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Friday, October 4, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
5th grade
Welcome to Ms. Sheehan's 5th grade Reading/Language Arts blog.
Here you will find homework posts, as well as general class news and photo updates of what we are doing in class! Please feel free to email me at ssheehan@k12tn.net with any questions!
Here you will find homework posts, as well as general class news and photo updates of what we are doing in class! Please feel free to email me at ssheehan@k12tn.net with any questions!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Tomorrow
Don't forget to get to bed early!
Tomorrow starts our first day of TCAP testing. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast tomorrow.
Reminder: our cafeteria will be serving FREE breakfast to all students testing Monday-Thursday.
I know you will blow the test away!!
Tomorrow starts our first day of TCAP testing. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast tomorrow.
Reminder: our cafeteria will be serving FREE breakfast to all students testing Monday-Thursday.
I know you will blow the test away!!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
TCAP Practice
Here's a collection of links to help with TCAP review. We will be using some of these in class, but your students are more than welcome to use these at home. Also-don't forget you can always log on to study island at home too!
TCAP Practice
TCAP Practice
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sequencing
Today we are having some fun while practicing sequencing!
We made minty "shamrock" shakes in class to start. (yuuuum!) Once we enjoyed our shakes, we took our steps (that had been all mixed up) and put them in order. After we ordered all of our steps, we wrote a "how-to" paragraph, using colorful adjectives, to give the directions. Be on the lookout for some pictures of our work later!
We made minty "shamrock" shakes in class to start. (yuuuum!) Once we enjoyed our shakes, we took our steps (that had been all mixed up) and put them in order. After we ordered all of our steps, we wrote a "how-to" paragraph, using colorful adjectives, to give the directions. Be on the lookout for some pictures of our work later!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Homework corrections
Tonight's homework for Team A is changed, due to pictures taking away some class time.
They will do their response journal tonight and 4 step vocabulary tomorrow night. No English ws
The "friendly letter" ws was changed to a persuasion editing ws, which was from the English workbook.
Sorry for any confusion!
They will do their response journal tonight and 4 step vocabulary tomorrow night. No English ws
The "friendly letter" ws was changed to a persuasion editing ws, which was from the English workbook.
Sorry for any confusion!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Week in pictures...
Sorry for the lack of updates this week! We've been busy in fourth grade!!
Today, Team B participated in a book talk with Ms. Davidson's fourth graders at Cornersville. We shared our favorite books, and they told us some of theirs!
You will see a "large" packet coming home for homework on Monday. Do not be alarmed!! It is homework for the next 7 days. You will see how it is broken up.
Now...a peek into our classroom:
Today, Team B participated in a book talk with Ms. Davidson's fourth graders at Cornersville. We shared our favorite books, and they told us some of theirs!
You will see a "large" packet coming home for homework on Monday. Do not be alarmed!! It is homework for the next 7 days. You will see how it is broken up.
Now...a peek into our classroom:
Saturday, February 16, 2013
What a week!
It's hard to believe that we are already halfway through February! We had a busy couple of weeks in 4th grade!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Spelling Bee and Kid President
First of all...I want to say how proud I am of Reese and JW! Third (JW) and Fourth(Reese) place in the county spelling bee! They outlasted many middle schoolers! Way to go! :)
Today we talked about encouragement and teamwork in my reading class. We watched the "Kid President" pep talk and wrote our own pep talks for the third graders coming up into fourth grade. The students really enjoyed the video...it made us laugh, and really made us think about how much effort we are putting into our school work!
Notes should be going home soon (my homeroom's went out today) about parent teacher conferences in February. If your child was marked that a conference was not needed, but you would still like to meet-just send in the times that work best for you, and we'll be glad to meet with you!
Today we talked about encouragement and teamwork in my reading class. We watched the "Kid President" pep talk and wrote our own pep talks for the third graders coming up into fourth grade. The students really enjoyed the video...it made us laugh, and really made us think about how much effort we are putting into our school work!
Notes should be going home soon (my homeroom's went out today) about parent teacher conferences in February. If your child was marked that a conference was not needed, but you would still like to meet-just send in the times that work best for you, and we'll be glad to meet with you!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Good morning!
Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend!
Your students may come home excited about an upcoming reward they are working towards. Currently we are at 982 books finished in 4th grade. When we reach 1,000 books you will receive a note with specific details about our reward day! In February (date not yet set), we will have a "Favorite Book Character" day. Your child should dress like their favorite BOOK (not tv or movie...unless it was a book FIRST) character. In class, they will need to provide a summary and character traits for the character they have chosen. The character may be from any book they have read over the years. (Picture books are okay!)
Upcoming Dates:
County Spelling Bee January 29th, 6:30 at MCHS Lecture Hall. Go Reese and JW!!!
February 7th-Family STEM night (this will be lots of fun for the whole family!!)
Your students may come home excited about an upcoming reward they are working towards. Currently we are at 982 books finished in 4th grade. When we reach 1,000 books you will receive a note with specific details about our reward day! In February (date not yet set), we will have a "Favorite Book Character" day. Your child should dress like their favorite BOOK (not tv or movie...unless it was a book FIRST) character. In class, they will need to provide a summary and character traits for the character they have chosen. The character may be from any book they have read over the years. (Picture books are okay!)
Upcoming Dates:
County Spelling Bee January 29th, 6:30 at MCHS Lecture Hall. Go Reese and JW!!!
February 7th-Family STEM night (this will be lots of fun for the whole family!!)
Friday, January 25, 2013
Friday!
Happy Friday to all! I hope you are staying dry today!
Students have finished their "I Have A Dream" speeches. I've got a great group of students who are ready to make a difference in this world! :) Essays will be hanging in the hall outside of our classroom, I'll post some pictures of them this afternoon!
Students have finished their "I Have A Dream" speeches. I've got a great group of students who are ready to make a difference in this world! :) Essays will be hanging in the hall outside of our classroom, I'll post some pictures of them this afternoon!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
FYI
No Reading WS for homework tonight. Our speech writing activity took longer than expected, so we did not get to the Reading activity. Your child may still have the ws written in their agenda...please disregard this. They do still need to do their Reading Log.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
ebooks!
After a discussion with my last class today, I promised I would post this information on the blog.
If you have an e-reader, ipad, tablet, ipod, iphone, or any other device, you can borrow ebooks from the public library! It's a great (and cheap) way to read more books!
The Overdrive app is free in your app store/marketplace. When you log into the app, it will take you to the Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. section. You just need a library card to check out the books.
If you have an e-reader, ipad, tablet, ipod, iphone, or any other device, you can borrow ebooks from the public library! It's a great (and cheap) way to read more books!
The Overdrive app is free in your app store/marketplace. When you log into the app, it will take you to the Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. section. You just need a library card to check out the books.
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Parents and Guardians,
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend...I know I did! I was finally able to tackle the mountain of laundry that had been staring me down all week!
You will see that our Reading Log for this week has changed slightly. Your students still need to read for 20 minutes, but I am challenging them to extend their responses. They need to respond in short paragraph form (5 sentences) to answer a response question each night. Please talk with your children about their answers...and don't forget to ask my favorite question-WHY? :)
As your children move into the second half of fourth grade, we are reminding them that we are raising the expectations for them. They have risen to the occasion, so let's keep that forward momentum going!
We are close to 1,000 books read in fourth grade. We are just around 950 books right now!!
Please remember to feel free to contact me with any questions you may have!
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend...I know I did! I was finally able to tackle the mountain of laundry that had been staring me down all week!
You will see that our Reading Log for this week has changed slightly. Your students still need to read for 20 minutes, but I am challenging them to extend their responses. They need to respond in short paragraph form (5 sentences) to answer a response question each night. Please talk with your children about their answers...and don't forget to ask my favorite question-WHY? :)
As your children move into the second half of fourth grade, we are reminding them that we are raising the expectations for them. They have risen to the occasion, so let's keep that forward momentum going!
We are close to 1,000 books read in fourth grade. We are just around 950 books right now!!
Please remember to feel free to contact me with any questions you may have!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
I Have A Dream
I Have A Dream video
This link to teachertube shows Martin Luther King, jr delivering his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
(My projector bulb is broken, so we'll be using the laptops to view this in class.)
This link to teachertube shows Martin Luther King, jr delivering his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
(My projector bulb is broken, so we'll be using the laptops to view this in class.)
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Back to school!
Welcome back!
I'm so excited to be back at school with your students today!
We accomplished so much during the first part of the year, and I can't wait to see what we can do this month! We will be setting the bar higher for our Reading class. Students will be required to read more complex texts, along with more nonfiction pieces.
Your child will be bringing home a paper about our next project towards the middle of next week. Students will be creating a biography on an interesting person in their own lives.
Just a quick reminder:
Report cards DO NOT go home today...they go home January 10th. Please call me or email with any questions or concerns.
Thanks again for all that you do!
I'm so excited to be back at school with your students today!
We accomplished so much during the first part of the year, and I can't wait to see what we can do this month! We will be setting the bar higher for our Reading class. Students will be required to read more complex texts, along with more nonfiction pieces.
Your child will be bringing home a paper about our next project towards the middle of next week. Students will be creating a biography on an interesting person in their own lives.
Just a quick reminder:
Report cards DO NOT go home today...they go home January 10th. Please call me or email with any questions or concerns.
Thanks again for all that you do!
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