Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Week 37/38 (June 6-14)

Academic Opportunities at Home for the Summer:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores for Spring)
*READ!!
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom all year long!!
                 
Tuesday, June 7: Field Day in the Afternoon  **Wear sneakers because we will be running and moving around at the park.  A sweatshirt may also be a good idea if it's chilly. 

Thursday, June 9: Field Trip to the Aquatic Center **Students should bring a swimsuit and towel in a plastic bag please.  Wear comfortable shoes for walking there and back.**

Friday, June 10: We will be cleaning out our desks and cubbies for the year on this Friday.  Please bring a bag/backpack to carry things home. 

Tuesday, June 14: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:30, Report Cards will go home with students! 




Friday, May 20, 2016

Week 36 (May 31-June 3)

*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.  **JUNE 3 is our last spelling test!
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
                 
Wednesday, June 1: Walking Field Trip to Herrick Library
Tuesday, June 7: Field Day in the Afternoon
Thursday, June 9: Field Trip to the Aquatic Center
Tuesday, June 14: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:30 **Report Cards go home!

MATH next Week (May 31- June 3)  Chapter 8: We will be wrapping up Chapter 8: Two-Digit Addition this week with an assessment at the end of the week. 

READING next Week (May 31- June 3)
Amazing Words: accomplish, original, (un)manned, exclaim, doubt, glider, soar

High-Frequency Words: answered, different, carry, poor

**Spelling Words May 31- June 3: unhappy, undo, undress, untie, unkind, rewind, refill, repay, retell, reopen. 

The Stone Garden  **May 31- June 3 IS OUR FINAL "regular" week of ELA. 
Theme
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
EBLI Lessons
 
Social Studies

 

Monday, May 16, 2016

Week 35 (May 23-27)

**Our virtue for the month of May is Integrity.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)

Monday, May 30: No School, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 1: Field Trip to Herrick District Library.  Please let me know if you'd like to join us and the volunteer paperwork is complete. 
Tuesday, June 7: Field Day at Kollen Park
Thursday, June 9: Field Trip to the Holland Aquatic Center
Tuesday, June 14: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:30

MATH next Week (May 23-27)
 Chapter 8: Explore 2-D Numbers, Methods of 2-D Addition, Addition on Ones and Tens, Solution Methods and Addition Practice. 

READING next Week (May 23-27)
Amazing Words: determined, technology, stalled, sketch, inventor, stable, biplane, speech

High-Frequency Words: built, science, early, through, learn

**Spelling Words May 23-27: saw, straw, paw, lawn, draw, law, yawn, crawl, jaw, hawk 

Alexander Graham Bell: A Great Inventor
Sequence
Adverbs
EBLI Lessons
Social Studies

Friday, May 6, 2016

Week 34 (May 16-20)

**Our virtue for the month of May is Integrity .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!
                
Monday, May 30: No School, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 1: Walking Field Trip to Herrick Library
Tuesday, June 7: Field Day in the Afternoon
Thursday, June 9: Field Trip to the Aquatic Center
Tuesday, June 14: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:30

MATH next Week (May 16-20)
 Chapter 7:  Focus on Mathematical Practice, Quick Quiz, Chapter 7 Review and Assessment

READING next Week (May 16-20)
Amazing Words: gadget, convenient, pilot, cellar, equipment, engine, steer, furnace

High-Frequency Words: against, goes, heavy, kinds, today

**Spelling Words May 16-20:  oil. soil, voice, point, boy, boil, coin, oink, toy, join


Simple Machines

Pronouns
EBLI Lessons

 Social Studies

Monday, May 2, 2016

Week 33 (May 9-13)

**Our virtue for the month of May is Integrity .  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue. 
*Spelling words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas and Take-Home Folders should go home and back each day. Please sign daily. 

Academic Opportunities at Home:
*https://student.frontrowed.com  (Login: First Name and Last Initial, Password: 7h5xwm)
*https://mobymax.com/signin (School Code: mi3748, students have individual codes)
*MAP Math/MAP Reading (Activities aligned to NWEA RIT scores)
*READ, read, READ, read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Amber Shepard for copying for our classroom!

Tuesday, May 10: Field Trip to the Outdoor Discovery Center               



Wednesday, May 11: 1/2 Day, Dismissal at 11:30
Thursday, May 12: Parade Afternoon- students will need to be in a Dutch Costume

Monday, May 30: No School, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 1: Field Trip to Herrick District Library.  Please let me know if you'd like to join us and the volunteer paperwork is complete. 
Tuesday, June 7: Field Day at Kollen Park
Thursday, June 9: Field Trip to the Holland Aquatic Center
Tuesday, June 14: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:30

MATH next Week (May 9-13)
 Chapter 7:  3-Dimensional Shapes, Compose 3-D Shapes, Order by Length, Measure with Length Units. 

READING next Week (May 9-13)
Amazing Words: explanation, wonder, encouragingly, suspects, riddle, confused, case

High-Frequency Words: among, another, instead, none

**Spelling Words May 9-13:  book, moon, took, food, look, pool, zoo, noon, good, foot


Dot & Jabber: Compare & Contrast

Pronouns: I, me
EBLI Lessons

 Social Studies: A trip around the world- Continents