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I have updated my webpage. Some students thought there was a field trip on Thursday this week. The date on that notice was 2013.
There is no scheduled trip to the Legislature as yet.
Friday HW
I want to sincerely thank the families in room 365 for their unbelievable generosity in donating to the Terry Fox Run. Our class total, which may still rise, was $1723.00. That number, which includes funds in hand as well as online, is about four times greater than any previous year for my group. Several extended families donated quite large sums, but all donations are gratefully accepted and celebrated in the spirit of Terry's statement that "even if you give a dollar, you are part of the Marathon of Hope". Please accept the gratitude of our school's run committee.
1. We have a Math Quiz on addition, and addition estimation, on Tuesday September 30. Students should be familiar with exact calculations in addition as well as estimation using:
- Rounding to the nearest 100;
- "Front End" estimation;
- Compensation.
These techniques are explained in the Quick Review portion of the relevant lessons in the MMS Homework duo-tangs, and also in the Connect sections of those same lessons in the textbook. We have charted these methods in class and taken care to show the difference between Exact Calculations and Estimation. These measures are related but cannot be used interchangeably for responses on the quiz. Students should read everything carefully in the instruction section to know which form to use.
2. Students should have chosen a figure to write about by Monday for the "A Person I Admire" biography. No written work needs to be done yet -- only a topic selected.
3. Book report reading is ongoing.
Thursday HW
1. Terry Fox donations. We are collecting until Monday. We had great spirit shown today.
2. Choose a person by Monday to write your report about. We start working on the report on Monday.
3. Spelling text book work: page 10, # 4,6,7 and page 11 # 1,2,3,4.. For number 1, we used images in the Science Human Body text book, which had annotated diagrams. With adult supervision, a web image would also suffice.
Wednesday HW
1. Terry Fox donations. We are collecting until Monday. We had great spirit shown today.
2. Choose a person by Monday to write your report about. We start working on the report on Monday.
3. Spelling text book work: page 9, # 1,2,3 and "Try This". For number 1, use the personal word up list of fifteen words, rather than the word box words on page 8. The inside cover of the spelling notebook outlines what a "personal word up list" is. Every student has one.
Tuesday HW
1. Terry Fox donations. Run is tomorrow. Wear Red!
2. MMS p.19. We started this in class already.
3. MMS HW pp. 20-21.
4. Choose a person by Monday to write your report about. We start working on the report on Monday.
Monday HW
1. Terry Fox donations
2. Spelling: finish all four lists and the 15 sentences. Explanations are on the inside cover of the spelling notebook.
3. Student data verification sheets are due with and without corrections or annotations. Thanks!
