Friday, December 16, 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, December 15th

Math - None - Due to the late start this morning, we only had time to do a reteach page and a problem of the day.

Science - None - We took our chapter 5 test today.

Language Arts - None - We watched the movie Because of Winn Dixie today since we just finished the novel.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Note:  The students do not need to bring their book bags tomorrow 
since we will be going on our Christmas field trip.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Classroom Visitor

Izzy's dad visited our classroom today to tell us all about his job as a farmer.  The kids LOVED hearing about his tractors and crops.


Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, December 14th

Math - 6.1 - We started lesson 6.1 today on identifying equivalent fractions.  In small groups, we did this by using fraction circles, folding papers, and using dice and multiplication.  Students have dry erase fraction strips and markers to help them with tonight's assignment.

Science - None - We finished reading about how humans can impact ecosystems.  We read about natural resources, and watched a Discovery Education video on resources.  Students had to list the resources they observed in the movie in their science journals.  We will take our chapter 5 open book test tomorrow.

Language Arts - None - We finished up our Winn-Dixie anchor charts today, finished our last brochure, and took our final novel assessment.

Social Studies - None - We used our social studies time today to get some extra science done.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, December 13th

Math - None - We used our math time today to finish up our social studies tests from yesterday.

Science - None - We started our lesson on how humans impact ecosystems.  We watched a Discovery Education video on erosion and pollution to preview this lesson.

Language Arts - None - We did not have language arts today due to our program practice.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Reminder:  Students need to arrive for the program at 5:45.  
4th grade is meeting in Mr. McCollough's room.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Player of the Week

Izzy is our Player of the Week this week!


Lessons & Assignments Monday, December 12th

Math - None - We started discussing chapter 6 today on fractions.  Students will learn to compare, order, and find equivalent fractions in this chapter.  We reviewed the basics of fractions today while working with magnetic fraction strips and fraction circles.  We also completed the chapter introduction and vocabulary page together in class.

Science - None - We finished learning about different types of ecosystems today, and talked about the different layers of the rainforest ecosystem.  We made rainforest diagrams in our journals.

Language Arts - None - We finished reading Because of Winn-Dixie today.  We continued adding ideas to our anchor charts, worked on our brochures, and responded to quotes from the text.  We also learned 6 new vocabulary words.  We will take a final assessment over this novel on Wednesday.

Social Studies - None - We took our open book unit 2 test today.

Friday, December 9, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Friday, December 9th

Math - None - We took our 3rd quarter assessment pretest today.

Science - None - We read about non-living factors that affect ecosystems today.

Language Arts - None - We continued our novel unit today, took our spelling and vocab tests, and took our reading test.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, December 8th

Math - None - We took our 2nd quarter assessment posttest today.

Science - None - We read about factors that affect ecosystems today.  We finished a diagram graphic organizer of a population, community, and ecosystem, and completed a cause/effect chart in our journals.

Language Arts - None - We continued working on our novel unit.  We completed a spelling/grammar page in class, added information to our anchor charts, and read two more chapters.  Students completed a writing response today, and researched dogs.

Social Studies - Chapter 4 worksheet - We finished watching our Discovery Education video on the journey of the Declaration of Independence.  We started our chapter 4 review sheet.  These need to be completed at home tonight for homework.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, December 7th

Math - None - We worked on corrections today in class, and also had our SEL lesson.

Science - None - We started our new chapter on ecosystems today.

Language Arts - read ch. 17, brochure - We continued our novel unit today.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, December 6th

Math - None - We took our chapter 5 test today.

Science - None - We used our science time to work on our math test today.

Language Arts - read chapter 14, quote response - We continued our novel unit today.  We completed a spelling and grammar page, summarized events for our chapter titles activity, added to our anchor charts, and completed a graphic organizer.  We also took a quiz over chapters 9-13.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Reminder:  SIP early dismissal tomorrow

Hour of Code

The fourth graders walked over to the middle school today to participate an Hour of Code activity.  They spent an hour writing and interacting with code with the 5th graders.  You can learn more by clicking HERE.




Monday, December 5, 2016

Ag in the Classroom

The students learned all about soybeans today!  We got to watch a movie on soybeans, dissect a soybean, and read our Ag Mags on the ipads!



Player of the Week

Grace is our Player of the Week this week!

Lessons & Assignments Monday, December 5th

Math - None - We reviewed chapter 5 today in preparation for tomorrow's test.

Science - None - We had Ag in the Classroom today.

Language Arts - None - We continued working on our novel unit today.  The students got new spelling and vocabulary words for this week, and completed a spelling and grammar page in class.  We read two chapters, and worked on some reading response activities.

Social Studies - None - Last week the students read about the Declaration of Independence.  We watched a Discovery Education video on this topic today.

Ag Mag

Ag Mag