Curriculum Overview 2024-2025

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Subjects taught today:
Language Arts: Readers workshop: Myths
Math: (3rd)&(4th) Mid-Year Math tests taken electronically today
Science: Final Ecosystems ph testing
Social Studies: Unit 1 Michigan
Co-curricular class: Art and P.E.

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Things to do this week:
•IXL practice each week (3rd 30 mins /4th 60 mins)
•3rd math – H.L 6.9 Thatquiz.org Multiplication 7x’s and 8x’s tests due Friday
Study your 4x’s and 6x’s for your spot check verbal test (see 3rd math below)
•Optional Ecosystems Extension due Friday Feb 17th Opting out? Please return your signed packet.

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
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Language Arts: Watch the uploading paragraph movie on the blog and upload all paragraph practices

Math:
4th Math:
S.L. None No J.page Dyna math due Feb 29th
IXL 60 mins each week

3rd Math – H.L 6.9
IXL: Practice any 3rd grade skills 30mins each week (due by End of day Sunday, every week)
Geo packets pgs 15 -19 due Thursday
Thatquiz: Timed Multiplication (7x’s and 8x’s) due end of day Friday 2/17
3rd graders NB - Spot Check Verbal tests begin the 1st week back after break. Mrs. Parkin will randomly select students during math class to recite their 4x’s and 6x’s tables to her up to 10 x ¬¬__.
(11 x ___ and 12 x ___ is optional.)
Science: Ecosystem Extension project(s) is optional due Friday February 17, 2012
If you ARE NOT going to complete this assignment, please have your parent sign your paper.
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: None

Social Studies: If you are not done, use the Online textbook (see link on right side of blog) to finish Unit 1

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/

Dates to remember:
Battlers save these dates:
* 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.)