Holiday Shoppe

FYI---Mrs. Bognetti's class will be visiting the Holiday Shoppe at Wesley School on Thursday. If you would like your child to be able to shop, please send money to school on that day. HO! HO! HO!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote about how fun it is to build snowmen. Then, we met Mrs. Barrett, our student teacher, that will be joining us in January. She stayed with us while we did an activity with adjectives. First, we described several Disney characters using as many adjectives as we could. Then, we decided to use more describing words when we wrote letters to Santa explaining what we would like for Christmas. The children had to choose one thing and tell what color it was, how big/little it was, what it looked like, where they would store it, etc. They had to use all 5 parts of a letter (correctly), use their best spelling and punctuation, and make a final copy using their best handwriting. The project took up most of the morning. We were able to squeeze in some Science, however, as we studied the human skeleton. We put together some bones and talked about their function. This afternoon, we read Harry Potter. Then, in math, we made some graphs using information about different kinds of bears. We also reviewed math facts, time and money. In Social Studies, we finished a worksheet and read about maps. Then, the students completed a worksheet on their own using a map key and a compass rose. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we divided words into syllables. The children completed their spelling worksheets in class, too. We talked about how to read diagrams, reviewed our word wall words and completed two centers/guided reading groups. We also made a brochure using information from the story From Seed to Plant. The students can use it to study for the reading test tomorrow. The students do have some grammar homework for tonight. We read with our 4th grade Book Buddies. This afternoon, we reviewed different types of graphs and took a math quiz, too. We also took a timed test on math facts. Please review, review, review math facts with your child, as we will start adding double digit numbers after winter break. At the end of the day, we watched a video clip on how a seed becomes and plant, how seeds travel, and about pollenation. Don't forget to re-read the story with your child tonight and study spelling words as well.

This month we are having a Box Tops classroom competition. If you've got some stored up at home, now is the time to send them in! Thanks!

Tomorrow is Slipper Day---please send a pair of slippers for your child to wear tomorrow at school.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we talked about pumpkins and how they grow. During the week, we will read a story called From Seed to Plant. It is a non-fiction story about plant growth. Then, we practiced using words with str-, spr, and thr-. We introduced the spelling words (list coming home today!) and completed an activity using the words, too. We finished our two sentences of DLP for today and talked about capitalizing names of months. We completed two guided reading groups/centers. Then, in Science, we learned about the heart. We watched a brainpop video about the heart, drew one, and added it to our "bodies" that we are working on. After lunch, we read Harry Potter. Then, we went down to the gym for a dress rehearsal for Wednesday's show. The students sang enthusiastically! We can't wait for you to see them! They should be here at 6:45 on Wednesday night. We completed our Daily Oral Geography packet today and read about community workers that are paid for by taxes. Then, we went to gym class. There is no homework tonight...perhaps you will have time for an extra book tonight!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote some ways Johnny Appleseed helped the Earth. Then, we wrote down one way we could help the Earth. Then, we watched a movie about Johnny Appleseed with Mrs. Walter's class. We visited the Book Fair. If your child did not bring money today and would like to purchase a book, he/she may bring money tomorrow or Monday. We reviewed words with -eer and -ear. The students have one page of spelling homework. We talked about main ideas and details. We completed our DLP and a workbook page on capitalizing days of the week. We completed four guided reading groups today and read with our Book Buddies. This afternoon, we learned about pictographs in math class. Both classes have math homework, though I did collect a couple that finished in my class. In Science, we watched a movie about our dental health and finished our dental packets. We will begin studying body parts next. Don't forget we have a Reading and Spelling test tomorrow.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we talked a lot about Johnny Appleseed! This morning we wrote about pioneers in our journals. Then, we reviewed words, like pioneer, that have -eer and -ear. The students finished their spelling activities in class. We re-read our play. The characters read with much more confidence than yesterday. We also completed our DLP. In guided reading, we read some books about Johnny Appleseed or plays in general. We went to music class. In Social Studies, we made some vocabulary cards for the words income, goods, and services. We also watched a movie clip on our economy and jobs that are paid for by taxes. In math today, we learned how to take a survey using tally marks and transfer that information to a bar graph. Both classes have math homework. In Science, we learned about dental health. Some students do not know what dental floss is! Please show your child how to floss at home! Then, we worked in a dental packet.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced using words with -eer and -ear. The students have one page of spelling homework. Then, we introduced the vocabulary and talked about details that support a main idea. We read a play about Johnny Appleseed. The students had a great time talking about foods that are made from apples and making lists of everything they could think of that apples are in. We completed our DLP as well. The students went to gym and LRC today. This afternoon, we completed two centers/guided reading groups. We read books about Johnny Appleseed and/or apples. In math, we learned about surveys and how to conduct one. We looked at tally marks on our charts and interpreted the data. The students have one page of math homework. In Social Studies, we talked about goods, services, and budgets. We talked about how we have to pay for things we NEED before we can have what we WANT. We also talked about things that are necessary to live and things we could live without. We completed an activity in class and finished our Daily Oral Geography.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we read a story called Tops and Bottoms. The children really enjoyed how the hare tricked the bear...ask you child about it! Then, we learned about words with -eer and -ear. We introduced the spelling words and completed an activity in class. After, we took our Reading MAP test in the computer lab. We finished our morning by going over main ideas and details, completing our DLP, and talking about capitalizing the days of the week. This afternoon we got through two centers/guided reading groups. Then, we learned about picture graphs and bar graphs in math. Both classes have math homework. In Social Studies, we started Unit 3. We introduced the vocabulary words and cut apart new cards. Then, we completed our Daily Oral Geography, too. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving from Mrs. Bognetti!

We completed our week by writing about what we would do if we were passengers on the Mayflower. Then, we watched a Peanuts movie about their trip on the Mayflower. The students went to art and music. Then, we briefly had math class and worked on problem solving using a calendar. I sent home all of the Thanksgiving activities we worked on this week. Enjoy them with your families. I wish you a wonderful week and am so glad I've gotten to meet with all of you this week!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we learned a lot about Thanksgiving! We started the day by writing what we like about Thanksgiving. Then, we watched a video clip on making lists (topic: What We Eat for Thanksgiving Dinner). Then, we wrote our own recipes to help you next Thursday on how to make a turkey! Stop by before or after your conference to check out our recipes on the wall outside our classroom (as well as our Landform Models and Dioramas in the cases in the lobby)! We watched a movie about William Bradford and the Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving. Then, we wrote about and drew pictures of the Mayflower. We also went to music. This afternoon, we completed two groups of guided reading/centers. Then, in math we learned about calendars. Both classes have homework. In Social Studies, we read a Reader's Theater script about a Thanksgiving Tale. Then, we read a mini-book about the Voyage of the Mayflower. At the end of the day, the children cleaned out their desks so they are beautiful when you come for conferences. See you either tonight, tomorrow, or Friday!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we finished our how-to paragraphs from yesterday. We practiced indenting, using transition words, and tried our best at spelling and punctuation. Then, we wrote some describing words on some turkey feathers to tell what a turkey is like. The students went to gym and LRC. We took a timed math test before lunch. Then, we completed one guided reading group this afternoon. In math, we learned about elapsed time. Some students have math homework, others were collected. We had a severe weather drill today. Most students practiced very well. They lined up quickly, walked silently, and got into the crouch position safely. At the end of the day, we took our Social Studies test.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote in our journals. Then, after we shared some we took part of our Theme 2 test. We then worked on writing how-to paragraphs. We made a list of ideas on the board and students got to choose their topics. Then, we completed two groups of guided reading. In Science, we read about human body parts. We also sung "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". After lunch, we read Harry Potter. Then, in math we learned about am and pm. We completed our work in class. Neither class has homework. In Social Studies, we began reviewing for our test tomorrow. Please re-read pages with your student tonight and practice the vocabulary words. At the end of the day, we went to gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed with with -our. We took our spelling test, completed our DLP, and finished a worksheet on proper nouns. We completed two guided reading groups. The students went to art and music. For music, they have some songs to practice. They need to be returned on Wednesday and Friday. This afternoon we took our reading test. Then, in math we practiced telling time and took a math quiz. Then, we practiced using clocks to sequence activities. My class does not have homework. At the end of the day, we played Time Bingo and in honor of our story this week, we also made and drank lemonade! What a refreshing way to end the week!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We got a lot done today! First, we talked about words with -ar, -arm, and -ark. Then, we worked on a spelling worksheet that needs to be finished for homework. Then, we read some charts and graphs, completed 4 sentences of DLP and re-read our story. After, we completed a worksheet on proper nouns. We completed four groups of guided reading. Then, we read with our 4th grade book buddies. After lunch, we read a little of Harry Potter. In math, we learned how to tell time using words like "20 minutes past 3" and "25 minutes before 4". It was a challenge! Both classes have math homework tonight. At the end of the day, we went to the library and then read a Time for Kids magazine about children in Alaska. Don't forget there is a Reading and Spelling test tomorrow. Each child should have his/her reading book.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

STUDY FOR SCIENCE TEST TONIGHT! The test will cover fossils, dinosaurs, and endangered animals in Unit C.

Today we practiced using words with -ar, -arm, and -ark. We cut apart letters and built our spelling words. Then, we completed an activity in class. We introduced our vocabulary words and talked about how to compare and contrast elements in a story. We completed our DLP and an activity on capitalizing proper nouns. We completed two guided reading groups today and also read the story Lemonade for Sale. The students went to gym and LRC today. This afternoon, we learned how to tell time to the 5 minutes. Again, please practice telling time with your child at home! It is important that each child practices outside of school as this is a life skill. My class has math homework tonight. In Social Studies, we learned more about natural resources and watched a short movie about them as well. We learned about bar graphs and completed an activity using a bar graph. Then, we read a Time for Kids magazine about school lunches and recipes!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning I saw some tired faces! This time change has all of us goofed up! We were, however, able to learn quite a few things today. First, we talked about words with -ar, -arm, or -ark. We sorted words into categories, introduced our spelling words, and completed a workbook pages using words containing those patterns. Then, we completed our DLP, talked about using sequencing words (first, next, then, last) and about capitalizing names of animals, cities, and states. We completed two centers/guided reading groups today. In Science, we finished learning about endangered animals. We also started studying for our test on Wednesday. Look for a half sheet in your child's folder today showing which pages you can review at home. The Science book will be sent home tonight and tomorrow night. In math, we started practicing how to tell time. We covered hours and half hours. We made a clock to use in class. My class has two sheets for homework, Mrs. Walter's has one. Please practice telling time at home. Show your child where the clocks are in your home. If possible, get your child a watch (with hands!) to start wearing so he/she can practice daily. In Social Studies, we read about natural resources and how we use crops. We completed an activity showing how we use air, water, forests, and soil. We also made two vocabulary cards for a Social Studies test next week. At the end of the day, the children went to gym class.

We Baked a Cake Today in Mrs. Bognetti's Class!

The highlight of the day was definitely baking a cake, like Hedgehog did in our story this week! We each had a turn putting in an ingredient or mixing the cake batter. Some of us need some practice cracking eggs! After it baked, we also enjoyed eating it for Celebration Day. We also reviewed abbreviations, completed our DLP, and practiced writing proper nouns. The children went to art and music. This afternoon we took a reading test and a math test. Mrs. Walter's class has math homework. In Science, we read about endangered animals and completed a couple of activities together. We also read a Time for Kids magazine about a new dinosaur discovery!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we learned about synonyms, divided words into syllables, practiced words with -our. The children have one page of spelling homework. We completed our DLP and practiced writing proper nous using captial letters and periods afte titles. We completed tthree centers. We had Book Buddies. This afternoon, we took a quiz in math. There is no math homework. At the end of the day we went to the library and we had a Mysterdy Reader!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced reading words with -our, found -our words in a decodable book, and we have a spelling page for homework using the same words. Then, we re-read the story Hedgehog Bakes a Cake in groups. The children need to finish a scavenger hunt for homework as well. Then, we completed guided reading groups. The children went to music class. After, we looked at some old fruit crate labels and seed packet labels that are in the Smithsonian Institution. We completed an activity that analyzed those labels and packets and then we drew one of our own! This afternoon, we read a little bit of Harry Potter and then took some time to silent read. In math, we practiced counting sets of coins and then comparing that set to a price of an item to find whether we could buy that item or not. Mrs. Bognetti's class has homework, while some of Mrs. Walter's class does not. We have also been singing some songs about what coins make a dollar to help the students remember! In Science, we did an explore activity to show what happens to animals if they do not have food, shelter and water. Ask your child if she/he "lived" or "died". Then, we completed a lesson outline in class and watched a movie on endangered animals. We will have a test covering fossils, dinosaurs, and endangered animals in science next week.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Just a quick blog today: The children have one page of grammar homework. It is a workbook page. Then, they also have math homework. We will have a Science Test coming up next week: more info. to come!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

The sugar highs of yesterday have worn off today! We had a sluggish kind of morning, but still learned a lot of things! We first discussed words with -our. We introduced our spelling words and completed a couple of workbook pages. We finished our first two sentences of DLP and talked about people's names (capitalize and use titles). This week we are going to practice writing our names using Miss or Mr. and then writing the first and last name. The students were excited and felt important using an "official" name. We completed two centers. In Science, we presented the rest of the dinosaur reports and dioramas. The children did a great job. Then, we completed some worksheets to review about dinosaurs for an upcoming test...date to follow. We also read about the Stegosaurus and completed a fun word scramble. In math today, we learned about dollars. We talked about how many of which coin add up to a dollar. Both classes have math homework. In Social Studies, we talked about life for Native Americans in the past and their lives now. Then, we read about how fruit grows, is picked and sent to stores for consumers to buy. We learned three new vocabulary words: ancestor, producer, and consumer. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Conference letters are coming home with your child today. Your day and time are included. See you in a few weeks!

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

What a day. The studnets walked in with such creative dioramas. We did have to hold those off until later though. We started out in journals writing about our dinosaur projects. We wrote about what we liked and didn't like about doing our projects. Then we dove into our reading books. We read Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly a Plane with a friend. We talked about what it means to be a friend and how animals and things like a tree or the wind can be a friend. We talked about making words plural. We did our DLP. Then the students were hungry. We took a break for snack. Then we worked on abbreviations. The students went to gym class. When they came back we had centers for a while. Then everyone made a card for Miss. Mathers who is now Mrs. Cira. She was married over the weekend. We talked about how to make a card, and what would be approprite to put in our cards. After lunch we were able to do some of our dinosaur reports. The students did a great job on them. We went into our math class after that. We worked on making the same amount of money in different ways. They do have homework tonight. After math we wnt to library. Then we had time for a few more dinosaur reports. What a great day!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We sure worked hard today! This morning we practiced using abbreviations. Then, we finished reading our story Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane. The children re-read the story on their own and started a scavenger hunt in class. It needs to be finished for homework tonight. We completed our DLP and three guided reading groups. The children went to music class. Then, in Social Studies, we practiced reading maps with landforms on them. We also completed our Daily Oral Geography. After lunch, we read some more of Harry Potter. In math, we practiced making different groups of coins for the same amount of money. Both classes have homework. In Science, most students had an opportunity to present their dinosaur projects. They were so excited to show their work off!

Tuesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we started reading our new reading story for the week, Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly a Plane. The story is longer than our previous stories. We talked about the story for quite a long time today. Then we read another story, a folktale. It was also about friendship. We discussed abbreviations for quite awhile. This is very challenging. Please make sure to practice these with your children at home. We talked about making words into plurals then. We also did one of our worksheet pages. After that, we went to computer class. When they got back we started doing a landforms project. They broke up into small groups, and they had to work together to make 6 landforms out of clay. They had to name all of the landforms and go by a theme. They continued working on this after lunch. It was so much fun, and for the most part the students worked really well together. After that we went into math. We introduced the quarter and half dollar today. Some of our students finished their homework in class. After math we fworked in centers, and finished up any projects that we have not finished yet.
Our dinosaur dioramas and reports are due tomorrow. Please make sure to have your child read their report to you a few times. We are really looking forware to this!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

DINOSAUR DIORAMAS AND PARAGRAPHS ARE DUE TOMORROW! Please have your child practice reading his/her report. Some children will get to present tomorrow, while others will have to wait for Science time on another day.

This morning we reviewed abbreviations. We completed a spelling worksheet in class. We learned our vocabulary words for the week, used a Power Point for practice with the words, and completed a workbook page. We talked about how to make predictions. Then, we read our story Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane. We completed our DLP and a workbook page on plural nouns. We completed two centers today as well. The children went to gym and LRC. This afternoon, we learned about half-dollars and quarters. We practiced adding sets of coins. Both classes have math homework. In Social Studies, we finished our Landform Models. They will be displayed for you at conference time. The students also had a chance to read a Time for Kids magazine.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we learned that abbreviations are shorter versions of a longer word. We talked about days of the week, months of the year, people's titles, street names, and measurement abbreviations as well. Then, we completed an activity in class and introduced similar spelling words. Students must capitalize them and have periods for the words to be counted correct. We completed our DLP, talked about adjectives, and more plural nouns. We completed two guided reading groups. In Science, we worked on a booklet about SUE. Last week, we had read a book about the famous T-Rex and the woman who discovered her bones. Today, we compared ourselves to her and discussed how neat it would be to find a discovery like her. This afternoon, we used money to tell the difference between tens and ones. Both classes have math homework. In Social Studies, we worked on our landform boxes. The children enjoyed working with the clay to build mountains, rivers, hills, peninsulas, etc. At the end of the day, the children went to gym class.

Don't forget: ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE DINOSAUR PARAGRAPHS AND DIORAMAS ARE DUE! Make sure you have your child practice reading his/her paragraph, as he/she will have to present it to the class!

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -ack and -ock. Then, we completed our DLP and took our spelling test. We got through three centers/guided reading groups. The students went to art and music. This afternoon we learned about how to add coins in math. Some students in my math class do have one page of math homework. Mrs. Walter's class does not. Then, we had a Stranger Danger assembly. We also talked about how to be safe while trick-or-treating next week. Because of our time crunch with the assembly, we just took the vocabulary portion of our reading tests and will have to finish the test on Monday.

Don't forget that the Dinosaur Paragraph and Diorama is due on Wednesday, October 27th!!!! Please take this opportunity to work on the project with your child over the weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced clapping out syllables. We broke down words and divided the syllables between the base words and their endings. Then, we discussed more about the main idea, looked at some sample paragraphs, and found the main idea in each. We have one page of spelling homework tonight. We completed our DLP. Then, we discussed colorful words (adjectives). We talked about what it would be like if our favorite pet (real or imaginary) went missing. How would we describe our pet to someon else? We made a list of questions we would ask. Then, we created posters of our pets to show what they look like and wrote about the pet using our best descriptive words. We will finish our posters tomorrow. We completed four guided reading groups/centers. We also read with our Book Buddies. This afternoon, we read some of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In math, some of the children switched groups. We started a new chapter on money. Today we learned about pennies, nickels, and dimes along with each of their values. Then, we added coins together to buy certain items. Both classes have homework. If your child is in my math class, ask him/her to sing you the song we learned about coins. At the end of the day, we went to the library and had another Mystery Reader!

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

During announcements this morning Mr. langman said that the school will have a popcorn/movie day when the students have earned 1,000 Wilcat Cash tickets. That was exciting to hear. Today we started out by writing in our journals about families. We shared our journals with a partner then we talked about -ear words. We read our story, Helping Out, with a friend. We worked in centers and did guided reading groups. We went to gym class. After gym we took out our social studies books and worked in our landforms booklets again. They are working so hard on this and they are looking beautiful. We have been looking up many different landforms on the internet for the students to use as guides. They have been fascinated to see some of the landforms around the world. We ended our morning by doing Daily Geography. After lunch/recess we talked about carnivorous and herbivour dinosaurs. We talked about their characteristics. We read some from Harry Potter. Then we had math class. We worked on logical reasoning again. Yesterday we drew pictures to help us find the answers and today we had the children role play to help us find the answers. This was challenging work again today. After math class we had our extra recess that they had earned. That was a lot of fun. Weended our day by doing some more map work in social studies. We were not able to have library today, but we will have it on Thursday.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced words with -ear. We completed our work in class. We re-read the story Helping Out in groups. We completed our DLP and three guided reading centers. After music class, we got into groups and started planning for our Landform Models. The students chose 6/8 landforms that they will construct out of clay. They chose a theme to name each landform. They made flags that will help label the landforms. We will actually make the landforms on another day. This afternoon, we reviewed how to compare numbers in math. Then, we took a short quiz. After, we worked on logical reasoning. In my class, I sent home one page of homework AND an extra challenge, if your student wants to complete it. If the challenge comes back complete, he/she will earn an ES. Mrs. Walter's math class has one sheet of homework, as well. In Science, we drew a background of the environment in which dinosaurs lived (warm, wet, with lots of lucious plants) and then sponge painted dinosaurs on top. The children had a great time singing along with some dinosaur songs as we worked.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced words with -ear. We have a spelling worksheet to finish for homework. We talked about and practiced using our vocabulary words. We learned about plural nouns and the students have a workbook page to complete at home. We practiced identifying the main idea of selections. We read the story Helping Out. The students completed two sentences of DLP and we got through two centers today. This afternoon in math, we reviewed even and odd and took a quiz on it. Neither class was assigned homework. In Social Studies, we worked on our Landform Booklets. Soon we will start our landform models.

Monday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we wrote in our journals about our weekends. We shared our journals with a friend. After that we dove into our literacy. We talked about helping eachother and working together to do a job. We talked about what types of jobs we do together at home and at school. We then made a list of words that have -ear in it. We talked about the fact that these words have -ur sound, but they have a -ear in them. We did a few workbook pages. Then we did centers for a little while. This was a lot of fun for the kids, as we have some Halloween activities in our venters right now. Then we took our spelling pre-test. After that we went to music class. When we came back from music clss we took out our social studies books and talked about the vocabulary and then started talking about landforms. In the afternoon we had a PBIS assembly. Then we went into our math books. We worked on even-odd numbers today. This was very challengin for the students. Any time you can practice this skill at home please do. We did a number chart up to 100 and colored all of the even numbers. Mrs. Walter's class has homework tonight. After math class we brought out our social studies again and continued talking about landforms. We started making a book about landforms today. We started today with oceans, rivers and mountains. They had a great time making these.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we made lists of jobs we can do in our journals. We talked about words with -ear. We completed a workbook page and then introduced spelling words with the same pattern. We completed our DLP, talked about using adjectives when telling a personal story, and we learned about plural nouns. We completed two guided reading groups/centers. In Science, we read a book about Sue Hendrickson, the paleontologist that found the T-Rex bones that become Sue at the Field Museum. Then, we started a mini-book about Sue in class. This afternoon we had an assembly to talk about respect and how to be respectful to adults, especially in the lunchroom. We are close to earning a school-wide prize for showing how to be safe, responisible, and respectful. In math, we practiced counting by even numbers and by odd numbers. Both classes have math homework. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we presented the directions for the dinosaur project! The children are so excited to get started! Look for a packet of information with a parent letter so that you know what the expectations are as well. The project is due on Wednesday, October 27th. We also watched a short video about researching dinosaurs.

This morning we had a bus evacuation drill and talked about expectations while riding a bus. Then, we reviewed words with -at and -ate. We made lists of words and then completed a workbook page. We finished our DLP. We took our spelling test, too. The children went to art and music class. This afternoon we took our reading test. In math, we practiced saying, writing, and counting using ordinal numbers. The children do have one page of math homework. We took our math facts timed test and most did very well! At the end of the day, we went outside (while the weather is still nice!) for Celebration Day. Have a wonderful weekend and happy researching!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We wrote in our journals first thing this morning. After sharing some of them, we clapped out syllables, completed a spelling page in class, and reviewed our vocabulary words. We re-read The Enormous Turnip and completed a scavenger hunt with a partner. We talked about sequencing in class and during guided reading. We also practiced putting words in alphabetical order. We completed two sentences of DLP and two centers. We read with our 4th grade book buddies as well. This afternoon we started Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Then in math, we practiced skip-counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 10's. Please practice counting by 3's and 4's at home, as these were the most challenging. Both classes have math homework. At the end of the day, we went to the library and we had our first Mystery Reader! The children enjoyed having Manny's sister read to them. If you would like to sign up to be a Mystery Reader on Thursdays from 2:45-3:00, please let me know as I have lots of openings!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote in our journals and then reviewed our phonics pattern. We completed our spelling worksheet in class. We acted out the story of The Enormous Turnip. We worked on two sentences of DLP. Then, we analyzed a couple of pages from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We looked for quotation marks; a clue that dialogue is occuring. During guided reading, we practiced looking for those quotation marks and figured out who was saying the words. When you are reading at home, try practicing with your child! We got through two centers today. The students have one page of grammar to finish on nouns for homework. In Social Studies, we started working on landform booklets. We wrote definitions of each type of landform and now we are illustrating them. This afternoon, we learned about ordering numbers in math. We told which number came "before", "after", or "between" numbers. We used number lines and hundreds charts to help. Mrs. Bognetti's math class does not have homework, while Mrs. Walter's class does. In Science, we started researching dinosaurs on zoomdinosaurs.com. The students can use that website on an upcoming dinosaur project...information to be sent home soon! Also, coming home today are the students' pictures and test results from the Theme 1 Literacy test. If you would like to view the test, please email me to make an appointment, or you can view it at conference time. I do not need you to sign the results and send them back...you can keep them!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -ack and -ock. We cut apart letters to build our spelling words. Then, we completed a spelling worksheet in class. We learned about our vocabulary words and their meanings. We used a Power Point presentation to help us and completed a workbook page in class. We talked about sequencing (putting things in order). Then, we read the story The Enormous Turnip. We talked about folktales and how they often are exaggerated and have repeating characteristics. Then, we completed our DLP and the students have a workbook page on nouns to complete for homework. The students went to gym and LRC today. After lunch, we completed two centers. In math, we compared numbers using symbols for greater than and less than. My class does have homework, whereas Mrs. Walter's class does not. In Social Studies, we began our new unit. We cut apart new vocabulary cards and then practiced cause and effect. We read the first lesson on landforms. The students completed their work in class. We will begin a group project on landforms soon.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning was so short! We wrote in our journals for about 15 minutes and then switched classes for math. We used our predicting skills to problem solve. My class finished their work in class, while Mrs. Walter's math class has homework over the weekend. Then, my class went to art and music. At the end of the morning, we went outside for Celebration Day.

For an upcoming project, you need to save a shoebox (with a lid). More details will be given about the project at a later date.

Have a wonderful three day weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we started learning the skills for next week's story, The Enormous Turnip. We talked about words with -ack and -ock and completed a workbook page. We introduced the spelling words and did an activity with them. Then, we did two sentences of DLP, talked about dialogue and quotation marks, and learned about nouns (people, places, things and animals). We completed two centers and had Book Buddies. This afternoon we watched a movie about dinosaurs. We will begin researching dinosaurs in class and will have an upcoming dinosaur project to be done at home (details will be sent in the next week or two). In math, we practiced estimating how many objects were in a container and practiced using what we already know to guess appropriately. Mrs. Bognetti's class has homework, while Mrs. Walter's does not. We went to the library. At the end of the day, we practiced writing the printing letters "u" and "s". Remember that there is an Early Dismissal Day tomorrow. It is also Blackhawks day...students are to wear Blackhawk gear or black and red. The class with the most children dressed appropriately will earn a spirit award!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced writing letters. In order to do so, we wrote to our Book Buddies in fourth grade. We thanked them for being our buddied and then wrote a few things to help them get to know us better. The children used their Quick Words and the Word Wall to help them spell. After music, we took our Social Studies tests. In the afternoon, we finished Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone! I have each of the children a Harry Potter silly band to celebrate. In math, we practiced reading number words and writing numbers as words. Both classes have homework tonight. We also took our timed math fact test. Please practice addition facts with your child at home. In Science, we worked as paleontologists to clean our fossils! They look dino-mite! Then, we read the next lesson which introduced dinosaurs and dinosaur fossils. The students need to finish their lesson outlines for homework tonight.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We have a Social Studies test tomorrow! Don't forget to re-read and review vocabulary words and the Illinois Booklets with your child tonight. We played a Jeopardy game in class to help review. We also did a worksheet using the vocabulary words for you to study from. This morning we finished our Theme 1 test. Then, we read It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! and wrote letters to the Great Pumpkin. We practiced writing the date, greeting, indenting the body, closing, and signature. They look great in our pumpkin patch! In math we practiced telling the value of the digits in numbers 10-99. In my class, we finished our homework. Mrs. Walter's math class does have homework. The students also went to gym and LRC today.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started our Theme 1 test this morning. The test covers some of the reading comprehension skills learned so far (main idea and compare/contrast) and grammar skills (parts of sentences and punctuation). Then, we completed two centers today. In Science, we finished making diagrams on how a fossil is formed. We also completed a worksheet in class. In math today, we worked on building numbers using tens and ones. In my math class, we used numbers that Egyptians used to write tens and ones and we completed our work in class. Mrs. Walter's class DOES have homework. In Social Studies, we reviewed for our upcoming test on Wednesday. Today, a half-sheet will be coming home telling which pages you should review with your child, along with vocabulary cards we made in class. Please practice at home! Also, your child should study his/her Illinois Booklet, as it contains the name of our state, state bird, and state flower. Thanks for all your help at home!

This week in Mrs. Walter's Room

We read through our new story in reading, Wilson Sat Alone. We worked on our new spelling and vocabulary words. The wods for the week were-at and -ate words. We practiced our spelling words together every day. In writing this week, we worked on brainstorming. This was fun for the kids. We work so much with them on writing complete sentences, so it was fun for them to learn about brainstorming ideas for different things. We also worked on the naming part and telling part of a sentence. This was tricky at first, bu they had it down by the end of the week. In math we finished up Chapter 4 and took our first test. I was soimpressed with how well all of the students did on the test. In science we startecd talking about fossils, and we even got to make our own fossils. On Monday hopefully they will have dried enough so we can pop them out. Some studnets have brought in some fossils they had at home or have dound in their yard. Mrs. Schwarz also brought in fossils she found at a beach in England one day. They were all fun to look at. Thank you everyone. In social studies we learned all about the great state of Illinois. The studnets had many stories for us about their travels throughout the state. We are looking at having our first test in social studies next week on Wednesday. Next week in reading we will be having a unit test. It is very involoved so we will probably take 2 days to do it. We will not be starting our next reading story until next Friday, and we will not have the test for that until Oct. 15th. We started switching rooms for math today. It went really well. The students from Mrs. Bognetti's math class does not have homework. The students from Mrs. Walter's math class has one homework sheet. Finally, we have a student from Elmhurst College with us this year doing some observation hours. She will also be doing some teaching while she is with us. Her name is Miss Mathers. We are glad to have her with us.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -ied. We completed an activity and a workbook page in class. We completed our DLP and a grammar worksheet on predicates in class. We took our spelling and reading tests. The children went to art and music today. This afternoon we switched classes for math for the first time. The transition went very well. We worked on place value, showing tens and ones. We circled groups of ten. Students in Mrs. Bognetti's math class today finished their work in class. Mrs. Walter's group of students does have homework. Ask your student where he/she was for math today! In Science, we drew a sequence of a fossil being formed. At the end of the day, we got to go outside for recess.

Next week is a Theme Testing week. We will test the children on literacy skills taught thus far. Therefore, we will not have a spelling and reading test next Friday, but will have one the following Friday. I sent home the words anyway so you can have two weeks to study the words. We will also concentrate on writing friendly letters next week. Have a great weekend!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we discussed words with -at and -ate. We read a poem and completed a workbook page. Then, we introduced the spelling words. By far, the hardest word is "appreciate". Please study that one with your child! I "appreciate" it! We completed our DLP and we talked about predicates of sentences. We completed one center today. In Science, we began our new unit on fossils. The students were very interested in insects trapped in amber. We started a worksheet in class with partners that needs to be finished for homework. You may want to check and see if the answers your child wrote down with his/her partner are correct! Then, we watched a video clip on fossil formation. In math, we worked on story problems. We completed our homework in class. We also took our timed test...surprisingly on a Monday, we had lots of students pass! In Social Studies, we finished our Illinois Booklets. Then, we worked on our Daily Oral Geography. At the end of the day, we went to gym class.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We worked hard today! This morning we practiced words with -ied again. We talked about how to compare and contrast things. Since we are reading Frog and Toad, I thought it would be fun to compare and contrast real frogs with toads. We made a chart together using diagrams of each creature. We have also been comparing and contrasting elements in stories during guided reading. We ask how things are the same and how they are different. We reviewed the word wall words using a Power Point presentation. We completed our DLP and re-read our story with partners. Then, we completed three rotations of centers and had Book Buddies. This afternoon, we practiced fact families again. The students are getting to be quite good at it! We completed our work in class. Then, we went to the computer lab to take our MAP tests for math. At the end of the day, we reviewed for our Science test tomorrow. The students have no paper homework tonight. You should review the science and study for the test. We also have a spelling and reading test tomorrow.

I have not received so many Mystery Reader sheets back, so if you are interested, please let me know so I can finalize our schedule!

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we wrote in our journals about making new friends. We shared our journals with a partner. Then we wroked on our spelling words. We cut apart the letters of our spelling words and made them. We took turns writing them on the board. After that we re-read our story Fro and Toad and talked about the vocabulary words. Then we made a chart with our spelling words and talked about present and past tense. The studnets went to gym class then. After gym we did our DLP, and Daily Geography. After lunch we had some silent reading time. Then we worked on writing a letter. We will be making our final copy tomorrow. Look for a letter coming in the mail sometime. THe children picked someone in their home to write the letter to. Writing the letter took a little longer than expected, but they did a great job. Many students did not know their addresses. This is something you could work on with your child at home. Then we worked on math for a bit. We did some pages in our workbooks on adding and subtracting doubles. After math we had some time to work on social studies. We are starting a unit on Illinois. We will be doing a booklet on Illinois. This will be a lot of fun to do. Practice those spelling words for Friday. Don't forget our reading and science test too.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced using words in the past and present. We used a Power Point to practice our vocabulary words. The students have one page of spelling homework. We did an activity in class to practice parts of a friendly letter. We re-read Frog and Toad in groups. We completed our DLP as well. In Social Studies, we learned about our state motto and colored our state seal. In math, we used manipulatives again to help us add and subtract. The students have one page of math homework. We also took another timed test. In Science, we read a book about Pompeii. Then, we watched a clip about earthquakes. We reviewed the water cycle in class and completed a worksheet as well. We reviewed for our Science test (on Friday!) by watching brainpop clips online. Please help your child review the Science pages and vocabulary words tonight.

Tuesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we got caught up in math. We worked through our workbook quite a bit. After that we taook out our reading books and read through our new story Frog and Toad are Friends. After reading the story we made a chart of how frogs and toads are alike and different. The kids came up with lots of answers for this. After that we went to computer lab. Some of the students finished working on something and were able to print today. In the afternoon we worked through our science book and reviewed for thte test. We watched some videos on BrainPop about the water cycle and volcanoes to help us. Then we got into our social studies book. The students learned all about urban, suburban and rural areas. After learning about these areas the students all voted on which area they would like to live in the most. Surprisingly, they would most like to live in a rural area. make sure to study for our science test on Friday

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today went by quickly! This morning we practiced changing the y to and i and adding -ed to words. We completed a workbook page together. We made our spelling words with letters that we cut apart. Feel free to use them at home to practice, too! The students have a spelling page for homework. Then, we introduced our vocabulary words. After we talked about what they meant, we completed a workbook page using those words. We looked at the five parts of a friendly letter, discussed what it means to compare and contrast, and we completed our DLP. We read the story Days with Frog and Toad. We worked on a page on subjects of sentences together as well. We completed one center. The students had gym and LRC today. In math today, we used a ten-frame and manipulatives to solve addition and subtraction problems. The students do have one page of math homework. We took our timed-test and an AIMS-WEB test on the math facts as well. In Social Studies, we talked about cardinal directions and maps. Then, we worked in our Illinois Booklets. We learned about and researched the governor in the computer lab, drew our state tree, flower and bird, and colored our state flag. What a productive day! Somewhere in there, we also had our pictures taken!

The students have their Henry and Mudge tests. They need to be signed and sent back to school. Please send back the entire test. Some students have been coming back with just the sheet with the grades on it. In fact, if you would like to keep the grade sheet, that would be fine, but I need the actual test back. Thanks!

Monday in Mrs. Walter's Class

Today we started out in journals. We wrote about how we feel when we are alone. We talked about our spelling words and how when we drop a y off a word we add -ied. We talked about how that ending can make two different sounds. We worked in Daily 5 next. We learned about listen to reading and made an I chart. Then we worked in centers for about an hour. I was able to do guided reading today. The students did a great job in centers. After centers we completed some workbook pages and we took a pre-test for spelling. Make sure to study those words for Friday. After that we went to music class. After lunch/recess we dove into our math books. We worked on subtraction for awhile. After that we got into science for a bit and talked about volcanoes and landlides some more. We ended our day in social studies talking about Kids Care Programs.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced changing words with a "y" to an "i" and then added -ed. We learned that those endings can make two different sounds. We completed a workbook page, introduced our spelling words, and completed a spelling page in class. We did our DLP. Then, we talked about how to write a friendly letter including the date, greeting, body, closing and signature. We also learned about subjects of sentences. We completed two centers today, as well. In Science, we re-read our lesson about volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides. We watched a video clip of Mt. Vesuvius and learned the story of its eruption 2,000 years ago. The children were quite intrigued. They have one page of science homework to help them practice their vocabulary words. We will have our first Science test by the end of the week covering the water cycle, erosion, and this lesson on volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides. This afternoon, we read some more of Harry Potter. We also used doubles to help us add and subtract. We watched a clip on brainpopjr.com to help us learn how to solve problems with doubles plus one. We practiced learning our doubles in class. The students have one page to finish for homework. In Social Studies, we worked in our Illinois booklets. We talked about and used a color code to find our neighboring states; Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa and Missouri. We also solved a word puzzle containing places in Illinois. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Wow! 63% of our class wore Bears clothes today. We were not the winners, but that's pretty good. We started our day by writing in our journals today. After journals we worked on our paragraphs. We finished up the paragraphs we have been working on for the week. They did a great job. After that we reviewed our story, Henry and Mudge, for our test this afternoon. We also reviewed our spelling words for later. Then they went to music class. After music we dove into social studies and talked a little more about communities. We are learning about urban and rural communities. After lunch/recess we took our reading test and our spelling test. Then we worked in math and reviewed math families. This took us quite a while. We were still finishing up math when it was time to go to gym class. When we got back to the classroom we finished up our math activities and rushed out the door to catch the bus.

Bears Day in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

75% of our class showed their school spirit by wearing Bears gear today! Thanks for helping your child participate! This morning we reviewed words with -ame and -ake. We completed our DLP, and had to identify sentences that were commands, questions, or exclamations. We completed three centers. We also took our spelling test. The students went to art and music. This afternoon we took our Reading test. Then, we worked on story problems using a compare/contrast strategy. We did everything together or with partners so that we don't have any homework this weekend! We took our timed test, as well. At the end of the day, we worked on our fall paragraphs. Most of us finished, but a few need to finish next week. Enjoy the weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started our morning by practicing words with -ed endings. The students have one page of spelling homework tonight. We made a Venn Diagram together to compare Henry to Mudge. We completed our DLP. For grammar, we talked about commands versus exclamations. The students have a workbook page to finish for homework. Then, we started writing paragraphs about things we like to do in the fall. We will hopefully finish them tomorrow. We completed three centers and read with our fourth grade book buddies today. In the afternoon, we read some more of Harry Potter. Then, in math we reviewed fact families. We did a challenge worksheet together that also made us think of addition problems with three addends. We took our timed test and a short quiz on algebraic addition and subtraction problems. In Science, we read about earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. We watched a video clip showing each of the three ways earth can change quickly. We worked with a partner on our lesson outline, but the children do need to finish it for homework.

Don't forget we have our weekly Reading and Spelling tests tomorrow! Also, don't forget to turn in your Mystery Reader preferences. Thanks to everyone who attended Curriculum Night last night!

Thursday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we wrote in our journals about why we are a good friend. Then some shared their journal with the class. After that we did some work in grammar and phonics. We did some worksheets in our reading workbooks to get ready for our reading test tomorrow. Please make sure to read the story with your child at home tonight. Then we worked on making a paragraph. The students all had to pick their favorite season. Then they had to write down some things they liked about that season. Finally today they wrote sentences about the season. Tomorrow we will finish that up with a well written paragraph. After lunch we went into science. We learned all about earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes. We outlined the chapter as a whole group. We took a 2-minute timed test after that, and then we had a math quiz. After that we went to art class. Make sure to read the story Henry and Mudge and practice the spelling words for tomorrows tests.

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we started in our journals by writing about what we like to pretend or imagine. The students got very creative with their ideas. Then we re-read our story Henry and Mudge. After that, the students were split up into groups of three. They had to find words in our reading story that end in -ed, and then write new sentences with those words. The students enjoyed working in small groups, and they did a great job. We did some work with our spelling words, and did our DLP for the day. Then we went to gym class. After gym we worked in social studies for a bit. We were working on maps. The studnets then got a turn to make their own maps of their communities. They loved doing this. After lunch we worked on our phonics. Then we all went to the library to take the MAP test. This is a test that will assess where the studnets reading level is at. In about two weeks, we will be doing the math test. After that we dove into our math books. We worked on a challenging area of math today. So, we apent some extra time on it and brought out manipulatives to help us. After math we brought out our science books and talked about erosion some more. At the end of the day the students finished up their maps from social studies.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today was challenging because the power was out for part of the morning. We practiced using words with -ed in our journals. We completed a workbook page and our DLP sentences. We completed our spelling worksheet in class. I taught the students how to do a "scavenger hunt" in Henry and Mudge. We looked for our vocabulary words, words with -ed endings, and for something Henry and Mudge like to do with each other while we re-read the story. We completed one center today. We went to music class, too. When we came back, the power was restored! In Social Studies, we learned about borders on a map, our neighbors to the north and south, and how to use a map key. We worked on two questions for our Daily Oral Geography, as well. This afternoon, we read some more of Harry Potter. After, we reviewed yesterday's math lesson, as many students had problems with last night's homework. Then, we wrote number expressions for certain numbers together and in our workbooks. The students have one page of math homework to complete tonight. At the end of the day, we took our Reading MAP test on the computer. We use the data to drive our instruction for each child. You will receive your child's results around report card time.

Remember that Curriculum Night starts at 6:30 tonight. Don't miss it! I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.

Tuesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we worked some more in our journals. We are writing in our journals this week about friends. After that we worked on our spelling words. We cut the letters apart yesterday that we can use to spell our spelling words. We have been using those to work on our spelling words. We did some worksheets to practice our spelling words too. Then we made a graph of words that end in -ed. We read our new story Henry and Mudge Under the Moon. We will have a test on Friday about this story. We went to the computer lab this morning. This afternoon we worked on making a paragraph. Today we picked out a topic, and listed important parts of that topic. Tomorrow we will start writing senteces for our paragraph. We used connecting cubes to work on subtraction. Then we talked about erosion in science some more. We outlined the chapter about erosion. The students enjoyed this topic a lot. We ended our day by talking about communities in social studies. What a busy day.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

After we wrote in our journals this morning, we practiced reading long words with -ed endings. We added a few words to our Quick Words list and worked on a workbook page. We cut apart letters and built our spelling words. The letters are coming home in a baggie. Please use them with your child at home! He/she should be able to build all of the 10 core words with -ed endings. The students have one page of spelling homework. Then, we discussed and cut apart our vocabulary words on cards. We used a Power Point presentation to put the words into sentences. We also read our new story for this week, Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon. We went to gym and LRC today. This afternoon, we read some more of Harry Potter and then I used my sorting hat to sort the students into their houses for fun. In math, we used our knowledge of fact families to solve for missing addends. We completed some workbook pages in class and the students have one page of homework to finish tonight. We also took a timed test. We are progressing! Then, in Social Studies, we did a picture sort. We had to decide where we would find certain things in which communities.

Don't forget that Curriculum Night is tomorrow night! Mr. Langman will be explaining our new grading system, so don't miss it!

Monday in Mrs. Walter's room

Today we dove into our spelling words right away. This weeks spelling words are a little more challenging than last weeks. We talked about how adding -ed to the end of the word can sound like a t at the end of the word. We cut up letters, and spelled our spelling words with our letters. We did a few worksheets from our workbook. We practiced our phonics next. We read a story and discussed paragraphs. We will be working on writing a paragraph this week. We read a few examples of well written paragraphs, and not so well written paragraphs. Then we talked about how a paragraph needs a topic sentence. Then the students went to music class. When they came back we worked a bit on Daily Geography. We then took a practice spelling test. In the afternoon we read from our Harry Potter book then we did some more work on paragraphs then worked on our math. At the end of the day we talked about living in a community from our social studies book.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we learned about the inflection -ed. There are three different sounds for words with -ed endings (t, d, and ed). We practicing listening to each of those sounds. We completed a workbook page together. Then, we introduced our spelling words, again with -ed endings. A list of the spelling and vocabulary words will be coming home today. Please start practicing with your child! We completed a spelling workbook page in class. We did two sentences of DLP, talked about paragraphs and how we indent at the beginning of each paragraph. Then, we learned the difference between commands and exclamations. Practice giving your child some commands at home for fun! We were also able to get through two rotations of centers today. In Science, we re-read our lesson on erosion. We completed a worksheet to review our vocabulary words in class. This afternoon, we learned about inverse operations and fact families. We took a timed test and worked on a bit of our homework. The students do need to finish it tonight for homework, however. Then, in Social Studies, we re-read our lesson on rural, urban and suburban areas. Each student drew a picture of one type of community. We will put them together to make a bulletin board. The students have one page of Social Studies homework. At the end of the day, we went to gym class.

Don't forget about Curriculum Night on Wednesday!

Friday in Mrs. Walter's Room

We had a busy day today. We started out our day by working in our journals. Then we reviewed our vocabulary words for the week. We did some worksheets using our spelling words. Then we looked through our story, "Get up and Go' again. We mapped out the timeline for the story. We did some work on our phonics. Then the students went to music class. After music we came back to the room and did Daily Geography. After lunch/recess we took our reading test, then we read some pages in our Harry Potter book. We took a spelling test after that. Then we took out our science books and learned about erosion. THe students all got a piece of pumice stone and a piece of sandpaper to learn more about erosion. They all carefully looked at the shapes of their rocks, then rubbed them on the sandpaper to see what would happen. They were amazed at how much the rock changed its shape. We ended our day by going to gym class. Have a great weekend

It's Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room!

Today was a good day! In the morning, we reviewed words with –id and –ide. We completed our DLP and grammar in class. We completed three centers, as well. The children went to art and music class. After, we took our spelling tests. This afternoon we took our Reading test. Then, we learned about taking away all or nothing in math. We completed a workbook page in class and the students finished their page of math homework in class, as well. In Science, we re-read our lesson on erosion. We completed an outline with a partner in class. We watched a Magic School Bus video on erosion at the end of the day. Enjoy the weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Walter's Room

We had a very full morning. We started out in our journals. After journals we dove into our reading book and re-read Get up and Go. We worked for the next hour and a half on the vocabulary words and spelling words for tomorrows tests. We worked on making a timeline just like in our story. We did several pages in our workbook. We had a fire drill this morning. The students did a great job.
After lunch we did Daily Geography. We learned about globes and what is on them. Then we got into our math books. The students got to play an addition game today with a partner. That was a lot of fun. After that we went to art class. If you haven't sent in a smock for art yet, please send one in. We have a spelling test and a reading test tomorrow.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with –ame and –ake. We completed a workbook page together. We discussed the author’s purpose for writing: to entertain, to inform, and to persuade. Then, we looked at samples of writing and chose which purpose we thought the author might have been writing for. We re-read the story Get Up and Go! You should re-read the story with your child tonight. The students do get to use their books on their reading test and should be familiar with the story in order to find the answers in a timely manner. The book will come home with your student tonight. We had a practice fire drill today. After, we completed our DLP and grammar worksheet in class. The students do have a spelling worksheet to complete at home. We completed three centers today and had Book Buddies, as well. This afternoon, we read some more of Harry Potter. In math, we played a game to practice adding, learned how to add on a calculator, and reviewed our addition facts. Then, we started the next chapter on subtraction. We learned how to use a number line to subtract and by using an egg carton with objects in it. Ask your child how to make one at home! The students started the math homework in class, but need to finish it for tomorrow. At the end of the day, the students went to the library and we read some more Eric Carle books.

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Where does our day go?
Today we started our day by finishing up some of our math work from yesterday. Then we got into our journals. We wrote about what we do in the morning to get ready in the morning. We read our story from our reader, Get Up and Go. We did some work with our vocabulary words. We did some graphing about how we get ready for school in the morning. Then we went to gym class. After that Mr. Langman came in to talk to the class about the expectations in the lunchroom. Paperwork came home today regarding this. We got in some phonics right before lunch.
When they came back from recess we worked on our DLP, then we brought out our math books. We worked really hard on story problems. After math we looked at the water cycle for a final time today. We went online and watched a short video about the water cycle as well. Tomorrow we will get to start something new in science. We went to the library where we were able to check out some new books. We have been reading Harry Potter in the classroom, and I saw many students checking out Harry Potter today. The students are able to bring those back next week and check them out again if needed.
When we came back from library we did a little more work on phonics. Then our day ended.
Keep practicing those spelling words for Friday.

Tuesday in Mrs. Walter's room

Today we started by writing in our journals. We wrote about how we go to bed at night, and how we wake up in the morning. We introduced the new spelling words for the week. We did a worksheet for spelling and separated the -ame and -ake words. Then we came up with other -ame and -ake words. The students took a pretest in spelling after that. We will have our spelling test this Friday. We read our new story Get up and GO. Before lunch we went to computer lab.
After lunch we talked about the Wesley Expectations in the lunchroom. Then we got into our math books. The studnets learned how to add 3 single digit numbers. This was challenging. We tried to find to numbers to add together like sets or numbers that would add up to 10, then we would add the third number. After we practiced this for a bit, we worked with a partner on adding 3 single digit numbers in a variety of ways. We did some phonics after this for a bit. We were able to talk a bit about the water cycle again before it was time to go home.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -ame and -ake. We worked on a spelling page that I collected in class. We re-read the story Get Up and Go! We completed our DLP and grammar for today as well. The children enjoyed Music class. In Social Studies, we talked about the word "history" and looked at New York City in the past and now. We compared how different each looked. We also read about urban, suburban, and rural areas. We watched a video clip to show the differences between each. This afternoon we completed two centers. We worked on solving problems by drawing pictures in math. We made a class book of story problems and the students have one page to finish for homework. Then, we did an explore activity in science to show erosion. We read pages in our books and then watched another video clip showing the formation of the Grand Canyon and erosion by water and ice.

Some parents have started asking questions about the grading on papers. Mr. Langman will give a presentation on standards-based reporting on Curriculum Night. Please plan to attend this important night!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We had a busy day today! We wrote in our journals and shared with our classmates
what we did over the weekend. Next, we discussed words ending with -ame and -ake. We did some pages in our new reading workbooks. Then we practiced our Word Wall Words and put the first six words on our wall. I introduced our spelling words. Our test will be this Friday.
After that, we read our story Get Up and Go in our reading books. We went to P.E. and the Learning Center this morning. We came back to our room and worked on our DLP sentences.
After lunch , we had some more work to do in Reading, then we moved on to Math. We learned to add three numbers by looking for doubles or tens first, then adding the third number. We worked with partners to complete a page in the Math workbook. We took our timed tests. Please continue to practice your math facts at home. We finished the day by doing some daily geography practice and some work with maps. Last, we read us some Eric Carle stories.
Homework for tonight includes a spelling sheet, a reading workbook page, and a math worksheet.

Friday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we started by finishing our water cycle pictures. The words in the water cycle are very challenging so we need to keep working at them. Then we read through The Mixed Up Chameleon one more time. We reviewed the events in the story as well as the vocabulary words. Then we took our spelling test. The students then went to music class. After music class they took their reading test. In the afternoon we worked on some math sheets. We talked more about the water cycle in science class. We went outside for a short extra recess today. We were fortunate because Mrs. Cook was outside with her students with her caterpillars. One of them was coming out of it's chrysallis. That was exciting to see. We ended our day by going to gym. I hope you all have a great three day weekend.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with -id and -ide. We came up with antonyms for our vocabulary words. We also identified sentences and completed our DLP for the week. The class went to art and music this morning. After, we took our spelling tests. In the afternoon, we took our Reading Test. Then, in math, we learned how to solve problems using patterns. We finished our work in class. We took a timed test to practice our math facts, too. In Science, we completed a bunch of activities about the water cycle. Look in your child's take home folder to see what we did! Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Read with your child!

Thursday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we started out writing in our journals. We journaled about going to the zoo. We had lots of students that would love to go to the zoo on a field trip. Then we took a practice spelling test. The students did a pretty good job. Make sure to practice for our test tomorrow. We re-read the Mixed Up Chameleon. We went over the vocabulary really well today. The students all should have brought home their reading books tonight to read to you. We have our first reading test tomorrow also. Then we finally got into social studies and talked about rules and laws in communities. After lunch and indoor recess we brought out our math workbooks and worked on using a number line to add on. Homework was sent home again tonight in math. Then we discussed the water cycle again in science and the students got to make a chart of the water cycle. We were not able to finish in time before going to art class. First thing tomorrow we will be finishing that water cycle chart. The art teacher reported that they all did a great job in art together.

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced clapping out words in syllables. We completed a workbook page together. We reviewed our vocabulary and word wall words using a Power Point presentation. We talked about main ideas and where to find information in non-fiction and chapter books. We finished two sentences of DLP and wrote sentences using a word bank. We finally were able to get through three centers today! The children are doing a great job catching onto the routine and are enjoying them! After, we had Book Buddies with our 4th grade friends. We read more of Harry Potter this afternoon. Then, we practiced adding using number lines today in math. I modeled some on the board, the students practiced in their workbooks and they worked with a friend as well. The students have one page of math homework. In Social Studies, we learned more about neighborhoods and rules we follow in them to keep us safe. We completed a worksheet in class and we read about Kids Care Clubs. At the end of the day, we went to the library.

We will also have our first Reading and Spelling tests tomorrow! Each student has his/her reading book so that you can re-read the Mixed-Up Chameleon at home tonight.

Wednesday in Mrs. Walter's Room

Today we started out writing in our journals. The students wrote about rules in our school and why we have them. We re-read The Mixed Up Chameleon and worked on our vocabulary words from the story. The students then had a chance to read the story to a friend. They did a great job. We practiced Read to Self again today and the kids worked up to four minutes, though they are certain they could do it for twenty minutes. We are trying to build their stamina slowly. Then we continued our social studies discussion about rules in our community. The students had a chance to make their own road signs. They had a great time doing this. Toward the end of the morning we went to gym class. They also got a homework assignment from the gym teacher today. Though it's really a contest, and should be fun for them. After lunch we practiced more silent reading, and finished up any more road signs that we were working on. Then the students took their math quiz. They did a nice job on their first quiz. We worked on math after that for a bit. We ended our day by making our own mixed up chameleon, and then going to the library where we were able to pick out two books to take home. Keep studying those spelling words for Friday. They also have math homework.

Tuesday in Mrs. Walter's room

Today we started out working in journals. We wrote about what made us special. It was fun because we got to learn that some of our friends play a musical instrument, some of our friends speak another language, some of our friends feel that they are special because they are a good friend. After journal writing we practiced some phonics then dove into our reading series. We re-read The Mixed Up Chameleon and answered lots of questions about the story. The students still couldn't stop laughing. After that we got to go to the computer lab. After computer lab we caught up on some miscellaneous things. After lunch/recess we had an assembly in the gym regarding PBIS. That was a lot of fun. Then we got started in math. We worked on math skills for quite awhile. We will have a short quiz tomorrow that reviews simple addition and subtraction. After math we finished outlining our science chapter together about water and the water cycle. We ended our day by introducing social studies. We talked about living in a community and the rules and laws surrounding it. I can't believe we got through that much today. Wow. Keep practicing those spelling words. We have a test on Friday in spelling and in reading.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started our day by writing in our journals, as usual. The students are starting to remember our new routine! Then, we reviewed words with -id and -ide. We started a spelling paper in class, but the students need to finish it for homework tonight. It should be returned tomorrow. We re-read the story Mixed-Up Chameleon in groups. Then, we completed two more sentences of DLP and discussed characteristics of sentences (capital leter, punctuation and it must make sense). We completed a workbook page together. The students went to gym and LRC today. After lunch, we went to an assembly and played a Jeopardy game to remind the students how to be SAFE, RESPONSIBLE, and RESPECTFUL at Wesley School. In math, we practiced solving addition and subraction story problems. We talked about how the words "in all" tell us to add and the words "are left" tell us to subtract. The students have one page of math homework. In Social Studies, we read about neighborhoods and learned how people must follow laws. We talked about different signs we see in neighborhoods and then each child chose one to make. We can't wait to show you them on Curriculum Night, September 15th.

Monday in Mrs. Walter's room

On Monday we read The Mixed Up Chameleon. The students couldn't stop laughing. We practiced our spelling words for the week. In science we talked about the water cycle again and learned how to outline the chapter. We ended our morning by going to music class. In math class we reviewed counting by 2's, 5's and 10's. We also worked on simple addition and subtraction and some story problems. We have started reviewing PBIS. This week we will be focusing on arrival and dimissal behaviors.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning was busy! We accomplished a lot of "firsts"...we started by reviewing the -id and -ide phonics pattern. We completed a workbook page together. We also received a "Quick Words" booklet, which is like a mini-dictionary. We wrote some -id and -ide words in it. Then, we practiced spelling some of our weekly words with magnetic letters on the board. We completed a spelling workbook page in class. Then, we introduced our vocabulary words. We talked about what each word means. After, we used the vocabulary words in sentences. We discussed main ideas and supporting details. Also, we read our story of the week, Mixed-Up Chameleon. We completed two sentences of DLP, as well. In Science, we re-read our lesson on Weather and completed our Lesson 1 outline together. I taught the students how the questions correlate with the sections of the lesson in their books. When we start the next lesson, the outline will be assigned for homework. After lunch, I read some of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to the class. Then, we practiced finding sums and differences in math class. First, we practiced in our math journals, then in our workbooks, and then we even went outside and wrote math problems with chalk outside! We then came in and took a timed-test on our addition math facts and completed a worksheet. We learned about the different centers we will be working on in Reading. And, at the end of the day, the children went to gym class. It was a great day!

In Mrs. Walter's room...

We had an incredibly busy day on Friday. We dove into our reading book today and reviewed -id and-ide words. The students did a few practice sheets with their spelling words on them. We also started writing in our journals. Before lunch, we went to music class. After lunch we did a few more sheets with our spelling words. We did some writing and math. We ended our day going to gym class. What a busy first week we had. The students did a great job!

August 26, 2010

Today we got more into our regular routine. We dove into our math and science books today. In science we learned about the water cycle. The students had a great time illustrating this on the whiteboard. Be sure to ask your kids about the water in the sand. In math we did some reviewing of addition. There is a math assignment for tonight. We also had art class today.

First Day of School

Wow! What a great first day! After we figured out where we should all sit and got all of our new supplies put away we got to know our new friends. We all paired up with a friend and interviewed them. Tomorrow we will be introducing our new friend to the rest of the class. We also got to go to gym class and we even played a quick round of heads up seven up. Everyone had a great first day. No homework for the first day :)

Mrs. Bognetti's 1st Day of School...

We had a great day today! This morning we organized all of our supplies (if you haven't sent them in yet, please do so as soon as possible). We talked about the different jobs in our classroom, how to take care of our library, and wrote about what we want to do in second grade. We also went to music class! This afternoon, we read a book called The Big Orange Splot. Then, we decorated "houses" to make them represent us and our dreams, just like the main character in the story. We played with some math maniupulatives today as well. At the end of the day, we played Addition Bingo. What a great day! We are looking forward to another one tomorrow!

Welcome Back to School!

We are so excited to start the new school year with your children. We have lots of great activities planned for this year and look forward to working together as a team!!!

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

We had another fast day! The entire morning was dedicated to Field Day. We had relay races, jumped in blow up bouncers, played carnival games, danced, and ate popcorn and snow-cones. After lunch we learned a new cursive letter and cleaned out our desks. For the rest of the morning we watched Harry Potter with Mrs. Bognetti's class.

***Tomorrow is our last day of school!!!!! Can you believe it? Please still send your child to school with their backpack and a lunch/hot lunch money. It will be a full day!

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

What a fast day! Our morning was spent mostly in the gym watching the talent show and a short assembly on bike safety. When we came back we began making wind socks but quickly had to go to lunch. After lunch we finished our wind socks and then went to art. When we came back from art we learned the cursive letter X. After practicing for a bit we watched a movie on Ancient Egypt and then finished the day working with friends on an Ancient Egypt word search.

The homework for tonight is to get your reading test signed and read for 20 minutes!

***Tomorrow morning is Field Day so please remember to dress for being outside and wear gym shoes!

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We had a very busy morning! We started off the day writing in our journals. We reviewed the “oo” sound and did our last practice book page! We corrected our DLP. We took our Spelling test. We got through one center today. We took our Reading test and our Math test. After all of our tests, we went to Miss Calderone’s room to auction off the Washington D.C projects! After lunch, we celebrated by reading Harry Potter and going to the playground. The student’s good behavior throughout my time here earned them some popsicles! We ended our day with an awesome assembly about animals. There is no homework this weekend. I want to thank all of the families for the generous gifts I received. I really enjoyed working with these students! I will miss them all very much and I am looking very forward to starting my career as a teacher!

Friday-Miss Calderone's class

What a fast day! We started out our day correcting our last D.L.P. We then finished our last 3 centers, took our last spelling test, and took our last reading test! Our morning ended learning the cursive letter W. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then had math. We reviewed multiplication and division and then took our last math test! We are officially done with tests! After math the third graders came and visited us and gave us invitations to third grade! They did such an awesome job; we really liked it. We then went to an assembly and finished the day watching a Magic School Bus video about dinosaurs.

The only homework is to read at least 20 minutes each day (even Monday!) and sign the social studies, math, and science tests. Have a great long weekend and see you Tuesday!

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

We started our day writing in our journals. We reviewed syllable patterns and our spelling. We did two practice sheets. We reviewed our vocabulary. We discussed making predictions. We reviewed homophones and corrected our DLP. We did a grammar sheet to practice making contractions. We got through three centers today. We had book buddies with the Fourth graders. After lunch, we had silent reading and enjoyed some treats to celebrate the people who have birthdays in the summer. In Math, we continued learning about division and reviewed for tomorrow’s test. There is math homework tonight. We have a Math test, Reading test and Spelling test tomorrow.

Thursday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we started our day correcting our D.L.P. and studying for our Social Studies test. We completed 3 centers right away and then moved onto literacy. We started by learning the cursive letter V. After practicing for a bit we completed a scavenger hunt for Ruth Law Thrills a Nation. We found the vocabulary words, words that end in -ed, and 3 problems that Ruth faced in the story. We went over the answers together and then wrote a postcard! We pretended we were on vacation and wrote a letter to a person of our choice. They turned out really neat! Our morning ended taking our social studies test. After lunch we switched for math right away. We reviewed multiplication and division because tomorrow is our math test! After math we went to the computer lab to take a practice AR test! Our day ended with P.E.

The homework for tonight is to read Ruth Law/study, complete the spelling packet/study, and the students also have a math sheet/study.

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

We started our day writing in our journals. We reviewed our phonics and our spelling. We did our DLP and learned more about contractions. We watched a short movie about Amelia Earhart. We re-read Ruth Law Thrills a Nation. We got through two centers today. There is a scavenger hunt for homework. There is also a spelling practice sheet for homework. In Science, we learned about endangered and extinct animals. Tomorrow we are taking the chapter 6 Science test. There is Science homework tonight. In Math, we learned more about division. We discussed how to divide unequal groups. There is Math homework tonight. We had an assembly for the student council elections. We ended the day learning about slavery. The students conducted an "interview" with an influential African American.

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we began our day correcting our D.L.P. and writing in our May journal. We used the word wall words to make a paragraph. When I discovered that many students chose not to do the paragraph, we wrote one together. We then learned a new cursive letter; U. After practicing for a bit we partnered up to complete a sheet on contractions. We then completed 3 centers. Our morning ended with social studies. We finished reading the chapter, completed a sheet on the vocabulary, and watched part of a movie on Harriet Tubman. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then switched for math. Today we reviewed patterns. We completed some pages in our math book, reviewed a bit of multiplication and division, and then had to switch back a bit earlier because we had the student council assembly. We went to the assembly and listened to each of the students that are running for student council. We went back to our classrooms, voted for the students, and then finished up the day taking our science test.

The homework for tonight is to study for the social studies test, read "Ruth", and complete math 28-6.

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today our day began correcting our D.L.P. and writing in our May journals about how a fossil is formed. After writing a paragraph together we learned the cursive letter T. We practiced for a little and then learned the vocabulary for the new story. We read Ruth Law Thrills a Nation together and discussed it. We really liked the story. We then completed 2 centers and finished the morning with social studies. We learned how to read a time line and made a second grade time line together. After lunch we switched for math and continued to practice multiplication and division. We used white boards to answer different math facts. We then went to art and finished the day with science. We completed a sheet on endangered and extinct species. We then watched a BrainPop Jr. video about it and together completed a hard and easy quiz. We got all of the answers correct!

The homework for tonight is to read Ruth Law, complete social studies page 55/56, and study for the science test tomorrow! The social studies test is on Thursday so pay close attention to the homework that was sent home!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

Our day began with a review of the prefixes –un and –over. We cut out letters and made our spelling words. We also did a spelling practice sheet. We did DLP and two pages out of our practice book. We discussed the parts of a plane. We read Ruth Law Thrills the Nation. We got through two centers today. In Social Studies, we talked about Lewis and Clark. We learned about the pioneers of the West as well as how to read time line. In Math, we continued learning about division. We learned the cursive M and N. The students ended their day with Art. There is no homework tonight.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We started our day with Gym and Music. We had our spelling pre-test. We did two pages in our practice book. We did our DLP. We discussed the prefixes –un and –over. We learned about contractions. We got through three centers today. After lunch, we read Harry Potter. In Math, we learned about division. Both Math classes have homework tonight. In Social Studies, we talked about the thirteen colonies and Paul Revere. We read a very interesting book about Paul Revere. The talent show try-outs are tomorrow!

Monday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we began our day with Music and P.E. When we came back we corrected our D.L.P. and wrote in our May journal about what we did over the weekend. After sharing for a bit we learned the two new prefixes for this week's spelling list: over- and un-. We thought of some words with these prefixes together and then thought of their meanings. We then went back and took our spelling pretest. We went over the spelling words and then got out white boards to practice contractions. I put up two words that made the contraction and the students wrote the contraction on their white boards. We then did the exercise the other way. The students did an awesome job! After that we learned the new centers and finished the morning completing two centers. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then had math. We continued reviewing multiplication and division. After math we had science. We read the rest of the chapter and then spent the rest of the time completing a sheet reflecting what we learned. Our day ended with Media Center.

The homework for tonight is to get your reading test signed, complete math 28-5, and also study for your science or social studies test.

Friday--Miss Calderone's class

What a fast day! We started out the day correcting our D.L.P. and studying for our reading/spelling tests. We completed the last 3 centers for the week and then took our spelling test. We reviewed for our reading test by playing pictionary/charades for the vocabulary words. We took our reading test and then read the main article in a Time For Kids magazine. After that we learned the cursive letter R and then finished the morning with social studies. We reviewed information about the 13 colonies and then practiced reading a historical map together. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then switched for math. We continued reviewing for multiplication and division and today we checked our answers using a calculator! After math we had music and finished the day with celebration day. We watched a fun movie about Ancient Egypt.

The homework for the weekend is to study for the social studies and science tests. Please remember that we will be finishing up the chapters next week so some of the information we haven't covered. Please just reread and review information we have gone over. Have a great weekend!

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

We had such a great time on the field trip yesterday. The students loved exploring the field museum! Today, we review VC and CV syllables. We did a spelling practice sheet to review for tomorrow's spelling test. We did our DLP and re-read Montigue on the High Seas. We reviewed our vocabulary. We learned more about helping verbs. We got through three centers today. We had book buddies with the fourth graders. After lunch, we read Harry Potter. In Math, we continued learning about multiplication. Miss Calderone’s class has homework, but my class does not. In Science, we worked in our “Dinosaur Sue” booklet. We discussed what clues Paleontologists use to identify dinosaurs. There is Science homework tonight. The students ended their day with Music. There is a Spelling test and a Reading test tomorrow.

Thursday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we began our day correcting our D.L.P. and writing in our May journal about the field trip. After sharing we jumped into centers. We completed 3 centers and in between the 2nd and 3rd center we learned a new cursive letter, Q. After centers we reviewed helping verbs and completed a grammar sheet on them. We then learned about homophones; different words that sound the same. We came up with some examples and then completed a sheet with partners. The students did an awesome job! We then moved on to social studies. We reviewed the reasons for the colonists wanting independence and then learned about westward expansion. We talked about Lewis and Clark and watched a short movie about their journey. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then had math. Today we started division! We did a lot of examples together and then the students worked independently to show me what they could do! The students did an excellent job for their first day of division. After math we had science. We completed a sheet that had us thinking about what clues fossils give us to tell us about animals from the past. Our day ended with P.E.

The homework for tonight is to read Montigue/study, complete the spelling packet/study, and my class has math 28-4. Also if your child wants to be in the talent show the slip is due tomorrow!

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

What a FUN day! We went to the Field Museum, watched a 3-D movie about dinosaurs, saw "Sue" and visited some other exhibits! We had a great time and the weather was beautiful! When we came back we had a snack and completed a project that had us cutting out dinosaur bones and putting them where we thought they went!

The homework for tonight is to read "Montigue on the High Seas".

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we began our day correcting our D.L.P. and writing in our May journal. We used the word wall words to write sentences and then projected the sentences on the screen. After sharing we learned the vocabulary for the story and then read Montigue on the High Seas. We really liked the story. We then reviewed helping verbs and completed a grammar sheet with a partner. Some partnerships did not finish in class so it is homework. We moved on to centers. We completed 3 centers and in between the second and third center we learned the cursive letter P. We finished the morning with Social Studies. We learned about the first 13 colonies and that the colonists fought to be free from a king. After lunch we switched for math and continued learning about multiplication. We learned that you can switch the numbers in a multiplication sentence and come up with the same answer. We practiced solving some multiplication problems. After math we went to art and finished the day with science. We read some more about dinosaurs and fossils and cut out mixed up sentences and put them in the correct order on how a fossil forms.

The homework for today is to read Montigue, complete the math sheet (only my math class), finish grammar 164 (if you didn't in class) and remember to bring a sack lunch for the field trip tomorrow! Please see the purple sheet that was sent home regarding information for tomorrow.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We had a very busy Monday! The students started their day with Gym and Music. We learned about the -aw and -au sound. We had our Spelling pre-test. We did our DLP. We learned about how to give and write directions. We got through two centers today. After lunch, we had silent reading. In Math, we learned about arrays. Both Math classes have homework. In Social Studies, we learned about colonies. We ended our day talking about dinosaur Sue! We are all getting excited for Wednesday's field trip!

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

We started our day reviewing the "oo" sound. We reviewed our spelling and our vocabulary. We checked our DLP. We talked about author's purpose and how-to paragraphs. We got through three centers today. We had book buddies. After lunch, we had silent reading. In Math, we talked about repeated addition and multiplication. My class does not have homework, but Miss Calderone's class does. In Science, we learned more about fossils. We had four fossil stations. We learned about, looked at and even made fossils! The students really enjoyed it. The students ended their day with Music. We have a Spelling test and Reading Test tomorrow.