Sunday, April 24, 2016

Curriculum Update: April 25 - 29

Thank You!!!

I cannot thank you enough for all your kind words, thoughtfulness, and generosity - you have made me feel so special!! I deeply appreciate all the support that you have shown me throughout the entire year - you are the best!!!



Curriculum Update: April 25 - 29
Weekly Homefun:
Monday:
TCAP SCIENCE ITEM SAMPLER - DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Math Review - DAY 21
Grammar Review - Irregular Plural Nouns
Tuesday: 
Math Review - DAY 22
Grammar Review - Their, There, and They're
Wednesday: 
Math Review - DAY 23
Grammar Review - Verb Tenses
Thursday:
Math Review - DAY 24
Grammar - Review


Weekly Assessments: 
Daily:
X's Tests

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Creating Rhymes about Animal Life Cycles!






They are REALLY growing!





Curriculum Update: April 18 - 22


An emperor penguin lays an egg on the Antarctic ice. In the bitter cold, miles away from the only source of food, how can the chick survive?






Weekly Homefun: 
Monday:
TCAP SCIENCE ITEM SAMPLER - DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 29
Math - Quadrilaterals
Math Review - Day 16
Tuesday: 
Math Review - Day 17
Reading - "Variation of Traits" Fluency and Comprehension
Wednesday: 
Math Review - Day 18
Grammar - Adverbs
Thursday:
Math Review - Day 19
Grammar - Adverbs

Weekly Assessments: 
Daily:
X's Tests
Tuesday:
Adjectives Quiz
Friday:
Penguin Chick Test
Animals Test

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Take a Peak Into Our Daily Fun!

Jump Rope for Heart




Exploring the World in Inches!








Celery Experiment!












Meet Our New Friends!




 Enjoying This Beautiful Weather!




Testing Out Our Green Thumbs!





Curriculum Update: April 11 - 15


How does it feel to be near the North Pole when it's so cold that a cup of water, thrown in the air, explodes into ice particles? What's it like to be somewhere even colder - the South Pole, where a refrigerator containing fruits and vegetables has to be heated. Come explore these two places where few people have ever been.

Weekly Homefun: 
Monday:
Food Chain - Fluency and Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: 
Grammar - Adjective Acrostic Poem (First and Last Names)
Wednesday: 
Math: Shapes
Grammar - It's and Its
Thursday:
Math - Shapes
Grammar - There, Their, and They're

Weekly Assessments: 
Daily:
X's Tests
Friday:
Antartica: Life on the Ice Test
Shapes Quiz
Adjectives Quiz

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Curriculum Update: April 4 - 8


Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . " - Booklist
This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar.

Weekly Homefun: 
Monday:
Math - Interpreting Graphs
Reading - Plant Adaptations Fluency and Comprehension Questions DUE FRIDAY
Tuesday: 
Math - Measurement
Wednesday: 
Math - Measurement and Line Plots
Thursday:
Grammar - Possessive Pronouns

Weekly Assessments: 
Daily: X's Tests
Friday:
Possessive Pronouns Quiz
Sequence of Events Quiz
Tops and Bottoms Quiz
Data and Graphing Test


Plants Test