Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Math: (3rd) Began 3.7 (4th) Skill review
Science: Land and Water final experiment; Testing the Strength of our Dams
Social Studies: None
Co-curricular class: Eng. Tech and Swimming
Please note: No school tomorrow for students.
Mail: New choice Hour selections begin on Monday.
Parents: If you would like to receive email notification when this blog is updated, please submit your email address at the right side of the page.
Book orders:
November Arrow book orders submitted by 11/11
Holiday Gift orders submitted by 12/7
For easier ordering, please click on the book clubs link (see right side of blog) and register. Create your own username and password. Enter our classroom code: GKQKW and pay for your order online. You can then use this username and password for all future orders. The books will usually arrive approximately 1 week after the due date. Have fun shopping!
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: None
Math
3rd – H.L.3.7 Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder!
Online Math tests: Mean, Median Mode and Range (Not timed) Due Friday Nov 12th
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: Please check Mr. Wallington’s blog for details about Thatquiz.org
No S.L. and No J. pages Timed test due Monday
Science: Study from the study guide. End of Unit test is Wednesday Nov 10th
Check over your group’s Science Wiki page.
Is everything up to date?
Are all sections completed?
Pictures/movies uploaded?
Scientific vocabulary used to pose and answer you scientific questions?
We will be looking at each group’s page next week.
Open research for extra credit: Think about how and why Dams are built. (Worth 5 points extra credit) Extended due date is Monday (Nov 7th)
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 http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Dates to remember:
Nov 8th – Millage Renewal vote
P.E in the Gym starts Monday (12:55pm-1:40pm) and Thursday (1:45-2:30)
The P.E and Swim schedule for the year is located on the right hand side of the blog. (You may need to scroll down.)
