Due Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2009
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Try to use all of the spelling words from the preview list that I sent home on Tuesday (below, saw, something, thought, both) in a story that makes sense. Choose any topic. The story needs a beginning, middle, and ending. 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, “How to Pitch a Tent”, 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.
Keep building up the reading time for this month from 15 to 30 minutes each day. Don’t forget to help your child remember to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in. That’s ok once in awhile!
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. Help with this would be appreciated. Soon I will be checking to see which facts your child still needs to work on.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
*I’m sending home a game, “Cover 50” with instructions. Please play the game with your child several times a week to reinforce multiples in helping with multiplication and division.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Homework for September 22
Due Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 (Picture Day!)
If you didn’t have the opportunity to visit during the “Curriculum Night” (Parent Information Night), I put my presentation on the Blog. Remember the Blog and links are a resource to you as well as to your child. (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com)
Thank you to the 10 families who worked with their child on last week’s family writing activity. You will see the gains your child makes in his/her writing!
Assignment:
Writing:
Write a thank you note to someone who recently did something nice for you. (I’ll return the letter without any marks on it, so you can give it to the person!) State your reason for writing the letter. Explain in detail what effect his/her action had. Let him/her know again how much you appreciated his/her efforts. 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, “One Tent, Lots of Stuff”, 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.
Keep building up the reading time for this month from 15 to 30 minutes each day. Don’t forget to help your child remember to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in. That’s ok once in awhile!
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. Help with this would be appreciated. Soon I will be checking to see which facts your child still needs to work on.
Your child should know his/her multiples of 2 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20), multiples of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30), multiples of 5 (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50), multiples of 10 (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100).
If you didn’t have the opportunity to visit during the “Curriculum Night” (Parent Information Night), I put my presentation on the Blog. Remember the Blog and links are a resource to you as well as to your child. (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com)
Thank you to the 10 families who worked with their child on last week’s family writing activity. You will see the gains your child makes in his/her writing!
Assignment:
Writing:
Write a thank you note to someone who recently did something nice for you. (I’ll return the letter without any marks on it, so you can give it to the person!) State your reason for writing the letter. Explain in detail what effect his/her action had. Let him/her know again how much you appreciated his/her efforts. 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, “One Tent, Lots of Stuff”, 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.
Keep building up the reading time for this month from 15 to 30 minutes each day. Don’t forget to help your child remember to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in. That’s ok once in awhile!
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition and subtraction facts. Help with this would be appreciated. Soon I will be checking to see which facts your child still needs to work on.
Your child should know his/her multiples of 2 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20), multiples of 3 (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30), multiples of 5 (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50), multiples of 10 (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100).
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Correction About Homework
On an earlier parent letter and Blog, I wrote the wrong day when homework comes home. I'm so sorry for the confusion. Homework comes home on Thursdays and is due back the following Wednesday.
Tonight there is a short and fun math homework assignment that will help us with tomorrow's math class. The paper is due back, tomorrow, Friday, September 17.
Tonight there is a short and fun math homework assignment that will help us with tomorrow's math class. The paper is due back, tomorrow, Friday, September 17.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Homework for September 16
Due Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Family Writing:
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. Write about something you did together. Tell a short story using setting (time and place), characters (example: you and your child—See if some personality can come out in the story!), and plot (simple problem and solution) Next, use details to make the story more clear and vivid. Finally, end with a satisfying conclusion. 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.
Reading:
Language arts homework, “Two Boys, Big Plans”, 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.
Keep building up the reading time for this month from 15 to 30 minutes each day. Don’t forget to help your child remember to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in. That’s ok once in awhile!
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. Help with this would be appreciated. Soon I will be checking to see which facts your child still needs to work on.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
Family Writing:
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. Write about something you did together. Tell a short story using setting (time and place), characters (example: you and your child—See if some personality can come out in the story!), and plot (simple problem and solution) Next, use details to make the story more clear and vivid. Finally, end with a satisfying conclusion. 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.
Reading:
Language arts homework, “Two Boys, Big Plans”, 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.
Keep building up the reading time for this month from 15 to 30 minutes each day. Don’t forget to help your child remember to bring the RAH (Read at Home) folder back to school each day. If you don’t have time to read one evening, please still sign the card with 0 minutes written in. That’s ok once in awhile!
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. Help with this would be appreciated. Soon I will be checking to see which facts your child still needs to work on.
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Homework Letter for September 9, 2010
Dear Parents,
Regular homework will begin next week Wednesday. Please do the following things between now and next Wednesday:
1. For math, please practice addition and subtraction flashcards about 10 minutes each day. If you don’t have flashcards, you can download them from the link on my blog site (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com) or send me an e-mail (ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us), and I’ll be sure your child receives a set.
2. Explore the different websites for math on our blog site (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com).
3. Tomorrow we are decorating our “Writer’s Notebooks”. Your child has been asked to bring copies of photos of favorite things. Favorite words, words of things he/she likes to do, or expressions can be written on a computer and cut up.
4. Don’t forget to have your child read 15-30 minutes a day. Your child is to return the clear plastic book folder with the filled out reading log (kept inside the folder) each day.
Thank you!
Regular homework will begin next week Wednesday. Please do the following things between now and next Wednesday:
1. For math, please practice addition and subtraction flashcards about 10 minutes each day. If you don’t have flashcards, you can download them from the link on my blog site (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com) or send me an e-mail (ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us), and I’ll be sure your child receives a set.
2. Explore the different websites for math on our blog site (http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com).
3. Tomorrow we are decorating our “Writer’s Notebooks”. Your child has been asked to bring copies of photos of favorite things. Favorite words, words of things he/she likes to do, or expressions can be written on a computer and cut up.
4. Don’t forget to have your child read 15-30 minutes a day. Your child is to return the clear plastic book folder with the filled out reading log (kept inside the folder) each day.
Thank you!
Parent Information Letter
WELCOME!
We have Kaila La Marche, a student teacher from Western Oregon University with us off and on through most of the year. She’s exited to learn and work with us. I know we’ll all benefit from her time at Forest Ridge.
Blog Site
Please check our classroom blog site frequently. I updated it at least weekly. The weekly parent note that comes home on Thursday is posted on the blog. I also take pictures periodically and post them. It’s also a great resource for both students and parents with the links that I’ve entered on it. If your child needs extra help, has a high interest, or needs/wants to practice a skill in a specific area, check out the links!
School Website: http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Our Classroom blog site: http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com/
BIRTHDAYS
Parents are welcome to help celebrate their child’s birthday by bringing treats or a book to share to school. Please e-mail, call, or send a note with your child if you plan to do so. Birthday celebrations are generally held fifteen minutes before dismissal (3:00 pm).
BOOK ORDERS
Order forms will go home approximately every month. If you are interested in ordering books, please return your payment and completed order form. Remember to make checks out to SCHOLASTIC BOOKS, not Forest Ridge School! Book orders generally take 2 weeks to arrive.
HOMEWORK
Math homework is to work on math facts for about 10 minutes daily until mastered. My blog site has links to many different sites for practice. Flashcards are also a great way to practice the facts. Students need to begin with addition and subtraction the first couple of weeks of school, and then we’ll begin multiplication. I will also be sending a sheet home with a set of multiple choice questions that represent the types of questions that are asked on the state assessment that will be given in January for the first time. This will come home on Thursday and be due back on the following Wednesday.
Math games will be sent home periodically. Keep the games at home in a safe place for practice throughout the year. Reviewing the games periodically after a new game is sent home is an excellent idea! Practice the games several times a week. Your child will need an adult or older sibling to play the games.
Thursday I will assign a writing topic for a family writing activity. I’ve found that the students, who with their parents, participated in the weekly writing activity, showed remarkable gains in their writing. The family writing activity is due the following Wednesday.
A weekly language arts homework page will be assigned on Thursday and is due the following Wednesday. It 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.
Approximately every 6 or 7 days a spelling homework sheet will come home. It is a review of the spelling concepts we’ve been working on. The sheet will help your child with the spelling check-up the following day. The spelling homework sheet is due the day after it is assigned.
Each day your child will bring home a book in a clear plastic folder with a “Read-At-Home” (RAH) log. This folder with the log card and book is due back the next day. Each student is expected to read for 30 minutes daily. Please sign the card with the number of minutes your child read each day. The card must be signed, or the child will be asked to call your home in the morning to ask for your assistance in reminding him/her to return the folder, book, and book log the next day.
Occasionally, other homework or “special projects” will be assigned. The due dates for these assignments will be indicated.
LIBRARY
We will have one scheduled library checkout time per week on WEDNESDAY. Please make sure that your child returns his/her books on TUESDAY, as that is the policy of the library.
LITERACY
The comprehensive literacy model used in the classroom to teach reading includes the following components: purposeful instruction, modeled reading, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and word study. The students will be using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts throughout the year. There will be an emphasis on helping children find “Just Right” texts to be successful readers who increase their reading skills all year long.
P.E.
Your child will be attending P.E. class 3 days each week: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and FRIDAY. Students need to wear shoes and clothing appropriate for P.E. participation.
MATH
The core math program is Investigations. We supplement with Number Corner which complements Investigations well with lots of practice and games. Many concepts are introduced and reinforced during Number Corner.
SPELLING
The Rebecca Sitton Spelling and Word Skills program will be used. Instead of a “spelling list” going home each Monday with a test to follow on Friday, in class there will be daily work and instruction which is research-based to ensure that students learn to spell for writing. That is, to spell words forever, not just for a test. Assessment will occur in class, and students will bring home words they have not yet mastered. These words can be worked on at home and will continue to be used in the lessons at school.
SUPPLIES
You and your child are responsible for getting the necessary supplies to school. Please check with your child occasionally to make sure he/she has wide ruled notebook paper, #2 pencils (not mechanical), and erasers. Three ring binders are NOT needed in third grade. Pee Chee type folders with pockets at the bottom are GREAT place for neatly storing notebook paper in desks.
WRITING
The students will be provided instruction in many modes of writing, including narrative, imaginative, expository, and persuasive. We will focus on the structure of sentences, paragraphs, and multi-paragraph papers. Purposeful instruction will include modeled writing, shared writing, guided writing, and independent writing. The students will use writers’ notebooks and word processing.
VOLUNTEERS
I’ll let you know when I have a schedule ready. You might e-mail me with times that you are available if you get anxious to help!
You will get to work with individuals or very small groups of two to three students or perhaps help me prepare or organize materials.
Remember that all volunteers need to have a completed criminal background check on file with the office BEFORE volunteering. (This will apply to chaperoning field trips later in the year as well.)
You can reach me at:
503-399-5548 or e-mail ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Mrs. Ginny Ryan
We have Kaila La Marche, a student teacher from Western Oregon University with us off and on through most of the year. She’s exited to learn and work with us. I know we’ll all benefit from her time at Forest Ridge.
Blog Site
Please check our classroom blog site frequently. I updated it at least weekly. The weekly parent note that comes home on Thursday is posted on the blog. I also take pictures periodically and post them. It’s also a great resource for both students and parents with the links that I’ve entered on it. If your child needs extra help, has a high interest, or needs/wants to practice a skill in a specific area, check out the links!
School Website: http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Our Classroom blog site: http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com/
BIRTHDAYS
Parents are welcome to help celebrate their child’s birthday by bringing treats or a book to share to school. Please e-mail, call, or send a note with your child if you plan to do so. Birthday celebrations are generally held fifteen minutes before dismissal (3:00 pm).
BOOK ORDERS
Order forms will go home approximately every month. If you are interested in ordering books, please return your payment and completed order form. Remember to make checks out to SCHOLASTIC BOOKS, not Forest Ridge School! Book orders generally take 2 weeks to arrive.
HOMEWORK
Math homework is to work on math facts for about 10 minutes daily until mastered. My blog site has links to many different sites for practice. Flashcards are also a great way to practice the facts. Students need to begin with addition and subtraction the first couple of weeks of school, and then we’ll begin multiplication. I will also be sending a sheet home with a set of multiple choice questions that represent the types of questions that are asked on the state assessment that will be given in January for the first time. This will come home on Thursday and be due back on the following Wednesday.
Math games will be sent home periodically. Keep the games at home in a safe place for practice throughout the year. Reviewing the games periodically after a new game is sent home is an excellent idea! Practice the games several times a week. Your child will need an adult or older sibling to play the games.
Thursday I will assign a writing topic for a family writing activity. I’ve found that the students, who with their parents, participated in the weekly writing activity, showed remarkable gains in their writing. The family writing activity is due the following Wednesday.
A weekly language arts homework page will be assigned on Thursday and is due the following Wednesday. It 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.
Approximately every 6 or 7 days a spelling homework sheet will come home. It is a review of the spelling concepts we’ve been working on. The sheet will help your child with the spelling check-up the following day. The spelling homework sheet is due the day after it is assigned.
Each day your child will bring home a book in a clear plastic folder with a “Read-At-Home” (RAH) log. This folder with the log card and book is due back the next day. Each student is expected to read for 30 minutes daily. Please sign the card with the number of minutes your child read each day. The card must be signed, or the child will be asked to call your home in the morning to ask for your assistance in reminding him/her to return the folder, book, and book log the next day.
Occasionally, other homework or “special projects” will be assigned. The due dates for these assignments will be indicated.
LIBRARY
We will have one scheduled library checkout time per week on WEDNESDAY. Please make sure that your child returns his/her books on TUESDAY, as that is the policy of the library.
LITERACY
The comprehensive literacy model used in the classroom to teach reading includes the following components: purposeful instruction, modeled reading, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and word study. The students will be using a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts throughout the year. There will be an emphasis on helping children find “Just Right” texts to be successful readers who increase their reading skills all year long.
P.E.
Your child will be attending P.E. class 3 days each week: MONDAY, TUESDAY, and FRIDAY. Students need to wear shoes and clothing appropriate for P.E. participation.
MATH
The core math program is Investigations. We supplement with Number Corner which complements Investigations well with lots of practice and games. Many concepts are introduced and reinforced during Number Corner.
SPELLING
The Rebecca Sitton Spelling and Word Skills program will be used. Instead of a “spelling list” going home each Monday with a test to follow on Friday, in class there will be daily work and instruction which is research-based to ensure that students learn to spell for writing. That is, to spell words forever, not just for a test. Assessment will occur in class, and students will bring home words they have not yet mastered. These words can be worked on at home and will continue to be used in the lessons at school.
SUPPLIES
You and your child are responsible for getting the necessary supplies to school. Please check with your child occasionally to make sure he/she has wide ruled notebook paper, #2 pencils (not mechanical), and erasers. Three ring binders are NOT needed in third grade. Pee Chee type folders with pockets at the bottom are GREAT place for neatly storing notebook paper in desks.
WRITING
The students will be provided instruction in many modes of writing, including narrative, imaginative, expository, and persuasive. We will focus on the structure of sentences, paragraphs, and multi-paragraph papers. Purposeful instruction will include modeled writing, shared writing, guided writing, and independent writing. The students will use writers’ notebooks and word processing.
VOLUNTEERS
I’ll let you know when I have a schedule ready. You might e-mail me with times that you are available if you get anxious to help!
You will get to work with individuals or very small groups of two to three students or perhaps help me prepare or organize materials.
Remember that all volunteers need to have a completed criminal background check on file with the office BEFORE volunteering. (This will apply to chaperoning field trips later in the year as well.)
You can reach me at:
503-399-5548 or e-mail ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Mrs. Ginny Ryan
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