Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond. November biography book report assigned today.

Science: We had the Environmental Science Center visit us today to prep us for our Salmon trip. In science we studied about the Cedar River Watershed.

Math: Student sheet 9 and Student sheet #10.

Spelling: Missed pretest words written five times each.

Field trip: Driver's checklists (only received 3 today),late forms and $10.

Cursive: "y" and "z"


Monday, November 2, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Student sheet #8. Timed test corrections. Accelerated Math objective.

Field trip: $10 fee. Driver's checklist, if your parent/guardian is driving.

Cursive: "x" and "v"





Friday, October 30, 2009

Homework:

Homework: None

Thank you to all the great parent volunteers we had this week. Mrs. Tallar helped lead two Science lessons on the Puget Sound. She is volunteering every Tuesday and Thursday for Science. Mrs. Bobanick taught a great art lesson this morning. And this afternoon our room parents and other parents put on a fun party the last hour of the day. Have a safe weekend! Happy Halloween and make sure to brush your teeth.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Homework:

Math: Student sheet 7 (all four)

Reading: Read and Respond due

Science Fieldtrip: Salmon trip permission slip due. $10
We also need parent drivers.

Reminder: Party tomorrow at 1:10. Black and Orange day.

Music!!!- Last day to turn in recorder money and book money.

Wedneday, October 28, 2009

Homework:

Science: Puget Sound Basin Maps with the locations written in ink are due tomorrow.

Math: Timed test corrections. Student sheet 6 (3 of them) due.

Reading: Read and Respond.

Field trip: Cove Salmon Studies field trip with the Environmental Science Center will be on Friday November 13th from 9:00-12:30. The cost is $10 per student and we need parent drivers to volunteer to chaperone. Permission slip due tomorrow.
Notice: Hello Families
We are putting together the class Halloween party for this Friday the 30th. The party will be at 1:10. We need a few volunteers.

First thing we need is a craft idea and the goods to go with it.

We are planning a Toilet Paper Mummy contest (we have the TP), musical chairs to Halloween music (need music if you have), and are in need of one more craft. PLEASE email Missy asap if you have a great idea, and/or if you don't have a great idea but are willing to spring for the supplies.
We also are looking for a little snack (the district say's not to be a sugar fest!).
We could use another adult body or two.

Thank you so much!
Missy, Carrie, and Carlyn (This years room parents)
email missy @ missya.gef@comcast.net cel 390-9886


Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Timed test corrections

Science: Worksheet Questions 1-11 and eel grass page complete.

If you have late work, please complete it. (Puget Sound Maps, Collage)

Notice: Black and Orange day on Friday and we'll have a class party in the afternoon.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond

Art: Collage due tomorrow (for real this time :) No white space allowed.

Math: Math's Most Wanted Test tomorrow. (The guest teacher did not give the test on Friday, so one more night to study)

Science: Puget Sound Basin Maps due. Marine organism for our eel grass bed due.

Music: Last day to turn in order forms for recorders and books tomorrow. All students need these for the unit.

The students have been receiving 5 out of 5 on their music behavior and effort grade as a class lately. Keep up the great work!



Thursday, October 22, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond due.

Math: New unit: Landmarks in the 1000's. Student sheets 1 and 2 completed in class (factors of 100). Student sheet 3 due tomorrow.

Math's Most Wanted test tomorrow (top 8 hardest as voted by the class).

We have early dismissal tomorrow. We have an art docent lesson to start the day followed by PE. We will be doing math and then have a science project catch up period of work time to finish our Puget Sound maps and Marine organism diarama.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Homework:(revised)

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Eight basic facts 10x each. Math's Most Wanted Test on Friday. 12 x 8 = 96, 12 x 11= 132, 9 x 7=63, 8 x 7 = 56, 9 x 12= 108, 6 x 9 = 54, 8 x 9 = 72, 7 x 12 = 84. Please study and memorize this week. You will only be allow a few second per problem.

Timed test corrections.

Ultimate Treehouse area project. The students need to calculate the area of each room and the entire treehouse. They need to show their work.

Health: Hand sanitizer was passed out to all students today. Please supply your child with hand sanitizer when this runs out. We are receiving many notices that this is expected to be a tough flu season. Please keep your child home if they are ill.

Cursive: "j" and "p"



Monday, October 19, 2009

Homework:

Math: Math's Most wanted test Friday. Study flash cards.

Timed test corrections.

Math Worksheet, Area and Perimeter.

Reading: Read and Respond.

Art: We will have class time tomorrow to finish our collage project.



Friday, October 16, 2009

Homework:

Math: Missed basic facts written 20 times each. We had our Math's Most Wanted basic facts test today and the the outlaw facts got away. Only 5 students mastered them. Please help your child study and memorize these next week. Flash cards are provided on this web page. We will test again next Friday. This weeks facts were 9 x 6= 54, 12 x 7 = 84, 8 x 9 =72, and 12 x 9 = 108.

Art: Bring in two old magazines on Monday. Collage project due Tuesday.

Have a nice weekend. Stay dry!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Homework:

Math: Math's Most Wanted basic facts (first four facts test on Friday). Write 5 times each on a sheet of lined paper. Note: The Math's Most Wanted basic facts are posted on the flashcard section of this web page.

Area worksheet (area = length x width).

Timed test corrections.

Multipication worksheet; facts of 3's

Cursive: Cusive sheet "c" and "o"

Reading: Read and Respond

Notice: The seattle Kid's Marathon information sheet went home today. The last 1.2 miles will be run by kids on Nov.28,2009. I have a limited number of sign up forms if your child wants to participate.

We will have our math portion of the fall MAP test tomorrow. Get a good sleep and breakfast.





Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Homework:

Science: Native American object worksheet. We had our first Puget Sound Science Unit lesson today. Mrs. Tallar has volunteered to come in on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to assist with lessons. Thank you!Today the students were given clue cards and had to make observations about photographs of Native American objects around the room.

Math: Perimeter activity. We are studying perimeter. The students measured the perimeter of their desks and recorded how they came up with the perimeter.

Writing: Hopes and Dreams rough draft was due today. Late work will be accepted tomorrow. The writing needs an introduction paragraph, three body paragraphs and a conclusion.

Reading: Read and Respond

Testing: We did the Reading portion of the MAP test in the computer lab today. We will be taking the math section on Thursday. We take this test three times a year to monitor student progress.


Thursday, October 8, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Resond (with a Thursday responce)due Monday if you chose not to turn it in today.

Math: Arrays and Shares workbook, Student sheets 13, 14 and 15 due Monday.

As a class today we determined Math's most wanted basic facts (multiplication). We will have a test on the first four next Friday. Make sure to study these each night. 9x6=54 12x7=84 8x9=72 12x9=108 12x8=96 12x11=132 9x7=63 8x7=56

Timed test corrections. The students are to finish any problems on the test page and complete the backside of the sheet for practice.

Cursive: "g" and "q"


Reminder: No school tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Arrays and Shares workbook student sheet 12. Students need to answer storyproblems in complete sentences and show their work. Please check your child's answers. Timed test corrections.

Cursive: "a" and "d"

Writing: Hopes and Dreams writing rough draft. The introduction and first body paragraph need to be completed.

Social Studies: Discovering Washington text book chapter 1 pg. 13 Theings to know questions 1-4. Reread chapter one independently and answer the questions in your social studies notebook.

Music: It’s RECORDER time again!
It’s time for fourth grade Marvista students to continue the recorder studies they started in 3rd grade. Beginning next Monday, October 12, all 4th graders (and the 5th graders in Mrs. Barker’s 4/5 class) will be asked to bring a recorder and the text they used last year. I will supply copies for those without the text until they can get one. You may purchase a recorder at Mills Music, 156 SW 153rd St. in Burien if you do not have one. The text, also soon available at Mills Music (call 206.243.4800) is The Windsong Series Book 2 – “Ho Ho Watanay.”

Monday, October 5, 2009

*Homework/Class work *(What students do not finish during class time becomes homework due the following day.)

Reading: Read and Respond

Art: Please bring in a few magazines that you can cut out images from for an art project.

Math: Timed test corrections (complete both sides of your addition, subtraction, or multiplication basic fact worksheet)

Cursive: lower case "e" and "l"

Reminder: Picture day is Thursday. We will also do our first day of MAP testing on Thursday, so make sure to eat a good breakfast and get some good rest.

Writing: Hopes and Dreams writing outline due tomorrow.


Friday, October 2, 2009

Homework:

Math: Students sheets 11 (1-5)
Timed test correction.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond due. Read for 20-30 minutes and write a response sharing your thoughts while you were reading, any questions you may have about the text, or intersting plot twists or character description. Try to write about something new each day or each week.

Organization: Make sure you parent signs your student planner each day. This is considered homework.


Math: Arrays and Shares work book student sheet 10. Student sheet 11 (1 and 2 of 5)Set A,B,C,D. These are cluster problems. How do the first 3 problems help you solve the last problem. Make connections. Solve and write out an explaination of how they help.

Timed test corrections. The students were timed for 2 minutes today on addition basic facts. The problems they did not finish became homework. Please correct these problems with your child. The backside of the worksheet needs to be completed for homework as well. You student can time themselves for practice if they want.

Cursive: "u" and "w" worksheet due tomorrow. Circle your best example of each letter.

Friday: We will start our clubs tomorrow after school. We have students taking piano, robotics, art, and drama. Tomorrow we will have our first art docent lesson first thing in the morning.


Wednesday, Septemeber 30, 2009

Homework:

Math: Student Sheet #8, the students create their own division story problems and solve them using the equation provided. The students must show their work using models or pictures and tell what to do with the left overs (remainders) if there are any. The students must also answer the question in a complete sentence.

Timed test corrections. The students were timed for 2 minutes today on addition basic facts. The problems they did not finish became homework. Please correct these problems with your child. The backside of the worksheet needs to be completed for homework as well. You student can time themselves for practice if they want.

Cursive: "i" and "t" worksheet due tomorrow. Circle your best example of each letter.

Reading: Read and Respond. Read for 20-30 minutes and write a response sharing your thoughts while you were reading, any questions you may have about the text, or intersting plot twists or character description. Try to write about something new each day or each week.

Organization: Make sure you parent signs your student planner each day. This is considered homework.


Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Homework:

Student Planner: Parents need to sign their child's student planner every night this week for homework. I am trying to make it a habit for parents to check to see if their child has completed all their homework.

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Student Sheet #7 "What to do with the leftovers." It is division storyproblems with remainders.

Reminder: Student picture day is Thursday, Oct. 8th.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Please help your child stay organized. When they come to school without their homework completed, it really slows down instruction for the entire class. We have had too many students having to work on yesterday's assignment during class time and during recess. Recess is a time for me to prep the next lesson and for the children to exercise and blow off steam, hopefully returning to the classroom refreshed and ready to learn. I understand that it is the beginning of school and students need to work on using their systems of homework folders, backpacks, student planners, etc. But if you could help them make these organizational skills a habit, that will benefit everyone involved.

Homework:

Reading: Read and Respond

Math: Arrays and Shares workbook, "Pairs I don't know" basic fact problems (pg 79 student sheet 6), write each basic fact 3 times each. Late work-Finish Array card sets so you can play the math games with the rest of the class.

Social Studies: National Geographic Explorer student periodical "America the Beautiful" worksheet, complete the four personal connections.

Organization: I am requiring each student to have a parent/guardian/or daycare provider sign their student notebook each night this week. Hopefully this will start a good habit of communication between the student and parent about their homework responsibilities each day. If it is not signed it will be considered late work.



Friday, September 25, 2009

Thank you for coming to Open House and Marvista's grand opening celebration yesterday. It was great to meet the families and supporters of our students' education.

I will be contacting volunteers who signed up to play essential roles this year in the classroom. Thank you for your support! It's not too late to sign up if you would like to help out with our art projects or join spearhead the "Clean Room Crew."

Our Room gets vacuumed every other night, but that's it. So dust accumulates. If we had a volunteer to organize a dusting party for 20 minutes after school every month or two, we could keep our classroom healthy.

And thank you to the supporters of our Reader's Theater production of Time Travel today. The students enjoyed having an audience to perform for. They did a great job bringing historical characters to life with their costumes and voice inflection. I look forward to more mini productions.

Homework:

After School/Before School Clubs: Sign ups due Monday.

Math: Late work Array cards must be completed by Monday.

Other late work?: Read and Respond, or Washington Weekly


Homework:

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Homework:

Schoolnotes.com : Have your parents write down their email contact to receive daily school notes updates.

Reading: Read and Respond due tomorrow. Make sure to read for at least 20 minutes, fill out your response and have your parent initial your form.

Social Studies: Readers' Theater Play presentaion tomorrow at 9:30AM. Bring your costume. Also, Washington Studies Weekly questions 1-4 due.

Reminder: Tonight is Marvista's Grand Opening and Open House. 5:30-7:30. See you there!