Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have an r-controlled vowel within them as in ar, air, and ear. As your child studies his/her spelling words next week have him/her highlight the r-controlled spelling pattern within each word.
Email:schneiders@maplelake.k12.mn.us Telephone:320-963-7484
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Spelling Words
Dec. 5-9
One-Syllable Words
1. blare
2. hair
3. bear
4. flare
5. pair
6. wear
Two-Syllable Words
7. repair
8. cherry
9. barely
Holiday Program
Please take your child's jacket with you as we will not be returning to the classroom for anything.
Thank you....See you Dec. 8!!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Santa's Secret Shop
Next Tuesday our class will be going to Santa's Secret Shop to purchase gifts. On this day I also allow students to wrap their purchased gifts. If you have a roll of Christmas wrapping paper that you could donate to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Gum Day
Our class has earned a monthly reward for collecting over 150 Irish Pride tickets for being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe throughout the month of November. I am so proud of each and every student within our classroom! On Friday your child may bring gum to school for Gum Day!
Science
In science your child has been an engineer as he/she has been designing various tops. Your child has learned that a top is made up of four basic elements: the tip or point, the shoulder, the crown, and the body. Your child has been challenged by Mr. Hammerschmidt to design a spinning top at home made from everyday items. Your child's top needs to be able to spin for at least 5-10 seconds. All tops made at home need to be brought to school by Monday, Dec. 5th. Have fun designing and spinning!
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Mr. Ronnenberg's Blog
First
off, I would like to wish you a very safe and happy Thanksgiving
holiday. We all have many things to be thankful for and I encourage
everyone to take time and share one of those "thanks" with others.
Personally, I am thankful for my family, my health, and a great community/school to live and work in.
Before we all depart for a day of overeating and indulging, I wanted to share a quick read from a blog I subscribe to. It is a great way to get active on a day that is easy to nap...
Check out this link for three great activities for a little family fun!
http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/3-
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Santa's Secret Shop
Families,
We are going shopping real soon!!! Our class will have our Santa's Secret Shop preview day on Friday, Dec. 2nd. This is when the students can take a look at the choices and make their shopping list.
We will go shopping on Tuesday, Dec. 6th! Please be sure to send money in the envelope that will be provided if you choose, write who the gift will be for, and write the amount to be spent on each person. This really helps the elves a lot!!
Thank you for participating!!!
Monday, November 21, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Upcoming Dates
Wednesday, November 16th- Clubs Choice Fundraiser Begins
Thursday & Friday, November 24th & 25th- No School
Thursday & Friday, November 24th & 25th- No School
Writing
In writing your child continues to work on their personal narrative. This week your child learned what a proper noun is and then your child applied this skill to their own personal narrative.
Spelling Words
Week Of:
Nov. 21-23
One-Syllable Words
1. score
2. fort
3. horn
4. shore
5. short
6. thorn
Two-Syllable Words
7. before
8. forest
9. hornet
Spelling Test will be on Wednesday of next week!
Spelling-Week 9
Next weeks spelling focus is working with words that have the or pattern within them as in score and fort. As your child practices his/her spelling words all next week, encourage him/her to write some sentences using some of their spelling words.
Math Problems of the Week
Keep having your child study his/her addition and subtraction facts at home. Your child will be tested on how well he or she knows their facts later on in the school year.
6+4= 3+7= 7+3=
4+6= 10+0= 8+2=
0+10= 9+1= 1+9=
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Book Its
Maple Lake Elementary is participating in the Pizza Hut Book It Program again this year. The only way to get better at reading is to read. The Pizza Hut Book It Program motivates children to read more by rewarding them for their reading accomplishments. It can be used to enhance programs that teach children how to read, support comprehension and intervention programs, and encourage parents to spend more time reading with their children at home. These certificates will be honored at any Pizza Hut. Please be sure to use the certificate before it expires, which is 30 days from the date posted on the certificate. The Monticello Movie Theater is no longer accepting these certificates. I will hand these certificates out in the classroom to those students who have their yellow reading sheet signed each night for both reading and math.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Winter is Coming
The chilliness will soon arrive in the air. Please make sure to send warm clothes to school with your child to wear outside during recess time!
Guided Reading
This week during whole group reading instruction and during small group reading instruction our class worked on identifying the main idea and supporting details to go along with the main idea. Please remember to sign your child's yellow guided reading sheet for reading and for math every night. Thanks for continuing to promote a love of reading with your child!
Science
Throughout the month
of November, your child will be recording, observing, and collecting weather data
using various meteorological tools. In class your child
will be creating and using various tools!
Math Website
I Know It is a math based website for practice of various skills. This website is
COMPLETELY FREE FOR NOW, as it's in beta form and incomplete, but it's
SUPER easy for kids to use and SUPER clean and laid out right. CHECK IT
OUT!!
Here are a few screenshots from the site to get an idea of the simplicity of it:
Here are a few screenshots from the site to get an idea of the simplicity of it:
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Writing
In writing your child worked on writing sentences using sequencing words such as: first, next, last, etc. For the next several weeks your child will continue to work on writing his/her own personal narrative which is a story about them.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 7th- No School (Teacher Workshop Day)
Tuesday, November 8th- 2 Hour Late Start (Wear an Irish Shirt), Trash to Cash Collection Day
Thursday, November 10th- Book Orders Due
Go Irish Sports!!!
Guided Reading
Please spend time reading with your child every night the book that I send home in your child's bookbag. As you read with your child be sure to sign the yellow reading sheet that is located in your child's bookbag. Please also initial and indicate how your child practices math each night at home on the bottom of the yellow sheet as well. Your child's bookbag should be brought home and brought back to school every day. Thanks for helping to promote additional reading at home!
CAFE Reading Strategies
We continue to discuss various reading strategies that your child can use when he/she gets stuck on a word. Your child also has been learning new reading strategies to help him/her better understand what they are reading. We call these strategies CAFE reading strategies. The "C" stands for comprehension, the "A" stands for accuracy, the "F" stands for fluency, and the "E" stands for expand vocabulary.
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