Skype Session Success!!

Today we had the most fun, unique experience when we collaborated with our peers in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada.  The students used iPads to connect to other small groups in Canada.  We discussed questions that we could ask people about wolves to get input as to how they view them, or different perceptions that they have in our area.  During the conversation we were able to show the students what our classroom looks like, and our school as well.  They had fun showing us what it is like in their school.  Isn't technology great?  Students, what was your favorite part of our Skype session with our Canadian friends today?

Holdiay Elves!

Today we had the priviledge of having a couple students from the Student Council and NHS come to make elves with us.  They turned out cute!

Thursday, December 15

Good Afternoon,

We have been working so hard on our stories to be published.  Please, if you have not yet filled out the book order form, even if you DO NOT want an additional purchased copy, please sign it on the bottom and check no.  I have to have all of these in so we can send in our manuscripts to be published.  Thank you!

We have really great authors and illustrators here at Northeast Range.  I can't wait to see the finished product. 

Holiday break is approaching quickly.  Remember our party is on Tuesday, December 20 in the afternoon.  Bring a present for a boy or girl.  Some students have also volunteered to bring punch or juice and if anyone has anything else they would like to bring in, feel free.  I have two crafts/activities planned, but if someone else wants to volunteer to help out or do something let me know. 

Spelling test tomorrow! 

Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

December 13

Today we worked on our stories a lot. Most of us are done typing and are working on the cover and illustrations. So far its been very fun and I can't wait until Author's Tea. Tomorrow is Flex Wednesday again so we won't be able to work on them.

Assignments
Reading: Working on stories
Math: pg 138-139 and wkb 3.15
Social Studies: Notes

Have a great night!:)

Wolves Without Borders Guest!

If you are friends with the Northeast Range School on Facebook, you may have seen our class featured there.  Tara Johnson from the International Wolf Center visited our classroom to discuss how wolves are portrayed in folktales.  This is the start of our study on wolves--their behavior, perceptions, how they live and survive in our area and in other countries.  We are going to have Tara visit again in January and some time this year we will travel to the wolf center to visit.

She also brought an adoption kit for us.  We have adopted the wolf "Aiden" who lives in the main exhibit there at the Wolf Center.  What a cool opportunity!

Math Flex Wednesday Fun!

We've been working hard to learn all of the math vocabulary that is specific to the different math strands we are studying this year: numbers and operation, algebra, geometry, and data analysis. 

Yesterday we worked on learning algebra concepts.  Here are some pictures from my group who worked hard to make posters and use the technology that we have in our school to practice math facts!

Monday!

Good Evening!

Today we learned about haiku, a form of Japanese poetry. We used this method to write wolf poetry.

Here are today's assignments:
Grade 4 reading: complete the suffix and vocab worksheets. Also, complete the vocabulary sentences if you are in the video game group.
Grade 5 reading: daily 5 (no homework)
Grade 6 reading: make sure you get your work done for your book clubs!
Grade 5 math: lesson 3.12 workbook
Spelling: make sure you do an ADDITIONAL word sort at home and get your parent or an adult to sign your notebook!

Have a good night! :D
Mrs. E.

Ideas for our Wolves Without Borders Blog

Respond to this post with some ideas about what we could tell our friends in Canada and Mexico.  It is great to see how our culture and theirs are different, so I will ask you this....

What is culture?

What is our culture here?

How can culture be different between places? 

I'm excited to hear your responses!  :)

Thursday, December 1st!

December--already??  Where does the time go??

We have been really working hard to integrate technology into our classrooms.  The Starboard has been a really awesome feature that I feel I just can't live without.  It adds so much to what we can do in our room! 

We have been working on our stories.  Please, if you haven't already, sign and return the form to either order an additional copy of your student's published book or just check "no, not interested" to get just the free copy.  I need them returned either way and I only have gotten a few back. 

Our Flex Wednesday has been going very well.  The kids seem really excited to try something new--and the teachers are as well!  We really have developed into quite a community of learners. :)

We are doing mostly in class projects and reading, however, if you are in a book club or if you have guided reading homework make sure you get that completed. 

Have a GREAT night! 
Mrs. E. 

Wednesday November 30 2011

Don't forget your maps are due tomorrow. Here are your assigments for today.
Math: 3.10 workbook, 3.10 textbook
Have a wonderful night.Go Nighthawks!

Tuesday November,29 2011

Today we learned more fun things on the starboard. These are the assignments for today.
 Math: workbook 3.9
 World Geography: notes
 Spelling: word sort have parent sign
 Science: work on your maps. Due on Thursday.
 Have a nice night!

Technology

I am learning a lot at my inservice today. Tomorrow I will show you some really awesome tricks that we can do with the Starboard! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! What good books did you read over the break? Feel free to post a response! :D
Mrs. E.

november 21 2011

the assignments for today are as follows:
reading : into your life description WS, Read Chapter 4 in Because of Winn-Dixie and Guided Reading
launguage arts: late work-nouns
math: cum. review
social studies: notes 
Spelling: Sort the words and do a word hunt

Have a great day :) !
Mrs. E. and Mikayla

Homework for the Weekend

Here are the assignments for the weekend:

Language Arts: Noun review packet
Reading 5: Rough draft of story...get a start on it :)
Reading 6: Rough draft of story due, as well as your letter to Mrs. Engman
Reading 4: Read "The Outback" to an adult this weekend and have them sign your paper to show that you have completed the assignment.  "Mango's Revenge" group read Ch. 3-4.

Math: p. 111-112, problems 1-15
Social Studies: Notes

We also are starting Book-It...a little late.  Read at least 100 minutes for a pizza at the end of November.

A question......

What is the difference between a proper noun and a possessive noun?  Give an example of each.  Tell me the answer...in person...on Monday for a prize!

Mrs. E. 

Conferences

I just wanted to thank each and every one of you who came to conferences or scheduled one for a later time.  It is really nice to get to know my student's families.  I really enjoy all of my classes so it was really great to express what a good job I think you all are doing! 

I want to apologise if anyone had to wait a long time to visit with us yesterday.  With this new format it was a challenge to try to think of a way to fit everyone in.  Apparently the format for yesterday's conferences wasn't ideal, so we are brainstorming ways to schedule all the conferences for all students next year, but still fit it into two nights. 

Have a great weekend! 
Mrs. E. 

Catching Compliments!

We have been collecting compliments throughout the year and so far we have had 27.  The compliments are for great behavior.  Tomorrow we will have a popcorn party/movie to celebrate our good work!  Great job class, keep it up!!

Mrs. E.

Wednesday, November 16

It's conference night again!  If you can't make it tonight, please call or email to schedule another time.  If you can't make it I can also just mail or send home the folder of information, whatever you prefer. 

I look forward to visiting with all the families!

Here is a question that you may want to comment on....

When you read, what is your favorite strategy for remembering what you are reading? 

Please leave a comment!  :)

Reading 5: Remember your comic strip is due tomorrow. 
It's a winter wonderland out there!  I just got an email that they are going to start making snow at Giant's Ridge soon.  They are hoping to be open the day after Thanksgiving!  I am excited to go skiing this year. 

Have a nice evening,
Mrs. Engman

Just a little question....

If you follow me on Twitter, (@kengman2142) you can see the question that I posted, but if you don't, take a look here. 

What is the difference between perimeter and area?  If you can answer this correctly, come to see me and tell me the answer and I'll give you a prize!!

Collecting Data

Teamwork!

Becoming Map Makers

map making

What we did today in science was measuring our playground to make maps of it. It was very fun. We got to measure all of the equipment using yards or meters, and it took alot of teamwork to do it. The hardest thing to measure was the slide because one person had to get up on the slide and one person had to stand on the ground and hold the stick while the other person had to keep track of the length.

For homework we have math page 111 1-25 and we have spelling week 2 packet
Reading Grade 5: Because of Winn-Dixie Comic Book Page
Reading Grade 4: Guided Reading Assignments or Pirate Writing story
Reading Grade 6: Finish missing homework, work on rough draft of Author's Tea story

We had a good day today.  I look forward to visiting with you at conferences tomorrow!  There will be no times scheduled, just stop by and visit when you can between 3:30 and 7:00.  If you need to schedule another time, please contact me.  Email works the best, or you can call. :)

Have a great night!
Mrs. E. 

The Start of Quarter 2!

It's the second quarter already.  Where does the time go??

We will be sending home conference announcements tomorrow.  Due to the new organization of grades 4-6 the format will be a little different this year.  The conference slips will explian it and we will be available to answer any questions you may have. 

Homework for tonight:
Spelling: Sort your words and have a parent sign your sort.
Reading: Hamburger planning sheet and self-portrait paragraph
Science: LAB-No homework :)

Have a great night!  See you in the morning.
Mrs. E.

What an Exciting Day!

Good Afternoon!

Today we had the most exciting day!  We spent the afternoon participating in two really AWESOME activities! 

First, we are particpating in a project with the International Wolf Center in Ely, a school in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, and a school in Mexico.  We are studying wolves in our area and we will be learning and sharing our knowledge with these other classes.  Throughout the year we will be spending time getting to know one another via technology we have in our classroom. 

Today we met Ms. Gagne's class in Thompson via Skype.  We were able to introduce ourselves and talk to one another FACE to FACE!!  Isn't that cool? We learned that even though these kids live in Canada we have more in common than we thought!  Next we will be setting up a time to meet our friends in Mexico and will have a chance to talk to them as well.  As soon as we start sharing information on a blog site I will let you know the address so everyone can check out what we are doing!

Finally we spent time with our "Reading Buddies" today to celebrate fall.  We worked together to count seeds and helped make paper mache pumpkins.  Thank you Learning Readiness for inviting us to join you in these activities.  I have been so impressed with my class and the leadership role they have all taken in working with these younger students.

Tomorrow we have a spelling test, we will also work in our guided reading groups again. 

Grade 4 reading has a test on Charlotte's Web tomorrow and the 6th grade needs to have read the story and answered the questions on page 7.  The 6th graders need to have written a letter to Mrs. Engman about any book that they have been reading and have it ready to turn in tomorrow.

Our Halloween party is on Monday.  Remember to bring your suits and a towel for swimming in the afternoon.  :)

Have a great night!  See you tomorrow!
Mrs. E.

Monday, Monday

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great long weekend. I had a nice, relaxing time with my family. We don't have many assignments today, but there are some:

Spelling: do an initial sort with your new list and have a parent/guardian sign it.
Reading 5: finished Frindle test--no other homework
Reading 4: guided reading assignments, re-read the two chapters from the weekend if needed
Reading 6: read "Woodsong" and do the reading check worksheet
Science: demonstrated simple machines projects

I have to say, this group of simple machines projects have been really awesome! I have enjoyed each and every one!

Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

MEA Weekend is Here!

Hello students and families,

I hope that you all have a nice, safe MEA weekend.  :)

There are a few assignments due on Monday.  Here they are:

Reading 5: Letter to Mrs. Engman

Reading 4: Read the next two Chapters in "Charlotte's Web" and work on your Reader's notebook reading log

Reading 6: Watch a movie or TV show to complete the media packet. The vocabulary work is due Monday, as well as the rough draft of your Elk's essay. 

Science:  Our simple machine projects are due on MONDAY!!  I can't wait to see what you have come up with!!

Spelling: None

Have a great day and weekend!  I'll see you Monday!

Mrs. Engman

school assignments

language arts sentences 18-20

math 2.8 work book and text book

social studies notes

 spelling ws 22-23

science work on simple machine project

reading study for Frindle test tomorrow

Have a great day! :)

Reading 4: No Homework
Reading 6: WS for Media--Movie Conflict and Setting

Science Projects and Leaf Rubbings!

Hello!

There are some exiting things happening here at school.  I just gave the directions for the simple machine project and it's going to be fun!  I will post the directions/options on the blog so you can see them.  The students need to fill out a contract as to which project they are selecting and I am asking that a parent/guardian sign that they also agree that this is ok.  These projects should be done mostly at home, and are due on Monday, October 24th. 

We completed phase two of MAPS testing today.  We have the math test left for tomorrow.  Everyone has done really well and I am proud of each of my students!

For the last few weeks we have been going to visit the learning readiness kids at the end of the day on Thursdays to read with them.  Our "reading buddies" have really grown attached to us and look forward to our visits.  Today we made leaf rubbings.  It was really fun to help them learn their colors.  By reading to the younger students we can work on our fluency.  It is a really great experience for everyone!

Have a great night...even though it's rainy.
Mrs. Engman

Phase One----Complete!

We completed the reading portion of the NWEA Maps tests today.  I am excited to say that the results were very good!  I am excited to share with you the information during conferences.  :)

Due to the testing, we did not switch classes as usual.  There is work due for all three classes, but it is not due until Monday.  It will not turn into "homework" until Friday if not complete. 

Make sure you have a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast every day.  Tomorrow we will be taking the language arts test and Friday we will take the math portion.  The results of these tests will help the teachers here at school know what the students need to know and how to teach them best.  It is important that the students try their best on these tests. 

Good luck Pony League football players tonight!!!

Mrs. Engman

Tuesday, October 11

Good Afternoon!

Today we have several assignments:

Spelling: Word Hunt (in a book you are reading, find at least five words for each of your categories)
Reading 5: Guided Reading Assignments
Reading 4: Guided Reading Assignments, Read "Off to the Fair" and complete sequencing worksheet, correct tests if necessary
Reading 6: Work on illustrations for superhero story
Language Arts: Find sentences from Frindle, identify sentence parts, clauses WS
Science: Notes

We will be MAPS testing soon--either later this week or early next week.  I'll keep  you posted!

Have a great day!
Mrs. E.

October 10, 2011 Monday!

I hope you all had a great weekend.  There are some assignments that are due tomorrow if you did not finish:

Spelling: do an individual word sort at home and have your parents sign your notebook
Reading (5): Conflict Worksheet
Math: Lesson 2.5
Social Studies: Notes
Science: Finish "EdHeads" Worksheet (online simple machines activity)

Reading (6): Test and finish grammar worksheet
Reading (4):  Vocabulary work

Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

10-5-11

math- 2.2 text and work book
social studies-none
reading- group work ( if I met with your guided reading group today, your assignment is due on Friday)

Have a GREAT NIGHT!
Mrs. E.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Good Afternoon!

Today we started the third week of our new spelling series.  Tonight for homework we are going to follow our same routine and each student should bring home their words to sort.  They need to have a parent or another adult sign their notebook that they have sorted their words again.  They started sorting the words here at school and have two sorts finished for tomorrow.

Other assignments:
Science: Work in class on simple machines.  Tomorrow we will continue with the same activities.  If you would like to look at more about simple and compound machines at home, you may go to http://www.edheads.org/ and select "simple machines" for the activity.

Reading 4: Complete the "cause and effect" web for Charlotte's Web.  We will continue with guided reading tomorrow, also.
Reading 5: We discussed connections to the story (either to self, to the world, or to another text).  If you feel like it, a good way to improve comprehension is to discuss what happened so far in the story.  Tell someone about it at home!
Reading 6: Read the three short stories about living in space.  Identify the main ideas and supporting details.  Write a summary of the three articles, outlining what you have learned.

Math: 2.2 in textbook and workbook
Geography: Maps (color coded)
Handwriting (due at the end of the week): p. 56-57

Enjoy this "summer" weather!  I hope you are all able to go feel the sun on your face for a while!
Mrs. Engman

Thursday, September 29

A whole month of school has almost passed, and next week is midterms already!  Time sure does fly!

It's picture day tomorrow.  Please make sure to send the picture envelopes with money included or pre-pay online.

Today the sixth grade used our new curriculum online service.  If you want to check out the website it is www.my.hrw.com.  You should have your password and login to use the service.  I passed those out today.

The fourth grade went to a website offered by Scholastic to play a game related to Charlotte's Web.  The address is http://www.scholastic.com/charlottesweb/perfectword.htm.

The fifth grade spent time getting to know the Learning Readiness students today.  We are going to be "reading buddies."  I was impressed with the interactions that the students shared!

Here are today's assignments and reminders:

Spelling: test tomorrow
Reading 5: Read Chapter 11 in Frindle and complete the question worksheet
Reading 4: no homework today
Reading 6: Complete the Reading Check WS for "All Summer in a Day" (due tomorrow) and start your graphic novel page assignment (due Monday)
Language Arts: WS p. 92-93
Math: none
Geography: Great Plains worksheet
Handwriting: p. 54-55

Have a great night!  It looks like the sun is trying to peek out :).
Mrs. E.

september 28

Today we had our test in math we also presented our posters in social studies.

Assignments
Handwriting: p. 54-55
Reading: newspaper article



Have a great night!

September 27, 2011

Happy Tuesday to Everyone!

We had a great day in school today.  There was a great discussion about vocabulary used in the book "Frindle" and we found we really know the difference between fact and opinion.  Today there is a little homework:

Spelling: Word Hunt--find four words per category
Reading: Find five vocabulary words and give a definition and example of each
Complete the "Give Me Five" worksheet with the "Wall Street Journal"
Math: Practice test
Geography: non

Reading Grade 4: Read Chapter 10 in Charlotte's Web and complete the vocabulary and generating questions worksheet

Reading Grade 6:  Inferences worksheet due tomorrow

Enjoy the sunshine!
Mrs. E. 

P.S. Remember that Friday is Picture Day!  Please bring in your envelopes with the money included or prepay and write the code on your envelope. 

Friday, September 23

Good Afternoon,

Just a few things to remember:

Picture Day is on Friday, September 30.  There is an envelope to order pictures in your Friday folder.  You may bring back the envelope any time next week.

Please remember to bring your folder back, signed on Monday.

Our new spelling series is new for everyone.  Together we are working on learning about the process of the series.  I will send a detailed note home next week outlining the expectations and procedures for the different assignments.

I just have to say that we have an AWESOME group of kids here at Northeast Range.  I have really enjoyed getting to know each one of them.  :)


Today's Assignments:

Reading 5: We took a quiz on "Frindle" and worked on our vocabulary posters.
Spelling: Test for week 1
Science: Simple Machines Video and notes
Math: Cumulative Review (due in class)
Geography:  Research for project

Reading 4:  Summary paragraph of Chapter 8 due Monday
Reading 6: Vocabulary Packet due Monday

Hope you have a great weekend.  I'm hoping for a little sunshine!
Mrs. E.

9-21-11

Math: 1.9 textbook and WB

Handwriting work to page 53

Reading: in class vocab work

Have a good day!

Reading 4: Read Ch.6
Reading 6: Test tomorrow!

Monday, Sept. 19, 2011

Good Afternoon!

Here are today's assignments:
Reading 5: Find 6 vocabulary words to examine from chapters 2-8 in "Frindle"
Reading 4: Read chapter 5
Reading 6: No homework tonight (for those with missing or make up assignments please complete those for tomorrow)
math: Lesson 1.7, book and workbook
Social Studies: Finish Maps
Spelling: Complete a second word sort, either on your own or with a buddy.  Have a parent or adult sign your sort to show that you have completed it at home.  Bring back your spelling notebook tomorrow.


Remember we are attending a play tomorrow at Tower.  We will be eating lunch here at school and then riding the bus over.  We will be back in time for dismissal.  Please return the permission slip if you have not done so already!

Have a great night!
Mrs. E.

Grade 4 Reading, Grade 6 Reading 9/12/11

Grade 4:  Today we read chapter 1 in Charlotte's Web and talked about the plot and characters.  Tomorrow we will focus on the vocabulary from the story.  We also worked on our writing for our "how-to" book.

Grade 6: Complete the comprehension worksheets, for homework, for the story "The School Play."  Have those completed and be ready to discuss them tomorrow during class!

9-12-11

Today,we talked about the book ''Frindle''. Then we went to music and talked about 9-11. We made flash cards in math, and for homework is reading (Frindle, chapter 1 Sentence Search worksheet) and find 3 vocabulary words from chapter 1 to share in class tomorrow.

Have a great night!

9-9-11

assignments:
language arts:
4 types of sentences
ws 79-82
editing sheet

spelling-sort words 1x and write on sheet
math- wb book 1.3 pages 8-9 bk 1-18
reading-none
bring back folder signed on Monday
have a good weekend!!

September 8

Today we went outside and read . We also had an assignment in math which included WB page 1.2 and in your textbook page 6 #1-12. We continued our project on making globes in social studies. Then we took pictures for our birthday poster. We had music and we got to play his piano.

Reminders:
Bring back your papers
Book orders due

Wednesday, Sept. 7th

Good Afternoon,

We created our first "tweet" today as a class...and we had fun doing it!  I hope we have some followers. :)

Today there were a few assignments for the following grades in READING:

Grade 4: Read the Jack Prelutsky poems out loud two times and have the person who listened to you sign your paper that you did it.  Return the papers to class tomorrow.

Grade 6: Complete the vocabulary worksheets and start the first story.  You should finish it by Friday.  Tomorrow we will be working on buddy reading and writing in groups. 

Grade 5: No homework tonight, but please return papers to me, signed, by tomorrow. 

Book orders are due soon.  If you are interested in ordering please send cash or a check made out to Scholastic.

It looks like we will be having another great day tomorrow.  I look forward to seeing each and every one of you!

Mrs. E. 

First Day of School Success!

Good Evening Everyone!

Today was a great day....and I have a GREAT class!  For reading remember to complete your surveys and have them ready to turn in right away tomorrow morning. 

There were many papers sent home today.  Please take the time to look through them, sign them, and return them tomorrow.

Have a good rest of your night! :)

Mrs. Engman

Back to School!!

Hello everyone!

It's that time of year again--getting ready to head back to school. I am excited for another great year at the NEW and IMPROVED Noetheast Range Elementary! I have been attending some great technology training at the brand new South Ridge School and I am very excited about how I can integrate the new technology in my teaching. Not only will we have a starboard, which is an interactive whiteboard, but we will have access to an ipad2. We will be using this technology to create movies, presentations, and learn using apps and other resources. We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to use this new technology to prepare this for the future.
You should have received my back to school letter and school supply list already. Our first full day of school will be on Wednesday, September 7. I hope to visit with you at the open house on Tuesday, September 6.

I will try to keep you updated with this blog as much as possible. If you would like up to date information follow me on Twitter @kengman2142.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Engman

Tuesday, April 19

Hello and Good Afternoon!

Today we have several assignments.  They are all due tomorrow. 

Spelling: Write the words from the pretest (3x or 10x)
Reading: Worked on Reader's Theater (in class) and read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Math: WB p. 108 and Multiplication practice packet (3 pages)
Science: Electrocity Lesson 1 (in class)

Please work on turning in any missing assignments by the end of this week if you would like them counted in your mid-quarter grade.  Mid-quarter report cards will be coming out next week (already!!).

We will be testing soon--MCA Math and MAPS.  I will let you know as soon as I know the schedule.

Please return the permission slip for Jump Rope for Heart.

Have a great day!
Mrs. E.

Week 32 Spelling List

These words focus on the "f" sound.  Look for the blends "ph" and "gh" to make that sound.

1. paragraph
2. trophy
3. nephew
4. enough
5. cough
6. fourth
7. Friday
8. physical
9. roughest
10. pharmacy
11. fragile
12. fluid
13. briefly
14. festival
15. stuffed
16. triumph
17. telephone
18. few
19. oblivious
20. generous

Thursday, April 14

We had a WONDERFUL visit at the Wolf Center in Ely today.  What an experience!  We actually got to see the wolves communicating with each other.  It was awesome!

Today assignments:
Spelling: Crossword and Word Find
Math: Chapter 9 pre-test p. 460-462, 1-28

Have a good night.  Enjoy the sunshine!
Mrs. E. 

Tuesday, April 12

Today we enjoyed a nice walk prior to our MCA test.  I hope to do that again tomorrow!

Please remember to bring a snack and water to eat before testing.  If you would like you may also bring mints or gum to chew during the test.  Have a good book ready to read.  Get a good night sleep tonight and eat breakfast tomorrow please!

Today we didn't have many lessons, due to the test.  The only homework is Spelling: write the words 3x or 10x each if you misspelled them on the pretest. 

We enjoyed Popsicles today.  Good job kids!  You turned in five consecutive math assignments!  We are heading toward ten...and an afternoon of swimming!

Enjoy this BEAUTIFUL WEATHER!!

Mrs. Engman

P.S. Don't forget your permission slip for Thursday if you haven't brought it in yet.  Please also finish any missing assignments if you had a late slip today.

Week 31 Spelling Words

1. rewrite
2. reappear
3. recall
4. recover
5. rebuild
6. dishonest
7. disagree
8. disappear
9. disappoint
10. disconnect
11. disapprove
12. misbehave
13. misfortune
14. misunderstand
15. misspell
16. misuse
17. illegal
18. illegible
19. evaluate
20. rectangular

Back to Blogging!!

Hello everyone!

I'm going to update the blog more often.  It seemed like March was a tough month and I apologize to all of you who checked it often! 

Tomorrow we have MCA testing.  Please make the effort to go to bed early and have a healthy breakfast and snack tomorrow.  Plan on bringing an extra snack and water to drink for tomorrow and Wednesday. 

We are going on our field trip to the Wolf Center on Thursday so please bring back your permission slip by tomorrow.  I need to let the cafeteria know how many cold lunches they need to pack.

Also on Thursday our shipment of frozen foods will be coming.  Please make arrangements to pick up the items after school and try to deliver them as soon as possible.  If you haven't already, you will be collecting the money for the items.  When you turn in all your money and everything is delivered, you will get your prizes. 

Today's homework:

Reading: Work on writing (fairy tale)
Spelling: WS 116-117 (bonus words evaluate and rectangular)
Math: WB p. 106-107
Science: Science Studies Weekly Crossword Puzzle

Have a good night! 
Mrs. E.

Skating Tomorrow

Don't forget your skates!  We are going skating tomorrow, Tuesday, February 15!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you all have the opportunity to spend the evening with the ones you love :)
Happy Valentine's Day!
Mrs. E.

Today's Homework:
Spelling: p. 88-89
Handwriting: p. 73-74
Math: WB p. 68

Also, we are uploading pictures to the posterous website for our Wolves Without Borders project.  Today we were able to view photos from other schools and comment and ask questions about them.  Tomorrow we are going to be doing the same thing. 
The Wolves Without Borders project is a project through the Wolf Center in Ely, MN.  We are the only class in the United States involved in the project (GO BABBITT-EMBARRASS!) and there is a class from Manitoba, Canada and Mexico also involved.  We are going to be studying wolves and having some lessons from Tara Johnson, a teacher at the Wolf Center, in our class.  We will be doing a three month project on wolves and will share it with the other classes.  It will be an excellent opportunity for our students to be involved in using new technology, and for them to connect with other students on our continent in a common way. 
The website that we are connecting on is called http://www.wolveswithoutborder.posterous.com/.  We are spending about two weeks getting to know eachother and we will be posting pictures that show what living in Babbitt or Embarrass is like and what school here is like.  If you take pictures you may send them to this email.  Just attach the pictures in your message.  The address is:

wwbusa@gmail.com

or you can send them to

kengman@isd2142.k12.mn.us

I am really excited about this project!  I was able to Skype with the principal from Manitoba and the 6th grade teacher last Friday.  What an experience! 

Have a good night!
Mrs. E. 

Week 22 Spelling words

1. eagle
2. example
3. towel
4. special
5. legal
6. little
7. whole
8. several
9. terrible
10. label
11. question
12. frequent
13. telescope
14. instead
15. instrument
16. celebrate
17. declare
18. address
19. patterns
20. graph

Comments!

We learned how to utilize our blog in a new way today.  We now all know how to comment on posts!  We are going to be participating in a project through the Wolf Center in Ely.  It will connect us to a class in Canada and Mexico.  It will be very exciting! 

Homework today....Math: p. 275 1-28.

Have a good night!
Mrs. E.

Blogging Practice

Students, respond to this question:

What are some of the best reasons why it is great to live in Babbitt or Embarrass?  If you were going to convince someone to move here or visit, what fun things are there to do?  What makes Babbitt-Embarrass a fun place to be?

Blogging Practice

Students, please respond to this question:

What do you like or not like about wolves?  Do you have any wolf stories to share? 

Wednesday, February 9

Good afternoon! 
It was a balmy -22 below zero with the windchill today.  Spring can arrive any time! :)

Today's assignments:

Spelling: WS 86-87
Math: We are working on an assignment in class and will finish tomorrow. 
Science: Water Cycle poster due Friday

Have a good night!  Stay warm!
Mrs. Engman

Tuesday, February 8

Today's Assignments:

Spelling: pretest (write words 3x or 10x if you didn't get a perfect paper)
Reading: Vocabulary and Magic Square review
Math: WB p. 67
Science: In class--pop-ups!

Have a good night!
Mrs. E.

Wacky Wednesday is tomorrow!  Dress WACKY!!!
Skating on Friday at 2:00!

Week 21 Spelling Words

signal
regular
generous
energy
bridge
genius
dangerous
segment
figure
country
circle
concert
peaceful
nice
since
electric
dancing
decided
equation
expression

Tuesday, February 1

Friday is PJ Day! 

We kicked off "I love to read month" today.  It should be a good month to get into a great book that you have been looking forward to reading! 

Today's Assignments:
Spelling: Week 20 practice.  Write the words 3x or 10x each.
Math: Least Common Denominator and Equivalent Fractions worksheets for more practice
Reading: Walk Two Moons Word Frame and Vocabulary WS
Handwriting: p. 65-66

Have a good night!
Mrs. E.

Week 20 spelling words

1. awhile
2. where
3. thought
4. athletes
5. truthful
6. purchases
7. exchange
8. though
9. rhythm
10. children
11. chocolates
12. friendship
13. together
14. white
15. watches
16. arithmetic
17. months
18. length
19. cylinder
20. prism

Swimming!! Don't forget your swimsuit and towel tomorrow!! Let your classmates know :)

Thursday, January 20

Happy Cold Thursday!

Here are today's assignments:

Spelling: WS 74-75
Reading: Manual worksheet and Cloze passage for "Walk Two Moons"
Math: WB p. 61 (show work on another sheet of paper)
Science: Science Studies Weekly
Social Studies: Western Europe Map and Capitals

Tomorrow is Friday already!  Wow, how the time flies!

Have a good night,
Mrs. E.

Tuesday, January 18

I hope everyone had a nice, long weekend.  Can you believe all the snow we've had this year?  Last week we went outside with Mrs. Pierce's science class to build snow shelters.  I was very impressed at how great they turned out!  This week we are going to do experiments with our shelters to see how much heat they really hold in. 

Today's assignments:

Spelling: New list for week 18.  There will be a pre-test tomorrow and a final test on Friday.  The assignment was to do WS 72-73.  The bonus words this week are equivalent and numerator.
Reading: I am assessing the students with the MONDO reading series again like I did in the beginning of the year.  I am hoping to see some growth and hope to make some switches to reading groups when I'm done.  The assignment was to work on the Textbook/Trade/Periodical/Magazine assignment and Compare/Contrast WS.
Language: Pronouns 1-2 (WS 33-34)
Math: WB p. 60
Science: SSW Questions

Have a good night!
Kelly

Week 18 Spelling List

Here are the week 18 words.  They focused on "r" controlled sounds like "air," "or," and "ar".

1. square
2. stare
3. dairy
4. area
5. January
6. dictionary
7. daring
8. beware
9. argument
10. large
11. partner
12. guarding
13. article
14. orchestra
15. ordinary
16. important
17. force
18. before
19. equivalent
20. numerator

Wednesday, January 12

Hello!

We don't have much as far as homework today. I just wanted to get you up to date with what we've done so far this week.

Math: Study for the chapter 5 test (tomorrow).  We went over the pretest together today.
Spelling: We played Spelling Baseball. 
Reading: Word work and writing (rewrite paragraph)
Geography: Identify the countries of Europe and the major waterforms.  These two sheets are going to be due on Monday.  I have an atlas that the students may use in the room, otherwise they may use the internet to find resources. 

Good Night!
Mrs. E.

Week 17 spelling list

This week's words focus on the "er" sound

1. urgent
2. Thursday
3. purpose
4. thirsty
5. camera
6. wonder
7. smuggler
8. remember
9. surprise
10. earth
11. certain
12. person
13. dollar
14. color
15. collar
16. early
17. mayor
18. doctor
19. nonchalant
20. lunatic

Thursday, January 6

Hello Everyone!

For a book break we are going sledding tomorrow.  The students who took a Reading Counts test in December are able to participate.  Students may bring their sleds to school for sledding.

Also, we have a map test tomorrow on North and South America.  The students were given the maps to study on Monday so they have had all week to study the material.  Please study the maps tonight!

Today's Assignments:

Reading: Walk Two Moons QAR worksheet and Vocabulary Graphic Organizer (due tomorrow)
Math: WB p. 56
Spelling: WS 67-68

Remember that your rainforest plant or animal picture and paragraphs are due tomorrow! 

Have a great night!
Mrs. E. 

Week 16 Spelling List

These words practice forming plurals.

1. countries
2. addresses
3. women
4. lessons
5. people
6. skis
7. friends
8. roofs
9. calves
10. fences
11. flies
12. lives
13. cherries
14. businesses
15. guesses
16. families
17. leaves
18. pictures
19. ornery
20. peculiar

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Happy New Year!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday.  It was a busy day for everyone I think.  Anyway...here are today's assignments.

Reading: Finish any Guided Reading assignments.  Groups 1 and 2 will meet tomorrow. 
Word Work: Adjectives 7-8
Writing: The Elk's Essay is due tomorrow
Math: WB p. 53
Geography: Time for Kids WS and Rainforest Crossword Puzzle

Thank you for reading over the Winter Break!  I had a great time reading. I even was able to finish two books during that time.  I hope that someday you will come to love reading as much as I do.  :)

Have a good night!
Mrs. E.