Last Day of School! June 12th, 2014

"Today is the last day of school, we got to watch Cars or  Mary Poppins." ~ Matthew

"Sadly, we can't see any of our teachers all summer." ~ Ella

"This is the most sad day of the entire year." ~ Kenan

"At the Awards assembly, Mr. Pike announced the outstanding attendance and perfect attendance awards. I got an outstanding attendance award, and I got to stand up in front of the whole school. Today was the most amazing day I've had yet!" ~ Ashlynn

"I just want to say thank you to Mrs. O'Connell and Mrs. Thompson for being the best teachers ever!" ~ Kylee

"When I was in Mrs. Eckman's room, I was playing on Riley's iPad, we were playing a game called Pocket Frogs." ~ Abby


Have a GREAT summer!!!

Friday, June 6th

"Today in library we watched the rest of Balto. Balto returned the medicine to his town." ~ Sean

"We celebrated Ashlynn's birthday today, she brought treats and I did the hand sanitizer." ~ Kylee

"When we drew for the ticket bin Carrie, Matt and Layne won!" ~ Matt

"Yesterday we finished Rascal, Sterling decided to let Rascal go free." ~ Mary

"Our class got our yearbooks today and I got one." ~ Mikaela

"On Friday we did an on-line scavenger hunt, I got the first page done and then played math games." ~ Chase

"In library we couldn't check out books, we could only check back in our library books." ~ Mary

"This morning we did something for Father's Day." ~ Sean

"We had art today with Mrs. Tebbets, we made a street with building in two-point perspective." ~ Matt



Reminders:

You can still buy a yearbook, they are $14
Please bring back any library books that you have!
Please bring back any Track Shirts!
Weekly Reports due Monday!
NO Homework this week!
Next Thursday, June 12th, is the last day of school! Early release at 12:00 pm.

Thursday, June 5th

"Today we did two math timings, one was out of 100 and one was out of 40." ~ Kylee

"This afternoon we cleaned out our desks of everything but art supplies." ~ Matt

"After 2nd recess we had our last Character Counts assembly and Mary won!" ~ Mikaela

"In music we got to listen to some songs and we sang along to them." ~ Ashlynn

"In reading we finished Rascal and Sterling let Rascal go free into the forest." ~ Sean

"After we finished Rascal we had to write a sentence about our favorite part, then we got to draw a picture to go with it." ~ Abby

Reminders:

Reading Homework due tomorrow!
Last day of school, Thursday, June 12th. Early dismissal at 12:00 pm!
Track Shirts!!!
Library Books!!!

Monday, June 2nd

“Today we took a math review for tomorrow’s math SBAC testing, and it was really fun.” ~ Kylie

“This morning in PE we played the Capture the Rubber Chicken and Abby’s team won.” ~ Sean

“Mrs. O’Connell gave us homework punches, I had 24 punches before getting the last two weeks punches, so I got a candy bar!” ~ Abby

“This afternoon we did more math review and it asked us to do these questions about measurement conversions, we wrote the answers down on our whiteboards.” ~ Mikaela

“In the afternoon during High/Low I shared that I went to the Air Show and I passed two bracelets around to share with the class.” ~ Kaylee

Reminders:

There are only 7 ½ days left of school!

Donuts with Dad this Thursday!

Bring Weekly Reports!

Homework due Friday!

Library books due ASAP!!!

Track shirts due!!!

Friday, May 30th

"We had kinder-buddies, we helped them make their graduation portraits." ~ Carrie

"Today when we drew the ticket bin, Kenan, Kylee and Carson won!"  ~ Matt

"I got to watch the DARE graduation because my brother was in it, Chase got to watch it too. It was really good, their shirts are really unique this year." ~ Ashlynn

"This morning in library we watched more of Balto." ~ Sean

"This afternoon we got to read October and November in Rascal. ~ Abby

"Addy came to school for the morning because she was sick, and Mrs. O'Connell's friend came to get her around lunch time." ~ Kaitlin

"While we were reading Rascal I sat in Mrs. O'Connell's chair and I spun around in it, which made me feel like I was going to throw up!" ~ Trey




Reminder:

Weekly Reports due Monday!
Only reading homework next week!
Library books due next Friday!
Track shirts need to be returned by next Monday!
Silent Auction tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

Wednesday, May 28th

"Today Dylan's Dad came and told us about electricity because he works for Avista." -Kylee

"Well, I learned that we should not mess around with the power lines because they have really powerful volts.  If you do one of these things you could be dead. You couldn't even survive one of the accidents." -Kenan

"In PE, we did a bean bag game and I got out 5 times." -Ashlynn

"When Dylan's Dad came he said it's most important to look up and then you'll live.  He means if you look down and you run into a power line you might not survive.  If you look up, you can avoid power lines." -Mary

"In math, we were reviewing for our math test tomorrow.  We worked on equivalent fractions, number lines, measurement, line plot graphs, and measuring angles." -Ella

Reminder: 

There is a family picnic tomorrow during lunch time.  Families are invited to come to Brentwood to eat lunch with us in the park next to the school (assuming the weather holds out).  No adult lunches will be served, so please bring your own lunch if you're a guest.  Please join us in the park from 11:40-12:15.

Friday, May 23rd

"Today we did math, it was weird because on this one problem his protractor was in the wrong place, so we struggled with that one." ~ Ashlynn

"We had library and I got the book on JFK." ~ LJ

"I brought in treat because my birthday is on Sunday! I brought in licorice and cookies." ~ Abby

"This morning, I got to switch desks with Kaydin to sit by Ashlynn and Ella." ~ Mikaela

"This afternoon we learned more about personal safety, we learned that you might want to tell someone, but you may not want to tell on that person because of a number of different reasons." ~ Carson

"Before we went out to Self Monitor's Recess we did the ticket bin and Trey, Abby, and Matt won." ~ Carrie

"After recess everyone who brought in the money for Dash for Cash T-shirts got one, and mine was way too big." ~ Kaydin


Have a GREAT Memorial Day!!!

Thursday, May 22nd

"Today in music we played the "freeze game" and the song was from "Frozen." ~ Sean

"Kylee and I ate lunch in the classroom with Mrs. O'Connell. We also spent our recess in here." ~ Ella

"We did day three of Personal Safety today and I learned that you're not supposed to keep a secret if it will harm you or someone else." ~ Kylee

"During math we were figuring out how many degrees a circle was, Kolby was trying to figure it out and I did a 360 spin to help him out." ~ Trey

"When we were at music the girls were singing it so loud that I couldn't even hear the music!" ~ Matt

"At recess, Carson, Kolby, Camden, Sean, Matthe, Trey, Kyle and I played soccer." ~ LJ

"In math we did a math worksheet with Mrs. O'Connell, we used protractors to find the measurement of different angles." ~ Mary

"Mrs. O'Connell read us part of chapter four in Rascal, we read more of the chapter for reading today." ~ Abby

"At reading tutor we got to have a party with ice cream, candy and a book, we also played SPARKLE outside. It was Mrs. Weller's last day reading with us. She said that we had the best manners!" ~ Mikaela

"In math we used the protractors to identify the different types of angles, right, acute and obtuse." ~ Kolby

Reminders:

Homework due tomorrow!
Track meet today after school today!

Good-bye Mrs. Danforth

Tuesday, May 20th

"Today in music we listened to Animusic and my friends and I picked up a talent show form." -Ella

"This afternoon in our problem set, we would do a problem and then Mrs. Thompson would call on someone and they would answer the question.  I answered the question and I got a piece of candy." -Mikaela

"In music, one of the animated videos was mainly about robots making music. There were drums and ones that pat their stomachs and guitars." -Austin

"During reading, we had a vocabulary packet and we had to have 8 words from the story Rascal." -Kylee

"This morning for our entry task we had a multiplication sheet and Trey started it so we had to finish that one and do another one that was timed." -Abby

Reminders:
Weekly reports due
$6 craft money if you haven't brought it in already
Reading homework this week (120 minutes)\
No school Monday 5/26
Talent show forms due 5/30

Monday, May 19th

"It is my birthday today! I brought cupcakes to school." ~ Layne

"Today we talked about stranger "danger." It was awkward talking about it, but I learned a lot, like that you shouldn't answer the door when you are home alone." ~ Kylee

"In math we did Problem Set 6, which was showing decimals using area models and number lines." ~ Mikaela

"We had lots of reading time. Mrs. O'Connell read us some of Rascal and we had to try to finish chapter three, but it was 17 pages and I only read ten." ~ Abby

"Kyle and I got to read with Ms. Mary!" ~ LJ

"This morning in P.E. we did the long jump and turbos, Camden jumped twelve feet!" ~ Sean

"If you brought in $125 for Dash for Cash you got to go to Wonderland for two and a half hours, we did that today! I got 602 tickets, I used them to buy a magnet wheel." ~ Kenan

"In P.E. I jumped almost ten feet and in javelin I threw twice and both times I got first, even though every single person stepped over the line, I still threw the farthest." ~ Trey

"During recess, Grace, Torri and I went on the swings and we also went on the little yellow bars that you play chicken on." ~ Kaitlin

"After recess, my friends and I were playing tag on the way in and Geneva was the last person to be "it."  ~ Mikaela

Reminders:

No Homework this week!
Weekly Reports Due!

May 16th

"Sadly, today was Ms. Danforth's last day, but she is going to visit us and we will miss her so much!" -Ella

"Today we had a going away party at the soccer field for Ms. Danforth." -Austin Hendershott

"We got to eat Otter Pops at the going away party." -Kylee

"I am sad because Ms. Danforth is leaving and I feel like crying." -Austin Hilborn

"This afternoon we had to do a review math packet of decimals." -Sean

"Ms. Danforth played soccer with us during the going away party." -Kyle

"When we were out on the field, Owen Mrs. Thompson's son and Addy Mrs. O'Connell's daughter were there. And I got to hold Owen's hand!" -Abby

"DEAR MS. DANFORTH, THIS HAS BEEN LOVELY!" -Ashlynn

"This is Ms. Danforth's last blog." -Torri

Reminders:
-Ms. Danforth is leaving today
-No homework this week
-Weekly Reports due Monday


Thank you for such a memorable and life-changing experience. These past four months have been extraordinary. -Ms. Danforth

May 14th

"Today we took the ELA SBAC and we didn't get to have gum but we were allowed to have mints and tic tacs." -Abby

"In P.E., we ran 20 meters and we threw watermelon balls." -Kolby

"This afternoon after the SBAC, we either got to read or do typing/math games on the computer." -Mikaela

"I was the helper for P.E." -Kenan

Reminders:
-SBAC testing Thursday and Friday of this week\
-No homework this week
-Weekly Reports due
-Bring mints if you want to for the SBAC
-$6 craft money is due

May 13th

"In science we had to try to power a magnet and our group didn't finish, but Mrs. Thompson helped us and we picked up 19 of the washers." -Abby

"Today we got to finish up our symmetry art."-Kylee

"We got to silent read for 20 minutes anywhere in the room before second recess." -Kaitlin

"In music, she chose people to hold the signs.  To the beat of a sign, we got to make up anything we wanted and the rest of the class had to copy us." -Chase

"This morning in math, we learned how to model the equivalence of tenths and hundreds using the area model and number disks."-Trey

May 12th

"This afternoon we did a problem set, an exit ticket, we wrote a note for Mrs. K, and we did a symmetry art project where we folded it into a triangle and then made that triangle into another triangle.  We wrote our name big and traced it in each of the spaces.  We connected the letters and colored it in.  We're going to finish it tomorrow." -Trey

"This morning we shared highs and lows, something we would do differently and something unexpected from the weekend." -Kylee

"After PE, I passed out my birthday treats." -Divinity

"Today at recess, I was on the bars with my friends and did a flip.  I fell and scraped my knee." -Mikaela

"During PE, we we did turbo javelin and the 30m dash." -Matt

Reminders:

-SBAC testing W, TH, and F

-No school or track on the 26th

May 7th

"Today in Math we ended our Fraction unit yesterday and began our Decimal unit today. And we learned that fractions and decimals are really similar." -Mary

"In P.E. we were going to stay inside but we played noodle tag outside." -Sean

"This afternoon our class changed seats and I sit next to Mikaela, Kyle, Camden, and Abby." -Trey

"During writing rotations, if you were in Mrs. Thompson's group you had a chance to finish your intro and conclusion paragraphs." -Chase

Reminders:
-Tomorrow is Morning with Mom
-Dash for Cash Assembly Friday
-Weekly Reports were due
-Homework Due Friday

May 6th

"This morning and afternoon, we took our Fraction Math Test." -Mikaela

"During Music, we took a recorder test and did talent share." -Abby

"Our class read The Jay and the Coyote and we had to write a summary about it using the Problem and Solution chart." -Sean

"In writing clinics, Mrs. Thompson's group got to our second body paragraph about accidents along the Oregon Trail. When we were done with our second body paragraph we switched with a partner and the partner gave advice to make the reader's writing more interesting." -Mary

"Happy Teacher Appreciation Day." -LJ

Reminders:
-Homework Due Friday
-Morning With Mom is Thursday
-Weekly Reports Due
-Dash for Cash Assembly Friday

May 5th

"This morning and afternoon, we played a math game where we split into teams and picked questions worth points. When we answered the questions we raised our team's colored flag. The green team won." -Mikaela

"Today we had writing clinics, we are doing an assignment on the dangers of the Oregon Trail. I am I Mrs. Thompson clinic." -Matt

"In P.E. we took the pacer test and after the pacer we talked about track." -Mary

"At recess, I played with Carson, Camden, LJ, Sean, and Trey." -Kolby

Reminders:
-Morning with Mom Thursday May8th
-Math Test Tomorrow
-Weekly Reports Due
-Homework Due Friday
 -Dash for Cash Assembly May 9th

May 2nd

"Today in Library, we had a guest teacher and got to play around." -Sean

"During Math, we started to learn how to add consecutive fractions and we learned a trick to help us add the fractions." -Chase

"This afternoon, we did art and we made a project for Mother's Day." -Mikaela

"At recess, Kenan and I caught a ladybug." -Austin Hendershott

Reminders:
-Weekly Reports due Monday
-Math Test Tuesday
-Horse Co-Op auction Tonight at 5-8 in the lunchroom
-Dash for cash Assembly May 9th
-Track Slips due Monday

May 1st

"Today we worked on our Problem and Solution narratives." -Ashlynn

"After the problem and solution narratives, we talked about possible prizes we could earn for a game on Monday." -Chase

"This morning in Music we played capture the chicken for our party and Ashlynn's team won." -Kaydin

"During recess, Torri, Ashlynn, Abby, Grace, Riley, Kaylee, and I played four square." -Kaitlin

Reminders:
-Homework Due Tomorrow
-Weekly Reports
-Dash for Cash assembly is May 9th

April 29th

"This afternoon, we had a second birthday in a row and it was LJ's birthday." -Mikaela

"In Reading, we read a folktale about a snake and a roadrunner." -Kaydin

"Today in Science, we got to power a motor with a D-Cell battery and we controlled our motor with a switch." -Torri

"In Music, we planned our party and we are going to play capture the rubber chicken." -Mary

Reminders:
-Homework due Friday
-Weekly Reports due

April 28th

"This morning, we watched a play performed by the Mead High School students." -Divinity

"In P.E. we had testing and today our test was curl ups." -Kaitlin

"Just before we got packed up for the end of the day, we did a writing prompt about a problem that we have had or could happen to us. I wrote about our trip to my grandpa's house." -Matt

"I brought in cupcakes because today was my birthday." -Austin Hendershott

"This afternoon, we read a story in our Treasures book called Roadrunners: A Surprising Bird." -Mikaela 

"Kasey, Kandee, Sam, and I went to the quest room to do a fun activity for Speech." -Kaylee

Reminders:
-Homework due Friday
-Weekly Reports due
-Dash for Cash Assembly is May 9th
-Math Test Tuesday May 6th

Dash for Cash 2014

 

 

We had our Fun Run this morning! We also had bubbies this afternoon! Have a great weekend!

 

Reminders:

-Weekly Reports Monday

April 24th

"This afternoon, we got to research on the computers about habitats and we did an little project on an animal." -Mikaela

"In Music, we answered questions about where notes were in a song." -Chase

"Today, we had lots of reading time during independent work time and I read The BFG." -Mary

"In math, we learned how to multiply a whole number by a fraction." -Abby

"At recess, Ella and I played jump rope together." -Kylee

Reminders:
-WEAR BLUE OR PURPLE FOR THE FUN RUN TOMORROW!!
-Homework Due Tomorrow
-9:45 is the fun run
-Parents are invited to run and help our class earn extra points!! :)

April 22nd

"This morning in math, we worked on subtracting two mixed numbers." -Mikaela

"We had class pictures today!" -Divinity

"In the afternoon, we did science and we used two wires, a battery, and a bulb to light the bulb." -Carrie

"In music, we couldn't have our party because it was raining and we couldn't have our party in the gym because of P.E. classes. Instead we sang a song." -Trey

"We went an orchestra concert this morning." -Ella

"At recess, Abby and I walked on the field with Mrs. Johnson." -Kylee

"In reading, we read the story A Walk In The Desert." -Ashlynn

Reminders:
-Homework due Friday
-Turn in Weekly Reports
-Fun Run on the 25th
-Dash for Cash ends on the 24th

Fun Fact:
"We only need $8,000 more for Dash for Cash" -Torri

Thursday, April 17th

"Today we went and saw The Reptile Man and we saw a rattlesnake." -Austin Hilborn

"In Music, we got to continue our puzzles and I finished two puzzles." -Chase

"In Writing rotations, Mrs. Byrd's class worked on the second body paragraph." -Divinity

Reminders:
-Homework DUE TOMORROW
-Dash for Cash ends 24th
-Reptile Man at 6:30 tonight, bring $1 for admission
-Fun Run the 25th

Wednesday, April 16th

"Today in P.E., we played two mini softball games." -Sean

"In Writing Clinics, we worked on finishing our power one's and power two's for our essay about flight history." -Kylee

"This afternoon, we correct a sample of a fourth grade students' writing. We are typing the revised essay tomorrow." -Ashlynn

"This morning we had math rotations and I was in Mrs. Byrd's rotation. We worked on rounding mixed numbers and improper fractions to the nearest whole or half and adding or subtracting them." -Trey

"In class, we spent about fifteen minutes talking about pant suits." -Kaydin

Reminders:
-Homework due Friday
-Dash for Cash ends the 24th
-The fun run is on the 25th
-Easter on Sunday
-Reptile Man tomorrow at 2:15

Monday April, 14th

"In P.E. we played softball, if you were a one you played in the field and if you were a two you went up to bat." -Kaitlin

"Today, we did a science experiment working with magnets and determining what was magnetic." -Torri

"We had writing rotations today and we read a chapter about the Wright Brothers and learning about the history of flight." -Divinity

"This morning we did not have an entry task but we did do high and lows from Spring Break." -Matt

"At recess, Torri, Kaitlin, Ella, and I played on the bars." -Mikaela

Reminders:
-Dash for Cash due April 24th

Friday, March 28th

"Today Mrs. Fiske came in with two helpers, to help us make paper cranes. There is a first grader and she has Leukemia, there is a Japanese legend that says if you make one thousand paper cranes it grants a wish for love or health, so our school set a goal to make one thousand cranes for her, and we've already reached our goal!" ~ Ella

"At the end of the day we had a huge cleaning activity, we got a lot accomplished! We cleaned the library, the free choice bins and the teacher bins, and we cleaned our desks." ~ Kolby

"When Mrs. O'Connell was teaching math, if you were done you could silent read. Mary and I started buddy reading The BFG, which stands for the big friendly giant. We got to chapter five." ~ Abby

"During library Mrs. O'Connell came in and helped us find a book at or slightly above our lexile, because some people in our class were reading below or way above their lexile. I found the book Found, by Haddix." ~ Chase

"In math our math lesson was so hard that Mrs. O'Connell helped us with most of it. It was "I can add and multiply unit fraction to build fractions great that 1." ~ Kylee

"Because it was pouring down rain we had to have indoor recess, Sean and I played "Speed-stack Kendoma" which we made up." ~ Kaydin

"At lunch Kasey and I at with Mrs. Swan, then at recess we pretended we were flying with jump ropes in our belt loops on the barn toy. Then it started raining." ~ Kaylee


Reminders:

 No homework for two weeks!
         We strongly suggest that everyone continue reading!!!
Weekly Reports came home today, due Monday!
Conferences start next week, students dismissed at 12:45 pm all week!
Book Fair open Monday through Thursday from 1 to 4 pm.
Spring Break starts Friday, April 4th through April 13th

March 27th

"Today, we did a writing prompt about powering our TV through riding bicycles. I said Yes I would power my TV by riding a bike." -Torri

"This afternoon, after reading we played typing games and did math flash cards on the computers." -Kaitlin

"This morning, we went to music for three minutes and then we went to the Character Counts assembly where Kaydin won for the trait Trustworthiness." -Chase

"At recess, Kasey and I pretended we were flying with jump ropes." -Kaylee

"If you wanted to, you could fill out a star with your name, event, day, time, and place to invite Ms. Danforth, Mrs. O'Connell, and Mrs. Thompson to your activity." -Kaydin (We would love to come watch our students succeed outside of the classroom -Ms. Danforth)

Reminders:
-Homework due tomorrow
-Spelling test tomorrow
-Weekly reports due Monday
-Book Fair starting next week from 1pm to 4pm
-Conferences start next week

March 25th

"It was Kyle's birthday today, once we were finished cleaning our desks, Kyle gave us a cookie." -Carrie

"This afternoon we did the word of the day, which was fossil fuel, and we did our packet pages." -Mikaela

"Today we completed a writing prompt, persuading our parents to buy a hybrid car." -Torri

"During Music, Mary got to play the violin for the class." -Sean

"In math, we reviewed for our Mid-Module Assessment tomorrow." -Matt

Reminders:
-Tomorrow is our Mid-Module Assessment in Math
-Weekly Reports due Monday
-Homework due Friday
-Conferences start Monday
-Half days start Monday
-Book Fair during conference week

Thursday, March20th

"This afternoon, we had time to complete missing work." -Kaitlin

"Today our math target was to add and subtract fractions in word problems." -Kylee

"This morning in Music, we got to play the freeze game and learned that in a song between every sixteen notes there is a change in the music." -Sean

"In Reading, we got to write an IVF Summary on one section of The Life and Times of Ants." -Chase

'If we finished all of our missing work then we got to do a free choice silent activity." -LJ

"Before Lunch, we wrote down on notecards one thing for a free choice bin that we would like to have." -Kenan

Reminders:
~Homework due tomorrow
~Conferences Slips are due
~Weekly Reports were due Monday

Wednesday, March 19th

"Today we got to buddy read Life and Times of the Ant." -Torri

"In P.E. we played catch and I was hit in the face by LJ." -Kolby

"In  the morning we had math rotations and I was in Mrs. Byrd's classroom working on subtraction and addition of more than two fractions." -Kaylee

"LJ, Kolby, and I were playing football at recess." -Austin M.

"At recess Kaitlin, Mikaela, Ashlynn, and I played on the bar." - Ella

"This afternoon we used the computers to complete our SRI's and final draft of our Bats Essay." -LJ

Reminders:
~Homework Due Friday
~Weekly Reports were due Monday
~Turn in Conference Slips
~Half days during conferences
~Book Fair during conferences week from 1pm-4pm
~Student Council Meeting is on March 28th not the 21st

Tuesday, March 18th

"This afternoon we read 'The Life and Times of the Ant' and I learned about the queen ant. When it's young, but when it gets old, it doesn't." -Carson

"This morning the Northwood band came in to play songs for us.  My favorite song was the Indiana Jones theme." -Kyle

"Today in music we sang an Irish song and talked about our favorite parts in the band.  We also played the Freeze Game." -LJ

"During reading, we got to finish our word search and we also did page 99 where we wrote the word that changes the y to i before adding the ending." -Kaydin

"In math, our learning target was I can use visual models to add and subtract two fractions with the same units including subtracting from one whole." -Sean

"At second recess, Kaydin, Carrie, Matt, and I played four square." -Trey

"In reading, if Mrs. Thompson tapped you 3 times, you got to get 3 M&Ms for being on task." -Abby

Reminders:
Homework due Friday (came out today).  We cut some stuff down (should be crossed out) because it is coming out late.
Weekly reports were due Monday
Conference reminders went home today, they need to be signed and returned!
Wonderland Family Fun Night TONIGHT
Brentwood Spokane Shock Night (April 19th). Ticket order form going home tonight, due back April 1st.

Monday, March 17th

"Today we all changed our real names to leprechaun names." -Clumsy McDoodle

"In PE, we played catch with watermelon balls." -Stumpy McDoodle

"We worked on our final drafts of our bat paragraphs and typed them." -Warty O'Wobbles

"At recess, Mikaela, Ashlynn, and I (Goldie, Greenie, and I) played tag." -Blarney McSpud

"In math, we learned how to do addition and subtraction of fractions on a number line and in our heads." -Lucky McSmelly

"In reading, we got to do a word search.  Our spelling pattern was they all had a y change to i before adding an ending." -Stumpy O'Knuckles

"It was St. Patrick's Day today!" -Warty McTaven

"This afternoon we got to have time on the computers to finish our bat paragraphs and practice our typing.  We also did a lexile test." -Warty O'Knuckles

Reminders:
Homework is due Friday
Homework packets coming home tomorrow
Weekly reports were due today

Thursday, March 13th

"This afternoon in writing rotations, we started typing our essay's." -Kylee

"Also in writing rotations, I finished my typing on bats." -Carrie

"This morning in math, we learned how to use area models to compare fractions ." -Mikaela

"After second recess, we had more time to type our writing prompts on bats." -Matt

Reminders:
~Homework Packets will go out Monday!
~No school tomorrow
~Wear green on Monday
~Weekly Reports due Monday

Wednesday, March12th

"Today we spent time on the computers practicing math facts and typing." -Kaitlin

"In writing rotations, some people finished their bat paragraph." -Torri

"In P.E. we did stations because we have only done it once this month." -Kaydin

"During math, we worked in our math notebooks working on lesson 14 comparing fractions using like numerators or denominators." -Kaylee

"This afternoon at recess, Torri, Ashlynn, Kaitlin, Ella, and I were playing a tag game on the big toy." -Mikaela

Reminders:
~Homework due tomorrow!
~No school Friday
~Weekly Reports due
~Wear green on Monday for Saint Patrick's Day

Tuesday, March 11th

"During Math, we made snack mix using fractions." -Abby

"This afternoon we got to do math about comparing factions." -Mikaela 

"In Music, we played the recorders and talked about what our favorite thing in fourth grade so far was." -Chase

"Today in Writing, my rotation worked on our body one's and body two's." -Kylee

Reminders:

-Homework due Thursday

-No school Friday

-Weekly Reports were due Monday 

Pictures below are from when we created snack mix using fractions!  

Friday, March 7th

"Today we cleaned our desks and then we got to play typing games when we were done." Kylee

"This afternoon, ... won the ticket bin." ~ Kaydin

"In library we got to color a "B" for butterflies, or Brentwood, if you couldn't check-out." ~ Torri

"I got a stuffed pony today for the student store school email fund raiser!" ~ Carrie

"During math we did tape diagrams and number lines with fractions and used multiplication and division number sentences to prove that two fractions are equivalent." ~ Mikaela and Kaitlin



Reminders:

Homework and Weekly Reports came home today!
Weekly Reports due Monday!
Homework due Thursday!
No School Friday, March, 14th!
If you signed up to bring in supplies for our trail-mix fractions, please bring in your items by Tuesday!

Have a great weekend!!!

Wednesday, March 5th

"Today we had a rehearsal and performed for the third graders." -Kylee

"In Social Studies rotations, we answered questions about why high school students went on strike." -Divinity

"In P.E. we got to play doctor ball in the cafeteria." -Kaydin

"During Math, we learned how to find equivalent fractions using division." -Abby

Reminders:
~Union Gospel Mission donations
~Salute to Washington Tonight at 7pm
~Silverwood Reading Logs due Friday 7th
~Homework due Friday
~Snack Mix Fraction supplies due 3/10 sign up below
www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A5AB23AAFD0-fraction

Tuesday, March 4th

"Today in Music, we practiced our concert for the Salute to Washington." -Chase

"This afternoon during Writing, we had an assignment about bats and how they aren't all bad." -Mary

"Today was National Pancake Day!" -Kolby

"In Math, we were using non-unit fractions and multiplication to find equivalent fractions." -Kylee

"During lunch, Ashlynn, Divinity, and I were lunch helpers and instead of pancakes we had waffles." -Mikaela

Reminders:
~Union Gospel Mission donations
~Snack Mix Fraction Supplies due 3/10 Sign up using the link below
www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0845A5AB23AAFD0-fraction
~Salute to Washington tomorrow at 7pm
~Weekly Report is due
~Homework due Friday
~School Supply Check-In
~P.E. tomorrow, bring tennis shoes

Monday, March 3rd

"This morning, we practiced for the Salute to Washington." -Trey

"After we practiced our music, we only had five minutes before we went to P.E." -Abby

"Today, in Social Studies we took our Politics Test." -LJ

"After our test, Mrs. Gil has us read a paper about students going on strike in 1944." -Chase

Reminders:
~Union Gospel Mission donations
~Snack Mix Fractions supplies due 3/11 (next Tuesday)
~Salute to Washington Wednesday at 7pm
~ Weekly Reports due
~ School Supply check-in

Wednesday, February 26th

"This morning in PE we took the Pacer Test again to see if we improved, stayed the same, or need to work harder." -Trey

"In social studies, we played a game and it was about all our notes and you chose A, B, or C.  The table with the most points gets jolly ranchers." -Kylee

"During social studies, I got out of jail because the judicial branch bailed me out." -Kolby

"When we came in, we had a really easy entry task." -Matt

"In math rotations, we got to do any way we wanted to do any math problems." -Divinity

Reminders:
Homework due on Friday
Bring school supplies if you need them
Silverwood reading log is due March 7th
National Chili Day is tomorrow
Union Gospel Mission donations until March 7th
Weekly reports were due Monday

Tuesday, February 25th

"This afternoon, we got to have a lot of reading time!" -Matt

"This morning, in Music we sang songs to practice for our concert coming up.  The soloists and narrators' practiced their lines." -Kaydin

"Today in Reading, Mrs. Thompson assigned us partners to read The Cricket in Times Square." -Ashlynn

"We had our Spelling pretest this afternoon." -Layne

"For our entry task, we had a math quiz on multiplication and division." -Chase

"In Math, we learned how to use an area model to compare equivalent fractions." -Abby

"At lunch, instead of having the regular lunch menu, we had the Winter Olympic lunch where we had victory burgers." -LJ

"During Music, I learned that my script for the performance assured people that they would not starve." -Ella

"Kyle, Mary, and I were in a reading group with Ms. Danforth working on the final e sound." -Kylee

"I went to the back table to work with other students on fluency with Mrs. Thompson." -Kyle

Reminders:
1. Union Gospel Mission food, clothing, and soap drive
2. Check in with your parents about you school supplies
3. Homework due Friday
4. Weekly Reports are due

February 20th 2014

"In Music, we sang Mount Saint Helen's and then we sang the Apple Song." -Divinity

"In Social Studies, Mrs. Gil was our teacher and we are learning about politics and the Washington Congregation started in 1787." -LJ

"Today during Math, we learned how to multiply a unit fractions times a whole number." -Abby

"Our writing prompt this afternoon was a free write on the book, Trouble River." -Chase

Reminders
-Homework due tomorrow!
-National Chilli Day is Feb. 27th 
-Yearbooks are on sale for $12

February 18th, 2014

"In class during math, we learned how to decompose fractions using a tape diagram with Ms. Danforth teaching, and we got a new student workbook." -Mary

"Today, in Music we got to sing the Apple Song, Washington My Home and Roll On Columbia, Roll On" -Kolby

"This afternoon, we got five minutes to clean out our desks." -Kaydin

"Our class read Troubled River today in Reading." -Ashlynn

"At lunch, Mary, Taylor, Becca, and I went to the Library to practice our video for the Character Counts Assembly." -Abby

"Mrs. Thompson videotaped us while Ms. Danforth was teaching math." -Mikaela

Reminders
-Homework due on Friday
-Weekly Reports turned in
-Bring tennis shoes tomorrow for P.E.

Friday, February 14th

"In Math, we got to create fractions with Sweetheart candies" -Carrie

"At lunch recess, I played tag" -Trey

"This afternoon, we had a Valentine's Party and we got to eat candy from our valentine's" -Divinity

"In Library, we checked out books and did word searches" -Chase

"I got to pass out cookies to the whole class including the teachers" -Mikaela

"When Mrs. Tebbets came for art today we got to make presents with paints and oil pastels" -Kylee

"This morning for an entry task, we wrote on one post-it note one thing we know about fractions and on the other post-it note we wrote one thing we have a question about" -Matt

Reminders:
No School Monday!
Weekly Reports are due Tuesday
Homework due Friday 

Tuesday Feb. 11th

"Today in Music we got to sing our state song" -Sean

"In Math we had a test" -Carrie

"This afternoon we did Science and we got to observe our Calcite experiment" -Mikaela

"During Reading we read a story called Me and Uncle Romie" -Kylee

"This morning we corrected our Math Assessment from yesterday morning" -Matt

"Since Mrs. O'Connell and Mrs. Thompson we not here today, Ms. Danforth taught the classroom" -Abby

Reminders:
~Homework Due Friday
~Video Permission Slip Due Tomorrow!!
~Yearbooks are on sale for $12 
~Bring Valentine's and a box on Friday!!
~No School Monday
~Math pages in the homework packet are not optional

Monday, February 10th

"Today we had rotations, Mikaela and I made a poster for Mother Joseph" -Torri

"In Math, we took a practice math test to get ready for tomorrow's test" -Kylee

"In P.E. we played a game with yoga balls and tried to get other teams out" -Kolby

"In Reading we read a story about a boy and a girl doing an art project out of recycled materials" -Ella

"This morning we got to do highs and lows from our weekend" -Kaydin

Reminders:
1. March 7th Silverwood Reading Contract
2. Friday is Valentine's Day, please remember to bring Valentine's and a box to put them in
3. Feb. 17th is President's Day-No School
4. Video Permission Slip signed and turned in as soon as possible!
5. Box Top Contest Feb. 18th through 26th 
6. Skate Night Feb. 11th from 6 to 8 pm
7. Homework is due on Friday 
8. Weekly reports signed and turned in

Wednesday, February 5th

"Today in social studies, Mrs. Byrd told us about our new project.  We got assigned partners and assigned a person.  We have to find out why they are important to Washington history." -Kylee

"During lunch recess, we had to stay in so we went to the gym and played dodgeball in the dark." -Chase

"This morning we had math rotations and we did multiplication of double digits by double digits using the area model." -LJ and Camden

"In PE, we took a bone test where we had to know the names of the bones and where they are in the body." -Divinity

"We also learned how the bones function." -Kolby

"In reading we read a play called 'Ranita' and some of us had parts.  My part was the Viceroy's wife and when I went out to reread it with Ms. Mary, I was the cook." -Abby

Reminders:
Weekly reports were due Monday
Homework and math due Friday
T-shirt orders were due to the office on Monday

Friday Jan 31st

"Today we took pictures in our football gear during library." - Ashlynn

" Today Miss Lallier was our substitute teacher."- Kylee

" This morning two 6th graders came in to take our pictures if we wore Seahawks gear." - Chase

" Kenan was the only brave one who was a Broncos fan." - Ella

" We had library today and did some puzzles but found they had missing pieces." - Kenan

" Carrie, Ella and I did a duck puzzle and we called duckie-mo-mo." - Matt

" During reading I read The Black Stallion and the Shape Shifter." - Abby

"Today I read a book that Chase wrote." - Torri

" GO HAWKS!!!!!" - The entire class (except for Ashlynn and Kenan)

Wednesday, January 29th

"Today we had social studies rotations, we watched a video about the Whitman's and added more to the banner that we're doing." ~ Carrie

"The Whitman's were two people that came across the Rocky Mountains, they helped the Native Americans. Mrs. Whitman helped them learn to sew, cook, knit and speak English. The husband was a doctor and he helped those that were sick. The Whitman's were actually carrying Small Pox and Measles, which they passed onto the Native American's." ~ Kaydin

"In P.E. we had our bones test, I got 100%!" ~ Kolby

"Austin Hillborn said 'I was born to blog!'" ~ LJ

"During reading we did an IVF summary about this story we read called Words Add up to Success. The story was about a teacher who changed his students' lives by motivating them with strong words to do better and be successful." ~ Kylee

"This morning we had math rotations and we did division using the dot model." ~ Ashlynn

"I studied for the bone test and I got 100% on the bone test too!" ~ Ella

Reminders:

Wear Seahawks/Bronco gear on Friday!
Homework due Friday!

Tuesday, January 28th

"Today in reading, we read 'A Renaissance in Harlem'. I learned that there were many popular African American entertainers and artists." -Kolby

"In music, we sang 'Roll On Columbia, Roll On' and 'Grand Coulee Dam'. We also did try-outs for the solos and narrators." -Layne

"This afternoon we got the opportunity to take an SRI test." -Chase

"Our class got to have a lot of computer time today doing math games, SRI and finishing typing our writing prompt." -Kaitlin

"During math we learned how to divide 4 digit numbers by 2,3,4, and 5." -Abby


Reminders:
Homework due on Friday
Study for bone test tomorrow
Weekly reports were due Monday
T-shirt orders due February 3rd

Monday, January 27th

"Today in PE we didn't take the bone test because only 4 or 5 people studied." -Sean

"This afternoon we went to Mrs. Byrd's and we did social studies. We learned about how people got to Washington. It was a very difficult journey.  Many people died and got ill." -Mikaela

"At the beginning of the year 116 fur trappers went out, and at the end of the year only 16 lived." -Ella

"For the project in social studies, we got to make a big map of where they lived and some things we put on it were a big river.  We are also going to put on the fur trappers lodge and we did tipis, trees, and animals." -Kaydin

"Ashlynn and I read Trouble River with Ms. Mary." -Kylee

"This morning we had a lesson with Radical Rick.  We were doing experiments about sound. We learned that sound travels in waves and travels faster through water and steel because they are more dense so the vibrations travel faster." -LJ

"With Radical Rick, one of the stations that I got to do was you put a spoon on a string.  Then you hit the spoon against something hard and then hold the string up to your ears.  I heard church bells because the vibrations traveled up the string." -Mary

Reminders:
Study for the bone test on Wednesday
Weekly reports were due today
Homework due on Friday
Math sheets in homework packets is not optional

Friday, January 24th

"Today some of us were able to finish our writing about animals that can live in the heat, cold and underwater." ~ Chase

"In kinder-buddies we read to them and they read to us, and we helped them finish their math activity." ~ Kylee

"This morning I got to finish my Washington map! It turned our really good...I feel like I did a perfect map!" ~ Carrie

"Mrs. Swan came into library and talked to us about empathy. Empathy means that you would put yourself in somebody eases shoes when they were feeling bad or something bad happened to them. Like, if someone fell down on the playground, instead of laughing you would think "if I fell down, I wouldn't want people laughing at me." ~ Ella

"During math today we used our whiteboards and we were doing challenging division problems, we were using the dot/disk diagram to solve them." ~ Ashlynn

"I was surrounded by girls in writing rotations today." ~ ?


Reminders:

Weekly Reports and Homework came home today!
Weekly Reports due Monday!
Homework due Friday!

Thursday, January 23rd

"During social studies some people finished their Washington maps!" ~ Kaydin

"This morning we went to music and we had auditions for Grand Coulee Dam and Roll on Columbia, Roll On. Kaydin, Chase, Kolby, LJ, Mikaela, Kylee, Austin M. and Trey sang." ~ Torri

"In social studies on our maps we did the Columbia Plateau Region and the Okanogan Highland Region. They have wheat farms in the Columbia Plateau Region." ~ Kylee

"This afternoon in writing rotations we finished our power writing about animals who survive in different environments, also known as their habitat." ~ LJ

"Also in social studies we finished our Discovering Washington book. ~ Carrie

"Today at recess Torri, Mikaela, Ashlynn, Kaitlin and I played tag, and if you tagged someone you had to link. When you were linked it slowed you down so it made it harder to tag people." ~ Ella

"In social studies today we had to label a bunch of places in Washington and then we got to color the regions in. I didn't get to because I was working really hard on my handwriting so I didn't get as far." ~ Ashlynn


Reminders:

Homework due tomorrow! Don't forget the math pages are now required!
Remember to turn in your Weekly Reports!
Spelling but no Word of the Day test!

Wednesday, January 22nd

"This afternoon we did writing rotations and Mrs. Byrd's class will get to go on the computers to type tomorrow." -Divinity

"After we were done with our Cascade Mountain Region on our map, we read chapters 17 and 18 in Discovering Washington.  Then, we got to play math games on the computer." -Matt

"This morning we got to have math rotations.  We learned about factors and multiples for numbers up to 100. We learned that prime numbers only have two factors, 1 and itself.  Composite numbers are where it has more than 2 factors. The number 1 is neither prime nor composite." -Sean

"We worked on our social studies maps.  We did the Cascade Mountain Regions and Western Lowlands Region too." -Kylee

"This morning I got to read with Torri our new book called Trouble River." -Mary

"Today in PE we got to play a game and you pick up a blue card and see what it says.  Then you reach in a bucket and get the piece of paper that matches the bone." -Ella

Reminders:
Homework due Friday
Weekly reports were due Tuesday
PE test is Monday (study guide going home today)
Math sheets on homework packets are required

Tuesday, January 21st

"Today is music we had solo auditions for our program in music." -Abby

"We did writing rotations today.  We were writing about animals in their environments and ecosystems." -Austin

"This afternoon we did multiples and factors of numbers. In a larger number, if you add together the digits and they add up to a multiple of 3, then the larger number you started with is also a multiple of 3." -Kaitlin

"Earlier today we did math and there was a hundreds chart and we had to solve problems. " -Mary

Friday, January 17th

"This afternoon we did art with Mrs. Tebbets, we made a picture with a bunch of scraps of paper glued together to make the background, then we made a person doing something on the top. We were using Henri Matisse as our inspiration." ~ Carrie

"In our student booklet we did this problem where you had to break one number apart and then use the associative property to find factors." ~ Mikaela

"Today we did the ticket bin and Carson, LJ and Kylee won." ~ Kaydin

"For science we observed the minerals left behind after they were dissolved in water and the water evaporated. Mine wasn't like anyone else's...it hasn't evaporated yet." ~ Kylee

"We saw sea salt, kosher salt, Epsom salt and sodium thiosulfate crystals." ~ Kyle


Reminder

No school on Monday!
Weekly Reports came home today...due Tuesday!
Homework came home today...due Friday!
Math practice in homework now required! There is an example on the back of each page!

Thursday, January 16th

"Today in science we read a story about a person writing a letter to her friend about traveling with her aunt who is a geologist. They were looking at different kinds of rocks." ~ Carrie

"This afternoon at recess Torri, Ashlynn, Ella, Kolby and I played a type of tag." ~ Mikaela

"At recess Mrs. O'Connell and I were talking about funny movies with Will Ferrell in them." ~ Kylee

"During silent reading time I read more of my Land of Stories book. This guy in the class kept falling asleep and the teacher assigned him to read Little Red Riding Hood...and he fell asleep again." ~ Abby

"We looked up information about the Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma. We learned that ports help ship food and clothes from country to country. We learned that this is called importing and exporting." ~ Divinity and Sean

"This morning in math we used our whiteboards to do some problems that Mrs. O'Connell gave us and then we did lesson 22 in our workbooks. We used area models to help us find factors of numbers." ~ Kaylee, Kolby and Trey

"Today we read a story about a dog named Rico, he could understand 200 words. We looked at line graph about how many words a child between the ages of two and five could understand. So Rico who is nine can understand the same number of words as an average two year old child." ~ Trey

"Today is Divinity's last day of school! :( " ~ Ella

"We learned about prime and composite factors. Prime factors are numbers that only have one factor pair, which is one and itself." ~ Matt


Reminder
Homework due tomorrow!
Spelling and WOD test tomorrow!

Tuesday, January 14th

"Today in music, we sang 'Roll on Columbia' and a Martin Luther King Jr. song." -Sean

"In social studies, we got to start a map of Washington." -Carrie

"Also we read chapter 2 in our Discovering Washington books." -Kylee

"This afternoon in reading, we read chapter 7 in The Kid in the Red Jacket." -Mary

"During reading, we got to go in our Treasures book and we read a story called 'Dear Mrs. LaRue.'" -Kaydin

"In math, we were dividing using area models and number bonds." -LJ

"During second recess, Ashlynn, Torri, Geneva and I played Boggle in Mrs. Kutz's room." -Mikaela

"Trey and I had permission slips turned in to be video taped to be in a character counts assembly video." -Chase

Reminders:
Homework due on Friday
Weekly reports were due on Monday
Spelling test and WOD test on Friday
No school on Monday, MLK Jr. Day

Friday, January 10th

"Today we did science, we broke apart our Mock Rocks!" ~ Austin

"I got a Character Counts today for being ready to Blog...without having to be reminded!" ~ Carrie

"Since I got to school I've taken 6,456 steps!" ~ Chase

"We went to library and we voted on the Yearbook cover." ~ Trey

"At lunch today we got Friend Friday! I got to it with all of my friends at table six." ~ Ashlynn

"This morning people who turned in Winter Break homework got a prize, some of us who did both the math and reading homework got a pack of gum and a soda." ~ Kylee

"In science we put the rocks into these vials and we are going to leave them on our desks over the weekend to see how the Mock Rock dust looks on Monday." ~ Kaylee


Reminders:

Weekly Reports came home today...due Monday!
Homework came home today...due Friday!
Last week of Math Homework optional....next time will be mandatory!
The Winter Matinee Movie form came home today...due February 3rd!

Thursday, January 9th

"Today in science we studied a rock that was made for us, it was really cool to measure and look at it." ~ Kylee

"For our writing prompt we got to go on the computers, it was a free-write and we got to write about anything we wanted!" ~ Matt

"This morning in music, we got to listen to Anna music and we also got to listen to videos on weird instruments." ~ Kaydin

"When we were studying the rock I figured out that is smelled like play dough and looked like a rainbow threw up." ~ Abby

"We didn't have any multiplication timing for an entry task today." ~ Kaylee

"We read more in 'The Kid in the Red Jacket.' It was his 1st day at his new school, he was starting to make a new friend." ~ Kolby

"This afternoon we had to do a writing prompt about "What would you ask a zookeeper in the reptile house?"

"For recess we got to play out in the snow. Chase, Johnny and I were building this snow slide that when you got in it there would be snow flying. After that we just buried Chase." ~ Kenan

"In reading we went in our Treasures books and read 'Snakes' and it was disgusting because I hate snakes!" ~ Mikaela

"At recess most of the girls and some of the boys in 4th grade played tag on the big field." ~ Ella

Reminders:

Library tomorrow, don't forget your books!
No homework this week!

Tuesday, January 7th

"Today in social studies, Mrs. Thompson let us play a game.  You had a yellow card with the name of a place in Spokane on it.  Your partner had to try to guess what it was." -Abby

"In music we switched seats and we also got a piece of paper.  People got to read our history of Spokane." -Sean

"We got a new student today and his name is Austin.  We're happy to have him here!" -Carrie

"During reading, we read 'When I Went to the Library' and the girl brought a live snake in the library and the ambulance to carry away the librarian." -Mikaela

"After we read the story, we had to do a power writing about the author's purpose.  We said it was to entertain because it had humor and sarcasm in it." -Matt

"In reading we started a new book called The Kid in the Red Jacket." -Kaydin

"Also in math today we learned something new about doing division.  We were doing area models and arrays." -Kylee

Reminders:
No homework this week
Winter break reading bingo is due tomorrow
Yearbook cover coloring due tomorrow

Monday, January 6th

"In PE, we talked about things that are going to change in PE like we are going to have a lot of testing and we're going to have to do the push-ups for the testing.  We also talked about bones." -Trey

"For our writing prompt this morning, we had to write 10 sentences about our Christmas vacation. Then, we shared them out loud to our table group and our class." -Sean

"We had our first day of social studies today.  We are learning about maps and the state of Washington." -Carrie

"During social studies we got to watch a video about world maps and other kinds of maps and how they work." -Abby

"While we were doing math, we were learning about division and division with remainders." -Kaydin

"This afternoon in our Treasures book, we had partners and we read a play about reptiles." -Mikaela

"In reading we also took a spelling pretest.  Most of words had the /er/ sound.  The spelling patterns were ir, ur, and er." -Kylee

Reminders:
No homework this week
The lunch helpers are done this week
PE note coming home today
Lunch money notices sent home today