8/31/10

Language Arts (Spelling): More DRAs

CQ: SS and GiaSS - due Friday

Spelling: w3x, p.19 1-18 - due Thursday

Math:

Balke: Stem and leaf plots - SL 1.3, SL 1.4 (due Thurs.)

Gordon: SL 14, Factor Captor at home by Friday, MJ12 (Fri.)

Hall: SL 13, Rev. 7, MJ 16-17

Wilson: Factor Captor at home by Friday

Science: ----------------

Social Studies: Rdg. Notes 2 - due Thurs.

Open book test Thurs.

Brain Only test Fri.

Other:

8/30/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Unit 2 - p. 19 1-18 + w3x - due Thurs.

Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRAs)!!! (must be done in class)

CQ: Surprise Sunday, Goo is a Sticky Subject - due date TBA

Math:

Balke: Procedures for correcting papers - no HW

Gordon: SL 13, MJ 11, MJ 12 (Fri.)

Hall: SL 10, Math Rev. 6

Wilson: HW SL 1.2, Factor pairs

Science: ---------------

Social Studies: Reading Notes 2 - due date TBA

Other:

8/27/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Final test

Math:

Balke: SL 1.2 Line plots

Gordon: SL 12

Hall: Rev.5 MJ 8

Wilson: Arrays - no hw

Science: -----------

Social Studies: Brain only test

Other:

8/26/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Final test tomorrow!!

Introduce the CQ

Math:

Balke: Copy machine failure!! Stem and leaf plots and line plots

Gordon: MJ 10, MJ 11 (due Tues.), basic facts study

Hall: MJ 5, Math rev. 4

Wilson: Arrays, SL 1.2, 50 pieces of cereal!!!!

Science: 30 and 60 second estimates

Social Studies: Copy machine failure - Brain only test tomorrow!!

Other:

8/25/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Unit 1: W3X, p. 13 1-18 - due Thurs.

Math:

Balke: Finish Line Plots p.7 MJ (need math nb!!)

Gordon: MJ 8 (Fri.) SL p.8

Hall: Math rev 3, SL p.9

Wilson: no HW, Lessons 1.2 (Arrays) cereal in baggie by Fri.

Science: Discussed measuring time without clocks

Social Studies: Brain Only test Tomorrow!!!

Ch. 1 wkst due tomorrow!

Other:

8/24/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Unit 1 - Words 3 times, p.13 1-18 - due Thurs.

Math:

Balke: SRB Scavenger Hunt - no HW

Gordon: MJ 4&5, MJ 8 (Fri.)

Hall: Math rev. day 2, SL p.8

Wilson: Lesson 1.1, Unit 1 pretest, MJ 6 & 7, 50 pieces of cereal by Friday

Science: --------

Social Studies: Ch. 1 assignment - due Thurs.

Other:

8/23/10

Language Arts (Spelling): DLR, The Talent Show, Library

Math:

Balke: Discussed the uses of the SRB

Gordon: MJ 4 (2 and 3 are optional) due W

Hall: Rev. 1, Math packet 6, use SRB

Wilson: Parent sheet, fill out and return

Science: Introduce "Measuring Time" unit

Social Studies: Beg Ch. 1 - Basic Geography

Other:

Week 1: Excellent Start to the Year!

No one threw up, no fights, no tears!! So far the class looks ready to learn!

To ex-students and parents: I hope your year at South East goes well. I look forward to hearing from you! I remember that first day in 1975, trudging off to South East with a heavy feeling of dread. It wore off in no time!

To my current students: I will have the mass email list finished soon, but I did put the URL for my blog in the assignment book. I will likely be sending out emails that say "check the blog", if there is time-sensitive information needing to be attended to.

Let's have a great week!

8/20/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Spelling Pretest, SSR

Math: Starts Monday!!!

Balke:

Gordon:

Hall:

Wilson:

Science: ------------

Social Studies: Introduced the textbook

Other: Again, many notes home!!!!

8/18/10

Language Arts (Spelling): Book checkout, SSR

Math: 1st day is Monday!

Balke:

Gordon:

Hall:

Wilson:

Science: -------

Social Studies: ----------

Other:

5th gr. band mtg. tomorrow

6th gr. patrol mtg. tomorrow

MANY ITEMS COMING HOME!!