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.
