Tuesday, 3/27/18 Math: Perimeter wkst. Reading: Wkst. 195 Unit 4/Week 5 test tomorrow (Poetry: narrative, free verse, metaphor, rhyme/repetition, theme, vocabulary) --I reviewed this with the class today since Mrs. Marquet covered this before the break. Writing: Egg story (rough draft)--See information sheet that was given to the kids today.
Wednesday, 3/28/18 Math: Area wkst. (Most kids finished this in class.) Wkst. 106 Cursive: T, F Art: Color your egg according to the description in your story. (Some kids finished this in class.) **Library tomorrow. Bring in books. **If allowed, bring in Easter treats to share. No peanuts, please.
Thursday, 3/29/18 Math: Wkst. 10.7 (Didn't pass this out today. Did the lesson but this will be the morning assignment on Monday.) Writing: Egg story (final draft) --We will be sharing out stories next Tuesday with Mrs. Ishikawa's 1st grade class. My students were told to take home their stories and practice reading it aloud with expression so that they can hold the 1st graders attention. Art: Egg and creature to match their story
Classwork/Homework
Monday, 4/2/18 Math: Wkst. 10.7 (Many kids finished this in class.) Wkst. 10.8 (Some kids finished this in class.) Reading: Wkst. 121 **Practice reading your egg story with expression for tomorrow. We will be going to Mrs. Ishikawa's 1st grade class to share your story with a younger buddy or two. **Wearpurple tomorrow to honor April: Month of the Military Child.
Tuesday, 4/3/18 Math: Wkst. 10.9 Reading: Wkst. 127 Science: Set up Writing tablet for planet report research. (Start reading your Library book for information. We will start researching websites in class this Friday. See information sheet that is glued inside your Writing tablet.) **Wear gray tomorrow for the IMUA Value of the Month: Self-Discipline. ** S.T.A.R. end-of-the-year Reading test is tomorrow. S.T.A.R. end-of-the-year Math test is this Friday.
Wednesday, 4/4/18 Math: Wkst. 10.10 Reading: Wkst. 126 Cursive: G, S, L FYI: The kids were given a Cursive handwriting guide to help them write in cursive from tomorrow on. All assignments except Spelling should be in cursive. However, I am making an exception for their planet report which is due later this month. They may print, use cursive, or type it out. Music: Bring your flutophone tomorrow.
Thursday, 4/5/18 Math: Wkst. 10.11 Music: Wkst. 19 (Most kids finished this in class.) --Practice the first 4 lines of "The Marines' Hymn" **Bring planet books to school tomorrow (if you have one). We will start our research tomorrow afternoon. **S.T.A.R. end-of-the-year Math test tomorrow. **Parents, please sign and return your child's report card envelope only tomorrow. You may keep what is inside unless you are returning the comment sheet which is optional. Thank you.
Friday, 4/6/18 Science: Start researching your planet facts. I hope to set aside 2 periods next week for more research but it is okay to look for facts at home, too. **P.E. on Monday with Mr. Saggers. **Parents: Please fill out and return the green enrollment form for next year that I gave to the kids today. It is due by Wednesday, 4/18/18. Thank you!
Monday, 4/9/18 Math: Wkst. 10.12 Science: Pg. D-65, #1-5 --Continue searching for your planet facts. Remember to record your resources on your bibliography page. Must use at least 1 book and 2 websites. **Field trip tomorrow. Wear your Mokapu t-shirt, if you have one. You do not need to bring a home lunch since we will return to Mokapu before 12:00.
Tuesday, 4/10/18 Math: Module 10 Review wkst. Module 10 Post-test tomorrow (Area of quadrilaterals and composite shapes; multiplication by tens; using grouping symbols/parentheses to show the order of operations for multi-step word problems) Writing: Field trip response **Library tomorrow. Bring in books to return/renew.
Thursday, 4/12/18 Math: Wkst. 11.2 Division wkst. (Check the info sheet that you glued into your Math tablet for help with this. Remember, some have remainders and some do not...) Reading: Wkst. 123-125/128 (Most kids are almost done with this.) Unit 3/Week 3 test tomorrow (expository text, summarizing, main idea and details, suffixes -y/-ly, vocabulary) Science: Pg. D-73, #1-5 (If necessary, read pgs. D-68-73 for additional help. Seasons and day/night concepts were covered in class with our latest story in our Reading textbook. It was also explained during a video on our field trip. Today, we watched another shorter video to review, so we did not read the pages together....) Music: Practice the first 4 lines of "The Marines' Hymn". (Lines 1&2 are the same as lines 3&4 and the last 2 lines (7&8). Hopefully, we will work on lines 5&6 next week. **Parents: Please sign and return your child's report card envelope asap. You may keep the contents. Thank you to those of you who have already done this. **Awards assembly is tomorrow @ 9:00 a.m.
Friday, 4/13/18 Math: Wkst. 11.1 (Most of the kids finished this in class.) Science: Finish finding planet facts. Rough drafts will be started next week. **Book orders are due next Thursday, 4/19. This is the last book order of the year. I want to ensure that the books come in before school lets out for the summer. **OOPS! Today, I forgot to pass back the kids' homework notes so I will give them back next Monday, if they need it. They'll have until Wednesday to complete the work on them. I'm sorry for my error.
Monday, 4/16/18 Math: Wkst. 11.3 Reading: Wkst. 271 Science: Moon phase wkst. (Due one month from now so don't loose this sheet!) --Color, then keep this sheet in your folder to collect data. Check the moon phase tonight and share with the class tomorrow. We will do this every day and it is due when the lunar cycle is complete. --If you lose this sheet, it'll will be an "Inc./WB" towards your "Scientific Process" grade for 4th quarter. Art: May Day cover (Due this Friday, 4/20/18, if you want it entered into the school-wide contest.) The theme is "Huaka'i i ka Pae'aina" (Journey Through the Islands) **Tomorrow is Super Hero Day in honor of the Military Child Month. Wear your favorite Super Hero look (no masks).
Tuesday, 4/17/18 Math: Division wkst. (We did this together in class.) Wkst. 11.4 (Did not get to this lesson today so this wkst. was not passed out.) Reading: Wkst. 277 Spelling: Wkst. 164/165 **Bring your planet facts tomorrow. We will start our rough drafts. **First SBA test tomorrow. Get a good night's sleep and breakfast in the morning to help you concentrate and do your best.
Wednesday, 4/18/18 Math: Wkst. 11.4 Writing: Planet report (rough draft) --Due this Friday, 4/20/18, if you want my help in editing your paper. Remember, you are expected to do your own editing first. **P.E. tomorrow with Mr. Saggers. Please wear proper clothes and shoes.
Thursday, 4/19/18 Math: Wkst. 11.5 (Many kids finished this in class and turned it in even though I told them not to since they have the post-test tomorrow for a grade.) Spelling: Wkst. 166/167 Music: Wkst. 21 (Most kids finished this in class.) Science: Planet report (rough draft) due tomorrow if you want help with the editing process.
Friday, 4/20/18 Math: Wkst. 11.6 (Completed the lesson but did not pass this out. Will do so on Monday.) Reading: Wkst. 198 (Most kids finished this in class.) Science: Pg. D-81, #1-5 (A few kids finished this in class. Most are halfway done.)
Monday, 4/23/18 Math: Wkst. 11.6 (Most kids finished this in class.) Wkst. 11.7 Science: Planet report (final draft) due tomorrow. Remember, no report on time, no planet. --Review study sheet that we filled out today for Unit D, Chapter 3. Test is this Wed., 4/25/18. **Wear red, white and blue tomorrow to honor military children. **SBA testing tomorrow @ 8:00 a.m. If you are tardy, report to the office. You will not be allowed to disturb the testing environment if you are late.
Tuesday, 4/24/18 Reading: Wkst. 272 (About half of the kids finished this in class.) Soc. St.: Scholastic News ("Piles of Plastic") Science: Pg. D-86,87 (#1-22 only) Unit D, Chapter 3 test tomorrow. Review vocabulary and study sheet.
Wednesday, 4/25/18 Math: Wkst. 11.8 Reading: Wkst. 277 (Most kids finished this in class.) Wkst. 273-275 (We read and highlighted the article together in class. Just need to answer the 3 questions in complete sentences and use cursive.) Unit 6/Week 3 test tomorrow. (Biography, reread, problem and solution, Greek and Latin roots, and vocabulary)
Thursday, 4/26/18 Math: Wkst. 11.9 (I did not pass this wkst. out yet because the kids were having such a hard time understanding how to make change by counting on from the price of the item to the amount given to pay for it. We will continue this lesson tomorrow....) Music: Practice playing "The Marines' Hymn". --The kids who can play this by mid-May and are doing well on the quizzes, will get receive an "ME" from me to be combined with Mrs. Saggers' Music grade. --Flutophone testing be the week of May 14th. **Weather permitting, P.E. tomorrow with me. Wear proper shoes, please.
Friday, 4/27/18 Math: Wkst. 11.9 (Most kids finished this in class.) That's it, folks! Enjoy your weekend after a full week of testing! Thank you, parents, for your support throughout this week, too!
Monday, 4/30/18 Math: Wkst. 11.10 (Did together in class.) Capacity wkst. (Many kids finished this in class.) Reading: Wkst. 201 (A few kids finished in class.) Soc. St.: Wkst. 278 (Didn't pass this out because we did not finish the lesson today.) **P.E. with Mr. Saggers tomorrow. Wear proper clothes and shoes.
Tuesday, 5/1/18 Math: Wkst. 11.11 Spelling: Wkst. 122/123 Soc. St.: Wkst. 278 (Didn't pass this out but we did finish the reading/discussion.) Reading: Scholastic News ("Be Smart Online") -- most kids finished this in class. **Wear white tomorrow for the new IMUA Value for May (Honesty).
Wednesday, 5/2/18 Math: Wkst. 11.12 Reading: Wkst. 206 (Most kids finished this in class.) Soc. St.: Wkst. 278 (Most kids finished this in class.) Music: Quiz tomorrow. Review notes and rests on study sheet. Bring your flutophone. **Library tomorrow. Bring in books to return or renew.
Thursday, 5/3/18 Math: Module 11 Pre-test wkst. Module 11 Post-test tomorrow (5-digit numbers (reading, writing them in standard, word and expanded form, rounding them to the nearest ten and hundred); counting money while using the least number of coins and bills, making change; estimating and measuring the capacity of a container, converting units of measurement for capacity) Reading: Wkst. 202 (many kids finished this with a partner) Spelling: Wkst. 124/125 Music: Practice playing "The Marines' Hymn". Flutophone testing will be the week of 5/14. Memorize the words to "Anchors Aweigh".
Friday, 5/4/18 Soc. St.: Pg. 302, #1-3 (About half the class finished this. The other half have it as homework.) Art: IMUA decoration for hallway display "Opihi Man" hat for May Day (Everyone completed their hat. Yay!)
Monday, 5/7/18 Math: Wkst. 12.1 Reading: Wkst. 203-205/207 Unit 5/Week 1 test tomorrow (fairy tales; summarizing; point of view; root words; vocabulary) Spelling: Wkst. 158/159 **Due to Water Day on Friday, Spelling will be done Mon.-Thurs. (post-test) this week. Writing: Mothers' Day gift Tuesday, 5/8/18 Math: Wkst. 12.2 Art: Mother's Day gift
Wednesday, 5/9/18 Math: Wkst. 12.3 Spellling: Wkst. 160/161 (Most kids finished this class but were told to take it home to study the words for the post-test tomorrow. They should hand it in tomorrow.) Soc. St.: Wskt. 305
Thursday, 5/10/18 Math: Wkst. 12.4 Reading: Wkst. 261 Music: Wkst. 23 (Most of the kids finished this in class.) **WATER DAY TOMORROW! :) Wear your swimsuit/rash guard to school and slippers/flip flops. Apply your sunscreen BEFORE you get to school. Bring a towel with your name and room number on it. Bring a change of clothes. Bring your donations for our lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, 5/11/18 No classwork/homework today due to it being Water Day. Thank you to all the families who donated items for our lunch today. Not a child (or adult, for that matter...) went home hungry. **Thank you, E-3 parents and kids, for making my last Teacher Appreciation Week so special. Getting some kind of note, goodie or gift each day warmed my heart and really did make me feel very appreciated. Thank you so much!
Monday, 5/14/18 Math: Wkst. 12.5 Reading: Wkst. 266 (Many kids finished this in class.) **Library tomorrow. Bring in books to return. ALL BOOKS must be returned by this Thursday, 5/17/18. **Flutophone testing for Group 2 tomorrow.
Tuesday, 5/15/18 Math: Wkst. 12.6 (Most kids finished this in class.) Soc. St.: Wks. 311 Spelling: Wkst. 110/111 **Flutophone testing for Group 4 tomorrow.
Wednesday, 5/16/18 Math: Wkst. 12.8 Reading: Wkst. 268 (NOT 266. We did 266 on Monday. Sorry for the confusion.) Soc. St.: Flow chart wkst. **May Day Early Release forms are due tomorrow. Thank you to those parents who have already turned them in. **Flutophone testing for Group 1 tomorrow.
Thursday, 5/17/18 Math: Wkst. 12.9 Reading: Wkst. 262 (Most kids have started this with a partner.) Spelling: Wkst. 112/113 **Make-ups/Re-tests for flutophone players is tomorrow, 1st recess.
Monday, 5/21/18 Math: Wkst. 12.11 Reading: Wkst. 263-265/267 Unit 6/Week 2 test tomorrow (historical fiction; theme; making predictions; idioms and vocabulary) Soc. St.: Wkst 323 (Due Wed., 5/23/18) --Review Chapter 12 study sheet/vocabulary words --Chapter 12 test on Wed., 5/23.
Tuesday, 5/22/18 Math: Wkst. 12.12 Soc. St.: Wkst. 323 --Chapter 12 test tomorrow. Review study sheet. **P.E. tomorrow with Mr. Saggers. **Bring in all textbooks by this Thursday, 5/24/18. Reminder: Dismissal tomorrow @ 2:00 p.m. due to May Day this Friday.
Wednesday, 5/23/18 Math: Module 12 Review wkst. Module 12 Post-test tomorrow (LAST TEST OF THE YEAR! YAY!) Soc. St.: Memorial Day wkst. (Front page only. The word puzzles are simply for fun.) **Return ALL textbooks tomorrow. FYI: May Day is this Friday. The kids were told to wear footwear that they can take off easily like flip-flops/slippers. They will be performing barefoot (unless they have a grass allergy). Thank you for your help.
Thursday, 5/24/18 **Tomorrow is May Day. Practice your dance and songs one last time with Mrs. Saggers' video on the Mokapu website. www.mokapuelem.org No other homework! YAY!
Friday, 5/25/18 **The only homework is to practice "The Marines Hymn" and "Anchors Aweigh", especially if you are one of the flutophone players. The singers need to have these songs memorized. E-3's performance is on Tuesday during the Awards Assembly @ 9:00. Parents, please come. **There are a few outstanding textbooks and I will send a email if your child is one of the students with a missing book. If you should receive one, please help your child locate and return the book asap. If I do not receive it by that last day of school, please pick up your child's report card from the office. Thank you.