Thurs. Oct. 28

First of all congratulations to all my fantastic students! Your I-Search Projects were, overall, very well done!

Tonight: you need to review for your spelling test tomorrow. To help you with this, I have given you a spelling worksheet that requires you to seperate our spelling words into different group based on common word structures.
Also I am sending home an "Author's Purpose" worksheet. Some of you struggled with this topic last week so I want to revisit it.
Finally, please always review your mulitiplication flashcards and read AR. ONLY 5 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT TILL AR CLOSES! Some of you are so close! Please buckle down and get it done. :)

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Anderson

Wednesday

Read AR and practice multiplication flash cards.
I am sending home the homework from last night if you would like to review them before tomorrow's tests.

I-Search due tomorrow. Don't panic! This is not a traditional report. Just tell me about how you researched your topic. (Should be about one page in length. Use the prompts for each number 1-5 to help you write.) If you couldn't find information, tell me where you looked and why you think you did not find the information. Make suggestions on how you might complete your research differently next time. Remember this is just practice for traditional research projects in later grades. You can do it! I know you can!

Good luck and good night!
Mrs. Anderson :)

Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 26

Reading Comprehension worksheet
Vocabulary worksheet
(these two will help prepare you for Thursday's tests)

Study math flashcards and read AR for 20 minutes.

Mrs. Anderson

Monday Night's Homework, Oct. 25

Homework:

Read AR
Math worksheet- Division Counters (this is only 5 problems)
Alphabetize Spelling Words (we started this in class)
Review Multiplication Flashcards completed in class- this is a new nightly addition. Please just take 3 minutes out of each day and quiz your child on their multiplication facts. We have learned the ones, twos, threes, fours and fives times tables so far, but we are making flashcards for all facts up to 12x12.

I tried to give a minimal amount of homework tonight (I know it looks like a lot, but it is only four very short assignments :) so that you and your family will join us at C******'s benefit tonight! I will be working a table there and I would love to see my class come out to support E*****'s big sister. The volleyball game starts at 6:00 pm in the big gym.

Have a wonderful night everyone!

Mrs. Anderson :)

Homework for Thurs., Oct. 21, 2010

No worksheets tonight!
In recognition of the hard work your students have been completing in class we are forgoing worksheets tonight.

Homework:
Review for spelling test.

Read 20 minutes of AR (don't forget to log your time.)

Discuss your I-Search research project with your parents. Decide on a topic of interest. This topic has to been an invention or change that dramatically changed our community. (For instance, the invention of the home computer.)
*************Remember this project is about learning the research process, not the final report. You do not need the internet to complete this project, but you may use it if you wish. (Just don't forget to note the website you took the information from.)******************************

Have a great night!
Mrs. Anderson

Quick Note

AR goals were recalculated following a new chart given out by Mrs. Gressett at last night's faculty meeting. Ask your student about their new AR goal!

Progress notes were sent home tonight. Please sign and return.

Thanks!
Mrs. Anderson

Tuesday, Oct. 19

Homework:
Multiply by 2 worksheet (1/2 completed in class)
"The House on Maple Street" Comprehension worksheet
AR for at least 20 minutes- remember we have library tomorrow, so please have at least one book to turn it.

Thanks!
Mrs. Anderson

Monday, Oct. 18, 2010

Homework:

AR reading of at least 20 minutes. Don't forget to record your reading in your log please. Parents- please sign this log each night.
Alphabetize your spelling words. This helps you to practice writing out the spelling words correctly and we all know "practice makes perfect!"
Arrays worksheet- We completed half in class together this afternoon. This serves as our introduction to multiplication, which we begin tomorrow!

Thanks for all your hard work today and have a great night!

Mrs. Anderson

Supporting our AR goals

Parents:

Just a quick note to let you know that in order to better support my students in reaching their AR goals, we will begin keeping a nightly Reading Log. I hope this will allow students to better pace themselves through reading larger chapter books.
We will also begin visiting the library three times per week starting Monday. We will now be going Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This way your students will never have a shortage of books to read each night.
Good luck students! I would love to see you all at our AR party on November 5!!

Mrs. Anderson

Homework for Thurs., Oct. 14, 2010

Perimeter worksheet- Remember perimeter is the distance around a shape (like a fence around your backyard). Add up the distance of each side to get the perimeter of a shape.

Periods and Capitalization/Fact and Opinion worksheet- Remember a fact can be proved. An opinion is specific to an individual and will vary from one person to another. Also proper nouns (a specific person, place or thing) are always capitalized. For instance: Mrs. Anderson, Grand Canyon, Wal-Mart.

Last day for AR this week is tomorrow. Please try to reach your goal of three books this week. I really appreciate your hard work!!

Spelling test is tomorrow. Make sure you know those words. :)

Mrs. Anderson

Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

Hello hard workers! We are covering some challenging material this week and I am very impressed with your work. (Parents: We have been discussing the economy, temperature around the globe and mapping out math word problems. This is tough stuff! You can help out by reviewing this week's vocabulary and spelling words with your student. These are in the letter I sent home on Tuesday.)

Homework:
Read AR. This is a short week, but I know you can still read 3 books this week. We got 2 new ones from the library today so read, read, read!
Lemons and Lemonade Reading Comprehension Worksheet (this will help you review for our open-book reading test tomorrow.)

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. A :)

Tuesday, Oct. 12

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. Unfortunately, since we have a shortened week and early release on Friday, we will have a bit more homework this week.

Tonight:
Read AR 20 minutes.
Alphabetize spelling words on a new sheet of paper.
Bar graph worksheet
Wacky Weather worksheet

I appreciate your hard work at home, as well as school.

Parents-
Please let me know what you think about our new discipline plan. It seems to be going quite well in the classroom and I would love to know what you think about it.

Mrs. Anderson

Thursday, Oct. 7

Homework: Adjective worksheet, Add/Sub word problems worksheet, AR reading, and review for spelling test (we already reviewed in class, but more review can never hurt!)

Have a wonderful evening :)
Mrs. A

Homework for Tues., Oct. 5, 2010

Homework:

Math- Worksheet 3-7 Subtract Across Zeros. We practiced this in class last week. Remember you will have to borrow twice! (Don' t forget to skip problems 11-18 on the front and back of the worksheet.)

Language Arts- Worksheet. Read the summary of this week's story The Go-Around Dollar. Then answer the comprehension questions on the back of the summary.

Read AR for at least 20 minutes.

Notes: I sent home a letter to parents explaining our story this week. This letter includes vocabulary and spelling words so you can help you child be prepared for class. Thanks so much for helping out at home. :)

Have a great night!

Mrs. A.

October 4, 2010

Hello students and families!

Some changes are happening in our classroom this week. First, we have a new discipline plan. This plan is the same one used in fourth grade, thus promoting cohesion between the grades, as well as increased teacher-parent communication. Look for a letter explaining the new plan tonight and look for weekly behavior grades to come home on Friday. (Make sure both you and your child sign the letter sent home today please.)
Next, our first N.T.I.L. spelling test will be this Friday during tutoring. This test is open to all students and completely optional. It will cover the entire first page of the packets sent home last week (about sixty words?). Each week, those students who can correctly spell each word will move onto the next round. Study hard my awesome spellers!

Homework for tonight:
AR for at least 20 minutes on your new library books.
Language arts worksheet- adjectives/adding -ed
Alphabetize your spelling words.

Looking forward: Reading Test Thursday over this week's story "The Go-Around Dollar"; Spelling Test Friday

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. A

Friday, October 1

We had a wonderful AR party today! I hope all of my students can join us next time so please read, read, read. :)

Notes:

I have consulted with the 4th grade teacher and we will be begin a new discipline policy next week to promote consistency from 3rd to 4th grade. I will send home a letter explaining the policy in detail on Monday, but basically this new plan will increase the communication between myself and you about your child's classroom behavior. You will receive weekly, written updates on your child's behavior at the end of each week.

Also, since the six weeks ended in the middle of the week this week, our AR sheets sent home today may be a bit confusing. The points listed are for the entire week, but only Wednesday through Friday will count towards the 2 six weeks AR goal (since this is when the second six weeks started). The most important thing is that your child understands their new, higher AR goal. (This goal is based on your child's reading level and is individualized for each student.)

Hope that all makes sense! For some reason I cannot comment on my own blog posts, but I will look into correcting this problem. I am reading your comments though and I love to see them! For now, please email me if you have any questions.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs. A.