Prove to me that you played 'death to decimals' for a blog point! It is a fun game that helps you convert fractions to decimals!
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/death_decimals/
Thursday, January 28, 2010
214 Happenings...
Students and Parents,
It has been a busy and short week here in room 214! Here are some of the updates for the different classes.
3rd Grade Writing:
This week students have been working on their fantasy stories. Students were to write a fantasy story that was a minimum of 2 pages long. Many, however, wrote much, much more! I have enjoyed working with many of the 3rd graders this week to get their stories edited and revised. They have done a great job and are continuing to work hard. We are now at the end of the writing process for this story and we will be continuing to work on our final drafts tomorrow during class.
As a side note, the students did an awesome job rewriting Miley Cyrus's lyrics from "Party in the USA" to "Party in the 3rd Grade!" To practice our performing and theater skills we are currently working on our music video outside of academic time. It has been fun for many of the students and they are doing a great job!
3rd Grade Reading:
A new reading group joined my classroom this week. Students are meeting in small groups, working on grammar and handwriting, and reading independently while they are in my room. They have practiced their reading strategies of predicting and questioning so far!
3rd Grade Math:
This week we have covered lines, rays, line segments, parallel lines, and intersecting lines. Today, we did not have math in my classroom due to a guest speaker at school. However, tomorrow, we will be learning more about angles and turns. Ask your student about our school wide search for parallel and intersecting lines!
5th Grade Reading:
This week we read the story "Yang's First Thanksgiving." Students have been discussing cultural differences and misunderstandings. We have discussed many different situations in our class so far which I am sure they would love to share with you! The weekly skill was compare and contrast. The weekly vocab words are: dismay, impression, insult, records, sprouts, and winced. Tomorrow afternoon is our reading test! Please study!
We also will be reading Maniac Magee in class.
5th Grade Math:
This unit is all about decimals and fractions. Students have begun to discover different ways to turn fractions into decimals and we will continue to find new methods over the course of the unit. Students today participated in a "equivalent fraction challenge." Ask them how their group did and what an equivalent fraction is!
Hope you have been having a great week!
Ms. Mulvahill
It has been a busy and short week here in room 214! Here are some of the updates for the different classes.
3rd Grade Writing:
This week students have been working on their fantasy stories. Students were to write a fantasy story that was a minimum of 2 pages long. Many, however, wrote much, much more! I have enjoyed working with many of the 3rd graders this week to get their stories edited and revised. They have done a great job and are continuing to work hard. We are now at the end of the writing process for this story and we will be continuing to work on our final drafts tomorrow during class.
As a side note, the students did an awesome job rewriting Miley Cyrus's lyrics from "Party in the USA" to "Party in the 3rd Grade!" To practice our performing and theater skills we are currently working on our music video outside of academic time. It has been fun for many of the students and they are doing a great job!
3rd Grade Reading:
A new reading group joined my classroom this week. Students are meeting in small groups, working on grammar and handwriting, and reading independently while they are in my room. They have practiced their reading strategies of predicting and questioning so far!
3rd Grade Math:
This week we have covered lines, rays, line segments, parallel lines, and intersecting lines. Today, we did not have math in my classroom due to a guest speaker at school. However, tomorrow, we will be learning more about angles and turns. Ask your student about our school wide search for parallel and intersecting lines!
5th Grade Reading:
This week we read the story "Yang's First Thanksgiving." Students have been discussing cultural differences and misunderstandings. We have discussed many different situations in our class so far which I am sure they would love to share with you! The weekly skill was compare and contrast. The weekly vocab words are: dismay, impression, insult, records, sprouts, and winced. Tomorrow afternoon is our reading test! Please study!
We also will be reading Maniac Magee in class.
5th Grade Math:
This unit is all about decimals and fractions. Students have begun to discover different ways to turn fractions into decimals and we will continue to find new methods over the course of the unit. Students today participated in a "equivalent fraction challenge." Ask them how their group did and what an equivalent fraction is!
Hope you have been having a great week!
Ms. Mulvahill
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
New Feature!!
There is a new feature on our classroom blog! On the corner to the right you will see the "daily homework" feed. Usually I am able to twitter homework to students as reminders. Now, there is a feature that allows me to voice record the nightly homework! Simply click on the top link each day and it should play aloud on your computer. How easy!--Technology is continuing to amaze me!
Let me know if this works for you or not!
Thanks,
Ms. M
Let me know if this works for you or not!
Thanks,
Ms. M
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
This week in room 214!
Hello students and parents!
Here is an update from room 214:
5th Grade Reading: This is week 2 in our mystery unit. Last week, we read the story Missing Links. Tomorrow, we are beginning a new story. Students will be expected to keep a detective journal and daily notes. A few reading skills that we are working on include: drawing conclusions and making inferences.
5th Grade Math: Fifteen students are now spending part of their math time in my classroom. These students will be working with my throughout Unit 5. We are working on fractions currently. The students have homework almost every day, so expect to see them working on their math at home! Today, we continued to work with: improper fractions and mixed numbers.
3rd Grade Writing: Great work students finishing up your lyrics! Can you tell your parents how lyrics and poems are similar? Today, we took a quiz on poetry and lyrics. Tomorrow, we will continue our pre-writing activities for the fantasy stories we will be writing. This will be a little longer project for the students, so expect to see some writing work at home. Ask your student what fiction and fantasy stories are!
3rd Grade Math: This week we are finishing up Unit 5. All of our math practice boxes are due tomorrow! We will be going over them and reviewing for our test on Friday in the next few days. Keep up the good work with fractions, decimals, and place value!
The 5th and 6th graders did a great job in their band concert today! It was great to see you all play!
Have a great week!
Ms. Mulvahill
Here is an update from room 214:
5th Grade Reading: This is week 2 in our mystery unit. Last week, we read the story Missing Links. Tomorrow, we are beginning a new story. Students will be expected to keep a detective journal and daily notes. A few reading skills that we are working on include: drawing conclusions and making inferences.
5th Grade Math: Fifteen students are now spending part of their math time in my classroom. These students will be working with my throughout Unit 5. We are working on fractions currently. The students have homework almost every day, so expect to see them working on their math at home! Today, we continued to work with: improper fractions and mixed numbers.
3rd Grade Writing: Great work students finishing up your lyrics! Can you tell your parents how lyrics and poems are similar? Today, we took a quiz on poetry and lyrics. Tomorrow, we will continue our pre-writing activities for the fantasy stories we will be writing. This will be a little longer project for the students, so expect to see some writing work at home. Ask your student what fiction and fantasy stories are!
3rd Grade Math: This week we are finishing up Unit 5. All of our math practice boxes are due tomorrow! We will be going over them and reviewing for our test on Friday in the next few days. Keep up the good work with fractions, decimals, and place value!
The 5th and 6th graders did a great job in their band concert today! It was great to see you all play!
Have a great week!
Ms. Mulvahill
Thursday, January 7, 2010
BLOG POINT
Fifth Grade:Can you use all of our vocab words in a sentence?
Words: dispatched, downpour, heroic, locomotives, rescuers, schedules, rugged
Third Grade:
What is the lowest 7 digit number that does NOT start with zero and has NO repeating digits?
Words: dispatched, downpour, heroic, locomotives, rescuers, schedules, rugged
Third Grade:
What is the lowest 7 digit number that does NOT start with zero and has NO repeating digits?
Thursday Update
Hello students and families,
This has been a busy week in room 214. Here are a few updates and homework reminders.
5th Grade Reading: Don't forget that we are having our Kate Shelley test tomorrow. Parents, you should see a 'Family Times' along with your student's homework at home tonight. If you did not finish any of your independent work from class today, it is due tomorrow at the beginning of our first class period.
5th Grade Math: Tomorrow we are continuing to work with remainders. Please complete the homework from your Math Journal tonight. **Explain to your parents why and when you would interpret the remainder.**
3rd Grade Writing: What is your mystery object? DON'T SAY! Remember not to tell anyone until tomorrow after you share your paragraph. :)
3rd Grade Reading: Great work reading Race to the South Pole! Tell you parents all you learned about Robert Scott and the South Pole.
3rd Grade Math: We are learning about place value. Today, we looked at different populations in different cities around the country. Students had to compare and contrast the different populations. Tomorrow, we will continue to work on our understanding of place value.
See you tomorrow!
Ms. Mulvahill
This has been a busy week in room 214. Here are a few updates and homework reminders.
5th Grade Reading: Don't forget that we are having our Kate Shelley test tomorrow. Parents, you should see a 'Family Times' along with your student's homework at home tonight. If you did not finish any of your independent work from class today, it is due tomorrow at the beginning of our first class period.
5th Grade Math: Tomorrow we are continuing to work with remainders. Please complete the homework from your Math Journal tonight. **Explain to your parents why and when you would interpret the remainder.**
3rd Grade Writing: What is your mystery object? DON'T SAY! Remember not to tell anyone until tomorrow after you share your paragraph. :)
3rd Grade Reading: Great work reading Race to the South Pole! Tell you parents all you learned about Robert Scott and the South Pole.
3rd Grade Math: We are learning about place value. Today, we looked at different populations in different cities around the country. Students had to compare and contrast the different populations. Tomorrow, we will continue to work on our understanding of place value.
See you tomorrow!
Ms. Mulvahill
Monday, January 4, 2010
P.S. Go Hawks!
P.S. As you all know, I just graduated from the University of Iowa. The Hawkeyes have a BIG football game tomorrow after school. REMEMBER: Treats from me if you wear black and gold to school tomorrow!!
BLOG POINT
5th graders:
Tell me about one person you know who has done a heroic deed. What did they do? Why are they a hero? How did their action show bravery?
Tell me about one person you know who has done a heroic deed. What did they do? Why are they a hero? How did their action show bravery?
Welcome back!
Welcome back to school boys and girls!
It was great to see all of you and hear about your break. Today was a busy day. Here is an update for the different grade levels:
5th Math: We are continuing to work on division. Today, we worked on our map skills as well. HW is to finish the worksheet from class. Be ready for more division practice tomorrow!
5th Reading: This week we are reading: Kate Shelley. Homework tonight: Worksheet practice with graphic sources and bring in an article or story about a kid who has done heroic deeds. Vocab words for the week: dispatched, downpour, heroic, locomotives, rescuers, schedules, rugged.
3rd Math: We have started Chapter 5! Make sure to complete 5.1 Math Journals pages 102 and 103 for tomorrow.
3rd Reading: Tell your parents all you learned about Antarctica and the South Pole today!
3rd Writing: Today we reviewed letter writing and writing conventions. Tomorrow, we will be writing letters to me about your break. This is considered our "writing test." Review before coming to class tomorrow!
Great job today and I'm glad to have all of you back. I look forward to a great 2010!
Ms. Mulvahill
It was great to see all of you and hear about your break. Today was a busy day. Here is an update for the different grade levels:
5th Math: We are continuing to work on division. Today, we worked on our map skills as well. HW is to finish the worksheet from class. Be ready for more division practice tomorrow!
5th Reading: This week we are reading: Kate Shelley. Homework tonight: Worksheet practice with graphic sources and bring in an article or story about a kid who has done heroic deeds. Vocab words for the week: dispatched, downpour, heroic, locomotives, rescuers, schedules, rugged.
3rd Math: We have started Chapter 5! Make sure to complete 5.1 Math Journals pages 102 and 103 for tomorrow.
3rd Reading: Tell your parents all you learned about Antarctica and the South Pole today!
3rd Writing: Today we reviewed letter writing and writing conventions. Tomorrow, we will be writing letters to me about your break. This is considered our "writing test." Review before coming to class tomorrow!
Great job today and I'm glad to have all of you back. I look forward to a great 2010!
Ms. Mulvahill
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