Monday, March 27, 2017
Spelling Lists #25
Here are the links to this week's spelling words. There are 3 different lists for students, according to their needs. The list your child brings home each week should say at the bottom the name of the list. You can also access the words on these links as well as games for students to study with.
March 27-31st
Dear Parents,
Spring Break is coming up so quickly! It is next week! We
have lots to do this week to get ready. I missed everyone while I was gone last
week, but I had the privilege of going to the Ron Clark Academy to learn from
some rock star teachers! I’m so excited to implement many of the things I
learned in our classroom!
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be focusing on sequencing events
in a text. Our spelling is list #25 with consonant and le syllables. Students
should be spending 20 minutes studying their words this week. They should also
be reading 20 minutes a night and filling out their reading logs.
Math: This week we will continue our decimals unit. We will focus
on comparing and ordering decimals first. Then we will do word problems
involving decimals, including problems with money. For Target Time this week we
will be doing fun a STEAM activity. I will only be assigning 2 pages of math
this homework. I want to give students a little break since they will be
working so hard on their writing this week!
Writing: This week we will be taking our SAGE Writing Test.
We will take it during reading time on Tuesday and Thursday. If your student is
an AM please make sure that they are on time those days, and if your student is
a PM, please make sure they are not checked out but are there for reading time
on those days. I will allow and
encourage students to bring a healthy snack for themselves or to share with the
class during the test. During class writing time we will have some fun reading
fairy tales and we will write plays based off of them.
Science: The students will work on a project summing up the
Utah environments unit. Students will make a book that includes a page on 3
Utah environments: deserts, wetlands, and forests. This will be an in class
assignment and students will have a rubric, so they know exactly what is
expected of them. The unit test on environments is coming up on Wednesday,
April 12th.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be talking
about different leaders in Utah’s history. We will each read about one, write a
short summary about their life, and share what we learned with the class. Then
we will start learning about supply and demand by learning about ghost towns in
Utah.
This week’s homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling #25– 20 mins study
Lesson 9.4-P177, 9.6-P181
*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Lesson 9 Math Pages
Follow this link to get to all homework pages for Lesson 9 from Go Math, pages P171-186.
Native American Homes Project
Students have received a paper with instructions to make a wicki-up, tepee, or hogan. Here are examples/pictures to help guide you as you make these models. Mrs. Wheatley's class projects are due April 21st and Mrs. Ditto's class projects are due April 24th.
Navajo Indians lived in Hogans
Shoshones and Utes live in Tepees
Goshoutes and Paiutes lived in Wicki-ups
Spelling Lists #24
Here are the links to this week's spelling words. There are 3 different lists for students, according to their needs. The list your child brings home each week should say at the bottom the name of the list. You can also access the words on these links as well as games for students to study with.
March 22-24th
Dear Parents,
We had such a fun time on our Field Trip last week! We had
so much fun seeing the live animals and learned so much exploring the museum.
Thank you so much for all of your help with this, especially those who came
with us! For your information, I will be
out of town on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. My husband will be my sub so
the class will be well taken care of!
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be reading expository text. We
will talk about main idea, text structure, and practice summarizing. Our
spelling is list #24 with r controlled vowel syllables. Students should be
spending 20 minutes studying their words this week. They should also be reading
20 minutes a night and filling out their reading logs.
Math: This week we will continue our decimals unit. We will focus
on converting between tenths and hundredths and we will use money to help us
with this. Then we will learn how to add and subtract decimals as well as
adding and subtracting fractions with tenths and hundredths.
Writing: This week we will be doing our last explanatory
essay. We will be writing about weather vs. climate. We will also practice for
SAGE by doing a practice essay in the SAGE program. In Target Time this week we
will continue looking at example essays and practice scoring them.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be
talking about World War I and World War II. We will go over the brief history
of them and focusing on how they affected Utah. Students will also be assigned their
Native American Homes Project. Students will bring home an instruction sheet.
They need to build a Hogan, wicki-up, or tepee using natural materials. My
class’s projects are due on April 21st and Mrs. Ditto’s Class’s
projects are due on April 24th.
This week’s homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling #24 – 20 mins study
Lesson 9.1-P171, 9.2-P173, 9.3-P175, Blue Decimals Homework
Worksheet
*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Monday, March 13, 2017
Spelling Lists #23
Here are the links to this week's spelling words. There are 3 different lists for students, according to their needs. The list your child brings home each week should say at the bottom the name of the list. You can also access the words on these links as well as games for students to study with.
March 13-17th
Dear Parents,
We had such a good week last week! We got so many rocks in
our party jar because we were working so hard and so quiet! It was wonderful!
Also, we are getting such good scores in My Access on our writing prompts. I am
so proud of everyone’s writing! We have a class full of great writers! We are
so excited for our field trip this week. Please make sure that your student
gets to school on time this Friday and if they signed up to bring a home lunch,
don’t forget that. If you signed up to come with us, please make sure that you
are here by 9:15 with your own lunch, ready to go. Thanks again!
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be reading biographies. We will
talk about problems and solutions in a text and practice summarizing. Our
spelling is list #23 with vowel teams. Students should be spending 20 minutes
studying their words this week. They should also be reading 20 minutes a night
and filling out their reading logs.
Math: This week we will do a STEAM activity with geometry.
Students did so well with our geometry unit that we are going to be designing
and making a miniature mini-golf. We will use the different principles we
learned in our geometry unit as we design each hole.
Writing: This week we will be doing another opinion essay. We
will be writing about if we should study our garbage or not. We will practice
for SAGE by doing our essay in the amount of time students will have on SAGE. In
Target Time this week we will be looking at example essays and practice scoring
them.
Science: This week we will learn about fish and different
characteristics they have. We will also look at bugs and insects. Students will
have the opportunity to “create their own bug” that they think will survive and
share it with the class.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be
talking about the wars that happened in Utah after the pioneers got here and
what happened to the Native Americans after many people moved to Utah. Then we
will talk about industry in Utah and the impact it has had on the State.
This week’s homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling #23 – 20 mins study
Lesson 11.4-P213, 11.5-P215, Extra Practice Ch. 11-P217-218
*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Monday, March 6, 2017
Lesson 11 Math Pages
Follow this link to get to all homework pages for Lesson 11 from Go Math, pages P207-218.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0iBzpOrobJZSUFKdkF5eTRKS0k/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0iBzpOrobJZSUFKdkF5eTRKS0k/view?usp=sharing
Spelling Lists #22
Here are the links to this week's spelling words. There are 3 different lists for students, according to their needs. The list your child brings home each week should say at the bottom the name of the list. You can also access the words on these links as well as games for students to study with.
March 7-10th
Dear Parents,
We got to have a very fun Friday Surprise last week! We made
mazes for marbles out of paper plates and other supplies. Students should have
brought their mazes home, so hopefully you got to see theirs! They were so creative!
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be reading tall tales. We will
talk about cause and effect and visualizing what we are reading. Our spelling
is list #22 with open syllables. Students should be spending 20 minutes
studying their words this week. They should also be reading 20 minutes a night
and filling out their reading logs.
Math: This week we will be finishing our Geometry unit. We
will learn how to join and separate angles as well as find the missing measures
of angles. We will review on Thursday so students should bring home their
pretest as a study guide. We will take our test on Friday. On one page of
homework this week, students will need to use a protractor. If you don’t have
one at home, students are welcome to stay in from recess or stay after school
for a couple of minutes to borrow one of mine for the questions that require a
protractor.
Writing: This week we will be doing another explanatory
essay. We will be writing about renewable and non-renewable resources. We will do
a prewrite and then go straight to typing it. We will anonymously also look at
other people’s papers and practice revising them to make them better and
grading them to see what scores they would receive.
Science: Students will get to learn about reptiles and
amphibians this week. We will discuss what their skin is like, how they catch
their prey, whether they are warm-blooded or cold-blooded, etc. We will also
spend a day learning about birds and a variety of beak types.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will be
talking about other immigrants that came to Utah after the pioneers. We will
also talk about how immigrants still come to Utah. Then we will start talking
about how Utah became a state.
This week’s homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling #22 – 20 mins study
Lesson 11.1-P207, 11.2-P209, 11.3-P211
*Math, reading, and spelling are due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
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