Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Make sure your band and orchestra instruments are here tomorrow AM!!!
*Concert at 9:40AM

2. Science Vocabulary Test tomorrow
*VOCAB CARDS MUST GO HOME!
*Pink Covered book also has the words

3. Math Extra Credit is ALL DUE by 3:30pm tomorrow

*Festive (red/green) shirt if you're in choir.

*White Elephant gift for Friday.

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Please check the email note that went home tonight about the WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EXCHANGE ON FRIDAY.

1. Read for 20 minutes independently.

2. Math extra credit opportunities.

*If you did not turn in your report card envelopes today please do so by Friday!

That's all for tonight folks.

MR. K

Monday, Dec. 12, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a MOnday:

1. Math: Multiple Extra Credit opportunities out there (due Friday)
*We will check lesson 5.4 in class tomorrow

2. Report Cards go home tonight

3. Social Studies: Read page 45 and fill in the top section of the Study guide

4. Words Their Way sorts go home tonight

*Make sure to read your 20 independent minutes

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 111 and 112 (due Friday)
*No quizzes tomorrow

2. Reading: journals will be collected tomorrow.
*If you did not finish your revised inference, please do so by tomorrow

3. If you would like a DVD copy of the Robinson football game, please have a DVD-R tomorrow to send home with Laura Slocum. Thanks Laura

4. Science: journal page 18 due Monday

5. Brainstormers writing due tomorrow

6. Social Studies Test for Unit 3 are back. (Re-dos are due Friday)

That's it folks,

Mr. K

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday:

1. Math: pages 109 and 110

2. Reading: finish your journal entry/chart on making inferences

3. Words Their Way sorts tonight!

*If you would like a DVD copy of the Robinson game. Send in a DVD-R by Friday

That's all,

Mr. K

Tuessday, December 6, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 107 and 108 (due Wed)

2. Science: if you did not finish your moon phase journal that is homework for tomorrow

3. Brainstormers Writing has been bumped back to this week Friday.

*A couple parents have asked about extra help for the Winter Auction. Don't worry, we've got the situation covered, thanks.

Take care.

MR. K

Monday, December 5

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Spelling: Words Their Way is tomorrow. Take your sorts home and work on them tonight.

2. Math: pages 105 and 106 (our new Unit in Math is Fractions)

*Keep up your independent reading at home for a minimum of 20 minutes as well.

Take care.

Mr. K

Thursday, December 1

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Social Studies: Test tomorrow. Red packet MUST GO HOME TONIGHT!

2. Math: Unit 4 Test tomorrow. Take home math homework book, and also your yellow vocab sheet.

3. Science: Moon Phases worksheet due Monday

*Come ready to play a game outside tomorrow afternoon for 30-45 minutes.

Have a great night,

Mr. K

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: purple sheet pages 101 and 102
*Unit 4 math test on Friday

2. Social Studies: notes are finished (red cover packet)
*Test over Unit 3 Friday
*10 minutes minimum looking over pages 16-19

3. Return your AR goal sheets for 2nd marking period by Friday

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, November 29

Greetings one and all,

Welcome back. It really was a very nice day today back and getting into our groove once again.

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Bring home our Words Their Way spelling sorts and sort at home.
*We did not go into our groups today, we will get back into this next Tuesday.

2. Math: pages 99 and 100
*Test over Unit 4 THIS FRIDAY!

3. Social Studies Test over Unit 3 THIS FRIDAY!
*The study guide will be completed tomorrow at school (so don't look for that till tomorrow night.)

4. Brainstormers writing final draft due next week Wednesday
*We just kicked this off today. Some students may want to do a little work on this tonight.

5. Sherlock Holmes endings to be shared this Friday.
*This is being done in class.

*Note about the Friday, Dec. 16 Winter Klanderman Auction (green sheet)

That's all for today folks,

Mr. K

Monday, November 21

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Make sure to check your emails for a note about tomorrow's flag-football game after school @ Robinson.

2. Math: pages 97 and 98
*Mini Quiz tomorrow.

3. Sherlock Holmes Ending: due Thursday, Dec. 1

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 95 and 96

2. Reading: Sherlock Holmes packet page 48

3. Writing: Final Draft of the Literary Essay due tomorrow

That's all folks,

*Oh, only 3 days left (Tuesday) till AR goals are due!

Mr. K

Wednesday, November 16

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday:

1. Math: pages 93 and 94
*No mini quiz this week

2. Reading: Sherlock Holmes page 39

3. Literary Essay: Final Draft Due this Friday

*Please make sure to take home your Words Their Way sort and do your sort, checked by Mom and Dad tonight.
-Don't forget to bring it back tomorrow.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, November 15

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 91 and 92

2. Reading: Sherlock Holmes mystery packet pages 32 and 36

3. Writing: Final draft for the Literary Essay is due Friday
*most is being done in class

4. Picture Re-take day Tomorrow (Wed)

5. Words Their Way (Lists/Words went home today)

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, November 14

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

****No NEW HOMEWORK!!!

Get some good independent reading done tonight!

Tuesday night will be a bit heavy so enjoy tonight!

Mr. K

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Greetings one and all,

The primary homework for tonight is to get ready for Friday's Unit 3 Math test.
*Hard cover book to study
*Homework booklet has numerous examples

Also, a mini Social Studies Quiz tomorrow covering the 3 American Indian regions we have discussed.

That's all.

Mr. K

Thursday, November 9, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 77 and 78 (for Thursday)
*Unit 3 Test Friday

2. Writing: Literary Essay Final Draft (you choice of 4 short stories) will be due NEXT week Friday.

3. Orange permission slip for the Robinson vs. Peach Flag Football Game with former Peach Plains teacher Mr. Weigel. Check out the details on the permission sheet.

4. Reading: AR goals are due Nov. 22

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 75 and 76 (Wed)
*Math Test over Unit 3 Friday

2. Literary Essay Rough Draft over the story "Eleven" due Wed.
*Story and example have been provided

3. November 22, last day for AR testing for the 1st trimester

4. Words Their Way groups kicked off today, but will officially start with work next week.

*Yankee Candle Orders are in. Please Pick-up ASAP! They will be stored in my room.

Thanks,

MR. K

Monday, November 7

Greetings once again, it's been a while,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: page 71 (1-8)
*Extra worksheet (Rounding ALL)
*Every problem, underline the place value and circle the digit behind
*DUE TUESDAY!
*Unit 3 Test will be this Friday

2. Writing: Literary Essay sample for the story "Eleven"
*Due Wednesday

3. Read for 20 minutes
*AR points are due Nov. 22 (10:30am)

4. Science: if you didn't finish your pages 8-9 they are due tomorrow.

*Fundraiser $$$ due by Friday!

That's all folks.

MR. K

Thursday, Oct. 27

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night,

1. Math: pages 61 and 62

2. Reading/Writing: 1st rough draft of a literary essay.
*Directions are on the bottom of the white homework sheet
*Blue sheet has great sentence starters to help

3. Fun Friday tomorrow.

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 59 and 60
*Mini Quiz tomorrow!

2. Reading: Finish reading "The Marble Champ"
*Do a journal entry on ONE SMALL MOMENT from that story and write about "What that section makes you REALIZE"

Independent Reading (20 minutes)

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Greetings one and all,

1. Math: pages 57 and 58

2. Reading: A story to read called "The Birthday Box" and a journal entry to do. Should be in their reader's journal.

3. Science: IF you did not finish your 13 vocabulary words in class today, finish them at home tonight

*Picture day tomorrow.

That's all folks,

MR. K

Monday, Oct. 24

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Social Studies Test tomorrow
*Students should have their study guides home to look over tonight.

2. Math: pages 53 and 54

3. Independent Reading for 20 minutes minimum.

Thanks one and all,

Mr. K

Thursday, Oct. 20

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Purple conference sheets.
*If a problem please send an email or note ASAP

2. Yankee Candle Co. Fundraiser Sheets due TOMORROW!

3. Math: pages 51 and 52 (due Fri)
*Math Unit 2 Re-test tomorrow AM

4. Social Studies Unit 2 Test next Tuesday!
*Study Guide has been completed and discussed

5. Science: Objects in the Sky Journal page 3
*Only for those not finished

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, Oct. 19

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math : pages49 and 50
*no mini quiz this week
*You may retake Unit 2 test this week Friday

2. Fundraiser orders are due this week Friday

3. Pictures will be next Wednesday.

That's all folks. MEAPs ARE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take care,

Mr. K

Tuesday, Oct. 18

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

NONE!!!!

Long day of MEAP's...One more day tomorrow!

Independent reading only tonight.

Enjoy.

Mr. K

Monday, October 17

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework update for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 47 and 48 (due Tuesday)

2. Continue to work on your independent reading (minimum 20 minutes per night)

3. Be prepared for the Math MEAP test tomorrow AM (9:30-10:30)

4. Yankee Candle Co. Fundraiser orders are DUE THIS FRIDAY!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, Oct. 13

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: Unit 2 test tomorrow.
*No homework tonight, but the homework booklet should go home to be studied (pages 35-44)

2. Writing: final drafts of your 1st writing selection are due at 10:45am tomorrow.

3. Reading: continue to work on your AR goals!

Take care everyone!

Mr. K

Wednesday, Oct. 12

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 45 and 46 (separate white sheet of paper, due Thursday)
*Come ready with good walking shoes tomorrow
*Unit 2 final test Friday

2. Writing: final drafts of our first writings is due Friday
*Students have the option of sharing out loud as well, so you may want to practice reading yours orally at home to friends and family

3. Reading: continue to work on your independent reading (20 minutes) nightly

That's all for today folks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, Oc.t. 11

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

It was a long morning of MEAP testing. The kids spent nearly an hour and a half testing. Tomorrow will be much of the same.

NO MATH TONIGHT

1. Writing: the final draft of our 1st piece of writing is due Friday AM

2. MEAP schedule tomorrow
*9:30 - 10:30 Reading Day 2
*continued after the recess break.

3. Great night to get some extra reading in!

That's all for today folks.

MR. K

Monday, October 10

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 43 and 44 (due Tuesday)

2. Get ready for the MEAP test tomorrow AM
*Day 1 Reading 9:30-10:30 part 1, then 10:45 - 11:30 part 2

3. Make sure you bring good reading materials for the time when you are done with your MEAP test.

4. Final draft of the 1 st writing project due on Friday this week

5. Social Studies test has once again been bumped back to next week. Sorry everyone.

Thanks folks, that's all for today.

Mr. K

Friday, Oct. 8

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Friday night:

1. Please keep working on your independent reading/AR goal. Books should be coming home, or you may have a book that you're working on at home, and here at school.

2. Make sure to fill out the green conference sheet that is going home tonight. Please send it back no later than next week Wednesday.

3. Math mini quiz has been bumped back to Monday

4. MEAP testing starts next week Tuesday in the AM. Please come ready, well rested, and breakfasted!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Greetings one and all,

Welcome back from Camp. What a great time! Thanks to one and all involved for another great and memorable experience.

Here is Wednesday night's homework:

1. Math: pages 39 and 40
*Extra credit on hard cover page 68 (problems 3-5)
*Mini quiz #2 (area and perimeter of triangles and quadrangles)

2. Writing: final draft of the 1st piece of writing is due NEXT Friday, Oct. 15
*Typed

3. Social Studies Test for Unit 2 has been moved to NEXT Thursday
*Study guide tomorrow

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

4.

Thursday, September 29

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 37 and 38 (due Friday)
*NO QUIZ tomorrow

2. Social Studies Unit 2 test next week Thursday
*Study guide to come home tomorrow

3. Make sure to know that you need to bring a sack lunch for Monday's lunch at Camp!

*Check your emails for an update tonight.

*Also a Camp note went home tonight on white paper.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, September 27

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: NO NEW HOMEWORK
*Make sure to take a look at your son/daughter's Unit 1 Test which was taken/scored/and brought home tonight

2. Writing: Finished written rough draft in your writer's notebook
*Some have started typing, this does NOT need to be finished in typed format yet
*Come ready to share your writing tomorrow

Read for 20 minutes (always)

*Special Thanks to those who chaperoned today at Art Walk, you all were wonderful!

Get extra sleep and be ready for Monday and Tuesday.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, September 26

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Come ready for Art Walk tomorrow! RAIN OR SHINE!
*Umbrellas/rain coats may be necessary
*Come dressed to be comfortable outside for the AM

2. Unit 1 Math Test tomorrow
*No homework tonight, but math books should go home to check over past Homework pages.

3. Writing: Personal Narrative Rough Drafts are due Wednesday AM (written in the writer's notebook)

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, September 22

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 27 and 28 (due Friday)
*1st math quiz tomorrow. Look over past homework assignments to study

2. Social Studies Quiz tomorrow
*Focus your studying on the 3 maps that are pasted into your Social Studies notes

3. Cereal box for Friday

4. Read independently for 20 minutes

*We have earned a COMPLIMENT PARTY for tomorrow.
We are choosing to watch a movie. If you would like to bring in a DVD (PG or lower rating) that would be great and we will choose from those options.

That's all for tonight folks.

MR. K

Wednesday, September 21

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 25 and 26 (due Thursday)
*Quiz #1 this Friday.

2. Cereal box for Friday

3. Camp Packing note going home tonight (Peach color)

4. 20 minutes of Independent Reading.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, September 20

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Separate math sheet: pages 23 and 24
*Bonus math challenge problem available.

2. Cereal box for Friday.

3. Multiple notes going home tonight for Art Walk and Camp Pendalouan.

4. 20 minutes of independent reading.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, September 19

Greetings to one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 21 and 22 (due Tuesday)
*skip the 4 story problems on the bottom of 22

2. Please bring in a cereal box (just the box)
for Friday

3. 20 minutes individual reading

*Camp Pendalouan Health forms should be turned in before Wednesday.

That's all folks,

MR. K

Thursday, September 15

Open House tonight folks.

Welcome Parents.

*NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!
(due to the Open House)

Take care.

Mr. K

Wednesday, September 14

2nd Try, (first on didn't save!)

Here is the homework for Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 17 and 18 (due Thursday)

2. Mini Quiz in Social Studies
*Notes should be going home 6 vocab words

3. 20 minutes reading

*See you tomorrow night at Open House (see yesterday's note for further details)

Take care.

Mr. K

Tuesday, September 13

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 15 and 16 (due Tuesday)

2. Social Studies: make a map of your room from a flies-eye view (due Tuesday)

3. Independent read for 20 minutes.

*Don't forget Open House on Thursday night (6:45 tree planting ceremony, and 7:00 in the rooms)

Thanks folks,

Mr. K

Monday, September 12

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 13 and 14 (due Tuesday)

2. Read independently for 20 mintues.

3. Playground rule book, signed and returned Tuesday!

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, Sept. 8

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

NOTHING NEW

1. If you have not turned in the parent information packet from the first day, please do so tomorrow

2. AR goal sheet signed (peach color) and Contact Info (green color) for Monday

3. Bring your object to share for Friday!

4. World Changer name for tomorrow.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, September 7

Greetings one and all,

The word for the day was STAMINA. We worked hard to today, trying to get back into "school" shape. Both reading and writing were tricky today. I asked the kids to work for about 10-15 minute stretches. They are growing and getting their brains back in shape and it's looking good. Thanks for all your summer efforts.

The homework for today:

1. Please turn in your school information packets by Friday.
*Many came in today, thanks.

2. Both the Accelerated Reader goal sheets and the communication information from the Mr. Klanderman's Handbook need to be torn out and handed in by Monday.

3. Student's should take home their writer's notebooks and decorate them with personal items by Monday.

4. Math: we had a short review of multiple and factors worksheet that is due Thursday (tomorrow)

That's it for today.

Mr. K

1st Day of School 2011 (Sept. 6)

Welcome one and all,

I am so excited to have you in fifth grade this year here at Peach Plains.

This will basically be our homework board brought directly to your computer each and everyday. This way you can get information from your son or daughter as well as hear it directly from me.

The only homework tonight is the usual information packet that goes home at the beginning of each and every year as well as one other thing so here it goes:

1. Information packet (only pages that are necessary for you) returned by this week Friday, September 9

2. Your student should bring in an item that is important to them/sentimental to them tomorrow.
*Please, try not to bring in things that are fragile/easily breakable.

That's all for today, thanks for a great 1st day and I look forward to a great year with you.

Mr. K

Wednesday, June 1

Greetings one and all,

Here is the only homework for a Wednesday night:

1. BRING YOUR PEACH PLAINS FIELD DAY SHIRT TOMORROW!
*Sunscreen
*Water bottle
*Snack for when we get back to Peach in the PM
*Field Day will go from 11:30 - 2 @ Lakeshore Middle School

2. Final Band/Orchestra/Choir assembly tomorrow AM starting at 9:15 in the gym.

3. Final Klanderman Auction will be held Tuesday, June 7
*Still looking for a few more items.

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, May 31

Greetings one and all,

Here is the only homework for Tuesday night:

1. Take home the note breaking down the last events/days of 5th grade

2. Math Test Unit 11/12 tomorrow
*Take home your hard cover book and notes which has a study guide we finished/corrected in class today.

*Come ready to practice one last time for field day (which is actually Thursday)

Thanks folks,

Mr. K

Wednesday, May 18

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Drama Performance @ Hope Reformed Church on Mercury Drive at 5:30pm and 7pm
*Admission is free, please come and enjoy.

2. Math: pages 279 and 280 (DUE MONDAY!)

3. Science: Vocabulary Test has been moved to Monday now, not Thursday

4. Social Studies: if you did not finish your packet pages you need to finish them by tomorrow!
*No extra time in class.

5. Reading Group projects have been bumped back to Monday as well.

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, May 17

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Science Vocabulary test is Thursday
*Drama Students should work hard to study tonight!

2. Math: pages 271 and 278 (due Wed)

3. Reading Projects are now due either Friday or Monday
*check with the groups to find out which date

4. Reading for 20 minutes independently
*AR goals are due Friday May 27

That's all folks

Mr. K

Monday, May 16

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for Monday night:

1. Math: pages 265 and 267 (due Tues)
*Next Unit test will either be June 1 or 2

2. Science: Vocabulary Test will be this week Thursday

3. Reading Groups: Projects are due this week Friday
*AR goals are due May 27

MULTIPLE NOTES GOING HOME FOR PARENTS TONIGHT:

a. Note from Mr. Konarska
b. Bike Trip Note/Meal Order
c. Final K Auction Note
d. Parent Volunteer Field Day Note (due Friday)

That's all for today.

PE tomorrow!

Take care all,

Mr. K

Thursday, May 12

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 263 and 264

2. Social Studies TEST this coming Monday the 16th of May
*Red packet and notes are what you can study

3. Don't forget good tennis shoes to play capture the flag tomorrow

4. Boy to Man and Girl to Woman videos tomorrow

5. Bring in spare change for the Coins for Kids bucket to support the Children's Advocacy Center

6. Hawaiian Day tomorrow
*50 cent sucker tomorrow

7. Ride your bike to school if you want tomorrow, there will be parents at corners to help with that.

That's all folks

Mr. K

*Notes concerning May 27th Survivor Beach Day going home tomorrow

Wednesday, May 11

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework:

1. NO MATH TONIGHT FOR MR. K's CLASS

2. Reading Literature circles and independent reading
*20 minutes
*some groups are starting to work on their projects

3. Social Studies Test NEXT TUESDAY, May 17
*No study guide yet

4. Coins for Kids on Friday
*please bring in some extra change to help support the Children's Advocacy Center

*Tryouts for Relay and Tug again tomorrow

That's all folks,

See ya,

Mr. K

Tuesday, May 10

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Parent Talking Note:
*Due tomorrow signed

2. Math: pages 261 and 262 (Wed)
*No mini quiz Thursday this week

3. Social Studies work, there will be 10 minutes in class, but it should be worked on at home if you have any doubts about that time table.

4. Reading: groups are almost done with their books. Some are finishing tonight. Projects are due next Friday.
*Read for 20 independently

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Monday, May 9

Greetings one and all,

First of all, sorry for the misdirection, but there WILL be Math homework tonight. OK, here we go:

1. Boy to Man/Girl to Woman Parent Viewing night TONIGHT, Room 18
*6:30 - 8pm

2. Math: pages 259 and 260 (due Tues.)

3. Reading: the Literature groups project are due NEXT Friday, most groups are shooting to be finished with their texts by this week Wed.
*Several groups are doing small amounts of reading independently at home this evening.

That's all for tonight.

Thanks,

Mr. K

Thursday, May 5

Greetings one and all,

It's been a couple days, but we're back and rolling. Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Reading: several literature groups have assigned themselves some additional pages/chapters to catch-up on their pace in the book.
*Read independently for 20 minutes

2. Science: Finish vocab cards for TOMORROW!

3. Math: We finished the Unit 8 and 9 test today. We returned them and went over issues. Those should go home!
*No new homework until next week.

*Make sure to wear good shoes and comfortable clothes to be outside for Capture The Flag tomorrow!

Take care.

Mr. K

Tuesday, May 3

Greetings one and all,

Remember NO SCHOOL TOMORROW for students.

*Safety Patrol Meeting tomorrow night

1. Math: Unit 8 and 9 Final test on Thursday
*Hard cover book and review test should go home tonight to study, unless you passed the review test today.

2. Literature Groups might have reading assignments depending on the group.

See you all Thursday.

Mr. K

Monday, May 2

Greetings on a Monday,

Here we are in May already! Only 25 days left in Mr. K's class.
On with the homework:

1. Math: green sheet pages 241 and 242 (due Tuesday)
*Review Practice test tomorrow (if you can get a 90% or higher, you don't need to take the final test on Thursday)
*Final Test Thursday (Units 8 and 9)
*Study pages 345-346 and 371-394

2. Science: Genetics Paper (separate sheet)
*If you did not finish Lesson 5 finish it!

3. Reading: Group projects are due Friday, May 20

*PE tomorrow
*Make sure to wear good athletic shoes for Capture the Flag on Friday!

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, April 28

Greetings one and all,

Homework for Thursday night:

1. Math: separate brown sheet pages 239 and 240

2. Reading/Writing:
*Get your final thoughts together as we decide on your sports/games research topic tomorrow morning.
*Literature groups might need to finish some reading for tonight

3. Science: Unit 4 must be finished for Monday. Unit 5 will be finished IN CLASS on Monday.

*Pizza will be provided for Lunch tomorrow. There is no need for you to bring a lunch.

That's all for today.

Mr. K

Wednesday, April 26

Greetings one and all,

We were at the Middle School for most of the day, so most of this was also on last nights homework, but here we go anyway:

1. Packet From the Yellow Brick Road Middle School Experience

2. Math: pages 235 and 237 (was due yesterday, but extra day here)

3. Words Their Way practice tonight. (spelling)

There you go.

Mr. K

Tuesday, April 26

Greetings one and all,

Yellow Brick Road experience at White Pines Middle School tomorrow.
*Nothing extra you need

1. Math: pages 235 and 237 (due Wed)

2. Reading: several groups have fallen a bit behind in the reading circles. You may need to make up a couple pages at home tonight.
*Read 20 minutes independently

3. Boy to Man/Girl to Woman Video Parent Letter
*Only return IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PARTCIPATE

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Monday, April 25

Greetings,

Here is the homework for a Monday:

1. Math: page 236 ONLY

2. Reading: independent read for 20 minutes
*Does your Reading Circle have any homework?

3. Science: If you did not finish all of Unit 2 that is due for Tuesday
*Peach colored packet


That's all for today folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, April 21

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. NO MATH TONIGHT!
*MINI QUIZ WAS BUMPED BACK TO FRIDAY

2. Writing: Fiction final draft due tomorrow by the end of the day

3. Independent reading for 20 minutes
*AR GOALS ARE DUE MAY 27th in the AM

That's all folks.

MR. K

Wednesday, April 20

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday:

1. Math: pages 231 and 232
*Mini quiz covering multiplication of fractions Thursday

2. Science: any re-tests of the vocabulary tests from last week must be taken no later than tomorrow
*2 pages of your Crab investigation need to be completed for tomorrow (pages 12 and 13)

3. 20 minutes of independent reading
*Most of the Literature circle groups are doing great using their time in class and there really shouldn't be much extra reading homework with these books, as long as class time is used appropriately.

4. Writing: Fiction Final Drafts are due at the end of the day Friday

That's all for today folks.

Sincerely,

Mr. K

Tuesday, April 19

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework on a cold Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 229 and 230 (Wed)
*Mini Quiz on Thursday

2. Writing: Final Draft of your Fiction story due Friday AM

*Some groups may have a small amount of reading from their new literature circle group.

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Monday, April 18

Greetings one and all,

Your only homework for Monday is:

Math: pages 227 and 228 (due for Tuesday)
That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, April 14

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for tomorrow:

1. Math: 225 and 226 for (Monday)

2. Writing: Some students should finish up their writing at home tonight.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, April 13

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 223 and 224
*Mini Quiz partially on page 224 (1-8) the other part will be in class tomorrow.

2. Writing: rough draft typed due beginning of the day Friday!

*Continue to read your 20 minutes per night!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, April 12

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 221 and 222 for Wed
*Mini-Quiz this Thursday over Exponents and simple fraction multiplication
*Math help at lunch tomorrow.

2. Writing: 2nd TYPED Rough drafts of the fiction stories are due this Friday.

*Friday is Green Day: bring a $1 and wear green, the $ goes to help the Waterfront Recycling Program downtown in Grand Haven.

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Monday, April 11

Greetings one and all,

Welcome back!

The count on days left of 5th grade is 40 days. I don't tell you that to celebrate, I tell you that to help you realize how quickly these days are going to fly by!

Here is the homework for a Monday:

1. Math: Unit 7 tests are finished, we are re-teaching a couple pieces, but tests should go home no later than this week Thursday
*Homework for tonight is pages 207 and 208, plus an additional sheet covering prime vs. composite numbers
*Mini Quiz this week Thursday

2. Science: parent note going home for your information from Mrs. Horodyski

3. Writing: The fiction 2nd TYPED drafts need to be completed for the beginning of the day on Friday.

That's all for today.

Mr. K

Tuesday, March 29

Greetings one and all,

Hey, I'm back. Sorry for my absence the last few days. My family and I had a nice trip to Georgia for a relative's wedding, but now we're back and ready to finish strong before the Spring Break.

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: a supplemental white sheet working on Mean, Median, Mode, Minimum, Maximum, and Range.
*Mini quiz over these concepts tomorrow.
*Unit 7 Tests should be going home Thursday

2. Writing: the kids are working hard through the fiction unit.
*We're hitting the concept of revision right now. We're looking a lot at setting.
*2nd TYPED Drafts must be completed by Friday, April 15
*We discussed several methods for typing both here and at home.

3. Reading: AR goals for 3rd trimester will be due Thursday, May 26
*That give you just under 9 weeks
*GET READING!!!!

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, March 22

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: Unit 7 Test tomorrow
*Students should bring home their hard cover math books, we did a practice test on 343 and 344, they should have all the answers copied down from class, they may not have finished the test, but I gave all the answers. It's a great practice since it looks exactly (except for the rounding problems) like tomorrow's test.

2. Reading: Work on the inference of the news reporter
*Text/background knowledge/inference (2 of them)

3. Science quiz coming up soon (ask about dates)

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Monday, March 21

Greetings to one and all,

Welcome to Spring. Finally, the snow is almost gone from the playground and we can play without getting too soaked. HA!

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: Extra Green Sheet pages 195 and 196
*A study guide (no extra problems, just an explanation of what will be tested) for Unit 7
*Unit 7 Test will be Wednesday (possibly students will be allowed to finish up on Thursday as well)

2. Writing: Written rough drafts of the Fiction stories need to be completed for Tuesday

3. Social Studies: writing from a movie (if you didn't finish in class)

*PE/Jump Rope for Heart tomorrow!

That's all for a Monday!

Mr. K

Thursday, March 17

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday:

1. Math: pages 193 and 194
*Unit 7 test will be next week Wednesday!

2. Science: Some students did not finish the vocabulary work that was required in class and that would be homework.

3. Writing: The written rough drafts of our fiction stories are due next Tuesday

4. AR goal sheets are due tomorrow!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, March 16

Greetings one and all,

A light night of homework here in the middle of the week:

1. Math: no new pages
*Mini quiz over division tomorrow.
*Students have a double sided sheet to practice at home if necessary

2. Writing: Rough draft of the fiction story needs to be completed (written form) by next Tuesday

3. Read for 20 minutes

*Ask your kids how the 1st day of Spanish with Mrs. MacFarland went today.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, March 15

Greetings to one and all,

Here is the homework for Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 189 and 190 (due for Wednesday)
*Unit 7 math test will be NEXT WEDNESDAY.
*Mini-quiz this week Thursday

2. Spanish class begins tomorrow.
Mrs. MacFarland will be teaching that class

3. Mix and match day tomorrow!

4. Social Studies Vocabulary sheet

Read for 20 minutes, AR goal sheets due with Parent initials Friday!

That's all folks!

Mr. K

Monday, March 14

Thank you so much for a wonderful NATIONAL PI DAY celebration.

*After 3 classes celebrating, I'm feeling pretty FULL!

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 187 and188
*These pages SHOULD already be finished, but just in case (they were assigned last week Monday)

2. Writing: Rough Draft of the Fiction story is due Tuesday, March 22
*It's a light night and several people SHOULD be taking this home.

*PE tomorrow!

3. New AR goal sheets are due this Friday!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, March 7

Greetings one and all,

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the Grand Rapids Symphony performance. We have several parents coming along to chaperon and they would need to be here between 9:30am and 9:45am.

*Students need to pack a sack lunch to eat when we return.
*Students should dress nicely (no t-shirts/holy jeans) nice shirt, nice pants, as if you were going out to a nice place to eat.

Homework:

1. Math: pages 187 and 188

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, March 3

Greetings one and all,

Here is the minor homework for the weekend:

*Minor, but you still gotta do it!

1. Math: pages 185 and 186 (due Monday)
*Mini quizzes were graded and should also go home

2. Reading goals are due Wednesday, March 9 by mid-morning
*Remember that day is a 1/2 day of school

3. If you wanted to take home your Fiction story to work on drafting over the long weekend that would be great!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, March 2

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Social Studies: Test tomorrow
*A study guide and a "matrix" in the red hard cover book

2. Math: pages 183 and 184 for Thursday
*Mini quiz over multiplication with decimals

3. Reading: 20 minutes
*AR goals are due one week from today! (9th)
*If you didn't finish your journal entry with Text to Self connections, finish it

4. Peach Conference note with your conference time
*If it doesn't work return it immediately tomorrow
*Students will attend this conference

5. If you receive your Middle School sheets return those

*Tuesday Grand Rapids Symphony! Lunch and dress nice

*Words Their Way tomorrow!

That's all folks

Tuesday, March 1

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday:

1. Math: pages 177 and 178 (due Wednesday)
*Mini quiz Thursday over multiplication with decimals

2. Writing: our fiction unit is in full swing and the fictions stories tend to be the longest ones of the year. You may need to take these home occasionally. No due dates yet, but the more work you put in on this rough draft they easier it will be as those due dates approach.

3. Social Studies: The Test is officially Thursday this week.
*The kids have things to study and those should go home tonight.

4. Reading: 20 minutes
*Remember that the AR goals due dates have been moved up to Wednesday, March 9 instead of the 11th

*Next week Tuesday is the Grand Rapids Symphony performance. You will need to bring a sack lunch that day. NO PEANUTS/PEANUT BUTTER may be used in that lunch.
*YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DRESS SHARP THAT DAY!

Thanks folks.

Mr. K

Monday, February 28

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday:

1. Math: pages 175 and 176 (due Tuesday)
*Mini Quiz Thursday

2. Read for 20 minutes
*AR GOALS FOR THE 2nd Trimester been changed!
AR GOALS ARE NOW DUE NEXT WED. AM March 9

3. Potential Social Studies test either this Thursday or next Monday, no study guide yet, details still to come.

PE tomorrow!

That's all folks.

Friday, February 25

Greetings one and all,

Normally, we don't have homework over the weekend, but this weekend...

Reading: Summary of recycling essay (due Mon)

Writing: Green 3 idea Fiction sheet (due Mon)

Math: pages 173 and 174 (due Mon)

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, February 24

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT.

ENJOY THE VARIETY SHOW!

MATH AND READING WILL BE DUE MONDAY!!

Mr. K

Wednesday, February 23

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 167 and 168 (due Thursday)
*Mini Quiz tomorrow

2. Reading: 20 minutes

3. Writing: Green Fiction Plan Sheets must be filled out completely no later than Friday

4. Green Conference sheets are due Friday

5. Social Studies: The "Matrix" must be finished by tomorrow

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, February 22

Greetings one and all,

Welcome back after yet another SNOW DAY! I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I enjoyed mine!

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: pages 165 and 166 (due Wed)
*Mini Quiz Thursday (5 multiplication problems/your choice of method)

2. Writing: 3 ideas Fiction Green Sheet due Wed.
*Take this home tonight whether it is done or not.

*Green Conference Sheets need to be turned in Friday
(they are going home tonight)

3. Read for 20 minutes tonight
*AR goal final date is March 11

Take care folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, February 17

Greetings to one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: pages 163 and 164

2. Social Studies: States posters due Monday

3. Science: vocabulary cards due Monday

4. Reading: 20 minutes independent reading

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Wednesday, February 16

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday:

1. Math: Page 161 and 162 for Thursday
*Unit 6 tests should go home tonight!

2. Read for 20 minutes tonight.

3. Social Studies: A project just came out today which involves creating a "Billboard" for a state (13 colonies)
More information to come later
You can begin cutting out pictures for it though ASAP

That's all folks,

Thanks.

MR. K

Tuesday, February 15

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Math: page 162 (only)
*Tests were wrapped up today for the most part, but they won't go home with the kids till tomorrow night. We begin the multiplication and division unit tomorrow.

2. Read independently for 20 minutes
*Reminder that 2nd marking period goals are due March 11 (around noon)

That's all for a quiet start to the week.

Take care folks.

Mr. K

Monday, February 14

Greetings,

Happy Valentine's Day one and all.

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: No homework, but....
*Test over Unit 6 tomorrow (short 10 question)
*Notes, and hard cover book can be used on test
*Extra credit study sheets going home tonight

2. Read for 20 minutes independently

*PE tomorrow.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, February 10

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. Math: 153 and 154
*Small test on Tuesday over Unit 6
*Unit 7 Multiplication and Division (Decimals included will start Wed.)

2. Westing Game ends tomorrow
*Come ready for the party
*Come with your packet completely finished and ready to turn in

3. Social Studies
*IF your vocab sheet is not finished, finish it for Monday

That's all folks.

Take care.

Mr. K

Wednesday, February 9

Greetings one and all,

My sincere apologies (goodness this is the second time I've had to do this in the last 10 minutes, I forgot three of my favorite student's names on the Valentine's Day list earlier, so make sure you read both emails today) we were so wrapped up in finishing The Westing Game yesterday that I didn't have time/forgot to write down yesterday's homework.

So here is what's up on a busy Wednesday:

1. Math: pages 151 and 152

2. Reading: Westing Packet and Party preparations for Friday.
*The packet and book should go home and come back to school tonight and Thursday night
*Make sure to do the 3rd test!

3. Don't forget to bring in your box for Friday if you haven't already done so.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, February 7

Greetings one and all,

A busy Monday, and frankly a full night of homework, check this out:

1. Math: pages 149 and 150 (due tomorrow)

2. Social Studies: Test tomorrow
*Study guide will go home tonight

3. Reading: Westing Game Final Exam Party will take place Friday
*Make sure to take home the pink sheet that details the information

4. Bring in a small to medium sized box by Friday for Valentine's Decorations.
*A full class list will go home tomorrow via email and also hard copy is you need it.

That's all for today.

Sincerely,

Mr. K

Tuesday, February 1

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Tuesday night:

1. Westing Game quiz #2 due for Wednesday
*Make sure to bring both the packet and the book home

2. Math: Unit 5 tests are finished, and should be going home tomorrow
*Homework tonight is the first pages of unit 6 (Volume)
*pages 147 and 148

3. Read independently for 20 minutes

4. If you did not finish your conclusion in Science that needs to go home to be finished!

That's all for today folks.

Take care.

Mr. K

Monday, January 31

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework on a Monday night:

1. NO MATH TONIGHT. Unit 5 tests should be corrected and sent home Wednesday.

2. Reading: Finish Chapter 19 in the Westing Game
*Work on filling in your packet information.
*Don't start the 2nd Quiz, that will be homework for tomorrow night.

3. Read for 20 minutes independently tonight.

*PE tomorrow, bring your gym shoes!

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Thursday, January 27

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Thursday night:

1. You need to make a decision on whether or not you will be taking the Unit 5 Math Test tomorrow (Friday) or Monday?
*If you're taking the test tomorrow, the green and yellow study guides should go home along with the Math Homework booklet to do a small amount of reviewing/studying.
*If you're taking the test Monday, those items should still go home to do a little review to prepare to ask questions for tomorrow's review session.

2. Read Independely for 20 minutes.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 26

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for tonight:

1. Math: Green Review Sheet (front and back) Due Thursday
*Unit 5 Math test can be taken either Friday or Monday by this class.

2. Words Their Way sorts should go home tonight to be practiced.

3. Independent Reading for 20 minutes

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 25

Greetings one and all,

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: pages 131 (not 13) and 132 (all!), plus page 139 (due Wed)
*Test will have a choice of dates, either Friday the 28th, or Monday the 31st
either date is fine, depending upon how much review student's need.

2. Read for 20 minutes your independent selections.

That's all right now folks.

Mr. K

Monday, January 24

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Monday:

1. Math: Yellow review page (front and back), also page 131 (only problems 1-9)
*Unit 5 Math test this Thursday!

2. Science: students may begin bringing in object to use for their marble experiment

3. Read for your independent 20 minutes.

That's all for today folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, January 20

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for Thursday:

1. Math: NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT, but there will be some for the weekend.

2. Reading: Begin working on your Westing Game Quiz #1 which will be due on Monday!
*You'll need your book with you, but make sure both packet and book come back tomorrow.

3. Science: Vocab Re-test will be offered Monday

That's all folks!

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 19

Welcome back everyone,

Hope you enjoyed your snow/ice day. Glad I didn't have to make the drive yesterday, it was nasty I heard. Good to be back today!

Here is the homework for a Wednesday:

1. 20 minutes of reading tonight

2. Math: pages 127 and 128 (due Thursday)
*Final Unit 5 Test will be next Thursday, January 27

3. Science Parent Note

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, January 17

Greetings on Martin Luther King Day!

*Keep Dreaming everyone, just like Dr. King did!

Homework tonight:

1. Math: pages 125 and 126 (due Tuesday)
*Mini-quiz tomorrow!

2. Read for 20 minutes tonight.

That's all folks. Be careful on the snowy roads.

Mr. K

Thursday, January 13

Greetings one and all on a Thursday,

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: pages 119 and 120
*Today's mini quiz was moved back to next week Tuesday

2. Social Studies Vocabulary Project due Monday
*I'd do it tonight!!!!!

3. 20 minutes of Independent Reading

That's all for tonight.

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 12

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for a Wednesday night:

1. Math: pages 117 and 118 (due Thursday)
*Mini Quiz covering converting from mixed numbers to improper fractions and back again.

2. Reading: Independent Read for a 20 minutes minimum

3. Words Their Way tomorrow.
*Words should go home tonight!

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 11

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework for Tuesday:

1. Math: 115 and 116

2. Reading independently for 20 minutes

3. Mini Science Vocab card quiz tomorrow.

That's all folks,

Mr. K

Monday, January 10

Greetings one and all,

Hope you all had a fun winter weekend. Good weekend for sledding for sure.

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: Separate white sheet pages 113 and 114

2. Social Studies: Test tomorrow (Study Guide and book)

3. Read 20 minutes for Independent Reading

4. PE shoes for tomorrow

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Thursday, January 6

Greetings one and all,

Here we come toward the end of the week. Make sure to check your emails tomorrow Mom's and Dad and Guardians since I will be sending out the Mr. Klanderman update for the new year.

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: ONLY PAGE 112 (we'll do 111 tomorrow in class)

2. Reading: Literature Projects are mostly finished and will be turned in tomorrow.

3. Make sure you do your Independent reading for a minimum of 20 minutes tonight.

*Bring a good pair of scissors to work on the project Kendal is going to teach us.

*Social Studies Test next week Tuesday! You certainly should see the study guide at home tonight.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 5

Greetings one and all,

Here is the homework on a Wednesday night:

1. Math: 109 and 110 (due Thursday)
*Mini (5 question) Quiz tomorrow

2. Writing: Essay Rough Drafts (5 paragraphs) are due Friday

3. Reading: Lit Circle Projects are due Friday

That's all for today folks.

Take care.

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 5

Greetings again,

Good to be back in the flow here on a Tuesday. Here is the homework for tonight:

1. Math: pages 107 and 108 are due for Wed
*I have been offering extra credit the last couple nights for those students who are really rolling easily along with fractions. If your son/daughter is coming home with no homework they should be taking the extra credit that is being offered as well.

2. Writing: we are coming to the end of our unit covering essays
*The rough draft is due this coming Friday
*Final draft will be due the following Friday the 21st of January
*Before we begin our next unit covering fiction, we will be spending some time with grammar usage and working to improve one of our earlier pieces of writing.

3. Reading: Literature Circle Prjects due Friday
*AR tests must be taken no later than the end of the day tomorrow. That means the books were supposed to be completed over the break, but a few folks are still dragging along finishing their books, that should be done at home tonight!

*Drama Club essays are due no later than next week Monday.

That's all for a Tuesday folks.

See ya,

Mr. K

Monday, January 3

Greetings and Happy New Year!

I say it every year, and quite frankly sometimes I only half-heartedly mean it, but it REALLY IS good to be back. I missed this group. I loved my time with my family, but I missed all of you and today has been a great reminder of how good it feels to be back and rolling.

Here is the homework for a Monday night:

1. Math: pages 105 and 106 (due Tuesday)
*Unit 4 tests will be returned and go home tomorrow (these were taken before the break)
*Our new Unit 5 will take us through January and covers Fraction concepts

2. Read for 20 minutes
*Also our Literature Circle group projects are due Friday, some groups need to finish reading their books.
*Most of this project will be done in class before Friday, but some last minute work might need to be done Thursday night.

3. Drama Club notes went home today to those interested, there is an assignment involved withh that.

That's all folks. Again welcome back, it's gonna go fast from here on out.

See ya tomorrow.

Mr. K