Blog Archives - Teachable Moments

Mwahahahahaha Monday

10/31/2016

On the eve of another Halloween, the kids are more than excited! I can only imagine what they'll be like after trick-or-treating. More than a few asked about bringing candy to school tomorrow and I let them know that I'm okay with them bringing in some, but if it becomes a problem then I'll ask that the candy stay home.

Mrs. Nickerson announced this morning that if anyone would like to bring in and donate some of their candy we will be collecting for the troops overseas and for first responders here at home. November is fast approaching, only about eight hours away at this point, and that means that our Parent/Teacher conferences are nearly here. I will be sending home a reminder note in your child's agenda this week with your scheduled time, so please be on the lookout for that!

Have a great Halloween and be safe, be warm, and enjoy the night!

Homework for Monday, October 31st, 2016

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: bring your fraction paper to class tomorrow
Caron: Sunshine Math (due 11/7), Order of Operations worksheet
Tanguay: nothing
Vetack: 8.3 Practice & 8.4 Practice #s 1-9
Kelley: Sunshine Math (due 11/7) Scholastic Math (due 11/18)
McBride: 8.4 Practice
General - Be safe and have fun tonight! Happy Halloween, everyone!

Fantastic Friday

10/28/2016

Reading for 20 minutes each night this weekend!
Math -
Kelley: Sunshine math (due Monday)
Pooler: Unfinished work from class
Caron: nothing
McBride: nothing
Vetack: nothing
Tanguay: nothing

The Day After Yesterday

10/27/2016

Don't forget to bring in your Shoebox Archaeology project in a bag tomorrow so that your peers don't see it! Also, we'll be having our second auction so bring in your auction item as well!

Homework for Thursday, October 27th, 2016

Reading - finish Hatchet (the book, not the packet) (yay!)
Social Studies - Shoebox Archaeology project (due tomorrow)
Math -
Pooler: Multiplying fractions by whole number problem (get it signed)
Vetack: 8.2 Practice
Kelley: Scholastic Math (due tomorrow) & Sunshine Math (due Monday)
McBride: 8.2 Practice & Quick Check (if unfinished)
Caron: Continue working on your Order of Operations challenge
Tanguay: 8.3 Practice

Demolition Derby Wednesday

10/26/2016

Our second auction of the year is coming up this Friday! This time around I've asked the kids to limit their auction listings to a single item due to time constraints. I've also been informed that the Picture Re-Take day is officially scheduled for Thursday, November 10th!

Homework for Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

Reading - Working in your Hatchet packets to get yourself caught up to what we've read in the book.
Social Studies - Shoebox Archaeology project (due Friday)
Math -
Pooler: 8.1 Reteaching
Vetack: 8.1 Reteaching and Practice
McBride: 8.1 Practice
Tanguay: 8.1 Practice
Caron: 8.1 Practice (optional Enrichment)
Kelley: Scholastic match (due Friday) and Sunshine math (due Monday)

Twitterific Thursday

10/25/2016

Today we practiced summarizing the He Said, She Said musical that we saw yesterday afternoon using 140 characters or less. It's a pretty difficult thing to do, but it's a valuable skill to help keep us away from "retelling" versus actually summarizing. The kids had some varying ideas about the 'most important parts', but the only consensus was that they are not fans of musicals!

Homework for Tuesday, October 25th, 2016

Reading - Hatchet chapters 15-17 (no packet work)
Social Studies - Shoebox Archaeology project (due Friday)
Math -
Pooler: nothing
McBride: 4.6 Problem Solving
Vetack: nothing
Kelley: Scholastic math (10/28), Sunshine math (10/31)
Tanguay: Play around with Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets) and make a graph of some sort by polling your family.
Caron: 7.7 DSR, Sunshine math (due tomorrow)

Much to Do Monday!

10/24/2016

Homework for Monday, October 24th, 2016

Reading - Hatchet chapters 12-14
Math -
Pooler: study for your Topic 7 test tomorrow
Caron: 7.6 DSR
McBride: 7.7 Practice
Vetack: study for test tomorrow
Kelley: Scholastic Math (due 10/28)
Tanguay: graphing worksheet
Social Studies - Shoebox Archaeology Project (due back to school 10/28)

Happy Thor's Day

10/20/2016

Homework for Thursday, October 20th, 2016

Reading - continue working on your Hatchet packet
Math -
Pooler: Review the notes from class and complete the two problems with a parent (including signature)
Caron: Sunshine math & 7.5 Enrichment, & 7.4 Daily Spiral Review (front & back)
McBride: nothing
Tanguay: Optional (but encouraged *wink*) Review packet & good night's sleep
Vetack: 7.6 Practice & Reteaching
Kelley: Scholastic Math & Mathematician project
Social Studies - Continue working on your Shoebox Archaeology project

DRA? More like DR-YAY!

10/19/2016

Homework for Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

Reading - Working in your Hatchet packet up to (and including) page 16
Math -
Pooler: nothing
McBride: Finish pre-test (odds only)
Vetack: 7.5 Practice
Tanguay: 7.6 Practice
Kelley: Scholastic Math & Mathematician project
Caron: 7.3 Daily Spiral Review (front and back)
Social Studies - Shoebox Archaeology project work

Tuesday Thoughts

10/18/2016

Homework for Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: study for retest tomorrow
Caron: Sunshine math
McBride: 7.6 practice
Tanguay: 7.5 practice
Vetack: 7.4 reteaching and practice 1-8
Kelley: Scholastic math 10/28 & Mathematician project
Social Studies - study for Chapter 4 test and begin working on Shoebox Archaeology project

Monday Musings

10/17/2016

Homework for Monday, October 17th, 2016

Reading for 20 minutes
Math -
Pooler: Review your study guide with someone at home & have it signed
McBride: 7.5 Practice (finish Quick Check if not done yet)
Vetack: 7.3 Practice & Reteaching
Caron: 7.7 Practice (Enrichment is optional)
Tanguay: 7.3 Practice (Enrichment optional)
Kelley: Scholastic math & Mathematicial project
Social Studies - study for Chapter 4 test on Wednesday