Tuesday 5/1/12

Hi! Today we learned lots about the history of Chicago!!!! Ask your child to explain about the Pottawatomie Native Americans and Jean Baptist Point Du Sable!

Homework: 

Spelling: You Pick 3 and Silly Story Starter (Write about your life as a toy that wants to be a person)

Reading: reread "Nights of Puffins" and answer the questions on pg. 34 #1-6 students can follow along to audio by clicking on the left under "class read alouds" 

Math: Use What You Know pg 259 #1-20

Monday 4/30/12

Hi! This week we are reading the story Brave Irene by William Steig. In Math we worked on comparing fractions. We will have are Math assessment on fractions tomorrow! This week's star students are Linda, Miranda, and Samael!!! Congratulations to these students for great character and being role models!

Homework:
Spelling: 5 times each

Scholastic News: Read the article and answer the questions in the back

Math: Workbook pg 129 and fraction strips worksheet

English: pg 136 #1-15

Social Studies: Chicago History Du Sable's Trading Post illustration and summary 

Friday 4/27/12

Hi!!! Today was an exciting day! We had our first Readers' Theater Puppet Show! The Star Students did an awesome job! We would like to express a BIG THANK YOU to Ms. Alcantar's mother who made our puppet stage!

Homework:
Friday Folder: Includes English packet and Math workbook page 128 on comparing fractions. Students made fraction strips today in class to help them with their homework. 


Missing Homework Notes: Richard, Miranda, Anthony, and Oscar

Thursday 4/26/12

Hi! Today we started our unit on Chicago!!!! We will be learning all about Chicago History. At the end of the unit we will be taking a field trip on May 18th to the Chicago History Museum and Millennium Park! To launch our unit we explored the Chicago Tribune newspaper, because as we research Chicago students will be recording information to make their own version of the Chicago Tribune.

Homework:
Spelling: Sentences and Prefix/Base Word/Suffix activities

Math: workbook pg 126

Reading: 20 min log and any unfinished center from the week
*Phonics: pg 137-142
*Math: number sense "Dice A lot of Math"

English: Verbs in past pg 134 #1-32

Hi! Today we continued to work with fractions in class. To understand equivalent fractions we used coffee filters to fold a circle into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eights. Students were then able to over lap the coffee filters to determine equivalent fractions.

Homework: 
Spelling: Write 3 Acrostic Poems using the 3 longest words on your leveled list

Math: Workbook pg 125

English: Extra Practice Pg 133 #1-18

Writing: continue persuasive essay with bullet #3

Reading: 20 min log

Tuesday 4/24/12

Hi! This week's story is Mailing May, a true story about a girl who was mailed in 1914 through the US Postal Parcel!!! To expand our learning and background knowledge the students went on an in school field trip to the museum of Mailing May and Railroad Trains. Students researched about the history of railroads and true facts about Charlotte May Pierstorff's experience.

Homework:
Spelling: Story Starter and Money Letter Count activities for You Pick 3

Writing: continue with Bullet #2 persuasive essay

Reading: 20 min log (reread Nights of the Pufflings) For students who need additional support they can listen to the story on the link under classroom read alouds 

Chicago Run Tomorrow!!! Students may dress in gym clothes! 

Monday 4/23/12

Hi! Today we had a guest author and illustrator Kevin Luthardt visit our class!!!! Kevin share with the students some of his books he wrote and illustrated. He also shared his writing process on developing a story! The children really loved his visit.

Homework:

Spelling: 5x each

Writing: finish up from today writing workshop, introductions and bullet #1 paragraph

Math: Workbook pg. 123

Reading: 20 min log