3rd-5th grade students will begin taking the PARCC assessment next week. Beginning March 3rd and ending on March 9th, students will spend roughly an hour and a half each morning taking this assessment. Take a look at Juliette Low’s spring newsletter: http://d9bocz1hk01o6.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2014/09/Spring-2015.pdf Our school has a subscription to Raz-Kids. This is a site that…
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Tuesday 2/24
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Monday 2/23
Posted on February 23, 2015Our new integrated literacy unit focuses on matter and energy. While we will discuss matter, our main focus will be on the different forms of energy. At the end of the unit students will be authors of an informative Q & A (question & answer) book. Last week the class had the opportunity to explore Q…
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Wednesday 2/18
Posted on February 18, 2015We had a writer’s celebration last Friday! The class has been working diligently on writing, revising, and editing their Jewish Migration article… then it was finally time to show off all their hard work! The authors hung up their articles around the room for their classmates to read and make positive comments about on post-it notes. This…
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Tuesday 2/17
Posted on February 17, 2015There will not be a phonics focus this week; therefore, there will be no spelling homework or test. This is due to the shortened school week. FYI: Headphones are used frequently throughout the school week. Lately many headphones have been accidentally broken or lost. Our LRC sells headphones for $5 OR students are welcome to…
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Friday 2/13
Posted on February 13, 2015This afternoon we participated in a Jump Rope for Heart celebration! Take a look at some photos from the celebration below. Have a great Valentine’s Day weekend!
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Monday 2/9
Posted on February 9, 2015Valentine’s Day is Saturday. Although we do not have a Valentine’s party, I will give our students a little time at the end of the day on Friday to pass out any Valentine’s. So we have no broken hearts, we have 19 students in our class, please either send a Valentine for each student, or…
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Tuesday 2/3
Posted on February 3, 2015Good afternoon! Fractions were introduced in math class today. In this unit on fractions, students will be introduced to fraction notation and develop understanding of equivalent fractions using number line diagrams and other visual models. They will learn that the numerator represents the number of portions and the denominator represents the size of the…
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Monday 1/26
Posted on January 26, 2015Happy Monday 🙂 I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. As your child may have told you, I am out of the classroom today, tomorrow, and Thursday for Math Curriculum Design Training (CDT). It is my intention for the school days to go as smoothly as possible with the substitute(s). I have tried my…
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Wednesday 1/14
Posted on January 14, 2015Happy Wednesday! Our classroom was chosen to show Libertyville School District how we use Nexus tablets in the classroom. The visitors observed our classroom for approximately 15 minutes this morning while the students participated in a NearPod lesson on commas. The class did a great job of showcasing the technology and answering any questions…
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Tuesday 1/13
Posted on January 13, 2015We have began to focus on standard 3.OA.8 in math class. This standard covers the following: 3.OA.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations (+, -, x, ÷.) Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. During…
