Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Homework for October 28
Due Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Assignments:
Speech: Students need to be prepared with their character speeches on Friday. See last week’s parent letter or visit our classroom blog for more information.
Family Writing: Tell about a fun event or holiday that you have participated in. What made it fun? Describe one thing about that event or holiday.
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. 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.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
*Continue playing the 2 math games that I’ve sent home, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home, “Cover 50” at least once a week.
Assignments:
Speech: Students need to be prepared with their character speeches on Friday. See last week’s parent letter or visit our classroom blog for more information.
Family Writing: Tell about a fun event or holiday that you have participated in. What made it fun? Describe one thing about that event or holiday.
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. 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.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
*Continue playing the 2 math games that I’ve sent home, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home, “Cover 50” at least once a week.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Free Family Environmental Lectures!
October 28, 2010
Author/Illustrator Nan Woodman
Running with Whales
Nan Woodman, author and illustrator for National Geographic, kicks off the 2010-2011 Lecture Series with a talk about "seeing through the eyes of whales" using National Geographic Crittercam. Crittercam is a device worn by wild animals allowing scientists to see into their world without human interference, to study animal behavior and gather environmental data. Woodman, a Crittercam team member, will show and talk about the lives of humpback whales monitored using the device.
November 18, 2010
Jessica Pautsch
Eko-Trek Tours
Innovative grassroots initiaves are rapidly emerging as our collective understanding of environmental sustainability deepens. Eco Trek Tours recognizes the importance for the exchange of ideas behind these initiatives, and serves to identify and showcase these initiatives through meaningful and relevant tours for youth. Eco Trek has established a social venture model that cultivates community, creates a strong sense of place, and fuels a movement towards environmental sustainability.
January 27, 2011
Paul Ries
Green Infrastructure Networks of Woodlands, Wetlands and Grasslands
February 24, 2011
Dr. David Montgomery
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
March 17, 2011
Steve Amen
Oregon Field Guide: Highlights from the Show
April 28, 2011
Amy Korst
Low Impact Living
May 26, 2011
Allison Hensey
Oregon Environmental Council's Healthy Food and Farms Program
Author/Illustrator Nan Woodman
Running with Whales
Nan Woodman, author and illustrator for National Geographic, kicks off the 2010-2011 Lecture Series with a talk about "seeing through the eyes of whales" using National Geographic Crittercam. Crittercam is a device worn by wild animals allowing scientists to see into their world without human interference, to study animal behavior and gather environmental data. Woodman, a Crittercam team member, will show and talk about the lives of humpback whales monitored using the device.
November 18, 2010
Jessica Pautsch
Eko-Trek Tours
Innovative grassroots initiaves are rapidly emerging as our collective understanding of environmental sustainability deepens. Eco Trek Tours recognizes the importance for the exchange of ideas behind these initiatives, and serves to identify and showcase these initiatives through meaningful and relevant tours for youth. Eco Trek has established a social venture model that cultivates community, creates a strong sense of place, and fuels a movement towards environmental sustainability.
January 27, 2011
Paul Ries
Green Infrastructure Networks of Woodlands, Wetlands and Grasslands
February 24, 2011
Dr. David Montgomery
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
March 17, 2011
Steve Amen
Oregon Field Guide: Highlights from the Show
April 28, 2011
Amy Korst
Low Impact Living
May 26, 2011
Allison Hensey
Oregon Environmental Council's Healthy Food and Farms Program
Homework for October 21
Due Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2009
Assignments:
Family Writing and Speech:
Write notes on cards to tell about what book character you are planning on dressing up as on Friday, October 29. Include (one card for each topic): Who My Character Is (include book and author), A Short Retell of the Book (Think of 8 key points), Anything Else I Want to Share About My Character, What I Like Best About My Character (I’ve provided 4 note cards for the task). You may pretend you’re this character during your speech. Be prepared to present to the class on Friday. This will count as the 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 correct grammar.
3. Use descriptive language.
4. Giving the audience eye contact and appropriate body gestures.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
6. Use your voice as a tool in storytelling.
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. 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.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
*Continue playing the 2 math games that I’ve sent home, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home last week, “Cover 50” at least once a week
Assignments:
Family Writing and Speech:
Write notes on cards to tell about what book character you are planning on dressing up as on Friday, October 29. Include (one card for each topic): Who My Character Is (include book and author), A Short Retell of the Book (Think of 8 key points), Anything Else I Want to Share About My Character, What I Like Best About My Character (I’ve provided 4 note cards for the task). You may pretend you’re this character during your speech. Be prepared to present to the class on Friday. This will count as the 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 correct grammar.
3. Use descriptive language.
4. Giving the audience eye contact and appropriate body gestures.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
6. Use your voice as a tool in storytelling.
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. 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.
Math:
* Math problems, similar to OAKS (state assessment), are in this packet to help students practice for the state math assessment.
*Continue playing the 2 math games that I’ve sent home, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home last week, “Cover 50” at least once a week
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Free Environmental Classes Offered
Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center, 1320 A Street NE, Salem, is offering classes; "Sustainability: Solar Power" on Thursday, October 14, "Watershed Ed" on Thursday, November 11, "Geology" on Thursday, January 13, "Invertebrates" on Thursday, February 10, "Birds" on Thurday, March 10, "Temperate Rainforests" on Thursday, April 14, "Native Plants" on Thursday, May 12, and "Oak Savannah" on Thursday, June 9. All classes are from 4-5:30 and space is limited. RSVP at 503-391-4145 or email fscel@fselc.org. Their website is www.fselc.org if you would like more details on classes.
Timez Attack
One of my former students gave me this website link: Timez Attack. I added it to our links. He was very excited about it! He told me it's a great one for practicing multiplication facts. It involves downloading it to your computer. There seems to be a free and a paid version available.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Homework for October 7
Due Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2009
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. 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:
*On Tuesday I sent home the arrays to finish. They should have been finished, cut up, and brought back to school in a plastic bag. They are needed for the games below. If your child returned them to me, they were returned today with the homework packet.
*I’m sending home 2 math games with instructions that we’ve been playing in school, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home last week, “Cover 50” at least once a week.
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. 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:
*On Tuesday I sent home the arrays to finish. They should have been finished, cut up, and brought back to school in a plastic bag. They are needed for the games below. If your child returned them to me, they were returned today with the homework packet.
*I’m sending home 2 math games with instructions that we’ve been playing in school, “Multiplication Pairs” and “Count and Compare”. Please play these often at home. It will take a lot of practice!
*Continue playing the math game I sent home last week, “Cover 50” at least once a week.
Friday, October 01, 2010
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