Updated: Homework for Week of December 17-21

Starting this week I will have the students choose two afternoons they will go on xtramath.org as part of their homework.  I will let them choose the nights during the week since they may have activities going on on certain days.  I would like them to still go on at least once on the weekends.  If the students know their math facts it will really help them with the long multiplication we are doing and division and fractions which will come later in the year.

Monday:
Snow Day - Enjoy

Tuesday:

Math - Study Link 5-4 
Read for 15 minutes
No Vocabulary

Wednesday:

Math - Study Link 5-5
Read for 15 minute

No Vocabulary

Thursday:

Math -  xtramath.org
Read for 15 min.
No Vocabulary

Friday:
Read for at least one hour over the vacation

Practice Math Facts - Go on xtramath.org at least twice over the vacation

Good Bye Miss Rossi

Today we had to say good bye to Miss Rossi who has been working in our classroom since September.  She is going to school at UNH and would like to become a teacher after she graduates.  

Thank you so much for everyone who donated to her Barnes and Noble gift card.  She enjoyed reading all the thoughtful cards the students made for her.

Miss Rossi made our class a huge thank you card.  Look at all those adjectives to describe our great 4B students!

Holiday Mission and Free Rice Website

Thank you to all who have donated to the holiday mission.  If you would like to donate please have cash or checks (written to Trish Ruffner) in by this Friday and gifts by next Monday.

We tried out the Free Rice website on the Promethean Board last Friday.  Students felt great knowing each multiplication problem they got correct helped the United Nations World Food Programme donate rice to end hunger around the world.  This would be a great website to go on to practice your multiplication facts. Click on the Free Rice words in the first sentence to click on the link or you can go to our Moodle page for a link.

Homework for the Week of December 10-14

Monday: 
Math - Study Link 5-1

Read for 15 minutes
Vocabulary - review week -study words for Friday's quiz
Zen garden supplies for art is due tomorrow

Tuesday:

Math - Study Link 5-2 
Read for 15 minutes

Vocabulary - study words for Friday's quiz

Wednesday:

Math - Multiplication Wrestling sheet
Read for 15 minute

Vocabulary - Study for Friday's quiz

Thursday:

Math -  Study Link 5-3
Read for 15 min.  
Vocabulary - study words for Friday's review quiz

Friday:
Read for 30 minutes
Practice Math Facts - Go on xtramath.org at least once over the weekend

Tour the 50 States Video

Many of the kids asked if I would post this video that we watched one day during snack.  I hope you enjoy the video and song as much as the kids.

Few Highlights From Last Week

We were busy last week.  Here are a few highlights of the week:

In science, we did many different tests to help us gather information about different mystery minerals.  We will use the information we discovered this week to help us determine what the names of the mystery minerals are.

Students received their next pen pal letters and have begun writing rough drafts back to them.  They have been working on sticking to 3-4 topics to write to their pen pals and breaking their letters into correct paragraphs.

We also started learning some different watercolor painting techniques which we will use to create winter realistic fiction stories.  

Updated Homework for Week of December 2-6

Monday:
Math - decimal sheet

Read for 15 minutes
Vocabulary - study words for Friday's quiz
Science - Mineral Quiz Wed. - Check review sheet in binder

Tuesday:

Math - Front of math review sheet - Test Thursday
Read for 15 minutes

Vocabulary - worksheet and study words for Friday's quiz
Science - Mineral Quiz tomorrow - Check review sheet in binder

Wednesday:

Math - Back of math review sheet - Test Thursday
Read for 15 minutes 

Vocabulary - study words for Friday's quiz

Thursday:

Math - Go on xtramath.org
Read for 15 min.  
Vocabulary - study words for Friday's quiz

Friday:
Read for 30 minutes
Practice Math Facts - Go on xtramath.org at least once over the weekend