Thursday, Dec 9, 2010

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install,
A lovely bookshelf on the wall."
— Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Announcements:

No School Dec 17-Jan 2

MAP Testing starts right after break.

What we did today:

We worked on our math vocabulary and Mountain Math. We supported our classmates during the Spelling Bee. Congratulations to Lisa for winning the school spelling bee.

We worked in the MRC lab to finished up this weeks work on the computers. Some of you even got to try out the games and other learning activities.

Homework:

Read for at least 45 minutes and record it on your roadrunner tale.

Tuesday, December 7th

Announcements:

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass


What we did today:

We worked on division facts.
We worked on our writing prompt.
We went to the computer lab and worked on many things.

Homework:

Division facts
Read for at least 45 minutes
Roadrunner tales

Links to Class notes.

December 7 class notest

December 6, 2010

Announcements:

Report Cards are coming soon.

No school Dec 17-Jan 2.

What we did today:

We worked on our division skills. We are learning that we need strong division skills in order to work with fractions and decimals.

Homework:

Read for at least 45 minutes and record it on your roadrunner tale.

Lesson 22 pg 142--lesson practice A-K written practice 5, 6, 7, 26

Lesson 26 pg 162--lesson practice A-L written practice 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 28

Lesson 34 pg 213--lesson practice A-M written practice 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 29

Lesson 40 pg 248--lesson practice A-E written practice 3, 4, 17, 18,

Links to Class notes.

December 6 class notes

Dec 3, 2010

Announcements:

Picture retakes are Monday.

Remember to bring canned and boxed food items.

We have a field trip January 27, 2011. More information as we get closer to going.

What we did today:

We finished up December MacRo.

We started researching about our class college in the computer lab.

Homework:

Read for at least 45 minutes and recrd it on your roadrunner tale.

December 1, 2010

Announcements:

Picture Retakes are Monday.

Remember to bring in those food items for the food drive.

What we did today:

We continued to work on December Macro-We will be done with it this week.

We also worked on our read aloud-You did better today on the questions. Keep paying attention to what you read.

You worked on your web and the rule of three to start your essay about the qualities of a hero.

Homework:

Read for at least 45 minutes and record it on your roadrunner tale.

MACRO Lessons 9-12

Links to Class notes.

December 1 class notes