tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626742643339034812024-03-09T21:46:01.140-05:00Mrs. Thomas's 'OWL'standing 5th GradeMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.comBlogger609125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-89734348908595210732016-03-05T21:15:00.002-05:002016-03-05T21:17:38.676-05:00I'M SORRY<span style="font-size: large;">It has been brought to my attention that I have severely angered MANY parents by my recent blog postings. I am so, so, so very sorry. There are not enough words in this world to adequately convey my feelings of regret in you disdain with my musings. Those postings most definitely WERE NOT anywhere close to my intentions whatsoever. I simply wanted to give my side of the story because <strike>I believe</strike> I know that I have been painted in an extremely negative light over the course of the past few days since I tendered my resignation, but have not been allowed to have contact with anyone or speak my truth. As you know there are always two, if not three sides to every story. You have been hearing one and now you are not allowed to hear the second without repercussions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did resign and I resigned for very personal reasons. I should NOT have elaborated upon them in any way shape or form here on this blog for the 5th graders to interpret. I should NOT have put them (the sweet, sweet students) in the middle of this very adult situation. It was so extremely wrong of me and I will forever be regretful of my choice in those actions. I was not thinking it through and the full consequences of these actions. I must reiterate that am sorry and will be forever sorry for doing that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am an honest person and writing has always been my outlet. It is how I express my emotions. Did I take my writing too far The past couple of days? Absolutely. Did I forget my audience? UNDOUBTEDLY!!! I was angry and I was emotional. However, Am I unstable as I was called? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Just extremely emotional over a raw situation. I am so sorry for dragging the 5th graders though things that may be over their heads. I also want you to know that I NEVER gave them my phone number. I have however, shared my personal email. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, the point of this is to offer my sincerest apologies for my blog posts that have offended you. It was not m intention to offend you, but clearly I have and that truly, truly upsets me in knowing this. I still cannot rest easy having now apologized, but I can at least know that you've heard my sincerest, most heartfelt apologies. I only want the best for your children. I truly love them endlessly and not seeing their faces daily is the hardest thing I have ever done. Thank you for your understanding and I hope to have your forgiveness. I truly love your students more than words.</span>Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-16407072898833273242016-03-01T17:27:00.003-05:002016-03-05T20:46:30.485-05:00...this isn't goodbye...not for a loooooongshot.<br />
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I am so, soooo very sorry that I did not get to say good bye today. You see, some things came up and we did not get to say our goodbyes...our final goodbyes and give over final hugs. Goodbyes are the WORST aren't they?!? Truly. Especially when you don't see them coming. So many things are left unsaid, words left unspoken, thoughts left at the brink of lips, things welled at the tips of tongues and beating at the edges of our hearts, ready to burst like lava out of a swollen volcano. My goodness, goodbyes STINK, don't they?!? Indescribably. Did you forsee this one coming? I SURE didn't. I didn't anticipate it in the slightest. Like, AT ALL. Here I am, getting ready for work...ready to see my lovey loves (you) and all of a sudden, I'm there, telling my stories...yet here I am now at home...writing you this...a goodbye note of sorts. What a sudden turn of events. An instant change. But is this how it all ends for us this year? I doubt it. I may be gone from 5th grade for you guys, but I hardly doubt I am gone for good from your lives. I'll be popping up here and I'll be popping up there. You certainly can't get rid of me THAT easily. With all that said, I must implore you: STAY IN TOUCH, okay? PLEASE email me (abbybthomas@gmail.com) ...PLEASE call me. I want to be at your games, I want to be at your events. I. WANT. TO. Let's go to the park. Lets go to the movies. Let's go paint pottery. Let's go to lunch. Let's go to House of Boom. Let's get Ice Cream. Seriously. Let's do it all!!! I love it and I'd love nothing more than see you and spending quality time with you. Hit. me. up. I will NOT be calling or texting you...let's make that abundantly clear, okay?!? But please contact me, okay?!? ASAP! Miss you ALREADY. </div>
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-16847459797824011172015-09-22T13:40:00.001-04:002015-09-22T15:06:14.121-04:00Flashbacks 20 & 21 and Vocab pagesThese are for my friends who were absent, did not get done, or in today's case...did not use their time wisely. If you are one of those friends who did not use their time wisely this morning, please see to it that you complete your flashback questions this evening to turn in to me tomorrow morning.<br />
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-19950610453450491862015-09-22T13:16:00.001-04:002015-09-22T13:16:30.886-04:00Loser Comprehension Assessment Short-Answer Response ANSWERSLoser Comprehension Assessments have been graded and entered into Sycamore (they will be posted on Friday), but you will be seeing short answer responses with points possibly subtracted for missing parts. I assumed questions may arise as to what the indicators were for exhibiting an exemplary response to earn full credit on these responses and thus, I am posting them here for your review. Please look over these with your student and discuss where he/ she may gone wrong or what he/ she may be missing. Many students did well, but some were lacking insightful analysis which has been the topic of focus for maaany weeks now :)<div>
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-66861641497902707982015-09-21T15:50:00.002-04:002015-09-21T15:50:28.363-04:00updates on classroom happenings...Hello all! Just a few links and updates on classroom happenings...<br />
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In <b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS</span></u></b>, we are studying Sequencing order within text. We identified signal words that help us to identify chronological order:<br />
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We discussed why these are important and why it would be important to identify the sequence of events within a text. We practiced by using a timeline and also noted the nonfiction text feature present upon it (the timeline itself, dates, pictures, captions, bold print, headings, etc.) Students also wrote about their typical afternoons home and used signal words to move from one activity to the next. They quickly learned that every bit of their lives fall in chronological order. <br />
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We also read <a href="http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/how-to-make-a-mummy#" target="_blank">THIS</a> text and then practiced with <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/mummy_maker/index_embed.shtml" target="_blank">THIS</a> super fun mummy making activity! The kids were SO into it! <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">How can you help your student at home?</span></u></b> Discuss the sequence of your nightly events and routines. Have then use signal words when articulating how their afternoons carry out. Point out directions on recipes or in assembling a toy, furniture, or something of the like. Note how following directions in the specific order listed is imperative for success in completion with the task at hand. <br />
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ALSO: Please know that I am grading, grading, grading the students' Loser Comprehension tests and whew, they were DOOZIES! Overall, I am extremely proud of the synthesis and analytical stance that many students took about our beloved Zinkoff. There were really some higher order thinking skills involved within this test and our kiddos persevered to completion! Once I finish grading those, I will move to grading their projects. The creativity of these 5th graders is out of this world and I am truly impressed by their connections to this summer reading book. <br />
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What's up <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">NEXT WEEK</span></u></b>in L.A.?!? We begin REALISTIC FICTION, the first of our many genres of study. It's actually perfect because we just completed our reading of Loser which is a work of Realistic Fiction. I have asked that the students check out another book classified as realistic fiction during library time so they have it throughout our unit. Bridge to Terabithia is an excellent example, but I am happy to have any that your student finds best fits his/ her reading style/ preferences. <br />
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We are learning about the Properties of Multiplication so I played <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHO9cSE-yyM" target="_blank">THIS</a> song. We are also learning about the patterns of multiplication (9 x 4 = 36, so 90 x 40 = 3,600 and so on). Finally, our big to do this unit is multiplying by 3-digit numbers. I would still like the students to be practicing with the rounding of decimals. They can do this by visiting <a href="http://www.math-play.com/baseball-math-rounding-decimals/rounding-decimals-game.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> baseball game, or <a href="http://www.math-play.com/rounding-decimals-game-1/rounding-decimals-game.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> soccer game, <a href="http://www.math-play.com/football-math-decimals-place-value/football-math-decimals-place-value.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> Decimals place-value football game, and <a href="http://www.math-play.com/adding-decimals-game.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> or <a href="http://www.math-play.com/subtracting-decimals-game.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> decimals adding or subtracting game. We played these as a warm-up in class and I promised the students I would post them here :)</div>
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P.S., Sign-up for conferences!!!!</div>
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-79978617374910281172015-09-16T13:59:00.004-04:002015-09-16T13:59:44.045-04:00Book Report Menu Rubric<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We will be completing these IN CLASS Thursday, September 17th, but this is how the students will be scored! </div>
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-46384704734815191792015-09-08T14:21:00.001-04:002015-09-08T14:44:28.399-04:009.8.15 - Day FIFTEENHello all and welcome back from your long weekend! I hope you celebrated with some nice time off with your families! I've so enjoyed hearing the stories of your students' Labor Day excursions! They are quite the story tellers and I could listen to them all day! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday was Lexi's Birthday and I totally forgot to wish her well here on our little blog :( Boo on me! Thus, Happy Belated Birthday, sweet Lexi Loo! We hope you had the best day! Oh how we love you so!</td></tr>
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It was resource day around 5T and 5S so while I could've listened to them all day, I didn't get to. We DID start the day with a little Language Arts instruction...Did you know that today just happens to be International Literacy Day? We discussed what it means to be illiterate and that almost 1 billion people worldwide do not have access to the quality education that we do here in the United States. The students found it hard to believe that so many adults in this world could be illiterate and we discussed what that must be like for them and completed a written response. We then discussed advocated for awareness of this concept. In Library time of our resource day, students created posters for awareness and advocacy of this worldwide epidemic and we hung them around school to continue raising awareness around SMA. The students are truly fascinated and in awe of this and truly enjoyed the activity. For more information, please visit: <a href="http://internationalliteracyday.org/" target="_blank">http://internationalliteracyday.org/ </a><br />
Download the Little Free Library <a href="http://littlefreelibrary.org/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/09/post-it-questions-101-150.html" target="_blank"><b>LOSER QUESTIONS</b></a> (pages 101-150 due tomorrow)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Vocabulary Quiz Friday. New pages uploaded to Edmodo and last week's pages will be sent home tomorrow for studying (no worries, these are nothing to freak out over, okay?!!!? Promise?!!!?)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">MATH#2</span></u></b> SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IS MOVED TO FRIDAY, SEPT. 11TH!!!!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><i>BOTH</i></b> CLASSES: Simple Solutions 14, 15, & 16 due Friday Sept. 11th</span><br />
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Grandparents' Day is Thursday, September 10th. Please join your grandchild for Mass and then doughnuts afterwards, followed by an activity with us in our classroom! We so look forward to seeing you!<br />
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See you tomorrow, Friends!<br />
-Mrs. ThomasMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-27141284549612891132015-09-04T14:02:00.004-04:002015-09-04T14:12:51.663-04:009.4.15 - Day FOURTEENHappy Friday, all! And, HAPPY THREE DAY WEEKEND TO YOU! This morning in our prayer, we stopped to reflect on our gratitude for those who work so very hard to provide for us and the reason for our celebrating of Labor Day on Monday. <br />
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We had a rough start behavior wise across the 5th grade today (we're talking as soon as the bell rang, Mr. Burt was redirecting our kiddos) and it went downhill from there and affected us negatively throughout the course of the rest of our day. Mrs. Schleg was affected in her instruction and I was in mine. I hardly got to much with my Math class nor with my reading classes because I was constantly having to redirect off-task behaviors and talking and Mrs. Schleg expressed the exact same sentiments. And we're not just dealing with talking, we had pencils and erasers being thrown, rulers as swords, running, yelling...the works...definitely NOT behavior on par with that of a fifth grader or THAT of THIS group of kids! They are such an outstanding class as a whole and capable of SO, SOOOO very much more. Thus, both classes had quite the chat from Mrs. Schleg and myself and did some walking at recess for their consequence, but as of Tuesday, upon our return from Labor Day holiday weekend, we are beginning our Strike Chart system. This system basically means three strikes and you're out (...or "out" in this case means a behavior referral to the office for a call home. After 3 of these, a detention is earned). This is how middle school runs things and how we did it last year. It worked well and we anticipate it running smoothly this year as well. Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns. We have high expectations for these awesome children that we've heard such wonderful things about and can't wait to get things under control so that our learning can take us up, up, and away to far away lands!</div>
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">VOCABULARY</span></u></b>- We reviewed our vocabulary from this week according to our roots, bases, and prefixes. I took up their sheets that had been assigned via Edmodo. <br />
<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">READING & WRITING</span></u></b>: We reviewed all of our rules and parts of Reading and Writer's Workshops we've learned and practiced up to date by revisiting our anchor charts we made on our SMARTBoard notebook documents and in each of these class response journals. The students then got in groups of 4 and made actual anchor charts to be hung around their classroom to refer back to if needed when in their homeroom and their notebooks or response journals are not out or available. Students then reflected on this process in their writing notebook of how it could help them as a reader or writer and why it is important to remember all these steps and parts of the workshops.<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b><br />
<u><b style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATH #1</span></b></u><b style="text-decoration: underline;"> LEARNING TARGET</b>: I CAN add & subtract decimals up to thousandths<br />
Our exit slip yesterday proved that students are still not grasping the concepts of comparing and ordering decimals as well as rounding decimals. Thus, I gave them a Bellringer on decimals that required much additional practice and attention. We did not get to do much "fun" stuff and had more of a lecture type class on how to round and compare and order these decimals because that what was needed by the students. <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (Labor Day weekend)</span><br />
<b><u><span style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">MATH #2</span> LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: Enrichment<br />
Students had a mixed application review of skills where they worked with a partner on problem solving challenging concepts and problems for review of this unit's content. It was FUN!<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Decimals SUMMATIVE Unit Assessment THURSDAY, Sept. 9th </span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b><br />
Students went out to the garden and weeded, and then came back to review bug project expectations.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (Labor Day weekend)</span><br />
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Social Studies time was taken up by the Science garden time and bug project discussion.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (Labor Day weekend)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students finished their maps of the Old Testament and began their maps of the New Testament.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (Labor Day weekend)</span><br />
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Have a truly wonderful and relaxing three day weekend!<br />
See you TUESDAY for RESOURCE DAY!<br />
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P.S., NEXT Thursday (Sept 10th) is GRANDPARENTS' DAY here at SMA!<br />
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We attended MASS this morning and then began our day with our usual Thursday adjusted schedule where we have BOTH Math classes in the morning prior to lunch.<br />
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<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b></span><br />
<u><b><span style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATH #1</span></span>- LEARNING TARGET:</b></u> I CAN compare, order, and round decimals. Prior to Mrs. Burke coming in, I had the students do a little human math where I lined them up with numbers I had written on paper and we started all the way over in the thousandths place and began rounding. We first rounded the hundredths place and moved all the way up to the hundred millions place using our rules we've learned and practiced with in class, subbing in zeroes or a place-value digit up as we determined the rounding value as we went along. The students were hilarious when they had to sit down and be subbed in for a zero as this illustrated to them that after you round a number, everything after it drops to a zero. It was FUN! <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: complete Common Core worksheet (front and back); Simple Solutions #s 12 &13 due tomorrow</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">Math #2</span></u></b>- <b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN add and subtract decimals up to thousandths. We worked on adding and subtracting decimals and lining them up in order to do so. When lining them up, we noticed that the bottom number often had more digits than the top, so we had to add magic zeroes to the top top in order to began subtracting or adding. The students caught on EXTREMELY quickly and began their homework in class. Many finished it altogether. They will be having their summative assessment over decimals next Thursday or Friday.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: complete Common Core worksheet; Simple Solutions #s 12 & 13 due tomorrow</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE</span></u></b></span><br />
Students took their Social Studies test<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES</span></u></b></span><br />
Students took their tests!<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b><br />
I am working on assessing the independent reading levels of your students so in order to do so, many students were independently working and writing summaries on those, while other were finished or waiting to be assessed by/ read with me so were working on another reading passage assignment I had given to them, free-writing in their Writer's Notebooks, or writing a reading response in their reading response journals.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: vocabulary assignments (3 pages uploaded to Edmodo) due tomorrow; new set of <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/09/post-it-questions-101-150.html" target="_blank">LOSER questions</a> made up by opposite class over pages 101-150 due by NEXT WEDNESDAY (Sept. 9th)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION</span></u></b></span><br />
Students worked with partners over maps of places in New Testament<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't Forget! Grandparents' Day is NEXT THURSDAY! (Sept. 10th!)</span></div>
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Have a thrilling Thursday evening!<br />
-Mrs. ThomasMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-22983366230037793122015-09-02T14:42:00.001-04:002015-09-03T13:35:54.319-04:00Wonderful Wednesday!!<span style="color: orange;">Would You Rather? </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: red;">Would your rather... have a long inney or a fat outy (bellybutton)?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;">Would you rather... eat chocolate covered crickets or beetles in a milkshake?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #f1c232;">Would you rather walk on water and get eaten by a shark or fly and get hit by a plane?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: lime;">Would you rather cry tartar sauce or sneeze hot sauce?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Would you rather read a book and get a paper cut every time you turn the page or have it slap you every time you put it down?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan;">Would you rather only eat green food or only eat foods that start with a C? </span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">Would you rather write your own book and have terrible reviews or act in a movie and get </span><span style="color: blue;">bad </span><span style="color: blue;">reviews?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Would you rather live inside a shark our a giraffe</span><span style="color: purple;">?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: magenta;">Would you rather be a superhero or a villain</span><span style="color: purple;">?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;">Would you rather have a really weird name like looptilop or have an upside down nose?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Would you rather be in a pool of marshmallows or m and m's</span><span style="color: purple;">?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: cyan;">Would you rather shoot spaghetti out of your fingers or sneeze meatballs?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #38761d;">Would you rather always get a nose bleed when you walk or always vomit after you talk?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: lime;">Would you rather be hot or cold?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #bf9000;"> Would you rather read an awesome book or watch an awesome movie?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;">Would you rather have a cook or a maid?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Would you rather be busy or bored?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;">Would you rather be an Olympic gymnast</span><span style="color: red;"> or a noble peace prize winner?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: orange;"> Would you rather be the oldest or the youngest?</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #f1c232;">Would you rather work at the desk or outside? </span></li>
<li><span style="color: lime;">Would you rather explore the ocean or space?`</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Would you rather have blue hair or feet?</span></li>
<li><u><span style="color: red;">We asked your class these questions and here are our results. Everyone would rather have a long</span> <span style="color: red;">inney rather than a fat outy. </span><span style="color: orange;">7 out of 8 people said they would rather sneeze hot sauce rather than cry tartar sauce. </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">Everyone said they would rather be cold rather than hot. </span><span style="color: lime;">3 out of 5 people said they would rather be busy rather than bored.</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> 3 out of 5 people said they would be a villain other than a superhero. </span><span style="color: cyan;">3 out of 5 people said they want to be the youngest instead of the oldest. </span><span style="color: blue;">It was a tie between who wanted to have a cook or a maid.</span><span style="color: purple;"> 3 out of 4 people said they would rather only eat food that starts with a C other than green foods.</span><span style="color: magenta;">More people said they would rather explore the ocean rather than space.</span><span style="color: purple;">Most people want a weird name rather than an upside down nose.</span><span style="color: blue;">It was a tie between shooting spaghetti and sneezing meatballs. </span><span style="color: cyan;">More people would swim in a marshmallow pool other than pool of m&ms.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: purple;">Everyone would eat chocolate covered crickets instead of beatles in a milkshake.</span><span style="color: lime;">Most people would rather live in a shark.</span></u></li>
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<span style="color: lime;"><u>Sorry I did not finish but I got close see you tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</u></span><br />
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-71028371071882294662015-09-02T13:49:00.002-04:002015-09-02T13:54:11.430-04:009.2.15 - Day TWELVEHello and Happy Wednesday, all!<br />
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<u><b style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS</span></b></u><br />
Students went over their <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/08/post-it-questions-pages-51-100.html" target="_blank">LOSER questions</a> due today with a partner and then created questions over the next <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/09/post-it-questions-101-150.html" target="_blank">50 pages (101-150) </a>for the opposite class. This is all a part of our first 30 days of Routines and Rituals within our Reader's Workshop as we learning appropriate questioning strategies and appropriate responses to these questions (elaborating instead of just yes, no, or "I guess", etc.).<br />
Students then had silent reading time while we began our Benchmark Literacy reading levels assessments. These should be completed and communicated to you within the next few weeks (it will take me some time to administer and score 60 of these) :)<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: complete 3 VOCAB sheets uploaded to Edmodo</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b></span><br />
Mrs. Burke was in to work with <b><u style="background-color: red;">Math #1</u></b> on place-value of decimals and rounding including decimals. We ran out of time to administer independent practice before lunch.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Simple Solutions pages 12 and 13 due Friday</span><br />
<b><u style="background-color: red;">Math #2</u></b> had a pop quiz over decimal place-value and rounding of decimals and I'm happy to report that so far, the score are looking mighty niiice, so YAY!<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Simple Solutions pages 12 and 13 due Friday </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students worked on and went through the Scientific Method and then Mrs. Schleg checked it for a grade.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES</span></u></b></span><br />
Students went over what kind of questions will be on their test tomorrow.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: test tomorrow --> STUDY!</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION</span></u></b><br />
Students finished Maps from the New Testament in their notebooks.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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Do NOT forget that NEXT Thursday, Sept. 10th is Grandparents' Day! Grandparents are welcome to attend Mass with their grandchildren and then come back to our school for a visit.<br />
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Have a wonderful Wednesday!<br />
-Mrs. Thomas<br />
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-29907473556858468382015-09-01T15:14:00.004-04:002015-09-01T15:14:58.694-04:009.1.15 - Day ELEVENResource Day, Friends...BUT a few reminders...<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b><br />
<a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/08/post-it-questions-pages-51-100.html" target="_blank">LOSER questions</a> (click there for questions) made up by 5T or 5S due TOMORROW (5T answers 5S and 5S answers 5T).<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b style="background-color: magenta;">VOCABULARY:</b></u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Complete 3 sheets uploaded to Edmodo by Friday</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b><br />
<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u>MATH #1</u></b></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"> WkBk pages 4 & 5 due tomorrow</span><br />
<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u>MATH #2</u></b></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"> WkBk page 6 due tomorrow (possible quiz tomorrow...hint, hint!)</span><br />
<u style="background-color: red;"><b><i>BOTH</i></b> CLASSES:</u><span style="background-color: yellow;"> Simple Solutions 9, 10, and 11 due tomorrow; pages 12 & 13 due Friday</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: page 47 Vocab (define and illustrate) and page 51 1-4</span><br />
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-Mrs. ThomasMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-88387335385284971652015-08-31T15:15:00.005-04:002015-08-31T15:22:12.669-04:008.31.15 - Day TENHappy Monday, all! Boy, that weekend went by quickly, didn't it?!? Yowza! Whim, bam boom...Monday again. womp womp.<br />
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Congratulations to our 5th/6th grade football team as they remain undefeated!!! Yay boys, WAY. TO. GO!!!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: magenta;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>VOCAB</b></span></u></span>- We continued our focus upon practicing the concept of dividing and conquering vocabulary words through prefixes and bases and/ or suffixes using our word bank. Students worked with partners to conquer word meanings.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: vocabulary pages posted to Edmodo (link at top of blog under header!) due by Friday (usually I will assign certain days but groups have not been completely set up yet in Edmodo with codes and such so I wanted to provide adequate time)</span><br />
<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">WRITING</span></u></b>- We discussed the methods, routines, and rituals of writer's workshop. Students practiced listening skills, created a list of possible writing topics, and continued with oral language development while also looking at the three components that comprise a writer's workshop (mini-lesson, writing time, sharing time) and what makes up each, as well as the rules for writing time and the tools students use when writing. Students then met with partners to discuss their writing topic lists and narrow them down from 10 topics to 2 or 3.<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: log reading minutes. LOSER questions made up by 5S or 5T due Wednesday.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH:</span></u></b></span><br />
<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATH #1</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN compare and order decimals.<br />
Students learned the art of comparing and ordering decimals by lining them up vertically and then comparing the numbers digit by digit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rearranging digits based on Mrs. Thomas's stipulations :)</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: WORKBOOK pages 4 &5; Simple Solutions #s 9, 10 & 11 due by Wed., 12 &13 due Friday.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Math #2</span></u></b></span><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN round whole numbers, decimals, and money to the nearest or greatest place-value.<br />
We reviewed the concept of rounding and learned about rounding when a decimal is involved.<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3afU6JQG15I" target="_blank">Rounding Video 1</a>; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_kt0ecu_jk" target="_blank">Rounding Video 2</a><br />
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<b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b><span style="background-color: yellow;">: WORKBOOK page 6; Simple Solutions #s 9, 10, & 11 due by Wed., 12 & 13 due Friday. There WILL most likely be a quiz over these concepts on Wednesday (hint, hint) :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students worked on their conclusion for their experiment<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: finish conclusion</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students went over notes for early peoples and Beringia.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: finish definitions</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students went over maps for the old testament.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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WE ARE GETTING A CLASS PET! Riley is generously purchasing a BUNNY for us to have as a pet!!! We are ALL responsible for his love and care and each week a student will be accountable for taking him home and caring for him over the weekend (Riley will take him home over extended breaks and the summer). Thus, it must be noted before he arrives, do we have any serious allergies that we need to be aware of before his arrival? Our students' health comes first! Please let me know asap if this is an issue for you or your child. And please do NOT feel obligated to take him home if you do not wish to do so!<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">About him...</span></u></b></div>
<b><u>Name: </u></b>Tribble (after the Star Trek episode) <img src="http://slightlywarped.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/320x24035.jpg" height="240" width="320" /><br />
<b><u>Species:</u></b> Lionhead Rabbit<br />
<b><u>Food Preference: </u></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It depends on the age of your rabbit. Young lionheads should receive be fed twice per day. Make sure you don’t feed your rabbit too much. This goes especially for fruits, if they eat too many fruit this could lead to diabetes. After 7 months you just have to make sure that they have an unlimited supply of fresh water and hay. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.5px;">Yogurt treats are prohibited, they are very unhealthy and could lead to serious health concerns. Do not ever feed them lettuce as well as potatoes. There is a misunderstanding that rabbits seem to love lettuce which is in fact not the case. Please be extra careful with vegetables. Also make sure that your rabbit has no access to eating flowers in your garden. If you want to give them a little treat you could give them a small carrot.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.5px;"> </span></span><br />
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LOADS of Additional Information can be found at <a href="http://lionheadrabbit.com/">lionheadrabbit.com</a><br />
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Kate is our class Blogger this week. Her first post can be found <a href="http://owlstandingclasskidblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/class-interview.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Molly M. is our Paparazzi this week, but she was absent, so I just took pictures during our commercial break at the end of the day (by the time the kids are back with me for Language Arts instruction, it has been literal HOURS since they've had a break, so I play a quick song and let them get a little energy out before we're back on task). Thus, our third week of paparazzi pics begin <a href="http://owlstandingpaparazzi.blogspot.com/2015/08/week-three-day-one.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Have a magnificent Monday!<br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
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P.S., Did you know our sweet Lexi's mom got married this weekend?!? Lexi was a junior bridesmaid and she was BEAUTIFUL!!!! Here are some pics her mom sent me. We missed you SO much, Lex, and can't wait to have you back tomorrow!!!!!<br />
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-15078923283300925142015-08-28T14:47:00.002-04:002015-08-28T14:47:21.374-04:008.28.15 - Day NINEYaaaaaay Friiiiiiidaaaaay! <br />
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I want to thank all of you who came last evening! It was a pleasure meeting with you and getting to chat with you about the school year ahead of us! It was quite nice to already hear feedback from some of you and I truly appreciate your honesty and your support. Your child's education is most definitely a team effort and please know that his/ her success this year is my utmost concern. The students were SOOOO excited and delighted to get your notes you left them this morning...it was an added bonus to their Friday. <br />
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Guess what we got today?!? Riley's Mom ordered us a WHOLE shipment of books from AMAZON!!!!! ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL?!!!!? The kiddos are so, soooooooo excited!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank yoouuuuuuu Mrs. Adkins, you have delighted us so, and the kids could NOT wait to have some silent reading time this afternoon...they BEGGED me for it! What a treat and a blessing you are!<br />
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Mrs. Schleg's class had the treat of having Mrs. Nguyen (our school curriculum director) in to teach our first Vocabulary lesson as we get back in the swing of things with our Divide and Conquer. Students worked on dissecting meaning of words through breaking down from the base/ root word from the prefix and/ or suffix. <br />
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We encouraged students that this year, they are able to use the dictionary (online or book) as a resource in coming up with applicable definitions to their words. It is not cheating in the slightest bit as it is a useful reference tool! <br />
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">WRITING:</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN create a list of possible writing topics.<br />
Students worked on creating a list of writing topics that will be easy for them to elaborate upon and add specific detail, emotion, and dialogue.<br />
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<b><u><span style="background-color: magenta; font-size: large;">READING</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN explain the difference between an easy, "just right" and challenging book. <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: NONE</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATH #1</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN read and write decimals greater than one in word and standard form.<br />
Students completed lesson from yesterday along with graded common core worksheet.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (weekend)</span><br />
<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MATH #2</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN compare and order decimals<br />
Students learned how to compare and order numbers with decimals. I taught them to rewrite the numbers vertically so they are on top of each other and easier to compare the digits. <br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><b>HOMEWORK</b></u>: none (weekend)</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b><br />
Students learned about the Scientific Method<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><u><b>HOMEWORK</b></u>: none (weekend)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students had a quiz over landforms.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (weekend)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students labeled maps in notebooks<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (weekend)</span><br />
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Have a wild and wonderful weekend!<br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-87185913670692292962015-08-27T14:46:00.002-04:002015-08-27T14:46:16.392-04:008.27.15 - Day EIGHTiiiiit's Friiiiday eve, everyone! Can I get an Hallelujah?!? <br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR ERIN!!!! </b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's our sweet birthday girl! We sang, "Happy Birthday" to her at exactly 1:02PM, the EXACT moment she was born :)</td></tr>
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PARENT MEETING: TONIGHT at 6:30. I asked you to download the app AURASMA on your tablet or compatible device, but I am concerned about you having guest access to the wireless on our network here at SMA in a hurry this evening. Thus, could you download it on your PHONE instead? iPhones or Androids or other app compatible phone devices will work perfect with this little surprise we have for you! If you do not come with it downloaded, no worries, you can use my iPad :)<br />
<a href="http://www.aurasma.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> is the website for a little background.<br />
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I forgot to post the flashbacks from yesterday morning, so here are yesterday's and today's as well! Please have them completed and yes you may use resources (i.e., GOOGLE, parents, a neighbor, friend, your own memory, etc.)<br />
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On Thursdays, our schedule is different because of Mass. Upon returning, we start with Math and Religion classes and have all Language Arts and Science/ Social Studies blocks in the afternoons since our schedule is condensed. Thus, we began our day with Math and Religion.<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b><br />
<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">MATH #1</span></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN read and write decimals through thousandths in word and standard forms.<br />
Students began the lesson we completed yesterday with Math #2 which was working on the concept of DECIMALS. Last year in 4th grade, they took decimals out to the hundredths place. This year, we will be working out to the thousandths place. We discussed how decimals are the only time that you are allowed to use the word "and" in a number or else the number being read is wrong and people often mistakenly add it when conversing with others. We also discussed the many places that decimals can be found, specifically with money and how we can always go back to money to help us with equating the value of decimals; i.e., it takes ten tenths to equal 1 whole so a tenth is like a dime, it takes 100 hundredths to equal 1 whole so a hundredth is like a penny, and 1 whole is like 1 whole dollar since each of these comprise monetary amounts to get to them. Next, it was time to study a thousandth which is the next place-value step beyond a hundredth. This a bit more difficult for students to master because there is no monetary value to equate it to, so we just made one up: we called it: a JIMMY! It takes one thousand JIMMIES to equal 1 whole dollar and to get from each place-value to the next, you must multiply by ten. The students practiced going forward and backwards with this and then writing decimals in standard, word, and fraction form as well as equivalent forms.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK:</u></b> NONE because we did NOT complete this lesson and I did not feel students were ready for independent practice just yet. They will be completing this tomorrow in class. Simple Solutions #s 7 & 8 due tomorrow (Friday 8.28.15)</span><br />
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<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN read, write, and represent decimals greater than one in word, standard, fraction, and base-ten form.<br />
Students had an independent formative practice over the concepts they learned and had homework over yesterday.<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: common core worksheet (front and back); Simple Solutions 7 & 8 due tomorrow (Fri. 8.28.15)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b></span><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN explore acceptable responses and questions when sharing with a partner and whole group. <br />
We again discussed appropriate questioning strategies and tied it into our book, Loser. Mrs. Schleg's and my class worked with partners and in small groups to come up with questions over pages 51-100 for the opposite class. They presented these questions, we decided on the best ones, and then we created a sheet for them to answer. <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: answer <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/08/post-it-questions-pages-51-100.html" target="_blank">LOSER Post-it questions</a> from opposite class (If you're in 5T, answer questions from 5S, if you're in 5S, answer questions from 5T). DUE BY MONDAY!!!</span><br />
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Questions that Mrs. Schleg's (5S) Class Made up for MY (5T) class are shown FIRST below:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Questions for MRS. THOMAS'S CLASS TO ANSWER!!! <b><span style="font-size: small;"> 5T, THESE ARE YOURS TO ANSWER!</span></b></td></tr>
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Questions MY class (5T) made up for Mrs. Schleg's (5S) class are shown below:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mrs. SCHLEG'S CLASS...<b><span style="font-size: small;">YOU ANSWER THESE!!!!! ^^^^</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b><br />
Students devoted this time to Social Studies<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></b></u></span><br />
Students worked on guided notes on ancient Americans and had a short quiz over what they read last night.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: quiz tomorrow over vocabulary</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students worked on the Old Testament<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: study notebook (pop quiz is possible any time)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out PAPARAZZI pics for today <a href="http://owlstandingpaparazzi.blogspot.com/2015/08/paparazzi-pics-week-two-day-3.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Molly M. was our Guest Blogger today. Check out her post by clicking <a href="http://owlstandingclasskidblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/smallz-and-pratt-today-we-are-going-to.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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Can't wait to see you tonight at Parent Night! The students are excited for you to see our room and your surprise! Download the FREE Aurasma App on your phone if you can (I also included a link to join my Aurasma group in the email, be sure to click it and join). <br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-57214300960323765622015-08-26T14:45:00.001-04:002015-08-26T14:45:03.212-04:008.26.15 - Day SEVENHappy Wednesday, all! And yet we have quite the beautiful day amongst us again! Why couldn't it have been this way this summer? Grrrr. <br />
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b><br />
You may remember students taking an end of the year assessment in Benchmark over all concepts learned throughout the year last year. To start this year, students must take a PRE-assessment to see what skills they have retained from previous years and where I need to begin on instruction with them. It helps me to know where their mastery of concepts begins and ends. Because of the Boy Scouts meeting on Monday, Mrs. Schleg's class lost class time so they did not get to the <b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/07/post-it-questions-for-pages-1-50.html" target="_blank">Loser question</a></span></b> portion of class like my class which goes with the "First 30 Days of Routines and Rituals Lessons from Benchmark Literacy, focusing on appropriate questioning and responses with partners and groups. Thus, after the pre-assessment, they were able to participate in this activity. 5T worked on something to do with goal setting that will be on display tomorrow night at Open House...<br />
...SPEAKING OF...YOU ARE COMING TO OPEN HOUSE, AREN'T YOU?!? It's 6:30-8 TOMORROW EVENING. Please meet us teachers and Mrs. Zettel in the cafeteria by 6:30PM for a quick meeting before heading upstairs to our classrooms. (Your students may or may not have prepared a little something for you that will be on display). Parents of 5T students, IF you have a tablet that downloads apps, would you mind bringing it with you and downloading the app, "Aurasma" beforehand, please?? If you do not have a tablet or one that will not sync with compatible apps, then need not worry, you can borrow mine! It's just a little something :)<br />
We also worked on some <b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;">WRITING/ GRAMMAR</span></u></b>. We learned in our narrative pre-assessment that inserting dialogue is an area of growth for many students so this was a concept in which we had a quick 10 minute lesson and students worked on writing sentences correctly using this feature.<br />
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<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: 1) I CAN read and write whole numbers through billions in words, standard form, and expanded form. <br />
First, we checked our Simple Solutions due today and then reviewed our Workbook pages due today <br />
<b><u><span style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">MATH #1 </span></u></b>worked on the lesson of expanded form that Math #2 had time to complete on Monday. They learned how to stretch out and recognize the value of each place-value digit.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Workbook page 2; Simple Solutions pages 7 & 8 due Friday</span><br />
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<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: 2) I CAN read and write decimals with values greater than one in words and standard form.<br />
Worked on the concept of DECIMALS. Last year in 4th grade, they took decimals out to the hundredths place. This year, we will be working out to the thousandths place. We discussed how decimals are the only time that you are allowed to use the word "and" in a number or else the number being read is wrong and people often mistakenly add it when conversing with others. We also discussed the many places that decimals can be found, specifically with money and how we can always go back to money to help us with equating the value of decimals; i.e., it takes ten tenths to equal 1 whole so a tenth is like a dime, it takes 100 hundredths to equal 1 whole so a hundredth is like a penny, and 1 whole is like 1 whole dollar since each of these comprise monetary amounts to get to them. Next, it was time to study a thousandth which is the next place-value step beyond a hundredth. This a bit more difficult for students to master because there is no monetary value to equate it to, so we just made one up: we called it: a JIMMY! It takes one thousand JIMMIES to equal 1 whole dollar and to get from each place-value to the next, you must multiply by ten. The students practiced going forward and backwards with this and then writing decimals in standard, word, and fraction form as well as equivalent forms. <br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students got to do AWESOME Science experiments to see if gym shoes made them jump higher or not. They hypothesized that they did to which they concluded that they were indeed correct! <br />
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Students reviewed homework and started discussing the land bridge, Beringia, that connected Asia to North America in the Ice Age<br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION</span></u></b></span><br />
Students got to hold Timmy the Bearded Dragon and studied the New and Old Testament and also put notes on fish about what they believed in the bible as shown below:<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: study notebook because it is possible students will have a pop quiz</span><br />
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Check out Isabela's Paparazzi Pics by today by clicking <a href="http://owlstandingpaparazzi.blogspot.com/2015/08/isabelas-paparazzi-pics-day-two.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>! She's doing a TERRIFIC JOB!<br />
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Also, Lexi's mother is getting married this week, so naturally, Lexi is out of town attending that.<br />
Thus, Winona (Judd) and Booney are filling in her spot as guess bloggers. Check out their guest post about annoying music <a href="http://owlstandingclasskidblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/wednesday-august-262015-guest-bloggers.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. They're a mess. <br />
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Don't Forget! Tomorrow is our <b>Open House</b> for grades 2-5 from 6:30-8PM. See you in the Cafeteria first! 5T parents, please download the app, "Aurasma" (it's FREE!) and bring your iPad or compatible tablets IF you have them and were able to download it. If not, no worries, you can use mine...it's just for a quick surprise :) <br />
Have a wonderful Wednesday!<br />
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Mrs. Thomas<br />
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P.S., Do you remember Monarch Downs last year?!? We have a NEW reading competition "kicking off" here between 4R, 4Y, 5S, and 5T...except this time, 5T is going to be pushing all the other teams waaaaaaaaay back. We scoring TOUCHDOWNS with Reading!!!<br />
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-7125397506867703232015-08-25T14:46:00.001-04:002015-08-25T14:46:03.669-04:008.25.15 - Day SIX - RESOURCE DAYIt's RESOURCE DAY, o'fine families o'mine! I hope you have enjoyed this BEAUTIFUL day! We enjoyed our very first resource day! Wooooo Hooooo!<br />
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it's heeeeere! FINALLY! Copies of our 5th grade 2015-2016 schedule are HERE and finalized for your viewing and printing pleasure! We will have these printed for your students to place in their lockers and in their binders and will also have them plastered all over these walls and halls in and around 5T and 5S!</div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: MATH #1: WORKBOOK page 1; MATH #2: WORKBOOK pages 1 AND 2. BOTH classes: Simple Solutions #s 4, 5, & 6 DUE TOMORROW; 7 & 8 are due Friday</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Complete colorings of drawings and definitions of landforms</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Complete Flashbacks from Monday and Tuesday (<b><i>shown below</i></b>).</span> You may be wondering, what are flashbacks? Flashbacks are our Morning Work. They are a means of continuous review for our students. Each morning, they are presented with 9 questions (sometimes less) from the content areas of Language Arts (sometimes with Religion), Math, and Science/ Social Studies. This is so they are constantly reviewing previously learned content so it is not forgotten and stays at the forefront of their minds. This is a BIG year in terms of testing and we want to ensure that knowledge is locked in deep and not just for Terra Nova testing, but for middle school and beyond! Flashbacks help to ensure that students are constantly utilizing concepts of the past and applying them here in the present and beyond. They typically do not become homework, but our 5th graders have been quite the chatty Kathies the past two days so now they will be completing what they did not finish at home. This also gives them the opportunity to research any content they may have forgotten (ahem Religion...)</div>
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LEXI is our Blogger this week, but her Mom is GETTING MARRIED! YAAAAAY! Thus, today is her only day of blogging and someone else will be stepping in her spot for the rest of the week. Click <a href="http://owlstandingclasskidblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/mrsthomass-tuesday.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for her post from today.<br />
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Guess what? Mrs. Ruley (7R) had her baby! It was a girl that they named Rosie! Isn't that wonderful?!? Extra special congratulations to Mrs. Ruley, our 7th & 8th grades Language Arts teacher!</div>
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Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-10002486997424618022015-08-24T15:08:00.003-04:002015-08-24T15:12:53.298-04:008.24.15 - Day FIVE<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello all! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! It was beautiful, wasn't it?!? It was nice seeing many of you out supporting our Monarchs who crushed the Saint Bernard Wildcats yesterday!!! Whew, and HOW ABOUT THAT END OF THE HALF CATCH FROM OUR VERY OWN ADAM BOONE?!!!!!? WOWZA!!!!! I have still such goosebumps! It was THE PLAY of the day! So proud of our dude and ALL of our little football stars! I got so excited hearing each of their names announced over the loudspeaker for making plays...Jaxon...Aaron...Jack...and on and on! I'm just so proud!!! Go boys, GO!<br />
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(I SO wish I had pics of the game...and SO wish I had a video and/ or pic of Booney's catch- it was seriously legendary, folks. And his celebration? Precious. Just...precious. Thus, we will have to settle for a reenactment which is just as priceless!)<br />
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And then our cheerleaders were outstanding performing at halftime. They learned their routine on FRIDAY and still managed to pull it off into something outstanding. SO proud of those girls too! Boy, it was HOT!<br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b></span><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET</u></b>: I CAN clearly explain the purpose of a reader's workshop. 2) I CAN develop and demonstrate rules for what reader's workshop looks and sounds like. 3) I CAN explore acceptable responses and questions when sharing with a partner and whole group.<br />
We discussed the purpose of Reader's Workshop today and why it is necessary and moreover, why we have it. We clarified that it is to build a community of readers and therefore a community of learners and to create an atmosphere that is conducive to being our best reading selves. We also brainstormed rules to implement so that this may be carried out through Reader's Workshop. Students brainstormed their own rules and then we also made a chart. I must say, their rules were far better than mine! Finally, we discussed acceptable responses and questions whens haring with a partner and whole group. Students brainstormed questions that would entice conversation between partners and amongst a group and my goodness, they did wonderful! Again, their questions were far better than my teacher text's example! My homeroom had enough time to work with a partner over their <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/2015/07/post-it-questions-for-pages-1-50.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Loser</u></b></span> questions</a> that I had posted on the blog over the summer. They discussed possible answers and then began creating questions over the next 50 pages.<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: LOG READING MINUTES!</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b><br />
<b><u>LEARNING TARGET:</u></b> 1) I CAN extend place-value through the billions period. 2) I CAN read and write whole numbers through billions in words, standard form, and expanded form.<br />
Students learned about identifying place value through the billions. See my notes from class below :)<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: MATH 1: WORKBOOK page 1 (due Wed.); MATH 2: WORKBOOK PAGES 1 AND 2 (due Wed.); BOTH MATH 1 AND 2: Simple Solutions pages 4, 5, & 6 due Wednesday; 7 & 8 due Friday.</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b><br />
Students worked on the scientific method, specifically focusing upon the hypothesis step. <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES</span></u></b><br />
Students worked on landforms.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: finish vocabulary definitions and illustration</span>s<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b><br />
Students wrote down expectations of Mass and will be starting the Bible on Wednesday<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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We have begun jobs this week! Kate is my teacher's assistant! And Isabela is our Paparazzi person. Check out our <a href="http://owlstandingpaparazzi.blogspot.com/2015/08/isabelas-paparazzi-pics-week-two-day-one.html" target="_blank">OWLSTANDING PHOTOGS!</a> page for her extra pics from today!<br />
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Tomorrow is RESOURCE DAY!</div>
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-26921800265636189112015-08-21T14:48:00.001-04:002015-08-21T14:56:50.190-04:008.21.15 - Day FOURWoooo Hooooooo, it's Friday! These babies officially have their first week of 5th grade under their belts! Hard to believe that the first of 36 weeks is D-O-N-E! <br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b></span><br />
We began getting ready for whole-group instruction. I encouraged smooth transitions when coming and going to whole-group instruction by teaching my signal which is a chime on my timer. We also made notes about Where, When, and How of the whole-group instruction takes place and how to sit during. <br />
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We then discussed the habits of good listeners and how to develop good listening habits. I gave an example of this by asking students to tell me about their favorite books. The first person I called on, I fidgeted with pens and was in and out of my desk, doodled, talked to others, made no eye contact with the speaker, etc. I then asked the students to note what they observed about my listening and they pinpointed all of these negative traits. I asked them if I appeared to be a good listener to which they all collectively shouted, "No!" Then, I asked another student. To this student, I was attentive, I asked questions about the book, I had my body turned towards him/ her, I made eye contact, I was easy to talk to, etc. and the students noted the difference on a t-chart. It was an obvious difference and the two students I talked with discussed how they felt about my attentiveness and the second student obviously felt much better. We discussed how this is relevant in whole-group instruction AND in small groups as well. It is important to make our listeners feel as if they are heard and as if what they are saying is important. <br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">WRITING</span></u></b></span>: Students created a NARRATIVE piece from the viewpoint of the survivor from the survival activity of yesterday. They were encouraged to include the dialogue in which we've been working upon and the emotional components and description we've been discussing as well.<br />
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<span style="background-color: red;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH</span></u></b></span><br />
We went over our Simple Solutions due today and learned about organizing our math notebooks. Liam even helped demonstrate Line Plots on the SMARTBoard for us...that Liam, he's so resourceful!<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Simple Solutions #s 4, 5, & 6 due Wednesday, Aug. 26; #s 7 & 8 due Friday, Aug. 28th</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE</span></u></b><br />
Morning flag people were taught how to do the flag (Andrew M., Adam B., and Elizabeth L.) and then we had a FIRE DRILL! After that, students went to the garden to start picking vegetables: the banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, squash, and green beans are very ripe!<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Decorate science notebook and cover in tape by Monday</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></u></b><br />
Science ran over into S.S. today<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none (weekend)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: orange;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students completed their quilt squares<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Decorate Religion notebook and cover in tape by Monday</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.kystatefair.org/" target="_blank">KENTUCKY STATE FAIR</a> started yesterday! Will you be there this weekend?!? I know I'll be there Saturday stuffing my face with all that fried yummy goodness tomorrow!<br />
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And we have many boys playing FOOTBALL THIS SUNDAY in their first game at 4:30 vs. St. Bernard. Come on out and support our boys (and cheerleaders that I coach!)<br />
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Have a wild and WONDERFUL weekend!<br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
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These kids are SELFIE OBSESSED! ERRRRYBODY wants one :)<br />
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The students began the day by creating a journal entry about Mass expectations because...<br />
Today was our first day of MASS! I had to tend to an issue with my 3 year old (he's fine, no worries) but Mrs. Simon says our class was wonderful! YAY!<br />
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After Mass, I was still tending to Jack so Mrs. Simon had both classes conclude the second portion of our <u><b style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Math</span></b></u> pre-assessment for this year. She is finishing the grading of these and I should have the results by tomorrow morning. This is extremely helpful to me in seeing what the students remember from 4th grade math and/ or already know about 5th grade math and I can better meet their learning needs.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Simple Solutions #s 1, 2, & 3 are due TOMORROW</span><br />
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After lunch, we had <span style="background-color: magenta;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></b></u></span><br />
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We began with our First 30 Days of School Routines and Rituals as we learn about whole-group Reading workshop. The students went through this in its entirety last year as 4th graders and it's imperative we do it again as 5th graders so they are cognizant of my expectations of rituals and routines in this process of reading workshop and instruction. <a href="http://images.pcmac.org/Uploads/RiverviewGardens/RiverviewGardens/Divisions/DocumentsCategories/Documents/Benchmark%20grades%203-5%2008.31.12.ppt." target="_blank">THIS</a> PowerPoint is a training PowerPoint for teachers demonstrating the importance of the process through our Benchmark Literacy series. We are learning about getting ready for whole-group instruction, good listening habits, the concept of reader's workshop, the rules for reader's workshop, turn-and-talk, when and how to share, and responses and questioning which is perfect for our Loser activities that I've had linked to the blog for some time now!<br />
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<span style="background-color: magenta;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">WRITING:</span></u></b></span></div>
We then completed an activity as we get in the critical thinking mode for journaling in our writing time (and also to build camaraderie amongst ourselves as critical thinkers and problem solvers) called, Ranking Survival Supplies. They LOVED this activity and INSISTED that I post it here on the blog to do with their parents at home (let them explain it to you). I then had them journal about why they think I had them do this activity in Writing and how it could tie into Language Arts (writing a narrative story, using first-person, creating characters, dialogue, using emotions, etc.)<br />
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<span style="background-color: lime;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b></span><br />
Students wrote numbers on their notebooks and glues different rubrics and how-to's on their reflections.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: decorate notebook (due Monday)</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES:</span></u></b><br />
Students worked on Science<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION:</span></u></b><br />
Students again discussed proper Mass behavior and worked on quilt squares about themselves.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: decorate notebook by Monday</span><br />
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Some LOVELY LADIES (Elizabeth R., Abby, Isabela, and Molly P.) made us a FABULOUS Birthday board! Thank you SO MUCH girls! It is BEAUTIFUL!<br />
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Have a thrilling Thursday evening!<br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
P.S., Have I told you how much I LOVE your kiddos?!? :)<br />
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Hello Gents and Judies! Can you believe day TWO is already under our belt? Already going, going, going! I tell these babes that as well- they are thiiiiiis much closer to summer. Ha! Hardly. But one can dream, yes? Besides, I am enjoying all of these days we have promised ahead of us left here in 5th grade. These kiddos are just far too sweet and I already love them just far too much. They are just the greatest group! Boy, I am certainly one blessed teacher, for sure!<br />
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">LANGUAGE ARTS:</span></u></b><br />
We switched classes today! I did a lot of getting to know you with Mrs. Schleg's students. Then, students self-assessed from their personal narrative prompts they wrote yesterday. I assured them that they should mostly be in the "not yet" or "starting to" column as they are just beginning of the year 5th graders. They wrote these pieces on day 1 of 5th grade so little to any at all should be on 5th grade writing level benchmark standards yet so this should show much room for growth. I want to show them the many things in which we'll be working on this year. <br />
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<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">HOMEWORK</u></b><span style="background-color: yellow;">: complete "<a href="http://owlstandingjournaling.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-why-phase.html" target="_blank">WHY</a>" journal entry prompt. Bring Loser book to class and make sure it is completed in reading.</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">MATH:</span></u></b><br />
Students took a pre-assessment over Math. This is a non-graded assessment but a means of showing me what they remember from 4th grade math and what they already know of 5th grade math. <br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: Simple Solutions #s 1, 2, & 3 due FRIDAY, August 21, 2015.</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SCIENCE:</span></u></b><br />
Our kiddos got to switch to Mrs. Schleg's room for the first time today! YAY! Science and our rhythm of school is beginning as we establish our learning routine. We are ironing out some kinks with lengths of class time so we have no schedule set in stone yet for you to see, but as soon as we figure that out, we will get it posted. In class, students talked about things they'd be doing throughout this year with Mrs. Schleg.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: decorate Science journal and cover with plastic tape (due Monday)</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">SOCIAL STUDIES</span></u></b>:<br />
Students ensured they had textbooks and discussed about what they'd be completing throughout the course of this year.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK</u></b>: none</span><br />
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<b><u style="background-color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">RELIGION</span></u></b>:<br />
Students discussed the "Stations of the Cross" play they'll be putting on around Easter.<br />
<b><u style="background-color: yellow;">HOMEWORK</u></b><span style="background-color: yellow;">: decorate Religion journal and cover with plastic tape to preserve (due Monday)</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rain, Rain go away...</span></u></b></div>
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As you are well aware, it was a rainy Wednesday :( Wahhhhh And thus, we had to have indoor recess. I do not have many games (it's seriously a sad, sad scene!) for the students to play inside and so I am looking for some board game donations. Might you be willing to donate some board games to our classroom so we have things to do on rainy (or too cold days once winter arrives) days such as this, please??!!? I have several "Connect Four" boards and several decks of cards, but that's it. We are looking for games that can be played quick like, Sorry!, Hungy, Hungry Hippos, Operation, Twister, BopIt!, Simon, etc.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liam and I took to making origami today during recess. We both could not remember the art of origami swan making. Boo on us. Guess we'll have to conduct some research. Ahhh...boredom. </td></tr>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Electronic Device Forms:</span></u></b></div>
I was going to post the forms on here yesterday from last year, BUT I could not find them on the resource drive to do so and found out there's a reason why I could not locate them... Ms. Stewart (our technology resource coordinator) says that students MUST come to her individually to inquire about the BYOD forms (<b><u>B</u></b>ring <b><u>Y</u></b>our <b><u>O</u></b>wn <b><u>D</u></b>evice) and then go through the process from there as she will be emailing parents individually to then obtain the forms. Apparently, it stems back to some misues of the WiFi and school policy from older students (and maybe younger alike) last year so SMA is cracking down this year on students getting the password. I am ALL FOR students using their devices in class so if this is something your student is interested in, PLEASE encourage him/ her to go see Ms. Stewart IMMEDIATELY so we can get the ball rolling on this process! <br />
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<b><u><span style="background-color: #674ea7; color: cyan; font-size: x-large;">Wish List items (put in order of importance):</span></u></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Supplies:</span></b><br />
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<li>index cards</li>
<li>old magazines/ newspapers</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Books:</span></b><br />
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<li><u>The Mysterious Benedict Society #1</u> by Trenton Lee Stewart (Website <a href="http://www.mysteriousbenedictsociety.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> [it's cool!])</li>
<li><u>The Giver </u>by Lois Lowry (website <a href="http://www.loislowry.com/index.php?option=com_djcatalog2&view=item&id=17:the-giver&cid=4:the-quartet&Itemid=185" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</li>
<li><u>The Phantom Tollbooth</u> by Norton Juster (and animated movie of book to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llg5VODW6n4" target="_blank">HERE</a>)</li>
<li><u>Prince Caspian</u> (summary on <a href="http://www.shmoop.com/prince-caspian/summary.html" target="_blank">SHMOOP</a>)</li>
<li><u>Shiloh</u> by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor </li>
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We thank you so much for any and all items you are willing to donate to our classroom! You truly are so kind, helpful, and blessing us with your generosity! <br />
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Have a wonderful Wednesday!<br />
I AM L-O-V-I-N-G my class this year!<br />
xoxo,<br />
Mrs. Thomas<br />
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<br />Mrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-2408059977866963912015-08-18T15:27:00.001-04:002015-08-18T15:27:21.289-04:008.18.15 - Day ONE<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello ALL and WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! I am so excited to be with your babies this year! I think we have such a wonderful group of kiddos and I just cannot wait to see what this year has in store for us!<br />
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We had a day much about getting to know you, getting reacquainted with school rules, and setting and getting to know 5th grade rules and expectations. It is imperative for students to know that we are setting them up for a successful year not only this year, but for success in the years to come. Next year, they are off to middle school, so we are here to push them to their highest capabilities and help them exceed beyond their greatest potential so that they may be at their very best in the coming years as a student. We are learning to RESPECT ourselves through the way we dress, the way we complete our work, the way we speak of and to others, and the general way we conduct ourselves in life as 5th graders. It is going to be one challenging year for these kiddos, but I can already tell that they are up to the challenge and the task at hand! <br />
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I must say, I am already so impressed with the work ethic of these kiddos. So many already have their questions completed that I posted from Loser (which they did not have to do) AND so many already have journal entries complete that I posted as well! WOWZA! You guys are ON TOP of things and I L-O-V-E it!<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOW, onto our day...</span></u></b></div>
Students took this "Take a Guess Activity" about me and again, I was so impressed because it was obvious that these kiddos had done their homework about me by reading about me here on this blog. <br />
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We took a tour of our classroom and discussed some important features...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is something we use everyday for students to post a way in which they feel they were successful in some way. It is very rewarding and warming seeing the ways they feel they succeeded each day. Ask your student about this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is for connections. I tell A LOT of stories in class relevant to instruction and students often have many comments or connections to them. This is a place for them to "park" their connections so they can go back to them and tell me about them later!</td></tr>
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Mrs. Simon (our 5th grade assistant), then did the same and it was wonderful for her to do because it really helped the students in getting to know her as they had NO background knowledge of her. She is a HOOT! <br />
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Students then worked on an "I am..." collage where they thought of adjectives that described themselves. This is the one I gave as an example. It is not too great as I made it very quickly. Theirs are farrrrrrrr better and I absolutely LOVED how they immediately asked me if they could use a thesaurus and knew that a thesaurus would provide them with synonyms for their adjectives so they wouldn't be so "boring." Precious. <br />
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We then had lunch, recess, walk, and then students had some time with the resource teachers before completing a narrative writing prompt for me. This is for me to assess where they are in their writing abilities in the narrative form. <br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b><u>HOMEWORK:</u></b> (yes, already) Students need to complete Simple Solutions #s 1, 2, and 3 by Friday, August 21, 2015. Bring <b><u>LOSER</u></b> book with you TOMORROW.</span><br />
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It was a TERRIFIC first day and I cannot wait to see these babes again tomorrow! That is, if they'll still have me :)<br />
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xoxo,<br />
Mrs. ThomasMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-82788336562504887792015-07-21T22:13:00.002-04:002015-08-08T08:28:34.350-04:00Hello to my NEW (2015-2016) Babies (and their FABULOUS parents too!)Hiiii to all of you, my new friends, my new classroom family! Yes, I will refer to you as my babies and yes, we will probably have a dance party or two if the mood should strike us. I said <i><span style="font-size: large;">IF</span></i>. I am so very excited to meet you and absolutely CANNOT wait to get to know you!!! This is your go-to site for all things in our classroom. Each day, I will post updates about our day in the classroom so you and your parents can feel as if they are a part of our day and any questions about subject matter, homework, or content can be answered through this useful tool. I have used this since 2010, but the last few years (prior to this past school year of 2014-2105) haven't been updated as periodically as before (sadly, prior to last year, I only had about 4-5 students at home with computers so it wasn't being utilized to the fullest potential as it had in years previous). Take a tour and become acquainted with how I "roll"- specifically focusing on the years 2010, 2011, and 2012 and this past year of 2014-2015 especially (starting in January 2011, specifically - you can find these in the archives on the left side from the toolbar). I like to post videos of our day, links to help sites, tips, and highlight homework in case you have any questions. Also, scroll alllllll the way down to the bottom to see many links worthy of your viewing and perusing (and bookmarking, perhaps)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">I must interrupt this post to let you know that I have posted some journal entry topics that you can access by clicking the link under the header or by clicking</span><a href="http://owlstandingjournaling.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;">; have posted questions and fun activities having to do with </span><u style="color: red;">Loser</u><span style="color: red;"> that you can access by clicking </span><a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;"> (questions about the first 50 pages); former students have posted some advice and testimonials you can access by clicking </span><a href="http://owlstandingclasskidblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;">; FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for your parents accessed </span><a href="http://owlstandingclass.blogspot.com/p/faqs_22.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;">; MORE specific details about my background in teaching </span><a href="http://owlstandingclass.blogspot.com/p/about-mrs-thomas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;">; and my projected math syllabus for the year found </span><a href="http://owlstandingcontent.blogspot.com/2015/08/projected-math-syllabus-2015-2016.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;">. Again, all of this can be found by clicking the specific page links under the header at the top of this blog. </span></b></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, back to this post..</span></u></b>.<br />
I thought you'd like to at least know a little bit about me so you can feel at ease with having the semi-new gal on the block here at Saint Mary as a part of your 5th grade school year life. Thus, I am giving you a few lists/ notes about me in bulleted form (and a few pictures too) so we can start to get acquainted! You can also click <a href="http://owlstandingclass.blogspot.com/p/about-mrs-thomas.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">HERE</span></b></a> for some FAR more detailed info about me coming from the pages tabs atop this blog under the header.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">here I am as a 5th grader on the left (the pumpkin!) and as a 6th grader in the pic on the right (I'm the French Maid, back middle)<br />
I'll try and find my 5th grade yearbook picture...it's a BEAUT! (totally kidding- it's 100% embarrassing)</td></tr>
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<b><u style="background-color: magenta;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: x-large;">Basic Information-</span></u></b></div>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Name: <b><span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Abby Thomas</span></b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Age: <span style="font-size: large;"><b>31 (yikes!)</b></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Birthday: <span style="font-size: large;"><b>January 6th</b></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marital Status: <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Married --> Husband: Brad</b></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Children (<i>my heart</i>!): 2<b style="font-size: x-large;"> --> Jack,</b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> age 3 (Born April 3, 2012); Harrison or "Harry", age 7 months </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">[well, by the time school starts he will be]</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> (Born January 5, 2015)</b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From: <b><span style="font-size: large;">Winchester, KY</span></b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">College: <b><span style="font-size: large;">Western Kentucky University </span>(major: Elementary Education, minor: English)</b></span></li>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><b><u style="background-color: yellow;">Misc. Information-</u></b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Favorite Food(s):</span></b> spicy food (especially jalapenos and Buffalo Wing sauce); seafood (any, but ESP. scallops, calamari, and king crab legs); feta and brie cheeses; brownies and cake balls</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">LEAST Favorite Food(s):</span></b> I DETEST mayonnaise!!! (Seriously, the sight of it makes me vomit). mushrooms, eggplant, carrots, celery, and any meat from a can (to those I say, NOPE, NOPE NOPE!!!)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Favorite Music</b>:</span></span> broad genre 90s' music will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart (seriously, SiriusXM 90s on 9 is my JAM); ANY Classic Rock, (but ESP. The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, CSNY, CCR, Fleetwood Mac, the Beatles, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Boston); and Indie/ Folk Rock (the Avett Brothers, the Alabama Shakes, Old Crow Medicine Show, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">What you'll find me watching:</span></b> Grey's Anatomy, the Bachelor/ette, Survivor, Modern Family, Chrisley Knows Best, and constant reruns of Seinfeld (the greatest show of all time. Period.) and the Office</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Favorite Sports Team:</span></b> college-UK (sorry Louisvillians, I am diehard too! Sorry not sorry we've had to stick it to you in some high stakes b-ball games as of late! tee-hee And YES, we did indeed go to the Final Four in Indianapolis this past year and YES we did indeed go home super, SUPER sad. Like, didn't speak the whole way home sad); NFL- Indianapolis Colts (my in-laws are season ticket holders!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Favorite Picture Books:</span></b> <u>Drummer Hoff</u>; <u>Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon</u>; <u>Click, Clack, Moo</u>; <u>Rainbow Fish</u></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Favorite Young Adult Chapter Books:</span></b> <u>Breathe</u> by Clif McNish; <u>Bud, Not Buddy</u>; <u>The Witches; Loser</u> by Jerry Spinelli; <u>Number the Stars</u> by Lois Lowry</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;"><b>Favorite Subjects to Teach:</b> </span></span>Reading and Math!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">First Job:</span></b> Lifeguard (I did this for 6 summers and will ALWAYS insist that this is the best job ever for a teenager and college age individual!)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Reasons I became a teacher:</span></b> my parents AND grandparents all were; I have always LOVED working with children (I coached middle school cheerleading all through high school, taught preschool in college, first went to college to be a Pediatrician, and absolutely loved school when I was younger)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">Favorite school years for me:</span></b> 4th grade (this teacher is who I aspire to be- she was THE BEST!); 5th grade; 7th grade; and 12th grade</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">5th grade memories:</span></b> playing <a href="http://www.ssega.com/sonic-the-hedgehog-2" target="_blank">Sonic the Hedgehog2</a> [click there for some fun!] on my Sega game system pretty much every. single. waking. hour; doing grammar work every single morning to start our day (Grammar control and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc" target="_blank">identifying crimes</a> [as Weird Al parodies] against it are pretty much my most favorite thing ever); becoming an aunt (my niece, Cathryn [whom I call, "Prissy"] is almost 20 and is starting her sophomore year at Murray State University this fall); end of the year dance and lock-in; earning a Presidential fitness award; being a Kindergarten big buddy; winning Districts and Regionals for the 2nd year in a row on our school's Academic Team; cheerleading for pee-wee football and basketball; being a part of D.A.R.E.; being an office worker and teacher mini-assistant; and feeling important as the oldest of the elementary level! It was such a fun year!!!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-size: x-large;">FUN and/ or Weird Trivia:</span></b> I am TERRIFIED of vomit (seriously, even after having my own child, I still get squeamish and light-headed...and, if you feel the urge, RUN! If you puke, I puke and that equals one big smelly mess); I am incredibly into fashion; I can curl my tongue into a weird 'T' shape; I can walk on my hands for an abnormally long period of time; I have been friends with some of the people that were in my wedding since before elementary school; I could read when I was 3; I have had 4 surgeries on my knee and need a fifth; I was a competitive gymnast until I was 10; I was a cheerleader from ages 9 to 18 and was named the Most Valuable Cheerleader and captain of my varsity squad my senior year; I once dyed my hair dark, dark brown and my parents and husband begged me to dye it back blonde; I get annoyed with basic grammar mistakes (your/ you're, then/ than, its/ it's, over usage of apostrophes, etc.) in adults because I always say that my students know better and so should they!</span></li>
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First off, CLICK <a href="http://owlstandingclassloser.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: large;">HERE</span></a> for our <u>LOSER</u> activities (it's a pages tab that will constantly be planted atop our blog right under our header). Seriously GO THERE NOW. Have you gone there yet? No really, what are you waiting for? Scoot! And f you haven't started reading that book yet, Yiiiiiiiiiikes on you. HOP, HOP, Hippppppity, HOP, HOP, HOPPPPPP. TO. IT. LIKE. YESTERDAY. Real talk.<br />
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NOW, the FUN sites...<br />
<a href="http://you.regettingold.com/" target="_blank">You're getting old</a> (seriously, GO to this! It. is. so. so. cool.)<br />
<a href="https://geoguessr.com/" target="_blank">GeoGuessr</a><br />
<a href="http://www.incredibox.com/" target="_blank">Incredibox</a><br />
<a href="http://www.drumnuts.com/GAMES/Virtual-Drums-Ron-Winter.php" target="_blank">Ron Winter's Online Drums</a><br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/norman.k12.ok.us/mr-wolfe-s-math-interactive-whiteboard/5th-grade" target="_blank">Mr. Wolfe's Math</a>; </div>
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<a href="http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5" target="_blank">IXL 5th grade Math</a>;</div>
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<a href="http://interactivesites.weebly.com/math.html" target="_blank">Interactive sites for education</a> </div>
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<a href="http://www.funbrain.com/FBSearch.php?Grade=5" target="_blank">5th grade games - Funbrain</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/" target="_blank">Smithsonian Museum</a></div>
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<a href="http://spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php?PHPSESSID=4vl34mtt6dma9gunsno5gkr8s4http://libraryspot.com/" target="_blank">Satellite fly-bys</a> (plug in your zip code!)</div>
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<a href="http://www.solarsystemscope.com/#plans" target="_blank">Solar System in 3D</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/health.htm" target="_blank">Human Body Games</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.coolmath.com/" target="_blank">Cool Math</a><br />
<a href="http://en.akinator.com/" target="_blank">Akinator</a> (the Web Genie)<br />
<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html" target="_blank">Math</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html" target="_blank"> Fact Monster</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm" target="_blank">Reading Planet</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.gamequarium.com/" target="_blank">Gamequarium</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mathchimp.com/5th-grade-math-games" target="_blank">Math Chimp</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.xpmath.com/" target="_blank">XP Math</a></div>
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<a href="http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html" target="_blank">Ben's Guide to U.S. Government</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.congressforkids.net/" target="_blank">Congress for Kids</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770414.html" target="_blank">Fact Monster World Geography</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.gameclassroom.com/game/45274-3303/imagery-metaphors-and-symbolism/figurative-language-baseball" target="_blank">Figurative Language Baseball</a></div>
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<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/surgeonsindex/" target="_blank">Mr. Nussbaum's Sentence Surgeon</a></div>
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<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/teacher/" target="_blank">Mr. Nussbaum's Torture the Teacher</a></div>
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<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/sweet16/" target="_blank">Extreme Sentence Surgeon</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.fun4thebrain.com/just4fun.html" target="_blank">Fun 4 the Brain</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/" target="_blank">Learning Games for Kids</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.abcya.com/fifth_grade_computers.htm" target="_blank">ABCya!</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.prongo.com/games/ages9-12.html" target="_blank">Prongo games for fun</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/grade/5th-grade-games/" target="_blank">Knowledge Adventure</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.education.com/activity/fifth-grade/" target="_blank">Fifth Grade Hands-on Activities</a><br />
<a href="http://www.snesfun.com/" target="_blank">Retro SUPER NINTENDO GAMES online!!!</a><br />
<a href="http://chickenonaraft.com/" target="_blank">Chicken on a raft</a> (pointless fun)<br />
<a href="http://nickreboot.com/" target="_blank">Nick Reboot</a> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(watch Nickelodeon on the internet just as I watched it on TV back in the day!)</span><br />
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I promise that these sites are so, soooo worth your while! Be ready to share which sites/ games are your favorite and what you enjoyed most! Most importantly, warm up those brains for back to school and well, HAVE SOME FUN (while practicing too)!</div>
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Mrs. ThomasMrs. Abby Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00758217657038919481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762674264333903481.post-70179962268689409032015-07-09T22:17:00.004-04:002015-07-09T22:17:46.729-04:00What's up, my baaaabies?!?It's been a month since I've written you and oh how I've thought of you often and missed you much! What have you been up to?!? Obviously not in the sun much because apparently we have done something to upset her and she has gone M.I.A. for the summer. We should send out a search party if she doesn't come back out for a lengthy stay soon because well, momma Mrs. Thomas is L-O-S-I-N-G her T-A-N. BOOOOOOO on that. I need some F-U-N in the S-U-N at the P-O-O-L!!!! You feel me?!? What have I been up to you may ask? Well, here you will find out as noted through the pics below. I have had a few people ask about being a guest blogger, but no one has written me any posts. PEOPLE, I NEED GUEST BLOGGER POSTS, PLEASE! And, I know it is not because you are busy as the pool! All it has done has rain or be cloudy so another excuse may or may not do :)<div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Harrison has been seriously fancying dips in Jack's mini pool and the big pool at his NanNan and Poppy's house! He LOVES it! He gets his little legs a kicking and splashing and just giggles and laughs. It's so precious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">He's also been busy being EXCEPTIONALLY cute. I mean, just LOOK at this ball of preciousness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Harrison turned 6 WHOLE MONTHS OLD on the 5th. Can you believe he is already 1/2 a year old?!? WOWZA. 1/2 year since he was born and 1/2 until he turns one! He is working SO, SOOOOO hard on sitting up on his own and pushes up realllllly well on his belly. I know it won't be long before he's up on all fours and then will be working so hard on crawling. He and Jack have been having to attend cheerleading practice with me since Mr. Thomas has a new job that requires him to travel all around the country and out of town each week, every week (that's a whole new story for a different day) and so H has been a bit difficult to please because he wants to be out doing things, but he's limited to what he can do since he doesn't really want to lie down, but he can't really sit up just yet. Anyway, here are his monthly themed pics. I made him Uncle Sam since he turned 6 months the day after the 4th. He was none too pleased and some are hilarious. His pain is your gain. Enjoy</span>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And finally, my Big Bub that you all Skyped with a few times during the year (remember him...the one that lives in China?!?) is in for the month from China and we picked him from the airport on Tuesday (July 7th)!!!! We are SOOOOOO pumped to have him home for the month!!!!!!! YAAAAAAY!!!!</span><br />
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