Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Comparison stories for problem solving
Math: (3rd) Area (4th) Lesson 4.1
Social Studies: Continued with Government unit.
Co-curricular class was Swimming and Eng. tech
Mail: Please make sure you emptied your blue folder from yesterday
Special Note from Mrs. Parkin: I will be out of the classroom tomorrow for professional development meeting.
Parent/Teacher conferences are Wednesday Nov 17 (5pm -8pm) and Thursday Nov 18 (1 – 4pm and 5- 8 pm) (Thursday Nov. 18 is a half day for students.) The conference sign-up sheets are now posted outside the classroom door. Please sign up for a conference time. Or, email me with your day and ‘top three’ times and I will sign up for you
November Arrow and Lucky book orders are due November 17th
Visit www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.
Parents – Please choose your own username and password. Then, type in the class activation code to see the magazines and order online. Our class activation code for ordering online is: GKQKW.
The 'Pre-ordered' editions of Diary of a Wimpy Kid are on their way!
Reading
3rd: 20 mins
4th: 30 mins
Math
3rd –H.L 3.8
Multiplication packet due Tuesday Nov 23rd
Take the Place Value online quiz. Due Monday Nov 15th
Check http://www.thatquiz.org/ on my blog (see below) Or, check the link that has been sent to you via your school email.
How to take the online math tests:
Go to Frequently Visited Places
Click on thatquiz.org (for 3rd grade math students)
Click on your name and use your school password to log in and take the assigned tests.
3rd Grade End of year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/30 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/50 multiplication facts in 3 mins
4th Grade End of year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 50 addition/50 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 100 division/ multiplication facts in 5 mins
4th – S.L 4.1 and 4.2 (J. pages 78-81)
Science: See your Moodle Quiz checklist. Please have a parent sign your paper.
Language Arts: Moodle Quiz checklist. Please have a parent sign your paper.
Spelling: List 1 (Choose to learn A, B or C) Test and due date is Monday Nov 22nd
Social Studies: None
Spanish
3rd graders – Please check Srta. Kelly’s blog (see below for the blog address until it is linked to our 3 / 4 blog homepage) http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/thirdspanish/
4th graders – Please check Sen. Geisler’s blog for homework and Quiz dates
Please ask your parent to initial at the bottom of today’s entry so we know that you are completing your nightly required reading.
Dates to remember
Parkin's class are now swimming (Wednesday and Friday – 1:35pm -2:20pm)
Cranbrook fieldtrip Friday Nov 12th Bring a bag/lunch box lunch that is easy to identify and won’t be squashed. The staff at Cranbrook will take the lunches from us and store them in bins until lunchtime.
Chaperones - Please aim to arrive at school at 9:20 a.m
The chaperones for this trip are: Mr. Curran, Mrs. Diehl, Mrs. Sherman (Kohl), Mrs. Henricks, Mrs. Erne, Mrs. Schiller, Mrs. Hanley and Mrs. Krause. If any of our chaperones have a conflict in their schedule, please let me know. We have two ‘alternates’ who can chaperone in your place. Thank you
