3/5/09 Check Your Child's Understanding of Multiplication, Study for Spelling Test

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. Please record what they read, how long they read for and then initial it.

Part 2 (Study for the Spelling Test): We have a spelling test tomorrow. Are you ready?

Part 3 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.

Part 4 (Multiplication): Please let me know how well your child is able to explain multiplication to you. Do you feel that your child has a basic understanding of this concept yet?

No homework for the night of 3/3/09

Friends, today I was out of the classroom and the kids had a sub. They had me help administer the TAKS test today. In any case, there IS NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT (other than minute math). Have a great night! Everything will return to normal tomorrow. Have a great night! KJC

2/24/09 Adjectives that Compare & Comparing Numbers

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. 

Part 2 (Adjectives That Compare): We are working on comparative and superlative adjectives. We add -er to an adjective that compares two people or things. We can add -est to an adjective when we are comparing three or more things. First your child needs to underline the comparing adjectives in each sentence and then sort them into the chart under “Two” or “Three or More” ... the ones that end in -er will go under “Two” and those ending in -est will go under “Three or More.”

Part 3 (Before, After & Between): Please go over math-mat 12-2 with your child and check their understanding of comparing numbers.


Part 4 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.

2/23/09 Comparing Numbers & Drops in the Bucket

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. 

Part 2 (Comparing Numbers). Please check your child’s understanding. Please go over their math work with them.

Part 3 (Math): Drops in the Bucket Math: The triangle in #5 of Drops in the Bucket is about fact families. It shows 6, 7, and ______ in the three corners. The students have learned to create 4 number sentences from the given information. The blank should be 17 because 8+9=17. The four fact family sentences they can create are: 8+9=17, 9+8=17, 17-9=8 and 17-8=9. We are reviewing many of the math facts that we have learned to date: comparing numbers, patterns, adding and subtracting, how many in all, money, place value, comparing numbers, time, and shapes (& following directions).

Part 4 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.

2/18 Comprehension & Place Value

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. Below, please record what they read, how long they read for and then initial it. Thanks!

Part 2 (Reading Comprehension): Please read the piece entitled Keeping Our World Clean and then use explicit and implicit information to answer the six questions that go with it.

Part 3 (Place Value): please review your child’s math work with him or her.

Part 4 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.

2/12/09

Are you ready for the Spelling Test tomorrow?

2/11/09 Place Value & Comprehension

Part 1 (Daily Reading Homework): your child needs to read at least 20 minutes every night. Below, please record what they read, how long they read for and then initial it. Thanks!

Part 2 (Reading Comprehension): Please read the piece entitled Is It a Bear or Not? and then use explicit and implicit information to answer the six questions that go with it.


Part 3 (Place Value): please review your child’s math work with him or her.


Part 4 (Minute Math): Minute Math is a daily activity. It is not due until Friday.