Hi! I hope you all enjoyed the FOUR days off! The good news is that we have only a four-day week ahead, but the bad news is that we have A LOT to cram into four days!
Planet reports were due today. A few students didn't have theirs and several were scrambling to finish them this morning...so if your child didn't get theirs in today, PLEASE be sure they return this ASAP! Also, Thursday night's math homework (that would have been due last Friday) needed to be turned in today. Equivalent Fractions are still a struggle so you'll notice that there is homework on this again tonight. This week's story is Antarctic Journal--PLEASE be sure your child reads this tonight! Many students aren't reading the story on Monday nights like they are supposed to, and this week we only have four days so every bit helps! Spelling words are -er and -ar words, so please study those as well!
Tonight's homework:
Math-Equivalent Fractions worksheet
Reading-LOG & read Antarctic Journal
Spelling-Study words
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Monday
Hi All!
It looks to be a busy week with work to do! Students were given a Planet Project today for Science and this is due on Tuesday, January 17th. Also, I sent home a study guide for the Social Studies test over the Midwest that will be THIS Thursday, January 12th. I asked students to take their SS books home tonight because you'll need it (along with the study guide) to study--Chapters 8 & 9.
Other homework:
Reading: LOG and Read My Brother Martin.
Spelling: Study words
Also, please sign and return report cards as soon as possible. We're off and running with the third grading period already! Hard to believe!!!
Have a great night and enjoy this weather--while it lasts! :)
It looks to be a busy week with work to do! Students were given a Planet Project today for Science and this is due on Tuesday, January 17th. Also, I sent home a study guide for the Social Studies test over the Midwest that will be THIS Thursday, January 12th. I asked students to take their SS books home tonight because you'll need it (along with the study guide) to study--Chapters 8 & 9.
Other homework:
Reading: LOG and Read My Brother Martin.
Spelling: Study words
Also, please sign and return report cards as soon as possible. We're off and running with the third grading period already! Hard to believe!!!
Have a great night and enjoy this weather--while it lasts! :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Wednesday
Hi! Can it really be only Wednesday? The kids thought tomorrow should be Friday already.....I guess the first week back can seem a bit long :)
Tonight's homework:
Reading: LOG
*Quiz over Marven of the Great North Woods on Friday (review this vocabulary!)
Spelling: finish Practice worksheet (if not done in class)
*Study words (test on Friday)
Writing: Final Drafts of penpal letters are due tomorrow!!!! (The students have been working on this for several days, so most are finished or almost finished. If not, hopefully they brought it home to work on tonight!
A reminder: if you have not turned in your inclement weather/emergency form, please do so as soon as possible! Only a few students are yet to turn them in. Thanks for your help!
Tonight's homework:
Reading: LOG
*Quiz over Marven of the Great North Woods on Friday (review this vocabulary!)
Spelling: finish Practice worksheet (if not done in class)
*Study words (test on Friday)
Writing: Final Drafts of penpal letters are due tomorrow!!!! (The students have been working on this for several days, so most are finished or almost finished. If not, hopefully they brought it home to work on tonight!
A reminder: if you have not turned in your inclement weather/emergency form, please do so as soon as possible! Only a few students are yet to turn them in. Thanks for your help!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Welcome Back!
Three days into the new year--can you believe it??!?!?! I hope you all enjoyed your time off as much as I did and I hope you looked back on 2011 fondly and may 2012 be full of blessings for all of you!
That said, the long, cold stretch of winter is upon us and it makes spring seem so far away! However, it's only a few more months and there is still much to be done. I ask that you really push your child to give his/her best in the second half of the year. We will be working hard and things will get increasingly difficult. Encourage your child to go above and beyond "just getting by" and strive to do better than they have in the past. Responsibility will play a huge part in this. Today, several students forgot a book (either at school or home), didn't have agenda signed, or didn't even read the story that was assigned for homework last night. We're all a little slow to come out of vacation mode and back to reality, but I hope this will improve quickly. Our character trait this month is self-control....that's a hard one for all of us! Self-control is doing what you need to do instead of what you want to do (and don't we all struggle with that?!?!?!?!!). Talk to your child about how he/she can show self-control in the coming months--and what positive effects it could have!
Fractions are on the horizon in Math--so beware! Also, we'll have a test over the Midwest states sometime next week and I'll send a study guide home in the next few days. After we study the last two regions of the U.S., we'll move on to Kentucky history for the remainder of the year.
This week's Reading story is lengthy and challenging. Marven of the Great North Woods is a great story, but will likely require at least a couple of readings this week. Ask your child questions about the characters and setting of the story and review the vocabulary on page 214.
Tonight's regular homework:
Reading: LOG (A new one for January was sent home yesterday--remember to sign it every night!)
Spelling: Study words (Contractions! Apostrophes must be in the correct place for them to be spelled correctly).
I hope your new year is off to a good start!
That said, the long, cold stretch of winter is upon us and it makes spring seem so far away! However, it's only a few more months and there is still much to be done. I ask that you really push your child to give his/her best in the second half of the year. We will be working hard and things will get increasingly difficult. Encourage your child to go above and beyond "just getting by" and strive to do better than they have in the past. Responsibility will play a huge part in this. Today, several students forgot a book (either at school or home), didn't have agenda signed, or didn't even read the story that was assigned for homework last night. We're all a little slow to come out of vacation mode and back to reality, but I hope this will improve quickly. Our character trait this month is self-control....that's a hard one for all of us! Self-control is doing what you need to do instead of what you want to do (and don't we all struggle with that?!?!?!?!!). Talk to your child about how he/she can show self-control in the coming months--and what positive effects it could have!
Fractions are on the horizon in Math--so beware! Also, we'll have a test over the Midwest states sometime next week and I'll send a study guide home in the next few days. After we study the last two regions of the U.S., we'll move on to Kentucky history for the remainder of the year.
This week's Reading story is lengthy and challenging. Marven of the Great North Woods is a great story, but will likely require at least a couple of readings this week. Ask your child questions about the characters and setting of the story and review the vocabulary on page 214.
Tonight's regular homework:
Reading: LOG (A new one for January was sent home yesterday--remember to sign it every night!)
Spelling: Study words (Contractions! Apostrophes must be in the correct place for them to be spelled correctly).
I hope your new year is off to a good start!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
It's the most wonderful time.....
The rest of the week is BUSY from here on out! The chaos has already gotten me behind on my blogging....!
Homework for tonight:
Homework for tonight:
- Reading: Log
- Spelling: words
- Bring costume for dress rehearsal
- Bring any last minute gingerbread house decorating items :)
- TOMORROW is Gingerbread House construction day...if you haven't brought icing in, please do so TOMORROW!
- TOMORROW is also our dress rehearsal for the play. Please bring any costumes for practice.
- Thursday is the play at 1:15...there will be no night time performance.
- Friday morning, we have the assembly at 8:30, followed by a Christmas movie, and our class party at 1:00. :)
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Bad Blogger...
Please forgive me for missing a day of blogging yesterday! Between sickness, Holiday Cafe, schedule changes, the play, and the HOLIDAYS, (not to mention the normal stuff!) I cannot keep it all straight in my head some days....! So, while we're on that subject, I've got a few things you need to note:
First, the upcoming Fourth Grade Play, North Pole Musical, is NEXT Thursday, December 15th at 1:00pm. This is different than we've done it every other year, but this will be the only time you can see it! So please make plans to be here next Thursday afternoon!!!
Secondly, and somewhat more urgently, our PTO is sponsoring a Holiday Shoppe this year. Our class will be shopping on Thursday of THIS week (December 8th). Information about this came home yesterday (in the yellow folders) along with an envelope for you to enclose your money. We would really like every student to get to shop even if it's with a very small amount, so please send in whatever you can by Thursday.
Finally, our annual tradition of gingerbread houses...we are planning to make these next Wednesday, December 14th. We want to be sure you understand that these are for decoration only--NOT for eating!!! We will be using used (and emptied) milk cartons as the base for our house, with graham crackers for the frame of the house, and icing for the snow and what holds it together. Thus, please buy inexpensive brands of icing and graham crackers!! We will decorate them with colorful candies and whatever you want to contribute for that will be great.
I know that's a lot, so I'll leave you with that for now...'tis the season, right?
Oh, and by the way, here's tonight's homework:
First, the upcoming Fourth Grade Play, North Pole Musical, is NEXT Thursday, December 15th at 1:00pm. This is different than we've done it every other year, but this will be the only time you can see it! So please make plans to be here next Thursday afternoon!!!
Secondly, and somewhat more urgently, our PTO is sponsoring a Holiday Shoppe this year. Our class will be shopping on Thursday of THIS week (December 8th). Information about this came home yesterday (in the yellow folders) along with an envelope for you to enclose your money. We would really like every student to get to shop even if it's with a very small amount, so please send in whatever you can by Thursday.
Finally, our annual tradition of gingerbread houses...we are planning to make these next Wednesday, December 14th. We want to be sure you understand that these are for decoration only--NOT for eating!!! We will be using used (and emptied) milk cartons as the base for our house, with graham crackers for the frame of the house, and icing for the snow and what holds it together. Thus, please buy inexpensive brands of icing and graham crackers!! We will decorate them with colorful candies and whatever you want to contribute for that will be great.
I know that's a lot, so I'll leave you with that for now...'tis the season, right?
Oh, and by the way, here's tonight's homework:
- Reading: Log
- Spelling: study words (they are TRICKY this week!!!)
- Science: Weather/Water Cycle Test Thursday
- Social Studies: Study Economics Vocabulary for Quiz on Tuesday (study guide to come later this week)
- Bring Money for Santa Shoppe
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thursday
Hello All,
Tonight's homework is as follows:
Thanks!
Tonight's homework is as follows:
- Reading: log
- Spelling: study for tomorrow's test
- Study for DR quiz
- Don't forget icing, gingerbread house supplies (for 12/14/11)
Thanks!
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