I've added Photo Story 3, which is a free download. Students can take pictures and add voice to their own stories. We’ve also been using http://voicethread.com
at school. Students can add pictures and voice to their stories here as well.
Carlee Justis is putting together our “Beach” basket. Please don’t forget to add your donation by May 1. She’ll be putting the basket together over the weekend. Thank you to the 3 families that have already donated!
I will be in Portland at a state technology meeting on Thursday and Friday this week. Mrs. Valdez will be filling in for me.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a fairytale. A fairytale usually has good vs. evil, things that come in 3’s, some magical creatures or fairies, usually beginning with “once upon a time” and ending with “and they lived happily ever after.” You could rewrite a known fairytale and put in different characters and situations. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include 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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
In math we’re continuing to work with measuring to the nearest ½ inch. We’re also learning about the metric system. We’ve been measuring using millimeters.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
April 20, 2009
Please don’t forget to send the permission slip to see the production, “Pippi Longstocking” at the Elsinore Theater, on April 21, back with your child. The cost is $4.
On the Forest Ridge Website (http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us), open “Classrooms”, and then “Mrs. Ryan”, to get my latest blog.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a myth. A myth explains how something in nature came to be. Examples might be: “How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck”, “Why There Are Earthquakes”, etc. Gods or supernatural powers may play a role in the myth. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending. It is due by Friday.
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 it in by Friday.
This month in math, we are reviewing counting money. In addition to that, we are figuring out how much more money is needed to reach a certain amount. Example: Count coins to $2.18. Then figure how much more money is needed to get to $3.25. We are also working on a linear measurement unit.
In social studies we’ll begin our study of Salem history.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
On the Forest Ridge Website (http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us), open “Classrooms”, and then “Mrs. Ryan”, to get my latest blog.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a myth. A myth explains how something in nature came to be. Examples might be: “How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck”, “Why There Are Earthquakes”, etc. Gods or supernatural powers may play a role in the myth. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending. It is due by Friday.
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 it in by Friday.
This month in math, we are reviewing counting money. In addition to that, we are figuring out how much more money is needed to reach a certain amount. Example: Count coins to $2.18. Then figure how much more money is needed to get to $3.25. We are also working on a linear measurement unit.
In social studies we’ll begin our study of Salem history.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
April 13, 2009
I’m back from my medical leave! I still have one more obstacle this week, however. The jury duty I’d been called up for last October and was postponed until April 14, is now coming up again. I won’t know if I need to report to
Please don’t forget to send the permission slip to see the production, “Pippi Longstocking” at the Elsinore Theater, on April 21, back with your child. The cost is $4.
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Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. This assignment is a repeat from one in March, that students turn in. Write a convincing letter to your parents explaining why it’s a good idea for you to get an allowance, or an increase in allowance, stay up later, get a pet, or anything else you’ve been dreaming about. 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 it in by Friday.
Third graders will be taking their state assessments in math and hopefully in reading this week.
Please encourage your child to do his/her personal best.
During math this week, we’ll be reviewing for the state assessments.
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