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.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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
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
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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
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
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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
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
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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
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, 2011
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.
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.
Monday, October 10, 2011
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.
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.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
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.
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
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
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
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