Thursday 9-30

Math: Chapter test
No Homework

Reading: Vocabulary game, book groups, comprehension questions
Homework: Read at home

Language Arts: Mystery writing
Homework: Spelling practice

Wednesday September 29

Math: Chapter 1 review
Homework: Complete the chapter 1-B review quiz. This will be graded as a homework assignment, not a quiz. The test is tomorrow - be ready!

Reading: We went to the library and we also studied words with long e vowel sound.
Homework: Read!

Language Arts: We had time to finish writing the mysteries and practiced keyboarding.
Homework: None.

Science: Studying the planets.

Tuesday 9-28-2010

Math: Practiced beginning algebra - "find the rule"
Homework: Page 33 #1-5

Reading: Read and discussed Kid Detectives at Work. Vocabulary review.
Homework: At home reading.

Language Arts: Sentence types (statement, question, command, exclamation). Long e vowels. Continue writing mystery.
Homework: Complete rough draft of mystery by tomorrow (most finished this in class)

Monday September 27, 2010

Math: Study range, median, mode.
Homework: None.

Reading: Listen to "The Get Rich Quick Club" learned new vocabulary enterprising, venture, identified, persistence.
Homework: Read at home.

Language Arts: Keyboarding, writing a mystery - first draft
Homework: Finish first draft if it wasn't completed at school (Most kids finished this)

Science: Created a concept map about the sun
Homework: None.

Thursday 9-23-2010

Math: Making a line plot.
Homework: Page 29 #1-7, page 34 #1-30

Reading: Reading mysteries and vocabulary practice
Homework: Vocabulary practice

Language Arts: Create your own detective.
Homework: Finish detective description if it was not completed in class.

Science: Solar System video
Homework: None.


There is a short test on "Ali Baba Bernstein" tomorrow.

The parent meeting will occur in the cafeteria. Those who can not attend will be able to see the slide from the show on this site next week.

Tuesday/ Wedneday

Math: We took data and created bar graphs and then shared the graphs with the class.
Math homework: None.

Reading: We are reading "The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein" and working subjects and predicates.
Homework: None.

Langauge Arts: Long a sounds. Writing complete sentences.
Homework: None.

Science: Learning about the solar system.
Homework: None.

Monday, Septmber 20, 2010

Math: Review Chapter 1 Section A.
Math Homework: review section A, prepare for quiz tomorrow

Reading: New vocabulary words (frequently, temporary, ranged, several, policy), and and discuss "The Surprise", read "The Muscle Maker" from Encyclopedia Brown.
Reading Homework: Read at home.

Language Arts: Study long "a" vowel sound, journal writing
Language Arts Homework: None.

http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/clipgrbag.html?pid=cKTp6tiQKObzo1QiH1NrQMvucEZjVtCx

Science: The sun.
Science homework: None.

Friday 9-17-2010

Math Homework: Page 19 #6-29

Reading: Spelling exam, unit 1 exam.
Reading Homework: None.

Language Arts: Journal writing. NWEA test.
L.A. Homework: None.

September 16, 2010

Math: Learned about line plots
Math Homework: Page 17, #4-8, #14-38

Reading: Read to a friend, practice spelling words with short vowels, vocabulary review.
Reading Homework: Read to self, study short vowels and vocabulary

Language Arts: Journal, "What's great about where you live?" Complete sentences and sentence fragments
Language Arts Homework: Complete Grammar Sentence Fragment worksheet. Due tomorrow.

Science: Read the book "The Sun
Science Homework: None.

Septmber 15, 2010

Math: Today we studied line graphs.
Homework: Pg. 15 #3-29

Reading: Today we re-read "My Diary" and practiced words with short vowel sounds.
Homework: Read at home



Language Arts: We wrote a journal entry about where the most interesting place to visit would be.
Homework: None.

Science: We watched the second half of Bill Nye's movie about the planets.
Homework: None.

Tuesday 9-14-2010

Math: NWEA test done in class.
Math Homework: None.

Reading: Read "My Diary" and discuss.
Reading Homework: Students should be doing independent reading of a book of their choosing at home.

Language Arts: Journal topic: What is it like to move to a new place? Grammar activity.
Language Homework: None.

Science: Introduction to solar system.
Science Homework: None.

September 13

Reading: This week we will be starting our first unit of the new reading series. We will be reading "My Diary From Here to There" about a girl whose family moves to a new home. We will be discussing what it's like to move about how things can change.



We will also be starting our new spelling series. This year students will not bring home a list of spelling words to study, rather they will have a spelling skill to work on each week. This week we are working on short vowel words. We will practice spelling words with short vowel sounds, like sum, flat, cat, wealth, and cash, but those words will not necessarily show up on the test. Words with similar spelling patterns will be tested. This is done so we can assess weather or not the student has mastered the skill rather than simply memorized a list of words. This is a new thing so it will take some getting used to for students, teachers, and parents.

Math: Coordinate grids and ordered pairs.
Math Homework: Page 13 #10-34

Welcome Back!

I hope you had a great summer. I am excited to be starting a new school year and meet my new students.

There will be a lot of changes at Otsego this year that will make for a fun and exciting school year.