April 7th - April 11th
3rd/4th M-Step Testing Dates:
Tuesday, April 15th - Reading
Wednesday, April 23rd Math
The BCS BLAST COLOR RUN is Thursday, May 1st
PLEASE NOTE - Parkin's students are swimming Tue/Fri March 17 - April 18th
Think Energy!-3rd-grade students only (4th graders received kits last year). Our class participated in Think! Energy with DTE and Consumers Energy East and received a free energy efficiency kit. Please take a moment to review the Home Energy Worksheet that came home with your child last week and complete the short survey HEW using my Teacher code: 312755
From Mrs.Geden’s WAG: Accessing your child’s Ready scores
Please see this week's homework, due dates, and reminders below. Check back throughout the week for updates. To receive notifications, add your email to the 'Follow' feed.
Student devices Update: If a student does not have a device to use at home and needs their school Chromebook to complete iReady or Xtramath practice, they may take it home and return it to school the next day. Thank you for signing and turning in all the Acceptable Use Policy Agreements.
Homework:
Reading
3rd graders - Read 20 mins (minimum) each night
4th graders - Read 30 mins (minimum) each night
Bring in a chapter book to read in class.
Talk About - Compare the novel to the movie (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
Spelling
List #26 Test is Monday 4/14
The word lists are written in your child's planner each week. The word lists are also available to study using Powerspelling (your child knows their login) This is an optional way to study the words if your child has their own device at home. To see how your child is doing on all spelling tests. Have them log in to PowerSpelling.com and click 'Results'
3rd Graders:
- Xtramath 3 times per week Complete 1 session (about 5-7 mins -Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!")
- iReady 30 mins minimum per week. Make sure you are completing Teacher Assigned or My Path Math lessons.
To access iReady:
Login to ClassLink - click the iReady App - Click Math My Path
To access Xtramath:
Account setup directions were sent home on the XtraMath flyer.
- Type XtraMath into your browser (bookmark this site)
- Login with your 4-digit PIN (the last four numbers on your account number)
- Complete 1 session (about 5-7 mins - Click "continue" until Mr. C says, "You're done!"
4th Graders - Math Packet (Given Wednesday)
Social Studies
Talk About homework:
- Explain the three branches of Government
Previous Talk About Topics:
- What place did you choose that you'd like to visit in the Midwest, Southwest, and West?
- What place did you choose that you'd like to visit in the Midwest?
- Name 3-5 states in the Southeast
-Tell 3 facts from our Northeast tour
- Describe the contributions of one of the following groups that settled in America:
Indian Americans, Latinos, European Americans, Asian Americans, or African Americans.
Science
Talk About Homework: None
You do not need to write anything for this type of homework.
Previous Talk About Topics:
- Tell a parent 3 facts you learned from the DTE Safekids presentation. Click the link to play the games! DTE Energy Safe Kids - Explain the difference between series and parallel circuits
- Explain how balanced and unbalanced forces work (baseball flying through the air, Ball resting on a table) What forces are acting on the ball?
- Explain your favorite magnetic experiment that you did today in the science lab?
If you would like to place a book order please click on the links below.
To place an order first, set up a username and password (of your own choice) and link your account to our class code: GKQKW
Each $ spent earns our class points that I can use to purchase fun scholastic items for our classroom! Thank you!
Parkin's Homeroom Co-curricular Schedule
