Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday, October 30

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
1. work on Reading minutes (due Monday, Nov. 2nd)
2. Stone Fox packet page 1-3 should be complete by Monday
3. All absent makeup work is due Monday

HAVE A SAFE HALLOWEEN!

Today's Homework for Miss Keller's Math Students:
Study Links 3-8; due Monday

Next week.....

Reading: We will read Chapter's 3, 4, and 5 from the book "Stone Fox" and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: the three branches of Government (Friday we will review for the test)

Science: Super Science and recycling

Spelling: Unit 4 test on Friday. Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class. (refer to the gold "Level Four Core Words" list in spelling pocket)

Due Date Reminders:
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:

-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday, October 29

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
work on Reading minutes (due Monday, Nov. 2nd)
Stone Fox packet page 3

Today's Homework for Miss Keller's Math Students:
Study Links 3-8; due Monday

HALLOWEEN PARTY TOMORROW = Please do not wear costumes to school, costumes must be put on in class before the party (not in the bathroom) and do not wear makeup. We will have class until 9:10, go to music from 9:10-9:40, prepare for our Halloween party, and it will begin at 10am.

ABSENT STUDENTS = Assignment sheets have been filled out and put in your desk if you would like to come in after school and get your work. Also, you will take the S.S. vocab. quiz tomorrow if you were absent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (study vocab. cards).

To be made up:
1. Read ch. 1 and 2 of Stone Fox, make vocab. cards for ch 1 and 2 (words are listed on the rubric sheet in the packet) and complete pages 1, 2, and 3 in the Stone Fox packets.
2. S.S. worksheets (in your desk if you did not request work to be sent home)
2. Don't forget to turn in last weeks reading minutes when you get back. New reading minutes are due on Monday, Nov. 2nd

This week.....

Reading: We will read Chapter 1 and 2 from the book "Stone Fox" and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: the three branches of Government

Science: Time For Kids (students will be bringing them home to finish reading)

Spelling: Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class. (refer to the gold "Level Four Core Words" list in spelling pocket)

Due Date Reminders:
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:

-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday, October 28

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
work on Reading minutes (due Monday, Nov. 2nd)
Dear Parents worksheet on past tense

ABSENT STUDENTS = Assignment sheets have been filled out and put in your desk if you would like to come in after school and get your work. Also, you will take the S.S. vocab. quiz tomorrow if you were absent Monday and Tuesday (study vocab. cards).
To be made up:
1. Read ch. 1 of Stone Fox, make vocab. cards for ch 1 (words are listed on the rubric sheet in the packet) and keep them in the reading pocket.
2. You will need your S.S. book to do the green worksheet on the Three Branches of Gov't.
3. Dear Parents worksheet is in your desk
4. Don't forget to turn in last weeks reading minutes when you get back. New reading minutes are due on Monday, Nov. 2nd


Today's Homework for Math Students:
Study Multiplication Triangles

This week.....

Reading: We will read from the book "Stone Fox" and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: the three branches of Government

Science: Time For Kids (students will be bringing them home to finish reading)

Spelling: Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class. (refer to the gold "Level Four Core Words" list in spelling pocket)

Due Date Reminders:
Music t-shirt order forms are due October 30th.
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:

-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
work on Reading minutes (due Monday, Nov. 2nd)
Stone Fox Packet pages 1 and 2

ABSENT STUDENTS = Read ch. 1 of Stone Fox, make vocab. cards for ch 1 (words are listed on the rubric sheet in the packet) and keep them in the reading pocket.
Assignment sheets have been filled out and put in your desk if you would like to come in after school and get your work. Also, you will take the S.S. vocab. quiz tomorrow if you were absent Monday and Tuesday (study vocab. cards).

Today's Homework for Math Students:
Study Links 3-7

This week.....

Reading: We will read from the book "Stone Fox" and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: the three branches of Government

Science: Time For Kids (students will be bringing them home to finish reading)

Spelling: Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class. (refer to the gold "Level Four Core Words" list in spelling pocket)

Due Date Reminders:
Music t-shirt order forms are due October 30th.
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:

-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Friday, October 23, 2009

Monday, October 26

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
Reading minutes will be due Monday, Nov. 2nd
We started a new book called "Stone Fox" - the cover page is due tomorrow. (We will read the first chapter on Tuesday.
*We have LRC tomorrow

ABSENT STUDENTS = Assignment sheets have been filled out and put in your desk if you would like to come in after school and get your work. Also, you will take the S.S. vocab. quiz tomorrow (study vocab. cards) the words are also listed in the last blog.

Today's Homework for Math Students:
Study Links 3-6

This week.....

Reading: We will read from the book "Stone Fox" and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: the three branches of Government

Science: Time For Kids (students will be bringing them home to finish reading)

Spelling: Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class. (refer to the gold "Level Four Core Words" list)

Due Date Reminders:
Music t-shirt order forms are due October 30th.
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:
-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Friday, October 23

Miss Keller's Daily Homework Blog

Today's Homework for Homeroom Students:
Students should study for the vocab quiz on Monday in Social Studies. Vocab. cards were made in class to study from. The words are: history, culture, region, custom, ancestor, immigrant, slavery, heritage, and ethnic group.

Today's Homework for Math Students:
none

Coming next week.....

Reading: Next week will start a new book in Reading called Stone Fox. Students will be given packets to fill in daily similar to the Sarah, Plain and Tall packets. After finishing the book in class students will be expected to turn in the packets completed for a reading grade. We will read from the book and work in the packets daily in class.

Social Studies: we will begin learning about the three branches of Government

Spelling: Unit 4 is a review unit and all words are review words from 1st-4th grade. We will practice the words in class.

Due Date Reminders:
Music t-shirt order forms are due October 30th.
Market Day Forms are due November 12
Picture Retakes will be November 18


E-mail me with any questions:
-Miss Keller

*Mrs. Rick will be back in January :)

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thursday, October 22

Science quiz tomorrow!
Know the following (we reviewed this list in class as well):
1. Paper takes up the most space in a landfill
2. Be able to name three things we can recycle
3. Know that when there is an oil spill, the oil pollutes the soil and water
4. It is not a good idea to throw away aluminum cans because it takes up landfill space and can be recycled
5. What is the difference between a landfill and a dump (refer to “What a Dump” article)
Know the following terms: (review them using your Science book if you are not sure)
Incineration
Landfill
Pollution
Packaging
Recycle

Spelling Test Tomorrow

Social Studies = criss cross puzzle (use vocab. cards in pocket folder)