Thursday #92 2012-2013

Day 92 of Week 22

Thursday of a weird short week.....

We started out by continuing our science assessments.  

After that we did a quick review on tonight’s math.
I gave two examples and we started on this movie that explains it as well.  
Your child may watch the entire movie if tonight’s homework is challenging.  

We began discussing our Famous American report before heading to the library.  Students are to choose a non athlete, a non entertainer, a non infamous person and they must be American.   Students earn extra credit for choosing a person who lived most of their life in the 1700-1850s.  
More details will be coming shortly about this project.

Chapter 11 test on adding and subtracting fractions (mixed numbers):
Students that have not completed the tests are strongly encouraged to re-review chapter 11 notes.  Click here.  

Science with Mrs. Cargo

P.E. make up day.  

We did not get to our Tiger Mom article so we will continue reading that tomorrow therefore no homework tonight regarding this.   
Tiger Mom reading

Planning for this week’s homework.

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
Chapter 12 in the math book and print out my notes or review your notes
Page 136 1-36 all due Friday

Science due Tuesday
Worksheet page 88
150-153

Wednesday #91 2012-2013

Niners

Day 91 of Week 22

Super quick because our collaboration day went super long today.  

Today in a bullet point format:

4th and 5th grade science assessment -- this will allow us to decide which 4th grade lessons to strategically go over as we lead up to the test.  The breakdown of the test is nearly 40% 4th and 60% 5th

Math -- getting ready for tomorrow’s test.  
We reviewed estimating with fractions, subtracting, adding and using our Venn diagrams.  Tomorrow’s test is all about adding and subtracting mixed number fractions with or without the same denominators.
All our notes for this entire chapter can be found here:

Science with Mrs. Cargo

Math/ARt with Mrs. Cho

Erosion with Mr. Hubbard (4th grade standard and one that is challenging to remember)

Tiger Mom reading

Planning for this week’s homework.

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
Handout due on Thursday
(page 213 on the link)
Study and review chapter 12 in the math book and print out my notes or review your notes
Page 136 1-36 all due Friday

Science due Thursday:
146-149 and Vocab Cards

Science due Tuesday
Worksheet page 88
150-153

Venn Diagram due Friday (maybe)
Tiger Mom compared/contrasted with your family

Wednesday #88 2012-2013

Day 88 of Week 21

Wednesday are our big day of getting things done.  Especially if we do not have the weather to allow us to have a nice afternoon walk.

We began the day working on more comprehension work from last week’s Paul Revere story.  We discussed the difference between opinions and factions.   We took that lesson further and discussed how an author’s perspective or point of view will influence what you are reading (both facts and opinions).  

This lead us to a Brainpop regarding on-line resources, how to verify and how to discover if you are using a legitimate source.  
This lead to discussions regarding:
The Northwestern Tree Octopus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus
Why you should rarely use yahoo answers, ask.com forum and answers.com
Why wikipedia is a legitimate starting point and a great source of information.  

We then went over the grammar and the vocabulary practice book pages for the week. Therefore students have a large head start on the Thursday and Friday homework (we covered about 1/3rd of the questions while in class).

Math
Subtracting with mixed numbers.
Here are today’s notes.

Math -- surface area lesson w/ Mrs. Cargo

After lunch we rotated the following three areas:
25 minutes on www.scootpad.com Language ARts -- heavy on comma, vocabulary and proper grammar lessons
25 minutes on www.ixl.com
25 minutes of working on homework w/ Miss Sandy or myself or reading for enjoyment.

Tomorrow we have a special PE morning session.  So wear appropriate shoes and warm clothes.

We also are doing an in-class spelling competition to find our top three spellers for Friday’s big shin-dig.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
Page 260 7-22 all due Thursday (show est. and venn diagram)
Page 262 1-14 all due Friday
Page 264-265 1-14 all due Friday (show est. and venn diagram)

Spelling and Vocab
Here are the words for the week.  
Vocabulary study words/cards are due on Thursday
P.B. 139 and 148 due on Thursday

Grammar all due on Friday
P.B. 144, 149, 150 and 151

Free-Write due Friday
A free free-write

Bring in read-a-thon money beginning on Wednesday

Science due Thursday
vocab cards
page 136 and 139
packet -- page 101

Tuesday, #87 2012 2013 (1/22/13)

CK7 leading us to Super Bowl win #6?

Day 87 of Week 21

I had some giddy-up in my step for the first time in about 10 days!!  My bronchitis may have finally run its course so I can move around the class without feeling I am hanging out in outrageous altitude.  

Tomorrow please remember to turn in the money for the read-a-thon fundraiser if your family chose to participate in the fund raiser.    If you are collecting my amount read, I have the numbers here at school and Ms. Sandy told all the kids their total minutes.  However if you need it, email me and I can send it to you in the morning.  

Today -- Technology Tuesday
However we had to cut it short due to having to get a ton of stuff done due to it being a short week.  
We spent 15 minutes on typing.
We spent 15 minutes on scootpad working on language arts vocabulary and grammar.  
We spent 15 minutes on www.ixl.com working on our fraction knowledge or geometry for the Math/Art test

Spelling Pretest
Here are this week’s words.

We then did a pre assessment regarding how well we know our surface area math.  

Math:
Fractions -- adding mixed numbers.
*Why do I need to see the estimated answer?
*Why do you need to find the least common multiple using venn diagrams
Here are all of notes from this chapter.

Science

Lesson on surface area. What is it and how do you find it?

Math/Art test...

Kind regards and thank you for your patience as I returned to health,

Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
Page 258 7-22 all due Wednesday (show est. and venn diagram)
Page 260 7-22 all due Thursday (show est. and venn diagram)
Page 262 1-14 all due Friday
Page 264-265 1-14 all due Friday (show est. and venn diagram)

Spelling and Vocab
Here are the words for the week.  
Vocabulary study words/cards are due on Thursday
P.B. 139 and 148 due on Thursday

Grammar all due on Friday
P.B. 144, 149, 150 and 151

Free-Write due Friday
A free free-write

Bring in read-a-thon money beginning on Tuesday

Science due Thursday
vocab cards
page 136 and 139
packet -- page 101

Wednesday, #84 2012 2013 (1/16/13)

Day 84
Thank you for all of the wipes and the vegetable soup that came in today!!  We will be healthy in no time at all.

Today, we closed out our read-a-thon with 30 minutes of silent reading.  Students were also encouraged to review their Chapter 12 fraction notes during this time.

We then completed our chapter 12 test.  

After the test we began our new lesson on adding and subtracting fractions.  Today is adding and subtracting like denominators therefore I have no “special” ways to teach it.  The big thing for the students to watch out for is to “simplify” their final answer whenever possible.  

Since this came up based on our chapter 12 test and some of the kids not preparing and prepping like they should have, we read this article as a class:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=like-math-thank-your-moti

We had a discussion about how for many this entail wanting to use my resources, watching Khan Academy or using the wonderful practice grounds of www.ixl.com

Students then did a 20 minute free-write about motivation and desire and how they control that aspect of their life.

We continued practicing appositives.  We corrected Monday’s homework and reviewed the two new handouts.  

We then read as a class and discussed the story of Paul Revere.  

Finally we discussed writing a proper business letter by reading some outrageous business letters written into corporations by a comedian and the real letters he received back.

Finally the last 30 minutes of the day we wearily took a walk outside in the beautiful sunshine.  

Have  a great Wednesday evening,

Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
Page 249 1-25 all due Thursday
Page 254 1-21 odds AND page 256 1-23 odds due Friday
Appositives:
This one is due on Thursday.
This one is due on Friday

Science
Soft Text... read and answer questions pgs. 128-131 make vocab. cards  (Water Cycle retest 1/23 @ noon)

Tuesday, #83 2012 2013 (1/15/13)

Day 83

I return from the injured reserved today to get back to teaching.

I somehow acquired strep throat, bronchitis and an ear-infection; all three at the same time!!  The positive side of me says that this is great because it meant I caught an entire winter season of yuckies at all one time.  So I have met and/or exceeded my 2013 quota for germs.  

Today in the computer lab today we practiced typing for 20 minutes.  We then took a chapter 12 pre-test and we used our results to practice more multiplying and dividing fractions on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com or www.ixl.com

We then began our chapter 12 test.    Miss Sandy and I began perusing what they have done so far and we sent the kids home today with the desire for them to continue reviewing and practicing their multiplying and dividing fractions.

Science rotation

Math  / Art rotation

I promise I’ll have more to say tomorrow,

Mr. Hubbard

Homework:
Identify the Appositives

Review Chapter 12 for the 2nd part of the math test tomorrow

Read for 45 minutes today since it is the last day of the Read-A-Thon.

Tuesday, #78 2012 2013 (1/08/13)

Day 78
Today is the first posting of 2013!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break.  The students had many great stories to share out on Monday when we bragged a little about what went down over the two weeks.

Today was a Technology Tuesday.
Here is the link that we tried to follow.  
It was a weird day with some students able to accomplish certain things on the computer while other students were unable.  The technology gremlins frequently add a layer of spontaneity to our visits to the computer lab.  

Math:
Final fraction review day with division.
Students are encouraged to practice and know both methods for division.  
Please see the notes for reference.

Science

Math Art

The Readathon is still going strong.    Therefore students are required and encouraged to read this week and next week once they complete their math, science or math/art homework.  
I am asking for a minimum of 25 minutes of reading every night instead of assigning spelling, grammar and free-writes.  If you are seriously reading then you are further exposing yourself to correctly spelled, correct grammar and reading “ideally” well written work.  

Thank you for all of the generosity that you showed to our adopted holiday family and towards myself.     

• I am truly blessed to work in such a giving community and I highly appreciate you making the time/effort to give me a gift at the holiday season.   
• Regarding the family that we adopted it was awe inspiring to see the smile and hear/see the reaffirming of her belief in the all-mighty on the last day before the break.   She shared out with me that your generosity was an answer to price and “God was great.”   Thank you for being so amazing!!

Happy 2013!!
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math
152 and 154 evens in the “floppy” math book due Wednesday
158 and 160 evens in the “floppy” math book due Thursday
155,156, 161 and 162 all in the “floppy” math book due Friday
Students MUST show work on graph paper.  They are turning in the graph paper not the floppy page since students need to analyze and see their mistakes.

Read “at least” 25 minutes every night.  Bring the reading log into class every single day proving your read the previous night.

We do have science homework due on Thursday.  I am sorry that I don’t have the specifics.

Interested in having your son/daughter take typing classes?
Here are the details:

Technology Tuesday January 8, 2013

Friendly reminder...
Use Firefox
Sign into your Google Account.  You need to be signed in for for Khan Academy.

1.  Type -- practice typing for 20+ minutes.

2.   Khan Academy
Make sure to sign into your Google Account FIRST.  
You need to see that your name is showing in the top right hand side of the website.
You must be signed in to earn points/credits.
Click here to watch this video on economics
Click here to tell me what new things you learned on DAY 2 CUPCAKES

3. Brainpop on
Hyphens and Dashes
Remember to take the quiz and email me the quiz  hubbardron AT dublinusd   DOT net

4. Brainpop on 
Cyberbullying 
 Remember to take the quiz and email me the quiz  hubbardron AT dublinusd   DOT net

5.  try this video and let me know if it works.
cyberbullying video