Friday--Miss Calderone's class

We started our day today with correcting our DLP and writing in our journals. After sharing we did some phonics and then jumped right into centers. We completed 3 centers and then regrouped to take our spelling test. We played pictionary to review for the reading test and then finished literacy by taking the Lemonade for Sale test. Our morning ended with social studies. We learned about a river and a lake and finished the last two landforms in our packet. After lunch our mystery reader came in and read us two really great stories! The class did an excellent job of listening. We had math after that and we reviewed telling time. The time word "quarter" was introduced today and their homework will reflect our discussion. It's important for you to know that I am most concerned with them knowing how to read the clock; this is what we are focusing on. If they are having a rough time with the homework, allow them to skip questions they do not understand. I am, however, asking that each student writes the correct time next to each clock. We completed some math book pages together and finished math playing a telling time game on the internet. We then headed to music and finished our day with celebration day! We finished our art center while eating little donuts and drinking lemonade!

The homework for the weekend is to finish the landform packet and complete math 9-4.

Wednesday--Miss Calderone's class

Today we started as usual with our DLP and journal. After sharing our journals we continued to work on our rough drafts. We used our quick words to find the spelling of words that we knew we spelled incorrectly. We then had to start centers. We completed 3 centers and talked briefly about the importance of Veterans Day. Today was our first day of Junior Achievement so two teachers came in and taught us about our community! We finished our morning watching a movie about Veterans Day. After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then began math. We reviewed what we learned about telling time and then moved on to learn about telling time to the 5's. We practiced skip counting and putting the hands on the correct numbers using mini clocks that we each got to use. We completed some workbook pages in our math book and then switched back to normal classes. We then went to library, came back, and finished the day with our book buddies. I have an all-day meeting tomorrow so there will be no "scoop" tomorrow.

The homework for tonight is to read Lemonade for Sale, complete math 9-2, and get your math test signed. Please continue practicing counting money to get a firm grasp on the concept. :)

Tuesday in Mrs. Bognetti's Class

We were busy today! This morning we wrote some words with -ar, -arm, and -ark in our Quick Words. We also completed a workbook page, practice making our spelling words, and started a worksheet in class. The students need to finish their spelling worksheet for homework. Then, we discussed our vocabulary words for this week and watched a Power Point presentation. After, we talked about comparing and contrasting things in stories. Comparing tells how things are alike, contrasting tells how they are different. Then, we read Lemonade for Sale. As we read, we drew pictures of different things that were happening in the story, including making a graph. Afterwards, we completed our DLP and learned how to write an invitation. The students have to finish a workbook page on proper nouns for homework. We completed one center today. In Social Studies, we started talking about a Landform project that we are going to do in groups. Hopefully they'll be done in time for you to see them on Conference Day! In math today, we started learning about the concept of telling time. We reviewed the hour and half-hour. We used our bodies to become a "human clock". Mrs. Bognetti's Class has one page of homework. Miss Calderone's does not. Ask your child whose math class he/she is currently in. At the end of the day, we went to art class.

Tuesday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day started writing in our November journal and correcting our DLP. We shared our journals and then learned about the new vocabulary words for the story, Lemonade for Sale. We then listened to/discussed the story and made a bar graph on the board to go along with the story. The students caught on very quickly and we had a lot of fun listening to the story! We then began the process of writing a paragraph about what we're thankful for. We made a brainstorming web first, and then wrote a paragraph together. After we talked about what a good paragraph looks like, we began writing on our own. The students were also instructed to circle any words they think are misspelled so that later on we can correct them. We spent a little time writing and then moved on to centers. We completed 3 centers and ended the morning with just a bit of social studies. We learned what an ocean is and drew a picture. After lunch we headed straight for math! We switched classrooms today and began learning about time. We identified the hour and minute hand and learned how to tell time to the hour. We began learning about telling time to the half hour, but had to go to art. We did not finish the lesson so there is no math homework for those that are in my class for math. After math we went to art, came back, and had science. We continued working on our habitat drawings.

The homework for tonight is to read Lemonade for Sale, finish rough draft, and some have math 9-1 for homework.

Monday--Miss Calderone's class

Today our day started with music followed by P.E. As soon as we got back we finished the first two sentences in our DLP and wrote in our journal. After sharing our journals we worked on some phonics. We then learned the new chunk for this week; -ar. We read a poem together and identified all of the words that have the chunk in them. We had our spelling pretest, corrected the words together, and then learned the new centers for this week. The time went by so quickly that we only had time for one center! After lunch we read Harry Potter for a bit and then had math. We reviewed for the test and then had our chapter 8 test. The students in Mrs. Bognetti's room also did a math turkey activity (some may have to finish it for homework). When we came back we reviewed the habitats we learned about and then broke into groups to illustrate the habitats and reinforce the ideas. We only had a bit of time to work, but they look great already! Our day ended in media center learning about Hawaii and doing some Internet activities.

The homework for tonight is to read Lemonade for Sale, get your reading test signed, and then some have the turkey math sheet.

Friday--Miss Calderone's class

Our day began completing the rest of our DLP and writing in our November journal. We used the vocabulary words from Hedgehog Bakes a Cake to write a paragraph. I then projected a paragraph, we read it together, and we found the vocabulary words. We then had centers and we finished our last 3 centers. We moved on to our spelling test and then played pictionary to review the vocabulary words. Our morning ended with our reading test and a very special activity; baking a yellow cake! We got to eat it for celebration day! After lunch, our mystery reader came in and read a very funny story. We had a great time laughing and listening! After that was math. We reviewed making change for the entire time because it is a tough concept. I asked the students to write down helpful hints on the back of their homework to help them over the weekend. Our day ended with music and celebration day! We ate our cake and went outside to play for a bit.

The homework over the weekend for some is math pg. 8-5. Also, please make sure you are reading, practicing counting money, and going over math facts. Have a great weekend!

Friday in Mrs. Bognetti's Room

Today was an interesting day. We started by reviewing abbreviations. We completed a workbook page. Then, we took our spelling test. Because we read Hedgehog Bakes a Cake this week, today we made a cake! Cracking the eggs was a little scary, but other than that, the cake turned out great! Even better, we got to eat it! We completed two centers and then took our reading test. In science today, we finished up rain forests. The students do have one page of homework to complete over the weekend. In math, we reviewed adding up the values of coins again. The children had to put coins in a pot and count them up. Then, we completed a problem solving worksheet together. There was no homework for my class. In Miss Calderone's math class, they practiced making change and have one page of homework. At the end of the day, the students went to gym class. Have a great weekend!