Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Super quick while the Giants are still in game 1......
Library -- FYI next week Mrs. Klein will not be in the library as she prepares for the upcoming book fair.  Therefore 2 weeks from now we will go to the library to make book wish lists so be prepared to be begged :)

Complete the district writing assessment, work on homework, observe the chapter 9 lessons on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com or free-choice reading.  

We then reviewed last night’s math homework.  We discussed 3 questions that gave the class a hard time so hopefully they felt successful prior to taking the test.

We then spent time taking our chapter 5 test.  Those that finished early had the same choices as before:
Complete the district writing assessment, work on homework, observe the chapter 9 lessons on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com or free-choice reading.

We finished finalizing and agreeing to the definitions for this week’s 5 challenge words.  
Here are our definitions:
Our Classroom Definitions

Rotations -- Cargo and then Wilmott/science
Homework for Wilmott -- page 2 and 7 vocabulary cards.  See her website for more details.

Regarding math -- I assigned the chapter 9 introduction video and the 9-1 lesson tutorial/lesson for every student today.   So if they go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com and watch the video they should do prepared for tonight’s homework.   About 1/2 the class did not have time to do this in class since they took longer on their math test.

Tomorrow -- wear RED

Friday is our Halloween celebration AND ALSO spelling/vocab test and comprehension work.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:
Math for the week:
Page 195 1-24 all **write down the factor definitions in your notebook due Thursday
Page 199 1-29 all due Friday

Free Write due on Friday
“One Halloween night......”

Reading Comprehension All Due Friday
Read 208-224
Answer three questions on 224 in complete sentences
P.B. 114-115

Grammar all due Thursday
P.B. 123,124 and 125
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/index.html#g5

All students that are missing classwork will be working on it during the Halloween festivities on Friday.  They will continue working on their missing learning opportunities until they complete their missing work.  
Students know who is missing work and they warned on Monday and it is on the board for all to see..  
Additionally, about 3 or 4 students still owe science homework for last week.

Social Studies the week of October 27 and 28th

This week we are focusing on the Tuesday, November 2nd election.  Today we discussed what is a typical polling place in Dublin like while answering many of their questions.

Students were curious if people knew who or what  you vote.  We also discussed voter fraud, Australia's mandatory voting versus our style and how to find out how to vote.

**Mrs. Cargo's class was extremely disrespectful and more interested in making jokes among themselves rather than politely talking & learning.  They owe a 1 or 2 paragraph description of today's notes.  

I have posted the notes from today to help them with their bonus learning opportunity.

October 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

We started the day in the computer lab.  We practiced typing for 20 minutes, we practiced for tomorrow’s math test, we watched some Brainpops related to narrative writing and finally they played some educational games.
Here is the run down of what they did in the lab today:
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/2010/10/computer-lab-on-october-26-2010.html

We then took our district writing that was on narrative writing.  We reviewed what we have learned so far, what we discussed & learned in the computer lab and we talked about some exceptional ones written in class.   The narrative took a full 75 minutes and some students have not completed their final drafts yet.  

Math:
Students completed a 15 review quiz while in the computer lab.  If they missed a question, www.pearsonsuccessnet.com would offer them the video to watch and learn the subject again.  The students also input their homework answers from last night into the computer so they could discover which one(s) they missed.  We reviewed the problems that they hadn't correctly solved.  
As a reminder, I have attached both the practice test and its answers.  

We had a great conversation yesterday based on a question about posting the answers.  We discussed not to just say, “oh yeah, it was D not A.”  I modeled and we talked about using the knowledge of the correct answer to discover where you made a mistake or why the correct answer is the correct answer.  
The homework and the answers can be found here:
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024

They ended the day with PE.

This is Red Ribbon week therefore the day’s have different themes.  
Wednesday is dress up like a Rockstar
Thursday is just wear Red.
Friday is our Halloween celebration AND ALSO spelling/vocab test and comprehension work.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

We started the day in the computer lab.  We practiced typing for 20 minutes, we practiced for tomorrow’s math test, we watched some Brainpops related to narrative writing and finally they played some educational games.
Here is the run down of what they did in the lab today:
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/2010/10/computer-lab-on-october-26-2010.html

We then took our district writing that was on narrative writing.  We reviewed what we have learned so far, what we discussed & learned in the computer lab and we talked about some exceptional ones written in class.   The narrative took a full 75 minutes and some students have not completed their final drafts yet.  

Math:
Students completed a 15 review quiz while in the computer lab.  If they missed a question, www.pearsonsuccessnet.com would offer them the video to watch and learn the subject again.  The students also input their homework answers from last night into the computer so they could discover which one(s) they missed.  We reviewed the problems that they hadn't correctly solved.  
As a reminder, I have attached both the practice test and its answers.  

We had a great conversation yesterday based on a question about posting the answers.  We discussed not to just say, “oh yeah, it was D not A.”  I modeled and we talked about using the knowledge of the correct answer to discover where you made a mistake or why the correct answer is the correct answer.  
The homework and the answers can be found here:
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024

They ended the day with PE.

This is Red Ribbon week therefore the day’s have different themes.  
Wednesday is dress up like a Rockstar
Thursday is just wear Red.
Friday is our Halloween celebration AND ALSO spelling/vocab test and comprehension work.  

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:
Math for the week:
Version A multi choice all due Wednesday
find it here:   http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024
Test is on Wednesday
Page 195 1-24 all **write down the factor definitions in your notebook due Thursday
Page 199 1-29 all due Friday

Free Write due on Friday
“One Halloween night......”

Reading Comprehension All Due Friday
Read 208-224
Answer three questions on 224 in complete sentences
P.B. 114-115

Grammar all due Thursday
P.B. 123,124 and 125

Vocab all due on Wednesday
Define and use in a sentence the 5 challenge words
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/index.html#g5
P.B. 113, 118, and 122

All students that are missing classwork will be working on it during the Halloween festivities on Friday.  They will continue working on their missing learning opportunities until they complete their missing work.  
Students know who is missing work and they warned on Monday and it is on the board for all to see..  
Additionally, about 6 or 8 students still owe science homework for last week.

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:
Math for the week:
Version A multi choice all due Wednesday
find it here:   http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024
Test is on Wednesday
Page 195 1-24 all **write down the factor definitions in your notebook due Thursday
Page 199 1-29 all due Friday

Free Write due on Friday
“One Halloween night......”

Reading Comprehension All Due Friday
Read 208-224
Answer three questions on 224 in complete sentences
P.B. 114-115

Grammar all due Thursday
P.B. 123,124 and 125

Vocab all due on Wednesday
Define and use in a sentence the 5 challenge words
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/index.html#g5
P.B. 113, 118, and 122

All students that are missing classwork will be working on it during the Halloween festivities on Friday.  They will continue working on their missing learning opportunities until they complete their missing work.  
Students know who is missing work and they warned on Monday and it is on the board for all to see..  
Additionally, about 6 or 8 students still owe science homework for last week.

Computer Lab on October 26, 2010

20 Minutes of Mavis Beacon or typingweb.com

Take the 15 question practice quiz on Chapter 5 -- www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

Let's prepare for today's writing assessment by watching some Brainpops..
User name:  dublinelem
Password:  please ask your neighbor

Here are the movies:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/typesofwriting/

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/writinginsequence/

http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/moodandtone/

Here are some educational games that you can do:
http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/conday/lwbr-standalone/index.html

http://www.zoopz.com/zoopz/zoopz2.html

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/netacad/packetville/hacker/games.html

Monday, October 25, 2010

We had the big dedication to the new and improved Dublin Elementary School.  We had numerous dignitaries, we had great student singing, a great student speech and the weather played nice.  At the end, most importantly, we had easily the largest pair of scissors that I have ever seen.  

Spelling Pretest....

DEAR time...students were able to meet with me one on one and discuss where they stood on Reading Around the World, www.pearsonsuccessnet.com and any other questions during my absence.  

Math -- we had a mini review on Orders of Operations.  Many students were happy with their performance in the quiz so we re-reviewed the concept of
parentheses
exponents
multiplication or division (whichever comes first when you go left to right)
addition or subtraction (whichever comes first when you go left to right)
Students then had 25 minutes to begin tonight’s homework which is preparing for the Wednesday test.
Page 130-131 all -- must show your work
Here are our notes from today with Order of Operations and also Tuesday night’s homework.
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024

Language Arts --
We reviewed the grammar lessons for the week:
Verbs in past tense
Verbs in the future
Verb tense being used correctly

This week’s comprehension lessons are all about telling what is the main point in a non-fiction passage.  

We reviewed the vocabulary for this week’s story.  Most students paid attention so they have completed pb 113 and it will not be homework.

We ended the day with 20 minutes documenting the homework for the week and discussing how to prioritize our week.

Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK:
Math for the week:
130-131 all due Tuesday
version A multi choice all due Wednesday
find it here:   http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024
Test is on Wednesday
Page 195 1-24 all **write down the factor definitions in your notebook due Thursday
Page 199 1-29 all due Friday

Free Write due on Friday
“One Halloween night......”

Reading Comprehension All Due Friday
Read 208-224
Answer three questions on 224 in complete sentences
P.B. 114-115

Grammar all due Thursday
P.B. 123,124 and 125

Vocab all due on Wednesday
Define and use in a sentence the 5 challenge words
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/index.html#g5
P.B. 113, 118, and 122

All students missing work will be working on it during the Halloween festivities on Friday until they complete their missing work.  
Students know who is missing work and were warned today.  
Additionally, about 6 or 8 students still owe science homework for last week.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Sorry for the no email last night...I was up late correcting 75 Constitution tests.  Kids have their graded Constitution tests back.  

Today -- technology lab.  We worked on typing for 20 minutes.  Then we spent the remainder of our time perfecting our narrative essays.  The biggest suggestion has been encouraging the students to supply MORE details in their writing.  

We returned to class and discussed the narrative and we looked a student’s narrative that was on

the right track.
Here are the guidelines and notes that they should have:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1CrkynbMbABN8myymkt8P6-_hkl--EZS6sHLf5Ezisew&hl=en&authkey=CIP256AP

Students will still have time to work on these narratives over the next two days.  

Math Time --
Here are our notes from math for our last two days:
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024

The big hero today was my drawing of “My Dear Aunt Sally”

Students were given 20 minutes to work on tonight’s homework.

We ended the day with a special PE time since we didn’t have Mrs. L today.  

Final notes ---
Wednesday is the last day to pre purchase tickets for the Fall Festival.

Please get those BOXTOP into us.  The final day is Friday.  I forgot all about this competition so if anyone has any please bring them in on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.  

Mr. Cross will be teaching the class during Wednesday through Friday.   My Uncle Fantastic is in later stage of cancer and my sister is getting married so it will be an absence of joy and sadness.  If you need to reach Mr. Cross with questions, call the room or email him at:
jcthekid07  AT yahoo.com

Here is the link if you want to order Scholastic books...Wednesday is the deadline
http://www.box.net/shared/static/rodjn5eucu.rtf
You can always kick it old school and send in your order and check.  Ordering on-line allows you to earn $3 book coupon to go to our class for every order.  

Homework for the rest of the week:
Math:
page 119 5-20 all due Wednesday
page 123 9-21 all due Thursday
page 125 1-33 odd due Friday

Language Arts:
Vocabulary Work all due on Wednesday
5 words and sentences
http://www.eduplace.com/spellinglists/index.html#g5
P.B. 98, 103 and 107

Grammar all due Thursday
P.B. 108,109, and 110

Comprehension all due Friday
Read 185-202
Answer any three questions on 202
P.B. 99 and 100
Prepare to take the AR test

Free Write due on Thursday
A free free write -- any topic you want

Free Write due on Friday
“So one day the Wolfman and Dracula decided to team up......”

Social Studies -- think of a patriotic song

Box Tops bring in by Friday!!!  We want to surprise everyone and win!!

Ordering Scholastic Books On-Line

 

Book Club Order Due Date : October 20

Online Ordering Information

Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class Activation Code: HH4V4

 

Dear Parent,

 

Now it's easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child and shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.

 

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.

 

It's so simple! Here is how it works:

• SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, register by clicking click the
  
• Don't have a user name or password? link.
  
• When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above.
  
• 
  
• This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me.
  
  
  
• SELECT the books you would like to order and choose from thousands of titles plus many more than in our monthly flyers.
  
  
• SEND your order to me online by the due date and your child's books will be delivered directly to my classroom.
  
  

Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.

 

Of course, you can still order using the form from the printed flyer that your son/daughter brought home on October 1^st. But why not see for yourself how convenient it is to order online?

 

 

Thank you,

 

Mr. Hubbard

Thursday, October 14, 2010

We reviewed and discussed grammar today....descriptive verbs, action verbs and finally direct objects.  

We also went over this week’s reading strategies of identifying characters, setting, key points in a story, the “challenge” or “problem” in a typical story and how the author builds a resolution.

After the end of language arts, we played some Grammar Ninja!!
http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

We discussed quickly the narrative writing that we will be working on tomorrow and next week.  Tonight’s homework is basically a free write about a time they “gave it all they got.”  We will work on cleaning it up over the next week.

We had an assembly that featured Justin Bieber?? The play put on by Los Positas Thespians was different and humorous.  

math -- we reviewed last night’s homework and discussed tomorrow’s test.  
Students can study and be prepared by doing the following:
1. complete tonight’s homework
2.  go to the link below and review a sample test to get a feel for tomorrow’s test
http://www.box.net/shared/8hcenbm024
3. I reassigned everyone the on-line version of the chapter 4 test.  When a student completes the test, any skill that they missed on the test will create mini video/slide lesson teaching that particular skill again.  www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

Students made great progress on their social studies test.  Due to the assembly and band students coming and going, they only put 45 minutes into it.  So they will finish it first thing tomorrow morning.  So don’t forget those social studies notebooks.
Kind regards,
Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week

Math:
Page 106-107 1-14 all due Friday **test on Friday**

Free-Write due Friday
Let me tell you about my best friend..........
This free write always makes me think about Courtship of Eddie’s Father
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGu0m08Etm8

Language Arts:
Comprehension all due Friday
Read 160-176 by Friday
Answer any FOUR questions on page 176 due Friday
P.B. 84 and 85 due Friday  (we answered these PB today as a class when we reviewed the parts of a story)

Writing “rough draft due on Friday”
Let me tell you about a time that I gave it all it got.....
*mostly non-fiction
*about one full page
*This really is similar to a free write, we are going to use this braindump/rough draft to make a stylized final draft next week.