Saturday, January 22, 2011
BASKETBALL WEEKENDS
If your child is playing basketball games, please send me his/her schedule and I will do my best to try and make some games this season. I absolutely love watching basketball and would love to come to see and support your child. My son is playing tournaments on the weekends and I will do my best to make all the games of my students as well.
Homophones
Thank you to all of you who sent homophone homework back to school. The response was great! We are going to be compiling a class book of homophones so if you come up with more, please sent them to school with your child. For those of you who need a reminder of what a homophone is, its words that sound the same and have different meanings AND are spelled differently. Example: four, for; won, one; past, passed. Have fun!
Library Cards
Our Media Specialist, Mrs. Costa has the opportunity to get library cards for students. This form was a blue, half sheet attached to a while Salem Library form. If you still have the sheet and want your child to have a library card the forms need to be sent back by Monday, January 24. Mrs. Costa will be mailing them to the library in order for them to receive the applications by Tuesday. This is sure a painless way to obtain a library card! Thank you to those of you who have already sent them back!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Biographies
Those biography papers didn't make it home last week and we'll give it another try this week. Your job is to help make a poster of the person. Their writing will be done at school. Thank you once again for helping with your child's poster of his/her person of interest. The only requirement is that the drawing, cut outs or photos fit nicely on the poster and is displayed in an eye-pleasing manner. In other words, your child should LOVE IT! Thanks again, parents!!
Spelling City
This week you may be wondering why there are such simple words on the spelling list. These words are taken from the kids actual writing and, like research indicates, are high frequency words. It is these words that continue to be bugs in the kids daily writing. They may ace the words on the test, but the spelling doesn't carry over to their own, personal narrative writing. So, here we are back with familiar words that may seem simple but are necessary to ingrain in their little minds to where they are automatic in their daily writing. Happy Spelling!!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Biographies
It's now the season to begin our study of famous people. Here at school, your child will be researching someone famous and writing a report about why the person is well known. We will be doing the research and writing at school and I will send home a copy of your child's work to practice reading fluently for the oral presentation. Your child will also create a poster at home to accompany his/her presentation. I recognize that your time is precious with your child and the time you spend helping to create a visual makes learning important and meaningful. Thank you in advance for your participation in the poster. I will send them home the week of January 18.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Homework for January - Do one item a night and it's OK to repeat!!
During our study of penguins, you can reinforce many things at home......
Measure your child's height and record it on a piece of paper.
Compare two different things in the news. For example, compare humpback whales to orca whales.
Compare different ski resorts snow levels. Compare and contrast the difference between a trip to the beach and a trip to the mountains. etc..
Weigh different items in your house and record your answers.
Practice counting backwards from 50.
Practice subtraction exercises from numbers 1-20.
Pretend to go on a trip or think of one that you have taken. Chart your course on a map and write where you traveled.
Make a list of different temperatures that are in different parts of Oregon or the world. (Here at school we are comparing the ocean temperatures around the world. We are also talking about the different daytime temperatures we been experiencing lately.)
Practice 'counting-on' from 10. For example, add 10 + 5 by beginning with the number 10 in your head and 'counting-on' from 10.
Make a list of addition problems adding 10 and subtracting 10 and making note of the patterning that takes place. 19 - 10 = 9 (subtracting the ten from the numeral leaves 9)
Practice doing a lot of adding and subtracting using flash cards. Use tokens or manipulatives if your child needs the items to count.
Go on Worldbook Kids to research penguins and get to know other species.
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Cut out a picture of a magazine of an animal, place or interesting thing. Write out as much information that you can learn about the
Measure your child's height and record it on a piece of paper.
Compare two different things in the news. For example, compare humpback whales to orca whales.
Compare different ski resorts snow levels. Compare and contrast the difference between a trip to the beach and a trip to the mountains. etc..
Weigh different items in your house and record your answers.
Practice counting backwards from 50.
Practice subtraction exercises from numbers 1-20.
Pretend to go on a trip or think of one that you have taken. Chart your course on a map and write where you traveled.
Make a list of different temperatures that are in different parts of Oregon or the world. (Here at school we are comparing the ocean temperatures around the world. We are also talking about the different daytime temperatures we been experiencing lately.)
Practice 'counting-on' from 10. For example, add 10 + 5 by beginning with the number 10 in your head and 'counting-on' from 10.
Make a list of addition problems adding 10 and subtracting 10 and making note of the patterning that takes place. 19 - 10 = 9 (subtracting the ten from the numeral leaves 9)
Practice doing a lot of adding and subtracting using flash cards. Use tokens or manipulatives if your child needs the items to count.
Go on Worldbook Kids to research penguins and get to know other species.
Log In: salkeiz Password: media
Cut out a picture of a magazine of an animal, place or interesting thing. Write out as much information that you can learn about the
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Homework for January - Do one item a night and it's OK to repeat!!
During our study of penguins, you can reinforce many things at home......
Measure your child's height and record it on a piece of paper.
Compare two different things in the news. For example, compare humpback whales to orca whales.
Compare different ski resorts snow levels. Compare and contrast the difference between a trip to the beach and a trip to the mountains. etc..
Weigh different items in your house and record your answers.
Practice counting backwards from 50.
Practice subtraction exercises from numbers 1-20.
Pretend to go on a trip or think of one that you have taken. Chart your course on a map and write where you traveled.
Make a list of different temperatures that are in different parts of Oregon or the world. (Here at school we are comparing the ocean temperatures around the world. We are also talking about the different daytime temperatures we been experiencing lately.)
Practice 'counting-on' from 10. For example, add 10 + 5 by beginning with the number 10 in your head and 'counting-on' from 10.
Make a list of addition problems adding 10 and subtracting 10 and making note of the patterning that takes place. 19 - 10 = 9 (subtracting the ten from the numeral leaves 9)
Practice doing a lot of adding and subtracting using flash cards. Use tokens or manipulatives if your child needs the items to count.
Go on Worldbook Kids to research penguins and get to know other species. www.seaworld.org is another great resource.
Cut out a picture of a magazine of an animal, place or interesting thing. Write out as much information that you can learn about the animal. Compare it with another animal that is a favorite.
Find out what can live in Antarctica. Make a list. (Don't forget a heading)
PRACTICE PERFECT PENMANSHIP - Make a habit of doing a simple sentence written perfectly without floaties, using capitals (accept when appropriate) and include finger spacing and punctuation.
Write on lined paper things like your address or what you like about school. : )
Measure your child's height and record it on a piece of paper.
Compare two different things in the news. For example, compare humpback whales to orca whales.
Compare different ski resorts snow levels. Compare and contrast the difference between a trip to the beach and a trip to the mountains. etc..
Weigh different items in your house and record your answers.
Practice counting backwards from 50.
Practice subtraction exercises from numbers 1-20.
Pretend to go on a trip or think of one that you have taken. Chart your course on a map and write where you traveled.
Make a list of different temperatures that are in different parts of Oregon or the world. (Here at school we are comparing the ocean temperatures around the world. We are also talking about the different daytime temperatures we been experiencing lately.)
Practice 'counting-on' from 10. For example, add 10 + 5 by beginning with the number 10 in your head and 'counting-on' from 10.
Make a list of addition problems adding 10 and subtracting 10 and making note of the patterning that takes place. 19 - 10 = 9 (subtracting the ten from the numeral leaves 9)
Practice doing a lot of adding and subtracting using flash cards. Use tokens or manipulatives if your child needs the items to count.
Go on Worldbook Kids to research penguins and get to know other species. www.seaworld.org is another great resource.
Cut out a picture of a magazine of an animal, place or interesting thing. Write out as much information that you can learn about the animal. Compare it with another animal that is a favorite.
Find out what can live in Antarctica. Make a list. (Don't forget a heading)
PRACTICE PERFECT PENMANSHIP - Make a habit of doing a simple sentence written perfectly without floaties, using capitals (accept when appropriate) and include finger spacing and punctuation.
Write on lined paper things like your address or what you like about school. : )
Here We Go To Antarctica!!
Our class is going to do a two to three weeks studying penguins. Our study involves mathematical concepts including measuring, weighing, addition and subtraction, counting backwards and counting on from 10. Please refer to the homework section for more details. Ask your child about their new Penguin Folders and be ready to learn a few things about different species of penguins. I know I'll learn more than I did last year!
My Apologies!
I've been a bit slow in posting this weeks spelling and other topics we are studying. Thank you to all of you dedicated parents for keeping up with what is important. Spelling City is up and ready for practice with our current spelling words.
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Happy New Year To Our Class Family!
It is so wonderful to be back with your child this week. It is wonderful to hear about their holiday fun and the memories that are imprinting on their hearts! Nice job, parents for making the winter break so special!
This week we are getting used to the routine again and we had to say goodbye to our class family member, Madison on December 17. We will miss her bright and sunny disposition a great deal!
We have a new class family member this week nmes Kameron and he comes from Mary Eyre Elementary School here in Salem. Welcome Kameron and his family to B-11. We are delighted to have him.
This week we are getting used to the routine again and we had to say goodbye to our class family member, Madison on December 17. We will miss her bright and sunny disposition a great deal!
We have a new class family member this week nmes Kameron and he comes from Mary Eyre Elementary School here in Salem. Welcome Kameron and his family to B-11. We are delighted to have him.
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