January 5-9

We had a great time on our Christmas field trip shopping for our angels.  Thanks to all the parents who drove, supervised, and helped us wrap our presents! 

I hope everyone had a great Christmas break! 

Tuesday – 5x6 quiz

Wednesday – 5x7 quiz

Thursday – 5x8 quiz, vocab quiz, field trip – bring your lunch, we are IN uniform

Friday – spelling test, subtraction quiz, bring in a Christmas toy to play with

Reminders/Announcements

1. Each child will need a white t-shirt turned in by Friday, Jan. 30.
2. It’s time to put our auction project together.  We are doing a scrapbook/cookbook.  Each child will need to turn in a 4x6 print of themselves cooking with their loved one and a recipe.  We will be getting recipe cards out soon.  Photos can be turned in any time.
3. We are starting to learn the locations of the fifty states this week.  We will start with the southeastern states and work on different regions until May.  There is information in the work folder to help with memorization.  There is also a blank 50 states map that you can make copies of.  Your child can practice writing in the state names on copies of the blank map.  There is also information about learning the 50 states on our class webpage – under the projects and educational links banners.

Learning This Week

Math – division

Spelling – spoon, wood, drew, smooth, blue, balloon, flew, true, stood, chew, tooth, shook, shoe, move, blew, foot, loose, jewel, every, again, would, laugh, paper, together, pretty

Science – water cycle, pollution

Social Studies – southeastern states, map skills

English – verbs

Read Aloud – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Phonics - digraphs

A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing - a Schoolhouse Rock song about nouns

"A Noun Is a Person, Place, or Thing" Lyrics

Well every person you can know,
And every place that you can go,
And anything that you can show,
You know they're nouns.

A noun's a special kind of word,
It's any name you ever heard,
I find it quite interesting,
A noun's a person, place, or thing.

Oh I took a train, took a train to another state.
The flora and the fauna that I saw were really great.
When I saw some bandits chasin' the train.
I was wishin' I was back home again.
I took a train, took a train to another state.

Well, every person you can know (Like a bandit or an engineer)
And every place that you can go (Like a state or a home)
And anything that you can show (Like animals and plants or a train)
You know they're nouns - you know they're nouns, oh...

Mrs. Jones is a lady on Hudson Street.
She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me.
We gave her dog a big fat bone,
And now he barks at Mrs. Jones.
She's a lady who lives on Hudson Street.

Well, every person you can know (Mrs. Jones, a lady, or a brother)
And every place that you can go (Like a street or a corner)
And anything that you can show (Like a dog or a bone)
You know they're nouns - you know they're nouns, oh...

I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
My best friend was waitin' there for me. (He took an early ferry.)
We went for a walk on the island you know,
And in the middle of summer it started to snow,
When I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

Well every person you can know (Like a friend or the captain of a ship)
And every place that you can go (An island or a sea)
And anything that you can show (Like a statue, a ferry, or snow)
You know they're nouns - you know they're nouns.

Oh, I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.
Oldies goldies started playing if you know what I mean.
I heard Chubby Checker, he was doin' the twist
And the Beatles and the Monkees, it goes like this!
I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.

Well every person you can know (The Beatles and the Monkees, Chubby Checker)
And every place that you can go (Like a neighborhood or a store)
And anything that you can show (Like a dime or a record machine)
You know they're nouns.

A noun's a special kind of word,
It's any name you ever heard,
I find it quite interesting,
A noun's a person, place, or thing.

A noun is a person, place or thing.
   (doodle, doodleh; doodle doodleh...)

Verb - That's What's Happening - a Schoolhouse Rock song about verbs

"Verb: That’s What’s Happening" Lyrics

I get my thing in action (Verb!) to be, to sing, to feel, to live (Verb!) that's what's happenin'

I put my heart in action (Verb!) to run, to go, to get, to give (Verb!) (You're what's happenin')

That's where I find satisfaction, yeah! (Yeah!) to search, to find, to have, to hold
(Verb! To be bold) when I use my imagination (Verb!) I think, I plot, I plan, I dream turning in towards creation (Verb!) I make, I write, I dance, I sing when I'm feeling really active (Verb!) I run, I ride, I swim, I fly! Other times when life is easy
(Oh!) I rest, I sleep, I sit, I lie.

(Verb! That's what's happenin') I can take a noun and bend it, give me a noun -
(Bat, ball, rake, and plow) Make it a verb and really send it! (Show me how) Oh, I don't know my own power. (Verb!)

I get my thing in action (Verb!) In being, (Verb!) In doing, (Verb!) In saying
A verb expresses action, being, or state of being. A verb makes a statement. Yeah, a verb tells it like it is!

(Verb! That's what's happenin'.) I can tell you when it's happenin', (Past, present, future tense) Ooh! Tell you more about what's happenin', (Say it so it makes some sense) I can tell you who is happenin'! (Verb, you're so intense)
Every sentence has a subject. (Noun, person, place, or thing) Find that subject: Where's the action? (Verb can make a subject sing) Take the subject: What is it? (What!) What's done to it? (What!) What does it say?
(Verb, you're what's happenin')

I can question like: What is it? (Verb, you're so demanding.) I can order like: Go get it! (Verb, you're so commanding.) When I hit I need an object (Verb, hit! Hit the ball!) When I see, I see the object (Do you see that furthest wall?)

If you can see it there, put the ball over the fence, man! Go ahead. Yeah, alright. What?! He hit it. It's going, it's going, it's gone! (What!)

I get my thing in action. (Verb, that's what's happenin') To work, (Verb!) To play, (Verb!) To live, (Verb!) To love... (Verb!...)

 

This Week's Study Planner

3M Study Planner	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Math Facts  - Addition quiz Monday 5x6 Tuesday 5x7 Wednesday 5x8 Thursday Subtraction quiz Friday   * 40% of a multiplication quiz is the “problem of the day,” 60% is review up to that point	Use one of the math fact study ideas from the work folder or go over flashcards to study multiplication up to 5x6.  (5 min)	Use one of the math fact study ideas from the work folder or go over flashcards to study multiplication up to 5x7.  (5 min)	Use one of the math fact study ideas from the work folder or go over flashcards to study multiplication up to 5x8. (5 min)	Use one of the math fact study ideas from the work folder or go over flashcards to study subtraction. (5 min)
Spelling – Test Friday	Spell each word out loud to a parent or do “test me” on spellingcity.com (5 min)	Do a practice test – have a parent say each word out loud, write each word down, have a parent check your work. (10 min)	Write the words you missed on last night’s practice test 3 times each or do a spelling game on spellingcity.com (5 min)	Spell each word out loud to a parent or do “test me” on spellingcity.com (5 min)
Vocab – Quiz Thursday	Have a study partner say each definition.  Say the correct word back (10 min)	Have a study partner say each definition.  Say the correct word back (5 min)	Have a study partner say each definition.  Say the correct word back (5 min)
Estimated Total Study Time for the Evening	20 minutes	20 minutes	15 minutes	10 minutes

 

* Parents initial in each box to show that the activity has been completed or initial in the “estimated total study time for the evening” box if all activities that night were completed.  No papers (from practice tests, etc.) need to be turned in unless specifically noted.  A treat will be given on Friday for students who complete all of the week’s activities.  Smaller treats will be given for completing some activities. These are suggested activities to help your child develop good study habits - no penalties will be given for not completing the work. 

* A suggested amount of time for working on each activity is listed in parentheses.  Some activities will take much less than the suggestion.  Some will not be completed in the suggested amount of time.  It’s ok to stop when time is up, even if you’re not done.  Frustration will set in if too much time is spent on any one activity.