4th Grade News.....

We had a great week in 4th Grade. I have a small group of Mrs. Lambs students that I work with in Writing one day a week. They worked very hard on their District September prompt. I know they will be great writers by the FCAT Writing Test.

In MGN Studios aka Mrs. Gaspard & Nelson's room, we have had a busy week.

In reading, we are working on the skill of "Story Structure". We reconstructed our first selection story "Akiak" using our Story Map. Next week we will put our skill to the "test" with a stand alone passage.

In math, we are still working on Numeration. I can see the wheels turning and the lights coming on.... Mrs. Gaspard's GIGANTIC chart really helps us to visualize each place up to the hundred millions.

In science, we had some fun today talking about matter and how sound moves through different forms of matter.... can you imagine 4th Graders becoming "Solid", "Liquid", and "Gas"? We have fun while we are learning....

Looking forward to another great week with the MGN Studio kids!

Love you..... Mrs. P



Our writing prompt.....

Some future writers.....


Putting together our "Story Map".....


Mrs. Gaspard presents Calendar Math.....


Here's the "Solid" matter.....


Here's "Liquid".....


Here's the Gas molecules.....

5th Grade News.....

We are having another awesome week in 5th Grade.

In reading our skill is Text Organization. We had a wonderful discussion on how Fiction and Non-Fiction texts are organized differently. We also assigned partners for reading when Mr. G and I take our Guided Reading Groups. I was sooooo impressed at how everyone did such a great job staying on task and reading with their partners.

In Math we are still working on multiplication and writing our OWN story problems. We have discussed how we can use "Clustering" to solve multiplication problems. We also worked on Number Towers, making multiples of a number.

In Science Mrs. H is working on Aqua-Terra-Columns. Who ever thought Eco-systems could be so much fun.

It's G-R-E-A-T to spend time in Rm 71 & 73!

Love you....... Mrs. P

Mr. G introduces our new skill.....



Reading with my morning afternoon group....


Partner Reading and working on our treasure hunt.....













Mr. G doing a read-aloud of "Poppy"... Love those "voices"


Mrs. H teaching multiplication.....


The "Apes" writing their own problem.....




Making Number Towers.....





How about our Aqua-Terra Columns.....

It's great to be back.....

I usually post on Thursdays, but it was so great to be back on my schedule and IN the classrooms! So many exciting things are going on in Rm 131, 71, & 73.

4th Grade is jumping right into Word Study, Routines, and Numeration. It was exciting to see the students recognize patterns in Calendar Math and "physically" demonstrate place value. After much concentration on Math, Mrs. Nelson helped us "unwind" with some Dancersize..... I love to dance......

5th Grade is working on the Reading skill of Sequencing and we are well into our first novel, "Crash". Our two main characters, Crash and Penn are quite different. Today we met Mike a burly football player and somewhat of a bully. Do you wonder how Penn will react to his actions, or can you already predict from what we know about his character?

In 5th grade math, we are discussing Division. Today, I was with Mrs. H's class and was amazed how they created their own story problem when given a dividend and divisor. Then, some of the Hartless Apes came up and presented their problem.

4th Grade.....

Charlie comes to the board to demonstrate a concept in math.....


Mrs. Gaspard works on the daily depositor.....


These may look like some 4th graders... but they are really ones, tens, hundreds, & thousands...


Taking a break with the Dancersize Queen aka Mrs. Nelson...




5th Grade.....

Putting our heads together to create a division story problem...


Mrs. Hartless listens to Ian's idea...


We've even got story problems going on in the courtyard...


Ian shows his work...


Now he presents it to the class...

First Day.....

This posting 5th Grade gets "top" billing... I usually alternate putting 4th and 5th Grade first. Mrs. P got to school really early this morning and decided to get some pictures BEFORE our students got to class. Then in between all my running around helping the office with First Day business, I popped in and took some pictures AFTER students arrived. I think my teachers and I have some "AWESOME" students this year. Can't wait to get to class tomorrow and spend some time with you...

5th Grade...

It's "dark" in Mrs. Hartless's Room...


Where are the students.....


Where is Mrs. Hartless.....


The teaching posters are lonely.....


It's dark in Mr. G's room.....


Where are the students.....


The big question for the week is waiting.....


Where are the teachers.....


Sequence is our first skill.....


Is this a "new" Gibbons Ape.....


The Hartless Apes love "Crash", our first novel.....


Here they are doing Science.....


Gibbons Apes love Science, too.....




4th Grade

I think the lights are on in Room 131.....


Is it a tropical island.....


Where are the Nelson/Gaspard 4th Graders.....


Calendar Math is waiting.....


Here's the classroom library.....


Welcome 4th Graders.....


Here's the rest.....

It's Time!

Well, 4th & 5th Graders..... it's time for another great year. Get ready to have the time of your life in Rooms 131, 71, & 73. The rooms are ready and all we need is "YOU". It was great to see some of my "old" students in Rm 71 & 73 and to meet some of my new students. Can't wait to get this year of learning and fun started.

See you Monday.......

4th Grade.. Mrs. Gaspard & Mrs. Nelson

Rm 131 looks just about ready...


How many 4th Grade teachers does it take to make a supply list.....


Orientation... some old... some new...


5th Grade.. Mrs. Hartless & Mr. Gibbons

"Welcome Back... Welcome Back... Welcome Back...


Rm 73 is ready for the Hartless Apes...


Rm 71 is ready for the Gibbons Apes...


Are you already teaching, Mrs. H & Mr. G???