Spirit Day tomorrow!! 

Wear your Concord gear!

Homework 1/30

Reading: Read 10 minutes

Writing: Research for chapter two needs to be completed.

I will begin posting the nightly homework assignments under the 'Homework' tab!

Thank you for checking the blog!

Homework 1/29

Writing: Finish Ch. 1 draft. This is just a draft, so they should not spend too much time drafting it tonight!

Reading: The last section of their books need to be read by tomorrow. If they have already finished that, there is no reading homework.

Science: Study for the test!!

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend! It felt short after the four day weekend we had last week. I am happy to have a full five days this week, though!

Here is what is happening this week:

Writing: We are continuing to work on our informational pieces about Westward Expansion. Tomorrow we will work on the draft of the first chapter, which is an overview of Westward Expansion. The next chapter will be all about a subtopic they chose. Many of their topics include Sacajawea, Thomas Jefferson, discoveries found on the Corps of Discovery, etc. Their homework tonight was to finish their research of information about Westward Expansion to include in their first chapter.

Math: Their unit test will be on Wednesday. We covered chapters 13, 14 and 16. They received their study guide today and we will spend all of math reviewing tomorrow.

Reading: We are working on comparing and contrasting characters. We will also learn how to find pros and cons of topics using non-fiction texts. These strategies will help the students to better understand their texts and in writing.

Science: The Chapter 10 test is on Thursday. They received their study guide today. We will work on the study guide in class tomorrow and will review on Wednesday.

Let me know if you have any questions! Thanks!

Homework 1/24

Writing: Research! The students are writing an informational piece about Westward Expansion. In order to draft this piece tomorrow, they need to have notes and information ready to go. Chapter 4 in their Social Studies books has all the information they need. They will need to pull important information from the text to include in their draft tomorrow.

Math: Finish the study guide. The students started the study guide in class today, but it needs to be completed for homework.

Homework 1/24

Reading: Their assigned Book Club book pages need to be finished by Monday morning!

Have a great weekend!

Homework 1/22

Reading: Book club assigned pages need to be read by tomorrow. 

Writing: Write ten minutes. 

Math: Practice side # 1-10

Writing Celebration!

To celebrate the students' hard work on their persuasive essays, each student was given an award! The students were put in groups and had to decide who would receive which award! They did a great job carefully listening to each essay and deciding which award best fit each essay! 

Award for "carefully chosen bullet reasons that did not overlap and proved the claim!"

Award for "using transition words that linked pieces of the essay together"

Award for "a lead that hooks the reader"

Award for "an ending that reflects on the claim and suggests the reader take an action"

Award for "evidence that includes precise details and true facts to prove the claim"

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great, long weekend! We had a great first full week! The kiddos worked hard all week! We have an exciting week ahead of us!

Here is what's happening:

Writing: We are starting a new writing unit this week! This unit has the students writing non-fiction texts. In the first part of the unit, the students will be writing about a topic that relates to the Louisiana Purchase. After seeing how great the students did with essay writing, I feel confident about their abilities to write non-fiction texts!

Math: We will continue to work on division this week. The students will also learn how to find factors and multiples as well as tell the difference between prime and composite numbers.

Reading: This week we will continue to work on finding the cause and effects in texts. We will also work on determining similarities and differences.

Science: We are still working on learning about motion. This week we will work specifically on finding speed of objects.

Let me know if you have any questions!
Thank you!

Recorders

In Music, the kiddos will need their recorders this quarter! Please remember to have your child bring their recorder to school tomorrow. 

If they have lost their recorder or are new to Concord, they may purchase a new recorder for $5. Checks made payable to Lindbergh Schools.

Thank you! 

Homework 1/17

Writing: The final copy of their persuasive essays need to be turned in by Tuesday. Most should finish today, but I wanted to give them the weekend to work on it, if they need to. Here are some pictures that may help them work on their essays at home. 

Homework 1/16

Writing: Essay drafts need to be completed by tomorrow, if they are not already. Work on revising and editing.

Math: Practice side, evens only 

Muffins with Mom tomorrow at 7:45-8:15! I hope to see you there! 

Homework 1/15

Reading: Read 10 minutes

Writing: Their persuasive drafts should be completed or close to completed by tomorrow. This will help them get their essays done by Tuesday.

Homework 1/14

Reading - Read 10 minutes.

Writing - Work on essays for at least 10 minutes. Their drafts should be finished by the end of the day tomorrow. 

Math - Practice side, odds only 

**Reminder: Early release tomorrow 

Homework 1/13

Reading - Read for at least 10 minutes. Encourage your child to read their book club book!

Writing - Work on Persuasive Essays for at least 10 minutes. These essays need to be turned in Tuesday, January 21st. 

Math - Practice side of the worksheet, #1-15, odds only

           Practice basic multiplication facts! 

Book Clubs

Today, we started book clubs! The kiddos will be reading and discussing different chapter books. Here are the books the different groups will be reading over the next few weeks!

Muffins with Mom

Mark your calendars: Muffins with Mom is this Friday the 17th. 

I hope to see you there! 

Enjoy another snow day on Tuesday!! 

Stay safe and warm!

Here are some pictures from our field trip to Weldon Spring! 
The students learned about the food chain, the rock cycle, and information about Weldon Spring! 

Making food chain crafts

 

Working on their scavenger hunt

Welcome to the class blog! I cannot wait to begin sharing pictures and updates from our class!