Here is a post for our new assignment for the week:
1. What are you reading? Please give us a brief summary.
2. Be sure to include your name.
Have a spectacular weekend!
P.S. In case your child comes home telling you our big news (as I shared it with them today), my husband and I are going to adopt a baby. We are sending in our paperwork today for a domestic adoption. We are very excited!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Reading Log-A New Idea!
Dear Students and Parents,
Thank you so much for sharing all of your summaries this week on the blog. It was actually an experiment to find out who would make an effort to read our blog. Since it was so successful, I am going to reward you by letting you make a weekly post on the blog INSTEAD of keeping a reading log. I noticed that your responses were much more thoughtful on the internet. In addition, it gives all of us a way to see what others in the class are reading. I am so proud of your work. Now, if you would rather keep a weekly log, I can give you one. It is your personal choice.
As for what you read and how much, I would like to encourage you to read materials with a plot. No more Garfield friends! This is considered to me easy reading and is not going to help you improve your reading habits. You still need to read at least 5 nights a week. I just don't want you to feel stressed about always writing a summary every night.
Thank you so much for sharing all of your summaries this week on the blog. It was actually an experiment to find out who would make an effort to read our blog. Since it was so successful, I am going to reward you by letting you make a weekly post on the blog INSTEAD of keeping a reading log. I noticed that your responses were much more thoughtful on the internet. In addition, it gives all of us a way to see what others in the class are reading. I am so proud of your work. Now, if you would rather keep a weekly log, I can give you one. It is your personal choice.
As for what you read and how much, I would like to encourage you to read materials with a plot. No more Garfield friends! This is considered to me easy reading and is not going to help you improve your reading habits. You still need to read at least 5 nights a week. I just don't want you to feel stressed about always writing a summary every night.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Tonight's Homework
I am so sorry but the elmo is not allowing me to take pictures of the assignment book. So, here is what I wrote:
Reading-Reading log due tomorrow.
PARENTS-we have some homework for you. Please reply to this post and give us a short summary of what you are reading. Thank you for helping us to work on summarizing.
Math-Worksheet 3.2 Only required to complete circled problems
Science-Open notes quiz tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Wear red, white, and blue for our Heroes Assembly.
Reading-Reading log due tomorrow.
PARENTS-we have some homework for you. Please reply to this post and give us a short summary of what you are reading. Thank you for helping us to work on summarizing.
Math-Worksheet 3.2 Only required to complete circled problems
Science-Open notes quiz tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Wear red, white, and blue for our Heroes Assembly.
Guest Blogger-Christina
I Want to be a Poet
By Christina
I want to be a poet,
not a doctor or nurse,
not a fat old woman who
walks around with her purse.
I want to be a poet,
never mind a fine person,
and I just can't wait
for a very good reason.
A poet likes to
write poems like this.
My mom says I'm already one,
but I'm nothing compared to my big sis.
Then one day I asked my mom,
"Do you know what I want to be?"
My mom said, "No!" So I said to her,
"I want to be a poet you see!"
Please feel free to comment...
By Christina
I want to be a poet,
not a doctor or nurse,
not a fat old woman who
walks around with her purse.
I want to be a poet,
never mind a fine person,
and I just can't wait
for a very good reason.
A poet likes to
write poems like this.
My mom says I'm already one,
but I'm nothing compared to my big sis.
Then one day I asked my mom,
"Do you know what I want to be?"
My mom said, "No!" So I said to her,
"I want to be a poet you see!"
Please feel free to comment...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tonight's Homework
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html
This is homework tonight. Please practice your addition and subtraction facts for at least 10 minutes by going to this website. Thank you!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Reading Post
Dear Students,
This is our first blog post requirement. I will be looking for you to have the following items in your response. This will be worth 10 points.
1. An answer to this question: What book are you reading? Summarize it in one paragraph. What genre is it, and how do you know?
2. Correct spelling.
3. Correct punctuation.
4. Your first name.
This is our first blog post requirement. I will be looking for you to have the following items in your response. This will be worth 10 points.
1. An answer to this question: What book are you reading? Summarize it in one paragraph. What genre is it, and how do you know?
2. Correct spelling.
3. Correct punctuation.
4. Your first name.
Homework
Please be sure to record reading for the reading log. Several students did not turn this in on Friday.
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