homework due 1/10

Homework:

Monday 1/6, Tuesday 1/7, Wednesday 1/8 & Thursday 1/9 (work on the following):

Find costume for wax museum

Complete 1 Achieve3000.com article scoring 75% or higher on first try

Complete the before reading poll, read the article & do 2 blue swirls, activity, after reading poll & thought question.

Friday 1/10

Achieve3000 due

Tuesday 1/14

Wax Museum 2-3 pm

Math Homework -- New Format

The format of our math homework is changing.  Students are bringing home a Math Expressions Homework & Remembering Workbook today.  This workbook is to keep at home.  I will be assigning weekly homework from this book which students will write in their agendas.  They will then complete the pages & problems assigned for the week.  They will tear out the pages completed for the week to turn in on the due date.  I will post the homework assignments in the student tab under homework on my blog, as well as scan in the pages in case someone needs another copy.  We do not have extra copies of the workbooks so be sure to put it in a safe place.  Also have students carry their agendas in their backpacks daily.  We mark important dates in them as needed.  If the agenda is at home, your child cannot write upcoming assignments and/or important dates down.

Homework this week:

Pages 91 & 92 --  #25 & 26 are optional

Pages 121 & 122 -- #7 optional

Here are some examples of acceptable written responses to homework questions this week.

Page 101
11.  Is 65 closer to 59 or 68?
65 is closer to 68 because it's only 3 away from 68 and 6 away from 59 on the number line.

13.  Is 361 in the range of numbers from 348 to 378?
361 is in the range of 348 to 378 because it's between those 2 numbers.

15.  Maury has 325 stamps in his collection and Jan has 352.   Who has more stamps?   Use place-value words to explain how you know.
I know Jan has more stamps than Maury because Jan has 5 quick tens which is more than Maury's 2 quick tens.

16.  El Paso is 1,483 miles from Chicago and 1,280 miles from Nashville.  Which city is closer to El Paso?  Use place-value words to explain how you know.
Nashville is closer to El Paso.  It is 1 thousand 2 hundreds 8 tens away.  Chicago is 1 thounsand 4 hundreds 8 tens 3 ones away.  4 hundreds is more than 2 hundreds.

Page 103
14.  The population of France is about 48,109,000 people.  The population of Italy is about 58,262,000 people.  Which country has a larger population?  Use place-value words to explain how you know.
Italy has a larger population because they have 58 million 2 hundred 62 thousand people which is more than 58 million 1 hundred thousand 9 thousand people.

Students be sure that you are reading ALL directions and including your explanations/justification/evidence when answering questions.

Homework

I have begun posting the math homework on the blog.  Students will receive a paper copy of homework on Fridays.  If you need another copy at any time, I have scanned and linked the homework under the Student tab at the top of the blog.

If your child is absent, it is his/her responsibility to come to me and ask what they missed and for the copy of the homework and any other assignments.  This is beginning to prepare them for middle school.

MATH homework is due on Friday mornings.  See Reading Response Homework packet for reading homework due dates -- the first 3 reading response journal entries are due next Friday, September 20th. Reading Response homework information is also posted under the student tab.

Reading Response Reminders

I have scheduled reminders to be sent 3 days before Reading Response Journals are due via Remind101.com  If you'd like to receive these reminders, be sure you have signed up for the service by texting (703) 794-3741 with the message @foster2013. 

Reading Response Directions
Reading Response Homework
Reading Response Questions

Reading Response Homework

Your child received their reading response homework for the year.  Please review the packet with them.  If you have any questions, please email me pfoster1@wpcss.net or leave me a message at 919-6562-6262.  If you require additional packets, please click on the links below.

Reading Response Directions
Reading Response Homework
Reading Response Questions

I have also placed links to these documents under the student tab above.  Your child wrote all Reading Response Journal Due Dates in their planner today!

Historical fiction project

Students are beginning a historical fiction project which will be their homework for the month of February.  Students must bring a historical fiction book to school for approval on or before Wednesday, January 30th.  They will read this one book and use it for their homework for the month - all 3 projects & diary entry will be based on the same novel.

Elements of Historical Fiction

form of fiction (not true)

based on historical events

authentic settings

characters portrayed in realistic manner

some characters may be actual people form history, but story is fictional

artistic mix of fiction and historical fact


for a list partial list of historical fiction books click here

Study Island login

If you are trying to log onto Study Island via an ipad or iphone, you will come to a screen that says Study Island Mobile.  At the bottom of that page it said Access Regular Site.  You should then be able to login according to the previous login directions:

login:  lunchnumber@huntergt

password:  lunchnumber

Your child should know their lunch number.  It begins with a 9.

Update 10-11-12

Homework for this week is posted on the right.  There's a reading log, study island assignment, and a character analysis activity.  All homework is due on Thursday, October 18th.  The reading log includes homework directions for the week.  Students will need to log into Study Island in order to complete the theme/verb/adjective assignment.  The directions to login are below:

• www.studyisland.com
• Login:  lunch number@huntergt      Password:  lunch number
• Click on B1 or B2 (depending on class you are in)
• Click on Theme/verb/adjective homework
• When complete be sure to click on ”turn in test” in left hand column.  This assignment requires 70% mastery. 

***Assignment must be completed by 9:30 am on Thursday, October 18^th. 

In an attempt to save costs, I will no longer be handing out hard copies of homework (except for those who do not have computers).  If you did not receive homework through an email, please be sure to send me your email or emails so that I can include you in the Friday mailings with homework attached.  You can always print the homework from the blog too.

Students will be receiving a newly formatted Student Report (conduct/academic) on Monday.  I will be sending these home bi-monthly.  I will also be including graded assessments for your review.  Many of these assessments will have a sign and return stamp on them.  I will continue to send these assessments home as long as they are returned.  I need to include these in their portfolios.  

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  

I'd like to thank each of you for sharing your child with me.  We are having a great year!

Homework/Remind 101

Thank you to everyone who responded and is willing to print the homework from the blog.  One concern that I have heard is "Will I remember to print the homework?"  In response to that concern, along with posting the homework on the blog on Friday mornings, I will also form an email group and email the homework to anyone who requests to be included homework email group.  Please send me an email pfoster1@wcpss.net if you'd like to receive your child's homework by email.

To clarify:  Students will be printing their homework at home beginning this week.  It will be posted on the blog on Friday by noon.  You will also have the opportunity to have homework emailed to you. Please email me any email addresses you'd like the homework sent to weekly.  pfoster1@wcpss.net   I will also send out a Remind101.com reminder weekly.

I apologize for the confusion in B2 regarding signing up for Remind101.com.  There was a type in the paragraph but the screen shot of the information was correct.

To sign up for Remind101.com
For B1:
By text:   text (818) 293-1456 with this message: @b1lang
By email:  b1lang@remind101.com


For B2:
By text:   text (818) 293-1456 with this message: @b2la
By email:  b2la@remind101.com

For 4th Grade Information:
By text:  text  (703) 794-3741with this message @xfb
By email:  xfb@remind101.com

You will get a reply message from Remind101.  Their reply may take a day or so.  If you sign up for a text, you'll get text reminders.  If you sign up for an email, you'll get email reminders.  Feel free to sign up for both if you'd like.  

Upon reading this blog message have your child write me a note stating how they will not receive their homework copies (by printing at home -- parents can check the blog and/or receive the homework via email).  Any child who brings me a note regarding the homework on or before Friday, October 12th will receive a surprise.

Homework Link

I am trying to download the homework to the blog but having trouble doing so at school.  I will have it loaded later this evening.

Homework this week includes using Study Island.  Students need to go to www.studyisland.com and login to their account.  They will click on my name and see an assignment that must be completed by the evening of March 12th.

id:  student lunch #@huntergt
password:  student lunch number

Homework Due 2/14/12

I have posted the homework due 2/14/12.  I will not include a post every week.  You can find the homework listed under the homework tab on the right.  Students will have a "not" prefix test on Wednesday.

Homework Link

How exciting!!!! --- Ok maybe you won't agree but I am excited.  I have learned how to post homework to the blog.  Now students will have the ability to have access to homework on the blog.  In the right hand column is a Homework Assignment label.  The homework is listed by DUE DATE.  Click on the due date and a copy of the homework will appear.  I hope that this is a useful resource to you and your child.  If you have any questions or problems, please let me know.