Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Language Arts:

Began our new story, Skylark. We read the story and completed activities based on the story.

• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 10.3 and journal pages.
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• Lesson 11.3 and math box 11.4

Social Studies

• Midwest region

Science:

Worked on circuits and switches in electricity

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Thursday

·         GLEANERS on Tuesday, May 17^th. WEAR TENNIS SHOES!

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Language Arts:

• Worked on a district writing assessment 
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9^th

• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• No homework
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• Went over unit 10 review
• Unit 10 test on Friday

Social Studies

• Midwest test on Friday, May 6^th Remember spelling counts!
• Began Southeast region project.

Science:

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Tuesday

·         Mom’s Eat and Run tomorrow!

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Language Arts:

• Began our new story Wildfires in our Anthology. 
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9^th

• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• No homework
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• Unit 10 review due on Thursday
• Unit 10 test on Friday

Social Studies

• Midwest test on Friday, May 6^th
• Began state research project today.

Science:

Began our Electricity unit

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Thursday

·         Permission slip for Reading Party due on Thursday

·         Complete Moodle sheet and return by Wednesday

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Language Arts:

• Began our new story Wildfires in our Anthology. 
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9^th

• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Took test today
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• Positive and negative numbers worksheet
• Unit 10 test on Friday

Social Studies

• Midwest test on Friday, May 6^th
• Began state research project today.

Science:

We completed activities on Magnetism

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Tuesday

·         Get Permission slip signed for Gleaners. It is due by Monday

·         Permission slip for Reading Party due on Thursday

·         Complete Moodle sheet and return by Wednesday

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Language Arts:

• Worked in our Writer’s Notebook on making a bedroom map and brainstorming everything in our bedroom.
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9^th

• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Study for test on Monday
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• All of lesson 10.6
• Positive and negative numbers worksheet

Social Studies

• Midwest test on Friday, May 6^th
• Travel channel

Science:

We completed activities on Magnetism

Vote on endangered species. Voting ends on April 30^th.

http://thinkinggreen.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Endangered+Species

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Tuesday

·         Get Permission slip signed for Gleaners. It is due by Monday

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Language Arts:

• Today the students started to create their GLOG and are LOVING!  Have them show you at home what they have created so far.  We will continue more on our “glogs” tomorrow.
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9th
• Personal essay final copy is due on Thursday, April 28th.
• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Homelink 9.12 and review
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• All of lesson 10.5

Social Studies

• Completed travel channel on Northeast and began weather channel

Science:

Worked with magnets today. “Magnet Guessing Box.” Students had to use a

variety of objects to find their magnets in the box.

Vote on endangered species. Voting ends on April 30^th.

http://thinkinggreen.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Endangered+Species

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Thursday

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Language Arts:

• Began the next story in our anthology, Salmon Summer. We read the story and began working on activities based on the story.
• Spelling lesson 7 due on Monday, May 9th
• Personal essay final copy is due on Thursday, April 28th.
• Paragraph practice on “Substitute Teacher” due on Tuesday, April 26^th
• Homework:

• Bring a chapter book to school

Math:

3^rd Grade:

• Journal pages 232 and 234 and Homelink 9.11
• Study multiplication

4^th Grade:

• Study math facts up to 12
• All of lesson 10.4

Social Studies

• Completed travel channel on Northeast and began weather channel

Science:

No class today

Vote on endangered species

http://thinkinggreen.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Endangered+Species

Reminders:

·         Get planners signed

·         PE on Tuesday