Today during centers we made dragons, typed up myths and worked with a small math group to help them make the right choices when working.  It was a pretty good day, along with a pretty good week.  Let's hope tomorrow is as good.

See's Candy Fundraiser is due tomorrow as well as the Lymphoma and Leukemia Pennies for Patients.  

See you Friday! 

Homework :

Welcome back to school!  I hope you had a great winter break!
 This week we will be working on some Chinese New Year art projects, writing our Myths on the Chromebooks and finishing our reading assessments.  Wednesday we wil watch a live play performed by 4-6th graders from our own Walsh school.

Monday: 2/23/15
Ms. Y's Group: 10.2, 10.3, 11.1, 11.3
Reading:  20 minutes with journal
Spelling: 11.1, 11.2
Math: Lesson 15

Tuesday: 2/24/15
Reading: 20 minutes and journal
Spelling: 12.5, 12.6
Math: Lesson 15 exit ticket

Wednesday: 2/25/15
Reading 20 minutes with journal
Spelling: 13.5, 13.6
Ms. Y's group: 13.2
Math: Lesson 16

Thursday: 2/26/15
Reading: 20 minutes with journal
Math: Lesson 16 exit ticket
Ms. Y's group: Spelling city
Spelling:Spelling city

Thursday, February 12, 2015

'Twas the night before school Valentine's and all through the class busy teachers were working about create little gifts of silly science and delight!

I hope we have a wonderful celebration!  If you have a Valentine's Day card for each of our 31 students please write your child's name on each but d not write each student's name.  I will not be sending home a list.  We will be given enough time to be that detailed when we pass them out.  

 

Tomorrow's Schedule

We will begin our day with a story from our ABC reader at 8:15

At 8:45 our Los Dichos reader will come in and read

9:15 Brain break

9:25 Math assessment

Recess

10:20-11:35 Valentine Project and card making if didn't bring any

Lunch

ELD Switch

1:15 Valentine project finish

2:00 Valentine celebration

We have blue folders going home and they will have a See's Candy fundraiser inside.  Please sell for Easter and raise money for our Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  

Remember no school next week!!!!!

Have a sweet afternoon!

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Happy Wednesday!

Tonight's homework is :
Reading: 20 minutes
Spelling: PP1
Math: Lesson 13
Ms. Y.'s Group: 9.1 and 10.3

Friday is Valentine's Day.  If you are bringing cards for all sign your name only.  If you have 1 or 2 special cards please write names on those only.  Valentine Grams are still for sale after school for $1.00

Race to Dissolve from Tuesday

Conversation Heart Writing from Tuesday

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Homework time:
Reading: Dwight's Lights (no journal)
Spelling: 5.2 finish, 5.3 and 6.1 (spelling words)
Math: Lesson 12

Collect money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and bring in daily.  Our class goal is $310.  WE will be collecting until the end of the month.  We begin our spring See's candy fundraiser on Friday.  The HASC is looking for volunteers to help count the See's candy money or distribute the candy.  Information will be sent home in Friday's folder.

Friday we will be making Valentine card holders, creating Valentine's if they are not brought (using construction paper) and passing those out in the afternoon.  We will have regular centers in the afternoon and finishing with cards and treats as we are leaving.

Our spelling words for this week are on spellingcity.com/almeida2 to practice.

Ms. Y' Group: weren't  Bart   let's   two   from   Carl   here   her   for   born   Norm   hard
Mrs. A's Group: all   car   bar   store   chore   nerve   serve  stir   shirt   girl   bird   fur   hurt   turn   purse

Conversation Heart Catapults

Reminder: No school next week for President's week.  

Some pictures of our STEAM projects from our daily centers this week.

Race to Dissolve

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Our Disney Family Museum field trip had a few rocky parts it was an overall success.  The kids really enjoyed their time.  There is a model of Disneyland, and the museum has a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge- so it's pretty difficult to have a bad time!

Model of Disneyland

 

 

 

 

Presidio views of the Golden Gate Bridge

Learning about how Walt Disney turned his ideas into cartoons and the progress of his technology.

I want to thank our donor who gave to our class via Donors Choose.  We are in need of pencils, group sets of books and science readers in the area of Matter and Cycles of Nature (insects and animals) this gift card will go to those needed goods if you can please help us out we would appreciate it.


Next Friday, we will be celebrating Valentines Day.   If your child brings in a card then they will be working on an art project during our project time.  If they do not bring in Valentines they may use our class supply of paper to create Valentines for each person in the class.

 Today we learned about Hercules, through out next week we will hear three more myths, review and assess our learning.  When we return from our break we will begin our Listening and Learning Domain on the War of 1812.


During our Fun Friday project time we worked in teams to recreate gods an goddess from ancient Greece or to create items that move. 

Windmill with a crank behind the turbines to make them move.

The labyrinth that Theseus fought the Minotaur inn and escaped from back to Athens.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Today was a short day.  Perfectly needed for tomorrow's field trip.  Please send your child to school with a sweater on and ready to go.  Be at school by 6:50am.  We will be in groups of 7 to tour the museum and together as a class to work on the project at the Disney Family Museum.

Tonight's homework is due Friday.
Math: Lesson 11 exit ticket.  Many children were able to complete this task in class.
Spelling: 3.2 & 3.3
Ms. Y.'s Group- no spelling homework on studying flashcards and practicing on www.spellingcity.com/almeida2
 

See you bright and early tomorrow morning!

Tuesday, January 3, 2015

Homework today:

Math: Lesson 11
Spelling: 2.2
Ms. Y.'s Group Spelling: 7.2
Reading: 20 minutes with journal

Today some of us were able to log into AR and begin earning points!
Also, three students had the opportunity to get a prize from the prize box for always being ready and following directions.  Everyone can learn when everyone pays attention.  I hope to have more students go to our treasure box soon.

Thursday is our field trip- rain is expected.  Teachers will be giving out 1 snack on the way.  It will be  a long trip!

Many students have taken ill.  if your child has a fever they must stay home.  If your child has thrown up, keep him/her home.  It is the season to be ill and the best defense is rest, plenty of fluids and lots of hand washing with soap.  Help us all stay healthy this winter.  

See you Wednesday!

Monday, Februrary 2, 2015

Happy Groundhog Day!

Tonight's homework is:

Reading:Read for 20minutes
Math:  Worksheet front and back (mental math)
Spelling 1.1 and flashcards
Ms. Y's spelling group: 6.1 and flashcards

Remember Thursday is field trip day.  We must be at school by 7am.  We are taking a bus to San Francisco so layer, as it may be raining and cold.  We will return to school around 3pm.  No other children are allowed on this field trip and we will have some room  for parents to go on the bus with us. 

This afternoon we spent our p.e. time with our buddies playing footraces and throwing the "discuss"
 as they did and still do in the Olympics.  WE are still learning about Ancient Greece, this time through Myths.  Our class loves listening to the myths.  Ask your child abut today's myth: Daedalus (ded/a/lus) and Icarus.

Have a great Monday!!!!