Homework for the week of Feb. 9th

Posted on February 8, 2015 by leigh.beckstead

***Homework Organizer***

Directions: Always keep the homework organizer in your homework folder. Each day place a check in the box when you finish your homework. Have a parent initial the column and bring back this sheet every day in your homework folder. 

Students are required to read 20 minutes a day. Please record reading time on the attached document. It needs to handed in every Friday. Reading Log

Word Sort Groups
Group 1– Josie, Bobbie, Ashlynn, Lorelei, Noah
Group 2 – Brody, Jesse, Hunter, Markus, Leonardo
Group 3 – Joe, James, Ellie, Taylor, Ayleen
Group 4 – Brogan, Landon, Kyle, Reese, Caden

Monday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – ABC Sort – Have your child explain the sort rule to you and put their words in alphabetical order.
MATH – Chapter 9.9 – All
Chapter 9.9 Key

 Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Speed Sort
MATH – Chapter 9 Review – Evens
Chapter 9 Review Key

Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
Sort – SORT- No Peeking Sort  – Read the sort words to your child aloud (without showing them) and have them write them under the correct rule column with the correct spelling.
Math – Practice Multiplication Facts for 15 minutes

Thursday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Glue Sort – Glue down the rules and the sorts that follow those rule
MATH –Chapter 10.1 – All
Chapter 10.1 Key

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Homework for week Feb. 2nd

Posted on February 2, 2015 by leigh.beckstead

***Homework Organizer***

Directions: Always keep the homework organizer in your homework folder. Each day place a check in the box when you finish your homework. Have a parent initial the column and bring back this sheet every day in your homework folder. 

Students are required to read 20 minutes a day. Please record reading time on the attached document. It needs to handed in every Friday. Reading Log

Word Sort Groups
Group 1– Josie, Bobbie, Ashlynn, Lorelei, Noah
Group 2 – Brody, Jesse, Hunter, Markus, Leonardo
Group 3 – Joe, James, Ellie, Taylor, Ayleen
Group 4 – Brogan, Landon, Kyle, Reese, Caden

Monday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – ABC Sort – Have your child explain the sort rule to you and put their words in alphabetical order.
MATH – Chapter 9.5 – All
Chapter 9.5 Key

 Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Speed Sort
MATH – Chapter  9.6 – Problems 1-7
Chapter 9.6 Key

Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
Sort – SORT- No Peeking Sort  – Read the sort words to your child aloud (without showing them) and have them write them under the correct rule column with the correct spelling.
Math – Chapter 9.7 – Odds
Math – Chapter 9.7 Key

Thursday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Glue Sort – Glue down the rules and the sorts that follow those rule
MATH –Chapter 9.8 -Odds
Chapter 9.8 Key
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Gum Permission Form

Posted on January 31, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
Parents and Students, I am sorry about not sending the gum permission form home, so here it is on the blog.
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Homework for Feb. 2nd!

Posted on January 31, 2015 by leigh.beckstead

***Homework Organizer***

Directions: Always keep the homework organizer in your homework folder. Each day place a check in the box when you finish your homework. Have a parent initial the column and bring back this sheet every day in your homework folder. 

Students are required to read 20 minutes a day. Please record reading time on the attached document. It needs to handed in every Friday. Reading Log

Word Sort Groups
Group 1– Josie, Bobbie, Ashlynn, Lorelei, Noah
Group 2 – Brody, Jesse, Hunter, Markus, Leonardo
Group 3 – Joe, James, Ellie, Taylor, Ayleen
Group 4 – Brogan, Landon, Kyle, Reese, Caden

Monday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – ABC Sort – Have your child explain the sort rule to you and put their words in alphabetical order.
MATH – Chapter 9.5 – All
Chapter 9.5 Key

 Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Speed Sort
MATH – Chapter  9.6 – Problems 1-7
Chapter 9.6 Key

Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
Sort – SORT- No Peeking Sort  – Read the sort words to your child aloud (without showing them) and have them write them under the correct rule column with the correct spelling.
Math – Chapter 9.7 – Odds
Math – Chapter 9.7 Key

Thursday
Read for 20 minutes and record on reading log
SORT – Glue Sort – Glue down the rules and the sorts that follow those rule
MATH –Chapter 9.8 -Odds
Chapter 9.8 Key

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on January 31, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
It’s that time again, the time where I ask for volunteers for a class party! :) So far we are going to pass out Valentine’s and put on a couple of Just Dance videos on from YouTube. Anything else is extra. If you would like to come and do an activity or craft let me know. We can also have food on that as long as I know before hand.

Students who want to bring Valentines need to bring one for everyone in our class. We have 20 students (no one likes to be left out!). If they want to give a select number to other students in other classes that is fine with me.

Thanks,
Ms. Beckstead
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***SAGE TESTING INFORMATION***

Posted on January 28, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
This year, we have to administer the SAGE Writing Assessment earlier in February.  (The SAGE Language Arts and Math Assessments will be given in May.) We have been working really hard at school on writing informative and opinion pieces to prepare.  This is all pretty new to our class because we’ve never taken the end of year test before third grade.  
FYI: Our SAGE Writing Test sessions are on next Tuesday, February 3rd and Thursday, February 5th.  Please make sure your child has a nice big, healthy breakfast with lots of sleep!  


I will be sending home another permission slip tomorrow (I know, another one…) for chewing peppermint gum during SAGE Testing. Studies show that the peppermint calms the students and helps them focus during long tests. Please read and return the permission slip with your child before next Tuesday, February 3rd.  Any donations of peppermint chewing gum would be greatly appreciated as well.  Thanks for all your help and support!
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Class News

Posted on January 28, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
Hi Students and Parents,
On Friday we have our dollar dress down day.  If your child dresses down, please make sure that they bring a dollar.  Also, the students have earned a Free Time Friday.  This means that they get to bring a toy, or something else, to do during our class free time.  
On a different note, if you have not filled out the field trip permission form, or the food permission form, please do so. 
If you have any questions of comments, feel free to email me.
Thanks!
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Change in math homework for the week.

Posted on January 27, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
We are a day off on our math homework.  I was hoping that we could get caught up today, but that did not happen.  So for tonight the students should do Monday nights homework.  On Wednesday students should do homework Ch. 9.2 (problems 1-7) and Thursday, homework Ch. 9.3 (odds).  Please continue to do the sorts and read every night for, at least, twenty minutes.  Remember to please record the reading minutes on the reading log.  If feel to email me with any questions or concerns. Thanks!
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Math Homework for tonight!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by leigh.beckstead
Dear Parents and Students,
During math today the students and I were only able to get to our vocabulary.  This means that there will be no math homework tonight.  If your child would like to do the math, feel free to have he/she do it.  We will hopefully get back on track for tomorrow and the homework will be assigned as scheduled.  If not, I will let you know what homework I would like your student to do.  Thanks for all of the support!!
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Field Trip Permission Form

Posted on January 26, 2015 by leigh.beckstead

Please print off permission slip for our field trip on the 10th of February.  Please sign and return the permission slip by February 5th.  Please pay $5.00 admission to the front office ASAP.  Brody Hansen paid $10.00 at the beginning of the year for field trips, so you do not need to pay the $5.00.  Thanks so much.
Please let me know if any parents would like to attend no later than Feb.5th.  Please be aware that no siblings will be allowed on this field trip.

Field Trip Permission Form

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