Thursday, February 21, 2013

This morning, we acted out the story of the ten lepers and talked about different kinds of prayers. We continued working on multiply by eight and solving word problems in Math. The students started doing research on the Southwest Native Americans. On Monday, the third through fifth graders can stay after school for activities with the staff from Lutherhaven until 4:00. On Tuesday, we have Re-Enrollment Night from 6:30 to 7:30. Students can come to the classroom during that time to play games. On Friday, we have a half day and Grandparent's Day! Homework for today is... Math worksheet (Lesson 5-5) Vocabulary p. 20 Adjectives p. 22

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

I hope everyone had a nice break!  I had a good time at LEST watching our middle schoolers do a great job in the competitions! 

This morning, we worked on multiplying by seven and solving problems by looking for a pattern.  This afternoon, we talked about adjectives that compare.  Our spelling words this week are all those kind of adjectives.  In Science, we continued our study of motion by talking about distance, direction, and speed.  We talked about distance and time being used to calculate speed.  In Art, we talked about another element of art:  texture.  The students came up with different adjectives that describe an object's texture.  Then they went around the room feeling and making rubbings of different textures.

Homework for today is...
Math worksheet (Lesson 5-4)

Monday, February 11, 2013

In Math, we worked more on multiplying by six.  In Social Studies, we finished studying the Plains Native Americans.  This afternoon, I gave the students a spelling test over words we've already done this school year just for fun and review.  I started reading a story called The Prince's Poison Cup, which is an allegory of God's redemption story.  We worked on writing complete sentences to questions about the story. 

Homework for today is...
Math worksheet (Lesson 5-2)
Some students still need to choose a book for their next book project

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Today, the students started working on a couple reader's theaters that I am hoping to have them perform at our next visit to the Chenoweth House!  They are working on Jack and the Beanstalk and Aesop's Fables.  We started working with articles (a, an, the).  We went over that we use "a" before a word that starts with a consonant and "an" before a word that starts with a vowel.  In Science, we talked about different kinds of motion and things that make those kinds of motion.  We defined motion as a change in position. 

Homework for today is...
Read Lon Po Po during 20 minutes of reading
Choose book for next book project (due Monday)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

In Christian Studies, we talked about Conversation Hearts that are given on Valentine's Day.  We thought of some messages that we thought could be on Conversation Hearts if God were to give us some! 

In Math, I talked to the students about understanding what the story problems are about and what they are asking you figure out.  I've noticed some students taking whatever numbers they see and doing an operation with them without really thinking about what they are doing.  We did a couple problems from past homework assignments together so they could see what I meant. 

In Reading, the students compared and contrasted Lon Po Po and Little Red Riding Hood.  In Science, we started a new unit on forces and motion. 

Homework for today is...
Spelling p. 71-72

Monday, February 4, 2013

Today in Math, we worked on multiplying by three.  Students are bringing home array flashcards to start studying those today.  We finished our study of the Southeast Native Americans.  In Reading, I read Jack and the Beanstalk and Waynetta and the Cornstalk to the students and had them fill out a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two stories.  Tomorrow, the students will read Lon Po Po in their reading books and compare and contrast it to Little Red Riding Hood. 

A letter is coming home today about our Valentine party.  Let me know if you are interested in helping out with the party. 

P.E. Exercise Logs are coming home today.

Tomorrow, we will be taking our class picture.  Students should bring the order forms and money with them tomorrow if you are interested in purchasing pictures. 

Homework for today is...
Book project

Friday, February 1, 2013

The students got to build forts with their blankets, desks, and chairs, and then read inside them!  They also got to share the books they wrote with one another. 

Book projects are due on Tuesday!  Students should work on those this weekend if they haven't yet so they aren't doing it at the last minute! 

Valentine's Day is coming up!  We won't have school that day, but we'll have a Valentine's Day party on Wednesday, the 13th at 1:45 to the end of the day.  If you are interested in helping out with that, please let me know!  I'll be sending home a letter next week about bringing Valentines. 

We will be taking class pictures next week on Tuesday.  Picture order forms are coming home today.