Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Friday, January 20, 2012

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Reading/Writing workshop - Poetry
Math: (3rd) Unit 5 review (4th) lesson 6.2
Science: Adding Animals to the terrarium
Social Studies: None
Co-curricular class: Spanish

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Things to do this week:
3rd/4th Math nightly homework and IXL practice each week (3rd 30 mins /4th 60 mins)
3rd math - Unit 5 Review due Monday. Test is Monday
Finish Poetry powerpoint/voicethread and post on the Language Arts poetry wiki
Technology: Finish your Quality comment script and Post a comment about a different group’s script.

Reading:
3rd: 20 mins – 100 mins Reading to the Superbowl. 2nd collection of minutes/yards is January 23rd
4th:  30 mins – 150 mins Reading to the Superbowl. 2nd collection of minutes/yards is January 23rd
DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A PARENT SIGN THE READING COUPON AT THE END OF TGE WEEK!
Parents, please initial at the bottom of each day’s planner entry, so that I know your child is completing their nightly required reading.

Spelling: Test was today. Show your test result to you parents. Log on, click on My Records.

Language Arts: Check out Poetry link on the Language Arts wiki
Finish your Poetry powerpoint/voicethread post the final presentation on the Language Arts Poetry Wiki
Watch the uploading paragraph movie on the blog and upload all previous paragraph practices

Math:
4th Math: S.L.6.1-6.3  No J. Pages
 IXL 30 mins twice a week (or 1 hour each week)

3rd Math –  H.L 5.12 Please keep your Home Link book inside your binder!
Unit 5 Review due Monday. Test is Monday
Thatquiz: None (unless you have a timed multiplication or rounding retake to do)
IXL: Practice any skills for 15mins. Twice a week (minimum of 30 mins each week)

NB: Starting with Unit 5 there will be points/credit given for turning in a completed and signed review by the test date.

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.

Science: Check your Wiki posting from Lessons 6.

Technology: Finish your Quality comment script and Post a comment about a different group’s script.

Social Studies: None

Spanish
3rd graders –Please check Sen. Geisler’s wiki 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:
Save these dates:
Learn to “Fingertalk” like Goldie and Toadpit from Museum of Thieves on February 8, 2012 at 6:30 pm. Baldwin Library.

Swimming (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.)