Thursday, November 3, 2011
Another day at school
This morning we corrected our ROL and then we went to library. Next we came back and corrected our math. After that we went to recess and had some fun. when we came back in we continued our Scarecrow stories. We headed to computers when we were done with our Scarecrow stories. Next, we went to lunch and again, headed out for recess. Right after recess we did science and learned about caves. Finally, we went to a third grade Ptriotic Performance. And then me and Jamie came back to blog. We had a great day. EVERYONE DONT FORGET TO GO TO MILERS ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY!!!!!!!BRING A WATER BOTTLE AND A GUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bloggers Out! by : Rachel and Jamie
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
News.....news.....news!
Hello!
Can you believe that we've been a classroom family for 11 weeks!? With November around the corner we have quite a few events coming our way so I wanted to get a bunch of information to you and also let you know about some of the great things your kids are doing!
Monday is Halloween and the kiddos ARE allowed to wear a costume to school if they choose. I'm going to be a mushroom and all 32 of them laughed in my face when I told them that! Today I told them it was actually Toad from Mario Brothers and I'm all of a sudden cool again! Monday afternoon we'll be enjoying our Harvest Party that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Hamer have arranged for us. Thank you for helping to make the day a special one for the kiddos.
Math: We are in the middle of chapter 4 in math. This chapter has been an exploration of decimals. We've been working on reading/writing decimals from the tenths to the thousandths as well as writing them as fractions. Yesterday we started working with conversions from mm to cm to dm to m. We had a great time measuring things around campus! If we continue at the same pace it looks like we'll be testing on chapter 4 next Friday and the review would come home on Wednesday. ****If your child is not consistent with their multiplication and division facts PLEASE work with them. We will begin to get into two digit by three digit multiplication and if they don't know their basic facts they will be lost. When they know their facts they breeze through the bigger problems and gain self confidence. I send home their multiplication tests every week so you know if they are improving and which problems need more practice.**** We will begin using the math Journal 2 starting at the end of December. A lot of the kiddos already have theirs. If your child doesn't have a Journal 2 yet you might want to order them one now so it is here when they need it. If they don't have a Journal then they will use the write on/wipe off plastic sleeves. This means they lose their work at the end of every day and they can't go back to look at their work to help them problem solve. I watch them flip back in their journals all the time to review steps. This is a huge part of the learning process. Amazon is where I have ordered them in the past. Julie Fahey might have some left if you would like to contact her about getting your child one.
Reading & Language Arts: The kiddos Biography presentation were AMAZING! I enjoyed watching and reading all of them. We just finished up our unit on Figurative Language. It was fun and very creative. We'll be diving into the world of Parts of Speech in the coming weeks and start Persuassive Essays on Monday. This week we completed Fall Haiku poems that will be displayed in our room so stop by and check them out. We've been working out of our Story Works curriculum the last week. Story Works is a higher level reading program that focuses on multiple genres, literary elements, writing, etc. The stories and skills are really valuable and interesting. We will begin a novel unit on Charlotte's Web next week. Last week your child should have brought home the newest book report. They just have to choose a NEW book in their lexile level and complete the sheets that were sent home. We'll be discussing these books when they hand in their reports. The book report is due for everyone on November 14. Their answers must be in complete sentences and in great detail. Please be sure that your child is turning in their reading calendars at the end of each month. This counts towards their Reading grade and holds them accountable.
S.S.-Hats off to our kiddos for their Cruisin Arizona performance! They did SO good and I couldn't be prouder. We are finishing chapter 4 today! This chapter has been about the modern Native Americans here in Arizona. We will take our test on Tuesday. Each kiddo must know the 4 groups and which tribes go in each group. Each student researched a tribe and presented it to the class. They did a great job so I expect great things on their tests. They are always allowed to take home their books to study and review. It can count as their 30 minutes of reading. From here we will be learning about the Spanish Explorers and Missionaries who came to Arizona.
Science-We have finished our study of the Scientific Method and Scientists. We performed some great experiments and had a good time comparing and contrasting different scientists who have influenced our lives. I encourage them to participate in the Science Fair since they can know the S. Method and procedures. Today we are beginning our study of Caves and Landforms to go along with Kartchner Caverns! We'll also explore the water cycle. In December Natural Disasters will be our primary focus.**We'll go spelunking in Kartchner Caverns on November 18. Look for information to come home with more details in the coming weeks. Thanks to tax credit donations for our class it looks like we'll be able to attend some other field trips this year too! Thank you so much for helping us out!
Other: Milers has started! Come on out and walk with us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:10. All of your miles will go towards our class goal as long as you put "Ronnie" on your form. You might have noticed that the kiddos have taken over the blogging duties! Every day two new students get to blog about their day and what they learned. It's a great communication tool to see what our class is doing each day. Their versions always put a smile on my face :-) The volunteer calendar has been updated online through the beginning of December. Be sure to sign up when you are in the classroom (it's located behind my office door) or if you know of a date and time you would like to help just shoot me an email and let me know. Remember that on M,W,F volunteers don't start until 10:00 but on T, TH they can start at 9:00. If you can't make your assigned date please arrange to switch with someone else or let me know since it takes time for me to put things together for the volunteers.
Thank you for your continued support in your child's education. We have an AMAZING group of kiddos in our class who make me enjoy coming to school every day. There is a special chemistry that I see and I'm happy to be a part of it!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Ronnie
Cruisin' Arizona 2011
Ronnie's Rascals
Can you believe that we've been a classroom family for 11 weeks!? With November around the corner we have quite a few events coming our way so I wanted to get a bunch of information to you and also let you know about some of the great things your kids are doing!
Monday is Halloween and the kiddos ARE allowed to wear a costume to school if they choose. I'm going to be a mushroom and all 32 of them laughed in my face when I told them that! Today I told them it was actually Toad from Mario Brothers and I'm all of a sudden cool again! Monday afternoon we'll be enjoying our Harvest Party that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Hamer have arranged for us. Thank you for helping to make the day a special one for the kiddos.
Math: We are in the middle of chapter 4 in math. This chapter has been an exploration of decimals. We've been working on reading/writing decimals from the tenths to the thousandths as well as writing them as fractions. Yesterday we started working with conversions from mm to cm to dm to m. We had a great time measuring things around campus! If we continue at the same pace it looks like we'll be testing on chapter 4 next Friday and the review would come home on Wednesday. ****If your child is not consistent with their multiplication and division facts PLEASE work with them. We will begin to get into two digit by three digit multiplication and if they don't know their basic facts they will be lost. When they know their facts they breeze through the bigger problems and gain self confidence. I send home their multiplication tests every week so you know if they are improving and which problems need more practice.**** We will begin using the math Journal 2 starting at the end of December. A lot of the kiddos already have theirs. If your child doesn't have a Journal 2 yet you might want to order them one now so it is here when they need it. If they don't have a Journal then they will use the write on/wipe off plastic sleeves. This means they lose their work at the end of every day and they can't go back to look at their work to help them problem solve. I watch them flip back in their journals all the time to review steps. This is a huge part of the learning process. Amazon is where I have ordered them in the past. Julie Fahey might have some left if you would like to contact her about getting your child one.
Reading & Language Arts: The kiddos Biography presentation were AMAZING! I enjoyed watching and reading all of them. We just finished up our unit on Figurative Language. It was fun and very creative. We'll be diving into the world of Parts of Speech in the coming weeks and start Persuassive Essays on Monday. This week we completed Fall Haiku poems that will be displayed in our room so stop by and check them out. We've been working out of our Story Works curriculum the last week. Story Works is a higher level reading program that focuses on multiple genres, literary elements, writing, etc. The stories and skills are really valuable and interesting. We will begin a novel unit on Charlotte's Web next week. Last week your child should have brought home the newest book report. They just have to choose a NEW book in their lexile level and complete the sheets that were sent home. We'll be discussing these books when they hand in their reports. The book report is due for everyone on November 14. Their answers must be in complete sentences and in great detail. Please be sure that your child is turning in their reading calendars at the end of each month. This counts towards their Reading grade and holds them accountable.
S.S.-Hats off to our kiddos for their Cruisin Arizona performance! They did SO good and I couldn't be prouder. We are finishing chapter 4 today! This chapter has been about the modern Native Americans here in Arizona. We will take our test on Tuesday. Each kiddo must know the 4 groups and which tribes go in each group. Each student researched a tribe and presented it to the class. They did a great job so I expect great things on their tests. They are always allowed to take home their books to study and review. It can count as their 30 minutes of reading. From here we will be learning about the Spanish Explorers and Missionaries who came to Arizona.
Science-We have finished our study of the Scientific Method and Scientists. We performed some great experiments and had a good time comparing and contrasting different scientists who have influenced our lives. I encourage them to participate in the Science Fair since they can know the S. Method and procedures. Today we are beginning our study of Caves and Landforms to go along with Kartchner Caverns! We'll also explore the water cycle. In December Natural Disasters will be our primary focus.**We'll go spelunking in Kartchner Caverns on November 18. Look for information to come home with more details in the coming weeks. Thanks to tax credit donations for our class it looks like we'll be able to attend some other field trips this year too! Thank you so much for helping us out!
Other: Milers has started! Come on out and walk with us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:10. All of your miles will go towards our class goal as long as you put "Ronnie" on your form. You might have noticed that the kiddos have taken over the blogging duties! Every day two new students get to blog about their day and what they learned. It's a great communication tool to see what our class is doing each day. Their versions always put a smile on my face :-) The volunteer calendar has been updated online through the beginning of December. Be sure to sign up when you are in the classroom (it's located behind my office door) or if you know of a date and time you would like to help just shoot me an email and let me know. Remember that on M,W,F volunteers don't start until 10:00 but on T, TH they can start at 9:00. If you can't make your assigned date please arrange to switch with someone else or let me know since it takes time for me to put things together for the volunteers.
Thank you for your continued support in your child's education. We have an AMAZING group of kiddos in our class who make me enjoy coming to school every day. There is a special chemistry that I see and I'm happy to be a part of it!
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Ronnie
Cruisin' Arizona 2011
Ronnie's Rascals
Thursday, October 27, 2011
We had a great day today!!!
First,we did some R.O.L. And then we did a dictation test. Then we did 4.8 and established personal references for units of measement.Then we typed our Haikus. Next we had a fabulous lunch. And talked about indian tribes and presented our indian tribes.Then we had library.Then we packed up from a fabulous day of school. Blogers out.
By Roxy and Maddy!
By Roxy and Maddy!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Great day at school!!!!!
To start off our day we went to P.E and played some fun games. When we came back in we wrote our Haikus and Mrs.Ronnie editted them. Then we did math and for math we measured five things outside or in the classroom and converted the measurements. Then we went out to recess and had some fun! we finshed our math and our Haikus. Then we went off to lunch and back to recess again. We came back and did some SSR. Then we broke up in groups and we researched different tribes. S.S. test is Tuesday!!!!!!Then to end our day we did some study hall and did our homework and packed-up to go home!
Bloggers out!!!!!!
Done by Kira and Madison
Bloggers out!!!!!!
Done by Kira and Madison
Monday, October 24, 2011
First blogers :)
Today was a great day! The day started off with D.O.R. At nine o'clock we went to music with Miss Marcy. After that we did 4.5 compute balances in a savings acount.Also unit 9 in spelling.I almost forgot resses! We took a look in our storyworks and read " Pobodys nerfect". In our Arizona book we read desert farming!
I almost forgot about compare and contract 1 scientist. Thank you for reading our blog! Blogging out!
Kaiyah & Sophia
I almost forgot about compare and contract 1 scientist. Thank you for reading our blog! Blogging out!
Kaiyah & Sophia
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Biographies-Day 3!
Today Jackie Robinson, Queen Elizabeth, George Washington, Albert Einstein, Osama Bin Laden, and Michael Jackson stopped by our room!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More Visitors!
Elvis stopped by and sang us his hit song Hound Dog. Abe Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address and Eisenhower gave us a fantastic presentation too. Houdini showed us some of his tricks, Picazzo took us on some expeditions, Wyatt Earp told us about the Wild West and Walt Disney let us in to the world of his imagination. The presentations were AMAZING!!!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Biography Book Reports!
Today we started our presentations on our Biography Book Reports! Some of the people that stopped by our room were.....Shawn Johnson, Harriet Tubman, Kristie Yamaguchi, General Patton, The Wright Brothers, JFK, and Helen Keller. It was awesome learning about them. Hats off to our first presenters!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Happenings in Room 19!
Hi Everyone!
We're finally getting into the swing of things! The kiddos have adjusted to the life of a fourth grader. I just wanted to give you an overview of where we've been and where we're heading this year!
Math: We are finishing up Unit 2 this week. We'll take our test on Wednesday. In this unit we worked with addition and subtraction of multidigit numbers and review of place value. There were multiple ways taught but the kiddos are always encouraged to use the method that they feel most comfortable with. We also worked on mean, median, mode, and range based on a set of data that we collected. That data was also used to create line plots and bar graphs. Unit 3 is taking us to multiplication and divison of multidigit numbers, number sentences and algebra. It is EXTREMELY important that your child know their multiplication and division facts or they will have a hard time with the coming chapters. Practicing flash cards at home is always helpful. There are also a bunch of practice websites they can access from my website under Extensions/Interventions.
Reading and Language Arts: We finished our first novel unit on Sing Down the Moon. This book tied in nicely with our Social Studies standards. Thank you so much for donating supplies for Navaho Tacos. We had such a great time! This week we started our study of Figurative Language. We'll be covering similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, etc. This will tie in nicely with our writing. We'll also be reading various stories out of our Imagine books and our Story Works program. We'll be taking our quiz on the 4 sentence types this week and moving into the different parts of speech. To tie into Social Studies we will be writing our own classroom constitution since Constitution Day is this Saturday. Our constitution will even be made to look like it's 200 years old! The Biography Book Report criteria went home today. This book report is due for everyone on October 3. Check the back of the sheet for the date your child presents. This is always a great assignment!
Spelling: We are on Unit 5. This means that the kiddos are responsible for 25 words at this point. I'll be sending home a list of the words to date this week. To clarify, the kiddos aren't required to complete the bonus sentences on Thursday's dictation. If they do want to try the bonus it will not count against them since they are higher level words. I encourage everyone to always try for the 4!
Social Studies: We started chapter 3 today. This chapter focuses on the Ancient Tribes in Arizona. We'll be learning about the first people to live here such as the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mogollon, Sinagua, etc. The kiddos will be creating flipbooks of their favorite tribes. This is a great chapter since it dives right into the history. The rest of our chapters will continue along the timeline of Arizona's history from here on out. This week we're working on understanding the United States Constitution since Constitution Day is on the 17th. Chapter 4 will consist of the modern tribes in Arizona.
Science: We have been busy with the Scientific Method! We will have a vocab quiz on Thursday. The kiddos have their study guides in their binders. I'm guessing they know them all already. Some of the experiments we've performed have been: Who Can Balance the Longest, Boys or Girls?, Which Diaper Holds the Most Water?, and Which Flavor of Gum Blows the Best Bubble or Stretches the Farthest?. The gum experiment was today and we had the best time chewing gum, blowing bubbles and stretching it across the room and courtyard. It was all in the name of Science! In a couple of weeks we'll be focusing more on Scientists and then moving into Landforms and the Water Cycle.
Field Trips: We're booked for Kartchner Caverns on November 18th! The permisson slip and information came home with your child today. The price of the trip includes the ticket and cost of the busses. I can take 7 chaperones on this trip. Please indicate on the form if you would like to be put in the drawing for chaperones. It is $37 per chaperone. This one of the best field trips and I know the kiddos are excited. We're still hoping to go to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Tubac in the Spring. This will depend on if we receive enough tax credit money to cover the costs. If you donate please let me know so I can plan accordingly.....and send home a thank you note!
We have a great PTO who does nothing but the best for our kiddos so please consider supporting them!
Here are a list of the upcoming PTO meetings this year.
Sept 15
Oct 20
Nov 17
Dec 8
Jan 19
Feb 9
March 15
April 19
May 10
The volunteer calendar for October and November are up in my office. Be sure to sign up for the days you want when you're in volunteering. If there is a date that you want in advance be sure to let me know. Please check the volunteer calendar for the dates you are signed up for.
The kiddos will begin blogging this week so tune in for their reports. Feel free to call me or email me with any questions. Thank you so much for your support. We have a great group of kiddos and parents!
Mrs. Ronnie
We're finally getting into the swing of things! The kiddos have adjusted to the life of a fourth grader. I just wanted to give you an overview of where we've been and where we're heading this year!
Math: We are finishing up Unit 2 this week. We'll take our test on Wednesday. In this unit we worked with addition and subtraction of multidigit numbers and review of place value. There were multiple ways taught but the kiddos are always encouraged to use the method that they feel most comfortable with. We also worked on mean, median, mode, and range based on a set of data that we collected. That data was also used to create line plots and bar graphs. Unit 3 is taking us to multiplication and divison of multidigit numbers, number sentences and algebra. It is EXTREMELY important that your child know their multiplication and division facts or they will have a hard time with the coming chapters. Practicing flash cards at home is always helpful. There are also a bunch of practice websites they can access from my website under Extensions/Interventions.
Reading and Language Arts: We finished our first novel unit on Sing Down the Moon. This book tied in nicely with our Social Studies standards. Thank you so much for donating supplies for Navaho Tacos. We had such a great time! This week we started our study of Figurative Language. We'll be covering similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, etc. This will tie in nicely with our writing. We'll also be reading various stories out of our Imagine books and our Story Works program. We'll be taking our quiz on the 4 sentence types this week and moving into the different parts of speech. To tie into Social Studies we will be writing our own classroom constitution since Constitution Day is this Saturday. Our constitution will even be made to look like it's 200 years old! The Biography Book Report criteria went home today. This book report is due for everyone on October 3. Check the back of the sheet for the date your child presents. This is always a great assignment!
Spelling: We are on Unit 5. This means that the kiddos are responsible for 25 words at this point. I'll be sending home a list of the words to date this week. To clarify, the kiddos aren't required to complete the bonus sentences on Thursday's dictation. If they do want to try the bonus it will not count against them since they are higher level words. I encourage everyone to always try for the 4!
Social Studies: We started chapter 3 today. This chapter focuses on the Ancient Tribes in Arizona. We'll be learning about the first people to live here such as the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mogollon, Sinagua, etc. The kiddos will be creating flipbooks of their favorite tribes. This is a great chapter since it dives right into the history. The rest of our chapters will continue along the timeline of Arizona's history from here on out. This week we're working on understanding the United States Constitution since Constitution Day is on the 17th. Chapter 4 will consist of the modern tribes in Arizona.
Science: We have been busy with the Scientific Method! We will have a vocab quiz on Thursday. The kiddos have their study guides in their binders. I'm guessing they know them all already. Some of the experiments we've performed have been: Who Can Balance the Longest, Boys or Girls?, Which Diaper Holds the Most Water?, and Which Flavor of Gum Blows the Best Bubble or Stretches the Farthest?. The gum experiment was today and we had the best time chewing gum, blowing bubbles and stretching it across the room and courtyard. It was all in the name of Science! In a couple of weeks we'll be focusing more on Scientists and then moving into Landforms and the Water Cycle.
Field Trips: We're booked for Kartchner Caverns on November 18th! The permisson slip and information came home with your child today. The price of the trip includes the ticket and cost of the busses. I can take 7 chaperones on this trip. Please indicate on the form if you would like to be put in the drawing for chaperones. It is $37 per chaperone. This one of the best field trips and I know the kiddos are excited. We're still hoping to go to Old Pueblo Archaeology Center and Tubac in the Spring. This will depend on if we receive enough tax credit money to cover the costs. If you donate please let me know so I can plan accordingly.....and send home a thank you note!
We have a great PTO who does nothing but the best for our kiddos so please consider supporting them!
Here are a list of the upcoming PTO meetings this year.
Sept 15
Oct 20
Nov 17
Dec 8
Jan 19
Feb 9
March 15
April 19
May 10
The volunteer calendar for October and November are up in my office. Be sure to sign up for the days you want when you're in volunteering. If there is a date that you want in advance be sure to let me know. Please check the volunteer calendar for the dates you are signed up for.
The kiddos will begin blogging this week so tune in for their reports. Feel free to call me or email me with any questions. Thank you so much for your support. We have a great group of kiddos and parents!
Mrs. Ronnie
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