Monday, January 25, 2010
Homework Tonight!!
We began a new math unit on geometry today. The emphasis is on flips (reflections), turns (rotations), slides (translations), congruent (same size and shaped objects), and area. A parent note will be sent home on Monday, January 25. Attached to the parent note is a homework activity for your child to complete. The homework should be turned in by Tuesday, January 26, because what your child does tonight will help with tomorrow's math.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Homework for January 21, 2010
Due Date: By Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Check out our Blog site! Try out the math vocabulary game that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Assignments:
*Poetry Speech:
Next week students will be presenting their poems (that they had memorized for reciting this week) within a speech. The introduction to their speech needs to be how and why they selected their poem (a short personal story), their poem presented again with expression, and to conclude, tell how they practiced their poem and the hardest/and or best part about memorizing and presenting their poem to others.
*Family Writing: Write one paragraph on how or why you selected the poem that you memorized. Write one paragraph about how you practiced and memorized your poem and the best/hardest part about memorizing your poem. This information may be used in your “Poetry Speech”, but you may not use the paragraphs during your speech. A note card with a few words on it (like an outline) may be used during your speech. Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Power Snack”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
*Dictated sentences to be edited and recopied will be coming home on Friday. They’ll be due on Monday, January 25.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*Work on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
Check out our Blog site! Try out the math vocabulary game that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Assignments:
*Poetry Speech:
Next week students will be presenting their poems (that they had memorized for reciting this week) within a speech. The introduction to their speech needs to be how and why they selected their poem (a short personal story), their poem presented again with expression, and to conclude, tell how they practiced their poem and the hardest/and or best part about memorizing and presenting their poem to others.
*Family Writing: Write one paragraph on how or why you selected the poem that you memorized. Write one paragraph about how you practiced and memorized your poem and the best/hardest part about memorizing your poem. This information may be used in your “Poetry Speech”, but you may not use the paragraphs during your speech. A note card with a few words on it (like an outline) may be used during your speech. Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Power Snack”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
*Dictated sentences to be edited and recopied will be coming home on Friday. They’ll be due on Monday, January 25.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*Work on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Lunch at Forest Ridge
Forest Ridge Elementary
GREEN LUNCH TIME
Sustainable Practices
Reach ZERO WASTE!!
Win a Reusable SLURPEE!
Win a pass to the KROC Center!
What is ZERO WASTE?
Zero Waste means nothing is added to the waste stream (garbage).
A way to achieve this for “HOT LUNCH” students is to:
“Take what you want;
Eat what you take.”
Do not take more than you can eat from the self-serve bar. Eat all food, drink all beverage, and throw nothing into the waste stream and you can earn tickets to win a Slurpee or KROC Center pass!
LUNCHES FROM HOME
Please pack as close AS POSSIBLE to 100% Reusable Container Lunches instead of individually wrapped throw away items.
PACKAGING of items is a major use of natural resources such as petroleum products (plastic) that will deplete our fossil fuel reserves and mineral extraction to make aluminum and other packaging materials.
Buy food in bulk and use REFILLABLE/REUSABLE containers instead of disposables, like Capri Sun and other individually wrapped - made for lunch throw away items - that are not recyclable and have to be thrown away into the waste stream.
Thank you for helping us to reduce our carbon footprint and conserve our natural resources for future generations!
GREEN LUNCH TIME
Sustainable Practices
Reach ZERO WASTE!!
Win a Reusable SLURPEE!
Win a pass to the KROC Center!
What is ZERO WASTE?
Zero Waste means nothing is added to the waste stream (garbage).
A way to achieve this for “HOT LUNCH” students is to:
“Take what you want;
Eat what you take.”
Do not take more than you can eat from the self-serve bar. Eat all food, drink all beverage, and throw nothing into the waste stream and you can earn tickets to win a Slurpee or KROC Center pass!
LUNCHES FROM HOME
Please pack as close AS POSSIBLE to 100% Reusable Container Lunches instead of individually wrapped throw away items.
PACKAGING of items is a major use of natural resources such as petroleum products (plastic) that will deplete our fossil fuel reserves and mineral extraction to make aluminum and other packaging materials.
Buy food in bulk and use REFILLABLE/REUSABLE containers instead of disposables, like Capri Sun and other individually wrapped - made for lunch throw away items - that are not recyclable and have to be thrown away into the waste stream.
Thank you for helping us to reduce our carbon footprint and conserve our natural resources for future generations!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Homework for January 14, 2010
Homework for January 14, 2010
Due Date: By Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Try out the math vocabulary game that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
Assignments:
*Poetry Reading: Students need to select a poem that they can memorize and recite with expression. The poem should be about 100-250 words long. Students have had several opportunities to select poetry books at the library. Children should handwrite the poem, author’s and book’s names on paper to give to me when they present their speeches. We’ll begin presenting on January 19.
*Family Writing: Write one to 5 paragraphs about Martin Luther King. I’ve been reading a story about Martin Luther King to the class (Students who go to LRC have missed the story, but have heard us summarize what we’ve learned.) On Friday we will see a movie about him. Here is a link to Discovery (United Streaming) that has several movies about him: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ . Once you are on the site, sign in with your username: salemkeizer and your password: salem. Under “search”, type in “Martin Luther King”. The Internet is another source of information. Students can also learn about him from you. . Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Mom to the Rescue”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
We’ll be working on prefixes and suffixes, as well as the long i spelling of words (y, igh, ind, i, and i-consonant-e), short e sound being spelled with ea, and the sound of k being spelled with: c, k, ck, qu, and ch.
Math:
*Array cards were sent home before vacation, and were supposed to be brought back for me to check off in my grade book. The games (Multiplication Pairs and Count and Compare) that go with the array cards, were played in class, and need to be reinforced at home.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*Work on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
*Continue playing “Close to 100”. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
Due Date: By Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Try out the math vocabulary game that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
Assignments:
*Poetry Reading: Students need to select a poem that they can memorize and recite with expression. The poem should be about 100-250 words long. Students have had several opportunities to select poetry books at the library. Children should handwrite the poem, author’s and book’s names on paper to give to me when they present their speeches. We’ll begin presenting on January 19.
*Family Writing: Write one to 5 paragraphs about Martin Luther King. I’ve been reading a story about Martin Luther King to the class (Students who go to LRC have missed the story, but have heard us summarize what we’ve learned.) On Friday we will see a movie about him. Here is a link to Discovery (United Streaming) that has several movies about him: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ . Once you are on the site, sign in with your username: salemkeizer and your password: salem. Under “search”, type in “Martin Luther King”. The Internet is another source of information. Students can also learn about him from you. . Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Mom to the Rescue”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
We’ll be working on prefixes and suffixes, as well as the long i spelling of words (y, igh, ind, i, and i-consonant-e), short e sound being spelled with ea, and the sound of k being spelled with: c, k, ck, qu, and ch.
Math:
*Array cards were sent home before vacation, and were supposed to be brought back for me to check off in my grade book. The games (Multiplication Pairs and Count and Compare) that go with the array cards, were played in class, and need to be reinforced at home.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*Work on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
*Continue playing “Close to 100”. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Homework for January 6, 2010
Due Date: By Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I’ve added a game to play that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
Most students now have a story recorded on Voicethread. To listen to the stories, go to: http://voicethread.com
Username and password is on the parent letter I sent home.
Assignments:
*Poetry Reading: Students need to select a poem that they can memorize and recite with expression. It should have be about 100-250 words long. They’ve known about this assignment since before vacation and have had several opportunities to select poetry books at the library. They should copy the poem, author’s and book’s names on paper for me to have when they present their speeches. They have about two weeks to work on this. We’ll begin presenting on January 18.
*Family Writing: Write a letter to someone. It could be a thank you note for a gift, or just a friendly letter. We’ve learned about the 5 parts to a friendly letter (Heading—date, Greeting—Dear ________, Body—what you want to say-indenting paragraphs, Closing—Sincerely, Yours truly, Your friend, Love, and the Signature—your name. Be sure you use “Friendly Letter” format! I will return it with no marks on it, so it can be mailed or given to the person. Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Soccer Blues”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
*Take-Home Task 8 is in the packet, however, it needs to be returned by Thursday, January 7, as it is a review for the unit. Later in the week (probably Friday, the dictated sentences and words to work on will be sent home. They will be due the next day.
Math:
*Array cards were sent home before vacation, and were supposed to be brought back for me to check off in my grade book. The games (Multiplication Pairs and Count and Compare) that go with the array cards, were played in class, and need to be reinforced at home during vacation.
*Continue playing “Cover 50”.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*This is a good time to begin working on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
*Continue playing “Close to 100”. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
I’ve added a game to play that will help in learning and reviewing vocabulary for the state math assessment in mid-January.
Most students now have a story recorded on Voicethread. To listen to the stories, go to: http://voicethread.com
Username and password is on the parent letter I sent home.
Assignments:
*Poetry Reading: Students need to select a poem that they can memorize and recite with expression. It should have be about 100-250 words long. They’ve known about this assignment since before vacation and have had several opportunities to select poetry books at the library. They should copy the poem, author’s and book’s names on paper for me to have when they present their speeches. They have about two weeks to work on this. We’ll begin presenting on January 18.
*Family Writing: Write a letter to someone. It could be a thank you note for a gift, or just a friendly letter. We’ve learned about the 5 parts to a friendly letter (Heading—date, Greeting—Dear ________, Body—what you want to say-indenting paragraphs, Closing—Sincerely, Yours truly, Your friend, Love, and the Signature—your name. Be sure you use “Friendly Letter” format! I will return it with no marks on it, so it can be mailed or given to the person. Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
*Language arts homework, “Soccer Blues”, is similar in format and skills to the Oregon third grade reading assessment. It will benefit your child greatly to complete it each week. PLEASE feel free to help your child with it, even on some of the reading, if necessary.
*Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Spelling:
*Take-Home Task 8 is in the packet, however, it needs to be returned by Thursday, January 7, as it is a review for the unit. Later in the week (probably Friday, the dictated sentences and words to work on will be sent home. They will be due the next day.
Math:
*Array cards were sent home before vacation, and were supposed to be brought back for me to check off in my grade book. The games (Multiplication Pairs and Count and Compare) that go with the array cards, were played in class, and need to be reinforced at home during vacation.
*Continue playing “Cover 50”.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for their first math assessment in late January.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. I gave a quick assessment recently, and most students have slipped in their scores!
*This is a good time to begin working on multiplication facts with flashcards at home.
*Continue playing “Close to 100”. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Free!!! Nature Kids Youth Naturalist Classes
Watersheds:
Wednesday, January 13
Turtle Ridge Wildlife Rehabilitation Center:
Wednesday, February 10
Bugs:
Wednesday, March 10
Reptiles and Amphibians:
Tuesday, April 13
Animal Sounds:
Wednesday, May 12
All classes run from 4-5 p.m. at the Straub Environmental Learning Center. All classes are FREE; space is limited and RSVP required. Call 503-391-4145 or e-mail fselc@fselc.org
Wednesday, January 13
Turtle Ridge Wildlife Rehabilitation Center:
Wednesday, February 10
Bugs:
Wednesday, March 10
Reptiles and Amphibians:
Tuesday, April 13
Animal Sounds:
Wednesday, May 12
All classes run from 4-5 p.m. at the Straub Environmental Learning Center. All classes are FREE; space is limited and RSVP required. Call 503-391-4145 or e-mail fselc@fselc.org
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