May 1, 2019
B day

Happy May,

I can't believe we are already at May!  This year has been flying by!  I hope you have some zest for all off the fun events we will have in the next two months.  _Micah_____, Kayla_____ and __Mackenzie__ will share.

Please update your reading status with last night's reading.  If you need to add any other books to your list of books read, this is the time to do it!  Once that is done, please complete this problem in your math log.  Be sure to read carefully.  Don't get tricked by the language!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey
Miss Hanrahan

April 30, 2019
A day

Good Morning,

Welcome to Tuesday Morning!  I am excited to learn with  you today.  Please order your lunch and wash your hands.  __Lily______, ____Jonathan______ and Benji_______ will share a symmetrical object.

Please update your reading status.  Also, have you finished any books lately?  Be sure to get your books read list up to date.  I will need to check that list today and tomorrow!  Once your reading status is set, please use the dictionary from your black shelf to look up the word ZEST.  How could you illustrate zest?  Write the definition and draw a picture in your writer's notebook.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey
Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework:

Read

Item to Share

April 29, 2019

F day

Welcome Back Vacationers,

I hope you had a fabulous vacation!  Please come on in and get back into the routine.  You need to wash your hands and order your lunch like usual.  On your desk, you will find your simple machine paper from last week.  Please put this in your Science folder for future use.   You should then take some time to preview pages 5-9 of the Storyworks at your desk!

_Jordyn__________, _Collin__________ and____________will share.  (Remember we are still working on our bossy Symmetrical Share!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework: 

Read
Poetry Folder

Item to Share
Have a fun break!

April 18, 2019
E day

Hello Students,

Happy Thursday!  I am glad to see you today.  Please come in, wash your hands and order your lunch.  ___Sara____, __Violet______ and _____Olivia ___ will share today.

To get your day started, please take a walk around the room.  There are plastic eggs hidden around the room.  Find one and take it back to your desk.  You should only take one egg; if you see others, please let them be!

Please find your math notebook and reading notebook from the back table and put it away. Once that is done, you should complete the QUADRILATERAL pages from yesterday.  (These should be in your work folder!)

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey
Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework:

Read

Item to Share
Instruments
Return music form
Chap. Letter

April 17, 2019
D day

Hello Curious Kids,

Today you will learn from the high school Physics students.  I am confident that you will enjoy the hands on learning!  Please order your lunch and wash your hands to get your day started.  Once that is done, please complete this division problem in your math log:  824/6.  Please check your work by multiplying.  When that is done, please complete page 835-836    .  You can use page number 834 as a resource.  Be sure to pay attention to spelling!

______Elijah______, __Julianna__________ and _____Sedona______ will share something symmetrical.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework

Read
Math page 601-602, 1-4, 8, and 9
Item to Share

April 16, 2019
C day

Hello Clever Kids,

I enjoyed using pictures to better understand my historical fiction book yesterday; did you?  Today, we will learn how to use non-fiction articles to add to our historical fiction understanding.  This is serious work!

Stefano__________, ___Max_____ and __________ will share today.  Please wash your hands and order your lunch.  Next, you should think about how many siblings you have.  Please neatly write this number down on the post it note on your desk.  On the other post it note, please find the product of 54 and 93.  How can you check to see if your answer is reasonable?

We are
looking forward to a terrific day with you all!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework

Read
Library books
Math page 595-596, ALL

Item to Share
Return forms

April 15, 2019
B day

Hello Students,

I hope you are well today!  Please come on in and get ready for your day.  I'd like you to wash your hands and order your lunch.  Please also read the new poem and put it into your clips.  Next, please find two post it notes on your desk.  On one post-it note, please solve this problem:

               604 - 437 = n

When that is done, please use the other post-it note to draw a symmetrical image.  Be prepared to share this image at morning meeting.

Violet___________, ______Mackenzie
Sara_____ and _________ will share today.
Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Resources for Historical Fiction Book Clubs

If you have been reading Number the Stars, click here:
http://gibbonsp.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-did-danes-fool-nazis-and-their-dogs.html

Underground Railroad:

If you have been reading Freedom Wings or Caleb’s Choice, 

check out these resources:

http://pathways.thinkport.org/eyewitness/

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/underground_railroad.php

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html

WW II

If you are reading Snow Treasure, read these articles:

http://curioushistorian.com/the-story-behind-snow-treasure-did-norwegian-children-smuggle-gold-past-nazi-guards-by-sledding-down-the-mountains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Norwegian_National_Treasury

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-07-14-0107140163-story.html

Lily’s Crossing readers will enjoy this information:

https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1692.html

http://www.liherald.com/stories/a-true-long-island-war-story-75-years-ago,92861

If you have read The Matchlock Gun, click below to learn more.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/french_and_indian_war.php

https://www.historyisfun.org/video/from-matchlock-to-flintlock/

If you are reading Secret School, read the following articles.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Ford_Model_T

https://www.educationnext.org/reflections-on-the-oneroom-schoolhouse/

http://www.westervillelibrary.org/education-teaching

The Fighting Ground readers should read below:

https://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution.php

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/hessians/

https://www.landofthebrave.info/hessians.htm

Today's homework:
Read
Poetry folder
Return forms

character trait paragraph
item to share
instruments

April 11, 2019
A day

Good Morning!

Thanks for coming today!  You will have a chance to show a lot of math knowledge this afternoon!  Please wash your hands and order your lunch as usual.  _Violet___________ will do the announcements.  (That's right...ONE person can sign up; it pays to read the message!)  ____Jackson______, _Kayla_________ and _____Tierney.K._______ will share.

Your first job this morning is to update your reading status.  Next, I'd like you to solve this problem.
Please do this in your Math Log.  If time allows, please also find the quotient of 567/6.
Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey
Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework

Read
Return forms

Item to share

April 10, 2019
F day

Hello "Frenz,"

I think you are going to enjoy today; do you see my clue as to why?  Please come in, order your lunch and wash your hands.  While you are up, please turn in your math homework.  Next, you should read this week's poem.  (Better late than never!)  Please also practice last week's poem as a few of you will perform that today.

Kayla will do the announcements.  Collin, _Jordyn____ and __Finn____ will share.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

Today's Homework

Read
Math page 563, Only numbers 11, 15, 23
return picnic forms

Item to share
STEM night at Middle School tonight

Today's homework:
Read

instruments
item to share
bring books/be well rested

April 9, 2019
E Day

Happy Tuesday,

Wasn't it fun to watch the 1st graders yesterday?  It seems like just yesterday that you were up there telling those stories!  Please order your lunch and wash your hands.  Next, you should find the triangle page that you were working on last week. Please continue to work on that page.  Of course this should be done after you have your books and snacks out and ready for the morning!

Violet will do the announcements.  If we have time Collin, Benji and Jordyn will share.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

April 8, 2019
D day

Hello Readers and Writers,

I hope your weekend was terrific!  Please order your lunch and wash your hands. Today, you will have a chance to work with your reading and writing skills.  The test will start soon, so please get yourself organized efficiently.  If you are not taking the NYS test, please gather up a few books and your snack.  If you are taking the test, please use the bathroom and gather a book and your snack as well!

Collin_________, _Benji_________ and  Jordyn___________will share.  Max will do the announcements.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's Homework

Read
Item to share
Share poetry folder

April 5, 2019
C day

Hello Essayists,

I am so pleased with the effort you have been putting into your essays.  You have grown into sophisticated writers!  Please order your lunch and wash your hands.  Next, you should get your ipad and take a few pictures that represent this week's learning.  Be creative and unique.

Once you have your pictures, please take out pages 827 and 829 from your math book.  Read the information on page 828.  Use this resource to complete pages 829-830.  Please note, questions 3-15 require two answers.  Spelling is important on these pages.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

p.s.  MacKenzie will do the announcements.  _Lily________, ____Jonathan__ and _________ will share.

Today's Homework

Read
Math pages 547-548, All evens

Item to share
Library Books

April 4, 2019

B Day

Hello Kids,

You might be surprised to learn that we are not taking the ELA test today.  We will have a normal day; complete with hard work, healthy attitudes and some fun sprinkled in!  Please wash your hands and order your lunch.  You should also update your reading status.  

Yesterday, you saw the word THRIVE on the essay question.  Many of you seemed to be unsure of that word.   Please use the dictionary on your black shelf to look up thrive.  Write the definition in your writer's notebook.  Next, write about things that help you to thrive.


__Micah_______, ___Elijah_________ and _Julianna __________will share.  Olivia will do the announcements.

Kindly,

Mrs. Harvey

and 

Miss Hanrahan

Today's homework:
Read
finish theme statement

item to share
books to read/be well rested and fed
instruments

April 3, 2019
 A day

Hello Students,

Welcome to Wednesday.  I look forward to working with you today. Please come in, get settled and order your lunch.  You should also wash your hands while you are up.  Next, please update your reading status.  When that is done, please find your spelling packet.  You should work with a partner from your group to read the words from the front page.  See if you can improve your speed each time you read the list.

__Olivia___, micah______ and __Miss Hanrahan___will share.  Micah will do the announcements.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

The Magical World of Isaac Questions

Today's homework;
Read

fraction item to share

April 2, 2019
F day

Hello Triangle Testers,

I hope you are well today.  Please come on in and order your lunch.  When you have done that, wash your hands.  Next, you should update your reading status.  While you have your reader's notebook out, please make sure your List of Books Read list contains all of the books you read last month.  By the time you have that done, please meet with your book club group to set your goal post for today.

Jackson will do the announcements.  _Jackson__Collin Tierney______, _________ and ___________ will share.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Hanrahan

Today's homework:
Read
Math page

item to share

April 1, 2019
E day

Hello Tricksters,

I hope your weekend was terrific.  This week will be filled with a mix of fun, hard work and learning.  Please come in, wash your hands and order your lunch.  There is a new poem for you to read.  I am also hoping some of you are prepared to perform last week's poem.

Once your entire Book Club is here, please meet up with them to decide on your goal post for today.  Make sure everyone knows how far you are going to read today.  This week, I'd like you to focus on character traits.  Plan on taking post it notes to keep track of what kind of character you are reading about.

This week, I am hoping to review with you the various types of triangles.  Is this something you learned about in 3rd grade?

Sedona will do the announcements.  _________, ________ and ______ will share.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey