Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 min.
- Word Study:  Practice Quiz
- No Math or Science...rest up!

Our goal is to finish and present the simple machines projects tomorrow!  Teams have been working very hard this week & the machines look very promising!

- Mr. B

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Word Study:  Menu Item
- Math:  Finish Fractions/Decimals Packet

Fractions/Decimals Test is tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/30)!!

Identify fractions/decimals
Compare (>, <, =) fractions/decimals (with a model)
Add & Subtract fractions/decimals
Mixed numbers (whole numbers with fractions) will be covered

Fractions tested through twelfths (halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, etc.)
Decimals tested through hundredths (tenths and hundredths)

For practice, we have been using a free 30 day trial to www.ixl.com (math practice website).
This site can be used at home as well (as long as the trial is in effect).

Log-in info: 

Username: firstnamelastinitial349 (eg:  jeffb349)  
Password:  firstnamelastinitial (eg:  jeffb)

- Mr. B

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Homework

Tonight's Homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Word Study:  Menu Item (Quiz will be on Thursday, March 31st)
- Math:  Tenths/Hundredths worksheet

Have fun!

- Mr. B

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes

That's it!!!

- Mr. B

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes
- Word Study:  Cut, sort & copy (Quiz NEXT Friday)

Reminders:

- TOMORROW (Wednesday, 3/23) is our field trip to the Frontier Culture Museum.  Please dress for the weather and bring a bag lunch!

- We are still accepting materials for the simple machines project!  Clean out your garages, we'll make good use of whatever it is that you don't need!

- Mr. B

Monday, March 21, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- NO WORD STUDY HOMEWORK TONIGHT (it will resume tomorrow)
- (Optional) Bring in materials for simple machines project (Optional)
- Bring in signed field trip form (if you haven't already)
- Math:  Fractions worksheet (front/back)

Enjoy!

- Mr. B

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Math:  Fractions worksheet front & back (Practice 10/Practice 11)

Have fun!

- Mr. B

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Homework + 3rd Grade Performance

REMINDER:  Our performance is tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Music room!  Please meet at our classroom by 5:40 p.m. dressed in your performance t-shirt and ready to go!  Our class (and the 3rd grade as a whole) has worked very hard practicing for today.  This afternoon's show went well.  One more show to go!

Tonight's homework:
- Read 20-30 minutes
- Study your Explorers packet:  We will have a short quiz tomorrow.

No Word Study homework this week!
No Math homework tonight!  (performance)

- Mr. B

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Word Study:  Menu Item
- Math:  Fractions practice (identifying and drawing equal parts)

Have fun!

Just a reminder:  the 3rd grade performance is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15th.  There will be a show during school and after school (that evening).  Please practice your lines at home!

- Mr. B

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a great book
- Word Study:  Menu Item
- Math:  Finish Fractions worksheet (started in class)

Have fun!

- Mr. B

Monday, March 7, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book!
- Word Study:  Cut, sort & copy into WS journal.

Current focus:

- Language Arts:  Biographies
- Writing:  Fiction stories
- Social Studies:  European Explorers (J. Cartier, C. Columbus, J. P. de Leon, C. Newport)
- Read Aloud:  The BFG by Roald Dahl
- Math:  Fractions (while continuing the Multiplication Challenge - memorizing multiplication facts)

Have fun!

- Mr. B

(Top:  Jacques Cartier; Bottom:  Map of Columbus' voyages)

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Word Study:  Practice Quiz
- Math:  Finish word problems we started in class.  Remember the different strategies we used to solve problems:  Draw a picture, draw a number line, repeated addition, skip counting, know the fact, break it apart (expanded form), etc.

Multiplication and Division Test tomorrow!

Have fun!

- Mr. B

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes
- Word Study:  Menu Item
- Math:  Finish multiplication/division practice (front and back).
     *We will have a test on multiplication and division this Friday, March 4th.

Have fun!

- Mr. B

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Homework

Tonight's homework:

- Read 20-30 minutes with a good book
- Word Study:  Menu Item (try a new one!)
- Math:  Finish the "multiplication or division" worksheet

Have fun!

- Mr. B