New Unit in Math

Tomorrow we'll be starting our second unit in math. Our first lesson will teach us that there are many different names for numbers. For instance, what are all the different ways you can write 50?

Here is a FunBrain game that aligns with our lesson tomorrow!

By the way, does anyone know what we call it when two numbers or number sentences equal the same amount?

We might say they are... (comment below!)

Have a great night!

~Miss Mulvahill

Here are the spelling words for Friday's test!

1.care
2.because
3.cover
4.record
5.brake
6.Kansas
7.track
8.pocket
9.snack
10.attack
11.photo
12.alphabet
13.dolphin
14.elephant
15.stiff
16.muffin
17.giraffe
18.enough
19.laughed
20.rough

Challenge Words!

1.cuckoo clock
2.freckles
3.sheriff
4.autograph
5.headphones

Math Test Tomorrow!

Here are some websites that will help you review for your math test tomorrow!

Still not sure what congruent means? CLICK HERE

Want to sort polygons? CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE to play with parallelograms.

Ready to challenge yourself and learn more about triangles? CLICK HERE


Good luck studying tonight!

Miss Mulvahill

Tuesday Tunes

Hey Team 206!

Here are some tunes to listen to this Tuesday evening:

Already know your polygons? Check this one out about parallelograms!

Don't forget to complete your study guide for our Math Test on Thursday.

Congrats to our classmates who officially guessed our secret sentence!! We will share tomorrow during our morning message and start a new secret sentence tomorrow.

Have a great night!

~Miss Mulvahill

Team 206 Reminders

Team 206-

Tomorrow we will have our first Reading MAP test. This test will help inform the teachers about what each student "needs" for our coming school year. There is no way to study for the test. Please remember to get a good nights sleep!

Don't forget to look up our 80-sided polygon! Does it have a name?!


BONUS QUESTIONS:
(Comment below if you know the answers!)
What does concave mean?
What does convex mean?
What is NOT a polygon?
What is a 9-sided polygon?

PS The secret word today is "the."

See you tomorrow!

~Miss Mulvahill

Spelling Unit 2 Test

Here is this week's spelling list!

1. wreath
2. know
3. writing
4. thumb
5. limb
6. wrench
7. wrist
8. lamb
9. comb
10. kneel
11. wren
12. wreck
13. unknown
14. knit
15. climb
16. knot
17. design
18. assign
19. sign
20. knob

Challenge Words:
1. bologna
2. lasagna
3. align
4. cologne
5. wrestler

Be sure to practice throughout the week!

~Miss Mulvahill

(P.S. Thanks for stopping by the blog! Our secret word this weekend is: you)

How to Cover Your Books!

If you still need to cover some of your school books and would like to cover them with paper, here are the instructions on how to do it!

Just click on the link below:

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/schoolissues/ss/bookcover2.htm

Email me with any questions!

Thanks,

Miss Mulvahill

Good Afternoon!

Good Afternoon Boys and Girls!

I hope you had a good rest of your school day. I am resting up and hoping to feel better by tomorrow.

Remember:

Study for your spelling and social studies tests tomorrow! You're going to do great!!

Looking for a little extra practice in math? See how quickly you can match all the geometry pictures in this game to their flashcards! The flashcards can be found in a yellow box on the bottom of the page. We haven't gone over all of the pictures yet, so some will be an extra challenge!

To check out the game MATHO, click here!

Hopefully see you tomorrow!

~Miss Mulvahill

(P.S. The secret word today is: be) Remember to keep track of all the secret words!

Do you want to start studying for your test on Friday?! Here you go:

Second week of school!

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for stopping by our classroom blog.

This week in class:

We are focusing on showing our P.R.I.D.E. in all parts of the school and at all times of the day. The hallway is one place that we are continuing to work especially hard on this! How can you show your P.R.I.D.E. in the hallway at school?

In reading we are beginning to work on the skill of setting. We are doing this in our story: A Visit with Grandpa. This story will not be tested until 9/23.

In Social Studies students are learning about continents and oceans. Students will need to be able to identify all seven continents and all four oceans. We have been working hard on this in class! A study guide be sent home tomorrow (Wednesday 9/14).

In Math, students are beginning to work on geometry. What is a ray? What is a line? What is a line segment?

Phew! Lot's of things going on in room 206.

Don't forget to feed our fish!

~Miss Mulvahill

(Oh, wait... were you looking for that secret word? Your first secret word is: "best")

First Spelling Test!

Here is this week's spelling list!

1. throat
2. through
3. threat
4. thrown
5. thrill
6. screen
7. scratch
8. scream
9. scrub
10. skyscraper
11. strange
12. street
13. strike
14. strawberry
15. strength
16. square
17. squeeze
18. squeal
19. squirm
20. squirt

Be sure to practice throughout the week!

~Miss Mulvahill