Parent Handbook

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Reading: RIF. Your August and September reading log is due tomorrow!

Spelling: Homework Activity due tomorrow. Test is Thursday!

Math: Practice Fact Triangles

Soc. St.: Daily Geo week 6 due Friday

Monday, September 29, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Study Words. Homework activity due Wednesday. Test is Thursday!

Math: WS 3.1 Practice fact triangles

Soc. St.: Daily Geo due Friday

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Reading: RIF

Math: Practice Facts

Paw Pride tomorrow.

Remember, tomorrow is a half day. No breakfast or lunch will be served.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Dancing Brain Breaks

Below is a dancing brain break. We started testing these out on Tuesday. The kids love them! if you're interested the website is gonoodle.com

http://youtu.be/TYWMI-Eb6Ms

Subjects and Predicates

Below are students proving how they know they have a complete sentence....

http://youtu.be/NTZDCDzkbCM

http://youtu.be/zDXFNnVW-iU

http://youtu.be/3ykXRG20q-U

http://youtu.be/cyPEzUAZzus

http://youtu.be/JwX4WKp8UsA


Reading: RIF. Finish reading chapters 8 and 9 of Sarah, Plain and Tall from class today. This can be used for your RIF reading log.

Spelling: Study words. Unit 5C Test is tomorrow.

Math: Practice facts

Try to get onto your google drive to make comments on your biome presentation. Remember, just go to google.com. Then type in your 5/3@wcusd5students.net and your 00 password. Go to shared with me if you were not logged in today. It should be there!

Remember, Friday is a half day!

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Unit 5 Homework due tomorrow. Study words

Math: Study for Unit 2 Test (tomorrow).

Remember, report card envelopes and goals are due tomorrow!

Monday, September 22, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Unit 5 Homework due Wednesday. Practice words (Test Thursday).

Math: Unit 2 Test on Wednesday. I handed out the study guide today for people that like to study more than one day in advance. We will complete it together in class tomorrow. Please do not write on the study guide tonight.

If you missed 5 or more on the subtraction mad minute, practice your facts at home. You can take home the fact triangles!

Remember, no Daily Geo this week!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Reading: RIF

Math: Ws. 2.9 (using partial differences algorithm)
  *everydaymathonline.com has animation examples... Just have your child login. Go to algorithms, animations, and choose any of the partial differences methods.*

Soc. St.: Daily Geo is due tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Study for Unit 4 Test

Math: Practice Subtraction facts if you missed 5 or more on the mad minute.

Soc. St.: Daily Geo Week 5 due Friday

Monday, September 15, 2014

Reading: RIF

Writing: Record occupation for verb poem in your writing notebook. Also, list possible verbs that describe what that occupation does.
Here is an example... A doctor examines, prescribes, cures, researches, and studies.

Spelling: Homework Activity due Wednesday

Math: Ws 2.8. Don't forget to take home your nail example from class!

Soc. St.: Daily Geo week 5 due Friday. Chapter 3 Test is Wednesday!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Reading: RIF

Math: WS 2.7. Practice addition and subtraction facts

Soc. St.: Daily Geo due tomorrow

Tomorrow is Electronics/Game Day for filling the marble jar!!!!

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Study Unit 3C words. Test is tomorrow! Remember, you need to be prepared to write words for the following digraphs: th, wh, ph, sh, and ch.

Math: Practice Facts

Soc. St.: Daily Geo week 4 due Friday

Wear Red, White, and Blue tomorrow for Patriot Day!



Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Words 3 times each due tomorrow! Test is on Thursday!

Math: Finish math journal page 42 if not finished in class. WS 2.7

Soc. St.: Daily Geo due Friday

Practice those math facts!!!

Monday, September 8, 2014

Reading: RIF

Writing: Noun Bank

Spelling: 3 times each activity due Wednesday

Math: Practice addition and subtraction facts

Soc. St.: Daily Geo week 4 due Friday

9-5-14 Newsletter Recording

These girls used merits time to record this week's newsletter, and did it all on their own! Great Job girls!

http://youtu.be/F9idctGA8r4


Sunday, September 7, 2014

Continents Presentations

The class divided themselves into groups, chose continents, researched the continents, and created presentations on their Google drives. Here they are.....


South America


http://youtu.be/ADuf88E453E


Asia


http://youtu.be/rgQFvqvnZYo


North America


http://youtu.be/86NW7sSsWk4


http://youtu.be/vTst0h8C3B8


Antarctica


http://youtu.be/yfmmfzjbeu8


Africa


http://youtu.be/DAkGZ3aMqsA


Europe


http://youtu.be/5WR84_gDJxQ


Australia


http://youtu.be/mLTt144A9F0

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Study Unit 2 Words. Test tomorrow!

Soc. St.: Daily Geo week 3 due Friday. Finish Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Ws if not finished in class.

Picture Day is tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Reading: RIF

Spelling: Pyramids due Wednesday

Math: WS 2.4

Soc. St.: Daily Geo Week 3 due Friday