Winter Solstice, Erev Winter Break...

FINALLY, what we have all been waiting for....it is the first day of winter!! Oh, and we also have a 2-day school week this week, and winter break begins on Wednesday. No homework tonight. No homework during winter break. I hope that you all have a wonderful, relaxing, restful, and fun time.

4th Graders and 5th Grade reading group: Please bring a book for tomorrow afternoon's read, relax and refreshments party.

Happy Chanukah! We are counting the days until winter break!

We have a very busy and fun week: Chanukah Carnival, Chanukah Show, finishing Night of the Twisters, making fun math projects, investigating seeds and spores...AND WE DON"T HAVE ANY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!!!!

The only assignment: Bring in a dreidle (or 2 or 3) for Wednesday's math class. We will be learning about probability and statistics while playing dreidle.

The Fabulous Fifth Grade will have a math QUIZ on 2-digit divisor long division on WEDNESDAY. Otherwise: NO HOMEWORK!!!!


Happy Chanukah!

The Count Down to Chanukah!

Yes - it is almost here...Chanukah and winter break!!! We are having a very busy academic week this week - as the fololowing week and 2 days before break are filled with carnival, shows, and special Chanukah projects. So, here is the projected homework for this week:

Tues.: Math reteach pg. 7.6
Vocab. pg. 72-73
Read pg. 61-75 in Night of the Twisters, answer questions.
Study for Muscular System quiz; quiz is on Friday.

Wed.: Math review pg. 151
Second Step page
Study for Muscular System quiz.
Read pg. 86-100 in Night of the Twisters

Thurs.: Vocab. pg. 74-75
Study for Muscular System quiz



Fifth Grade Group:

Tues.: Read ch. 18-19 in Tuck; answer questions.
Math - worksheet


Thurs. Math problem solving 10.4

Cold December Days

Colder days, Channukah, Winter Solstice...It is December. The weather is getting much colder. Please remember to have your child wear a coat to school. We go out to recess EVERY DAY - unless it is raining. The children must wear coats at recess.

We are going to have a very busy 17 days of school 9until winter break). IF YOU PLAN ON LEAVING FOR BREAK EARLY AND YOUR CHILD WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL BEFORE OUR BREAK BEGINS - PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Thank You.

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week:

Mon.: Complete vocab. book pgs. 66-67. Study Unit 8 words.
Complete science worksheet pg.22
Complete math reteach pg. 7.1

Tues.: Complete science worksheet pgs. 23-24
Complete math reteach pg. 7.2
Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. Study unit 8 words.

Wed.: Study unit 8 words.
Complete social studies workbook page 17.
Complete math retach page 7.3

Thurs.: Study unit 8 words.
Complete math reteach page 7.4




Fifth Grade Group:

Reading Group:
Mon.: Complete questions for ch.11-12 in Tuck Everlasting
Tues. Complete questions for ch. 13-15 in Tuck Everlasting.
Read ch. 16 in Tuck Everlasting.

Math Group:
Mon. reteach pg. 10.1
Tues. reteach pg. 10.2
Wed. prob.slvg. pg. 10.2
Thurs. reteach 10.3

Yes...It's Parent-Teacher Conference Week!!

We are time-crunched this week. There are only 4 in-school days for the students. (Wednesday is Parent-Teacher Conferences) and next week is a 3-day week - due to the Thanksgiving holiday break. So, we are very busy preparing for our Powwow, Thanksgiving show, chapter 6 math test, unit 7 spelling/vocab test, and study of Native American folktales. Here is the homework schedule:

Mon.: Study unit 7 spelling/vocab words.
Complete pgs. 60-61 in vocab. book.
Complete and self-correct math review pg. 131.
Study for the chapter 6 math test - test is tomorrow.

Tues.: Write a sentence for each spelling/vocab word. (due Thurs.)


Thurs.: Study for spelling/vocab. test






Fifth Grade:

Reading:

Mon.: Complete reading response questions for chapter 5.

Tues.: Read chapter 6 and complete the questions.



Math:

Mon. Study for chapter 9 test - test is THURSDAY.

Tues. : Study for chapter 9 math test - test is THURSDAY.

More November...

Here we go - more fantastic things to learn and do! We will continue to work on the moccasins in class, will learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, rivers, glaciers, and fossils, make fossil models, learn all the spelling/vocab. words for unit 6, review and learn about nouns, make feather or Mohawk headdresses, and complete math chapter 6. OH - and we will also work on our superhero stories in writers' workshop. Whew! What a week this will be!


Projected homework schedule:

Mon: Complete pgs. 52-53 in vocab. book. Study words.
Complete math reteach page 6.4.
Complete science page 17-18.

Tues.: Complete science worksheet.
Complete vocab. pg. 54-55.
Complete math reteach pg. 6.5.

Wed. : Complete math reteach pg. 6.6
Write a sentence for each vocab. word.

Thurs.: STUDY spelling/vocab. words.



*****WORK ON NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS!!! THESE ARE DUE ON MON. NOV. 16.*****



Fifth Grade Group:

Mon.: Reading group - create a symbol to represent yourself. this symbol must include color. You must write at least 4 senences to explain WHY you designed this symbol, WHAT it represents about you, WHY you chose the color/colors and WHY those colors represent you. This must be done on unlined paper. It is due tomorrow.

Math Group: reteach page 9.3 - due tomorrow.

NOVEMBER!

Here we go - second quarter, daylight savings time is over, and many new projects to do. This week we will start making moccasins, will learn about the ever changing surface of the Earth, take a quiz on the skeletal system, take a language arts test, learn about nouns, start math chapter 6: collecting and organizing data, and continue to discuss current events from Time for Kids.

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week:

Mon.: Study spelling/vocab. unit 5 words.
Study for skeletal system quiz. Quiz is on Friday.
Complete science pgs. 15-16.
Complete math pg. 6.1.

Tues.: Study spelling/vocab. unit 5 words.
Complete vocab. pgs. 46-47
Complete science pgs. 17-18.
Study for skeletal system quiz.
Complete math pg. 6.2.

Wed.: Study for skeletal system quiz.
Complete vocab. pgs. 48-49.
Study spelling/vocab unit 5 words.
Complete math problem solving pg. 6.2.

Thurs.: STUDY for skeletal system quiz.
STUDY unit 5 words - spelling/vocab.
Complete math pg. 6.3


*****YOU SHOULD START WORKING ON YOUR TRIO OF NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS!****




Fifth Grade Groups:

Math:
Mon. Complete pg. 9.1

Tues.: Complete pg. 9.1 problem solving

Wed.: Complete pg. 9.2

Thurs.: Complete pg. 9.2 problem solving




Reading:

Mon.: worksheet pgs. 49-50

Tues.: worksheet pg 55

Update for the 5th grade math group...

We will not have the chapter 7 math test tomorrow. (Oct.28) We need more time to review the concepts covered in the chapter. We will take this test next week.

The Last Week of the First Quarter....

Yes, this is the last week of the first quarter of our school year. We are starting some BIG projects and finishing a math chapter. The chapter 4 math test will be on Thursday. There is no spelling/vocab. test this week. The science weather project assigned on Monday is due on Thursday. It will be a busy week - as usual. Here is the projected homework schedule for the week:

Monday: Complete pgs. 38-39 in vocab. book.
Science Weather Project: Work on this; it is DUE ON THURSDAY!
Native American Project contract must be signed and returned on TUESDAY.

Tuesday: Complete pgs. 40-41 in vocab. book.
Work on science weather project.
Native American Project Ideas contract must be signed and returned on WED.
Complete math reteach pg. 4.6.

Wednesday: Complete pgs. 42-43 in vocab. book.
Work on science weather project. It is DUE TOMORROW!!
Complete math review page 83; study for chapter 4 math test.

Thursday: No Homework today! Hooray! Enjoy the evening!



Fifth Grade Homework Schedule:

Reading Group:

Mon.: Complete any unfinished classwork. It is due Tuesday.
Tues.: Complete any unfinished classwork. it is due Friday.


Math Group:

Mon.: Complete reteach pg. 7.5 - due Tuesday.
Tues.: Complete review pg. 159 and study for chapter 7 math test. The test is Wed.
Wed.: No Homework! Enjoy the evening!
Thursday: Assignment to be announced on Thursday in class.

And Now Back to Our Regularly Schedualed Program...

After enjoying several weeks of special school programs and no-homework holiday weeks - we are now back to our regular routine. We will still have many fun science experiments, projects and neat things to do. Here is the projected homework schedule for this week:

Mon.: Study unit 3 vocab. words.
Complete math page.
Complete social studies page.

Tues.: Complete pgs. 28-29 in Vocab. book and study words.
Complete math page.
Complete science page.

Wed.: Write a sentence for each vocab. word.
Complete math page.
Complete social studies page.

Thurs.: Study spelling/vocab. words.
Complete math page.



Fifth Grade homework:

Math:
Mon.: Complete pg. 3.6

Tues.: Complete review page 59; study for chapter 3 math test.

Thurs.: Math page 7.1


***Reading assignments will be given on a daily basis - check your child's planner.***

Erev Succot

Tada! The blog for this week is short and sweet. The homework for tonight is to complete the science worksheet and to complete the math worksheet. There will be no Friday Folders or newsletters this week - expect a special double-issue next Thursday. Next week, during Succot, there will be no homework! Hooray! Have a wonderful and Happy Succot and Shabbat!

The first week of the year...5770...

I hope that you had a wonderful Rosh Hashannah. We have quite a busy week. We are learning about the water cycle and how it affects weather, have begun math chapter 3, are continuing our analysis of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, are studying the unit 2 words in the orange vocabulary books, and are beginning to study the geography of Ohio. Here is the projected homework schedule for the week:

Mon: Write each spelling/vocab word twice in cursive. Study the words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.1.

Tues.: Complete vocab. workbook pgs. 22-23. Study words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.2

Wed.: Write a sentence for each vocab. word. Study words.
Complete math reteach pg. 3.3

Thurs. Study spelling/vocab. words for test.
Complete math reteach 3.4.



Fifth Grade:

Reading group:

Sign of the Beaver questions ch.13-15 due TUES.
Sign of the Beaver questions ch. 18-21 due FRI.


Math group:

reteach pg. 3.1 due WED.
reteach pg. 3.2 due THURS.
reteach pg. 3.3 due FRI.

The Last Week of the Year...

Here we are - the last week of 5769 - and it will be a busy one. We are starting the vocabulary book. Our spelling and vocabulary words for the week will be the words for unit 1. The spelling/vocabulary tests will be given on Friday. We will also have the chapter 2 math test on Friday. We will have a science quiz on Tuesday. The 5th grade math group will have their chapter 2 math test on Thursday. IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT ON FRIDAY DUE TO PLANNED FAMILY TRAVEL/VISITING FOR YOM TOV, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. Thank you.

Here is the projected homework schedule for the Fantastic Fourth Grade:

Mon.: Reading - Charlie questions, chapters 5-10
Study spelling/vocab words.
Math - reteach pg. 2.2
Science - Study notes for quiz.

Tues.: Vocab. - book pgs. 16-17; study words.
Math - reteach pg. 2.3

Wed.: Vocab./spelling - Write a sentence for each word.
Read chapters 15-16 in Charlie.
Math - reteach pg. 2.4

Thurs. Study Spelling/vocab. words.
Complete Charlie questions for ch. 11-17.
Math - complete review pg. 35; study for test.



Projected homework schedule for the Fabulous Fifth Grade:

Mon. - Read Sign of the Beaver ch. 11-12, complete questions for ch.11-12
Math - reteach pg. 2.2 and 2.3

Tues. - Math - reteach 2.4

Wed. - Math review pg. 33; study for chapter 2 test.

***Math Chapter 2 test will be THURSDAY.

The Four Day Week...

This is a shorter, but no less busy week. We are continuing to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, are taking the Chapter 1 Math test, completing a science experiment, and learning about maps. Here is the projected homework schedule for the week:

Tues.: Write each spelling word twice in cursive. Study spellling words.

Wed.: Read chapters 7-8 in Charlie. Study spelling words.

Thurs.: Read chapters 9-10 in Charlie; answer questions. Study for spelling test.
Math reteach pg. 2.1



Fifth Grade Homework:

Reading group:
Read chapters 5-7 in Sign of the Beaver; answer questions. **THESE ARE DUE FRIDAY*** Study spelling words.

Math Group: Wed.: page 2.1 reteach and prob.slvg.
Thurs.:

Homework for the Week of August 31-September 4, 2009

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week. All assignments are due THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY unless otherwise specified. If the homework is not turned in, your child will receive a LATE LETTER and MUST turn in the assignment and late letter with a parent's signature. For every 4 late letters earned in a grading period, your child will have to serve an after-school study hall/detention. Please check your child's planner to confirm the nightly assignments.


The Fantastic Fourth Grade:

Monday: Write spelling/vocab. words TWICE each in cursive.
Complete math page.

Tuesday: Study spelling/vocab. words and definitions.
Read chapter 2 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and complete
reading response questions.
Complete math page.

Wednesday: Write a sentence for each spelling and vocabulary word.
Complete math page.

Thursday: Study for spelling/vocab. test.
Math review page






The Fabulous Fifth Grade:

Mon.: Read ch. 2 in Sign of the Beaver; answer questions.
Math - reteach pg 1.2

Tues.: Read ch. 4 in Sign of the Beaver; complete questions
Math: reteach 1.3

Wed. : math: reteach 1.4

Thurs.: math reteach 1.5

WELCOME TO THE FANTASTIC FOURTH GRADE!

HOORAY! We had a FANTASTIC first day of school. I am delighted to be working with many of my former second graders AND to have three wonderful new students in our class. We spent most of our day getting our supplies organized, practicing our classroom procedures, reviewing our classroom and school rules, "getting into the swing of things", and did a bit of work on our superhero project. I gave a small homework assignment. The students have a questionnaire to complete by tomorrow. There is also an assignment for you, the parents. It is a short questionnaire that will help me understand how to best meet your child's needs in our classroom. Please return this survey by Friday of this week. Please contact me with any questions, concerns, or suggestions that you have to help make this year a fantastic one for your child. My school number is 864-0299, ext. 247. My school email is tpress@torahacademy.org. I check these messages several times during the day. I look forward to seeing you at our lower school open house next Wednesday evening!


Shalom!

Miss Press

TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY, FRIDAY...SUMMER!!!

We had a FANTASTIC field trip! Thank you very much, Mr. and Mrs. Binsky, for making it all happen. Our next big classroom event will be WEDNESDAY: State Representative Nancy Garland will be a guest speaker in our classroom. THURSDAY is the great big classroom clean-up. Please make sure your child brings a bag so that he/she can take home all of his/her "stuff." FRIDAY is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. We will have our class party, an end of the year assembly, and a NOON DISMISSAL.

In other news... There is a particularly nasty flu virus attacking CTA. Many of our students are out sick. Please, if your child does not feel well, has a fever, is coughing, sneezing, is nauseous, or just generally feeling "icky", please keep him/her home. We want everyone to be and stay healthy.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1....SUMMER!

The last week of school....can you believe it? We are set to have lots of fun this week. We have a field trip to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Monday. We will have a HUGE classroom clean-up on Thursday. On Friday, we will have our 4th grade end of the year party and attend the last day of school award assembly. The last day of school will be a noon dismissal. There is no scheduled homework for this week. (hooray!)

The Big 10

We have 10 more days of school - all of which will be jam-packed with great learning experiences. We will begin a short study of geometry. We will continue to study the basic properties of matter, particles of matter, elements, and physical and chemical changes in matter. We will focus on Ohio's history from WWI-the present day, and learn about the variety of cultural, religious, and ethnic groups in Ohio. we will explore poetry. We will have lots of hands-on learning activities and experiments. We will have a very small amount of homework. In fact, the only homework assignments will be for students to complete any unfinished classwork from that day.

We will have a massive classroom clean-up next Thursday. Please make sure that your child brings a large, empty bookbag to school on that day. We will be cleaning out desks, lockers, and classroom shelves. Your child will be sent home with all of his/her "stuff". Any items left in the classroom after 12:00 on Friday will be thrown away. Next Friday is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! We will have a class party that morning....more details will be available soon.

The 3-Day Last Week of May

This will be a short and sweet week. We have the Spring show Wednesday morning, a 2:00 dismissal on Thursday, and no school on Friday. We will finish up a few things theis week: math chapter 14 and the pronouns unit. We will do some fun and edible science experiments and learn about labor laws, labor unions, and the emergence of big industry in Ohio during the early-mid 1900's.

Homework:

a light scedule this week...

Tues: math reteach pg. 14.6

Wed: Study for chapter 14 math test: Test is THURSDAY!

Have a wonderful Shavuot and weekend!

18 Days and Counting...

That's right! There are only a mere 18 days left of our fantastic fourth grade year. We will be BUSY! This week will be the last week of spelling/vocabulary quizzes. Be sure to STUDY. We are continuing chapter 14 in math, will have some great science experiments, will learn interesting things about Ohio's history from the 1900's to the present day, learn about the respiratory system, see a play, and enjoy the school days. Whew!


Here is the projected homework schedule:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab: Write each word twice - very neatly - in cursive; study words.
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Science: Define - mixture, solution, solubility, suspension (Write on a separate sheet of paper. Use the science glossary.)


Tues.: Spelling/Vocab: Write a sentence for each word. Study words.
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Social studies: Read pgs. 220-223 in OHIO book. Define (on a separate sheet of paper) ethnic group, tenement, settlement house

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab.: STUDY WORDS
Math: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Social studies: Ohio book - pg. 226, questions #1,2,and 3.

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab: STUDY WORDS!!!
Math : Complete any unfinished classwork.
Science: Complete any unfinished classwork.

We will watch the 5th grade's Underground Railroad play on Thursday morning at 10:00.

ICE CREAM!! HOORAY!!

We are in for an EXCITING week. We are getting ready to open our class business: Heaven in the Fourth Dimension. We have been working very hard to create our products: 2 styles of hand-painted aprons and 2 flavors of ice cream - sour apple ice (pareve) and crackle barrel (dairy). Our products will be available for purchase at the Lower School Achievement Fair (this Wednesday evening - 7:00). In completing this project the students have learned how to write a formal letter, calculate cost of materials, estimate profits, design products, resolve conflicts, develop an advertising campaign, and use the computer to create personalized business cards. The students also learned how to complete a basic job application and experienced a job interview. Please come and visit our shop!

Friday is FIELD TRIP DAY!!! We are going to the Graeter's Ice Cream Factory! We will leave the school around 9:00a.m. and return to school by lunchtime. We will have a guided tour of Graeter's followed by a small ice cream feast. Please remember to bring you field trip money by THURSDAY, MAY 7. ($3.00 for the bus, NO MORE THAN $5.00 for ice cream treats) We will be taking the Bexley Beat bus - which has just enough seats for our class. Parent chaperones will have to take their own cars. Either meet us at school at 9:00 a.m. and follow the bus - or meet us at Graeter's on Bethel Road by 9:45 a.m. (Our tour is at 10:00 a.m.)

Homework! Yes - We have it.

Monday:
Language Arts: Complete unfinished classwork.
Math: complete reteach page 13.1

Tuesday:
Language Arts: Complete the reteach pages.
Math: Complete reteach 13.5

Wednesday: NO HOMEWORK! COME TO THE ACHIEVEMENT FAIR!

Thursday:
Language Arts: Complete any unfinished classwork.
Math: Complete review page 291
Science: Define vocabulary words: matter, density, mass, and volume. Write definitions on a seperate piece of paper to turn in on Friday.

Color War!!! and the regular learning stuff, too...

Yes, this Wednesday is Color War. Yes, you may wear knee-length shorts ON COLOR WAR DAY ONLY. You should dress in your team color. No face-paint; no colored hair sprays. Remember: GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP!!

As for the learning:

Spelling/Vocab test on FRIDAY!!! STUDY!!!

Math : We are learning division with remainders and long division. PRACTICE THE BASIC DIVISION FACTS AT HOME!! It will help you with the tougher division problems.

We are really busy with the class business project! We have aprons to finish and ice cream to make! We will sell these products on Wed. May 6 - at the Achievement Fair.

Behavior: We are having problems in our classroom. Please remind your child that - even though we are almost finished with school - WE ARE STILL IN SCHOOL AND ALL THE RULES STILL APPLY!! Privileges will be taken away if rules are not followed!

Homework:

Please check student planners. We are having a "flexible" week.

There will be a spelling/vocab test Friday.

Welcome Back! We are taking the Achievement Tests.

I hope that you all have had a wonderful Pesach break. We are back "full-force" this week. We will be taking the Achievement Tests EVERY MORNING (9:00-11:30), TUESDAY-FRIDAY this week. It is VERY IMPORTANT that your child arrive to school ON TIME, that your child eats a healthy, filling breakfast EVERY MORNING, and gets a good night's sleep EVERY NIGHT. Doing so will help your child feel more relaxed, alert, and prepared for our marathon testing sessions. There will be NO HOMEWORK this week. Enjoy.

Count Down to Pesach Break...5..4..3..2..1..

We are counting the days until Pesach break - and are very aware of the enormous amount of things we need to accomplish before Friday's Model Seders. First of all, our class business - Heaven in the 4th Dimension - has to secure a "business loan" to provide the start-up costs for our business. The CEOs, the Vice Presidents, the Financial Directors, and the Research and Development director have been working very hard to create this business loan proposal. They will present it to Mrs. Sapp this week. Wish us luck!

The packaging and design team has created an AWESOME logo for our company and have designed some snazzy gift bags for our merchandise. The product development team for our ice cream division has created 4 DELICIOUS flavors (2 dariy - Cholov Yisroel, 2 pareve) and are working on the top secret recipes for each. The product development team for our apron division have created 2 beautiful designs - one for dairy, and one for pareve, and are experimenting with painting and printing techniques. The marketing and Advertising department have been hard at work! They have planned an AMAZING advertising campaign, complete with posters, fliers, poems, commercial jingles, and a power-point marketing presentation. I am so proud of our class!


In reading - we will finish the book The Whipping Boy. We will not have a spelling/vocabulary test this week. In math - we will review the basics of division. PLEASE review these at home. After Pesach break, we will tackle the challenging concept of long division. Knowing the basics will make this new concept much easier for all involved. In science - we will continue to learn about the circulatory system. We will learn a snappy little song that will teach us the process by which blood travels through the heart. Before you know it, you will be singing it , too. (sorry....)

We will also have a little talk about manners. Spring fever has hit our class hard. There have been temper tantrums, teasing, whining, arguing, contagious silliness, endless chatter, and general melt-downs. We will discuss ways to manage our emotions and stress, and learn how to peacefully, kindly, and politely resolve conflicts and differences.

Oh, it will be quite a week!

Projected Homework:

Monday: Reading: Finish questions for ch 17-18, The Whipping Boy
Math : division review sheet
Science: practice "Circulatory Song"

Tuesday: Reading: Finish questions from ch. 19-20, The Whipping Boy
Math: division review sheet
Social Studies: TBA

Wednesday: Reading: Writing assignments
Math: division review page
Socail Studies: TBA
Thursday: No Homework!


***Model Seders will be held on Friday. We have a 4:00 dismissal on Friday.****

****School resumes on Monday, April 20. We begin the Achevement tests on Tuesday, April 21.****

It is the last week of the third quarter!

Wow. Time is really flying. This Friday is the last day of third quarter. It is only 2 weeks until Pesach break. Yes, we will also have third quarter report cards. OH! We have so much to do. This week we will finish chapter 12 in math and take the chapter 12 test on FRIDAY. We will have a spelling/vocabulary test for The Whipping Boy, chapters 11-16, on Friday. We will have a science quiz about plants on THURSDAY. We will also work to create a buisness plan for our class company: Heaven in the Fourth Dimension, Inc. The students are working very well on this HUGE project. I am so pleased with their fantastic ideas and their ability to work together.

Projected Homework Schedule:

Mon. : Write each spelling/vocab. word twice.
Complete math reteach pg. 12.4
Study for science quiz!

Tues. Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.
Complete math reteach pg. 12.5
Study for Science quiz.

Wed. Write the vocabulary words in alphabetical order.
Complete math page 265!
STUDY FOR SCIENCE QUIZ!

Thurs. STUDY spelling and vocab. words.
Study for chapter 12 math test!

The Ides of March, The Wearing of the Green, The Blood Drive, and more...

Here we are, mid-march, 2 weeks of the third quarter left, and still so much to do. This week we will start planning our class business. The students will decide on what we will make, how we will market and sell it, what we will name our "company", and will interview for job positions within our company. We will also learn about Ohio's economy, finish reading the book The Whipping Boy, start chapter 12 in math, and learn about the heart. Whew!

Here is the projected homework schedule:
Monday:
Language Arts: Study spelling and vocabulary words; write words 2 times neatly in cursive.
Math: reteach pg. 12.1


Tuesday:
Language Arts: Write a synonym and an antonym for each vocabulary word.
Social Studies: define vocabulary words from pg. 158 in Ohio book

Wednesday:
Language Arts: Write a sentence for each vocabulary word.
Math: reteach pg. 12.2
Social Studies: define these words from pg. 166 in Ohio book: land, manufacturing, capital, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, gristmill, labor, cottage industry
****PREPARE FOR JOB INTERVIEW!!! PROVIDE REFERENCES!!!***** Interviews will be held on Thursday!

Thursday:
Language Arts: Study spelling and vocabulary words!
Math: reteach 12.3

Happy Purim! Do you have a costume? Would you like some hamentachen?

We are going to play it by ear this week. We have Purim on Tuesday (LOTS OF FUN - and an early dismissal - 2:00). There will be no homework on Monday or Tuesday. We will try to resume a normal schedule Tuesday-Friday. We will have a spelling/vocabulary test on words from our new book: The Whipping Boy. Those tests will be on Friday. We will continue to learn more about Ohio history. We will learn some new and challenging math concepts. We will eat hamentachen and lots of yummy treats. Homework will be posted on Wednesday.

It's Monday - and we've already made changes to the week's schedule....

Yes, we need to make changes to the homework schedule.

Mon.: complete language arts pgs. 152-154 (from class)

Tues: Math page 11.2
Language arts: study for adjectives tes (complete review page).

I'll post the rest as we go. It is going to be one of those weeks....

Happy Birthday OHIO!

We are preparing a FANTASTIC birthday event to celebrate the 206th year of Ohio's statehood. The students have been working in small groups to create displays for a classroom "museum": Ohio - Path to Statehood. We will make delicious refreshments (Buckeyes, Red-velvet cupcakes with grey icing, and - if we can find the ingredients - paw-paw sorbet.) Although statehood day is Tuesday, March 3, we will hold our celebration on Friday, March 6 at 11:00. You are welcome to join us!

We are finishing our adjectives unit, starting a new math chapter, preparing our statehood museum, drawing, labeling, and dissecting flowers, and doing a bit of work in the "Buckle Down" books to prepare for the Achievement tests. Here is the projected homework schedule:

****We will not have a spelling/vocabulary unit this week. We will do a review unit next week.****


Mon.: math page 11.2

Tues.: math page 11.3
language arts: review and study for adjectives test

Wed.: math: page 11.4
social studies: questions from Ohio book pg. 143

Thurs.: Math: page 11.5
Reading: mystery story - read for book report!

Have a WONDERFUL week!

FEBRUARY UPDATES: THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES TO OUR PLANS!

The chapter 10 math test is tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 27).

The OHIO 207th Birthday celebration will be held NEXT FRIDAY, March 6, from 11:00-11:30. Look for a formal invitation to arrive soon.

MANY PEOPLE ARE SICK RIGHT NOW! Please be sure to get enough rest, vitamins, and healthy foods, and to take time to stay home and recover if you are ill. We want to prevent an epidemic.

It's the Last Week of February...Have You Planned Your Purim Costume?

February has been a short, but very hectic, month. We are staring a big project for Ohio's 207th birthday, are finishing chapter 10 in Math, creating a muscle model, learning more about adjectives, and continuing with all the amazing day-to-day discoveries. (We have a HUGE herd of deer that travel through the school woods. We're also noticing that many of the hibernating forest denizens are waking up and roaming around.)

Flu season is particularly nasty this year. I hope that you and your children stay well, and if your experiencing this miserable virus in your family - I hope that you all recover soon. I am disinfecting the classroom surfaces daily - but somehow the germs keep multiplying.

Here is the projected homework for the week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocabulary Unit 16 - study words; complete pgs. 136-137
Math: reteach pg 10.5
Social Studies: Complete unfinished classwork

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 16 - study words; complete pgs. 138-139
Math: reteach pg.10.6

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 16; Write a sentence for each word
Math: Complete and self-correct pg.231 - study for math chapter 10 test

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab.: STUDY WORDS

Catching Up After President's Day...

I'm very proud of my students. They were able to complete all of the work that I'd left for them last week, and they were very well-behaved for the substitute teacher. This week will be busy - as usual. We will have a SCIENCE QUIZ on FRIDAY. The students made their study guides today - and should have taken them home to begin studying. We will start a new project in Social Studies - a 206th birthday celebration for Ohio. The students will work in small groups and complete this project at school. Expect an invitation to this celebration (March 3). Here is the projected homework schedule:

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab. - Study words; complete pgs. 130-131.
Science - study for quiz on Friday

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab. - Study words; complete pgs. 132-133.
Math: multiplication page
Science - Study!
Social Studies - Complete Ohio Studies Weekly packet.

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab. Study words; complete the sentences page.
Math: reteach 10.4
Science: Study!

UPDATE!!!

Sometimes things do not go according to plan. This is one of those "sometimes". I will have to leave for Erie today - my sister-in-law has had to have an emergency delivery of the baby. So far, thank G-d, things are stable. There will be a substitute teacher covering my classes this week. I will return on Tuesday.

Here are the scedule changes:

We WILL NOT have the science quiz this week. We will start our plants unit this week. The homework schedule will be the same - with the exception of studying for the science quiz. Students may have science homework tonight - which will be to comlplete any unfinished work from class.

If there are any other changes - I will update.

"The Almond Trees are Smiling..." Happy Tu' B' Shevat!

This week begins with a holiday and ends with a long weekend. Hooray! We will complete our study of erosion and take a quick and painless science quiz about erosion. We will complete chapter 9 in math, take the chapter 9 math test, and begin an new, wonderfully challenging math chapter. We will complete the Thomas Edison biography and then watch a movie about Thomas Edison. We will learn about the settlement of the Northwest Territory and discuss current events. We will prepare for a substitute teacher to lead our class on Friday, Feb. 13, Tuesday, Feb.17, and Wednesday, Feb. 18. (I will be in Erie. It is a very big family weekend. My cousin is getting married and my niece is going to be born.) The students are aware that I expect their best and most wonderful behavior (well, always...but) during this time. There will be regular lessons, regular homework, etc. So, here is the plan for this week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 14 - study words; complete pgs.124-125
Reading: Complete the questions for Thomas Edison, chapters 4-6
Math: Chapter 9 review page (self-correct); study for the test (test is tomorrow)
Science: STUDY GUIDE! Study for the Erosion quiz (quiz is Thurs.)

Tues: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 14 - study words; complete pgs. 126-127
Reading: Complete questions for Thomas Edison chapter 7
Math: practice those basic multiplication and division facts!
Science: Study for Erosion quiz

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab: Study words; write a sentence for each vocabulary word
Reading: Complete Thomas Edison questions - chapter 8
Math: complete pg. 10.1
Social Studies: Complete the Ohio Studies Weekly packet.
Science: STUDY FOR EROSION QUIZ

Thurs: Spelling/Vocab.: study words
Math: complete pg. 10.2
Reading: complete Thomas Edison chapter 9-10 questions



TESTS/QUIZZES:

MATH: Chapter 9 test is TUESDAY!

SCIENCE: Erosion quiz is THURSDAY!

SPELLING/VOCAB. Unit 14 test on FRIDAY!


Have a wonderful week!

Groundhog's Day! Will we have 6 more weeks of winter?

Happy Groundhog's Day! Perhaps the famous weather-wise rodent will predict an early spring. As for school - well - we hope to have a full week with no snow days. We will complete our study of verbs, have a verbs test, continue to work through chapter 9 in math(algebraic functions with multiplication and division) learn about Ohio's role in the American Revolutionary War, and start a new science unit: EROSION. We will also work with Morah Smadar and Rabbi Hauser to prepare of Tu' B' Shevat.

Here is the projected homework schedule for this week:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 13 - Study words; Complete pgs. 118-119.
Language Arts: Study for Verbs Quiz (Tues.)
Math: reteach pg. 9.3 and 9.4

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab.: Unit 13 - Study words; complete pgs. 120-121
Math: reteach pg 9.5
Social Studies: Complete Ohio Studies Weekly packet.

Wed.: Spelling/Vocab.: Study words; write a sentence for each vocab. word.
Math: Complete unfinished classwork.
Social Studies: Complete questions #1-3, pg 101 in Ohio Book
***EXTRA CREDIT: Question #5 pg. 101

Thurs.: Spelling/Vocab.: Study Unit 13 words!
Math: reteach pg. 9.6


AS ALWAYS: Practice the basic multiplication and division facts!!! We have timed tests EVERY FRIDAY! Also - we are starting a new book in reading: a biography about Thoman Edison. Homework for this book will be scheduled as we go - so check your child's planner.

Have a great week!

Super Snow Day Updates...

I hope that you are enjoying our snow day vacation. If we are in school tomorrow (Fri. Jan. 30), we WILL have the science quiz and the spelling/vocab. quiz. If the kids are bored and driving you crazy....here are a few excellent extra credit project ideas:

Comic Strip: Create a 6 panel comic strip story about your snow day adventures - or a topic of your choice. Make sure that you include dialogue with your pictures and that you illustrate in color. The comic strip should have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Short Story/ Creative writing: Write a story - topic of your choice - just enjoy the process of creating a story.

Math: practice your measuring skills: bake or cook something (with parental supervision)
This would be a great time to practice multiplication/division flash cards!!

Social Studies: Current events: Find and interesting news story - write about it - tell why this story is important, what effects it has on the U.S., on the world, and on you.
Find out some neat facts about the state of Ohio. Make a list of these facts.

Science: Study for the quiz.
Our next unit will be about weathering and erosion - find out how trees help prevent soil erosion, investigate the effects of snow, ice and rock salt on the soil/roads and land...

Reading: read something that you enjoy

Build Something! Is this good "packing snow"? Make a snow sculpture contest - take photos of your creations. Try to build an igloo or snow fort.

Do a Mitzvah - Help with the snow shoveling, help someone dig out his/her car, help Mom and Dad with the housework, read a story to your younger siblings, give lots of hugs...help with the Shabbat preparations

I hope that you have a very enjoyable snow day. Maybe we will be in school tomorrow.

Third Quater...More Snow... Happy "Year of the Ox"...

This is the first week of the THIRD quarter of school. Wow. Third quarter is known to be the busiest, most hectic, dreariest, and the most challenging - It is the long haul between winter break and Pesach break, the quarter where we learn the most challenging material, the quarter where the weather is the worst, and the quarter that has the least "breaks" from school. So, HERE WE GO! We will put forth our best efforts, work hard, and strive to be our best!!

Upcoming events:

REPORT CARDS WILL BE MAILED THIS WEEK! HOORAY!

Shakespeare show at school: 10:00 Friday.

QUIZ: Science Quiz on FRIDAY.

Projected homework schedule:

Mon.: Spelling/Vocab.: pg. 108-109
Math: reteach pg. 9.1
Study for Science quiz.

Tues.: Spelling/Vocab.: pg. 112-113
Math: reteach pg. 9.2
STUDY for science quiz
Social studies: extra credit - question #5 from pg. 97 in Ohio book

Wed.: spelling/vocab.: pg. 114-115, STUDY words!
Math: reteach pg. 9.3
Social studies: complete Ohio Studies Weekly packet
STUDY FOR SCIENCE QUIZ!!!

Thurs.: spelling/Vocab.: STUDY FOR REVIEW UNIT QUIZ!
math: reteach pg. 9.4
Science: STUDY FOR SCIENCE QUIZ!!!

Recovery from Snow Day, Arctic Temperatures...

BRRR! It's still pretty cold and snowy. I hope that you enjoyed our snow day. Now we are back to work. This will be an event filled week. On Monday we will have special presentations and lessons about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights movement, and the importance of tolerance, kindness, and respect in our society. On Tuesday we will watch the Presidential Inauguration. Students will go to lunch early (11:00) and meet in the library at 11:30 to watch the inauguration ceremonies. Wednesday is the Parent/Student Breakfast. All lower-school parents and students are invited to attend. Breakfast will be served at 8:00. The last day of the 2nd quarter is this Friday - Jan.23. We do have a few tests this week - these will be the last grades of the second quarter.

Tests:
Bones Test - MONDAY, JAN. 19
Math Chapter 8 Test: THURSDAY, JAN. 22
Spelling and Vocab Test Unit 12: FRIDAY, JAN. 23
***We will have "timed tests" for the basic multiplication and division facts on Fridays.*** Students will track their progress from week to week. We start the timed tests this Friday.


Projected Homework Schedule:

Mon: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - first 2 pages of the unit; study words.
Math: Reteach pg. 8.5;

Tues: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - next 2 pages of the unit; study words.
Math: Reteach pg. 8.6; Mult/Divis. pkt. (due 1/27)

Wed: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - Write a sentence for EACH of the VOCABULARY words - (yes - ALL 12).
Math: text book pg 179 and STUDY FOR CHAPTER 8 TEST
Science: Workbook pg. 134

Thurs: Spelling/Vocab. Unit 12 - STUDY WORDS!!
Math: finish mult./divis. packet (due 1/27)
Science: Finish any classwork that you didn't have time to finish.

The Wintery Mix Continues...

Wintery mix - a good way to describe the current precipitation AND the current content of our lessons. Last week was a rough one... We are back to tests, homework, projects, and a regular routine. Here is the plan for this week:

Spelling and vocab. unit 11 - the test will be Friday.
Science Quiz! - bones/skeletal system - study guide will be given Monday; quiz is Friday.
Power Point Presentations: Students will share their presentations during computer classes on Tues. and Wed.

Planned Homework Schedule:

Mon.: vocab.: book pgs. 98-99; study words
math: reteach pg. 8.1
Science: STUDY: use study guide - Quiz is Fri.

Tues.: Vocab: pgs. 100-101; study words
math: reteach pg. 8.2
Science: STUDY!
Social Studies: complete unfinished classwork

Wed.: Vocab.: Write a sentence for EACH of the 12 vocabulary words. Study!
math: reteach pg. 8.3
Science: STUDY!
Social Studies: complete unfinished classwork

Thurs.: STUDY FOR VOCAB. and SPELLING TESTS!! STUDY FOR SCIENCE QUIZ!!!
math: reteach pg. 8.4

*****MATH STUDENTS: PRACTICE THE BASIC MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS!!!***

UPDATES!

It has been a very busy "first few" days back. There have been some additions to the homework schedule for TUESDAY, Jan. 6. Social Studies: read pgs. 86-93 in the OHIO book, define these vocab. words: ally, colony, French and Indian War, survey, proclamation, and squatter. Answer questions #1-3 from pg. 93.

Math: The students have been given the directions, guidelines, and materials for the double bar graph project. This is due MONDAY, JAN. 12.

Are You Ready for....SCHOOL!!!

Winter break has ended. Now we must return to school - WOW! We're going to be busy.
We are back to the regular routines - homework, spelling/vocab. tests, HOMEWORK. We're also starting new units in Language Arts, Social Studies and Science. We'll even try to finish the study of the skeletal system. (finally...) I'll have grades for THE BIG NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECTS by Friday.

This is the projected homework schedule:

Mon.: Vocab./Spelling unit 10 - Study words; complete assigned pages.
Math: Prepare question for bar graph/double bar graph project.

Tues.: Vocab./Spelling unit 10 - Study words; complete assigned pages.
Math: Work on Bar Graph project; it is due Mon. Jan. 12.
Social Studies: Complete unfinished assignments from class.

Wed.: Vocab./Spelling unit 10 - Study words; 6 sentences for 6 words.
Math: Complete multiplication page and work on project.

Thurs.: Vocab./Spelling unit 10 - STUDY WORDS!!
Math: Complete division page and work on project.
Science: to be announced...