Testing Thursday

This evening at home....

• Math 12.9
• Finish the activities in the Literature Flip Book. No  Venn diagrams.
• read

I will check Gold Cards tomorrow.

Wordy Wednesday

Tomorrow we take the End of Year Reading MAPS test....

There is not regular homework this evening. However, several kids did not do the "Grayson" paragraph(s) that were due today.  In order to receive credit, these must be in by tomorrow morning

• Get a good night's sleep.
• Read.
• Do some IXL Reading if you have time. This is not required this evening.
• Please see above. If you did not do the Grayson paragraph, get it done!.

Parents, thanks to all who have offered to volunteer on Field Day. It is not too late to send in the form or to contact me.

I am hoping that 201 kids can enjoy an ice cream/frozen treat on Monday. Is there a family that is willing to donate? There are 28 kids in the class.  Please note that we do not have a place to store frozen treats. A parent will need to come to school, after about noon, to deliver them.

This evening at home.....

• finish today's Go Math classwork. Most kids are done.
• complete the homework and practice for lesson 12.8
• turn the "Grayson List" into a paragraph. Make sure to include an opening hook sentence or sentences. Also include a closing statement. Spelling and grammar count. You can do this work in your Readers Notebook.  The list you made today will help you create this paragraph.
• read

You can use the heading as one of your opening statements. Grayson is a caring and empathetic person.

Parents, please let me know if you can help out on Field Day, which is Monday, June 4th.

Don't forget that our Reading MAPS test is this Thursday!

Feeling Friday

Enjoy the long weekend!

Parents, two special notes went home today. Both are about Field Day, which is on June 4. This year, Disney Field Days will have some new twists. Please read the note carefully so that you understand the new structure.

Most importantly, Field Days will now have Field Games! Parents, we need your help to make this happen for the kids. Please let us know if you are able to help with leading or running games.  We have a plan, but we won't be able to execute it without your help!

TOUGH Talk Thursday

This evening at home.....
- Poetry Activities
-Go Math 12.6
Mid chapter Checkpoints will be sent home tomorrow!
Please sign and return the Progress Report

READ!!

If you have time, IXL Reading and Math....can't hurt!

Today's title reflects the subject matter in our reading of Maniac Magee.  Our setting is a town that is segregated. The main character, Maniac is navigating these waters.

Water Wednesday

Today we worked with ice, but ice just does not work with today's title.


This evening at home.....

• Complete the Lab Report. You will need your notes from today's lab!
• read!

Tomorrow, we will take our EOY CPS Performance Task. Kids will be asked to read a grade level text and collect evidence from the text. They will use these ideas to create a graphic organizer. Finally,they will present this evidence in an essay. This will take some stamina, but we have been practicing all year! They are ready!

Parents Needed!

Hi Parents! The pod is assembly a group of parents to assist us in relabeling and organizing our reading and science text books.  Please let me know if you are able to help on any of the following mornings:

This Friday, May 25th
Tuesday, May 29th
Friday, June 1 st- from 8:00-10:00

.....Transfer Tuesday

Electrical transfer, that is!

I hope to see lots of 201 families at the Second Floor Family Night! Today, kids are coming home with another flyer that doubles as a parking pass.

Hold on to that Idiom homework. I did not collect it because I want to go over it together. It was simply "checked in."

This evening at home.....

• Use the glossary found on the Maniac Magee tab to help you complete pages.2-4 of the Maniac Vocabulary book. Please do not leave this at home!! You will need it tomorrow!
• Read
• Complete the hw and practice for Go Math 12.5. Mid Chapter quiz is tomorrow!

Maniac Monday

Today we....

• read a few articles about Pre Columbian cultures
• discussed stereotypes and Native American culture
• practiced converting customary units of liquid measurement
• read Maniac Magee and built some evidence to support our ideas about characterization
• developed these ideas into paragraphs
• talked about Puns! They can be pretty punny!! LOL!

This evening at home....

• please get your progress report signed and return it tomorrow.
• complete the hw and practice for lesson 12.4 in Go Math
• complete the Maniac Magee Idioms Literal vs. Figurative  activity.
• read!

Don't forget that Family Tech Night is this Wednesday from 6:30-7:30!

Finsterwald's Yard Friday

Hello Team 201...

This weekend at home...

• complete the hw and practice for Go Math lesson 12.3
• read!!
• finish up the Heat Transfer comic. Most are done!
• finish the Maniac Figurative Language Poster, if you did not do it in class.    Use the tab!

Parents, Progress Reports are in the book bags. Please note that this is a "5 Week Snapshot." Some grades are already changed, as the gradebook is fluid!

Parents, I hope that you will join us for a special evening of "tech talk" for second floor parents and kids.  Please see the pink note that was sent home today! The date is May 23 from 6-7!

Toad Ball Thursday

Frog Ball would be more accurate, but I am sticking with the alliteration thing!  Today we read about John McNabb's infamous "frog ball" pitch. The feats of Maniac Magee are accumulating. What will he do next?

Today we also....

• worked on our Heat comics
• worked on a mixed math challenge
• met in small groups to practice converting customary units of length
• read about Pre Columbian culture in North America
• did some esparks!
• read a couple of chapters in Maniac Magee

This evening at home.....

• work on your Poseidon Book and study for tomorrow's quiz. If you are finished,  please write a short story or informational piece that uses 10 or more of the words that you included in the book.
• work on Go Math 12.2 hw and practice

A note about the Poseidon books: You will notice a "progress grade" on each book. We have spent a considerable amount of class time on these, and most kids are on track for success. We will devote aabout 30 minutes  to finishing them tomorrow, but they will be collected for a final grade by the end of the day.   In order to finish, may kids will need to work this evening.  Each root should contain: the root, the meaning of the root, 5 words that use the root( you should know what these words mean), and a sentence that uses one of the words correctly and a quick picture/icon or illustration.

Tomorrow, we will take a quick quiz on chapters 1-7 in Maniac Magee.  It will be timed, but it will be open book. If you have been participating in class, you will be fine!

Wind Up Wednesday

Today we created wind up "cars" in the Science Lab.  Did your team hit the "sweet spot?" Ask your child all about it. There are many ways to replicate, or improve upon, this experiment at home.  Give it a try!  Click here for some alternate directions:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/build-a-rubber-band-powered-car/


This evening at home....

• complete the hw and practice for Go Math lesson 12.1
• finish the Maniac responses we worked on today. Proofread your work. Did you answer the question? Does your answer make sense? Did you include details?
• complete the Poetry Tasks for  "The Arrow and the Song."
• read!

We will take the Poseidon Root quiz on Friday. All kids have a Poseidon book. Bring them home to study and bring them back finished by Friday!

Rhyme Time Tuesday

Today we....

• discussed how the first people arrived in what we now call Illinois. Click on the Illinois tab to see our reading material and check out the Illinois First People vocabulary work. 
• read and discussed Maniac Magee
• went to Art
• took the Chapter 11 Go Math test
• worked with a partner on some area and perimeter challenges
• met in small groups with me to read some poems and discuss verses, meter and the meaning behind the words
• worked on Language Arts IXL. Most of us are doing 4th grade word work, focusing on skill Q and beyond. If you child is having success, they may be asked to work on 5th grade skills
• worked on our root work books
• developed our Heat comic ideas 
• went to lunch and recess

This evening at home....

• complete the first page of "Show What You Know" for chapter 12
• finish the poetry activities that we began in small group today.
• read!

Please make sure that the Area and Perimeter challenge is in by Friday. Kindly ignore the "test" label. 

Making ( Heat Superheros) Monday

Radiation Man....Captain Conduction...Connie Convection....We are working on developing a comic series to help us show what we know about Heat Transfer.

This evening at home.....

• study for tomorrow's math test! We spent lots of time on the review today.
• complete the Poetry vs. Prose Venn Diagram. We discussed this in small group today. I will expect LOTS of details!!

Today we...

• worked on the Math Review
• compared poetry and prose and read two descriptive selections about fog
• read Maniac Magee and did a few activities
• dove into Science Fusion to find examples of conduction, convection and radiation.
• read about Colonial Life on readworks.org
• kicked off our Illinois History unit with a quick IL scavenger hunt
• went to gym
• had lunch
• went outside for recess

Well Wishing Words Wednesday

Today was mostly about words and moms. You will see.

Today we...

• went to the Science Lab to run some tests. Ask your child about bumpercoasters!
• did a bunch of projects that we can't tell you about now

Don't forget that tomorrow is our trip to the Garfield Park Conservancy.

Parent Volunteers: Please meet 

Parents, if you would like to join us, we have room for you!

Don't forget to bring a lunch!

This evening at home....

• complete the hw and practice for Go Math lesson 11.5. The classwork should also be done
• READ for 30 minutes or more and get a confirmation note from a parent.
• show a parent the MAPS testing schedule that was handed out today.

Our testing dates are....

Reading: March 31

Math: June 7

Science: June 11

Time to Write Tuesday

We are writing!

This evening at home....

• finish the "Mirror of Erised" revisions.Today, we met with a peer editor to help generate more ideas and edit. Kids had time to "silent write" to make their writing richer, more coherent and more reader-friendly.  This will be collected tomorrow. Please ensure that you are proud of your work and your illustration. Most kids just have a few finishing touches.
• complete the homework and practice for lesson 11.4. We took the mid chapter quiz today. You will have these tomorrow!  Problems 1-10 were classwork. 
• complete The Dog poetry activities.

Making Magic Monday

This evening at home....

• finish today's H.P. Math glyph activity
• make corrections and finish the Mirror of Erised writing activity. Make it your best work!
• get ready for the Mid Chapter Checkpoint. Do NOT do this page, but get prepared by doing some of the classwork from previous lessons.
• read!

This weekend at home...

• Finish the Midwest Srapbook. Each section should have 4-5 sentences, a full color picture, an informative caption and a front cover.
• These kids have turned in the project:Aizah, Priya, Yusra, Shuan, Marjani, David,Erick, Ethan, Sarit, Kathaleen, Kahlen, Kailah, Steven, Natalie.
• Today's math work: Lesson 11.3 class and homework: evens only
• read!!

Extra opportunities:

-IXL 6th Integers

MONDAY IS HARRY POTTER DAY IN 201!

I CAN ACCEPT FIELD TRIP MONEY AND FORMS ON MONDAY! 

Telephant Thursday

This evening at home...

• complete the final task in the Dainty Dragon. Your new story should be YOURS. Make it funny. Make it descriptive. Make the imagery work for you. We will share them tomorrow.
• complete the hw and practice for Go Math 11.2
• read
• Field Trip forms and money are due tomorrow.

Way Out Wednesday

Today we made catapults in the Science Lab. We tested cotton balls and foil and measured the results. Kids are writing up lab reflections as I write the post.


This evening at home....

• complete Task C of The Dainty Dragon
• complete the Elephony activities. You may jot your responses on the back of the task sheet.
• complete the Go Math how and practice for lesson 11.1

Don't forget

•  that Field Trip money and forms are due on Friday.
• Please log in to Think Central to see the Chapter 10 Math test results. They will be entered into Gradebook tomorrow.
• Maniac Magee! We are sharing copies in class. For now, this is fine. Several parents have indicated that they can purchase the book or get it from the public library.
• Please make sure that your child has... a protractor, a glue stick and sharpened pencils each morning.

Rhyme Time Tuesday

Today we talked about beats
How poetry sounds pretty neat
When the syllables all are aligned
And the pattern is fit to the rhyme


Ask your child about poetry patterns!


This evening at home...

• complete task B of the Dainty Dragon
• complete side one of the "Fun They Had" comprehension
• complete the "Show What You Know" of Go Math Chapter 11
• READ!
• You will need a protractor for the next math unit!
• Field Trip Forms are due on Friday

Most children are out of glue. Please make sure that your child has a fresh glue stick. Please sharpen pencils at home.

Many students have lost the Field Trip form. Parents, please write a note that contains this information:

My child__________________________has permission to go to the Garfield Park Conservatory on May 10th.
Parent signature
date
emergency contact name and number
$ 7.00

Parents, I am 10 copies short of Manic Magee.   Are you able to purchase a copy for your child or donate to the class?  https://www.amazon.com/Maniac-Magee-Jerry-Spinelli/dp/0316809063/ref=sr_1_1/134-5095158-9069766?ie=UTF8&qid=1525202159&sr=8-1&keywords=maniac+magee

Delayed Post Monday

Hello Parents,

This post stayed in my draft file. Most of the kids still got the job done!

This evening at home....

• study for tomorrow's math test. IXL  lines, angles, 2 D shapes can help. 
• Please do task A in the new figurative language pack The Dainty Dragon.
• Please complete the Vocab sheet, both sides
• Read