Hey everyone! It is almost AIMS. As you know we are testing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Make sure to get lots of rest and eat a good breakfast next week. If you have any questions or concerns about the test please drop me an email or blog comment. Thank you for all the snacks. If you still want to send in snack please do on Monday. The kids will appreciate it.
The last 2 weeks we have been learning about maps and globes. Students made a compass, learned the continents and oceans, read coordinates and used a map scale. They used an Arizona map to find coordinates and distances. The last few days of this week the students practiced their learning in small group centers. Next week students are going to be finishing up their centers and making an island map on their own.
In reading and writing, students have been working on a demonstration lesson. Students have been looking at various recipes and seeing what makes a good recipe. Today, students presented their lessons to the class.
In math we have been doing lots of practice for the AIMS. We are reviewing long addition and subtraction, time, money, multiplication, fractions, geometry, probability and measurement. We also spent some time looking at logic problems.
Take a look at the questions on the side bar of the blog. These are questions you can ask your child about this week.
Please take a minute to look at the calendar page on our class homepage. There are 2 dates marked in May for special field trip. I have not chosen the final date for this special event but keep those dates open. :)
If you and your child post to this blog I will give your child 5 pts extra credit in writing! :) Just click on the comments below.
If you and your childs posts a comment that includes a date and event from our class calendar they will get 10 pts.
Have a great weekend.
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Rockin' Monkeys
About Me
This is my 9th year teaching in the Amphitheater School District and my 11th year teaching. I taught 3rd grade at Painted Sky for 7 years. Before teaching there I taught music for 2 years in TUSD at Henry. I am so happy to be a Walker Wolf this year!
I attended college at the University of Arizona and have my bachelors in Education. I am working on my master’s degree this year also at the University of Arizona. GO WILDCATS!!! I am a huge AZ basketball fan. I am an Amphitheater High School grad and I attended middle school at La Cima. In November 09 I achieved my National Board Teaching Certification. I have teaching endorsements in Early Childhood education and Second Language Learning.
I love living in Arizona and have since 1993. I was born in Phoenix but only lived there for 2 1/2 months. Before moving back to Arizona I lived in Nebraska for 9 years and attended Westridge Elementary and Elkhorn Middle School. My extended family lives on the east coast in The Washington DC area. As a kid my family visited there every summer and spent a week at the beach in North Carolina. I love the beach. I still get to go back and visit all the time.
I live in the middle of town, near the U of A. I live with my VERY cute puppy Oreo who is 4. My mom, dad and brother live here in Tucson also. My mom sometimes comes to school and helps in the classroom and my Dad and brother may come by too. My birthday is December 3!
I love monkeys, music and smiley faces. My favorite color is green. I enjoy listening to music on the radio and listening to live bands. Music is one of my favorite things to do. I love to sing songs and play the guitar, flute and keyboard. Many of you know that I play in a band on the weekends!
I attended college at the University of Arizona and have my bachelors in Education. I am working on my master’s degree this year also at the University of Arizona. GO WILDCATS!!! I am a huge AZ basketball fan. I am an Amphitheater High School grad and I attended middle school at La Cima. In November 09 I achieved my National Board Teaching Certification. I have teaching endorsements in Early Childhood education and Second Language Learning.
I love living in Arizona and have since 1993. I was born in Phoenix but only lived there for 2 1/2 months. Before moving back to Arizona I lived in Nebraska for 9 years and attended Westridge Elementary and Elkhorn Middle School. My extended family lives on the east coast in The Washington DC area. As a kid my family visited there every summer and spent a week at the beach in North Carolina. I love the beach. I still get to go back and visit all the time.
I live in the middle of town, near the U of A. I live with my VERY cute puppy Oreo who is 4. My mom, dad and brother live here in Tucson also. My mom sometimes comes to school and helps in the classroom and my Dad and brother may come by too. My birthday is December 3!
I love monkeys, music and smiley faces. My favorite color is green. I enjoy listening to music on the radio and listening to live bands. Music is one of my favorite things to do. I love to sing songs and play the guitar, flute and keyboard. Many of you know that I play in a band on the weekends!
Just checking in see if this works. If you want to leave a comment just click on the comments :)
ReplyDeletehey Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteI love this! This is a great way to communicate...and I also like your new class news......I was not able to view the calendar though...
HAve a great Day!
Lorraine and JOhn KRoell
Hi Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteThis is Josh and Jen Murany. We saw the special field trip dates of may 7 or 12 for the baseball trip. Sounds fun. Let us know what you decide.
See you this week!!
josh murany
Thanks Josh and John for posting! This is such a cool way to talk to you guys and your parents too. Don't forget to vote on the survey. :) Have a great Monday night!
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Tracy
ReplyDeleteIm excited for the baseball games in May on the 7th and 12th. My favorite Social Studies lesson was Explorers. Thank you for being a great teacher.
Love, Makenzie
Hi Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know we visited your site. Good luck to everyone taking the AIMS test!!!! I will see you on the 23rd in the afternoon. Sandra Chanapan
Hi Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteMegan and I like being able to contact you and the calendar is very helpful. We wanted to find out if the class had any special projects planned for Earth Day on April 22nd? I will check my schedule for next week to see when I can help in the classroom.
Thanks,
Kris Harris
Hey Miss Tracy...it's Kyle and Sean Mooney. We were just browsing the site. You have done a fantastic job! Kyle voted on his favorite social studies unit, Greece and Rome top his list, so far. Good luck on the AIMS testing. We hope everyone is enjoying the breakfast bars and that they bring you extra brain power!
ReplyDelete4/8/08
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Miss Tracy,
I love your website!!! I can't wait for the fieldtrips!!! By the way, in two days it is my 9th Birthday!!!
CORY CONFORTI
I am so glad that you all like the site but it is not "my" site. These pages are for all of us. This is our site. THanks Cory, Kyle, Megan, Hannah C, and Kenzie for stopping by and voting. There will be a new poll and blog post on Friday. :) See you soon!
ReplyDeletehi miss.Tracy
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say the eqautor is the something that divides the earth in two things
WOW! You totally know what the equator is. It does divide the earth into 2 pieces. It is also the warmest part of the earth. Now... the questions is.... who answered that.... I will ask in class tomorrow :)
ReplyDeletehi miss Tracy This is Tiana, I am so excited for the baseball game. I have voted. I am very excited for the baseball play too! Just to let you know, my birthday is on April 27th!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Tiana! I am so glad that you voted. I can't wait till the game either. I am excited about your birthday too. I will add it to the calendar. Have a good night!
ReplyDeleteI voted on the blog. I looked at the calendar and I saw Corey's birthday is tomorrow. I answered the questions from the blog to my mom. My mom will volunteer on May 1st. See you tomorrow - Blake
ReplyDeleteHey Blake! I am so glad you could answer all the quetions. That is so cool. Tell your mom I will see her on May 1.... see you in the morning. :)
ReplyDeleteHey Shan! I am glad you came by to visit but you didn't leave a message. Maybe you will tonight. Have a great night!
ReplyDeletecan I use my homework pass on cursive?
ReplyDeleteI don't know who you are ... :) You may use the homework pass for one page of cursive. There was one page per night. Good Luck on it. See you in the morning!
ReplyDeleteHey,miss Tracy! It`s Kyle again.I am really exited about the baseball game and Play! By the way,the equator splits the earth in half. P.S I love the website! Sinceraly,Kyle
ReplyDeleteYou must have a really great teacher Kyle... you know what the equator is :) Just kidding! I am so glad you are excited about the play. I will see you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteDear Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteI am glad that AIMS testing is over. For the 3 geographic features of land, there are volcanoes, mountains, and valleys. I included Chocolate City, Dog City, and Purple River on my map. A song from the Artful Dogers is Teamwork and Danfield Dogers. This is a great way to talk to the class. By the way, I voted in the poll.
Have a great week,
Hannah Rose Mason
Hi Miss Tracy,
ReplyDeleteWhen will we find out what parts we will be performing in the Ballgame Play?
I also voted on the survey. My mom wanted to find out if you needed help on Friday, April 18th in the afternoon. Have a nice day!
Megan Harris
WOW Hannah - You answered all the questions. I like the song teamwork too. I can't wait to learn all the songs.
ReplyDeleteMegan-We will be working on the play this week. We will pick and try out for parts next week. Let you mom know I will let her know on Wednesday.
See you at school Megan and Hannah!
Hi Miss. Tracy I am glad we did the class blog. I voted on the since question. It was fun. Have a good night Miss Tracy
ReplyDeleteFrom Brandon
Hey Brandon - Glad you stopped by. I hope you have a good night. I will see you are school.
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