Tuesday Prep Day

Today was easy for everyone b/c we had WHEEL since we're off Friday. Basically, all we did today was to do some smoking research and take notes for our class essay on smoking. We discovered some horrifying statistics. Did you know that tobacco kills more Americans than AIDS, drugs, homicides, fires, and auto accidents combined? During WHEEL, we had computers, Think Tank and science.

Important Information:

1) Movie Night Thursday @ 5 PM.
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience

Homework:
Math: IWB 144 odds (gr. 5) 410-411
Reading: 45 mins
Language Arts: Wall Street note taking worksht.
Spelling: Lesson 29
Science: vocab. 105,133, 10 types of leaves
Social Studies: none
General: Movie Night slips, sign CJ and planner, enrollment form

Monday the 13th

Today went smoothly. We started the day with an assessment on subtracting fractions with renaming. The students did really well w/ a difficult objective. Then the fifth graders took their chapter 9 assessment with Mr. Smith in social studies. The fourth graders went over their HW for tonight. They also discussed coordinate planes. After lunch, and while the 4th graders were in band, we read chapter 5 of "Persephone" during DI. Next, we received our spelling for the week and took notes on an article about smoking to help prepare for our 5 paragraph easy. Finally, we wrote in our class blogs about the CST.

Important Information:

1) Movie Night Thursday @ 5 PM.
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience

Homework:
Math: IWB 144 evens (gr. 5) 408-409 #'s 12-28 even (gr. 4)
Reading: 45 mins
Language Arts: none
Spelling: Lesson 29
Science: vocab. 105,133, 10 types of leaves
Social Studies: none
General: Movie Night slips, sign CJ and planner, enrollment form

Friday the 10th

Yesterday evening we had our pizza delivery fundraiser w/ Papa John's Pizza. Many teachers including myself, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Williams, the Krummings, Mrs. Giampa, Mrs. Mead, Mrs Polen, Mrs. Robinson and Mr Cook delivered pizzas to over 60 houses last night. It is a good thing that I am not a delivery person b/c, if I were, I wouldn't be employed long. A short delivery took Mr. Cook and I almost 40 mins as we got lost :(. Today the kids were a little strange,but we managed to salvage the day. We subtracted mixed numbers with renaming in math. The kids also reviewed for their SS test MONDAY on chapter 9. We also finished our letters of apology to Mrs. Bryant for our behavior last Friday. Finally, we went to computer for WHEEL. Friday Folders were sent today. Please review the work inside and return the empty folder. Have a great week.

Homework:
Math: Smile
Reading:Read for @ least 45 mins daily
Language Arts: get outside and enjoy the weather
Spelling: help out @ home
Science: Be nice
Social Studies: Study chapter 9 for Monday's test.
General: Sign/return CJ and planner and enrollment form

Our Final CST Day!

Well, that's it. Unless your child has a modified assessment, we're all done. You should be proud of your son/daughter because every student remained upbeat, was conscientious and tried their best. I am unsure of how well we did, as I never look @ the test, but feel great about our effort. There will be HW starting again tomorrow and I will be available M-Th to help. Please do not forget our Papa John's Pizza fundraiser. It is Thursday from 5-8 and every pizza purchased will be delivered by a member of Johnson's staff. We'll get 20% of all pizza sales and 100% of the tips. Should be tasty and fun.

Important Information:

1) CST testing is OVER!
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience
4) Pizza delivery fundraiser Thursday the 9th.

Homework:
Math: none
Reading: 45 mins
Language Arts: none
Spelling: none
Science: none
Social Studies: HW book 89-91 and 94-96; watch the world news
General: Pizza NIght slips, sign CJ and planner

CST Day 5

We took part one of the CST Science test this morning. It was not a very pleasant way to begin the week but, once again, the kids did admirably. The fourth graders spent the morning in the science lab with Mr. Cook b/c their testing is complete. Tomorrow is our last day of testing (unless your child is taking a modified assessment) and I, for one, will be happy to have things back to normal. After lunch and recess, we met for math where we continued to work with adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. Finally, the entire class started writing letters of apology to Mrs. Bryant for their behavior in Think Tank last Friday. Unfortunately, the students were very unkind and disrespectful Friday and there are consequences for this type of behavior.

Important Information:

1) CST testing until tomorrow
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience
4) Pizza delivery fundraiser Thursday the 9th.

Homework:
Math: Go to bed early
Reading: Wake up early
Language Arts: arrive to school on time
Spelling: Eat breakfast
Science: Try your best
Social Studies: ?
General: Smile

Day 4 of the CST

Today was day 4 of the CST and the students have been very positive all week. We've earned an advanced grade in positivity. We took the second part of the math section this AM. We'll continue to test until the 7th. After lunch we had computer, think tank and engineering during WHEEL. We finished the day, and week, with an art project. We made posters to advertise our pizza delivery fundraiser for next Thursday. Have a restful weekend.

Important Information:

1) CST testing until the 7th
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience
4) Pizza delivery fundraiser Thursday the 9th.

Homework:
Math: Go to bed early
Reading: Wake up early
Language Arts: arrive to school on time
Spelling: Eat breakfast
Science: Try your best
Social Studies: HW from 6/2 due Monday
General: Smile

CST Day 2

Today was the second part of the California Standards Test. We took the second ELA part today and you should be proud of your kids. No one complained or cried (except me:). Tomorrow we'll take the section of the math assessment. We'll test all the way until the 7th because grade 5 students have to take the science portion as well. Please be sure your son/daughter goes to bed 30 mins. earlier than usual, gets a good night's sleep, eats a healthy breakfast (@ home if they don't what the school serves) and arrives EARLY to Johnson. This year is of great importance than usual because this test will be used to determine your child's placement next year.

Important Information:

1) CST testing until the 7th
2) Book of the Month: Uncle Jed's barber shop.
3) June's character trait is patience

Homework:
Math: Go to bed early
Reading: Wake up early
Language Arts: arrive to school on time
Spelling: Eat breakfast
Science: Try your best
Social Studies: Check over your work
General: Smile