3/31/10

Spelling: 175 1-18, w3x - due tomorrow

Language Arts:

Math:
Balke: Proportions no hw
Gatens: MJ 291-293, 8.4 (due Mon.)
Gordon: MJ 164-165, Camp wkst
Hall: SL 171 172 Math rev 114

Social Studies: Brain only test

Science: Day 8

Other: 6th grade: survey and parent mtg tomorrow night

Week 29 - 6th grade Campout Meeting April 1st 7:30

Reminder on the parent meeting.

A survey should be coming home tonight as well.

Have a great evening,

nb

3/29/10

Spelling: p.175 1-18, w3x due Thurs.

Language Arts: CQ: TCL due Wed.

Math:
Balke: 8.3
Gatens: MJ 287 SL 8.4 MJ 280 (Wed.)
Gordon: SL 151 SL 152 (Wed.) MJ 163 (Wed.) Camp wkst (Wed.) Test tomorrow!!!
Hall: Math rev. 112 SL 165-166

Social Studies: Finish Ch. 11 review Ch. 11 test tomorrow!!!

Science: Day 6 observations

Other:

3/26/10

Spelling: Final test

Language Arts: CQ: TCL finish Mon.

Math:
Balke: no hw - cross multiplication
Gatens: 8.3
Gordon: MJ 162, Camp wkst, Test Tues.
Hall: Math review 107-108

Social Studies: Open note test - finish Monday


Science: Day 3 observations


Other: Take forms home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3/25/10

Spelling: Final test

Language Arts:

Math:
Balke: 8.2
Gatens: 8.2, MJ 285
Gordon: SL 150, MJ 162 (Mon.), Test Tues., Mean wkst
Hall: Math review 105, SL 163, 164

Social Studies: RN 11 - due tomorrow

Science: Day 2 observations

Other:

3/24/10

Spelling: p.169 1-18, w3x - due Thurs.

Language Arts: CQ: CA - due Thurs.

Math:
Balke: 8.2
Gatens: 8.2, MJ 285
Gordon: SL 150, Mean wkst, MJ 162 (Mon.), Test Tues.
Hall: Math 105, SL 163-164

Social Studies: RN 11 - due Friday, Open note test and brain only test SOON!

Science: Day 1 - how to record information

Other: Tomorrow: Opera Iowa in the a.m., G & D in the p.m.

Week 28 - 5th grade parents, too!

Correction from the last email – 5th grade parents should also be looking for that Growth and Development letter!! 6th grade only for the School for the Wild overnight.

My apologies.

Week 28 - 6th grade parents look for these things:

1. Growth and Development information

2. School for the Wild overnight meeting information

3/23/10

Spelling: p.169 w3x - due Thurs.

Language Arts: CQ: CA - due Thurs.

Math:
Balke: 8.1
Gatens: 8.1
Gordon: MJ 159, SL 149, Mean wkst (Fri.)
Hall: SL 157, 161, Math review 106

Social Studies: Reading Notes 11 - due Friday

Science: Day 0 - Planting day

Other: 6th graders! Important Forms! G&D notification and Overnight meeting notice

3/22/10

Spelling: p.169 1-18, w3x - due Thurs.

Language Arts: CQ: Clowning around

Math:
Balke: Proportions - no hw
Gatens: MJ 281
Gordon: MJ 157, MJ 159 (Wed.), SL 148 (Wed.)
Hall: SL 157, 158

Social Studies: Ch. 11 begun

Science: Notes - plant tomorrow!

Other:

3/11/10

Spelling: Test tomorrow!!!

Language Arts: RRJ + Summary + SEChart - due Tomorrow!!!

Math:
Balke: Continue test tomorrow - study tonight!!
Gatens: Continue test tomorrow - study tonight!!
Gordon: MJ 153, 154, 156, Decoder
Hall: Math review 103, 104 + 2 word probs

Social Studies: Brain only test!

Science: More notes

Other:

3/10/10

Spelling: 163 1-18 w3x due tomorrow!

Language Arts: RRJ + Summary + SEChart due Friday!

Math:
Balke: Test tomorrow - Study!!!!
Gatens: SL 6.12, pre-assessment
Gordon: MJ 156 (Fri.), Decoder (Fri.)
Hall: Math review 102, Fractions wkst

Social Studies: Ch. 10 brain only test tomorrow

Science: Notes on experiments

Other: Fine arts night tomorrow

3/9/10

Spelling: 163 1-18, w3x due Thurs.

Language Arts:

Math:
Balke: Study sheet, Test is now THURS>!!!!!
Gatens: MJ 239 Test is Friday
Gordon: Frac Tac Toe, MJ 156 (Fri.), SL 145-146, Decoder (Fri.)
Hall: Equivalent Fracs, Turtle Page

Social Studies: Take home Open Note test if not done!!!!!!!

Test is now Thurs.!!!

Science: More plant discussion


Other:

3/8/10

Spelling: 163 1-18, w3x - due Thurs.

Language Arts: CQ: Odd Jobs - due Tues.

RRJ + Summ. + SEchart - due Fri.

Math:
Balke: Balancing Equations SL 6.11 test Fri.
Gatens: Balancing Equations SL 6.11 test Fri.
Gordon: MJ 151, MJ 156 (Fri.), Frac Tac Toe (Wed.), Decoder (Fri.)
Hall: Math rev. 99 + word problems, Eq. Frac. wksts

Social Studies: RN Ch. 10 W

Open Note test Tomorrow

Brain Only Wed.

Science: Talkin' Plants


Other:

3/5/10

Spelling: Final test, Dictionary list - 6 words as soon as possible!

Language Arts: CQ:OJ - due Tues.

Math:
Balke: no hw working hard on equations!!
Gatens: packet review for test
Gordon: MJ 152, Teach Frac-taction????
Hall: no hw circle graphs

Social Studies: Reading notes 10 - due Wed.

Science: Talked plants


Other:

Week 26 Part 2 - Solving Basic Equations, Conferences, Spring Break

Solving Basic Equations

6th grade parents and students: In math we are doing some solving of basic equations. This link may help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX8pyohMdK8&feature=channel

You can check other videos by "tabletclass", you may find it helpful!

Conferences

I am humbled and honored to have all these great parents to talk to during conference time! You are making my job a whole lot easier! Keep up the good work!

Spring Break

If you are leaving early for spring break, let me know!

Anyone else glad to see that snow finally melt? Unless, of course we have flooding to look forward to!

nb

Week 26 Part 1 - Pencils, Nat'l Parks, 99%, DRA scores

Pencils

If you get a chance, spend a buck on one of those hand pencil sharpeners. When I was a kid, I never saw a custodian change a pencil sharpener. They seemed to last forever. I asked a custodian about this after I started teaching, and as I suspected, the quality of your typical classroom pencil sharpener has plummeted. My pencil sharpener is constantly jamming up or something like that. If you are able, go get one of those lovely hand sharpeners!

National Parks

On PBS, I saw part of the Ken Burns documentary about our National Parks: America's Best Idea. It was great. They often replay that sort of thing, so if you can see it do so. Website: www.pbs.org/nationalparks

99%

I told the students during our clean-up time that 99% of the time in my class, all you need is: notebooks, folders, pencils, red pen. So if they have all kinds of markers and glue and crayons and what not, they probably don't need the distraction!

DRA scores

I apologize profusely for not having those scores during conference time. All the conference prep just piled up so I couldn't get them checked. I will get scores to you as soon as I able!

Have a great spring-like weekend!!

nb

3/4/10

Spelling: Final test

Language Arts: CQ: OJ due Tuesday

Math:
Balke: no HW equations
Gatens: 6.10 pan balance equations
Gordon: MJ 152 (Mon.) Fun sheet (Mon,) Teach a parent TTT (Wed.)
Hall: MJ 162

Social Studies: More Kush

Science: Mystery Powder Wrap -up, Intro Exp. w/ Plants

Other:

3/3/10

Spelling: p,157 1-18, w3x due tomorrow

Language Arts: DLR

Math:
Balke: 6.10 - pan balance equations
Gatens: MJ 238
Gordon: SL 144, MJ 152 (Mon.), Fun sheet (Mon.)
Hall: Math review 95-96, MJ 156

Social Studies: More Kush

Science: n/a


Other:

Week 25 and 26 - Redistricting!

Redistricting

I have a number of questions and/or comments about this very important topic. If you want to talk about it via email, please send it to:

nsmkab@avalon.net

The odds of the ICCSD Disloyalty Police checking my email is about 1 out of 1,000,000, and the odds of me saying anything to endanger my job are also 1 out of 1,000,000. However, better safe than sorry. My ICCSD email is public record.

If you email me at the above address, I have some requests:

1. Keep it clean, everyone in my family has access.

2. Do not send forwards with 100s of email addresses, because spammers love those things!

I value all your comments and opinions on this weighty subject.

nb

3/1/10

Spelling: p.157 1-18, w3x

Language Arts:

Math:
Balke: SL 6.9
Gatens: SL 6.9
Gordon: SL 143, MJ 149, Fun sheet (due Mon.)
Hall: Math 93-94, Mixed #s game, SL 144

Social Studies: Checked Ch. 9, Intro Ch.10 - Kush

Science: Final Mysterious Powder

Other: