Monday, 2/23/09 Reported By: Grant

When Ms. Jensen picked us up and took us to the classroom, we wrote a quote by Mother Teresa.  It was, “If you judge people, you don’t have time to love them.”  After we wrote down the quote, we had to read pg. 138-139.  Then we had to do the crossword puzzle on pg. 139.  After that we had music.  In music we did our warm-ups.  Then we started a song called “Tumba”.  That was the end of music.  After music we had a spelling pretest.  The words were all contractions.  I got 100%.  After the test we graded our W.O.W (Word of the Week).  After that we went outside to recess. 

 

             When recess was over, we did our today’s math power –up.  Then we corrected the power-up.  After that we did lesson 71.  It was about exponents.  When the lesson was over, we watched a Tim & Moby video on exponents.  After the video we took a quiz on the video.  After the quiz we corrected the quiz.  I didn’t do so well.  After that we started our homework before it was lunch.  Then it was lunch.

 

             After the lunch we corrected our social studies test.  After that we watched “The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.  We watched the old version not the new version.  We watched 1 hour and 30 min.  After Narnia we read pg. B56-B59.  Then we had to do #1-4 on B59.  Since it was the end of the day we packed up and went home. 

Thursday, 2/19/09 Reported By: Nina

Today was a very exciting! We first came in from the yard. Our substitute teacher whose name was Ms. Coy took us into the class. Then we did our logic links puzzle. I thought this one was easy. After that we read for five minutes. Then we read our last 2 chapters of Narnia. We were overjoyed to be finished with our Narnia book.

 

         Then we did religion about the Resurrection of Christ. Ms. Coy announced that we were going to act out the Resurrection of Christ. I thought it was very exiting. My group included Kelly, Sidni, Mychae’l and Brooke. After that we did our Narnia wardrobe. Then we went to the playground for snack.

 

After snack it was time for Language Arts we were talking about the form of be. Ms.Coy told us to work on page 33 in our language Arts workbook. After Language arts was Math. The first thing we did in Math was to correct our math homework. After correcting our homework we did our math warm up. I accidentally did the wrong pageL.

 

Then Ms.Coy taught us about Disjoint Events in lesson 70. After she let us finish our math homework. Then finally it was time for lunch. After lunch at 1:00 p.m. we did science. It was about inertia. After science we had time to do our homework, our wardrobe project, and to finish our hearts. We had to pack up early so we could do P.E. for one hour. After P.E. it was time to go home another fun day at St. Timothy SchoolJ. 

Wednesday, 2/18/09 Reported By: Kelly

This morning when we got into class on our desks were logic link puzzles.  We are supposed to do the work with colored chips then when you’re all done check it, and color in the answers.  As soon as you’re done you go onto the next subject which was religion.  In religion the assignment was to read pages       133-135, then answer the questions.  (If you had extra time, like me, you could read when you were all done.)  

          After that, Ms. Jensen had us all take out a ruler, a pencil, and scissors.  When she told us all the directions to what to do, the project came out to a paper wardrobe that you could switch around and become a different side of the paper, where you can draw a different picture.  Before drawing the pictures on the paper we had to read in our books about hints on what to draw.  My scene was when Lucy first steps into Narnia and meets Mr. Tumnus at the lamppost.  Finally after that it was time for snack, although I had a lot of fun with the art project my stomach was growling from hunger, so I was happy for snack!

          After snack was time to correct math.  The homework we did for yesterday was lesson 68.  Next was page 69 in our math workbook.  We had a minute to do 40 fraction questions.  For math notes today we got to work on the white boards.  Ms. Jensen asked us math questions on converting fractions into decimals.  (It was fun!)  When we did letters A-H we could read.  When lunch was over we had computer class, but before we could go on the computers we had to wash our hands to keep the keyboards clean.  The subject today was making a music video with the group you were assigned to.  My group was Me, Nina, Sydney, and Sharmaine.  Our video was going to be about The Boston Massacre.  In computer class for the next 5 weeks we are doing to be working on it.  

          Once that was over, Ms. Jensen passed out the social studies’ tests.  When I was done I had confidence that I did well!  If you had time after the test you could work on coloring the wardrobe.  Once everybody finished we put together our Tuesday Folders.  Then since it was becoming the end of the day we needed to write down our homework for tonight.

Tuesday, 2/17/09 Reported By: Reese

Today everybody rushed in all at different times. It was pouring very hard outsid; this morning.
    When it was 8:00 we (the fifth grade class) started our morning work, which was a quote from the bible that wew had to write and second of all The Logic Link puzzle. Our class usualy gets 25 minutes to complete our morning work. If some of us finish early we get to read until the time is up. Next we began our Spelling- Pretest, which wasn't graded because we had just learned the words that day. After that we graded our weekend homework, which was an assignment called Vocabulary word of the week.
 
 Afterwards we read a book that we have almost finished called The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe. Following that is Language Arts;And we had to read page124 in our text book; which was about Linking Verbs. When we were finished we had to complete page 125 in our text book; there was 14 questions. Afterwards we ate our snacks, and some of us played. The boys Reese,Grant, Anthony, and Josh played a basketball game called knock- out. When we came in we imediatly started correcting our math homework. Next we did warm-ups for math.
 
Our lesson was about writing decimal numbers into fractions. Our class did a lesson practice on their mini whiteboards. At last we all got to start on our math homework; we got so much time that it lasted tell lunch. So now everyone got there lunches and headed outside. The day is almost over but we still have to complete Social Studies pages258-259 with our partners (the person right next to you.) Finaly we write down our assignments and left St. Timothy school to start the process all over again the very next day.

Friday, 2/13/09 Reported By: Sharmaine

What a lovely brand new day especially because today was free-dress.  If you did not want to wear the school uniform you could have worn any clothes you like. Since, Valentine’s Day was tomorrow you were to use pink, red, or white.  After school was the Valentine’s Day concert. 5^th grade and 6^th grade were performing together.  The bell rang at 8:00 and Ms. Jensen came out to bring us into the classroom.  The first thing we did was unpack our backpacks and start on logic links. (When I first looked at the clues they made no sense then after a few minutes of playing with it, it became easy.)  After I finally finished I had to read a TFK (time for kids) magazine.  (I dislike these magazines.)  After reading the magazine I had to do a worksheet on it. I turned in the worksheet, went back to my desk, and then started to read my book for 15 minutes before the Spelling Test started.  (I think I did ok on the spelling test.)  One word was nine letters long!  That word was easy compared to the twelve letter word last week!  Right after the Spelling Test the Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Test were handed out, started, and finally finished.  On the reading test I’m pretty sure there was a trick question.  I finished early enough that I got to work on my art project before snack time!

After snack finished, Witch by the way was very cold, we were to finish our art project.  Art lasted so long that before I and many others could become hungry lunch came.  But before I tell you about lunch I will tell you about art.  During art Ms. Jensen put on music, but before the second song could start she turned it off and used her I-Tunes to let us hear her favorite song and after that many other I- Tunes songs played most of them were awesome!  So as I told you before lunch came quickly after.  But because it started to rain lunch was inside n 8^th grade.

During lunch our class split up as we ate, the some groups joined together while others stayed separated during the play or talk time of lunch.  Anyway I sat in my chair and talked till the bell rang. What a perfectly splendid lunch!

  Art was after lunch as well for people who didn’t finish.  Thankfully I finished so I had free-time. During my free-time I was reading a book with my friend Kimberly.  P.E. started after and lasted for half an hour before our class’ PARTY!  For a solid hour my class had fun.  When the super-fun hour was over it was time to clean up, pack up and go home.  With that being said until next time Sharmaine.

Thursday, 2/12/09 Reported By: Brooke

RRRiiiiiinngg! Goes the school bell. All the kids on the playground stop playing and go into their lines. The teachers come out holding something in their hands. My teacher Ms. Jensen comes out with a special guest. The guest is a person from the Scholastic company. Her name is Ms. Iria.  As soon as the class got inside we had a school rehearsal for the valentine concert tomorrow.  That took hours.   Later we started cutting red, pink, and purple paper into pieces for art. RRRiinnnnngg! Snack time!

 

When snack was over, the class read the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. Afterwards we did stations and the stations were comprehension, art, computers, and word study. Following that we got to open 2 boxes from scholastics that were full of books. RRRiiiiinnggg! Lunch time!

 

Later the guest left and we worked on our stations. Ms. Jensen said “Take your agenda and write down your homework. Raise you’re hand so I can sign it.” That’s exactly what we did. We packed up and went to P.E; we played a nice game of paramedic.  A great day at St. timothy school. 

Wednesday, 2/11/09 Reported By: Anthony

In Class the morning me and the class did our math sheet. Afterwards we had a religion test. Then we read for about a good 7 minutes. Then me and the class went to kinder garden to help them with a valentine’s day project. After we came back to read Narnia. Then when we where done we went to a good snack.  Then we came back and had a longgggggggg math section. Afterwards we had a tremendous lunch. After we came in and had technology class. Then we a science lesson on how to measure speed. Afterwards we arranged our desk. Then after a long day sadly the day ended.

Tuesday, 2/10/09 Reported By: Sofia

Today is Tuesday, February 10, 2009.  It is a very cold morning but the rain stopped and the sun is out which makes me happy.  The 5^th grade’s day started with working on our daily schedules. We turned in our homework and we did a logic puzzle. Next was religion class.  We read an example of a parable which is called “The Giving Tree”.  When we finished reading the parable we were assigned different parables and we made up skits to go along with the parables we were assigned to. I enjoyed this activity very much but was happy when it was finally time to go to the library.  This is my favorite class because I love to read different books.  We all checked out our books and went back to our classroom.  This week’s book choice for me was “When I Laughing, When I Weeping”.  

When we returned to our classroom we read some chapters together of “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe”.  After that we went out to recess and ate our snacks and  took a break from school work.  Once recess was over we reviewed our math test that was taken recently.  Following the review we did a math activity which taught us some more about parallelograms.  I saw everyone taking good notes on this.  Soon it was time to get ready for lunch.

 

When we went to lunch everyone discussed the taxes that our teacher charged us and how unhappy we were about giving her our money.  What I was upset about is that she taxed us on paper, pencils, and even walking up the stairs! Everyone thought it was unfair and silly so whenever she gives a tax everyone yells we want a teacher not a tax creature! Suddenly it was time for our social studies class.  We had a quiz on the lesson about the Boston Tea Party (a story about people being upset about taxes on their tea).  After the quiz we reviewed and studied the next lesson.  The last things for the day were receiving our Tuesday packets, writing down homework, packing up and getting ready to go home.  It was another great day of learning and fun at St. Timothy’s!  

Thursday, 2/5/09 Reported By: Josh

At 8:00 a.m. Ms. Jensen picked my class and I up from the yard.  Right when we got up into the classroom Ms. Jensen said, “Get unpacked so you can work on your logic links.”  Logic links are a paper with clues and you have to determine where the colored chips go.  Then after that we did religion.  Religion is my favorite subject.  Next we did this thing called reading stations.  The 3 stations were comprehension, word study, and computers.

Next we had recess.  I was so happy because middle school was gone at Astro Camp so my class and 4^th grade got the whole yard to ourselves. 

When we got back inside we did stations.  Next we did language, I thought it was really easy.  During the lesson the bell rang and that meant it was lunch.  We weren’t allowed to go outside because it was raining so we stayed inside the whole lunch.

After lunch we continued our language.  When we finished that we got the things that we won in the auction yesterday.  Every quarter we have a class auction (with fake money).  Next we packed up.  Finally it was 2:00 p.m. so that meant that we had P.E. (physical education).  Since it was raining we had to stay inside again L!!!  When P.E. started the coach made a speech about health.  Next we played a game called 4 corners.  The rules are there is a person with their eyes closed and you have to go in a corner and if the person with his (or hers) eyes closed picks your corner you are out.  The next game we played was a game called heads up seven up.  It is when 7 people are chosen then they have to choose 7 people that have their eyes closed.  If the person that you pick says that you got them you are out.

Another spectacular day at S.T.S.

 

           

Wednesday, 2/4/09 Reported By: Sydni

Today is February 4, 2009, my turn today to do Jensen’s Journalist. Today the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade went to Astro Camp. All the fifth graders, can’t wait to go to Astro Camp, I can’t wait either. It was very quiet today since the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders were gone. Finally, the bell rang we couldn’t wait to go in the classroom because today we were having our classroom auction. Once we got in the classroom we immediately began unpacking and started on our Logic Puzzles.

I thought the Logic Puzzles were pretty easy. Then, if you were done with you Logic Puzzles you could’ve started on your Religion pages 123-125. Religion was pretty enjoyable; we discussed how we should follow the 10 commandments. Ms. Jensen told the class to close our eyes, raise our hands if we say nice words, and is nice, worship our friends and family. When we opened our eyes no one was raising their hands, not even the teacher. Everybody was very shocked that nobody was raising his or her hands, but hey nobody is perfect. Afterwards, in a surprising shock we corrected our Science pretest. Everybody was very accurate. Once we were done, we took our Chapter 6 Science test. I think I did okay. When we finished the test we did an activity worksheet, it was about maps. I thought it was super easy. Finally it was snack! At snack there was only fourth and fifth grade at snack, so it was pretty quiet.

Once snack was over, we corrected our map activity. I got zero wrong I was so happy. Afterwards, was Math? Yep, that’s right we corrected Math lesson 62, and I’ve got to say Math is not my favorite subject. I did pretty good on my homework. Today in Math we learned about Using Prime Factorization to Reduce Fractions. I thought it was almost the same lesson as yesterdays lesson.  When we finished doing examples of Prime Factorization, we did lesson practice, there were only four questions. While my classmates were doing there homework the bank had opened.  Everybody and I mean everybody was getting money out the bank for the auction. The person who took the most money out the bank was probably Nina; she took $2,000 out the bank. When the bell rang we all went to lunch, forty minutes of quietness. When lunch was over, we had Technology. Technology is always fun, today we learned how to write business letters. It was very fun and it went great with our classroom economy. Ms. Jensen told us to get packed up because she was hoping to do the auction until it was time to go home. The auction is so much fun, there is so many pretty and interesting toys and gifts. I thought today’s day was so much fun. 

Monday 2/2/09 Reported By: Grant

When I got to school at 7:30, I played basketball until the bell rang.  The bell rang, so Ms. Jensen picked us up and went into our classroom and did our morning work.  Our morning work was our logic links puzzle, and religion workbook page 121.  After that we had music.  We practiced our concert music, and did a worksheet.  Then we went to the Parish Hall to rehearse our skit and concert music with the 6^th grade.  Then we had recess.

            After recess we passed out our 2^nd math books because we finished the first one.  Next we did our power-up in our math workbook.  Then we did lesson 61, which was about Prime Factorization.  We had 5 minutes to do our math homework until our spelling pretest.  When 5 minutes passed, we had our spelling pretest.  It was really hard!  Then we corrected the pretest.  I got a lot wrong! L  Afterwards we graded people’s W.O.W (Word of the Week).  All of our words were from Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.  We didn’t finish before lunch so we did after lunch.  Then it was lunch.

            We continued grading other people’s W.O.W after lunch.  Then Ms. Jensen hung the W.O.W up.  Then we picked other words for this week’s W.O.W.  After that we did lesson 5 in our science book.  We had to do questions 1-3.  When we were done we did lesson 1 in our social studies.  We had to do questions 1-6.  Then the bank opened.  After that we had to pack up and go home.  Today was the greatest.

Thursday, 1/29/09 Reported By: Sophia

When I got to school I saw almost everybody wearing jeans, because today was jeans for Jesus. All week we’ve been dressing up, because this week is spirit week. Ms. Jensen came out and took us into the classroom. As we got to our desks there were logic link puzzles on all of our desks, as usual. (Today’s puzzle was surprisingly easy)! Once we were finished with the logic puzzles we needed to do the chapter review on pg. 121 in our religion book. (This means we will have a test tomorrowL). Next, the bell rang at 10:20, and it was snack time. Once snack was finished, our class went inside and started reading stations. The stations included reading comprehension, word study, computers, and making a Jamestown map.
             BBBBUUZZZZZ!!! Ugh. Great, a fire drill. “Line up and get into alphabetical order!” said Ms. Jensen. So the whole school went out onto the yard and lined up by class. After Mrs. Richmond (the principle) talked, we went back into our classrooms. Our groups continued the station we were working on. As soon as we started the next station Ms. Jensen came up to me and asked if I could clean the mouse cage. At first I thought that was a little weird because our mouse has been dead for months, but then she explained that it was open house tonight, and she needed to put it away.
             After I was finished with the mouse cage it was lunch time. During lunch I talked about the beach with Asha. When lunch was over we came inside and Ms. Jensen told us to take out our correcting pens. We corrected the science quiz we took yesterday (I got an A). After, we corrected our science homework from last night. Afterwards, we took another science quiz, which was easy. Ms. Jensen then told us to take out our agendas and write down our homework. When that was finished, we had to clean up the classroom for open house. Brooke and I wiped down some shelves and organized them. The shelves were black, and Brooke even found a dead fly in on of them!! The classroom was really clean when we were done. It was time for PE. Today we played paramedic, which is really fun. Somebody hit me in the wrist with a ball, and it hurt. Soon PE was over, and it was time to go home!! What a fantastified day (a mix between fantastic and fied)!!!!!

Wednesday, 1/28/09 Reported By: Kim

Hello! My name is Kimberley, the Jensen’s Journalist for January 28, 2009. Today it was career day! We dressed up as the jobs we want when we grow up. My outfit represented a family court lawyer. Ms. Jensen came down stairs to pick the entire class up from the playground. When my class came up the stairs, everyone got to see the hands they did for Catholic School’s Week. We walked in the classroom and put away our things. The intercom came on and the people were saying the Pledge of Allegiance and the prayer of the day. Once that was done, we had to pull out our Religion book to page 118-119. On those pages, we had to look up certain sayings from different parts of the bible, and we had to draw a sign of God that we have seen.

          Once that was finished, people started to talk, so Ms. Jensen made us do Language Arts pgs. 110-111. The Language Arts assignment turned out to be easy. My paper was done before fourteen other people! When we were done, we either got to do writing, or reading. Afterwards Ms. Jensen showed us a website called www.quia.com. The website was interesting because it was a way of using the computer for educational fun games instead of just playing around! When Ms. Jensen was done showing us the Quia Program, it was snack time! At snack time, my friends and I read our books. When we came back from snack, we corrected our math homework lesson 59 and 11A pretest. Once that was finished, we did 11B test and our problem solving equation.

         Next, we did a Fraction Finder Drill that spelled the word “crow”. Following that assignment, it was lunchtime. During lunchtime, we played a game called “Potato”. The way we played “Potato” was a person has to hit another person with the ball so that they are not “it” anymore. When lunch was over, we had to wash our hands for Computer Class. Mr. Huy made us retake a survey on how much we have learned over the past few weeks. Next Ms. Jensen gave us a Science Quiz on Chapter 1, Lesson 2. Once that was finished, we had to read Lesson 3 in our Science Book. Then we had a little free time to do our homework. Finally, we presented our “Career Day” occupations and then we packed up for dismissal! It was a great day! 

Tuesday, 1/27/09 Reported By: Grant

When I got to school at 7:45 A.M, I played basketball until the bell rang.  Finally when the bell rang, Ms. Jensen picked us up and went upstairs.  Right when we got into the classroom, Ms. Jensen told us to get our library books because we were going to the library.  First we had to do the Pledge of Allegiance and the Morning Prayer.  Then we went to the library.  At the library the librarian, Ms. Gouth, told us about how libraries organize.  Then, she told us to find out what number the book is.  It was easy!  Finally we read and went back to our classroom.  When we got in the classroom, we did our logic links puzzle.  That was also easy.                                                              

After that the whole class read together the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  We read chapters 2 and 3.  Then we went to recess.

The next thing after recess, we corrected our math homework.  Next we did our warm ups in our workbook.  Then, we did our math lesson (lesson 60).  Finally it was lunch.

         After the amazing lunch, we corrected pages 32, 33, 35, 36, and 37 in our social studies workbook.  Then we corrected our Ch. 6 social studies review.  Next we had a social studies test and quiz!  After the tests, we read and did lesson 3 in our science book.  While we were doing that, the bank was open. We also passed out our packet stuff.  Since it is Catholic Schools Week, today people dressed up as a literary character.  Whoever dressed up, had to give a presentation on the character they chose to dress up as.  Then we packed up and went home.  That was the coolest day.