Mrs. Keebler's Blog

Native American Notes and Outlines – We have completed these assignments in class last week and they are now past due and it is now homework.  There are a several students who need to make corrections or need to complete their notes and outlines.  I have put notes explaining what is needed.  I will continue to review the students work tonight to make sure everyone is finished.  If you student has less than a 18 then there is still something that they need to improve.   EVERYONE please have your student show you their work and check to make sure they have followed all my suggested comments.  They may resolve the comment only after they have made the correction.

Week 12 Spelling and Reading log Homework postponed – We are beginning our rough draft this week and they must have this completed in order for the class to continue.  In order to make sure that this is completed I am going to postpone spelling and reading log homework for this week.  Anything that has already been completed on the Week 12 reading log or Week 12 spelling will count toward next week.  Please put all your efforts in to making sure the notes and outline are complete.  If you have extra time you can start on your poster board or Native American artifact or project.

Brainstormers Take off Show Assembly– We had a wonderful writing assembly on Tuesday.  The Brainstormers came in and performed several types of writing created by the audience.  The children got to help create the stories and perform them on stage with the other actors.  The students will be writing their own stories based on what we learned on Tuesday and we will be sending them in to Brainstormers.   They will pick several of the student’s stories to perform on stage.  If they are chosen they get to sit in the special author’s chair on stage, to watch their story being performed.  They can continue to write their Brianstormer  story over break if they have time.

Week 12 Spelling – is now open if student would like to start studying the words.  The week 12 spelling test will be on November 30th

Week 12 reading log – is now open.  The reading log is due November 28th.

Native American Research report draft – On Monday we begin our Native American Research report rough draft.  We will be working with the district Technology Coach to write our rough draft in iLearn.  The students will then learn how to do Peer editing and give anonymous actionable feedback to their peer using iLearn.

Native American notes– Student should be finished with their Native American research notes.  There are several students who are not quite finished.  Please have them log in to Google Classroom and show you their notes.  They should have taken notes from 3 different websites or books, they should have at least 3 subtopics and minimum of 5 details under each topic.  These must be complete by Monday so we can all begin our rough draft.

Native American outline-This should also be finished.  Please have your student show it to you.  This is done after their notes are complete .  They need to type a sentence or two in each section of the outline.  This must be complete by Monday so that we can begin our draft.

Native American project and poster board – Student will be completing a poster board and project at home to go along with their Native  American research report.  The should have begun thinking about what they will create and start gathering pictures to use on their board.  I suggest they have some sort of interactive board or game for their audience to make it interesting.  Creating an artifact for their audience would also be wonderful.   See the assignment guidelines here.

Volunteers needed for the book fair next week, please sign up below:

We are starting a new marking period – this is a fresh start for everyone, no more missing assignments.

No School – Tuesday  11/6 – Professional Development day – Election day – Don’t forget to vote!

Maya – is Star of the Week

Field trip to Cranbrook –  Thursday 11/8/18 – Remember to pack a lunch and wear your school t-shirt or a red shirt.  If you have chaperone request please email me by Tuesday.  If you sent your request a long time ago, please send it again.

Native American Research projects – students will be beginning a Native American Research project this month.  We will be working on the project at home and at school.  Students will learn to take notes, do research, write a paper and turn the paper in to a project on a poster board.  They will be presenting their work at our Native American Fair  in a few weeks.  More information will follow soon.

Remember – All missing assignments are due by tomorrow.  Congratulations to number 2, 6, 10 ,14 and 18 who currently have no missing work!  I am still at school and I have recorded all papers turned in as of today.  There are several redo assignments that can be completed in class tomorrow.

Halloween party – tomorrow afternoon. Fall colors or Halloween t-shirts. No costumes.

Math test – we started today and we will complete it tomorrow.

Social studies test – we will review tomorrow and take it tomorrow or Thursday.

1/2 day on Friday – dismissal at 11:45.

Fall Activities Essay – Ask your student to show you their progress on their Fall Activities Essay on Google classroom.  It will be due by Friday.

Halloween Candy and prizes – If you wind up with too much Halloween candy and you would like to donate it to our prize box or if you have any other small toys or party favors to donate.  The students would greatly appreciate it!

A lot of students have not completed their Kandinsky Circles arrays.  This is something that can be completed at home and is a lot of fun.  They should fold a piece of printer paper in to equal squares to form an array.  Then they color circles in each square to create their own Kandinsky art.  See the example of Kandinsky art below.  Write their name and multiplication fact that they created on the back.  I can’t wait to see everyone’s artwork!

 This array is 3 x 4=12

I would like to remind everyone that most of the missing work can be found on my blog.   Most assignments are attached to my lesson plans.  Lesson plans are on the Homework and Lesson Plans tab.  Once you click on my lesson plans go to the date before the assignment was recorded and look for the correct subject.  You can usually find the assignment attached at the bottom.  Ask your child if it looks familiar before printing it.

If you need help finding something please send me an email.  Do not reply to the blog post, this is not a reliable form of communication, since I can only reply to the whole class not just you.  Please remember to use your child’s name when communicating with me, many parents have different last names that their children or emails that don’t clearly state your name.

Remember all missing work must be completed by this Wednesday, 10-31.

Chaperones – Also if you would like your student to be with a particular parent or if you would like to chaperone a certain child during our trip to Cranbrook, please send me an email.   I will do my best to accommodate your requests.  Here are the kids that have chaperones coming: Yasmeen, Ahmed B,  Serafine, Rawad, Kareen, Maya, Julia, Hadi, Amelie, Adam, Mohamed, Addie.  We should have plenty of room for all parents on the bus.  I would prefer you ride the bus to driving separately so check in to the museum goes smoothly.  Since I have 12 chaperone each chaperone will only take 1 other student besides their own.

Star of the Week – Kareen

Social Studies Assessment Study Guide assignment is on Google classroom – Student should record their answers on Google Classroom.  We will be taking the District Common Assessment on Wednesday or Thursday.

Missing Assignments – I have recorded all papers that have been turned in.  Anything that shows missing has not been turned in or is a redo.  Please check your Parent Connect, there are still quite a few missing assignments.  All missing work must be turned in by Wednesday 10-31 to be counted on this report card.  All missing work will be changed to zeros, this greatly effects students grades.  If you need help finding work please send me an email.

1/2 day on Friday – end of the marking period dismissal at 11:45.

Halloween party at school 10/31 1:15-2:05 – no costume, students should wear fall colors or a Halloween t-shirt.

No School on Tuesday November 6th – Professional development day.

Math End of Module Assessment – will be next Tuesday or Wednesday – I have posted a practice test on Edulastic.  They get to Edulastic through Clever.  They can take the practice test at home with you so you can go over the answers together.  We will discuss the answers to the practice test on Monday or Tuesday before the test.  I have also posted Parent Tip sheets for each of the topics that will be on the test next week.  These are under Class Information then Curriculum Information, then scroll down to Math and click on the link below each Topic.  Here is the link to the Parent Tips.

Social studies test – We will be having a Geography Social studies test  on Tuesday 10-30 or Wednesday 10-31 – if you want to get a head start on studying for the test, here is the study guide – We have not covered everything on the study guide yet and we will go over everything this week and next.  there are also 2 Quizlets on my Google Classroom to help them study their vocabulary words.

Unit 1 Geography Study Guide

Unit 1 Geography Study Guide Answers

Parent Teacher Conferences – Be sure to check your time for the upcoming conferences on November 8th, 13th and 15th,   Here is the link to check your time or sign up:  https://signup.com/go/UAVVSFG

Monster Mash – Friday 10-26 6-8 PM admission is free with food for sale – Remember to turn in your RSVP form if you  are planning to attend.

School Halloween Party – will be on Wednesday 10-31 1:20-2:05 PM- NO COSTUMES – Wear fall colors or a Halloween t-shirt.

Missing Assignments – All missing work due by Wednesday 10-31

1/2 Day Friday – November 1st – Last day of Marking period

No School – Tuesday November 6th

Star of the Week – Rawad 

Parent Teacher Conferences – There are still several parents that have not signed up for Parent Teacher conferences in November.  I need to meet will all parents in the Fall.  I will only meet with about 1/3 in the spring.  Here is the link to sign up:  https://signup.com/go/UAVVSFG

Monster Mash – Friday 10-26 6-8 PM admission is free with food for sale – Remember to turn in your form if you with to attend.

School Halloween Party – will be on Wednesday 10-31 1:20-2:05 PM- NO COSTUMES – Wear fall colors or a Halloween t-shirt.

Missing Assignments – All missing work due by Wednesday 10-31

1/2 Day Friday – November 1st – Last day of Marking period

No School – Tuesday November 6th

Social studies test – We will be having a Geography Social studies test  on Tuesday 10-30 or Wednesday 10-31 – if you want to get a head start on studying for the test, here is the study guide – We have not covered everything on the study guide yet and we will go over everything this week and next.  there are also 2 Quizlets on my Google Classroom to help them study their vocabulary words.

Unit 1 Geography Study Guide

Unit 1 Geography Study Guide Answers