Sound and Turkey Trot

We have been learning about collecting evidence. Here is a part of our sound lesson today. Turkey trot was also today, and boy did we have fun! Have a great Thanksgiving break! I will see you next Monday.

Daily Class Blog 11-21-08

Reading: We did questioning and clarifying at reading today. -Destiny

Writing: We continued on our memoir about a real thing in our life, about happiness or anything that happened in your life. -Ben

Math: What we did in math was our own thing, I don't know what it was called, to see if the numbers were even or odd. Then we did story problems that we answered. -Nicholas

Science: We were figuring out how sound works and we played with centers. Some kids got to go on the computer. -Santana

We also had a special reader's theater performance by the fifth graders. Then we had a celebration for reflections participants. -Mrs. Biles

Daily Class Blog 11-20-08

Reading: In reading we picked three or four books and we sat down and did questioning, clarifying, connections, and visualizing. We did this so we can be better readers and understand what we read. -Owen

Writing: For writing we wrote a letter to a turkey and we put pictures on them, and we got to change what the letters looked like, but we couldn't do cursive. -Michael

Math: We did stuff with odd numbers and even numbers. We also played math games. -Melissa

Science: We learned about sound by trying out different things that made sound. Then we wrote it down in our science and social studies folder. We learned about volume and vibration. -Kimberly

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Reading: We read three or four books and we wrote down questions and answered them if we found the answer. We also did clarifying. -Michael

Writing: We're writing a letter to the turkey so he won't get eaten on Thanksgiving, and we went to type it on the computers. -Cayden

Math: We did an assessment that checked if we understand story problems.

Science: We learned about sound. We had different sound centers and we made posters that told about what was making the sound and how it was made.

Great Learning

What a fun day of learning we had today. We didn't get to talk as a class about it at the end of school, so here it is from Mrs. Biles' point of view:

First thing: First thing this morning we had an assembly. It was a production of skits by the "Imagination Makers." It was very enthralling for all of the kids.

Reading: We have been working hard on reading just right books and using our comprehension strategies to understand them. The four comprehension strategies we have covered so far this year are: visualizing, making connections, questioning, and clarifying. We are also learning about the main idea of stories, and are working on writing the main idea for all of the stories that we read.

Writing: As we continue our work on memoirs, we are utilizing our proofreading skills to make our writing better. We had a very successful day talking about how we peer conference and help each other to become writers.

Social Studies: We finished our mini unit on the Statue of Liberty today by creating crowns. We learned that the Statue of Liberty has seven points on her crown that stand for the seven continents and the seven oceans.

We also did a quick recap of mapping and elections by talking about the electoral college vote. We didn't have enough time to share bedroom maps, but we hope to get to them soon.

Keep up the fantastic learning!

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Reading: "We did questioning and and clarifying words in the dictionary." -Destiny

Writing: "In writing we were writing about something that happened to us." -Brandon

Math: "Today was pocket day, but we didn't didn't get a read aloud because it was an early release day today." -Nicholas

Daily Class Blog 11-11-08

Daily Class Blog
We will be beginning a daily recap of what we learned and posting it on the blog. We will do this as a class for a few weeks, and then students will volunteer to do it as extra homework for a night. The way it works, is I ask at the end of the day who would like to do it, and I give one individual a blank form. Students then complete it at home. I understand that sometimes they might volunteer to do it, and life at home is too busy to get it done. I don't "grade" or count if students have done it or not, but we often use it for language instruction. Thank you for your support.

And now for our first Daily Class Blog:

Reading - "We read books to work on our comprehension strategies, which are: making connections, questioning, and clarifying." -Kristyn

Writing - "We are learning to write like other authors who have written memoirs, or stories about something that really happened in their life. We are going to write stories that really happened in our lives." -Melissa

Math - "We were working on addition and subtraction story problems that are related to each other, like 13+12=25 and 25-12=13." -Cayden

Social Studies - "We are learning about the Statue of Liberty. We are learning the symbols of her body. We read a book about the Statue of Liberty. We also did a timeline of the." -Owen

Music - "We watched a movie about Strauss." -Noah

Proofreading

In class we are doing proofreading.
-Kristyn

writing

In writing I am proofreading with poeple in my class.
-Nicki

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writing

I'm lning abowt profreding marks to help us to not forget our perits.
-Kimberly

proofreading

whne wetrs kece go bak and kec der riting

writing

I'm lning about prohining marks to help us ton ot make imemsnas.
-Casey

witing

In class we are lerning about profreadig. That is like if you miss a capitle or puchewwashin you would use marcks.
-Owen

Writing

In writing were doing proofreading.Proofreading is correkting writing with speshela simbols.One of the simbols is three lines to capatil a letter.
-Ben

prof reading

in calss we are lrning about prof reading. So we read echuther work.
-Melissa

witing

I lrd today that win we wit. That we haf to do. Pucshasins
- by brandon

witing

poof ring ring ec uher.
-Santana

proofreading writing marks

When writers check ther writing, they use something called proofreading marks.
-Andrew

proofreading

in wrting weare leaning aboubt proofreading. We looking at each other papper.
-Cayden

writing

In writing we are proofreading other kids wrok.
-Megan

rithing

Am lrneing abuath publshing rithing and read.-Destiny