HOMEWORK Happy New Year! Week 17 Name: ____________________ Jan. 5-9 Monday: 1. Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Record what you read below. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to _____ 2. Math: Do worksheet assigned. Study addition and subtraction facts. 3. Library tomorrow. Bring back books you...
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It’s so good to see everyone again this week. It does make the new year happy! We certainly had the weather challenges. I hope we are done with it for this winter, and can enjoy a calm January where we accomplish great things in the classroom! In writing we have been working on an...
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HOMEWORK Week 15 Name: ____________________ Dec. 16-19 Tuesday: 1. Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to ____ 2. Math: Do worksheet assigned. Study addition and subtraction facts. 3. Spelling: Study this week’s words. 4. Oregon Cities Project: If you are up to...
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We had a good time Tuesday decorating gingerbread men with our buddies in Ms. Swan’s room. The cookies looked adorable and, of course, were enjoyed by all. They were the hit of the day! In writing we have been working on an imaginary piece. Students have sketched their story; used a four-square for organization;...
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We started the week with a field trip to Reed College to release our salmon fry into Johnson Creek. Back in October our Reed students gave us about 100 salmon eggs. The class has thoroughly enjoyed watching them hatch, mature into alevin, and develop into fry. The fry now are capable of forraging for...
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HOMEWORK Week 14 Name: ____________________ Dec. 8-12 Monday: 1. Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Record what you read below. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to _____ 2. Math: Do worksheet assigned. Study multiplication facts. 3. Library tomorrow. Bring back books you want to return. 4 Oregon...
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I enjoyed meeting with families this past week and sharing your children’s progress. I hope to meet with 3 more families this week. Thank you so much for your input, as we work together to meet the needs of your child. Our class loved their drama time with Tory and especially presenting their plays...
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We are having fun with our math unit on 2-D geometry. We’ve been playing the game “Sunken Ships” both on the computer and off. Most everyone’s favorite is on the computer! We are also working on symmetry and determining the number of lines of symmetry in different shapes. Using our mirrors makes this especially...
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HOMEWORK Week 11 Name: ____________________ Nov. 12-14 Wednesday: 1. Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to ____ 2. Math: Do worksheet. Study multiplication facts. 3. Drama: Read over your script and know your words well. Parent Signature: _________________________ ************************************************************************************* Thursday: 1. Reading:...
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Our plays will be happening soon. Help your child know his or her lines very well, and reserve the evening of November 20th! Tori and the students have been working hard and our excited for their presentation. We continue to work on our health unit off “Steps to Respect”. We have been discussing finding...
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HOMEWORK Week 10 Name: ____________________ Nov.3-7 Monday: 1. Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Summarize for, or discuss with, parent. Record what you read below. Book I Read:_____________________________________________ Read from page ____ to _____ 2. Math: Do worksheet assigned. Study multiplication facts. 3. Library tomorrow. Bring back books you want to return. Parent Signature: _____________________...
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We’ve started a new math unit this week called “Sunken Ships and Grid Patterns”. Students learn to name and locate points on a coordinate grid with ordered pairs of numbers, both positive and negative. It is a very fun unit as the students make coordinate mystery pictures and play Sunken Ships, identifying points on...
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It is our turn for drama with Tori, and the students are very excited and enthusiastic. Scripts were handed out last week and Tori has asked that all parents read the pink flyer that went home, and return the bottom of the form to school. Also, if at all possible, parents, please read aloud...
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We are very excited once again this year to be given an aquarium of salmon eggs to watch over. The Reed College Outreach Science program has provided us with about 100 eggs, as well as a water chiller to keep the water temperature just right while the eggs are with us. We will watch...
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We have finished our math unit on multiplication and division. We will be working on geometry in this next unit, but it is very important for students to continue to work on memorizing the multiplication facts. In class we are learning songs for each set, to the tunes of familiar folk tunes such as...
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Our read aloud this month is “There’s A Boy in the Girl’s bathroom”. It’s a wonderful story by Louis Sachar about an unhappy 4th grade boy who is a bully. In the novel he meets the school counselor and we see the boy learn about himself and change for the good. The book is...
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In math we are working on building arrays. Through using array models (rectangular arrangements of objects in rows and columns) students are developing the needed visual images to understand multiplication and division. We built many arrays out of blocks, and are now drawing representations on graph paper. We’re identifying the factors that make up...
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This week we are starting our spelling curriculum. The main emphasis of the program is correct spelling in daily writing. Weekly reviews will be sent home so that you can see how well your child is doing. For students who are exceptional spellers, I will have them working in a vocabulary-building program as well....
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It was a delight to see so many of you at our Back to School night. The students really enjoyed showing off “their room” and making the introductions that we had practiced in class. In math we are studying Arrays and Shares. Our work in this unit involves skip counting, building arrays, and dividing...
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We’ve had a great start to our year. What a terrific group of students! Our class has been busy doing lots of activities to help everyone get acquainted, as well as feel included, so that we have a supportive working community. As a group we brainstormed rules for our classroom, and then fine-tuned them...
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This week we are wrapping things up. In literacy we have been reading and writing poetry. Each student wrote a collection of poems, and has selected his/her favorites to put onto a page for a class poetry book. Everyone will then get a copy of the book. We will also complete our science unit...
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Last Friday night’s show was fabulous! Thank you parents for working so hard on it, and highlighting the students’ many talents. Our class is excited to be finishing up our Native American art project of woven pouches. The students made them on cardboard looms and had fun selecting the colors and the design. Many...
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