Monday, December 30, 2013

Lazy days of break...

The gifts have been exchanged.
The food has been eaten.
Now we sit back and relax!

If you're looking for some ideas of things to do this break, here are a few suggestions...

Reading is Fun! (RIF)
Winter is the perfect time to grab a blanket and snuggle up with a good book!  Don’t forget to read for fun over break!  You have a new RIF log - be sure to write down your minutes!  In addition to Pizza Hut and Pasta House, the January logs count toward a Six Flags ticket!


Math Games!
As you know, Miss Liefer loves math!  Even before Everyday Math, she was using cards and dice practicing math skills while playing games.  In your Christmas gift are two booklets.  One  includes the games we often play during class.  The other booklet is an original gamebook created by your teacher.  Every class since I’ve started teaching has received a copy of this game book!  Merry Christmas!  I hope you enjoy playing the math games at home.


Adventure Fiction Stories
We have been drafting adventure fiction stories in writing class.  In January we will enter a creative writing competition.  If you have some spare time over the break, log-in to your Google Drive account and add some sensory details!  You could even have your family read it and make suggestions to make it longer and stronger!  Add dialogue! Action!


Typing Lessons 
Login - your 5-3 name
Password - your class #

MOBY MAX Visit the website http://www.mobymax.com/il1796
Excellent website to practice skills- it changes the question to fit your needs and Miss Liefer can access how you are doing to help you become better in reading, grammar, vocabulary, math, math facts. AND the more lessons you complete, the more "game time" you earn!

BLOG Visit our blog http://missliefer.blogspot.com/
Look at old pictures. Watch our videos. Check out the tabs at the top - there are lots of great website links!


BrainPOP Visit the website http://www.brainpop.com
Tim and Moby teach us science, health, technology, math, social studies, arts, music, and English. These animated videos are entertaining and informational. Watch one or two today! There are also quizzes and printable activity pages!

Friday, December 20, 2013

Merry Christmas!
















Name that Song!

Can you name that Christmas song?  Printed on the back of the Christmas packet are 20 famous holiday songs that Anthony Antonym (Santa’s elf) messed up.  See how many you can figure out! 
For example:  #1 Noisy Night (answer: Silent Night)

*Remember if you finish the whole packet over break, you'll get a "no homework pass"!

Friday, December 13, 2013

Dec. Report


                                                       Tree of Lights
 Tree of lights goes from Dec.1- Dec.19. We encourage you to bring in money so very much.
5th grade~$50 and 4th grade~ $300 YEAH!!!!
                                                       
                                                        Lock-In
There is a lock-in on the last Friday of ISAT. There will be games & food. Games= Just Dance, Bingo, and LOTS more. food=pizza soda popcorn.