned new Reading strategies in Daily 5/Cafe and will continue to do the same this week. In 4th and 5th Writing,  we learned about opinion writing and we will continue to do the same this week. In Projects, we built our terrariums and learned about the water cycle. The students created some AWESOME posters on the water cycle, if you are in the school, you should come check our bulletin board out! :) We will continue with observing our terrariums this week, learning about plants, photosynthesis, and how to grow plants in Nevada. 
   In two weeks, we will be having our auctions, if you can send any items in that would be great:)

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Quarter 3, Week 6

   This quarter is flying by!! We are already going to be in our 7th week of the third quarter! In Reading, we learned and reviewed new strategies. We will continue to do the same this week. In 4th and 5th Writing, we learned and reviewed Language Standards. This week we will start working on opinion writing. In Projects, we learned new vocabulary on our new project, "Organisms and Ecosystems." We made supply lists for our terrariums, learned about ecosystems and photosynthesis. This week we will build our terrariums, learn about the water cycle, and movement of matter. We will be building our terrariums on Tuesday, please send in all supplies on Tuesday. Your child should have come home with a supply list for this last Tuesday.  
   The time has come to start thinking about auctions.  We will have auctions on Week 9 of the 3rd quarter, this week we be the start of week 7. If you have items that you would like to send in, you can send them in anytime. 
   Also, thank you to those of you who have sent in paper towels, but we still have a shortage. If anyone can send in more paper towels that would be very much appreciated. :)

Please remember there is no school on Monday, it is President's Day.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!
   

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Quarter 3, Week 5

   In Reading, we finished up our cereal box book report presentations. On Tuesday, we started right back into our Daily 5 Sessions and will continue to do the same this week. In both 5th Grade Writing, we finished our animal presentations. In both 4th and 5th Writing, we learned, reviewed, and practiced language standards and will continue to do the same this week. We will also start practicing and getting ready for our Smarter Balance test in April. In Projects,  we finished our, "What's the Matter?" Project. This week we will start a new Science project on Organisms and Ecosystems. We are going to build terrariums with 2 liter bottles. If you have any empty 2 liter bottles lying around and are willing to donate,  that would be great! We are going to need 20 and they must have lids.  Your child will be coming home with a supply list that they will need next week to make these. 
   Also, our school is out of paper towels and with these Science Projects, we seem to be going through them like crazy.  If any of you are willing to donate paper towels to our classroom that would be greatly appreciated:)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!