Homefun 12-21-11

Read 20 each day

Xtramath.org- each day you do xtramath is 1 pt of E.C.!  :)

Homefun 12-20-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Fix and Return math quizzes

All missing work needs to be turned in by tomorrow

11:00 Dismissal tomorrow

Homefun 12-19-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math: p. 186 #1-30 odds

Bring items for Holiday Party tomorrow

Movie permission

Giving Back the Westwood Way

On Thursday many of our Westwood families came out in full force to pack boxes for Christmas Clearinghouse. This is such an honored tradition at Westwood.  Thank you so much for taking your time to help out again this year.

A Westwood Holiday Tradition

The holiday season has officially arrived at Westwood.  :)  This morning we enjoyed winter stories by the fireplace with our principal.  :)  Mr. Ross shared with the students that one of the best gifts you can give is your time.  Such an important reminder for us all during this busy time.  I hope you and your family are able to spend some special moment together this season.  Happy Holidays.  :)

It's Party Time!

Our committees have been working very hard to plan a great winter celebration for our class.  Our party will be on Tuesday, December 20th.  Please click on the link below and choose 1 item that you would be willing to bring in for the party.  Type your code next to the item that you would like to bring in.  Thanks in advance! 

Winter Party Food List

Homefun 12-16-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Space Jam permission slip- Sign and return Monday

Sign up for food to bring to Holiday party on Tuesday

Bring back hats on Monday

Christmas Clearing House

I am looking forward to spending this evening with so many of you at Christmas Clearing House.  Please click on the link below to reference the original link.  See you tonight!  :)

Christmas Clearinghouse

Homefun 12-14-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math:  Red:4-6 Problem Solving Blue: 3-10

Grammar packet due Friday

Christmas Clearing House- Tomorrow

Chorus- Bring $2
Garage Door Books Due Tomorrow

Homefun 12-13-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math Red:4-6 Prac B  Blue: 3-9

Grammar packet due Friday

Please bring in a deck of cards if you have one to donate to our classroom

Concert tonight- Band be here at 5:40, Chorus be here at 5:30- Meet in the cafeteria

Christmas Clearing House

Homefun 12-12-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math: Red:4-5 Prac B  Blue: 3-8

Grammar packet due Friday

Band and Chorus Concert is tomorrow night

Christmas Clearing House Thursday

Food survey for next week's lunch- Due tomorrow

Homefun 12-9-11

Read 20

WEB Projects due Monday- Book, Book diary, Summary, Cue Cards, Project

WEB- finish project and practice presentation this weekend

Xtramath.org

Math- Red: Practice 4-4 B Blue: 3-7 Prac B
Playing cards to donate
Thursday folders
Christmas Clearing House
Monday- last day for Food Train
Lunch survey- Due Tuesday

Playing Cards Needed

This past week I attended a great conference where I learned all sorts of card games we could play in the classroom to help the students practice their math skills.  If you have an extra deck of playing cards that your family doesn't need, and you would be willing to donate it to our classroom, please send it in Monday or Tuesday.  Thank you so much for your help and support.

Golden Key Club 12-9-11

Art Discovery

This week's Art Discovery lesson was all about creating your own unique self-portrait.  Can you find your child? The kids did a fantastic job applying the skills from the lesson this week.  After you are done enjoying our students' artistic abilities, check out a different kind of self-portrait in this video.

Homefun 12-7-11

Read 20

WEB- start project tonight

Xtramath.org

Math: 4-3 A or C

Sp Test tomorrow

S.S. Garage Door Book- 1st 3 doors should be done

Food Train will be collected Monday

Christmas Clearing House- next week 12/15

Thursday folders

More Winter Fun :)

A bout of reindeer hiccups has scattered Santa's presents throughout Europe.  Use your logic to help Santa collect his presents.  Post your score below when you are done.  :)  Have fun, and good luck....it took me 3 tries to get through Level 1.  My score was 449.  Good luck!  :) 

Snowline

Homefun 12-7-11

Read 20

WEB projects due Monday- Do the rough draft of your project

Xtramath.org

Sp. due tomorrow

Finish Columbus garage door

MAP Testing tomorrow

Food Train pick up- Monday

Ready for some Winter Fun?

The first snowfall of the season is always a magical time as we all rush to the window to enjoy the big, beautiful flakes falling from the sky.  Now it time to make some snowflakes of our own.  :)  Click on the link below to head to the Snowflake Workshop.  There you will be able to click on the virtual pencil to design your own unique snowflake.  Once you have cut it out using your virtual scissors, click "share".  You will be given an option to send your virtual snowflake as a virtual greeting card.  You can skip this step and then they will give you a "code" for your unique snowflake.  If you post that below we can all see your creations!  :)  Have fun, and happy creating! 

The Snowflake Workshop

Homefun 12-5-11

Read 20

WEB summary

Xtramath.org

4-3 Prac B evens

Spelling packet due Thursday

Food Train Donations

Talk to your family about Christmas Clearinghouse

Homefun 12-2-11

• Read 20- Finish reading WEB book this weekend
• WEB projects are due 12/12
• Xtramath.org
• PTO Holiday dance/craft fair tonight 5:30-7:30
• Christmas Clearing House
• Food Train Donations

Homefun 12-1-11

Read 20- Should be finished reading your WEB book by Monday

Xtramath.org

Problem Solving 4-2

Puzzles 4-2 is E.C.

Grammar Pkt Due tomorrow

Thursday folders

School store tomorrow

PTO Holiday dance/craft fair Friday 5:30-7:30

Christmas Clearing House

Food Train Donations

Homefun 11-30-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math: 4-2 Prac B

Grammar due Friday

PTO Holiday dance/craft fair Friday 5:30-7:30

Ask your families if you can attend Christmas Clearing House

Food Train Donations

Science Test Corrections Due tomorrow

Homefun 11-29-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math: p.154 #29-40

Grammar/Sp: Grammar packet due Friday

Food Train

Ask your families if you can attend Christmas Clearing House

Writing Recipes

PTO Craft Fair and Dance Friday 5:30-7:30

Christmas Clearing House

Dear Parents,

We would like to invite your child to help us with the Christmas Clearing House packing on Thursday, December 15^th from 6:00 to 8:00pm.  We will be there with our families and thought that our students might like to join us.  As a class, we have talked about what it means to help others in need and to give back to the community.  This would be a great opportunity to put those ideas into action and make a difference in people’s lives right here in Woodstock.

 Please know this in not a requirement, and participate only if it fits into your family’s busy holiday schedule. Feel free to stay for as little or as long as you’d like.   Below is the information that was sent to us.

What: Pack Christmas Items collected by Christmas Clearing House

Where: The warehouse is the old Farm & Fleet building at the corner of Routes 14 and 47 next to the Harley Davidson dealer.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 15th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

(Or you may go Wednesday the 14^th with your families.  However, I will not be there that evening.  You will find Westwood classes there that evening if you want someone to pack with)

How to find us: Please drive around the back and bring your child into the building.  You, of course, are welcome to stay and help or drop off your child.  If you’re dropping off your child you need to be there to pick him/her up by 7:30pm.  Students will only be supervised until 7:30 pm!!!!!

We hope you have a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing everyone on Dec. 15th.

Homefun 11-28-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math: 4-1 Prac B evens

Math Test Corrections due tomorrow

Grammar pkt p.1 due tomorrow

S.S. worksheet- The World in the 1400s (use p. 106-111)

MAP testing tomorrow

PTO Holiday dance/craft fair Friday 5:30-7:30

Food Train Donations

Writing Recipe (green sheet)

MAP Testing

Our class will be MAP testing next week.  Please help your child do their best on their test by helping them get a good night's sleep and making sure they eat a healthy breakfast.  Thank you for all of your support at home.  :) 

Homefun 11-23-11

Read 20 and work on book diaries- you should finish reading your book by 12/5.  Your WEB project is due 12/12. 
Xtramath.org
Writing Recipe
Have a great Thanksgiving!  :)  

Homefun 11-22-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math:  p. 147 #1-33 evens

Math Test tomorrow- Ch. 3

Food for Thanksgiving Feast

Last Day for the Sock Drive

Writing Recipe (green sheet)

1:10 Dismissal tomorrow

Homefun 11-21-11

Read 20- Change- WEB projects due 12/12

Xtramath.org

Math:  Play Power Football on Funbrain- Level: Hard

Science: Plane Sense Response Sheet

Thanksgiving Feast- please post food to blog

Sock Drive

Writing Recipe (green sheet)

Science Test Tuesday

Math Test Wednesday

Study Guide for Variables Science Test

Variables Test Review

Our Our test on the Variables Unit for science will be on:  Tuesday,  November 22, 2011

Students should be familiar with the following content:

1. All vocabulary in their science spiral and definitions.

2. All concepts listed in the “Content Inquiry” section of their science spiral

3. Students will need to be able to read a two –coordinate graph and know the difference between the X and Y axis.

4. Students will need to understand what a variable is in an experiment, understand the concept of controlled experiment and standard experiment.

5. Students should know that only ONE variable can be changed at a time in order to determine how it affects the results of the experiment.

6. Students will need to remember events from the pendulum experiment, lifeboat experiment and the plane system experiment and know which variables affected the outcomes.

7. They will be allowed to use their notes for the last 15 minutes of the test, but not the entire time.

8. As part of the test, students will be completing a performance assessment by building an item, testing how it works, and then changing one variable to see if it affects its performance.  This part of the test will be completed with a partner, but each student is filling in his/her own answers on their test.

Please help your child review vocabulary and these concepts.  If they need help with definitions – they are located on the Foss website

http://www.fossweb.com/

Math Homework- Decimal Review

Play Power Football on Funbrain.com for your math homework tonight.  Choose "All of the Above" for the operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and for "Choose a Level" select "Hard".  (This is equivalent to the problems that will be on your test.)  For an additional challenge you can play Algebra Style.  (If you do Blue book homework, you should play algebra style.)  Have fun!  Remember to post your score and your reaction to the game when you are done.  :)

Power Football

Paperless Challenge

Dear Parents,
Your children have worked really hard to create a paperless challenge and they have succeeded!  Thursday, the 17th of November we had the paperless challenge, and out of 16 classes 11 participated!  Mrs. Ocampo's class and Mrs. Deering's class both had completely paperless days!  Way to go!!!
This day was a lot of fun for everyone involved, and it was a lot of fun to teach other classes what we have done and learned.  We look forward to the next Paperless Day on the next Power Hour, as we try to challenge ourselves to have a completely paperless day!  

Thanks for supporting your child!


(Post written by H27)

Homefun 11-18-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math Test Next Week (Ch. 3)

Thanksgiving Feast

Sock Drive

"Newsies" Permission Slip

Happy P.J. Day!

Golden Key Club 11-18-11

Now, here's the Golden Key picture for this week.  :)

Golden Key Club 11-10-11

Below is the very long overdue Golden Key picture from last week.  Sorry!

Thanksgiving Feast

Next Wednesday is our last day before school is released for Thanksgiving.  This holiday always reminds me of family traditions that might not be shared by everyone.  I would like to have your child share a small sample of a food or treat that they enjoy having at their Thanksgiving table.  I am hoping we can make little sample food plates for the students to enjoy while we take a moment to reflect on what we are thankful for this year.  If you are able to send in a food, please be certain it is store bought (sorry) and is able to be divided into about 30 servings.

 In advance…

Thank you for making Wednesday so special… AND,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Please Help Us With Our Sock Drive

Please help us support  Westwood's Sock Drive. P.A.D.S. is in need of NEW socks for men (big & tall sizes too) and women.   The drive ends next Wed, Nov 23rd. Thank you so much for your support!

Homefun 11-17-11

Read 20

Xtramath.org

Math:  Play Algebraic Expressions and post the amount of money you win and your reaction to the game

Grammar/Sp: Spelling Test tomorrow

PJ and Stuffed Animal Day

School Store tomorrow

Thursday Folders

Math Homework

Welcome to Paperless Day!  For math homework tonight, please play the following game.  Post below how much money you won in the game and your thoughts on the game.

Play Algebraic Expressions Millionaire

Paperless Day Math Homework

Play Algebraic Expressions Millionaire by clicking here.  You can play 1 player or 2 player and challenge a family member or friend to play with you.  When you are done, post your score to the blog.  Have fun doing your homework paperlessly!  :)  

Homefun 11-10-11

Read 20

Xtramath

Math HW- Play Decimal tug-of-war and post to the blog

New WEB books need to be posted by today

No School Tomorrow

Yarn

Box Tops

Thursday Folders

Math Homework for Thursday

This weekend, instead of a worksheet, our student, N1 found a great (paperless) game to practice our decimal skills. Students have to estimate and subtract decimals to beat the robot in Tug of War. Students can also play 2 player and challenge an adult or sibling for some fun family homework time. :) Please click on the link below to complete your math homework for this weekend. Please post to the blog once you have completed the game. Type who won your game and your review of the game. Thanks, N1, for taking the time to find this game for us!

Decimal Tug of War

Where in the World is the Westwood Wildcat?

Here's a recap of our clues from this week:

3. The wildcat has a great view from his current location, since it is 324 m tall! When it was built in 1889 it was the tallest structure in the world.
2. The wildcat's location is near the Prime Meridian.
1. Our wildcat has traveled to the Northeastern Hemisphere.

If you followed all of these clues, hopefully you discovered that the Wildcat was hanging out on the top of the Eiffel Tower!

Where in the World is the Westwood Wildcat?

Clue #3!

3. The wildcat has a great view from his current location, since it is 324 m tall! When it was built in 1889 it was the tallest structure in the world.
2. The wildcat's location is near the Prime Meridian.
1. Our wildcat has traveled to the Northeastern Hemisphere.

A Prezi Project

This project was created by H27 on www.prezi.com.  Prezi is a unique presentation tool that pans and zooms, rather than flipping slides like Power Point.  Prezi is a great program, but I would recommend for students to create their prezi under parent supervision.  I hope you enjoy H27's presentation!  :)

Animal Heros True Rescue Stories on Prezi

Paperless Challenge

Mrs. Sauber’s class has been working hard in committees to create a paperless challenge day for our school.  We wanted to inform you of this so you can support your children. The paperless challenge day was created as a way to show Westwood students how they can make a positive difference in our environment.

The committees your children have worked in are:

q       Presenting to other classrooms

q       Proposing the idea to Mr. Ross

q       Activities for 1^st and 2^nd grades

q       Activities for 3^rd grade

q       Activities for 4^th and 5^th grades

q       Paperless Buddy activities and Special Activities (library, gym, music, art)

q       The paperless challenge rules and guidelines

q       And last Communication Committee (spreads the word through our blog to teachers)

Please help support your children by trying to go paperless at home.

THANKS!

 -Mrs. Sauber’s class

(post written by H27)...  :)  Nice job, H27!

Homefun 11-9-11

Read 20

Post WEB book by Thurs.

Grammar packets due Thursday

Math HW:  Red- Prac B 3-8  Blue- 4-5

Xtramath

Yarn

Finish Soldier Letter

Enjoy the Puppet Show!

We hope you enjoy this great book project that we had the pleasure of enjoying today.  :)

Amazing Book Projects!

We have had some outstanding book projects already this week!  We've seen a live puppet show, a puppet show movie, research projects, a Prezi, and a model made out of cake!  The creativity in the room has been outstanding!  Thanks for all of your support at home to make reading and learning fun.  :)

Dividing Decimals by Decimals

Today we learned how to divide a decimal by a decimal.  This is a little tricky.  If you are struggling with your homework, check out this video.  I hope it helps!

Where in the World is the Westwood Wildcat?

Clue #2!

2. The wildcat's location is near the Prime Meridian.
1. Our wildcat has traveled to the Northeastern Hemisphere.

Homefun 11-7-11

Read 20

Post New Book Choice by Thursday

Xtramath

Math p. 126 #34-39

Grammar p. 19 #1-5 and p. 21 #1-3 

Grammar due Thurs.

Yarn

Where in the World is the Westwood Wildcat?

He's at it again! Here's your clue for this week's location.

1. Our wildcat has traveled to the Northeastern Hemisphere.

Homefun 11-4-11

Read 20
Xtramath
WEB due Monday (Book, Book Diary, Summary, Cue Cards, and Project)
New book choice due by next Friday
Yarn

DARE Graduation

Our students had a wonderful time celebrating their graduation from the DARE program today.  :)  They made some very wonderful promises to themselves for a healthy future.