December 17th, 2010

I just want to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday and a wonderful New Year. Relax and enjoy this time with your children.  Make sure they are reading,studying their math facts, and practicing their keyboarding skills as always.  I also want to thank everyone for thinking of me at this time.  I really appreciate everything.
Happy Holidays!

Amy Burns

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Language Arts:

• We took our lesson 2 spelling test on Spelling City
• We read chapters 5 and 6 in Helen Keller

• Homework:
• Reading response for the week Dec. 13th
• Paragraph practice on a Special Holiday Memory due on 12-17-10

• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Family letter
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• Study for unit 5 test
• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

Read Time For Kids and completed activities on the reading

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

• Hat Day on Friday . Bring in $1.00

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Language Arts:

• We did a cursive assignment and a journal writing activity.

• Homework:
• Reading response for the week Dec. 6th
• Spelling lesson 2 due on 12-13-10
• Paragraph practice on a Special Holiday Memory due on 12-17-10

• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Family letter and get review signed
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.9 and multiplication sheet

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Worked on the three branches of government inspiration activity

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         SWIM on Tuesday

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

Sorry for not posting the past two days. I was out at a meeting and assisting Mrs. Chinn in the office yesterday.

Language Arts:

• We read chapter 4 inn Helen Keller and completed our response on the wiki
• We also worked on verbs today in their past tense.
• Homework:
• Reading response for the week Dec. 6th
• Spelling lesson 2 due on 12-13-10
• Paragraph practice on a Special Holiday Memory due on 12-17-10

• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 4.10
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.8

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Worked on the three branches of government

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         SWIM on Tuesday

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Language Arts:

• We read chapter 3 in Helen Keller and created an audacity file for our wiki responding to a question about the chapter.
• We also worked on verbs today in their past tense.
• Homework:
• Reading response for the week of the 29^th
• Spelling lesson 2 due on 12-13-10
• Paragraph practice on a Special Holiday Memory due on 12-17-10

• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 4.6
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.6

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Took a quiz on government on moodle.

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         PE on Tuesday

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Language Arts:

• We had so much fun today presenting our Potatoes. The kids did a great job and look for pictures to come soon.

• Homework:
• Reading response for the week of the 29^th
• Spelling lesson 2 due on 12-13-10
• Paragraph practice on a Special Holiday Memory due on 12-17-10

• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 4.5
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.5

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Today we read a Time for Kids about students in the United States learning Chinese.  It was a very fitting article since Mr. Hartley is in China and we have some students who take Chinese class.

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         PE on Tuesday

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Language Arts:

• Today the students worked on their persuasive essays.  Most have finished typing their papers, posted them to the wiki, and emailed them to me!

• Homework:
• Reading response for the week of the 29th

• Great Potato Disguise due on Friday, December 3^rd. POST WRITING RESPONSE  on your WIKI.
• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 4.4
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.4
• Subtraction worksheet

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Today we talked about “What if” examples in government today. For example “what if states could declare war on another country.

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         PE on Tuesday

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Language Arts:

• Today we worked on cursive
• We also began to read the novel, Helen Keller.  We read the first two chapters and answers questions on the novel on our wiki page.

• Homework:
• Some students still did not post their reading response for the week of November 22^nd.  Please do so ASAP!
• Reading response for the week of the 29th

• Great Potato Disguise due on Friday, December 3^rd. POST WRITING RESPONSE  on your WIKI.
• Read nightly
• Have a chapter book in school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 4.3
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.3
• Multiplication worksheet
• Get math test letter signed

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Worked on an activity on PBS kids called How Government Affects Me!

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         PE on Thursday