Mrs. Lear's Class 2020-2021

  Classroom Blog March 12, 2021 .  Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Gravitrex Set: . We will be continuing to build with the Gravitrex sets until spring break.      Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an email and I would be happy to meet with you at 8:30am.  Reading We will be using our March is Reading Month picture books to explore plots of a story.  I am encouraging students to do a two page recording of their reading on the My Guided Readers website. The link is in Google Classroom. Word Study: A list of 12 words will go home on Monday for a test on Friday.  Writing Students will FINISH their fraction story and social intelligence stories on Purple Mash. Math Multiplication Practice- Please make sure your student is practicing their multiplication facts at least a few times a week. They can do this with flashcards (they could even create t...

  Classroom Blog February 19, 2021 HELP NEEDED:  I have a storage container that needs some new shelves if anyone is willing to help. Biography : 1) Students are starting their biography projects. They have to read and take notes in their writing notebooks.   The books need to be completely read by FRIDAY.  Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Exciting Activities in Class: . Wednesday is our Gravitrex Set build day. We will also be working on putting our class song video together.     Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an email and I would be happy to meet with you at 8:30am.  Positivity Project Cheering others success “We rise by lifting others.” Robert Ingersoll Reading We will be working on identifying compare and contrast qualities in texts. We will discuss why authors use this format.  I am encouraging students to do a two page recording of t...

  Classroom Blog February 11, 2021 Please Work On At Home : 1) Students are starting their biography projects. They have to read and take notes in their writing notebooks.   2) We are starting Perimeter and Area. Lots of practice will be needed to secure these skills. Please work on IXL DD 3) Please encourage your child to challenge themselves in their book choices. This might mean choosing a longer book or a book with higher vocabulary.  4) Take some time to encourage neat handwriting. Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Exciting Activities in Class: We made mini pinball machines (Tinker Crate) today to start our force and motion unit in science. Next week we will be starting a class project, building a Gravitrex Set. This is a marble run that I purchased at the Toy Store downtown.  The students should really enjoy this.    Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an e...

  This Week Monday: We had a great time doing a Dash Robot challenge. We used our Positivity Project words to answer questions then we completed a Dash programming challenge. I posted a few pictures on Facebook for you to see. Tuesday: Today we are going to cut out the kindness cards we made for eachother and put them in the bags we decorated.  We will put any Valentine’s Day treats you send into the bags. The bags will go home Thursday. Wednesday: Today we are going to enjoy Red Coach donuts and work on some descriptive writing.  Thursday: We are performing our reader’s theatre and the videos will be in the next blog for you to watch.

  Valentines Day Week : The week before Valentine's day we will focus on the word love in our Positivity Project. We will be making kindness cards for each other (using our new figurative language skills) and decorating a bag to collect them. If you would like to send in treats to add to the bag you are more than welcome to do so.  Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an email and I would be happy to meet with you at 8:30am.  Integrity You are honest and speak the truth. You present yourself genuinely and sincerely.  Reading We will be working on performance through readers theatre this week.  I am encouraging students to do a two page recording of their reading on the My Guided Readers website. The link is in Google Classroom. Writing Students will continue to work on identifying and writing types of figurative language.  Math ...

  Classroom Blog January 15, 2020 Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an email and I would be happy to meet with you at 8:30am.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15ncMCsD7cHZ8lnht3whYlbS432WuDPspnfXbkZ_DIJ4/edit#gid=0 Perseverance You complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up. The week of the 17th we will be starting a new word in the Positivity Project. We will be learning all about perseverance. Reading We will be practicing Distinguishing and Evaluating Fact and Opinion I am encouraging students to do a two page recording of their reading on the My Guided Readers website. The link is in Google Classroom. Writing Students will be finishing a “Snowman at Night” story they are creating on Purple Mash.  In addition, we will start to explore different literary devices and practice using them and identifying them. Math M...

  Classroom Blog January 8, 2021 Reminder:  Please take your child’s temperature in the morning for health screening. Meeting Sign UP If at any time you would like to meet please send me an email and I would be happy to meet with you at 8:30am.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15ncMCsD7cHZ8lnht3whYlbS432WuDPspnfXbkZ_DIJ4/edit#gid=0 Supplies Needed We are in need of antibacterial wipes! We use our Clorox wipes daily to wipe all surfaces. If you are able to send some on, we would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much! Prudence You plan for the future and achieve your goals by making careful everyday choices . The week of the 11th we will be starting a new word in the Positivity Project. We will be learning all about prudence. Reading This week we will be working on making inferences. We are using this strategy in every content area.  I am encouraging students to do a two page recording of their reading on the My Guided Readers website. The link is in Google...