Day 162

AM/PM--guided Reading and helping me with my class library Library--last day. Please make sure you have all books turned in before the end of the year or I will not be able to give you your report card. Science review--Jeopardy game Science CRT part 1 Social studies -- diary of a young girl in the Confederacy. Practicing the Gettysburg address. Class Library organizing HW: READ Memorize your part in the Gettysburg Address

Day 161

Am/Pm-Guided Reading/ Centers Science Review of Electricity and Heredity The test is tomorrow at 12:15 Music Social Studies: Today we learned about famous women of the Civil War. We learned about Clara Barton, Dorthea Dix, Sally Tompkins, Sarah Seelye and Mary Owens. Practiced our Gettysburg Address. HW: READ--Guided Reading books are due on Friday Memorize your part in the Gettysburg Address.

Day 159

AM/PM--MATH CRT SECTION 1--Everyone did a great job. Thanks for working so hard!! Math Question and Answer session Music Social Studies: Life and uniforms of the Civil War soldiers. (With Read Aloud) Extra Recess time. HW: Read and relax so that you are ready for the second part of the math CRT tomorrow.

DAY 158

AM/PM -- Centers and DRAs Guided Reading Math review: Surface Area and Volume review Library Read Aloud: Chasing LIncolns killer. Social Studies: We learned about William Tecumseh's march to the Savannah sea at the end of the Civil War. We also started memorizing the Gettysburg Address. HW: Read Math: Go over your quiz with your parents and then have them sign it. Social Studies: Memorize the 1st sentence of the Gettysburg Address. "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought on this continent and new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

Day 157

AM/PM--Centers/DRA/Guided Reading Math Review: We reviewed adding and subtracting decimals and fractions then multiplying and dividing fractions. music: Social Studies: We learned about the Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Gettysburg. We also studied the Gettysburg Address. HW: Read Go over math quiz with parents and have them sign it.

Day 156

AM/PM--DRAs, Centers, Guided Reading Math: Review. We took a quiz that covered the basics of unit 1 and 2. Then we reviewed the answers. I told them that regardless what each student got, if they took it home and had mom or dad sign it (after looking over it) they would get an automatic 100%. It has to be turned in by tomorrow. Family Meeting: Today we watch a movie clip called "Finish Strong". We then discussed the value of working hard up to the very end of school. We discussed how this characteristic could be useful in all aspects of our life. Read Aloud: New book, "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" This book is an overview of how Lincoln was assassinated. Social Studies: We started learning about the major battles of the Civil War. We learned about the first battle of the Civil War today: The battle at Fort Sumter. HW: Read you GR book (due on May 18) Have a parent look over and sign the math quiz we took today.

Day 155

AM/PM--Buddy Reading, Spelling test, Guided Reading with May books. Math Review: Today we reviewed place value, decimals values, and divisibility rules. Social Studies: We learned about the two famous generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. We had our second Language Arts CRT today. We are finished with Language arts and we will now be preparing for our Math CRT which will be taken next Thursday and Friday. We then cleaned our room and went outside for Fun Friday. HW: Read and relax ;-)