Hey guys!
10 days............But who's counting!!!!!!!
This blog entry will be vague because this week will probably change often,
I am not going to list the work for the days, so if your child is absent, call the office to get the daily work.

I have some exciting news........... Thanks to Mrs. Chang, she has offered her house for our end of the year party! The party will start at 2:30 at her house. I will send home directions soon. What I will need are volunteers to help chaperone and to bring items. I need:

• paper products
• drinks- juice and water
• pizzas
• veggie tray
• cake
• cutlery
• fruit tray
• any other treats

This promises to be the bash of the year!!!!!! I hope that all students can attend. We want to celebrate the great year and all our successes!!!!!!

Monday will be the 1st-4th awards ceremony. Come join us in celebrating the students who will receive awards!

Friday will be the 8th grade carnival starting at 10:00.

The weekly work will change so my students need to write in their planner daily

Wednesday 5/19 - Math test!

*******Please contact me if you want to help in some way for our end of the year bash!

*******MOST IMPORTANTLY- I WILL NEED HELP WITH SNACKS AND TO RUN GAMES ON FIELD DAY THURSDAY 5/27!

WEEK 5-3-2010 TO 5-7-10

4 weeks to go...........Keep working hard 4th graders!!!!!!!
Our field trip to Mariposa was a blast. My students were so well behaved, too!!! What an experienced- they learned a lot (so did I )!

THIS FRIDAY IS MAY CROWNING AND GRANDPARENT'S DAY. I HOPE THAT MANY OF YOUR GRANDPARENTS WILL BE JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIAL DAY! This is also a 12:30 dismissal.

Because we are closing in on the end of the year, plans will change. The blog will be a tentative plan. If your child is absent, please call someone from the class or call me at school for work.


Religion- Mary the mother of God

• pg 364-365; do activity
• 366-367; do activity
• Choir/ 368-359
• Mary handout
• Mass

Science

• go over difficult concepts for the test; do wb 129-130
• Quiz game
• ch C/1 test
• ch C/2 - read lesson 1; do wb pg 135
• Mass

Social Studies- no ch 7 test

• read lesson 2; do wb pgs 71-73
• comp 4M/ 4w read lesson 3; do wb 74-75
• Repeat - switch groups
• skills lesson -read 298-299; do wb pgs 76-77
• read lesson 4; do wb rev pgs 80-81

Spelling - unit 27

• 5x each
  
• pgs 168-169
• pgs 170-171
• pgs 172-173
• unit 27 test

Grammar

• p 398 #70-86
• p 398 # 87-101
• Lib 4W/ 4M p 399 # 102-117
• Repeat for 4m
• Art ort PE

Lang Arts- WRITING lessons

• pg 232-235; do pgs 235,236
• pg 238 A&B & p 239 Prewriting practice (PWP)
• pgs 240-241- outdoor description writing
• pg 242, pg 243 - prewriting practice
• 12:30 dismissal

Art/PE

• Start geometry art project
• ART
• ART
• PE
• 12:30 DISMISSAL

**** 5TH GRADE SCIENCE - CH c/1 TEST - NEXT TUESDAY 5/11

• Lesson 3 notesheet all
• Ch rev pgs C34-C35 # 1-32; 35
• go over ch rev& start study guide
• finish study guide
• weekend- START STUDYING FOR THE TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

week 4-26 to 4-30

Hi 4th grade!

A letter will go home Tuesday about our field trip planned for Thursday 4-29.

If your child is going on the band trip on Tues. , they will have some work to make-up. I will give them the work on Tues.

Religion

• ch 8 pgs 124-127
• 129-130 do ch review all
• go over Field trip packet
• Mariposa trip
• music

Science Test ch C/1 Tuesday 5-4

• read lesson 3 & start notesheet
• finish notesheet
• ch rev c/1 together
• trip
• study guide

Social Studies- test this wed.

• go over study guide
• quiz game
• test Ch C/1
• trip
• Start Ch 7

Spelling- test Friday

• unit 26 5x each
• pg 156
• pg 157
• trip
• test

Reading- test Friday

• read "Stonecutters", do PKBK 164 (vocab for Friday test)
• PKBK 166-167
• PKBK 168-169
• trip
• test

English

• Finish SS study guide review
• pg 396 1-31
• p 397 32-69
• trip
• Writing

5th grade Science

• lesson 2 & start notesheet
• 5th trip
• finish lesson 2 notesheet
• 4th trip
• read lesson 3

week 4/12/10 to 4/16/10

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS!!!!!

COUNT DOWN TO SUMMER HAS BEGUN!!!! YES- 7 WEEKS!

FRIDAY is our Communion Service at The Hampshire and the place across the street (it has changed its name and I have forgotten it oops!) This service is a little tricky because we have to break the class and do two services at the same time. I will need a parent or parents to run one of the services for me. I will practice with the children so all that parent will have to do is supervise.

Drivers I will need are : THANKS AGAIN !!!!!!!!!

• Fones
• Bird
• Webster
• Bryan
• Miller
• Vowles
• Rocco

We will need to leave by 9:40 - the services will start at 10:00 on the dot!

We should be back by recess 10:30

TALENT SHOW- PLEASE READ THE RULES WE WILL HAVE A TRYOUT NEXT WEEK 4/19 TO 4/23. Students need to have had practiced and know exactly what they are doing. Also, the outfits are to be appropriate- so the clothes need to be approved and brought to school on the try out date. The exact date(s) will be given ASAP......... SO BE READY!

Religion

• Choose readers and songs for service. Practice
• practice for service; start ch 8 pgs 121-123- do activity pg 123
• song practice; do pages 124-125
• practice for service; do ch 8 review pages 129-130 all in FJ
• song practice

4/ science- Ch C/1

• read lesson 1 and start notesheet
• finish lesson 1 notesheet
• lesson 2 lab ; do wb pgs 122-123
• read lesson 2 and start notesheet
• Communion Service

Social Studies

• skills lesson read pgs 244-245; do wb pages 62-63
• comp 4m/ read lesson 3 and start notesheet
• comp 4w/ repeat
• finish lesson 3 notesheet
• Communion Service

Spelling- Unit 24; test Friday

• Unit 24 (review unit) 2 x each
• pages 150-151
• page 152
• spelling baseball
• test

English/ grammar- begin adverb unit

• pgs 383-385 all
• pgs 386-387
• lib 4w/ pgs 388-389
• lib 4m/ REPEAT
• none

Language Arts

• read Three Little Pigs and the Fox (literature book), do PKBK 152
• PKBK 153-154
• PKBK 155-157
• FINISH PKBK PAGES IF NOT DONE
• SELECTION TEST

Art / PE

• PE- exercise circuit
• Art-1st Communion gifts
• PE
• PE
• PE

5TH GRADE SCIENCE:

• meet in experiment groups to finalize plans or discuss results
• Read ch C/1 lesson 1 and start notesheet
• finish lesson 1 notesheet
• lesson 2 lab
• none (4th will be at a Communion Service)

Week 3-29 to 4-1

Dear 4th graders and parents

I am so proud of you! Our trip to visit our pen pals was a great success!!!!! Your behavior was excellent. Our pen pals had so much fun. This will be a trip that will never be forgotten!

This is a short week - Thursday is Holy Thursday and a 12:30 dismissal. We are off Good Friday. Please remember to get to Mass this weekend!!!! Next week we are off to enjoy Easter and the beautiful spring weather!

We have a Commuion Service trip on Friday, April 16, 2010. These are the parents who have signed up to drive to this event:

Ayala, Miller, Salas, Sellers, Vowles, Bryan, Webster, Deckers, Fones, Brinkop, Rocco.

Please let me know if this has changed ASAP! THANKS FOR HELP!!!!!!!



Religion

• Adoration; Easter 350-351
• pgs 352-355
• practice for Communion service
• Holy Thursday service
• off

4- Science

• Unit C- Ch c/1 vocab cards
• Lesson 1 lab; homework: read lesson 1
• lesson 1 notesheet
• none
• off

Soc. Studies

• Read lesson 2 and start notesheet
• comp 4m/ 4w wb pgs 59-61
• comp 4W/ 4M wb pgs 59-61
• finish lesson 2 notesheet
• off

spelling

• Homework: unit 23 5x each ---- make sure that you do the challenge words too
• pgs 144-145
• pgs 146-147
• test + reading vocab
• off

English- pronoun test THURSDAY !

• pronouns pgs 334-335 all
• start rev pg 336, 338
• finsh rev pg 339
• pronoun test
• off

Reading

• Ch 7-8 vocab- define words in reading journal; read novel
• read novel
• read novel
• read novel?
• off

PE/ ART

• PE
• art- 1st communion gifts
• PE
• PE
• off

5TH GRADE SCIENCE

• introduce science experiment - discuss project- discuss the Scientific Method!
• group work - work on preparation for project
• lesson 1 lab
• lab workbook pages
• off

**** over break I suggest that you start science project, or at least plan dates to do experiment

week 3-22-10

Week 3-22 to 3-26

1. WE ARE IN NEED OF CLOROX WIPES! LET'S KEEP OUR CHILDREN HEALTHY!!!!
2. If you would like to donate items for the treasure box and our treat box, please send them in. Thanks again for helping !!!!!!!!!!!

Friday is our field trip to Los Banos to visit our pen pal class. Please be at school by 7:30 so we can leave by 7:45 AM. We will be back at the 2:30 dismissal bell.

Science test Ch B/3 will be Thursday 3-25
Spelling unit 22 test will be Thursday 3-25

Religion

• Holy week chapter pgs 344-345
• pgs 346-347
• Dinner show rehearsal for school
• Activity
• Trip

Science

• Study guide
• quiz game and go over study guide\
• dinner show
• test
• trip

Social studies

• begin ch 6 pgs 222-225
• comp 4m/ 4w read lesson 1
• comp 4w/ 4m read lesson 1
• notesheet for lesson 1
• trip

Spelling- test Thursday

• unit 22 5x each
• pgs 138-139
• pgs 140-141
• test
• trip

English

• pronouns 328-329
• pgs 330-331
• lib 4W/ pgs 332-333
• lib 4m/ pgs 332-333
• trip

Reading - the chapter and/or assignment is decided daily based on what we get through. Some nights there will be an assignment to reinforce the story elements.

• intro vocab for this week (test is included on regular spelling test) Read novel
• read novel
• read novel
• read novel
• trip

5th grade science

• solar system project
• solar system project
• ch c/1 vocab cards
• lab
• 4th will be on a trip

Week 3-8 to 3-12

Hey 4th graders and parents:

Well, It's that time again-Conferences! Please remember that each conference is 15 min. and I have to keep to a tight schedule because of the number of conferences I have each day. I am glad that we have a second set of conferences towards the end of the year, so that we can discuss your child's growth and what they can work on over the summer to be ready for 5th grade. If you have questions or concerns this is the time to discuss them. I also appreciate constructive criticism, so I can learn or improve my teaching strategies. See you soon!
12:30 dismissal Tuesday- Friday!

THIS WEEK IS ALSO THE BOOK FAIR!!!!!! PLEASE VISIT THE BOOK FAIR TO SEE ALL THE GREAT BOOKS BEING OFFERED. THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF CLASSICS AND AWARD WINNING TITLES, AS WELL AS, EXCITING NEW TITLES! REMEMBER, THE SCHOOL GETS A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO HELP IMPROVE OUR LIBRARY!!!!!! WE LOVE NEW BOOKS!!!!!

Week 3-8-10 to 3-12-10

Religion

• Ch 11 pgs 167-169; do pg 169 in FJ
• pgs 170-174; do ch rev pgs 175-176 A-C ( this is a rev of the chapter, and they can use their books. If you have noticed Religion grades have gone down due to students rushing or not using their book)
• Spring Program
• God's "Law of Love" activities (we will review the many ways that we can live this Law each day.
• Music and stations

Science

• read lesson 1 and take notes
• read lesson 2 and start notesheet
• finish notesheet
  
• read lesson 3
• wb pgs 107, 111

Social Studies - Ch 5 test is this Friday

• Start study guide
• study guide
• study guide
• quiz game
• test

Spelling

• unit 20 5x each
• pgs 126-127
  
• pgs 128-129
  
• pgs 130-131; spelling baseball
• test

Language arts- We have started reading An Incredible Journey. Lesson plans will be up in the air and will depend on what we get done. If your child is absent, please call another student to get the work or call the school to reach me. We will start to have sp and vocab tests using words from the book. These words will be from two chapters at a time. This week the words will be given on Monday from chapters 1-2. Assignments will be given periodically to assess understanding of text. Also, we will be working on story elements throughout the book. Work will be done in a reading journal that will be given to them this week.


5th grade science

• review lesson 1 and start notesheet or outline; wb pg 121
• finish lesson 1 notesheet
• lesson 1 quiz; Lab
• read lesson 2 ; do wb pg 125
• possible quiz on lesson 2