January 31, 2014

Notes/Reminders:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner. READ EXTRA MINUTES FOR THE PTA READING CONTEST!!!

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting on Tuesday.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45-8:15 AM.  We are so excited to be having a school choir this year,  and we look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation! Applications are still be accepted until next Tuesday, February 4.

Homework:

Math: #5-15 Worksheet due on Monday, February 3.  Monday is also placement testing for 7th grade math classes. 
 

Science:

Language Arts:  DOL Sentences #1-4 Due: Monday, February 3.  Prepositions Review Test: Tuesday, February 4. Spelling Counts!!! Students will need a 70% or higher to pass the test. 

Reading: Have a fabulous weekend. Read a book for fun!!

Keyboarding:  Students should be keyboarding at 28 wpm minimum.  Practice at:  Free-Typing-Test.com.
Timed tests are part of students' Technology grade.

January 30, 2014

Notes/Reminders:

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

PTA Contest Read-a-thon!!! Come join the fun! Friday, January 31, 2014.  Bring a pillow, blanket, favorite books, snacks, and water bottles.  You might even win an awesome prize!

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner. READ EXTRA MINUTES FOR THE PTA READING CONTEST!!!

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting on Tuesday.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45-8:15 AM.  We are so excited to be having a school choir this year,  and we look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation! Applications are still be accepted until next Tuesday, February 4.

Homework:

Math: 5-15 worksheet is due on Monday Feb. 3rd.  Also, Placement Testing on Monday, Feb. 3.  We are working with Algebra equations and inequalities.
 

Science:

Language Arts:  DOL Sentences #1-4 Due: Monday, February 3.  Prepositions Review Test: Tuesday, February 4. Spelling Counts!!! Students will need a 70% or higher to pass the test. 

Reading: Discussed Chapters 20-22 in Tuck Everlasting and started workbook questions that will be due on Monday, Feb. 3. Book Orders are due tomorrow, January 31, as well.

Keyboarding:  Students should be keyboarding at 28 wpm minimum.  Practice at:  Free-Typing-Test.com.
Timed tests are part of students' Technology grade.

January 29, 2014

Notes/Reminders:

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting February 4.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45-8:15 AM.  We are so excited to be having a school choir this year,  and we look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation! Applications are still be accepted until next Tuesday, February 4.

Homework:

Math:  The 7th Math Placement test will be on Monday, February 3.  Please make sure your child is at school.  For more information on Math Placement for 7th grade, visit the Math tab on the blog.
 

Science: Get ready 6th grade, to be enlightened!

Language Arts:  DOL Sentences #1-3 Due: 1/30. Preposition Review Test on Tuesday, February 4. Keyboarding (wpm) tests this week in class. 

Reading:  Spelling Skills Test #9 today in class.
Today we read chapters 20-22 in Tuck Everlasting.  Tomorrow we will begin the workbook pages for these chapters.  Please encourage your child to keep up. Many students did not complete chapters 17-19, and it will show up as a missing assignment on Skyward.

January 28, 2014

Notes/Reminders:

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting February 4.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45-8:15 AM.  We are so excited to be having a school choir this year,  and we look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation! Applications are still be accepted until next Tuesday, February 4.

Homework:

Math:  Worksheet 5-13 due 1/29.  The 7th Math Placement test will be on Monday, February 3.  Please make sure your child is at school.  For more information on Math Placement for 7th grade, visit the Math tab on the blog.
 

Science:  Good work on the test today! Tomorrow we begin our exploration of the world of light. 

Language Arts:  Keyboarding (wpm) tests this week in class. 

Reading:  Spelling Week #9,  Parent Letter #9 due: Wednesday, 1/29.
Today we completed chapters 17-19 in the "Tuck Everlasting" workbook.  Tomorrow we will have a skills test and read chapters 20-22.  Please encourage your child to keep up. Many students did not complete chapters 17-19, and it will show up as a missing assignment on Skyward.

January 27, 2014

Notes/Reminders:

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting February 4.  Practices will be Tuesday and Thursday from 7:45-8:15 AM.  We are so excited to be having a school choir this year,  and we look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation! Applications are still be accepted until next Tuesday, February 4.

Homework:

Math:   Worksheet 5-12 due: 1/28.  The 7th Math Placement test will be on Monday, February 3.  Please make sure your child is at school.  For more information on Math Placement for 7th grade, visit the Math tab on the blog.
 

Science:  Study hard! Universe test tomorrow, 1/28. We move onto Light on Wednesday, 1/29.

Language Arts:  No assignment. Ms. Emily's "Bully Blockers" lesson #4  today. Keyboarding (wpm) test this week in class. SRI Test #5 Monday, February 3.

Reading: Working on Chapters #17-19 in the Tuck Everlasting workbook; it's due Tuesday, 1/28.
                  Spelling Week #9,  Parent Letter #9 due: Wednesday, 1/29.

January 23, 2014

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: Worksheet 5-11 due Monday 1/27.  For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.  Students are struggling with their math facts.  Have them practice at MathMayhem, especially multiply and divide.
 

Science:  

Language Arts: Essay: "Space Shuttle Mission." Due: Monday, January 27. Essay requires five paragraphs and 1000-1200 words. Students have over the weekend to raise their scores. Remember a 4.2/6 points = 70% = C. Essay scores lower than a 4.2 are an NI.

Reading: We are enjoying the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  Your student should have read chapters 17-19 today.  We started the workbook questions/discussion and will finish it next week.  It has been fun to have discussions about what it would be like to live forever as a 6th grader.

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting next month.  Please turn in your permission slip no later than January 28th.  The note went home on Wednesday, but you can get one in the front office if you are interested.  Practices will be Tuesday/Thursday from 7:45-8:15am.  We are so excited to be having a choir this year and look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation!

January 22, 2014

Marvelous Monday is this coming Monday, January 27th.  All missing work is due by Tomorrow!!  It is a short day, and we do NOT have school on Friday the 24th.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting next month.  Please turn in your permission slip no later than January 28th.  The note went home on Wednesday, but you can get one in the front office if you are interested.  Practices will be Tuesday/Thursday from 7:45-8:15am.  We are so excited to be having a choir this year and look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation!

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: Worksheet 5-11 due Monday 1/27.  

For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.  

Students are struggling with their math facts.  Have them practice at MathMayhem, especially multiply and divide.
 

Science: Get in any late work. Be ready for further adventures in the lives of stars tomorrow. 

Language Arts: Memorize Poem: "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Due: January 21, 2014. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Worth 100 points. Essay: "Space Shuttle Mission." Due: Monday, January 27. Essay requires five paragraphs and 1000-1200 words.  Wkst: "Identify The Phrase" Due: 1/23. Wkst: "Vocabulary Quiz" Due: 1/23.

Reading: We are enjoying the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  Your student should have read through chapter 16 and completed the workbook assignments.  It has been fun to have discussions about what it would be like to live forever as a 6th grader.

January 21, 2014

Marvelous Monday is coming up on January 27th.  All missing work is due by THURSDAY JANUARY 23TH.  The 23rd is a short day, and we do NOT have school on Friday the 24th.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting next month.  Please turn in your permission slip no later than January 28th.  The note went home on Wednesday, but you can get one in the front office if you are interested.  Practices will be Tuesday/Thursday from 7:45-8:15am.  We are so excited to be having a choir this year and look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation!

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: Worksheet 5-10 due 1/22.  
For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.  
Students are struggling with their math facts.  Have them practice at MathMayhem, especially multiply and divide.
 

Science: Get in any late work. Be ready for further adventures in the lives of stars tomorrow. 

Language Arts: Memorize Poem: "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Due: January 21, 2014. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Worth 100 points. Essay: "Space Shuttle Mission." Due: Monday, January 27. Essay requires five paragraphs and 1000-1200 words.

Reading: We are enjoying the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  Your student should have read through chapter 16 and completed the workbook assignments.  It has been fun to have discussions about what it would be like to live forever as a 6th grader.

January 17, 2014

Marvelous Monday is coming up on January 27th.  All missing work is due by THURSDAY JANUARY 23TH.  The 23rd is a short day, and we do NOT have school on Friday the 24th.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Elk Meadows Elementary Choir is starting next month.  Please turn in your permission slip no later than January 28th.  The note went home on Wednesday, but you can get one in the front office if you are interested.  Practices will be Tuesday/Thursday from 7:45-8:15am.  We are so excited to be having a choir this year and look forward to a lot of 6th grade participation!

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: Worksheet 5-9 due 1/21.  
For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.  
Students are struggling with their math facts.  Have them practice at MathMayhem, especially multiply and divide.
 

Science: Star gazing- Use your maps to look for Orion and then one other constellation. Try for 5-10 minutes only, it's cold out there! If clouds roll in, don't worry about it. We'll try again later in the week.

Language Arts: Memorize Poem: "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Due: January 21, 2014. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Worth 100 points. Essay: "Space Shuttle Mission." Due: Monday, January 27. Essay requires five paragraphs and 1000-1200 words.

Reading: We are enjoying the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt.  Your student should have read through chapter 13 and completed the workbook assignments.  It has been fun to have discussions about what it would be like to live forever as a 6th grader.

Have a great long weekend!

January 16, 2014

Marvelous Monday is coming up on January 27th.  All missing work is due by THURSDAY JANUARY 23TH.  The 23rd is a short day, and we do NOT have school on Friday the 24th.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: 5-9 Work Sheet due Tuesday 21, Jan.  Quick Quiz tomorrow.  For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.
 

Science: Star gazing- Use your maps to look for Orion and then one other constellation. Try for 5-10 minutes only, it's cold out there! If clouds roll in, don't worry about it. We'll try again later in the week.

Language Arts: Memorize Poem: "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Due: January 21, 2014. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Worth 100 points. 

Reading: Completed CC G-11 in class. Finished and corrected workbook pages for Tuck Everlasting chapters 10-13. Make sure your sentences and paragraphs are complete, as well as neat!

January 15, 2014

Marvelous Monday is coming up on January 27th.  All missing work is due by THURSDAY JANUARY 23TH.  The 23rd is a short day and we do NOT have school on Friday the 24th.

Planner: Remember to have it signed every day.

 
Independent Reading: Read 20 minutes per night. 100 minutes required.  Record minutes in planner.

PTA Reading Contest  Keep track of your minutes in your planners between January 17th and February 18th for a chance to win some terrific prizes!  See the flyer that went home today.  There are individual prizes as well as class prizes.  Our school could win a visit from a Utah JAZZ basketball player!!!

Keyboarding test will be later this month.  Practice at Free-Typing-Test.com.

Homework:

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES: EACH STUDENT NEEDS HIS/HER OWN SET. THEY DO NOT NEED AN EXPENSIVE PAIR. A FEW STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY BOUGHT THEIRS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.

Math: Worked on Properties of Addition.  No homework.  For extra practice, visit ThinkCentral and try out some of those activities. The User Name and Password are both your lunch number.
 

Science: Star gazing- Use your maps to look for Orion and then one other constellation. Try for 5-10 minutes only, it's cold out there! If clouds roll in, don't worry about it. We'll try again later in the week.

Language Arts: Memorize Poem: "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening." Due: January 21, 2014. Remember to practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR. Worth 100 points. 

Reading:  Spelling Dictation #8 Today. Tuck Everlasting

Chapters #10-13 due: Thursday, January 16.  Make sure your sentences and paragraphs are complete as well as neat!