A rainy Monday!

Math: Last Math Minute! Woo hoo! Students have done a great job with these.

Social studies: test tomorrow; study!

Science: Talked about sound (Ch. 14, Lesson 2)

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; TOFGN review and test

A great week!

All of the students earned Friday Fun time today. That is outstanding! Great job!

Math: Math Minute 79; Fraction Gizmo

Science: TRL 1, Chapter 14

Social studies homework: study for Tuesday's test

Language Arts: Finished TOFGN; DEAR
Language arts homework: Review TOFGN to take Reading Counts! test on Monday

Art: test on Monday; study guide sent home

Get mark charts signed this weekend

Weird Weather!

I hope you stayed dry through this morning's deluge. What a change 9 hours makes!

Math: Math Minute 78; Fractions and LCD

Science homework: TRL 1 for Ch. 14 due tomorrow

Social studies: Finished tour of Southeast; completed Southeast scrapbook; worked on study guide
Social studies homework: get study guide signed; study for test on Tuesday

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; DLR; Handwriting; TOFGN

ALL library books are due tomorrow

Field trip permission forms are due tomorrow

Only 2 Mondays left!

Math: discussed Discovery Assessment results

Science: Brain Pop videos on waves, sound, and light; vocabulary preview
Science homework: finish vocabulary preview, if you need to

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; DLR; Handwriting; discussed Discovery Assessment results
Language arts homework: complete Reader Response if necessary

Pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House are welcome, and must be handed in tomorrow.

Permission slips and money for Miller Park due by Friday.

All library books are due Friday.

Happy weekend!

Math: Math Minute assessment
Math homework: Get assessment signed

Science: Ch. 13 test
Science homework: Get test signed

Language arts: DEAR; Six-Minute Solution; Discovery Assessment

Get mark chart signed; Bring back permission slips with $3 by next Friday

This week has flown!

Math: Discovery Assessment
Math homework: study for Math Minute assessment tomorrow

Science homework: study for test on Ch. 13 tomorrow

Language arts: DLR; Six-Minute Solution; DEAR

Teacher Appreciation Day!

It's National Teacher Appreciation Day! We certainly felt appreciated! This week, we have had little treats in the lounge each day. Today was breakfast/lunch goodies. We are thankful to the PTO for yesterday's healthy munchies.

Math: Math Minute review
Math homework: get review signed; study for assessment on Friday; get grade sheet signed

Science: went over review pages and Math in Science; played review games; started on study guide
Science homework: completed, signed study guide due tomorrow; get grade sheet signed; study for test on Friday

Language arts: DEAR; Six-Minute Solution; TFK
Language arts homework: get grade sheets signed, including Reading Counts! progress sheet

Get planner signed tonight!

Terrific Tuesday

Math: Math Minute 75

Social studies: Southeast Region Tour
Social studies homework: get Southeast States assessment signed

Language arts: DLR; Six-Minute Solution; DEAR; Spelling City; discussed narrative
Language arts homework: Get narrative signed

Marvelous Monday

Math: Math Minute 74
Math homework: get Math Minute assessment signed; do corrections if needed

Science: Lessons 4-5 TRL; Math in Science
Science homework: p. 398-399, 1-10, 12, 14, 15-19 due Wednesday

Language arts: DLR; DEAR; Six-Minute Solution; Spelling City
Language arts homework: get DLR assessment signed

Monday, Monday

Aren't allergies terrible this year? There's a lot of sneezing in room 201 (including me)!

Math: Math Minute assessment (students got a special treat... they could use their study guides!)

Science: studies magnetic fields and electromagnets

Language arts: spelling; DLR; Six-Minute Solution; DEAR/Reader Response
Language arts homework: spelling lesson needs to be completed if not finished in class today

Have a Great Weekend!

Math: Math Minute Review
Math homework: get review signed and practice for assessment on Monday

Science: Ch. 13, Lesson 3

Language arts: DLR; Six-Minute Solution; Handwriting; spelling; TFK

Mark chart sheets are a bit longer this week. Take a look at a quick note from me about the end-of-the-year picnic. Signed forms need to come back on Monday.

Beautiful Wednesday

Hello!

I was given the opportunity to attend the Save Our Schools-Save Our State Rally Day at the State Capitol today. What an amazing day! I'll be back at Irving tomorrow. Here's what I planned for today:

Math: Math Minute 69; Fraction worksheets

Science: Ch. 13, Lesson 3; TFK

Language arts: Six-Minute Solution; DLR; Handwriting; Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing; DEAR

No grade sheets this week. No planner signature required.

Marvelous Monday

Students brainstormed what kinds of behaviors make us courteous, cooperative, and committed members of the Irving School Community. Our end-of-the-year picnic at Miller Park on May 21 will be for students who show these skills each day. As of right now, everyone in my class is attending. We will send out permission slips at the beginning of May with more information.

Math: Math Minute 67; Fraction Gizmo

Social studies: study for test tomorrow; get study guide signed if you did not do so

Science: Lessons 1, 2, and start of 3 in Ch. 13

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; DLR; Six-Minute Solution; Spelling; Handwriting

Mark charts are going home today for a signature

How lucky are we?

This weather is fantastic. Twenty-eight school days until summer!

I will be in meetings tomorrow, so I will have a guest teacher.

Math: Math Minute 66; line designs
Math homework: get Math Minute assessment signed; correct it if necessary

Social studies: wrap-up of Northeast region; study guide; review game
Social studies homework: study for assessment on Tuesday

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; Six-Minute Solution; DLR; Handwriting; spelling exercises

Wonderful Wednesday

Math: Math Minute assessment; line designs

Language arts: Author visit; DLR; handwriting; sequencing

Planner and grade sheets need to be signed this evening.

Beautiful Monday

Math: Math Minute 65; division

Social studies: Northeast tour

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; Sequence of Events; Six-Minute Solution

I thought I was going to be absent tomorrow, but the appointment was changed at 4:00 today. So, I shall indeed be at school!

A late post

Sorry for the late posting! What a very busy day.

Math: Math Minute 64; division

Social studies: Northeast tour

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; Handwriting; Time for Kids; Six-Minute Solution

Tomorrow, we will be going on a trip to BHS to attend a 5th/6th grade band performance. We will leave around 9:10 and return between 10:45 and 11. Students brought home a notice about this tonight.

I was just speaking to some people tonight and found myself bragging about my class. They make it enjoyable to come to work each day!

Weird Weather!

We had a little "break" watching the pouring rain this afternoon. Wasn't that something?

Math: Math Minute
Math homework: get grade sheet signed

Science: Brain Pop videos on electricity
Science homework: get science test signed; get grade sheet signed; take home Family Letter

Social studies homework: get grade sheet signed

Language arts: DLR assessment; handed in TOFGN Ch. 4; Six-Minute Solution; ADHD Brain Pop video
Language arts homework: get reading grade sheet signed

What a warm start to April!

Math: Math Minute 62; small group work on division
Math homework: get Math Minute Assessment signed

Science: went over test; returned tomorrow

Social studies: Northeast tour
Social studies homework: get NE Region assessment signed

Language arts: Six-Minute Solution; DLR; DEAR/Reader Response; TOFGN revisions
Language arts homework: DLR assessment tomorrow; revise TOFGN Ch. 4 answers

Monday, Monday...

Math: Math Minute 61

Science: Test on Ch. 11; test analysis as a class

Language arts: DEAR/Reader Response; Six-Minute Solution; TOFGN Ch. 4; DLR check from last week; Handwriting

Language arts homework: If TOFGN Ch. 4 is not finished, it needs to be completed