Homework News

Hello!

Wednesday's Homework:
Math: Study for Thursday's math test
Language Arts: Spelling Story

Thursday's Homework:
Language Arts: Study for vocabulary quiz
Remember that signed reading logs and homework logs are due tomorrow.

See you at the Potluck tomorrow! If you not make it, have a very happy holiday and a healthy and safe New Years celebration. I can't wait to sleep this vacation. I am dreaming of my big, mushy bed already. Just one more day until I can sleep!!!!

Cheers,
Dvora

Tuesday's Homework

Greetings!

Homework:
Math: Division Practice (Test on Thursday!)
Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms (There are 8 total words for all students this week...)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Vocabulary Words

Hello!

This week's vocabulary words work in pairs. The first word listed has a long vowel and the second word has a short vowel. The bolded vowel is the accented vowel in each word. There are eight words this week, instead of the normal six, and there will not be any bonus words this week.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Vocabulary Words:

Long Vowels Short Vowels
athlete athletic
breathe breath
revise revision
type typical

Rain, rain go away!

Hello!

So the weather this week will be a little difficult. It is important to make sure that your student is dressed appropriately for the cold weather (this is a lesson I still need to learn.) Please make sure that your child comes dressed in a warm coat and wears closed-toed shoes. If it is not raining, the students will be sent to frolic on the blustery yard amongst the puddles....

Homework:

• Language Arts: Word Sort (Short vs. long vowels)
• Math: Division Practice
• Other: Prepare work for reading groups. Most groups will be meeting to discuss the reading on Thursday. Students need to complete their "jobs" outside of class if they are not able to finish their work during the allotted class time.

Announcements:

• There will be a unit math test on Thursday. The students will receive a study guide on Wednesday. Please help your child to review their study guide in preparation for the test. The test will include friendly parts division, open number sentences (problems with variables), division word problems, map skills, and prime factorization.
• We will be having a pot luck in the classroom on Friday. If you did not receive Anne Schonfield's (Rebecca's mom) email regarding what to bring, I will try to send a paper invitation out tomorrow.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Thursday's Homework and IMPORTANT Announcements

Hello!

Homework:

Language Arts: Spelling Story
Math: Study Links, Page 85 (Long Division word problems)
Other:

• Please return any overdue library books to BAM before the December break.
• Vocabulary test tomorrow. Please help your student to study. Remember, students receive two points for every sentence; one point if they spell the word correctly and one point for using the word correctly in the sentence with appropriate context clues.
• Students will receive ten dollars each for returning their signed reading log and homework log every Friday. Please help them to remember their signed logs on Friday.
• Mr. Weis is coordinating the fifth grade student newspaper. He has issued a request for student submissions. I will give students extra credit (between $10 and $50) for their submissions. They may write a piece of fiction, a news article, a problem (to be responded to by a "Dear Abby" writer), an opinion piece, or answer the monthly question (Should kids have to wear uniforms at school?). Sorry about the late notice. Students can also email their submissions to me and I will forward them onto Mr. Weis.
• The yearbook committee will be meeting tomorrow during lunch. Students that are interested on working on the yearbook should plan to attend. I will be chairing the yearbook committee and helping them to coordinate this year's issue.
• Holiday Potluck. Next Friday, the fifth grade will be hosting a potluck in room 201. I will send out an invitation tomorrow. If you are interested in helping, please call or email me. During the potluck, I would like the students to share some of the poetry they have been working on over the past several weeks. We have been writing color poems, limericks, and diamantes. I plan to to have them work on one more style of poetry next week...

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday's Homework

Hello!

Homework:

Math: Study Links, Page 83 (Dividing with Decimals)
Language Arts: Mad Libs in preparation for writing Diamantes

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Tuesday's Homework

Dear Students,

Tonight, as always, you should be working on both your language arts and math homework assignments. Also, you may need to take some time to prepare for your literature circle discussion groups on Wednesday.

Homework:

Math: Study Links, page 81
Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms (Some words may be difficult to find appropriate antonyms and synonyms. Please just do your best and I understand if you can not find an appropriate answer here or there.)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday's Homework and Vocabulary Words

Hello!

I am late yet again; I haven't been blogging faithfully in the past couple of weeks. I guess I should fine myself for my lack of diligence regarding this blog.

Homework:

Math: Practice Set 24
Language Arts: Matching Sounded and Silent Consonants

Vocabulary:

1. signature
2. designate
3. muscle
4. column
5. haste
6. bomb
7. solemnity
8. resignation
9. hymn

There are only three bonus words this week...

Thank you,
Miss Klein

Optional Math Project

Hello!

Some students choose to begin work on an optional math project that I distributed today. Each math unit, the students will be allowed to work on an optional project. I encouraged those students that are doing well in math to undertake the endeavor. For those students that continue to struggle, I would prefer that they devoted their attention to their homework.

The first project will be due on December 18th, 2008. This is not a required project and the students that choose to do the work will receive extra credit.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Welcome Gabby!

Hello!

I would like to extend a hearty BAM welcome to our new student, Gabby! She comes to us from Livermore and I appreciate my class for doing their best to make her feel welcome!

Homework:

• Language Arts: Spelling Story and Study for Vocabulary Quiz
• Math: Finish worksheet that the students began in class today ("Friendly Parts" Division)
• Other: Return signed Math Test from last week

Tomorrow, we will finally return to regular Friday art lessons. We will continue our previous arts' education with a lesson on perspective.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday's Blog (A Day Late)

Homework:

• Language Arts: Finish work for reading groups and be ready to discuss during class on Thursday
• Math: Study Links, Page 77

We have begun to review long division. Many students are struggling with long division and I suspect it is because they can not quickly recall their multiplication table. I will be sending home flashcards over break and I suggest that the students work their bottoms off! I don't want to have to give timed multiplication tests, but I will if this continues to be a problem.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Book Clubs / Literature Circles

Hello!

Homework:

Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms
Math: Practice Set 23
Other: Begin work for Book Clubs / Literature Circles

Today the students were given books to be read as part of Book Clubs / Literature Circles. Please help your student to take good care of their book. Each group, decided how much reading they would do and when they would complete the reading by. Additionally, they were given worksheets to help with the discussions when they meet in groups. The groups and texts assigned are as follows:

Group A: Gavin, Rebecca, Shira, and Donovan
Group B: Loren, Lila, Chiharu, and Honey
Group C1: Tali, Zeb, Aerin, Jazmyn, and Marcell
Group C2: Zachary, Emily, Angel R., and Jaime
Group D: Dray, Jeanette, Harper, and Isabel
Group E: Sharif, Diamond, Angel P., and Kaya

Group A will be reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Group B will be reading Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Group C will be reading The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
Group D will be reading The Starving Time; Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary by Patricia Hermes
Group E will be reading different books each week.

The books and the reading may be used to complete the Reading Logs each week.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Verb Suffixes

Hello!

Here are this week's vocabulary words:

1. classify
2. straighten
3. beautify
4. analyze
5. lengthen
6. visualize
7. civilize
8. mistaken
9. apologize
10. diversity

(The words written in red are the bonus words. Any student that receives a perfect score on a vocabulary quiz is elligible to attempt the bonus words.)

Welcome Back!

Hello!

I hope everyone had a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I got some rest and caught up on some household chores that I had been putting off. Thank you to those students that completed their work over vacation; students had a choice and I appreciate those students that made the choice to do their work. Students will receive ample payment for a job well done! (We began our new money system today.)

Homework:

Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary
Math: Study Links, Page 75 (We began a unit on division today!)

Cheers,
Dvora

Monday's Homework (A Day Late!)

Last night's homework:

Language Arts: Anytonyms and Synonyms with last weeks vocabulary words.
Math: Practice Set 22

We will be having a Unit 3 math assessment today, as well as a test on last week's vocabulary words. Those students that were absent on November 25th will need to make up the missed assessment following Thanksgiving break.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Falling Behind!

Hello!

I guess I have fallen behind this week with blogging... Sorry about that!

Wednesday's Homework:

Language Arts: Finish Maniac Magee Illustrator Page
Math: Study Links, Page 67

Thursday's Homework:

Language Arts: Spelling Story
Math: Practice Sheet 21

Good news! I applied for a BPEF Grant to help fund teaching art in the classroom and I got it! I was given enough money to buy each student a canvas. We will be working on still life art all year and our study will culminate in the students painting an acrylic still life on canvas. Very exciting stuff!

Bummed Out!

Hello! I received very few completed poetry assignments today. I try to post the homework on my blog daily, check to make sure the students have recorded their homework on their homework logs, and give ample reminders. What else should I do? I am perplexed! Every student that completely finished their assignment was rewarded with four BAM Bucks (that includes reading the poem aloud.) Those students that did not complete their work lost their recesses for the entire week. In fifth grade, how much hand holding should I have to do? Please feel free to send me your thoughts and comments.

Homework:

Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary Words (make a list of additional words that share the common prefixes -er, -or, -ian, and -ist)
Math: Practice Sheet 20 (This assignment has two sides; please make sure that your child completes both sides.)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Vocabulary Words

Hello!

I forgot to list the vocabulary words for the week in my last post. This week's words are:

1. guardian
2. finalist
3. specialist
4. decorator
5. believer
6. Australian
7. civilian
8. Asian
9. admirer
10. creator

I have invited three more students to attempt the bonus words (which I do not thoroughly review in class.) Any student that receives a perfect score on their vocabulary test is invited to attempt all ten words.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Weather

Hello!

Last time I checked, I thought it was November. Doesn't that mean that the weather should be cooling down, not warming up. I am very sensitive to changes in temperature and weather; my allergies have been going nuts and I continue to get headaches. When will Mother Nature make up her mind?

By the way, the Cal. Women's Basketball game on Friday was a ton of fun. I am happy with how the students behaved and I might even consider taking them on additional field trips.... Here is one of the pictures I took during the game:

Homework:

Language Arts: Finish Poetry Assignment

• Assignment 1: Poetry Interview (Interview and notes due on Tuesday)
• Assignment 2: Poetry Memoir (Students should turn in all steps of the writing process. A note of clarification: This is a memoir about an "experience" with poetry. The students are not being asked to write a poem, but a memoir.)
• Assignment 3: Poetry Sharing (Practice makes perfect! Students should be prepared to share their poems with their classmates on Tuesday. They will be graded on their performance.)

Math: Study Links, Page 65

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Poetry Unit

Hello!

Students should finish at least one part of the introduction to poetry unit this evening. I will be checking on their progress tomorrow morning.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Field Trip on Friday!

Hello!

I am so excited for our field trip on Friday. We will be walking to a women's basketball game at the University of California, Berkeley at noon on Friday. We will have lunch on campus and then catch the first half of the game before returning to school in time for dismissal at 3:20 PM. Thank you to Cantey Meigs, Sarah Williams, and Mesha Shavers for volunteering to chaperon our field trip.

Homework:

LA: Start poetry unit, due Tuesday, November 18, 2008. This unit consists of three parts: an interview, a poetry memoir, and an oral reading of a poem. I will check in with the students on Friday morning in order to assess their progress. It is important that the students now leave this assignment to the last minute, as many did with their social studies presentations. In the future, I will be assigning interim check-ins in order to help students pace their work out over several days.
Math: Study Links, Lesson 3.7
Other: Study for the math and vocabulary quizzes on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Students took home their vocabulary cards and their math notebooks to help them study.
Permission slips due tomorrow!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Taking a Break

Greetings!

I thought I would try to get the blog done early this afternoon. I have a break between parent conferences and so I am going to quickly blog this evening's homework.

Homework:

Language Arts: Spelling story with comparative (words that compare two people or objects) and superlative (words that compare three or more people or objects) words. Comparative and superlative words are easy to identify by their suffixes. Comparative words end with the suffix -er and superlative words end with the suffix -est.
Math: Study Links, page 61

There will be a vocabulary quiz and a brief math quiz tomorrow.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Exhausted

Greetings!

I am sorry my posts have come so late in the evening, but between a School Governance Council meeting, speaking at the PTA meeting, and parent conferences, I have been stretched a little thin. To be honest, I am exhausted and it is only Wednesday. I can't wait to catch up on rest over the four day weekend!

Homework:

Math: Practice Set 14

Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms

Please remind your child to raise their hand when they have a question or would like to talk. Several students are having trouble remembering this rule...

Cheers,

Miss Klein

Election Day!

Hello and Happy Election Day!

I just got home from parent-teacher conferences and performing my civic duty by voting! Yeah! I am crossing my fingers, for what, I can't say exactly. Let me just say that I am hopeful that there will be a positive change in the American Government.

Homework:

Math: Study Links, Page 59 and Practice Sheet 17

Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary

Other: Reciprocal teaching worksheet with Bonnie and Clyde

Cheers,

Miss Klein

Parent Conference

Happy Monday!

Tomorrow Parent-Teacher conferences begin. Please try to be on time and feel free to call my cell phone or the school if you are running late or don't think you can make it. The weather makes things especially difficult. Can't wait to sit down with y'all and talk...

Homework will not change because of the shortened day schedule (just so you know.) Luckily the schedule does not cut into our academic day very much, it just encroaches upon Music and Dance.

Homework:

Language Arts: Reciprocal Teaching worksheet on Bonnie and Clyde due on Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Math: Study Links page 58
Other: Study for Vocabulary Quiz from last week (words are listed in a previous post)

Vivid Vocabulary:

This weeks words all have comparative suffixes. The suffix -er is commonly used when comparing two objects. When comparing more than two objects, use the suffix -est. And of course, we change a y to an i when we add an -er or -est.

1. quietest
2. crummiest
3. stranger
4. fanciest
5. kindest
6. earlier

Bonus words:

1. murkier
2. emptier
3. shiniest
4. trickiest

Cheers,
Miss Klein

I will try to post Halloween pictures sometime this week. Please check back often.

Thursday's Homework

Hello!

Well it looks like it is going to rain tomorrow. Today was awfully rough; most likely due to the holiday tomrrow. I am a little worried about the Halloween behavior and the rain. If you have volunteered to help with the party, please, please, please make sure you come in! The more the merrier and the easier it will be to keep the little gobblins and monsters in check! If the rain continues, the parade will be modified to circle the school....

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday's Homework

Hello!

Math: Study Links, Page 55
Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms
Reminder: Reciprocal Teaching worksheet on the Frankenstein story are due tomorrow, October 30th.Please complete the "Halloween Party" form and return it to me by tomorrow morning. I have already purchased plates, cups and napkins for Friday's festivities. I have also purchased several small pumpkins in case your child is unable to procure one before Friday. Please do not send any candy with your child on Friday or in the weeks to come; I would prefer it if your child enjoyed their Halloween candy at home!

There will be no homework on Thursday evening! Enjoy the rare evening off!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Tuesday's Homework

Hello! Halloween is almost here and I think I am going crazy! Please keep your child away from the candy. Step away from the candy...


Math: Study Links, Page 51 (I mixed up Monday and Tuesday's homework, Opps!)
Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary Worksheet - Find as many words as you can with the suffixes -y, -ly, and -ily.

We will be having a Halloween party of some sort on Friday. Please email me with your ideas! I would like to show a movie in the morning and do some sort of holiday art activity. Suggestions and volunteers are more than welcome.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday's Homework

Hello!

• Math: Study Links, Page 53
• Language Arts: Spelling Sort (Sort the words into adjectives and adverbs.)
• Words: fluently, squeaky, squirmy, politely, seriously, readily
• Bonus words: generously, briefly, hastily, eagerly
  
• Other: Reciprocal Teaching with the article Frankenstein's Monster. In class, the students complete one of the four roles (clarify, question, summarize, and predict) in a cooperative Reciprocal Teaching group. As an assessment of the students' progress, I am asking that students complete each of the four roles independently. Due Thursday, October 30, 2008

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Homework

Math: Study for the math test on Friday. The students completed a study guide this afternoon that they can use to help them study for the test.
Language Arts: Vocabulary Story (Optional)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Homework:

Math: Study Links page 41

Language Arts: Antonyms and Synonyms

Gardening:

Today, we had the pleasure of joining Kate in the garden. The students harvested lettuce and cherry tomatoes and made a salad for everyone to enjoy. Kate also delighted the students with a taste of pumpkin bread. When I mentioned that I loved to cook, she gave me two pumpkins so that I can make some more bread for the class. Thank you, Kate!

Cheers,

Miss Klein

Monday and Tuesday All in One

Hello!

Opps, I forgot to post the homework last night. Sorry about that! I should get 40 lashes with a wet noodle (just joking, of course.)

Monday's Homework:

Math: Study Links page 41
Language Arts: Word Hunt with the prefixes pre- (before), fore- (before), post- (after), and after- (after.) This weeks key words are:

1. Preposition
2. Prehistoric
3. Forethought
4. Afterword
5. Postdate
6. Prefix
   

Tuesday's Homework:

Math: Practice Set 15 (Students are learning to multiply decimals)
Social Studies: Native American Project due October 27, 2008 . Students will be given time in class to do research on their tribes as well as access to multiple books and resources. This is the culminating project for social studies this quarter.

Substitutes:

Please talk with your child about their behavior today. I had a half-day substitute today so that I could finish the reading assessments. In the words of one of the students, the class was "wretched" today. The students wrote letters home explaining their behavior. Please sign the letter and return it with your child tomorrow.

Upcoming events:

District Writing Test (Memoir) on Thursday, October 23rd
District Math Test on Friday, October 24th
Social Studies Projects due on Monday, October 27th
Halloween Party (?) and Parade on Friday, October 31st
Parent Conferences will begin the week of November 3rd. I will send a sheet reminding you of your scheduled appointment or requesting you to sign up for an appointment this week.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Hello!

Homework:

Language Arts: Vivid Vocabulary Story using the six key words. Students will be asked to write sentences on Fridays as a way of evaluating that word learning.
Math: Stacy (Study Links) page 39 and study for the Math Quiz on Friday (students should have brought home an annotated study guide and/or their vocabulary word rings).

Assorted News Items:

• The BAM Buck Store will open this Friday after lunch. Thank you to Anne (Rebecca's mother) for volunteering to help run the store!
  
• Students will get a chance to vote on Miss Klein's Halloween costume on Friday. I will post the results of the vote on my blog over the weekend.
  
• We will finally finish the Native American unit early next week and begin learning about the explorers. Students will be placed into new table groups for this next unit. I will allow them to choose appropriate groups, within reason.
  

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Hello!

Homework:

Language Arts: List the synonyms and antonyms of the words listed below. Then draw a picture to illustrate each of the six words (you may want to use words to annotate your pictures.) Here are the six key vocabulary words we are working on this week:

1. informal
2. infrequent
3. unknown
4. dishonest
5. discourage
6. mischief

Math: Stacy (Study Links) page 37

Star Athletic Students:

Congratulations to the following students for volunteering to run a mile today (9 laps of the field): Jaime, Lila, Loren, Rebecca, Angel R., Chiharu, Harper, Jazmyn, Dray, Diamond, and Marcell. They will each receive a BAM Buck for their efforts tomorrow.

Friday Math Quiz:

We will be having a math quiz on Friday. The following areas will be covered on the quiz:

1. Partial sums algorithm
2. Trade-first subtraction algorithm
3. Adding and subtracting decimals (especially in combination with whole numbers, such as 8 - 2.3 = n)
4. Place value from one hundred million through thousandths
5. Expanded notation
6. Key vocabulary terms: Maximum, minimum, mean, mode, median, and range
7. Prime factorization

Cheers, Miss Klein

P.S. I still have a cold, but I am hanging in there. I will survive! Thank you to Sarah for the tea this morning.

Word Wizards

Greetings!

Today we were all sad to say goodbye to Ilya. He is returning to England to finish the school year. Sarah Williams (Thank you!) made some delicious cupcakes to say "goodbye" and many of the students made cards.

Language Arts: Today the students sorted a list of words by the following prefixes: un- (not), in- (not), dis- (not / undo), and mis- (bad / badly). They then made a list of the sorted words on the "Vivid Vocabulary" worksheet. Tonight the students will list as many additional words with the above prefixes as they can think of. (Students should not use a dictionary or thesaurus; that would be cheating!!!!)

Math: Practice Sheet 12

Word Wizards:

Every week, the students will add six new language arts vocabulary words to their word rings. In an effort to get the word learning to go beyond rote memorization (transferring the words from the short to long term memory), students will be asked to look for the six new words beyond the classroom. They will be given points for each time they find the word in text or they use the words in their daily conversation and writing. Unfortunately, I left the words in the classroom this afternoon. The students should have highlighted their words on the "Vivid Vocabulary" worksheet. The first two words were: Informal and infrequent. I will post the rest in the morning.

Cheers,

Miss Klein

PS. I seem to have come down with a cold, but I have made a promise not to miss a day of school. I will do my best to hang in there!

Multicultural Potluck

Shalom!

I had the pleasure of attending the multicultural potluck this evening. Friday is my day to catch up on laundry and sleep. I wasn't planning on attending, but Loren and Gavin convinced me to stick around. After a long walk down to the corner of Cedar and San Pablo with Miss Hamilton, I was recharged after a long day of work.

It was a great event! I love the BAM families and their dedication to the school. I have never had the pleasure of working with such a dedicated and enthusiastic PTA. There was so much food and cheer, it was amazing! I got to chat with Shira, Loren, Gavin, Honey, Chiharu, and their families.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful school. I am so happy to be at BAM and I hope to stick around for years to come!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

PS. I sent Reading Logs home with the students today so that students can record their reading on Monday. Have a great three day weekend!

Thursday's Homework

Greetings!

Today was a little rough. During mathematics, we tried to play a game with the Everyday Math Grab-It Gauges, but it proved too difficult for the students to focus on. After the failed attempt at the game, it was hard to reign the students back in. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

Tonight's homework:

• Language Arts: List the synonyms and antonyms for six of the words from the vocabulary list. Then draw a picture for each word.
• Math: Practice Set 8
• Reading and Homework Logs are due tomorrow (please make sure to get everything signed.)
  

Cheers,

Miss Klein

Reminder, there will be no school for students on Monday, October 13th. I will pass out the Homework and Reading Logs tomorrow (Friday) for next week.

Students who have completed all of their homework this week will receive a BAM Buck on Friday; this includes the Reading Log. I may choose to pay additional BAM Bucks for work well done, like neat Reading Logs, but I will decide in the morning...

Hello!

I absolutely love the fall, but I can't wait for the weather to cool down...

Vivid Vocabulary

Hello!

Today was a great day! We have started writing groups and we are getting ready to start Reciprocal Teaching groups next week! Yeah! I am really happy with the progress the students have been making...

Tonight's homework is to write a "Spelling Story" with eight of the words we are working on this week. (Spelling is a misnomer, we are really working of learning new vocabulary words.) The words this week fall into four distinct groups:

Un- words: Unopened, unread, unheated, unattached, unplanned, and unglued
Re- words: Repackage, reinstall, reconsider, reaction, reform, and reassure
Dis- words: Discontinue, distrust, disorder, disengage, disease, and disclose
Mis- words: Misfortune, mislead, misconduct, misplace, misstep, and mistake

Cheers,
Miss Klein

(If the students use more than eight of the vocabulary words, they will get a BAM Buck.)

Walk to School Day!

Hello!

Tomorrow is International Walk to School Day! Please try your best to walk to school, if it is possible. I have been wracking my brain to try to figure out the best way for me to get to school tomorrow... I live a good 8 miles from campus and I pick a student up on my way in. Tomorrow, I will park way down below Martin Luther King and walk the rest of the way to school. That is the best solution I could come up with. Please feel free to email me if you have a better idea.

Tonight's homework:
Math: Stacy (Study Links) page 33 and Practice Worksheet 11
As always, read 20 minutes and record your summary on the pink Reading Log.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

P.S. (Just for students...) If you walk to school and can convince your parents to write you a short, signed note, I will gladly give you a BAM Buck.

Monday's Homework

Happy Monday!

Tonight's homework is:
Language Arts: Context clues worksheet
Math: Place Value Addition

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Friday News

Opps! I forgot to post again...

Last night's homework was one page from the mathematics Study Links
book, also known as Stacy. In addition, students turn in their green
Reading Folders with their pink Reading Logs every Friday. (I did not
receive eight out of 26 folders today. Yikes!)

The students got to experiment with a multi-object organic still life this
afternoon. We used artist charcoal which tends to make quite a mess.
I have applied for a grant to buy additional art supplies, including charcoal
pencils, which are definitely less messy and easier to work with. In the
interim, please feel free to send a smock with your child for Fridays, if you are worried about their clothing. If I receive the BPEF grant, this year will culminate in the students painting a still life on a stretched canvas. Cross your fingers!

Today the students got to go to the BAM Bucks Store. They were quite
happy with their purchases. Thank you for your donations and checks; I
plan to do some shopping this weekend and add some new and exciting
items to our store.

We will begin the formal writing workshop program on Monday. Yeah!
The students will work on their memoirs in small, ability-leveled groups.
Mr. Weis and I will also begin to work on higher-level spelling skills next
week, focusing on word solving strategies (root words, suffixes, and
prefixes.)

Here comes the rain! Stay dry and
have a wonderful weekend!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday Homework

Hello!

Picture day was crazy! Any little thing that throws off our daily schedule totally
disrupts the flow of the classroom. I have made a promise to the students not
to ever be sick this year because I can't imagine leaving them with a substitute...
Let's hope I can keep that promise!!!

Language Arts: Context clues worksheet. Again, students will receive extra credit
for identifying the type of context clues in each sentence. (I will publish a list of
the context clues the students have identified, as a class, on the internet, when I get a chance.)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

PS. Happy October! I think I will solicit student suggestions for my Halloween
costume this year. Please feel free to send me some ideas and/or help me to put
something wonderful together.

Hello!

Social Studies: Identify the major attributes of the four epochs we have been studying (worksheet.) We summarized a chapter of the social studies text America Will Be together as a class. The students then recorded the interactive summary in their yellow social studies notebooks. Students should use the summary to complete the worksheet.

Language Arts: Context clues worksheet. *For extra credit (a BAM buck), students may choose to identify the type of context clue (synonym, example, cause & effect, antonym, appositive, definitional, comma string, etc...) used in each sentence.

Learning how to use context clues in order to clarify unknown and/or difficult vocabulary is an essential skill students must master as they begin to read increasingly more difficult levels of text.

Reminder: Tomorrow is picture day!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday's Homework

Hello!

Today was a good day in the classroom; the students' behavior has really
begun to improve as they have become adjusted to the new routines and
procedures.

Math: Stacy, pages 23 and 27
Other: Multicultural Doll due Friday, October 3rd

This Wednesday is Picture Day! Don't forget to send Monday with your
child if you would like school pictures.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday and Thursday's Homework!

Opps! I forgot to post the homework yesterday...

Wednesday's Homework:
Language Arts: Appositive Worksheet
Math: Stacy, page 19

Thursday's Homework:
Math: Stacy, page 21
Study Jerry (Math Journal) pages 1 to 26 in preparation for a math test on Friday!
Other: Bring a fruit or a vegetable for still life drawing on Friday.

Don't forget to bring the signed Homework and Reading Logs tomorrow.

If you would like to order books, the orders are due on Monday, September 29th.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

No Homework!

Howdy,

We weren't able to get through our math lesson today. I will not send home work that we have not first reviewed in the classroom, thus there is not any homework this evening. Enjoy the rare evening off.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday Homework

Happy Monday!

Please make sure to read the Fifth Grade News that Mr. Weis and I will try to send home every Monday afternoon.

Homework:
Math: Stacy, page 17
Social Studies: Lesson 1
Please read for 20 minutes and remember to write down a short summary, questions, and words that need clarification.

Thank you for the donations to the BAM Bucks Store. The store will open again this Friday afternoon.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Friday Homework

Hello!

A few students took home their memoir writing over the weekend. Please do not help them with their writing. This writing piece will serve as the pre-assessment I will use to group students in writing groups for Writers' Workshop. I do not like to send work over the weekend, but the students chose to finish their work on their own time.

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Thursday Homework

Greetings!

Tomorrow is Friday! Please return the green Reading Folder and the blue Homework Folder tomorrow. Both the Reading Log and Homework Log should be signed by a parent. The vocabulary sheets, both math and social studies, are also due tomorrow.

Language Arts: Summarizing
Math: Stacy, Page 13

The students have dance tomorrow afternoon.

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Wednesday Homework

Greetings!

Today was quite an exciting day. The students had a great time playing soccer during physical education this afternoon (I broke my shoe.)

Math: Vocabulary Sheet (due Friday)

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Tuesday Homework

Language Arts: Questioning (Students should write questions about the story "How the Bear Lost his Tail.")
Mathematics: Stacy Page 13

Cheers,
Miss Klein

Monday Homework

Tonight's homework:

Language Arts: Nothing
Mathematics: Stacy, Page 11 (We have nicknamed the Study Links' Book "Stacy." Stacy is the book from which the students pull their math homework sheets.)
Social Studies: Vocabulary Sheet (due Friday)

Please make sure to check out the first edition of the First Grade News (copied on bright blue paper.)

Happy Monday,
Miss Klein

Reading Log

Please remember to keep track of your nightly reading on your Reading Log. Each week, you will receive a new pink Reading Log in your green Reading Folder.

Please try to come up with a question regarding your reading and any words or ideas you need help clarifying. You should also write a two sentence summary of your reading.

I will collect the green Reading Folders on Friday mornings. Students and parents should sign the logs as a verification that reading was done nightly.

Thank you,
Miss Klein

Welcome!

Hello!

Welcome to Miss Klein's Homework Blog. I will try to update the blog daily with
information about daily assignments and upcoming events.

Cheers,
Dvora