Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today students used the checklist to continue with editing & putting finishing touches on their essay.  Some students even printed their essay! :)  HW - WORK AT HOME IF BEHIND!!  All essays should be printed or be ready to print during the hour tomorrow!

Social Studies -
Today we discussed the impact of disasters on different areas like health, economy, and environment.  NO Homework!!

Lillmars

Science: Today the students continued working on their cartoon/comic about the states of matter. These are DUE TOMORROW and will be presented to the class.

Social Studies: We watched CNN 10 and did more natural hazard presentations.

Young

Ss:  Today we started our learning about how a natural hazard compares to a natural disaster.  No HW

Math:  Today we learned what it means to reflect points in the coordinate plane.  Finish reflection pages for tomorrow!  Coordinate plane pictures completed and colored for Friday!

Young

Mrs. Young is out of the classroom today!

SS:  Today we read about immigration.  No HW

Math:  Today we worked on plotting points creating our pictures we chose yesterday.  Pictures need to be completed and colored for Friday!

Lillmars

Science: Today, the students continued their S, L, G comic. They will need to finish these in class tomorrow and be ready to present them to their classmates.

Social Studies: Today we watched CNN 10 and presented Natural Hazard projects. If your project is finished, you have no HW.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today students were shown easybib.com  This is an online resource where students could create their Works Cited page in a proper format.  I modeled the use of the resource & then students had a chance to use it.  No Homework (unless you are behind on typing)!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10.  Then, we read an article called, "What are disasters?"  With this article, we practiced a few reading skills & looked at when natural hazards become natural disasters. 
No Homework!

Young

SS:  Natural Hazard projects due today!

Math:  Today we learned the the coordinates and coordinate dance.  We also worked on graphing skills and picked our two pictures we will make.  Picture directions and graph paper will be provided tomorrow.  Pictures finished and colored for Friday!!  Finish 6.5A for Wednesday!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we did a mindful minutes to enjoy a little quiet and relaxation.  Then, we worked on our essays -- some continued typing, some did a self check,  and some did a peer share & check.  HW - TYPE if at all possible if you are not done with typing!

Social Studies -
Today we watched the CNN 10 we skipped yesterday with an uplifting story & then we did a small group sharing rotation as well as an "open house" style sharing with our projects.  Students needed to take note of the definitions and facts about each natural hazard.  NO Homework!

Have a great weekend!!!

Young

SS:  Natural Hazards projects final drafts due Monday!

Math:  Today we learned what "absolute value" means.  6.4A and Enrichment are due Monday.

**We are struggling with laziness recently.  Please take a moment to chat with your child about putting their best foot forward when it comes to their school work!  Thanks!**

Mrs. Schuiteman

English-  Today we went to library for checkout time and we worked on our essays.  HW - Type at home if you feel behind!

Social Studies- Today we worked on our Natural Hazards project.  This is DUE TOMORROW (FRIDAY)!  HW-Work on project as needed.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today was a great work day!!!  Most students are on the road to typing their drafts for their essays!!  HW - If you are not past the self editing point yet, you need to work at home!!!

Social Studies -
Today we did a nice job working hard on our natural hazards project!  Tomorrow will hopefully be the last work day in class!  HW - If you feel behind, spend some time at home tonight on your project!

Young

SS:  Final drafts of the natural hazards project are due Monday!!!

Math:  Today we introduced rational numbers (includes whole numbers, fractions and decimals, both positive, negative and zero).  We learned strategies to order them.  Finish practice and complete performance task for tomorrow.

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, we talked about note taking and reading nonfiction text. The students read an article about the states of matter. No homework!

Social Studies: The students continued working on their natural hazard projects. No homework (unless kids choose to work on their project/are behind on their project).

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today students worked on their essays.  Many finished self editing & worked on some peer feedback.  Others started typing.  HW - PLEASE FINISH ROUGH DRAFT IF NOT DONE!

Social Studies -
Students watched CNN 10 & worked on their natural hazard project for most of the hour.  No Homework!

Young

SS:  Rough Draft of our natural hazards project due today.  We did some peer editing and began to assemble our final drafts.  Final drafts are due Monday, 2/26!

Math:  Today we continued our look at integers.  Notes on comparing integers can be found to the right under the math notebook link.  We need to finish our practice on comparing integers and our Tuesday Performance task for tomorrow.

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, the students took a pretest about the states of matter. Then, they looked through a kids magazine on the topic and wrote down interesting facts about the topic. No homework!

Social Studies: Students continued working on their natural hazard projects today. We will work on them through our class time on Weds and they will likely be DUE FRIDAY.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over the standards for the essay -- in other words, what does it take to get a 3? or 4?
Then, students picked up with their work where they are.... some worked on rough drafts, some on self editing, some on peer feedback.  HW - FINISH ROUGH DRAFT IF NOT DONE!

Social Studies -
Today we had a work time on our Natural Hazard projects.  No Homework!

Young

SS:  Rough draft of natural hazards project is due tomorrow.

Math:  We started looking at integers today.  Students should finish 6.1A for tomorrow.  Also, weekly homework will be a little different this week as we are practicing performance tasks.  Monday's task is due Tuesday.

Young

This morning, we ran a slightly different schedule because we had guests here from the Outdoor Discovery Center to share some science experiences with us.

Math:  Weekly homework is due.  We took a quiz on converting measurement.  No HW
English:  Students worked on their writing.  Body paragraphs should be done.  Mrs. Schuiteman is going to expect introductions/conclusions to be done by Tuesday next week.  Students were given a self-editing sheet, as well as a direction reminder sheet for intro/concl.

SS:  We are continuing our work on our natural hazards projects.  Yesterday, students were given a check list.  We've done Explain so many times this year so far, these should be very high quality when finished.  Yes, they can work on this at home.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for checkout.  Then, we went over conclusion paragraph expectations.  Finally, students had time to write.  No Homework!

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10 & then worked on our natural hazard project.  No HW!

Young

Math:  Today we reviewed for a short quiz over measurement tomorrow.  Weekly HW is due tomorow also.

SS:  We are working on our natural hazards projects.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over the "formula" for writing an introduction paragraph.  Then, students had time to write their introductions and continue to work on body paragraphs as needed.  No Homework unless they would like to work on writing.

Social Studies -
Today we watched CNN 10 & discussed.  Then, students continued research and planning over their natural hazard project.  No Homework!

Young

Math:  Today we worked on finishing our measurement conversion problems.  IF not done, finish for tomorrow.  Weekly HW is due Friday.

Ss:  We are continuing our work on our natural hazards projects.  Many kiddos are strugging with producing quality work.  Fast, rather than good!

Lillmars

Science: Today in Science, the students saw a few more classmate presentations from "Kenzie's Kitchen Problem". We then split into partner groups and selected pre-made slides to look at through the microscope.No homework!

Social Studies: The students chose their two topics for the start of their natural hazards project. No homework!

Young

SS:  We are continuing to work on our natural hazards projects. 

Math:  Today we took an online assessment over rates and ratios.  The packet of 16 problems from yesterday is due tomorrow.  Weekly HW is due Friday.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today students had work time on their body paragraphs.  They seemed to need the time for the entire hour, so that is what we did today! :)  HW - Work on body paragraphs if you feel behind!  We will be doing introductions tomorrow for sure!

Social Studies -
Today students continued to work on their natural hazard project.  Some students worked on research, while some started planning their actual project.  No Homework!

**There was an email sent yesterday to parents who I need to reschedule a conference with.... please check your email, sign up for a time, and let me know if you have a need to meet at a different time or via email.  Thanks!**

Young

SS:  We are working on our natural hazards projects.  No due date set yet.

Math:  Today we worked on measurement conversions within customary measurement and metric measurement.  Finish the packet for Wednesday (no calculators).  Weekly Homework is due Friday!

Mrs. Schuiteman

WoW!!  It was good to be back in the classroom today!  Here's to staying healthy!

English -
Today we caught up with one another to start.  Then, we dove back in to our informational research essay!  Students were working to finish up organizing notes, filling in their organizer, and starting their body paragraph writing.  HW - FINISH ORGANIZING!!

Social Studies -
Students are back on track working on Natural Hazard projects & research! :)  No Homework!

Young

SS:  Today was work time to begin our natural hazards research.  No HW

Math:  Today we quizzed over finding the % of a number and finding the whole number when given the % and a part.  No HW  We start measurement next week.

Young

SS:  Today we began working on our project for Natural Hazards.  No due date has been set at this point.

Math:  Today we checked our "Find the missing piece" sheets.  We worked on practice problems for the quiz tomorrow.  Weekly homework is due tomorrow and is in the form of the King Arthur packet.

Young

SS:  Today we finished videos on our top 10 different Natural Hazards.  The project was introduced to get the kiddos "thinking" about what they might do.  We have not started working on these projects yet.

Math:  Today we continued working on finding the % of a number AND finding the whole when given the part and %.  Students should continue working on their weekly homework (no calculators) to discover who stole Excalibur.  Chart "Find the Missing Piece" is due tomorrow.  Calculators are OK!

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went over the 5 standards that the students will be graded on for their informational essay.  Then, students worked at organizing their research into the categories for their body paragraphs.  No Homework unless they need to gather more research (a few kiddos found they needed more today)!

Social Studies -
Students learned about a new natural hazard project -- they will be doing a creative communications project about 2 of the natural hazards.  More to come in the coming days.  No Homework!

Young

SS:  Today we began our exploration of natural hazards.  No HW

Math:  Today we tried to play "catch-up".  Upon Mrs. Y's return, it was difficult to determine what was done and what was still left to do by our guest teachers.  Practice 5.6 A & B and Puzzletime 5.6 were assigned before Mrs. Y was out.  Therefore, they will be due and checked tomorrow at the start of the hour.  "Find the missing Pieces" will be due and checked Wednesday.  We are looking to quiz on Wednesday!  Weekly homework looks a little different this week.  For fun, we are using our mad math skills to identify who stole Excalibur.  Ask your child about this assignment.  It is due Thursday.

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we did a mindful minutes.... and talked about some practical applications.  Then, we did an activity to get us prepped for organizing notes for our essay.  HW - If you feel you need more research, you need to do this over the weekend!!

Social Studies -
We finished discussing the last 3 natural hazards and selected our top 3 we would like to learn more about.  We watched CNN 10.  No Homework!

Have a great weekend!  Stay warm!

Young

I am out of the classroom again today.  Thankfully, flu check was negative.  I appreciate your patience.

Math:  Weekly Homework was due today.  Kiddos are working on finding percent of a number and finding the whole number given the percent and the part.  No homework over the weekend.

SS:  Today kiddos read about a variety of topics including women's equality around the world.  No HW  Hoping to start looking at natural hazards Monday.

Young

Mrs. Young is out sick today!

Math:  Work on your weekly HW which is due tomorrow.  Lots of questions on Monday #2.  Remember PEMDAS and also that you may not use all operations and can use operations more than once.

Ss:  No HW

Mrs. Schuiteman

English -
Today we went to library for checkout time & had our last in class research day!  HW - RESEARCH & FIND MORE FACTS IF NEEDED!!

Social Studies -
Today we watched video clips and took some notes on each natural hazard.  No Homework!