August 26- August 30

Updates
Mid-Quarter end this Friday, parents make sure your students have turned in all their missing work. Students also get next Monday September 2nd off from school please make sure to remember this.  Parents this week ends our sale of the Great American Saving Book so make sure we are getting those sales done and books returned.

Reminders:
Parents please make sure students are not coming to school with any toys, make-up items or other items like that which will distract their learning. I have collected a good amount of these items already and will keep them until the end of the quarter.

Upcoming Events
8/27 Skate Night
9/2 Labor Day No School
9/3 Grade go Home
9/4 Volleyball Game at Lakeside 4:00 p.m.
9/4 Duds for Dollars
9/4 Flag football game at home 4:00 p.m.


What we are doing...
Math- Going over ratios, fractions and unit rates
Reading- Determining unknown word meanings, Hoot
Writing- Personal narratives using details on inventions we create
Social Studies- Research skills for History, Easter Island statues
Science- Conducting a safe science experiment.

Spelling Words
access
anticipate
bias
capacity
cite
complex
component
derive
discipline
environment
improvise
logic
involve
procedure
random

August 19-23

Updates
Parents the mid-quarter is right around the quarter on August 30th. Make sure your child has been finishing their work at home then turning it in everyday. Students who have miss days need to make sure they have checked the absent box and turned in any late work. Finally students who are forgetting to put their names on papers they turn in to me will start getting M (missing) scores until they find them and put their names on them from the missing names pile.

Coupon Book Sale 
Please make sure you are trying to help your child with this sale as the money will help the school out as well as get some really awesome prizes for people who sell the booklets. If you do not want to participate then send the booklet in as soon as possible so the school has them. Thank You.

Upcoming Events
Picture Day-Tuesday 20th
Special Duds for dollars -Wednesday 21st
Book Fair -All Week
Back to School Dance - Friday from 6-7:30 p.m.

What we are doing...
Math- Learning how to divide decimals
Reading-continuing to find theme in pieces of literature as well as starting our first class book, Hoot.
Writing-Writing personal narratives using graphic organizers as helpers
Social Studies- Ancient Civilizations continued
Science- Learning and conducting a controlled experiment in class

Spelling Words
algebra
amount
decimal
deduce
formula
fraction
geometry
maximum
minimum
variable
numeral
equation
minus
outcome
round

August 13-16

Updates 

Absences 

In my class students who are absent are responsible to get their own missing work. Our classroom has its own absentee box where students can find any missing work from the last three weeks. Homework assignments are also posted each day on the board for students to see. 

Coupon Book Sale

Students started the Coupon Sale this week. Everyone should be coming home today with a packet of coupons as well as the desire to sell them for prizes. If you do not want to participate in this sale the books need to be returned to school as soon as possible.  

Reminders 

August 16- NED Assembly 

August 19-23 Book Fair 

August 20- School Pictures (information went home today) 

August 23- Back to School Dance 

What we are doing... 

Math - adding and subtracting integers 

Reading- The All American Slurp, finding theme in pieces of literature 

Writing- Personal Narratives, discovering big events 

Social Studies- Ancient Civilizations 

Science- What is Science? 

Spelling 

integer

civilization 

narrative

sum

quotient 

prediction 

hypothesis

negative

observation

theme

product

respect

responsibility 

mathematics

science 

August 5

Updates
Check out this blog everyday/week for updates about things that  are happening in school or in our classroom.  This week is going to be very busy for everyone in class because we are jumping right into our lessons. Please make sure that your student is coming to class everyday on time ready to learn with the appropriate supplies.

Reminders 
Wednesday August 7 - Duds for dollars
Week of August 19-23 Book Fair
August 20th - School Photos

What we are doing
Math Saxon Lessons 1-5 Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing review
Reading- The Other Side of June, making inferences, drawing evidence from text
Writing- writing personal narratives
Social Studies- Culture, economies, development.
Science- The Scientific Process

Homework 
Everyday students will have math, reading and spelling homework.
Reading Log due Friday
Spelling due Friday
Math due daily

Spelling list 
behavior
comfort
devour
flexible
incident
lesson
motion
patience
pause
reach
record
reward
scrape
screen
terror

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back Students ! 

Open House 

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the open house Wednesday,  it was great to meet so many parents and students. Big thank you to all those parents who had students bring in supplies the first day they were much appreciated and are always needed.

Next Week
   Students need to make sure that next week they are coming to school completely prepared to learn because we will be starting lessons on Monday. They will need to have at least a notebook for each school subject (5) and folders to help carry homework from and to school and off course something to write with. Every day students will have homework that should be coming home in their daily along with weekly homework folders, parents please check to make sure they have these things with them.

Blog
This blog will be updated daily/weekly with events that are happening every day in school, spelling lists, homework, and upcoming events. Do your best to check this blog if your student is ever absent to see what they have missed.

Supplies 
Parents we will always be in need of supplies for the school year. Items like tissues, dry erase markers, pencils, paper, hand sanitizer go very quickly so we will gladly accept more of these items whenever you can bring them in.

Syllabus/Handbook 
Every student is bringing home with them a parent/student handbook as well as a my syllabus, make sure you look through these things because they have important information about school in them.

Contact Me
Parents always feel free to contact me whenever you have a question at bboice@lpatucson.org