Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

This morning we finished our Theme 1 Test for English. Then, we practiced writing about what we liked best about lunch at Wesley School. Together, we made a 4-square (putting the main idea in the center and then writing three sentences about the main idea, with a feeling sentence at the end). Then, the students had to write it into a paragraph, remembering to indent the first sentence. Mrs. Friedrich and I showed each student where they made errors and the students corrected them. I sent them home in the take home folders. Tomorrow, we will practice again (with less guidance) and they will be timed (for practice). The actual writing test will take place on Thursday and they will have 40 minutes to complete it. Then, we did two centers today. We worked in our Social Studies booklets. We learned about Illinois' motto and state seal. We learned that the state bird is the cardinal. This afternoon, we learned how to write numbers in words. For homework, they must complete their math worksheet and must not have spelling errors! I asked them to take home their workbook page to help them with the spelling! At the end of the day, they went to art class.

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

What a fast day! We started our day writing in our journal. We used the word wall word to make sentences. After sharing we reviewed a friendly letter and wrote them to a person of our choice. We then completed two centers. After centers we took our end of unit Theme Test. The test will not be sent home, but you will get a sheet letting you and your child know the earned grade tomorrow or Thursday. Our day ended with Social Studies. We worked in our Illinois packet some more to finish the morning. After lunch we began math. We reviewed what we learned yesterday and completed some workbook pages independently. After correcting them, we ran out of time! We had to go to art, but when we came back, we finished our math lesson and learned about writing the names of numbers. Our day ended with science. We reviewed a food chain and worked to complete our own food chain!

The homework for tonight is to complete math 5-3. As always, continue reading.
***Please check your child's folder for dental sealant information.

Monday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning after gym and art, we took the first part of our Theme 1 Reading Test. After, we worked on some cross-curricular centers. We also practiced some handwriting: printed letters c and e. I explained to the students that after we cover each letter, I expect the letters to be made correctly. In the afternoon, we learned place value to the hundreds. We used an internet site to practice identifying the value of certain digits in a number. We completed our workbook pages and our homework IN CLASS. I collected it. Then, we went to the computer lab to research our state governor. We recorded many facts and glued a picture of the governor in our Illinois Booklets. When we got back to class, we went online to find a picture of our state tree, the White Oak. The students drew a picture in their booklets as well. While there is no official homework, the students do need to get their reading tests signed to bring back tomorrow. They can also read and add book titles to their reading logs.

Monday--Miss Calderone's class

We did not have a DLP this morning because we will not be starting a new story until next week. Our morning began with music, P.E., and when we came back we wrote in our journals about what we did over the weekend. After sharing, we reviewed a friendly letter. We wrote a letter to a student in the class and later he wrote back! We then cut and pasted parts of a letter into the correct format. Our morning ended with 2 centers. After lunch we silent read and then read Harry Potter for a bit. We moved into math where we talked about tens and ones places and practiced grouping by tens. We completed some math book pages together. After math we had science where we reviewed what animals need to live, and then learned about a food chain. We discussed some food chains as a group. Our day ended with Media Center.

The homework for tonight is to get the reading test signed and complete math 5-2.

Early Release Friday--Mrs. Bognetti's Room

This morning flew by! When the students got here, we wrote in our journals, as we do every day. After sharing our ideas about what we would do if we were fish, we reviewed words with
-ed endings that needed their y's changed to i's. Then, we took our spelling test. We corrected our sentences of DLP. Then, we did some centers. After gym class, we took our reading test. Then, it was time to go! Over the weekend, read, read, read! There will be no new spelling words next week, as we will be Theme Testing in Reading and Writing.

Thursday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we started our day by completing some DLP sentences and writing in our journal about our favorite thing about school. After correcting and sharing, we worked on phonics. We practiced clapping out syllables and moved onto compound words. We identified words that were compound words and ones that were not and put them into a t-chart. We then completed a workbook page with a partner and corrected it together. We completed 3 centers, and to end the day, we worked with partners to finish a beginning, middle, and end story map for Wilson Sat Alone. We needed some extra time after lunch to finish, and then shared our answers. We read Harry Potter for a bit before starting math. In math, we discussed how to change groups of tens into ones (1 ten = 10 ones). We practiced skip counting by tens and worked to complete some math book pages independently. After correcting, we started science. We accessed our background knowledge by making a "What animals need" web before reading/discussing some pages in our book. We finished science by completing a worksheet independently and correcting it together. Our day ended with P.E.

The homework for tonight is to finish the spelling packet/study, read Wilson Sat Alone/study, and complete math 5-1.
*****Please remember that tomorrow is a 1/2 day! The students get out at noon.

Thursday in Mrs.Bognetti's Room

When the students got here this morning, they finished their thank-you letters from yesterday. Then, we built compound words (star + fish=starfish) and clapped them out by syllables. We completed a workbook page together. The students started their spelling worksheet in class, but need to finish it for homework. After, we talked about narrative elements (characters, setting and plot). Then, we re-read Wilson Sat Alone in groups. Each group was responsible for writing the beginning, middle and end of the story on dry-erase boards. Then, we shared with the rest of the class. We completed two sentences of DLP. Then, we practiced finding predicates (or telling parts of sentences). The students have one page of homework to finish for English. We completed two centers today. Then, we read with our 4th grade Book Buddies. This afternoon, we worked with tens and ones in math. We used an internet site to see a demonstration of how to combine ones and trade them in to make a ten. They have one page of math homework. In science, we read about insects, birds and fish. We took notes and copied a chart that is displayed on the wall. Then, the students started working on the Lessson outline. They need to finish it for homework. Don't forget that there is a reading and spelling test tomorrow. The students were instructed to bring home their reading books for review tonight. Also, remember that tomorrow is Early Dismissal Day. Students are finished at 12 pm.