Homework:
Read 30 minutes---Reading logs due tomorrow
Math--ploting points
Cool countries are due Tomorrow the 31st.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Homework:
Read for 30 minutes
Math—Geometry
April 15th we will be having a Multiplication/division quiz (some kids have moved on to division) please practice with your students.
Scholastic order forms are going home today. If you want to order books please have the orders to me by April 9, 2010. Remember, you can order online. Each time a parent orders online I am able to order a free book for our classroom library. The kids love new additions to the library. If you do not order online checks are the easiest ways for me to make the payment. Cash is fine too, but if you can, checks are the best.
For those I did not conference with, I am sending home a parent handbook with strategies for Multiplication and Division basic facts. If this works great, do what works best for your family and student. I am just passing along information I have.
Read for 30 minutes
Math—Geometry
April 15th we will be having a Multiplication/division quiz (some kids have moved on to division) please practice with your students.
Scholastic order forms are going home today. If you want to order books please have the orders to me by April 9, 2010. Remember, you can order online. Each time a parent orders online I am able to order a free book for our classroom library. The kids love new additions to the library. If you do not order online checks are the easiest ways for me to make the payment. Cash is fine too, but if you can, checks are the best.
For those I did not conference with, I am sending home a parent handbook with strategies for Multiplication and Division basic facts. If this works great, do what works best for your family and student. I am just passing along information I have.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Homework:
Read everyday of spring break. Reading logs are going home today, and a log from the library is coming home to keep track.
Students are also bringing home their Cool Country Report. Much of the work they need to get done is from the internet. We have had a number of class days to work on them. I would like them to all be done my March 31st. We will then work on a speech the students will make.
Read everyday of spring break. Reading logs are going home today, and a log from the library is coming home to keep track.
Students are also bringing home their Cool Country Report. Much of the work they need to get done is from the internet. We have had a number of class days to work on them. I would like them to all be done my March 31st. We will then work on a speech the students will make.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Find an interesting article in the newspaper or magazine you would like to respond to in your writing journal.
Field trips coming up:
May 14th, we will be going to the Oregon History Museum.
The permission form will come home within the next couple of weeks. If you'd like to chaperone, please let me know. We're planning to pull out on the bus at 9:15 and be back at school at 2:00.
If you would like to chaperone and already have a completed background check form, you should be fine. If you have not completed one, but would like to go, contact the office (503-399-5548) as soon as possible to request those forms. It takes several weeks for the background check to be clear, so you'll want to get that ball rolling. If you have done a background check, but it was 5 or more years before the date of our trip, it will have expired. This especially affects you parents who may have done the background check when an older sibling was in kinder or first grade. I can check your expiration date if you would like.
Another event to put on your calendar is our Down By the Riverside trip to Willamette Mission State Park. That will be Friday, May 21st.
We are working on planning a trip to the zoo at the end of the year. Those plans are tentative at this point, but we're hoping to book the trip for Friday, June 11th. Stay tuned for more info on that soon.
Read 30 minutes
Find an interesting article in the newspaper or magazine you would like to respond to in your writing journal.
Field trips coming up:
May 14th, we will be going to the Oregon History Museum.
The permission form will come home within the next couple of weeks. If you'd like to chaperone, please let me know. We're planning to pull out on the bus at 9:15 and be back at school at 2:00.
If you would like to chaperone and already have a completed background check form, you should be fine. If you have not completed one, but would like to go, contact the office (503-399-5548) as soon as possible to request those forms. It takes several weeks for the background check to be clear, so you'll want to get that ball rolling. If you have done a background check, but it was 5 or more years before the date of our trip, it will have expired. This especially affects you parents who may have done the background check when an older sibling was in kinder or first grade. I can check your expiration date if you would like.
Another event to put on your calendar is our Down By the Riverside trip to Willamette Mission State Park. That will be Friday, May 21st.
We are working on planning a trip to the zoo at the end of the year. Those plans are tentative at this point, but we're hoping to book the trip for Friday, June 11th. Stay tuned for more info on that soon.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Homework:
Read 35 minutes –Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Remember there is no school on tomorrow March 12th. I will be slaving away at my computer putting grades on report cards…..please feel sorry for me. :0)
Next week is a short week for students. March 18th and 19th there is no school.
Spring Break is from March 22-26. Kids come back the 29th, all rested and ready to learn some more!
Read 35 minutes –Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Remember there is no school on tomorrow March 12th. I will be slaving away at my computer putting grades on report cards…..please feel sorry for me. :0)
Next week is a short week for students. March 18th and 19th there is no school.
Spring Break is from March 22-26. Kids come back the 29th, all rested and ready to learn some more!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes—reading logs due tomorrow
Math: area—most kids finished it in class.
Thank you so much for getting the Human Development slips and conference slips back to me. I am still missing a few. Please make sure you check backpacks.
Library books are due tomorrow (3-10-10)
We will be having a multiplication/division timed test the 11th.
No School on the 12th
Read 30 minutes—reading logs due tomorrow
Math: area—most kids finished it in class.
Thank you so much for getting the Human Development slips and conference slips back to me. I am still missing a few. Please make sure you check backpacks.
Library books are due tomorrow (3-10-10)
We will be having a multiplication/division timed test the 11th.
No School on the 12th
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Math: Perimeter
Book Fair:
March 1st-5th is our spring Book Fair! This is a chance to add to your home libraries. I encourage students to find “Just Right” books for themselves during this time. This is also an opportunity to add to our classroom library. Many of the books in our class library have been purchased by me, so any time I can wrangle in a donation or two I advertise! J All teachers have a wish list of books they feel will enhance their classroom libraries. Please feel free to chose a book from that list and donate it to your student’s classroom. The kids love getting new books. I have had some kids battle it out to get to the new books I have brought in.
A fl yer will go home today.
Book Fair Hours:
Before School 8:30-9:15
After School 3:00-4:00
Tuesday Evening: 5:00-7:00
Thursday Evening: 5:30-7:30
Read 30 minutes
Math: Perimeter
Book Fair:
March 1st-5th is our spring Book Fair! This is a chance to add to your home libraries. I encourage students to find “Just Right” books for themselves during this time. This is also an opportunity to add to our classroom library. Many of the books in our class library have been purchased by me, so any time I can wrangle in a donation or two I advertise! J All teachers have a wish list of books they feel will enhance their classroom libraries. Please feel free to chose a book from that list and donate it to your student’s classroom. The kids love getting new books. I have had some kids battle it out to get to the new books I have brought in.
A fl yer will go home today.
Book Fair Hours:
Before School 8:30-9:15
After School 3:00-4:00
Tuesday Evening: 5:00-7:00
Thursday Evening: 5:30-7:30
Monday, February 22, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Math—subtraction with borrowing
Practice for the science fair
Reading logs (My Soap Box):
Last week only 12 out of 28 kids turned in their reading logs. There are some kids who have not turned in a reading in the last 5 weeks. I am hoping that even though they have not turned in a reading log, they are reading. That is the most important thing to me. I understand that it can be a pain in the neck to fill these out. Maybe your family can develop a homework system. The most important thing is, your child is reading a “just right” book everyday for 30 minutes. I have noticed that some kids are only reading for 30-45 minutes a week. Those are the kids who need the reading the most. If your student is below grade level in reading, the only way to move up is to read.
Science Projects are DUE TOMORROW!!
Read 30 minutes
Math—subtraction with borrowing
Practice for the science fair
Reading logs (My Soap Box):
Last week only 12 out of 28 kids turned in their reading logs. There are some kids who have not turned in a reading in the last 5 weeks. I am hoping that even though they have not turned in a reading log, they are reading. That is the most important thing to me. I understand that it can be a pain in the neck to fill these out. Maybe your family can develop a homework system. The most important thing is, your child is reading a “just right” book everyday for 30 minutes. I have noticed that some kids are only reading for 30-45 minutes a week. Those are the kids who need the reading the most. If your student is below grade level in reading, the only way to move up is to read.
Science Projects are DUE TOMORROW!!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes—Reading logs are due tomorrow
Math—Multiplication
I am going to start sending home less homework. I am hoping this will improve the amount I get back from students. Because I am sending less homework home, I do EXPECT it to get done and be turned in. I understand it’s hard as a parent to get kids to sit down and do the homework (my time is coming sooner than I think). It’s only going to get harder once middle school hits. If you have any concerns about this change in the homework, let me know.
FYI
This Thursday is Science Night! Gilbert House is bringing some great activities for families to do together.
If you listen to 105.1 the Buzz in the mornings you will know about the “Valentines Day for the CCA” It’s a fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association. You can help this Thursday by ordering a pizza from any Papa Murphy’s. A dollar of what you spend goes to the CCA. Plus Papa Murphy’s have the heart shaped pizzas available only $7.99.
Speaking of Valentine’s Day….Make sure your student has a box ready to collect their Valentines in. They can bring them in Feb. 11th and 12th!
Read 30 minutes—Reading logs are due tomorrow
Math—Multiplication
I am going to start sending home less homework. I am hoping this will improve the amount I get back from students. Because I am sending less homework home, I do EXPECT it to get done and be turned in. I understand it’s hard as a parent to get kids to sit down and do the homework (my time is coming sooner than I think). It’s only going to get harder once middle school hits. If you have any concerns about this change in the homework, let me know.
FYI
This Thursday is Science Night! Gilbert House is bringing some great activities for families to do together.
If you listen to 105.1 the Buzz in the mornings you will know about the “Valentines Day for the CCA” It’s a fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association. You can help this Thursday by ordering a pizza from any Papa Murphy’s. A dollar of what you spend goes to the CCA. Plus Papa Murphy’s have the heart shaped pizzas available only $7.99.
Speaking of Valentine’s Day….Make sure your student has a box ready to collect their Valentines in. They can bring them in Feb. 11th and 12th!
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Math
A few reminders:
No school Feb. 1st—Teacher In-Service
Book orders due Feb. 4th. Don’t forget you can order online and help your student’s class earn free books.
Don’t forget to have student earn money through reading or chores for the Heifer Project.
Multiplication/division test on Friday!!!
Read 30 minutes
Math
A few reminders:
No school Feb. 1st—Teacher In-Service
Book orders due Feb. 4th. Don’t forget you can order online and help your student’s class earn free books.
Don’t forget to have student earn money through reading or chores for the Heifer Project.
Multiplication/division test on Friday!!!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Math: Mean, Median and Range
We start our first round of State Math tests tomorrow. Students will be given 3 opportunities to pass the test. We just finished our 1st round of reading. I am very pleased so far with the results. If you have any questions please let me know.
Book orders are due Feb. 4th. If you can order online that would be great. Our class gets a free book with every online order!
Remember Science Fair Projects are due Feb. 18th!
Read 30 minutes
Math: Mean, Median and Range
We start our first round of State Math tests tomorrow. Students will be given 3 opportunities to pass the test. We just finished our 1st round of reading. I am very pleased so far with the results. If you have any questions please let me know.
Book orders are due Feb. 4th. If you can order online that would be great. Our class gets a free book with every online order!
Remember Science Fair Projects are due Feb. 18th!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Homework:
Read 30 minutes
Math: Multiplication
A lot of stuff is going home today. Each student is bringing home their science fair informational packets and poster board. They are also bringing home: Thursday Thoughts, book orders, Heifer Project materials and reading logs.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any of this information.
Tomorrow (1-22-10) is the last day to order T-Shirts!
Dear Parent,
I have exciting news. You can now place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders online!
Browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices and order online. Plus, our class earns a FREE Book every time a parent orders online.
Here's how it works:
1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
2. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card.
3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
4. After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.
To get started, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password.
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
User Name: mrsbrownc3
Password: brownc3
Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You'll also get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.
And don't forget: Every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE book for our classroom library!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Karrie Brown
P.S. If you do not order online, paying with checks is the easiest for me. If you cannot pay with a check, that’s fine you can send cash.
Read 30 minutes
Math: Multiplication
A lot of stuff is going home today. Each student is bringing home their science fair informational packets and poster board. They are also bringing home: Thursday Thoughts, book orders, Heifer Project materials and reading logs.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding any of this information.
Tomorrow (1-22-10) is the last day to order T-Shirts!
Dear Parent,
I have exciting news. You can now place your Scholastic Book Clubs orders online!
Browse all the great monthly Book Club selections at low prices and order online. Plus, our class earns a FREE Book every time a parent orders online.
Here's how it works:
1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
2. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card.
3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school.
4. After I submit the entire class order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.
To get started, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password in the sign-in fields on the right side of the page. Note: You do not need to create your own user name and password.
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
User Name: mrsbrownc3
Password: brownc3
Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. You'll also get instant access to over 500 additional titles plus online-only specials and discounts.
And don't forget: Every time a parent places an order online, we earn a FREE book for our classroom library!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Karrie Brown
P.S. If you do not order online, paying with checks is the easiest for me. If you cannot pay with a check, that’s fine you can send cash.