Thursday, March 27, 2014

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK!

Challenge Question - Drawing Arrays

 
 
DRAW AN ARRAY FOR THE MULTIPLICATION SENTENCES BELOW.
 
3 X 4 = 12
 
 
7 x 5 = 35
 
 
2 X 9 = 18
 
 
1 x 20 = 20

Coming soon...

BABY CHICK EGGS ARE ARRIVING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3rd!
 
 
THE KIDS ARE SUPER PUMPED!
 
EXCITING TIMES TO COME!

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Challenge Question - March 25




Who is a rainforest "know it all"?
 
 
Write down 10 facts that you know about rainforests in PERU!
 
 


Videos for Lunch Hour






Parents:
 
I have had students asking if they can bring in different movies from home for the kids to watch during the lunch hour while they are  eating. 
 
I am going to say "YES" they can but the movie must be RATED G.
Please make sure that you have your name on any movie that your child brings in so that it can be returned to you.
 
 
Thanks!  :)

Monday, March 24, 2014

Challenge Question - March 24

YOU WILL NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH FOR THIS QUESTION.
 
HOW MANY DAYS DOES IT TAKE A BABY CHICK TO HATCH FROM THE TIME IT IS FERTILIZED IN THE EGG??


CHICK CITY

Dear Parents:

    We are going to be hatching baby chicks very soon (the eggs will arrive on APRIL 4).  The kids are super excited.  During the hatching process, be sure to ask you child a lot about what is happening with the chicks at school.  This is such a great learning opportunity for them and they will love sharing their knowledge with you at home.

    On Wednesday, APRIL 16th we will be hosting a “Chick City” from 11:00 – 11:45 am.  This is where we will set up the buildings that the kids construct at home in the formation of a city and we will let the chicks lose in the city to run around.  The kids will need to chart how many times the chicks enter each building so we can pull in our math data collecting and graphing skills.   It is a very fun and entertaining time for the kids.

    Construction of the buildings for “Chick city” needs to be done at HOME.  Your child can build their chick building out of a wide variety of materials (wood, cardboard, Lego…the options are endless). Please make sure that the building that your child builds has an entrance that is big enough for the chick to fit through. Please have your child keep the building that they construct at home until Wednesday, April 16 th. 

     It is not mandatory for your child to construct a building.  This is an OPTIONAL activity, but the more buildings we have the more exciting “Chick City” will be for the kids, so please encourage your child to participate in constructing a building.

Spelling This Week...

Stingrays:
scar
skip
sled
small
snail
spill
spot
stop
stiff
swim

Lizards:
scare
skipped
sleep
smallest
snowing
spilled
spotted
stopping
stage
swimming

Hawks:
scout
skipping
sleepy
smiling
snapped
spending
spoil
stayed
strange
sweeping

Sharks:
scarf
skeleton
slippery
smudge
sneaking
spoiled
speaker
strangely
standard
switch


To Do:
1)


“Smiley Words”
  Write each spelling word down in a colored marker. 
Then using a different color rewrite the spelling word using smiley face where all the vowels are.
 
2)
“Graph that Word”
 Write all of your spelling words using BLOCK LETTERS on the block paper.
 Color each word when it is completed.
 
3)
“Letter Shape”
Write all your spelling words together to form the shape of the letter of your first name.
You must do the first letter of your name with all words 3 TIMES!


Thursday, March 20, 2014

Weekend Challenge Question...

Make sure if you do this challenge question that you bring it to Mrs. Barker on MONDAY (wink...wink).
 


Write the MULTIPLICATION sentence for this picture.
 
Write the ADDITION sentence for this picture.
 
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Usborne Book Fair

USBORNE BOOK FAIR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
 
The book fair will run on Thursday from
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
 
And Friday from 8:00am to 11:45am.
 
We will be going as a class on Thursday at 10:15 am. 
If your child is coming with money to school for the book fair it needs to be in a wallet or bag so that it does not get lost.  Kids will need to give their money to me to hold until we go to the book fair so that nothing gets lost.
 
:)

Monday, March 17, 2014

My Little Leprechauns

 
My lovely little green leprechauns!


Shamrock Builders...




 SHAMROCK BUILDERS!




CHALLENGE QUESTION - MARCH 17


There are 9 butterflies sitting on the branch of a tree.
 
 
How many legs are there altogether??
 
 
HINT: YOU NEED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY LEGS A BUTTERFLY HAS IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY KNOW!
 
 
TO  DO: PIC, NS, WS


No Spelling This Week


THERE IS NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!



THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.  IT IS A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY FOR TEACHERS.

Math Unit Test Tomorrow

 
 
Math unit test on ADDITION and SUBTRACTION tomorrow.
 
Review pink sheet that came home on Friday with your child.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Boil Water Order LIFTED



BOIL WATER ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED.
 
SEE CITY WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
 
 

WEAR GREEN MONDAY



WEAR GREEN ON MONDAY FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Math Test Tuesday

 
 
The kids have their ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION UNIT TEST on TUESDAY NEXT WEEK.
 
They are bringing home a pink math sheet for extra practice and as a study guide.  It does NOT have to come back to school.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

BOIL WATER ORDER


IMPORTANT...
 
THE SCHOOL HAS NO DRINKING WATER.  THE WATER FOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN RENDERED UNUSABLE DURING THE BOIL WATER ORDER.
 
THERE IS RUNNING WATER IN BATHROOM FOR HANDWASHING BUT KIDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE HAND SANITIZER ON THEIR HANDS AFTER WASHING.
 
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD COMES TO SCHOOL WITH ENOUGH WATER TO LAST THE DAY!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

CHALLENGE QUESTION - MARCH 12

 
 
WRITE DOWN 10 "ODD" NUMBERS.
 
 
WRITE DOWN 10 "EVEN" NUMBERS.

Celebration of Learning

CELEBRATION OF LEARNING IS HAPPENING TOMORROW FROM
5:30 - 7:30!!
 
SEE YOU THEN!

Monday, March 10, 2014

Challenge Question - March 10


How many words can you make with the letters below?
 
 
S      D      E      I      R       A       M        T          C

CELEBRATION OF LEARNING




CELERATION OF LEARNING IS ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK.
 
 
PLEASE SIGN UP ON CONFERENCE MANAGER FOR A TIME TO COME IN AND SEE ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN WORKING ON.
 



Spelling This Week....


Spelling for this week.

Stingrays:
brand
camp
drown
drop
free
frog
grand
print
tree
try


Lizards:
broke
branch
draw
dressed
fresh
Friday
great
pretty
trick
tried

Hawks:
brushes
broad
dressing
driving
dreamy
fright
greatest
prize
trade
trout

Sharks:
brief
broad
dread
dreamy
freight
frighten
grief
proof
traffic
transport


To Do:
1) Word pyramid
2) Extra long word (3 times)
3) Choice one: you have to pick one of the ones below.
         - Flower Spelling Picture
         - Horizontal vs Vertical (3 times)
         - Fancy printing (each word 2 times)


Thursday, March 6, 2014

MY WORLD TRAVELLERS...


 
WE ARE OFF TO PERU!!!


 
SEE YOU IN A MONTH!!!


 
TIME TO LEARN SOME SPANISH!



BIG THANK YOU TO MY WONDERFUL STUDENTS FOR BEING SO SPECTACULAR WHEN I WAS AWAY SICK!
 
 
YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF KIDDOS!!
 
 

Challenge Question - March 6



Mrs. Barker has 40 pieces of bubble gum.  She has 8 bags to put the bubble gum into.
 
How many pieces of bubble gum does Mrs. Barker need to put in each bag so that all of the bags have the SAME amount of gum in it.
 
TO DO: Picture, NS, WS

Monday, March 3, 2014

Off to PERU....

 
WE ARE FLYING TO PERU TOMORROW.  IT WILL BE AN 11 HOUR FLIGHT SO BE READY!
 
 
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PASSPORT ALL READY TO GO.
 
 
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR LUGGAGE IS PACKED WELL...WE WILL BE IN PERU FOR THE NEXT MONTH!
 
 


DRIVERS NEEDED

DRIVERS ARE NEEDED FOR A CLASS SWIMMING TRIP ON MONDAY, MARCH 10. WE WILL BE SWIMMING FROM 10-11:30.
 
 
PLEASE RETURN THE PAPER YOUR CHILD IS BRINGING HOME TODAY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE.
 
 
THANK YOU!  WITHOUT YOUR HELP THESE TRIPS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO HELP US OUT.

Spelling This Week...



Stingrays:
who
what
when
why
whiff
phone
photo
echo
chord
chef

Lizards:
what
which
whack
wheat
phase
phony
echo
chords
chefs


Hawks:
whisper
whenever
wheeze
which
telephone
elephant
ache
Christmas
choirs
chute

Sharks:
whisper
whether
wheelchair
photocopy
nephew
stomach
character
schedule
charades


To Do:
1) Phone Spelling
2) Secret Code
3) Rainbow Spelling

SPELLING DUE ON FRIDAY.