Tuesday, December 15, 2009

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS-

Spelling-write list words #13-25 5x each
***BOOK REVIEWS DUE THIS FRIDAY 12/18!!!***

SOCIAL STUDIES-
GATE STUDENTS (&if you were absent)-read chapter 5, lesson 2 pages 116-123

MATH-
SL 4.7

***SPECIAL NOTE****
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED WORK FROM HOME IN HELPING US WITH OUR MITTEN PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE THIS THURSDAY. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS:

SPELLING-
BLUE GROUP→Write List Words #11-20 five times each
YELLOW GROUP → Write List Words #13-25 five times each

GRAMMAR:
Grammar Practice Book pages 40 & 41

MATH:
SL 4.4

***REMINDER!!**WINTER CONCERT TOMORROW-Students are to be wearing red, white and green and should be here for 5:30*****

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

This month we are talking a lot about “RESPONSIBILITY” at OCS. The crew in 4M has figured how they will be responsible in the upcoming new year (which is approaching very quickly!) in their homes, school and community. Everyone has some really great ideas about how they will be more responsible and the steps that they will take to accomplish that goal. Also, every morning, a student wraps up the morning announcement with one of the ways that they will be responsible and why it is important. The two ladies that have gone so far have done a fantastic job! Everyone will have the opportunity to address the whole school in the morning.

Also, in Language Arts we are finishing our friendly letters to send to Major Grosvenor, a physician’s assistant that has been assigned to Afghanistan to take care of our soldiers. We will be sending out the letters this weekend. If you would like to send a pack of candy/gum that would be great! Letters have been sent home today with more details.

On to the homework….

LANGUAGE ARTS:
**REMEMBER-BOOK REVIEWS ARE DUE DECEMBER 18-NO LATE REVIEWS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!**
1. Both Spelling groups have a word search to complete.
2. Buddy Read-“I Love Guinea Pigs”

*****Our fish have arrived! We waited so patiently ALL DAY and luckily received them towards the end of Science (good thing it was after the test). Check back tonight/tomorrow for some pictures of our new classmates!

Have a great night!

December 1, 2009

Happy December!

We are just so excited! Tomorrow, 4M is getting a special delivery! Some tropical fish will be joining our class in their new aquarium! We are very fortunate to have received this generous donation, along with other Science equipment from Rutgers University. Throughout the course of the year we will get to do more “hands-on” activities in our Science class thanks to RU and their MARE program! Come back and check for pictures of our new pets!

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS-
Complete the 2nd half of Spelling List words for both groups (5x each)

MATH-
SL 4.1

SCIENCE-
STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!!! TEST TOMORROW ON CHAPTER 3!

Have a great night!

Monday, November 30, 2009

WELCOME BACK!

I hope that everyone had a joyful Thanksgiving celebration with loved ones.

Back to work….

HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spelling-
Yellow group: #1-13 5x each
Blue group: #1-10 5x each

***REMINDER—BOOK REVIEWS ARE DUE DECEMBER 18!!

SOCIAL STUDIES:
STUDY CHAPTER 4 REVIEW-TEST TOMORROW!

MATH:
Get Family Letter for Unit 4 signed

Have a great night!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Woohoo-an early dismissal to start our warm holiday season! I would like to extend sincere best wishes to all of our class families for Thanksgiving. I am truly thankful for the brilliant group of students that I get to work with on a daily basis. They truly make it easy for me to get out of bed in the morning and come to work.

May you all enjoy some relaxing time together-HAVE A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY THANKSGIVING!

Love,
Rose Mazzeo

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

ATTENTION!
MATH TEST UNIT 3 WILL BE TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 25!
SOCIAL STUDIES TEST ON CHAPTER 4 WILL BE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1!

Family Life Posters.....

are due Wednesday, November 25! The theme is about staying drug free!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

"The Mystery of the Missing Paragraph"
Who could have taken it and what were they doing taking a paragraph in the first place?
Today, we were treated to a fine production presented by the Warren County Vo-Tech. The Drama department presented OCS with a great mystery that included a nice lesson on creating strong paragraphs. The great actors kept us all very entertained and taught everybody a little something on such a valuable topic.

Homework:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
*Create "Community Support" Posters
Study Spelling List words for tomorrow's test

MATH:
Study Link 3.9

Have a great night!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wednesday!

HW for tonight:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
1. *Spelling:
Both Spelling Groups-
Proofreading worksheet

2. *Reading:
Buddy Read “Big City Dreams”
Please be sure that Buddy Read papers are signed!

3. *Grammar:
Grammar Practice Book page 32

SOCIAL STUDIES:
“NJ Changes Hands” worksheet
-Please bring back your textbooks!

MATH:
1. Study Link 3.8
2. Practice Fact Triangles for 10 minutes with someone at home

Tomorrow we will have an assembly-"The Missing Paragraph" be sure to discuss at home!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday night’s homework!

LANGUAGE ARTS:

**READING:
Read 15 minutes
*Book Reviews are due Friday, December 18!
Students will be putting on a skit dressed up as the main character from their selected book and delivering an oral presentation! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns with this assignment!

**SPELLING:
Blue Group: write list words #11-20 5x each (in cursive) in your notebooks
Yellow Group: write list words #14-25 5x each (in cursive) in your notebooks

**GRAMMAR:
(Both Groups) “Name that Noun” worksheet


SOCIAL STUDIES:
Complete worksheet “Early Life in New Netherland” if not completed in class

MATH:
SL 3.7


***HEALTH***
Think of ideas for poster “I have better things to do besides drugs!”

Monday, November 16, 2009

Happy Monday!

If you have not brought in a signed Friday newsletter, please bring it in by tomorrow!

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS: (must be cursive!)
Read 15 minutes
Spelling- Blue group write list words #1-10 5x each
Yellow group write list words #1-13 5x each
*Remember to think about family/holiday traditions for our A-Z Writing this week!
**BOOK REVIEWS DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18!!!***

Math-
SL 3.6 (disregard SL3.5)

Have a great night!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Happy Thursday!

Mr. Smith was so touched and appreciative of the cards we all made to send him in honor of Veteran’s Day yesterday. I am so very proud of each and every person in our class. Because of their compassion and kind words, they were able to bring some happiness to someone who bravely fought for his country in World War II.

HW:
LANGUAGE ARTS-
Spelling travel brochure; study for spelling test

SOCIAL STUDIES-
Latitude and Longitude worksheet if not completed in class

MATH-
SL 3.4
Practice those FACT TRIANGLES!

SPANISH-
Study for clothing items test

FAMILY LIFE-
Think of other things to do besides drugs for poster!! I know that you all know that are MILLIONS of other things that you could be doing besides that!!!!!!

Tuesday, November 11, 2009

Happy Tuesday!

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Blue Spelling Group-write words #11-20 5x each
Yellow Spelling Group-write words #13-25 5x each

Grammar Practice Book pages 26 & 27

MATH:
SL 3.2

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Worksheet-“The Europeans Arrive”

*SPANISH QUIZ ON FRIDAY-CLOTHING ITEMS*

Tuesday, November 3 2009

Halfway through our week!

Upon our return from our long weekend next week, we will begin unit 3 in Math. We will be working more with multiplication and with that we have been taking time in class to sharpen our facts! There are so many great games that go along with our Everyday Math curriculum and many can be done at home. Tonight for instance, students will need to play 3 rounds of "Multiplication Draw" with someone at home. It is a fun and simple way to practice these necessary facts! Also, flash cards would also be a great way to squeeze in some added practice at night.

Other HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Superfudge-complete definitions/summaries for chapters 11/12
Fudge-A-Mania-finish reading chapters 13/14 and complete definitions and summaries

SOCIAL STUDIES:
******STUDY FOR CHAPTER 3 TEST TOMORROW!!*****

MATH:
Multiplication Draw (3 rounds with someone at home)

Have a great night!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS-
Superfudge:
vocab/summaries for chapters 2 & 3

Fudge-a-Mania
vocab/summary chapter 4

MATH-
"Set the Table" worksheet

SCIENCE-
Test will be on Thursday

Monday, October 26, 2009

Happy Monday!

We had so much fun finding our beautifully decorated pumpkin that launched our "Red Ribbon Week" here at OCS!

Tomorrow is "I Can, You Can, We Can All Together Kick Drugs" and in honor of that, we will be bringing in canned goods (if possible). Remember-the class with the most canned goods wins an ice cream party!

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS-
Read 15 minutes
BOOK REVIEWS DUE NOVEMBER 9!

MATH-
*****STUDY!!!!!!******
Complete last page of review packet if not completed in class today

SCIENCE-
Lesson 4 Review Sheet (summary and questions)
TEST ON WEDNESDAY!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

WOW! WHAT A GREAT DAY WE HAD WITH AUTHOR/ARTIST DAR HOSTA! SHE TAUGHT US ALL ABOUT BEING AN AUTHOR AND AN ARTIST AND HOW TO PUT A BOOK TOGETHER! WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE OUR OWN PAGE RIGHT OUT OF A BOOK-LOOK FOR THEM IN THE HALLWAYS DURING CONFERENCES!

HW:
LANGUAGE ARTS:
BUDDY READ-"ADDIE IN CHARGE" & COMPLETE "OPEN FOR DISCUSSION" & "TEST PREP" QUESTIONS-
SELECTION TEST TOMORROW

SOCIAL STUDIES:
CONTINUE WORK ON ICE AGE PROJECTS

DUE TO THE ASSEMLIES AND TIMES THIS WEEK, WE ARE POSTPONING OUR MATH TEST FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING FRIDAY, BUT WE WOULD RATHER TAKE OUR TIME TO REVIEW IN CLASS TOGETHER!

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spelling worksheet
Buddy Read: "Family Pictures"

SOCIAL STUDIES:
***STUDY!!***
Optional Extra-Credit, double-sided worksheet

Tuesday, October 14, 2009

Welcome back after a long weekend, hopefully it was an enjoyable one!

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spelling-11-20 5x each
Grammar-Grammar Practice Book page 17
Read-15 minutes

SOCIAL STUDIES:
"NJ Regions" worksheets

SCIENCE:
Chapter 2, Lesson 1 review sheet

**EXTRA CREDIT: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF CRANIUM AND ERA?**

PROGRESS REPORTS

*****PLEASE BE SURE TO LOOK FOR YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE FIRST MARKING PERIOD THAT WILL BE GOING HOME TODAY. THE PROGRESS REPORTS ARE ON BRIGHT YELLOW PAPER IN THE AGENDA BOOKS, SO THEY WILL BE EASY TO SPOT! THEY NEED TO BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO ME TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER!! ******

Monday, October 5, 2009

Happy Monday!

******PICTURE DAY IS TOMORROW!!********* Please make sure to send in the payment if you have not already if you want a package!

LANGUAGE ARTS:
*BOOK REVIEWS DUE TOMORROW!
*Spelling-#1-10 5x each

MATH:
*SL 2/2

SCIENCE:
**EXTRA CREDIT** WHAT DOES NASA STAND FOR?

**BOOK ORDERS DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7!**

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS-
Read 15 min
Spelling-#11-21 5x each

MATH-
STUDY!!!

**EXTRA CREDIT** WHO WAS THE COMPOSER OF THE NUTCRACKER BALLET? WRITE IT DOWN ON PAPER FOR 5 STARS!

Have a great night!

Monday, September 28, 2009

HW:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
*Read 15 minutes
*Spelling-write #1-10 5x each

SOCIAL STUDIES:
STUDY!!!!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

We're almost at the weekend!

Big apologies, I put down that a Science test was for today when it is actually next Thursday (10/1)!
Which brings me to another test coming up, on Tuesday 9/29 we will be taking our chapter 1 Social Studies test. We have been preparing our study guide in class together and students should have their flashcards for their vocabulary words at home to study. There are 10 vocabulary words for Social Studies in all.

HW for the night:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Spelling: sentence worksheet
Read "A Visit with Grandpa" story with a buddy at home

MATH:
SL 1.8

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

LANGUAGE ARTS:
*Read 15 minutes
*Spelling worksheet

SCIENCE:
*Finish geometric snakes

MATH:
Math Journal (MJ) pages 18 & 19

Enjoy the night!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Happy Fall!

What a great day! This is my favorite time of the year because it is so beautiful out. It was very fitting that in Social Studies today we discussed the climate in New Jersey and how lucky we are to be able to snowboard in the winter and surf in the summer! Also, today we made some awesome looking journals in Science class about flowering plants, conifers and ferns and mosses-they look great!

HW for the night:

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Read 15 minutes
Spelling-#11-20 (and extra credit word) 5 x each
**BOOK REVIEW DUE OCTOBER 6!!**

SOCIAL STUDIES:
worksheet "Looking at New Jersey's Climate"

MATH:
SL 1.6

SPANISH:
worksheet on numbers due Friday 9/25

Have a great night!

Monday, September 21, 2009

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and is well rested for the upcoming week!

HW for the night:

LANGUAGE ARTS:

*Read 15 minutes
*Spelling-write words #1-10 five times each
TEST ON "TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING" TOMORROW MORNING; YOU MAY REVIEW YOUR PACKET THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED IN CLASS

MATH:
*SL 1.5

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Happy Thursday!

Today the students celebrated Constitution Day. We created laws based on if we had the chance to lead our own, brand new country and also "created" the Preamble of the OCS Constitution!

HW for tonight:

Language Arts-
Read 15 minutes
Spelling-sentences for words #11-20
***BOOK REVIEWS DUE OCTOBER 6!!!***

Math-
Complete review for tomorrow's quiz!

Spanish-
Bring in family members birthdays for tomorrow!

Have a great night!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

It was so wonderful to meet so many of you last night! The children loved reading their notes this morning! We hoped you enjoyed the evening!

HW:

Language Arts:
*Read 15 minutes
*Spelling-write sentences for #1-10

Math:
*SL 1.4

Social Studies:
*New Jersey Highs and Lows" worksheet

Spanish:
*Bring in at least one family member's birthday for this Friday (9/18)

Have a great night!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Happy Thursday!

Language Arts: Read 15 minutes
Spelling: Study for tomorrow's test

Math: Study Link 1.2

Social Studies: "Many Landforms" worksheet

*******Tomorrow, if you wear the colors red, white and blue, you will get 3 extra stars!!!***********

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

We had a great day back! At noon, we watched the President deliver a speech to all of the students across the United States with Mrs. Dowd's class and we even talked about what advice we would like to give other students in the country. Look for those on Back to School Night!

Homework for tonight is as follows-

Language Arts:
Read 15 minutes
Spelling-write words #11-20 5x each

Math:
Get Family Letter signed

Social Studies:
Finish worksheet "Traveling Throughout the Middle Atlantic States"

**Also, homework for parents on their child due Thursday!**

Enjoy the rest of the day!

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Happy Thursday!

Homework for today is:

Reading-Please bring in summer reading packets if you have not already done so and read 15 minutes alone (book of choice)

Social Studies-If not complete with "Working with Globes" worksheet, please complete tonight and bring back tomorrow

Thank you! Enjoy the rest of day-

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The first day of school has come to an end! Hopefully all of the "ants" in 4M enjoyed their first day and have some happy moments to share at home.

I will post homework on the blog daily so that you may also have another source of reference.

Tonight's only homework is for parents/guardians! Being that we are starting a new school year, the kids went home with their folders filled of papers that mom, dad or another grown-up at home can fill out, sign and return. There are 7 papers in all that need to be returned. They are as follows:
*Emergency Contact
*Internet Use
*Automated Calling
*Early Closing
*Photo/Video Release
*Free/Reduced Lunch
*Student Insurance

Have a good night!

Saturday, August 22, 2009

It's almost ready...........Happy Saturday!

August 19, 2009

Hello again,

Since my first post, I have some exciting news to share with you.  Last week I attended the MARE institute down in Tuckerton, NJ.  It was a lot of fun and the teachers there learned a whole lot.  I can not wait to share what I have learned with each of you.  I was able to do a lot of neat things, like ride on a fishing boat, study eel grass (we'll be covering that this year!) and even held a baby shark.  I have the pictures to prove it. 

This week I have been able to get in and start setting up our classroom.  As of today, it is starting to look like a classroom.  I know Mr. Magnuson has been very good and setting up pictures of the school as it gets some work done.  Now I know you are all eager to see what your new classroom looks like (so far).

Enjoy the pictures and rest up!

See you soon!

Miss Mazzeo

August 2, 2009

Hello Everybody!

Can you believe that we are in August already?!  Summer is going by quickly, in only a matter of weeks we will be back at school!  I just wanted to take a moment to welcome you to class. 

WELCOME!  

I believe that you have received a copy of my letter listing some items that would be great if you could bring to school with you on the first day.  

They are as follows:

• 1 Pocket Folder: you can pick a fun design because this will be used for your homework folder!
• 4 Jumbo Sized Stretchy Book Covers (I have seen these at Walmart)
• 1 Zippered Pencil Case
• 1 Pair of Child-Sized Scissors
• 4-5 Pencils

Please check this blog from time to time throughout the summer, as I will be posting updates for your new class.  

I hope you are all enjoying your summer and I can not wait to meet you all in September.  

Feel free to contact me via school email: rmazzeo@oxfordcentral.org

See you soon!