Thursday 10-29-15

A note from the nurse:

Hi everyone,

Now that there are kids getting hit with some bugs this is a reminder that  if they are feeling yucky while in school the phone call will come from the nurse rather than the child themselves. When kids feel bad in school they let an adult on the team know, we will get them to the nurse's office and from there a nurse will contact you if your child should be picked up. If your child calls you from the classroom (cell phone calls/ texts are not used during the school day) and asks to be picked up please remind them that they first need check in with us and we can get the process going. This protocol lets us help kids be assertive and is designed to give parents a clear understanding of events and symptoms from our school professionals. Thank you.

Today's homework:

LA - edutyping - you should have a total of 100 minutes by Friday. Do your best to catch up. You are expected to do 10 minutes at a time. I will give some time tomorrow.

word hunt

Personal narrative try to be done by Friday

Second Letter to Sardinia due today

Math: Skill sheet and work sheet simplifiying fractions

Science: ISILT if you forgot to do it yesterday (look on yesterday's blog.)

Wednesday 10-18-15

Homework today:
LA - 2nd sort spelling
Finish
Sardinia letter by tomorrow
Narrative update by Friday afternoon

Math Worksheet handed out in class

Science - ISILT How are respiratory and circulatory systems interconnected? Explain.

Read for 20-30 minutes

Tuesday 10-27-15

Math:
Complete 1.4 A-E
Skill SHeet due Thursday

LA:
Complete penpal letter to friend in Sardinia
Finish word study

Read for 20 minutes

Monday 10-26-15

I'm not at school today...so here I am trying to blog about it.

Here's what people were "supposed" to do today.

In LA we had library day with Mrs. Babbitt - then read aloud from Fish in a Tree. Then by the appearance of the letters, kids posted on Edmodo to our friends in Texas and then started their second letter to their pen pal in Sardinia. It looks like many kids did not finish the letters so....

Here is what I hope was written down for homework:

LA - 8 sentences for word study and finish your Sardinia letter

Read your novel 20-30 minutes

Math:
Complete Equivalent Fractions worksheet
Skill Sheet - due Thursday

See you students tomorrow.

Thursday/Friday

So sorry, I forgot to post homework.
I hope you got it done.
It was finish your final draft of personal narrative and post over your last post on YWP.
Finish math skill sheet if not done
Read your novel for 20-30 minutes
You should have 80 minutes on edutyping by Friday

Wednesday 10-21-15

Tonight's homework:
LA journal write - what are your strengths and weaknesses as a writer (make sure you write about both.) Make a goal for yourself as a writer.

Read for 20 minutes

Math ACE 41-45 and something else I forgot.

Wednesday 10-21-15

Homework for Tuesday Night

Math
ACE QUestions, starting on page 27
Questions 2-4, 41-43, 65-70

Science
We have a quiz on Friday on the Respiratory System.  Students need to know the following:

   1.Explain the job of the respiratory system   3.Describe and/or explain their job and function   4. Identify where they are located in the respiratory system
   2.List the main parts of the respiratory system

LA
Writing Journal - Assess yourself as a writer.  What are your strengths and weaknesses as a writer.  

Tuesday 10-20-15

Today's homework

Finish your best draft to date with your ending from today's class. Post over your last post on YWP.

Make sure you are caught up with edutyping and your word study is complete.

Read for 20 minutes

Update reading record

No math tonight.

Today we learned how to make effective reflective endings for our personal narratives.  These things take a lot of revision and sticktoitiveness.

We are almost ready to sail in social studies. We need one more day to load our ships and figure out our finances.

See you tomorrow.

Monday 10-19-15

We had a chilly start, but we are warmed up now.
We had library today and learned some about non-fiction books.
In social studies we really buckled down with loading our ships. We will all set sail on Wednesday.
We also read a little of Fish in a Tree and posted on Edmodo with our friends from Texas.

Tonight's homework:
LA: edutyping 10 minutes or at least one lesson
Update your reading record

Read novel 20-30 minutes

Math: Finish 1.1 A

PLEASE bring in any used Kerig coffee containers for the robotics club. Thank you.

Thursday 10-16-15

Today we have our reading writing retreat in the library. This is a wonderful opportunity provided by Mrs. Babbitt. We spend 45 minutes in silence in the beautiful library. We can write or read. That's it. No research, no games, no talking. At the end of the period we share out what we did. It's awesome.

Homework today including work due Friday (we have some time in class to work.)

LA
second draft with REAL REVISIONS. Ms. Lamb will grade the revision by looking at the first draft and the second draft. She expects to see a clear story arc, the heart of the story emphasized and slowed down, a new beginning and several exploded moments.  Be ready to conference at the beginning of class on Friday.

8 great sentences for word study (1st and 2nd sorts should be done)

Read your novel if you have time. You should have completed 3 novels by now (200 plus pages each, not graphic novels - they count but you need to read more than just that.) Everyone is EXPECTED to read 2 hours outside of class per week. I check with parents at conferences.

Math: other side of worksheet

Wednesday 10-14-15

We made it through our second late start day. We had all classes today, just shorter, 40 minutes instead of 60.

Homework:
LA - redraft your personal narrative. Include your story arc, heart of the story, new beginning and blown up moments.
Read your novel 20 minutes
Math: worksheet side one

Tuesday 10-13-15

Tonight's homework:
LA: Finish revisions (or work at least 15 minutes on them.) Two new beginnings, two exploded moments. Rewrite draft and repost over the last draft on YWP. This should have big differences from first post.

Read for 20-30 minutes

Math: Worksheet on algorithms

Today we had writing workshop. Everyone is redrafting their personal narrative with new beginnings and exploded moments.

In social studies we are working to finish our flags and load our ships.

See you late tomorrow (at 10 am, not 8)

Wednesday/Thursday October 7/8

Hi there,
I forgot to blog for almost two days. Yikes.
Yesterday's homework was edutyping for LA
Math (page 68 I think?) and Skillsheet

Today's homework:
LA: Finish all this work - all word study packet, edutyping up to 60 minutes, finish pen pal letter, finish post plus 3 replies on Edmodo about Fish in a Tree
Read your novel
Math
Make sure sure sure your skill sheet is done (it didn't get collected so you have a reprieve)
Have a great weekend. See you on Tuesday.

Tuesday 10-6-15

Today in Social Studies, Mrs. Babbitt helped us plan the videos we will make tomorrow to send to our pen pals in Sardinia. Tomorrow we will make final edits on our letters and send them off Thursday with our video. We got a great video from them today and many many letters!

We also read some more of Fish in a Tree. We will post to our classmates in Texas later this week.  We are so worldly and connected thanks to Mrs. Babbitt.

Homework:
LA: Finish typed draft (or journal draft if you don't have internet access) for tomorrow.
Make sure all word study is done up to and not including blind sort
Read novel 20 minutes
Math: Page 70 ACE (I have forgotten what numbers)
skill sheet due Thursday

Here is a note about gift giving with our pals from Mrs. Babbitt.

Parents and Students,

Can you please consider giving a small gift to your Sardinia pal?  If yes, I'm collecting items to be sent via postal mail before Friday, November 20.  Our international gift exchange encourages our students to create something thoughtful and special for their pals.  If you are unable to make something at home, we encourage purchasing an inexpensive Vermont gift. Please keep it under $5, lightweight, and small.  Please no glass or liquids. 

Examples of homemade crafts and gifts: friendship bracelets, magnets, candy, and comics.

With gratitude,

Joyce Yoo Babbitt

Monday 10-5-15

Hello,
I'm reporting from off campus as I am not at school today.

Homework for LA:
8 great sentences - make sure spelling packet is done up to not including blind sort.
Read your novel at least 20 minutes
math: Halloween Worksheet
Skill Sheet due Thursday

Friday 10-2-15

Progress Reports went home today with students.
Please note that we did not give 4's at this time. It did not seem that there was opportunity to "exceed the standard" after this short amount of time.
Report cards will come out before Thanksgiving.

Thursday 10-1-15

We had a wonderful CPR breakfast in Mrs. Pless's room this morning. Thanks to all who brought in bagels, cream cheese and cider.

Today's homework:
Math cafeteria sheet
LA word study word hunt
Read your novel

We started Fish in a Tree today and learned how to post on Edmodo. We will use Edmodo as a platform to talk with our partner team in Texas.

All teams decided a name and flag for their colony. Tomorrow we start loading our ships.

Thursday 10-1-15

Science Quiz - Students will be having their first science quiz of the semester.  Students need to know the parts of the heart, the parts of the circulatory system and how each part of the system works.

Math - EXEMPLARS task (Gears) due Friday.  Worksheet finding Prime Factorization and cafeteria.

LA - Read your novel.  Edutyping.  Finish post on Edmodo.  Word Hunt.