Tuesday

Today was the first that i haven't been to DCS since August. I missed being in the classroom with the students, but i used my time to get some of my work done for Calvin. I will be observing in another elementary classroom tomorrow morning before i return to DCS in the afternoon, and i look forward to being back there!

Monday's Activities

Bible- Today Mr. Bird began a new Unit with the students which focuses on the life and times of Saul. Worksheet pg 93-94 is due tomorrow(1 section per person). Bible Memory Verse for this week, due on Friday, it comes from 1 Samuel 16:7b. 
Literacy- Today the students went into our breakout groups once again. We also introduced the spelling activities for the week. Unit 12 Spelling Skills/ Words Test is on Friday, Unit 12 Take-Home is due on Friday. Snapshot story for writing(3/4 page single spaced, 2 pages double spaced) due on Thursday. 
Math- Today we continued our investigation of multiplication. We also worked on rounding numbers to the nearest hundred and then adding them together. MB & SL 5.3 due Wednesday.
Social Studies- Mr. Bird introduced the new lesson through a video about Harriet Tubman. We will look in this unit about Michigan's impact on the Underground Railroad.
Science- We welcomed Ms. Knott's class over to our room as Mr. Bird and Ms. Knott introduced the Animal Project to the students. This will be the main thing that we work on individually for the next two weeks in science. This is something that should primarily be worked on at school.

Friday's Activities

Bible- This morning the students took their Unit 6 Bible Assessment and  Memory Work Quiz. We will begin Unit 7 on Monday which focuses on the reign of Saul in Israel.
Science- Today we finished our discussion of Natural Resources which included Fossil Fuels, Minerals, Forests, Water and Soil. The We finished our brief presentations to the class about these subjects.
Math- Today we continued our investigation of Multiplication of multi-digit numbers. We played a fun multiplication wrestling game that Mr. Bird introduced to the students earlier in the week. The students also worked on MB and SL 5.2 which are due on Monday. 
Social Studies- The students were given time to work with partners on finishing their worksheets from Chapter 4 Lesson 3. The students also worked on a Review Sheet for Chapter 4 that is due on Monday.
The students went to the Christmas Shopper Today and have come home with their gifts in bags. These bags are for you and your family to use to put your recyclable items in and then return to school every once in a while as our school is able to raise money for the items that we collect. 
Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday's Activities

Bible- Today in their studies of the Bible the students reviewed with Mr. Bird the information they should know about their Unit Quiz tomorrow. The students also have their Unit Memory verse quiz tomorrow which covers 1 Samuel 3:9-10. 
Science- Today in our study of science we watched a video about weathering and erosion together. We also began to talk about the Natural Resources around us that are affected by weathering and erosion. We will continue this tomorrow.
Literacy- Today in our literacy block the students  continued to work on their Non-Fiction projects. Unit 11 Spelling Words/Skills Test is tomorrow. Unit 11 Take-Home is due tomorrow and Unit 11 Skill Sheet(4 activities) is due tomorrow. 
Math- Today the students were introduced to multi-digit multiplication and how to use their knowledge of multiplying by powers of ten and using the partial products method to solve the problems. SL 5.1 is due tomorrow. 
I was gone this afternoon and therefore uncertain what other homework their is or what other activities took place. Please contact Mr. Bird if you have any questions.