Snow? Really?

Wow, sometimes I still forget I am back in New England, and we can get snow in almost-Spring. What a day! And it would have been the first day of MCAS. MCAS will now be this Thursday, and next Monday, the 25th.

Homework for MCAS week

The only homework coming home this week is word sorts for Words Their Way - our schedule is on track. Thank you!

MCAS Week

Well, the time is upon us - MCAS week! Testing for Reading Comprehension will be Tuesday and Thursday. My suggestions are to have your child have a nice breakfast with lots of protein, and get plenty of rest the night before. Our students have had lots of practice with sample tests and I think they all feel confident going into the test. It is normal to be nervous, but I just ask each student to do his or her best. Good luck!

Homework adjustment

Due to the day off today, I am sending home a homework page in your child's math folder with the assignments for this week. Hope you all had a nice, safe long weekend!

Homework, Week of February 11

Hi folks, here is the math homework for the week of February 11. In addition to these math pages, I will be sending home a weekly MCAS Reading practice test and a writing prompt for students to respond to their reading at home. My expectation for the reading response is half of a page. It is due Friday.
Monday: Page 18
Tuesday: Page 21
Wednesday: Page 24
Thursday: Valentine's Day Math

Happy Snow Day!

I hope you all have a wonderful, safe, fun long weekend. Enjoy the snow!

Homework, 1/30/13

We are starting our unit on multiplication and division and thinking about things that come in equal groups - such as 4 legs on a dog, 12 eggs in a dozen. Homework tonight is page 2. Students will think about things that coime in groups of 2 to 12. 7 and 11 are challenging!