Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, May 19 2014
This week at a glance…..
Spelling~ There is NO SPELLING WORDS this week!
Math~ Unit 7 Review Part 2 for homework. Unit 7 assessment tomorrow.
MSLIP~ Continue to research Bio-person.
Student Showcase is Wednesday, May 21st at 2:30-3:30 in room #309!
NO SCHOOL Friday, May 23rd and Monday, May26th!!!
Have a great afternoon! It’s beautiful out!
Warmly,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Friday, May 16, 2014
Good afternoon families,
I hope this reaches you all well.
Here is the homework and important reminders for the weekend:
Math~ I am sending home a small packet on fractions! This is very important and will help the students prepare for the Unit 7 Assessment on Tuesday, May 20th!
Literacy~Students need to research and bring to school information about their Biography person. They can print information off the Internet and/or bring in a library book. If you do not have access to the Internet-the public library allows for people to print.
I want to begin writing our biographies next week.
Next week, important dates and info:
Wednesday, May 21st~The student’s Spring Showcase at 2:30 in my classroom #309. I hope all of you can make it! We will be showcasing Student work!
Friday, May 23rd~ NO SCHOOL!
Monday, May 26th~ NO SCHOOL!! Happy Memorial Day!
Looking Ahead:
4th grade picnic~ Wednesday, June 11th at Ford Woods Park.
Last day of school~ Thursday, June 12th- 11:45 a.m. dismissal!
I think that is it! I wish all of you a beautiful weekend!
Warmly,
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, May 12, 2014
Good morning families,
I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend and Mother’s Day!!!
This week at a glance…
Spelling~
New words for the week. Homographs! Students will have to know the meanings of each word, since that is the purpose of homographs. Also, if the fist part of the word is in bold, then that means it is a noun and those that have the 2nd part in bold are verbs.
1. present
2. present
3.record
4. record
5. rebel
6. rebel
7. object
8. object
9. reject
10. reject
11. produce
12. produce
13. export
14. export
15. contract
16. contract
There are NO CONTENT WORDS THIS WEEK!! The students still will have 2 words to learn though!!!
Math~ Continue fractions…Unit 7 assessment date to be determined.
Writing~ The students will have the three-day district writing prompt this week. We will begin this tomorrow.
Reading~ The students will continue studying biographies.
Social Studies~ Economics we will continue.
There is a LATE START WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH!!!!
Volunteer Tea is Thursday, May 15th for parents in the cafeteria at 9:00 a.m.
I think that is it!
Have a beautiful day!!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, May 5, 2014.
This week at a glance….
Spelling~ The students activities are due tomorrow. There will be a test on Friday.
Here are their new words. This week we are studying homophones.
1. berry
2. bury
3. weather
4. whether
5. allowed
6. aloud
7. cellar
8. seller
9. principal
10. principle
11. they’re
12. there
13. their
THERE ARE NO CONTENT WORDS THIS WEEK!! JUST THESE ARE TWO MORE WORDS TO LEARN. A TOTAL OF 15 WORDS!
Social Studies~ The students will have a economics vocabulary quiz tomorrow. They took home their study guide on Friday.
Math~ Continue working on fractions.
Have a beautiful day!!!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, April 28, 2014
Welcome back everyone! I hope all of you had a restful and fun break!!!
This week at a glance…..
Spelling: This week’s words
Suffixes…
1. happiness
2. illness
3. graceful
4. dreadful
5. plentiful
6. penniless
7. harmless
8. carelessness
9. helplessness
10. peacefulness
11. biography
12. mixed number
13. equivalent fraction
Math: We will continue to work on fractions.
Social Studies: We will continue to work on economics
Writing & Reading: We will begin our unit on Biographies. Look for biographies coming home….
Friday there will be a nachos and cheese sale after school!!!!
Have a beautiful day!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Wednesday, April 16, 2014.
I am sending home the Spring Break homework tonight.
The students are to complete the activities in their spiral notebook, like before. In ADDITION, they are to complete the computation packet needs completion, along with a Peer Response writing assignment! I am attaching the daily homework sheet to this blog! The students will be taking this home as well.
This spring break homework is due Monday, April 28th!
If you have any questions, please email me: curried@dearbornschools.org.
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY APRIL 18th!!!
Have a great day!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, April 14, 2014
This week at a glance….
We have a short week! No school Friday, April 19th!!! Spring Break begins-Classes resume on Monday, April 28th.
Spelling~ The students will take a spelling test today! The activities are due tomorrow, April 15th.
Math~ The students will be taking home Unit 6 Math Assessment results. Please sign and return tomorrow. CORRECTION: S. Link 7.2 will be their homework tonight.
Science~ The students have a science assessment tomorrow. Mrs. Stage will be sending home all the appropriate information tonight.
Social Studies~ We will continue to work on Economics!
Have a great day!!! I can not believe it is going to snow!!!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, April 7, 2014
This week at a glance….
Math~ We will continue to review for the Unit 6 math assessment. We will take part 2 of the assessment tomorrow. The rest of the study guide will be homework tonight!
Social Studies~ We are starting a new unit, economics!
Writing~We are beginning a new text type-Peer Response.
Spelling~ Our focus for the week is suffixes- y, and ly
THE TEST WILL BE MONDAY, APRIL 14TH!!!
Word list:
1. sunny
2. chilly
3. breezy
4. slowly
5. dimly
6. daily
7. happily
8. angrily
9. lazily
10. noisily
11. economics
12. scarcity
13. needs
The field trip to the DIA is Wednesday, April 9th!!! I am sending home a parent/student contract, describing what the expectations are. Please sign and return this to school tomorrow.
Late Start~ Wed. April 9th! Arrival is at 9:30 a.m.
Pizza sale after school~ Friday, April 11th!!
SPRING BREAK BEGINS FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH! STUDENTS RETURN ON MONDAY, APRIL 28TH!
Due to spring allergies in the air, we are in need of boxes of tissue for our noses. Donations are greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Friday, April 4, 2014
Good afternoon families,
I hope everyone is doing well. Here are some reminders…
Math~ I gave part of the math assessment today. I decided to give Unit 6 in parts because the concepts are very challenging. On Monday I will continue our review, and the students will have the second part on Tuesday, April 8th!
SBAC~ We are finished with SBAC. The students did their very best and should be recognized of their effort with this new assessment!
Next week we will be back to our normal routine….
Wednesday, April 9th~ LATE START! We also have our field trip to the DIA. I will be sending home a contract for the kids to sign on what appropriate behavior looks like while we are at this field experience. I look forward to this fun-educational field trip!!!
A friendly reminder that cameras and money are NOT allowed to be taken to the DIA. Also, the students are to bring a lunch and drink that can be thrown out when done!!! Thank you with your help with this.
Chaperones, I will be in touch with each of you on Monday.
Have a beautiful weekend!
Mrs. Currie
Learning with Mrs. Currie
Today is Monday, March 31, 2014
This week at a glance….
The students will be having SBAC practice this week in the computer lab!
I know they will do a wonderful job trying their very best!
DIA field trip is Wed. April 9th!!! I am sending home the permission slips tonight. Please have your child return these to me as soon as possible! This trip is FREE, so all I will need is the permission slip.
Have a beautiful day! Spring has finally arrived!!!
Mrs. Currie