We had the best Monday today and it’s obvious that we’re off to a good start this week! After math we had our snack break and social studies! After Eng Tech we had Lunch, Spanish, time to shop for new books, Reader’s Workshop, a fire drill, and our character connections class. We will have another great day tomorrow filled with learning and fun!
**I will be in school tomorrow but will be pulling the remainder of our students who need to have their fall reading assessment.
PARENTS: I need your help!!! School starts at 8:20am and half of our class is not in the room at that time. If you are getting your child to school on time or he/she takes the bus, please remind your child that is his/her job to get to class on time! Thank you so much for your help with this! We talked a lot about it in class today and the kids are ready to work on it!
Subjects taught today:
Lang. Arts- Reader’s Workshop Book Shopping
Math – Sure and Not Sure
Co curricular class: Eng Tech and Spanish
Social Studies – Regions
Swim Schedule: We swim from 12:15-1:00pm on Thursdays and 9:25-10:10am on Fridays
1st Marking Period
Tuesday, September 4 through Friday, September 28:
Frishman, Seley, Maliszewski, and Wallington will be in the GYM.
Butzin, Davis, Harvath, and Parkin will SWIM.
Important Dates:
Bloomfiield Hills Nature Center Field Trip
10/1/12, 9:30-11:30: Butzin/Frishman
**Dress according to the weather as we will be outside
Here is what we have for you today:
We are collecting Box Tops for education.
Language Arts:
Bring Chapter Book
3rd Grade Reading: 20 minutes
4th Grade Reading: 30 minutes
Go onto Raz Kids for 10 minutes! Of course you can do more if you would like! Students have a label in the planner with the password.
Raz Kids Teacher Username: butzin
3rd Grade Math:
Take3 online tests tonight. Two of the tests are timed tests and one is not timed.
Home Link 1.7
IXL for 10 minutes (focus on time…if you have finished this section, then work on money)
How to take the online math tests:
Check http://www.thatquiz.org/ on my blog (see below) or, check the link that has been sent to you via your school email. Or, go to Frequently Visited Places. Click on thatquiz.org (for 3rd grade math students)
Click on your name and use your school password to log in and take the assigned tests.
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 End of Year fact expectations:
Students should have quick mental recall of the following number of facts by the end of the year: 50 addition/50 subtraction facts in 2 mins and 100 division/multiplication facts in 5 mins
4th Grade Math:
We had our Unit 1 Test today and we should get it back by Thursday! No homework!
Important Reminders:
• School starts at 8:20. Students should be in their homeroom seat by this time.
• Please bring 3 sharp pencils to class every day.
• Bring a water bottle and two healthy snacks every day.
• Bring a chapter book every day.
