I can't be at school today as I am attending a The Joy of Writing III with Georgia Heard (she's an originator of the writing workshop project we are working on at BRMS)
Here is what I imagine is happening:
LA kids are going to the lab to practice edutyping.com then to the library for book talk and checking out books.
Math kids continue to explore division.
Social studies kids are watching another installment of The Gods Must Be Crazy that we are using to picture a hunting and gathering society, agricultural society and post industrial society as we continue our Adapt projects with Schlunkland.
Science is probably floating or sinking something....I'm not really sure.
We have two specials in the afternoon and then silent reading and closing meeting.
Use the weekend to catch up on reading, or to finish any work like word study or journal entries.
Ms. Lamb
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday 10-30-14
Another great day on Team Energy
We learned about conferencing and started our first peer conference in writing. The focus was what is the heart of this story. We learned how important a compliment is, so compliments first, then what could use more focus?
We finished our word study. If not, it is now homewor.
Today's homework
LA: Current Event - use the handout or magazine from class or find your own and cite your source
Read for 30 minutes
Math: page 56, 69 and 70
Finish entire word study packet
click below for the article of the week
Article of the week
We learned about conferencing and started our first peer conference in writing. The focus was what is the heart of this story. We learned how important a compliment is, so compliments first, then what could use more focus?
We finished our word study. If not, it is now homewor.
Today's homework
LA: Current Event - use the handout or magazine from class or find your own and cite your source
Read for 30 minutes
Math: page 56, 69 and 70
Finish entire word study packet
click below for the article of the week
Article of the week
Wednesday 10-29-14
I'm sor sorry I forgot to post yesterday. I have to get kids to do this....
Anyway
Yesterday's homework:
LA prompts: ISILIT or ISSILT
social studies or science
Read for 30
Math p. 53 and 59 page 60 only if you finished the first two in class
Anyway
Yesterday's homework:
LA prompts: ISILIT or ISSILT
social studies or science
Read for 30
Math p. 53 and 59 page 60 only if you finished the first two in class
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Tuesday 10-28-14
Today was busy busy busy. I'll write more soon.
Heres' the homework
LA Reading - would you be friends with your character?
Read 20-30 minutes
Math - work 20 more minutes on division
Ms. Nicole's group was working on prolems
Heres' the homework
LA Reading - would you be friends with your character?
Read 20-30 minutes
Math - work 20 more minutes on division
Ms. Nicole's group was working on prolems
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday 10-27-14
We started with an All Team Meeting.
First we discussed email. Did you know your CESU email is not private? Anything you write on email can be accessed by adminstration. That being said, sometimes what you think is a funny joke at someone, that person does not think it so and they can't question you or see your face and it almost always gets back to that person. Please be especially careful of feeling on email and beware that your email can be seen by others.
Then we did our CARES SHOUT OUTS TO:
Jayme
Mason
Hannah
Piper
Danial
and Trevor. Theya re awesome.
In LA, Ms. Lamb returned jounrals and word study and discussed quality work. Also she showed how to create google folders and/or post on YWP.
We are working full out on narrative writing this week, so we are taking one week off from word study. We will have a quiz on last week's words tomorrow.
In math we continue with division. We are not using the standard algorithm. If you are intersted, ask you student how they are figuring out division.
In social studies, we are learning what a hunting and gathering society is and beginning our map placement of a society.
Homework:
LA: free choice or YWP - write a winter tale
Read for 30 minutes
Math: division work sheet, work for an honest 20 minutes on division
Tomorrow is lesson day. Bring your instrument
8:50 Bells
9:15 Trumpets
9:40 Strings
10:05 flutes and oboes
1:25 clarinets
1:50 Saxes
First we discussed email. Did you know your CESU email is not private? Anything you write on email can be accessed by adminstration. That being said, sometimes what you think is a funny joke at someone, that person does not think it so and they can't question you or see your face and it almost always gets back to that person. Please be especially careful of feeling on email and beware that your email can be seen by others.
Then we did our CARES SHOUT OUTS TO:
Jayme
Mason
Hannah
Piper
Danial
and Trevor. Theya re awesome.
In LA, Ms. Lamb returned jounrals and word study and discussed quality work. Also she showed how to create google folders and/or post on YWP.
We are working full out on narrative writing this week, so we are taking one week off from word study. We will have a quiz on last week's words tomorrow.
In math we continue with division. We are not using the standard algorithm. If you are intersted, ask you student how they are figuring out division.
In social studies, we are learning what a hunting and gathering society is and beginning our map placement of a society.
Homework:
LA: free choice or YWP - write a winter tale
Read for 30 minutes
Math: division work sheet, work for an honest 20 minutes on division
Tomorrow is lesson day. Bring your instrument
8:50 Bells
9:15 Trumpets
9:40 Strings
10:05 flutes and oboes
1:25 clarinets
1:50 Saxes
Friday, October 24, 2014
Friday 10-24-14
Mr. Mindell subbed for Mr. Meadows today. He is very impressed with our hard work and positive behavior.
In social studies, we finished our atlas assignment (a few are finishing during silent reading today or at home). All word study was handed in yesterday and is currently be graded and will be posted this weekend.
We had library today and were introduced to new books. We also went to the lab to practice edutyping.
Two specials happen on Fridays PE for Terrific and Music for Super followed by COG. We will be ending the day with silent reading (your novel or your biography) and All Team Meeting.
No homework this weekend unless finishing something from the week or reading to fit in your two hour minimum per week outside of class.
Have a great weekend. I hope the sun shines.
Ms. Lamb
In social studies, we finished our atlas assignment (a few are finishing during silent reading today or at home). All word study was handed in yesterday and is currently be graded and will be posted this weekend.
We had library today and were introduced to new books. We also went to the lab to practice edutyping.
Two specials happen on Fridays PE for Terrific and Music for Super followed by COG. We will be ending the day with silent reading (your novel or your biography) and All Team Meeting.
No homework this weekend unless finishing something from the week or reading to fit in your two hour minimum per week outside of class.
Have a great weekend. I hope the sun shines.
Ms. Lamb
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Thursday 10-23-14
CPR - we played arm hockey - good game for indoor recess. Mr. Meadows played gaga - also good game for indoor recess.
In math we continue to divide.
In LA we reviewed and practiced how to do a current event journal entry. We read "Far From Home" and cited it like this:
Barber, Joe. "Far From Home." Scholastic News. 10-20-14.
They summarized with who, what, when, where, why how. Then we wrote what our thoughts opinions were. The whole thing should talk up about a page. Here is what mine looked like.
Kids are walking into the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Guides are hired by parents, but they leave the kids who walk many miles unaccompanied. This is a problem for the U.S. They are illegal undocumented immigrants. This is happening now and for the past several months.
This is frightening for these kids. I can't imagine anyone from this class walking 11miles alone across a desert. I also sympathise with the officials trying to figure out what to do with a thousand kids - they don't even know where to send them back to? How bad must it me for there for these kids to do this alone?
Mrs. Babbitt talked to the Fantastic group about National History Day. We will all complete a project under the Leadership and Legacy theme. If kids choose to, they can get ready to compete in December. The competition is in April or May. (This is the biography project.) BTW - you can't do the person you did in 4th grade...sorry, expand your horizons.
In Social Studies we worked with atlases today.
Sorry, I don't know what went on in science.
Homework today:
LA Current Events - yes you have to do another one on your own. Cite your source
Read for 30 minutes
Math: Page 49
In math we continue to divide.
In LA we reviewed and practiced how to do a current event journal entry. We read "Far From Home" and cited it like this:
Barber, Joe. "Far From Home." Scholastic News. 10-20-14.
They summarized with who, what, when, where, why how. Then we wrote what our thoughts opinions were. The whole thing should talk up about a page. Here is what mine looked like.
Kids are walking into the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Guides are hired by parents, but they leave the kids who walk many miles unaccompanied. This is a problem for the U.S. They are illegal undocumented immigrants. This is happening now and for the past several months.
This is frightening for these kids. I can't imagine anyone from this class walking 11miles alone across a desert. I also sympathise with the officials trying to figure out what to do with a thousand kids - they don't even know where to send them back to? How bad must it me for there for these kids to do this alone?
Mrs. Babbitt talked to the Fantastic group about National History Day. We will all complete a project under the Leadership and Legacy theme. If kids choose to, they can get ready to compete in December. The competition is in April or May. (This is the biography project.) BTW - you can't do the person you did in 4th grade...sorry, expand your horizons.
In Social Studies we worked with atlases today.
Sorry, I don't know what went on in science.
Homework today:
LA Current Events - yes you have to do another one on your own. Cite your source
Read for 30 minutes
Math: Page 49
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Wednesday 10-22-14
Happy Wednesday!
In LA we settled on our Leadership and Legacy project topics (generally a biography). Mrs. Babbit talked to Awesome about the National History Day project we will all be completing. Fantastic will find out about it tomorrow.
Everyone now had a book source, cited it, and started reading and taking notes.
In math students are still working on division.
In math menu Awesome investigated some math game activities and Fanastic practiced some math games (all multiplication and division related).
Tomorrow, we switch activities.
Kids alos had band/chours, PE/World Language and Community, Organziation or Guidance today.
Homework:
LA journal: Awesome write about science (scientific method and a few other ideas I forgot about were mentioned) or social studies (geographic terms and how geography affects people)
Read for 30 minutes (remember a total of two hours outiside of school reading is expected, at minimum)
Math: Count 21, 48 times
In LA we settled on our Leadership and Legacy project topics (generally a biography). Mrs. Babbit talked to Awesome about the National History Day project we will all be completing. Fantastic will find out about it tomorrow.
Everyone now had a book source, cited it, and started reading and taking notes.
In math students are still working on division.
In math menu Awesome investigated some math game activities and Fanastic practiced some math games (all multiplication and division related).
Tomorrow, we switch activities.
Kids alos had band/chours, PE/World Language and Community, Organziation or Guidance today.
Homework:
LA journal: Awesome write about science (scientific method and a few other ideas I forgot about were mentioned) or social studies (geographic terms and how geography affects people)
Read for 30 minutes (remember a total of two hours outiside of school reading is expected, at minimum)
Math: Count 21, 48 times
Tuesday 10-20-14
The blogger apologizes for completely forgetting to post yesterday.
She would give you the reasons, but you can probably guess them.
This was the homework. I hope you did it kids.
LA: Write about your novel. What has your character learned? or what do they need to learn?
Read for 30 minutes (total 2 hours per week)
Math: finish division project.
If you are looking here and find the blogger forgot to post, and you need to know something, please email cate.lamb@cesuvt.org.
See you tomorrow, on time, before the end of the day, maybe.
She would give you the reasons, but you can probably guess them.
This was the homework. I hope you did it kids.
LA: Write about your novel. What has your character learned? or what do they need to learn?
Read for 30 minutes (total 2 hours per week)
Math: finish division project.
If you are looking here and find the blogger forgot to post, and you need to know something, please email cate.lamb@cesuvt.org.
See you tomorrow, on time, before the end of the day, maybe.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday 10/20/14
Ms. Lamb leads writing workshop.
Mr. Martin presented an anti-bullying workshop during CPR this morning.
A regular super busy Monday. We switched groups for science and social studies. Fantastic started with geographical terminology. Eould you rather live on an atoll or archipelago? Perhaps down by the
bay?
Ms. Lamb and Brianna blogged today.
Homework:
LA: Free choice or YWP Write a thankyou letter to someone real or imagined.
Read for 30 minutes
Math Page 48
Bring your instrument tomorrow for lessons and band
Homework:
LA: Free choice or YWP Write a thankyou letter to someone real or imagined.
Read for 30 minutes
Math Page 48
Bring your instrument tomorrow for lessons and band
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Wednesday 10-15-14
No pics today...sorry.
Ms. Lamb's Awesome Social Studies class worked more on finishing their social studies assessment Vermont and Me. The assignment is here
Vermont and Me
This should get finished over vacation if it is not.
Students and parents have an email describing how to access schoology.com for Ms. Lamb's classes. This is where you can track work that has been handed in and the standards grade. Work can be redone or completed. If resubmitted, you need to email Ms. Lamb so she knows to check it and chage the grade.
Progress Reports went home today. They do not need to be returned.
Science kids in Fantastic had a science assessment today. I also heard something about a math quiz.
Todays homework:
Seriously check your Monday and Tuesday journal to see that it has a date, and is complete.
Read your novel over vacation. You need to read the equivalent of 1200 pages for a 3 and a variety of genre. Break out of those graphic novels.
Finish your social studies Vermont project.
Cheers. Have a great mini-vacation.
Ms. Lamb
Ms. Lamb's Awesome Social Studies class worked more on finishing their social studies assessment Vermont and Me. The assignment is here
Vermont and Me
This should get finished over vacation if it is not.
Students and parents have an email describing how to access schoology.com for Ms. Lamb's classes. This is where you can track work that has been handed in and the standards grade. Work can be redone or completed. If resubmitted, you need to email Ms. Lamb so she knows to check it and chage the grade.
Progress Reports went home today. They do not need to be returned.
Science kids in Fantastic had a science assessment today. I also heard something about a math quiz.
Todays homework:
Seriously check your Monday and Tuesday journal to see that it has a date, and is complete.
Read your novel over vacation. You need to read the equivalent of 1200 pages for a 3 and a variety of genre. Break out of those graphic novels.
Finish your social studies Vermont project.
Cheers. Have a great mini-vacation.
Ms. Lamb
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
October 10/14/14
We are getting ready for science.
We wrote about if an object sinks or floats.
We tried to answeer a trick question, if eggs sink or float. We think one had vinager and one had water.
We got to test a liquid. We had some fun. Jays head is blocking the way to see the liquid.
We had science twice.
We tried to answeer a trick question, if eggs sink or float. We think one had vinager and one had water.
We got to test a liquid. We had some fun. Jays head is blocking the way to see the liquid.
We had science twice.
Homework:
LA - write about your novel. What does this book make you think of? Think of in your own life, another book or the world.
Read your novel for 30 minutes
Math: Sorry, no information available at this time.
Thanks Eric for blogging. Ms. Lamb updated the homework (thus no math). Ms. Lamb was away at a conference today.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday 10/13/14
In Science we are getting ready for our end of unit assessment on Wednesday. We have been studying density.
In social studies, we are making a final google presentation project on Vermont and Me. How does the geography in Vermont affect the way I live. We have three class periods to finish. Homework is allowed, but not required.
In LA we reviewed our pre-progress report work in journals, reading expectations and word study. We read one more chapter of No Talking. We have two chapters left.
In math we are working on the benefits of mental math.
Homework today:
LA journal: Free choice or YWP promt: Writer a story about meeting your guardian angel.
Read for 30 minutes, really, really read.
Math: Page 35
Band lessons tomorrow for all instruments (not guitar). Strings, special guest teacher at lunch and recess, please bring a lunch.
Ms. Lamb is the blogger
Friday, October 10, 2014
Friday 10/10/14
It hasn't been my best week at blogging....but here's the day in a nutshell.
Mr. Meadows was home sick. Ms. Sweeny stepped in to sub for him. We enjoyed a day of calm excitement waiting for our afterschool 5/6 party to begin.
In LA we had library. Team Fantastic started their next post on YWP, Team Awesome finished The Gods Must Be Crazy. In social studies, Team Awesome learned about Culture Grams. We are doing a little research on Vermont to write our "how my environment affects the way I live" project to share with someone in another state.
I'm sure plenty went on in science and math, but I didn't have time to look in on them.
We are closing in on finishing our book No Talking. We taled about civil disobedience and grassroots movements.
Parent conferences are continuing. Wedesday is the last day to sign up, but we will never refuse to see you. If you couldn't find an opening, please contact us.
Have a great weekend.
Cate Lamb
Mr. Meadows was home sick. Ms. Sweeny stepped in to sub for him. We enjoyed a day of calm excitement waiting for our afterschool 5/6 party to begin.
In LA we had library. Team Fantastic started their next post on YWP, Team Awesome finished The Gods Must Be Crazy. In social studies, Team Awesome learned about Culture Grams. We are doing a little research on Vermont to write our "how my environment affects the way I live" project to share with someone in another state.
I'm sure plenty went on in science and math, but I didn't have time to look in on them.
We are closing in on finishing our book No Talking. We taled about civil disobedience and grassroots movements.
Parent conferences are continuing. Wedesday is the last day to sign up, but we will never refuse to see you. If you couldn't find an opening, please contact us.
Have a great weekend.
Cate Lamb
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thursday 10/9/14
Sorry, no pictures today.
Today, in LA we wrapped up word study. Fantastic started thinking about their long term person of leadership and legacy to research... Awesome got caught up on our book No Talking.
Social studies watched another installment of The Gods Must Be. Crazy and discussed.
Homework
La journal Current Events Summary, opinion and cite source
Read 20 to 30 minutes
Math page 27-28
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Wednesday 10/6/14
Homework today:
LA - finish second sort and 8 great sentences (one in cursive)
no math today
journal was done at school
LA - finish second sort and 8 great sentences (one in cursive)
no math today
journal was done at school
Tuesday
Oops. Forgot to make the post.
Homework
LA write about your novel. Is your character good?
Read for 20
Math page 26?
Monday, October 6, 2014
October 6, 2014 Monday
Somehow, Monday got away from me....so we have no great pictures.
Here's what happened.
We started with CPR our great morning meeting time. Ms. Lamb's CPR shared stories, shared costume ideas and played Huckle Buckle.
In LA we learned how to use a very cool site called the Vermont Online Library. We are looking for a person to study that fits the Vermont History Day theme of "leadership and legacy." There were many many great people to choose from.
In the end, students must have a book source and an internet source and be able to convince us that the person was a leader and left a postive legacy.
In science we continue to work on density. In Social Studies we had our last group work period for our hunting and gathering societies. Tomorrow we can work alone for one period, then we present in the afternoon.
We also had PE and Music and EXPs today.
Today's homework:
LA journal YWP prompt - redesign your room - no limits or choose your own topic, free choice
Read for 20 minutes
Math page 25 - remember your Examplars problem is due Wednesday. Come to class with a good draft.
Here's what happened.
We started with CPR our great morning meeting time. Ms. Lamb's CPR shared stories, shared costume ideas and played Huckle Buckle.
In LA we learned how to use a very cool site called the Vermont Online Library. We are looking for a person to study that fits the Vermont History Day theme of "leadership and legacy." There were many many great people to choose from.
In the end, students must have a book source and an internet source and be able to convince us that the person was a leader and left a postive legacy.
In science we continue to work on density. In Social Studies we had our last group work period for our hunting and gathering societies. Tomorrow we can work alone for one period, then we present in the afternoon.
We also had PE and Music and EXPs today.
Today's homework:
LA journal YWP prompt - redesign your room - no limits or choose your own topic, free choice
Read for 20 minutes
Math page 25 - remember your Examplars problem is due Wednesday. Come to class with a good draft.
Friday, October 3, 2014
October 3, 2014 Friday
Ms. Lamb's iblock finished reading the play The Giver.
I will not be able to tell you what happened.
I will post some random pictures soon for your entertainment.
Get caught up on any unfinished work or reading this weekend.
See you Monday.
Ms. Lamb
Here is some of what I was off learning about on Friday.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday
This afternoon we hiked to Mills River Park to use nature as our writing prompt. I already have heard some great things, so I can't wait to see the finished products.
There's a very active dragon mural going on at recess.
This morning in LA we finished our word study with a buddy sort or blind sort (practice quiz) and handed in our word study. Then we had a very mini writing lesson on experience writing - get inside your story and let your reader experience it with you. Do this with details, present tense and/or emotion.
We had band/chorus and study hall today as well as our regular closing meeting time. If you are lucky, you might have your homework finished before you get home.
Homework today:
LA: Current Events - find out about some news happening in the world or nation. Summarize, write your thoughts and cite your source.
Read for 20 minutes.
Math: Pages 20, 21 and 23
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
October 1, 2014 Wednesday
Today Ms. Lamb is blogger. Sorry - no pictures.
We started collecting ideas to write about and everyone started a piece in writing workshop.
In math menu we rocket mathed and then worked on Shhh, It's a Secret problems.
We had band/chorus, PE/World Language and Unified Arts today.
At the end of the day we wrote our sentences for word study. They need to be 100 perent correct. Almost all of us finished in class and started our homework.
Homework today:
LA: ISLIT note: Science students please do this in your science journal. Social studies kids do it in your regular journal. Pictures count.
Read for 20 minutes
Math: Page 16 and 17
We started collecting ideas to write about and everyone started a piece in writing workshop.
In math menu we rocket mathed and then worked on Shhh, It's a Secret problems.
We had band/chorus, PE/World Language and Unified Arts today.
At the end of the day we wrote our sentences for word study. They need to be 100 perent correct. Almost all of us finished in class and started our homework.
Homework today:
LA: ISLIT note: Science students please do this in your science journal. Social studies kids do it in your regular journal. Pictures count.
Read for 20 minutes
Math: Page 16 and 17
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