Revising with lenses

We revised our writing with different lenses such as: lens of word choice, figurative language, transitions, elaboration, and exciting opening and closing sentences.  

Pajama day

Green day

We wore green and donated pennies to pennies for patients.  

Essay plan

Main idea anchor chart

Division

Updates

Good Morning!  I hope everyone had a nice weekend!
Conference forms went home last week.  Please indicate if you would like a conference, and I will get you a time for Thursday, March 6th.

We are kicking off our Pennies for Patients Project this week! It will last for two weeks.

Wednesday February 26 – Green day. Wear as much green as you can and bring in pennies. See if everyone and your class can come in wearing green.

Friday Feb. 28 – Pajama day. Wear your PJ’s to school and bring in nickels.

Tuesday March 4 – Inside out/backwards day. Wear your clothes backwards or inside out and bring in dimes.

Thursday March 6 – Hat day. Wear your favorite hat and bring in quarters.

Friday March 7 – BYOG. Bring your own gum and collect dollars (this is a half day).

This week in Curriculum: 

In math, we have finished our unit on multiplication, but we still need to keep practicing our multiplication facts.  We will use our facts knowledge in our next unit which is division.  We will learn division strategies, remainders, and long division procedures.  

In English Language Arts, we will be working on finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details of a piece of reading.  We will also continue to work on close reading and constructed response comprehension questions.  In writing we are continuing to work on our Historical Fiction Books.  We are drafting Chapter 4, historical essays.  Then we will learn how to place text features and direct quotes into nonfiction writing.  This week is a B-week for writer's notebooks, so B-week writers should have 10 entries by Friday.  We are going to get new Spelling words today.  Our Spelling test will be Friday, March 14th.  

Have a great week!  As always let me know any questions you have!  

Rams day

Play 60 Rams assembly

Play 60 Rams assembly

Science and Social Studies Updates

Science- We are beginning Chapter 7 in science this week.  Our first lesson will focus on the properties of matter, such as color, size, shape, mass, weight, and volume.

Social Studies- We are finishing our US Regions news report/commercials. Stay tuned for the link. We will be sending their news report/commercial to their e-mail when the project is finished. 

Updates

Good morning!  I hope you all had a nice, relaxing weekend, and enjoyed your extra day off.  Thank you to everyone who helped with the Valentine's Party.  I know the kids truly enjoyed themselves.

I am very excited to let you all know we are getting a new member to our classroom today.  His name is Case.  I look forward to seeing all of our students welcome him.

Prism is this week on Thursday.  If your child is participating, please make sure to get the prism in for checking as soon as possible.

This week in curriculum:

In math, we are finishing up our unit on multiplication.  We are reviewing processes for 2x2 digit multiplication and we will take our Unit 4 test on Thursday.  We will review it on Friday. Study guides will come home today and will be due Thursday morning.  We will begin division next week.

In English Language Arts, we are finishing up our unit on Figurative Language.  We are continuing to work on close reading and answering constructed response questions.  We will then begin learning how to find the main idea of a piece of reading, and how to prove that it is the main idea using supporting details.  In writing we are continuing to work on our Informational Nonfiction Books.  We are beginning chapter 4, which is writing an essay about why the subtopic is important to the revolutionary war.  We are going to pick back up with Writer's Notebooks this week.  Students should write 5 minutes each night, and A-week writers should turn in notebooks on Friday with 9 entries.  We also have our spelling test this Friday.  Tic Tac Toes are due Friday morning.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Valentine's Day Parties

Valentine's Day Parties

Dress like a teacher day!

Classroom teachers: 

P.E. Teachers: 

Dr. Hamby: 

Buddy Day

Multiplying 2 digits by digits traditional method

Estimating products

Social Studies Updates

In Social Studies, students are creating a news report or commercial to discuss one of the six United States regions. Their news report or commercial will be recorded for you to see! Stay tuned......

Science Updates

In Science, students are learning how forces such as volcanoes, earthquakes, and landslides can change the shape of the earth rapidly.  If your student is doing a PRISM project, don't forget that PRISM Night is February 20th.  If possible, it would be great if your student can have his/her project at school by February 18th, so it can be looked over before the exhibition.  

Updates

Good morning!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We have a very busy and fun week ahead.

This week's events: 

Tuesday - 6:30  in the cafeteria - the rescheduled SPTG Fine Arts Night

Wednesday - Early dismissal -1:40 - This will also be our Buddy day, and Character Club will meet.  

Thursday, Feb 13th is Dress like a teacher day.  On Thursday if 3rd-5th bring in their Jump Rope for Heart (JRFH) donation envelope or donations they receive a sticker. For K-5 can bring in any donation for a sticker.  If anyone donates $5 or more they receive a duck.  Students do not need to bring in a donation to dress like a teacher.  If a child brings in a donation they are not required to dress up.  Donations/envelopes can be brought in before Thursday.  

Friday is Jump Rope for Heart (3rd-5th only) and wear Red Day (K-5). 

Valentine's Day parties are also on Friday from 1:45-2:45.  This is our final school-wide classroom party.  We will be passing out our Valentine's earlier in the day.  If your child would like to make a box for their Valentine's at home and bring it in, they are more than welcome too.  If not, I will be providing them with a bag to decorate.  

This week in curriculum: 

This week in math, students will learn how to multiply two digits by two digits, such as 24 x 36.  This is a hard skill for students to learn because it requires students to understand not only their math facts, but also to follow multiple steps with organization.  We will teach them multiple ways to solve problems such as these, to help them with their understanding, as well as how to estimate to check.  Our quiz will not be until the following week.  

In English Language Arts, we are continuing to learn about Figurative Language.  This will be our final week on this skill.  We will be focusing on Personification this week, as well as putting it all together.  We will also continue to learn about close reading and using R.A.P.P with constructed response questions.  Book Projects are due Monday, February 24th.  

In writing we are continuing to learn about writing Historical Informational books.  We are finishing up Chapter 2 today, all about a focused topic, such as the Boston Tea Party.  We will begin learning to write Chapter 3 tomorrow, focusing on writing a historical fiction account of a small, important moment.  We will continue our pause on writer's notebooks, due to the need to research for homework.  

Spelling tic tac toes, are not due until next Friday, February 21st.  

Have a great week!  It should be a really fun one!!! 

As always, please let me know any questions or concerns you have!  

Math anchor chart

Close reading

Close reading -- making sure our thinking gets deeper each time we read.  

1st read- silently read, and think "what did I read?"

2nd read- add think marks as you read again. 

3rd read- reread with a question or purpose in mind.  

Social Studies Updates

Social Studies: We are working on a Google Drive Power Point over The American Revolution and learning about the six regions of the United States. The students will be creating a commercial or news report about their region. 

Updates

I hope everyone had a nice weekend and enjoyed the Superbowl yesterday!  If you participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring make sure all donations make it to Sappington by tomorrow, February 4.

This week in curriculum:

In math, we are taking our Chapter 10 quiz tomorrow over multiplication by 1 digit.  Students will need to complete the study guide for practice tonight.  We will review it in class tomorrow before the quiz.  The quiz will cover multiplication 1x2, 1x3, and 1x4 digit multiplication, estimating, and a few word problems.  Knowledge of math facts is very important to make students successful in this unit.  Because it is so important, we are going to have students studying their facts 2-3 minutes a night Monday through Thursday nights and filling out a math facts log to show how they practiced.  We will then begin chapter 11 and 12 which gets into bigger multiplication problems and next week 2x2 digit problems.  Also, to keep students math knowledge with word problems fresh, we will be giving them weekly math assignments with 5 word problems on each page.  They will come home every Friday, and will be due the following Friday.

In English Language Arts, we are continuing to learn about Figurative Language.  We will be learning about Idioms and Personification.  We will also be continuing our work on construction response questions using Close Reading Strategies (Anchor Chart to Follow).  Book Projects are due February 24th.
In Writing we are continuing to work on our Historical Informational Books.  We will begin to plan and draft Chapter 1 (All about the American Revolution).  We will then begin to plan and draft Chapter 2 (All about the Focused Topic).  Writer's notebooks will be on a pause throughout this unit, as students will need to be researching to fill in dates and names of their topic for homework.
In Spelling, students will be getting new words today, and will be tested over them Friday, February 21st.

Breakfast and Books!  Come join us for breakfast and books!  You can read in the library and enjoy your breakfast (either bring your own or buy here at school).

When: 8:00-8:30 a.m. in the Sappington Library EVERY Thursday

Starting February 6th.

Breakfast will be available for purchase in the cafeteria and can be brought to the library.

Parent READbox: Announcing Sappington's new parent "READbox!" As a parent resource in the lobby, we are adding several titles to book shelves about topics of interest such as ADHD, anxiety, stress, parenting tips, divorce, and learning disabilities. Our goal with this space is to encourage parents to read and to provide you with resources that may be of value when struggling with various issues. We are calling this READbox because we want to encourage staff and parents to borrow and return these materials as you need.

Tomorrow night:  There is an SPTG meeting and Fine Arts Celebration at 6:45

Thursday: School Store

Have a great week, and as always let me know if you have any questions or concerns.