Tuesday, November 25, 2014

For Matthew

 
Matthew,
This is the picture you will need to answer the question.  Thank you for doing this outside of school.  I hope your swim practice was successful!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Tonight's homework:
Read
fill out green slip
update books read list

Monday, November 24, 2014


Dear Delightful "Doctors,"

Good morning!  I can't wait to share the results of your hard working during surgery yesterday.  Today, we will move on to writing the final draft of your narratives!

After you have parked your bag and coat using our new system, please order your lunch, wash your hands and read the message.  You can scan the QR code to read the message or read it on the screen.  Next, put the papers that are on  your desk in  your take home folder.  Finally, please complete PC page 131. 

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey
Tonight's homework:
Read
P5-5
* X and / pages
return library books

book orders due tomorrow
food donation

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Dear Snow Survivors,

Hello!  I am truly sorry that I cannot be here to greet  you this morning.  I will be here when you return from Phys. Ed.  I am looking forward to seeing all of you.  I can't wait to hear your storm stories.  I hope you are all okay.

Please wash you hands, order your lunch and read the message.  I am assuming you have kept up with your work in your spelling contract.  If so, you should be all ready for a spelling test today.  Please put a heading on your paper and meet with a partner to complete your tests.  When that is done, you can begin to tell your storm story in your writer's notebook.  Be sure to give plenty of details telling me your thoughts and feelings during the historic storm.

I really can't wait to see you all!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Friday, November 21, 2014

November 21, 2014

Dear Students,

Hello!  How are you?  I am terribly worried about all of you and your families.  We have received a crazy amount of snow and I hope that you are all safe and warm.  I also hope that you all get through the weekend without too much damage due to the expected thaw.

Take care of yourselves and your families.  I look forward to seeing you back in school as soon as we can all get there!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Monday, November 17, 2014

Tonight's homework:
Read
finish  PN (personal narrative)
Spelling activity

bring in food for food drive
book orders due Friday
parent form due Friday


Spelling contract suggestions:
jubilantly
Science
suddenly
equator
Onondaga
Oneida
Cayuga
Seneca
Mohawk
narrative
personal
November 17, 2014

Dear Snowy Students,

Hello!  I am glad you have arrived safely.  Come in and get warm!  Please order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands. Next, I'd like you to update your reading status.  Finally, please number your spelling test paper from 1-20.  We will have our pretest shortly.

Once you have accomplished all of those jobs, please read through our new poem.  Take a minute to illustrate the poem as well. 

_____Ian_____, ______Hayden_____ and ______Aiden____ will share today.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Friday, November 14, 2014

Tonight's  homework:
Read
share poetry folder

book orders due Friday
return parent form

November 14, 2014

Hi Marvelous Multipliers,

I hope you are doing well today.  I am looking forward to reading  your personal narratives.  I hope you are ready to write them!

Please order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands.  Next, update your reading status.  Finally, I'd like you to spend some time with your writing folder.  First, look again at your first personal narrative and that rubric.  Notice where you did well, and what you need to work on.  Next, reread "Eleven" with a partner.  Highlight areas in that personal narrative that you really like.  Think about how you can make your personal narrative read like Susan Cisneros'.  This process is called, "Reading like a writer."  I think it will really raise the quality of your writing.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

______Leah____, Izabella___________ and Leslie___________ will share.

Thursday, November 13, 2014


Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P5-2
Handwriting page 17
November 13, 2014

Dear Students,

Hello!  I bet you are thrilled to see snow flakes in the air! Regardless of how old I get, I still feel excited at the first snow fall!

Please read the message, order your lunch and wash  your hands.   Next, you should update your reading status and your books read list.  After that, please check your learning log for an Iroquois paragraph.  If you haven't finished writing what  you learned last week about the Iroquois, please finish that.  If you have finished it, but I didn't grade it, please put your learning log on the side table.  Finally, if your work is done and I graded it, please pass out papers.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

p.s. ______Donald_______, _________________ and _____________ will share. 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014


Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Make PN (personal narrative) list
Math P5-1
November 12, 2014

Hello Students,

I am so happy to see you today.  I hope you enjoyed your day off yesterday; it was a beautiful day to honor our Veterans. 

Please come in and get settled.  I need you to order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands.  Next, please update your reading status.  Finally, please complete page 113 in your Math text book.  You should do this work in your Math notebook. 

We will learn more about the Iroquois today.  Can you name all 5 of the Iroquois nations?  Think SCOOM!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

p.s.  Leah will do the announcements today.  _____Arrianna____, _______Aiden______ and _____________ will share.   

Sunday, November 9, 2014

November 10, 2014

Dear Students,

Hello.  I hope you are well.  I am sorry I can't be with  you today.  I know that you will do your very best work in my absence.  I look forward to seeing  you on Wednesday.

Please read the message, order your lunch and read the message.  You should read and illustrate our new poem.  Once that is done, please number your spelling pretest from 1-20.  Finally, you should practice reading your fluency passage for this week.

If you haven't checked the blog yet for the Iroquois hunting lodge pictures, you should do that tonight.  There are some great pictures!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

p.s.  Matthew will do the announcements.

Earth Spirit: Iroquois day



Thanks to the P.T.O.  the students spent a fun day at the main campus learning about Iroquois life.  It was a full day of hard work, interesting learning and dirty fun!  Be sure to ask your child about the experience.  Here are a few pictures that illustrate our day.



This is last year's hunting lodge.  As you can see, it was in rough shape.  Our first job was to dismantle this so we could recycle the natural resources.

Mr. John from Earth Spirit led the hunting lodge station.
This is the frame of the hunting lodge after we started to rebuild.
It was fun, but hard work to dismantle the hunting lodge.







Ms. Kerri shared a few Iroquois stories with us.  
A few children were involved in acting out the stories.  

Ms.  Kerri taught us a game that the Iroquois played.  






Mr.  Scott led an interesting session that involved Iroquois artifacts.  
We learned about the Three Sisters and how the Iroquois prepared some of their food  
The children of the Iroquois were responsible for some intense work.  





The finished product: the whole class fit inside!
 At the end of the day, we went back outside to see the hunting lodge.  The other classes had worked on it after we left.



Friday, November 7, 2014


Tonight's homework:
Read
share poetry folder
check harveyshomebase.BlogSpot.com for pictures

Thursday, November 6, 2014


November 7, 2014

Dear Wintry Workers,

Today should be an exciting day. I am looking forward to learning about Iroquois ways with you. Please follow these directions so your morning goes smoothly. 

Wash your hands and move your stick to "bringing."  If you don't have a lunch, let Mrs. Siverson know right away.  You should empty your backpack of all school supplies. Only your lunch and your change of shoes and socks should be in your backpack.  At your desk, please reread your paragraph about the Iroquois.  Add any new information to it.  If need be, you can reread pages 66-69 in your Social Studies book.  Your finished paragraph should be parked on the side table.

Aiden will do the announcements.  Be sure to listen to Mrs. Siverson for directions about when to line up!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity (10 point activity!)
use ixl
Bring a disposable lunch, indoor shoes, dry socks
Dress for the weather
November 6, 2014

Dear Estimators,

Hello!  Today you will have a chance to show your estimating and subtracting skills on the topic 4 Math test.  I am anxious to see how you do!

Please order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands.  At your desk, you should spread out your homework and update your reading status.  Your reading statuses were much better yesterday....keep up the good work!  Finally, please use this morning to catch up on some PC pages.  You should finish up pages 114 and 133. 

Mr. Fenz will be here today after Library.  Let's try to finish morning meeting before Library so we can be ready for him!  Izabella will do the announcements.  __________, ___________ and ___________ will share.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tuesday, November 4, 2014


Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P4-5, odd only, CHECK YOUR WORK!!

return Reading is slip
Lunch and extra clothes on Friday
November 4, 2014

Dear Map Skill Experts,

Today you will finish your Social Studies test.  I hope you are feeling confident with the information. We will also work more with subtracting; today there will be many zeroes involved!

Please put your library books on the cart, order your lunch and wash your hands.  Next, update your reading status.  Finally, please read our new fluency passage on p. 116 in your PC.

___Katie________, _Matthew, __________ and ____Megan____ will share.  __Evan_____will do the announcements.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Monday, November 3, 2014


Today's homework:
Read
set up spelling contract
spelling activity
Math P4-4, odd only, CHECK YOUR WORK
return library books

return Reading is...slip
Dress for the weather on Friday

Spelling Suggestions:
Thanksgiving              Christmas              Veteran's Day
Iroquois                        despite                   Valentines
November 3, 2014

Hello Students,

I hope your Halloween weekend was filled with more treats than tricks!  I am curious to know which kind of candy is your favorite.  Please write it on the post it note I gave you and put it on the easel.  While you are up, please wash your hands and order your lunch as well.

After you have read this week's poem, please number your spelling folder from 1-20.  Next, you should practice the fluency passage on p.98 in your PC.  Be sure to do this with a partner.  Have fun with your expression and accuracy!

_____Jackson______, _____________ and _____________ will share today.  __Ian___ will do the announcements.

As you can see, we have a new expression for the month.  "Begin with the End in Mind" will make more sense after I read you a story at morning meeting.  You can start making some prediction about what this means!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey