Due to our abbreviated week and then Spring Break, I thought it best to give the students a reading log that they could complete over the two weeks for homework. They can return in the Monday we return.
Thursday is a half day. There will still be after care.
Friday is a student holiday.
I hope everyone has a great and enjoyable Spring Break!
Monday, March 23, 2015
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Class Bracket Challenge
Your child may have already told you this, but we are having a friendly March Madness Bracket Challenge. It's something we do in this class every loop to learn about probability and statistics. I absolutely love basketball and I'm always surprised at how much the children enjoy making predictions or guesses and seeing if they are correct. Here's my bracket.
It's pretty much the best bracket ever created. Feel free to compare our brackets if you are filling one out at home.
Here's how the scoring works:
For every correct prediction you get points based on the round.
Round 1: 10 points
Round 2: 20 points
Round 3: 30 points
Round 4: 40 points
Round 5: 50 points
Round 6: 60 points
Here's how the scoring works:
For every correct prediction you get points based on the round.
Round 1: 10 points
Round 2: 20 points
Round 3: 30 points
Round 4: 40 points
Round 5: 50 points
Round 6: 60 points
Monday, March 9, 2015
Homework
I sent an email this morning giving details about how our fractions test that was originally scheduled to be this Wednesday will be moved until next Thursday due to illnesses in our class. Also, I will be out of town Thursday through Monday for my brother's wedding in Florida.
Homework:
Phase 1 (Due Thursday): Students will have editing conferences with their revised fiction pieces. Topics of discussion include spelling of words we should know, capitalization, punctuation, paragraphs, commas in a series, quotation marks, and necessary speech tags. The students did self-edits today in class in preparation for this process. This is not to be rewritten, just show what needs to be changed on the paper. We will publish in class beginning Thursday and add illustrations.
Phase 2 (Due next Tuesday): On Thursday, your child will bring home a fraction review for the assessment the next week. This is to be completed and returned next Tuesday so we can go over the answers and correct any miscues.
Homework:
Phase 1 (Due Thursday): Students will have editing conferences with their revised fiction pieces. Topics of discussion include spelling of words we should know, capitalization, punctuation, paragraphs, commas in a series, quotation marks, and necessary speech tags. The students did self-edits today in class in preparation for this process. This is not to be rewritten, just show what needs to be changed on the paper. We will publish in class beginning Thursday and add illustrations.
Phase 2 (Due next Tuesday): On Thursday, your child will bring home a fraction review for the assessment the next week. This is to be completed and returned next Tuesday so we can go over the answers and correct any miscues.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Homework
This week's homework will be in two phases.
Phase one will be due Wednesday. The students have written 1st drafts of fiction stories about a character they created and developed. They are to read the story with you and conference about what they can do better in their 2nd draft. This is not the editing portion of the Author's Cycle. We are just focusing on the bettering of ideas conveyed in the story, descriptions, and development of character and plot. Your child is to write down the list of suggestions you have and bring it back to class on Wednesday.
Phase Two will be a math packet that your child will receive Wednesday at school. It will be due the following Monday.
Phase one will be due Wednesday. The students have written 1st drafts of fiction stories about a character they created and developed. They are to read the story with you and conference about what they can do better in their 2nd draft. This is not the editing portion of the Author's Cycle. We are just focusing on the bettering of ideas conveyed in the story, descriptions, and development of character and plot. Your child is to write down the list of suggestions you have and bring it back to class on Wednesday.
Phase Two will be a math packet that your child will receive Wednesday at school. It will be due the following Monday.
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