Hi Everyone,
Welcome to our first full week of school of the new year. And it will be a busy one. This week is Literacy Week. Students will enjoy several activities revolving around our love of reading. On Monday students enjoyed an ice cream treat and received a book mark. On today we enjoyed partner reading with Mrs. Jordan's first graders. On Wednesday those students that brought in books to donate will get to select some new books during the Book Swap. Thursday will be a D.E.A.R. day. We will Drop Everything And Read in the afternoon. Friday will be our Character Parade. Students are asked to come dressed as a character from a book.
I would like to thank all of the parents that were able to help us by chaperoning for last weeks field trip to the zoo. Everyone had a great day and completed their assignment. Thanks for your help parents!!
This week in math we will continue learning about fractions. Students will learn how to construct and analyze data on a line plot. Students will also learn how to change mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa. We will also continue our work with subtracting and multiplying fractions.
This week in science we will work on our standards for force and motion. Students will learn about Newtons Laws of Motion. We will also learn how speed is determined by distance and time. Chapter 6 is a short chapter. It only has 2 lessons! We will completely cover this chapter this week. The test will on Friday 1/26. Since we are covering this chapter in one week, students will be allowed to use their books and journals during the test. This week we will also flip science and social studies. We will study our social studies lesson on Thursday this week.
This week in social studies we will begin learning about Florida after the American Revolution. We will begin by looking at how life was with Spain once again controlling Florida. Remember that after the Revolution the Treaty of Paris gave Florida back to Spain.
Have a Wonderful week,
Ms. Johnson
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Week of 1/15
Happy Tuesday Everyone,
I hope everyone enjoyed the time off in honor of Dr. King on Monday. We have on more 3 day weekends until Presidents Day in February.
We will be going on our field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on this Friday. All money is due no later than tomorrow, 1/17. Students are encouraged to dress warmly, the high will only be 55 degrees and will probably feel much cooler than that under the shady trees at the zoo. Students should also wear their class shirts with a long sleeve shirt underneath and comfortable walking shoes. Students will probably want to bring a jacket or heavy sweatshirt as well. Students should make sure to eat a heavy breakfast since we will not be having lunch until 12:00.
Students are not allowed to visit the gift shop, but may bring additional money for:
Sting Ray Bay --$3
Lorikeet Feeding --$1
Additional food and drink--prices vary
Students are not allowed to ride the train or the carousel.
We will depart from school as soon as the buses arrive and return to JBE at about 2:00. All students must ride the bus to the zoo, but I will have dismissal forms available if you would like to take your child directly from the field trip. If you are chaperoning you will have to provide your own transportation and may follow the bus from school or meet us at the front gates of the zoo. If you pay your admission to the zoo with your child's money please meet us outside of the gate. You must be there and enter with JBE in order to use the $13.95 admission rate. If you have a zoo membership please go ahead and enter the zoo and meet us just inside the entrance. Regular zoo admission is $17.95.
This week in math students will continue learning about fractions. We will spend more time working on adding and subtracting fractions. We will also spend time completing our i-Ready diagnostic winter testing.
On Thursday this week we will take the test for chapter 5 in science. Science vocabulary will be due on Thursday. Also as part of our science this week students will go the zoo. While at the zoo students will work in groups to complete an assignment.
Due to Fridays field trip we will complete our social studies on Thursday. Students will take the test for chapter 4. Please make sure students bring their social studies books to school on Thursday so that they will have them for the test.
Have a Great Week
Ms. Johnson
I hope everyone enjoyed the time off in honor of Dr. King on Monday. We have on more 3 day weekends until Presidents Day in February.
We will be going on our field trip to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens on this Friday. All money is due no later than tomorrow, 1/17. Students are encouraged to dress warmly, the high will only be 55 degrees and will probably feel much cooler than that under the shady trees at the zoo. Students should also wear their class shirts with a long sleeve shirt underneath and comfortable walking shoes. Students will probably want to bring a jacket or heavy sweatshirt as well. Students should make sure to eat a heavy breakfast since we will not be having lunch until 12:00.
Students are not allowed to visit the gift shop, but may bring additional money for:
Sting Ray Bay --$3
Lorikeet Feeding --$1
Additional food and drink--prices vary
Students are not allowed to ride the train or the carousel.
We will depart from school as soon as the buses arrive and return to JBE at about 2:00. All students must ride the bus to the zoo, but I will have dismissal forms available if you would like to take your child directly from the field trip. If you are chaperoning you will have to provide your own transportation and may follow the bus from school or meet us at the front gates of the zoo. If you pay your admission to the zoo with your child's money please meet us outside of the gate. You must be there and enter with JBE in order to use the $13.95 admission rate. If you have a zoo membership please go ahead and enter the zoo and meet us just inside the entrance. Regular zoo admission is $17.95.
This week in math students will continue learning about fractions. We will spend more time working on adding and subtracting fractions. We will also spend time completing our i-Ready diagnostic winter testing.
On Thursday this week we will take the test for chapter 5 in science. Science vocabulary will be due on Thursday. Also as part of our science this week students will go the zoo. While at the zoo students will work in groups to complete an assignment.
Due to Fridays field trip we will complete our social studies on Thursday. Students will take the test for chapter 4. Please make sure students bring their social studies books to school on Thursday so that they will have them for the test.
Have a Great Week
Ms. Johnson
Monday, January 8, 2018
Happy New Year!!!
Welcome Back Everyone,
I hope that everyone had a restful winter break. Since it was so cold we can truly say that we had winter break!! 😊❆We are officially in the 3rd nine weeks. During this quarter we will take two field trips. On January 19th we will go to the Jacksonville Zoo and in March we will go to St. Augustine to tour the fort. Students will also be taking their Writing FSA during this quarter.
Permission slips for the zoo field trip will come home this week. Please carefully read the letter attached to the permission slip. It outlines the costs for the trip. The price for the trip varies. All students will need to pay $5 for the bus. If your child ordered a lunch that will be an additional $5 for a total of $10. If you are planning to chaperone there are additional fees based on if you are ordering a lunch or using a Zoo Membership pass. Please carefully read the letter that comes home. We have included a checklist at the bottom to assist you in figuring out the total cost. All money is due on Wednesday January 17th.
This week in math we will continue to work on our fraction unit. This week we will learn different strategies for comparing fractions with different denominators. Students will also learn how to add and subtract fractions from a whole number.
This week in science we will continue to learn how heat moves. Students will work in a group to complete The Great Ice Cube Challenge. They will design a plan for melting an ice cube the fastest. In their plan students will have to explain how they will melt their ice cube. Students will have to explain if their plan uses convection, conduction, radiation or some combination of all three. We will take our test on chapter 5 next week.
This week in social studies we will learn about the American Revolution. Students can go on to Brain Pop and watch many videos related to the American Revolution topic. We will also learn about timelines. Students should read and be ready to discuss chapter 4 lesson 3 and the skill builder on timelines. The homework for this week is for students to complete the vocabulary for chapter 4. The test for chapter 4 will also be next week.
Have a GREAT Week,
Ms. Johnson
I hope that everyone had a restful winter break. Since it was so cold we can truly say that we had winter break!! 😊❆We are officially in the 3rd nine weeks. During this quarter we will take two field trips. On January 19th we will go to the Jacksonville Zoo and in March we will go to St. Augustine to tour the fort. Students will also be taking their Writing FSA during this quarter.
Permission slips for the zoo field trip will come home this week. Please carefully read the letter attached to the permission slip. It outlines the costs for the trip. The price for the trip varies. All students will need to pay $5 for the bus. If your child ordered a lunch that will be an additional $5 for a total of $10. If you are planning to chaperone there are additional fees based on if you are ordering a lunch or using a Zoo Membership pass. Please carefully read the letter that comes home. We have included a checklist at the bottom to assist you in figuring out the total cost. All money is due on Wednesday January 17th.
This week in math we will continue to work on our fraction unit. This week we will learn different strategies for comparing fractions with different denominators. Students will also learn how to add and subtract fractions from a whole number.
This week in science we will continue to learn how heat moves. Students will work in a group to complete The Great Ice Cube Challenge. They will design a plan for melting an ice cube the fastest. In their plan students will have to explain how they will melt their ice cube. Students will have to explain if their plan uses convection, conduction, radiation or some combination of all three. We will take our test on chapter 5 next week.
This week in social studies we will learn about the American Revolution. Students can go on to Brain Pop and watch many videos related to the American Revolution topic. We will also learn about timelines. Students should read and be ready to discuss chapter 4 lesson 3 and the skill builder on timelines. The homework for this week is for students to complete the vocabulary for chapter 4. The test for chapter 4 will also be next week.
Have a GREAT Week,
Ms. Johnson
Week of December 4th
Hi Everyone,
Students will go to Enrichment Labs this Wednesday afternoon. We will also have ticket cash in on Wednesday morning. Students should come ready to cash in their tickets.
I would like to clear up some misconceptions and confusions where homework is concerned.
*Technology--Students can begin working on the technology assignment on Friday afternoon. The window for i-Ready and Prodigy runs from Friday afternoon to the following Friday morning. i-Ready is a diagnostic program where students work on a specific lesson plan based on their strengths and weaknesses as measured by the diagnostic that students took in September. Prodigy is a free online math program. I make assignments in Prodigy that matches the concepts that we are working on in class. Students are allowed to break up the assignments in multiple days if they choose. For example a student may choose to do 20 minutes of i-Ready on Friday afternoon. 10 minutes on Monday afternoon and 15 minutes on Wednesday. I encourage students to record all of their activity on their logs so that they can keep track of their minutes.
*i-Ready--As per the district requirement students are required to complete at least 45 minutes of i-Ready each week.
*Prodigy--Students are required to complete at least 15 minutes or between 10-20 questions of Prodigy per week. The top 3 students are rewarded on Fridays. I check and count any questions that were answered on Friday, Saturday and Sundays from the previous week.
*Social Studies--I tell students the social studies assignment on Friday that will be due on the following Friday. Social studies assignments are always due on Fridays.
*Math Superstars--I pass out the new math superstars sheet on Friday. The new sheet is due on the following Friday.
Students are not required to work on any assignment during the weekend. I give these assignments on Friday to help lessen the load during week days. Students that are involved in multiple activities during the week like to get a jump start on assignments during the weekend.
This week in math we will begin our fraction unit. This week students will learn how to decompose a fraction into it's parts by using addition and multiplication. For examples 5/6= 2/6 + 3/6 or 5/6= 5 x 1/6. We will learn how to find equivalent fractions using area models and multiplication.
This week in science we will take a closer look at sound energy. Students will learn about pitch, frequency, volume, and amplitude. We will complete a lab using tuning forks were we will get to "see" sound.
This week in social studies we will begin chapter 4. In lesson one students will learn about the constant battle for Florida that took place between Spain, France and England.
Have A Great Week!!
Students will go to Enrichment Labs this Wednesday afternoon. We will also have ticket cash in on Wednesday morning. Students should come ready to cash in their tickets.
I would like to clear up some misconceptions and confusions where homework is concerned.
*Technology--Students can begin working on the technology assignment on Friday afternoon. The window for i-Ready and Prodigy runs from Friday afternoon to the following Friday morning. i-Ready is a diagnostic program where students work on a specific lesson plan based on their strengths and weaknesses as measured by the diagnostic that students took in September. Prodigy is a free online math program. I make assignments in Prodigy that matches the concepts that we are working on in class. Students are allowed to break up the assignments in multiple days if they choose. For example a student may choose to do 20 minutes of i-Ready on Friday afternoon. 10 minutes on Monday afternoon and 15 minutes on Wednesday. I encourage students to record all of their activity on their logs so that they can keep track of their minutes.
*i-Ready--As per the district requirement students are required to complete at least 45 minutes of i-Ready each week.
*Prodigy--Students are required to complete at least 15 minutes or between 10-20 questions of Prodigy per week. The top 3 students are rewarded on Fridays. I check and count any questions that were answered on Friday, Saturday and Sundays from the previous week.
*Social Studies--I tell students the social studies assignment on Friday that will be due on the following Friday. Social studies assignments are always due on Fridays.
*Math Superstars--I pass out the new math superstars sheet on Friday. The new sheet is due on the following Friday.
Students are not required to work on any assignment during the weekend. I give these assignments on Friday to help lessen the load during week days. Students that are involved in multiple activities during the week like to get a jump start on assignments during the weekend.
This week in math we will begin our fraction unit. This week students will learn how to decompose a fraction into it's parts by using addition and multiplication. For examples 5/6= 2/6 + 3/6 or 5/6= 5 x 1/6. We will learn how to find equivalent fractions using area models and multiplication.
This week in science we will take a closer look at sound energy. Students will learn about pitch, frequency, volume, and amplitude. We will complete a lab using tuning forks were we will get to "see" sound.
This week in social studies we will begin chapter 4. In lesson one students will learn about the constant battle for Florida that took place between Spain, France and England.
Have A Great Week!!
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Week of 11/27
Hi Everyone,
Welcome back after Thanksgiving Break. I hope everyone had an enjoyable time off with family and friends. I know that it was very difficult for me to get up on Monday morning!! I really miss seeing the kids' smiling faces everyday, but it was great to off!!
Please don't forget that interest forms for Alice in Wonderland Jr. are due on Wednesday 11/29. No late forms will be accepted. Forms for the JBE Spirit Buddy program are due on Friday 12/1.
This week in math we will finish our unit on prime and composite numbers, factors and multiples, area and perimeter, and multiplication and division strategies. The test will on Wednesday. The test will also include review questions. The one area that students are continuing to have difficulty with is converting customary measurements. Our standard has students converting larger unit to smaller units. Please give your child a few problems like the examples below to practice at home.
6 quarts = _____cups
12 pounds =______ounces
8 yards =_______inches
Our next unit in math will be fractions. Students will learn:
*how to compare two fractions with different denominators or numerators.
*how to find equivalent fractions using a variety of strategies.
*how to add and subtract fractions
*how to decompose a fraction into the sum of it parts.
*how to add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators by first finding like denominators.
*how to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
This week in science students will begin learning about energy. We will learn some common forms of energy.This will include potential energy, kinetic energy, sound energy, thermal energy, radiant energy. mechanical energy, and electrical energy. In the following weeks we will take a closer look at sound energy and thermal energy.
This week in social studies students will take the test for chapter 3. Next week we will begin chapter 4. In chapter 4 we will learn about colonial times in Florida. We will also discuss the struggle over Florida that took place between Spain and Britain. We will discuss slavery in British colonies and get an introduction to the American Revolution.
Have a GREAT week,
Aesha
Welcome back after Thanksgiving Break. I hope everyone had an enjoyable time off with family and friends. I know that it was very difficult for me to get up on Monday morning!! I really miss seeing the kids' smiling faces everyday, but it was great to off!!
Please don't forget that interest forms for Alice in Wonderland Jr. are due on Wednesday 11/29. No late forms will be accepted. Forms for the JBE Spirit Buddy program are due on Friday 12/1.
This week in math we will finish our unit on prime and composite numbers, factors and multiples, area and perimeter, and multiplication and division strategies. The test will on Wednesday. The test will also include review questions. The one area that students are continuing to have difficulty with is converting customary measurements. Our standard has students converting larger unit to smaller units. Please give your child a few problems like the examples below to practice at home.
6 quarts = _____cups
12 pounds =______ounces
8 yards =_______inches
Our next unit in math will be fractions. Students will learn:
*how to compare two fractions with different denominators or numerators.
*how to find equivalent fractions using a variety of strategies.
*how to add and subtract fractions
*how to decompose a fraction into the sum of it parts.
*how to add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators by first finding like denominators.
*how to multiply a fraction by a whole number.
This week in science students will begin learning about energy. We will learn some common forms of energy.This will include potential energy, kinetic energy, sound energy, thermal energy, radiant energy. mechanical energy, and electrical energy. In the following weeks we will take a closer look at sound energy and thermal energy.
This week in social studies students will take the test for chapter 3. Next week we will begin chapter 4. In chapter 4 we will learn about colonial times in Florida. We will also discuss the struggle over Florida that took place between Spain and Britain. We will discuss slavery in British colonies and get an introduction to the American Revolution.
Have a GREAT week,
Aesha
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Week of 11/13
Hi Everyone,
This week we will participate in our Colonial Kids Festival. Students will learn what life was like for kids during colonial days. If you haven't already done so please send in $5 cash to pay for materials that they kids will use during the festival. Parents are welcomed to attend to help facilitate the activities. If you would like to help please meet in room 209 on Thursday morning at 8:00.
This week in math we will begin learning division strategies. Our 4th grade standard has students finding whole‐number quotients and remainders with up to four digit dividends and one‐digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. Strategies that students will be learning are multiplying up, area models, the distributive property, and partial quotients. Students will not be learning the long division algorithm.
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| Multiplying Up |
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| Area Model for Division |
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| Distributive Property |
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| Partial Quotient |
This week in science we will finish up our work on matter. The test was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but has been changed to Friday. After finishing chapter 4 we will move on to chapter 5, energy.
This week in social studies students will complete chapter 3. Students will take the test on chapter 3 the week after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Week of 11-6
Dear Parents,
I would like to start by saying Happy Veteran's Day to all of our military members. Thank you so very much for your service!
This week in honor of Veteran's Day we will have a special Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday morning beginning a 9:00. Students are asked to wear red, white and blue. We will also not have school on Friday.
In math this week we will take a test on factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, multiplication strategies and area and perimeter on Wednesday. Students will bring home their checked study guide on Tuesday. Please have them review their notes. I have also created an assignment in Prodigy to help them review these concepts.
After the test on Wednesday we will move on to division. In our division section we will learn four different strategies; multiplying up, area models, distributive property, and partial quotients. The division algorithm is not introduced until 6th grade.
Beginning next week the i-Ready requirement will be increased from 15 minutes to 30 minutes per week. Please help your child meet this requirement. Students are allowed to begin their new week of technology on Friday afternoons. And they can spread out their minutes throughout the week to meet this requirement. Students just need to fill out their log each time they go on to the computer.
This week in science, students will complete two labs. In the first lab we will learn how to calculate the volume of solids using water. The second lab will teach us about the Law of Conservation of Mass. This law states that the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object. We will complete chapter 4 this week. Students will take the test and turn in the vocabulary on Wednesday November 15th. Students have been working on a choice board project for science it will will due on Friday November 17th.
This week in social studies we will learn about reading and following directions to plot on a map. Students will also learn about the first colonies in Florida. Did you know that France set up Fort Caroline right here in Jacksonville? Fort Caroline is listed as a National Park and is open to visitors. Follow the link https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/historyculture/foca.htm for more information. We also read about how the Spanish set up a colony in St. Augustine https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm
Have a Wonderful week,
Aesha
I would like to start by saying Happy Veteran's Day to all of our military members. Thank you so very much for your service!
This week in honor of Veteran's Day we will have a special Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday morning beginning a 9:00. Students are asked to wear red, white and blue. We will also not have school on Friday.
Please remember to send in $5 cash for our Colonial Kids Festival. The Festival will take place on Thursday November 16th. Thank to Mrs. Stone for volunteering to help facilitate our activity. We are still in need at least one more parent volunteer.
In math this week we will take a test on factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, multiplication strategies and area and perimeter on Wednesday. Students will bring home their checked study guide on Tuesday. Please have them review their notes. I have also created an assignment in Prodigy to help them review these concepts.
After the test on Wednesday we will move on to division. In our division section we will learn four different strategies; multiplying up, area models, distributive property, and partial quotients. The division algorithm is not introduced until 6th grade.
Beginning next week the i-Ready requirement will be increased from 15 minutes to 30 minutes per week. Please help your child meet this requirement. Students are allowed to begin their new week of technology on Friday afternoons. And they can spread out their minutes throughout the week to meet this requirement. Students just need to fill out their log each time they go on to the computer.
This week in science, students will complete two labs. In the first lab we will learn how to calculate the volume of solids using water. The second lab will teach us about the Law of Conservation of Mass. This law states that the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object. We will complete chapter 4 this week. Students will take the test and turn in the vocabulary on Wednesday November 15th. Students have been working on a choice board project for science it will will due on Friday November 17th.
This week in social studies we will learn about reading and following directions to plot on a map. Students will also learn about the first colonies in Florida. Did you know that France set up Fort Caroline right here in Jacksonville? Fort Caroline is listed as a National Park and is open to visitors. Follow the link https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/historyculture/foca.htm for more information. We also read about how the Spanish set up a colony in St. Augustine https://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm
Have a Wonderful week,
Aesha
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