Friday, October 30, 2009
It's Time to Set Up Conference Times!!
I haven't received a conference preference time form back from 7 students. I hope you received it! I'm setting up conferences for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 23 and 24. All my evening conference time slots are filled. I have Monday from 10-11:30, 12:30, 3-4 still open. On Tuesday, I have 8:30- 12 and 2:30-3:30 still open. I hope one of these times will work for you. Feel free to e-mail your top 3 time preferences back to me. For those who sent in your requests, I'll soon confirm them with a note home. Thank you! ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Homework for October 29
Due Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Assignments:
Family Writing: Choose an object to describe. It could be a cookie fresh from the oven, an old shoe, or a bone with a little meat attached. Write a paragraph describing this object. You can add your own voice to it, by adding a bit of your own feelings into the paragraph. 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, “Smokey the Bear”, 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.
Math:
*We are currently working on adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. Ask your child to give you a number story, using subtraction or addition. (Ex. There were 234 students at the school. 145 had school lunch. How many brought lunches from home? 234-145=___) Student should be able to solve the problem using trading as well as finding the missing addend—while using a 300 chart if needed (145+ ____ = 234) (Ex. of thinking: 145+ 90= 235 and 235-1= 234, so 90-1=89) or counting backwards on the 300 chart. 234-100 or 10 tens=134, 134-40 or 4 tens=94, and 94-5 ones = 89.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and work on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*Try having your child divide a pocketful of change equally into two piles.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
Assignments:
Family Writing: Choose an object to describe. It could be a cookie fresh from the oven, an old shoe, or a bone with a little meat attached. Write a paragraph describing this object. You can add your own voice to it, by adding a bit of your own feelings into the paragraph. 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, “Smokey the Bear”, 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.
Math:
*We are currently working on adding and subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers. Ask your child to give you a number story, using subtraction or addition. (Ex. There were 234 students at the school. 145 had school lunch. How many brought lunches from home? 234-145=___) Student should be able to solve the problem using trading as well as finding the missing addend—while using a 300 chart if needed (145+ ____ = 234) (Ex. of thinking: 145+ 90= 235 and 235-1= 234, so 90-1=89) or counting backwards on the 300 chart. 234-100 or 10 tens=134, 134-40 or 4 tens=94, and 94-5 ones = 89.
*Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and work on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*Try having your child divide a pocketful of change equally into two piles.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Fun in Our Community Opportunity
On Th, Oct. 29th, Tea Party Bookshop is sponsoring a free Family Friendly "Ghost Stories" storytime from 6 - 8 PM. Children's author, Helen Ketteman, and Tea Party Bookshop staff will be entertaining you with their tales.
For further questions, contact:
JoAnne Kohler
Owner
Tea Party Bookshop (across from the Salem Convention Center & the Phoenix Grand Hotel)
420 Ferry St SE, Salem, OR 97301
503-990-6471
For further questions, contact:
JoAnne Kohler
Owner
Tea Party Bookshop (across from the Salem Convention Center & the Phoenix Grand Hotel)
420 Ferry St SE, Salem, OR 97301
503-990-6471
Friday, October 23, 2009
Homework for October 22--Due October 28
Check out our Blog site! I keep it updated at least weekly. We have pictures from our field trip to the Magness Tree Farm on it.
http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Assignments:
Family Writing and Speech:
Write notes on cards to tell about what character you are planning on dressing up as for Friday, October 30. Include (one card for each topic): Who Is My Character (book and author), What I Like Best About My Character, Why I Chose this Character, Anything Else I Want to Share About My Character. Be prepared to present to the class on Friday. This will count as your first speech for the year. I will be scoring on:
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning (Grab our interest!!), middle, and an ending …the more interesting the better!
2. Using appropriate language (grammar).
3. Giving the audience eye contact and appropriate body gestures.
4. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Writing and working on speeches together encourages your child to see you having fun, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
Language arts homework, “Thunder and Lightning ”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and work on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*Try having your child divide a pocketful of change equally into two piles.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us/
Assignments:
Family Writing and Speech:
Write notes on cards to tell about what character you are planning on dressing up as for Friday, October 30. Include (one card for each topic): Who Is My Character (book and author), What I Like Best About My Character, Why I Chose this Character, Anything Else I Want to Share About My Character. Be prepared to present to the class on Friday. This will count as your first speech for the year. I will be scoring on:
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning (Grab our interest!!), middle, and an ending …the more interesting the better!
2. Using appropriate language (grammar).
3. Giving the audience eye contact and appropriate body gestures.
4. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Writing and working on speeches together encourages your child to see you having fun, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns.
Literacy:
Language arts homework, “Thunder and Lightning ”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and work on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*Try having your child divide a pocketful of change equally into two piles.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Magness Tree Farm
Some of the students have asked for directions to the Magness Tree Farm, so their families can visit. It's free and open on the weekends. There are educational signs posted along the trails. It's a great place for a nice fall walk.
Directions:
• Take I-5 to exit 283.
• Turn west on Wilsonville Road
• Drive 4 miles and turn right onto Edminston Road
• Travel 1.3 miles and turn right onto SW Ladd Hill Road
• Drive ½ mile down the hill to the tree farm and follow signs to the parking area.
Directions:
• Take I-5 to exit 283.
• Turn west on Wilsonville Road
• Drive 4 miles and turn right onto Edminston Road
• Travel 1.3 miles and turn right onto SW Ladd Hill Road
• Drive ½ mile down the hill to the tree farm and follow signs to the parking area.
Friday, October 16, 2009
October 15 Parent Letter
Homework for October 15
Due Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Don’t forget the field trip on Friday to Magness Tree Farm. We’ll be outdoors all day, so appropriate clothing for possible rain will be necessary!
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Choose a field trip that you’ve been on that you could share one part of it in writing. Write a personal narrative about it. Tell what happened and how you felt.
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, “Night Lights”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and begin working on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
Due Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Don’t forget the field trip on Friday to Magness Tree Farm. We’ll be outdoors all day, so appropriate clothing for possible rain will be necessary!
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Choose a field trip that you’ve been on that you could share one part of it in writing. Write a personal narrative about it. Tell what happened and how you felt.
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, “Night Lights”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and begin working on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*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.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
October 8 Parent Letter
Field trip to Magness Tree Farm in Wilsonville is coming up on October 16. Permission slips were sent home last week. Be sure to send it back with your child!
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Think about an exciting experience or event that you would like to share. Write a personal narrative about it. Consider creating a mood of suspense, humor, or fantasy. Tell what happened and how you felt.
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…What Next”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and begin working on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*I’m sending home a math game, “Close to 100”, with directions. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
*Spelling review sheet, for unit 3, was sent home on Wednesday (I forgot to send it home on Tuesday! Sorry!!!). It was due on Thursday, October 9. Spelling words to practice are being sent home next Tuesday.
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Think about an exciting experience or event that you would like to share. Write a personal narrative about it. Consider creating a mood of suspense, humor, or fantasy. Tell what happened and how you felt.
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…What Next”, 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.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts and begin working on subtraction facts.
*A few students are still weak in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*I’m sending home a math game, “Close to 100”, with directions. Please play this often at home. It will take a lot of practice! Using a 100 chart could be helpful in adding.
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same” at least once a week.
*Spelling review sheet, for unit 3, was sent home on Wednesday (I forgot to send it home on Tuesday! Sorry!!!). It was due on Thursday, October 9. Spelling words to practice are being sent home next Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Yikes!
I didn't send the spelling homework home with the students today! I'll postpone the spelling test until Thursday. The spelling homework sheet will come home tomorrow!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Parent Letter for Thursday, October 1
Field trip to Magness Tree Farm in Wilsonville is coming up on October 16. I’ll be sending home a permission slip next week.
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Try to use all of the spelling words on the preview list (few, those, always, show, large) 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.
Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. I’ve asked him/her to memorize at least 3 a week. Ask which ones he/she is working on this week. We’ve worked on doubles, doubles plus 1, 2, and 3. Help with this would be appreciated.
*A few students are still week in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*I’m sending home a math homework sheet on money that is due back tomorrow (Friday).
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same”.
*Spelling review sheet, for unit 3, will be sent home next Tuesday. It will be due back on Wednesday, October 8.
Assignments:
Family Writing:
Try to use all of the spelling words on the preview list (few, those, always, show, large) 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.
Read 30 minutes at home each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Extra Things with Different Due Dates:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. I’ve asked him/her to memorize at least 3 a week. Ask which ones he/she is working on this week. We’ve worked on doubles, doubles plus 1, 2, and 3. Help with this would be appreciated.
*A few students are still week in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*I’m sending home a math homework sheet on money that is due back tomorrow (Friday).
*Continue playing the math game I sent home. “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same”.
*Spelling review sheet, for unit 3, will be sent home next Tuesday. It will be due back on Wednesday, October 8.
Unit 2 Spelling Dictation—Tuesday, September 29, 2009
• Work on words you missed on the “Word Test”.
• Please fix your sentences, and then recopy them at the bottom of your paper. Use your best penmanship. This is due on Wednesday, September 29, 2009.
1. We never thought we would see what we saw today.
2. There they were just below us in the water!
3. Both of us will have something very important to tell our friends.
4. They can come to the river to see, too.
• Please fix your sentences, and then recopy them at the bottom of your paper. Use your best penmanship. This is due on Wednesday, September 29, 2009.
1. We never thought we would see what we saw today.
2. There they were just below us in the water!
3. Both of us will have something very important to tell our friends.
4. They can come to the river to see, too.
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