September 27th

We are half way through Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. The kids are really enjoying the book. We will continue the book next week as well. In science, we continue to learn about the scientific method. We will begin inventing our own toothpaste and glue next week.

We will have our class auction tomorrow. If you have anything you would donate (snacks, drinks, knick-knacks) please send them in. We will shoe our good behavior movies tomorrow. Students will get to buy a movie tickets and snacks with their money they have earned this 6 weeks.

Spelling and homework packets are due tomorrow. Literature projects are also due tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing them.

September 26th ("Sniff... Bye Serena!")

Someone told me it was going to be cooler today. Well, NOT IN ROOM 222!!

Anyway, enough complaining. We took our ThinkLink math test today. This will really help us plan our instruction. Our students worked very hard!

Homework: Spelling and homework packets. Literature projects are due Friday. One came in today that was amazing!! Ask the kids about it!

Also... our butterfly hatched today!! She was only in her chrysalis for a week. We let her go at my house tonight (my 4 year old cried for an hour and wanted her back!).

September 25th

Today we had our double special, art and library. We watched a really neat video about important inventions in the last century that have changed our lives.

Make sure you are signing and sending back in Friday Folder reports each week.

Homework: A few students need to finish a language arts paper on the 4 types of sentences. Literature projects are due Friday along with other homework.

September 24th

Happy Fall?!? Just one more day of hot weather and then some relief!!

Today we had our first Think Link testing date. We did the reading/language arts test today. This is an online assessment that helps is target our instruction to better prepare us for the Ohio Achievement Tests. We will take the reading test on Wednesday. Students also had their pictures taken today. They will have the opportunity to have their picture taken again during retakes later this year.

We starting reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing today. We will be reading it for the next 2 weeks.

Spelling and homework packets are due Friday. Realistic literature projects are also due on Friday. Students need to see me ASAP if they need a project idea.

September 21st

Today the kids got a special treat. The were able to watch and hour long presentation about Native American story telling. We wrapped up our M&M lab today in science. We took our spelling tests. I met with all of the students today and talked about possible literature projects. Some students had not even selected their book! Hopefully they will catch up over the weekend!

We were excited about our butterfly going into his chrysalis yesterday. We will keep you informed of his progress.

Picture Day is Monday. Everyone bring their smiles! We will begin Think Link testing on Monday. This is an online assessment that helps us target areas of concern to prepare for the Ohio Achievement Tests in May. We will have these tests again in December and in the spring.

September 20th

Today we took our reading test on Coyote School News. This was a challenging story. In science we talked more about the scientific method and asked the question, "What color is most dominant in a Fun-size bag of M&M's?" Students made their own predictions and collected their data. Tomorrow we will work with our data.

In social studies, students need a piece of cardboard approximately 9x12 inches (cutting up an old box is fine). They also need index cards.

Spelling test and homework packets due tomorrow.

Homework packets due tomorrow.

September 19th

Sorry for the late post! Early release through me off! Today I spent the day setting up Shutter Bug blog for those kids who turned in their blog permission slip. You can check out how they are set up by clicking here.

Reading Test tomorrow. Make sure you have read the story carefully!