Homework for Wednesday, April 26, 2012

Due Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 I have placed a game on our Blog Site that may be used to practice math vocabulary words that may be on the OAKS math assessment. Please take the time to go over the words with your child. Assignments: Don’t forget to turn in the family recipe assignment!! Only about ½ the students have turned theirs in. See our Blog site (Homework for April 12) for further directions. E-mail the recipes to me: ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us Family Writing: We all have things we like to do with our friends or family. Think about something you really like to do with your friends or family. Why do you really like to do this thing? Explain what you like to do and why you like to do it. Reading: “Forest Mammals” (3rd grade reading level) and “To the Zoo” (2nd 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: * Front and back worksheet *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! *Practice the math vocabulary from the Blog site.

Homework for Wednesday, April 19, 2012

Due Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 The deadline for parents to create their personalized yearbooks is April 30th. I have included directions on our Blogsite. http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget to donate to our gift card basket! I have placed a game on our Blog Site that may be used to practice math vocabulary words that may be on the OAKS math assessment. Please take the time to go over the words with your child. Assignments: Don’t forget to turn in the family recipe assignment!! See our Blog site (Homework for April 12) for further directions. E-mail the recipes to me: ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us Family Writing: Your brother or sister (IF you are an only child, you may write it for your mom or dad) is having a birthday. Your grandparents have asked for ideas for a present. Write a letter to your grandparents suggesting a gift your brother or sister might like. Before you start writing, think about what the gift could be. Think about why your younger brother or sister would like the gift. Think about how your grandparents can locate this gift. Now write a letter to your grandparents suggesting a birthday gift for your younger brother or sister. Reading: “Too Many Ideas!” (3rd grade reading level) and “Making Plans” (2nd 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: * Skip counting worksheet. *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!

Homework for Wednesday, April 12, 2012

Due Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Third graders begin second round of reading state assessments (OAKS) next week. Please encourage your child to do his or her best! I have placed a game on our Blog Site that may be used to practice math vocabulary words that may be on the OAKS math assessment. Please take the time to go over the words with your child. At the top right side of our classroom Blog page, you can subscribe to our Blog, and new postings will show up on your Google homepage. http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com/ Assignments: Family /Math/Activity/Computer: Choose a favorite family recipe. For math, student chooses the measuring tools and measures the ingredients carefully, making the recipe with parent guidance. For math practice, the student figures the amount of ingredients if he/she doubled the recipe (Students have learned how to add fractions with like denominators. E.g. 1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3). Next, student writes down the amounts he’d/she’d use to double the recipe. For computer practice, student types the original recipe. Student types his/her name under the recipe’s name (Type in: From the kitchen of (student’s name)). Be sure to include how many servings (Type: Makes ___Servings). Then type the recipe’s ingredients’ amounts and instructions. Next save the recipe on the computer. After that, change the ingredients’ amounts to double the recipe, and save that, too. Then e-mail the two recipes (original and double) to me. Here’s my e-mail: ryan_ginny@salkeiz.k12.or.us Reading: Language arts homework, “So Many Years” (3rd grade reading level) and “Mountain Magic” (2nd 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: * No worksheets this week because of the recipe doubling activity. *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!

Tree Ring Yearbook Directions

TreeRing Yearbook Step By Step Instructions for 1. Go to http://www.treering.com 2. Click on the blue Register button 3. Enter your group’s private passcode 4. Click Submit 5. Create Your Account a. Select a Role (student or parent) b. First Name c. Last Name d. Email Address (this will be your username for sign in) e. Create Password f. Confirm Password (make sure there are no typos!) g. Birthday (to verify you are over 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Act) h. Click on I Accept, Create My Account 6. Claim Your Student(s) (You will not see this step if you are a student) a. Enter your student name (as you start to type your child's name, student names will show up) b. If your student is there then click on the blue Claim button c. If your child is not there click on Student Not Listed and then enter your student information d. If you have more than one student at this school/organization click the + Additional Child button 7. Purchase Your Yearbook a. Choose the quantity of books you’d like to purchase and click Next b. If you’d like to upgrade your book to Hard Cover change to Yes if not leave as No and click Next c. Complete the purchase information and click Submit My Order A receipt will be sent to your email. IF YOU WANT JUST THE STANDARD YEARBOOK, YOU CAN STOP HERE TO CREATE YOUR 2 FREE CUSTOM PAGES: 1. Welcome to TreeRing! Click on the button Take a Quick Tour 2. Click on the preview of your book to get started: Name’s 11-12 Yearbook 3. You’re now in Book Edit Mode and can take a quick tour of the features 4. Select the first drop down menu from the Add Images tab below your pages and select “My Computer” to add photos from your computer a. Click the Get Files from My Computer button b. Select the photos from your computer you want to add to your page and click Open (you can select more than one by holding down the CTRL key) c. You can organize your photos by choosing a “ring” or leave the default. Also you can choose whether you want the rest of the school to be able to see your photos or keep them private. Then click the Next button d. After the photos are done loading click the Finish button 5. To add a photo, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on your photo and DRAG AND DROP the photo up onto your page into one of the DROP PHOTO HERE boxes 6. You can also search for photos others in your community have shared by changing the Add Images From box to My School 7. You can add objects and clip art by switching to the Add Objects tab and when you find one you like, just DRAG and DROP 8. You can add more pages from the Add pages tray. Just DRAG and DROP the page template up onto your book to add more pages 9. When you are finished with your pages set the Print Ready Button to Yes 10. You’re done! If you encounter any problems while going through this process please contact TreeRing at support@treering.com or toll free 877-755-8733(TREE).

Math Vocabulary

Math Vocabulary from Ginny Ryan on Vimeo.

Learning these vocabulary words will help your child do better on the state math assessment! Use the vocabulary words in a game. With the right answer, your child can roll the dice and advance on any gameboard.

Homework for Wednesday, April 5, 2012

Due Date:  Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Assignments:

Family Writing:  The graphic organizer on the back of this sheet may be helpful in  organizing your story.  Write a fiction story.  Decide on a setting (time, place), 2-3 characters (personalities, and what they want), a plot (a BIG problem and a solution).  Also include the climax of the story (the high point of the story, where the problem is FINALLY solved!)  Tell what happens after the problem is solved (resolution).  Do not write about cartoon or video characters!

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, “And the Next Unit Is…” (3^rd grade reading level) and “Mixed-Up Day” (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 subtracting and one on writing numbers that come before, after, and between.

*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!

Science Expo

Science Expo

April 18, 2012

Willamette University: Sparks Center

5:30-7:30

You are invited to attend to the fourth annual Salem-Keizer School District’s Science Expo. This year’s Expo showcases the many ways that students interact with science in our K-12 schools and universities as well as how science is used out in our community.  HOPE Team students from A-3 & B-4 will be presenting their work – for the Fender’s Blue Butterfly, Naturescaping and Kids Care About Conservation.

Features this year are:

Salem-Keizer Schools (K-12)

-          Table displays and posters of the great science work being done in the classrooms around the district.

-          Salem-Keizer teachers will show the research they have been involved in

University

                - Professors from Willamette will be on hand with posters to explain their work.

                - University representatives will be available to talk about their science programs          and show what can take place in a science classroom.

Community

-          A variety of agencies, nonprofit organizations, and business that use science for their work.  They will be on hand to share their work in a variety of ways and answer questions.

Reverse Science:

- In turning the traditional “Science Fair” on its head, elementary and middle school students are going to be evaluating professionals and their research, scoring them, and determining a winner, who will receive the first annual “Latter Day Darwin” trophy.

Science Talks:

Ambitious students from around the Salem-Keizer School district will share, via PowerPoint presentations, the research they conducted. This will take place in the Sparks Meeting Room inside of the main front doors (look for signs).

Please take time to visit all the displays, see a science talk and ask lots of questions of those displaying their work. It is important that you also fill out evaluation forms at the end of your time here so that we can continue to grow this event and make it even better next year.

Brief Schedule

5:30-7:15—Organizations, Businesses, Professors, Undergraduates, and Students will, in all manner of forms, share the science that is being done in and around Salem

7:15-7:30—Closing Ceremonies and Presentation of Latter Day Darwin Award.

Programs within Program:

5:45-6:15—Research talks with Salem-Keizer Students (in Sparks Meeting Room)*

6:15-6:45—Reverse Science Scoring for Elementary and Middle School Students

6:45-7:15—Research talks with Salem-Keizer Students (in Sparks Meeting Room)