Merry Christmas & Happy New Year-2012!

Here's hoping that someday our entire world will be as peaceful as this!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year-2012!

Best wishes, travel well, and take care!

Mrs.J/Links

Happy Holidays

HAPPY HOLIDAYS: MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKA, SRECAN BOZIC!

Homework: Week of December 12 - Dec. 16, 2011

Homework: Week of December 12 - Dec. 16, 2011

Math: EDM Unit 6 Study Links: Unit 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

*Read Unit 6 Family Letter with your family,

IXL at your leisure and at your level- it’s such FUN!!!!

Literacy:

Reading: 30 minutes each night (10 minutes out loud)

BORROW ‘just right’ book for next Book Review- CHANGE GENRE

Raz- Kids at your leisure and at your level.

Writing: In Reading Log each night (Choose Reading Response Activity 1-60

Unit of Inquiry: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES-DANCE

Finish researching History of Dance of two dances of your choice.

FINISH choreographing your OWN GROUP DANCE, and REHEARSE it, in preparation for our December Assembly, and presentation to Gr. 4 students & parents.

To Understand

* Read widely, tenaciously pursuing ideas of interest, remaining open to new interests;

* Gain insight after struggling for meaning;

* Read in order to reflect on ideas, remain open to new ideas while reading;

* Extend existing knowledge, beliefs and opinions;

* Manipulate thoughts to understand more completely;

* Consider multiple perspectives;

* Understand ways in which our beliefs and opinions have changed because of what we have learned;

* Engage in rigorous discourse about ideas;

Remember what we read . . .

Homework: Week of December 5 - Dec. 9, 2011

Homework: Week of December 5 - Dec. 9, 2011

Math: Study Links 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 & STUDY for Unit 5 Test, on MONDAY December 12th!

IXL at your leisure and at your level- it’s such FUN!!!!

Literacy:

Reading: 30 minutes each night (10 minutes out loud)

BORROW ‘just right’ book for next Book Review- CHANGE GENRE

Raz- Kids at your leisure and at your level.

Writing: In Reading Log each night (Choose Reading Response Activity 1-60)

Unit of Inquiry: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES-DANCE

Continue researching History of Dance on two dances of your choice.

Continue choreographing your OWN GROUP DANCE in preparation for our December Assembly.

IXL Math Program

The LS and the MS have implemented IXL Math program to support the regular Everyday Math Program. In just the first few weeks of use, 4B students have answered 10,000 math problems!
(This is a picture of the 1st Certificate we received.)

The IXL Math program is a great way for us to:
*differentiate our instructions to help students work on those individual math skills/concepts that need to be reinforced *support the current concepts in classes to a mastery level
*give extensions which exposes students to new and upcoming topics.

Another benefit of this program is that it is clearly aligned with those skills and concepts that are included on our MAP testing program. The students greatly enjoy this fun Math Program!

Homework: Week of November 28- Dec. 2, 2011

Homework: Week of November 28- Dec. 2, 2011

Math: Study Links 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8

IXL at your leisure and at your level- use it, it’s such FUN!!!!

Literacy:

Reading: 30 minutes each night (10 minutes out loud)

Raz- Kids at your leisure and at your assigned level

Writing: In Reading Log each night (Choose Reading Response Activity 1-60)

Complete your November Book Review- PRINT IT

November Book Review- due on Dec. 2

Unit of Inquiry: HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES-DANCE

Interview your parents/family about dance:

Which dances do they know? Which were popular when they were young? Do they do any dancing now? When? Do they know any national dances?

FIELD TRIP to Bosko Buha Theater-Rock & roll Kids on Wednesday 30^th –Bring big snack to eat prior to departure.