Monday, December 17, 2012

Class Activities week of December 16th


Week of December 9
-Early out Friday the 21st at 1:00
 
Spelling Words
In place of spelling this week will be working on our handwriting.
                  
Reading
The students will be finishing up their Christmas stories and practice reading them aloud.  On Wednesday they will read them to Mrs. Schumacher’s kindergarten class.

Math
This week we will introduce division and tie it into our multiplication. 
 
Science
Read Chapter 12 Mixtures and take notes. Seperating Mixture Experiment on Wednesday.
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Computer Lab (Christmas project)
Tuesday – Christmas Play Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Open (Christmas Project)
Friday –  Health

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

 

Monday, December 10, 2012

Classroom Activities 12/10-12/14


Week of December 9
 
 
Spelling Words
they            because                friend         was             went           pizza
could          about                   first            movie         spent          people
white          showed                bicycle        diary           upon           around
                   
Reading
Comprehension test on The Science Fair on Monday. We won’t be reading a story this week; instead we will be writing a Christmas story
 
Math
We are continuing to work on the concepts of multiplication and division.  Students are using manipulatives to create groups and sets. 
 
Science
-Ch. 11 Test Matter/Changes on Monday
-We will start Ch 12 Mixtures
 
Specials this week:
Monday – P.E
Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – Ms. Nelson
Thursday – Health
Friday –  Music

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

 

Monday, December 3, 2012

Classroom Activities Dec.3-Dec.7


Week of December 2
 
-Early out on Wednesday Dec. 5th
 
Spelling Words
hole             whole         its               hear            here            won
one              our             it’s              hour           their           there
fur               fir               road            rode            peace          piece
 
Reading
My students will start the story The Science Fair.  Comprehension test will be on Friday. We will be working on homophones to get us ready for our spelling test!
 
Math
This week we will be starting multiplication and division.  This is the first week of many that we will be working on this difficult concept.
 
Science
-Ch. 11 Matter/Changes
-Physical change and Chemical Change Experiment
Test will be on Ch 11 provided we get through all of the material.
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Music
Tuesday – Open
Wednesday - Health
Thursday – Music
Friday –  Computer

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

Monday, November 26, 2012

Classromm Activities Nov. 26th-30th


Week of November 25th
 
 
Spelling Words
joy              point          voice           join             coin            noise
oil               spoil           joint            boy             soil              choice
toy             boil             come          are              poison        destroy
 
Reading
My students will start the story Jump.  Comprehension test will be on Friday. We will also revisit subjects and predicates and parts of speech. Finally, the students will write about a Thanksgiving tradition that they do at home.
 
Math
Three digit subtraction test this week and retest on  the addition test.
 
Science
Ch. 11 Matter/Changes
-Matter experiment on Friday
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Open (Thanksgiving Webquest)
Tuesday – Health
Wednesday - Music
Thursday – Computer Lab
Friday –  P.E

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

 

Monday, November 19, 2012

Classroom Activities Nov. 19-21


Week of November 18
-Thanksgiving play November 5th at 1:00
-Early Out Wednesday the 21st
 
Spelling Words
We will be having handwriting due to the short week.  The spelling test will be on the following Friday the 30th.
 
Reading
My students will be testing on Young Thomas Edison
Students need 7.5 A.R points by midterms!
 
Math
Double Digit subtraction contd. Retesting on addition
 
Science
Chapter 12/13 test contd. This will be the last week  of our science rotation.
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Thanksgiving Play
Tuesday – P.E
Wednesday – Music
Thursday –  No School
Friday – No School

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

Monday, November 12, 2012

Classroom Activites 11/12-11/16


Week of November 11th
 
 
Spelling Words
talk             cross           awful          law              cloth           cost
crawl           chalk          also             raw             salt             strawberry
wall             lawn           always        soft             small          often
 
Reading
My students will be reading the story, Young Thomas Edison
A.R points required this quarter is 15. 5pts need to come from non-fiction books!
 
Math
Double Digit subtraction contd.

Science
Chapter 12/13 test on Friday. Wave experiment Tues. or Wednesday.
 
Specials this week:
Monday – P.E
Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – School Counselor
Thursday –  Health
Friday – Music

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

Wednesday, November 7, 2012


Week of November 4th

 
Spelling Words
clown         round         bow            cloud          power         crown
crowd         sound         count          powder       blouse        thousand
frown         pound         house         found          coward       mountain
 
Reading
My students will be reading the story, Kamishibai Man.
A.R points required this quarter is 15. 5pts need to come from non-fiction books!
 
Math
Finish quizzes on double digit addition story problems and advanced patterns.  We will start our double digit subtraction unit this week.
 
Science
Finish Ch. 12 Mixtures. We will begin ch. 13 Energy this week
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Music
Tuesday – Open
Wednesday – Health
Thursday –  Music
Friday – Computer Lab

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

 

Monday, October 29, 2012


Week of October 28th
 
Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
 
Spelling Words
itch             wreck         knee           patch           wrap           knot
watch         knife           stretch       write           knew           knock
match         wrong         know          catch          wrinkle       knuckle
 
Reading
We will be reading the story The Harvest Birds this week.  Comprehension test is on Friday

Math
Lesson 4- adding double digit whole numbers and complex patterns.
 
 
Science
Ch 12 Mixtures
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Open
Tuesday – Health
Wednesday – Music
Thursday –  Computer Lab
Friday – P.E/Library

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Classroom Activities Oct.22-Oct. 26th


Week of October 21st
 
 
Spelling Words
There is no Spelling this week. We will be having handwriting instead.
 
Reading
My students will be finishing up their big project on Max’s Words.  We will also be working on our plural books and a creative writing assignment.  Your student needs to have 8 A.R points at the start of this week.
 
Math
Additional Properties Test this week.  We will start on Lesson 4, which is adding double digit whole numbers and complex patterns.
 
 
Science
Ch 11 test on Friday
 
Specials this week:
Monday – Health
Tuesday – Music
Wednesday – Computer Lab
Thursday –  P.E
Friday – Music

Have a great week.  Visit this site weekly for new updates. 
Mr. Leintz