December 19, 2014

ALEKS MATH CHALLENGE!

Work on Aleks for at least 12 minutes a day for at least 15 days over break (3 hours total). If you do this, you receive an EXTRA 40 minute recess when you get back to school!!!!! If you miss a day, that's ok! Just do more the next day. Shoot for a total of at least 3 hours.

Don't want to stop there, you say? Well, if you move up into 6th grade math on Aleks, you get lunch paid for by Mr. Schmitz! 

Don't forget to read over break, too! Have an amazing holiday and new year!

December 18, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Math: Get on ALEKS tonight!

Home run club tomorrow. Have a great night!

December 17, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs will meet again tomorrow. Make sure you have read your pages and done your job!

Writing: Spelling due tomorrow. 

Math: Finish pages 567-568. WORK ON ALEKS!

Library tomorrow. Holiday parties tomorrow. Have a great night!

Writing Celebration

Today we enjoyed food, tropical punch, music, and of course our writing. Some of our writing was on display digitally as well. We moved around the room reading each other's writing and leaving compliments for each writer. Check out a few pictures below!

December 16, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs will meet again on Thursday.

Writing: Think of a non-fiction topic you want to write about for tomorrow only. You may bring in a book or another resource to help you create your piece. Spelling due Thursday.

Math: Finish pages 561-562. Aleks math. Watch video and fill out form below.

PE Tomorrow. Have a great night!

December 15, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs will meet tomorrow.

Writing: Finish your writing if necessary. Bring a snack for the writing celebration tomorrow. Spelling due Thursday.

Science: Finish chapter 3, lesson 1 check.

Math: Finish pages 555-556. Watch video and fill out form below. Practice multiplication facts and work on Aleks.

Music tomorrow. Bring your recorder!
Have a great night!

December 12, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs will meet again on Tuesday. Be ready!

Writing: Work on your Google slides. Elaborate where needed and add text features on each page!

Social Studies: Finish your final question at the end of your journal. Have your journal ready to go Monday.

Math: Aleks math. Watch video and fill out form below.

Have a great weekend!

December 11, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs meet tomorrow. 

Writing: We had some major issues out of our control on Google drive today so we are pushing our writing celebration back to next week. Work on your nonfiction writing if you can from home!

Math: Get on Aleks.com math. We will finish our test tomorrow.

Art tomorrow. Have a great evening!

December 10, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs meet on Friday. Make sure you have your chapters read and your job done.

Writing: Work on your google slides for nonfiction writing.

Math: Finish review pages 467-469. Be ready for the test tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

December 9, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs meet Friday. Do your job and contribute to your group's discussion!

Writing: Work on your writing on Google slides for Friday. Our writing Celebration is Friday afternoon.

Math: Work on chapter 6 review pages 467-469 for Thursday. Test Thursday.

Have a great evening!

December 8, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs will meet tomorrow. Make sure you have your pages read and your job complete.

Writing: Work on finishing up your informational writing on Google Slides. Make sure to be done by Friday!

Math: Finish pages 465-466. Test is this Thursday, December 11th. Get on Aleks quick tables for multiplication facts!

Music tomorrow. Have a great evening!

December 5, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Book clubs meet on Tuesday, December 9th.

Writing: Work on research writing on Google slides.

Math: Finish pages 459-460. Watch video and fill out form below. Practice multiplication facts/Aleks math.

Cookies with Santa tonight at 5:30. Hope to see you here!
Have a great weekend!

Dividing Decimals with Base 10 Blocks

Students were working hard at dividing decimals today using base 10 blocks in Mrs. McArthur's math class. Check it out!

December 4, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Begin reading your new book club book.

Writing: Work on drafting your research on Google Slides.

Science: Finish review and study for test tomorrow.

Math: Finish pages 453-454. Watch video and fill out form below:

Have a great evening!

December 3, 2014

December 2, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Writing: Start working on your nonfiction research on Google slides.

Science: Finish review if necessary.

Math: Finish pages 441-442. Watch video and fill out form below.

November 25, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Work on hour of code (optional). Work on your writing in Google slides.

Science: Work on your review.

Social Studies: Finish page 112. Answer your two questions.

1. Why do you think the English defeat of the Spanish Armada was important? Use details from the book to support your thinking.

2. What can you infer about the personalities of King Philip and Queen Elizabeth based on the text?

Math: Finish pages 427-428. Watch video and fill out form below.

Have a great Thanksgiving break!

November 24, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.  

Science: Work on your review

Social Studies: Finish your big questions and page 112.

Math: Finish pages 421-422. Watch video and fill out form below:

Homerun club tomorrow.
Art tomorrow.
Have a great night!

November 21, 2014

Math: Finish pages 415-416. Aleks math.

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish TFK if necessary.

Science: Finish your lesson check if necessary.

Library on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

November 20, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish TFK if necessary.

Social Studies: Finish Facebook page if necessary.

Math: Finish pages 407-408. Watch video and fill out form below:

November 19, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish TFK.

Social Studies: Finish your explorer facebook page if necessary for tomorrow.

Math: No pages. Watch video and fill out form below. Aleks Math!

November 18, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish up your explorer Facebook page for Thursday.

Math: Finish pages 395-396. No video. Get on Aleks math.

Tonight is P'sghetti's night from 3-9!
Have a great night!

November 17, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Math: Finish your multiplying decimals grid (if necessary).  Finish pages 389-390. Watch video and fill out form below.


Have a great night!

November 14, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: We are working on our Explorer Facebook pages in class next Monday and Tuesday. Some students began researching an explorer today. Here is an example at what we are creating!

Possible Explorers to choose from:

• Christopher Columbus
• Marco Polo
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortez
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco de Gama
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
• Zheng He
• Junipero Serra
• Estevanico Dorantes
• Juan de Onate
• Pedro Menendez de Aviles
• Hernando de Soto
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Pedro Alvarez Cabral

Math: Finish pages  383-384. Fill out form and WATCH VIDEO below.

November 13, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Science: Finish explore it if necessary.

Math: Fill out form at video below. Get on Aleks!

Bring a dollar for the fundraiser and wear your pajamas tomorrow!

November 12, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Math: Review pages 367-369 due tomorrow. Be ready for math test tomorrow!

Social Studies: Finish page 111 and answer lesson 5 question on summary page. In what ways did life change for the Native Americans who lived at Spanish missions?

Pajama day Friday.
Have a great night!

Buddy Day Activity

Today we met with our buddies and talked about beginning things with the end in mind. We set some realistic goals with our buddies that we hope to achieve. 

November 11, 2014

Social Studies: Finish page 111 and answer this question on your lesson 5 summary page: In what ways did life change for the Native Americans who lived at Spanish missions?

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Math: No video. Pages 365-366. Review due Thursday. Test will be Thursday, too.

Thank you to all veterans for your service!
Don't forget early release tomorrow.
Don't forget tonight is Papa John's night!
Have a great evening!

November 10, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish page 110 and write 5 things you learned from lesson 4 on your summary page.

Science: Finish lesson check from lesson 2 if necessary.

Math: Finish pages 353-354. Watch video and fill out form below.

Wear red, white, and blue tomorrow for Veteran's Day. Wear pants with pockets!

November 7, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish your summary for lesson 3 and pg 109

Math: Pages 345-346. Work on Aleks!

Library on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

November 6, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish your Columbus letter. Things to include:

• Include accurate date
• Tell them what you would bring back for them and what they could get in return for their investment.
• Why you need the money for the expedition (what supplies you will need, crew, etc.)
• Tell them what your plan is for sailing (where you will go, how long you will be gone, when you will return).
• Tell them about your qualifications for the expedition.
• BE PERSUASIVE!

Math: Get on Aleks math! No homework pages. Watch video & fill out form below:

Picture retakes tomorrow.

Homerun club tomorrow.

PE tomorrow.

Have a great night!

November 5, 2014

Math: NO VIDEO! Finish pages 339-340. Get on Aleks math!!

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish page 108.

Have a great night!

November 4, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish page 108.

Math: Pages 313-314. Watch video and fill out form below.

November 3, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes.

Social Studies: Finish page 108 in journal.

Math: Finish pages 307-308. Watch video and fill out form below.

October 30, 2014

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish TFK for Monday.

Math: Check out this video and fill out form below.

No school tomorrow! Have a great, safe Halloween!

October 29, 2014

Math: Finish your review pages 291-293. Test tomorrow!

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Finish TFK by Monday.

Bring your Halloween costume for tomorrow to change into in the afternoon.

Have a great evening!

October 28, 2014

Math: Review pages 291-293 due Thursday. No video. Test Thursday. Work on Aleks!

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Spelling contracts due tomorrow.

Music tomorrow.
Wear sunglasses tomorrow to block out bad drugs!
Have a great night!

October 27, 2014

Math: Finish pages 281-282. NO VIDEO :) Work on Aleks!

Reading: Read 20 minutes. Spelling contracts due Wednesday.

Wear a crazy hat tomorrow! Have a great night!

Native American Project Pictures