Awesome job this morning, guys! You rocked the MEAP! I really loved how quiet you were while others were finishing their tests. We have MEAPs until 2:35 this afternoon. Our schedule for the afternoon is:
Be sure to visit the restroom before your MEAP and bring your water bottle and reading book!
12:35-1:35 3rd Grade Reading MEAP (4th Graders to the Media Center)
1:35-2:35 4th Grade Reading MEAP (3rd Graders to the Media Center)
2:35-3:15 Spanish
3:15-4:05 Choice Hour
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Welcome to a fresh Tuesday morning and the beginning of our MEAP adventure! I hope you got a good night's sleep last night and ate a great breakfast this morning. Please be sure to visit the restroom before we get started and grab your water bottle and reading book!
Here is our schedule for today:
8:30-9:50 3rd Grade Reading MEAP (4th Graders to Media Center)
9:55-11:00 4th Grade Reading MEAP (3rd Graders to Media Center)
11:05-11:50 P.E.
11:55-12:30 Lunch (Whew! Half-way done with the day!)
12:35-1:35 3rd Grade Reading MEAP (4th Graders to Media Center)
1:35-2:35 4th Grade Reading MEAP (3rd Graders to Media Center)
2:35-3:15 Spanish
Here is our schedule for today:
8:30-9:50 3rd Grade Reading MEAP (4th Graders to Media Center)
9:55-11:00 4th Grade Reading MEAP (3rd Graders to Media Center)
11:05-11:50 P.E.
11:55-12:30 Lunch (Whew! Half-way done with the day!)
12:35-1:35 3rd Grade Reading MEAP (4th Graders to Media Center)
1:35-2:35 4th Grade Reading MEAP (3rd Graders to Media Center)
2:35-3:15 Spanish
Monday, October 10, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
What a fantastic way to start my week with Mrs. Mali's class! Your students are simply wonderful. We had a fire drill this morning that went very smoothly because of how well they reacted and behaved.
We begin MEAP testing tomorrow, so please make sure you get a good night's rest and eat a healthy breakfast. MEAP tests can be stressful for students, so we try to not have too much homework during the MEAP weeks.
The fire drill pushed our math lesson to the afternoon, but everyone handled it well. We studied how to complete parts-and-totals number stories. We completed journal pages 36 and 37 together in class.
Thank you so much for reading the blog and for checking and signing your child's planner!
Homework:
*Please bring a water bottle, sharpened pencils, and a silent reading book
1) Math: 3rd: Finish JP 36-38 (whatever wasn't completed in class) and Homelink 2.4 due Wednesday
4th: SL 2.8 for extra credit (optional)
2) Reading: 20 minutes for third grade, 30 minutes for fourth grade
3) LUCKY book orders due Wednesday 10/19
Please read the MEAP letter from the 3/4 team below:
October 6, 2011
Dear 3/4 Parents,
Welcome to MEAP Weeks! During the next two weeks, your child will be taking the MEAP test. 3rd graders take Reading and Math. 4th graders take Reading, Writing, and Math. When we test, the kids are in their homeroom with half of our class; the grade not being tested during that block has a rotation of activities in the Media Center. Having 13-14 kids in the room provides a calm testing environment for the kids and allows teachers to proctor well.
On the next two pages, you will find the copy of our class’ MEAP testing schedule. Occasionally, testing sessions last longer than is estimated on this schedule. Individual students have as long as they need to finish a testing session—tests are NOT timed.
What should parents do at home to help your child do well?
• Early bedtime—get at least 10 hours of sleep!
• Healthy, big breakfast (NO food or drinks are allowed in MEAP rooms)
• Pack at least two healthy snacks and a great reading book.
• Get to school on time—testing begins by 8:30 every day.
• Do not take your child out of school for appointments.
If you have any questions, please email your child’s teacher.
Thanks,
The 3/4 Team
We begin MEAP testing tomorrow, so please make sure you get a good night's rest and eat a healthy breakfast. MEAP tests can be stressful for students, so we try to not have too much homework during the MEAP weeks.
The fire drill pushed our math lesson to the afternoon, but everyone handled it well. We studied how to complete parts-and-totals number stories. We completed journal pages 36 and 37 together in class.
Thank you so much for reading the blog and for checking and signing your child's planner!
Homework:
*Please bring a water bottle, sharpened pencils, and a silent reading book
1) Math: 3rd: Finish JP 36-38 (whatever wasn't completed in class) and Homelink 2.4 due Wednesday
4th: SL 2.8 for extra credit (optional)
2) Reading: 20 minutes for third grade, 30 minutes for fourth grade
3) LUCKY book orders due Wednesday 10/19
Please read the MEAP letter from the 3/4 team below:
October 6, 2011
Dear 3/4 Parents,
Welcome to MEAP Weeks! During the next two weeks, your child will be taking the MEAP test. 3rd graders take Reading and Math. 4th graders take Reading, Writing, and Math. When we test, the kids are in their homeroom with half of our class; the grade not being tested during that block has a rotation of activities in the Media Center. Having 13-14 kids in the room provides a calm testing environment for the kids and allows teachers to proctor well.
On the next two pages, you will find the copy of our class’ MEAP testing schedule. Occasionally, testing sessions last longer than is estimated on this schedule. Individual students have as long as they need to finish a testing session—tests are NOT timed.
What should parents do at home to help your child do well?
• Early bedtime—get at least 10 hours of sleep!
• Healthy, big breakfast (NO food or drinks are allowed in MEAP rooms)
• Pack at least two healthy snacks and a great reading book.
• Get to school on time—testing begins by 8:30 every day.
• Do not take your child out of school for appointments.
If you have any questions, please email your child’s teacher.
Thanks,
The 3/4 Team
Monday Afternoon
Hello! Hope you had a great time at Engage and Lunch! Because of the fire drill this morning, we will change our schedule to the following:
12:35-1:30 Math
1:35-2:50 Science-Parts of a Stream
2:55-3:15 Planners/Mail/Clean-
3rd Grade Math:
Please make sure you have the following:
1) Math Journal and Home Link books
2) Binder/planner/take home folder
3) Sharpened pencil(s)
Please take out your homelinks book and open to Home Link 2.3. Work on JP 38 until we are ready to get started.
12:35-1:30 Math
1:35-2:50 Science-Parts of a Stream
2:55-3:15 Planners/Mail/Clean-
3rd Grade Math:
Please make sure you have the following:
1) Math Journal and Home Link books
2) Binder/planner/take home folder
3) Sharpened pencil(s)
Please take out your homelinks book and open to Home Link 2.3. Work on JP 38 until we are ready to get started.
Good Monday Morning!
It's Monday and Mrs. Mali is in Hawaii! Mrs. Jacobs here.
Good Monday Morning! I am to be with you this week!! Please move your picture ASAP, open your planner and then be ready for announcements! Please review your job for the week so you know your responsibilities! No book club today. It's GRAMMAR TALES!
Here is our morning schedule:
8:30-9:15 Grammar Tales
9:15-10:15 Math
10:15-11:00 Writing Workshop
11:05-11:50 Engage
11:55-12:30 Lunch (Yum Yum!)
Good Monday Morning! I am to be with you this week!! Please move your picture ASAP, open your planner and then be ready for announcements! Please review your job for the week so you know your responsibilities! No book club today. It's GRAMMAR TALES!
Here is our morning schedule:
8:30-9:15 Grammar Tales
9:15-10:15 Math
10:15-11:00 Writing Workshop
11:05-11:50 Engage
11:55-12:30 Lunch (Yum Yum!)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
What a GREAT Wednesday!
Today was a wonderful day! Today's post is LONG but EXCELLENT so please read to the bottom. Also, please be sure to read my Hawaii blog starting this weekend! :-)
We began our morning with reading workshop. The creativity of our students is really shining with their projects! Tomorrow will be the last day of Book Club with Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. After math, we read The Seashore Book, a wonderful story to exemplify a seed story. Ask your child about the difference between a watermelon story and a seed story. Today and tomorrow's writing workshop will focus on revising or starting a new small moment using the strategies we've already learned, with today's fabulous text in mind.
Third grade math: Today was a great day! We continued exploring who those pesky little basic facts are VERY useful after all! We used basic facts to solve more complex problems. It was a real eye-opener with regards to basic facts! We completed JPs 32, 33 and HL 2.2 is homework.
After lunch we had DEAR and then Engineering Technology! Our afternoon was FILLED science! We investigated pore space in soil components - gravel, sand, clay and humus. Please ask your child to share some of the observations they made today!
A couple of notes: Our class contract went home and hopefully you enjoyed reading it with your child. We have an amazing team of 54 students who created the wonderful contract. Also, there is going to be a GEOGRAPHY BEE coming to BCS along with a Choice Hour. Here is the info:
BCS is going to hold a Geography Bee this year. Students in grades 4-8 are eligible to participate. We have scheduled the school-wide Bee for Tuesday, January 10th. It will be held during the Choice Hour period. The winner of the school bee will take a written test to qualify for the National Geographic State Bee.
The National Geographic Society runs the National Bee and provides the materials for the school bee.
Mr. Braisted has agreed to teach a Choice Hour class during 2nd Quarter for students in grades 4-8 who wish to learn more about Geography and prepare for the Bee together. However, anyone in grades 4-8 can sign up for the Bee - students do not need to be in the Geography Choice Hour in order to participate in the Bee.
Please let your 4th graders know about the Bee! I'd also appreciate it if you'd put a blurb about it on your blogs, if possible.
There is also a very fun GeoBee Challenge app available for iPad, iPod touch, and other mobile devices that students can use to quiz themselves. The website National Geographic Bee - National Geographic has a wealth of information and activities for students interested in the bee as well as study materials for students who want to prepare on their own.
So here is an amazing piece of art from last week and this week, made by four wonderful students. Next week, while I am away, two amazing students will use their very own iPad 2s to create the weekly comic strip. I am so proud that we have the best 27 students in our homeroom!
Thank you to all the families to helped level our library. It is absolutely wonderful to have such a wonderful library available to our students. As always, thank you so much for reading the blog and for checking and signing your child's planner!
Homework:
*Please bring a water bottle and a silent reading book. Students must have a silent reading book at all times.
*Tomorrow is "Support the Tigers Day" so wear Tigers clothing or just orange, navy and white! 1)
Math: 3rd: JP 33 if not done in class, HL 2.2
IXL and practice math facts for 10 minutes.
4th: SL 2.6 and journal pages 42 & 44
2) Reading: 20 minutes for third grade
30 minutes for fourth grade
3) IXL is back so PLEASE be sure to use it!
4) LUCKY book orders due Wednesday 10/19
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