Mr. Hubbard's Class

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

November 3, 2010 Technology Time

Hey 5th Graders!!

Here is the link to fill out the attribute vote:
https://spreadsheets2.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFllTTEyU25kSC1TUkwtY2M2QkNtcEE6MQ#gid=0

Complete sentences and complete paragraphs. You will re-write this if you do your vote and you don't write with your 5th grade inference skills.

Here is the link for your project proposal:
https://spreadsheets3.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dDdGNXFFVkhXR3ZwMGF5UGxBaUFSWEE6MQ#gid=0

Once again, complete sentences and complete paragraphs. If you are working with a partner, only one of you has to complete this. Just make sure that list both your names on the form.

FYI -- here is the math lesson link that the substitute will need today:

http://www.acoe.org/acoe/files/EdServices/LCMv5.swf

FYI -- here is the link for the CNN report that you will watch today:

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

Please show her how to get to these two links when she needs them for today.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

This is week 12 of the school year....wow, we are going quick.

I sent in the earlier email the link to reserve your student led conference..
Here is the link again:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtOH1AduQvi0dG5nMkNrOEU4UTI5WmtMY0lNWUcwa0E&hl=en&authkey=CPa97fQJ

Today -- technology lab.
We did our monthly STAR reading assessment. I will send home the report this week.
The students did 20 minutes of typing practice.
The students were able to watch Brainpops as I tried to get them to “vote” for our monthly attributes. However the Google Documents and the Computer Gods were not kind to me today :(

Review comprehension from last week.
We then discussed the conclusion of theme 2’s “Give It All You Got!” section. The students are going to begin working on their newest theme project. They need to remember to challenge themselves, learn something new about the subject(s) they choose and how to work well with others. Students do need to choose a new partner this time and they are engaged to try a new presentation media than they did last time. Their proposals are due no later than Thursday.

Math:
More factoring practice...we did easily over 8 homework and classroom examples regarding factoring today.
Here are the attached notes, if your son/daughter are confused or have forgotten the magic we created today:
http://www.box.net/shared/static/ugh83puj7d.pdf

Social Studies:
Here are the similar notes regarding what we discussed today:
http://mrhubbardsclass.blogspot.com/2010/10/social-studies-week-of-october-27-and.html

Some students also had a chance to work with their parental volunteers at our election cafe. So students had an opportunity to see our republic/democracy at work.

Feel free to talk with your son/daughter about how the voting process works and/or how you prepare to vote. We are extremely luck in America to have an opportunity to voice our opinions and to vote, I hope you can share that joy of democracy with your son/daughter (just try not to think about the 4 or 5 robo-calls that you received yesterday).

P.E.

Prepare for the week and plan out our week.
Kind regards,

Mr. Hubbard

Homework for the week:
Math:
202-203 10-31 all due Wed.
204-205 1-24 all due Thursday
206-207 1-13 all due Friday
Chapter 9 test will be on Tuesday November 9

Theme 2 Test will be on November 10, 2010
Study guide to come out on Wednesday

Grammar Packet of all grammar lessons covered this theme will be due on Tuesday, November 9th.
Packet will come out on Wednesday

Reading Around the World -- they need to have 800 new pages every Trimester for a “3” on the report card. Many students have read but haven’t had me sign off yet. I need their 1st trimester pages in by November 15th.

Give It All You Got Project is due on November 16th --- proposal due no later than Thursday.

Free-Write: due Thursday
Describe Thanksgiving from the perspective of your own family.

Free Write: due Friday
Describe Thanksgiving from the perspective of the “Turkey” family.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Today -- I was in a morning meeting, returned and then I had to attend a district training from 11:30 onwards. Therefore Mr. Cross returned and manned the ship from 11:30 onward.

What transpired today:
This morning while I was at the meeting, the students had to first complete their math test and/or district narrative writing assignment. Students who had completed that assignment were encouraged to go to www.pearsonsuccessnet.com watch lessons 9-1 and 9-2; They also could work on science, tonight’s math, or complete the reading comprehension for the week.

When I returned we reviewed the grammar lessons for the week, the suffix
-ic and
–ive
http://wordinfo.info/unit/1105
http://wordinfo.info/unit/1029

We reviewed the vocabulary work book pages for the week as well.

We then began a mini lesson regarding factoring. I showed them how we can use primary factoring to solve division problems, reduce fractions, equivalent fractions and LCD/GCF;
I also reviewed all of the divisibility rules:
http://math.about.com/library/bldivide.htm
We also discussed why prime numbers are unique. Ask your son/daughter what is the only even prime number?

Tomorrow or 100% for sure on Tuesday, we are going to review this lesson from the gurus over in Alameda:
http://www.acoe.org/acoe/files/EdServices/Factoring.swf

We then went to our Buddies Class to do a Halloween activity. Our students helped them with reciting #’s off a die, using a chart to complete information, and drawing/creating a funny Halloween face. They then read with their buddy at the end of our visit.

After returning from Buddies, they watched a Brainpop movie about...factoring and prime numbers.

They then finished the day with Mrs. Cargo and Mrs. Wilmott.

Misc. Stuff:
Please see the email from Missy and Angela about the Election Cafe

Halloween:

From Principal Thomas, “Please remember that during our parade on October 29th, TOY WEAPONS OR ACCESSORIES SUCH AS SWORDS, PLAY GUNS, LASER LIGHTS, ETC. ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. “

The more the merrier, please feel free to come visit/participate; The district asks that you sign in as a visitor with the office.
Parade starts at 9:00 a.m.
Fear Factor Game starts at 10:30
Snacks and Treats will be served at 1:15’ish
Please read this week’s Shark Byte for all the Halloween information:
http://dusd.schoolwires.net/224720628161142453/lib/224720628161142453/_files/newsletter102810.doc

I spoke with the kids today...our buddies and all the kindergartners really love the “big” “older” 5th graders. Therefore their costumes for school should be suitable for an audience that goes as young as 5 years old. I asked them to please save the blood, severed heads and scary masks for Sunday evening so we don’t give our kindergarten buddies any nightmares.

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 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

Spelling Vocab Test:
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 2 or 3 students still owe science homework for last week.

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.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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

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