SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

This week’s class motto’s are:  

Enter Silently/ Exit Silently, Silent/Facing Front/ Close Together, and Transition is Silent and Efficient

Each week we will discuss a class motto. The first three weeks we cover these three mottos. We will talk about how it is very important to line up quickly and quietly in the hallway. Students stand silent, facing front, and are close together. I like to allow my students some more freedom, as they are older, so I often allow them to set their own lines, or walk ahead, etc. In the early part of the year, though, it is vital they learn how line up quickly and silently.

This week in Class:

History: This week in history, students will continue their study of the countries of Europe. They will look more closely at the early Middle Ages with a study of the split of the Catholic Church, and the effect that this had. They will learn about the contributions of monks and nuns, and how books were written. The week ends with a study on Charlemagne.

Science:  Having successfully completed the unit on chemistry, students will review their notes, and the class will have one final discussion on the topic. They then begin their study of electricity. The prior knowledge of atoms will come into play as they consider what a charge is, and how static electricity is produced. They end the week with a lab that will help them consider what makes something a conductor or insulator.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In Literature, they go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students discuss characterization. 

  

Math: Students will close the unit on multiples and factors. WE will then begin a four week multiplication unit, focused on 2, 3, and 4 digit multiplication, number order, and mastery of the multiplication tables. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables. 

CURRICULUM NIGHT

WEDNESDAY

 August 30, 2017

You are cordially invited to our Curriculum Night event, taking place on Wednesday, August 30th. Please note, that this is a parent only event. I look forward to seeing you all at this event. Look for more info coming soon.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

Wipes

More Tissues :)

This week’s class motto’s are:  Enter Silently/ Exit Silently, Silent/Facing Front/ Close Together, and Transition is Silent and Efficient

Each week we will discuss a class motto. The first three weeks we cover these three mottos. We will talk about how it is very important to line up quickly and quietly in the hallway. Students stand silent, facing front, and are close together. I like to allow my students some more freedom, as they are older, so I often allow them to set their own lines, or walk ahead, etc. In the early part of the year, though, it is vital they learn how line up quickly and silently. Last week they averaged 17 seconds from desk to hallway! Not too bad!! 

This week in Class:

History: Students just wrapped up the unit on using maps. This week, they will begin studying Europe. They will create their own maps of the countries and waterways. These will be memorized. We enter our study of Europe in the Middle Ages. This is a major unit of history. Studies begin at the fall of the Roman Empire. Students will explore the Dark Ages.

Science:  Students will continue the study of chemistry. Having arrived at an understanding of the periodic table, students will now consider what happens when different elements mix. The unit test will be near the end of the week. Students should study their notebooks in preparation for this assessment.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In Literature, they go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students discuss characterization. 

Math: Students will begin a unit on multiples and factors. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables. 

This week’s class motto is: Enter Silently/Exit Silently

Each week we will discuss a class motto. This is the second weekly motto. We will talk about how it is very important to move silently when exiting and entering the room. Silence assists in keeping order. It allows for instruction and ease of exiting. Upon entering the room, students understand the importance of remaining silent and engaging the next task.

I have a very strict classroom organization plan. I do not allow pencil cases, markers, crayons, rulers, or sharpeners in the desks. We have many books and notebooks, and space is limited. I will teach the students the order of their desks, and I will expect the desks stay this way. This organization plan truly helps students to not lose work, and stay on top of assignments.

This week in Class:

History: Students will continue the unit on maps. This is a great unit to begin with, as students will use maps throughout the year, even learning and memorizing ALL European countries and capitals, locations of great battles of the American Revolution, and kingdoms and cities of medieval Europe.

Science: Students will continue the unit on chemistry. This will lay a foundation for future units. Through observations, inference, and data collection, they will set the base for experimentation and discovery in the realm of science.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. Students will take to task the phonograms, the pronunciations, and begin their spelling words. In grammar, we will take what we learned about what makes a good sentence, and further it into classifying. Literature continues with the next four chapters of The Princess and the Goblin.

Math: Students will continue to learn about whole numbers, number sense, ordering, and place value.