Monday, May 15, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Spirit Wear Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, please remember to wear any Kemp shirts OR blue and gray for our spirit wear competition. We have won most of the time this year and we want to keep going and get our prizes - maybe win the grand prize! Today, we had some fun with trash can basketball. Ask your student what we did! Field day is NEXT Friday. Have a great evening!
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Happy Wednesday
We are taking a little break from homework this week. We know you and the students are sad. Ha ha! We will probably resume next week. We are, however, continuing to work hard in the classroom. We are doing some math projects within our math time, and delving deep into social studies. We will have a spelling test this Friday, and students should continue to read their book club books if they have one. Please remember that our Field Day is next Friday. You received information about Field Day in an email. Have a great week!
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tomorrow is the first day of Milestone testing! We will take ELA section 1, which will consist of multiple choice, a constructed response, and an extended writing task. There is no homework tonight. Please get a good night sleep and eat a good breakfast in the morning! We are so proud of our students!
You’re invited to the
Student Art Show!
Tuesday, May 2nd,
7AM to 5PM
The students have selected
their favorite artwork. Each student will have one framed masterpiece in the
show. This is a one-day –only event.
The Art Show is a
wonderful opportunity for family and friends to celebrate our children’s
creativity.
Bring home your child’s
framed art!
We
sell frames to raise money to buy art supplies and equipment. You can buy the
framed art at the show and take it home. The cost is $30.
The
frame includes an archival double mat with Plexiglas, for safety. All frames
are proudly “Made in America”.
Pay
with cash (exact amount) or a check. Checks should be payable to Kemp
Elementary. Sorry no debit or charge cards.
Parents may prepay for the
frame using the payment envelope I sent home last week attached to the green
sheet.
You may pick up the frame
the day of the show. This is a one day only event.
If you know you’re unable
to attend the show, you can prepay and then email Mrs. Ramirez so she can save
the frame for you.
Every child is an
artist at Kemp! See you at the Art Show! J Mrs. Ramirez
Friday, April 14, 2017
We want to thank all of you who made donations for our Spring Fling Lego Basket, and for the Milestone snacks for our kiddos next week! We appreciate all that you do!
The students are bringing home 2 language arts review packets that we worked on this week. Students can review these over the weekend.
We will begin Milestone testing next Wednesday. Wednesday through Thursday will be ELA sections 1, 2 and 3.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Monday, April 10, 2017
Welcome back!! We hope everyone enjoyed the break. We sure did!
Check out these fun pictures from Disney World, where Mrs. King ran into our student, Carson!
Check out these fun pictures from Disney World, where Mrs. King ran into our student, Carson!
Tonight's Homework:
Math- pg. 747-748
Geometry Project due tomorrow!! Please remember that students will lose ten points for each day that the project is late.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Happy Friday! Today is the last day of the grading period, and report cards will be sent out next week. Please remember that students should be working on their Geometry projects, which are due on Tuesday, April 11th. Book Club students will turn in their last meeting sheet for our final Book Club meeting on Monday. Students should bring in their pledge money for Boosterthon next week. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Math pg. 635-636
Book Clubs
The Geometry project was handed out today. The due date is April 11th. (The day we get back from Spring Break)
Download the project guidelines here:
Geometry Project
Math pg. 635-636
Book Clubs
The Geometry project was handed out today. The due date is April 11th. (The day we get back from Spring Break)
Download the project guidelines here:
Geometry Project
Friday, March 10, 2017
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Fractions worksheet
We will have a text structures assessment on Friday. Last week, students turned in their text structures study guide, we graded them and then handed them back. We asked students to fix their mistakes on a separate sheet of paper. Any student that turns in the corrected study guide (with the correct answers!) will receive extra credit on the assessment!
Book Club Reading (Book Club reading assignments and the Text Structures test on Friday do not apply to Read 180 students.)
Students will bring home their Colonization lap books on Friday. A study guide was sent home last week, as well as emailed. We will have a test over all of the information in the study guide on March 3rd.
Fractions worksheet
We will have a text structures assessment on Friday. Last week, students turned in their text structures study guide, we graded them and then handed them back. We asked students to fix their mistakes on a separate sheet of paper. Any student that turns in the corrected study guide (with the correct answers!) will receive extra credit on the assessment!
Book Club Reading (Book Club reading assignments and the Text Structures test on Friday do not apply to Read 180 students.)
Students will bring home their Colonization lap books on Friday. A study guide was sent home last week, as well as emailed. We will have a test over all of the information in the study guide on March 3rd.
Monday, February 13, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017
Dear Parents,
Thank you, thank you!! We loved our sweet cards and flowers, our students are the best! Thank you also for sending in money to feed us. You know how we love to eat! We feel loved. 💜💜💜💜
Homework tonight is a very easy addition of fractions sheet. If your student did not finish their morning work, then that is homework as well (not so easy). We worked on this sheet on and off during the day, and the students should know that they have to determine what to do with the denominator according to each problem. We will continue working on simplifying, comparing, and ordering fractions. Later this week, we will move into subtracting fractions with like denominators, then using different denominators. Keep working on those math facts!
Thank you, thank you!! We loved our sweet cards and flowers, our students are the best! Thank you also for sending in money to feed us. You know how we love to eat! We feel loved. 💜💜💜💜
Homework tonight is a very easy addition of fractions sheet. If your student did not finish their morning work, then that is homework as well (not so easy). We worked on this sheet on and off during the day, and the students should know that they have to determine what to do with the denominator according to each problem. We will continue working on simplifying, comparing, and ordering fractions. Later this week, we will move into subtracting fractions with like denominators, then using different denominators. Keep working on those math facts!
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Comparing fractions using LCM- SHOW ALL WORK
Text Structures study guide due on Friday
13 colonies quiz tomorrow!
Students will be given the Colonization study guide tomorrow. Here it is electronically!
Colonization Study Guide
Comparing fractions using LCM- SHOW ALL WORK
Text Structures study guide due on Friday
13 colonies quiz tomorrow!
Students will be given the Colonization study guide tomorrow. Here it is electronically!
Colonization Study Guide
Monday, February 6, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Holes Chapter 47
Least Common Multiple Sheet
Text Structures Study Guide due on Friday
We will have a 13 colonies quiz on Wednesday. Students need to know which colonies are in each of the three regions (New England, Middle and Southern). They should be able to recognize each colony by shape and spell it correctly. Here is the acronym we came up with for remembering the order of the colonies:
My (Massachusetts)
New (New Hampshire)
Race (Rhode Island)
Car (Connecticut)
Never (New York)
Parks (Pennsylvania)
Near (New Jersey)
Dumpsters (Delaware)
My (Maryland)
Vehicle (Virginia)
Now (North Carolina)
Smells (South Carolina)
Good (Georgia)
Holes Chapter 47
Least Common Multiple Sheet
Text Structures Study Guide due on Friday
We will have a 13 colonies quiz on Wednesday. Students need to know which colonies are in each of the three regions (New England, Middle and Southern). They should be able to recognize each colony by shape and spell it correctly. Here is the acronym we came up with for remembering the order of the colonies:
My (Massachusetts)
New (New Hampshire)
Race (Rhode Island)
Car (Connecticut)
Never (New York)
Parks (Pennsylvania)
Near (New Jersey)
Dumpsters (Delaware)
My (Maryland)
Vehicle (Virginia)
Now (North Carolina)
Smells (South Carolina)
Good (Georgia)
Thursday, February 2, 2017
We will be throwing a "tail gate" party tomorrow! We will be doing fun football themed math and reading activities. If you would like to send in some snacks for our (last minute) tail gate party, the kids would love that!
Tonight's Homework:
Benchmark Numbers with Number Lines: EVENS ONLY!
Holes Chapter 46
Students were given a text structures study guide today and it will be due next Friday. Students need to complete task and may use the reference sheet to help them identify text structures. (Not for Read 180 students!)
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Happy Monday!
Tonight's Homework:
Chronological Order: How to Adopt- This assignment is for ALL students unless stated otherwise in the agenda. Students must underline key words that show time, and must write in complete sentences.
Math- Equivalent Fractions
Here is a video on how to cross multiply, which we will be learning how to do this week.
Tonight's Homework:
Chronological Order: How to Adopt- This assignment is for ALL students unless stated otherwise in the agenda. Students must underline key words that show time, and must write in complete sentences.
Math- Equivalent Fractions
Here is a video on how to cross multiply, which we will be learning how to do this week.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Fraction Sheet
Holes: Chapter 40
We are beginning our study on Figurative Language. Students received a study guide for figurative language today. We gave this study guide to all students, because they will be seeing this on the Milestone test, however, Read 180 students will not be tested over the material.
Mellow Mushroom Night! 5-8 at the Hiram location.
Fraction Sheet
Holes: Chapter 40
We are beginning our study on Figurative Language. Students received a study guide for figurative language today. We gave this study guide to all students, because they will be seeing this on the Milestone test, however, Read 180 students will not be tested over the material.
Mellow Mushroom Night! 5-8 at the Hiram location.
Friday, January 20, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Tonight's Homework:
Conceptua Assignment- If you had trouble logging in last night it is because your child did not log out of the session during class. Please remind them to log out after each session!
Holes- Read Chapter 35
Spelling Words
Field Trips!
We have several field trips coming up!
1/23- Ecoysystems Presentation (This is an in-school field trip...it is free and no permission is required.) The kids will be digging through dirt to find wiggly things while they learn about different ecosystems.
1/27- Cobb County Youth Museum- This is our FAVORITE field trip! The kids get to dress up and act out the important events of the Revolutionary War. This field trip costs $16 and kids have the option of sending in money for a souvenir. This form is coming home today, please read it carefully. Students will be back in time for lunch on this day.
2/14- Cobb Fire Safety Village- This is also a free field trip, however your child may choose to pay for a Chick-Fil-A lunch. PLEASE fill out the lunch form to let us know if your child will buy Chick-Fil-A, bring a lunch from home or buy a sack lunch from school.
Conceptua Assignment- If you had trouble logging in last night it is because your child did not log out of the session during class. Please remind them to log out after each session!
Holes- Read Chapter 35
Spelling Words
Field Trips!
We have several field trips coming up!
1/23- Ecoysystems Presentation (This is an in-school field trip...it is free and no permission is required.) The kids will be digging through dirt to find wiggly things while they learn about different ecosystems.
1/27- Cobb County Youth Museum- This is our FAVORITE field trip! The kids get to dress up and act out the important events of the Revolutionary War. This field trip costs $16 and kids have the option of sending in money for a souvenir. This form is coming home today, please read it carefully. Students will be back in time for lunch on this day.
2/14- Cobb Fire Safety Village- This is also a free field trip, however your child may choose to pay for a Chick-Fil-A lunch. PLEASE fill out the lunch form to let us know if your child will buy Chick-Fil-A, bring a lunch from home or buy a sack lunch from school.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
We hope you had a wonderful long weekend!
Tonight's Homework:
Math- Log into Conceptuamath.com (The Customer name is: CCSD, the Username is s and sticknumber, for example: s123456 and the password is math)
Students will complete the assigned lesson. We practiced logging in and doing an assigned lesson in class today! Once students finish the assigned lesson, they may do fact fluency practice.
Holes: Read chapter 34
Tonight's Homework:
Math- Log into Conceptuamath.com (The Customer name is: CCSD, the Username is s and sticknumber, for example: s123456 and the password is math)
Students will complete the assigned lesson. We practiced logging in and doing an assigned lesson in class today! Once students finish the assigned lesson, they may do fact fluency practice.
Holes: Read chapter 34
Friday, January 13, 2017
Looking ahead...
1/16- MLK Holiday- No school!
1/20- Spelling test and science quiz over all sound vocabulary and concepts (see study guide!)
1/20- Multicultural Night
1/23- Kemp Night at Mellow Mushroom in Hiram
1/27- Spirit Wear Day
Math: We are beginning our study of fractions with Equivalent Fractions! After a brief review of fraction vocabulary, we will begin identifying equivalent fractions and making equivalent fractions using, models, multiplication, and division. We will learn how to find equivalent factors and how to write fractions in "simplest form" (also known as reducing fractions) using Greatest Common Factor (GCF). We will be gluing strategies and writing examples in our math journals! It would benefit each student to take home their math journals when doing homework. That way they can refer back to examples we did in class as a reference; therefore, parents can also see the strategies we are using in class. Please make sure journals return to school each day! Below are some helpful videos for this standard.
1/16- MLK Holiday- No school!
1/20- Spelling test and science quiz over all sound vocabulary and concepts (see study guide!)
1/20- Multicultural Night
1/23- Kemp Night at Mellow Mushroom in Hiram
1/27- Spirit Wear Day
Equivalent Fractions
Khan Academy: Intro. to Equivalent Fractions
Reading: We are still reading our extended text, Wonder by R.J Palacio. This text is rather long, and we will be well into the 3rd nine weeks before we finish the book. We will be doing a variety of reading strategies and projects daily with the text. We have been working with context clues strategies. We focused on different strategies to use when reading to figure out unknown word meanings. Next week we will begin our study on poetry, drama and prose. Students will get a homework packet to go along with this.
Writing: We are moving into the Opinion Writing genre. Students will be using a variety of topics to express their opinions and formulating strong arguments to write an opinion piece.
Grammar: Next week we will focus on figurative language. We will specifically be determining the difference and meanings of similes and metaphors. We will have SMART Board lessons each day, and well as plenty of practice activities. Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday with all of the figurative language in our unit. We will eventually take a test over figurative language, so studying will be important!
Science: Our next unit is the study of Sound and Light. We will really delve into this next week, beginning with sound. We sent home a study guide this week and we would like for students to go ahead and start studying the vocabulary for light and sound. Take a look at the videos below so that you will be familiar with the standards and vocabulary your child will be learning!
A few reminders:
*Please review your child's homework with them each night. PLEASE feel free to email us with any questions about how to help your child with his/her homework. It can be very confusing for students to learn how to solve a problem one way at school, and then a totally different way at home. If you need clarification or examples of how to use one of our strategies please let us know!
*Make sure to check Synergy often for updated weekly grades.
*Please remember that Moby Max and First in Math are valuable tools your child can use for extra practice in all subject areas. Students have login information in the front of their agendas.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
For those of you who check the blog daily, thank you for being patient while Mrs. DuShane was out sick!
This week we are focusing on context clues in reading, opinion writing, patterns in math and we are beginning our light and sound unit. Students are getting a study guide for light and sound today. The vocab is heavy for this science unit, so please make sure your child is studying a little bit each day. We will also have a spelling test next Wednesday.
Tonight's Homework:
Math- Patterns sheet
Holes- Read chapter 29
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