January 31, 2020

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

January 31, 2020

SEL Our SEL focus this week was how to calm down.   Students learned to use their stop signal and name their feeling to start calming down. 

Social Science We will continue our inheritance and traits unit. 

English Language Arts   We will begin a unit on non-fiction text features.
Don't forget to turn in the January Reading Log. February logs went home today.

Spelling  New spelling words will go home Monday.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will have the Unit 4, Measurement & Fractions Test on Tuesday, Feb 3. Please make sure your child's study guide is completed this weekend. It is due Monday. Review it with them as it will prepare them for the test on Tuesday.

Practice the x6 facts.  A fact quiz will be given on Thursday, February 6. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom - Calski Math Class from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day. If your child would like to send in valentines, we have 23 students in our class. Please do NOT address each Valentine. 

1 - 3  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  Unit 4 Study Guide due

2 - 4  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  Unit 4 Test
2 - 6  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  x6 Quiz
2 - 10 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences 
2 - 11 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences
2 - 12 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences
2 - 13  Valentines Party
2 - 14  No School 
2 - 17  No School - President's Day

January 24, 2020

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

January 24, 2020

Social Science We will continue our inheritance and traits unit. 
English Language Arts/Social Science  We read Lesson 3, about people who come from all of the world to the U.S. Next week, we read Lesson 4: Life in America. Each lesson will be followed by a short open book/notes quiz.

Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days. January Logs are due Friday, 1/31.

Spelling  New spelling words went home Monday. Your child should have completed 2 out of the 3 spelling menu activities. Please check in with them. We will work on the 3rd one this week. They are all due on Friday, January 31, the day of the test.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will continue Unit 4, Measurement & Fractions. There will be a quiz on Monday, January 27, over measurement. Students will be given an item and they will have to decide what measurement (mass, volume, length) to use and what unit of measurement (ie: grams, kilograms, milliliters, meters) to use. Please review measurement with them. Our focus will be on fractions this week. Students will compare and order fractions. The study guide will go home at the end of the week and is due on Monday, Feb. 3. The Unit 4 test is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4.

Practice the x4 facts.  A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, January 29. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom - Calski Math Class from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day. If your child would like to send in valentines,  we have 23 students in our class. Please do NOT address each Valentine. 

1 - 29  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  Measurement Quiz

1 - 29  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  4s Multiplication Quiz
1 - 29  Early Dismissal
2 - 10 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences 
2 - 11 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences
2 - 12 Math Parent/Teacher Conferences
2 - 13  Valentines Party
2 - 14  No School - Conference week
2 - 17  No School - President's Day

January 17, 2020

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

January 17, 2020

English Language Arts/Social Science  We will continue a unit about people moving from place to place. We will read about ethnic neighborhoods in Lesson 2. There will be short, open book, open notes, graded reviews. These will occur after each section/lesson in the unit.

Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days.

Spelling  We had an assessment today. New words will go home Tuesday.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will continue Unit 4, Measurement & Fractions. Students will be working on measurement story problems and unit fractions. There will be a quiz on Monday, January 27, over measurement. Students will be given an item and they will have to decide what measurement (mass, volume, length) to use and what unit of measurement (ie: grams, kilograms, milliliters, meters) to use. Please review measurement with them.

Practice the x3 facts.  A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, January 22. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom - Calski Math Class from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day. If your child would like to send in valentines,  we have 23 students in our class. Please do NOT address each Valentine. 

1 - 20  Martin Luther King's B-day - No School
1 - 22  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  3s Multiplication Quiz
1 - 29  Early Dismissal
2 - 13  Valentines Party
2 - 14  No School - Conference week
2 - 17  No School - President's Day

January 10, 2020

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

January 10, 2020

Social Science We will continue our inheritance and traits unit. Students will construct bar graphs on posters of their own traits and observe the graphs to look for patterns. 

Spelling  New spelling words went home Monday. Your child should have completed 2 out of the 3 spelling menu activities last week. Please check in with them. We work on the 3rd one this week. They are all due on Friday, January 17, the day of the test.

English Language Arts   Students will continue writing an argumentative piece on why they think the animal teeth they chose are the best to have.  Later in the week, we will be begin a unit about people moving from place to place. Our first lesson is about moving to a new community.  There will be short, open book, open notes, graded reviews. These will occur after each section/lesson in the unit.

Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will begin Unit 4, Measurement & Fractions. Next week, students are learning about the difference between mass and weight and then use a pan balance scale to estimate, measure, and solve problems about mass. Please review telling time with your child. There will be quiz on Time on Wednesday.

Practice the x5 facts.  A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, January 15. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom - Calski Math Class from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

1 - 15  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  5s Multiplication Quiz
1 - 15  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  Quiz over TIME
1 - 20  Martin Luther King's B-day - No School
1 - 29  Early Dismissal
2 - 13  Valentine's Day Party
2 - 14  No School - Conference week
2 - 17  No School - President's Day

December 20, 2019

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

December 20, 2019

Social Science We will continue our inheritance and traits unit. Students will identify organisms that are closely related as they first listen to and sort bird sounds and later match bears by their traits. They will develop an understanding of the concept of a species while  observing similarities and variation within the traits of a species.

Spelling  New words will go home on Monday, January 6, the day we return from winter break.

English Language Arts  We will continue our study of cultures and traditions. Students  will be reading What If I Had Animal Teeth. They will be choosing animal teeth and then writing an argumentative piece on why they think the animal teeth they chose are the best to have. We will also be writing about a New Year's Resolution.  

Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days. December reading logs are due Monday, January 6, when we return.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will begin Unit 4, Measurement & Fractions.

Keep practicing those multiplication facts.  After break we will be working with the 2's.  A practice sheet went home today. A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, January 8. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

1 - 6  December Reading Log due

1 - 8  Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class -  2s Multiplication Quiz

December 13, 2019

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

December 13, 2019

SEL Our SEL focus this week was making friends.  Students learned that knowing how to begin a conversation, keep it going, and end it in a friendly way helps them get along better with others. Also, focusing attention on and listening to others help them keep a conversation going.

Social Science We will continue our inheritance and traits unit. Students will make observations of various organisms and record the way in which their traits are similar or different.

Spelling We had our test today. New words will not go home until after the winter break.

English Language Arts   Students that did not finish typing their family tradition in class will have to finish it this weekend. It is due Monday. Their illustrated quilt piece describing their own family tradition is also due Monday. 

We will read Twas the Night Before Christmas and illustrate what the author wants his readers to visualize in their heads.

Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class  We will finish up Unit 2 with an assessment on Thursday. A study guide went home today. Please review it with your child. It is due on Wednesday.

Keep practicing those multiplication facts.  Next week we will be working with the 11's.  A practice sheet went home today. A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, Dec. 18th. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

12-16 Family Tradition Quilt Piece due (typed and illustrated)
12-17 Bowling Field Trip

12-18 Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class - 11s Multiplication Quiz & study guide due
12-19 Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class - Unit 2 Math Assessment
   1-6  December Reading Log due

December 6, 2019

Mrs. Caliendo's Chronicles

December 6, 2019

SEL Our SEL focus this week was showing compassion.  Students learned that focusing their attention and listening to others help them have compassion for others. 

Social Science We began a unit on inheritance and traits this week. Students were introduced to what wildlife biologists study, and to their role as wildlife biologists. Students will be observing similarities and differences in traits among different organisms.

Spelling New spelling words went home Monday. We will continue to work on the 3 spelling menu activities at school. They are all due on Friday, December 13, the day of the test.

English Language Arts   Students will be writing about a family tradition they celebrate. They will be designing a quilt piece describing their own family tradition.

December Reading Logs went home this week. Don't forget to read for 20 minutes/20 days.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class   Students will explore number line puzzles and visual problem strings of arrays and windows.

Keep practicing those multiplication facts.  Next week we will be working with the 10's.  A practice sheet went home. A fact quiz will be given on Wednesday, Dec. 11th. It is NOT timed! Students are responsible for mastering the multiplication facts up to 12. The quiz will have about 26 math facts.  Flash cards are a great resource! 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

12-10 Early Dismissal - 11 a.m.

12-11 Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class - 10s Multiplication Quiz
12-12 All School Field Trip to see "Polar Express"
12-13 Spelling activities due and test
12-17 Bowling Field Trip