Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Language Arts:

• Today we continued to work on our persuasive essay. Many students are in the final stages of their piece and are tying them on the computer.  Some still have to finish their draft.  Drafts are due tomorrow>
• We also set up our wiki page for the Novel, Helen Keller that we are starting tomorrow. They have homework on this page this evening.

• Homework:
• Pre-reading activity on Helen Keller on the wiki.  Due tomorrow
• Drafts due for some students tomorrow.
• 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 4.2
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.2
• Get math test letter signed

• Study math facts.

Social Studies:

• Worked on Three Branches of Government activity

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

·         PE on Thursday

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Language Arts:

• Today we took our unit 1 spelling test. We also had a chance to spell some challenge words (a request from the students!)  for extra points.
• They turned in their spelling homework.

• 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 4.1
• Get family letter signed
• Study Multiplication facts

4^th Grade:

• All of lesson 5.1

• Study math facts.

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         2 liter bottle for science please

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.  Enjoy this time with your family.

Language Arts:

• Homework:
• Reading response for the week of the 22nd

• Spelling lesson 1 due on Monday, November 29^th
• 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: No homework

4^th Grade:

• Took math test

• Study math facts.

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         No school  on Wednesday

·         2 liter bottle for science please

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Language Arts:

• Worked on Super Science reading
• Thanksgiving scavenger hunt that we completed in class with a partner.

• Homework:
• Reading response journal for the week of November 15^th. It was DUE today. Please complete if you did not do so over the weekend.  You will have another one to complete over break.

• Spelling lesson 1 due on Monday, November 29^th
• 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: Study for Unit 3 test.

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts.
• Test on Tuesday
• Thanksgiving dinner assignment due on Tuesday

Reminders:

• PE on Tuesday

·         Get planners signed

·         No school next Wednesday

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Language Arts:

• Updated our  reading response log
• Worked on persuasive essay
• Cursive

• Homework:
• Reading response journal for the week of November 15^th. Due on Monday

• Spelling lesson 1 due on Monday, November 29^th
• 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: Get review signed and test on Tuesday

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts.
• All of lesson 4.10
• Unit 4 Review due on Monday
• Test on Tuesday
• Thanksgiving dinner assignment due on Tuesday

Social Studies:

Homework:

• Did a group activity that had the students create a government for an island. 
• The students talked about how hard it would be to design a government that actually worked successfully like our “Founding Fathers”

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         No school next Wednesday

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Language Arts:

• Updated our wikis.

• Homework:

• Spelling lesson 1 due on Monday, November 29^th
• 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 3.9 and study facts

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts.
• All of lesson 4.8
• Mathbox 4.9 and Studylink 4.9
• Thanksgiving dinner assignment due on Tuesday

Social Studies:

Homework:

• Global question(s) for Mrs. Wilkie’s trip. Post to the wiki under Global Connections by FRIDAY.

Reminders:

• Get report card envelope signed and return to school asap

·         Get planners signed

·         No school next Wednesday

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Language Arts:

• Completed our brainstorming and began writing our persuasive essay.

• Homework:

• Spelling lesson 1 due on Monday, November 29^th
• 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 3.8 and study facts

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts.
• All of lesson 4.7

Social Studies:

• Worked on our CDV’s and placed them on a voicethread.  Made comments on how they connect to the preamble.

Homework:

• Global question(s) for Mrs. Wilkie’s trip. Post to the wiki under Global Connections by FRIDAY.

Reminders:

• Get report card envelope signed and return to school asap

·         Get planners signed

·         Gym on Thursday

·         HALF DAY of SCHOOL on THURSDAY