Monday, September 12, 2016
Spelling Lists #2
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.
September 12-16th
Dear Parents,
Last week we
worked so hard on our behavior that we earned some extra recess! We are so
excited to start PE this week for specialties. Please make sure that your
student wears proper shoes for running and playing.
Here is what we
are doing in class this week:
Reading: This
week we will be reading different texts and focusing on identifying the
problem and the solution in them. Students will receive spelling
list #2. This week our spelling words will all have the long a sound made with
different spellings. Students should bring home their list on Monday and again
spend at least 20 minutes studying their words this week. Parents should sign
off on the bottom with how many minutes their student spent studying and they
will turn it in on Friday. Students should also be filling out a reading log to
turn in on Friday.
Math: This week we
are finishing our Place Value Unit. We will take our test on Tuesday. Students
are welcome to retake the test after further studying and practicing the
material to bring up their grade. Students should be bringing home a blue pre-test to use as a study guide tonight. Please go over it with your student to make sure they are ready for the test tomorrow. Remember that for homework, students should
do the ENTIRE front page and on the back they
only need to do the FIRST 2 problems of each page. They are
due on Friday.
Writing: This week
in writing we will be finishing our Personal Narrative. The rough draft should
be finished by Monday, September 12th and the final draft will be due on
Friday. We will read them to the class on Friday. We will edit and revised our
rough drafts in class and will then type them in class as well. If students
have not finished these in class on Thursday, they should bring them home to
finish typing in their school Google Docs and sharing them with me on Google
Drive. They will get into their Docs by signing into their school email just
like they do at school on the computers or Chromebooks. Please let me know if
you need any help making sure they have their paper typed by Friday.
Science: Our
water cycle unit is coming to a close. This week we will review the water cycle
by playing Jeopardy as well as by taking a practice test in class. The water
cycle unit test will be next Tuesday, September 20th. If your
student wants to review or study at home, here is the link to the jeopardy
game: http://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1465966#.V9LY_D4rIfF
Social Studies:
This week we will be learning about the different landforms that are in Utah.
We will we learning about and locating on a map the major deserts, mountains,
lakes, and rivers in Utah.
This week's
homework:
Read 20 mins each
day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling list #2 -
20 mins of study and list signed by parent
Lesson 1.4-P9,
1.5-P11, 1.5-P13, 1.7-P15
Personal Narrative
Due Friday!
*All homework is
due on Friday
**Don't forget our
Watch Dogs Kick Off Pizza night for dads or other male adults and their kids.
Come get some pizza and learn how to help out at our school as a Watch Dog.
This is on Thursday, September 15th from 6-7 pm.
***Picture day is
also on Thursday, September 15th. Please make sure your student is picture
ready and if you want to order pictures you can send them to school with the
form brought home this week and their money.
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Saturday, September 3, 2016
Lesson 1 Math Homework Pages
Follow this link to get to all homework pages for Lesson 1 from Go Math, pages P3-20.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0iBzpOrobJZOU01NUYza0o2R2M/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0iBzpOrobJZOU01NUYza0o2R2M/view?usp=sharing
Spelling lists #1
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.
Frogs 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424546
Sharks 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424528
Tigers 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424351
Frogs 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424546
Sharks 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424528
Tigers 1: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=34424351
September 6-9th
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a great long weekend! It was so nice to get to see most of you at Back to School Night last week. If you weren't able to come, look for handouts with all the info we went over coming home in weekly envelopes this week.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be reading a couple of fairy tales and discussing characters, settings, and events as well as writing summaries of the stories. Students will also receive their first spelling list. There are 3 different spelling lists according to student's needs. Students will either be on the Sharks, Tigers, or Frogs list. Students should bring home their list and spend at least 20 minutes studying their words each week. Parents should sign off on the bottom with how many minutes their student spent studying and they will turn it in on Friday. A list of suggested activities to study will be sent home with their first spelling list. Students are welcome to do any activity that helps them study their words. Students should also be filling out a reading log that starts on Fridays, and goes through the next Thursday. This way students are able to turn the reading long in on Fridays.
Math: This week we are continuing our Place Value Unit. We will review adding and subtracting with large numbers and we will do some word problems. This week we will begin tearing out pages in our math book for homework. Students will have 3 pages this week, since there is no school on Monday. Students should do the ENTIRE front page and on the back they only need to do the FIRST 2 problems. They are due on Friday.
Writing: This week in writing we will be starting our rough draft of our Personal Narrative. The rough draft should be finished by next Monday, September 12th. We will learn how to put conversations in our stories and use precise words to describe details.
Science: In science this week students will continue to learn about the water cycle. They will read a book about the water cycle, do a crossword puzzle, continue learning the water cycle song, and write a "water cycle journey" paper about the life of water as it goes through the water cycle.
Social Studies: This week we will be talking about geography. We will be learning about different landforms and different places. We will also focus specifically on the geography of Utah.
This week's homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling list #1 - 20 mins of study and list signed by parent
Lesson 1.1-P3, 1.2-P5, 1.3-P7
*All homework is due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
I hope everyone had a great long weekend! It was so nice to get to see most of you at Back to School Night last week. If you weren't able to come, look for handouts with all the info we went over coming home in weekly envelopes this week.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: This week we will be reading a couple of fairy tales and discussing characters, settings, and events as well as writing summaries of the stories. Students will also receive their first spelling list. There are 3 different spelling lists according to student's needs. Students will either be on the Sharks, Tigers, or Frogs list. Students should bring home their list and spend at least 20 minutes studying their words each week. Parents should sign off on the bottom with how many minutes their student spent studying and they will turn it in on Friday. A list of suggested activities to study will be sent home with their first spelling list. Students are welcome to do any activity that helps them study their words. Students should also be filling out a reading log that starts on Fridays, and goes through the next Thursday. This way students are able to turn the reading long in on Fridays.
Math: This week we are continuing our Place Value Unit. We will review adding and subtracting with large numbers and we will do some word problems. This week we will begin tearing out pages in our math book for homework. Students will have 3 pages this week, since there is no school on Monday. Students should do the ENTIRE front page and on the back they only need to do the FIRST 2 problems. They are due on Friday.
Writing: This week in writing we will be starting our rough draft of our Personal Narrative. The rough draft should be finished by next Monday, September 12th. We will learn how to put conversations in our stories and use precise words to describe details.
Science: In science this week students will continue to learn about the water cycle. They will read a book about the water cycle, do a crossword puzzle, continue learning the water cycle song, and write a "water cycle journey" paper about the life of water as it goes through the water cycle.
Social Studies: This week we will be talking about geography. We will be learning about different landforms and different places. We will also focus specifically on the geography of Utah.
This week's homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Spelling list #1 - 20 mins of study and list signed by parent
Lesson 1.1-P3, 1.2-P5, 1.3-P7
*All homework is due on Friday
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Monday, August 29, 2016
August 29th-September 2nd
Dear Parents,
We have had a great 1st week of school! We have earned so many stars and everyone has had such good behavior! We are loving our read aloud book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and we are doing so good with our independent work.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: We are going to continue how to close read. This means that while we are reading, we are marking the text and looking closely for different things. This helps us learn as much as we can from the text. We will also go over story summaries and continue working on our DRAs. Students should now be filling out a pink reading log each weeknight for their 20 mins of reading. They should turn it in on Friday.
Math: We are continuing to learn about Place Value. We will be comparing numbers, rounding numbers, and renaming numbers. Homework will still be review to give students practice. It will be due on Friday.
Writing: We are starting our first writing unit and will be writing Personal Narratives. We will focus on coming up with our ideas and using precise words while working on our pre-write.
Science: In science we are focusing on vocabulary words that relate to the water cycle this week. We will also watch a movie about the water cycle as well as do an art project based on the water cycle.
Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about maps. We will practice identifying places by their latitude and longitude lines, finding places by their locations on maps of Utah as well as on Google Earth, and learning more about geography.
This week's homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Addition and Subtraction review - both sides
Division review - both sides
*All homework is given on Monday and due on Friday
*If you have signed up to volunteer in our class, I would love it if you could start coming in next week. If you haven't signed up but would like to volunteer, please let me know and I can find a time that works for us. If you remember signing up, but don't remember the time or day, please email me and I will look it up for you. Thanks for volunteering your time!
**Students should have brought home book orders in their weekly envelopes. If you wish to order them, the best way to do that is online. There are instructions on your envelope. If you can't order online, you can send the book order form to school with your student with a check, NO CASH PLEASE, and I will order them.
***Don't forget to come to Back to School night this Thursday, September 1st at 6:00. Students do NOT need to come to this, just you wonderful parents! This is where I will give you much more information on our class and will be a great opportunity for you to ask me any questions you have. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
We have had a great 1st week of school! We have earned so many stars and everyone has had such good behavior! We are loving our read aloud book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and we are doing so good with our independent work.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: We are going to continue how to close read. This means that while we are reading, we are marking the text and looking closely for different things. This helps us learn as much as we can from the text. We will also go over story summaries and continue working on our DRAs. Students should now be filling out a pink reading log each weeknight for their 20 mins of reading. They should turn it in on Friday.
Math: We are continuing to learn about Place Value. We will be comparing numbers, rounding numbers, and renaming numbers. Homework will still be review to give students practice. It will be due on Friday.
Writing: We are starting our first writing unit and will be writing Personal Narratives. We will focus on coming up with our ideas and using precise words while working on our pre-write.
Science: In science we are focusing on vocabulary words that relate to the water cycle this week. We will also watch a movie about the water cycle as well as do an art project based on the water cycle.
Social Studies: This week we will continue learning about maps. We will practice identifying places by their latitude and longitude lines, finding places by their locations on maps of Utah as well as on Google Earth, and learning more about geography.
This week's homework:
Read 20 mins each day and fill out a pink reading log
Addition and Subtraction review - both sides
Division review - both sides
*All homework is given on Monday and due on Friday
*If you have signed up to volunteer in our class, I would love it if you could start coming in next week. If you haven't signed up but would like to volunteer, please let me know and I can find a time that works for us. If you remember signing up, but don't remember the time or day, please email me and I will look it up for you. Thanks for volunteering your time!
**Students should have brought home book orders in their weekly envelopes. If you wish to order them, the best way to do that is online. There are instructions on your envelope. If you can't order online, you can send the book order form to school with your student with a check, NO CASH PLEASE, and I will order them.
***Don't forget to come to Back to School night this Thursday, September 1st at 6:00. Students do NOT need to come to this, just you wonderful parents! This is where I will give you much more information on our class and will be a great opportunity for you to ask me any questions you have. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Thanks!
Mrs. Wheatley
Monday, August 22, 2016
August 22-26th
Dear Parents,
We had a wonderful first day of school! As a class we already earned 4 points for a party and everyone had good behavior for the day. You should have seen your student's planner today. Please make sure that you check your student's planner every day to see how they behaved in class. A Gold Star means they had an amazing day. A Silver Star means they had a good day. A Strike means they had hard time that day. Strike 1 is a warning, Strike 2 is a talk with me about their behavior, and Strike 3 is a Think Time out of our room. This will be a great way to see when your student is having great days in class and when they are struggling a bit.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: We are taking pre-tests for spelling so I can see the needs of each student. We are also learning about how to close read, choose Just Right Books, and working on our DRAs.
Math: We are taking a Place Value pre-test and a Factors pre-test. These will also help me see the needs of your students. Then we will begin our Place Value unit.
Writing: We will begin writing with just a few practice prompts this week to get our thoughts flowing. Next week we will begin our first writing project.
Science: We will begin science on Friday and start learning about the water cycle.
Social Studies: We will begin social studies on Thursday and talk about maps.
Homework:
Read 20 Mins each day
X Final Sheet, both sides
Student Inventory
Questionnaire for Parents
* All homework is given on Monday and is due back to school on Friday
Please let me know if you have any questions. Our Back to School Night is next week, September 1st at 6:00. We will go over much more information about our class then.
Thanks so much!
Mrs. Wheatley
We had a wonderful first day of school! As a class we already earned 4 points for a party and everyone had good behavior for the day. You should have seen your student's planner today. Please make sure that you check your student's planner every day to see how they behaved in class. A Gold Star means they had an amazing day. A Silver Star means they had a good day. A Strike means they had hard time that day. Strike 1 is a warning, Strike 2 is a talk with me about their behavior, and Strike 3 is a Think Time out of our room. This will be a great way to see when your student is having great days in class and when they are struggling a bit.
Here is what we are doing in class this week:
Reading: We are taking pre-tests for spelling so I can see the needs of each student. We are also learning about how to close read, choose Just Right Books, and working on our DRAs.
Math: We are taking a Place Value pre-test and a Factors pre-test. These will also help me see the needs of your students. Then we will begin our Place Value unit.
Writing: We will begin writing with just a few practice prompts this week to get our thoughts flowing. Next week we will begin our first writing project.
Science: We will begin science on Friday and start learning about the water cycle.
Social Studies: We will begin social studies on Thursday and talk about maps.
Homework:
Read 20 Mins each day
X Final Sheet, both sides
Student Inventory
Questionnaire for Parents
* All homework is given on Monday and is due back to school on Friday
Please let me know if you have any questions. Our Back to School Night is next week, September 1st at 6:00. We will go over much more information about our class then.
Thanks so much!
Mrs. Wheatley
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