12/09/2010

What a thrilling Thursday in room 204. The jkids worked so hard on their “Helen Keller” work. We just got through Chapter 7. Ask your child what made Helen finally learn that words have meaning! This afternoon we worked with our partner and uploaded to our wiki. Everyone did a great job today.

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*Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to class so he/she does not have to leave class when thirsty!

We GYM on Tuesday and Thursday! Bring all necessary items for these days!

Here's what we have for you today:

Some of us have mail!

Spelling:
Test Monday, December 13th. Spelling assignments are due December 13th.
Reading:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

3rd Grade Math:
HL 4.8
Signed review due tomorrow
Test tomorrow
Complete 3 online tests by Friday (Remember that you can practice first and then login to take the test.)
How to take online tests:
Go to Mrs. Butzin’s Blog
GO to Frequently Visited Places
Click on3rd grade online MATH TEST site!
Login and take the assigned tests. (Use your school password)

3rd Grade End of year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 30 addition/30 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 50 division/50 multiplication facts in 3 mins

HL 4.6 (front and back)
Review due Thursday
Test Friday
4th Grade Math:
JP 126, 128-129. We also have two online fact tests due on Friday. The codes are PATI7487 and BDPA5235 We are going to have our Unit 5 test on December 16th or 17th. This will include a multiplication and a division fact test.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR PLANNER SIGNED EVERY DAY!
Encourage your child to use the yellow checklist in his/her binder at the end of each day! It is a great tool!

Bring Sharpened Pencils!
Bring HEALTHY Snack!
Get Planner Signed!

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS:

We would love to share in your child’s birthday celebration. If you would like your child to celebrate their birthday at school, please note the following ideas for celebrations:
Please prepare an individual snack for each child.
Please PRECUT large items providing 27 napkins/plates and other necessary utensils.
There are 27 of us!
We will celebrate all birthdays during the designated snack time!
No peanuts please!
If you would prefer that your child not participate in birthday celebrations, please let me know as soon as possible.

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