Last day of homework.
Tonight - finish your R.A.F.T.
Please refer to the directions here
Please refer to the rubric here
This should be about one page if it is a journal entry (some people are doing several short entries.) It is important to remember that you must include an explanation of why the British made colonies in North America and what effect these colonies had on native Americans.
This is due tomorrow (Tuesday.)
Also, bring anything you need for our talent show tomorrow morning (instruments, props, costumes, etc.)
Monday, December 21, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Thursday 12-16-15
Our room is covered with Cardboard!!
The challenge is off. We have cars and games and houses and trees. What a wonder.
Today we flash-drafted our own essay about a character of our choosing. We will try to get a typed draft by tomorrow. If not, after vacation it must be.
RAFT however, needs to be done by Monday January 4th (preferably sooner.) We have one more class period tomorrow. Students may use some of cardboard challenge time if they choose.
We had a very serious talk about computer use with Mr. Hamilton today. Mr. Meadows and Ms. Lamb have new rules. Absolutely no games during school. Students must not have any extensions on their computers. Students may only be on approved sites. Students in Ms. Lamb's room must always use computers facing in so she or the study hall monitors may see screens at all times.
Students are trusted with computers and they can be very very distracting. If need be, students will not use computers. They will be completing work on paper. If a site is required, they will use the teachers computer to be on that site only.
Having a personal computer is a big responsibility. Please remember that this belongs to the school, including your account. Students may not open their personal accounts at school.
Homework tonight:
Study for science test tomorrow
Finish R.A.F.T.
Finish word hunt and 8 great sentences for word study
READ READ READ
Tomorrow we enjoy some cardboard challenge time and a band and chorus concert by all of our BRMS musicians at the end of the day.
Students are also thinking of something they can share in our talent show on Tuesday morning.
The challenge is off. We have cars and games and houses and trees. What a wonder.
Today we flash-drafted our own essay about a character of our choosing. We will try to get a typed draft by tomorrow. If not, after vacation it must be.
RAFT however, needs to be done by Monday January 4th (preferably sooner.) We have one more class period tomorrow. Students may use some of cardboard challenge time if they choose.
We had a very serious talk about computer use with Mr. Hamilton today. Mr. Meadows and Ms. Lamb have new rules. Absolutely no games during school. Students must not have any extensions on their computers. Students may only be on approved sites. Students in Ms. Lamb's room must always use computers facing in so she or the study hall monitors may see screens at all times.
Students are trusted with computers and they can be very very distracting. If need be, students will not use computers. They will be completing work on paper. If a site is required, they will use the teachers computer to be on that site only.
Having a personal computer is a big responsibility. Please remember that this belongs to the school, including your account. Students may not open their personal accounts at school.
Homework tonight:
Study for science test tomorrow
Finish R.A.F.T.
Finish word hunt and 8 great sentences for word study
READ READ READ
Tomorrow we enjoy some cardboard challenge time and a band and chorus concert by all of our BRMS musicians at the end of the day.
Students are also thinking of something they can share in our talent show on Tuesday morning.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Tuesday/Wednesday
Sorry, I forgot to post yesterday.
We had math homework and a math test today.....I hope you studied.
Today,
In social studies we are working to finish our R.A.F.T. Project where we become a colonial character and write or produce a story about how the colonies came to be and how they impacted the native Americans. This is due Tuesday.
Students may work on this at home.
On Friday and Monday we will be working on the cardboard challenge. Students who wish for time to work on the R.A.F.T. may have it. I will find a quiet place for them. I will also accept it being finished over vacation.
We are also continuing to hone our essay writing skills. We are all writing a character essay on the Third Pig of the Three Little Pigs and proving the claim "The Third Little Pig is intelligent." We are trying to sound sophisticated and scholarly in our essay writing.
Next we will write a character essay on our own on a book we have read this month. This will also be due the week we return from vacation (although I have not decided the exact day...it will depend on how far we get this week.)
Tonight's homework:
Work to finish RAFT for social studies
Read read read
We had math homework and a math test today.....I hope you studied.
Today,
In social studies we are working to finish our R.A.F.T. Project where we become a colonial character and write or produce a story about how the colonies came to be and how they impacted the native Americans. This is due Tuesday.
Students may work on this at home.
On Friday and Monday we will be working on the cardboard challenge. Students who wish for time to work on the R.A.F.T. may have it. I will find a quiet place for them. I will also accept it being finished over vacation.
We are also continuing to hone our essay writing skills. We are all writing a character essay on the Third Pig of the Three Little Pigs and proving the claim "The Third Little Pig is intelligent." We are trying to sound sophisticated and scholarly in our essay writing.
Next we will write a character essay on our own on a book we have read this month. This will also be due the week we return from vacation (although I have not decided the exact day...it will depend on how far we get this week.)
Tonight's homework:
Work to finish RAFT for social studies
Read read read
Monday, December 14, 2015
Monday 12-14-15
Hello,
Today we were introduced to the Cardboard Challenge. We had a half hour this morning to mess around and plan. We have 17 groups making anything from Christmas trees, to robots (cardbots?) to games. Today students may come home with supplies they want to bring by Friday (our next work time.) We need cardboard mostly. We will scare up cutting tools and tape.
Homework today:
LA: Read read read read
Do 10 minutes of edutyping
Math: Skill sheet
Today we were introduced to the Cardboard Challenge. We had a half hour this morning to mess around and plan. We have 17 groups making anything from Christmas trees, to robots (cardbots?) to games. Today students may come home with supplies they want to bring by Friday (our next work time.) We need cardboard mostly. We will scare up cutting tools and tape.
Homework today:
LA: Read read read read
Do 10 minutes of edutyping
Math: Skill sheet
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Thursday 12-10-15
Homework:
Math - ACE problems page 103-108 -
WOrk for 30 minutes to complete problems 2-5, 20, 26-31, 34-39
LA - Reading for 30 minutes
Math - ACE problems page 103-108 -
WOrk for 30 minutes to complete problems 2-5, 20, 26-31, 34-39
LA - Reading for 30 minutes
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Wednesday 12-9-15
Hi all. Ms. Lamb is in and out this week. Out yesterday and out tomorrow. We have been working on our practice essay about the Third Little Pig in LA. This draft should be typed and have 5 paragraphs by now. Feel free to work on it at home if it is not there yet. Today we worked on elaborating our reasons and making good transition phrases like "Also...., In addition to...., However...., As a result of this....." and also adding thought prompts like "I wonder if...., This is important because.... For this reason.....For example...."
We also thought about restating our claim and adding a "so what" sentence or two in our conclusion.
In Social Studies we continue to work on our RAFT project where we become a character from the colonial period and construct a story with Role Audience, Format and Topic. The topic must be how and why colonies became and what happened with the native Americans. Students are creating a digital project which can be as simple as a letter and as complicated as they can imagine, but it is due next Friday.
Next week we start The Cardboard Challenge, so we won't have social studies every day. It may become homework after this Friday.
Homework today:
LA - finish sentences and word hunt (finish typing essay if not done)
Math - skill sheet is due Friday
Science - ISILT Why does a cell membrane need to be semi-permeable? This is a test practice question. DO it on Google Classroom or as a googledoc or hand write it if you must. Due tomorrow
Read for 20 minutes and bring your book tomorrow for reading marathon in the library
We also thought about restating our claim and adding a "so what" sentence or two in our conclusion.
In Social Studies we continue to work on our RAFT project where we become a character from the colonial period and construct a story with Role Audience, Format and Topic. The topic must be how and why colonies became and what happened with the native Americans. Students are creating a digital project which can be as simple as a letter and as complicated as they can imagine, but it is due next Friday.
Next week we start The Cardboard Challenge, so we won't have social studies every day. It may become homework after this Friday.
Homework today:
LA - finish sentences and word hunt (finish typing essay if not done)
Math - skill sheet is due Friday
Science - ISILT Why does a cell membrane need to be semi-permeable? This is a test practice question. DO it on Google Classroom or as a googledoc or hand write it if you must. Due tomorrow
Read for 20 minutes and bring your book tomorrow for reading marathon in the library
Monday, December 7, 2015
Monday 12/7/15
Monday's Homework
Math - Skill Sheets tonight. These are due Friday.
LA - Finish 5 paragraphs - 3 Little Pigs in Journal
Read - 30 minutes
Math - Skill Sheets tonight. These are due Friday.
LA - Finish 5 paragraphs - 3 Little Pigs in Journal
Read - 30 minutes
Friday, December 4, 2015
Friday 12-4-15
Today report cards are being mailed home. They should arrive tomorrow or Monday.
Please be aware that reading and writing scores are now based on one assessment at the end of the trimester. Please read the comments if you see a 1 or 2. It does not necessarily mean your student is not improving. The rubrics are strict and we have only the one assessment on which to base the score. A 1 in writing means you made it to the 4th grade level, which is still pretty high. I gave comments on what needs to happen to move to sixth grade. We will continue to work on narrative writing skill, but our next trimester assessment will be informational.
Pay a lot of attention to the personal development scores.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Please be aware that reading and writing scores are now based on one assessment at the end of the trimester. Please read the comments if you see a 1 or 2. It does not necessarily mean your student is not improving. The rubrics are strict and we have only the one assessment on which to base the score. A 1 in writing means you made it to the 4th grade level, which is still pretty high. I gave comments on what needs to happen to move to sixth grade. We will continue to work on narrative writing skill, but our next trimester assessment will be informational.
Pay a lot of attention to the personal development scores.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Thursday 12-3-15
Tonight's homework:
LA: Tonight write about your chosen novel's character and post on YWP tagged My Book My Character
Read for 30 minutes
Math page 80 3. A, B, and C
Today we delved into our chosen novel. Ms. Lamb is starting running records beginning with the title of the book you have chosen and the page you are on. She became suspicious that perhaps some people are not reading at home when she discovered that some did not even have a chosen book with a character or were on a suspiciously near page to the last time she looked before Thanksgiving.....
Anyway, seriously, read as much as you can. It's December Reads Month.
Yesterday we researched and posted a blog entry on our group books. Today we replied to everyone else in the groups post.
Yesterday we also began our RAFT final assessment for English Colonies. Here is the assignment.
We will also be reading together Making Thirteen Colonies by Joy Hakim.
LA: Tonight write about your chosen novel's character and post on YWP tagged My Book My Character
Read for 30 minutes
Math page 80 3. A, B, and C
Today we delved into our chosen novel. Ms. Lamb is starting running records beginning with the title of the book you have chosen and the page you are on. She became suspicious that perhaps some people are not reading at home when she discovered that some did not even have a chosen book with a character or were on a suspiciously near page to the last time she looked before Thanksgiving.....
Anyway, seriously, read as much as you can. It's December Reads Month.
Yesterday we researched and posted a blog entry on our group books. Today we replied to everyone else in the groups post.
Yesterday we also began our RAFT final assessment for English Colonies. Here is the assignment.
We will also be reading together Making Thirteen Colonies by Joy Hakim.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Wednesday 12/2/15
Homework tonight:
Math - Connected Math page 88-89 #70-84
Skill Sheet - Due Friday
LA - Read 30 minutes
Math - Connected Math page 88-89 #70-84
Skill Sheet - Due Friday
LA - Read 30 minutes
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Tuesday
Tonight's homework:
LA Read extra - try to read for a full hour
Math Skill sheet due Friday
Tomorrow due page 77 question D
We are starting December Reads or read as much as you can in December. Students are encouraged to join Mrs. Babbitt's Reading Marathons in the library (I think on Thursdays?) or make your own reading marathon at home. Don't worry if you can't make it to an hour, just read as much as you possibly can.
In class we are writing about reading and setting reading goals for ourselves. Today we read aloud Billy's Booger and Memoir kinda and talked about memoir being a personal narrative with a big message.
Then we did a pre-assessment for literary essay where we read "Spaghetti" by Cynthia Rylant and tried to write an essay about what the theme is.
Ms. Lamb will be out tomorrow, so the blog might not get done. Tomorrow's LA will be - you guessed it - read more again.
LA Read extra - try to read for a full hour
Math Skill sheet due Friday
Tomorrow due page 77 question D
We are starting December Reads or read as much as you can in December. Students are encouraged to join Mrs. Babbitt's Reading Marathons in the library (I think on Thursdays?) or make your own reading marathon at home. Don't worry if you can't make it to an hour, just read as much as you possibly can.
In class we are writing about reading and setting reading goals for ourselves. Today we read aloud Billy's Booger and Memoir kinda and talked about memoir being a personal narrative with a big message.
Then we did a pre-assessment for literary essay where we read "Spaghetti" by Cynthia Rylant and tried to write an essay about what the theme is.
Ms. Lamb will be out tomorrow, so the blog might not get done. Tomorrow's LA will be - you guessed it - read more again.
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