Tuesday – math l. # 129 – creating a coordinate graph – music & art - tomorrow is an out of uniform day to benefit the Iannazzo family whose house burned down. They have 2 students in our school. Long division has been challenging, but I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

reading – butterflies

spelling- this week is accented syllable words, a bit tricky for some of them-last test

writing – last week they successfully did research and filled out index cards, they wrote their first draft-this week they will learn how to edit each other’s papers and write their final draft – hard, with much groaning to begin with 5 paragraphs???? – when they got into it, they are enjoying it and eager to share with their classmates

religion – it is our Mass on Friday , so much time will be spent with preparing – Faith in Action-a few need to say the Apostle’s Creed, most are done-no more tests

Wednesday – math l. # 130 – graphing points on a coordinate plane-Spanish & gym

religion – the growing church – work in the Bible

writing – combining sentences with adjectives

reading – clues and using them to draw conclusions

Thursday – math l. # 131 writing hundredths using common and decimal fractions-music and library

reading – free verse poems – personification and assonance(repetition of similar or the same middle sounds in a series of words grouped closely)

writing – combine sentences with adverbs

Friday – our Mass, join us if you can – spelling test-gym

religion – Christians share good news

Monday – math l. # dividing two digit numbers by a one digit number with a remainder (challenging) -Track and Field Day-art-bring a bag and a cleaning cloth to clean desks and the room

Tuesday – math l. # 133-simplifying expressions with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division – music & computer

clean desks and room

I believe they will have a movie in he afternoon, they are very close to filling their Connect Four game from quiet working, just 2 chips left to earn

Wednesday – see final letter – gym-lunch – dismissal at 12:00

Posted: June 1st, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday – math l.# 125 dividing by 6,8,9 – math is becoming extremely challenging, please carefully correct and have them re-do errors and sign each paper – art

reading – animals help people – suffixes

religion – Annunciation

science – forest ecosystem

writing – begin organizing note cards into paragraphs and start writing their report -first draft is due on Friday- adverbs of where and when

Tuesday – I will not be at school – Miss Knutson, the future third grade teacher will be here as I meet with a doctor about my husband’s recent prostrate biopsy – will be at program that night at 6:30-math l.#126- show addition, subtraction, and multiplication on a number line-no computer today – music-dress rehearsal for the school in the afternoon- out of uniform, bring costumes in bag

religion – Visitation

science – desert ecosystem

reading – skills to look at clues to find author’s purpose -”Dogs for the Deaf”

Wednesday – math l. # 127 – identify units of measure for long distances – using a mileage scale-gym & Spanish

reading – “Mother to Tigers” biography of Helen Martini

religion – pray the rosary – study chapter 26 and faith words for test tomorrow

science – grass ecosystem

writing – comma after introductory words

Thursday – math – l. # 128 – adding positive and negative numbers

reading – fables – personification

religion – review and test

science – freshwater ecosystems – review chapter B1, vocabulary and packet for test tomorrow

Friday – Mass – spelling test – gym

math – locating information on a map of the US

religion – Memorial Day – it’s purpose and prayers are needed

science – test

Posted: May 24th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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This week begins the crazy time of spring at school, days are not normal from now on. NWEA test scores were awesome – most students surpassed the goals they had set for themselves last fall.

1. I will interview each student to share their NWEA spring scores, compare the actual growth to the goals they made last fall(copies of which were sent home as well as skills to work on to raise the scores) These packets will come home on Friday in their purple folders. there will also b e a form coming home in report cards that has the information in a graph.  It clearly shows the summer dip, please encourage your children to read over the summer, at least a book a week. 2. Each student is expected to memorize the Apostle’s Creed – I will be testing each of them next week, as soon as they are ready. A copy was sent home on 5/13 to study. 3. Each student will have a chance to bring home the class rosary kits – please put the statue on a table, talk about what your family wants to pray for, write it in the journal(we’ll be praying for these intentions as well), pray the rosary as a family (for those unfamiliar with the rosary-say a prayer) and return the kit the next day so everyone gets a turn. 4. We need many volunteers for the Track and field Day of super fun on Monday, June 7. 5. We will begin our times timed tests on the computer – each student works through each of the facts, answering 20 problems in 1 minute. When they pass it, they start earning items for a banana split sundae, beginning with a bowl for the 1′s. They do not need to eat an item they don’t like, several were worried abut that. 6. The last day of school ends at 12:00, following lunch. I like to play Bunco with the students – fun way to do math. If anyone has items they could donate for prizes, that would be much appreciated. 7. All library books are due back at school or students will not participate in Track and Field – Friday is the last dy for AR tests that will count towards rewards – 2 students with the highest total will go to a pizza party on May 26 at lunch time.

Monday – math l. # 121 – finding the volume of a rectangular prism – art

religion – we will be learning about the rosary- no tests this week

writing – learn about writing a research paper – chose the animal they wish to write a paper about

science – how animals hide – they’ll do a fun activity of camouflaging an animal in the classroom, then we invite Mrs. Bialke and Mary Kay to see how many they can find in 2 minutes

reading

Tuesday – math l. # 122 – dividing two and three-digit multiples of 10 by a one digit number-music & computer

religion – begin an archdiocese program  Protecting God’s Children -  -this lesson about checking with parents

science – endangered animals – study chapter A1, packet and lots of vocabulary for test tomorrow

reading – “Pledging Allegiance” problem/solution

writing – adverbs

Wednesday -math l. # 123 – locating negative numbers on a number line – no gym & Spanish-library to do research

science – review and test

religion -take a friend, don’t go places alone

reading – “An American Hero Flies Again” Greek roots of words

Thursday – math l. # 124 – dividing a two-digit number by a one -digit number – music & library

reading “Who is Uncle Sam?” functional document

science – where living things are found-outside to investigate

religion-l. # 3 – say “NO” if someone tries to touch you or do things that make you feel uncomfortable and tell a trusted adult

Friday – Mass -spelling test-gym

religion – begin chapter 26 – Mary

science – living things and their environment

writing – work on report and learn how to edit another student’s paper

Posted: May 17th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday math – l. # 118 – simplifying expressions containing parenthesis, multiplying by 3 or more factors – art -cold lunches tomorrow for field trip, although 4 students did order a bag lunch ahead of time- dress rehearsal for primary concert-please return the school copies of “Island of the Blue Dolphins” if you see one at home

religion – Apostle’s Creed-I’ll be testing all students privately on their memorization of this prayer next week

science – review and test on body systems knowledge

writing – sorting a spelling list with double consonants and silent consonants-reading their stories to the class all week

Tuesday – math l. #119 -writing tenths using common and decimal fractions-NCEA testing – math – Field Trip

religion – the Holy Spirit helps us to pray

science – begin unit A chapter 2 – animals and their needs-inherit and traits

writing – answering riddles from a spelling list

Wednesday – math l. # 120 – multiplying by 8 – gym & Spanish-Green and White Day tomorrow

religion – Nicene Creed – study chapter 25 and faith words for test tomorrow

writing – homophones – their, there, they’re

science – mammals and birds

Thursday – math- identifying factors of a number and prime numbers less than 20-music and library-all library books are due back this week, AR will end on May 21, so they will need to use our classroom books or go to the public library for the next week-plants will be coming home, ready to transplant into gardens

religion – review and test

science – amphibians, fish and reptiles

writing – homophones – too, to, two

Friday – no school for students, teacher workshop

Posted: May 10th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday – math l. # 114 – measuring line segments using millimeters-art-eat a big breakfast tomorrow – protein – testing- our class is leading the school prayer of the Hail Mary this week-please send April Home Reading Logs to school

religion – prayers of thanksgiving and prayers of praise

reading – unusual animals

writing – rewrite their awesome stories

science – muscular system

writing – adjectives that compare – er, est

Tuesday – math l. # 115 – multiply by 6 – music & computer- standardized testing – no Highlights Journal-big breakfast tomorrow

religion – prayers of blessing

reading – “Amazing Hamster” – making judgements from actions of characters

science – digestive system

writing – prefixes

Wednesday – math l. # 116 – multiplying a single -digit and multi-digit number using multiplication algorithm – gym & Spanish – testing today

religion – we are people of prayer – study chapter 24 and faith words for test tomorrow

reading – section of “Charlotte’s Web” – “Wilbur’s Boast” – making judgements

science – circulatory system

Thursday – math l. # 117 – identify a function rule – music & library-please send flowers tomorrow for the May Crowing

reading – “Do Animals Have Personalities?” – following directions

religion – review and test

science – respiratory system

Friday – Mass and May crowning – spelling test – gym-there will be a science review and test on Monday , don’t like to do that studying over the weekend, but I want them well prepared for their field trip on Tuesday – reminder to bring a cold lunch that day

math – geometric solids – face, vertices, edges

religion – we learn to pray the creed – 5th week of Easter

science – nervous system – study packet and body systems for test on Monday

Barnes and Noble Book Fair – 5/8-11:00-4:00  -Happy Mother’s Day! – enjoy your special day

Posted: May 3rd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Math L. # 110 – multiplying by 9 – art – Art Adventure

religion – The Lord’s Prayer

science – sprouting seeds

writing – continue working on their fiction story – due Wednesday – adjectives

reading – “Helping Our Neighbor -” finding themes

Tuesday – math l. # 111 – identifying fractional parts of a set and determining age – music – computer – dress rehearsal for middle school spring concert

reading – “What Should I Be?” – using clues to figure out new words

writing – syllables

religion – private and public prayer

science – photosynthesis – study chapter A1, packet and vocabulary for test tomorrow

Wednesday math l. # 112 – multiplying a one -digit and two-digit number using mental computation – gym@ Spanish- pizza party for the students participating in the Maud Hart Lovelace contest

reading – “Castle on Viola Street” – paragraph clues as to theme – story analysis

science – review and test

religion – our Church helps us pray-study chapter 23 and faith words for test tomorrow

writing – titles and abbreviations – story is due

Thursday – math l. # 113 – identify right, obtuse, and acute angles – music & library

religion – review and test

reading “Habitat for Humanity” nonfiction article and textbook features

science – begin a study of body systems to prepare for our field trip – skeletal system

writing – articles a, an, as – a special kind of adjective

Friday – Mass – spelling test – gym

religion – begin chapter 24 – we are people of prayer

science – muscle system

Posted: April 26th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Great to see so many of you at the Mardi Gras – a very fun and hot and spicy evening. I wonder who is going to come to my house to learn how to make fudge:).

Monday – math l. # 106 – adding $ amounts to $99,999.99 and writing large amounts on checks- art-picture person

reading – animal architects – web spinners – descriptions/ details in nonfiction writing

religion – heaven

writing – pronoun/ verb correlations

social studies – a tunnel in Europe – study chapter 10 (especially p.264-266), packet and vocabulary for test tomorrow

Tuesday math l. # 107 – acting out, drawing, pictures, and writing number sentences for division story problems – music-study chapters 5 & 6 in Spanish for test tomorrow – parents sign notebook for extra points

social studies – review and test

writing – Highlights Journal – a few of you are not writing your child back, they need your responses onc in a while

religion – hell

reading – skill -analogy

Wednesday – math l. # 108 – writing number sentences for division story problems – Spanish test & gym

reading – animal homes – similes

science – what is a plant

religion – we believe in life everlasting

writing – V/CV and VC/V patterns in words-journal

Thursday – math l. # 109 multiplying a multiple of 10, 100, or 1,000 by a single digit number -music & library

reading – Home Sweet Home – limericks

religion – review and test

science – types of plants

Friday -math – perpendicular lines – Mass – spelling test

religion – begin Unit 4 – We Pray – God  invites us to pray-3rd week of Easter

science – simple plants

Posted: April 19th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday – math l. # 102 – making change from $1.00 – art – Art Adventure begins

reading – Heroes – qualities of caring people

writing – pronoun/verb agreement

religion – Psalm 104 – praying and thanking God for creation

social studies – transportation before 1800

Tuesday – math l. # 103 – reading and writing five-digit numbers/multiplying by 100 and 1,000 – music & computer

reading – Animal Humane Society – make and confirm predictions

religion – stewards of God’s word

Wednesday – math l. # 104 – writing a four-digit number in expanded form – gym & Spanish-Cupcake Sale tomorrow as an 8th grade fundraiser – they buy a memento in the class’ memory to give to the school when they leave – they are $0.25 for 1(can have it at lunch) – or 5/$1.00, but need to bring a container to take them home in

reading – “The Printer” – figurative language

religion – thanking God for the harvest – study chapter 21 and faith words for test tomorrow

social studies – reading transportation maps

Thursday – math l. # 105 – dividing by 3 & 4/ writing multiplication and division fact families – music & library

religion – review and test

social studies – communication long ago

Friday – Mass – spelling test -math perpendicular lines and line segments- gym

religion – begin chapter 22 – Jesus shares His life with us – sanctifying grace and actual grace

social studies -the chunnel

Posted: April 12th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday – math l. # 98 – showing fractional amounts greater than 1, writing mixed numbers – art -  I am doing a combination – Lenten/ conservation/ Dominican Republic/ Oregon Trail/ life lesson – I’ve given them each one pencil with their number on it- I am asking them to use only that pencil, take care of it all week, and if they still have it on Friday – I’ll give them a sea shell from the Dominican Republic. We are having a guest speaker immigrant from Liberia today – a man with 2 master’s degrees in teaching who cannot teach in America – bringing native food and artifacts

reading – in motion – fact and opinion lesson

writing – possessive pronouns – writing their interview questions -This is due on Friday, can interview their oldest relative on the phone if they are not living close by

religion – write petitions for our Mass

social studies – classifying – needs/wants-immigration form given out last Friday is due tomorrow

Tuesday – math l. # 99 – measuring and drawing line segments to the nearest quarter inch – music  – computer-Ellis Island website to do research with  student filled out immigration forms

religion – Palm Sunday

social studies – Coming to America

Wednesday – math L. # 100 – multiply by 4-gym & Spanish

social studies – Blacks moving to northern states -study chapter 9, packet, and vocabulary for test tomorrow

religion – Holy Thursday

reading “Getting a Free Ride” – suffixes for words ending in y

Thursday – report cards come home – math l. # 101 – finding the missing addend for sums of 100 – music & library

reading – National Geographic lessons on migration- students will be reading 1 of 4 books about different states

religion – Good Friday

social studies – review and test

Friday – Mass – spelling -gym

religion – Easter

social studies – introduce chapter 10 – transportation now and in the future – the topic of our reading stories this week – great tie-in

writing – share their interview orally with the class

Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Monday – math l. #94 – comparing, ordering, adding, and subtracting fractions with a denominator of 2,3,4,5,6,8, and 10 – art- tour of the Adoration Chapel – students voted to pray for 5 minutes each Monday and Wednesday and miss 5 minutes of recess as their Lenten sacrifice – we are doing our praying in the chapel today after our tour

reading – making a difference – skill – adding a suffix to base word

writing – finish their limerick, pronouns as subjects

religion – 4th commandment – Honor Your Father and Mother

science – moon’s phases

Tuesday – math – lesson # 95 – multiplying by 3 – music & computer – Bring $1.00 to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow- money will be given to a charity the student council will pick out -study numbers for Spanish test tomorrow

reading – “Helping People Help Themselves” nonfiction article-skill – cause and effect

science – solar eclipse and lunar eclipse – study chapter D3 for test tomorrow on the solar system

religion – 6-10 commandments

Wednesday – math l. # 96 – subtracting money amounts across zeros- Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – gym and Spanish test

reading – “Beatrice’s Goat” a narrative nonfiction story about the Heiffer Project the school donated to last year

writing – pronouns as objects

science – test today, sorry to have 2 on the same day, but the chapter just ended and Sister’s must have as well – this is the last week of the quarter and we are working on grades

religion – parish church acts as an image of God just like we do individually – Test tomorrow on chapter 20

Thursday – math l. # 97 – telling and showing time to the quarter hour

reading – editorials – interpreting persuasion remarks

religion – test on chapter 20

social studies – begin chapter 9 on Westward expansion

Friday – Mass – spelling test – math – identifying units of weight and mass: ounces, pounds, tons, grams, and kilograms – gym – Living Stations

Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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