Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Writer’s notebook
Math: (3rd) Lesson 1.14 and review (4th) Journal work
Science: The effects of rain (precipitation) on the land.
Social Studies: None
Co-curricular class: Eng. Tech
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Mail: Check for mail in your blue Take Home folders
Sept Book orders for Arrow, Accelerate and Better Life were given out today.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Cabin Fever will be here on Novemeber 15! Students who pre ordered recieved a flyer today.
Start making a collection of digital photographs taken from this summer or from any activity that you took part in. They need to have a common theme. Stored them on a flash drive or send them as j.pegs to your school email account. You will be using these photos in school to create a Photostory.
The due date for the photo’s is September 30th
Reading:
3rd: 20 mins
4th: 30 mins
Parents, please initial at the bottom of each day’s planner entry, so that I know your child is completing their nightly required reading.
Language Arts: Digital pictures for Photostory project saved on to a flash drive or emailed to school email by Sept. 30th
Engage: None
Math
3rd – No H.Link Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder!
Unit 1 Review due Wednesday and Unit 1 test is tomorrow.
Timed Addition/Subtraction packet Friday Sept.30th
Online Math tests: 2 online quizzes to complete using thatquiz.org. The tests are: Timed Addition #1, and Timed subtraction #1. They are due by end of day Friday Sept. 30th These tests are timed.
Computer Requirements for thatquiz.org:
ThatQuiz requires Internet Explorer 7+ or Firefox to function properly. Macintosh users (OS X) will have best results from Firefox, but may also use Safari version 4 or up. Cookies must be enabled.
How to take the online math tests:
Scroll down 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.
Or, log into your school email and click on the emails (with a link) that have been sent to you.
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 Math: S.L. 2.1 and 2.2 Timed Addition and Subtraction test are tomorrow
Geo. project October 7th
Science: Land and Water Challenge (this is optional for extra credit) Due Friday Sept 30th.
Remeber: You can 'update' your group's science observations wiki page at any time durig the unit. Type (updated your name) after the work you have done. This is only for additional work done at home, not for work completed in class with your group.
Continue to collect and bring in 2 ltr soda bottles!
Please continue to collect and bring in 2 ltr. clear soda bottles. We still need 10 more bottles for the ecosystems unit, which is taught later on in the year. Wash out the bottle. Remove the label. Keep the cap on.
Spelling: None
Social Studies: None
Spanish
3rd graders – Please check Sen. Geisler’s blog for homework and Quiz dates
4th graders – Please check Srt. Kron’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates - Need all of their printed out materials and photos tomorrow for their Heritage posters. http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Dates to remember
P.E. is Monday (12:55pm-1:40pm) and Thursday (1:45-2:30) Don’t forget to bring your gym shoes!
For the P.E and Swim schedule for the year, please scroll down this blog and look at the right hand side.
