Happy Monday!
Highlights from today:
-We spent a lot of time today talking about the history of the Northeast region (Native Americans and colonies).
-We read articles on famous buildings and monuments. We discussed their purposes and what they were made of (connection to our Earth's material science unit)
-Big numbers and scientific notation in math...
Can you read this number? 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000
- In spelling we are in Unit 14 - words with more letters than sounds (vowel diagraphs)
- Santas are almost finished

Homework:
Study Link 109
Spelling Unit 14 due Friday
Weekly Geography Sheet 14 due Friday
NE Capitals and Abbreviations on Friday

Question for a ticket... (You may either post your answer as a comment or you may write the answer in your assignment notebook and show it to me in the morning.)
What is the name of Illinois' state mineral? Why was that mineral chosen?

http://www.illinois.gov/facts/symbolsdesc.cfm#mineral 

Busy...busy...busy...

Today was quite busy. The children handled it beautifully and received a WONDERFUL compliment from a substitute in the building!

Highlights:
Finished Science Investigation 4
Completed the Geography/Resources of the Northeast
Read a story about Komodo Dragons
Worked on Reading/Writing Big numbers
Santa Craft
Spelling, Capitals, and DOL quizzes

Homework:
Math Journal - 126, 128, and 129
Spelling pretest 14

Several notes are coming home today in your child's Friday Folder.

Now, for the Compliment... The children had a sub in PE today. At the end of the day, the substitute came to me with a STACK of Character Counts recognition slips - one for every student in our class. She told me that in all her years, she has never had an upper elementary class act so fairly in a game:) She was extremely pleased with them, as am I.

The award slips will go home with the children on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend - Stay warm!

Highlights of the day:
- Learned "Lattice" Multiplication
- In Art class we are making stained glass projects
- Received penpal letters
- Had fun in free gym playing "Elimination"
- Graded Spelling books
- Had fun making ornaments
- Took a tech survey

Homework:
 - Math Journal 125 and Study Links 107
 - Spelling Test
 - DOL Quiz
 - NE Capital Quiz
 - Weekly Geography Sheet due

Today we began an investigation in Science to determine which minerals were in the rock, granite.

In Math, we are continuing to work with partial products. If you are unsure of how to help your child with this concept, please view the clip on partial products:
http://media.everydaymathonline.com/em/student/algorithms_handbook/online_resources/Multiplication/Page_45_Partial-Products_Multiplication/EM3_2009_B04_03.swf

The children also created snowman ornaments (from recycled laundry caps) for our school tree.

Homework:
Math Journal - 121
Spelling Unit 13 due tomorrow

The Holidays have arrived

Today was quite busy and so much fun!

Highlights of the day:

• watching video clips of the Northeast region
• a new "walking reading" topic and teacher
• Santa's Secret Shop preview
• PE
• Library
• Decorating our candy houses - enjoy the pictures!
  

Homework:
Math Journal pages 117 & 118, study link page 103
Spelling unit 13 due Thursday
Weekly Sheet due Friday
Capital Quiz on Friday - Northeast States

Tinley Park is the best... but we already knew that!

Tinley Park has been rated #1 in the nation...
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/americas-best-place-to-raise-your-kids.html

Homework for today:
English: DOL Quiz
Spelling: Chapter 12 test
Social Studies: DOG (weekly sheet) due; Capital Quiz

I'm baaack... :)

Hello!

Today was my first day back in class with the children, and we are having a great time getting acquainted.

A special thanks to Ms. Young for doing such a great job.

Feel free to post comments or ask questions here. I will do my best to check this on a daily basis.

***Please make sure you read my post from August 31st about the websites. (Your children received Social Studies passwords today.)
Mrs. Maurer