The Longmore Learners
Week of December 4, 2015
Hour of Code
We are going to participate in an activity on Monday called the Hour of Code. It is being brought to us by the site, code.org. It is also the site I use for the Coding Club that I sponsor. So, during Math time on Monday, we will participate in the hour of code. There are many different options for students to do (and some have been working on code during Intervention Time), but some popular activities are Minecraft, Frozen and Star Wars. Wish us luck, and make sure you ask your student about how it successful it was.
This Week In Math
We will finish Topic 8 this week, with the test on Friday. We finally got to the expanded algorithm. At this point with standard algorithm, it is a matter of practice, practice, practice (assuming they are doing the right steps).
Please continue to work with your student with their multiplication facts. The students that do not know their multiplication facts have the most difficulties understanding these new multiplication concepts.
Please continue to work with your student with their multiplication facts. The students that do not know their multiplication facts have the most difficulties understanding these new multiplication concepts.
This Week In ELA
Reading
As you know, our history lessons are embedded in our ELA curriculum. We moved away from the read aloud, and we are working on some history with some extra texts. I will work a little out of our history texts. We will be talking about the Pony Express, Transcontinental Railroad, and Early Settlements this week. I hope to bring in some cooperative learning with each topic. We focus on Primary and Secondary source as well as perspective.
Writing
We are on a role with our writing. This week is what we will be working on:
Monday - Conclusion
Tuesday - Transitions
Wednesday - Revise
Thursday - Revise
Friday - Editing
There are quite a few students who are not on schedule with us, and there are others that are ahead. I will try to meet with students this week during small reading group time to discuss organization and make sure they are on the right track. I will get some items planned for those students who are rolling and completed.
As you know, our history lessons are embedded in our ELA curriculum. We moved away from the read aloud, and we are working on some history with some extra texts. I will work a little out of our history texts. We will be talking about the Pony Express, Transcontinental Railroad, and Early Settlements this week. I hope to bring in some cooperative learning with each topic. We focus on Primary and Secondary source as well as perspective.
Writing
We are on a role with our writing. This week is what we will be working on:
Monday - Conclusion
Tuesday - Transitions
Wednesday - Revise
Thursday - Revise
Friday - Editing
There are quite a few students who are not on schedule with us, and there are others that are ahead. I will try to meet with students this week during small reading group time to discuss organization and make sure they are on the right track. I will get some items planned for those students who are rolling and completed.
Small Reading Groups
We are done with the reading of our books. I am struggling with whether to start new books with students, or to work on this small group time to really focus in on our writing, meeting with small groups for that. I will keep you posted.
Spelling Week 13
Silent letters, mn, mb, wr, gn
mn and mb are consonant teams for the sound of M wr- is a letter team for the sound of R and occurs only at the beginning of the word
column
hymn
succumb
solemn
wreckage
writer
wrinkled
overwrought
campaign
Weekly Calendar
Week of Giving - bring in an item for the tree in the front lobby to help the Crisis Nursery during this week.
Monday, December 4
Day 2
Keyboarding
Writing: Your student should be complete with three main paragraphs and an introduction. We will work on the conclusion today.
Tuesday, December 5
Day 3
Writing: we will work on adding transitions to make our writing flow smoothly.
Wednesday, December 6
Day 1
Tutoring
Math Practice 8-4
Writing: we will work on revising our work
Thursday, December 7
Day 2
Keyboarding
Tutoring
Math Practice 8-5 due today
Review for Topic 8 test
Writing: We will work on revising our work
Friday, December 8
Day 3
Math Topic Test
Writing: Editing day
Dictation Sentences today
Mentor Sentences - Invitation to Edit
Update Data Binders
Monday, December 4
Day 2
Keyboarding
Writing: Your student should be complete with three main paragraphs and an introduction. We will work on the conclusion today.
Tuesday, December 5
Day 3
Writing: we will work on adding transitions to make our writing flow smoothly.
Wednesday, December 6
Day 1
Tutoring
Math Practice 8-4
Writing: we will work on revising our work
Thursday, December 7
Day 2
Keyboarding
Tutoring
Math Practice 8-5 due today
Review for Topic 8 test
Writing: We will work on revising our work
Friday, December 8
Day 3
Math Topic Test
Writing: Editing day
Dictation Sentences today
Mentor Sentences - Invitation to Edit
Update Data Binders
Log Ins
www.Schoology.com
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password: student id#: Example: 123456
www.Pearsonrealize.com
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password: FHSD + Id number (example: FHSD123456)
Scholastics Reading Counts
https://h100003970.education.scholastic.com/src/loader/?LLO=true
username: Student ID (lunch number)
Password: Password1
drive.google.com
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Password: fh123456 (fh followed by the students id or lunch number)
Voice Threads
The link has to go to the FHSD subscription, so here is the link
http://fhsdschools.ed.voicethread.com/myvoice/#u1574081
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password: francis
Discovery Education NEW
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password: student id # (example: 123456)
username: first initial last name: Example: tlongmore
password: student id#: Example: 123456
www.Pearsonrealize.com
username: first name + last name + last three digits of student id (example:tonyalongmore456)
password: FHSD + Id number (example: FHSD123456)
Scholastics Reading Counts
https://h100003970.education.scholastic.com/src/loader/?LLO=true
username: Student ID (lunch number)
Password: Password1
drive.google.com
first initial, last name and last 3 digits of the student ID@g.fhsdschools.org (example: tlongmore456@g.fhsdschools.org
Password: fh123456 (fh followed by the students id or lunch number)
Voice Threads
The link has to go to the FHSD subscription, so here is the link
http://fhsdschools.ed.voicethread.com/myvoice/#u1574081
email: the students ID number (123456)
password: francis
Discovery Education NEW
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
first initial, last name, last 3 digits of your ID# (example: tlongmore456)
password: student id # (example: 123456)
Mrs. Longmore
Email: tonya.longmore@fhsdschools.org
Location: 1020 Dingledine Road, St. Charles, MO, United States
Phone: 636-851-4338
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