Week of December 19th

There will be no homework or spelling words this week.

Math:
     Begin Unit 5---Money
Reading:
     Holiday study---main idea, text features
Language Arts:
     Compound words
     Persuasive/Holiday writing
Social Studies: Test on Monday
    Creek village projects


Tuesday 12/20  1:00pm  Class Holiday Party
Wednesday 12/21  8:30am   2nd-3rd grade Holiday Chorus Concert
Thursday 12/22  Last day of school before break

Week of December 12th

Unfortunately this is a week of tests.  December 22nd is the end of 1st semester so we have quite a few tests coming up.  With this in mind, please make sure your child has had breakfast and a good night's sleep. 

There will be no homework this week, only spelling words!

Math:
     Finish Unit 4-Addition, Subtraction, Estimation, Problem Solving
Reading:
     Text Features and Non-Fiction Text
Language Arts:
     Review of commas, homophones, contractions
     Persuasive/Holiday writing
Social Studies:
    Creek and Cherokee peoples

Spelling Words:
Group 1: jay, smash, stand, grain, gain, gray, brave
Group 2: smash, stand, trash, blame, brave, taste, gain, grain, play, gray
Group 3: smash, stand, trash, blame, brave, taste, gain, grain, play, gray,
               grand, slate, praise, sway, jay

Tests:
     Tuesday:  Reading Checkpoints
      Wednesday:  Math Checkpoints
     Thursday:  Unit 4 Math Test
     Friday:  Unit 4 Reading Test

Week of December 4th

Reading:
     Non-Fiction text features
Language Arts/Writing:
    Persuasive writing
    commas
Math: Test on Monday December 12th
     Addition and Subtraction with regrouping
    Word Problems
    Estimation
Social Studies:
      Creek and Cherokee peoples, Sequoyah

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: wait, train, road, three, neat, teeth, cheek
     Group 2: wait, train, grain, throat, road, three, cheek, beach, neat, cheat
     Group 3: wait, train, grain, throat, road, three, cheek, beach, neat, cheat,
                    plain, coach, teeth, green, least

Homework:
      Monday:
              Math worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for Math Test--Monday December 12th
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Math worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
       Friday:
             Study for Math test on Monday!

Week of November 28th

Reading:
     Story elements/plot
Language Arts/Writing:
    Persuasive writing
    commas
Math:
     Addition and Subtraction with regrouping
    Word Problems
    Estimation
Science:
      Changes to earth--Test on Thursday!

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: dash, stamp, said, want, black, place
     Group 2: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place,
                    train, snail, said, want
     Group 3: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place,
                    train, snail, said, want, gasp, smash, paste, waste, claim


Homework:
      Monday:
              Math worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for Science Test
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
             Study for Science Test
      Wednesday:
              Math worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for Science Test
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Today we did many activities about Thanksgiving.  One of the things we did was to make Pumpkin Pie in a Bag.   The kids loved it and wanted me to share the recipe!

2 graham crackers                                    
1 T. sugar
1 T. squeeze margarine
1/4 cup milk
1 T. dry vanilla pudding mix
1 T. canned pumpkin
1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 candied orange slice
1 plastic cup
1 small bowl
1 baggie
1 spoon

Crush up graham crackers in baggie.  Add sugar and margarine.  Close baggie and mix.  Spread mixture in bowl.  In cup, mix milk and vanilla pudding. Stir 50 times.  Add canned pumpkin and pumpkin spice.  Stir 10 more times.  Pour into pie shell (bowl with graham cracker mixture).  Top with candied orange slice.


Happy Thanksgiving!

November 21st and 22nd

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! Tuesday is PJ day....have your child wear pajamas and bring in their favorite book(s) to read. 

Math:  Addition/subtraction word problems and estimation
Reading:   Thanksgiving themed activities...poetry, comparing past to present, etc.
Language Arts:   commas
Science:  Changes to the environment

There are no spelling words this week.  We hope everyone has a great time off with their families.

Thanks!

A big thank you to everyone who provided supplies and volunteered their time to make Science Day a success!  We could not have done it without you all.  Thanks!!

Week of November 7, 2011

Reading:
     Inferences
Language Arts/Writing:
    Informational writing
    Singular and plural possessive nouns
Math:
     Addition and Subtraction with regrouping
    Word Problems
Social Studies:
      Unit 2--The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah    and their interactions with Creek natives. Test on Friday!

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: bump, cute, flute, juice, suit, moon, tooth
     Group 2: skunk, trust, grunt, prune, flute, tooth, bruise, juice, suit,
                     spoon
     Group 3: skunk, trust, grunt, prune, flute, crude, bruise, juice, cruise,
                     bloom, tooth, smooth, spoon, build, plus

Homework:
      Monday:
              Addition word problems
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for S.S. Test
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
             Study for S.S. Test
      Wednesday:
              Subtraction word problems
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for S.S. Test
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Inferences worksheet
              Study for S.S. Test on Friday

Science Day! November 17th, 2011

This year during Science day the students will be able to participate in an Egg Drop Contest. See details below and look for more information coming home today.

***EGG DROP DETAILS***

Students will be preparing their "vessel" at home either by themselves, or with small groups of students in the same grade level.

We are asking that the entries be brought in either on Wednesday, November 16th or Thursday, November 17th, as they will need to contain a raw egg (to be placed in by the students prior to bringing to school).

Students will need to use tape or a label to mark their vessel with their name/names so they can be announced prior to each drop.

Winners will get a special "My Egg Survived" Certificate, Bragging rights, and an appearance on the morning announcements.

* The drop for all grades will take place behind the cafeteria in the bus loading area during Science Day.  All students will watch the egg drop projects drop for their grade.  Vessels for Kindergarten through 4th Grade will be dropped from the roof of the school.

Our local fire department will help our 5th Graders reach new heights by bringing their truck and ladder for a special drop!  Parents are welcome to come watch!

Drop Schedule:  K 8 a.m.; 1st 8:30 a.m.; 2nd 9 a.m.; 3rd 9:30 a.m.; 4th 10 a.m; 5th 10:30 a.m

Update!

Thursday:  PJ Day!  The students earned a class reward so we will all wear our PJs to school tomorrow.  Please remember they still need to wear real shoes. 

Friday:  Book Character Day!  Each child may dress up as their favorite book character.  This is not a scary Halloween costume but a character from a story book.  Please no props.  It is P.E. day so lets remember to wear sneakers. 

Thanks!

Week of October 31st

Happy Halloween! I know the students will be very excited however, we will not be having a party and the students are not allowed to wear their costumes to school on Monday. 

Reading:
     Inferences
Language Arts/Writing:
    Informational writing
    Singular possessive nouns
Math:
     Addition and Subtraction with regrouping
Social Studies:
      Unit 2--The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah    and their interactions with Creek natives.

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: shop, knock, toast, love, none, clock, whole
     Group 2: clock, shop, knock, chose, whole, slope, float, toast, love, none
     Group 3: clock, shop, knock, chose, whole, slope, float, toast, love, none,
                   stop, stove, doze, oak, groan

Homework:
      Monday:
              Addition with regrouping
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Subtraction with regrouping
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Possessive nouns worksheet

Week of October 24th

Reading:
     Main Idea and Details, summarizing
Language Arts/Writing:
    Paragraph writing and short stories
    Singular possessive nouns
Math:
     All about graphs! Venn diagrams, Tally charts, bar graphs, pictographs
     Math test tentatively scheduled for Friday...subject to change. 
Social Studies:
      Begin Unit 2--The focus of this unit is the founding of Georgia by the British at Savannah and their interactions with Creek natives.

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: dash, stamp, said, want, black, place
     Group 2: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place, train, snail, said, want
     Group 3: dash, stamp, snack, black, blame, place, train, snail, said,
                   want, gasp, smash, paste, waste, claim

Homework:
      Monday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet, Study Guide
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet, Study Guide
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet

Change!

We gave the Science test today.  After reviewing yesterday and today we felt the kids were ready.  They have been working hard on this unit and were ready to finish it up.  The class average on the test was 91%. 

Week of October 17th

Don't forget--there is no school for students on Monday and Boosterthon Fun Run money is due on Thursday!

It's Red Ribbon Week:
Tuesday: All students will receive a red ribbon to wear all week
Wednesday: Wear Red Day (as a symbol of a drug free land)
Thursday: "Put a Cap on Drugs Day!" Students may wear any kind of hat to school
Friday: "Shade out Drugs Day" or "Sock it to Drugs Day" Students may wear sunglasses or red, crazy, mismatched socks to school 

Reading:
     We are using several stories to make text to text, text to self, and
      text to world connections
Language Arts/Writing:
    Paragraph writing and Friendly letters
    Plural Nouns: s, es, ies, ves
Math:
     All about graphs! Venn diagrams, Tally charts, bar graphs, pictographs
Science:
     Finish up Unit 2--Sun, Moon, Stars
     Test on Friday

Spelling Words:
     Group 1: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, like, book
     Group 2: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, bike, like, look, book, brook
     Group 3: pack, truck, lock, smoke, bake, bike, like, look, book, brook,
                   quack, brick, quake, spike, shook

Homework:
      Monday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data/Graphing worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Language Arts worksheet

Week of October 10, 2011--Its a busy week!

This week is going to be busy!  On Monday, we have our field trip to the star lab from 10am-12pm.  Please make sure your child does not wear light up shoes or skirts/dresses.  On Thursday we have the Boosterthon Fun Run, make sure to get your pledges. 

Reading:
     The Remarkable, Adaptable Turtle----summarize/main idea and details
Language Arts/Writing:
    Friendly letters
    Plural Nouns:  s, es, and ies
Math:
     Review measurement, Test on Tuesday! 
     Begin Unit 3 on Data
Science:
     Sun and Moon: phases of the moon, day and night, shadows


Spelling Words:
     Group 1: cape, beak, cheese, bike, cone, cube, stroke
     Group 2: cape, tape, cheese, beak, bike, dive, cone, rope, tube, shade
     Group 3: cape, tape, cheese, beak, bike, dive, cone, rope, tube, shade,
                      cube, made, meal, use, spite

Homework:
      Monday:
              Study for Math Test
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/LA worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Data worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Plural nouns worksheet

Accelerated Reader

Many of you have been excited to participate in Accelerated Reader!  Thanks so much for your interest.  Here is a link that lists A.R. books by level.  I hope you find this helpful when selecting books to read with your child.  Students also have the opportunity to choose A.R. books at the school library as well as in the classroom. 

http://teacherweb.com/GA/Berkeleylake/melindaoherron/htmlpage1.aspx

Week of October 3, 2011

Hello everyone!
   Thank you so much for all of your support and generosity in supplying things for the classroom. 

Reading:
     Tell Me a Story Grandpa----main idea and details
Language Arts/Writing:
    Personal Narratives
    Plural Nouns:  s, es, and ies
Math:
     Time to the nearest 5 minutes: practice reading analog and
      digital clocks
Science:
     Sun and Moon: phases of the moon, day and night, shadows


Spelling Words:
     Group 1: feet, tree, pen, web, sled, ten, desk
     Group 2: feet, tree, jeans, beads, dream, leaf, pen, desk, web, nest
     Group 3: feet, tree, jeans, beads, dream, leaf, pen, desk, web, nest
                      sled, sleep, chest, wreck, quest

Homework:
      Monday:
              Telling time worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Main idea/details worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Telling time worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Plural nouns worksheet

Websites

Here are some great websites for the students to use!

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
http://www.studyisland.com/
http://www.spellingcity.com
http://www.fultonschools.org/school/rivereves/link.html

Week of September 26th

Math:
    Measurement: inches and cm
             Practice measuring things with your child and discuss the
             best unit of measure.
Reading:
     Dear Mr. Blueberry
              We are focusing on asking ourselves questions as we read
               to help us better understand the story.
Language Arts/Writing:
       Plural nouns: adding s and es
       Personal Narrative
Science:
        Stars--go outside and look at the stars with your child!

Spelling words:
  Group 1: rug, run, drum, cube, tube, duck, tune
  Group 2: juice, fruit, cube, tube, glue, tune, run, thumb, drum, duck
  Group 3: juice, fruit, cube, tube, glue, tune, run, thumb, drum, duck
                 truck, rub, under, uncle, stump

Homework:
      Monday:
              Math measurement worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet
      Wednesday:
              Math measurement worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet

Conferences

We had a scheduling conflict on October 17th so we are working on a new conference schedule.  If you have not turned in your time request sheet that was sent home on Thursday please do as soon as possible.  We will attach your scheduled date and time to your child's agenda.  Thanks!

Week of September 19th

Reading
      Rashee & The Seven Elephants
      Making predictions
      Unit 1 Test on Wednesday (subject/predicate, complete sentences,
               main idea, vocabulary in context, sequence words)
Math
      Measurement: length (cm, inches)
Language Arts/Writing
      Singular/plural nouns
      Personal Narrative
Science
      Stars

Homework:
      Monday:
              Math measurement worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet
              Look at the stars
      Wednesday:
              Math measurement worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet

Spelling Words:  long and short vowel o
      Group 1:  nose, toe, bone, log, frog
      Group 2: nose, toe, bone, goat, hose, log, sock, top, frog, fox
      Group 3: nose, toe, bone, goat, hose, log, sock, top, frog, fox, coat,
                    clock, load, wrote, tone

Changes!

Hello Parents!
    I wanted to let you know I changed the homework for tonight.  No math worksheet, your child should study their math study guide instead.  We feel your children are ready for the assessment so we will give it on Friday.  Please email us if you have questions or concerns!

Week of September 12th

Math: Finishing Unit 1
        Reviewing place value, addition and subtraction, and word problems
        Test on September 19th

Reading: 
          Story: Hooray, A Pinata by Elisa Kleven
          Skills:  Understanding plot, main idea, and summarizing

Work Work/Phonics:
           Short and long a

Social Studies:
          Completing unit 1: Review regions and landforms of Georgia
           Test September 14th

Homework:
      Monday:
              Math review worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
              Study for Social Studies test
      Tuesday:
              Math fact games
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet
              Study for Social Studies test
      Wednesday:
              Math review worksheet
              Read 15 minutes
       Thursday:
              Math fact games/study
              Reading/Language Arts worksheet

Spelling words:
        Group 1
            snake, skate, bag, map, jack
        Group 2
             bag, map, jack, crab, ram, bat, snake, crane, rain, frame
        Group 3
             bag, map, jack, crab, ram, bat, snake, crane, rain, frame, skate,
             train, table, same, flat

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