Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Historical Fiction Readers workshop
Math: (3rd) Fact tests (4th) Unit 6 Test
Science: The PH scale
Social Studies: Michigan Chpt. 1
Co-curricular class: Engage and Spanish
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Things to do this week:
Math nightly homework and IXL practice each week (3rd 30 mins /4th 60 mins)
3rd math – H.L 6.6 Thatquiz.org Multiplication The 6’s (due Friday)
4th math - Dynamath due tomorrow
Paragraph practice due Friday 2/10
Reading: Parents, please initial at the bottom of each day’s planner entry, so that I know your child is completing their nightly required reading.
3rd: 20 mins
4th: 30 mins
Spelling: None.
Language Arts: Paragraph practice: My Life As A(n)… due this Friday 2/10/12
Watch the uploading paragraph movie on the blog and upload all previous paragraph practices
Math:
4th: S.L. None
Unit 6 test was today
Dynamath due tomorrow, Thursday Feb 9th
IXL 60 mins each week
3rd Math – H.L 6.6 KEEP LEARNING YOUR X TABLES! MID- YEAR FACT TEST ARE THIS WEEK.
Geo packets pgs 8 -11 due Thursday
Thatquiz: Timed Multiplication (6’s) due end of day Friday 2/10
IXL: Practice any 3rd grade skills 30mins each week (due by End of day Sunday, every week)
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
Science: Update all outstanding lesson responses for Lessons 1-7.
Ecosystem Extension project(s) due Friday, February 17, 2012
We will be studying about acid rain. View the following links below:
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/whatisacid.html
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/phscale.html
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_kids/lucy/1.htm
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/acid_anim.html
Play the food chain game at: http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
Engage: Watch someone else’s movie on Engage Wiki and Post 1 comment about it using the discussion tab.
Social Studies: Check over your wiki responses: Chapter 1 Michigan
Spanish
3rd graders –Please check Sen. Geisler’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates
http://geisler10.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/home
4th graders –Please check Srt. Kron’s wiki for homework and Quiz dates http://kron11.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Reminder: 4th graders have a quiz today - Parkin Wallington: Wed, Feb 8
Dates to remember:
Battlers save these dates:
* February 8, 2012- Battle program at Baldwin 6:30 pm.-Learn to Finger Talk like Goldie and Toadspit from the Battle book Museum of Thieves
*Feb 15, 2012 Gold Medal Qualifying Day (must turn in AR tests for all ten books by end of day to get a gold medal)
* March 2, 2012 District-Wide Battle Day.
P.E Mondays (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.)
