Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Happy Tuesday and Wednesday!

LAST TWO DAYS OF SCHOOL!

Here is what we did today:

Today we had a wonderful awards program. We have wonderful kids in our classes and a lot of them received recognition today during our program.

We continued to work on finishing up end of the year items such as end of the year projects, books, health discussions, spelling activities.

Tomorrow we are planning on having our egg drop in the morning and if weather permits, a wiffle ball game. We also will be collecting books tomorrow and having some time for closure with our homerooms.

We hope you have a fabulous summer and are ready to come back in August ready to learn a lot!

Friday, May 25, 2007

Friday, May 25, 2007

Happy Friday!

It is the final Friday of the school year!

Math: Today we took our final test for the year. The studetns have learned so much this year and have improved on so many skills. Mrs. D will have some summer packets available next week to keep math skills fresh!

Science: We watched a video on Sir Issaac Newton.

Social Studies: We watched a video on Arlington.

In Mrs. D's class we took our final spelling test of the year. We also worked on our End of the year projects and we read more in Maniac Magee. We also worked on our journal entries. We also worked on chosing awards for our classmates.

In Mr. H's class we turned in our spelling books and took a spelling test. We worked no End of the Year projects. We also read Sarah Plain and Tall.

In Mr. P's class we took a reading comprehension and vocab test on Mom's Best Friend. We graded our spelling books. We also partnered up to do each other's spelling crossword puzzles. We presented our one favorite end of the year projects to the class.

Have a wonderful long weekend. See you on Tuesday.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed multiplying mixed numbers. Problem set 120 was assigned and is due on Friday. Test on Friday.

Science/Health: Today we continued our discussion on Alcohol.

Social Studies: Today we discussed the first three amendments. We had some good discussions.

In Mrs. D's class we read the next section in Maniac Magee. We finished our PhD reports which they did very well on. Spelling workbooks were turned in and test is tomorrow. We also worked on cards.

In Mr. H's class we continued to watch Sarah Plain and Tall and we worked on some individual student choice reading. Spelling workbook pages were graded today. We worked on making cards as well. Test tomorrow in spelling

In Mr. P's class we read the story Mom's Best Friend with a partner and answered questions. We worked on spelling pictures due tomorrow. Spelling book and test tomorrow. We also made cards in class and continued to work on our End of the Year Projects.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed dividing by decimals. Problem set 119 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

Science/Health: Today we finished out discussion on tobacco and began discussing alcohol.

Social Studies: Today we discussed the Judicial Branch of the government.

In Mrs. D's class we began giving our oral presentations for the PhD project. A lot of Power Point presentations were used and they were great. Spelling workbook pages for unit 35 are due tomorrow. Mainac Magee section 3 should be done for tomorrow.

In Mr. H's class we read chapter 8 and 9 in Sarah Plain and Tall. We took a spelling pretest. We went to the computer lab and worked on math skills. We also completed an in class writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we worked on 12 spelling sentences and took a pretest over unit 35. We continued to work on our end of the year projects. We listened to Mom's Best Friend on tape and worked on a crossword and word search to go along with the story.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. We have done this before but we practiced doing this two different ways. Problem set 116 was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Science/Health: Today we discussed smoking and the effects.

Social Studies: We continued our discussion on the executive branch and the responsibilities of the president.

*The Crimson Connection came over to perform for us today as well!

In Mrs. D's class we had the laptop lab and we finished up our PhD projects which are due tomorrow. We read the next section of Maniac Magee and we worked on spelling workbook pages for unit 35.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 6 and 7 in Sarah Plain and Tall. We worked on spelling workbook pages for unit 35. We also worked on a writing activity in class. We also worked on filling writing pieces into our binders.

In Mr. P's class we worked on our spelling crossword puzzles due on Friday. We had time to work on our End of the Year Projects. We went to the computer lab and we began reading the story Mom's Best Friend together as a class.

Have a great evening!

Monday, May 21, 2007

Monday, May 21, 2007

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on finding area of odd shapes. Problem set 115 was assigned and is due on Tuesday.

Science/Health: We discussed illegal drugs and we watched a video dealing with this topic.

Social Studies: We discussed the executive branch.

In Mrs. D's class we took a spelling pretest over unit 35. We began reading Maniac Magee and will be doing diary entries each day. We worked on our PhD reports which are due on Wednesday.

In Mr. P's class we worked spelling five times each due tomorrow. Workbook pages 212-217 were assigned and are due on Friday. We also took a pretest over unit 35. We worked on vocab for Mom's Best Friend and we read the story as well. We discussed the end of the year activity which is due on Friday.

In Mr. H's class we read Sarah Plain and Tall chapters 4-5 and 6. We also used the laptop lab to work on our spelling. We also used the computers to work on a free write. We also worked on spelling five times each and workbook pages were assigned.

Have a great evening!

Friday, May 18, 2007

Friday, May 18, 2007

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we took the math Benchmark test for this quarter.

Science/Health: Continued discussion about Drugs and a Bill Nye video on Friction.

Social Studies: We continued to discuss the constitution and we looked at the legislative and executive brances of government.

In Mrs. D's class we took our unit 34 spelling test. We worked on our PhD report. We took a quiz over Early Sunday Morning and we also will finish the book before Monday. PhD reports are due on next Wednesday.

In Mr. H's class we read Sarah Plain and Tall chapter two. We took our spelling unit 34 test and we graded the workbook pages. We completed a review of subjects. Mrs. K came in today to discuss Patriotism and Citizenship.

In Mr. P's class we took our spelling unit 34 test. We took a vocab quiz and a comprehension quiz on Dear Mr. Henshaw. We also turned in our spelling workbook pages, crosswords and sentences.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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