Monday, February 29th, 2016

Today we learned about divisibility rules and practiced word problems. Then we worked with syllables in spelling, discussed Harry Potter, met with reading groups, and worked on our writing pieces.

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 81-82
-Math pg. 110

Reminders:
-PE clothes
-Library Books
-Father Daughter Dance Friday, March 4th

Thursday, February 25th, 2016

Homework:
-Study spelling
-Grammar (9 mistakes)
-Math pg. 109

Reminders:
-Electronics tomorrow
-PG permission slips

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

Today we worked on contractions and apostrophes in grammar. We practiced graphs, word problems, factors, multiples, and prime/composite numbers in math. During centers we met with reading groups, took AR quizzes, and watched a video about the state of Maine. This afternoon we read some Harry Potter and used the Chromebooks to work on our writing pieces. 

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 79-80
-Grammar pg. 79-80
-Math, word problems

Reminders:
-PG movie permission slips

Monday, February 22nd, 2016

Welcome back! Today we worked on composite and prime numbers. We have only two chapters left in Harry Potter! In spelling we talked about the prefixes -un, -dis, and -in. This afternoon, we did AR quizzes, reading groups, and worked on our animal writing pieces.

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 77-78
-Math pg. 107

Reminders:
-PE clothes
-Library books
-PG movie permission slip
-Father Daughter Dance March 4th

Thursday, February 11th, 2016

Today we practiced more factors and multiples, did "Triangle Reading" with Harry Potter, took AR quizzes and met with reading groups, and worked on our animal pieces.

Homework:
-Math pg. 107-108
-Study spelling
-Reading logs

Reminders:
-WARM CLOTHES FOR WINTER CARNIVAL!!!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Today we practiced editing skills in grammar. In math we learned about multiples and factor pairs. After a "check in" and "drawing conclusions" practice we kept reading Harry Potter. This afternoon we learned how to insert a picture into our pieces, then wrote!

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 75-76
-Math 6 ?'s
-Grammar, editing

Reminders:
-PE clothes
-Carnation money
-Winter Carnival Friday

Monday, February 8th, 2016

Welcome back! Today we practiced pictographs and word problems in math. We talked about -ge. -dge, -xc, -x, and -qu sounds in spelling, and continued reading Harry Potter in reading. This afternoon we checked out a live webcam of a great horned owl before working on our animal pieces.

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 73-74
-Math pg. 100

Reminders:
-PE clothes
-Library books
-Carnation $
-Winter Carnival Friday

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Today we did Jump Rope for Heart and Spanish! We reviewed and took a quick quiz on word problems, variables, and equations in math. In reading we made connection in Harry Potter and later did reading groups/AR quizzes. Finally, we learned how to write a conclusion for our animal pieces.

Homework:
-Study spelling
-Math (5 ?'s)
-Reading log

Reminders:
-Book orders due tomorrow
-Carnation orders due Tuesday
-Winter Carnival Friday, February 12th
-Father-Daughter Dance March 4th

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016

Today we used comparison bars to write addition/subtraction/multiplication equations (from word problems). Then we read Harry Potter to Miss Porter, as a class, and did a check-in page. We've also started the House Cup Reading Challenge; Ravendor is in the lead! This afternoon we talked about peer conferencing with our writing.  

Homework:
-Grammar run-ons
-Math pg. 97

Reminders:
-Jump Rope for Heart, bring PE clothes!
-Book orders due Friday
-Carnation orders due by Tuesday
-Winter Carnival Friday, February 12th
-Father-Daughter Dance March 4th

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Today we learned about run-on sentences and practiced equations/word problems. In reading, we were "sorted" into our houses for the House Cup Reading Challenge and read

more Harry Potter. This afternoon, we learned how to write an introduction for our animal pieces. 

Homework:
-Spelling pg. 71-72
-Grammar, run-ons
-Math pg. 98

Reminders:
-Book orders due Friday
-Jump Rope for Heart Thursday, Feb. 4th
-Carnation orders due next Tuesday, Feb. 9th
-Winter Carnival Friday, Feb. 12th

Monday, February 1st, 2016

Today we wrote comparison equations with variables. In spelling we talked about -er and -ar endings. We read more Harry Potter and tomorrow will start the House Cup Reading Challenge. This afternoon we took the Star Reading test and then worked on our informational animal pieces. 

Homework:
-Spelling 69-70
-Math pg. 93-94

Reminders:
-PE clothes
-Library books
-Jump Rope for Heart Thursday
-Book orders due Friday
-Winter Carnival Feb. 12th