Sunday, March 29, 2009
Brighton is Born!
Last Monday Brighton decided he was ready to join us in the world. My goal was to make it past Parent/Teacher conferences and I was able to do that. Mother and baby are doing well. Chris and I are so excited to have him and are enjoying parenthood. I know my wonderful students are left in great hands. I talked with Ms. Tagg and she said they are being angels for her; I knew they would. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns about the class. Here are a few pictures of my little cutie!href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GBZ1kTF8-QHHc4mEILu6u5cc2lnXSFuz8WSAiy_2pIB5LRhBmP_tN4hQpckP8c_XtGDI2tsKPNRTUBrH1VcvQmneu1D0Vwva9pAvXWTqJvJUiBTyH84uBMYTJLPNWxEXSxGDjnoa1HoI/s1600-h/P1010256.JPG">
Monday, March 16, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Students: If you visited the blog, come tell me one thing you saw or read and you will get a surprise!
This week is the end of our third term. I can't believe how fast the time has been going by!! I am excited to meet with all the parents one last time on Thursday night. Make sure your student has given you the time of your conference and you have signed it so I am able to plan for attendance.
Literacy: We are so excited to be doing book groups again. The students are reading books like Crispin, The Uglies, Naomi Leon, Peak, and Ida B. Students are writing myths about a character they created. They had a lesson on writing descriptive settings and are incorporated that knowledge into their writing. There is no spelling test this week, but students will be tested on their latest 25 vocabulary words.
Math: We are continuing the add and subtract with positive and negative integers. The students are wonderful at knowing how and why it works. They will be learning how to do it on a numberline and read story problems that deal with positive and negative integers this week. On Thursday they will be tested on this knowledge.
Social Studies: Ms. Tagg has begun teaching the class about the Middle Ages. They read a book that answered silly questions about this time period like, "Why do castles have moats", and "why did ladies wear pointed hats?" They are now researching the different levels in their class system and preparing presentations to teach the class about their given level.
Science: Students made a model of the Solar System's distances between each planet. They also learned how long it would take to travel to each planet.
Thanks for visiting our blog!
This week is the end of our third term. I can't believe how fast the time has been going by!! I am excited to meet with all the parents one last time on Thursday night. Make sure your student has given you the time of your conference and you have signed it so I am able to plan for attendance.
Literacy: We are so excited to be doing book groups again. The students are reading books like Crispin, The Uglies, Naomi Leon, Peak, and Ida B. Students are writing myths about a character they created. They had a lesson on writing descriptive settings and are incorporated that knowledge into their writing. There is no spelling test this week, but students will be tested on their latest 25 vocabulary words.
Math: We are continuing the add and subtract with positive and negative integers. The students are wonderful at knowing how and why it works. They will be learning how to do it on a numberline and read story problems that deal with positive and negative integers this week. On Thursday they will be tested on this knowledge.
Social Studies: Ms. Tagg has begun teaching the class about the Middle Ages. They read a book that answered silly questions about this time period like, "Why do castles have moats", and "why did ladies wear pointed hats?" They are now researching the different levels in their class system and preparing presentations to teach the class about their given level.
Science: Students made a model of the Solar System's distances between each planet. They also learned how long it would take to travel to each planet.
Thanks for visiting our blog!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Lovin' Life
I feel like we have been just having tons of fun the past few weeks in class!! The students had their Jazz Player Assembly, and a Fear Factor Assembly where the teachers preformed some crazy things like Kissing Pigs and a Jello eating contest. We took the Persuasive Writing Test and I think the students did an excellent job!!
Literacy: I was so impressed by the students' book projects for The Lightning Thief. They were very creative. The class is excited to have some time to write their own stories instead of working on Persuasive Writing. They created life size character drawings from the book as well and will begin Guided Reading again this week.
Math: We have moved on to working with integers, and rational numbers. The class has learned to compare them and will be working on adding and subtracting them this week. On Tuesday and Thursday the students will be video taped for my final Masters project.
Social Studies: Last week we finished watching Ben Hur and Ms. Tag taught the students about the fall of Rome. The Empire was to big to hold itself together. They will begin learning about the Middle Ages this week.
Science: Mr. Groneman continues to teach about the solar system. They are learning about the sizes and distances between the planets.
After all our Assemblies and Projects it will be nice to get back into a regular schedule. Inside your student's homework folder you will find their SIS login. It would be useful for you and your student to look through their grades this week before conferences.
Please make sure to turn in Jr. HIgh Registration Papers and Purple shot papers. The students will not receive their class schedule for next year until the shot papers have been returned!!
Literacy: I was so impressed by the students' book projects for The Lightning Thief. They were very creative. The class is excited to have some time to write their own stories instead of working on Persuasive Writing. They created life size character drawings from the book as well and will begin Guided Reading again this week.
Math: We have moved on to working with integers, and rational numbers. The class has learned to compare them and will be working on adding and subtracting them this week. On Tuesday and Thursday the students will be video taped for my final Masters project.
Social Studies: Last week we finished watching Ben Hur and Ms. Tag taught the students about the fall of Rome. The Empire was to big to hold itself together. They will begin learning about the Middle Ages this week.
Science: Mr. Groneman continues to teach about the solar system. They are learning about the sizes and distances between the planets.
After all our Assemblies and Projects it will be nice to get back into a regular schedule. Inside your student's homework folder you will find their SIS login. It would be useful for you and your student to look through their grades this week before conferences.
Please make sure to turn in Jr. HIgh Registration Papers and Purple shot papers. The students will not receive their class schedule for next year until the shot papers have been returned!!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Into March
I cannot believe how fast time flies these days!! Everyday I think about how lucky I am to have this job. I enjoy being with my students and look forward to teaching and learning from them.
Literacy: We finished our book The Lightning Thief and have started listening to the sequel on an ipod. Technology has really changed things! The students are working on book projects of their chose. Some are writing stories about things that happened before this book, others are making comics, or drawing large illustrations of scenes. I have read very creative scripts for parts of the book and looked at some very creative character trading cards. The students have really been able to show their creative side in these projects.
The Persuasive writing test will be giving on Thursday. Please send your child to school with lots of rest and a full stomach. I know they will do a wonderful job as they have been working very hard the past few months.
Math: This week we will continue to work on percents, decimals, and fractions as some students still need another day on the concept. We will also move on to positive and negative integers.
Social Studies: We began watching the movie Ben Hur. It really depicts how the Romans lived. This week we will finish the movie and learn about the decline of the Roman Empire.
Science: The students have been researching and preparing a presentation on part of the Solar System. They will share these with their classmates on Monday. They learned the order of the planets and an acronym to help remember that order.
On Friday I sent home a purple sheet of paper about shots they will need in the seventh grade. Please get these returned as soon as possible. Students will not be registered for Jr.High until the school receives this data.
There is also a paper for Peaks Readers. THe students need to return this at the end of March with the required about of reading (easy for these kids) and they will get a free pass to seven peaks for a day.
Ms. Tagg has recently joined our class. She is fulfilling her last requirements before she becomes a teacher and we are very excited to have her. She will be in the classroom until Spring Break
Literacy: We finished our book The Lightning Thief and have started listening to the sequel on an ipod. Technology has really changed things! The students are working on book projects of their chose. Some are writing stories about things that happened before this book, others are making comics, or drawing large illustrations of scenes. I have read very creative scripts for parts of the book and looked at some very creative character trading cards. The students have really been able to show their creative side in these projects.
The Persuasive writing test will be giving on Thursday. Please send your child to school with lots of rest and a full stomach. I know they will do a wonderful job as they have been working very hard the past few months.
Math: This week we will continue to work on percents, decimals, and fractions as some students still need another day on the concept. We will also move on to positive and negative integers.
Social Studies: We began watching the movie Ben Hur. It really depicts how the Romans lived. This week we will finish the movie and learn about the decline of the Roman Empire.
Science: The students have been researching and preparing a presentation on part of the Solar System. They will share these with their classmates on Monday. They learned the order of the planets and an acronym to help remember that order.
On Friday I sent home a purple sheet of paper about shots they will need in the seventh grade. Please get these returned as soon as possible. Students will not be registered for Jr.High until the school receives this data.
There is also a paper for Peaks Readers. THe students need to return this at the end of March with the required about of reading (easy for these kids) and they will get a free pass to seven peaks for a day.
Ms. Tagg has recently joined our class. She is fulfilling her last requirements before she becomes a teacher and we are very excited to have her. She will be in the classroom until Spring Break
Recent Pictures
I finally got my camera to download on the computer so here are some pictures you've been missing out on!
We had tons of fun at our Greek Olympics.
That's right, SciErra won the wrestling event against our class and Mrs. Davis'. That girl sure is strong!!
The kids looked great dressed up as Romans and did an amazing job on their presentations! The other classes enjoyed having visitors from the past.
We had tons of fun at our Greek Olympics.
That's right, SciErra won the wrestling event against our class and Mrs. Davis'. That girl sure is strong!!
The kids looked great dressed up as Romans and did an amazing job on their presentations! The other classes enjoyed having visitors from the past.
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