Tuesday, March 31, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Module 6.1 due tomorrow - HOT problems included
  • Test corrections due Thursday
  • IXL E.9, U.4, V.6 and W.5 due Thursday
  • IXL AA.1 and AA.3 due Tuesday 
Preschool
  • We read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We talked about the different parts of a plant. The students planted their own flowers. We will watch them grow. 
  • We made a booklet about position words. They have to draw Wiggle to match the words on the page. 

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

6th Grade Math

  • Module 15.3 - skip hot problems
Preschool
  • Thank you parents for coming to our activity day. Before you came, we read A House for Hermit Crab. We took pictures yesterday to look like we were hermits. We made our plain house (paper plate) beautiful by adding water color. Tomorrow we will be adding our picture to the shell. We also started practicing writing the letter w.

Monday, March 23, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Finish Module 15.2
Preschool
  • We learned about the letter W. We listed words that start with the letter w. I challenge you to ask your child what are some words that begin with the letter w. We also painted today using items you find in the kitchen. 
  • REMINDER TOMORROW IS FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY! IT STARTS AT 11:45. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH AT 11:10.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • IXL Z.37, Z.23, and S.2 are due on Thursday.
  • Module 15 Quiz
Preschool
  • Oh no!! The leprechaun made a big mess! Our toilet water was even green!!  He slept in the leprechaun trap thinking it was his house but escaped before we arrived at school!! Today we made leprechauns. We talked about words that begin with the letter v. We are starting to work on  writing our last name. 

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Review for test
  • Module 14 test tomorrow! 
Preschool
Lucky the Leprechaun made another visit to our classroom! He left footprints on the computer desk!! We are still working on our trap! Today we talked about wind. The students were able to create wind using straws. They put paint on their paper and blew it around!!

Monday, March 9, 2015

6th Grade Math
  •  Pg408 Your Turn
  • 2-8 even of 14.2 packet
Preschool
  •  Lucky the Leprechaun made a visit to our room this weekend and dumped out the blocks and markers! We have not finished the trap yet but we are hoping to catch him. 
  • We started talking about weather. I challenge you to ask your child what some weather words are.Today we painted a sun. We put drops of paint on our sun and then covered it with cellophane wrap and had to spread the paint around.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

6th Grade Math:
  • Finish Module 14.1 
    • Helpful Hints:
      • If points run up and down, look at y coordinates.
      • If points run side to side, look at x coordinates.
      • If the points are in the same quadrant, subtract.
      • If the points are in different quadrants, add.
Preschool:
  •  Today the students designed new socks for Fox in Socks.
  • They were so excited about Pete the Cat and the leprechaun that visited our room that started making a leprechaun traps.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Finish Module 13 Test
  • You have till next Tuesday to make corrections on Module 13 Quiz. You will receive half credit.
  • We started Module 14.1.
Preschool
  • Oh my! Oh my! We had a visitor in our room! Pete the Cat left a HUGE mess!! 
  • Today we looked at another Dr. Seuss book. We read The Foot Book! The students painted with their feet! We worked on independence today. You may find some paint left on your child's feet as they had to wash their feet!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Module 13 Test
Preschool
  • Remember to wear old clothes tomorrow!

Monday, March 2, 2015

6th Grade Math
  • Chapter Review 
  • Test tomorrow
Preschool
  • It's Dr. Suess birthday! We will be celebrating all week!  Today we made a new hat for Cat in the Hat! 
  • PLEASE WEAR CLOTHES THAT CAN GET PAINT ON TOMORROW!!