10/1/12

Hello, Hello, Hello,

I am so excited we are going to finish our very first novel this week!  Students have been very excited and opinionated about our main character Gilly.  She is developing into a well rounded person and everyone is eating it up!  We have also written our very first essay and I am excited to read them.  We will continue writing this week and working on prepositions.

Every Week-

Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning, WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD

Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.

By Friday- Cursive (This is given out on Monday and two words will be chosen as bonus spelling words.)

Grammar-Monday-page 10 and 11 ,Tuesday- page 11 and 12,Wednesday-page 13 and 14                                           

 Writing-  Scuba Paper  

 Reading- Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Vocabulary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

9/24/12

Hello Everyone,

I am super excited that Parent- Teacher Conferences went so well.  I tried to make sure that any missing assignments were stapled to your conference sheet.  If I missed something I am so sorry I will try and make sure that any old assignments are all somewhere on the blog to help students catch up.  This week students need to be at 75% of their AR goal.  Most students are on track which is super exciting.  Please help me encourage your child to continue reading books appropriate for them.    Otherwise we are completing our first essay this week.  We are so very close to finishing our first novel I am sure that by next week it will be finished.  Students were so excited last week when our main character was actually starting to develop as a person!  We are plugging away at our Prepositions and I am so happy about how well Spelling is going.

Every Week-

Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning, WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD

Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.

By Friday- Cursive (This is given out on Monday and two words will be chosen as bonus spelling words.)

9/17/12

Hello all,


It is Parent -Teacher conference week!  I know the whole intermediate team is anxious to share all of the progress that students are making.  Because of the issues with the grade book I have attached any missing work to students progress reports and no late points will be taken off.  Please remember that students need to be at 50% of their AR goal this week.   Also several assignments were passed back today/  If students want to raise their grade they can make corrections and earn more points.

Every Week-

Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning, WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD

Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.

By Friday- Cursive (This is given out on Monday and two words will be chosen as bonus spelling words.)

9/10/12

Hello All,

I am so excited to say that this week was our first NOVA presentation.  Please ask your child to tell you what they learned every Monday!  Last week a lot of time was spent in the computer lab getting the A+ testing done.  As a result we did not have a Grammar test and we were not able to read any chapters in Gilly.  This week we will continue to to read, I am hoping to get our first essay underway as well as continuing in our preposition test.  This week we are testing on letters s-n.  I am also excited to say that AR goals have been made and students have already started taking tests and by this week students need to be at 25 % of their goal.

Also this week parent teacher conference slips are going to be sent home.  Please return them as soon as possible to help ensure the most convenient time for your schedule.   

Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning, WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD

Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.

By Friday- Cursive (This is given out on Monday and two words will be chosen as bonus spelling words.)

9/4/12

Hello All,

I would like to start off by saying thank you for all of your patience. I have had some technical issues with my computer in class and because I have been at school so late the past week by the time I get home it is way past the time when homework is being done. Therefore, I did not update my blog like I would normally. I know that the issues are being worked on and I hope that this will not be a difficulty this week.

I would also like to thank you for your understanding during our transition time this week. Mrs. Apalategui is very excited about joining our Intermediate Team. Some of you may already be familiar with her as she was previously on the Elementary Team. I appreciate her willingness to help us out in our time of need. Having said that we will miss Mr. Potteiger!  

On a different note I am almost finished installing our new Mimio technology throughout the school.  Students in my class as well as during my enrichment time have already been able to use and play with our new toy as it is referred to in my room.

This week we are continuing to read The Great Gilly Hopkins.  We are starting to figure out why she acts the way that she does and see her develop as a person.  Grammar will be added in more frequently and we will have our first writing assignment at some point this week.    

Every Week-

 Monday- Copy and Spell, WOD, Tuesday- Word Meaning,WOD, Wednesday-Word Study, WOD, Thursday-Cover an Spell/Edit for Spelling, WOD
Monday- Thursday = Read 20 minutes and write two descriptive sentences about what they read.
By Friday- Cursive (This is given out on Monday, two words will be chosen as bonus spelling words)

Some previous assignments

Cursive For 3,4,5
3& 4 Vocabulary
Chapter 4 questions
Into to Gilly Questions