Hello Class!!
Another exciting week of learning is before us!
Special Events: Picture Day is on Wednesday. Looking forward to Valentine's Day, we need you to bring an empty rectangular tissue box for valentine's. So start blowing your nose!!
Reading: We are reading a non-fiction passage about coral reefs focusing on the skill of compare and contrast. We will be using a venn diagram to help us plot information as we read. Remember your reading goal of two books per week: one fiction, one non-fiction and two AR tests.
Writing: Two weeks left before we shine on our Florida Writes!! We have been talking about voice or "personality" when we write. We want our writing to be a reflection of who we are.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Week of January 20-23
Hello Class!!
I hope you had a wonderful day off of school in rememberance of MLK!!
We only have 3 Weeks until our Florida Writes!! It is time we take what we have learned and apply it to our writing!!
This week at a glance:
In our writing, we will look at transition words, voice and how to score our writing.
In Reading, we have a vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Wednesday. The vocabulary words are: obedience, risks, appreciated, desperate, bluffing, endured, misunderstood, and neglected. The comprehension quiz will be based on Cause and Effect.
The new skill we will look at this week is Compare/Contrast.
I hope you are looking forward to this week as much as I am!
I hope you had a wonderful day off of school in rememberance of MLK!!
We only have 3 Weeks until our Florida Writes!! It is time we take what we have learned and apply it to our writing!!
This week at a glance:
In our writing, we will look at transition words, voice and how to score our writing.
In Reading, we have a vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Wednesday. The vocabulary words are: obedience, risks, appreciated, desperate, bluffing, endured, misunderstood, and neglected. The comprehension quiz will be based on Cause and Effect.
The new skill we will look at this week is Compare/Contrast.
I hope you are looking forward to this week as much as I am!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
2009
Happy New Year!!!!!
I have just returned from a two week working vacation on the Ruby Princess cruise ship. I was able to cruise in the Caribbean and visit Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island and Cozumel, Mexico.
In Jamaica, I swam with a dolphin named Rosa who had an amazing personality. I touched her back and belly and gave her a big kiss!
In Grand Cayman, I went to a turtle farm and held a four month old turtle...priceless!!
I must say it was hard not having internet for two weeks, I would have loved to blog the whole time but such is sea life.
Blog about your vacation time and if you have any stories from our homeless bags.
Can't wait to see you on Tuesday!
Ms. Kelley
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Last Week of 2008
It's time to say goodbye to another year! Thank you for all your hard work this year and for it you get two weeks off, yeah!!!
A couple of events to conclude our year are as follows:
Homeless Bags- Your children will be making a homeless bag. This is a brown paper bag filled with water, snacks and a message of compassion. I encourage you to keep this bag in your car and when you see a homeless person, give them this bag. We would like to hear all the stories from this act of service. Instead of having a class party and asking for more goodies from you, we wanted to show our students that it is better to give than receive.
On Friday, we will hold our class auction. Some students have been saving their money from their ATM cards to be used at out class auction. We could still use some donations, so if you have anything laying around send it to school.
I wish you the warmest greetings this season. Thank you for giving me the priveledge to teach your child. It's funny and fun to write and say this...See you next year!
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas,
Ms. Kelley
A couple of events to conclude our year are as follows:
Homeless Bags- Your children will be making a homeless bag. This is a brown paper bag filled with water, snacks and a message of compassion. I encourage you to keep this bag in your car and when you see a homeless person, give them this bag. We would like to hear all the stories from this act of service. Instead of having a class party and asking for more goodies from you, we wanted to show our students that it is better to give than receive.
On Friday, we will hold our class auction. Some students have been saving their money from their ATM cards to be used at out class auction. We could still use some donations, so if you have anything laying around send it to school.
I wish you the warmest greetings this season. Thank you for giving me the priveledge to teach your child. It's funny and fun to write and say this...See you next year!
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas,
Ms. Kelley
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Week of December 1-5
This is the first week of three weeks left before Winter Break! This time will be gone before we know it, so let's focus on learning as much as we can!
Before I give you updates about what we are doing in class, I want to tell our chorus students, good luck tomorrow! You have worked hard for tomorrow and you will be shining stars! Don't forget to smile!
Reading: Reading Goal: One book per week. One AR test per week. If you are reading a battle book, you need to check out another book that you can read and test on within a week. For the second week, you can test on your battle book. See me if you have questions!
Writing: Working on Personal Narrative Introductions. On Friday, we will be moving into the body paragraphs of our essays. Remember the five finger introduction!
Before I give you updates about what we are doing in class, I want to tell our chorus students, good luck tomorrow! You have worked hard for tomorrow and you will be shining stars! Don't forget to smile!
Reading: Reading Goal: One book per week. One AR test per week. If you are reading a battle book, you need to check out another book that you can read and test on within a week. For the second week, you can test on your battle book. See me if you have questions!
Writing: Working on Personal Narrative Introductions. On Friday, we will be moving into the body paragraphs of our essays. Remember the five finger introduction!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Times Square and Radio City Hall
Tonight, I went back into New York City from New Jersey. We drove over the Geroge Washington Bridge which has a toll of $8.00 each way. (ouch!) We walked around Times Square. All I can say is over-stimulation! There are huge screens, billboards and sardines of people!
After my incredble walk through Times Square, I went to Avenue of the Americas where Radio City Music Hall is located. We watched the Christmas Spectacular and saw the Rockettes. The show was delightful and enlarged my jolly spirit.
Tomorrow morning, we head home. It will be a long two days of driving but it will be worth it to wear flip-flops, to be HOME, and to see you, my students!
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