Dec. 3-7, 2012

This week we will start our "Living Advent Calendar" and countdown the days 'til Christmas break.  Each day students will open a bag to find a goody.  We will be collecting our goodies in our Santa bags.  We will have our class Christmas Party on Dec. 18, 2012.  We are asking parents to bring snacks/drinks. 

Reminder:  4th grade Christmas musical will be Tuesday evening.

Math: 4th grade number patterns/money; 5th grade money math; 6th grade solving for x (pre-algebra)

Reading: We are reading "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe," as a class, as well as our  Edmark-individual reading programs, and reading from our readers with comprehension questions.

Language Arts:  We will write our "Dear Santa" letters, completing journal entries, and talking about prefixes in our writing.

Social Studies: completing more work about "Taxes-What Are They Good For?" and talking about the jobs of the 3 branches of government.

Nov. 19-20, 2012

This is a short week.  We will be off for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.  Monday and Tuesday will be full of exciting activities for this time of year.  Monday we will have our annual Thanksgiving feast.  Many delicious food items will be brought in by students and staff, the rest of the goodies will be made in class.  Our feast will be Monday at 1:00 pm.  This year we will be celebrating with our friends from Ms. Borden's class.  We will also be watching "The Mayflower Voyages," and creating a bracelet/keychain to help us remember these key events of our history.  There will be no spelling, however we will review previous words by placing them in ABC order on our word wall.  We will complete a journal entry about what we are thankful for.  Finally, Tuesday we will attend the Cache Middle School Staff Vs. the Cache Intermediate Staff Volleyball game.  Students get in free, but don't forget your money for the concession stand.  We hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving. 

Nov. 5-9, 2012

Election Week: Our spelling words have been inspired by Tuesday's election.  Students will have a word bank to choose from for Friday's test.  These words also play a vital role in our Social Studies discussions as well as portfolio evidence.  1) vote 2) President 3) election 4) judge 5) term 6) freedom 7) United States of America 8) democracy 9) ballot 10) Romney/Obama (next President)

Reading: Edmark, individual reading programs; finishing up all stories and folder work from class reading series, as well as reviewing any concnepts that may have been difficult.

Language Arts: journal entries for the month of November

Math: 4th/5th-money math; 6th-pre-algebra (solving for x), number patterns

Art: completing our November door decoration our class voted on last week, students will partner up to create a 3d version of their favorite Thanksgiving food

Science: exploding stomach experiment; cooking experiment-make the president's favorite food

Social Studies: the three branches of government (who makes them up and what do they do)

Oct. 22-26, 2012

Red Ribbon Week: Monday-Pjs, Tuesday-favorite jersey, Wednesday-duct tape/trash bag, Thursday-decade day, Friday-crazy hair/school spirit

Spelling: (-ash) cash, crash, clash, dash, smash, rash, trash, slash, flash, gash

Math: money math, fractions

Reading: Group Book-Mudshark, Edmark

Science: Pumpkin Guts

Social Studies: Red Ribbon Week/Just Say No to Drugs

Art: Pumpkin carving

Oct. 15-19, 2012

Fall Break: Wednesday 10/17-Friday 10/19

No Spelling: review previous words with word wall, dictionary digs, ABC order

Reading: finish Scream Team group read; silent reading; reading review work boxes

Math: finish up individual money units; math review work boxes

Language: journal entries

Art: Halloween inspired art; pumpkin design

Oct. 8-12, 2012

Friday: field trip to Zumba class (half day)

Math: 4th/5th-money (combining coins, counting); 6th-review multiplication/division

Reading: Group Book-Werewolf Baseball; 4th/5th-Edmark individual reading programs; 6th-stories 10 and 11 in reading book, complete folder work and A.R. testing

Language Arts: 4th/5th/6th-create October journals

Spelling: (this week we will focus on words used regularly during the month of October, our spelling test will include a letter bank or word bank because of the difficulty of the words) Halloween, October, scary, monster, trick, costume, history, electricity, candy, Zumba (bonus word)

Science: electricity experiment (then vs. now)

Social Studies: view photos of the past from the Great Plains Museum, complete portfolio work/video Then Vs. Now 

Oct. 1-5, 2012

Tuesday: field trip to the Great Plains Museum

Friday: Special Olympics bowling

Math: 4th/5th-money (combining coins, counting), quarters/fifty cent peices/start dollar amounts; 6th-videos for portfolio assessment/equations

Reading: 4th/5th-Edmark individual reading programs; 6th-stories 9 and 10 in reading book, complete folder work and A.R. testing

Language Arts: 4th/5th/6th-journal entries focusing on adding details (reminders capitalization/punctuation)

Spelling: review previous spelling words because of short week due to field trips, use words on word wall in ABC order, sensory write with shaving cream, dictionary skills

Science: complete animal/habitat collages

Social Studies: view the past at the Great Plains Museum, complete portfolio work/video Then Vs. Now

Sept. 24-28, 2012

Math: 4th/5th-review quarters (combining coins, counting); 6th-identifying/creating equal fractions, review basic equations

Reading: 4th/5th-Edmark individual reading programs; 6th-A.R. tests over previously read books, read Pine Park Mystery (play)

Language Arts: 4th/5th/6th-journal entries focusing on capitalization/punctuation

Spelling: -ea words, dictionary skills, using words in a sentence

Science: video for portfolios (5th)

Spirit Week-Remember to dress up, check planners for schedule of events

Sept. 17-21, 2012

Math: 4th/5th-quarters; 6th-solving equations using multiplication/division

Reading:  4th/5th-Edmark individual reading programs; 6th-comprehension activities/review over first six stories read

Language Arts:  4th/5th/6th-journal entries focusing on capitalization/puncutuation

Spelling: -oi words, dictionary skills, using words in a sentence

Science: living vs. nonliving, animal habitats

Self-Help: making chex mix with partners from Ms. Borden's class

*Parent/Teacher conferences 9/20 and 9/21

                                                                                       

 

Sept. 4-8, 2012

Language Arts

Math

Reading

Social Studies

Science

Motor/Art/Self Help

Monday                09/4/2012 NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY

Tuesday          09/5/2012

Spelling: flash cards/dictionary dig journal entry

4th grade: continue coin count (nickels/dimes); touch point placement and # order 5th grade: start dimes 6th grade: pre-algebra solving for x using multiplication and division

Edmark: start individual programs (computer); reading work boxes Reading Book: read story 4, comprehension questions plus review worksheets (2)

4th grade: color melt experiment (start) 5th and 6th grade in general education setting

Art: stained glass (start)

Wednesday   09/6/2012

Spelling: cut and paste            journal entry

4th grade: continue coin count (nickels/dimes); touch point placement and # order 5th grade: start dimes 6th grade: pre-algebra solving for x using multiplication and division

Edmark: individual programs (computer); reading work boxes Reading Book: read story 4, comprehension questions plus review worksheets (2)

4th grade: color melt experiment (complete) 5th and 6th grade in general education setting

Art: stained glass (complete) Self Help: Kitchen Safety (using the oven) Motor: cut and paste

Thursday       09/7/2012 Library Remember money for popcorn/pickle/bulldog corner

Spelling: sensory write                       journal entry

4th grade: continue coin count (nickels/dimes); touch point placement and # order 5th grade: start dimes 6th grade: pre-algebra solving for x using multiplication and division

Edmark: individual programs (computer); reading work boxes Reading Book: read story 5, comprehension questions plus review worksheets (2)

5th and 6th grade in general education setting

Motor:  sensory write

Friday             09/8/2012

Spelling Test finish up all journal entries (3)

4th grade: continue coin count (nickels/dimes); touch point placement and # order 5th grade: start dimes 6th grade: pre-algebra solving for x using multiplication and division

Edmark: individual programs (computer); reading work boxes Reading Book: read story 5, comprehension questions plus review worksheets (2)

4th grade: cooking experiment (pigs in a blanket) 5th and 6th grade in general education setting

Self-Help: cooking (pigs in a blanket)