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= = == =04/30/10 - Friday Report= Testing for this year is complete. While I know how tough the SAT10 test is, I always forget just how tough it is. You children did an incedible job this week.

Earlier today, I sent out an e-mail, asking how many and names of those attending the fishing field trip with us. This is a fun and exciting field trip. If I am feeling well, I just might show up. There is nothing like seeing a child catch his/her fish (especially when it is his/her first). And, it's even better to help a child take the fish off the hook and release it back into the water. If you have a half of a day to give, please join us. We will go on May 20. We will leave school at 9:15 and return at 12:45. If you need to leave early, you can follow the buses in your own vehicle.

The very next morning is field day. Mrs. Kimsey has been working hard to organize this event. It will start at 8:30 and run until 10:45

We have 5 weeks left of the year. During those five weeks we will be doing a big unit on fables. We will learn what a fable is, who Aesop is, how to understand a fable and relate it to our own lives, and finally how to write our own. We will also be acting out several fables. The student presentation of the fables will occur on Wednesday, June 2. Exact times will be announced later.

On Monday, June 1, Mrs. Mensing's kindergarten class will spend some time with us. We will perform our fable presentations, share our fable writings, take them on a tour of Siegrist, have a picnic lunch, and share a recess with them.

We have to finish our math unit on measurement and probability this week with a test on Thursday. Then we only have one unit left. It is on 3 digit numbers.

In Social Studies, we will be completing a unit on economics. During this unit, students will learn about income, saving vs spending, wants vs needs, consumers vs producer, service job, opportunity cost, taxes and bartering. We will have two fun activities with this unit. We will have a day to barter for books/trading cards/etc. The other activity will be a trip to Dairy Queen. You child will need to bring $1 for ice cream. I would like your child to do something to earn this $1. So, start thinking, We hope to go on the last day of school. More details and the permission slip will come home later.

On Monday, I will discuss with the students about my surgery and being gone for 2-3 weeks. Mrs. Anderson will be my sub. She is wonderful and it is such a releif on my part to have her.

There is no Spelling this week. We have one more unit to complete. We will complete it the week of May 10.

Last, but not least, next week is the Spring Book Fair. During this Book Fair, books are buy one get one free. Family night is Wednesday, May 5. Students will have the opportunity to purchase at school on both Thursday and Friday of this week.

=04/23/10 - Friday Report= Yesterday was a great experience. I hope you child came home and shared all we learned during the movie and during Eco-Elvis. Hopefully, your child is discussing ways to help the earth with you.

Next week is the SAT10 testing. This is a nationally standardized test that will let us know how the students compare to second graders across the country. It will also let us know where the students are excelling and where we, as teachers, need to spend some more time. The testing is rigorous. The students will test for two solid hours each day. Please encourage your child to do his/her best each and every day.

Since we will be spending 2 hours each day on testing, we will not be working on as rigorouse of classroom instruction as we normally do. We will be doing math each morning, continuing to work on measurment. In the afternoons, we are going to attempt to finish our Gingerbread Stories.

Just a reminder, the last day of school is June 3. It will be a full day.

Other dates to remember: May 20 - 9:15-12:45 Fishing & Picnic field trip May 21 - 8:30-??? - Field Day

=04/16/10 - Friday Report= We had a great time this week at the grocery store. Students went on a scavenger hunt to find various items. They also looked to see which part of the plant different types of food were. **Thank you to the wonderful parents who helped make the trip a success: Shannon Box, Jennifer Lowry, Kris Corcoran, Julia Burr, and and Wendy Pollard.**

We also had a wonderful time on Wednesday as we listed to Phillipe Cousteau. He did a webinar during our lunch time on the ocean and things we can do to help it. He showed some great footage of the dead zone outside of the Florida Keys and how it has changed since '89.

The school board met on Thursday. During the meeting it was voted upon that **the last day of school would be a full day on June 3**.

Also, the new principal for Siegrist was announced. Her name is Jennifer McClure. She comes to us from the Park Hill School District. We welcome her to our school family.

This week, we have early dismissal for PLC on Wednesday.

On Thursday, we will have our field trip to see Oceans at the AMC theater to celebrate Earth Day. We will return to the school and have a picnic lunch. **Please send a sack lunch**. Then in the afternoon, Eco Elvis will be here the afternoon.

SAT 10 testing will be from April 26-30. We will test each day from 10:30-12:25. Please make sure you child is in attendance during that time each day.

The date for our Fishing Field Trip has been set. It will be Thursday, May 20. We will leave school at 9:15 and return around 12:15. There is no limit on the number of parents who can attend this field trip. So, mark you calendars and ask for the day off so you can join us. Also, permission slips will come home this week. This field trip is the first one this year not covered by PTA. It will cost $5. This will cover the commemorative t-shirt we make as well as supplies for fishing. Please return forms by Friday, April 30.

Field Day for the 2009-2010 school year will be on Friday, May 21. It will run during the morning. When I know the exact times, I will let you know.

This week we will be studying:
 * Spelling**
 * no Spelling this week
 * Reading**
 * Determining Importance
 * Phonics - review /au/ - spelled au, aw, augh, and al
 * Compare and Contrast
 * Writing/Grammar**
 * Using quotes in writing
 * persuasive writing
 * pronouns
 * Math**
 * measurement of capacity
 * cups, pints,quarts, gallons
 * liters
 * volume
 * Science/Social Studies**
 * plants
 * economics
 * Computer**
 * Gingerbread Movie

= = =04/09/10 - Friday Report= This week we started book clubs. The kids were amazing with them. Each day, the people in the book club decided how much to read. Then, during discussion time, the book club discussed what they read. On Friday, I left early to go to a doctor's visit. Our sub was Michelle Anderson. She was amazed at the kids as they read, then discussed, their books.

On Thursday of this week, we will be taking a field trip to Price Chopper. While there, we will be going on a tour and finding the different parts of the plant that we eat. If you have not returned your child's permission slip, please do so Monday or Tuesday.

The following Thursday, we will be going to AMC to watch Oceans and coming back to school to see Eco Elvis. If you have not returned the permission slip for this, please return it as well.

This week we will be studying:
 * Spelling**
 * homophones
 * syllables
 * surprise words
 * test Friday
 * Reading**
 * Phonics - /au/ - spelled au, aw, augh, al
 * Realism vs. Fantasy
 * Benchmark 5 test on Wednesday and Friday
 * Writing**
 * pronouns
 * persuasive writing
 * using quotes in our writing
 * Math**
 * measurement of length using inches, feet, yards, cm, and m
 * perimeter
 * area
 * problem solving
 * Social Studies/Science**
 * plants
 * famous people - test Friday


 * Computer**
 * Gingerbread Movies

= = =04/2/10 - Friday Report=

Spelling
 * suffixes
 * could, should, and would,
 * test Friday

Reading
 * gh and ph make the /f/ sound
 * determining importance
 * author's purpose
 * using word structures to determine the meaning of words
 * book clubs

Math
 * measurement
 * lenght and height
 * using standard unit of measurement
 * understandig inches, feet, and yards
 * problem solving

Grammar/Writing
 * pronouns
 * persuausive writing

Science/Social Studies
 * famous Americans - Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison
 * Plants

Computer
 * gingerbread stories.

= = =03/19/10 - Friday Report= Lucky Charms Graphsgraphing Spelling Reading Language Arts Math Social Studies/Science

= = =03/12/10 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * short vowels, long vowels
 * contractions
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * Inferencing
 * Phonics: prefixes - un, re, pre, and dis
 * Sequence of events

In Langauge/Writing: In Math:
 * Pronouns
 * Sentence Fluency
 * Word Choice
 * Word Choice
 * fractions
 * graphing
 * problem solving

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Habitats/Biomes of the World - test Thursday
 * Biographies of Famous Americans
 * Animals

Computer Lab = =
 * more work on our Gingerbread movies

= = =03/05/10 - Friday Report=

**Shape Presos**page to see the fruit of the kids' labor. Thank you to all the parents who came up and visited for Open House. If you are wondering where to get the "really cool" shape program we had up on the computers, you can get it at****Googel Sketchup****. It is free. Mr. Utlaut made the decision this past week to move on. He will be doing some more work at the college, then completing another round of student teaching in the fall. We wish him the best of luck. On Friday, students should have brought home their Unit 4 Reading Benchmark Test. If your child scored below an 80%, he/she will be working daily on skills with Mrs. Cordova. Every Wednesday, we will be working on Test Taking Strategies. On Monday, students will bring home a study guide for geometry. The test is on Thursday. Students will need to be able to identify the name of each shape, both 2-D and 3-D. Students will also need to be able to tell the attributes of the shapes. Next, students will need to be able to find the shapes in pictures. Also, students will need to be able to identify and perform slides, flips, and turns. Last, but not least, students will need to identify lines of symmetry in geometrical and real-life figures. On Monday, students who are retaking their "Interpreting Graphs" test will retake it. On Tuesday, students retaking the subtraction portion of the test will retake it. In Spelling: short vowels, long vowels

phonics - suffixes -ly, -ful, -er, -or

Adverbs
 * sentence fluency
 * sentence fluency
 * sentence fluency
 * sentence fluency

symmetry

Habitats/Biomes of the World

more work on our Gingerbread movies

In Spelling:
 * short vowels, long vowels
 * contractions
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * questioning
 * context clues
 * benchmark reading test - Thursday and Friday

In Langauge/Writing:
 * Adverbs
 * point of view

In Math:
 * geometric shapes
 * flips/turns/slides
 * symmetry
 * problem solving

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Habitats/Biomes of the World
 * Animals

Computer Lab
 * more work on our Gingerbread movies

=2/19/10 - Friday Report=

[] In Spelling:
 * oo/ui/ew
 * long i at end of word is usually spelled "y" while long a is usually spelled "ay"
 * suffixes of words that end in consonant-y
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * questioning
 * summarizing
 * fact and opinion
 * phonics: ui/ew/ooo

In Langauge/Writing:
 * Adjectives
 * Researching our animals

In Math:
 * geometry
 * problem solving

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Habitats/Biomes of the World
 * Animals

Computer Lab
 * Using Word to publish Research Paper

=2/12/10 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * oi/oy
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * questioning
 * plot and theme
 * fact and opinion
 * phonics: oi/oy

In Langauge/Writing:
 * Adjectives
 * Researching our animals

In Math:
 * charts and graphs - review of our test
 * mixed subtraction/addition with and without regrouping
 * problem solving

In Science/Social Studies: Computer Lab
 * Habitats
 * Animals

= = =2/5/10 - Friday Report=

Switcheroo ZooExpository Writing
 * Monday - Pajama Day
 * Tuesday - Scarf Day
 * Wednesday - Sweat Day
 * Thursday - Crazy Hat and Sock Day
 * Friday - Wear Red

In Spelling:
 * ck/k to make the /k/ sound
 * test Thursday

In Reading
 * questioning
 * compare and contrast
 * reading for understanding
 * phonics: ou/ow

In Langauge/Writing:
 * showing, not telling, in non-fiction/factual writing
 * Adjectives
 * Researching our animals

In Math:
 * charts and graphs
 * subtraction with regrouping
 * Test Friday over graphs and subtraction with regrouping. Would a study guide help with this?

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Habitats
 * Animals

Computer = =

= = =1/29/10 - Friday Report= = =

In Spelling:
 * suffixes (er/est)
 * oo/u words (look, book)
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * questioning
 * compare and contrast
 * fact/opinion
 * phonics: oo/u
 * using our reading binders

In Langauge/Writing:
 * showing, not telling, in non-fiction/factual writing
 * Be Verbs

In Math:
 * charts and graphs
 * subtraction with regrouping - moving into the algorithm

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Habitats
 * Weather

Computer = =
 * Movie Maker

=1/22/10 - Friday Report=

Classroom Work In Spelling:
 * suffixes
 * word patterns
 * test Friday

In Reading**:**
 * questioning
 * sequence of events
 * phonics: syllables
 * using our reading binders

In Langauge/Writing:
 * showing, not telling, in non-fiction/factual writing
 * Verbs

In Math:
 * charts and graphs
 * subtraction with regrouping - moving into the algorithm

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Australia
 * Test over oceans and continents on Friday - study guide will go home Mon or Tues
 * Weather

Computer
 * Movie Maker
 * Movie Maker

=1/15/10- Friday Report= Jason.Utlaut.student@ottawa.edu Classroom Work In Spelling:
 * suffixes
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * cause and effect
 * phonics: comparitive endings - er and est
 * using our reading binders
 * Benchmark test will be Thursday and Friday

In Langauge/Writing:
 * showing, not telling, in our writing
 * Verbs

In Math:
 * charts and graphs
 * Start subtraction with regrouping using manipulatives

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Asia and Australia
 * Weather

Computer
 * Take the STAR reading assessment

=1/09/10 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * homophones
 * test Thursday

In Reading
 * making inferences
 * predition
 * theme and plot
 * phonics: long i spelled i, ie, igh, y
 * using our reading binders

In Langauge/Writing:
 * showing, not telling, in our writing

In Math:
 * two and three digit addition
 * elapsed time
 * telling time to the nearest 5 minutes
 * Test on Thursday

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Africa and Asia

Computer

=12/11/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * making inferences
 * sequence of events
 * phonics: compound words
 * cause and effect
 * alphabetical order
 * using our reading binders

In Langauge/Writing:
 * letter writing
 * how-to writing
 * verbs

In Math:
 * two and three digit addition
 * telling time

In Science/Social Studies:
 * seven continents and four oceans
 * climates of each continent

Computer

=11/24/09 - Tuesday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Friday
 * suffixes ing, ed, er, est

In Reading
 * making inferences
 * sequence of events
 * phonics: long e spelled i, ee, ea, and y
 * antonyms
 * using our reading binders

In Langauge/Writing:
 * letter writing
 * how-to writing
 * possessive nouns

In Math:
 * two and three digit addition
 * review of money

In Science/Social Studies:
 * seven continents and four oceans
 * climates of each continent

Computer
 * []

=11/13/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * review writer's purpose
 * review drawing conclusions
 * visualization
 * Test Thursday/Friday

In Langauge/Writing:
 * possessive nouns
 * letter writing
 * how-to writing

In Math:
 * money - making change
 * test Friday

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Location of 7 continents
 * Native Americans and how the seasons affected their lives

Computer
 * Finish our A-to-Z Power Points.

=11/06/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Friday
 * long e or i at the end of word is usually spelled y
 * homophones
 * proofreading

In Reading
 * long a sound
 * review writer's purpose
 * drawing conclusions
 * visualization

In Langauge/Writing:
 * possessive nouns
 * letter writing
 * how-to writing

In Math:
 * money - making change
 * counting dollar bills and coins
 * ways to make the same amount of money
 * test Friday

In Science/Social Studies: Computer
 * Location of 7 continents and a few map skills
 * Native American homes
 * Power point animations

=10/29/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Thursday, not Friday
 * suffixes

In Reading
 * plurals - how do you read them
 * writer's purpose
 * story structure

In Langauge/Writing:
 * nouns
 * letter writing
 * word choice
 * showing not telling

In Math:
 * money

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Location of 7 continents and a few map skills

=10/23/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * test Thursday, not Friday

In Reading
 * summarizing
 * sequencing
 * Review Character and setting
 * r-controlled vowels: ir, er, ur

In Langauge/Writing:
 * proper nouns
 * Cities and states begin with capital letters
 * Personal Narrative

In Math:
 * Go over test - continue to work on number concepts
 * Introduce money - penny, nickel, and dime.

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Levels of Government and Statue of Liberty
 * human body

Computer
 * PowerPoint - Here is the one Cody made at home after learning about it on Wednesday of last week.

=10/16/09 - Friday Report=


 * Ashley
 * Ethan
 * Alli
 * Adam
 * Brenna
 * Erick
 * Carter
 * Alexandra
 * Taylor
 * Berkley
 * Tavania
 * Madison
 * Julian

In Spelling:
 * test Thursday, not Friday
 * adding suffixes to words

In Reading
 * Writing about connections
 * sequencing
 * Review Character and setting
 * contractions

In Langauge/Writing:
 * proper nouns
 * Days, months, and holidays begin with capital letters
 * writing process

In Math:
 * skip counting
 * even and odd numbers
 * ordinal numbers
 * test on Thursday over number words, place value, rounding, comparing numbers, before/between/after, skip counting, ordinal numbers

In Science/Social Studies: Computer
 * three branches of government and three levels of government
 * human body
 * PowerPoint

10/15/09 - Halloween Party
Tricia.Suiter@nationalbeef.com

=10/9/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling:
 * / ü / spelled oo, ue, ew
 * r influenced vowels - or and ore
 * homophones - their/there, to/too/two, know/no, for/four, by/buy, so/sew, one/won, some/sum, would/wood

In Reading
 * Writing about connections
 * sequencing
 * predicting
 * Review Character and setting
 * R-influenced vowels - ar, or, ore

In Langauge/Writing:
 * nouns
 * I is capitalized in written
 * Bold beginnings and good closings

In Math:
 * rounding to the nearest 10
 * problem solving

In Science/Social Studies: Computer
 * constitution and three branches of government
 * human body
 * Last day of working with Kerpoof.com to make a movie

=10/02/09 - Friday Report=

In Spelling: In Reading
 * Review of Setting and characters
 * Review of story sequence
 * Reading with expression and intonation
 * Consonant Digraphs - th, sh, ch, and wh
 * Text to World Connections
 * author's purpose

In Langauge/Writing:
 * subjects/predicates
 * Bold beginnings

In Math:
 * comparing numbers
 * rounding to the nearest 10
 * making organized lists in problem solving

In Science/Social Studies:
 * constitution and three branches of government
 * rocks and minerals

=09/25/09 - Friday Report=

Reminder In Spelling:
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * Main Idea/Details
 * Text Structure
 * Inflected endings (-s, -ed, -ing)
 * writing about our connections
 * author's purpose

In Langauge/Writing:
 * subjects/predicates
 * Organizing your writing

In Math:
 * place value
 * counting with 10s and 1s
 * number words

In Science/Social Studies:
 * National Symbols
 * rocks and minerals

=09/18/09 - Friday Report=

AR Progress Reports Huge Thank You!!! Book Orders Sept 25 In Spelling:
 * new words can be made by adding letters to the beginning or end of words or word parts - compound words
 * ch, sh, th, and wh
 * /ou/ can be spelled ou or ow
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * using monitor and fix up strategy when reading
 * review of character/settting
 * consonant blends
 * text-to-text connections
 * author's purpose

In Langauge/Writing:
 * adding more than one piece of paper to create books
 * revising stories
 * editing stores
 * subjects of sentences
 * ? ends questions

In Math:
 * using addition facts to solve subtraction facts
 * math test over strategies
 * place value
 * word problems

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Communities and how they meet our needs
 * address / phone

In Computer Lab:
 * Movie Making with kerpoof.com

09/16/09 - Book Order Forms
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

=09/11/09 - Friday Report=

AR INFO: Book Orders Sept 25 Next week In Spelling:
 * long vowels are usually spelled with two vowels
 * how do you spell /ou/? "ou" or "ow"
 * test Friday

In Reading
 * main idea and supporting details
 * review of character/settting
 * long vowel sounds
 * making connections
 * author's purpose
 * We will be beginning Reading Groups this week

In Langauge/Writing:
 * using both pictures and words to tell stories - Like famous authors do
 * how to attack words we do not know how to spell
 * complete sentences
 * using writing tools
 * using a period between dollar and cents

In Math:
 * Using 10 to add 7, 8, and 9 (look for video to come soon)
 * Counting back to solve subtraction
 * using doubles to solve subtraction
 * word problems

In Science/Social Studies:
 * Communities
 * Nutrition

In Computer Lab:
 * Movie Making with kerpoof.com

=09/04/09= Friday Report = =

Math Help Reading - Writing - Spelling - Math - Science/Social Studies

8/30/09 - Parent Survey
parent survey

8-28-09 - Big 5
=08/27/09 - Friday Report=

Math Reading - Writing Spelling -
 * we
 * there
 * can
 * an
 * your

Science Social Studies -**

8/26/09 - Intro
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