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.