"We are the music-makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams, ..." -Arthur William Edgar O-Shaughnessy

Monday, November 21, 2016

Week of Nov. 21 - 22

Welcome to the short week!

Our goals for the week are:

Reading: Continue reading Winn-Dixie

Math: Make a graphing project showing three different types of graphs using individual survey data.

Writing: Finish the personal narrative.

We are out of school on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at noon.

Happy Fall Break!!!

Mrs. Urbaniak

Monday, November 7, 2016

Week of Nov. 7 to 11

We're back to normal this week with our schedule and spelling words!

Reading: Start Unit 2 "Figure It Out" and explore the question " Why is working together a good way to solve a problem?"  The stories that go along with this are Anansi Learns a Lesson and Roadrunner's Dance.

Comprehension Skills: Make and revise predictions, identify the theme

Vocabulary Words: attempt, awkward, created, furiously, interfere, involved, timid, cooperation

Spelling Words: Long /i/ and Long /u/

Math: Make picture graphs, use and make bar graphs, use data to solve problems

Writing: Brainstorm and write the first draft of a personal narrative

Have a great week!
Mrs. Urbaniak

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Oct. 31 to Nov. 4

Wow! Time sure does fly. Welcome to the start of the 2nd quarter. Report cards go home on Tuesday, and we will have conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Here's a glance at our week:

Reading: Finish our Unit 1 projects and share with the class.

Grammar: Types of Sentences

Spelling: No spelling this week

Math: Continue with addition and subtraction practice with Math Encore Games, start Ch. 2 Graphing, and practice our online math components (Extra Math, Moby Max Math, and ST Math)

Writing: Start our personal narratives.