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
- Each child will need a white t-shirt turned in by Friday, Jan. 30.
- 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.
- 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
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3M Study Planner |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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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)
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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) |
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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) |
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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.
