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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Language Arts: Today we read completed an assessment on Criterion for the district.

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Read A Thon on Monday. Remember to bring a book to donate to children in Belize.

Word Study:   Spelling was assigned. Due next Monday

Homework: Spelling due on Monday
                                 
Social Studies: We began lesson 9 today and did a simulation based on Colonial Williamsburg. I have a feeling students will be coming home singing a song they learned today. We can’t get it out of our heads!!

Homework:  ISN pages 50-52 if you did not complete in class


Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy for Girls
  • Please remember a book to donate for children in Belize
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.

GIRLS READ NEEDS HELP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
  • We need help tie-dying our shirts so any moms who want to help at 8:00 Friday morning we would appreciate it!
  • We also need dye for the shirts any donations would be appreciated!

Help the Burns/Burdick Blast basket:
 We are asking for donations of MSU/U of M items to be placed in our basket for the BCS Blast on March 18th. You can also send in a cash donation as well.  Thanks for your help!




Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28th,2012

Language Arts: Today we read completed an assessment on Criterion for the district.

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Read A Thon on Monday. Remember to bring a book to donate to children in Belize.

Word Study:   Spelling was assigned. Due next Monday

Homework: Spelling due on Monday
                                 
Social Studies: We began lesson 9 today.


Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy for Girls
  • Please remember a book to donate for children in Belize
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.

GIRLS READ NEEDS HELP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
  • We need help tie-dying our shirts so any moms who want to help at 8:00 Friday morning we would appreciate it!
  • We also need dye for the shirts any donations would be appreciated!

Help the Burns/Burdick Blast basket:
 We are asking for donations of MSU/U of M items to be placed in our basket for the BCS Blast on March 18th. You can also send in a cash donation as well.  Thanks for your help!




Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Language Arts: Today we read and shared our partner essay.

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Read A Thon on Monday. Remember to bring a book to donate to children in Belize.

Word Study:   Spelling was assigned. Due next Monday

Homework: Spelling due on Monday
                                
Social Studies: No class today. 

Town Hall Meeting:  Today we had a town hall meeting held by Mr. Hartley and Mrs. Chinn. We discussed the 3 “E’s” and the students were given an assignment.  They need to write “Their Sentence.” Basically they are writing a sentence that demonstrates how they are a great leader!  This is due tomorrow. 

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy for Girls
  • Please remember a book to donate for children in Belize
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.

GIRLS READ NEEDS HELP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
  • We need help tie-dying our shirts so any moms who want to help at 8:00 Friday morning we would appreciate it!
  • We also need dye for the shirts any donations would be appreciated!

Help the Burns/Burdick Blast basket:
 We are asking for donations of MSU/U of M items to be placed in our basket for the BCS Blast on March 18th. You can also send in a cash donation as well.  Thanks for your help!




Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Language Arts: Today we presented our R and E’s. The kids did a great job!

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • Watch the following video and be ready to answer questions tomorrow on the lesson.
Word Study:   No class

Homework: No homework
                                
Social Studies: No class today.  We presented R and E’s

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.

GIRLS READ NEEDS HELP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
  • We need help tie-dying our shirts so any moms who want to help at 8:00 Friday morning we would appreciate it!
  • We also need dye for the shirts any donations would be appreciated!




Monday, February 13, 2012

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Language Arts: We read for 15 minutes and did a Time for Kids. 

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • R and E due February 15th . No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.
  • Grammar packet from today due on Wednesday.

Word Study:   Took spelling test and worked on a grammar packet

Homework: Grammar packet
                                
Social Studies: Check in reviews. Test is TOMORROW
Homework:
  • TCI lesson 8 online
  • Unit 8 test on Tuesday, February 14th

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.

GIRLS READ NEEDS HELP ON FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
  • We need help tie-dying our shirts so any moms who want to help at 8:00 Friday morning we would appreciate it!
  • We also need dye for the shirts any donations would be appreciated!




Thursday, February 9, 2012

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Language Arts: Reader’s Workshop and essay writing.

Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • R and E due February 15th . No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.

Word Study:   Grammar packet turned in and graded. The students received their new spelling packet.

Homework: Study for spelling test. Spelling test on Monday, February 13th
                                
Social Studies: We completed lesson 8. Students created the lesson 8 review to prepare us for the test on Tuesday.

Homework:
  • TCI lesson 8 online
  • Unit 8 test on Tuesday, February 14th

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy
  • 6th Grade Permission slip for Lansing trip on March 9th.




Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

We had a change in our schedule do to the field trip.

Language Arts: 5th grade meet and read. We also worked on a grammar activity. No class for 6th grade
Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • R and E due February 15th . No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.

Word Study:   Grammar packet turned in and graded. The students received their new spelling packet.

Homework: Study for spelling test. Spelling test on Monday, February 13th
                                
Social Studies: We completed lesson 8. Do the online TCI assignment as a review for the test on Tuesday.

Homework:
  • TCI lesson 8 online
  • Unit 8 test on Tuesday, February 14th

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Shirt for science literacy



Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday, February 7th,2012

We had a change in our schedule do to the field trip for other teams’. 

Language Arts: 6th grade went to the Media Center for a presentation on the Birbery challenge. The battle begins on Monday. No class for 5th grade.
Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • R and E due February 15th . No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.

Word Study:   Grammar packet turned in and graded. The students received their new spelling packet.

Homework: Study for spelling test. Spelling test on Monday, February 13th
                                
Social Studies: We completed lesson 8. Worked on the journal entry from page 50 in our ISN.

Homework: Journal entry due tomorrow
  • Primary source activity due tomorrow.

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Permission slip for the Environmental Center due ASAP!



Monday, February 6, 2012

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Language Arts: We continued to work on our essay writing. We are working with a partner to create an essay.  This is good practice for the essay they will be writing independently hopefully starting next week.
Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • R and E due February 15th . No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.

Word Study:   Grammar packet turned in and graded. The students received their new spelling packet.

Homework: Study for spelling test. Spelling test on Monday, February 13th
                                
Social Studies: No class today.

Homework: No homework

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy
  • Permission slip for the Environmental Center due ASAP!



Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Language Arts: We continued to work on our essay writing. Today we took a topic and wrote it as a narrative. For homework we need to take that same topic and write it as a non-narrative. Please complete this in your writer’s notebook.
Homework: 
  • Read for 20 minutes.
  • In your Writer’s Notebook write a non-narrative using the same topic that you wrote your narrative on in class.
  • R and E due February  15th. No food, word searches or crosswords this time. Remember you have to do something that you have not done before.

Word Study:   Grammar packet. They are due on Monday, February 6th.
                                
Social Studies: Continued lesson 8

Homework: No homework

Reminders:
  • Novel for Science Literacy by Monday, February 6th