We are still in need of lot of help for the week of May 12th to the 16th. Please see the environments project blog for more details and times. You can email me or comment on the blog any of the times that you can help out. Thank you!
We had a great week filled with lots of learning and fun!
In reading we continued reading Sarah Plain and Tall. While reading this story the students answered comprehension questions, made predictions, and sequenced events from the story. We also did a review of synonyms and antonyms.
In math we are continuing our work with multiplication, division, fractions, and factors. Next week we will play a fun game called Factor Bingo. The better the students know their multiplication facts, the better they will do in the game! Don't forget to keep practicing the math facts every day!
In science we are continuing our study of environments. The students researched living and non-living things within their environments. We also learned about producers, consumers and decomposers and the food chain. They began investigating these as well. The plants in our terraniums are growing well. We are experimenting to see how different factors affect the plant growth. Each table group planted several seeds (pea, corn, radish, and barley) in four different soil types (dry, moist,wet, and very wet) they predicted which seed they thought would grow best in which environment. We are anxiously waiting to see if their hypothesis are correct!
We are having a blast working on the Artful Dodgers play! Parts have been assigned and the students are working to memorize their lines by Wednesday. Please assist them in learning the words to the songs. A note will be sent home next week about the baseball game for those of you who are going.
We will be going on our Tucson Symphony Orchestra field trip on Wednesday. We have arranged to have a formal, sit down lunch at the Hotel Arizona following the concert. Students are required to wear nice clothes to school. This is a wonderful treat and will be free to the students! We used Tax Credit money to pay for the concert and Nature Shop proceeds to pay for the lunch! If you signed up to attend the trip as a chaperone, you will need to pay $10.00 for the concert and lunch. Please let me know either by email or through the blog if you are planning to attend!
Now time for extra credit... Students, post a comment to this blog answering one of the questions to the side and telling me what you voted for in the poll AND why and you will get 10 extra credit points in math.
Have a great weekend.
Baseball Play and Game
We are starting to practice a play that we would like to perform for all our families. We will be performing it on Wednesday May 7th at 5:30 pm in Room 114. The kids need to be here by 5:15 that would ensure that we start on time. It is early but we would like to have a fun evening together after the play.
There is a Sidewinders Baseball game on the 7th that we would like to go to as an end of the year celebration. It starts at 6:30. My thinking was to have our play performance and then caravan or even car pool down to Tucson Electric Park.
Depending on how many people go tickets are anywhere from $3.50 down to $2.00 a piece. We hope everyone can make it. Everyone in the family is invited. I think it would be a great way to end a fantastic year with the students and their families. (This is not a school-sponsored field trip so parents must attend with their child or if a parent decides to let their child go with another family that is ok too.)
Please fill out the form below and return it by Friday April 25. We will count up how many people are going and send home a note with the amount due for the tickets (which depends on how many are going.) Money will then be due by May 2.
I will not be giving homework on this evening and will make sure Thursday is not to hard of a day, being that we may be out a little later then usual. I really hope you can all make it. It has always been such a great way to end the year.
Thank you,
Miss Tracy
There is a Sidewinders Baseball game on the 7th that we would like to go to as an end of the year celebration. It starts at 6:30. My thinking was to have our play performance and then caravan or even car pool down to Tucson Electric Park.
Depending on how many people go tickets are anywhere from $3.50 down to $2.00 a piece. We hope everyone can make it. Everyone in the family is invited. I think it would be a great way to end a fantastic year with the students and their families. (This is not a school-sponsored field trip so parents must attend with their child or if a parent decides to let their child go with another family that is ok too.)
Please fill out the form below and return it by Friday April 25. We will count up how many people are going and send home a note with the amount due for the tickets (which depends on how many are going.) Money will then be due by May 2.
I will not be giving homework on this evening and will make sure Thursday is not to hard of a day, being that we may be out a little later then usual. I really hope you can all make it. It has always been such a great way to end the year.
Thank you,
Miss Tracy
Please fill out this form! Before play parts are assigned we need to know who will be at the play performance. If a child can’t make it to the school performance on the night of the 7th they will not be able to try out for a speaking part.
Student’s Name _______________ Parent Signature: _____________________
_____We would like ________ tickets for the Sidewinders game on the 7th of May. A note will be sent home later to collect money. DO NOT SEND MONEY AT THIS TIME!
_____We will be attending the play performance on May 7th in room 114 from 5:30 to 6:00 but will not be able to go to the baseball game.
Newsletter - April 18th
It has been a fun week getting back into the swing of things after AIMS. We started back up on our normal morning work of DOL and Math.
We will start back up on spelling this week. I will give out words on Monday.
In reading we began reading a story called Sarah Plain and Tall. The kids seem to really be enjoying the story. We are working on vocabulary and using a dictionary with each chapter. Students are also predicting, identifying story element and answering lots of why and how questions. They are also comparing the environments of the sea (Maine, where Sarah lived) and the prairie (where the family Sarah went to live with lived). Students used t-charts and Venn diagrams to compare plants, animals, and other factors. The story goes great with the beginning of our science unit.
In science this week we began our environments unit. On Monday we created environments in terrariums. We planted different seeds and each table group got to choose "how" they planted the seeds. They were able to choose how they would plant the seeds and how much water they would give them. We are now watching to see how their decisions worked. We learned a few new words: terrarium, organism, environment, and environmental factor.
On Wednesday students were able to choose an environment that they would become an "expert" on over the next few weeks. We began learning that every environment has living and non-living factors in it. Students then researched the living and non-living factors in their environment. I sent home a letter asking for help from home with the environment projects that we will be creating in class. Please let me know if you can help out. A copy of the letter is on the blog titled "environment project".
In math this week we continued to work on multiplication. This is a common theme between now and the end of the year.
Now time for extra credit... Students, post a comment to this blog answering one of the questions to the side and telling me what you voted for in the poll AND why and you will get 10 extra credit points in reading.
Have a great weekend!
We will start back up on spelling this week. I will give out words on Monday.
In reading we began reading a story called Sarah Plain and Tall. The kids seem to really be enjoying the story. We are working on vocabulary and using a dictionary with each chapter. Students are also predicting, identifying story element and answering lots of why and how questions. They are also comparing the environments of the sea (Maine, where Sarah lived) and the prairie (where the family Sarah went to live with lived). Students used t-charts and Venn diagrams to compare plants, animals, and other factors. The story goes great with the beginning of our science unit.
In science this week we began our environments unit. On Monday we created environments in terrariums. We planted different seeds and each table group got to choose "how" they planted the seeds. They were able to choose how they would plant the seeds and how much water they would give them. We are now watching to see how their decisions worked. We learned a few new words: terrarium, organism, environment, and environmental factor.
On Wednesday students were able to choose an environment that they would become an "expert" on over the next few weeks. We began learning that every environment has living and non-living factors in it. Students then researched the living and non-living factors in their environment. I sent home a letter asking for help from home with the environment projects that we will be creating in class. Please let me know if you can help out. A copy of the letter is on the blog titled "environment project".
In math this week we continued to work on multiplication. This is a common theme between now and the end of the year.
Now time for extra credit... Students, post a comment to this blog answering one of the questions to the side and telling me what you voted for in the poll AND why and you will get 10 extra credit points in reading.
Have a great weekend!
Environment Projects
We Need Your Help!
(Click on the title of this blog to visit our class envionment page. You can use this link to get to links in order to find information on your environment)
On Monday we began a new science unit about environments. The term environment is defined as the objects, organisms, and conditions that influence an organism. We will be investigating the environmental factors which make up different areas on the Earth.
Over the next five weeks we will grow plants in terrarium environment and experiment with different environmental factors. As a class, we will brainstorm environmental factors that are present in different environments such as plants and animals.
In small groups, students will work together to become an expert on one environment. They will read books, observe pictures, and collect facts about a certain environment. Each group will be compiling information on: water, human effects, living and nonliving factors, consumers, decomposers, producers, and micro and macro organisms in their environment.
During the week of May 12th the small groups will use a large refrigerator box to create a 3-dimenstional display of their environment.
As you can see, this is going to be a GREAT undertaking. We are going to need your help. At home students will need your help in collecting many items for their environment display. Here is a list of items that students need to collect for their display:
-Books
-Pictures
-Magazines with pictures to cut out
-Photos
-Calendar page pictures
-Stuffed animals that would be in their environment
-Fabrics or craft supplies to make things for their environment
-Notes from the internet about their environment
-Anything that they think might be helpful in their environment display
-Notes from books or people about their environment
-Tempera Paint for the background
Help will also be needed in the classroom when students are putting their environments together. We will need at least 5 parents on each of these days and times.
5-12 Monday 10:00 – 12:00
5-13 Tuesday 10:00 – 11:30
5-14 Wednesday 1:00 – 3:00
5-15 Thursday 1:00 – 3:00
5-16 Friday 10:00 – 12:00
This learning experience has the opportunity of being unforgettable. Without help from all of you it will be very difficult to pull off! Please let us know which days you are available to help.
Thank you,
Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sheber, and Miss Tracy
Table 1 - Ocean
Table 2 - Desert
Table 3 - Savanna
Table 4 - Rain Forest
Table 5 - Artic and Antartic / Tundra
(Click on the title of this blog to visit our class envionment page. You can use this link to get to links in order to find information on your environment)
On Monday we began a new science unit about environments. The term environment is defined as the objects, organisms, and conditions that influence an organism. We will be investigating the environmental factors which make up different areas on the Earth.
Over the next five weeks we will grow plants in terrarium environment and experiment with different environmental factors. As a class, we will brainstorm environmental factors that are present in different environments such as plants and animals.
In small groups, students will work together to become an expert on one environment. They will read books, observe pictures, and collect facts about a certain environment. Each group will be compiling information on: water, human effects, living and nonliving factors, consumers, decomposers, producers, and micro and macro organisms in their environment.
During the week of May 12th the small groups will use a large refrigerator box to create a 3-dimenstional display of their environment.
As you can see, this is going to be a GREAT undertaking. We are going to need your help. At home students will need your help in collecting many items for their environment display. Here is a list of items that students need to collect for their display:
-Books
-Pictures
-Magazines with pictures to cut out
-Photos
-Calendar page pictures
-Stuffed animals that would be in their environment
-Fabrics or craft supplies to make things for their environment
-Notes from the internet about their environment
-Anything that they think might be helpful in their environment display
-Notes from books or people about their environment
-Tempera Paint for the background
Help will also be needed in the classroom when students are putting their environments together. We will need at least 5 parents on each of these days and times.
5-12 Monday 10:00 – 12:00
5-13 Tuesday 10:00 – 11:30
5-14 Wednesday 1:00 – 3:00
5-15 Thursday 1:00 – 3:00
5-16 Friday 10:00 – 12:00
This learning experience has the opportunity of being unforgettable. Without help from all of you it will be very difficult to pull off! Please let us know which days you are available to help.
Thank you,
Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Sheber, and Miss Tracy
Table 1 - Ocean
Table 2 - Desert
Table 3 - Savanna
Table 4 - Rain Forest
Table 5 - Artic and Antartic / Tundra
Newsletter - April 11th
AIMS is over! I think the kids are really glad that we are done. That was a lot of time to just be sitting in our desks. We did get a few other things done this week.
We finished up our maps and globes unit today. The kids completed their centers on the globe, the continents, coordinantes, map key, landforms, water ways and the compass. Thursday and Friday they worked on creating their own map of a make-believe island.
This week was also exciting becasue we began to work on our end of the year class play. I think everyone is really excited. The play performance will be on May 7th, Wednesday. There is a sidewinders baseball game that night that I will be buying group tickets to. I will send a paper note home about this next week, but keep this date open... it will be a fun night.
Last week's poll was, "What was your favorite Social Studies Unit?" Fifteen people voted and the winner with 9 out of 15 votes or 60% is........ Greece and Rome. If you voted for Greece and Rome you can earn 10 extra credit points in social studies by commenting and telling me WHY it was your favorite.
Don't forget to vote on this weeks poll. Ok, so extras credit for everyone who post a comment on this blog. Here are the requierments: post a comment, answer a question from the "Questions from the Week" section, vote on the poll and tell me what you voted on. That is all you have to do and you get a FREE 10 points in Science.
We finished up our maps and globes unit today. The kids completed their centers on the globe, the continents, coordinantes, map key, landforms, water ways and the compass. Thursday and Friday they worked on creating their own map of a make-believe island.
This week was also exciting becasue we began to work on our end of the year class play. I think everyone is really excited. The play performance will be on May 7th, Wednesday. There is a sidewinders baseball game that night that I will be buying group tickets to. I will send a paper note home about this next week, but keep this date open... it will be a fun night.
Last week's poll was, "What was your favorite Social Studies Unit?" Fifteen people voted and the winner with 9 out of 15 votes or 60% is........ Greece and Rome. If you voted for Greece and Rome you can earn 10 extra credit points in social studies by commenting and telling me WHY it was your favorite.
Don't forget to vote on this weeks poll. Ok, so extras credit for everyone who post a comment on this blog. Here are the requierments: post a comment, answer a question from the "Questions from the Week" section, vote on the poll and tell me what you voted on. That is all you have to do and you get a FREE 10 points in Science.
AIMS Update
Just wanted to thank you all for sending in snacks for AIMS…
The kids did so well on the writing part Monday. It took about 2 hours this morning and an hour after lunch. They all did a great job. Please make sure you let them know. They finished the reading this morning and are working on their 1st math section right now. Thank you for continuing to help them get a good night sleep tonight and a great breakfast in the morning.
2 days left…
Also, yesterday we looked at our class homepage and this blog in class. The kids were very excited about the blog. Be sure to come visit with your child and read about what we have been doing in class. Make sure they vote on the survey!
Thanks and have a great day!
The kids did so well on the writing part Monday. It took about 2 hours this morning and an hour after lunch. They all did a great job. Please make sure you let them know. They finished the reading this morning and are working on their 1st math section right now. Thank you for continuing to help them get a good night sleep tonight and a great breakfast in the morning.
2 days left…
Also, yesterday we looked at our class homepage and this blog in class. The kids were very excited about the blog. Be sure to come visit with your child and read about what we have been doing in class. Make sure they vote on the survey!
Thanks and have a great day!
Newsletter - April 4th
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.
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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