P/T Conferences

See you, parents, tonight or tomorrow!
Happy Weekend to all.

Wearing Pink

We affirmed kindness today - by wearing pink. VTT was bright and cheerful with color .

We presented our magazine reports today. What a variety of high-interest reading material is available! Magazines reviewed included Owl, Sports Illustrated, Chickadee, American Girl, SkyGaze, National Geographic, Wrestling, Wild, Lego Club, and Snowboarding. 75% of the class completed the bonus article review and pie chart section. Well-done!

Tuesday - no new homework

We had our Spelling 20 pretest today and finished our Math Art projects.
Wear PINK tomorrow - in support of KINDNESS!

Monday's Homework

Spelling 20 Workbook - due Thursday
Math P.O.W. - due Thursday
LA Lit Circles Director sheet - thoughtfully completed & due in class on Monday
Science Vocab. Quiz - this Thursday, the 26th (have duotang in class)

Shabbat Shalom

LIGHT : Science Quiz - Thurs. Feb. 26 (see glossary in duotang)

Old-Fashioned Work Period Today

We accomplished lots today:
1. Social Studies research in the Library with Mrs. White & Sally
2. Symmetrical & Asymmetrical concepts & assignments in Math
3. Problem of the Week - Addition with Consecutive Numbers
3. Homonyms, Synonyms & Antonyms - Communication Skills

No new Homework
Study for Spelling test tomorrow
Bring completed Lit Circles "Word Wizard" on Monday

Lovely "Spring" Day

Math Focus Workbook: pp. 38,39,40 - due tomorrow (class time was provided)

Regular Routines

Spelling 19 Workbook - due Friday
Spelling 19 Test - Friday
Word Wizard (Literature Circles) - due Monday
P.O.W. - due Thursday

Have a Happy Weekend

ProD Day Monday. See everyone on Tuesday.

Last F.S.A.

F.S.A. is done. Any absentees will have a chance to complete tests in the next 2 weeks.

WOW! Great job on Reading Rainbow submissions! All work in on time! We look forward to sharing the projects with each other in a couple of weeks' time.

A Little Comic Relief

Bring your favorite jokes in, & we'll share them in class.

January Free-To-Read winners are:

Justine Balin (Queen of Cool)
Jordan Boroditsky (The Island)
Elan Chark (On the Run 2)
Yuval Daniel (A Sweet Far Thing)
Eli Friedland (Helen Keller)
Braden Gaerber ( Niagara Falls, Or Does It?)

Well-done everyone!

A Terrific Tuesday & A Dusting of Snow

F.S.A.Testing ( Reading Comprehension) went well today. Math tomorrow.
Students are in excellent form.

Successful Book Club

Great job today during Lit Circles! Students listened with their ears, eyes and bodies. They summarized their novels and discussed key points. They took turns. They looked at primulas and nibbled cookies while inquiring about each others' books.

"Connector" assignment due next Tuesday.
Monday is a Pro-D Day.

Reading Rainbow #2 due tomorrow. We're all looking forward to sharing our magazine selections.

Hands-On Science Experiments

We had lots of fun today with a variety of hands-on Science activities.
Remember Lit Circles novel & Summarizer assignment for Monday.

Lit Circles "Summarizer"

Out first Lit Circles assignment went out today. The first dramatic role each student is to assume is that of "Summarizer".
Summary and Key Points (Chapter 1) - due Monday

F.S.A. Testing Today

The students wrote amazing stories about incredible journeys today. They brainstormed, and then organized their thoughts on a planning page. They structured their stories, using a clear beginning, middle and end. When all is "said and done and marked", students will be receiving these test booklets to take home.

No Homework

Great time snowtubing at Cypress!

Light Homework

No homework tonight. We are going to leave plenty of time for working on our At-Home Reading Rainbow Projects (Magazine Analysis).

We started our F.S.A. Writing Tests today. The first assignment was an excellent exercise in "Compare & Contrast".

Snow-tubing at Cypress. A great time was had by all last Friday! The weather cooperated, and the snow was soft. Thank-you to all the parents who joined us.