Homework 1/28/10

Math:  Workbook page 75 (multiplication and division fact families)
Spelling:  Write words missed on the practice test 5 times each
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 1/27/10

Math:  Workbook page P74 (division and multiplication)
Spelling:  Write sentences with 10 of the spelling words.
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes
Notes:  Book orders due Friday, January 29
            Save a cardboard roll from a roll of paper towels for a science investigation we will be doing next week.

Spelling List 1/25/10

1. cautious
2. caution
3. cellar
4. covered
5. creature
6. curtain
7. declared
8. declare
9. distance
10. distant
11. explain
12. floated
13. ghost
14. holiday
15. holy
16. knee
17. lemon
18. lying
19. lie
20. nails

Homework 1/26/10

Well, it was back to a regular schedule today, so we have a lot more homework -- but none of it is really hard.

Language Arts:  Handout "What Kind?"  (adding adjectives to a story)
Math: Workbook page P73 (division as repeated subtraction)
Spelling:  Write spelling words in cursive 5 times each.
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 1/25/10

Due to the 100th day special Staff vs Student Teams Basketball Game this morning, we did not have math or language arts lessons.  As a result, the only homework for tonight is:

Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

(By the way, though the Student Teams gave a valiant effort, the Staff Team ultimately won.)

Have a great evening!

Friday News

Well, it certainly was an exciting day today.  This morning, both Daniel and Alex showed their outstanding spelling skills in the all-school Spelling Bee.  They placed 3rd place and 5th place respectively -- against the best spellers in 3rd through 8th grades!  Great job, guys!

Report cards were handed out at the end of the day.  Again, parents, if you have any questions on grades or comments, please feel free to call me at school -(623) 742-3956.

Monday --

is the 100th day of school.  It is definitely a day not to be missed!  It is a free dress down day, and classes with perfect attendance will earn a free pizza party!  We will also be attending the Staff vs Student Basketball Game in the morning.  It will be a great day. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

News and Homework 1/21/10

Remember that the all-school Spelling Bee is tomorrow morning at 9:00 am.  Come out to cheer on our two class representatives who made it to the finals!  Daniel and Alex will be facing the frontrunners for 3rd through 8th grades.  It should be an exciting match!

Also, report cards will be going home tomorrow with students, so be sure to check for them.  If you have any questions about grades, feel free to give me a call at school (623-742-3956) or email me at dshrader@hesglendale.org 

Homework tonight
Spelling:  Write the words missed on the practice test 5 times each.
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes.

That's all!

1/20/10 Homework

Spelling:  Write sentences with spelling words (separate sentences, or could be a story)
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

News and Homework 1/19/10

Congratulations to Daniel and Alex who will be in the all-school Spelling Bee on Friday!  Great job, boys!

Homework for tonight:
Spelling:  Write spelling words 5 times each in cursive (handout)
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes.

That's all!

Some Reminders

Happy Friday, everyone!
There is no school on Monday, January 18, 2010 in observance of Martin Luther King Civil Rights Day.

The school spelling bee 3rd & 4th grade match will be held on Tuesday, January 19th at 9:00 am in the south gym.  Plan to come see Daniel, Matthew, and Alex show their spelling skills in competition with other 3rd and 4th grade spelling champs.
The final round of the school spelling bee will be on Friday, January 22, again at 9:00 am.  Since we have such terrific spellers, I fully expect that one (or more) of them will be competing to represent our school!

Have a great holiday weekend, and see you at the spelling bees!

1/14/10 Homework

Math:  Chapter 12 test (multiplication) tomorrow -- study
Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

Remember that tomorrow is a Dollar for Duds day and also an early release day (12:45 pm).
Have a great evening!

1/13/10 Homework

Math:  Workbook page 71
Spelling:  Forwards/backwards words
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Homework 1/12/10

Math:  Workbook page 69
Spelling:  Write words 5 times each in cursive
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

1/11/10 Spelling List

1. remain
2. direction
3. direct
4. appear
5. liberty
6. enough
7. fact
8. board
9. September
10. station
11. attend
12. public
13. music
14. picnic
15. friends
16. friend
17. during
18. police
19. until
20. truly
21. true

Homework 1/11/10

Math:  Workbook page 68
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

That's all!

Thank you!

I do want to thank all the parents who have been donating supplies such as wide-ruled paper and pencils. These are really needed and very much appreciated!

Thank you, thank you!

Notes for 1/8/10

We will be having a brief review and then test in Language Arts (verb "be") on Monday.

Other than that, there is no homework.  Hope you have a terrific weekend!

Homework and News for 1/7/10

Math:  Workbook page 66
Spelling:  Write the words missed 5 times each
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

Book orders are due tomorrow!

We had our class spelling bee today -- congratulations to Daniel and Matthew who will be representing our class at the 3rd and 4th grade school-wide spelling bee!  Our alternate (who will fill in if either Daniel or Matthew for some reason is not at the bee) is Alex, who is new to our class.  The whole class did a very good job tackling some tough above-grade-level words.  Good work, everyone!

Homework 1/6/10

Not much tonight:

Spelling:  Write words in ABC/ZYX order
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

Other:  We will be having our class Spelling Bee tomorrow.  I sent home word lists for students to study. Two winners and one alternate will be choosen at our Bee.  The winners will represent our class in the 3rd/4th Grade Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 19th.  Winners from that Bee will go to the all school Spelling Bee on Friday, January 22.  The winner for the whole school will represent Heritage at the Regional Spelling Bee -- which is part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Homework 1/5/09

Language Arts:  Practice 42 - Handout (Contractions)
Math:  Study for test (Chapter 11 - Multiplication facts through 5)
Spelling:  Write words 5 times each in cursive (handout)
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes

Notes:  Book orders are due on Friday, 1/8/10.  A note went home about online orders.  If a student's  parent orders $10 or more from current catalogs online, the student can select another book (up to $5) to get for free!  Our class also receives another free book for every online order placed. This is a great deal!
Just go to http://www.scholastic.com/ and click on "parent ordering" to get started.  Our class code is 121MQ.

1/4/10 Spelling List

1. instead
2. throw
3. threw
4. personal
5. everything
6. rate
7. chief
8. perfect
9. second
10. slide
11. farther
12. duty
13. intend
14. company
15. quite
16. quit
17. quiet
18. none
19. knew
20. know

Happy New Year -- Homework for 1/4/10

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year celebration!

We are back full steam ahead for school.  Tonight's homework is:

Language Arts:  Practice 41 (Handout) Verb "be" in past tense
Math: Workbook page 65 (Handout for group working ahead)
Reading:  Read for 15 minutes
Notes:  Scholastic book orders due Friday, January 8, 2010

That's all!