If you haven’t signed up for Bloomz, please do so As Soon As Possible. This is what I am going to be using to set up parent conferences! Here are the directions:
- Join using a web browser:
- 1. Go to bloomz.net and click “Join Bloomz”.
- 2. In the text box, enter W3SVKU.
- 3. Create your account.
Join using text messaging:
1. Text @W3SVKU to 1-858-BLOOMZ1 or 1-858-256-6691
Homework:
Quest homework policy is 10 minutes of homework is allowed times the grade your child is in school, plus 20 minutes of reading time. With this in mind, your child should only be spending 30 minutes on math, and spelling, and then the 20 minutes of reading. If it is taking your child longer than this to complete their homework, have them stop when their 30 minutes if over.
MATH
Play Prodigy 3 nights for at least 10 minutes. There is no need to turn anything in, I have a report to see if how long your child has been on. If you haven’t signed up, the directions are below.
Students are to get on to prodigy and link their accounts, if they already have one, or sign up, if you are new to Prodigy, and link them to my teacher account.
Step 1 – www.prodigygame.com/play
Step 2 – If you have never logged onto Prodigy, select New Student, and enter your class code: XRW2ZN
If you are already a member of prodigy, you need to link your account to me. When you login, you should see a tab that says new teacher. Click on that tab and enter the code XRW2ZN. If you have issues, please let me know.
Step 3– Create your character and start exploring.
READING
Read 20 minutes each night and turn in Sort and Reading Log or the electronically http://qacblogs.org/nichol.lloyd/homework/reading/
I know life gets busy but please do not skip the reading. It is really the most important each night. Some ideas that I have used over the years is have an older child read to a younger child or read together as a family for 20 minutes and have everyone take turns reading.
SPELLING
Our class will be working on double f, double l, double t, & double s patterns this week. Please print off this sort: Blue Sort15
The students will use this sort to practice the indicated patterns. Quest has asked us to have the students type their spelling word sort each night, but I haven’t trained the students yet, so they are just sorting them this week. They will be expected to type them in the next few weeks.
Monday-Sort words by indicated patterns (Double f, Double l, Double S, Double T)
Tuesday-ABC Sort (Sort the words by initial letters.)
Wednesday- Speed Sort (Sort the words as quickly as they can.)
Thursday-Glue sort (Glue the words down in the indicated vowel pattern.)
**Please make a note on the Sort and Reading Log that a sort was done each night.**