Great job to Sarah Olnhausen who was our runner up!
Sam will participate in the 6th Grade spelling bee on March 10th!! Good luck Sam
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Spelling Bee Winner!!
Congrats to Sam Ramsey for becoming our class spelling bee champion!!
Great job to Sarah Olnhausen who was our runner up!
Sam will participate in the 6th Grade spelling bee on March 10th!! Good luck Sam
Great job to Sarah Olnhausen who was our runner up!
Sam will participate in the 6th Grade spelling bee on March 10th!! Good luck Sam
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
What's the Deal??? Where have I been?
I apologize for the lack of postings on my part! I have a lot of great things I need to post, along with pictures of some great things we have been doing!
This week:
Math- we are working on data: collecting and analyzing.
Writing- your children have become quite the poets! We are publishing our very own poetry books! We will be presenting these to the class on Friday so look for those to come home!
Reading- we are working on African American Literacy Centers for Black History Month. Next week we will begin my favorite novel, Watsons Go To Birmingham.
Please check back next week to see some great things that are happening in our classroom!
This week:
Math- we are working on data: collecting and analyzing.
Writing- your children have become quite the poets! We are publishing our very own poetry books! We will be presenting these to the class on Friday so look for those to come home!
Reading- we are working on African American Literacy Centers for Black History Month. Next week we will begin my favorite novel, Watsons Go To Birmingham.
Please check back next week to see some great things that are happening in our classroom!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Dialogue Lesson
The students had to cut out sentences, punctuation, and dialogue tags and piece them together to form appropriate sentences! I am hoping they will be adding fantastic dialogue to their personal narrative essays we will write next week!
Hello November!!
I apologize that I missed a week or two!
We have been doing some great things in the classroom and I am thoroughly enjoying having your children in my class!
Next week are parent/teacher conferences and I look forward to meeting all of you who signed up! If you don't feel a conference is necessary at this time, but have a few questions, please feel free to email me anytime!! tara.wood@mybedford.us
We are multiplying fractions in math! This entails A LOT of steps for one problem so if your child is having difficulty, please refer them to their math notes. They have step-by-step notes to take them through a problem!
We began writing personal narratives in writing and we are also working on dialogue! Punctuating dialogue is a tough task, but we had a fun lesson with it today! I will post pictures of some of the students and their work!
In reading, we have been focusing on nonfiction text. Some topics we have covered are the civil war, Alexander Graham Bell, Employment, and cake! The students received their new AR goal for the 2nd quarter. Please be sure your child is reading EVERY night for at least 30 minutes!
Next week, your children have a Veteran's Day assembly on Tuesday, a half day on Wednesday, a half day on Thursday and a full day on Friday.
We have been doing some great things in the classroom and I am thoroughly enjoying having your children in my class!
Next week are parent/teacher conferences and I look forward to meeting all of you who signed up! If you don't feel a conference is necessary at this time, but have a few questions, please feel free to email me anytime!! tara.wood@mybedford.us
We are multiplying fractions in math! This entails A LOT of steps for one problem so if your child is having difficulty, please refer them to their math notes. They have step-by-step notes to take them through a problem!
We began writing personal narratives in writing and we are also working on dialogue! Punctuating dialogue is a tough task, but we had a fun lesson with it today! I will post pictures of some of the students and their work!
In reading, we have been focusing on nonfiction text. Some topics we have covered are the civil war, Alexander Graham Bell, Employment, and cake! The students received their new AR goal for the 2nd quarter. Please be sure your child is reading EVERY night for at least 30 minutes!
Next week, your children have a Veteran's Day assembly on Tuesday, a half day on Wednesday, a half day on Thursday and a full day on Friday.
Monday, October 13, 2014
10/13-10/17
Happy Monday! It looks like it is going to be a rainy week.
In math, we are reviewing percents and will have a quiz on Wednesday! Your child will need to know how to go from fraction to decimal to percent. They will also need to know that percent means out of 100 and how to shade that on a hundreds grid. Everything your child has been doing in class and for homework the last week can be used to study for the quiz. Thursday, we will begin rate, ratio, and proportions.
In writing, we are continuing descriptive writing. I will bring my German Shorthaired Pointer into writing class on Thursday so the students can write a descriptive piece on him. His name is Riley and he has been coming to class with me a couple times a year for 7 years! He loves kids. The children write better than ever when they have the object right in front of them as they write and when the object is exciting!
In Reading, we will be finishing up the novel, Hatchet, and watching the movie on Thursday and Friday. Please be sure your child is striving to make their AR goal. Hatchet is worth 7 points, if they answer all the questions correctly. AR and the quarter end on October 30th.
Please also continue to check HAC and be sure your child is turning in all of their assignments!
Have a great week :)
In math, we are reviewing percents and will have a quiz on Wednesday! Your child will need to know how to go from fraction to decimal to percent. They will also need to know that percent means out of 100 and how to shade that on a hundreds grid. Everything your child has been doing in class and for homework the last week can be used to study for the quiz. Thursday, we will begin rate, ratio, and proportions.
In writing, we are continuing descriptive writing. I will bring my German Shorthaired Pointer into writing class on Thursday so the students can write a descriptive piece on him. His name is Riley and he has been coming to class with me a couple times a year for 7 years! He loves kids. The children write better than ever when they have the object right in front of them as they write and when the object is exciting!
In Reading, we will be finishing up the novel, Hatchet, and watching the movie on Thursday and Friday. Please be sure your child is striving to make their AR goal. Hatchet is worth 7 points, if they answer all the questions correctly. AR and the quarter end on October 30th.
Please also continue to check HAC and be sure your child is turning in all of their assignments!
Have a great week :)
Monday, September 29, 2014
9/29-10/3
Happy Monday!
I hope everyone enjoyed the fog day on Friday!
We took our Spelling and Vocabulary quiz for last week today. Your students received those back today so check their folders! Be sure they are studying these words and definitions each week!
Math- We are taking our Order of Operations quiz tomorrow and will begin Rates, Ratios and Proportions!
Reading- We are continuing our learning about reading elements such as plot, scene, narration, and theme. They should be working on those AR goals- they are due October 30th!
Writing-We are continuing descriptive elements such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, and alliteration! We will also be working on grammar!
Come support our Varsity football team this Thursday during the White-Out game against Ann Arbor Pioneer!!
Have a wonderful week!
I hope everyone enjoyed the fog day on Friday!
We took our Spelling and Vocabulary quiz for last week today. Your students received those back today so check their folders! Be sure they are studying these words and definitions each week!
Math- We are taking our Order of Operations quiz tomorrow and will begin Rates, Ratios and Proportions!
Reading- We are continuing our learning about reading elements such as plot, scene, narration, and theme. They should be working on those AR goals- they are due October 30th!
Writing-We are continuing descriptive elements such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, and alliteration! We will also be working on grammar!
Come support our Varsity football team this Thursday during the White-Out game against Ann Arbor Pioneer!!
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, September 22, 2014
September 22-26
Happy Monday!
I hope your first week with chromebooks went well! We are still learning many things that we can do on them! Tomorrow, Mrs. Powell will be working with my homeroom on a few new things! We will all continue learning and growing technologically!
Math- Your students will be getting back their quizzes from Friday (All three classes did wonderful!!) and we will start learning about Order of Operations. They will have a short quiz on order of operations this Friday.
Writing- We will continue learning about description with strong verbs and similes.
Reading- The students will be learning ways to become a better reader independently.
I hope your first week with chromebooks went well! We are still learning many things that we can do on them! Tomorrow, Mrs. Powell will be working with my homeroom on a few new things! We will all continue learning and growing technologically!
Math- Your students will be getting back their quizzes from Friday (All three classes did wonderful!!) and we will start learning about Order of Operations. They will have a short quiz on order of operations this Friday.
Writing- We will continue learning about description with strong verbs and similes.
Reading- The students will be learning ways to become a better reader independently.
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