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!