Monday, March 31, 2014

March 31 - April 4

In MUR...
This week we will wrap up our fantasy unit by finishing A Wrinkle in Time. We will keep focusing on character traits, actions, and motivations along with how setting changes a character. We have also been talking a lot about the big themes in the book. We will also focus on vocabulary and author's perspective.

We will be watching the movie of A Wrinkle in Time in order to do a text/media comparison. We will start watching the movie on Thursday. Permission slips will be sent home Tuesday.
Homework is due Friday, April 4th. 

In MUM...
This week we will continue to work in the strand of data analysis by finding the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of numbers along with working on probability.  

The homework packet is due on Friday, April 4th.  

In History... 
Mrs. Roth's call will continue to work on the United States Constitution unit. 

In Writing... 
This week we will be focusing on editing paragraphs. 

Read Aloud...
We will continue to read our new read aloud book Wonder this week. 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

March 24-28

College T-shirts Monday and Friday this week!

In MUR...
This week we will continue to work on our fantasy unit by reading A Wrinkle in Time. We will keep focusing on character traits, actions, and motivations along with how setting changes a character. We have also been talking a lot about the big themes in the book. We will also focus on vocabulary and author's perspective.
We will also be taking the third interim of the school year on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week! 
Homework is due Friday, March 28st. 

In MUM...
This week we will continue to focus on data analysis and graphing. We will be working with several different ways that data can be put into a graph and how to read and create these different graphs.  

The homework packet is due on Friday, March 28th.  

In History... 

This week Mrs. Slavik's class will wrap up The American Revolution Unit on Tuesday. Student's at-home projects are due on Tuesday as well. Our next unit is The United States Constitution.   
 

In Writing... 
This week we will continue working on our Charter School Essays about our favorite day of school. 

Read Aloud...
We will continue to read our new read aloud book Wonder this week. 

Monday, March 17, 2014

Sips and Dips

PAVE is hosting their 2nd Annual Sips & Dips Gala on Saturday, April 12th at 6:30 at the Norwood Pavilion.  This is a great social event for parents and friends of Cologne Academy.  Please check your youngest child’s backpack for the envelope that contains 5 raffle tickets and a letter from PAVE.  This event will help with raising money for the school and helping me out with items that are needed in our classroom.  To order tickets you can either return the bottom portion of the letter or you can also check out Sips & Dips Gala at Eventbrite for ordering or making a donation.  PAVE is also looking for donations for the live and silent auction, please contact Kelly Parkhurst at 952-334-4465 or parkhurst.kelly@gmail.com if you have are able to donate.  If you have any questions about the event or would like to help out, please contact Carrie Lein at 952-220-2072 or carrie.lein34@gmail.com

Friday, March 7, 2014

March 17-21

In MUR...
This week we will continue to work on our fantasy unit by reading A Wrinkle in Time. We will keep focusing on character traits, actions, and motivations along with how setting changes a character. We have also been talking a lot about the big themes in the book. We will also focus on vocabulary and author's perspective. 
Homework is due Friday, March 21st. 
In MUM...
This week we will focus on data analysis and graphing. We will be working working with several different ways that data can be put into a graph and how to read and create these different graphs.  

The homework packet is due on Friday, March 21th.  

In History... 

This week I will continue to work with Mrs. Slavik's class on the America Revolution. We will read chapters 11-20, review and take the chapters 11-20 quiz. 
Students at-home projects are due March 25th!  
 

In Writing... 
This week we will continue working on editing paragraphs. 

Read Aloud...
We will continue to read our new read aloud book Wonder this week. 

Sunday, March 2, 2014

March 3-7

March 3-7

In MUR...
This week we will start our fantasy unit by reading A Wrinkle in Time. We will be focusing on character traits, actions, and motivations along with how setting changes a character. We will also focus on vocabulary and author's perspective. 


In MUM...
This week we will focus on input/output tables, translations, reflections, rotations, and also algebraic equations. 

The homework packet is due on Friday, March 7th.  

In History... 

This week I will continue to work with Mrs. Slavik's class on the American Revolution. We will read chapters 5-10, review and take the chapters 1-10 quiz. 
Students will also be assigned an at-home project on Monday. Please be looking for the directions and due date coming home tomorrow.  
 

In Writing... 
This week we will continue working on editing paragraphs. 

Read Aloud...
We will continue to read our new read aloud book Wonder this week.