HW - Tuesday, 10/31

Parents:

• Be safe tonight and HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
• THANK YOU to the parents who contributed to the class party today! It was filling and delicious!
• Wednesday: P.E. (to burn off those treats from today!)
• Thursday: Music
• Conference week starts tomorrow. Minimum Days (1:00 p.m. dismissals) start this Wednesday and run through next Wednesday.

1.  Read for 30 min. / October Reading Logs due by FRIDAY!

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 10c-d (due Thursday)
• Time for Kids - Review your cover story from last week; Quiz (youth sports) tomorrow

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. none
• Workbook pgs. none

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project presentations continue this week

5.   Science - none

HW - Monday, 10/30

Parents:

• We are having a Halloween Party next Tomorrow. Sign-up on the ClassDojo post if you can contribute! Thank you in advance and THANK YOU to the parents who already signed up!
• We are still HAVING MUSIC CLASS tomorrow.
• If you plan on changing out of your costume tomorrow, remember to bring an extra pair of clothes.
• Conference week starts Wednesday. Minimum Days (1:00 p.m. dismissals) start this Wednesday and run through next Wednesday.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 10a-b
• Time for Kids - Worksheet; Review your cover story from last week; Quiz on Wednesday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 170-171; 172-173
• Workbook pgs. R 7-1; R/P 7-2; R 7-3
• Topic 6 Test on Thursday

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project presentations continue this week

5.   Science - none

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Weekend Info

• HW
• Math Text pgs. 166-169
• Due to time, the Lesson 9 Wordly Wise Test has been moved to Monday
• TFK Quiz moved to Wednesday
• Keep filling out your PE HW cards and Reading Logs
• Slideshow presentations begin on Monday. No more changes will be allowed as they were due in final form today.
• Our next library time is Tuesday, November 7 from 12:15-12:30 p.m. Due to the minimum day schedule, we are just dropping books off and checking books out.

HW - Thursday, 10/26

Parents:

• Friday: (Moved) Chapter 3 Open Book Science Test; P.E.
• We are having a Halloween Party next Tuesday. Sign-ups are on ClassDojo.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due by next Friday, 11/3
• Conference week starts next Wednesday. Please get your conference date and time requests into me ASAP. Thank you to the parents who have returned your forms!
• 1/10 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 9e (due Friday); Crossword (Lessons 4-8) due Friday; Lesson 9 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read the two magazines
• Writing - Mysteries of Harris Burdick stories due Friday (in their Google Drive)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. none
• Workbook pgs. none

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due TOMORROW, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

• Chapter 3 Open Book Test on Friday

HW - Wednesday, 10/25

Parents:

• Thursday: SPIRIT DAY - Twins Day; Topic 6 Math Test
• Friday: (Moved) Chapter 3 Open Book Science Test
• We are having a Halloween Party next Tuesday. Sign-ups will take place on ClassDojo later today.
• Conference week starts next Wednesday. Please get your conference date and time requests into me ASAP.
• Thank you to those who wore orange for Unity Day today!
• 1/8 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 9e (due Friday); Crossword (Lessons 4-8) due Friday; Lesson 9 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read the two magazines
• Writing - Mysteries of Harris Burdick stories due by Friday (in their Google Drive)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 163
• Workbook pgs. P 6-4; R/P 6-5; P 6-6
• Topic 6 Test on Thursday

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due THIS Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. 112-113 #1-20, Map the Concept

• Chapter 3 Open Book Test on Friday

HW - Tuesday, 1/24

Parents:

• Wednesday: Wear ORANGE for Unity Day; P.E.
• Thursday: SPIRIT DAY - Twins Day; Topic 6 Test
• Friday: (Moved) Science Chapter 3 Open Book Test
• We are having a Halloween Party next Tuesday. Sign-ups will take place on ClassDojo.
• Conference week starts next Wednesday. Please get your conference date and time requests into me ASAP.
• 1/8 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 9c-d; Crossword (Lessons 4-8) due Friday; Lesson 9 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read the two magazines
• Writing - Mysteries of Harris Burdick stories due by Friday (in their Google Drive)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 158-159; 160-161
• Workbook pgs. R 6-4; R 6-6
• Topic 6 Test on Thursday

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due THIS Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

• Chapter 3 Open Book Test on Friday

HW - Monday, 10/23

Parents:

• Tuesday: Music; Continue Benchmark and Math computer assessments (until Wednesday)
• Wednesday: Science Chapter 3 Open Book Test
• Thursday: SPIRIT DAY - Twins Day; Topic 6 Test
• We are having a Halloween Party next Tuesday. Sign-ups will take place on ClassDojo.
• Conference week starts next Wednesday
• THANK YOU to Sophie's mom and Kyle's dad for leading stations during our field trip, and THANK YOU to Serena's mom and Rylen's dad for helping lead the student groups!
• 1/8 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 9a-b; Crossword (Lessons 4-8) due Friday; Lesson 9 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read the two magazines
• Writing - Mysteries of Harris Burdick stories due by Friday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 154-157
• Workbook pgs. P 6-1; P 6-2; P 6-3
• Topic 6 Test on Thursday

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due THIS Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. 108-109; 110 (Math Links only)

• Chapter 3 Open Book Test on Wednesday

Weekend Notes

• Homework
• Math Text pgs. 152-153; Workbook pgs. R 6-1; R 6-3
• History - Native Californian Tribe Project due next Friday
• Wordly Wise Crossword (Lessons 5-8) is due next Friday
• Monday: Morning Flag Pole; Benchmark Advance Reading Assessment (students are not to be prepped)
• Thursday: SPIRIT DAY - Twins Day

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HW - Thursday, 10/19

Parents:

• Friday: P.E.; Science Lab; Little Buddies
• Next Thursday: SPIRIT DAY - Twins Day
• Wednesday Folders will go out tomorrow since I need to include more corrected tests and work. I apologize for the inconvenience. However...
• Conference forms went home today.
• THANK YOU to Sophie's mom and Kyle's dad for leading stations during our field trip yesterday, and THANK YOU to Serena's mom and Rylen's dad for helping lead the student groups!
• 1/6 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 8e due Friday; Lesson 8 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - None (no magazines were received in the mail last week; however, next week's TFK issues have arrived)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 148-151
• Workbook pgs. none

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due next Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. 100-101; 104-107

HW - Wednesday, 10/18

Parents:

• Thursday: Music; Great Shake Out (Earthquake Drill @ 10:19 a.m.)
• Friday: P.E.; Science Lab; Little Buddies
• THANK YOU to Sophie's mom and Kyle's dad for leading stations during our field trip today, and THANK YOU to Serena's mom and Rylen's dad for helping lead the student groups!
• 1/6 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.
• The rest of the Scholastic Book Orders arrived last Friday and were distributed on Monday. Thank you for ordering and supporting literacy and our classroom!

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 8e due Friday; Lesson 8 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - None (no magazines were received in the mail last week)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. none
• Workbook pgs. none

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due next Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none  [Do NOT recycle or throw away your Field Trip papers!!!]

HW - Tuesday, 10/17

Parents:

• Wednesday: Field Trip to Don Edwards
• Thursday: Great Shake Out (Earthquake Drill @ 10:19 a.m.)
• THANK YOU to Rylen's mom for being our Project Cornerstone parent and doing a lesson last Tuesday!
• 1/6 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.
• The rest of the Scholastic Book Orders arrived last Friday and were distributed yesterday. Thank you for ordering and supporting literacy and our classroom!

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 8c-d; Lesson 8 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - None (no magazines were received in the mail last week)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 144-147
• Workbook pgs. R 6-2

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due next Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Monday, 10/16

Parents:

• Tuesday: Picture Day (after music)
• Wednesday: Field Trip to Don Edwards
• THANK YOU to Rylen's mom for being our Project Cornerstone parent and doing a lesson last Tuesday!
• 1/6 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.
• The rest of the Scholastic Book Orders arrived last Friday and were distributed today. Thank you for ordering and supporting literacy and our classroom!

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 8a-b; Lesson 8 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - None (no magazines were received in the mail last week)

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 142-143
• Workbook pgs. none

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due next Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

• Don Edwards worksheet (Fill-in/Color map); students most likely will need internet access. Remember: DO NOT COLOR OVER WORDS

HW - Thursday, 10/12

Parents:

• FRIDAY: P.E. (probably indoors); Science Lab; Little Buddies
• Next Tuesday: Picture Day
• Next Wednesday: Field Trip to Don Edwards
• THANK YOU to Rylen's mom for being our Project Cornerstone parent and doing a lesson on Tuesday!
• 1/5 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and two arrived today.
• The rest of the Scholastic Book Orders are scheduled to be delivered soon.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 7e; Lesson 7 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read; Open magazine quiz on Monday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 138-140
• Workbook pgs. 5-4 R; 5-5 R
• Topic 5 Test on Friday, 10/13

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. 96-99

HW - Wednesday, 10/11

Parents:

• THURSDAY: Minimum Day; SPIRIT DAY: Stand Up to Cancer (Wear Pink)
• Next Tuesday: Picture Day
• Next Wednesday: Field Trip to Don Edwards
• THANK YOU to Rylen's mom for being our Project Cornerstone parent and doing a lesson on Tuesday!
• 1/5 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in! Three orders have been placed and are arriving in a few days.
• Scholastic Book Orders are scheduled to be delivering on Friday.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 7e; Lesson 7 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read; Open magazine quiz on Monday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 130-131; 132-133
• Workbook pgs. none
• Topic 5 Test on Friday, 10/13

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Tuesday, 10/10

Parents:

• WEDNESDAY: P.E.; School Site Council 5 p.m.; PTA 6 p.m.
• THURSDAY: Minimum Day; SPIRIT DAY: Stand Up to Cancer (Wear Pink)
• Next Tuesday: Picture Day
• Next Wednesday: Field Trip to Don Edwards
• THANK YOU to Rylen's mom for being our Project Cornerstone parent and doing a lesson today!
• 1/5 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in!

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 7c-d; Lesson 7 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read; Open magazine quiz on Monday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 126-129
• Workbook pgs. R/P 5-6
• Topic 5 Test on Friday, 10/13

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Monday, 10/9

Parents:

• TUESDAY: Music; Project Cornerstone (Mrs. de Vera); Library
• Tomorrow is our second Ruskin Library day. BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS!
• WEDNESDAY: P.E.
• THURSDAY: Minimum Day; SPIRIT DAY: Stand Up to Cancer (Wear Pink)
• 1/5 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans! Thank you to those who finished and turned them in!

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - 7a-b; Lesson 7 Test on Friday
• Time for Kids - Read; Do 3-2-1/Vocab for cover story; Open magazine quiz on Monday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 122-123; 124-125
• Workbook pgs. none
• Topic 5 Test on Friday, 10/13

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27; refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. 88-93

Weekend Notes

Today is the Multicultural Fair from 5-7 p.m.! Lots of talented students and parents will be here sharing their culture with you and the Ruskin community!

Lots of events happening this weekend. See some recent ClassDojo posts.

Next Week:

• Monday: TFK quiz; start back up with Wordly Wise; student teacher, Mr. Goldfein, starts with us on Monday
• HW
• Math - textbook pgs. 120-121; workbook 5-3 R/P
• History - Keep working on your Native Californian Project. If you need your email and/or password, please contact me.

HW - Thursday, 10/5

Parents:

• FRIDAY: P.E.; Spell-A-Thon; NO Science Lab; Multicultural Fair
• 1/3 of the class still has not completed their Lego name tag plans.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - none, due to Spell-A-Thon (STUDY YOUR WORDS!)
• Time for Kids - Read; Open magazine quiz on Monday

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 118-119
• Workbook pg. 5-1 P; 5-2 R/P

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27 (we will be using our Google accounts tomorrow); refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Wednesday, 10/4

Parents:

• WEDNESDAY: P.E.; Science Chapter 2 Test
• THURSDAY: Music; Math Topic 4 Test
• FRIDAY: P.E.; Spell-A-Thon; NO Science Lab; Multicultural Fair
• Students may have brought home with them their Lego paper to plan their name tags. THIS should only be worked on after they are done with their homework. I am still missing 2/3 of the class's plans.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - none, due to Spell-A-Thon (STUDY YOUR WORDS!)
• Time for Kids - Read

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 116-117
• Workbook pg. 5-1 R; 4-2 P; 4-3 P
• Topic 4 Test tomorrow!

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27 (we will be using our Google accounts tomorrow); refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Tuesday, 10/3

Parents:

• WEDNESDAY: P.E.; Science Chapter 2 Test
• THURSDAY: Music; Math Topic 4 Test
• FRIDAY: P.E.; Spell-A-Thon
• Students may have brought home with them their Lego paper to plan their name tags. THIS should only be worked on after they are done with their homework. I am still missing 2/3 of the class's plans.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - none, due to Spell-A-Thon
• Time for Kids - Read

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. 110-111; 113
• Workbook pg. 4-2 R; 4-3 R; 4-6 P

4.   History - pgs. none

• Native Californian Project due Friday, Oct. 27 (we will be using our Google accounts tomorrow); refer to the tab on the front page for additional resources

5.   Science - pgs. none

HW - Monday, 10/2

Parents:

• TUESDAY:  Music
• WEDNESDAY: Science Chapter 2 Test
• THURSDAY: Math Topic 4 Test
• FRIDAY: Spell-A-Thon
• Students may have brought home with them their Lego paper to plan their name tags. THIS should only be worked on after they are done with their homework. I am still missing 2/3 of the class's plans.

1.  Read for 30 min.

2.  Language Arts

• Wordly Wise - none due to Spell-A-Thon
• Time for Kids - Read; 3-2-1/Vocab on Cover Story

3.  Math

• Textbook pgs. Topic 4, Lesson 6 (104-107)
• Workbook pg. 4-6 R

4.   History - pgs. none
5.   Science - pgs. 76-77; 78-79