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| ⛄HAPPY DECEMBER!⛄ As the cold weather approaches, we would like to stress the importance of students wearing the appropriate winter outerwear. Our goal is to have students go outside for recess whenever possible. Students should come to school wearing a winter jacket, gloves, scarves, hat, etc.🥊 |
The students of rooms 204 and 206 value the 3 Es in our classrooms....Education, Each Other, and our Environment!
Here's What We Have for You:
Scholastic Book Ordering:
Due: Book orders have been submitted.
Our book ordering will be exclusively online.
Math:
-3rd Grade:
-Your child received his/her checkpoint B on Monday. Please sign it for me to see the signature on Tuesday!
-We have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday. (30 total for the year). These can be accessed on any device with internet. Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink.
-Complete at least 3 sessions of Xtramath by Friday. (Students should complete 1 session which is about 5-7 minutes. Click continue until Mr. C says that you are done!)
Click here for Grade 3 IM Family Resources - Unit letters and Videos
-4th Grade:
We have a new set of online fact tests due on Monday, January 13th. We also have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday, December 6th (30 total for the year by 12-10). These can be accessed on any device with internet. Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink.
In class we have a goal of completing one "fluency flight" a day in our math iready program. If your child misses a day of school, please ask him/her to complete this at home. It takes about 5 minutes.
Click Here to Access Illustrative Math Family Resources for each unit of study
Language Arts:
-Bring chapter books to read in class. You will keep your books inside of your desk.
-3rd graders: Read 20 minutes each night
-4th graders: Read 30 minutes each night
***We are up to 30 iready reading lessons passed by Friday, December 13. Please ensure your child is caught up!
Writing: Friendly Letters to our Groves Penpals
Personal Narrative Essay- Ask your child to share with you the character, setting, problem and solution of his/her Constellation Narrative Essay that we are writing. Remember to include details about the sights, sounds and actions that you included to describe the setting of the story.
| -Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. -Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. -Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. -Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. -Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. -Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. |
Word Study: Word List #12: Drop final y, change to i when adding -ed, -er,- est
We will take out spelling test in class on Friday! Each week your child will write the words in his/her planner. The word lists are also available to study using Powerspelling (your child knows their login). This is an optional way to study if your child has their own device at home. Student logins are taped inside of your child's planner. Please show your weekly spelling test score to your parents in Powerspelling- Click Scores/Results.
PREVIOUS LISTS:
Week 10: Suffix: - ed, -ing
Week 9 patterns= Suffixes
Week 8 patterns= R-Controlled Vowel Patterns
Week 7 patterns= Vowel patterns: ou, ow, a, au
Social Studies:
***PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW BOOKS FOR OUR FREE READING TIME DAILY!
