Thursday, November 5, 2009
Reading: “Make Way for Ducklings” Comprehension Test
Math: identifying place value to hundreds, writing three-digit numbers in expanded form Homework: 41 B Fact, 41 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: Sparkle word review Test tomorrow
Second Step: Unit II - impulse control and problem solving-recognizing impulsive behavior and its consequences is essential to the development of positive social skills, calming-down techniques can reduce impulsive behavior. Problem-solving skills can be aplied to interpersonal problems
Writing: DOL 47, Fiction Book Review- “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey draft, revise, edit/proofread Homework: Alpha 15
Social Studies: World Rivers Vocabulary- Quiz tomorrow (Friday 11/6/09) Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Specials: P.E.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Reading: “Make Way for Ducklings” 2nd read Kids in Gold Mines Read w/me due tomorrow!
Math: drawing a picture to solve a problem, making a table to solve a problem Homework: 40 A& B Fact
Spanish
Spelling: /el/ sound Spelling and Vocabulary Wkbk. Pg. 37
Handwriting: cursive lower case c pg. 58
Writing: DOL 46, Fiction Book Review- “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey draft, Comprehension and Language Arts Wkbk. Pgs. 40,41 Homework: “ “ wksht
Social Studies: Canada Unit Assmnt Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies
Math: telling and showing time to five- minute intervals, identifying a.m. and p.m., identifying the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day Homework: 39 B Fact, 39 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: /el/ sound Spelling and Vocabulary Wkbk. Pg. 36
Handwriting: cursive lower case o pg. 57
Writing: DOL 46, Fiction Book Review- “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey outline Homework: Alpha 14
Social Studies: Unit Assmnt Wednesday, 10/4/09 Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom Canada Today Lesson 3 Homework: Lesson 3 review (if not finished in class)
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Specials: P.E.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Reading: “Make Way for Ducklings” Phonics and Fluency, 1st read summary
October Reading Calendar is Due Tomorrow!
Math: adding three or more single-digit numbers Homework: 38 B Fact, 38 B Homework
Spanish
Library check out
Handwriting: cursive lower case g pg. 56
Writing: DOL 45, Fiction Book Review- “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey topic sentences Homework: Alpha 13
Social Studies: Unit Assmnt Wednesday, 10/4/09 Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom Canada Today Lesson 2 Homework: Lesson 2 review (if not finished in class)
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Specials: P.E.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Snow Day!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Snow Day!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Snow Day!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies, “Make Way for Ducklings” 1st read (asking questions/predicting)
Math: finding half of a set of objects Homework: 37 A & B Fact, 37 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: /le/ word sort
Vocabulary: synonyms Spelling and Vocabulary Skills wkbk pgs. 34, 35 Homework: Alpha 12
Handwriting: cursive lower case d pg. 55
Writing: DOL 44, commas in dialogue Comprehension and Language Arts Skills wkbk pgs. 38, 39
Social Studies: Unit Assmnt Thursday, 10/29/09 Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom Canada Today Lesson 2 Homework: Lesson 1 review (if not finished in class)
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science for the next 3weeks. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Specials: Art
Monday, October 26, 2009
Reading: “Make Way for Ducklings” word knowledge, prereading activities Homework: fantasy/reality
Math: counting quarters Homework: 36 A & B Fact, 36 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: pretest Homework: pretest
Handwriting: cursive practice wkbk pg. 53, cursive lower case a pg. 54
Writing: DOL 43
Social Studies: Mrs. Halpert/Knapp’s homeroom Canada Today Lesson 1 Canada review handed out. Canada unit assmnt Thursday, 10/29/09
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has Science for the next 3weeks. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s website for further information.
Specials: Art
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Reading: “City Critters: Wild Animals Live in Cities, Too” completed 1st read. Drawing
Conclusions- Comprehension and Language Arts Skills wkbk. Pgs. 30,31 Homework:
Drawing conclusions wksht 2 sides!
Math: adding a multiple of 10 to a number using mental computation Homework: 33 Fact, 33 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk pg. 32, 33 Test tomorrow
Handwriting: cursive practice p wkbk pg. 52
Writing: DOL 42
Social Studies: World Rivers : River of Australia World Rivers unit assessment to be administered Tomorrow , October 15, 2009. World Rivers Review due tomorrow. World Rivers map due tomorrow.
Specials: Music
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies with Mrs. Klee’s kindergartners
Math: adding a multiple of 10 to a number using mental computation Homework: 33 Fact, 33 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: /er/ sound, word sort, levels of specificity and categories, Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk pg. 30, 31
Handwriting: cursive practice p wkbk pg. 51
Writing: DOL 41, Expository Writing – Response to Fiction: revise, edit/proofread
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of Europe World Rivers unit assessment to be administered Thursday, October15. World Rivers Review due Thursday.
Specials: Music
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies with Mrs. Klee’s kindergartners
Math: adding a multiple of 10 to a number using mental computation Homework: 33 Fact, 33 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: /er/ sound, word sort, levels of specificity and categories, Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk pg. 30, 31
Handwriting: cursive practice p wkbk pg. 51
Writing: DOL 41, Expository Writing – Response to Fiction: revise, edit/proofread
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of Europe World Rivers unit assessment to be administered Thursday, October15. World Rivers Review due Thursday.
Specials: Music
Monday, October 12, 2009
Reading: “City Critters: Wild Animals Live in Cities, Too”, word knowledge, build bkgrnd
Math: estimating, measuring, and drawing line segments using centimeters Homework: 32 A&B Fact, 32 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: pretest, Homework: pretest
Handwriting: cursive lower case p wkbk pg. 50
Writing: DOL 40, commas in a series Comprehension and Language Arts Skills wkbk pg 32, 33; Expository Writing – Response to Fiction: revise, edit/proofread Homework: commas in a series
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of Africa. World Rivers unit assessment to be administered Thursday, October15. World Rivers Review due Thursday.
Specials: Music
Friday, October 9, 2009
Reading: “The Boy Who didn’t Believe in Spring” , comprehension test
Math: adding multiples of 10 using mental computation, estimating the sum of two two-digit numbers
Library: Librarian Mrs. Schmidt presented our Core Virtue for October- Diligence and taught our students how to find non-fiction books
Spelling: Test
Handwriting: cursive lower case j wkbk pg. 49 (con’t)
Writing: DOL 38, Expository Writing – Response to Fiction: draft
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of North America. Handed out review for World Rivers unit assessment to be administered Thursday, October15, 2009
Specials: P.E.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Reading: “The Boy Who didn’t Believe in Spring” , Parts of a book, Using an index
Math: Written Assmnt 5, collecting data, tallying Homework: Birdwatching/Sweet Treats
Second Step: Empathy Training- Accepting differences: Everyone is similar in some ways and different in other ways. It is unkind and unfair to make fun of other people’s differences.
Spelling: Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk. Pg. 29 –Test tomorrow!
Handwriting: cursive lower case j wkbk pg. 49
Writing: DOL 37, Expository Writing – Response to Fiction: completed character graphic organizer, completed outline Homework: quotation marks
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of South America
Specials: P.E.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Reading: 2nd Read “The Boy Who didn’t Believe in Spring” Alligator Read w/me due tomorrow!
Math: using guess and check to solve a problem Homework: 30 A&B Fact
Spanish
Spelling: /ar/ sound word sort, Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk. Pg. 28
Vocabulary: Antonyms
Handwriting: cursive lower case s wkbk pg. 48
Writing: DOL 37, Expository Writing – Response to Fiction Homework: alpha 11
Social Studies: World Rivers : Rivers of Asia (con’t)
Specials: P.E.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies with Mrs. Klee’s Kindergartners
Math: Writing money amounts using dollar signs and cent symbols Homework: 29B Fact, 29 B Homework
Reading: “The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring” 1st Read
Spelling: /ar/ sound
Vocabulary: Antonyms Spelling and Vocabulary Skills Wkbk. Pg26,27
Handwriting: cursive lower case r wkbk pg. 47
Writing: DOL 35 - quotation marks Comprehensin and Lang. Arts Wkbk. pgs. 26,27 Homework: quotation marks
Social Studies: World Rivers : rivers vocabulary quiz, Rivers of Asia
Specials: P.E.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Reading: “The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring” Word Knowledge
Math: Writing money amounts using dollar signs and cent symbols Homework: 28 B Fact, 28 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: pretest Homework: pretest
Handwriting: cursive lower case r wkbk pg. 47
Writing: DOL 34 Homework: opposites
Social Studies: World Rivers Lesson 1 Vocabulary Match Homework: finish vocabulary match. Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday October 7, 2009.
Specials: P.E.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” comprehension test
Math: identifying dozen and half dozen, writing a fraction to show a part of a set Homework: 26 B Fact, 26 B Homework
Spanish
Completed Headbands for the Native American Festival
Writing: DOL 32, Unit grammar assmnt Homework: alpha 9
Social Studies: Canada Lesson 3 Unit Assessment Friday, October 2, 2009.
Specials: Art
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” story map
Math: Written Assmnt 4 Homework: Crab and Bear (place value)
Technology
Book Fair preview
Writing: DOL 31, finish autobiography and illustration Homework: alpha 8
Social Studies: Canada Lesson 2 con’t Homework: finish Lesson 2 wksht if you haven’t already done so. Handed out study guide for Unit Assessment Friday, October 2, 2009.
Specials: Art
Monday, September 28, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” 2nd read con’t
Math: Writing fraction sentences that equal 1 Homework: 25 B Fact
Spanish
Spelling: pretest
Writing: DOL 30, finish autobiography and illustration Homework: review
Social Studies: Canada Lesson 2Homework: complete Lesson 1 if you haven’t already
Specials: Art
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” 2nd read
Math: Add facts, addition fact tes
Technology
Spelling: test
Writing: DOL 29
Social Studies: Begin Canada with Ms. Nelson’s Homeroom
Specials: Music
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” 1st read con’t Monitoring and adjusting reading speed The Three Billy Goats Gruff read w/me due tomorrow
Math: Writing fractions using the fraction bar Homework: 24 B Fact,
24 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: Word Grouping Spelling wkbk pg.24
Writing: DOL 28 Homework: Capitalizing other nouns
Social Studies: Unit Assmnt
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: Music
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies with Mrs. Klee’s Kindies started 1st read “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” Monitoring and adjusting reading speed
Math: Counting dimes, nickels, and pennies Homework: 23 B Fact, 23 B Homework
Technology
Spelling: Word Maps Spelling wkbk pgs.22,23
Writing: DOL 27 Context clues Homework: Capitalizing proper nouns
Social Studies: H/K homeroom Eastern Woodlands con’t. Homework: finish Eastern Woodlands wksht read review 2 xs Unit Assessment Tomorrow
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: Music
Monday, September 21, 2009
Reading: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” Word Knowledge, Build Background Knowledge
Math: Rewriting numbers by regrouping tens and ones, trading dimes and pennies making an organized list
Spanish
Spelling: pretest
Handwriting: cursive lower case h wkbk pg 43
Writing: DOL 26 Grammar review- Comprehension and Language Arts Wkbk pgs. 24, 25
Social Studies: H/K homeroom The Eastern Woodlands, finished review. Unit Assessment Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: Music
Friday, September 18, 2009
Reading: “Teammates” Comprehension Test
Math: Dividing a square into three equal parts, identifying and shading thirds
Library
Spelling: Test
Writing: DOL 25 Introduction to the Writing Process- Editing/Proofreading
Social Studies: H/K homeroom Mound Builders, worked on review. Unit Assessment Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: P.E.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Reading: “Teammates” (Main Idea and details) Comprehension & Lang Arts Wkbk pgs18,19
Math: Polygons Homework: 21 B Fact, Place Value Wksht (2 sides!)
Technology
Spelling: Spelling wkbk. Pgs. 20,21 Test tomorrow
Bullying presentation by Mr. Barber
Writing: DOL 24 Introduction to the Writing Process- Editing/Proofreading- Homework: Pg. 6
Social Studies: H/K homeroom After the Anasazi, worked on review. Unit Assessment Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: P.E.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Reading: “Teammates” finished 1st read, 2nd read (Main Idea and details)
Math: Written Assmnt 3 Homework: 21 B Fact, Place Value Wksht
Spanish
Spelling: Using a Thesaurus Spelling wkbk. Pgs. 18,19
Second Step: Empathy Training: conflicting feelings
Writing: DOL 23 Introduction to the Writing Process- Editing/Proofreading- Grammar and punctuation Homework: Pg. 5
Social Studies: H/K homeroom Began work on review, After the Anasazi
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for details.
Specials: P.E.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Reading: Book Buddies w/ Mrs. Klee’s kindies. “Teammates” 1st read
Math: using logical reasoning to solve a problem, working backward to solve a problem Homework: 20 B Fact
NWEA Math
Handwriting: Handwriting wkbk pg. 42 cursive lower case l
Writing: DOL 22 Homework: What Comes Between?
Social Studies Halpert/Knapp Homeroom: The Anasazi
Ms. Nelson’s homeroom has science with Mrs. Knapp. Please see Mrs. Knapp’s site for more information
Specials: P.E.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Reading: “Teammates” word knowledge and building background knowledge
Math: rounding numbers to the nearest ten Homework: 19 B Fact, 19 B Homework
Spanish
Spelling: “Teammates” pretest Homework: pretest
Handwriting: Handwriting wkbk pg. 41 cursive lower case e
Writing: DOL 21 Introduction to the Writing Process- Editing/Proofreading
Homework: What Comes Between?
Social Studies: The Plains Indians – The Buffalo… Go Buffs!
Specials: P.E.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Reading: “Rugby & Rosie” comprehension test
Math: reading a thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees Fahrenheit, rounding numbers to the nearest ten
Library
Spelling: test
Handwriting: Manuscript review Handwriting wkbk pg. 40 cursive lower case w
Writing: DOL 20 review nouns, pronouns, and verbs
Social Studies: Northwest Coast- The Tlingit -totem poles
Specials: Art
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Reading: “Rugby & Rosie” 2nd read (cause and effect)
Math: dividing squares into two, four, and eight equal parts, identifying and shading halves, fourths, and eighths Homework: 17 B Fact, 17 B Homework
Second Step: Empathy Training Lesson 1 con’t: role plays how to identify a person’s feeling, or emotion , by looking for clues in their face and bodies, in their words, and in the situation. We also talked about how people can have different feelings about the same situation and how people’s feelings can change.
Spelling: Bob the Fox Spelling wkbk. Pgs. 16,17 Test tomorrow!
Vocabulary: dictionary skills Homework: What comes before?
Handwriting: Manuscript review Handwriting wkbk pg. 39 cursive lower case u
Writing: DOL 19, Revising- rearranging, clarifying, Revised paragraphs
Social Studies: Inuit text pgs. 111-113
Specials: Art