No tutoring this Tuesday due to scheduled meetings for me and for Monica.  Also, there will beno Math Club on Thursday.

Also, we will share Valentine’s on Tuesday when we return to school.  If you would like to participate, please make a Valentine for all students.

We need Clorox wipes and boxes of pencils (wooden) for the classroom.  Please consider donations.  Thank you to those who have already sent in wipes.

Homework this week follows:

Monday: Math Home-Link 6-4 

        Read and record for the Bridges Pledge-a-thon. 

        Start on your packet for writing a friendly letter.

Tuesday:    Math Home-Link 6-5

            Work on your letter packet.  This is due Wednesday!

Wednesday:  Math Home-Link 6-6

            Read and record.

Thursday:   No school Friday due to a teacher in-service.

            Continue to read and record for the Read-a-thon.

            Catch up in your Math Journal as needed.

Check our our new book order fliers (sent home) .  Order online if you wish.

photo credit: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

We are practicing our recorder-playing every Wednesday under the guidance of  Quinn’s mom, Carrie Moon.  It is harder than expected, but we are getting the hang of it.  This week we will practice writing notes as well as learning to play them.  Also, with the help of Mrs. Henderson, we are learning some colonial songs. 

Check out our solfege activity.

Mrs. Henderson’s surprise song here.

We are experimenting with doing podcasts for the books we are reading.  Let’s see if you can learn about Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade by Susie Kline, as explained by Brandon Ortega.  Brandon brought in a few items to illustrate his talk.  See the photo of them below.

Wow!  It’s February already.  I’m not sure how that happened so quickly.

We have a fun week planned with a special unit on the 13 Colonies.  Our student teacher, Angie Henderson, will be co-teaching with me this week.  She has put a lot of creative energy into this special unit. 

Please sign and return the permission form for our field trip on Thursday, February 18th, to Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art.  This is our rescheduled trip from October.

We will be participating in Bridges Read-a-thon to help raise funds for the bridges project for education here in Taos.  Students will bring home a handout explaining this program.  Students should start reading, logging their reading time, and solicit pledges for their reading.  They have through February 28th to do this.  Money will be collected and turned in along with tracking sheet on March 8th.  I will turn in the information and money to our Bridges contact at that time.  Please help your child participate in this program that supports our local high school students.

Scholastic Book Order forms are coming home.  Remember you can also order online and pay by credit card.  See right sidebar for Scholastic link.

Monday:  * Do Math HomeLink 6-1

         *Rewrite your magic cooking pot story.  Include paragraphs and
           corrections from your rough draft so we can  type and publish
           these.  They are due Wednesday at the latest.
         * Read your Bridges Read-a-thon information with your parent
         * READ! 

Tuesday:  * Complete dictionary sheet (handout)
          * Read
          * Finish rewriting your final draft of essay if needed.
            Hand in entire packet (pre-writing, rough draft, peer
            editing checklist, and final draft). 

Wednesday: Math HomeLink 6-2
           * Read

Thursday:  * Math HomeLink 6-3
           * Read
           * Write ten sentences that include at least one adjective.

This is a high-tech reminder to use varied words when writing dialogue.  It is just what we have been discussing!  Thanks to a parent for sending me the link.  Try it here!

Last week was a short week with all of the snow.  We will try to catch up on our work and move forward.  Here’s to a great week.

Math Club this Thursday for boys and girls.

We will need chaperones for our field trip to Santa Fe (Folk Art Museum) on February 18th.  Permission slip to come home soon.

Senora’s food party will be Wednesday.  Don’t forget your donations, kids.

We need Clorox wipes for the classroom.  Please consider donating some.  Thanks!

Homework this week follows:

Monday:  Edit your magic cooking pot story for complete sentences.  Read.

Tuesday:  Math Home-Link 5-10

Wednesday:  Math Home-Link 5-11

Thursday:  Math Home-Link 5-12

We were fortunate to have a presentation by Sophia’s mom, Andrea, about the US Census that is being conducted this year.  She shared a lot of information about how the census is carried out, and shared a link with the kids.  Check it out here to play some games related to demographics.

It is a short week with the MLK, Jr. holiday on Monday and now a two hour delay on Tuesday.  Hooray for the snow, though!

NO MATH CLUB this Thursday.  I have a meeting.

We need Clorox wipes for the classroom.  Please consider donating some.  Thanks!

Homework this week follows:

Tuesday:   Start on your essay (due Friday).  See sheet with      pre-writing information.

Please complete the pre-writing and a rough draft   to share on Friday.

Math Home-Link 5-8

Wednesday:  Create a list of as many homophones as you can.  (ex:  here/hear)

Thursday:  Math Home-Link 5-9

Complete essay and bring in tomorrow.

Good news: We will be learning the recorder starting this week!  We will be using school recorders so you will not need to purchase them.  They will be cleaned and assigned to students to use for the rest of the year.  If you love it and want to buy your own, check out Unicorn here in Taos.  They are about $7.  Thanks to Carrie Moon for offering to come in and help me teach this on Wednesday mornings.

Our daily schedule has changed.  We will now have Spanish at the end of the day.  Therefore, if you want to come in and read to the class, we will have to schedule it for 11:30 or 1:15.  Hint, hint…..We need Reading Rangers!

MAPS testing will be next week at 8:20 each morning in the library.  Please make sure you are on time for school.  Also, reminder that there is no school next Monday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Math Club this Thursday at 3:00.  Girls and Boys are welcome.

PLEASE send in empty cardboard rolls (toilet tissue, paper towels) and small boxes such as shoe boxes.  Anne needs these this coming Thursday for an art project with our class.  The more you bring, the more you can build!

Monday:   Read for 15-20 minutes.  Finish your book and bring in your
          bag of artifacts (5 items) to share by Thursday at the latest.

          Math Home-Link 5-5
          Find ten 3 syllable words and bring them in to share.
          Start a narrative essay and finish it by Thursday.  See sheet.

Tuesday:   Math Home-Link 5-6
           Complete your possessives sheet.
           Keep reading and working on your essay for Thursday.

Wednesday: Study for dictation tomorrow on the words below.
            Bring in essay and "book bag" tomorrow.

Thursday:  Math Home-Link 5-7

sailed      played       landed      baked     rocker    slowest
houses      pets         cars        adding    useless   illness
sunny       garbage      dangerous   quickly   direction
division    helpful      department