Homework, Thursday and Friday, 30th April & 1st May

Maths:Finish your Coordinate Pair Picture design (due FRIDAY); Solve your partner's design due Monday
Practice 17-7 Median, Mode, and Range; Enrichment 17-7 Dazzling Data
Spelling: Review List 21  Click here for List and Quizzes  Test Monday
Social Studies: Complete Questions 1-4, p.251  Due Monday
R&W Workshop: Worksheet Spelling Spree; VCCV Pattern  Due Monday

Homework, Wednesday, 29th April

Maths: Practice 17-6; Enrichment 17-6
Continue designing your Coordinate Pairs Picture
Having problems plotting coordinates? Click here or on the image below to see a short video showing you how.
English: Worksheet - Spelling / Syllables

Homework, Tuesday, 28th April

Maths: Practice 17-5 Line Graphs; Enrichment 17-5 Cricket Weather! (Complete in your notebook)
Begin designing your Ordered Pairs Picture

English: Correct Sentences pp.166-167 complete exercises 9-26

Be prepared for the bazaar tomorrow. Last chance to donate things!

Homework, Monday, 27th April

Maths: Practice 17-4 Ordered Pairs; Enrichment 17-4 Treasure Hunt
Plotting a picture - worksheet

R&W Workshop - complete Cumulative Review All the way to 112!

Spelling: Review List 21

List 21 – (VCCV patterns)  Spelling City quizzes and activities  Quizlet Quizzes and activities

Core Words

bottom	common	arrow	dinner
picture	danger	suppose	thirty
other	afraid	escape	degree
attend	borrow	whether	allow
capture	office	pillow	corner

Challenge Words

method

concert

narrate

abrupt
challenge

Tier 3 will be the same as last week. Spelling City quizzes and activities

Week 31

Dear parents and students,

This week has had a very sweet edge to it, as we raised money for water.org through our bake sale. The bake sale was very successful, and we have exceeded our goals for the fundraiser. Well done to everyone involved, with particular thanks to Mrs. Dimitrov and Mrs. Takahara, who baked delicious goodies for us every day. Thank you for your time and generosity.

This week was also notable for the Science Fair. Thank you to all of the parents who were able to make it. I’m sure you were all impressed by the high standards that have been set.  Thank you also for supporting your children throughout the preparations for the Science Fair, and making time to help them out and lend a hand.

In Maths, we have begun a new topic, dedicated to data and graphs. We will be introduced to some new concepts, which makes a nice change to the last few topics, which were mostly review. You can click on this link for an introduction to data and graphs if you feel you need a little extra help.

We took a short break in our Reading Circles this week, but we will be back into the regular routine next week, beginning with pre-reading Sing to the Stars for homework this weekend. The Reading Circles have been going well, with everyone getting involved in finding deeper meaning in the stories we read. We finally finished our Wordle project this week, in which we each found three adjectives to describe each other student in the class. The results are on display below.

Next week, we will hold a bazaar on Wednesday afternoon. A large component of the bazaar will be selling things donated by HIS students. If you have anything you care to donate, please bring it to school on Monday or Tuesday.  All parents and family are invited to visit the bazaar, which will begin just after 1:00pm on Wednesday.

Dates to Remember:

·      Mon, April 27                         – Spelling Test
                                             – Class and individual photos taken

·      Fri, May 1                               – Field Trip

·      Sun, May 10                           – Mothers’ Day

·      May 11-15                             – Iowa tests

Students of the Week: April

Antonio, Bevis (ESL), Edison, Momoko (Music), Abigail

Student of the Week, Week 31

Congratulations to Abigail!

Awarded for hard work and persistence.

Abigail has been working especially hard over recent weeks in preparation for the Science Fair. She has also been putting in some extra effort to make sure that she completes all of our regular work to the best of her ability.

Great stuff, Abigail. Keep it up!

Homework, Friday, 24th April

Maths: Independent Practice p. 406  problems 8-13. Complete in your notebook or blank paper
For extra help with line plots (aka dot plots) click here.
Practice 17-3 Line Plots; Enrichment 17-3 Life of a Hamster

Reading & Writing Workshop: Read Sing to the Stars pp.489-507, also read questions


Spelling: Review List 19 Test on Monday  Click here for list and links

Class and individual photos will be taken on Monday. Brush your hair!

Homework, Thursday, 23rd April

Maths: Practice 17-2 Interpreting Graphs; Enrichment 17-2 Graphing True or False
R&W Workshop: Publish your Opinion essay. Practice oral presentation (Presentations tomorrow)

Science Fair Schedule, Thursday 23rd April

9.00 - 10.00 am Grades 2, 3, 4, and 6 present their projects

Recess

10.45 - 11.45 am Pre-K, K, Grades 1J, 1S, and 5 present their projects

11.45 - 12.15 pm Clean up

Homework, Wednesday, 22nd April

Maths: Practice 17-1 Data from Surveys; Enrichment 17-1 State Predicitons
Optional: Try out your survey at home.
English: Cumulative review pp.155-156 Complete up to exercise 58 (we will continue on Friday)
Science: Revise your presentation if necessary

This week (and next) in Math:

We will be starting a new topic tomorrow titled "Data and Graphs".
If you would like a head start, check out the link below.

Data and Graphs - Introduction

You might like to save this link as a bookmark, as it will come in very useful for your review.

Homework, Tuesday, 21st April

Science: Practise your oral presentation for Science Fair - in class presentations tomorrow.
English: Finish Check-up and Test Practice, pages 150-154

Homework, Monday, 20th April

English: Finish revising your Opinion essay

Science: complete final touches of your Science Fair project

Spelling: Review List 19  Spelling City Quiz & Activities

List 19 –  (the final ē sound)

Core Words

beauty	ugly	lazy	marry
ready	sorry	empty	honey
valley	movie	duty	hungry
lonely	alley	body	twenty
turkey	hockey	fifty	monkey

Challenge Words

fiery

envy

mercy

chimney

imaginary

Advanced     Spelling City & Quiz Activities

mystery	celery	machinery	injury
grouchy	greasy	gloomy	sweaty
smoothly	frequently	eagerly	finally
loyally	angrily	cruelty	agility
buoyancy	closely	unsteadily	comedy

Week 30

Dear parents and students,

First of all, I would like to thank all parents for making the time to come in and see me this week. It has been very encouraging to find that we are all on the same page in regard to the wellbeing and the education of your children, and it is always very insightful and helpful to gain one another’s perspectives of what is going on your children’s lives at school and at home.

During class hours, we have had another very busy week. We have been dedicating more time to our Reading Circles. I have been very pleased with how honestly and accurately everyone has been able to assess his or her own efforts and abilities. We will continue this process the week after next, with everyone assuming a new task within each group. Next week, we will be focusing on our Opinion essays, finishing the week with an oral presentation of what we have written.

In Maths, we have closed yet another Topic, and had our Topic 16 test today. Next Monday and Tuesday, we will be having a cumulative test, and a benchmark test. The cumulative test is to see how much we have remembered since the beginning of the year, and the benchmark test will also give an indication of how we are faring, as well as providing a little practice ahead of the Iowa tests, which will take place in a few weeks from now.

As you are all well aware, the Science Fair is to take place next Thursday, 23^rd April. We have spent considerable time in class working on our projects, but much of the work has also been taking place at home. This weekend is the last available for working on the presentations. Parents, please support your children by helping them with any printing they may need to have done during the weekend.  We will use Monday’s Science lesson to add final touches to our presentations. On Wednesday, we will present to one another in class, then Thursday is the big day! For those parents who are able to attend on Thursday morning, I look forward to seeing you!

In addition to our busy schedule, we also enjoyed Pottery Day on Wednesday. Pictures of the workshop have been provided in a slideshow posted below. The finished products are expected to be available just before Mothers’ Day.

We have also been busy raising money for our Water for Everyone fund, as you are aware.  This week’s coin donation has been very successful. Next week, we have a bake sale, in which baked goodies will be donated and sold. Students may buy cookies and muffins during recess (with parents’ permission, of course!)

The following week, we will hold a bazaar on Wednesday afternoon. More details will be given soon. Please check the posters below for details regarding the Bake Sale and the Science Fair.

Dates to Remember:

·      Mon, April 20                         – Spelling Test; Math Cumulative Test

·      Tue, April 21                          – Math Benchmark Test

·      Wed, April 22                         – Science fair in-class presentations

·      Thu, April 23rd                     – Science Fair

·      Fri, April 24                              – Monthly Assembly

·      Fri, May 1                               – Field Trip