Second quarter progress reports are going out today. Be sure to look for them in your students backpack. After the Thanksgiving break, we will only have three more weeks of school before the winter break. It's hard to believe but we are close to halfway through the school year. In Communication Arts we are doing a review of our vocabulary. We are still writing themed paragraphs in our journals. We continue to work on our daily language review.
In math we are winding down our multiplication 'Banana Splits', and are planning to finish up within the next couple of weeks.
So, Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Second quarter progress reports will be coming out next week. Now that November is here, it will not be long until the Thanksgiving break. Only three weeks after Thanksgiving we will be having the Winter break. This will mark the end of the first semester. It is hard to believe that the school year is almost half over.
In communication arts we have moved on from Narrative Writing and are beginning the 5 W's and an H of Expository writing (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How). We are continuing to work on our daily language review, vocabulary, journal writing, and "just right" reading books.
In math we are working on patterns, sequences, standard form, multiplication, and division.
We are looking forward to our Veteran's Day assembly this Friday 11/11, and the holiday season ahead!

First quarter is quickly coming to a close. Grade cards will come out next week at the parent/teacher conferences.
In Communication Arts we have finished our "Play Doh" writing assignment, and have them displayed on the classroom bulletin board. We are continuing to work on our Daily Language Review (DLR), vocab, spelling, cursive, and reading. In reading we are enjoying selections from the A-Z books.
In math we are still working on our multiplication facts with our "Banana Splits". We are also working on rounding, and parentheses, as a means toward learning the Order of Operations.
We are looking forward to the next quarter and the holidays coming up.

First quarter progress reports and classwork are going home today. Be sure to look for them in your students backpack.
We are moving along as a class into the year. In Language Arts we are continuing to complete our daily language and vocabulary lessons. We are still working on spelling. Your students spelling words will be written in their agendas every Monday. And we are beginning our second drafts of our individual fall writing assignments. We have finished the 1st draft, and shared what we have so far with a class presentation. The work on the final draft will be started after we finish our 2nd draft.
In Mathematics we have started our fall "Going Bananas" multiplication timed excercies. As each math fact is completed the student will get to work towards a banana split, with all the trimmings.
In Science and Social Studies we are studying the land masses, continents, and the food web, respectivly. The year is already going by fast, and we are forgeing ahead toward the end of the first quarter.

It is a new school year! Where did the summer go? It is great to see the students I had last year and to meet new students. After the first few days of getting settled in, we are beginning to do some review and set up for the new year! I am looking forward to working with all of the students this year! In communication arts we are beginning our daily language reviews, spelling, writing samples, and preparing for our fall DRA reading assessment. In math we are reviewing multiplication. The students are beginning to get into a routine. Here we go!

Summer break is upon us. It has been a GREAT year, and it sure has gone by fast. I have mixed feelings about my 6th graders moving on to middle school. While I am going to miss them, I am excited for them and the new page about to unfold in their lives.
I am looking forward to the new fifth graders coming in next year. I am also looking forward to see just how much my present fifth graders will mature over the summer.
I know the students are ready for their summer activities.
Enjoy your break, and I will see you all on August 15th at parent/teacher night!
Have a wonderful summer vacation!

There are 8 1/2 days left in the school year, and the last two weeks are proving to be very busy. The fifth graders are finishing up their Civil War projects. The sixth graders transition day is Wednesday 05/18, and their going away party is Thursday 05/19.
Our class is continuing to work on spelling, daily language review, writing paragraphs, and reading the book "The Borrowers".
In math we are reviewing time and money.
The school year has gone by quickly. However, we are still working very hard, in class, to finish out the school year while we adjust for the end of the year activities.