Formations – a long, mappable
body of rock
Magma – lava
Sediment – broken pieces of
rock
Strata – layers
Geology – the study of rocks
and the earth
Monday, February 24, 2014
Week 26
This week in reading we are discussing how visual and oral presentations can help us understand the text better. We are finishing our School Bus Essay which is due on this Friday. We will also be taking Language Arts Test 8 on this Friday. All missing assignments were due last Friday, so everything we are doing will be on the last term's grades.
In writing we are working on our Author Report still. This will be due next Friday, March 7th, and we will begin oral presentations for it on the 5th. When students are finished with their written report, typed on the blog and printed out, or hand rewritten, they can bring a poster into class to work on their poster during class. All students must have a poster to work on in class by next Monday. I will be giving students Monday and Tuesday of next week to work on their poster in class. Students are expected to be finished with their written report by this Friday so they can work on their poster next week.
In math we are working on measuring angles and identifying the type of angle they are. We learning about what degrees are as well as learning how to join and separate angles and understanding what degrees of angles mean.
In social studies we will be talking about how the pioneers settled Utah.
My class will be graduating from Rad Kids tomorrow at 10:30 in the gym. PLEASE don't forget to come and support your student in this graduation!
In writing we are working on our Author Report still. This will be due next Friday, March 7th, and we will begin oral presentations for it on the 5th. When students are finished with their written report, typed on the blog and printed out, or hand rewritten, they can bring a poster into class to work on their poster during class. All students must have a poster to work on in class by next Monday. I will be giving students Monday and Tuesday of next week to work on their poster in class. Students are expected to be finished with their written report by this Friday so they can work on their poster next week.
In math we are working on measuring angles and identifying the type of angle they are. We learning about what degrees are as well as learning how to join and separate angles and understanding what degrees of angles mean.
In social studies we will be talking about how the pioneers settled Utah.
My class will be graduating from Rad Kids tomorrow at 10:30 in the gym. PLEASE don't forget to come and support your student in this graduation!
This Week's Homework:
Monday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Lesson 10.1 P189
Tuesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Lesson 10.2 P191
Wednesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Big Book pg. 387
Thursday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Lesson 11.1 P207
Friday: Read 20 Mins
School Bus Essay
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Week 25 Vocabulary
Sedimentary – rocks that are
made from sediment
Nutrients – materials needed
to help plants grow
Mineral – pure substances
that make up rocks
Igneous – rocks that are
cooled lava
Metamorphic – rocks formed
from heat and pressure
Week 25
This week in reading we are going to discuss different structures of stories. We are going to be focusing on cause and effect and problem and solution structures. Our new essay for this week is: Should ads be allowed on school busses? You can find the article for this essay here: http://www.timeforkids.com/news/debate/103331.
This week in writing we are starting our rough draft for our Author Report. Students should have filled out their pre write in class with the information they found while researching. This week we will start writing the draft and then editing and revising it.
This week in math we are talking about angles and triangles. We are practicing identifying angles and triangles as acute, obtuse, straight, or right. We are also learning about lines, rays, and line segments. We are naming, labeling, and drawing these.
This week in social studies we will be discussing explorers and then talking about the Mormons who settled Utah.
All missing assignments are due THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. If you got an email saying it was February 28th, that was a type-o. Sorry! If your student has any missing assignments, they need to be turned in this Friday to receive credit for them.
This week in writing we are starting our rough draft for our Author Report. Students should have filled out their pre write in class with the information they found while researching. This week we will start writing the draft and then editing and revising it.
This week in math we are talking about angles and triangles. We are practicing identifying angles and triangles as acute, obtuse, straight, or right. We are also learning about lines, rays, and line segments. We are naming, labeling, and drawing these.
This week in social studies we will be discussing explorers and then talking about the Mormons who settled Utah.
All missing assignments are due THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. If you got an email saying it was February 28th, that was a type-o. Sorry! If your student has any missing assignments, they need to be turned in this Friday to receive credit for them.
This Week's Homework:
Tuesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Big Book pg. 299
Wednesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Lesson 7.10 P151
Thursday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
School Bus Essay
Big Book pg. 229
Friday: Read 20 Mins
School Bus Essay
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Monday, February 10, 2014
Week 24 Vocabulary
Culprit – a person guilty of
an offense
Vanishing – a sudden
disappearance
Unprotected – not protected
from harm
Fertilizer – any substance
used to fertilize the soil
Decay – rot
Week 24
In reading this week we are reading science books and explaining how and why things happened based off of the information in the text. We are also finishing our 2nd essay on computers grading our essays, which is due this Friday. If students do not already have it typed into My Access, they will type it in class on Friday.
One more thing I almost forgot, in reading on Friday we will be having another Language Arts test. The vocabulary on it will be from the past couple of weeks and the language and reading sections of the test will be on what we have covered since the last test.
This week in writing we are starting our Author Reports. Students will be researching an author and writing a report as well as making a poster and giving a presentation for. Most of this work will be done during class.
This week in math we will be finishing our mixed numbers unit. We will also learn about how to use fractions on a line plot and then we will take our Unit 9 test on Thursday.
In Social Studies we are starting to talk about the major events in Utah's history. We will be talking about Native Americans as well as explorers this week.
Also, if you didn't get a chance to come in for Parent Teacher Conferences, please email me so we can find a time to discuss how your student is doing and how best to help them!
One more thing I almost forgot, in reading on Friday we will be having another Language Arts test. The vocabulary on it will be from the past couple of weeks and the language and reading sections of the test will be on what we have covered since the last test.
This week in writing we are starting our Author Reports. Students will be researching an author and writing a report as well as making a poster and giving a presentation for. Most of this work will be done during class.
This week in math we will be finishing our mixed numbers unit. We will also learn about how to use fractions on a line plot and then we will take our Unit 9 test on Thursday.
In Social Studies we are starting to talk about the major events in Utah's history. We will be talking about Native Americans as well as explorers this week.
Also, if you didn't get a chance to come in for Parent Teacher Conferences, please email me so we can find a time to discuss how your student is doing and how best to help them!
This Week's Homework:
Monday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Big Book pg. 291
Tuesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Lesson 7.7 P145
Wednesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Big Book pg. 295
Thursday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Lesson 7.8 P147
Friday: Read 20 Mins
Computer Grading Essay
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Monday, February 3, 2014
Week 23 Vocabulary
Decaying – rotting
Freeze – to become hardened
into ice
Thaw – melt
Profile – a side view of
layers in soil
Nonliving – not alive
Week 23 and Parent Teacher Conferences
This week in reading we will be talking about how to compare and contrast similar themes and topics in stories. We are also starting our 2nd essay. This essay's topic is the following question: Should computers grade student's essays? You can find a link to the article for this essay here: http://www.timeforkids.com/news/debate/103106. Again, students need to fill out the pre write using ideas from the article, write a rough draft, edit and revise their draft, and then type it on the computer. We finally have access to the program, My Access, that will grade student's essays for them, so on Friday we will start putting our essays into My Access. As long as your student has their last essay, Field Trip essay, typed into a Google Doc, we can copy and paste it into My Access so it can grade the essay and your student can revise it.
This week in writing we are finishing our compare and contrast essays. These are fairly short essays, only 4 paragraphs long, and are due on Friday February 7th.
This week in math we are working on turning mixed numbers into improper fractions, and improper fractions into mixed numbers. We are also working on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. This unit's test will be next Thursday, February 13th.
In Social Studies we are working on individual research projects. Each student has been given a leader from Utah history and is researching about that individual. They will write 2 paragraphs in class about their person, and present their findings to the class.
Lastly, don't forget that parent teacher conferences are this week. This means that Tuesday and Wednesday will be Monday schedule days. If you have signed up for a conference, please don't forget to come. If you have not signed up for a conference, PLEASE sign up! I really want to meet with each student's parents to go over how your student is doing and how we can help them!
This week in writing we are finishing our compare and contrast essays. These are fairly short essays, only 4 paragraphs long, and are due on Friday February 7th.
This week in math we are working on turning mixed numbers into improper fractions, and improper fractions into mixed numbers. We are also working on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. This unit's test will be next Thursday, February 13th.
In Social Studies we are working on individual research projects. Each student has been given a leader from Utah history and is researching about that individual. They will write 2 paragraphs in class about their person, and present their findings to the class.
Lastly, don't forget that parent teacher conferences are this week. This means that Tuesday and Wednesday will be Monday schedule days. If you have signed up for a conference, please don't forget to come. If you have not signed up for a conference, PLEASE sign up! I really want to meet with each student's parents to go over how your student is doing and how we can help them!
This Week's Homework:
Monday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Word Problems 2
Tuesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Word Problems 3
Wednesday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Word Problems 4
Thursday: Read 20 Mins
*Reading Log & Road to Success
Computer Grading Essay
Word Problems 5
Friday: Read 20 Mins
Computer Grading Essay
*Reading Log & Road to Success
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