Hay Day Success!!

   

October 27, 2016

Homework:
Read for 20-30 minutes and Grammar Minute 30
5th Math-no homework
4th Math-Multiplication #30
Hay Day is tomorrow.
Conferences are next week.

PBiS Assembly

 Today we presented a bus expectation skit to the whole school.  The kids did a great job and worked hard to prepare.  This Friday is Hay Day and the students will find out tomorrow what activities they will take part in during this annual tradition.  The weather does not look like it will cooperate for outdoor activities so we will most likely be inside.
Homework:
Read for at least 20-30 minutes.  Grammar Minute 29.
4th Math: Check agendas
5th Math: Quiz on box method tomorrow. Check agenda for specific assignment.

Hay Day

This Friday is Hay Day!!!  Next week are conferences.  You can double check your time on the document if you need to.  There are still openings for Friday.

Homework:

Read for 20-30 minutes and do Grammar Minute 28.

4th Grade Math-#9

5th Grade Math- Multiplication using the box method.

Spelling for 5th-Study for quiz tomorrow.

Long Weekend

The only homework for this week is to read and do Grammar Minute 27. Students have Monday and
Tuesday off for the fall break.  The following week are conferences.  Please sign up for one if you haven't already.
Conference Sign Up Sheet

Conferences Conferences Conferences

Homework:
Read for 20-30 minutes and Grammar Minute 26
Math page 8 for 5th and page 11 for 4th
Spelling-Study and finish page 3 if you didn't finish it in class.

There are still a couple of evening times left for conferences and lots of times for Friday morning.
Here is the link:
Conferences

Sign Up For Conferences

Here is the link to sign up for conferences.
Conference Sign Up
Homework:
20-30 Minutes of reading and Grammar Minute 25
4th Math: p. 11
5th Math: Box Multiplication problems
Study for spelling and finish the second page if you did not get to it today.

Conferences

Homework:
Read for at least 20-30 minutes from your DEAR book.  Grammar Minute 24-we did not do any examples in class so try your best.  Study your spelling list.
Check your agendas for your math homework.
We are starting spelling this week.  2 weeks ago, I gave the students a spelling inventory assessment to see what stages of spelling they are in.  Homework will be to study nightly and finish any work that was not finished in school.
The conference schedule was sent in an email.  Here is the link to sign up.
Conference Schedule Sign Up

Conferences

The conference sign-up sheet will be posted next Monday, 10/17.  I will post it at 7pm.  Conferences are on Wednesday 11/2, from 4:15 to 7:15, Thursday 11/3, from 3:15 to 7:15, and Friday 11/4, from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Homework:
Read for 20-30 minutes and Grammar Minute 23.
4th Math: Practice 7-Math Facts
5th Math: Page 4 Multiplication.  There is a quiz tomorrow in math.

Bus Expectations

Homework:
Math: 4th none  5th page 7
Grades 4 and 5: Grammar Minute 22 and read for at least 20-30 minutes.
Grade 4 participated in Fire Safety today.
Today we had bus expectations reviewed with Mrs. Sargent and Mrs. K. Howrigan (Mrs. H.)  All 4th and 5th-grade students demonstrated getting on the bus and off the bus safely and orderly.  They also showed the understanding of how to sit in the seats during the bus ride.

DonorsChoose.org

Homework:
Math- Grade 5: Page 2    Grade 4: Page 3
4th and 5th Read for AT LEAST 20-30 minutes. Grammar Minute 21.

I applied for a project through DonorsChoose.org.  Bet Howrigan did this a couple of years ago and got furniture for her classroom.  The link to my project is below.  I am asking for yoga mats and soft lighting so we can turn off the harsh florescent lights every now and then.  I am not asking you for a donation, but want you to be aware of this project.  The yoga mats provide comfortable floor seating, and I also want to do yoga with the kids.  We need mats to do that.
DonorsChoose

Monday Monday

5th and 4th grade have reading and grammar minute 20. Next week spelling or vocabulary will become part of the homework. This added assignment should not add a lot to the homework load. An estimate of homework time is 10 minutes per grade level. So 4th about 40 minutes and 5th about 50 minutes.

4th Math has practice 4 and 5th grade should check their planners.

Sorry this is late!

Miss Tully

Homework:

4th and 5th have Grammar Minute 19 and read 20-30 minutes. 

4th Math: check planner for assignment. 

5th Math: Problems using the math glossary. Math quiz on Monday. 

Today I worked with students assessing them in reading. My daughter, Alyson, was our substitute. Here are some pictures of reading workshop. I will get pictures of fourth grade tomorrow! Miss Tully is in for Ms. Thompson tomorrow so she will have the same students!

  

    

Spelling Bee

Homework:
Grades 4 and 5: Grammar Minute 18 and read for 20-30 minutes.
4th Math: page 3
5th Math: Problems 6&7

Our school did great at the spelling bee today! Our 5th grade was well represented with 10 students participating.  We will send out a link next week to a conference sign up document.
Conferences will be November 2nd-4:15 to 7:15, November 3rd-3:15 to 7:15, and November 4th-8:00 a.m to 12:00.

Contest Flyer

 

Poetry Contest

Homework:
4th and 5th Grammar Minute 17 and read for 20-30 minutes!  Some kids are not making adequate progress with their books and that tells me some students are not reading for the full time enough nights out of the week.  Those students risk having to complete a nightly reading log.
5th Math: Problems 4 and 5 using your glossary
4th Math: page 2

PBiS Family Letter: This letter was sent home on the last day of school and emailed home over the summer.  It's worth another read as we get more comfortable with our school year and develop our daily routines that become the structure of our classroom.  Plus, you have a ton to read at the beginning and may have missed it.
PBiS Explanation

Poetry Contest
Here is a picture of the Poetry Contest Guidelines:   I wrote one as a model for the students to show them it doesn't need to be that long or serious!  Lots of them are having fun with this!

What my family means to me

Sometimes I wish they would let me be

I love them dearly day in and day out

Even when they want to make me shout

We laugh, we cry

And many times all we can do is sigh

A big crazy clan we are indeed

Each other is all we really need

I don’t know what I would do without them all

I hope I never have to or I’ll just bawl

Anyway…………..

What my family means to me?

Sometimes I wish they would let me be

Math Re-Take

5th Grade will have a math re-take quiz tomorrow for addition & subtraction with regrouping.  Math interventions have been offered during FLEX time.  Please talk to your child to see if he or she is taking it tomorrow.
Homework:
Grade 4 and 5: Grammar Minute 16, read for 20-30 minutes.
5th Math: Problems 2 and 3 using the glossary.
4th Math: Page 1 of Multiplication