Snowy Day!

It is just crazy, how much snow has fallen!

Assignments for today:
Math - P132 1-18 Wkbk 3.5
Reading - Finished The Mountain That Refused To Be Climbed and Wkst Packet
Spelling - Pretest Wk 10, All wrong words written 10x and right words written 5x
Science - Weekly Reader 7

We are tentatively planning to go skiing on December 17th. There are some complications with Music that we are trying to work around.

I hope everyone is warm and safe!

Monday, 11/29/10

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

Assignments for today:
Math - Compass Lab
Reading - Started reading The Mountain that Refused to Be Climbed, first part of Wkst packet, including the Prediction. Also, used the words on the front of the sheet in a sentence.
Spelling - Wkst 56-57
Social - Time Magazine, Wk 9

I hope everyone has a great night! We will be having Band two days this week - Tues.and Thurs. Please make sure your student has his/her instrument!

TGIW - Thank God It's Wednesday!

What a nice week! We did need to have a talk about being respectful to your teacher and to other teachers. Please encourage this behavior at home.

Assignments for today:
Math - P130 1-28, Wkst 3.1-3.2
Spelling - Word Search Week 8-9
Reading - Stories for Author's Tea are due on Monday (first draft)

Spelling words for next week:
Week10
feature
creature
pitcher
lecturer
bleachers
archery
picturesque
preacher
fixture
puncture
leisure
pleasure
closure
fracture
moisture
catcher
seizure
natural
triangulation
preparation

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Tuesday 11/23/10

Assignments for today:
Math - P126 1-12, Wkbk 3.4, P128 1-10
Reading - Writing stories for Author's Tea. We are not able to get into the computer lab tomorrow, so the handwritten draft will be due on Monday.
Spelling - Word Search Weeks 6-7

The Science Fair is tomorrow. The students will start setting up at 1:30. I look forward to seeing you there!

Book Fair

The Book Fair is going on this week. The students will have an opportunity each day to go to the Book Fair to make any purchases!

Monday 11/22/10

I hope everyone had a restful 3 day weekend! Now, for a 3 day week!

Please send your children in appropraite clothing for outside. Several students are not wearing hats or mittens while they are outside during recess. Boots would be great also!

Assignments for today:
Spelling - Word Search
Math - Compass Lab
Reading - Working on Stories for Author's Tea. Story must be ready to be typed (first draft) on Wednesday
Social - Time for Kids - Week 8

Have a great night!

Thursday, 11/18/10

Our week has come to an end! Just a reminder, there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow!

The students presented their atlas pages today. I was impressed with many! They put a lot of effort into their presentations!

Assignments for today:
Math - P124 1-27, Wkbk 3.3
Reading - Presented Atlas pages
Spelling - Final Test
Science - Wkst on Decompression Sickness and Sour Power

There isn't a Spelling list for next week! We will review the words we have done this year.

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday 11/17/10

Assignments for today:
Math - P123 1-12, Wkbk 3.2
Spelling - P54-55, 20 sentences
Reading - Worked on Atlas page. This is due tomorrow.

Sorry, it is short!

Have a great night!

Tuesday 11/16/10

Assignments for today:
Math - P120 1-29, Wkbk 3.1
Spelling - Pretest
Reading - Creating an atlas with a partner, due on Thursday
Science - Talked briefly about the Science Fair

Have a great night!

Monday 11/15/10

Conferences started tonight. If you were not able to make it, please call or email me and we can set something up.

Remember, there is NO SCHOOL on Friday! YAY!

Assignments for today:
Math - Compass Lab
Reading - Test on The Great Flood of 1993
Spelling - Wkst 52-53
Social - Time for Kids Week 7

Have a great night!

TGIF!

It's finally Friday! Yes, it is!

Spelling words for next week:

favorite
traitor
curcuit
circumvent
rehearse
coutesy
courteous
humor
humorous
energy
energetic
courage
courageous
similar
grammar
worthy
earthworm
earnestly
fissures
porters

Assignments for today:
Math - Test on Ch. 2
Reading - Packet on Great Flood
Spelling - Final Test
Social - Test on Ch 4

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Thursday

Hi! Today was a nice quick day! The students went to the Vet's Program this morning. They did a great job in showing how to be respectful to the adults on stage and the students in the audience. I don't want to jinx it for us, but the students have really been doing a great job this week! Make sure to give them tons of praise at home! I am very proud of them!

The Book Break was this afternoon. The students only had to pass 1 test to be able to participate this time. We have now set personal goals to meet. I hope they are all putting the time into reading these books!

Assignments for today:
Math - P112 1-30, Wkst 28 (Test on Ch 2 tomorrow)
Reading - Wksts 15-18 (The Great Flood of 1993)
Spelling - Wkst 51
Social - Reviewed for the test tomorrow on Ch 4

Have a great night!

River Watch

This afternoon, the students went to the Dunca River to perform a series of tests. The students did a great job in working together to do this. I was very impressed!

Today's assignments:

Math - P107 1-29
Spelling - Wkst 50 plus 20 sentences

That's it!

Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Assignments for today:
Math - P102 1-6, Wkbk 2.12, Wkst 27
Reading - Reviewed vocabulary for the next story, The Flood of 1993, created a web for our stories for Author's Tea
Spelling - Pretest
Science - Listened to a presentation on River Watch

River Watch will be tomorrow afternoon from 12:30 to 3:00. Students are expected to be on their best behaviors. If any student is not, he or she will be removed from the river and asked to sit on the bus. Permission slips were sent home today from Mrs. Makkyla. Please sign and return this tomorrow. Any students who do not have their permission slip returned will not be able to participate in River Watch. Any parents who are free and willing to be an extra pair of eyes are asked to join us! We will be leaving the school at 12:30 and returning by 3:00.

Monday 11-8-10

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here are today's assignments:
Math - We went into the Compass Lab
Reading - Test on 3 Kingdom's, Wkst 9-10
Spelling - Wkst 48-49
Social - Wkst Ch 4 P46-49 Test will be on Friday

Tomorrow, Mrs. Makkyla will be coming in to talk to the class about River Watch. On Wednesday, she will be taking the students to the river to do some observations and tests. If you would like to volunteer your time and chaperone, that would be great! Send me an email and let me know! crogers@isd2142.k12.mn.us

Thanks!

Spelling Words - Week 8

I apologize for these being late!

everybody
anywhere
knowledge
brainstorm
stomachache
outstanding
sweatshirt
videotape
meanwhile
old-fashioned
long-distance
duffel bag
child's play
absent-minded
daybreak
high school
headquarters
themselves
sandbagger
dashboard

Book It!

The students received their Book It! forms today! Please help/encourage them to read 400 minutes a month! This is would equal 20 minutes a day/5 days a week/4 weeks during the month.

Thanks!

Finally Friday!

I hope everyone has had a great week! Good luck to everyone going hunting this weekend! Be safe!

This afternoon, we were able to spend time learning how to fold dance with Terrence Smith. As always, some enjoyed it, some didn't, but all learned something from it!

Today's assignments:
Math - P101 1-28 and Wkbk 2.11
Reading - Wkst 11-13 and Finish packet
Spelling - Final Test

Due to the dancing, we were not able to do Social Studies or Science this afternoon.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

Assignments:
Math - P98 1-12
Reading - Finish Three Kingdoms and do Wkst 5, 7, 8
Spelling - Wkst 46-47
Science - Lab and wkst

Conferences are fast approaching! If you have a preference of Monday or Wednesday, please let me know and what time would work best. I will try my best to accomodate you!

Thanks!

PartyLite is here!

Hey! I'm sorry I didn't write yesterday. Our orders came in and I was very busy making sure everything was here. Unfortunately, not everything is. There are parts to a few orders missing, so until those are received, I can't let those orders go. If all of a student's order is here, they can be picked up or taken home. A few students took theirs home yesterday and more should go today. In the meantime, my classroom smells wonderful!

Assignments for today:
Math: P94 1-20, P96 1-10, Wkbk 2.8 & 2.9 (looks like a lot, but it is very easy and shouldn't take much time)
Reading: Read The Story of Three Kingdoms (to pg 15) and do corresponding wkst
Spelling: Pretest Wk 7
Social: Went over worksheet from yesterday

Remember - NO SCHOOL tomorrow!

Have a great evening!