December 21, 2009 Happy Holidays!
Yes, it is hard to believe but there are only three days of school this week. Be sure to have all your work turned in before you leave on Wednesday, so you can relax and enjoy spending time with your family over break.
Social: We are a little over half way through our Ancient Greece and Rome unit. On Tuesday, we will be talking about Alexander the Great and reviewing chapters 7 through 9. Don't forget to stay up on all of the vocabulary. A great resource to use is http://www.dictionary.com/, it is great for pronunciation also.
Science: In science, we will be finishing our Human Body unit by learning about the ways we prevent disease. In students Thursday Folder this week, you will find an At-Home lab that is just a quick discussion about vaccinations and hereditary dieseases, this will be due Wednesday, January 6th. You will also find a review for the test. Students have their Disease Poster that is due Wednesday, January 6th, the day of their test. This shouldn't be new work for students since this was all assigned before break.
Language Arts: Because of the short week, we will not have a spelling test this week. We will cover grammar rule 17 though and continue with our descriptive writing unit. Question for this week are adjectives and adverbs?
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class is covering area of complex shapes and transformations. There will be no test this week.
Mrs. Swanson's class is learning about the difference between probablity and chance and adding mixed numbers. Students will complete an enrichment activity on Wednesday that pretains to the MCAs.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's class will be putting together a small potato recipe book this week. Potatoes were a main staple for Anne Frank while she was hiding in the Secret Annex. It was affordable and would store for long lengths of time.
Reminders:
*No Panther program this week.
*Turn in all calendar money.
*Assembly on Wednesday in the afternoon.
*There is no school from Thursday, December 24th through Friday, January 1st. We will see everyone back after the break starting Monday, January 4th.
Things to do over break:
Clean out and organize your backpack.
Spend wonderful time with your family.
Do a bit of reading, escape to other worlds.
Get outside and play.
Get plenty of rest.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Mid-terms went out last week in your child's Thursday folder. If you did not receive your child's mid-term please contact their homeroom teacher. Also, do not forget the Winter Music Concert tomorrow, (Tuesday, December 15th), at 7:10pm for 4-6 grade students. Students should arrive at 7:00. Choir students should be there at 6:00. Also, congrats to the boy's basketball team for their first victory Friday night against Becker.
Social: This week we are learning about Socrates and the Socratic Method. We are also learning how the Golden Age of Athens came to be and the philosophers from that time period. Currently, students are discussing and taking notes from a power point.
Science: This week students are learning about the pathogens that invade our body and our lines of defense against them. There will be a quick lab about spreading germs as well. Students were assigned a disease to research and include what the disease is, how you contract the disease, and how to prevent getting the disease. This will not be due until Wednesday, January 6th.
Language Arts: Well we finished up our poetry unit with a very successful Coffee House. Thank you all for attending, I know the students really enjoyed seeing everyone there. This week we will be starting our Descriptive writing unit with a pretest. We also will have spelling test 12 and grammar rule 16. Don't forget to study those spelling words.
Level 7 spelling words: vacant, apartment, resident, offer, permit, kitchen, complain, property, enormous, and consent. (Here you are, Claire :-)
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class is learning about positive and negative numbers by using an "electrical charge" model. This would be a good concept to work on at home. There is a test on December 16th and we will finish out the week learning about area of complex objects.
Mrs. Swanson class will reduce by grouping factor equal to 1, divide fractions, and find common denominators. Students will have another test on Wednesday and an enrichment day on Thursday.
Reading:
Anne Frank has begun in Ms. Wallwork's class again with a lot of focus on the vocabulary and comprehension. We are all looking forward to reading this novel. Feel free to get yourself a copy if you would like to read along with your son or daughter. Some of the vocabulary we have covered include the following: ardent, fanatic, superfluous, chattels, piqued, obstinate, prude, vague, rebuke, sarcasm, congenial, plied, pall, disdainful, and procured. Dictionary.com is a great website to use for pronunciation and definitions of the words.
Ms. Pueringer's class is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. This book will go through the month of December.
Mrs. Schmitz is finishing The Prince and the Pauper and writing from the Authors Pt. of View in L.A. We will start level 6 next week.
Ms. Ahmed's class is doing a read-aloud of Behind Rebel lines and completing the SRA reading curriculum. They will also be doing lesson 12 in spelling and grammar rule 16.
Reminders:
Winter break begins on December 24th
Don't forget about the 4th grade winter wear drive.
Winter Concert is on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00pm for 4-6 grade students. There will be no Panther program this night due to the concert.
Girl's Basketball have their first game tonight at STRIDE at 3:30pm.
Social: This week we are learning about Socrates and the Socratic Method. We are also learning how the Golden Age of Athens came to be and the philosophers from that time period. Currently, students are discussing and taking notes from a power point.
Science: This week students are learning about the pathogens that invade our body and our lines of defense against them. There will be a quick lab about spreading germs as well. Students were assigned a disease to research and include what the disease is, how you contract the disease, and how to prevent getting the disease. This will not be due until Wednesday, January 6th.
Language Arts: Well we finished up our poetry unit with a very successful Coffee House. Thank you all for attending, I know the students really enjoyed seeing everyone there. This week we will be starting our Descriptive writing unit with a pretest. We also will have spelling test 12 and grammar rule 16. Don't forget to study those spelling words.
Level 7 spelling words: vacant, apartment, resident, offer, permit, kitchen, complain, property, enormous, and consent. (Here you are, Claire :-)
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class is learning about positive and negative numbers by using an "electrical charge" model. This would be a good concept to work on at home. There is a test on December 16th and we will finish out the week learning about area of complex objects.
Mrs. Swanson class will reduce by grouping factor equal to 1, divide fractions, and find common denominators. Students will have another test on Wednesday and an enrichment day on Thursday.
Reading:
Anne Frank has begun in Ms. Wallwork's class again with a lot of focus on the vocabulary and comprehension. We are all looking forward to reading this novel. Feel free to get yourself a copy if you would like to read along with your son or daughter. Some of the vocabulary we have covered include the following: ardent, fanatic, superfluous, chattels, piqued, obstinate, prude, vague, rebuke, sarcasm, congenial, plied, pall, disdainful, and procured. Dictionary.com is a great website to use for pronunciation and definitions of the words.
Ms. Pueringer's class is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. This book will go through the month of December.
Mrs. Schmitz is finishing The Prince and the Pauper and writing from the Authors Pt. of View in L.A. We will start level 6 next week.
Ms. Ahmed's class is doing a read-aloud of Behind Rebel lines and completing the SRA reading curriculum. They will also be doing lesson 12 in spelling and grammar rule 16.
Reminders:
Winter break begins on December 24th
Don't forget about the 4th grade winter wear drive.
Winter Concert is on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00pm for 4-6 grade students. There will be no Panther program this night due to the concert.
Girl's Basketball have their first game tonight at STRIDE at 3:30pm.
Monday, December 7, 2009
December 7, 2009 (Pearl Harbor)
Yes, we are getting into the last days before our winter break. Be sure to stay caught up on all of your work. Reminder, our 2nd annual Coffee House will be Friday, December 11th at 10 am. Be sure to check in at the front office before making your way to Mrs. Swanson's room
Social: We are covering The Golden Age of Athens and The Peloponnesian War in our Ancient Greece and Rome unit. Stay prepared for mini pop quizes and be sure to answer all chapter questions.
Science: Continuing our study of the human body we reviewed the parts of the lymphatic system and what is in our blood. Students were also given the information on their project for this unit, a disease poster. They will each be assigned a disease to research and include what the disease is, how you contract the disease, and how to prevent getting the disease. This will not be due until Wednesday, January 6th.
Language Arts: Well our poetry unit is coming to an end. Please be sure to get your permission slip in if you intend to watch Long Shots. Also, think about the poem that you would like to share with our audience on Friday. Yes, there will be spelling this week with a test on Thursday.
Math: Ms. Wallwork will have a test today, Monday, December 7th. The week will continue on with ratio boxes, experimental outcomes and conversion from metric to US Customary System.
Mrs. Swanson class started the week with a test. Then completed an investigation of displaying data in graphs including a circle graph, bar graph, pictograph, line plot, and stem-and-leaf plot. The rest of the week they completed lessons on rounding decimal numbers, mentally dividing decimal by 10 and 100, decimal charts, and simplifying fractions.
Mrs. Schmitz math class is working on long division, fractions of groups, and surveys.
Reading: Anne Frank has begun in Ms. Wallwork's class again with a lot of focus on the vocabulary and comprehension. We are all looking forward to reading this novel. Feel free to get yourself a copy if you would like to read along with your son or daughter.
Ms. Puringer's class is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. This book will go through the month of December.
Mrs. Schmitz is finishing The Prince and the Pauper and writing from the Authors Pt. of View in L.A. We will start level 6 next week.
Ms. Ahmed's class is doing a read-aloud of Behind Rebel lines and completing the SRA reading curriculum.
Reminders:
*** Coffee House December 11th at 10 am.
*** Winter break begins on December 24th.
*** Permission slips for Long Shots.
*** Don't forget about the 4th grade winter wear drive.
*** Winter Concert is on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00pm for 3-6 grade students. There will be no Panther program this night due to the concert.
Yes, we are getting into the last days before our winter break. Be sure to stay caught up on all of your work. Reminder, our 2nd annual Coffee House will be Friday, December 11th at 10 am. Be sure to check in at the front office before making your way to Mrs. Swanson's room
Social: We are covering The Golden Age of Athens and The Peloponnesian War in our Ancient Greece and Rome unit. Stay prepared for mini pop quizes and be sure to answer all chapter questions.
Science: Continuing our study of the human body we reviewed the parts of the lymphatic system and what is in our blood. Students were also given the information on their project for this unit, a disease poster. They will each be assigned a disease to research and include what the disease is, how you contract the disease, and how to prevent getting the disease. This will not be due until Wednesday, January 6th.
Language Arts: Well our poetry unit is coming to an end. Please be sure to get your permission slip in if you intend to watch Long Shots. Also, think about the poem that you would like to share with our audience on Friday. Yes, there will be spelling this week with a test on Thursday.
Math: Ms. Wallwork will have a test today, Monday, December 7th. The week will continue on with ratio boxes, experimental outcomes and conversion from metric to US Customary System.
Mrs. Swanson class started the week with a test. Then completed an investigation of displaying data in graphs including a circle graph, bar graph, pictograph, line plot, and stem-and-leaf plot. The rest of the week they completed lessons on rounding decimal numbers, mentally dividing decimal by 10 and 100, decimal charts, and simplifying fractions.
Mrs. Schmitz math class is working on long division, fractions of groups, and surveys.
Reading: Anne Frank has begun in Ms. Wallwork's class again with a lot of focus on the vocabulary and comprehension. We are all looking forward to reading this novel. Feel free to get yourself a copy if you would like to read along with your son or daughter.
Ms. Puringer's class is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. This book will go through the month of December.
Mrs. Schmitz is finishing The Prince and the Pauper and writing from the Authors Pt. of View in L.A. We will start level 6 next week.
Ms. Ahmed's class is doing a read-aloud of Behind Rebel lines and completing the SRA reading curriculum.
Reminders:
*** Coffee House December 11th at 10 am.
*** Winter break begins on December 24th.
*** Permission slips for Long Shots.
*** Don't forget about the 4th grade winter wear drive.
*** Winter Concert is on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00pm for 3-6 grade students. There will be no Panther program this night due to the concert.
Monday, November 30, 2009
November 10, 2009
Welcome back from our refreshing break. We would like to welcome Ms. Kolstad's replacement Ms. Ahmed. She was the short term sub before break. You can reach her by calling Mrs. Swanson's ext 154 or email her at sahmed@strideacademy.org.
Social: We will continue our unit on Ancient Greece and Rome this week by covering the Persian Wars, and the battles of Sardis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. Students will also identify contributions that Greek Philosophers made to their culture. Be sure to be prepared for a pop quiz this week.
Science: A new short unit on the human body will take place between intersession and winter break. This week students will review the circulatory system by identifying the six main parts of the system and the five main parts of the heart.
Language Arts: We are hoping to have our Second Annual Coffee House on December 11th. I will send updates with an exact time in Thursday folders this week. Reminder if you have any scrapbook materials you would like to get rid of you can send them in with your student to either Ms. Wallwork or Ms. Ahmed. We will be reviewing poetry terms, and figurative language this week and also discussing adjectives.
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class will be working with mixed numbers, identifying transversals, interior and exterior angles, and using a number line to add integers, and use algebraic addition to subtract integers.
Mrs. Swanson's class is working on pi and circumference, subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping, creating a decimal number line to the tenths place, and dividing be a decimal number and by a fraction.
Mr. Thole's class is reading and writing whole number in expanded notation, solving two-step word problems, and finding an average.
Reading:
Today, Ms. Wallwork's class will be looking at various areas and happenings of WWII and then try to make connections to our previous readings and our upcoming book, Anne Frank A Diary of a Young Girl. We are going to focus on vocabulary a lot more during this novel so ask your son or daughter about any new words they may be learning.
Reminders: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 4th. Our winter break is from Thursday, December 24th until Sunday, January 3rd. School will resume on Monday, January 4th.
Calendars must be sold and money must be collected by Friday, December 11th. This is to ensure we do not have leftover calendars.
The PATHS meeting and school board meeting were rescheduled due to the Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 15th. PATHS will meet Monday, December 7th at 6:30pm and the school board will meet Tuesday, December 8th at 6:30pm.
Social: We will continue our unit on Ancient Greece and Rome this week by covering the Persian Wars, and the battles of Sardis, Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis. Students will also identify contributions that Greek Philosophers made to their culture. Be sure to be prepared for a pop quiz this week.
Science: A new short unit on the human body will take place between intersession and winter break. This week students will review the circulatory system by identifying the six main parts of the system and the five main parts of the heart.
Language Arts: We are hoping to have our Second Annual Coffee House on December 11th. I will send updates with an exact time in Thursday folders this week. Reminder if you have any scrapbook materials you would like to get rid of you can send them in with your student to either Ms. Wallwork or Ms. Ahmed. We will be reviewing poetry terms, and figurative language this week and also discussing adjectives.
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class will be working with mixed numbers, identifying transversals, interior and exterior angles, and using a number line to add integers, and use algebraic addition to subtract integers.
Mrs. Swanson's class is working on pi and circumference, subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping, creating a decimal number line to the tenths place, and dividing be a decimal number and by a fraction.
Mr. Thole's class is reading and writing whole number in expanded notation, solving two-step word problems, and finding an average.
Reading:
Today, Ms. Wallwork's class will be looking at various areas and happenings of WWII and then try to make connections to our previous readings and our upcoming book, Anne Frank A Diary of a Young Girl. We are going to focus on vocabulary a lot more during this novel so ask your son or daughter about any new words they may be learning.
Reminders: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 4th. Our winter break is from Thursday, December 24th until Sunday, January 3rd. School will resume on Monday, January 4th.
Calendars must be sold and money must be collected by Friday, December 11th. This is to ensure we do not have leftover calendars.
The PATHS meeting and school board meeting were rescheduled due to the Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 15th. PATHS will meet Monday, December 7th at 6:30pm and the school board will meet Tuesday, December 8th at 6:30pm.
Winter Wear clothing drive for 4th graders!
WHO: all STRIDE students and families
What: donate new or gently used winter items (coats, boots, snow pants, gloves, hats…)
WHEN: Nov. 30-Dec. 18, 2009
WHERE: drop off in baskets/boxes located up front and around school or give to your child’s teacher
WHY: to help the 4th graders with this service project and help those less fortunate in our community at this time of year
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November 10, 2009
Well it is our last week before a big break. Be sure to stay focused and finishing up any work you may be missing. If you haven't already heard, Mrs. Kolstad took another job and we have Ms. Ahmed filling in for her this week. A replacement will be hired for the rest of the year and hopefully start after break.
Social: Do to the Veterans Day presentation we will not have social studies on Wednesday. We are learning more about Hercules and other Greek Gods this week.
Science: Students review for their test on Monday and will take their test on Wednesday, November 11th. The computer review game is a great tool to study for the test and they can print off the 10 questions and circle the correct answers to use on the test. State of Matter Brochures are due Wednesday, November 11th.
Language Arts:
This week Ms. Wallwork's class will not have a spelling test. We will be reciting our poems and working on our wonderful poetry project. Keep your eyes open for a notice in the Thursday folders for the date of our 2nd annual coffee house. This will take place soon after break.
Mrs. Swanson's homeroom, Ms. Ahmed's language, has spelling lesson 9 for Level 6 and spelling lesson 10 for Level 7. Students also completed grammar packet 13 on adjectives. All of these items are due on Friday, November 13th. Students are working on poetry by reviewing poetry terms and typing their poems.
Reminder if you have any scrapbook materials you would like to get rid of you can send them in with your student to either Ms. Wallwork or Ms. Ahmed.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week on lesson 94 with a test on Wednesday. We will be using Study Island for our enrichment grade. They will be graded on certain areas of Study Island by the score they receive.
Mrs. Swanson's class has three lessons this week about simplifying and comparing decimal numbers, dividing decimal numbers by a whole number, and writing decimal numbers in expanded notation and mentally multiplying decimal numbers by 10 and by 100. The next test will be on Wednesday and a review of missed concepts on the past 8 tests and benchmark test will take place on Friday.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is working with polygons, division with remainders, and fractions.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reducing fractions by using the GCF, dividing fractions, and they have a test this week.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's class is making book covers for either Hiroshima or A Wrinkle in Time. They will be displayed in the hall way sometime this week. We will also be watching the movie A Wrinkle in Time, thank you for getting those permission slips back to me. Our next book will be Anne Frank, A Diary of a Young Girl. Secret question of the week is, what is the meaning of the following Greek words: dictum, magnus, and mikros?
Mrs. Schmitz reading class is still reading The Prince and the Pauper and giving presentations in L.A.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reading Where the Red Fern Grows.
Reminders:
This is our last week of school before intersession! Be sure to stay all caught up with all of your classes so you will not have late work to do over intersession. Last day of school is November 13th, students will return on November 30th.
STRIDE Academy will be honoring Veterans on November 11th at 8:45 in the school gymnasium. All Veterans are invited to attend. Sixth graders should try and wear blue polos.
This Friday Native Americans from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa will be presenting some tribal dancing for students at STRIDE Academy at 1:00pm. Parents are welcome to attend.
Spelling for Ms. Ahmed/Mrs. Swanson Class
Level 6: nickel, muscle, castle, example, novel, several, vegetable, carnival, whistle, label, wrestle, hospital, bicycle, principal, tunnel, natural, grumble, general, principle, usually
Level 7: propeller, extolled, compelled, submitted, forgetful, forgettable, deferment, repellent, forbidding, referral
Well it is our last week before a big break. Be sure to stay focused and finishing up any work you may be missing. If you haven't already heard, Mrs. Kolstad took another job and we have Ms. Ahmed filling in for her this week. A replacement will be hired for the rest of the year and hopefully start after break.
Social: Do to the Veterans Day presentation we will not have social studies on Wednesday. We are learning more about Hercules and other Greek Gods this week.
Science: Students review for their test on Monday and will take their test on Wednesday, November 11th. The computer review game is a great tool to study for the test and they can print off the 10 questions and circle the correct answers to use on the test. State of Matter Brochures are due Wednesday, November 11th.
Language Arts:
This week Ms. Wallwork's class will not have a spelling test. We will be reciting our poems and working on our wonderful poetry project. Keep your eyes open for a notice in the Thursday folders for the date of our 2nd annual coffee house. This will take place soon after break.
Mrs. Swanson's homeroom, Ms. Ahmed's language, has spelling lesson 9 for Level 6 and spelling lesson 10 for Level 7. Students also completed grammar packet 13 on adjectives. All of these items are due on Friday, November 13th. Students are working on poetry by reviewing poetry terms and typing their poems.
Reminder if you have any scrapbook materials you would like to get rid of you can send them in with your student to either Ms. Wallwork or Ms. Ahmed.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week on lesson 94 with a test on Wednesday. We will be using Study Island for our enrichment grade. They will be graded on certain areas of Study Island by the score they receive.
Mrs. Swanson's class has three lessons this week about simplifying and comparing decimal numbers, dividing decimal numbers by a whole number, and writing decimal numbers in expanded notation and mentally multiplying decimal numbers by 10 and by 100. The next test will be on Wednesday and a review of missed concepts on the past 8 tests and benchmark test will take place on Friday.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is working with polygons, division with remainders, and fractions.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reducing fractions by using the GCF, dividing fractions, and they have a test this week.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's class is making book covers for either Hiroshima or A Wrinkle in Time. They will be displayed in the hall way sometime this week. We will also be watching the movie A Wrinkle in Time, thank you for getting those permission slips back to me. Our next book will be Anne Frank, A Diary of a Young Girl. Secret question of the week is, what is the meaning of the following Greek words: dictum, magnus, and mikros?
Mrs. Schmitz reading class is still reading The Prince and the Pauper and giving presentations in L.A.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reading Where the Red Fern Grows.
Reminders:
This is our last week of school before intersession! Be sure to stay all caught up with all of your classes so you will not have late work to do over intersession. Last day of school is November 13th, students will return on November 30th.
STRIDE Academy will be honoring Veterans on November 11th at 8:45 in the school gymnasium. All Veterans are invited to attend. Sixth graders should try and wear blue polos.
This Friday Native Americans from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa will be presenting some tribal dancing for students at STRIDE Academy at 1:00pm. Parents are welcome to attend.
Spelling for Ms. Ahmed/Mrs. Swanson Class
Level 6: nickel, muscle, castle, example, novel, several, vegetable, carnival, whistle, label, wrestle, hospital, bicycle, principal, tunnel, natural, grumble, general, principle, usually
Level 7: propeller, extolled, compelled, submitted, forgetful, forgettable, deferment, repellent, forbidding, referral
Monday, November 2, 2009
November 2, 2009
Two weeks of school left before intersession! Be sure to stay all caught up with all of your classes so you will not have late work to do over intersession. Your last day of class is November 13th and you will return to school on November 30th.
Social: We will begin this week learning about Sparta and their conflicts with the Athenians. We will also watch the Disney Classic, Hercules. Just a reminder to be rereading throughout the unit. We will also have short pop quizzes throughout this unit.
Science: This week students will finish their unit on energy and matter. They will learn the difference between expansion and contraction and what causes it and learn what distillation is through an online example. Students at-home lab on phase changes is due Thursday, November 5th, State of Matter Brochures are due Wednesday, November 11th, and the test will take place on Wednesday as well. A review sheet will be coming home in your child's Thursday folder.
Language Arts: This week Ms. Wallwork's class will not have a spelling test. We will instead be taking "practice" reading comprehension test on Monday and taking care of Rule 12 on Friday. We will also begin typing and putting together our poetry books. Just a reminder, if you have any extra stickers, card stock, or anything that you think would be helpful in putting these books together that you would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. Ms. Kolstad's class is completing spelling lesson 9 or spelling review, grammar rule #12, and the bonus word is diabolical. Students are still working on poetry this week including sonnets and diamante.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week taking a test and then continue working with area of a variety of shapes, writing the powers of 10 with exponents, and classifying triangles by the length and measure of the angles.
Mrs. Swanson's math class is taking a test on Monday and aiming for more 100% scores, an investigation on collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data, Tuesday, and doing lessons Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on percents of a number, renaming fractions by multiplying by 1, equivalent division problems, and finding unknowns in fractions and decimal problems.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is estimating answers by rounding first, dividing and story (rate) problems.
Ms. Pueringer's class is doing Investigation 9, Bar graphs, Lessons 91-94. Concepts to work on multiplying fractions, simplifying fractions, using the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) to reduce fractions.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's class is continuing A Wrinkle in Time and we will finish it up before the end of intersession with the movie A Wrinkle in Time. We will be starting The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank when we return from break. Continue to study those vocabulary words, don't forget to use dictionary.com for the correct pronunciation.
Mrs. Schmitz reading class is reading the Prince and the Pauper. We only have 15 lessons to go until level 6.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reading Where the Red Fern Grows.
Reminders: Last day of school is Novemeber 13th, students will return on November 30th. What is the Greek word for city-state? STRIDE Academy will be honoring Veterans on November 11th at 8:45 in the school gymnasium. All Veterans are invited to attend. Don't forget if you are doing a poster or writing an essay they are due by November 5th.
Social: We will begin this week learning about Sparta and their conflicts with the Athenians. We will also watch the Disney Classic, Hercules. Just a reminder to be rereading throughout the unit. We will also have short pop quizzes throughout this unit.
Science: This week students will finish their unit on energy and matter. They will learn the difference between expansion and contraction and what causes it and learn what distillation is through an online example. Students at-home lab on phase changes is due Thursday, November 5th, State of Matter Brochures are due Wednesday, November 11th, and the test will take place on Wednesday as well. A review sheet will be coming home in your child's Thursday folder.
Language Arts: This week Ms. Wallwork's class will not have a spelling test. We will instead be taking "practice" reading comprehension test on Monday and taking care of Rule 12 on Friday. We will also begin typing and putting together our poetry books. Just a reminder, if you have any extra stickers, card stock, or anything that you think would be helpful in putting these books together that you would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. Ms. Kolstad's class is completing spelling lesson 9 or spelling review, grammar rule #12, and the bonus word is diabolical. Students are still working on poetry this week including sonnets and diamante.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week taking a test and then continue working with area of a variety of shapes, writing the powers of 10 with exponents, and classifying triangles by the length and measure of the angles.
Mrs. Swanson's math class is taking a test on Monday and aiming for more 100% scores, an investigation on collecting, organizing, displaying, and interpreting data, Tuesday, and doing lessons Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday on percents of a number, renaming fractions by multiplying by 1, equivalent division problems, and finding unknowns in fractions and decimal problems.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is estimating answers by rounding first, dividing and story (rate) problems.
Ms. Pueringer's class is doing Investigation 9, Bar graphs, Lessons 91-94. Concepts to work on multiplying fractions, simplifying fractions, using the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) to reduce fractions.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's class is continuing A Wrinkle in Time and we will finish it up before the end of intersession with the movie A Wrinkle in Time. We will be starting The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank when we return from break. Continue to study those vocabulary words, don't forget to use dictionary.com for the correct pronunciation.
Mrs. Schmitz reading class is reading the Prince and the Pauper. We only have 15 lessons to go until level 6.
Ms. Pueringer's class is reading Where the Red Fern Grows.
Reminders: Last day of school is Novemeber 13th, students will return on November 30th. What is the Greek word for city-state? STRIDE Academy will be honoring Veterans on November 11th at 8:45 in the school gymnasium. All Veterans are invited to attend. Don't forget if you are doing a poster or writing an essay they are due by November 5th.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Intersession is around the corner! Due to many students being absent be sure to stay caught up in all classes by making good use of your time. Also, if you weren't able to make it for conferences be sure to contact your child's homeroom teacher to set up a time that is convenient for you.
Social: We will start out this week studying about the Spartans, and Athenians. Your son or daughter should be able to tell you what a city-state is and how we got our words politics and police. We will also watch the movie Hercules.
Science: Students are exploring gas as a state of matter with a neat experiment. They will be learning the difference between a physical and chemical change, and finally covering the forms of heat energy; conduction, convection, and radiation. The at-home lab for this quarter will be given to your child Wednesday in science class and another copy will be sent in your child's Thursday folder.
Language Arts: Spelling Lesson 10 (Wallwork) Lesson 8 (Kolstad) this week along with a grammar rule that teaches about antecedents or possessive pronouns! Don't forget to study for the spelling test. Reminder to keep your eyes out for a Coffee House date. We are well underway with our poetry and each student should have written at least 12 poems by now, covering Haiku's, Cinquain's, Diamante's, and Five Senses poems.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week on lesson 86 with a test to follow on Friday, October 30th. Some of the concepts being covered include; area of a circle (3.14 x radius squared), finding unknown factors, and using proportions to solve ratio word problems.
Mrs. Swanson's class is is working on subtracting fraction and mixed numbers from whole numbers, adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals numbers and whole numbers, squares and square roots, using zero as a placeholder and circle graphs.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's class has started A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. If you would like to read along with your son or daughter we will be starting on chapter 5 on Monday, October 26th.
Reminders:
Intersession starts on Monday, November 16th. Students will not have school again until Monday, November 30th. Question of the week what is an "article" when it comes to parts of speech?
Social: We will start out this week studying about the Spartans, and Athenians. Your son or daughter should be able to tell you what a city-state is and how we got our words politics and police. We will also watch the movie Hercules.
Science: Students are exploring gas as a state of matter with a neat experiment. They will be learning the difference between a physical and chemical change, and finally covering the forms of heat energy; conduction, convection, and radiation. The at-home lab for this quarter will be given to your child Wednesday in science class and another copy will be sent in your child's Thursday folder.
Language Arts: Spelling Lesson 10 (Wallwork) Lesson 8 (Kolstad) this week along with a grammar rule that teaches about antecedents or possessive pronouns! Don't forget to study for the spelling test. Reminder to keep your eyes out for a Coffee House date. We are well underway with our poetry and each student should have written at least 12 poems by now, covering Haiku's, Cinquain's, Diamante's, and Five Senses poems.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will start out the week on lesson 86 with a test to follow on Friday, October 30th. Some of the concepts being covered include; area of a circle (3.14 x radius squared), finding unknown factors, and using proportions to solve ratio word problems.
Mrs. Swanson's class is is working on subtracting fraction and mixed numbers from whole numbers, adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals numbers and whole numbers, squares and square roots, using zero as a placeholder and circle graphs.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's class has started A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. If you would like to read along with your son or daughter we will be starting on chapter 5 on Monday, October 26th.
Reminders:
Intersession starts on Monday, November 16th. Students will not have school again until Monday, November 30th. Question of the week what is an "article" when it comes to parts of speech?
Sunday, October 18, 2009
October 19th, 2009
A new quarter is here and a fresh start for your child.
Social: This week we will do a large overview of the first five chapters on Tuesday. On Wednesday we will take detailed notes about chapter one. Be sure to look over your notes daily, you never know when there might be a pop quiz.
Science: Our second unit on energy begins on Tuesday. Students will discover the three types of matter and how the molecules move in each type. This unit involves a lot of labs so if your child misses class be prepared to have them either make-up the lab or directions will be sent home to complete the lab.
Language Arts: We are starting out the week on lesson 9 for spelling and learning about different types of pronouns. We will also be learning how to prewrite, compose, and edit. Our poetry unit is in full swing.
Reading: On Monday, we will be going through our new Scholastic magazine working with comprehension and vocabulary. This week is the start to our new novel, A Wrinkle in Time. It will be a change of pace from Hiroshima. Hiroshima was very well received.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will be doing proportions, order of operations, and use cross product to determine if two ratios are equal. There will be a test on Wednesday. Secret question: Do you know what the acronym PEMDAS stands for?
Mrs. Swanson's class will work on writing percents as fractions, decimal place value, and reading and writing decimal numbers. There will be the next test on Thursday and an enrichment day on Friday.
Notes and Reminders:
Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have a cough, or sore throat. This will prevent the spread of the germs present in their systems. Call ahead for homework if needed.
If you have any questions feel free to send Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson an email or leave a message on this blog.
Reminder also if you have any scrapbook type material you would like to donate, Mrs. Kolstad and Ms. Wallwork are working on a poetry project with their students where these items are needed.Friday, October 9, 2009
October 12, 2009
The end of Quarter 1 is here and if you have any questions feel free to send Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson an email or leave a message on this blog. Don't forget conferences are on October 15th, if you have not received a time please contact the homeroom teacher.
Social: We will be starting our Ancient Greece and Rome unit by watching a DVD about Ancient Rome. This is a very long unit so your son or daughter should make sure to keep up on the reading and vocabulary.
Science: Our final exam for our Science Rocket Unit is on Monday and we will watch October Sky on Wednesday to celebrate the end of the first quarter. Students who do not have a signed permission slip will not watch the movie.
Language Arts: Because of the short week, we will not be having a spelling test. We will continue to work on our poetry project. We have learned how to write a Haiku, Cinquain, and Diamante. Reminder if you have any scrapbooking items you would like to donate please send them to school with your child.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's reading class will be finishing up Hiroshima this week. We have done a lot of discusion about this book, hopefully your son or daughter has shared this with you. After returning to school on October 19th, we will begin A Wrinkle in Time.
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class will be doing arithmetic with units of measure, volume of a rectangular prism, and proportions. Mrs. Swanson's class will work on measuring angles using a protractor, area of a rectangle, elapsed time, and exapnded notation.
THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th.
Don't forget your conference time on October 15th, if you are not sure please call your childs homeroom teacher.
Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have a cough, or sore throat. This will prevent the spread of the germs present in their systems. Call ahead for homework if needed.
Social: We will be starting our Ancient Greece and Rome unit by watching a DVD about Ancient Rome. This is a very long unit so your son or daughter should make sure to keep up on the reading and vocabulary.
Science: Our final exam for our Science Rocket Unit is on Monday and we will watch October Sky on Wednesday to celebrate the end of the first quarter. Students who do not have a signed permission slip will not watch the movie.
Language Arts: Because of the short week, we will not be having a spelling test. We will continue to work on our poetry project. We have learned how to write a Haiku, Cinquain, and Diamante. Reminder if you have any scrapbooking items you would like to donate please send them to school with your child.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's reading class will be finishing up Hiroshima this week. We have done a lot of discusion about this book, hopefully your son or daughter has shared this with you. After returning to school on October 19th, we will begin A Wrinkle in Time.
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class will be doing arithmetic with units of measure, volume of a rectangular prism, and proportions. Mrs. Swanson's class will work on measuring angles using a protractor, area of a rectangle, elapsed time, and exapnded notation.
THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th.
Don't forget your conference time on October 15th, if you are not sure please call your childs homeroom teacher.
Please keep your child at home if they are running a fever, have a cough, or sore throat. This will prevent the spread of the germs present in their systems. Call ahead for homework if needed.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 5th, 2009
The point in this blog is to inform parents and guardians what is happening in their child's academic day. It is important to thoroughly read the blog and ask any questions. If you have any questions or comments about the blog feel free to leave a message here or email either Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson.
Social: Due to rocket launching this week, Tuesday, we will have our social unit test on Thursday, October 8th. Be sure to study from your study guide and to reread any chapters you may have found difficult. Reminder, if it rains on Tuesday we will have the social test that day and postpone the rocket launch until Thursday.
Science: Our BIG launch is on Tuesday, unless it rains, 9:00am at Whitney Fields. Be sure to send your child with a hat, gloves, and warm coat that day because we will be outside for about two hours. Everyone is welcome to attend the launch. Thursday will be a review day for the science test. The science unit test will be on Monday, October 12th. Permission slips went home in last weeks Thursday folder about the end of the quarter movie. They need to be signed and returned in order for your child to watch the movie.
Language Arts: Spelling this week is lesson 8, pronouns and words with more then one meaning. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. The poetry unit is underway. A part of this unit includes making a display for each students' poems. We do this using any kind of scrapbook supplies we can come up with. I have a good start for the students but if you have stickers, card stock, , double sided tape, or any embellishments that you would like to donate, please send them with your son or daughter. Don't forget the unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives. Also, Mrs. Kolstad and I are in contact with a teacher from the Ukraine. We will be matching up your son or daughter with a pen pal in the near future.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will identify US Customary units and convert to the metric system, draw and use ratio boxes, with a unit test on Thursday. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date.
Mrs. Swanson's class will learn about measures of a circle, naming the types of angles, multiplying and reducing fractions by dividing, and finally least common multiples and reciprocals. On Friday they will take another test to check on their progress.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's Class is covering a lot of new vocabulary daily, working on comprehension, while also learning a bit about WWII. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist. Our next novel will be A Wrinkle in Time.
Mrs. Kolstad's We are starting on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.
Notes: END OF THE QUARTER is October 14th . Be sure your child is caught up on all homework!
Reminder about the silent auction that will take place on October 24th. If you haven't bought your tickets please send a check for $15 dollars per ticket and I will be sure to get your name on the list of attending. You can purchase them up until Friday, October 9th. We have a large goal to meet and you can be a part of it. Students have made a great sixth grade pottery piece that will be going up for sale. Also, you will be able to bid on teacher donations, for example, maybe a day of snow shoveling, cookie making, or babysitting. There are a lot of wonderful items to bid on.
Conferences are Thursday, October 15h. If you did not sign-up for conferences at open house please contact your child's homeroom teacher.If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org Secret question: What is the Edict of Milan?
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
conscious
cooperate
Level 6 Spelling
refuse
glue
student
nuisance
coupon
renew
human
canoe
improvement
smooth
beautiful
rude
juice
through
threw
clue
humor
ruin
pollute
cruel
Level 7 Spelling
persuasion
discrimination
expansion
opposition
constitution
narration
supervision
segregation
proclamation
dedication
confirm
unnecessary
reaffirm
involuntary
indirect
preliminary
computation
unpredictable
preposition
predetermine
Social: Due to rocket launching this week, Tuesday, we will have our social unit test on Thursday, October 8th. Be sure to study from your study guide and to reread any chapters you may have found difficult. Reminder, if it rains on Tuesday we will have the social test that day and postpone the rocket launch until Thursday.
Science: Our BIG launch is on Tuesday, unless it rains, 9:00am at Whitney Fields. Be sure to send your child with a hat, gloves, and warm coat that day because we will be outside for about two hours. Everyone is welcome to attend the launch. Thursday will be a review day for the science test. The science unit test will be on Monday, October 12th. Permission slips went home in last weeks Thursday folder about the end of the quarter movie. They need to be signed and returned in order for your child to watch the movie.
Language Arts: Spelling this week is lesson 8, pronouns and words with more then one meaning. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. The poetry unit is underway. A part of this unit includes making a display for each students' poems. We do this using any kind of scrapbook supplies we can come up with. I have a good start for the students but if you have stickers, card stock, , double sided tape, or any embellishments that you would like to donate, please send them with your son or daughter. Don't forget the unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives. Also, Mrs. Kolstad and I are in contact with a teacher from the Ukraine. We will be matching up your son or daughter with a pen pal in the near future.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will identify US Customary units and convert to the metric system, draw and use ratio boxes, with a unit test on Thursday. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date.
Mrs. Swanson's class will learn about measures of a circle, naming the types of angles, multiplying and reducing fractions by dividing, and finally least common multiples and reciprocals. On Friday they will take another test to check on their progress.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's Class is covering a lot of new vocabulary daily, working on comprehension, while also learning a bit about WWII. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist. Our next novel will be A Wrinkle in Time.
Mrs. Kolstad's We are starting on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.
Notes: END OF THE QUARTER is October 14th . Be sure your child is caught up on all homework!
Reminder about the silent auction that will take place on October 24th. If you haven't bought your tickets please send a check for $15 dollars per ticket and I will be sure to get your name on the list of attending. You can purchase them up until Friday, October 9th. We have a large goal to meet and you can be a part of it. Students have made a great sixth grade pottery piece that will be going up for sale. Also, you will be able to bid on teacher donations, for example, maybe a day of snow shoveling, cookie making, or babysitting. There are a lot of wonderful items to bid on.
Conferences are Thursday, October 15h. If you did not sign-up for conferences at open house please contact your child's homeroom teacher.If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org Secret question: What is the Edict of Milan?
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
conscious
cooperate
Level 6 Spelling
refuse
glue
student
nuisance
coupon
renew
human
canoe
improvement
smooth
beautiful
rude
juice
through
threw
clue
humor
ruin
pollute
cruel
Level 7 Spelling
persuasion
discrimination
expansion
opposition
constitution
narration
supervision
segregation
proclamation
dedication
confirm
unnecessary
reaffirm
involuntary
indirect
preliminary
computation
unpredictable
preposition
predetermine
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday, September 28th, 2009
The point in this blog is to inform parents and guardians what is happening in their child's academic day. It is important to thoroughly read the blog and ask any questions. If you have any questions or comments about the blog feel free to leave a message here or email either Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson. Secret question, what do the Latin/Greek prefixes duo and ge mean? Also, can you give a word in our language that has developed from ge and duo?
Social: We are starting this week with chapter 5, The Rise of Christianity. Because of the proposed rocket launch next week on October 6th, the social test will be on October 8th. Be sure to ask your son or daughter if they have reread the chapter and answered the appropriate questions.
Science: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help construct the rockets Wednesday and Friday 8:45-10:10am, contact me, Mrs. Swanson if you can help. If you have not donated $5.00 yet for your child's rocket please do so if possible. If you could donate additional money toward the project that would be great. So far I have received $100 to pay for the rockets, the total cost of this project is about $300. THANK YOU to those parents who have contributed. Rocket launch date is now Tuesday, October 6th starting at 9:00am unless is rains.
Language Arts: We are on lesson 7 in spelling and are adding endings to verbs to change the tense. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We have starting our poetry unit and the students have been responding to poetry. They have learned how to write a cinquan and will also learn about metaphor/simile poems. Don't forget the unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will work will be taking a test on Tuesday. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date. We will also be covering fractions and converting each fraction to decimal form and also discussing capacity.
Mrs. Swanson's class will complete three lessons this week on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, reducing fractions, writing division answers as mixed numbers, and multiples. The class will take a test on Wednesday and work on Study Island Thursday.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's Class has started reading Hiroshima and we are spending a lot of time expanding on our vocabulary. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist.
Mrs. Kolstad's group is working on The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. We are focusing on character perspectives and traits. Next week, we start on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.
Reminders and Notes:
Conferences are Thursday, October 15h. If you did not sign-up for conferences at open house please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher. Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
Level 6 Spelling Words
thumb
struggle
umbrella
flood
touch
government
tongue
trouble
double
justice
difficult
compass
enough
crumb
among
cousin
tough
discuss
plumber
result
Level 7 Spelling Words
agreeable
deferment
hardiness
referral
annoyance
deniable
legibly
ridiculous
capacities
enforcement
manageable
shiny
coincidence
forgetful
narrator
testifying
courageous
forgettable
propeller
woeful
Social: We are starting this week with chapter 5, The Rise of Christianity. Because of the proposed rocket launch next week on October 6th, the social test will be on October 8th. Be sure to ask your son or daughter if they have reread the chapter and answered the appropriate questions.
Science: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help construct the rockets Wednesday and Friday 8:45-10:10am, contact me, Mrs. Swanson if you can help. If you have not donated $5.00 yet for your child's rocket please do so if possible. If you could donate additional money toward the project that would be great. So far I have received $100 to pay for the rockets, the total cost of this project is about $300. THANK YOU to those parents who have contributed. Rocket launch date is now Tuesday, October 6th starting at 9:00am unless is rains.
Language Arts: We are on lesson 7 in spelling and are adding endings to verbs to change the tense. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We have starting our poetry unit and the students have been responding to poetry. They have learned how to write a cinquan and will also learn about metaphor/simile poems. Don't forget the unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will work will be taking a test on Tuesday. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date. We will also be covering fractions and converting each fraction to decimal form and also discussing capacity.
Mrs. Swanson's class will complete three lessons this week on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, reducing fractions, writing division answers as mixed numbers, and multiples. The class will take a test on Wednesday and work on Study Island Thursday.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's Class has started reading Hiroshima and we are spending a lot of time expanding on our vocabulary. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist.
Mrs. Kolstad's group is working on The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. We are focusing on character perspectives and traits. Next week, we start on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.
Reminders and Notes:
Conferences are Thursday, October 15h. If you did not sign-up for conferences at open house please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher. Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
characteristic
committee
Level 6 Spelling Words
thumb
struggle
umbrella
flood
touch
government
tongue
trouble
double
justice
difficult
compass
enough
crumb
among
cousin
tough
discuss
plumber
result
Level 7 Spelling Words
agreeable
deferment
hardiness
referral
annoyance
deniable
legibly
ridiculous
capacities
enforcement
manageable
shiny
coincidence
forgetful
narrator
testifying
courageous
forgettable
propeller
woeful
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 21st, 2009
The point in this blog is to inform parents and guardians what is happening in their child's academic day. It is important to thoroughly read the blog and ask any questions. If you have any questions or comments about the blog feel free to leave a message here or email either Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson.
Social: We will cover chapter 4 on Judaism and Christianity this week. Questions for 1-4 will be due on Thursday. Secret question this week, what is monotheism?
Science:
Students will complete a lab on the affects of an oil spill and find out how difficult it would be to clean it up. Then students will begin to construct their rockets. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom to help construct the rockets contact me, Mrs. Swanson. If you have not donated $5.00 yet for your child's rocket please do so if possible. If you could donate additional money toward the project that would be great. So far I have received $100 to pay for the rockets, the total cost of this project is about $300. THANK YOU to those parents who have contributed. We plan on launching the rockets on Friday, October 2nd starting at 9:00.
Language Arts:
We are on lesson 6 in spelling and are covering verb tense. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We are officially starting our poetry unit on Tuesday the 22nd. This unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will work with parallelograms, fractions charts, exponents, and ratios. Our next test will be on September 29th. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date.
Mrs. Swanson's class starts the week off by taking their next test. Then they will do an investigation on fractions. Followed by three more lessons on divisibility rules, equal groups problems with fractions, ratios and rates.
Reading:
We have started reading Hiroshima and we are spending a lot of time expanding on our vocabulary. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist.
Mrs. Kolstad's group is working on The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. We are focusing on character perspectives and traits. Next week, we start on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.l
Reminders and Notes:
Mid-terms went home in your child's Thursday Folder last week. If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
athlete
Britain
Level 6 Spelling Words
breeze
complete
brief
degrees
breathing
meter
ceiling
gasoline
piano
memory
scene
succeed
piece
speaker
repeat
receive
liter
library
extremely
increase
Level 7 Spelling Words
manageable
awareness
woeful
defenseless
courageous
purposeful
absolutely
agreeable
enforcement
noticeable
hardiness
annoyance
deniable
loneliness
capacities
voluntarily
testifying
injurious
employment
destinies
Social: We will cover chapter 4 on Judaism and Christianity this week. Questions for 1-4 will be due on Thursday. Secret question this week, what is monotheism?
Science:
Students will complete a lab on the affects of an oil spill and find out how difficult it would be to clean it up. Then students will begin to construct their rockets. If you would like to volunteer in the classroom to help construct the rockets contact me, Mrs. Swanson. If you have not donated $5.00 yet for your child's rocket please do so if possible. If you could donate additional money toward the project that would be great. So far I have received $100 to pay for the rockets, the total cost of this project is about $300. THANK YOU to those parents who have contributed. We plan on launching the rockets on Friday, October 2nd starting at 9:00.
Language Arts:
We are on lesson 6 in spelling and are covering verb tense. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We are officially starting our poetry unit on Tuesday the 22nd. This unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will work with parallelograms, fractions charts, exponents, and ratios. Our next test will be on September 29th. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date.
Mrs. Swanson's class starts the week off by taking their next test. Then they will do an investigation on fractions. Followed by three more lessons on divisibility rules, equal groups problems with fractions, ratios and rates.
Reading:
We have started reading Hiroshima and we are spending a lot of time expanding on our vocabulary. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist.
Mrs. Kolstad's group is working on The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. We are focusing on character perspectives and traits. Next week, we start on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.l
Reminders and Notes:
Mid-terms went home in your child's Thursday Folder last week. If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
athlete
Britain
Level 6 Spelling Words
breeze
complete
brief
degrees
breathing
meter
ceiling
gasoline
piano
memory
scene
succeed
piece
speaker
repeat
receive
liter
library
extremely
increase
Level 7 Spelling Words
manageable
awareness
woeful
defenseless
courageous
purposeful
absolutely
agreeable
enforcement
noticeable
hardiness
annoyance
deniable
loneliness
capacities
voluntarily
testifying
injurious
employment
destinies
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 14th
If you have any questions or comments about the blog feel free to leave a message here or email either Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson.
Social: We have begun our unit on Judaism and Christianity. Your child will have questions for each chapter with chapter 1 and chapter 2 due this week.
Science:
Students began their second science unit, Rocket Science. This week they named the six types of energy, identify the parts of a rocket and the types of energy used in launching a rocket, and what fossil fuels are. The first student to bring Mrs. Swanson a list of the six types of energy will receive a prize. Thank you for all the donations already received for the rockets.
Language Arts:
We are on lesson 5 in spelling and are covering infinitives. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We are finishing our practical writing unit this week and will begin our poetry unit next week. This unit will end with a coffee house for friends and family. Look for more information at a later date.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will be taking a test on Thursday after learning more about reciprocals and multiplication and division of fractions.
Mrs. Swanson's class did VERY well on their last test. Every student received about a 90%. This week students are working on rounding, estimating, using the number line to represent fractions and mixed numbers, finding averages, line graphs, factors, prime numbers, and greatest common factor. These are all review of concepts they have previously learned.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's class is finishing their projects on the Mississippi this week. On Thursday of this week we will begin looking at Hiroshima. There are a lot of new words the students will be learning. If you have access to the Internet at home dictionary.com is a great place to review. It will pronounce and show the word in a sentence along with the definition.
Ms. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Greek Gods.
Reminders and Notes:
Picture Retake Day is Friday, September 18th.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
analyze
answer
Spelling Level 6 Words
Caribbean Sea
Himalayas
North America
Indian Ocean
Australia
Atlantic Ocean
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Alps
Nile River
Africa
Rocky Mountains
Central America
Mediterranean Sea
Appalachian Mountains
Andes
Europe
Mississippi River
South America
Amazon River
Level 7 Spelling Words
audible
appall
authentic
thoughtful
haunted
slaughter
precaution
notorious
flawless
seaboard
comical
stability
percentage
kernel
comparable
status
philosopher
minimum
faculty
vigor
Social: We have begun our unit on Judaism and Christianity. Your child will have questions for each chapter with chapter 1 and chapter 2 due this week.
Science:
Students began their second science unit, Rocket Science. This week they named the six types of energy, identify the parts of a rocket and the types of energy used in launching a rocket, and what fossil fuels are. The first student to bring Mrs. Swanson a list of the six types of energy will receive a prize. Thank you for all the donations already received for the rockets.
Language Arts:
We are on lesson 5 in spelling and are covering infinitives. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We are finishing our practical writing unit this week and will begin our poetry unit next week. This unit will end with a coffee house for friends and family. Look for more information at a later date.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will be taking a test on Thursday after learning more about reciprocals and multiplication and division of fractions.
Mrs. Swanson's class did VERY well on their last test. Every student received about a 90%. This week students are working on rounding, estimating, using the number line to represent fractions and mixed numbers, finding averages, line graphs, factors, prime numbers, and greatest common factor. These are all review of concepts they have previously learned.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's class is finishing their projects on the Mississippi this week. On Thursday of this week we will begin looking at Hiroshima. There are a lot of new words the students will be learning. If you have access to the Internet at home dictionary.com is a great place to review. It will pronounce and show the word in a sentence along with the definition.
Ms. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Greek Gods.
Reminders and Notes:
Picture Retake Day is Friday, September 18th.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
analyze
answer
Spelling Level 6 Words
Caribbean Sea
Himalayas
North America
Indian Ocean
Australia
Atlantic Ocean
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Alps
Nile River
Africa
Rocky Mountains
Central America
Mediterranean Sea
Appalachian Mountains
Andes
Europe
Mississippi River
South America
Amazon River
Level 7 Spelling Words
audible
appall
authentic
thoughtful
haunted
slaughter
precaution
notorious
flawless
seaboard
comical
stability
percentage
kernel
comparable
status
philosopher
minimum
faculty
vigor
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
September 7, 2009
If you have any questions or comments about the blog feel free to leave a message here or email either Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson. The first student to let Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson know the meaning of the following Greek or Latin words will receive a prize; centum, ante, and bios.
Social:
This week on September 10th there will be a unit test on Deserts. Remind your child to reread or study from the unit questions. Our next unit will cover Judaism and Christianity.
Science:
Students will take their Astronomy Unit Test on Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Thursday, September 10th. If assignments are not turned in by this date they will receive a zero. Our next unit is on Rocket Science. In their Thursday folder this week is a letter about funds needed for this unit.
Language Arts:
Today, Tuesday we will start the week with spelling lesson 4 with a test on Friday. We will also be talking about plural nouns, and inferences. In writing we will be finishing up practical writing this week.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will be having a test on Wednesday, September 9th. Then continuing the week with multiplication and division of mixed numbers and using prime factorization to reduce fractions. Remind your student about the vocab journals we have started.
Mrs. Swanson's class is using number lines to solve problems, solving equal group problems, and on Thursday, September 10th will be taking their next test. On Friday students will be adding to their math vocab journal and do an enrichment activity based on their NWEA math goal.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is writing numbers to one hundred millions.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's class we will be comparing and contrasting the book Jacob Have I Loved and the movie Jacob I Have Loved. We will also be doing vocabulary review. Our plan is to start Hiroshima next week.
Ms. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Greek Gods.
Reminders and Notes: We will finish NWEA testing on Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast.
A big THANK YOU again to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it. Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
acquaintance
amateur
Spelling Level 6 Words
darken
person
weaken
often
lessen
onion
listen
quicken
prison
strengthen
lemonade
seldom
lesson
fasten
kitchen
ransom
captain
mountains
soften
custom
Level 7 spelling words
exceed
preceded
proceeds
receded
succeeding
conceding
cede
secedes
intercede
superseded
priestly
sovereign
unyielding
reigning
perceive
heirloom
seizure
weighty
either
veins
Social:
This week on September 10th there will be a unit test on Deserts. Remind your child to reread or study from the unit questions. Our next unit will cover Judaism and Christianity.
Science:
Students will take their Astronomy Unit Test on Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Thursday, September 10th. If assignments are not turned in by this date they will receive a zero. Our next unit is on Rocket Science. In their Thursday folder this week is a letter about funds needed for this unit.
Language Arts:
Today, Tuesday we will start the week with spelling lesson 4 with a test on Friday. We will also be talking about plural nouns, and inferences. In writing we will be finishing up practical writing this week.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will be having a test on Wednesday, September 9th. Then continuing the week with multiplication and division of mixed numbers and using prime factorization to reduce fractions. Remind your student about the vocab journals we have started.
Mrs. Swanson's class is using number lines to solve problems, solving equal group problems, and on Thursday, September 10th will be taking their next test. On Friday students will be adding to their math vocab journal and do an enrichment activity based on their NWEA math goal.
Mrs. Schmitz's class is writing numbers to one hundred millions.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's class we will be comparing and contrasting the book Jacob Have I Loved and the movie Jacob I Have Loved. We will also be doing vocabulary review. Our plan is to start Hiroshima next week.
Ms. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Greek Gods.
Reminders and Notes: We will finish NWEA testing on Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast.
A big THANK YOU again to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it. Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
acquaintance
amateur
Spelling Level 6 Words
darken
person
weaken
often
lessen
onion
listen
quicken
prison
strengthen
lemonade
seldom
lesson
fasten
kitchen
ransom
captain
mountains
soften
custom
Level 7 spelling words
exceed
preceded
proceeds
receded
succeeding
conceding
cede
secedes
intercede
superseded
priestly
sovereign
unyielding
reigning
perceive
heirloom
seizure
weighty
either
veins
Monday, August 31, 2009
August 31st, 2009
We still hope many of you are finding this blog helpful in keeping you up to date on what is happening in your child's classroom. Remember, if you have any suggestions or comments, please leave them on the blog and we will try to answer them as quickly as possible. Look below for the Level 6 spelling words.
Social: Only one day of social this week due to testing and workshop on Friday. We will finish up the unit on Wednesday by reviewing deserts of North America and looking at Patagonia a vast plateau, or tableland, almost entirely without trees, in the southern part of Argentina. Then we will have a test on Thursday, September 10th. Be sure to study by looking at your questions and rereading the unit.
Science: Students at-home lab is due this Wednesday. Our final assignment in this unit is the life cycle of a star diagram, this is due on Tuesday, September 8th. We will review the unit Wednesday and take the test Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Tuesday, September 8th.
Language Arts: Today, Monday we will start the week with spelling lesson 3 with a test to follow on Thursday due to no school on Friday. We will also be talking about nouns, and cause and effect relationships. 6th grade challenge....what is the definition of an adjective and adverb, let Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson know for a prize?
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class has officially finished the first half of level 6 and will begin the week with Lesson 61 involving adding of three or more fractions and continuing with writing mixed numbers as improper fractions.
Mrs. Swanson's class is creating histograms and frequency tables on Monday, working with addition and subtraction word problems Tuesday and Wednesday. Everyone made above 80% on their test last Friday. Mrs. Swanson will have a sub on Tuesday and Thursday but will be in the building. Be sure to check that your child has been completing their math homework everyday.
In Ms. Pueringer's class they are working on probability experiment, letters to identify geometric figures, estimate arithmetic answers, subtract a fraction > 1.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's reading class is finishing up Jacob Have I Loved this week. We will then be undertaking a small research project into how to save the Mississippi River.
Mrs. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Jackie Robinson.
Mrs. Kolstad's is finishing up The Odyssey this week and also completed their first timed check out.
Reminders and Notes: NWEA testing for the 6th grade will take place on Monday, August 31st (Reading), Tuesday, September 1st (Language), and Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast. A big
THANK YOU again to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
Spelling Level 6 Words
length
tennis
instead
guessed
envelope
pleasant
energy
headache
echo
excellent
breakfast
insects
guest
measure
restaurant
against
treasure
metric
separate
success
Social: Only one day of social this week due to testing and workshop on Friday. We will finish up the unit on Wednesday by reviewing deserts of North America and looking at Patagonia a vast plateau, or tableland, almost entirely without trees, in the southern part of Argentina. Then we will have a test on Thursday, September 10th. Be sure to study by looking at your questions and rereading the unit.
Science: Students at-home lab is due this Wednesday. Our final assignment in this unit is the life cycle of a star diagram, this is due on Tuesday, September 8th. We will review the unit Wednesday and take the test Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Tuesday, September 8th.
Language Arts: Today, Monday we will start the week with spelling lesson 3 with a test to follow on Thursday due to no school on Friday. We will also be talking about nouns, and cause and effect relationships. 6th grade challenge....what is the definition of an adjective and adverb, let Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson know for a prize?
Math: Ms. Wallwork's class has officially finished the first half of level 6 and will begin the week with Lesson 61 involving adding of three or more fractions and continuing with writing mixed numbers as improper fractions.
Mrs. Swanson's class is creating histograms and frequency tables on Monday, working with addition and subtraction word problems Tuesday and Wednesday. Everyone made above 80% on their test last Friday. Mrs. Swanson will have a sub on Tuesday and Thursday but will be in the building. Be sure to check that your child has been completing their math homework everyday.
In Ms. Pueringer's class they are working on probability experiment, letters to identify geometric figures, estimate arithmetic answers, subtract a fraction > 1.
Reading: Ms. Wallwork's reading class is finishing up Jacob Have I Loved this week. We will then be undertaking a small research project into how to save the Mississippi River.
Mrs. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Jackie Robinson.
Mrs. Kolstad's is finishing up The Odyssey this week and also completed their first timed check out.
Reminders and Notes: NWEA testing for the 6th grade will take place on Monday, August 31st (Reading), Tuesday, September 1st (Language), and Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast. A big
THANK YOU again to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Spelling Level 6 Words
length
tennis
instead
guessed
envelope
pleasant
energy
headache
echo
excellent
breakfast
insects
guest
measure
restaurant
against
treasure
metric
separate
success
Sunday, August 23, 2009
August 24th, 2009
We still hope many of you are finding this blog helpful in keeping you up to date on what is happening in your child's classroom. Remember, if you have any suggestions or comments, please leave them on the blog and we will try to answer them as quickly as possible. Look below for the L6 spelling words.
Social:
We are continuing to learn about world deserts. We have learned that the North American kangaroo rat uses it's kidneys to recycle water internally. Students will be learning about the Arabian Peninsula and the fact that it is bone dry yet has a wealth of oil.
Science:
On Tuesday, we are going to try to again see how hot the sun is on Earth by measuring temperature using sunlight. Students also will receive their at-home lab on Tuesday. It is due the following Wednesday, September 2nd. Thursday, students will study about the "life" of a star from birth to death and be assigned their final homework assignment. This will be the final week of this unit. We will review next Wednesday and take the test Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Tuesday, September 8th.
Language Arts:
Every Friday students must turn in their spelling lesson and grammar packet. These items are assigned on Monday and must be returned on Friday. Remind your son or daughter to study for their spelling test. We will begin this week with lesson 2 in spelling. The students are also learning about letter writing this week.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will continue this week with lesson 58 with a test on Thursday. Overall, everyone did fantastic on last weeks test, you should have seen that come home in Thursday folders.
Mrs. Swanson's class is continuing to review many important concepts sure as measurement in inches and centimeters and perimeter. Students began a math vocab book where we kept track of important vocab from our math lessons. The first test is on Friday!
Mrs. Schmitz' math class is using pictures for fractions, rays/segments/lines/angles, multiplication table.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's reading class we are about half way through Jacob Have I Loved. We are also learning facts about WWII since that is the time period of this book.
Mrs. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Jackie Robinson and practicing baseball terms
Mrs. Kolstad's class is on lesson 8 about The Odyssey.
Ms. Pueringer's class is finishing Harriet Tubman, next is All in Favor a play by Morton K. Schwartz.
Reminders and Notes:
NWEA testing for the 6th grade will take place on Monday, August 31st (Reading), Tuesday, September 1st (Language), and Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast.
A big THANK YOU to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
A little challenge to the sixth graders: Whoever comes up to Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson with the definition of the Greek word ante first will get a small prize! This will let us kn0w who is reading the blog. :)
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
Spelling Level 6 Words
trace
mayor
parade
escape
invade
complain
misplace
stain
raincoat
remain
safety
neighborhood
entertain
hesitate
explain
agent
congratulate
straight
weighted
disobey
Social:
We are continuing to learn about world deserts. We have learned that the North American kangaroo rat uses it's kidneys to recycle water internally. Students will be learning about the Arabian Peninsula and the fact that it is bone dry yet has a wealth of oil.
Science:
On Tuesday, we are going to try to again see how hot the sun is on Earth by measuring temperature using sunlight. Students also will receive their at-home lab on Tuesday. It is due the following Wednesday, September 2nd. Thursday, students will study about the "life" of a star from birth to death and be assigned their final homework assignment. This will be the final week of this unit. We will review next Wednesday and take the test Tuesday, September 8th. ALL assignments from this unit are due on Tuesday, September 8th.
Language Arts:
Every Friday students must turn in their spelling lesson and grammar packet. These items are assigned on Monday and must be returned on Friday. Remind your son or daughter to study for their spelling test. We will begin this week with lesson 2 in spelling. The students are also learning about letter writing this week.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will continue this week with lesson 58 with a test on Thursday. Overall, everyone did fantastic on last weeks test, you should have seen that come home in Thursday folders.
Mrs. Swanson's class is continuing to review many important concepts sure as measurement in inches and centimeters and perimeter. Students began a math vocab book where we kept track of important vocab from our math lessons. The first test is on Friday!
Mrs. Schmitz' math class is using pictures for fractions, rays/segments/lines/angles, multiplication table.
Reading:
In Ms. Wallwork's reading class we are about half way through Jacob Have I Loved. We are also learning facts about WWII since that is the time period of this book.
Mrs. Schmitz' reading class is reading about Jackie Robinson and practicing baseball terms
Mrs. Kolstad's class is on lesson 8 about The Odyssey.
Ms. Pueringer's class is finishing Harriet Tubman, next is All in Favor a play by Morton K. Schwartz.
Reminders and Notes:
NWEA testing for the 6th grade will take place on Monday, August 31st (Reading), Tuesday, September 1st (Language), and Wednesday, September 9th (Math). Remind students to get a good night's sleep the day before and to eat a good breakfast.
A big THANK YOU to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
A little challenge to the sixth graders: Whoever comes up to Ms. Wallwork or Mrs. Swanson with the definition of the Greek word ante first will get a small prize! This will let us kn0w who is reading the blog. :)
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
Spelling Level 6 Words
trace
mayor
parade
escape
invade
complain
misplace
stain
raincoat
remain
safety
neighborhood
entertain
hesitate
explain
agent
congratulate
straight
weighted
disobey
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
August 18, 2009
This is our official second blog for sixth graders. I hope many of you are finding this blog helpful in keeping you up to date on what is happening in your child's classroom. Remember, if you have any suggestions or comments, please leave them on the blog and we will try to answer them as quickly as possible.
Social
We have officially started our unit on deserts and have talked about the Sahara, the Outback, and the Kalahari. Check with your son or daughter as to the locations of these deserts. We will begin Lesson 3 on August 19th covering Australia. On Friday, we will be talking about the deserts of North America.
Science
This week our focus is on the sun. On Monday students identify the six parts of the sun. Students were assigned to create a 2D model of the sun. There sun model is due on Friday. On Wednesday, (if there is sun) we are going to see how hot the sun is on Earth by measuring temperature using sunlight. Friday, students will begin to study about stars and galaxies by naming the three shapes of galaxies and different star patterns.
Language Arts
We will be having our first spelling test on Friday, August 21st. Every Friday students must turn in their spelling lesson and grammar packet. These items are assigned on Monday and must be returned on Friday. Remind your son or daughter to study for the test. All the students also took a pretest for practical writing and that unit is under way as of August 18th.
Math
Ms. Wallwork's class will be having a test on Wednesday, August 19th. All of the students have gotten right back into the swing of math. Mrs. Swanson's class is reviewing about solving for an unknown in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems on Tuesday and Wednesday. What the students don't realize is, they are doing Algebra!
Mrs. Schmitz math class is on lesson 23. We’ve done lines, rays, segments and missing #s in problems also perimeter.
Reading
In Ms. Wallwork's reading class we have covered quite a bit of information about WWII. We are on chapter 5 of Jacob Have I Loved. Also look for a reading list of the first four books we will be covering to go home in the Thursday folders this week.
Reminders and notes
Ms. Wallwork's book orders are due August 19th. Mrs. Swanson placed her book order and it should be coming sometime next week!
A big THANK YOU to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school to contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer condinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
This is our official second blog for sixth graders. I hope many of you are finding this blog helpful in keeping you up to date on what is happening in your child's classroom. Remember, if you have any suggestions or comments, please leave them on the blog and we will try to answer them as quickly as possible.
Social
We have officially started our unit on deserts and have talked about the Sahara, the Outback, and the Kalahari. Check with your son or daughter as to the locations of these deserts. We will begin Lesson 3 on August 19th covering Australia. On Friday, we will be talking about the deserts of North America.
Science
This week our focus is on the sun. On Monday students identify the six parts of the sun. Students were assigned to create a 2D model of the sun. There sun model is due on Friday. On Wednesday, (if there is sun) we are going to see how hot the sun is on Earth by measuring temperature using sunlight. Friday, students will begin to study about stars and galaxies by naming the three shapes of galaxies and different star patterns.
Language Arts
We will be having our first spelling test on Friday, August 21st. Every Friday students must turn in their spelling lesson and grammar packet. These items are assigned on Monday and must be returned on Friday. Remind your son or daughter to study for the test. All the students also took a pretest for practical writing and that unit is under way as of August 18th.
Math
Ms. Wallwork's class will be having a test on Wednesday, August 19th. All of the students have gotten right back into the swing of math. Mrs. Swanson's class is reviewing about solving for an unknown in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems on Tuesday and Wednesday. What the students don't realize is, they are doing Algebra!
Mrs. Schmitz math class is on lesson 23. We’ve done lines, rays, segments and missing #s in problems also perimeter.
Reading
In Ms. Wallwork's reading class we have covered quite a bit of information about WWII. We are on chapter 5 of Jacob Have I Loved. Also look for a reading list of the first four books we will be covering to go home in the Thursday folders this week.
Mrs. Schmitz reading class is on lesson 62. We are reading about Jackie Robinson. And combining sentences in L.A.
Mrs. Kolstad's class is working on Lesson 4, They Odyssey.
Ms. Pueringer's class is on Lesson 80 with a test coming up on Wednesday.
Reminders and notes
Ms. Wallwork's book orders are due August 19th. Mrs. Swanson placed her book order and it should be coming sometime next week!
A big THANK YOU to all the parents, grandparents, and guardians who have donated to our classrooms. We really do appreciate it.
Remember if you want to volunteer in the school to contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer condinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Sixth Grade News
Welcome to the sixth grade! Mrs. Swanson and Ms. Wallwork are excited about the new school year and we have a lot of fun, exciting, and new projects underway.
This year we will continue to publish our news letter on line. Feel free to post general comments or questions and we will try to respond as quickly as possible. Also, if you have any suggestion for our newsletter feel free to give those and we will continue to develop it over time.
Your schedule for the year will look like the following:
Day 1
Homeroom 8:25-8:45
Social/Science 8:45-9:25
Science/Social 9:45-10:10
Language/Writing 10:10-11:05
Recess/Lunch 11:05-11:55
Math 11:55-1:10
Reading 1:10-2:25
Study Hall 2:25-2:45
If you have Ms. Wallwork you will start your morning with Social Studies, if you have Mrs. Swanson you will start your morning with Science. The only difference on day 2's is that you will be in homeroom until 8:55 and from there you will go to music and gym or gym and music if you are in Mrs. Swanson's class.
You will be receiving a lot of forms in your Thursday folder and on August 6th at open house. Be sure to read through and fill out all necessary forms. It is important to get those forms turned into the appropriate teacher.
Social
We'll start out this year with a unit about the deserts of the world and be watching a BBC video Planet Earth and learning about a variety of areas of the world.
Science
This year we will start off with studying Astronomy. Specifically, the life of stars and the structure of the sun. Students first assignment of the quarter is to make a 2-D model of the sun.
Reading
Ms. Pueringers class you will be starting out on lesson 76 in the SRA Reading L6. If you are in Ms. Wallwork's reading class we will be starting the year with Jacob Have I Loved. If you are in Mr. Thole's class you will be starting on L5 L1. Mrs. Kolstad will be starting with L6 L1.
Math
Ms. Wallwork's class will be starting out on L51 Course 1. Mrs. Swanson will start out the year on L41 Course 2, or L1 Course 1. Mr. Thole and Ms. Pueringer will both be in Level 5 starting on L1 and L51.
Be sure to be practicing math facts at home and turning in all homework.
L/A
Both Mrs. Kolstad and Ms. Wallwork will be teaching LA, High Performance Writing, and Core Knowledge this year. We will start out the year with practical writing. Don't forget to study your spelling words weekly.
Also, the first PATHS (Parents and Teachers Helping Students) meeting is Monday, August 17th at 6:30pm at STRIDE Academy. The next school board meeting is Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30pm at STRIDE Academy.
This year we will continue to publish our news letter on line. Feel free to post general comments or questions and we will try to respond as quickly as possible. Also, if you have any suggestion for our newsletter feel free to give those and we will continue to develop it over time.
Your schedule for the year will look like the following:
Day 1
Homeroom 8:25-8:45
Social/Science 8:45-9:25
Science/Social 9:45-10:10
Language/Writing 10:10-11:05
Recess/Lunch 11:05-11:55
Math 11:55-1:10
Reading 1:10-2:25
Study Hall 2:25-2:45
If you have Ms. Wallwork you will start your morning with Social Studies, if you have Mrs. Swanson you will start your morning with Science. The only difference on day 2's is that you will be in homeroom until 8:55 and from there you will go to music and gym or gym and music if you are in Mrs. Swanson's class.
You will be receiving a lot of forms in your Thursday folder and on August 6th at open house. Be sure to read through and fill out all necessary forms. It is important to get those forms turned into the appropriate teacher.
Social
We'll start out this year with a unit about the deserts of the world and be watching a BBC video Planet Earth and learning about a variety of areas of the world.
Science
This year we will start off with studying Astronomy. Specifically, the life of stars and the structure of the sun. Students first assignment of the quarter is to make a 2-D model of the sun.
Reading
Ms. Pueringers class you will be starting out on lesson 76 in the SRA Reading L6. If you are in Ms. Wallwork's reading class we will be starting the year with Jacob Have I Loved. If you are in Mr. Thole's class you will be starting on L5 L1. Mrs. Kolstad will be starting with L6 L1.
Math
Ms. Wallwork's class will be starting out on L51 Course 1. Mrs. Swanson will start out the year on L41 Course 2, or L1 Course 1. Mr. Thole and Ms. Pueringer will both be in Level 5 starting on L1 and L51.
Be sure to be practicing math facts at home and turning in all homework.
L/A
Both Mrs. Kolstad and Ms. Wallwork will be teaching LA, High Performance Writing, and Core Knowledge this year. We will start out the year with practical writing. Don't forget to study your spelling words weekly.
Also, the first PATHS (Parents and Teachers Helping Students) meeting is Monday, August 17th at 6:30pm at STRIDE Academy. The next school board meeting is Tuesday, August 18th at 6:30pm at STRIDE Academy.
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