Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Because we had Junior Achievement all morning yesterday, we crammed a lot of things into our day today! We reviewed our phonics pattern -air and -are. We completed a spelling worksheet in class and took our test. We reviewed the vocabulary and word wall words. We also practiced using the verbs see, saw, give and gave. We had a bus evacuation drill. The students went to art and music. This afternoon, we took our reading test and made an awesome project using Abuela as our theme. We can't wait for you to see it next Thursday night at Celebration of Learning night! In Science, we read about habitats. We completed a worksheet in class. At the end of the day, we actually went out to the park for a few minutes! Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we practiced more words with -air and -are. We finished our spelling in class. Then, we reviewed the meanings of our vocabulary words and re-read our story, Abuela. The students have a scavenger hunt to finish for homework. We completed three guided reading groups today. The children went to music class. In Social Studies, we learned all about Paul Revere and read Paul Revere's Midnight Ride by Longfellow. They loved it. In math today, we practiced solving problems using fractions. Both classes have homework. In Science, we took our test. We will be starting animal habitats on Friday.

Tomorrow we will have Junior Achievement in a Day...it should be fun!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We have a Science Test tomorrow on Animals! Don't forget to re-read and study with your child tonight. This morning we talked about words with -air and -are in them. We completed an activity in class. Then we did a "Making Words" activity to spell our spelling words using the same patterns. The students finished their worksheet in class. Then, we learned the vocabulary words for the week and practiced those, too. We talked about inferencing while we read. Then, we read our story for this week, Abuela. We learned how to use a glossary to find out what words mean. We did not get to check our DLP today, but we did start an activity using the words see, give, saw, and gave in the correct tenses. The children went to gym and computer lab today. This afternoon, we compared fractions. We learned that when the number on the bottom (denominator) is bigger, the pieces are actually smaller because they are divided up into more pieces. My class does not have homework. Mrs. Walter's class has a game that needs to be played at home with you, but it does not need to be returned. In Social Studies, we re-read our lesson about the 13 colonies and the American Revolution. We watched a movie about both topics at the end of the day.

Don't forget to send in your Box Tops!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

We were so busy today! We learned more about finding details in a paragraph. We practiced our spelling words and took our test. We reviewed our vocabulary and word wall words. We completed our DLP for today (and tomorrow!). We took our Reading test. Then, we made the Chinese Zodiac calendar and learned that we are either sheep or horses (born in 2002 or 2003). We read with our book buddies. In math, we learned about more fractions. My class does have math homework. We went to the library at the end of the day and learned the capital cursive letter "A" as well. Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Thanks to those of you who have sent in an extra Kleenex box! We are also in need of empty cereal boxes, if you can spare one of those, too! We appreciate your help!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we talked about how it would be if we lived in a city. We re-read our story for the week, Chinatown. We reviewed our vocabulary words and completed a spelling activity in class. Don't forget that we will have our Reading and Spelling test tomorrow. We read some books with a Chinese theme in guided reading today. The students went to Music class. In Social Studies, we watched a movie about the Jamestown settlers. Then, Mrs. Barrett came to visit! What a surprise! This afternoon, we learned more about fractions in math. Some of Mrs. Walter's class has homework. In Science, we studied the life cycle of a butterfly. We will have a Science test on Animals next week.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we learned about the suffixes -er and -est and how they change the meanings of words. We introduced our spelling words and completed an activity in class. Then, we corrected three sentences of DLP. We talked about the verbs has, have, and had and when to use them. Then, we completed two guided reading groups. In Science, we talked about the life cycles of animals. We drew pictures of baby, youth and adult animals. We watched a video clip showing examples. The students need to re-read the lesson and complete the outline for homework. In math, we started learning about fractions. They completed their work in class. In Social Studies, we read about Colonies and made three vocabulary cards. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class. Don't forget that the regular Reading and Spelling tests will take place on Thursday.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with the -oo sound made by the letters -ue. Then we worked on subject-verb agreement (am, is, are, was, were). We also finished correcting our DLP. We went to art and music. We also took our Reading and Spelling tests. In math, we reviewed adding and subtracting triple digit numbers and took a problem solving quiz. We went to a bike safety assembly. We should wear our helmets when riding our bikes! Then, we had Celebration Day. Have a great weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with the (f) sound made by the gh and ph. We worked on summarizing/restating what we've read. We completed our spelling worksheet in class. Today we corrected six sentences of DLP (we got behind!) and completed four guided reading groups. We had fun reading with our 4th grade buddies. After lunch, we learned how to add/subtract money and make change. My math class had homework, but Mrs. Walter's class does not. At the end of the day, we went to the library and finished learning all the lowercase cursive letters! What an accomplishment! Don't forget we have a Reading and Spelling test tomorrow!

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote in our journals. Then, we worked on phonics skills. The students have one spelling page for homework. Then, we reviewed our vocabulary words and re-read the story Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope. The students have a scavenger hunt to finish for homework as well. We completed three guided reading groups. The students went to music class. In Social Studies, we completed a chart on Native American groups. Then, we read about some artifacts in the Smithsonian Institution. The students do have one page of S.S. homework to finish tonight. After lunch, we learned about adding 3-digit numbers again in math. We regrouped to the hundreds column. The students do have math homework, too. In Science we learned about food chains and talked about animals' needs. We completed all of our work in class. At the end of the day, we learned the cursive "y". If you have an extra Kleenex box at home, we would appreciate it if you could send one to school as we are officially out of tissues! All those winter colds have wiped us out! Thanks!

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today we talked about words with -gh and -ph that sound like (f). We completed a workbook page in class and then introduced the spelling words, having the same pattern. We added words to our word wall, too. Then, we completed our DLP and completed two guided reading groups/centers. In Science, we learned about food webs and necessities animals must have in order to survive. We watched a short video clip as well. The students have a lesson outline to complete for homework. Every child should have brought his/her science book home. After we read Harry Potter, we learned how to subtract hundreds in math. Mrs. Bognetti's class has homework and some students in Mrs. Walter's class have some, too. In Social Studies, we practiced sequencing, putting things in order. Then, we started reading about Native Americans. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class.

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we reviewed words with the oi, oy sound. Then, we completed our DLP and practiced using past-tense verbs. We completed two centers, and took our Reading and Spelling tests. The children went to art and music. Then, in math we learned how to add 3 digit numbers with regrouping in the tens and ones column. We used inferencing skills to solve problems. The children do have math homework. In Science, we sorted pictures of animals into the different animal groups. We also completed a worksheet together in class. At the end of the day, in honor of Max (the character in our story this week), we made hats to have our own marching band. It was quite fun as we played imaginary instruments and strutted about the classroom! Have a good weekend!

Thursday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we wrote and talked about our favorite songs. We had an interesting span of favorites! Then, we reviewed our vocabulary words. We talked about words that have multiple meanings. We re-read our story Max Found Two Sticks. We completed our DLP and worked on acrostic poems. Some students need to finish theirs for homework tonight. Reading with our 4th grade buddies was fun. After lunch, the students silent read. In math, we learned how to add three digits with regrouping in the tens column. They do have one page of homework. We went to the library and learned the cursive "m" at the end of the day! Don't forget that there is a Reading and Spelling test tomorrow!

Wednesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning we learned our vocabulary words, talked about past-tense nouns, and completed our DLP. We re-read our story of the week, Max Found Two Sticks. The students have a scavenger hunt for homework. We went to music class. In Social Studies, we shared our dioramas with the class...they look WONDERFUL! We appreciate all of the kid-made projects. They were so proud to show off all of their hard work! In math today, we started adding three digit numbers with regrouping in the ones column. They do have math homework. Then in Science, we learned how to classify animals into groups (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds and fish). They do have one page of science homework as well.

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

DIORAMAS are due TOMORROW!!!