Homework for Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Due Date:  Wednesday, April 2, 2012

Assignments:

Family Writing:  Fill out the organizer form for the paragraph.  Tell about one thing you did over your vacation that was something you’ll remember. Do not write about watching a tv show/movie or playing a video game.  Try to zero in on ONE thing.  If you took a trip somewhere, focus on ONE thing you did during your trip.  Give lots of juicy details!  Explain what you did and why you’ll remember it.

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.

Reading:

Language arts homework, “Volcanoes” (3^rd grade reading level) and “Post by Post” (2^nd grade reading level) are 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.  I tried to give your child the story at the reading level that will benefit him/her the most.

Keep reading 30 minutes each day.  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:

* Worksheet on adding and measuring to the nearest inch for 2^nd graders and adding and marking fractions on a number line for 3^rd graders.

*Use Sumdog website.  If you need your username and password, please ask me for it.

* Go to:  www.xtramath.org. Follow the directions on your XtraMath letter (in your packet last week). Practice 10-15 minutes each day!  Only eleven students have participated in this. The feedback I’ve had from parents has been very positive!  It’s such a great way to practice the math facts quickly!