Monday was one of those days you just can't plan for....
but I tried!
Walking to work in the snow is always fun, even when it is just flurries. As the day progressed, those flurries picked up and snow was starting to fall....
Four of my girls showed up early to help out. Maranda, Dilenny, Kimberlyn, and Adriana were there waiting for me when I got there at 7:20. They helped me take the old bulletin boards down, put new ones up, file stuff in portfolios and work folders, put grades in the grade book, and even made a hanging showcase for our Infographics to hang in the hallway for all to admire. I tell you, these girls could rule the world. So helpful!
I picked up the class in the gym at 8:15. We said our pledge and then headed upstairs. We had morning announcements, sharpened pencils, unpacked, and got ready for the day. We started the day as we always do, READING!
1st Period - Class Novel "The Indian in the Cupboard" Chapter 7. We read and discussed the chapter and made sure that we understood what was going on with the characters. We also finally started talking about the major theme "responsibility". We ended the chapter and then did a mini-lesson on direct quotes. We decided to review this after looking at their writing they have been doing in class.
2nd Period - Dance
3rd / 4th Periods- I picked them up from dance and we returned to class. We finished working on our direct quote practice. They were given a 14 questions test to see if they had paid close attention to the direct quote mini-lesson and practice work. One of the other teachers came to cover the class while all the 4th grade teachers met with the math consultant to go over the students results from their "show what you know" test and then make a plan for what we will do to make sure they are ready for the State Test in mid-April. While I was gone, the students read Chapter 8 of "The Indian in the Cupboard" and worked on completing a 20 question comprehension quiz on chapters 5-8. They were also given a writing prompt to complete using the RACE method we have been using all year. I was gone for most of 3rd and half of 4th. When I returned the students were still finishing their independent work and taking AR tests using the nonfiction green readers.
5th Period - Students who were finished with all their independent work went across the hall to the library to start their AR tests, Waggle Math, or AR Math 2.0. The students who were not done took their work with them and camped out at the tables to finish. A few of the students were having issues concentrating and would not stop talking. They were dealt with and the rest finished their work.
6th Period - Lunch
7th Period - the snow was really coming down and it was announced that the school would be closed on Tuesday due to the impending blizzard. We passed out two math practice sheets on skills we have already covered so the students could practice and review these skills while at home (one on multiplication and one on division). I also made sure they had their Independent Reading books (IR) to take home because they have to have it read by Friday! After we were packed up and ready to go, we read an article on the properties of matter (solid, liquid gas and physical and chemical changes). After reading it, the students completed a few questions to see how their non-fiction reading comprehension was holding up. We were asked to leave a little early due to the weather so we made the room was left clean and organized and headed outside to the snow.
Homework:
Reading: Read your independent reading book 45-60 minutes each day.
Math: Multiplication Kumon #20
Math: Division Kumon #12
but I tried!
Walking to work in the snow is always fun, even when it is just flurries. As the day progressed, those flurries picked up and snow was starting to fall....
Four of my girls showed up early to help out. Maranda, Dilenny, Kimberlyn, and Adriana were there waiting for me when I got there at 7:20. They helped me take the old bulletin boards down, put new ones up, file stuff in portfolios and work folders, put grades in the grade book, and even made a hanging showcase for our Infographics to hang in the hallway for all to admire. I tell you, these girls could rule the world. So helpful!
I picked up the class in the gym at 8:15. We said our pledge and then headed upstairs. We had morning announcements, sharpened pencils, unpacked, and got ready for the day. We started the day as we always do, READING!
1st Period - Class Novel "The Indian in the Cupboard" Chapter 7. We read and discussed the chapter and made sure that we understood what was going on with the characters. We also finally started talking about the major theme "responsibility". We ended the chapter and then did a mini-lesson on direct quotes. We decided to review this after looking at their writing they have been doing in class.
2nd Period - Dance
3rd / 4th Periods- I picked them up from dance and we returned to class. We finished working on our direct quote practice. They were given a 14 questions test to see if they had paid close attention to the direct quote mini-lesson and practice work. One of the other teachers came to cover the class while all the 4th grade teachers met with the math consultant to go over the students results from their "show what you know" test and then make a plan for what we will do to make sure they are ready for the State Test in mid-April. While I was gone, the students read Chapter 8 of "The Indian in the Cupboard" and worked on completing a 20 question comprehension quiz on chapters 5-8. They were also given a writing prompt to complete using the RACE method we have been using all year. I was gone for most of 3rd and half of 4th. When I returned the students were still finishing their independent work and taking AR tests using the nonfiction green readers.
5th Period - Students who were finished with all their independent work went across the hall to the library to start their AR tests, Waggle Math, or AR Math 2.0. The students who were not done took their work with them and camped out at the tables to finish. A few of the students were having issues concentrating and would not stop talking. They were dealt with and the rest finished their work.
6th Period - Lunch
7th Period - the snow was really coming down and it was announced that the school would be closed on Tuesday due to the impending blizzard. We passed out two math practice sheets on skills we have already covered so the students could practice and review these skills while at home (one on multiplication and one on division). I also made sure they had their Independent Reading books (IR) to take home because they have to have it read by Friday! After we were packed up and ready to go, we read an article on the properties of matter (solid, liquid gas and physical and chemical changes). After reading it, the students completed a few questions to see how their non-fiction reading comprehension was holding up. We were asked to leave a little early due to the weather so we made the room was left clean and organized and headed outside to the snow.
Homework:
Reading: Read your independent reading book 45-60 minutes each day.
Math: Multiplication Kumon #20
Math: Division Kumon #12
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