Planner, Monday, January 4, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: New Literacy Center Menu Poetry Notebook, Spelling Words (sort), book clubs, Fluency Program Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Meaning pg. 53

Creative Spirit Break

Math: Go over Weekly Math Log choices, Review Quadrilaterals, Sorting Quadrilaterals Unit 4 pg 35 & 36 Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 3 Factors & Products and Weekly Math Log Activity

Science: Crayfish Dilemmas, Bufflegrass, Snails

SS: Going over history lines

Reminders: Field Trip on Fri, Jan 15th! Progress Reports go home tomorrow!

Planner, Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu- Poetry & Book Clubs, Fluency, Sparkle Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Study pg. 54

Library 9:30 10:00 Creative Spirit Habitat Activity

Math: Angles Unit 4 pg 39 & 40 How Many Degrees? Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 5 Multiplication Problems AND Math Log Activity

Science: Structures of Life Snails

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab Xtramath.org and free time

2nd Quarter Progress Report Envelopes go home today!

Planner, Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry, Book clubs, Fluency Hmwk: Following Directions

Creative Spirit Break walk around track 10:00-10:45 Presentation Historic Hats of AZ 11:00 -11:35 Orchestra

Math: Intro to Area of Quadrilaterals Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 9 What Should We Do with the Extras? And Math Log Activity

SS Economics Intro (Umps Fwat)

Reminder 2nd Qtr Progress Report Envelopes !

Planner, Thursday, January 7, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu, Poetry, Book Clubs, Fluency, Sparkle Hmwk: Edit for Spelling pg. 55

10:30 11:15 OMA Creative Spirit Break free play

Math: Area of rectangles/squares Unit 4 pg 74 Finding the Area of Rectangles Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 10 Measuring Ribbon AND Math Log Activity

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab type triplet, quatrains, Xtramath.org, free time

Recycling ???

Reminders for tomorrow: Spelling Test, planners signed, Weekly Math Log!

Planner, Friday, January 8, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Spelling Test, Poetry

10:45 11:15 PE w/ Ms. Ahumadas class Friday Reflections

Math: Area

Science: Structures of Life - CPS Jeopardy Review and Assessment

2:40 3:10 TGIF

Planner, Monday, January 11, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Data Notebooks Spelling test and Math goal

Lang Art/Reading: New Literacy Center Menu Poetry, new spelling words, book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 90 AND work on Weekly Writing Prompt

Creative Spirit Break

Math Area of Polygons Hmwk: Area of a Rectangle

SS go over AZ Historic Hats Project choices

Economics (SS) Goods and Services

2:30 3:00 Buddy Class

Planner, Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu: Poetry, book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 91 AND Wkly Writing Prompt

9:30-10:00 Library Creative Spirit

Math: Perimeter & Area (counting) Hmwk: Area and Perimeter of Rectangles

Economics (SS) A Season of Goods and Services

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab Xtrmath.org and research on AZ Hats project

Student Council Spirit Day Tomorrow- Wear Black and White!

Planner, Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry, Book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Wkly Writing Prompt due Fri

Creative Spirit Break walk around track Orchestra 11:00 -1 1:35

Math: Area of 2 or more arrays Unit 4 pgs 64 & 65 Measuring Area on a Geoboard Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 33 Mystery Rectangles

SS: work on AZ Historic Hats project; Economics Hmwk 5 or more companies

Planner, Thursday, January 14, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry (Haiku Collection), book clubs, fluency, Sparkle Hmwk: Spelling pg. 92 and Wkly Writing Prompt

10:30-11:10 OMA Creative Spirit

Math: Area Unit 4 pgs 70 & 71 Area of Polygons Hmwk: Area and Perimeter

SS Economics add to word bank, look at the stock market, how to get info/research on yahoofinance.com

2:00-2:45 Computer Lab Xtrmath.org and research companies

2:45 3:00 Recycling

Reminders: Planner signed, Spelling Test, Weekly Writing Prompt due tomorrow!

Planner, Friday, January 15, 2016

FIELD TRIP Sabino Canyon

Lang Art/Reading: Fluency, Spelling Test, Collect Poetry Notebooks and Reading Notebooks

Friday Reflections Clean out / change desks 2:40 3:10 TGIF

Planner, Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Go over 2nd Qtr Writing Prompt, Poetry Write Haiku, book clubs?, MLK, Jr. reading Hmwk: Sentences, Run-Ons, and Fragments and read for 20 minutes

9:30-10:00 Library Creative Spirit Break

Math: go over question for Family Math and Science Night, Symmetry Hmwk: Unit 4 pg. 38 Which Angles are Right Angles? Hint: find ALL

Data Notebooks:Fri Ref, Spelling Test, Book Clubs

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab Xtrmath.org, research stocks, AZ Historic Hats

Science Weather Intro and video

Planner, Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Mid-Year Reading Assessment (Literary), Poetry (Acrostics), Writing Conferences, Book Clubs Hmwk: Run-On, Fragment, or Sentence? AND Read for 20 minutes record on log

Creative Spirit walk around track 11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Math: Congruent and Similar Shapes Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 45 Sorting Triangles

SS work on AZ Historic Hats project Science finish up Meteorology video/worksheet

Planner, Thursday, January 21, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Poetry writing Acrostic Poem, writing conferences, book clubs, mid-year reading assessment (informational text) Hmwk: Contractions AND read for 20 min

10:30 11:10 OMA Creative Spirit Break

Math: Transformations of Congruent Shapes Hmwk: Unit 4 pg 54 Is It Symmetrical?

SS: work on AZ Historic Hats project due Fri, Jan 29th!

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab Xtramath.org, stock research, typing skills

Recycling

Reminders for tomorrow: Weekly Reading Log, Planner Signed Scholastic Book Orders

Friday, January 22, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Poetry Notebook Hyperbole, writing conferences

10:45 11:15 PE w/ Ms. Ahumadas class

Friday Reflections

Math: Numbers in Base Ten (NBT) Assessment

Economics watch Stock Market Game video and then Pizza on a Budget activity

2:40 3:10 TGIF

Planner, Monday, January 25, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY DATA NOTEBOOKS UPDATE

LANG ART/READING: Intro to Literacy Center Menu: Spelling Word Sort, Combining Sentences Lesson, Book Clubs, Fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 44

Creative Spirit Break

Math: Intro to fractions (vocabulary) Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 2 Solve Two Ways, Addition AND Math Log activity

Economics (SS) finish Pizza on a Budget activity

2:30 3:00 Buddy Class reading in the courtyard

Planner, Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu-Poetry (Limerick Collection), book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 45

Library 1:05-1:30 Creative Spirit

Math: Unit 4 Size, Shape, and Symmetry Assessment Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 8 Solve Two Ways, Subtraction AND Math Log Activity

SS work on AZ Historic Hats Project

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab: Xtramath.org and Typing

Sentences (keyboarding)

Planner, Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry writing a limerick, book clubs, fluency? Hmwk: Spring Poem

Creative Spirit Break 11:00-11:35 Orchestra

Math: Equivalent Fractions (fraction kit) Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 17 Addition and Subtraction Problems AND Math Log Activity

SS LAST DAY to practice/work on AZ Historic Hats project!

Planner, Thursday, January 28, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry: The Snake, conferences about Limericks, fluency, Sparkle Hmwk: Spelling pg. 46mwHmH Hmwk:

Creative Spirit

Math Unit 6 Halves, Fourths, and Eighths, Product Game Hmwk: Picture Perfect (fractions) AND Math Log Activity

SS AZ Historic Hats Presentation (pictures!)

Comp Lab Xtrmath.org, type limericks, LAST day to do stock research!

Science Weather making anemometers

Recycling

Reminders: Planner signed, Weekly Math Log and Spelling test for tomorrow!

Planner, Friday, January 29, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Spelling Test (sparkle)

Data Notebooks update book club chapters and put in fluency graph and take home!

Math Go over Unit 4 Size, Shape, and Symmetry Assessment, Product Game

Friday Reflections put Math score on bottom!

SS AZ Historic Hats presentations

2:40 3:10 TGIF

Planner, Monday, February 1, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry: Personification, Spelling Word Sort, Book Clubs, Fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 105 AND Wkly Writing Prompt!

Creative Spirit Break

Math: Go over Common Core Assessment, Name the Fraction (pictures), Fraction Scoot Hmwk: Obstacles in the Swamp

SS finish AZ Historic Hats Presentations, conference w/ Ms. Spears about projects, Native Americans in AZ

Science: Weather Recording the Weather

Planner, Tuesday, Feb 2, 2016

Language Arts/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry: Ladybug, ladybug, book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Spelling pg. 106 AND Wkly Writing Prompt

9:30 10:00 Library Creative Spirit

Math: Review fractions of a whole number (24), Unit 6 pgs 6 & 7 Story Problems About 24 Hmwk: Fractions of a Set

SS Native Americans of AZ

2:00 ASSEMBLY Jump Rope for the Heart Kickoff

Science record weather

Go over sub plans

Planner, Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu, Poetry Who Has Seen the Wind? and write nature poem, book clubs Hmwk: Such Nonsense! (limericks) AND Wkly Writing Prompt

Creative Spirit 11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Math: Equivalent Fractions Hmwk: Naming Fractions

SS: Daily Geography A Cultural Map NFL

Planner, Thursday, February 4, 2016

Testing Growth Assessment School City (ELA and Math)

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Poetry Seeds, book clubs, fluency, conference about nature poems, Sparkle Hmwk: Spelling pg. 107 AND Writing Prompt

10:30 11:10 OMA Creative Spirit Break

Math: Fractions of a whole number OTHER than 24! Unit 6 pgs 12 & 13 Story Problems about a class Hmwk: Equivalent Fractions

Science Weather Recordings SS: go over Daily Geo: NFL, Economics Stock Market Teams Recycling

Reminders for tomorrow: Spelling Test, Planner Signed, Weekly Writing Prompt

Planner, Friday, February 5, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Spelling Test, get ready for book clubs, collect Poetry notebooks, Fluency

10:45 11:15 PE w/ Ms. Ahumadas class

Math: Unit 6 pg 16 Finding Fractions of a Number

Friday Reflections

Science catch up on Weather Recordings

SS: Economics presenter, Stock Market Game groups

2:40 3:10 TGIF

Important Dates

Feb 8 10 Valentine Grams being sold at lunch (Student Council)

Feb 8 12 Love of Reading Week

Thu, Fri Feb 11 & 12 Early Release at 12:30 (parent-teacher conferences)

Tues, Feb 16th Family Math and Science Night 5:30 7:30 p.m.

Fri, Feb 19 Mix and Match Day / Internet Safety Presentation

Mon, Feb 22 Jean Baxter Tucson Presidio 10 a.m.

Weds, Feb 24 - Jump for the Heart

Thu, Fri Feb 25 & 26 NO SCHOOL Rodeo Days!

Wed, Mar 9 GATE Open House

Mar 18 NO SCHOOL (Teacher Grading Day)

Mar 21 Mar 25 Spring Break rtn to school on Mon, Mar 28

Mar 28 Apr 8 AZ Merit Testing

Tue, Apr 12 Tumacacori Field Trip

Planner, Monday, February 8, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: Informational Writing (Bears), book clubs, make a poster of favorite book Hmwk: Word Ladder: Midday Meal and read for 20 min (fill out log!)

Creative Spirit

Math: Improper fractions to Mixed Numbers (with pattern blocks) Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 15 Finding Fractions of a Number

SS Economics how to make a trade

2:30 3:00 Buddy Class Valentines Day activity

Planner, Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Book Clubs, work on Science Notes: Bear, Reference Materials Hmwk: Doggy Diets (Cloze Reading) AND read for 20 min and record on log

9:30 10:00 Library Creative Spirit Break

Math: More on Mixed Numbers/Improper Fractions Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 14 Fractional Parts of Groups

Economics Start Stock Market Game! 1:30 2:00 Counselor Ms. Campbell 2:00 2:45 Computer Lab (xtrmath.org and stock market trading and research)

2:45 3:00 Love of Reading: Teacher Swap

Science Weather Recordings

Planner, Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Reference Materials Scavenger Hunt Hmwk: Carnival Happenings (Context Clues) AND read for 20 min and record on log

Creative Spirit 11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Math: Magic Card (Combinations of 10) Trick Hmwk: Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers

SS: Economics Stock Market! (trade, research, record!)

Science Weather Recordings

Planner, Thursday, February 11, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Reference Scavenger Hunts Hmwk: Context Clues pg. 11 AND read for 20 min

10:30-11:10 OMA

Math: Improper fractions and mixed numbers, adding fractions Hmwk: Shape Addition (fractions)

Science Weather Recordings

Lunch 11:40 ish 12:30 Early Dismissal

Reminders: Planner Signed, Weekly Reading Log

Planner, Friday, February 12, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: finish Reference Scavenger Hunts, Science Note: Bears

Math: Adding Fractions (sum greater than 1)

9:55 10:30 Storyteller (Love of Reading Week)

Friday Reflections / Clean out and Change Desks

Science Record Weather

11:50 Lunch

Planner, Monday, February 15, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: New Literacy Center Menu: Text Structure, Spelling Word Sort, Book Clubs, Fluency Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Meaning pg. 81

Creative Spirit

Math: Go over Wkly Math Log choices, Adding Mixed Numbers Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 28 How ManyMiles? And Wkly Math Log choice and record!

Science Weather Recordings (patterns, what did you notice?), Weather Symbols

Economics look at portfolio, record/print, make decisions

Mid 9 wk List of Assignments going home tomorrow!

Planner, Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Text Structure, book clubs, fluency Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Study pg. 82

9:30 10:00 Library Creative Spirit

Math: Subtracting Mixed Numbers Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 37 Fractions in Containers AND Wkly Math Log choice

Science Weather Weather Maps

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab cover page to Bear paper, start typing paper, stock market game

Go over 3rd Qtr mid 9-week list of assignments

Family Math and Science Night 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Planner, Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Text Structure, Bear Informational Text Paper, Fluency

Creative Spirit 11:00-11:35 Orchestra

Math: Subtracting Mixed Numbers Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 40 School Supplies AND Wkly Math Log choice

Science: Weather Climate Hmwk: The Air Up There

Planner, Thursday, February 18, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu Text Structure, Fluency, Bear Informational Text Papers Hmwk: Edit for Spelling pg. 83

10:30 11:10 OMA Creative Spirit Break

Math: Comparing/Ordering Fractions Hmwk: Subtracting Fractions AND Wkly Math Log

SS Daily Geography: Climate Zones of the U.S.

2:00- 2:45 Computer Lab

Recycling

Reminders for tomorrow: Planner Signed, Weekly Math Log, Spelling Test

Planner, Friday, February 19, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Text Structure, Spelling Test, fluency

Internet Safety Presentation Cougar Room 9:30 a.m.

PE w/ Ms. Ahumadas class 11 11:30

FRIDAY REFLECTIONS

Math: Comparing/Ordering Fractions

Science CPS Jeopardy Review Weather

2:40 3:15 TGIF

Planner, Monday, January 22, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: Text Structure Cause and Effect, Book Clubs

10:00 Fire Drill and Bus Evac 10:30 Presentation Ms. Baxter Tucson Presido Creative Spirit

Math: Ordering fractions on a number line

Science go over Hmwk: Watching the Weather Assessment Weather

2:20 3:00 Buddy Class (reading)

ALL MISSING/REDO WORK DUE BY TUES, MAR 15TH!

Planner, Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Text Structure Cause & Effect, book clubs, go over NSGRA Reading Mid-Year passages

9:30 10:00 Library Creative Spirit

Math: Comparing/Ordering Fractions Unit 6 pg 38 Comparing Fractions

1:30 2:00 Counselor Ms. Keisha Coleman 2:00 2:45 Computer Lab Stock Market Game Hmwk: Science-watching the weather- due tomorrow!

Planner, Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Opinion Writing The Three Little Pigs/The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Creative Spirit Jump Rope for the Heart 10:30-11:00

Math: Unit 6 pg 39 Making Fraction Number Lines

11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Economics Whats Hot? Whats Not?

Planner, Monday, February 29, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: New Literacy Center Menu, new spelling words (Spelling Word Sort), book clubs, fluency Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Meaning pg. 29 and read for 20 minutes (Weekly Reading Log)

Creative Spirit

Math: Cover Up (adding fractions w/ unlike denominators) Hmwk: Prac 4 Equivalent Fractions

SS Discovering AZ (Native Americans of AZ) Economics Arthurs Pet Business (entrepreneur)

Reminder Jump Rope for the Heart Envelopes!

Planner, Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Opinion Writing, book clubs, fluency, literacy center menu, School City Q3 Benchmark Testing Hmwk: (Spelling) Word Study AND read for 20 min (record on log)

Library 9:30 10:00 Creative Spirit

Math: Comparing Fractions Hmwk: Unit 6 pg. 29 Combinations that equal 1

Computer Lab (testing) and Stock Market Game

Reminders Jump Rope for the Heart Envelopes & $$

Planner, Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu, Text Structure Problem & Solution, Book Clubs, Fluency, Sparkle?? Hmwk: Word Ladder: Childhood and read for 20 min (record on log)

Creative Spirit 11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Math: Adding fractions with unlike denominators Unit 6 pg 32 Is That True? Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 41 More or Less Than 1?

SS: Discovering AZ Native Americans of AZ (Apache)

Planner, Thursday, March 3, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Literacy Center Menu-Text Structure (Compare and Contrast), book clubs, fluency, Sparkle Hmwk: Edit for Spelling pg. 31 and read for 20 min.

Creative Spirit

Math: Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 49 Selling Fruit (three tenths = 0.3)

9:30 ArtsMobile

SS Discovering Arizona Native Americans of AZ

(Economics) Becoming an entrepreneur

Recycling

Reminders for tomorrow: Spelling Test, planner signed, Weekly Reading Log

Planner, Friday, March 4, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Spelling Test, Writing (Sand Painting Story)

10:45 11:15 PE w/ Ms. Ahumadas class

Math: Fraction Activities

SS (Economics) Present Bookmarks (Entrepreneurs) and possibly present Sand Art Stories

Friday Reflections / TGIF (2:40-3:10)

Planner, Monday, March 7, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Opinion Writing? (fact or opinion) SeaWorld controversy (videos), fluency, book clubs, go over Weekly Writing Prompt (Scholastic News debates) Hmwk: Possessive Pronouns

Creative Spirit

Math: School City Q3 Benchmark Testing Hmwk: Unit 6 pg 46 Stamp Collection

2:30 3:00 Buddy Class (Ms. K.) St. Patricks Day activity

Planner, Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Opinion Writing How to paraphrase, book clubs, fluency

Hmwk: Word Ladder: Sleepytime

Creative Spirit

Math: Decimals (learning place value) Hmwk: Decimals: Tenths

Science The Changing Earth storyline, Cemetery Science Sleuths

Economics bartering activity

Planner, Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Lang Art/Reading: Opinion Writing how to quote, fluency, book clubs Hmwk: What a Cricket Can Do

Creative Spirit

Math: Decimals (cont), Unit 6 pgs 50 & 51 Hmwk: Decimals: Hundredths and Tenths

9:45-10:30 OMA 11:00 11:35 Orchestra

Planner, Thursday, March 10, 2016

Lang Art/Fluency: Opinion Writing Editing, then practice Opinion Writing Prompt (chocolate), book clubs, fluency Hmwk: Subject-Verb Agreement

Creative Spirit

Math: Decimals (word form, fraction/mixed number) Hmwk: Decimals: decimal number, work name, fraction/mixed number

10:30 11:10 OMA

Planner, Monday, March 14, 2016

ALL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Lang Art/Reading: Order of Adjectives, Book Clubs

Creative Spirit Break

Math: Comparing/Ordering Decimals

Science The Changing Earth: Sandblasters

Economics (SS) Math Factory

Planner, Tuesday, March 15, 2016

9:30 10:15 First Grade Opera Cafeteria

Creative Spirit

Lang Art/Reading: finish Order of Adjectives project, book clubs

Math: Comparing/Ordering Decimals (thousandths)

1:30 2:00 Counselor Keisha Coleman

2:00 2:45 Computer Lab AZMerit Sample Tests, Stock Market Updates