November 30, 2015

Hello Students,
     So, we finally set sail to the New World.  So far we still have all of our ships and are making good progress! We will see tomorrow what is heading our way. Please continue your research for your explorer. Tomorrow we will be working on Quadrant 2.

Tonight's Homework

Math:

• Homelink 3.1
• Math Facts Monday

Spelling:

• ABC Order
• Write each word you got incorrect 3 times each (correctly)

Social Studies:

• Continue researching your explorer

Reading:

• Read 20 minutes
• Fuzzy Guppies:
• Complete jobs for Chapters 12-15
• Electric Dolphins:
• Read Chapters 11-14 pg. 78-117 (Jobs due Wednesday)

November 23, 2015

Hi Kids,
     Today you started packing up your things for your journey to the New World.  How do you think you did as a group today deciding what things you were going to bring on your voyage? What was the biggest problem that you think you might face as far as packing up your ships and heading to the New World? Tomorrow we will continue to pack up our ships. When we come back to school after Thanksgiving Break we will start our 1st Rounds!!! Here is tonight's homework!!

Finish up the Scholastic News Packet and finish the handout that goes with it!

Some of you are still looking for some more information about your explorers. If you have searched the sites that are on the school library website you can try the following link.


http://www.biography.com/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

http://www.history.com/topics/exploration

See you all tomorrow!

November 20, 2015

Happy Friday!!!
   
       I want to start by telling you all how proud I am of you for bringing in food for the Thanksgiving Basket to help a family in our area have a great Thanksgiving. Next I want to tell Ella, Hailey, Stella, Kaitlyn and Nolan what a great job they did in Mulan Jr.!! You should be very proud of yourselves!!

     So, I sent home your Explorer Research Packets today!!!! You have done a great job finding some important information about your explorers. Some of you still have some more work to do. I'm sending these packets home this weekend in case you would like to do a little research. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring these back on Monday. We will be continuing our research on Monday and Tuesday. What ever research you still need, I'll ask that you finish it up during Thanksgiving break. When we return from Thanksgiving break we will be working on our rough drafts for our posters. The following week, you will be doing your final draft at home. Your final Explorer Project is due on December 11th.

     I hope you all have a great weekend and I will see you on Monday!!!

November 18, 2015

Happy Wednesday Kids,
      Today we worked really hard on our math study guides. For the most part you guys did great. I don't want you to forget to go back and check your work and don't forget to label everything!!! Those were the biggest things that you got wrong. Tomorrow in our Discovery Unit we will be calculating up all of our points for Wellness Units and start deciding what we need for our trip to "The New World"!!!!!! Don't forget to bring back your Spelling Pre-Tests and your Math Study Guides!

Math:

• Math Facts
• Study Guide and study for tomorrow's Math Test

Spelling:

• Write your words in cursive
• Workbook pages 66-71

Reading:

• FG: Finish your 2 comprehension questions.
1. What has Petra's father been doing lately that makes her worry about him?
2. Re-read the first 2 pages of Chapter 11. What was the author's purpose in this passage?

November 16, 2015

Happy Monday!!!!
     
     I was so impressed with the research that you did on your famous explorer today! The rest of the week we will be continuing this research.  A REMINDER is that you will have your Unit 2 Math Test on Thursday and the second part on Monday!!

Homework:

• Math
• Math Facts Day 1
• Homelink 2.13
• Spelling
• ABC Order
• Rewrite the words you got wrong on your spelling pretest 3 times each.
• Social Studies
• Map Skills 3
• Reading
• Fuzzy Guppies: 
• Finish jobs
• Electric Dolphins: 
• Read Chapters 7-10 (pgs. 48-77)
• Jobs are due on Wednesday. I would get some of this down tonight so you don't have a ton of work to do tomorrow!!!
• THINGS TO BRING BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
• Homework
• Reading Book
• Discovery Packet

November 12, 2015

Good Afternoon Students,
        Today in Math you worked hard on your division strategies. Our biggest focus was on reviewing what we learned in 4th grade about partial-quotients. Tonight's homework focuses on this strategy. The big news today was the introduction to our Explorer Research Project. Please remember to have your parents sign the sheet saying that they have viewed the project and understand that there is a small piece that needs to be done at home. We will be doing a bulk of the research here at school. The one things I forgot to have you add to the sheet going home is the due date. Please note that DECEMBER 10TH as the DUE DATE for your final project. I will be sending home a reminder of this. Here is the homework for tonight!!

Math:

• Math Facts Day 4
• Homelink 2.11

Spelling:

• Spelling workbook pgs. 60-65

Reading:

• Electric Dolphins:
•  Comprehension Questions 1. Explain what "The Box" is, as well as its purpose. Evaluate whether it is effective or not.
• For EXTRA CREDIT: Who is Oscar? Describe him in details.

Social Studies:

• Map Skill  2

DON'T FORGET:

• Spelling Book
• Reading Book
• Discovery Packet

November 10, 2015

Happy Tuesday Kids!!
        I hope you all are enjoying your half day today. Remember there is no school tomorrow. Let's get right into the homework. Remember what I said today about it looking like a lot, but you have 2 days to do it!! :)

Math:
     Homelink 2.10
     Math Facts Day 2 and 3
Reading:
     Fuzzy Guppies:
          1. Research Vermeer and write a paragraph about him.
          2. List 3 coincidences that they have discovered. **Practice using page numbers for this one!
     Electric Dolphins:
          Research 3 other things that are in this book or relate to this book. Examples: astrology, zodiac
          signs, other books buy this author...
Spelling:
          Workbook pages 60-65 (Due Friday)
           Cursive
Language Arts:
            Daily Language Review Packet:  Days 2 and 3
            Daily Reading Comprehension Packet: Day 2 and 3

On Thursday we will take a look at our Explorer Research Project. I hope you all have a get day off tomorrow and I'll see you on Thursday!!

November 9, 2015

Happy Monday!!!

       You all did a great job on the map assignment today in the Discovery packet. You are all well on your way to being great explorers! Tomorrow we will continue learning about mental division in math. Today is the first day of our weekly math fact packets. As a reminder, you are to do 1 page a night. I will collect them daily and you will have a quiz on Friday on the facts that you have learned during the week. Please remind your parents that tomorrow is an early release and there is no school on Wednesday. Here is tonight's homework.

Math:
     Multiplication worksheet
     Math Fact Day 1
Spelling:
     Write the words that you got wrong on the pretest 3 times each
     ABC Order
Handwriting:
     The kids that have not finished need to complete pages 24 and 25
Reading:
     Read 20 minutes
     Fuzzy Guppies:
          Read Chapters 8-9 and work on your job (Your job is due on Thursday)

Have a great night and see you all in the Morning!
                               
                                                                  Love, Mrs. Jenkins

November 4, 2015

Hello Kids,
      I hope that you are enjoying your half day! I'm excited to be meeting with your parents and telling them all about the great things you are doing and a few things I would like you to work on. Remember that tomorrow we are going on a field trip. Make sure you wear comfy walking shoes. Here is tonight's homework:

Math: Multiplication worksheet
Spelling: pgs. 54-59
Writing: DLR and DRC Day 4
Reading: Read 20 minutes
     Fuzzy Guppies: Finish Summarizer and Researcher Jobs
     Electric Dolphins:

Please Bring Back: Spelling Book, DLR and DRC, Reading book

November 3, 2015

Good Afternoon,

     Today we had a great day wrapping up our Open Response on responding to math questions and using Powers of 10! We also got to take a first look at our Discovery Simulation! Tonight's homework is below. Don't forget tomorrow is a HALF DAY!!! See you all tomorrow.

Math: Homelink 2.9
Spelling: pgs. 54-59
Reading: 20 minutes
            Fuzzy Guppies: Finish up both comprehension questions.
                            1. What can you conclude about Calder's personality?
                            2.  Why was Petra upset by her encounters with Calder and Ms. Hussey at Powell's
                                 Used Books?
            Electric Dolphins: Finish up comprehension outline and write out the answer on white lined
            paper.
                           1. Analyze the text to infer why Heather doesn't like Sammy in Chapter 4. Cite specific evidence from the text.
Specials: Please return the Field Trip Slip ASAP!!!

Bring Home and Back to School: Spelling books and reading books

November 2, 2015

November 2, 2015

Spelling: Write each word you got wrong 3 times each. Also, ABC Order
Reading: Read 20 Minutes
       Fuzzy Guppies: Illustrator and Connector Jobs
       Electric Dolphin: Discussion Director and Read Chapters 3 and 4
Extra Things: Field Trip Permission Slip