Hi everybody -
You did a good job on the shared reading activity last class. I KNEW it wouldn't kill the boys and the girls to work together!
I am going to miss 2 Saturdays in a row, but I'd like you guys to keep working on the BrainQuest book while I am away. For the first Saturday, please do:
- Pages 24 and 25
- pages 60 and 61 (read the Brain Boxes for hints about the language rules)
- a journal entry
And for the second Saturday, please do:
- Pages 98 and 99
- Pages 62 and 63
- a journal entry
I know this is more homework than usual, but I think it's time to finish up the BrainQuest book. I think you'll do a great job, but if you have any questions or problems, please check with Mom or Dad at home, or you can ask Doug in class. See you on February 13!! (Maya's birthday!)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Homework for Saturday, January 23
Hi everybody - hope you're having a good week. For this Saturday, I'd like to get a few pages done in our BrainQuest book. Please try the crossword puzzle with antonym clues on pages 22 and 23 (see the brain box on p. 23 if you don't remember what an antonym is...). Also I'm going to ask you to do pages 54 to 57 (Yes! 4 pages!) in the language arts section. I'd ALSO love to read a journal entry...
See you Saturday!
p.s. here are some of the pictures I took last week:
See you Saturday!
p.s. here are some of the pictures I took last week:
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Internet stuff
Hi everybody! How about that snow today... makes me want to go skiing!
Well, I have been looking around on the internet and have found some interesting links for you guys to try. They are fun and also educational :-)
First, to improve your typing skills, click here to try some fun games and lessons. Try doing just the "home row" first, and then as you get better at it, try the upper row and the lower row.
Spelling games:
Click here for a find-a-word style spelling game where you race against the clock to click on letters to spell out words. (Some of the words were a little hard, but you can look at the word as you click letters to spell it)
Click here to go to Big IQ Kids free spelling program. This website has a lot of advertising, and the computer generated voice is a little annoying, BUT the lesson is pretty good. Look at the right side of the page at the top and you can see a place to select a word list to practice. Choose a grade level that you feel comfortable with (for example, our BrainQuest book is Grade 3 level), and choose lesson 1. It will give you a word list to practice. Then you can click "Learn" at the bottom right hand side of the page. It will help you read each word on the list, give it to you in a sentence, and ask you to spell it. If you complete the lesson, you earn a game coin to use later. After you "Learn", you can "Practice" and you can even take a "Test" to make sure you've learned the word list well. After you have earned a few game coins, go to the games and try them out!
If I find any more I will post them here later.
Have fun! See you Saturday.
(p.s. please do a journal entry)
Well, I have been looking around on the internet and have found some interesting links for you guys to try. They are fun and also educational :-)
First, to improve your typing skills, click here to try some fun games and lessons. Try doing just the "home row" first, and then as you get better at it, try the upper row and the lower row.
Spelling games:
Click here for a find-a-word style spelling game where you race against the clock to click on letters to spell out words. (Some of the words were a little hard, but you can look at the word as you click letters to spell it)
Click here to go to Big IQ Kids free spelling program. This website has a lot of advertising, and the computer generated voice is a little annoying, BUT the lesson is pretty good. Look at the right side of the page at the top and you can see a place to select a word list to practice. Choose a grade level that you feel comfortable with (for example, our BrainQuest book is Grade 3 level), and choose lesson 1. It will give you a word list to practice. Then you can click "Learn" at the bottom right hand side of the page. It will help you read each word on the list, give it to you in a sentence, and ask you to spell it. If you complete the lesson, you earn a game coin to use later. After you "Learn", you can "Practice" and you can even take a "Test" to make sure you've learned the word list well. After you have earned a few game coins, go to the games and try them out!
If I find any more I will post them here later.
Have fun! See you Saturday.
(p.s. please do a journal entry)
Friday, January 8, 2010
Mochi Tsuki Photos
(Don't forget to look at the homework information two posts down...)
We had such a beautiful day for the mochi tsuki - thanks to everyone's hard work, we got it all pounded! Good job, gang...
We had such a beautiful day for the mochi tsuki - thanks to everyone's hard work, we got it all pounded! Good job, gang...
Library Visit Photos
It was nice to see everyone at the library, and I think we had a successful visit even though the very nervous library lady wasn't so sure we should all be in that room! Here are some photos of us enjoying the books we found:
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Happy New Year! Let's meet this Saturday, Jan 9th
Hi everyone! I am just writing to say that I'm looking forward to seeing all of you at our first meeting of 2010. I HOPE that Doug remembered to tell the folks next door that we need the key...
Anyway, to get ready for our meeting, I'd like you to do a couple of journal entries. Please write about TWO events during your winter holiday. Remember to double space your stories! Please bring your BrainQuest book and we'll figure out what we have left to do in there. Also, please bring a DICTIONARY - it has been a while since we've done some work with dictionaries, so let's brush up our skills.
Watch the blog for pictures of the mochi tsuki at the farm - I will try to get them posted soon!
See you Saturday -
Christie
Anyway, to get ready for our meeting, I'd like you to do a couple of journal entries. Please write about TWO events during your winter holiday. Remember to double space your stories! Please bring your BrainQuest book and we'll figure out what we have left to do in there. Also, please bring a DICTIONARY - it has been a while since we've done some work with dictionaries, so let's brush up our skills.
Watch the blog for pictures of the mochi tsuki at the farm - I will try to get them posted soon!
See you Saturday -
Christie
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