Post Cards Needed

We are down to only 20 states we are still looking for our postcard collection. We have been learning lots of new facts from around the country.  Thank you to everyone who has helped with this project!

The states we are still looking for are:

Alabama

Arkansas

Connecticut

Delaware

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Rhode Island  

Tennessee

Utah

West Virginia

Post cards can be mailed to Miss Beauchesne's Class, Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Road, Stratham, NH 03885.

Thank you!!!

Homework for Week of March 20-24

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.

Egg Drop and Book Orders (both optional) are due Thursday.  If you are doing the Egg Drop for Fenway remember to look at the list of rules.

Please check your calendars for book group meeting dates.  Remember to come with notes in your booklet or on post its.

Monday (Day 5):
Read for 15 min (Book Group Reading)
Math - xtramath (iReady or iXL.com if done)
Spelling - Cut out words and regular sort

Tuesday (Day 6):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Sheet 3-1
Spelling - Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 1):
Read for 15 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - Sheet 3-2
Spelling - Speed Sort

Thursday (Day 2):
Read for 15 min (Book Group Reading)

Math - Fraction Sheet
Spelling - Blind Sort 

Friday (Day ):
Read for 30 minutes (Book Group Reading)
Math - go on xtramath (iReady or iXL.com if done)

Homework for Week of March 13-17

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.

Early Release:  Thursday, March 16 
Teacher In Service Day:  Friday, March 17

We started book groups last week.  Please check your calendars for meeting dates.  Remember to come with notes in your booklet or on post its.

Monday (Day 1):
Read for 15 min
Math - Division multi- step problems
No Spelling
St. Jude Math-a-thon sponsor envelopes are due tomorrow

Tuesday (Day 2):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Review Sheet - Test Thursday
No Spelling

Wednesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Look over review and practice anything on iXL division  - Test tomorrow
No Spelling

Thursday (Day 4):
Read for 30 min

Go on xtramath.org (If you are done you can choose iReady or ixl.com)

Friday (Day ):
No School

Stem Day at Fenway

I hope you all saw the notice for Stem Day at Fenway which was sent home yesterday.  Here is the information in case you missed it.  Students who would like to try to make a container for the egg drop must bring them to SMS on March 23.  We will be going to Fenway on April 6.  Permission slips will be coming home soon with more information.

Homework for Week of March 6-10

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.

Early Release:  Thursday, March 16 
Teacher In Service Day:  Friday, March 17

Monday (Day 2):
Read for 15 min
Math - Interpretting Remainders
Spelling - Cut out words and Regular Sort

Tuesday (Day 3):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Traditional Method for Division #1
Spelling -  Regular Sort and Spelling City

Wednesday (Day 4):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Traditional Method for Division #2
Spelling - Speed Sort

Thursday (Day 5):
Read for 15 minutes
Math - Multi-Step Division Number Stories Sheet
Spelling -Spelling City

Friday (Day 6):
Read for 30 min

Go on xtramath.org (If you are done you can choose iReady or ixl.com)

Industrial Revolution Debate

Our class had a great debate on the Friday before vacation about whether the Industrial Revolution was a positive or negative time for our country.  I was really impressed how much information the kids used in their arguments or questions.  In the end, we realized there were many positive and negative things that came out of this time period.  We wouldn't be able to make goods quickly, give women the chance to work, be able to travel farther, or have the child labor laws we have today if we had not gone through the time period.  We also discussed how these changes caused more pollution, children lost their chance for education, and there were poor working conditions.