Happy New Years!
On Monday we had our vocabulary test for weeks 14-16. Most of the kids did really well! On Tuesday we read " Pecos Bill" in reading class, and finally on Wednesday we had the chapter 5 science test. Everyone did very well this week!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
December 26th
Hi Everyone,
This week we read about The Little Painter of Sabana Grande in reading. In Science we studied conserving natural resources. We were originally going to have a test on Friday, however, I felt the kids needed a little more time to study, so we'll have the test on Monday instead. Because we postponed the test we did creative writing on Friday instead. The kids have been getting better at writing, and I think the practice was good for them.
Joe had a lot of interesting questions during science class. Shawn is getting better at writing.I think he is improving his grammar, he just needs to work on writing cohesive sentences.Richard wrote a very creative story on Friday. He's getting very good at writing! Willy did good in reading. He seemed to enjoy this week's story. And finally, Steven continues to do excellent in class. He's very quick doing his work. Not only is he a fast worker, he also does very well and usually gets everything correct.
This weeks Weekly Reader will be a summary of the reading.....
This week we read about The Little Painter of Sabana Grande in reading. In Science we studied conserving natural resources. We were originally going to have a test on Friday, however, I felt the kids needed a little more time to study, so we'll have the test on Monday instead. Because we postponed the test we did creative writing on Friday instead. The kids have been getting better at writing, and I think the practice was good for them.
Joe had a lot of interesting questions during science class. Shawn is getting better at writing.I think he is improving his grammar, he just needs to work on writing cohesive sentences.Richard wrote a very creative story on Friday. He's getting very good at writing! Willy did good in reading. He seemed to enjoy this week's story. And finally, Steven continues to do excellent in class. He's very quick doing his work. Not only is he a fast worker, he also does very well and usually gets everything correct.
This weeks Weekly Reader will be a summary of the reading.....
Thursday, December 18, 2008
December 18th
Hi everyone,
This week we read the story "Moses Goes to a Concert" in reading. In science we read about fossils and how they are formed. So far all the kid's are doing really well. Joe did well on his vocabulary test last week. I still think he can do better though. Willy and Shawn scored the highest, both of them scored a 97%. Steven and Richard also did well. Although I also think the two of them could do a little better.
Tomorrow is the Tree House Christmas Celebration. I hope everyone will be able to come. The kids have all worked very hard to prepare and I know they're excited for the performance.
This week the kids have to write a summary for this weeks Weekly Reader.
This week we read the story "Moses Goes to a Concert" in reading. In science we read about fossils and how they are formed. So far all the kid's are doing really well. Joe did well on his vocabulary test last week. I still think he can do better though. Willy and Shawn scored the highest, both of them scored a 97%. Steven and Richard also did well. Although I also think the two of them could do a little better.
Tomorrow is the Tree House Christmas Celebration. I hope everyone will be able to come. The kids have all worked very hard to prepare and I know they're excited for the performance.
This week the kids have to write a summary for this weeks Weekly Reader.
Friday, December 12, 2008
It's good to be back
It's good to be back.... After teaching Teacher Peter's class for the past two weeks I'm glad to be back to the Oneida class. We had a good week this week. On Monday and Tuesday studied about igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks; as well as the different types of soil.
On Wednesday we had our Comprehensive Reading review test ; on Thursday and Friday we tested week 1-15 vocabulary.
Shawn is doing well. He did great on his vocabulary test so far...
Joe has been trying harder, hopefully he'll do well on this week's tests.
Willy seemed well prepared this week for all his tests.
Steven did very good on science this week.
Richard was also good in science class. I think I mentioned this before, but he always has very intelligent, insightful things to add to class discussions.
This week the kids will have to write a summary for their weekly readers....
On Wednesday we had our Comprehensive Reading review test ; on Thursday and Friday we tested week 1-15 vocabulary.
Shawn is doing well. He did great on his vocabulary test so far...
Joe has been trying harder, hopefully he'll do well on this week's tests.
Willy seemed well prepared this week for all his tests.
Steven did very good on science this week.
Richard was also good in science class. I think I mentioned this before, but he always has very intelligent, insightful things to add to class discussions.
This week the kids will have to write a summary for their weekly readers....
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Barbeque
Dear Parents,
It’s the 14th week of class and I see that everyone is making improvements in the areas they are weaker in. We will be having a BBQ on Friday!
This week we completed:
Science: This week, we took the Chapter 4 test.
Tops: Pg. 29-33
Individual Student Comments:
Brian did well on the science test.
Patricia did well on the science test.
Richard did well on the science test but still needs to read the questions more carefully.
Sean needs to study the vocabulary words more. It will help him improve in science too.
Sophia did well on the science test.
Tiger did well on the science test.
Ashley needs to read questions more carefully on tests.
Ben did well on the science test.
Joe did well on the science test.
Richard did well on the science test.
Shawn did well on the science test.
Steven did well on the science test.
Willy did well on the science test.
Student Journal
The First Year
Please write a summary of the story you read in 8 sentences. This means that you will only tell the important things about the story.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving – Gobble Gobble Gobble!
Dear Parents,
It’s the 13th week of class. I’m back from a fun trip in
This week we completed:
Science: This week, we completed Chapter 4. Lesson 5 is about adaptations for survival. Many animals use different methods to stay alive and safe. Some use camouflage and some use mimicry. They also have different adaptations that help them survive – such as the giraffe’s long neck to reach food that are too high for other animals. Lesson 6 is about changing ecosystems. We learned that many things can change an ecosystem – fires, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and pollution. Hunting, pollution, fires and other natural disasters can cause organisms to become endangered or extinct.
Tops: Pg. 28
Individual Student Comments:
Richard is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.
Shawn is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.
Steven is doing well in class. Please turn in the student journal on Monday!
Willy is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.
Student Journal Questions
Pictures in the Sky
- What do astronomers do?
- Astronomers …
- What is a constellation?
- A constellation is a…
- What does the word “astronomer” mean?
- The word astronomer means…
Have a great weekend!
Teacher
Thursday, November 20, 2008
November 20th
Hi Everyone,
This week we read the story "Dream Wolf" , and studied Competition among living things in science. The kids have worked very hard this week to get caught up on the book work, and I'm proud of how much effort they put into class.
Steven is still working very quickly. He's usually one of the first to finish his work.
Richard did very well on his science work this week.
Willy missed class on Monday, but he really worked hard to make up the work he missed.
Joe did pretty good this week. He was a little lazy during reading, but he enjoyed what we learned in science class.
Shawn is doing very well. His Science and English work are both great!
Questions
1- Why was Annie's life easier two years ago?
2-Why was Annie's father happy?
3-What was the Great Depression?
This week we read the story "Dream Wolf" , and studied Competition among living things in science. The kids have worked very hard this week to get caught up on the book work, and I'm proud of how much effort they put into class.
Steven is still working very quickly. He's usually one of the first to finish his work.
Richard did very well on his science work this week.
Willy missed class on Monday, but he really worked hard to make up the work he missed.
Joe did pretty good this week. He was a little lazy during reading, but he enjoyed what we learned in science class.
Shawn is doing very well. His Science and English work are both great!
Questions
1- Why was Annie's life easier two years ago?
2-Why was Annie's father happy?
3-What was the Great Depression?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Week 11
Student Journal Questions
The Colonial Adventure
- Where did
- How did she fight the boredom?
- After a year, how did she feel about her new home?
* Please make sure to answer in complete sentences.
Example: How many flowers are there?
Incomplete Answer: One flower. Complete sentence: There is one flower.
Monday, November 3, 2008
November 6th
Dear Parents,
I'd like to thank everyone who was able to come to last weeks Halloween party. I know the kids had a great time. I'd also like to remind parents that next week will be our parent-teacher conferences. I haven't met all of you yet, so I'm looking forward to finaly getting a chance to chat with you.
Halloween week was so busy we fell behind a bit in science, so we've spent the most part of the week geting caught up on our work. This week we started learning about ecosystems and the different foood chains and food webs that exist in each of them.
Willy has been doing well. I feel a little bad though. I was teasing him earlier in the week, and he got a little upset. I'm sorry Willy...
Joe is doing good. He still needs to study harder for his vocabulary tests though.
Sean is doing great! I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but he was the only student to get a 100 %on on his vocabulary test.
Steven has been studying his vocabulary during his free time. It's good to see he's been putting more effort into class.
Richard always surprises me during science class. He's very smart, and he always has intersting things to add to class discussions.
Question:
Who did the mayor dedicate the garden to? Why do you think he did that?
I'd like to thank everyone who was able to come to last weeks Halloween party. I know the kids had a great time. I'd also like to remind parents that next week will be our parent-teacher conferences. I haven't met all of you yet, so I'm looking forward to finaly getting a chance to chat with you.
Halloween week was so busy we fell behind a bit in science, so we've spent the most part of the week geting caught up on our work. This week we started learning about ecosystems and the different foood chains and food webs that exist in each of them.
Willy has been doing well. I feel a little bad though. I was teasing him earlier in the week, and he got a little upset. I'm sorry Willy...
Joe is doing good. He still needs to study harder for his vocabulary tests though.
Sean is doing great! I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but he was the only student to get a 100 %on on his vocabulary test.
Steven has been studying his vocabulary during his free time. It's good to see he's been putting more effort into class.
Richard always surprises me during science class. He's very smart, and he always has intersting things to add to class discussions.
Question:
Who did the mayor dedicate the garden to? Why do you think he did that?
Friday, October 24, 2008
Hi Parents!
We haven't done much book work this week on account of it being test week....On Monday we had our Reading Comprehension test. On Tuesday we did Science. On Wednesday we took a short break from testing and read and wrote some scary Halloween stories. And finally on Thursday we did the Vocabulary test for week 1-7.
I was really impressed with how well the kids did on their stories. They were all able to write some very creative, scary stories!
Richard and Jordan wrote an excellent short story about a group of scientists that explore a pyramid and get eaten by a mummy. Shawn and Ben wrote a story about a group of kids that go to a haunted school, and one of them gets....eaten! Ashley and Willy wrote a good story about a family whose car breaks down and they all go missing......or do they???? And finally Steven, Harris and Joe wrote a haunted tale based on Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Question:
What did Katy learn to do next time?
We haven't done much book work this week on account of it being test week....On Monday we had our Reading Comprehension test. On Tuesday we did Science. On Wednesday we took a short break from testing and read and wrote some scary Halloween stories. And finally on Thursday we did the Vocabulary test for week 1-7.
I was really impressed with how well the kids did on their stories. They were all able to write some very creative, scary stories!
Richard and Jordan wrote an excellent short story about a group of scientists that explore a pyramid and get eaten by a mummy. Shawn and Ben wrote a story about a group of kids that go to a haunted school, and one of them gets....eaten! Ashley and Willy wrote a good story about a family whose car breaks down and they all go missing......or do they???? And finally Steven, Harris and Joe wrote a haunted tale based on Sponge Bob Square Pants.
Question:
What did Katy learn to do next time?
Thursday, October 16, 2008
October 16, 2008
This week we were a little behind in our Tops book, so we spent most of Monday catching up on both the textbook and workbook. This week's lesson was about how often you do something. ( How often do you watch tv? I watch tv every day. ) Needles to say, this was very easy for everyone, and we were able to finish pretty quickly.
On Tuesday we reviewed reading from the past few weeks, and also got caught up on vocabulary and vocabulary sentences.
On Wednesday we started the new science lesson on parts of an animal, as well as the functions of each part. We'll continue with science on Thursday as well...
Willy is doing really well. He continues to work quickly and enjoys helping other students when necessary.
Joe fell behind with his vocabulary sentences, but he was able to work hard and get caught up. He still struggles with spelling though.
Steven is doing well. He works hard and always finishes his work on time.
Richard continues to have a lot of intelligent, interesting things to add to class discussions.
Shawn is doing well. Like Joe, he fell behind in his vocabulary sentences, but was able to finally finish.
Question:
Why hadn't Daniel returned with the sheep?
On Tuesday we reviewed reading from the past few weeks, and also got caught up on vocabulary and vocabulary sentences.
On Wednesday we started the new science lesson on parts of an animal, as well as the functions of each part. We'll continue with science on Thursday as well...
Willy is doing really well. He continues to work quickly and enjoys helping other students when necessary.
Joe fell behind with his vocabulary sentences, but he was able to work hard and get caught up. He still struggles with spelling though.
Steven is doing well. He works hard and always finishes his work on time.
Richard continues to have a lot of intelligent, interesting things to add to class discussions.
Shawn is doing well. Like Joe, he fell behind in his vocabulary sentences, but was able to finally finish.
Question:
Why hadn't Daniel returned with the sheep?
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Happy Double 10 Day
This week we did a little review, as well as reading a new story in our reading books. In the beginning of the week we read "Champions of the World", in addition, we did the accompanying work in the workbook. In grammar we studied joining two sentences with a comma and an and ( He was very tired, and he fell asleep in class. )
In Tops we reviewed daily activities and the time of day we do them. And finally in science we studied the different parts of an animal.
Everyone did very well this week. Shawn continues to do his work quickly. Joe is doing well, but he really needs some extra practice with spelling. Willy is always very quick finishing his work, but he always forgets to add a particle ( a/an/the) before the nouns in his sentences. Steven was very good this week. And finally, Richard is doing great! He finishes his work quickly and always has good answers and questions in class.
Question:
How far back do ostrich fossils date?
In Tops we reviewed daily activities and the time of day we do them. And finally in science we studied the different parts of an animal.
Everyone did very well this week. Shawn continues to do his work quickly. Joe is doing well, but he really needs some extra practice with spelling. Willy is always very quick finishing his work, but he always forgets to add a particle ( a/an/the) before the nouns in his sentences. Steven was very good this week. And finally, Richard is doing great! He finishes his work quickly and always has good answers and questions in class.
Question:
How far back do ostrich fossils date?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Scary Typhoons!
Dear Parents,
It’s the fifth week of class. Teacher Scott is back from his vacation but we still had combined classes this week. Glad to have him back! We did not come to school on Monday due to crazy typhoon weather. Watching the super strong winds and rain on TV was quite scary. Hope everyone stayed safe. I hope we don’t have any crazy weather for a while. We are going bowling this week for Fun Day. Believe it or not, I have never bowled in my whole life! I guess I was never interested before. Maybe I’ll try this week. Or maybe not.
This week we completed:
Science: This week, we started Chapter 2 lesson 4. It is about the needs of animals. They need air, water, food, and shelter. They also respond to their environment just like plants do.
Individual Student Comments:
Richard is very attentive and answers questions asked in class.
Shawn is doing well in class and understands most of the material taught in class.
Steven is doing well in class and finishes his work very quickly.
Willy is a great reader and finishes his work very quickly and accurately.
Question #3
How do people get lower prices at an open-air market?
Have a great weekend!
Teacher
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Creativity
Dear Parents,
It’s the fourth week of class and everything is running smoothly. Everyone is starting to get the rhythm of things. We are having a Creative Pictures Contest for this Fun Friday. Each class will submit 3 creative pictures and one winner will be selected to receive a Pizza Party! We’re all excited and hope that we will win.
This week we completed:
Reading: We read “An Illusionary Tale in Opt”. It is mystical stories about people in the land of Opt. Things are not what they seem. Lines that seem to be different lengths end up being the same length. Dragon’s eyes spin and 6 cubes become 7!
Science: This week, we reviewed Chapter 1 and took the test.
Tops: We learned about using “before” and “after” for sequence of events. We also learned how to make sentences using “when” and “do” or “does”. For example, “When do you go to school? I go to school at 7 o’clock.” “When does she wake up? She wakes up at 6:30.”
Individual Student Comments:
Joe had a little trouble with some of the grammar work. But he is improving on writing sentences properly.
Richard is great at finishing his work quickly and quietly.
Shawn is the youngest in class but is usually one of the first to finish his work!
Steven is doing well in class and usually finishes his work quickly.
Willy is doing well in class. He is usually the first to finish all his work.
Have a great weekend!
Teacher Alice
It’s the fourth week of class and everything is running smoothly. Everyone is starting to get the rhythm of things. We are having a Creative Pictures Contest for this Fun Friday. Each class will submit 3 creative pictures and one winner will be selected to receive a Pizza Party! We’re all excited and hope that we will win.
This week we completed:
Reading: We read “An Illusionary Tale in Opt”. It is mystical stories about people in the land of Opt. Things are not what they seem. Lines that seem to be different lengths end up being the same length. Dragon’s eyes spin and 6 cubes become 7!
Science: This week, we reviewed Chapter 1 and took the test.
Tops: We learned about using “before” and “after” for sequence of events. We also learned how to make sentences using “when” and “do” or “does”. For example, “When do you go to school? I go to school at 7 o’clock.” “When does she wake up? She wakes up at 6:30.”
Individual Student Comments:
Joe had a little trouble with some of the grammar work. But he is improving on writing sentences properly.
Richard is great at finishing his work quickly and quietly.
Shawn is the youngest in class but is usually one of the first to finish his work!
Steven is doing well in class and usually finishes his work quickly.
Willy is doing well in class. He is usually the first to finish all his work.
Secret question #3:
What are some ways that you can help your parents save money?
Have a great weekend!
Teacher Alice
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Little Chefs
Dear Parents,
It’s the third week of class. Almost everyone got a great score on the quiz. We are going to be cooking in our classes for fun day. Teacher Peter will teach us how to make rye balls. It’s always fun to make our own food!
This week we completed:
Reading: We read “Phoebe and the Spelling Bee” this week. It is about a girl Phoebe who was afraid of the spelling bee her was having. She pretended to be sick and even lied to her best friend Katie. In the end she got an award for best imagination even though she did not win the spelling bee.
Science: This week, we finished lesson 3 of chapter 1. We learned about the life cycle of plants. They begin life, grow, develop, reproduce, and then die. There are 2 main kinds of plants – flowering plants and conifers. Flowering plants produce seeds in their flowers and conifers produce seeds in their cones.
Tops: We learned about using “before” and “after”.
Individual Student Comments:
Joe is doing well in class and finishes his work fairly quickly.
Richard is great at reading.
Shawn is always the first to finish his work and he makes very few mistakes.
Steven also finishes his work quickly and quietly.
Willy is great at reading and finishes his work very quickly.
It’s the third week of class. Almost everyone got a great score on the quiz. We are going to be cooking in our classes for fun day. Teacher Peter will teach us how to make rye balls. It’s always fun to make our own food!
This week we completed:
Reading: We read “Phoebe and the Spelling Bee” this week. It is about a girl Phoebe who was afraid of the spelling bee her was having. She pretended to be sick and even lied to her best friend Katie. In the end she got an award for best imagination even though she did not win the spelling bee.
Science: This week, we finished lesson 3 of chapter 1. We learned about the life cycle of plants. They begin life, grow, develop, reproduce, and then die. There are 2 main kinds of plants – flowering plants and conifers. Flowering plants produce seeds in their flowers and conifers produce seeds in their cones.
Tops: We learned about using “before” and “after”.
Individual Student Comments:
Joe is doing well in class and finishes his work fairly quickly.
Richard is great at reading.
Shawn is always the first to finish his work and he makes very few mistakes.
Steven also finishes his work quickly and quietly.
Willy is great at reading and finishes his work very quickly.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
September 11th
Hi Parents!
Well, another week has almost finished and here we are again...This week we learned about the parts of a plant in science class. In reading we read.......... we also started working in our grammar books this week and have been doing review of basic sentence structures and what makes "good"a sentence.
Willy is doing great! He's always very quick to finish his work and always does an exceptional job.
Joe is doing really well. He's a little slow with his book work, but he's very talkative and eager to add to class discussions.
Steven was very interested in learning about plants this week . He had a lot of good comments and
did a great job on his class work.
Richard is very inquisitive. He always asks some challenging questions and keeps me on my toes.
And finally Shawn...He's doing very well. He always finishes his work on time and usually does a great job. He seldom needs assistance and is a big help during class time.
On a side note...Tomorrow ( September 12th ) I will be going back to the United States for two weeks. teacher Alice will be teaching while I'm away.
Well, another week has almost finished and here we are again...This week we learned about the parts of a plant in science class. In reading we read.......... we also started working in our grammar books this week and have been doing review of basic sentence structures and what makes "good"a sentence.
Willy is doing great! He's always very quick to finish his work and always does an exceptional job.
Joe is doing really well. He's a little slow with his book work, but he's very talkative and eager to add to class discussions.
Steven was very interested in learning about plants this week . He had a lot of good comments and
did a great job on his class work.
Richard is very inquisitive. He always asks some challenging questions and keeps me on my toes.
And finally Shawn...He's doing very well. He always finishes his work on time and usually does a great job. He seldom needs assistance and is a big help during class time.
On a side note...Tomorrow ( September 12th ) I will be going back to the United States for two weeks. teacher Alice will be teaching while I'm away.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Hello
Hi Parents,
It's nice to finally meet all the kids. So far everyone has done a great job in class. We've only had class for 4 days now, but I'm sure everyone will do very well this year. So far this week we started reading about "Journey's" in reading and "scientific method" in science. We also started the new ESL textbook which will help the students with basic grammar.
Because we've only had 4 classes I haven't had much time with the kids to give very extensive individual comments....so far as I've observed....
Willy is very smart and a fast learner. Joe is very studious and is always eager to ask for assistance. Shawn has a great sense of humor. Steven gives it his best and Richard is a very hard worker.
Overall it should be a very fun, productive year!!
It's nice to finally meet all the kids. So far everyone has done a great job in class. We've only had class for 4 days now, but I'm sure everyone will do very well this year. So far this week we started reading about "Journey's" in reading and "scientific method" in science. We also started the new ESL textbook which will help the students with basic grammar.
Because we've only had 4 classes I haven't had much time with the kids to give very extensive individual comments....so far as I've observed....
Willy is very smart and a fast learner. Joe is very studious and is always eager to ask for assistance. Shawn has a great sense of humor. Steven gives it his best and Richard is a very hard worker.
Overall it should be a very fun, productive year!!
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