Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!





















Wednesday, October 30th

"Today we had our class party, we ate donuts and watched "Charlie Brown's The Great Pumpkin." ~ Mikaela

"We also got to wear pajamas and crazy hair!" ~ Ashlynn

"In science rotations we did a test." ~ Mathew

"We had math rotations, we were reviewing questions for our November math assessment." ~ Kylee

"Our class had P.E. today, we practiced setting and bumping in volleyball." ~ Sean

"Today our class read from There is a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom. ~ LJ

"Our writing prompt today was why

Reminders:

Halloween Tomorrow
~ Do NOT wear your costumes to school! Bring them, we will change into them after lunch/recess.
~ Halloween Parade tomorrow at 1:15 pm.
~ Halloween Minute to Win It! party tomorrow afternoon!

Friday, October 25, 2013

Friday, October 25th

"We did art today with Mrs. Tebbets, we used oil pastels to make pictures like Andy Warhol." ~ Kylee & Mrs. O'Connell

"Today we did science rotations, we talked about what parts of the digestive system you couldn't live without." ~ Sean

"In library today Mrs. Swan read a book called Weird, next week we're going to read a book called Tough." ~ Chase

"In Math, we did a practice page and our entry task was about subtracting over zero." ~ Mikaela

"Our class took the test on the respiratory system." ~ LJ

Reminders:
Weekly Reports due Monday!
Halloween next Thursday...costume parade is in the afternoon.
Minute to Win It! Halloween party next Thursday! Thank you for everyone who has offered to help and brought in supplies for the party!!!
Next Friday, November 1st is a half day!

November Character Counts Winner

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Thursday, October 24th

"I won Character Counts for October!" ~ Kylee

"We read another chapter of There is a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom." ~ Mikaela

"Today our class had math rotations, I was in Mrs. Gil's class." ~ LJ

"In music we sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "God Bless the USA." ~ Divinity and Malik


Reminders:
Homework due Tomorrow!
Topic 3 Math Test with completed Reteaching pages due tomorrow!
Halloween Party next Thursday!
Half Day next Friday, November 1st!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Wednesday, October 23rd

"We had PE today and we practiced volleyball." -Ashlynn

"Our journal prompt today had us write about Mrs. Ebbel and whether or not we thought she treats Bradley with respect.  That's from There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom." -Kaylee

"We had science rotations today.  I learned that the tongue pushes the food back to your throat." -Camden

"Today we got to go on our laptops again and take an SRI test." -Mikaela

"LJ and I lost a tooth together at the same time." -Kolby

"Today in math our I can statement was I can add multiple whole numbers together." -Kylee

Reminder:
Box tops due Friday
Homework due on Friday
Weekly reports were due on Monday, please turn in if you haven't already
Math test reteach sheets due Friday
Halloween party sign-ups!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Tuesday, October 22nd


"Today we had the all school picture." -Matt

"We had music today and we played on the recorders." -Malik

"Our class got a lot of reading time today and we got to read 7 chapters of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. I think that it's really funny and it's kind of weird." -Mary

"This afternoon we earned our first class party." -Kaitlin

"This morning our journal prompt was to write about a time when you struggled with a friendship which relates to There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom." -Chase

"Since we were the best behaved class at the all school picture, we earned our last two marbles." -Ella

"We put our respiratory systems on our bodies today." -Divinity

"In math today we did two math pages about rounding and estimating to find sums and differences." -Mikaela


Reminder: 
Homework due on Friday
Weekly reports were due Monday, turn it in if you haven't already!
Topic 3 test reteach sheets due Friday


Monday, October 21, 2013

Monday, October 21st

"Today we got to go to Mrs. Eckman's class and learn about the digestive system." -Kylee

"Our class had PE today and we played Blob." -Sean

"This morning our writing prompt was 3 highs and 3 lows.  We had to write them starting them with a dependent clause (after, although, as, besides, if, in order, since, unless, until, when, where, whether, while)." -Matt

"We read more in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom and we read 5 chapters today." -Divinity

"Our I Can statement was 'I can add and subtract in my head'." -Ella

"When we learned about the digestive system, Mrs. Eckman said if you swallow too much gum it is bad for your digestive system because you can't digest it." -Mikaela and Kolby

Reminder:
Homework due on Friday
Weekly reports were due today, please bring in if you haven't already
Box Tops due Oct 25th
Halloween party sign-ups

Friday, October 18, 2013

Friday, October 18th

"We went to library and got to check out books." ~ Ashlynn

"Today we went to our kinder buddies and helped them make pumpkins, then we read to them." ~ Chase

"Our class go to color the ribs/diaphragm, lungs and trachea/bronchi/bronchioles, which will go on our bodies." ~ Torri & Kaydin

"This afternoon we had our Spelling test." ~ Sean

"Today we took a Topic test on the computers." ~ LJ

"I got a 40 out of 40 on my multiplication and division math timing!" ~ Kylee

"Individual school pictures were passed out to us today." ~ Carson

This mornings wrtitng prompt was to describe how the lung model was like your lungs." ~ Matt

Reminders:
Weekly Reports due Monday!
Homework due next Friday, October 25th
Topic 3 Test with completed Reteaching pages due Friday, October 25th
Box Tops due next Friday, October 25th

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Thursday, October 17th

"In music we shared what we liked and didn't like about the Spokane Symphony concert." Ashlynn

"We go to make models of our lungs today!" Kylee

"Today we typed our writing prompt from this morning on the new computers!" LJ and Sean

"We read more in There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. Bradley walked down the hall to the counselor's office." Mikaela

"Our writing prompt today was about if you could spend a whole day with someone from your family, who would it be and why." Matt


Reminder:
Homework due tomorrow!
Box Top sheets due October, 25th!
Multiplication/Division Timing Test tomorrow!
Spelling and Word of the Day Test tomorrow! Practice these tonight!!!

Halloween Party!
We are having a Minute to Win it! Halloween Party with our kinder buddies. You should have received an email with a link to contribute. Please let me know if you did not receive this email...you might check your junk mail too!



Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Wednesday, October 16th

"We got to go on a field trip to the Spokane Symphony today!" ~ Kaydin

"We had two writing prompts today, one was to write what your favorite part about watching the symphony was and the other was about your favorite and least favorite movie and why." ~ Matt

"We only had one recess because we went on a field trip." ~ Kylee

"Today in P.E. we practiced serving the volleyball, and passing it to our partner." ~ Sean


Monday, October 14, 2013

Monday, October 14th

"Today we had PE.  We practiced playing volleyball and keeping the ball in control." -Kyle

"We read There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom today.  Bradley keeps on asking when it's a good time to go in the girls bathroom." -Divinity

"Our class had math and we learned how to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000s." -Camden

"For our entry task, we had a writing prompt for combining 2 sentences into 1 because it makes it more complex and interesting to read." -Sean

"It is Kolby's birthday and he brought doughnuts." -Malik

"In science, we got to study more about the respiratory system. We learned about how many breaths you take when you relax, walk, or run in place.  The number kept getting higher because it takes more oxygen the harder your body is working." -Kaydin

Reminder:
2L bottle was due, please bring it if you haven't already!
Wednesday is our orchestra field trip
Weekly reports due
Homework due Friday
Spelling test and WOD test Friday


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Thursday, October 10th

"We read more of A Boy in the Girls Bathroom, I really like it so far!" Mikaela

"Today in math we didn't get to watch the math video because the sound wasn't working." Kylee

"For entry task we had to write a journal write about three things we've learned about the respiratory system." Trey

"We took our multiplication and division timing test today." Carson

"In music today we listened to two songs and we wrote down the instruments, tempo and the speed of the song." Matt

"Today we took our spelling and Word of the Day test." LJ


Reminders:
No school tomorrow!
Field Trip next Wednesday, October 16th
Bring in permission slips and $2!
Please bring in your 2 liter bottle on Monday if you forgot it!
Homework from this week, due Monday!
Weekly Reports due Monday!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Wednesday, October 9th

"We went to different classes and we did math.  We were learning about expanded form, place value, and value.  We had to guess biggest and smallest 4 digit numbers using different clues.  We were learning about comparing and ordering numbers." -LJ and Chase

"This afternoon we got to learn more about the respiratory system.  We learned about how smoking is bad for your lungs.  Not only when you smoke do you breathe in bad chemicals, but smoking paralyzes and kills the cilia which are little hairs that clean the air you breathe." -Mikaela and Carson

"I learned in science that when you have pneumonia, the white stuff in your lungs when you get an x-ray is liquid." -Kylee

"Our class got to read more of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. I think it's funny and exciting." -Sean

"We had PE today and I brought my tennis shoes for the 2nd time." -Ashlynn

"Today our class got Boo'd and we got treats.  Ashlynn, LJ, and I got to Boo someone's room (we can't say who)." -Kaydin

Reminder:
No School Friday
Homework is due Monday
Spelling test and WOD test Thursday
2L bottles due tomorrow
Field trip is next Wednesday, permission slips need to be turned in along with $2

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Tuesday, October 8th

"Today was Kenan's and my birthday." -Kaitlin

"We got to read more of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. It's a good book so far." -Mikaela

"Our class got to watch more of the symphony in music." -Sean

"We watched the respiratory system video today.  I learned that the trachea carries the air to the lungs." -Kolby

"Today in reading we read the story 'The Astronaut and the Onion'.  I thought it was kind of funny when she threw the onion in the air and she didn't catch it." -Kylee

"We had a small cupcake and a donut because it was Kenan's and Kaitlin's birthdays." -Divinity

"For math today we did a pretest for comparing numbers so that Mrs. Thompson can see what class we should rotate to tomorrow." -Kaydin

Reminder:
There is no school Friday
Monday is when homework is due
Box Top pages are due on Oct. 25th
2L bottle due Thursday
Spelling test and WOD test Thursday
Field trip permission slips due

Monday, October 7, 2013

Monday, October 7th

"Today we had PE.  We did stations and my favorite was chin ups." -Kyle

"Our class moved desks today. It's ok." -Ella

"This morning for entry task we had a writing prompt which was to write 3 highs and 3 lows from your weekend." -Sean

"This morning we played high/low." -Trey

"In reading we did a writing prompt about what we want to be when we grow up." -Kylee

"We read the book There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. It's interesting and funny." -Kenan

"We got to watch the math learning bridge video. We learned that if there is 2 of the same numbers next to each other in a number, the number on the left is always 10x bigger than the number on the right." -Mikaela and Chase

"We had a spelling pretest today." -Torri

Reminders:
Weekly reports due today (bring yours if you forgot it!)
Field trip permission slip for the symphony concert at the Fox Theatre going home today.  Please return as soon as possible.
Homework is due Monday
No school Friday
Spelling test and WOD test Thursday
2L Bottle by Thursday
Box tops

Friday, October 4, 2013

"We celebrated Sean's birthday with cupcakes, juice and by singing Happy Birthday as loud and off-key as possible!" ~ LJ

"In library today we checked out books, colored pages and did puzzles." ~ Ashlynn


Reminders:

Carnival tonight! 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Please bring in an empty 2 liter bottle by next Thursday, October 10th!
No school Friday, October 11th!
Weekly Reports due Monday!
Topic 2 Test came home today. Test and Reteaching/Enrichment pages due Monday, October 14th!
Boxtop sheet due October 25th

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Wednesday, October 3rd

"We watched a video today in music about how to hold the baton when you are a conductiong music." ~ Ashlynn

"Today we finished Old Yeller!" ~ Kyle

"Our class took the Topic 2 Math Test." ~ Kylee

"We did two writing prompts today. We wrote about our favorite dessert and we wrote a short story ending with "The world is a better place." ~ Mikaela

"We got our bodies traced today in the art pit." ~ Chase

"Practice Spelling and WOD words tonight for the test tomorrow!" ~ Abby




Reminders:

Tomorrow is the Brentwood Carnival!
Bring in an empty 2 liter bottle by next Thursday, October 10th.
Homework due tomorrow!
Topic 1 Test with completed Reteaching/Enrichment pages, and signed ticket due tomorrow! Please bring back the test!
Spelling and Word of the Day test tomorrow!




Wednesday, October 2, 2013

September's Character Counts Winner!


Wednesday, October 2nd

"We had P.E. today, we had stations where we climbed the rock climbing wall, pedaled around on the pedals, chin-ups on the bar, balance board and stretching." ~ Carrie and friends

"Our class got a lot of silent reading time today." ~ Kaydin

"Some kids were pulled back for reading groups, I was one of them." ~ Kylee

"I got to buddy-read with my friend." ~ Abby

"We didn't get to finish Old Yeller today." ~ Chase

"In math we did problem solving and we had a Practice sheet where we had to take the given information and figure out the rest of the problem." ~ Chase and Abby and Mikaela

"We had another writing prompt, this one was about it raining cats and dogs." ~ Matt


Reminders:
Bring in an empty 2 liter bottle for science by next Thursday, October 10th
Tomorrow is the last day to buy carnival tickets in advance...you can still buy them at the Carnival!
School Carnival this Friday, October 4th

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Tuesday, October 1st

"We got to do a lot of silent reading today." -Mikaela

"I lost 2 teeth and we had music today.  In music, she talked about us going to the symphony." -Kolby

"We also watched in music songs that are going to be played by the symphony." -Kylee

"We did math.  We identified patterns in geometric shapes and extended the patterns." -Carson and LJ

"We got to read more of Old Yeller." -Mikaela

"We did some of our reading packet.  We combined sentences to make them more complex.  We used words like but, and, and or to combine them." -Carson

"Today in reading we read 'Kid Reporters at Work' which was about 2 stories of kids reporters. One reporter told about a kid scientist who graduated high school at age 9." -Chase

Reminders:
Homework packets due Friday
October 4th (Friday) is the Fall Carnival
Pre-Sale ticket orders are due tomorrow (Wednesday)