March 2016 archive

Spring Break Learning!

 

unnamedIf you are looking for something to do over spring break, I have an idea for at least 120 minutes of your time off: Learning! All students who spends 120 MINUTES or MORE engaged in reading or online learning images(120 total minutes over all the days of break), will be entered into a drawing for a $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD.

Online Options: MOBYMAX (ALL GRADES), STUDY ISLAND (Gr 3-5), RAZ KIDS (Gr PK-2), MATHFACTSPRO (Gr 1-5).

Reading Options: Listen to an audio book or a REAL PERSON READ or JUST READ on your own.

Did you know that listening to a story stimulates children’s imaginations and emotions, exposes children to rich language patterns, new vocabulary words and a variety of texts? If you need ideas for great family friendly audio books, check the GEEKMOM / GEEKDAD Blog. This is a great idea if your child struggles to stay focused reading or if you are in the car traveling.

If you read or listen to a book, enter your total minutes here.

Enjoy some extra time with your child!

Spring is HERE!!

Hi Parents!

Happy spring to you! I hear that we might have a shot at more wintery weather, so don’t put away those warm clothes yet! Here is an update on what we’ve been up to in our classroom!

Reading- We’ve been working on understanding what we are reading and responding to what is read. Please have your child read each evening and fill in the reading log.

Writing- The kids are having fun writing an Informational Book about an animal of their choice. They spent a lot of time researching their animal in books and online. We will wrap up this unit with group presentations to share our new knowledge with the rest of our classmates!

Spelling- Generally, your child will receive a new spelling list every two weeks. A Tic-Tac-Toe board is included with the list, which is considered homework. Your child should do 3 activities from the Tic-Tac-Toe board each week of the two weeks, totaling six of the nine activities. Some of the students are using Google Docs for the spelling homework instead of writing it on paper and stapling it to the Tic-Tac-Toe board. They use the same Google Doc over the course of the two weeks, adding to it with each activity. At the end of the two weeks, the Google Doc is shared with me. This is a great way for kids to practice keyboarding, and it’s what many of the Middle and High school teachers use for writing assignments- so it is great practice 🙂

Math- We wrapped up Unit 6 on Fractions and are moving into Unit 7 which tackles decimals.

Science- Now we are switching with Mr. Kooiker’s class, and are learning about Animals/Habitats.

As you can see, we are keeping very busy! Thank you so much for your support!happy-easter3

 

Online Learning Contest! Who Will Win?

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It’s time for another online learning contest. ​Monday is a day off for students. If you are looking for something to do, go to one of our online learning sites and earn minutes to enter a drawing for gift cards.

All students (Pk-5) who spend 30 minutes online learning will be entered into a dra30 minwing for a $10 BOOK FAIR GIFT CARD. One winner for each grade will receive a gift card. You may spend the money as you choose at the Book Fair. If you spend 60 minutes online, your name will be entered twice. This doubles your chances of earning a gift card.

ll students (PK-5) who spend 60 minutes or more online learning will be entered into a drawing for a $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD. Remember…the minutes can be earned across all the different learning sites. So time spent learning – even if it is on more than one online site, adds up!

Links to our online learning sites are below.

MOBYMAX Grades PK-5 (school code mi1457)

Grades 1-5: Fact Fluency, Math, Reading TRIO, Science, Social Studies
STUDY ISLAND Grades 3-5

MATHFACTSPRO