Orchestra Trip & Spelling Test Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our orchestra field trip to the Junior High.  We will be attending during our Block 1 time. 

Today we worked on using apostrophes in contractions and in possessive nouns.  We completed Grammar workbook page 95.   

Contraction Games

We will aim for a Chapter 7 Social Studies test over the midwest on TUESDAY of next week.  Students will be completing study guides in class and should be well prepared.  Today we read books about the Midwest region and created fun tourism posters.

Our words on this week's spelling list are homophones.  They are fairly easy to spell but need to used properly in order to be correct on the test.  

Spelling Lists

I am also working on AIMS one-minute fluency reads with the students.  They will be reading three separate selections with me.  These reads will be happening over the next few weeks.  It does take a while for each student to get a turn.  Results will be sent home at the end of the year and hopefully will reflect good fluency progress!

Here are some fluency tips to help you at home:

Home Fluency Tips

PARCC - DONE! TCBY $3 TOMORROW!!!

TOMORROW IS TCYB YOGURT AT LUNCH $3.00

PARCC Tests - Math Today 

We will aim for a Chapter 7 Social Studies test over the midwest on TUESDAY of next week.  Students will be completing study guides in class and should be well prepared. 

Our words on this week's spelling list are homophones.  They are fairly easy to spell but need to used properly in order to be correct on the test.  

Spelling Lists

We also took our LAST PARCC test  (Math). There is no reading story this week due to testing.

I am also beginning AIMS one-minute fluency reads with the students.  They will be reading three separate selections with me.  These reads will be happening over the next few weeks.  It does take a while for each student to get a turn.  Results will be sent home at the end of the year and hopefully will reflect good fluency progress!

Here are some fluency tips to help you at home:

Home Fluency Tips

PARCC Tests - Math Today & Tomorrow

We will aim for a Chapter 7 Social Studies test over the midwest on TUESDAY of next week.  Students will be completing study guides in class and should be well prepared. We worked on completing a study guide from our Social Studies book, pages 247-248 today. 

Our words on this week's spelling list are homophones.  They are fairly easy to spell but need to used properly in order to be correct on the test.  

Spelling Lists

We also took our second PARCC test of the week (Math) and will continue tomorrow.  There is no reading story this week due to testing.

I am also beginning AIMS one-minute fluency reads with the students.  They will be reading three separate selections with me.  These reads will be happening over the next few weeks.  It does take a while for each student to get a turn.  Results will be sent home at the end of the year and hopefully will reflect good fluency progress!

Here are some fluency tips to help you at home:

Home Fluency Tips

PARCC Testing - Language Arts

Our words on this week's spelling list are homophones.  They are fairly easy to spell but need to used properly in order to be correct on the test.  We completed our practice workbook pages 111-112 to prepare for Friday's test.

Spelling Lists

We also took our first PARCC test of the week (Language Arts) and will continue with two more days of math PARCC tests on the computers.  I am also beginning AIMS one-minute fluency reads with the students.  They will be reading three separate selections with me.  These reads will be happening over the next few weeks.  It does take a while for each student to get a turn.  Results will be sent home at the end of the year and hopefully will reflect good fluency progress!

We will aim for a Chapter 7 social studies test over the midwest on TUESDAY of next week.  Students will be completing study guides in class and should be well prepared.

Have a Great Weekend -- PARCC tests Monday - Wednesday

Today we took our spelling test and finished reading Chapter 7 in Social Studies.  Although we would be ready for a Chapter 7 test next week, we will not have our test until the following week due to PARCC testing.   We will have a spelling test next week.  The newsletter sent home today shows the list of these homophone words.

Next week we will PARCC test on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

States and Capitals Puzzle

Tour the States Video  (This is a huge classroom favorite)

Permission slips to go to the May 1 Junior High Orchestra Assembly were sent home.  Please return them to school so that students can learn about our band program.  Today students had a band demonstration to introduce them to the sounds made by different instruments.  

Please continue to support the JDRF fundraiser.  

Monkey Kingdom

Today we went to see Disney's Monkey Kingdom movie.  This move was about the fascinating South Asian  toque macaques monkey.   Here are some facts about this primate:

Toque Macaques Facts

Our spelling test is tomorrow.  Today we reviewed and completed workbook pages 109-110.

Midwest States and Capitals (and Great Lakes) tests were returned yesterday.

Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow is our whole school's Earth Day field trip to see Monkey Kingdom. 

Dinosaurs and Dragons

We reread Dragons and Dinosaurs from Storytown book, pages 672-685 prior to taking today's story test.  Here's a goofy little video to inspire some thinking about who would win in a battle of Dinosaurs vs. Dragons.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d92Akcug0O4

Our Spelling words this week contain Greek and Latin word parts (such as:  vision, spect, vis)

Spelling Lists

Today I am returning the Midwest States and Capitals tests.  Here are some at-home studying links: 

States and Capitals Puzzle

Tour the States Video  (This is a huge classroom favorite)

Permission slips to go to the May 1 Junior High Orchestra Assembly were sent home.  Please return them to school so that students can learn about our band program.

Our Earth Day movie field trip is on Thursday.  We will be seeing Monkey Kingdom and doing some monkey research.  

Please continue to support the JDRF fundraiser.