Homework for the Week of Dec 19-23

Students should be choosing at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.

Monday (Day 1): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  Mystery Multiplication
No Spelling

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Practice Multiplication Facts - xtramath, online quizzes, or on ixl.com
No Spelling 

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -
No Spelling

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  
No Spelling 

Friday (Day 5):

Read for at least an hour over break
Go on xtramath.org a couple of times 

iReady

Some of the SMS classes are piloting a computer program called iReady and our class is one of the classes is part of the pilot.  All the students in the class took an short assessment which looks at all the different areas of math.  I can only have 10 of the students do the lessons which are aligned to where they came out on their assessment during the pilot..  The kids know if they have access to the lessons and have been very engaged in the lessons.  Some students will go back to topics previously taught in this year or in past years which were not mastered while others are moving on to new topics to keep them challenged.  

These lessons will be done at school as part of our math workshop, but can also be done at home by clicking on the link on my class blog under math websites.  It would be great if they could do a lesson a couple of days a week.  I will sometimes give this as homework, but they can always go on if they have extra time.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Homework for Week of December 12-16

Students should be choosing at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.

All gift or money donations for the Holiday Mission are due this Friday.  Thank you so much for your support.

Monday (Day 2): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  Unit 4 Review Sheet - Test tomorrow
Spelling - Cut out cards and do a regular Sort 

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Practice math facts 
Spelling - Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  4-1 Sheet
Spelling - Speed Sort - Do the sort twice with someone or a stopwatch timing you.  Record the two times in your assignment book

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  4-2 Sheet
Spelling - Blind Sort

Friday (Day 6):

Read for 30 minutes
Go on xtramath.org

4B Geography Bee

Mr. Fosher came in this afternoon to our class to do the Geography Bee.  All the children did great for these difficult questions.  We had a 4 way tie at the end of the 7 rounds, so we had to do a lot of extra rounds to find our winner.

These four were the students who tied.

Our 4B Winner - He will go on to the fourth and fifth grade bee and represent our class.  

First Snow

Students had fun making snowmen out at recess today.

Homework for Week of December 5-9

Students should be choosing at least 2 afternoons during the week and one weekend day to do a whole session of xtramath.org with the Beat the Teacher section.  They can choose which nights they would like to go on and they can always do extra days.  It is very important for students to know their math facts.

Monday (Day 3): 
Read for 15 minutes
Math -  Multiplicative Comparison Review Sheet 
Spelling - Cut out cards and do a regular Sort 

Tuesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multiplication and Area Review Sheet 
Spelling - Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Factors and Multiples Sheet
Spelling - Speed Sort - Do the sort twice with someone or a stopwatch timing you.  Record the two times in your assignment book

Thursday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review Sheet
Spelling - Spelling City

Friday (Day 1):

Read for 30 minutes
Go on xtramath.org