Due Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (Picture Day!)
Writing: Thank you to the 5 families who worked with their child on last week’s family writing activity. You will see the gains your children make in their writing!
Assignment:
Write a thank you note to someone who recently did something nice for you. (I’ll return the letter without any marks on it, so you can give it to the person!) State your reason for writing the letter. Explain in detail what effect his/her action had. Let him/her know again how much you appreciated his/her efforts. 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, Lots of Stuff”, 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 each day. The bookmark needs to be filled out and returned.
Extra Things:
Math:
Your child needs to continue working on memorizing the addition facts. I’ve asked him/her to memorize at least 3 a week. Ask which ones he/she is working on this week. We’ve worked on doubles, doubles plus 1, 2, and 3. Help with this would be appreciated.
*A few students are still week in counting money. Help at home with real money would be helpful.
*I’m sending home a math homework sheet on money that is due back tomorrow (Friday).
*Continue playing the math game I sent home last week, “Plus-Minus-Stay the Same”.
*Spelling review sheet, for unit 2, will be sent home on Friday. It will be due back on Monday.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Spelling Homework Tonight!
Students will be assessed on the the first unit of spelling tomorrow. Words with sounds that “ou” and “ow” make, like in "sound" and "cow", and short and long "i" words are emphasized in the lessons for this unit. The assignment I’m sending home is also a review of spelling patterns that students had in second grade.
The "Take Home" assignment is due back tomorrow. It's meant as a review right before the assessment. I encourage you to go over it with your child.
Regular Thursday homework, that’s due on Wednesday, will be coming home tomorrow (Thursday). Friday the Roots and Shoots pledge will be coming home along with the bookmark for students to keep track of their reading for the week.
The "Take Home" assignment is due back tomorrow. It's meant as a review right before the assessment. I encourage you to go over it with your child.
Regular Thursday homework, that’s due on Wednesday, will be coming home tomorrow (Thursday). Friday the Roots and Shoots pledge will be coming home along with the bookmark for students to keep track of their reading for the week.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Math Homework
Monday I sent home a math game we've been playing in class. It would be helpful to play for 15 minutes or so each day, until your child thoroughly understands how to add and subtract 10 from any number. Keep the game to play throughout the year. The cards will be used for other games.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Homework Tonight! Thursday, September 10, 2009
In math, we practiced counting blocks to 100, and then grouped them in different ways to prove there were indeed 100. Please have your child count objects at home (pennies, popcorn, beans, etc.) and group them to make sure the count is accurate.
Tomorrow we are decorating the “Writer’s Notebooks”. Your child has been asked to bring copies of photos of favorite things. Favorite words, words of things he/she likes to do, or expressions can be written on a computer and cut up.
No regular homework this week. Regular homework will begin next week.
Don’t forget to have your child read about 30 minutes a day.
Tomorrow we are decorating the “Writer’s Notebooks”. Your child has been asked to bring copies of photos of favorite things. Favorite words, words of things he/she likes to do, or expressions can be written on a computer and cut up.
No regular homework this week. Regular homework will begin next week.
Don’t forget to have your child read about 30 minutes a day.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, June 05, 2009
June 8, 2009
Here’s another opportunity to sign up for a free summer reading program:
http://www.readingrockets.org/newsletters/blasts I also added the link to our blog site "Links". It looks like a winner! The website as videos and information for parents to support struggling readers. Another site I added is “Surfing the Net for Summer Activities” http://www.surfnetkids.com/sun_protection.htm. It looks like a fun way for your child to learn about things that interest him/her.
I sent home a calendar of activities to keep your child thinking over the summer.
Thanks so much for your support during my first year at Forest Ridge. It’s a great place to be!
As a final writing activity, please help your child write an end of school poem. It may be a Cinquain, a haiku, or a rhyming poem. Have fun!
Enjoy your summer break!
http://www.readingrockets.org/newsletters/blasts I also added the link to our blog site "Links". It looks like a winner! The website as videos and information for parents to support struggling readers. Another site I added is “Surfing the Net for Summer Activities” http://www.surfnetkids.com/sun_protection.htm. It looks like a fun way for your child to learn about things that interest him/her.
I sent home a calendar of activities to keep your child thinking over the summer.
Thanks so much for your support during my first year at Forest Ridge. It’s a great place to be!
As a final writing activity, please help your child write an end of school poem. It may be a Cinquain, a haiku, or a rhyming poem. Have fun!
Enjoy your summer break!
Reading Rockets
Here's another way to help your child with reading over the summer. Check this website out for free reading activities!
http://www.readingrockets.org/newsletters/blasts
http://www.readingrockets.org/newsletters/blasts
Friday, May 29, 2009
June 1, 2009
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write about what your summer plans are or what you’d like for your summer plans to be! Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending.
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. Please have your child bring the finished writing paper in by Friday.
We’re finishing up a unit on fractions in math. Following a recipe, using the measurement tools, is a fun way to practice math together. Try halving or doubling a recipe!
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
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. Please have your child bring the finished writing paper in by Friday.
We’re finishing up a unit on fractions in math. Following a recipe, using the measurement tools, is a fun way to practice math together. Try halving or doubling a recipe!
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Friday, May 22, 2009
May 26, 2009
A free summer reading opportunity for your child will be sent home on May 26, along with the parent letter. I think most of the children would enjoy it!
Please remember to send in your child’s permission slip along with $4 for our field trip to Mission Mill and the Marion County Museum. We still need 2 more volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to make it.
Our final speech of the year is this week! The speech is titled “Down by the Riverside”. We worked on them in class on the day we came back from the park. If your child did not participate in the event, then have your child practice a speech on any field trip or family trip that he/she remembers well. Speeches need to be ready by Tuesday, May 26.
The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Please remember to send in your child’s permission slip along with $4 for our field trip to Mission Mill and the Marion County Museum. We still need 2 more volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to make it.
Our final speech of the year is this week! The speech is titled “Down by the Riverside”. We worked on them in class on the day we came back from the park. If your child did not participate in the event, then have your child practice a speech on any field trip or family trip that he/she remembers well. Speeches need to be ready by Tuesday, May 26.
The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Friday, May 15, 2009
May 18, 2009
What fun we all had at “Down by the Riverside”! The weather, the company, and the learning couldn’t have worked out better!
Our final speech of the year will be in two weeks. Today students began organizing their speeches titled “Down by the Riverside”. Most of them took their note cards home on Friday. Students are to practice their speeches at home and be ready by Tuesday, May 26 to present.
If your child didn’t go to “Down by the Riverside”, the note cards for the speech, will need to be completed at home this week. The topic will have to of course be different. If your child attended a different year, it’s ok to write about a different “Down by the Riverside” year. The speech could be about a favorite trip that your child took. The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Sincerely,
Ginny Ryan
Our final speech of the year will be in two weeks. Today students began organizing their speeches titled “Down by the Riverside”. Most of them took their note cards home on Friday. Students are to practice their speeches at home and be ready by Tuesday, May 26 to present.
If your child didn’t go to “Down by the Riverside”, the note cards for the speech, will need to be completed at home this week. The topic will have to of course be different. If your child attended a different year, it’s ok to write about a different “Down by the Riverside” year. The speech could be about a favorite trip that your child took. The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Sincerely,
Ginny Ryan
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Titanic Artifacts in Salem!
At the Lancaster Mall, today through Sunday, The Titanic Exhibit is showing free. It will be out in the parking lot between Best Buy, and Macy's, on the south side. Artifacts from the Titanic. Times are 12:00-8:00 Thurs, Fri, Sat. 11:00-4:00 Sunday.
Friday, May 08, 2009
May 11, 2009
Our artist in residence will be starting work on the mosaic mural with the Forest Ridge kids soon. He has requested any pieces of tile you may have at home left over from home improvement projects. If you have some you could send in to the office with your student, it would be appreciated.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Cinquain. It’s a 5 line poem with the following structure:
Line 1 - one word of two syllables (may be the title)
Line 2 - four syllables (describing the subject or title)
Line 3 - six syllables (showing action)
Line 4 - eight syllables (expressing a feeling or observation about the subject)
Line 5 - two syllables (describing or renaming the subject)
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
We have 5 volunteers helping out on Friday, the day of our field trip to Willamette Mission Park, for a service project and outdoor education. We’ll be able to see the “ghost” structure of the first mission in this area, built by Jason Lee. We’ve been learning about this in our Salem history study. If your child isn’t able to go on the trip, please try to take your child to see this site.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Cinquain. It’s a 5 line poem with the following structure:
Line 1 - one word of two syllables (may be the title)
Line 2 - four syllables (describing the subject or title)
Line 3 - six syllables (showing action)
Line 4 - eight syllables (expressing a feeling or observation about the subject)
Line 5 - two syllables (describing or renaming the subject)
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
We have 5 volunteers helping out on Friday, the day of our field trip to Willamette Mission Park, for a service project and outdoor education. We’ll be able to see the “ghost” structure of the first mission in this area, built by Jason Lee. We’ve been learning about this in our Salem history study. If your child isn’t able to go on the trip, please try to take your child to see this site.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
May 4, 2009
Our artist in residence will be starting work on the mosaic mural with the Forest Ridge kids soon. He has requested any pieces of tile you may have at home left over from home improvement projects. If you have some you could send in to the office with your student, it would be appreciated.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Haiku. It’s a short light, nature Japanese poem with 3 lines. Line 1 - five syllables, line 2 - seven syllables, line 3 - five syllables. Students have been writing them in our classroom. Have fun!!
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Haiku. It’s a short light, nature Japanese poem with 3 lines. Line 1 - five syllables, line 2 - seven syllables, line 3 - five syllables. Students have been writing them in our classroom. Have fun!!
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Friday, April 24, 2009
April 27, 2009
I've added Photo Story 3, which is a free download. Students can take pictures and add voice to their own stories. We’ve also been using http://voicethread.com
at school. Students can add pictures and voice to their stories here as well.
Carlee Justis is putting together our “Beach” basket. Please don’t forget to add your donation by May 1. She’ll be putting the basket together over the weekend. Thank you to the 3 families that have already donated!
I will be in Portland at a state technology meeting on Thursday and Friday this week. Mrs. Valdez will be filling in for me.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a fairytale. A fairytale usually has good vs. evil, things that come in 3’s, some magical creatures or fairies, usually beginning with “once upon a time” and ending with “and they lived happily ever after.” You could rewrite a known fairytale and put in different characters and situations. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending.
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
In math we’re continuing to work with measuring to the nearest ½ inch. We’re also learning about the metric system. We’ve been measuring using millimeters.
at school. Students can add pictures and voice to their stories here as well.
Carlee Justis is putting together our “Beach” basket. Please don’t forget to add your donation by May 1. She’ll be putting the basket together over the weekend. Thank you to the 3 families that have already donated!
I will be in Portland at a state technology meeting on Thursday and Friday this week. Mrs. Valdez will be filling in for me.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a fairytale. A fairytale usually has good vs. evil, things that come in 3’s, some magical creatures or fairies, usually beginning with “once upon a time” and ending with “and they lived happily ever after.” You could rewrite a known fairytale and put in different characters and situations. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending.
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
In math we’re continuing to work with measuring to the nearest ½ inch. We’re also learning about the metric system. We’ve been measuring using millimeters.
Friday, April 17, 2009
April 20, 2009
Please don’t forget to send the permission slip to see the production, “Pippi Longstocking” at the Elsinore Theater, on April 21, back with your child. The cost is $4.
On the Forest Ridge Website (http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us), open “Classrooms”, and then “Mrs. Ryan”, to get my latest blog.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a myth. A myth explains how something in nature came to be. Examples might be: “How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck”, “Why There Are Earthquakes”, etc. Gods or supernatural powers may play a role in the myth. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending. It is due by Friday.
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
This month in math, we are reviewing counting money. In addition to that, we are figuring out how much more money is needed to reach a certain amount. Example: Count coins to $2.18. Then figure how much more money is needed to get to $3.25. We are also working on a linear measurement unit.
In social studies we’ll begin our study of Salem history.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
On the Forest Ridge Website (http://forestridge.salkeiz.k12.or.us), open “Classrooms”, and then “Mrs. Ryan”, to get my latest blog.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a myth. A myth explains how something in nature came to be. Examples might be: “How the Giraffe Got Its Long Neck”, “Why There Are Earthquakes”, etc. Gods or supernatural powers may play a role in the myth. Enjoy writing the story together. Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending. It is due by Friday.
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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
This month in math, we are reviewing counting money. In addition to that, we are figuring out how much more money is needed to reach a certain amount. Example: Count coins to $2.18. Then figure how much more money is needed to get to $3.25. We are also working on a linear measurement unit.
In social studies we’ll begin our study of Salem history.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
April 13, 2009
I’m back from my medical leave! I still have one more obstacle this week, however. The jury duty I’d been called up for last October and was postponed until April 14, is now coming up again. I won’t know if I need to report to
Please don’t forget to send the permission slip to see the production, “Pippi Longstocking” at the Elsinore Theater, on April 21, back with your child. The cost is $4.
Check out the FREE opportunity at the
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. This assignment is a repeat from one in March, that students turn in. Write a convincing letter to your parents explaining why it’s a good idea for you to get an allowance, or an increase in allowance, stay up later, get a pet, or anything else you’ve been dreaming about. 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. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
Third graders will be taking their state assessments in math and hopefully in reading this week.
Please encourage your child to do his/her personal best.
During math this week, we’ll be reviewing for the state assessments.
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