Monday - vocabulary 118 & 119 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 98 & 100, math 13 & 14, and reading log
Wednesday - inferences, math 26 & 27 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling, type final copies of cinquain and haiku poetry, and reading log
Friday - Enjoy your weekend!
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Spelling list: I Have Heard of a Land
1. some
2. sum
3. tale
4. tail
5. plains
6. planes
7. close
8. clothes
9. blew
10. blue
11. piece
12. peace
13. night
14. knight
15. peddle
16. pedal
17. sight
18. site
19. stake
20. steak
Bonus words
pioneer
fertile
harmony
arbor
possibilities
2. sum
3. tale
4. tail
5. plains
6. planes
7. close
8. clothes
9. blew
10. blue
11. piece
12. peace
13. night
14. knight
15. peddle
16. pedal
17. sight
18. site
19. stake
20. steak
Bonus words
pioneer
fertile
harmony
arbor
possibilities
Monday, April 25, 2016
Teacher's Note April 25, 2016
I was extremely pleased with the results of the decimal and fraction module assessment! The vast majority of the students demonstrated an understanding of the topics. Many of the students wanted to take their test home last Wednesday to show you. The remainder of the tests will be in Monday's Dragon Folder. If you have not seen their graded test, please ask you son or daughter to show you it.
We did start two dimensional geometry and it has been rigorous with new terms and symbols. Please continue to monitor your son or daughter's comprehension of the math concepts. Thanks!
We are right smack in the middle of two great books! The class is reading Because of Winn Dixie together and I am reading aloud The BFG. Sometimes it is hard to put down the book or pick which book to read because we want to know what is happening.
The kids will be introduced to a poetry project on Monday morning. A variety of types of poetry will be introduced and the kids will write a total of 25 poems or more by time the project is completed. Students who wrote poetry last year my add these poems to last years if they wish. Everyone will write 25 original poems this year. The kids can be creative and artistic with their poetry. I really do hope they enjoy this project.
The crayfish will be in our classroom for one more week before we send them back to the science resource center. Unfortunately, we are down to two crayfish. We lost a couple of crayfish last week because they got out of their water tray overnight and did not survive - bummer! We have a great science experiment to conduct on Tuesday.
Congratulations to our track team who won fifth place at the city track meet. Not bad out of approximately 30 schools. We were pleased with how the team performed.
We are absolutely going to stay focused on academics and great behavior this last month of the school year. I will be diligent assigning the work and encouraging the students to give their best effort. I want this to be a very pleasant end of the school year with everyone doing their best.
Monday is Baskin Robbins Night for Soleng Tom! I hope you have time to enjoy a scoop of ice cream. I will work behind the counter at 7:00 if you wish that I would serve you.
May we all have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
We did start two dimensional geometry and it has been rigorous with new terms and symbols. Please continue to monitor your son or daughter's comprehension of the math concepts. Thanks!
We are right smack in the middle of two great books! The class is reading Because of Winn Dixie together and I am reading aloud The BFG. Sometimes it is hard to put down the book or pick which book to read because we want to know what is happening.
The kids will be introduced to a poetry project on Monday morning. A variety of types of poetry will be introduced and the kids will write a total of 25 poems or more by time the project is completed. Students who wrote poetry last year my add these poems to last years if they wish. Everyone will write 25 original poems this year. The kids can be creative and artistic with their poetry. I really do hope they enjoy this project.
The crayfish will be in our classroom for one more week before we send them back to the science resource center. Unfortunately, we are down to two crayfish. We lost a couple of crayfish last week because they got out of their water tray overnight and did not survive - bummer! We have a great science experiment to conduct on Tuesday.
Congratulations to our track team who won fifth place at the city track meet. Not bad out of approximately 30 schools. We were pleased with how the team performed.
We are absolutely going to stay focused on academics and great behavior this last month of the school year. I will be diligent assigning the work and encouraging the students to give their best effort. I want this to be a very pleasant end of the school year with everyone doing their best.
Monday is Baskin Robbins Night for Soleng Tom! I hope you have time to enjoy a scoop of ice cream. I will work behind the counter at 7:00 if you wish that I would serve you.
May we all have a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Homework week of April 25, 2016
Monday - finish vocabulary 113 & 114, finish I Am poem, math 58 - 60 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 95 & 97, math 15 & 16 and reading log
Wednesday - fact and opinion, math 30 & 32 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling, math 45 & 46 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 95 & 97, math 15 & 16 and reading log
Wednesday - fact and opinion, math 30 & 32 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling, math 45 & 46 and reading log
Spelling list: The Gold Rush
1. hasn't
2. I've
3. I'd
4. we've
5. wouldn't
6. you'd
7. haven't
8. wasn't
9. they've
10. you've
11. she'd
12. didn't
13. won't
14. shouldn't
15. couldn't
16. weren't
17. we'd
18. hadn't
19. they'd
20. don't
Bonus words
beckons
abandoned
fares
rugged
profitable
multicultural
2. I've
3. I'd
4. we've
5. wouldn't
6. you'd
7. haven't
8. wasn't
9. they've
10. you've
11. she'd
12. didn't
13. won't
14. shouldn't
15. couldn't
16. weren't
17. we'd
18. hadn't
19. they'd
20. don't
Bonus words
beckons
abandoned
fares
rugged
profitable
multicultural
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Teacher's note April 18, 2016
I thought our field trip to Camp Cooper was excellent. The weather was perfect! I appreciate all the parent support providing food, supervision, and teaching the classes. Our class had 110 volunteer hours for Camp Cooper! Plus, we had great family support for the barbeque on Tuesday night. Hopefully the kids had a wonderful learning experience.
Our class had a mini talent show on Thursday afternoon. Congratulations to Niya, Zoe and Carrie for being selected to try out for the school talent show. Good luck!
This week is rich with language arts activities. We will read "In My Family" and study the vocabulary and spelling words. Our class will start reading the novel Because of Winn Dixie - I love the book! Also, the students will begin writing a wide variety of poetry as they produce a poetry book over the next month. Plus, I will continue reading aloud the book BFG. I am excited about the language activities we have planned.
We completed the lessons on decimals and fractions. Monday the students will start a study guide in class and then complete it for homework. Please review the study guide with your son or daughter on Monday evening. If the students understand the study guide, I predict they will understand the module assessment. Tuesday we are scheduled to take the test - that means no math homework on Tuesday night. Next we will go into depth on two dimensional geometry.
Friday morning at 7:30 in the library is the volunteer breakfast. Please, please, please try to fit it into your busy schedule if you have volunteered at any time this year. The parent support at Soleng Tom is truly outstanding and we wish to recognize and thank you. Please accept my sincere thank you for your support through out this school year.
Saturday is the City track meet at the U of A Drachman field. I want to wish Joseph, Mariah, Tylor,
Belle, Carrie, Danitza and Trevor good luck as they compete! Best wishes to our entire track team!
May we all have opportunities to learn this week.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Our class had a mini talent show on Thursday afternoon. Congratulations to Niya, Zoe and Carrie for being selected to try out for the school talent show. Good luck!
This week is rich with language arts activities. We will read "In My Family" and study the vocabulary and spelling words. Our class will start reading the novel Because of Winn Dixie - I love the book! Also, the students will begin writing a wide variety of poetry as they produce a poetry book over the next month. Plus, I will continue reading aloud the book BFG. I am excited about the language activities we have planned.
We completed the lessons on decimals and fractions. Monday the students will start a study guide in class and then complete it for homework. Please review the study guide with your son or daughter on Monday evening. If the students understand the study guide, I predict they will understand the module assessment. Tuesday we are scheduled to take the test - that means no math homework on Tuesday night. Next we will go into depth on two dimensional geometry.
Friday morning at 7:30 in the library is the volunteer breakfast. Please, please, please try to fit it into your busy schedule if you have volunteered at any time this year. The parent support at Soleng Tom is truly outstanding and we wish to recognize and thank you. Please accept my sincere thank you for your support through out this school year.
Saturday is the City track meet at the U of A Drachman field. I want to wish Joseph, Mariah, Tylor,
Belle, Carrie, Danitza and Trevor good luck as they compete! Best wishes to our entire track team!
May we all have opportunities to learn this week.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Homework week of April 18, 2016
Monday - vocabulary 109 & 110, finish math study guide and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 90 & 92 and reading log
Wednesday - inferences 10 & 11, math 14 & 15 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling, math 28 - 30 and reading log
Friday - Enjoy your weekend!
Tuesday - spelling 90 & 92 and reading log
Wednesday - inferences 10 & 11, math 14 & 15 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling, math 28 - 30 and reading log
Friday - Enjoy your weekend!
Spelling list: In My Family
1. lamb
2. often
3. castle
4. listen
5. comb
6. climbed
7. fasten
8. crumbs
9. soften
10. thumb
11. doubt
12. whistle
13. honest
14. rhyme
15. answer
16. column
17. numb
18. tomb
19. glisten
20. hasten
Bonus words
culture
chile
barbecue
mesquite
confetti
accordion
2. often
3. castle
4. listen
5. comb
6. climbed
7. fasten
8. crumbs
9. soften
10. thumb
11. doubt
12. whistle
13. honest
14. rhyme
15. answer
16. column
17. numb
18. tomb
19. glisten
20. hasten
Bonus words
culture
chile
barbecue
mesquite
confetti
accordion
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Teacher's Note April 11, 2016
You probably heard that eight crayfish were delivered to our class on Monday and five survived the week! That made for a very exciting science week. We hope the other crayfish survive the next month in our class.
We leave for Camp Cooper Tuesday morning at 9:00! Please hand in any food items on Monday morning. Then I will know if something needs to be purchased. Parents please come to the classroom with the students at 8:30 on Tuesday. We will discuss the plans and expectations for the field trip then load up. My students not going to Camp Cooper on Tuesday will spend the day with Mrs. Evans' class. The students not spending the night at Camp Cooper will spend Wednesday morning with Mrs. Carlson's class until we arrive back at Soleng Tom. We received excellent parent support for our Camp Cooper field trip. Thank you for donating items for the field trip and providing supervision. I am very excited and hope it is a pleasant learning experience for the kids.
Thursday morning the fourth graders will take the AZ Merit science assessment. Please make sure the students study for the test on Wednesday evening. The students will have a practice test and the big ideas of the units to study.
Thursday afternoon will be our class talent show! Students can sign up for the talent show on Monday morning. They must bring everything they need to try out. Each class can select three performances to try out for the school talent show. Student council will select the performers for the school talent show.
Due to our busy schedule, we will have vocabulary words this week, but we will not take the spelling test. The class will read an excerpt of Blue Willow and I will continue to read aloud The BFG by Roald Dahl.
We continue our math unit by studying addition and subtraction of decimals story problems. Then we use decimal and fractions to describe money amounts. Finally, the kids will have money story problems to solve.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
We leave for Camp Cooper Tuesday morning at 9:00! Please hand in any food items on Monday morning. Then I will know if something needs to be purchased. Parents please come to the classroom with the students at 8:30 on Tuesday. We will discuss the plans and expectations for the field trip then load up. My students not going to Camp Cooper on Tuesday will spend the day with Mrs. Evans' class. The students not spending the night at Camp Cooper will spend Wednesday morning with Mrs. Carlson's class until we arrive back at Soleng Tom. We received excellent parent support for our Camp Cooper field trip. Thank you for donating items for the field trip and providing supervision. I am very excited and hope it is a pleasant learning experience for the kids.
Thursday morning the fourth graders will take the AZ Merit science assessment. Please make sure the students study for the test on Wednesday evening. The students will have a practice test and the big ideas of the units to study.
Thursday afternoon will be our class talent show! Students can sign up for the talent show on Monday morning. They must bring everything they need to try out. Each class can select three performances to try out for the school talent show. Student council will select the performers for the school talent show.
Due to our busy schedule, we will have vocabulary words this week, but we will not take the spelling test. The class will read an excerpt of Blue Willow and I will continue to read aloud The BFG by Roald Dahl.
We continue our math unit by studying addition and subtraction of decimals story problems. Then we use decimal and fractions to describe money amounts. Finally, the kids will have money story problems to solve.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Figueroa
Homework week of April 11,2016
Monday - vocabulary 104 & 106, math 36 & 37 and reading log
Tuesday - Camp Cooper!!!
Wednesday - review for science test and reading log
Thursday - multiple meanings 19 & 20, math 13 & 14 and reading log
Tuesday - Camp Cooper!!!
Wednesday - review for science test and reading log
Thursday - multiple meanings 19 & 20, math 13 & 14 and reading log
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Teacher's Note April 4, 2016
We completed the AZ Merit assessment last week. I was pleased with the kids for giving their best effort! We did have a foreign format on the math portion of the exam and I hope the students figured out how to answer the questions correctly.
This week we return to our weekly routine with vocabulary and spelling words. We will read informational text about the Saguaro Cactus - something we are familiar with in Tucson! We will also work on reference sources and the organization of informational text.
We will also return to our decimal unit. The kids will place decimals and fractions on a number line - then compare decimals. Next we add and subtract decimals.
Perhaps the biggest excitement of this week will be the arrival of our crayfish! They are due to arrive sometime on Monday. We will need to learn how to care for the animals properly. We study the structure of the body and discuss exoskeletons. Then the kids will set up a habitat for the crayfish. Often the kids love having crayfish in the room. We study snails too, but the science resource center does not have live snails. If you have live land snails that we could keep in our room for a month, that would be great!
Camp Cooper is just one week away! I am very excited! I would really appreciate if everyone would return the permission form and we can finalize our plans. We will definitely be communicating more as we get closer to the field trip.
I hope we have a wonderful week full of learning experiences.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
This week we return to our weekly routine with vocabulary and spelling words. We will read informational text about the Saguaro Cactus - something we are familiar with in Tucson! We will also work on reference sources and the organization of informational text.
We will also return to our decimal unit. The kids will place decimals and fractions on a number line - then compare decimals. Next we add and subtract decimals.
Perhaps the biggest excitement of this week will be the arrival of our crayfish! They are due to arrive sometime on Monday. We will need to learn how to care for the animals properly. We study the structure of the body and discuss exoskeletons. Then the kids will set up a habitat for the crayfish. Often the kids love having crayfish in the room. We study snails too, but the science resource center does not have live snails. If you have live land snails that we could keep in our room for a month, that would be great!
Camp Cooper is just one week away! I am very excited! I would really appreciate if everyone would return the permission form and we can finalize our plans. We will definitely be communicating more as we get closer to the field trip.
I hope we have a wonderful week full of learning experiences.
Warmly,
Mrs. Figueroa
Homework week or April 4, 2016
Monday - vocabulary 100 & 101, math 13 & 14 and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 84 & 85, math 25 & 26, and reading log
Wednesday - Robinson's Projection Map, math 37 & 38 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 13 & 14, and reading log
Tuesday - spelling 84 & 85, math 25 & 26, and reading log
Wednesday - Robinson's Projection Map, math 37 & 38 and reading log
Thursday - study spelling words, math 13 & 14, and reading log
Spelling List: Saguaro Cactus
1. pollen
2. even
3. urban
4. seven
5. kitchen
6. reason
7. human
8. season
9. burden
10. wagon
11. oven
12. dragon
13/ horizon
14. orphan
15. sudden
16. eleven
17. button
18. canyon
19. slogan
20. golden
Bonus words
brush
spiny
teeming
habitat
topple
decomposes
perch
nectar
2. even
3. urban
4. seven
5. kitchen
6. reason
7. human
8. season
9. burden
10. wagon
11. oven
12. dragon
13/ horizon
14. orphan
15. sudden
16. eleven
17. button
18. canyon
19. slogan
20. golden
Bonus words
brush
spiny
teeming
habitat
topple
decomposes
perch
nectar
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