Spelling homework will come home later this week. I hope to have the new spelling practice list ready by Thursday. If I don’t, it will come home next Monday.
Thanks so much for the families that have been writing with their child on a regular basis. I’m beginning to see greater results on those students’ writing papers! It’s really exciting to see! Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. Family writing assignment for this week: Write one paragraph about Martin Luther King. We will read and discuss MLK on Tuesday in class. 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. Please have your child bring the writing in by Thursday, January 22 (the last day this week).
The first round of the reading state assessments will be given to the third graders on Thursday afternoon.
Students are reviewing 2-digit (second graders) and 3-digit (third graders) subtraction in math. We are also working on multiplication by studying groups of things and multiples.
Take home folders (with reading logs attached) need to be turned in on Thursday.
Something new!!!
An account has been setup for you to access subscription online databases purchased for the Salem-Keizer School District. You can now access six research databases:
1. Discovery Education (video streaming)
2. Learn360 (video streaming)
3. World Book Online which includes:
World Book Kids (elementary)
World Book Advanced (middle/HS)
World Book Students (multimedia content)
Encyclopedia Estudiantil (Spanish language encyclopedia)
4. Opposing Viewpoints (password only needed)
5. Health Resource Center (password only needed)
6. Science Resource Center (password only needed) - South only
Accessing any of these databases at home or at work is as easy as 1, 2, 3 ...
1. Go to the Library Media Support Services website:
http://libmedia.salkeiz.k12.or.us/ I put this link on the Blog site.
2. Click on a database link (found on the left side of the web page).
3. Log-in to ANY of the databases using the following:
User Name: salemkeizer
Password: salem
