Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

This morning, after we wrote in our journals, we reviewed words with spr-, str- and thr-. The students turned in their spelling worksheet. We reviewed the vocabulary words and completed a worksheet together. We read about making inferences and did a workbook page. We also practiced writing abbreviations and completed our DLP. We got through three centers today. At the end of literacy, we read with our Book Buddies. They made us some holiday puzzles that we enjoyed a lot! This afternoon, we reviewed for and took our math test on graphs and data analysis. We also did an explore activity in science, read our last lesson, and began reviewing for our test tomorrow. The students have one page of science homework to complete. They also made a flipbook to help them study vocabulary words. Keep in mind that there is a spelling test, reading test, and science test tomorrow! Please work with your child tonight to ensure his/her success!

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today went by super fast! We started out our day correcting our DLP and then immediately listened to Watermelon Day. We discussed the story together, but Officer Peterson came and visited us so we had to finish when she left. Please look for a packet from Officer Peterson in your child's take home folder to be discussed at home. After the story we completed 1 center. Time was going by too fast and before we knew it, our J.A. teachers were here for the last time! They gave us such a nice treat bag! Our morning ended finishing two centers. After lunch we silent read for a bit and then jumped into math. We learned what inferences are and practiced making inferences in our book. We got with partners to complete a worksheet, but again, time ran out! We went to library after math and finished the day with our book buddies.

The homework for tonight is to read Watermelon Day, complete math 11-7, and study for the science test tomorrow! We also have a math test so please practice reading/making graphs!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning Officer Peterson came and talked to the class again. She has assigned a homework packet that should be done with a parent and returned on Friday. She will do a follow-up session with our class when we come back in January. Then, we reviewed words with spr-, str-, and thr-. The students have a spelling page for homework. Some students turned it in and others need to finish tonight. We re-read the story Watermelon Day in groups. We completed our DLP and grammar (capitalizing the names of holidays) as well. Then, we got through three centers today. Our class won "extra recess" with Mr. Langman this week, so the children were excited to play with him for 15 minutes! Then, in Science, we read about how we can care for natural resources. We completed two worksheets together in class today. We will have a Science Test on Friday...don't forget! In math today, we used inferencing skills to solve problems, as well as our ability to read and use different types of charts. The students have one page of math homework. At the end of the day, we had our last session of Junior Achievement and we went to the library.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we learned a lot! First, we reviewed our words with the wr, gn, and kn patterns. The students have one page of spelling homework. Then, we discussed the meanings of our vocabulary words and watched a Power Point presentation to review. We talked about inferencing when we read (using what we already know and the story clues to figure out what the author doesn't tell us). Then, we read the story Watermelon Day. We discussed how hard it is to wait for something exciting to happen and repeatedly asking, "Is it time yet?". Then, we wrote what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story. We also sang a watermelon song. After, we completed our DLP and did a workbook page to practice abbreviations of days of the week and months of the year. We completed two centers today. In Social Studies, we read how apples are grown and shipped to stores for us to consume. In math, we used information to create different types of graphs. We will be having a math test on Thursday. The students have one page of homework in math. At the end of the day, we went to art. Just a heads-up...we will have a Science Test on Friday before break. A note is coming home today showing the pages that need to be studied.

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day began writing in our journal and correcting our DLP. We discussed what pollution is and wrote about ways to help keep our Earth clean. We volunteered answers and came up with a great list of ways to help stop polluting. We then reviewed the chunks for our spelling list and read a couple sentences with words that included the chunks. We discussed the vocabulary for the story and then moved on to read the story. The students were a bit restless so we partnered up to finish reading the story with a friend. Tomorrow we will finish the story as a class. We finished literacy by completing 3 centers. Our morning ended with social studies. We read a couple pages in our book and filled out the vocabulary card for the word ancestor. After lunch we headed straight into math. We reviewed the types of graphs we learned about and completed some math workbook pages together. We ran out of time because we needed to go to art. Our chapter math test will be on Thursday and will include reading different types of graphs and answering questions based on the data. I am very confident in the students! After art we finished discussing the story and partnered up to complete a science vocabulary sheet. We regrouped and corrected it. We ended the day reading a story.

The homework for tonight is math 11-6, read Watermelon Day, and study for the science test on Thursday.

Monday--Miss Calderone's room

Our day started right away with Music and P.E. We then came back and corrected our DLP but then went to the gym to watch the dress rehearsal for the 3rd grade musical! The students did such a nice job singing! I hope to see many of you tonight. We came back, listened to a story about an ugly vegetable and then learned the chunks for the new spelling list. We took our spelling pretest, corrected the words, and finished the morning with 1 center. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then started math. We learned about line plots and created one in our math spiral. We completed some workbook pages together and then independently worked on 1/2 of our homework. We corrected that and then reviewed telling time before switching back. After math we had science and we started it by corrected a science sheet we worked on last week. We then came together and read the rest of the chapter. We learned about pollution and how to help keep our Earth clean. The students ended the day playing a math game in Media Center.

The homework for tonight is to sign the reading test, read Watermelon Days (we will start Secret Life of Trees when we come back from break), complete science 118/119--study for test, and finish math 11-5.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Wow, did this day fly by! This morning we had gym and music class. Then, we wrote in our journals, ate snack, and headed back to the gym to watch the 3rd grade musical. What a treat! After, we learned about words with kn-, gn-, and wr-. Since each of these has a silent letter, we will need to study extra hard for the test on Friday! We completed a workbook page and introduced the spelling words, the toughest one being "unknown". The students have a workbook page to complete for homework. After spelling, we completed two sentences of DLP, talked about explanations (using "because" and "reason"), and then reviewed abbreviations of the days of the week and months of the year. We began one center today. This afternoon, we learned about line plots in math. The students have one page of homework. After computer lab, we read about different places people can live in Social Studies.

Friday--Miss Calderone's class

Today our day started out finishing our DLP and reading From Seed to Plant. We jumped right into centers and finished our last 3. We then reviewed some of the spelling words by writing them on white boards and grouping them under their appropriate "chunks". We took our spelling test and then reviewed the vocabulary by playing pictionary. We took our reading test and ended the morning reading a Time For Kids magazine. After lunch our mystery reader came and read us two awesome stories! We moved onto math and learned about a pictograph. We completed some math book pages and then made our own pictograph by voting for our favorite president. We drew symbols on sticky notes and then posted them over the president that we wanted to vote for. We had a great time. We then went to music and finished the day with celebration day. We listened to holiday music and created bags for our holiday party.

The homework for the weekend is to read Watermelon Day and complete math 11-4. Some students may need to finish a grammar sheet from the morning and/or their holiday bag.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today went by fast! This morning we reviewed words with -eer and -ear. We completed our DLP and took our spelling test. We completed a worksheet practicing proper nouns. Then, we got to three centers today! After that, we took our Reading Test. In Science today, we completed a worksheet about food webs. This afternoon Mr. Langman was our Mystery Reader. The children had a great time! In math today, we talked about Pictographs. The students have one page of homework. At the end of the day we went to gym class and decorated bags for our Holiday Party next week. If you have not yet had a conference with me, it is most likely scheduled for Monday. Make sure your child gave you your time yesterday!

Thanks!

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

This morning we broke words into syllables using the VCV pattern. Depending on whether the word had a short vowel or long vowel, we broke them apart either before or after the consonant. Then, we reviewed how to read diagrams using labels and pictures. We listened to From Seed to Plant on tape. For spelling, we have one page of homework for tonight. We completed our DLP for today. Then, we completed three centers today. We also had Book Buddies with the 4th graders. After lunch, we used tally charts to make bar graphs in math. The students have one page of homework. In Science, we re-read our lesson about salt water habitats and watched a video-clip on food webs. We completed our work in class. At the end of the day, we went to music. I am sending home conference slips for several of you to come in on Monday after school. Please look for your time!

Thursday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started out completing our DLP and writing in our December journal. One of the paragraphs were written on the board and we pointed out the main idea, detail, and feeling sentences. We then visited the holiday store for a bit. When we came back, we completed 3 centers. After centers we began working on our final drafts. Some students finished, but those that did not have it for homework. We finished the morning writing definitions for the vocabulary words and completing a grammar sheet. After lunch we came back and read Harry Potter for a bit. We then had math. We reviewed the new math words we learned about graphs and then focused on bar graphs. We made a favorite animal graph together and then completed some math workbook pages. The students did an awesome job. After math we had science for a little. We read about saltwater habitats and discussed a food web. We had a little time to finish a worksheet. Our day ended with P.E.

The homework for tonight is to read/study From Seed to Plant, complete your spelling packet/study for spelling, finish your final draft, and complete math 11-3.

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started writing in our journal and correcting our DLP. We wrote sentences using the word wall words and then shared the sentences for each word. We then listened to a story and completed a grammar sheet with a partner. Some students did not finish so they have the sheet for homework. We then completed 2 centers and before we knew it, our J.A. teachers were here! After J.A. we ended our morning finishing our third center. When we came back from recess we listened to a winter story and read Harry Potter for a bit. We then moved onto math where we reviewed patterns and learned about charts, tallies, and surveys. We completed some surveys ourselves and then together completed some workbook pages. The students caught on very quickly. After math we went to library and when we came back, our book buddies joined us to read!

The homework for tonight is to read From Seed to Plant, complete math 11-2, and finish the grammar page if it is not done yet. We will be visiting the holiday store tomorrow morning so please make sure to bring money if you plan on buying anything :)

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day began writing in our December journal and correcting our DLP. After sharing our journals, we went back to our desks and learned the new vocabulary for the story. We read half of the story together because it is a TOUGH story. Please remember that they are able to use their books on their test and are not expected to remember the flower diagram. We then completed 2 centers. We began making our snowflake ornament, but took some time to do social studies while it dried. We reviewed the landforms and read a couple pages in our book. We then independently completed a worksheet. Our morning ended writing some of our rough draft for our "How to Make a Snowflake Ornament". When we came back from recess, we finished our ornaments and continued to work on our rough drafts. I had the list of steps up and it was the students' responsibility to use that for their rough draft. Those that did not stay on task will need to complete the rough draft from memory. The students that finished early began working on a science sheet. We then went to art and when we came back, we had math. We began chapter 11 which is all about graphs. We started the first lesson learning about bar graphs. We completed a bar graph together and then worked to finish some workbook pages.

The homework for tonight is math 11-1, sign and return math test, science pg. 101/102, and finish your rough draft. Many students finished their science AND rough draft so will only have a bit of homework. The back of the math page is a challenge sheet. Your child may try this, but I'm looking to see that the 'practice' side is complete.

Monday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started with music followed by P.E. As soon as we got back, we corrected our DLP and wrote in our December journal about what we did over the weekend. After sharing our journals, we learned the three new chunks for this week: spr-, str-, and thr-. We read a poem and found all of the chunks together and then took our spelling pretest. We corrected the words as a class and then completed 2 centers. After lunch we came back and went straight into math M.A.P.'s testing! The students did a great job so we had indoor recess for about 10 minutes after returning. Our day ended with math. We reviewed chapter 10 and then took our test.

The homework for tonight is to read From Seed to Plant. This is a tough story and you may do a couple pages at night if necessary. Also, please sign and return the reading test. Thank you so very much for all of the donations to our sponsored little boy; We're really going to help him out :)

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -ar, -arm, and -ark. We decided that we would add the word "bountiful" to our worm of vocabulary words that is going to wrap around the school. We took our spelling test. Most students could even spell "reindeer"! We completed three centers this morning. Then, we took our math test. In Science today, we finished our duck experiment and took some notes. The students have two worksheets for homework over the weekend. This afternoon, our Mystery Reader read Polar Express. The children really enjoyed hearing the story. In math today, we used a calendar to solve story problems. Miss Calderone's math class has one page of math homework, mine does not. After gym today, we had Celebration Day. In honor of St. Nicholas Day (a German tradition) and because we read Johnny Appleseed this week, we all enjoyed eating apples! We also painted with our watercolors. Have a great weekend!

Friday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started with finishing our DLP and writing in our December journals about whatever was on our minds. After correcting and sharing, we read a story about a gingerbread boy. We then finished our last 3 centers for the week. Next, we acted out Johnny Appleseed one more time; we had a really fun time doing that! We then had our spelling test and reviewed our vocabulary words by playing pictionary. Our morning finished by taking our reading test. After lunch our mystery reader came in and read us a story that a 12 year old in her family published. It was a great story! We had math next and reviewed time order words. We jumped into reading a calendar and practiced by reading a January 2009 calendar. We filled in important dates and answered some questions. We completed a math book page together, and one independently. After correcting it together, it was time to go. We went to music after math, and finished our day with celebration day. The students had a much better day today.

For homework, all students have grammar page 111, and some students have math 10-5. Everybody is to read From Seed to Plant over the weekend considering that it is a tough story! Stay Warm!

Thursday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started meeting our new classmate! I hope everybody takes the time to make him feel very welcome. We then began writing in our December journals and correcting our DLP. After that we came to the floor to share our journals and work on some phonics. We reviewed how days of the week are proper nouns and then completed a grammar sheet with a partner. We corrected it together and then completed 3 centers. We regrouped and then read Johnny Appleseed like we were in a play! We did an excellent job! Our morning ended doing a chart about how apples grow and where they grow. We also wrote the vocabulary words in our literacy journal and followed by finding the definitions in our glossary. After lunch we had to put our heads down and reflect on the morning for 5 minutes. We have been having a VERY chatty week and we needed to sit quietly and think about how to change our behavior. We read Harry Potter for a bit and then began math. In math we looked at time order words. We put them in order from shortest to longest and then discussed different activities for each word. We completed some math book pages as a class. We then had science where we reviewed a pond habitat. We moved on to a stream habitat and completed a science worksheet together. Our day ended with P.E.

The homework for tonight is to read and study Johnny Appleseed, complete your spelling packet/study, and math 10-4.

***Please remember to bring to school any donations for the 8 year old boy from Addison. All donations must be wrapped with a note telling what is inside. Thank you!!!!!

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with ear and eer. We highlighted words with this pattern in a poem to put in our book boxes. We completed a workbook page. The students started their spelling assignment, but need to finish for homework. We completed two sentences of DLP today. We also completed two centers. Our fourth grade book buddies were excited to read with us today. This afternoon in math we talked about time relationships (minute=60 seconds, hour=60 minutes, day=24 hours, week=7 days, month=4 weeks, year=12 months). We put cards in order from the shortest time to the longest time. The students have one page of homework. It seems easy, but don't let your student rush through it and make a silly mistake! In Science, we started an experiment to see how ducks stayed dry. We made some good predictions about what will happen, but since it takes a long time to color ducks COMPLETELY, most students will have to test their duck tomorrow. At the end of the day, the students went to Music class. If you haven't let me know what your conference preference is, please send that sheet back to school as soon as you can so that I can meet with each of you in the upcoming week! Thanks!

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started with writing in our journal and completing our DLP. We used the word wall words to make sentences and then shared our sentences as a class. We then came on the floor to talk about the days of the week and how they are proper nouns. We completed a grammar sheet independently and then began working on our rough drafts. We worked to edit our drafts and then started our final drafts. Most students need to finish for homework. We had time to complete one center, and then our J.A. teachers came in to teach us a little more about our community. Our morning ended completing one more center. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then had math. We reviewed elapsed time and then began learning how to read the calendar. As a class we answered questions based on the December calendar and then completed some workbook pages together. You can help at home by asking questions like, how many Thursdays are in December?, or what is the date one week after December 14th? After math we went to the book fair and ended the day with our book buddies.

The homework for tonight is to read Johnny Appleseed, complete math 10-3, and finish your final draft.

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today our day started correcting our DLP and writing in our new December journals. After sharing, we worked on phonics for a bit. We then went back to our desks to discuss the new vocabulary words for the story Johnny Appleseed. We talked about what a play is and how it's different from the stories we've read so far. We then took a break and completed 3 centers. When we regrouped, we read and discussed Johnny Appleseed. Our morning ended with social studies. We worked in partners to complete a review for landforms and a map reading sheet. We came back together and corrected them both. After lunch we had math. We started with a pretest for chapter 10 and then began learning about elapsed time. We were cut short because we had to leave for art. When we came back, we continued the lesson by completing some workbook pages. In science we started our water habitats chapter! We began by learning about a pond and then a duck's feathers and why they are special. We colored a duck with yellow crayon and then I poured just a bit of water on it so the students could see how water reacts when it touches a "duck's feathers". We also completed a science sheet together while reading about a pond. We ended our day with about 5 minutes to work on our informational paragraph.


The homework for tonight is math 10-2, read Johnny Appleseed, and finish your rough draft.