Thursday, March 22, 2007

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed comparative bar graphs. Problem set 93 was assigned and is due tomorrow.

Science: Today we went over our review sheet for our test tomorrow. Do not forget the vocab test as well.

Social Studies: Conclusion of the Arlington DVD. The kids were very quiet and attentive.

In Mrs. D's class we turned in our spelling workbook pages and our test will be tomorrow. We went to the library. We completed some comprehension questions on Mae Jemison and we worked on subject verb agreement as well.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 20-21 in Running Out of Time. We took a quiz over chapters 5-11. We turned in our workbook pages and test tomorrow. We completed an activiy over outlining. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P's class we did partner reading of the story Elena to get ready for our test tomorrow. We reviewed quotation marks and did a sheet to get ready for our test tomorrow. We also went to the library. Spelling book, pictures, and crossword are due tomorrow. Spelling test tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

No blog tomorrow--Have a great SPRING BREAK!

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Happy Wednesday! Happy Spring!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed double digit division. We worked on problem set 92 and it is due on Thursday.

Science: Today we discussed how changes can make more changes. We also had a review sheet to complete that is due tomorrow.

Social Studies: Today we discussed the history of Arlington cemetary.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on subject verb agreement and had an activity to complete. We also wrote ten spelling sentences due tomorrow and also workbook pages tomorrow. We also finished reading Mae Jemison and completed our SQ4R chart and comprehension questions.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 18 and 19 in Running Out of Time. We took a quiz as well. Workbooks in spelling are due tomorrow. We had a free writing activity. We also went to the computer lab.

In Mr. P's class we listened to the story Elena and completed a crossword puzzle to get ready for our test on Friday. We also completed spelling pictures and had a pretest. We also did a quotation marks writing activity. Be ready for a quotation mark test on Friday.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed Improper Fractions. Problem set 91 was assigned and is due on Wednesday.

Science: Today we discussed how species change. For homework the students were to think of two animals with structual and two with behavioral adaptations. These are to be listed with their adaptations.

Social Studies: Today we read and discussed lesson three dealing with taxation.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on subject - verb agreement. We worked on our spelling workbook pages that are due on Friday. We also had a visit from Mrs. K dealing with fairness. We also read some of Mae Jemison.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 15-17 in Running Out of Time. We took a spelling pretest and worked on workbook pages. We completed pages 311-312 in the old book dealing with Encyclopedias. We also went to the library.

In Mr. P's class we read the rest of the story Elena. We answered questions 2-4-5-6 at the end of the story. We went to the computer lab. We also did a writing activity. We also did spelling sentences due tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Monday, March 19, 2007

Monday, March 19, 2007

Happy Monday!

Math: Today we worked on line graphs. The students had a writing assignment dealing with line graphs today due on Tuesday.

Science: Today we reviewed our test from Friday and we reviewed chapter 6 vocab for our test this Friday. We went over lesson 1 in chapter six dealing with how ecosystems change.

Social Studies: Today we discussed lesson 3 in chapter 7 dealing with the English control over the new colonies.

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling pretest and wrote our words we missed three times each. We went to the computer lab and the library. We started reading Mae Jemison in class and will finish it tomorrow.

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 11 and 12 in Running Out of Time. Lesson 27 words were introduced and the workbook pages were assigned. We had a paragraph correcting sheet. Today was the final chance to turn in the final copy of our writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we continued Elena in reading. We also had workbook pages 165-169 in spelling due on Friday. Five times each was also assigned for tomorrow and we took a pretest. We also created a crossword puzzle for unit 27. We continued working with quotation marks. Quotation mark test on Friday.

Have a great evening!

Friday, March 16, 2007

Friday, March 16, 2007

Happy Friday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We took a test over skills previously taught. A bonus sheet was handed out as well.

Science: We took a test. Vocab on page 164 due on Monday.

Social Studies: We discussed the conculsion of the French and Indian War and previewed March Maddness.

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling test and we worked on a fun St. Patricks Day activity. We also worked on writing a St. Patricks Day Poem and we played Synonym and Antonym QUIZMO!

In Mr. H's class we took our spelling unit 26 test. We read up to chapter 11 in Running Out of Time. We completed a paragraph correcting sheet as well.

In Mr. P's class we took our spelling unit 26 test and handed in our spelling workbook pages and our pictures. We also took a reading vocab quiz and we read the first part of Elena.

Have a great evening!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on reducing fractions. Problem set 90 was assigned and is due on Friday. Test tomorrow.

Science: Today we reviewed for our test tomorrow.

Social Studies: Today we discussed current events.

*We had a convocation today dealing with life skills and basketball.

In Mrs. D's class we went to the library and we turned in our spelling books. We will have our spelling test tomorrow. We also worked on a spelling activity in class.

In Mr. H's class we had library. We read Running Out of Time chapters 7 and 8. We also graded our spelling workbook pages and we will have a test tomorrow. Final drafts are almost done!

In Mr. P's class we went over our reading vocab for our test tomorrow. We worked some more with quotation marks and we went to the library. Spelling books and cross words are due tomorrow and test is tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed square roots. Problem set 89 was assigned and is due on Thursday.

Science: Today we finished our discussion of cycles in the ecosystem. We were assigned a review that is due tomorrow. Possible test on Friday.

Social Studies: Today we reviewed lessons 1-2 and 3 dealing with the French and Indian war and the events that led up to the Revolutionary War.

In Mrs. D's class we finished our crossword puzzles/word finds. We finished The Fear Place and completed some comprehension questions. We also worked on irregular verbs and had an activity to completed dealing with that. Spelling books are due tomorrow!

In Mr. H's class we read chapters 6 and 7 in Running Out of Time. We continued to try and finish our writing final drafts. We discussed oral presentations.

In Mr. P's class we took a test over Black Cowboy Wild Horses. We completed spelling pictures and took a spelling pretest. We also continued our work with quotation marks and completed anther activity.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Happy Tuesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: We discussed transformations, slides, flips and turns. Problem set 88 was assigned and is due on Wednesday. We also looked at the new problem of the week.

Science: We discussed the nitrogen cycle and also began talking about the Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen cycle. We are looking at a test on Monday over the entire chapter.

Social Studies: We began our March Madness discussion. We talked about History and basketball. We also talked about lesson two from our text book dealing with the conclusion of the French and Indian war.

In Mrs. D's class we discussed verbs and had an activity due tomorrow. We worked on our spelling workbooks for unit 26 and also created word searches and or cross word puzzles. We began working on our new story The Fear Place as well.

In Mr. H's class we read Running Out of Time chapter 5. We took our spelling pretest for unit 26 and workbook pages are due on Thursday. We did a review in English dealing with adverb and adjectives. We also continued to finish our rough draft of our writing activity.

In Mr. P's class we went to the computer lab. We reread Pioneer Girl for fluency and for our test tomorrow. We also did an activity over quotation marks. We also started working on our spelling sentences due tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we discussed multiplying fractions and whole numbers. Problem set 86 was assigned and is due on Tuesday.

Science: We reviewed our quizzes from last week and we began talking about cycles.

Social Studies: We read lesson two on page 273-277 in new book and read pages 268-271 in the old book in class and discussed.

In Mrs. D's class we took our spelling pretest. Workbook pages are due on Thursday. We went to the computer lab and the library and we tried to get our poetry books completed and finished!

In Mr. H's class we read Running Out of Time chapters 3 and 4. We copied spelling words three times each and did pages 158 pretest tomorrow. We reviewed page 328 A,B,C,and D. We also wrote our final draft of our writing from last week.

In Mr. P's class we discussed our questions for Black Cowboy, Wild Horses. Test on Wednesday. We copied our spelling words five times each, took a pretest and worked on our workbook pages due on Friday. We began working with quotation marks and we went to the library.

Have a great evening!

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

*Today we took our Benchmark tests for this quarter. The students did a good job working hard on these tests!

In Mrs. D's class we went to the library. We recited poems to the class, each student had to pick their favorite to recite. We had our last day with the laptop computers and hopefully we are done with our poetry typing. We also did a review sheet dealing with Language skills we have been working on. Spelling test tomorrow!

In Mr. P's class we answered some questions on Black Cowboys, Wild Horses story. We also went to the library. We also did a review sheet dealing with Language skills we have been working on. Spelling test tomorrow!

In Mr. H's class we went to the library. We also did a review sheet dealing with Language skills we have been working on. We graded our spelling workbook pages. Spelling test tomorrow! We also did some writing during class.

Have a great evening!

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Happy Wednesday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we reviewed prime and composite number and also adding and subtracting decimals. The students had an assignment and the opportunity for extra credit as well.

Science: We took a quiz over lessons 4 and 5.

Social Studies: We discussed lesson one in chapter 8 pages 268-272 dealing with the French and Indian War. The students had to write down three important facts.

In Mrs. D's class we completed an activity dealing with prefixes and suffixes. We also continued to use the portable lab to type our poems. Our books should be complete very soon! We also reviewed conjunctions and clauses.

In Mr. H's class we finished reading Twenty and Ten. We made spelling pictures and the workbook pages are due tomorrow. We also had a writing activity. We also reviewed conjunctions and clauses.

In Mr. P's class we took a spelling pretest. We drew 8 spelling pictures due on Friday. We read part two of Black Cowboys Wild Horses and we had a comprehension check sheet as well. We wrote in our journal about spring break. We also reviewed conjunctions and clauses.

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Happy Tuesday!


We had an in service today so it was a short day!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on Mean, Median, Mode and Range again.

Science: We will have a quiz tomorrow over lesson 4 and 5.

In Mrs. D's class today we used the laptop computers to type our poems. We are trying to complete our poetry books. We also have spelling due on Thursday.

In Mr. H's class we read chapter 4 in Twenty and Ten. We worked on lesson 25 in spelling 152-155 due Thursday. We also took a spelling pretest. We continued working with adverbs.

In Mr. P's class we read part one on Black Cowboys Wild Horses. We also reviewed our vocabulary for our test on Friday. We continued working on Greek Roots and had an activity to complete. The propaganda activity is due tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Monday, March 05, 2007

Monday, March 5, 2007

Happy Monday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we reviewed perimeter and area. The students worked on two papers dealing with these topics. They are due tomorrow.

Science: Today we reviewed our lesson 4 and 5 worksheet. We also studied in groups for our quiz on Wednesday.

Social Studies: Today we discussed lesson 3 chapter 7 dealing with Southern Cities. They were also assigned page 253 questions 1-12 due tomorrow.

In Mrs. D's class we went to the library and computer lab. We worked on main idea and we also continued work on our poetry. We took a spelling pretest and our workbook pages are due on Thursday.

In Mr. P's class we reviewed vocab for Black Cowboys, White Horses due tomorrow. We took a spelling pretest and we also did spelling pictures due tomorrow and workbook pages were due Friday. We also did crossword puzzles due on Friday. We also worked on Greek Roots and had a short assignment. We also went to the library.

In Mr. H' s class we continued reading Twenty and Ten chapters 2 and 3. We also continued looking at adverbs and we also worked on a paragraph correcting sheet. We also looked at our spelling words and wrote our words three times each. Workbook pages due on Thursday. We also had an in class writing activity.

Have a great evening!

Friday, March 02, 2007

Friday, March 2, 2007

Happy Friday!
*We had a two hour delay this morning and Explorations this afternoon.

Here is what we did today:

Math: We all worked on reviewing measurement conversions.

In Mrs. D's class we worked on poetry and we also took our DOL Quiz and a spelling test. We also picked a new book to keep from the RIF program. We also worked on Greek root words.

In Mr. H' s class we picked up a new book to keep from the RIF program. We read chapter 3 in Twenty and Ten. We worked on adverbs and we took spelling test over unit 24.

In Mr. P's class we took a spelling test and graded our spelling book. We picked a new book to keep from the RIF program. We took a test over Pioneer Girl. Don't forget the propaganda activity is due on Wednesday. Also, the how to do Homesteader chores writing activity is due on Monday.

Have a great evening!

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Happy Thursday!

Here is what we did today:

Math: Today we worked on Mean, Median, Mode and Range. We did an activity in class and have a sheet to complete tonight.

Science: Today we finished lesson 5 dealing with the food chain. Lesson 4 and 5 review sheet.

Social Studies: We discussed lesson 2 dealing with the Southern Plantations.

In Mrs. D's class we turned in our spelling book and will have a test tomorrow. We continued our poetry work and we also went to the library.

In Mr. H's class we began reading the book Twenty and Ten. We discussed Adverbs and graded our spelling workbook.

In Mr. P's class we reviewed the questions from Pioneer Girl quiz tomorrow. We reviewed the propaganda assignement due on Wednesday. We also had a writing activity dealing with Pioneer Girl. We also went to the library

Have a great evening!

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