8/31/11

Language Arts: Spelling - final test is Friday!

Author's Purpose, Suffixes, Proofreading - due tomorrow

Journals

Math:

Balke: bar graphs, SL 1.7

Gordon: MJ 16 MJ 19 (due F)

Hall: MJ 20

Moen: SL 1.7

Science: Compiled data

Social Studies: Brain only test, started Ch. 2 - Hominids!

Other:

8/30/11

Language Arts: Journals, Spelling word sort, whole -class activities

Math:

Balke: Line graphs - SL 1.6

Gordon: MJ 14-15 Factors

Hall: MJ 16

Moen: no hw

Science: Compiled data

Social Studies: BRAIN ONLY TEST TOMORROW!! TAKE YOUR BOOK HOME!!!!!

Other:

8/29/11

Language Arts: Spelling - Pretest

Spelling - Long vowels wkst. - due tomorrow

Math:

Balke: Mean median range - SL 1.5

Gordon: SL 15 MJ 13 MJ 14 (Wed.) Factor Captor

Hall: SL 15

Moen: Prime and composite #s SL 1.6

Science: Weighing objects

Social Studies: Wrapping up Ch.1 notes - due Tues.

Each section: Main idea 1-3 sentences, facts 1-3

Other:

Tell your parents about the blog:

http://mrbalke.blogspot.com

8/26/11

Language Arts: Reviewed the packet

Final test spelling

Math:

Balke: Mean, median, mode - SL 1.4

Gordon: SL 14, Play Factor Captor (Tues.)

Hall: MJ 17

Moen: SL 1.5

Science: Creating Spring Scales, Predicted Sinking or floating

Social Studies: Main ideas sections 1.3-1.9 - due Tues.

Other: Movie night 8 p.m.

YOUNGEST - IMPORTANT - TAKE NOTES HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/25/11

Language Arts: Wrapping up DIBELS

Spelling - Study your words final test tomorrow!!!

Math:

Balke: Averages: Mean median mode

Gordon: SL 13 MJ 12

Hall: SL 9

Moen: Math boxes

Science: Sizes of objects

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

Other:

8/24/11

Language Arts: DIBELS testing - LA packet - due date TBA

Spelling final test Friday!

Math:

Balke: Stem and leaf plots - SL 1.3

Gordon: MJ 10, 11 SL 12

Hall: SL 10

Moen: SL 1.4

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

Social Studies: Cave paintings

Other:

8/23/11

Language Arts: Spelling - Word Sort

Journals, Journeys

Math:

Balke: Line plots, SL 1.2

Gordon: MJ 6, 7, 8 p.11 - due Thurs.

Hall: SL 8

Moen: SL 1.3

Science: Weighed objects and ordered them

Social Studies: Ch. 1 Notes

Other:

8/22/11

Language Arts: Spelling: self-check + crossword - due tomorrow!!

Journals

Read aloud

Check-out

Math:

Balke: Line plots

Gordon: MJ 10 SL 8 - due tomorrow, bring home math folder

Hall: Math boxes 5

Moen: SL 1.2

Science: Floating and Sinking

Social Studies: Began Ch. 1

Other:

8/19/11

Language Arts: Journals, Conclusions and Generalizations, looked over new textbook

Math:

Balke: SRB Scavenger Hunt

Gordon: MJ 4 - due Monday, Yellow parent form - due Monday

Hall: SRB Scavenger Hunt

Moen: SRB Scavenger Hunt + Tricky teacher mayhem

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

Social Studies: Introduced the textbook

Other: get books covered

bring any forms

8/18/11

Language Arts: New books: Journeys

Math: begins tomorrow

Balke:

Gordon:

Hall:

Moen:

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

Social Studies: Ancient cultures

Other: Take home notes!!!!!!

http://mrbalke.blogspot.com

8/16/11 - Welcome to Mr. Balke's Class!!

Introduction

Changes

*Walls

*Room locations

*Teachers

*Materials

Your Student's Days

*Beginning - procedures

*Language Arts: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

*Math - new time, new teacher

*Social studies - Ancient Cultures

*Science - Floating and Sinking, The Mysterious Powder, Experiments with Plants, Structures

*P.E - 50 minutes, 2x/week

*Music - 50 minutes, 1x/week

*Guidance - 25 minutes, 1x/week

*Art - 50 minutes, 1x/week

*Library - 25 minutes, 1x/week + 15 minutes check-out time 1x/week

Tentative "Normal" Thursday:

8:25 - Enter classroom

8:35 - P.E.

9:25 - Language Arts

10:40 - Social Studies or Science

11:25 - Recess

11:45 - Lunch

12:10 - Art

1:00 - Math

1:50 - Wrap-up

2:00 - Dismissal