Gonzales Weekly

Can you believe we are already at mid-quarter?

In math, we are working on 3D shapes and learning about them.  There will be a test on triangles, quadrilaterals, and 3D shapes next Wednesday.

In reading, we will continue reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  Make sure to ask your child about what we read that day!

We will hopefully do another word war this week, with a cool prize for the student who writes the most words.

Science will be an introduction to biology, the study of living things.  In social studies, we will begin learning about the 50 states.

I would love to have an email list going for parents.  Email is the best way to communicate with me.  I only have 6 parent emails!  If you have time this week, just send over an email letting me know who you are/whose child is in my room.  I would enjoy hearing from you!

Spelling Lists:

1)      unable

2)      discover

3)      disaster

4)      unaware

5)      remind

6)      television

7)      inspection

8)      reaction

9)      tension

10)  correction

11)  promotion

12)  expression

13)  inquiry

14)  unnecessary

15)  responsible

16)  rampant

17)  repetition

18)  reception

19)  remittance

20)  repertoire

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

Fun with the Preamble!

Several students wanted extra credit in social studies and they decided to scream the Preamble to the Constitution to the playground.  Should I give them the extra credit????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7_aWdQulI

Gonzales Weekly 01/17/12

I hope everyone had a good three day weekend and is ready to learn!  A few things to keep in mind:

Science Fair is going on this month and next month!  There are due dates all throughout January and February!  Please make sure that your child is meeting this due dates!  They get credit from me for turning things in on time!  I have made it so your child cannot pass science unless they turn in a project ON TIME.

Reading: We will continue reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  We have been doing math with wizarding money so ask your child about it!  Please also note that your child’s book report is due Friday.  This is both a reading and a writing grade!

Math: This week, we are starting our geometry, focusing on triangles first!

Social Studies:  By the end of this week, your child should have the Preamble to the Constitution memorized!

Spelling words:

1.       covered

2.       rising

3.       ordered

4.       hitting

5.       planned

6.       amusing

7.       sheltered

8.       visiting

9.       deserved

10.   squeezing

11.   rehearsing

12.   shredded

13.   anticipated

14.   scalloped

15.   entertaining

16.   parliament

17.   pronounceable

18.   protein

19.   perceived

20.   premonition

Have a great week!

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

Gonzales Weekly 01/09/12

Good afternoon!  I hope that you had a great weekend!

Remember that it is Martin Luther King Jr. day Monday, so there is no school!

In math, we will finish up our unit on measurement and conversions.  There will be a test on Wednesday.

For reading, we are continuing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  We will begin doing activities with this book starting tomorrow!  The class is very excited about reading these books.  While buying a book is not required this quarter, I would highly recommend that you purchase a copy for your child to follow along when I am reading.

In science, we will start a unit on the solar system.  In social studies, we will begin studying the Constitution.

Spelling words are going to be the first round of our spelling bee on Friday.  Every student is expected to know all 25 words.

Spelling bee words:

1. atlas
2. attic
3. binary
4. yearly
5. zebra
6. minute
7. month
8. zeros
9. lives
10. cruel
11. dairy
12. quail
13. cavity
14. delta
15. duet
16. elves
17. ferret
18. ideas
19. legal
20. patio
21. tempo
22. veto
23. wasted
24. wince
25. zones

IF your child received at least an “A” on their practice spelling test, I am giving them harder words for their spelling homework.  I expect them to do ALL FIFTEEN.  If you wish for your child to study more words (with more direction than just the giant list), take a look at these words, which are guaranteed to be on the second round.

Second round words:

1.      axis

2.      guilty

3.      herbs

4.      inning

5.      island

6.      kindle

7.      mayor

8.      mimic

9.      urban

10.  jealous

11.  initial

12.  loathe

13.  recommend

14.  wrinkle

15.  obstinate

Ms. Gonzales

agonzales@lpatucson.org

andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com

Gonzales Weekly 01/02/12

Hello and welcome to the 3rd quarter!  I am so excited to be back and working with your students as we make our way to the AIMS in April!

Your students have three new seating assignments, sort of a preparation for middle school.  They have home groups that they selected themselves, and then I have assigned them two additional seating arrangements for math and reading.  If you have any questions about how or why I have these groups, feel free to ask me!

In math, we are starting to look at measurement.  We will be doing some comparisons of the U.S. and Metric systems.

Writing will be done differently; mostly at home and involving Dialogue journals where your child and I will write letters to each other.  This will help your child improve their writing skills, as well as speed.  They will also be required to write a 5 paragraph book report once a month, which we will discuss in more detail later this week.

We will begin a quarter-long unit on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.  It will involve a LOT of activities, intense reading, and articles.  I am VERY excited for this unit.  If you have any questions for me, please feel free to email or see me in person.  In addition to this, we will also be doing strategic reading interventions on Wednesdays based off of class test scores.

Science will be about the water cycle.  Social Studies will continue to focus on the American Revolution.

Spelling words this week:
1) create
2) quiet
3) cruel
4) liar
5) actual
6) ruin
7) trial
8) rodeo
9) science
10) usual
11) appreciate
12) variety
13) enthusiastic
14) realize

15) eventually
Challenge Words

16) ominous
17) occurred
18) obscure
19) obeyed
20) opportunity

Ms. Gonzales
agonzales@lpatucson.org
andreagonzaleslpa.blogspot.com