February 28, 2013

Due Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Parents,

          Don’t forget tomorrow is book character dress up day!  We’re dressing up to celebrate Read Across America Day (Also, Dr. Seuss’s birthday).  Their book needs to be in their hands for the parade through our school.

           

 Continue reading with your child for 30 minutes each day and recording it in the RAH folder.  In reading we are reading non-fiction, informational texts, learning about main idea and supporting details. 

          Falcon Fast Facts are now on the RAH folders.  Have your child work on Xtra Math or flashcards for a few minutes.  Mark your initials by Falcon Fast Facts on the RAH folder each day.

            Please continue to have your child use SumDog.  If you need the password for SumDog or Xtra Math, please let me know. 

      

Family Writing: 

1. Use your graphic organizer to write your topic (Character Dress Up Day) in the oval.
2. In the top rectangle write a topic sentence about your character. (Example:  Charlotte, in the book, Charlotte’s Web is a unique spider.)
3. Write 6 things and any details about those things you know about your character in the rectangles around the oval.
4. Write a conclusion (example:  That’s why I think Charlotte was the best character for me to dress up as on “Read Across America Day”.) in the bottom rectangle.
5. Put your graphic organizer to use by building sentences from your graphic organizer and write them on notebook paper.  Indent to begin your paragraph.  Write one sentence after the other.  Don’t forget your topic sentence and conclusion!

Sincerely,

Ginny Ryan

http://forestridge.salemkeizer.net/  School website

http://forestridgec4.blogspot.com/    Our classroom Blog site                                             

February 21, 2013

Due Tuesday, February 26, 2013

            Students need to decide which book character they will dress up as on Friday, March 1, Read Across America Day (in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday).  Students need to tell me the character they’ll dress up as by February 22.  The book needs to be in t heir hands for the parade through our school on March 1.

           

 Continue the great work in reading with your child for 30 minutes each day and recording it in the RAH folder.  In reading we are reading non-fiction, informational texts, learning about main idea and supporting details.  The writing assignment this week has an example of that genre of reading.  The time spent reading counts as RAH minutes.

            Falcon Fast Facts are now on the RAH folders.  Have your child work on Xtra Math or flashcards for a few minutes.  Mark your initials by Falcon Fast Facts on the RAH folder each day.

            Please continue to have your child use SumDog.  If you need the password for SumDog or Xtra Math, please let me know. 

       Family Writing:  We’re working on developing a non-fiction (expository informational) paragraph. 

1. Go to our classroom blog.
2. Click on the link “National Geographic for Kids” (If you don’t have access to a computer, read a book or see a PBS program about an animal.)
3. Left click on “Animals and Pets” tab.
4. Choose an animal to read about.
5. Use your graphic organizer to write your topic (example:  gorilla) in the oval.
6. In the top rectangle write a topic sentence about your animal. (Example:  Gorillas are amazing animals.)
7. Write 6 things and any details about those things you learned in the rectangles around the oval.
8. Write a conclusion (example:  That’s why I think gorillas are amazing animals.) in the bottom rectangle.
9. Put your graphic organizer to use by building sentences from your graphic organizer and write them on notebook paper.  Indent to begin your paragraph.  Write one sentence after the other.  Don’t forget your topic sentence and conclusion!

Scholastic Book orders are due by Monday, February 25.  Please order online.

         

Valentine's Day Party 2013--Click on picture to see slides.

February 14, 2013

Due Tuesday, February 21, 2013

Dear Parents: 

            Continue the great work in reading with your child for 30 minutes each day and recording it in the RAH folder.  Possibly set a goal for earning money by reading or doing homework to donate to the Heifer Project to support our school in the effort to help others.  The first part this term in reading, we’re working on character qualities, point of view, cause and effect relationships, recounting stories, theme, moral and lesson, sequence of events, and compare and contrast.

          Falcon Fast Facts are now on the RAH folders.  Have your child work on Xtra Math or flashcards (These were sent home on Monday.) for a few minutes.  Mark your initials by Falcon Fast Facts on the RAH folder each day.

            Please continue to have your child use SumDog.  If you need the password for SumDog or Xtra Math, please let me know. 

       Family Writing:  Write about the Heifer Project.  Explain the importance of the project and how it will help people. Tell about what you are doing to help support our school effort in helping others in the world. Include a beginning, middle, and ending. Working and 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.

Websites:  http://www.heifer.org/  (Explore this site.  The other links I added are from this website.

http://www.youtube.com/HeiferInternational

http://www.heiferinvite.org/heifercards/interactiveposter/index.html

Scholastic Book orders are due by February 25.  You can order online.

February 7, 2013

Due Thursday, February 14, 2013

Dear Parents: 

            Continue the great work in reading with your child for 30 minutes each day and recording it in the RAH folder.  Possibly set a goal for earning money by reading or doing homework to donate to the Heifer Project to support our school in the effort to help others.  The first part this term in reading, we’re working on character qualities, point of view, cause and effect relationships, recounting stories, theme, moral and lesson, sequence of events, and compare and contrast.

            Falcon Fast Facts are now on the RAH folders.  Have your child work on Xtra Math or flashcards (These were sent home on Monday.) for a few minutes.  Mark your initials by Falcon Fast Facts on the RAH folder each day.

            Please continue to have your child use SumDog.  If you need the password for SumDog or Xtra Math, please let me know. 

            In writing we are working on functional writing, a form of expository writing.  Students are learning how to right clear directions. 

      

       Family Project/Writing/Speech:  Please continue making the valentines holder, directions for making it, and speech on how it was made.  The directions were sent home last week.  You can find them on our Blog or your e-mail, if you can’t find last week’s letter.

           

In science we are studying the movement of the sun, earth, and moon.  Please have your child check each evening to see what the moon looks like.  Have him/her record it on the “Moon Phases Calendar”.  Write the month (February-March) and year at the top.  Begin on Thursday (on the first line).  Write the date, (7) in the top left corner of the rectangle.  Record the date in each top left corner of each rectangle.  Have your child put the “Moon Phase Calendar”  inside his/her RAH folder, so I can make sure he/she is filling it in!  Soon we will be learning why the moon appears differently in the sky during a 28 day cycle. If the moon is hidden by clouds, use this website to see what the moon looks like:  http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/phasenow.php

            If you’re interested in ordering Scholastic books, please place your order online (You will get a free book in your next order!) by February 25.

            Names of students in our class are attached to this letter.  Have your child use the list to include everyone when addressing valentines.