Kids, check out the timed tests section of our downloads section. I have fixed it all and published the Rocket Math for division. Feel free and practice as much as you want.

~Mr. M

Welcome to the last week of the third quarter. This is the last week we will be practicing multiplication in Rocket Math, even though we are beginning division in math class.

We are reading Boomtown in reading. Head on over here to play some educational games that go along with the concepts and vocabulary. Here is a picture of gooseberries that we were discussing from reading class. Ask your parents if they have ever had a gooseberry and if they liked it. Reply to this thread what they said.

Our spelling list this week consists of words that have a VCV pattern. Head on over to this thread on Club Geek to practice writing them.

Happy Birthday, Kendra!!

'Tis a glorious day in March, today. We finished our lesson on metric measurements by comparing celsius and fahrenheit temperatures. We also were able to finish up our long lesson on sources of energy.

Tomorrow will be a fun day as we head on over to the PAC to see the fourth and second grades, along with the school choir, perform School Daze. Most of our afternoon will be watching this fun play. On Thursday, we will be watching the Florentine Opera, then we will be having our third quarter assembly. Then it's spring vacation time!!

Here is the classwork for the day:

Solve this one:
Al, Beth, Chuck, and Dean are standing in line. Chuck is standing in back of Dean. Beth is standing in front of Al. Dean is not first. List the names of the kinds in line in order from first to last! Comment your answer to this post or solve it in Club Geek.

Have a good weekend, kids, Enjoy the nice, mild weather. See you on Monday.

P.S. Be sure to complete any corrections you may have.

Sorry to not get a blog out yesterday. I did want to take a moment here to publicly say, "Thank you!" Your behavior on the bus and at the theatre was outstanding. You represented our school and my class well. I heard a few comments from the ushers saying how well behaved and mature you were. I hope all of your parents know, and read this, so that they can feel the pride that I do.

Be sure to read Leah's Pony tonight for our comprehension test tomorrow. Also, I am looking for someone to start a thread in Club Geek in the Classwork area. I would like someone to write their spelling list out. It would be fun to see if a bunch of us could do it. If four of you manage to do it, I will write the words ten times each! Really, I will. Hahahahaha

Here is the classwork for the day:

Just as a reminder, you will need to bring a lunch tomorrow to eat in the classroom. We will be eating an early lunch (around 10:30!!) so that we can leave on our bus around 11:00. We should be back around 2:30 pm just in time for Phy Ed class. Remember not to bring your portable music player or gaming machine because they are not allowed on the bus. See you tomorrow morning!!

Here is the classwork for the day:

Today, we started a new spelling list that teaches us about building compound words, so, in that case, one word plus another word gives us one (larger) word. Strange how spelling messes with our math!

Just a reminder that our field trip will be on Wednesday of this week. We will be leaving around 11:00 and returning by 2:30. We should have time to squeeze in reading and spelling. Here is the classwork for the day:

This week we began comparing and studying the metric system of measurement with that of standard American measurements. Even though we are more familiar with standard measurements, it is nice to work with the numbers that come with the metric system. Anyway, here is the classwork for the day. Make sure your corrections for your social studies tests are finished by tomorrow!

Sorry for not getting a blog post out yesterday. Somehow the day just got busier and busier, but that is behind us now. I will keep this post short because I know that many of us are busy these evenings with our lives and parent-teacher conferences. Have a good night and I will see you tomorrow.