Monday May, 19th - Friday May, 23rd
Help Is Needed for the 3rd/4th End of Year Party!
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 Chromebooks: If students do not have a device to use at home and need 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.
Spelling
List #32 FINAL Test of the year is Tuesday, 5/27
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 i-Ready:
Login to ClassLink - click the i-Ready 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 -
Social Studies
Talk about homework:
Explain the Economic words: Scarcity, Opportunity cost, goods and services, and consumption.
Previous Talk About Topics:
- Explain the topic of your Public Policy Issue (poster design)
- What are the 3 branches of Government
- What are the levels of government, and what responsibility do they have?
- 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:
You do not need to write anything for this type of homework.
Previous Talk About Topics:
- Explain how an owl "regurgitates" the voles, mice, or other animals that it hunts for food. Describe the bones/skeletons that you find.
- Explain a Food Chain from any of the 6 environments we have read about (Wetlands, Grasslands, Forest, Ocean, Tundra, or Desert).
- Explain the body structures and behaviour of a Crayfish
- 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?
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