Sunday, November 23, 2014
Cotton!
Here are six bales of cotton I just saw in south Alabama. They are each almost as big as a small school bus!
Friday, November 21, 2014
Updates
Monday, December 1...all LA students need to bring a large brown paper grocery bag to school for a gingerbread man project. We also need donations of buttons, any size or type, and packs of white "rick rack." Thank you so much!
All SS students need to bring their invention research to school on a jump drive on Monday.
Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for all of my wonderful students. They truly are a special group!!
Immigration
Our SS lesson yesterday was "immigration." Great timing considering the president's executive order. We mentioned it briefly today, but didn't discuss it in depth. Take some time to discuss it this week. It's a great teaching moment!
SS students engaged in Growing Groups...
Students had to collaborate on main ideas of sections of SS text, then combine those into a summary. 
Groups of two turned into groups of four, then combined into groups of eight. Great discussions on the Labor Movement throughout!
Groups of two turned into groups of four, then combined into groups of eight. Great discussions on the Labor Movement throughout!
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Updates
Thank you to all the parents who came to eat Thanksgiving Lunch today! It was really nice seeing everyone!
HW: SS: Quick Study Lesson 2
SS: Continue with your research for your invention project. Research is due on Monday, Dec. 1. Please have your research on a jump drive if at all possible.
HW: SS: Quick Study Lesson 2
SS: Continue with your research for your invention project. Research is due on Monday, Dec. 1. Please have your research on a jump drive if at all possible.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Holiday Preparations
On Monday, December 1, each child will need to have one large paper brown grocery bag. We will be making gingerbread men with them. Please pick up one or two over the Thanksgiving break. There are always children that will forget, so extras will be put to good use.
We also need a few packages of white "rick rack." That will be used as icing on the gingerbread men.
Lastly, we will need buttons. Any size and shape will do.
Thank you for any donations you can make!
We also need a few packages of white "rick rack." That will be used as icing on the gingerbread men.
Lastly, we will need buttons. Any size and shape will do.
Thank you for any donations you can make!
School-wide Reading Program
November bookmarks are due Friday, Novemer 21 for prizes from the media center!
Updates
Homework:
Grammar WB: pages 139 and 140. Skill: Using quotation marks correctly
SS: Quick Study Chapter 4, lessson 1
Continue working on your research for your Invention Project. Research is due Monday, December 1.
Groups A and B can BYOD tomorrow for reading responses only.
Thanksgiving Feast is tomorrow! I am looking forward to seeing our parents!
Grammar WB: pages 139 and 140. Skill: Using quotation marks correctly
SS: Quick Study Chapter 4, lessson 1
Continue working on your research for your Invention Project. Research is due Monday, December 1.
Groups A and B can BYOD tomorrow for reading responses only.
Thanksgiving Feast is tomorrow! I am looking forward to seeing our parents!
Interesting Link:
We discussed Thomas Edison, the light bulb and power plants during SS today. Here is a link to a short video explaining how electricity is made.
How do we make electricity?
How do we make electricity?
Friday, November 14, 2014
Updates
Mid-term grade reports are in the Friday Folders. Please go over them carefully with your child. There shouldn't be any surprises if you are checking the portal regularly.
BYOD News: Next week students will be using their own devices to make reading responses digitally. If you have your Independent Reading Rotation on Monday, then you should bring your device on Monday. If you have IR on Tuesday, then you only will need your device on Tuesday, and so on.
Just in case you don't know your IR day:
Monday: Group C
Tuesday: Group D
Wednesday: Group A
Thursday: Group B
Have a wonderful weekend! Get outside and enjoy the brisk weather!
BYOD News: Next week students will be using their own devices to make reading responses digitally. If you have your Independent Reading Rotation on Monday, then you should bring your device on Monday. If you have IR on Tuesday, then you only will need your device on Tuesday, and so on.
Just in case you don't know your IR day:
Monday: Group C
Tuesday: Group D
Wednesday: Group A
Thursday: Group B
Have a wonderful weekend! Get outside and enjoy the brisk weather!
Thursday, November 13, 2014
New SS Project
SS: Show your parents your rubric for your new SS project. Look through chapter 4 to choose an invention for your project. You will be doing all your research at home, but you will create your actual brochure here at school in the computer lab using Publisher.
Updates
Homework:
Grammar sheet 645. Skill: Quotation Marks
Grammar Test tomorrow on sentence types. Pages to review in Super Writer Grammar Book are 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28. and 109
SS: Quick Study #2
Grammar sheet 645. Skill: Quotation Marks
Grammar Test tomorrow on sentence types. Pages to review in Super Writer Grammar Book are 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28. and 109
SS: Quick Study #2
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Updates
Homework: Be familiar with Comparative and Superlative Adjectives (ier and iest) for tomorrow's Mentor Sentence class work grade. You can review pages 73 and 75 in your super writer grammar workbook.
Grammar Test on types of sentences is Friday!
Social Studies: Welcome, Mrs. Morand's class! Quick Study Lesson 1. RESTATE the question! I will be looking for QUALITY answers! Thank you for taking your time!
Grammar Test on types of sentences is Friday!
Social Studies: Welcome, Mrs. Morand's class! Quick Study Lesson 1. RESTATE the question! I will be looking for QUALITY answers! Thank you for taking your time!
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Updates
Grammar: Use two different colored highlighters to complete your grammar sheet. If you take two from school, please be sure to return them to me!
Writing: Work on your C/C informational paper. It is due tomorrow at the end of class. This paper is a test grade, so do your best!
Social Studies and Science groups switch tomorrow!
Writing: Work on your C/C informational paper. It is due tomorrow at the end of class. This paper is a test grade, so do your best!
Social Studies and Science groups switch tomorrow!
Monday, November 10, 2014
Updates
Homework:
Social Studies: Quick Studies: Lessons 1 and 2
Chapter Test 5, 6.1 and 6.2 is tomorrow!
Informational Papers are due Wednesday at the end of LA. Work on these at home if you feel like you might not finish on time. You will have 30 minutes in class on Tuesday and 30 minutes in class on Wednesday. This is for a test grade, so parents may not assist! Thank you!
Grammar Test on types of sentences is Friday!
Social Studies: Quick Studies: Lessons 1 and 2
Chapter Test 5, 6.1 and 6.2 is tomorrow!
Informational Papers are due Wednesday at the end of LA. Work on these at home if you feel like you might not finish on time. You will have 30 minutes in class on Tuesday and 30 minutes in class on Wednesday. This is for a test grade, so parents may not assist! Thank you!
Grammar Test on types of sentences is Friday!
Friday, November 7, 2014
Updates
Friday Folders are full! Please check for self portrait magnets. If you want to purchase the artwork, follow the directions in the packet. If you are not interested, please return the magnet to school on Monday.
Spelling Bee lists are in Friday Folders. Please keep this in a safe place. If you lose it, you can find a copy on the C&I tool in the student portal.
November book marks are in the folders. Please keep up with this. They are due November 21.
Have a great weekend!
Spelling Bee lists are in Friday Folders. Please keep this in a safe place. If you lose it, you can find a copy on the C&I tool in the student portal.
November book marks are in the folders. Please keep up with this. They are due November 21.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Updates
Homework:
Grammar: complete your conjunctions brochure
Writing: finish your two box graphic organizer for your informational paper comparing and contrasting the two Bill Peet books we have analyzed.
Social Studies: Quick Study lesson 4
Chapter 5 vocab test is tomorrow!
Chapter 5 and 6.1 and 6.2 test is Tuesday, 11/11.
Grammar Test is Friday, 11/14
Grammar: complete your conjunctions brochure
Writing: finish your two box graphic organizer for your informational paper comparing and contrasting the two Bill Peet books we have analyzed.
Social Studies: Quick Study lesson 4
Chapter 5 vocab test is tomorrow!
Chapter 5 and 6.1 and 6.2 test is Tuesday, 11/11.
Grammar Test is Friday, 11/14
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Updates
Homework: SS: Quick Study lesson 3. Study the cycle of sharecropping sheet we completed today. Tomorrow (Thursday) we will have a class work grade on the causes and effects of sharecropping.
SS Chapter 5 vocabulary test is Friday!
Chapter test for 5 and 6.1 and 6.2 is Tuesday, November 11.
Grammar Test, Friday 11/14, You need to know the types of sentences: simple, compound, complex and compound-complex. You need to know where commas go in each type of sentence. You also need to know the difference between independent and dependent clauses. Finally, you need to know when to use FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions).
Secret word of the day is "sharecropping." You must whisper it to me before announcements to get your treat. Thank you for checking the blog!
SS Chapter 5 vocabulary test is Friday!
Chapter test for 5 and 6.1 and 6.2 is Tuesday, November 11.
Grammar Test, Friday 11/14, You need to know the types of sentences: simple, compound, complex and compound-complex. You need to know where commas go in each type of sentence. You also need to know the difference between independent and dependent clauses. Finally, you need to know when to use FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions).
Secret word of the day is "sharecropping." You must whisper it to me before announcements to get your treat. Thank you for checking the blog!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Updates
Homework:
Grammar: complete the Verb Brochure. List 10 action verbs, all the linking verbs and all the helping verbs. Students can use their Super Writer Grammar Book to find the lists, or look it up on line. After listing the verbs, use one verb in a sentence for each verb type. That means one list and one sentence per verb type.
SS: Quick Study for Lesson 5.2
Vocabulary Test for all of chapter 5 will be Friday, November 7.
Test for Chapter 5, and lesson 6.1 and 6.2will be Tuesday, November 11.
No school tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4. See you Wednesday!
Grammar: complete the Verb Brochure. List 10 action verbs, all the linking verbs and all the helping verbs. Students can use their Super Writer Grammar Book to find the lists, or look it up on line. After listing the verbs, use one verb in a sentence for each verb type. That means one list and one sentence per verb type.
SS: Quick Study for Lesson 5.2
Vocabulary Test for all of chapter 5 will be Friday, November 7.
Test for Chapter 5, and lesson 6.1 and 6.2will be Tuesday, November 11.
No school tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4. See you Wednesday!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
SS Grades
Grades have been posted for the Chapter 3/4 test and the Invention Brochure.
If you have an NTI for the brochure that means you either didn't put your name on your brochure, or you didn't turn in a rubric for me to grade your brochure. Please figure it out on Monday!
If you have an NTI for the brochure that means you either didn't put your name on your brochure, or you didn't turn in a rubric for me to grade your brochure. Please figure it out on Monday!
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