1/06/2011

Our room is abuzz with mealworm excitement! Soon, you will be able to meet our mealworms on our wiki. Ask your child to share with you details tonight. In the afternoon, we worked on our first draft of our persuasive writing. It was a great day in room 204!


We won! All of our choice hour sheets are turned in! That is impressive!!!!! Congrats to our amazing class.


*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:

Book orders are due January 21st.

Writing:
Special Holiday Paragraph Practice due January 21 (Friday).
Students will post the final draft on their wiki page.

Reading:
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes each day
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes each day

Language Arts:
Read Biography by Jan 28 and return the orange letter signed by a parent when you finish reading your book. At the top of the letter, write your name and the name of the biography you read.

3rd Grade Math:
Study multiplication facts 6, 7, and 8 for 15 minutes tonight!
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

4th Grade Math:
We learned long division today! It is the traditional method that you and I learned in school so you can help your kids! Everyone has a long division packet that they need to finish. We started this in class and the kids have #18-24 left. JP 144-145 SL 6.3
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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