Pender Elementary eNews
Pender Elementary eNews
February 26, 2018
READ-ALOUD BOOKS I am sharing a few book titles listed in The New Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. SHORT NOVELS • THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson – Gr. 2-6. 80 pages. • • • •
A BLUE-EYED DAISY by Cynthia Rylant – Gr. 4-8. 99 pages. CALL IT COURAGE by Armstrong Perry – Gr. 2-6. 94 pages. CHOCOLATE FEVER by Robert K. Smith – Gr. 1-5. 94 pages. THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBLE by Alice Dalgliesh – Gr. K-3. 54
pages. • FANTASTIC MR. FOX by Roald Dahl – Gr. K-4. 62 pages. • HELP! I’M A PRISONER IN THE LIBRARY by Eth Clifford – Gr. 1-4. 106 pages. • LAFCADIO, THE LION WHO SHOT BACK by Shel Silverstein – Gr. 2-6. 90 pages. • THE LITTLES by John Peterson– Gr. 1-4. 80 pages. • MY FATHER’S DRAGON by Ruth S. Gannett– Gr. K-2. 78 pages. • STONE FOX by John R. Gardiner – Gr. 1-7. 96 pages. • TWENTY AND TEN by Claire H. Bishop – Gr. 3-6. 76 pages. • THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams – Gr. 2-7. 48 pages. • THE WHIPPING BOY by Sid Fleischman – Gr. 3-6. 90 pages. • WOLF STORY by William McCleery – Gr. K-3. 82 pages.
Thank-you for taking your time to read this information! Mrs. Miller
Special Education Classroom News Mrs. Kira Swinton
[email protected] (402) 385-3244
Special Education Team Members
App/Website of the week News-O-Matic
Kelly Ballinger- Special Education Director Kira Swinton-Elementary Special Education Teacher Kayla Brewer- Autism Program Teacher Lisa Maise-Middle Grades Special Education Teacher Tami Nelson-High School Special Education Teacher Jenna McAfee- Speech and Language Pathologist Leah Clark- School Psychologist Laurie Smith- Occupational Therapist
News-O-Matic is an interactive, paid subscription-based newspaper for kids ages 710. Five news stories are posted on the NewsO-Matic app's main page each day. Stories are written by experts, and a child psychologist reviews the articles. There are more than 15 different features on this newsy app, including the stories, puzzles, a word game, and audio. The "Read to Me" feature is beneficial for kids who have auditory processing issues or difficulty with verbal reasoning. The map feature displays the distance from a kid's home to the location of a news story
Testing season is just around the corner…help your child do their best by following these weekly tips!
Testing Tip #4 Engage the senses while studying/reviewing: Some concepts stick better if you integrate the senses of touch, smell, and sound in fun ways. "When there's movement involved, kids are more likely to remember facts than when they're just sitting at a table, skimming textbook information," says Ann K. Dolin, a Washington D.C.-based tutor Homework. Example; throw a beach ball back and forth with your child as she recites science facts or state capitals.
A Peek at Next Week in… Miss. Brewer’s Classroom
Autism Events Near You The Pender Autism Walk will be held on April 21st, 2018 from 4:00-6:00. Registration: $5.00
Learn more about Autism: https://www.au tismspeaks.org/ what-autism
Autism Room Students have started to keep track of USA medals won each day!
•Autism: range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.
What Working Memory Difficulties Might Look Like:
No matter how motivated you are, it is hard to learn and retrieve key knowledge and skills if you can only hold on to a limited amount of information in memory at one time.
Students may: • Have difficulty remembering facts and procedures, such as new vocabulary words, verb conjugations or mathematical procedures. • Exhibit slow retrieval of information. • Fail to follow instructions despite repeated instructions. • Demonstrate poor attention to detail, such as beginning to write a sentence and then struggling to remember all of the words in the sentence, skipping words within sentences, and writing shorter sentences (to reduce demands on working memory). • Make place-keeping errors such as losing track of steps completed or steps yet to be completed and either repeats steps needlessly or constantly has to start over. • Have difficulty starting work. • Demonstrate difficulty staying on task. Task abandonment is a common consequence. • Lose track of belongings.
Working memory is an executive function that allows us to hold information in mind while working with it. Working memory is critical in the process of storing information in long-term memory. It is also critical in retrieving previously learned information from memory. In fact, most of the “work” in the memory system occurs in “working” memory where information is managed, manipulated and transformed. Working memory capacity differs from individual to individual. Students with working memory difficulties can hold fewer pieces of discrete information in their mind at any given moment. They hear what you said, or see what is presented, but as more information overwhelms their memory system they lose previous information needed to successfully complete the task. Once information is lost it is not likely to be retrieved. It is easy to see how the student can become frustrated and consequently stop paying attention. Working memory difficulties are common among students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), learning disabilities, hearing loss, acquired brain injury and mental health issues. Taken from: CanLearn Society - www.canlearnsociety.ca ©2013
*Break tasks into smaller chunks *Provide verbal and visual cues *Repeat, repeat, repeat *Use organizers *Use technology *Try color coding
Strategies *Provide written directions for reference *Maintain consistent routines for turning in and completing assignments *Practice in short sessions several times per day *Use checklists *Use rhymes, songs, movements, and patterns *Post key words in the classroom
Preschool News! S, S, S, what begins with S? Snakes, spiders, sugar, and spice! All kinds of fun things! We were hoping that if we talked about S this week that the sun would stay out! Maybe someday soon we will be done with winter! We heard the story of Stone Soup on Wednesday and made our own snack version of the story! Each week we add words to our word wall and we are excited to see that we are so close to the end of our alphabet!
Kindergarten Newsletter Mrs. Bargholz & Mrs. Kinning *Read with fluency and expression *Edit Sentences *Digraphs – sh, th, wh, ch, ph *Coins – Introduced nickels and reviewed pennies and dimes *Tally Marks
SIGHT WORDS give them say play make
Reminders
2/28 – 2:30 Dismissal
3/2 – Dr. Seuss Day (more details to com)
new
What We Learned This Week: Reading: Story structure, repetition, ar & or words Spelling: ar words Grammar: pronouns Math: sums of 10, count by 100s, compare & order numbers, measure objects Writing: opinion writing
Spelling Words for the week of 2/26
1. her 2. fern 3. girl 4. sir 5. stir 6. bird 7. fur 8. hurt 9. turn 10. third
Reminders: February 28-2:30 dismissal Send in those box tops! Be sure to send coats, hats, and gloves with your child.
Sheila Dahlman/Vicki Smith Math • Subtract 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. • Expanded Form • Using tanagrams to make shapes • End of Quarter Assessments
Reading • Main idea/details • Cause/effect • Words with er • Dictionary entries • vocabulary/fluency Writing/Grammar: • adjectives •
write sentences in paragraph form
Reminders: • • •
Feb 21, 28- 2:30 Dismissal Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 – 2:30 Dismissal Mar 9 – End of Quarter 2:00 Pendragon Pride Assembly
Feb 19-23 Spelling List Test on Friday 3-2 List A meet meat week weak mane main tail tale be bee too two fern ever remember feather
..
List B way weigh hair hare forth fourth groan grown waist waste too two write right threw through
Science • Animals Social Studies
nd
2 graders TO DO list: • Read 20 minutes for 5 days • Do flashcards or xtramath on 3 days
Third Grade Happenings February 22, 2018 Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Miller Reading:
Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot, Climax, Character’s Point of View Vocabulary: Adverbs that Compare, Prefix non-
Science: Mrs. Hoffman’s class will began their Unit 9 study of Matter. Some items to learn include: What are some physical properties? What are the states of matter? What are some changes to matter?
Math:
This week’s skills: Multiplying 2Digit Numbers, Using Manipulatives to Divide, *TestWiz Practice Next week: Division/Multiplication Fact Families, Capacity, Even & Odd Numbers, *Test Wiz Practice
Social Studies: Mrs. Miller’s
class the second portion of their unit on Economics. Some of the topics included will be scarcity, trade, supply and demand. We will look at how local supply and demand can affect price.
Reminders: *Wed., Feb. 28: 2:30 Dismissal * Practice your Multiplication facts! *Continue to read 20 min. nightly *Keep working on IXL and Lexia for Battle of the Books
Spelling Words: Changing final y to i cities parties Spied
cried tried ponies
puppies pennies pretty
hurried fried very
stories carried countries
flies babies libraries
February 22, 2018
Weekly News Edition Life and Times of 4th Grade & Writing Class Pender P.R.I.D.E. ~ Preparation ~ Respect ~ Integrity ~ Determination ~ Excellence
Precept of the Week
Writing Class
4th Grade: We finished our persuasive unit and are reviewing some writing skills in preparation for NSCAS time. Students will be asked various questions about the writing process on this test, so we are using a program called TestWiz that allows us to practice specific skills tied to the state standards. 5th Grade: Our persuasive writing unit is coming to a close this week as students finish up typing their final drafts. We will move into research writing by the end of the week as we prepare for the science fair in a few weeks. th
Reading
In our Journeys series, our story this week is Cesar Chavez. We are working on drawing
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6 Grade: The 6 grade writing class has finished up final drafts of the expository unit on careers and
conclusions and making generalizations as we read.
are now creating visual presentations for the class using Google Slides. They are eager to share what they have learned with their classmates.
*Lexiacore5.com is a new program we are experimenting with in the area of reading. This month, students can count time on Core 5 as their reading
minutes for Battle of Books since they are practicing reading skills at their level.
*Graphics courtesy Google images
www.communication4all.co.uk
5
th
Grade
Mrs. English Reminders • 3/9-Pride Assembly @ 2:00 p.m. • 3/9-End of 3rd Quarter **Weather Reminder-Please remember to dress your child for the cold morning weather and encourage them to bring appropriate clothing.
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Notes from the teacher:
Ö 4 Science- Compare the motion of various objects Ö 5th Science- Explain how sound is transmitted by vibrations through mediums Ö 6th Science –Describe how electrically charged objects interact. Ö Reading-Determine main ideas and supporting details; use story details to make inferences and predictions
Contact Information Mrs. English (402-385-3244) [email protected]
Mr. Hoffman 5th Grade Teacher 4th-6th Math There will be our third iXL challenge this quarter. The student who masters the most iXL skills for the quarter will win a little prize. The students will soon be assigned a math packet with problems in it that are similar to those that will be on their state math test at the end of the year. The point of the packet is to give kids extra practice to help them be successful on the test. Some of the concepts they may not understand, they can skip that section/or problems and go onto other problems until they ask me, another teacher, or their parents how to complete the problem. We will not have covered all the concepts by the time I hand out the packet. In Math, the students may use a scratch sheet of notebook paper to complete their assignments if they would like. This is perfectly okay and may be done every day or on occasion if they like lines or need more space than on the worksheet I provide. After every 5 lessons the 4-6th graders will be having a test (after lesson 60, 65, 70, etc) As the students continue on through their textbook and get to a problem they do not know, they can look at the small number in parenthesis underneath the problem number. This small number tells them the lesson in which the problem came from and will have examples and how to solve the problem in those examples. This is a great tool for them to use. Parents can at any time look over students’ homework and identify mistakes and have the student correct those mistakes before class the next day. This is an awesome way for kids to learn. Quiz Your Son or Daughter Over These Concepts Covered This Week: 4th Math: Lines of Symmetry & Rotational Symmetry, Solve Division with Zeros, Test, Graph Ordered Pairs, Estimate Degrees of an Angle 5th Math: GCF, Identify 3-D Shapes, Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Convert Between Metric and Customary Units of Measure, Test 6th Math: Find Fractional Parts of a Whole, Convert Between Metric and Customary Units of Measure, Find Area of Triangle, Ratio Problems, Test Reading: Author’s Purpose & Voice, Visual Elements Important Dates/Reminders: February 28th – 2:30 Out March 1st – FFA Elementary Ag Day Math Joke of the Week: Why did the boy eat his homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake!
Mrs. Liakos – 6th Grade Homeroom 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Social Studies
4th Grade – We learned this week how important two inventions, barbed wire and the windmill, were extremely important to Nebraska. What we were surprised to learn was that barbed wire actually started violence between some farmers and their neighboring ranchers! We also took our Celebration of Learning over Chapter 10. 5th Grade– We are finishing up our unit on the Reconstruction period. We have learned about Jim Crow laws, the first civil rights laws, the first impeachment of a president, and the first time the candidate who won the popular vote for President did not win the electoral college vote,. 6th Grade– We have been learning all about the events and causes leading up to World War I, the countries involved and which side they fought on, and how this war comes to and end. 6TH Language Arts – Our main story in Reading this week was “The Hero and the Minotaur”, so we have learned a great deal about mythology. In grammar, we worked with adjectives, adverbs, articles, demonstratives, and correct and consistent pronouns. Spelling words for this week were words with the /sh/ sound. 6th Guided Reading – The groups are reading Ghost Hunt, Elijah, Ghosts in the Fog, and The Lightning Thief.
Important Upcoming Dates: February 28 – 2:30 Student Dismissal March 1 – Elementary Ag Day March 7, 14, 21, & 28 – 2:30 Student Dismissal March 7 – PRIDE Packs at 1:30 March 9 – PRIDE Assembly at 2:00, End of 3rd Quarter
Beyond the Bell Pendragon Afterschool Program March Schedule Monday Tuesday
March 5, 19 – Inside play unless weather permits to be outside. March 12 – Shamrock Scavenger Hunt March 26 – Easter Scavenger Hunt March 6, 13, 20, 27 - Elementary Honor Choir
Wednesday March 7, 21 – Inside play unless weather permits to be outside. March 14, 28 – Extension Office Thursday March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Elementary Honor Choir Friday No Afterschool Program on Fridays Programming Notes: If parents have concerns about the activities during the after school program they should contact the elementary principal, Kelly Ballinger at 402-385-3244 ext. 2150 or [email protected]
February 26, 2018
READ-ALOUD BOOKS I am sharing a few book titles listed in The New Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. SHORT NOVELS • THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson – Gr. 2-6. 80 pages. • • • •
A BLUE-EYED DAISY by Cynthia Rylant – Gr. 4-8. 99 pages. CALL IT COURAGE by Armstrong Perry – Gr. 2-6. 94 pages. CHOCOLATE FEVER by Robert K. Smith – Gr. 1-5. 94 pages. THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBLE by Alice Dalgliesh – Gr. K-3. 54
pages. • FANTASTIC MR. FOX by Roald Dahl – Gr. K-4. 62 pages. • HELP! I’M A PRISONER IN THE LIBRARY by Eth Clifford – Gr. 1-4. 106 pages. • LAFCADIO, THE LION WHO SHOT BACK by Shel Silverstein – Gr. 2-6. 90 pages. • THE LITTLES by John Peterson– Gr. 1-4. 80 pages. • MY FATHER’S DRAGON by Ruth S. Gannett– Gr. K-2. 78 pages. • STONE FOX by John R. Gardiner – Gr. 1-7. 96 pages. • TWENTY AND TEN by Claire H. Bishop – Gr. 3-6. 76 pages. • THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams – Gr. 2-7. 48 pages. • THE WHIPPING BOY by Sid Fleischman – Gr. 3-6. 90 pages. • WOLF STORY by William McCleery – Gr. K-3. 82 pages.
Thank-you for taking your time to read this information! Mrs. Miller
Special Education Classroom News Mrs. Kira Swinton
[email protected] (402) 385-3244
Special Education Team Members
App/Website of the week News-O-Matic
Kelly Ballinger- Special Education Director Kira Swinton-Elementary Special Education Teacher Kayla Brewer- Autism Program Teacher Lisa Maise-Middle Grades Special Education Teacher Tami Nelson-High School Special Education Teacher Jenna McAfee- Speech and Language Pathologist Leah Clark- School Psychologist Laurie Smith- Occupational Therapist
News-O-Matic is an interactive, paid subscription-based newspaper for kids ages 710. Five news stories are posted on the NewsO-Matic app's main page each day. Stories are written by experts, and a child psychologist reviews the articles. There are more than 15 different features on this newsy app, including the stories, puzzles, a word game, and audio. The "Read to Me" feature is beneficial for kids who have auditory processing issues or difficulty with verbal reasoning. The map feature displays the distance from a kid's home to the location of a news story
Testing season is just around the corner…help your child do their best by following these weekly tips!
Testing Tip #4 Engage the senses while studying/reviewing: Some concepts stick better if you integrate the senses of touch, smell, and sound in fun ways. "When there's movement involved, kids are more likely to remember facts than when they're just sitting at a table, skimming textbook information," says Ann K. Dolin, a Washington D.C.-based tutor Homework. Example; throw a beach ball back and forth with your child as she recites science facts or state capitals.
A Peek at Next Week in… Miss. Brewer’s Classroom
Autism Events Near You The Pender Autism Walk will be held on April 21st, 2018 from 4:00-6:00. Registration: $5.00
Learn more about Autism: https://www.au tismspeaks.org/ what-autism
Autism Room Students have started to keep track of USA medals won each day!
•Autism: range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication, as well as by unique strengths and differences.
What Working Memory Difficulties Might Look Like:
No matter how motivated you are, it is hard to learn and retrieve key knowledge and skills if you can only hold on to a limited amount of information in memory at one time.
Students may: • Have difficulty remembering facts and procedures, such as new vocabulary words, verb conjugations or mathematical procedures. • Exhibit slow retrieval of information. • Fail to follow instructions despite repeated instructions. • Demonstrate poor attention to detail, such as beginning to write a sentence and then struggling to remember all of the words in the sentence, skipping words within sentences, and writing shorter sentences (to reduce demands on working memory). • Make place-keeping errors such as losing track of steps completed or steps yet to be completed and either repeats steps needlessly or constantly has to start over. • Have difficulty starting work. • Demonstrate difficulty staying on task. Task abandonment is a common consequence. • Lose track of belongings.
Working memory is an executive function that allows us to hold information in mind while working with it. Working memory is critical in the process of storing information in long-term memory. It is also critical in retrieving previously learned information from memory. In fact, most of the “work” in the memory system occurs in “working” memory where information is managed, manipulated and transformed. Working memory capacity differs from individual to individual. Students with working memory difficulties can hold fewer pieces of discrete information in their mind at any given moment. They hear what you said, or see what is presented, but as more information overwhelms their memory system they lose previous information needed to successfully complete the task. Once information is lost it is not likely to be retrieved. It is easy to see how the student can become frustrated and consequently stop paying attention. Working memory difficulties are common among students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), learning disabilities, hearing loss, acquired brain injury and mental health issues. Taken from: CanLearn Society - www.canlearnsociety.ca ©2013
*Break tasks into smaller chunks *Provide verbal and visual cues *Repeat, repeat, repeat *Use organizers *Use technology *Try color coding
Strategies *Provide written directions for reference *Maintain consistent routines for turning in and completing assignments *Practice in short sessions several times per day *Use checklists *Use rhymes, songs, movements, and patterns *Post key words in the classroom
Preschool News! S, S, S, what begins with S? Snakes, spiders, sugar, and spice! All kinds of fun things! We were hoping that if we talked about S this week that the sun would stay out! Maybe someday soon we will be done with winter! We heard the story of Stone Soup on Wednesday and made our own snack version of the story! Each week we add words to our word wall and we are excited to see that we are so close to the end of our alphabet!
Kindergarten Newsletter Mrs. Bargholz & Mrs. Kinning *Read with fluency and expression *Edit Sentences *Digraphs – sh, th, wh, ch, ph *Coins – Introduced nickels and reviewed pennies and dimes *Tally Marks
SIGHT WORDS give them say play make
Reminders
2/28 – 2:30 Dismissal
3/2 – Dr. Seuss Day (more details to com)
new
What We Learned This Week: Reading: Story structure, repetition, ar & or words Spelling: ar words Grammar: pronouns Math: sums of 10, count by 100s, compare & order numbers, measure objects Writing: opinion writing
Spelling Words for the week of 2/26
1. her 2. fern 3. girl 4. sir 5. stir 6. bird 7. fur 8. hurt 9. turn 10. third
Reminders: February 28-2:30 dismissal Send in those box tops! Be sure to send coats, hats, and gloves with your child.
Sheila Dahlman/Vicki Smith Math • Subtract 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10. • Expanded Form • Using tanagrams to make shapes • End of Quarter Assessments
Reading • Main idea/details • Cause/effect • Words with er • Dictionary entries • vocabulary/fluency Writing/Grammar: • adjectives •
write sentences in paragraph form
Reminders: • • •
Feb 21, 28- 2:30 Dismissal Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 – 2:30 Dismissal Mar 9 – End of Quarter 2:00 Pendragon Pride Assembly
Feb 19-23 Spelling List Test on Friday 3-2 List A meet meat week weak mane main tail tale be bee too two fern ever remember feather
..
List B way weigh hair hare forth fourth groan grown waist waste too two write right threw through
Science • Animals Social Studies
nd
2 graders TO DO list: • Read 20 minutes for 5 days • Do flashcards or xtramath on 3 days
Third Grade Happenings February 22, 2018 Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Miller Reading:
Comprehension: Character, Setting, Plot, Climax, Character’s Point of View Vocabulary: Adverbs that Compare, Prefix non-
Science: Mrs. Hoffman’s class will began their Unit 9 study of Matter. Some items to learn include: What are some physical properties? What are the states of matter? What are some changes to matter?
Math:
This week’s skills: Multiplying 2Digit Numbers, Using Manipulatives to Divide, *TestWiz Practice Next week: Division/Multiplication Fact Families, Capacity, Even & Odd Numbers, *Test Wiz Practice
Social Studies: Mrs. Miller’s
class the second portion of their unit on Economics. Some of the topics included will be scarcity, trade, supply and demand. We will look at how local supply and demand can affect price.
Reminders: *Wed., Feb. 28: 2:30 Dismissal * Practice your Multiplication facts! *Continue to read 20 min. nightly *Keep working on IXL and Lexia for Battle of the Books
Spelling Words: Changing final y to i cities parties Spied
cried tried ponies
puppies pennies pretty
hurried fried very
stories carried countries
flies babies libraries
February 22, 2018
Weekly News Edition Life and Times of 4th Grade & Writing Class Pender P.R.I.D.E. ~ Preparation ~ Respect ~ Integrity ~ Determination ~ Excellence
Precept of the Week
Writing Class
4th Grade: We finished our persuasive unit and are reviewing some writing skills in preparation for NSCAS time. Students will be asked various questions about the writing process on this test, so we are using a program called TestWiz that allows us to practice specific skills tied to the state standards. 5th Grade: Our persuasive writing unit is coming to a close this week as students finish up typing their final drafts. We will move into research writing by the end of the week as we prepare for the science fair in a few weeks. th
Reading
In our Journeys series, our story this week is Cesar Chavez. We are working on drawing
th
6 Grade: The 6 grade writing class has finished up final drafts of the expository unit on careers and
conclusions and making generalizations as we read.
are now creating visual presentations for the class using Google Slides. They are eager to share what they have learned with their classmates.
*Lexiacore5.com is a new program we are experimenting with in the area of reading. This month, students can count time on Core 5 as their reading
minutes for Battle of Books since they are practicing reading skills at their level.
*Graphics courtesy Google images
www.communication4all.co.uk
5
th
Grade
Mrs. English Reminders • 3/9-Pride Assembly @ 2:00 p.m. • 3/9-End of 3rd Quarter **Weather Reminder-Please remember to dress your child for the cold morning weather and encourage them to bring appropriate clothing.
th
Notes from the teacher:
Ö 4 Science- Compare the motion of various objects Ö 5th Science- Explain how sound is transmitted by vibrations through mediums Ö 6th Science –Describe how electrically charged objects interact. Ö Reading-Determine main ideas and supporting details; use story details to make inferences and predictions
Contact Information Mrs. English (402-385-3244) [email protected]
Mr. Hoffman 5th Grade Teacher 4th-6th Math There will be our third iXL challenge this quarter. The student who masters the most iXL skills for the quarter will win a little prize. The students will soon be assigned a math packet with problems in it that are similar to those that will be on their state math test at the end of the year. The point of the packet is to give kids extra practice to help them be successful on the test. Some of the concepts they may not understand, they can skip that section/or problems and go onto other problems until they ask me, another teacher, or their parents how to complete the problem. We will not have covered all the concepts by the time I hand out the packet. In Math, the students may use a scratch sheet of notebook paper to complete their assignments if they would like. This is perfectly okay and may be done every day or on occasion if they like lines or need more space than on the worksheet I provide. After every 5 lessons the 4-6th graders will be having a test (after lesson 60, 65, 70, etc) As the students continue on through their textbook and get to a problem they do not know, they can look at the small number in parenthesis underneath the problem number. This small number tells them the lesson in which the problem came from and will have examples and how to solve the problem in those examples. This is a great tool for them to use. Parents can at any time look over students’ homework and identify mistakes and have the student correct those mistakes before class the next day. This is an awesome way for kids to learn. Quiz Your Son or Daughter Over These Concepts Covered This Week: 4th Math: Lines of Symmetry & Rotational Symmetry, Solve Division with Zeros, Test, Graph Ordered Pairs, Estimate Degrees of an Angle 5th Math: GCF, Identify 3-D Shapes, Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Convert Between Metric and Customary Units of Measure, Test 6th Math: Find Fractional Parts of a Whole, Convert Between Metric and Customary Units of Measure, Find Area of Triangle, Ratio Problems, Test Reading: Author’s Purpose & Voice, Visual Elements Important Dates/Reminders: February 28th – 2:30 Out March 1st – FFA Elementary Ag Day Math Joke of the Week: Why did the boy eat his homework? Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake!
Mrs. Liakos – 6th Grade Homeroom 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Social Studies
4th Grade – We learned this week how important two inventions, barbed wire and the windmill, were extremely important to Nebraska. What we were surprised to learn was that barbed wire actually started violence between some farmers and their neighboring ranchers! We also took our Celebration of Learning over Chapter 10. 5th Grade– We are finishing up our unit on the Reconstruction period. We have learned about Jim Crow laws, the first civil rights laws, the first impeachment of a president, and the first time the candidate who won the popular vote for President did not win the electoral college vote,. 6th Grade– We have been learning all about the events and causes leading up to World War I, the countries involved and which side they fought on, and how this war comes to and end. 6TH Language Arts – Our main story in Reading this week was “The Hero and the Minotaur”, so we have learned a great deal about mythology. In grammar, we worked with adjectives, adverbs, articles, demonstratives, and correct and consistent pronouns. Spelling words for this week were words with the /sh/ sound. 6th Guided Reading – The groups are reading Ghost Hunt, Elijah, Ghosts in the Fog, and The Lightning Thief.
Important Upcoming Dates: February 28 – 2:30 Student Dismissal March 1 – Elementary Ag Day March 7, 14, 21, & 28 – 2:30 Student Dismissal March 7 – PRIDE Packs at 1:30 March 9 – PRIDE Assembly at 2:00, End of 3rd Quarter
Beyond the Bell Pendragon Afterschool Program March Schedule Monday Tuesday
March 5, 19 – Inside play unless weather permits to be outside. March 12 – Shamrock Scavenger Hunt March 26 – Easter Scavenger Hunt March 6, 13, 20, 27 - Elementary Honor Choir
Wednesday March 7, 21 – Inside play unless weather permits to be outside. March 14, 28 – Extension Office Thursday March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Elementary Honor Choir Friday No Afterschool Program on Fridays Programming Notes: If parents have concerns about the activities during the after school program they should contact the elementary principal, Kelly Ballinger at 402-385-3244 ext. 2150 or [email protected]
