I'm Back And So Is The SMARTBoard!
Yesterday I was at an all district inservice with many to most of the other third and fourth grade teachers in our district. We were being instructed on different methods of teaching mathematical concepts. It was interesting, and I was able to pick up a few things to integrate into what we are doing in class, but . . . I am very happy to be back with all you kids!
Also, as you know, on Friday I got my new hard drive (750gigs!) and installed it Friday night. After seven hours, all went perfectly and our SMARTBoard is back up and running well (as is the rest of my computer!).
Lastly, I would like to remind all of you that we have our trip over to the PAC tomorrow afternoon to view our school’s winter program. There are only four parent permission forms left to collect. I sent another copy home with those kids this morning. Please make sure to send them back. If you would like to know f0r sure if you sent in your permission slip, check out the online grade book. At the very bottom I have a section called “Permission Forms”.
Here is the work for the day:
Snow Day Tomorrow! NO SCHOOL!!
Well, kids, it looks as if you have a day off. I just found out that our school district is canceling all school days for tomorrow. Have fun and be safe! See you on Thursday!
The Marchionda Minutes Episode 6 – Singing With Sam
Below is a quote from our PodCast page detailing the 6th episode of our classroom podcast. Click the link in the quote to go right to the podcast.
Episode 6 – the sixth episode of the Marchionda Minutes PodCast has Sam telling us about a vacation to South Dakota, his birthday party, and a baseball story. After answering some of my goofy questions (having Chris Farley play me in a movie about my life!) we end the show with a duet. Enjoy!
Here is the work for the day:
Science Test Coming Up
This week we have been reviewing for a science test on changes in matter. We have learned that there are physical changes and chemical changes. Parents, ask your child to define both for you. Also, text books have come home tonight for some extra reading. The pages that are being tested are in the planner sheet below.
This Site is Almost Back to Better/Field Trippin'!!
All the games are up and ready to be used. Some new ones have been snuck in there, so check them out. I still have to add main icons to get to the specific subject areas, but there are links at the top of each page to help you navigate. Enjoy!
Also, check out the online grade book to see if you have turned in your parent permission form for our school field trip on the seventh of December. Way at the bottom I am keeping track for you. Please let me know, also, if I have made a mistake. If you need another parent permission form, just email me.
New PodCast Episode – Monica!
Today we recorded our fifth episode of the Marchionda Minutes PodCast. Our guest was Monica. Head on over here to give it a listen.
We are almost finished with our WKCE testing, needing only to finish up three shorter sessions of math. Tomorrow will be our last day of testing.
In social studies we will be beginning a new unit on communities. For this we will be using our text book and other materials. In math we will be testing tomorrow on adding larger numbers. Next week we will be beginning subtraction concepts, then moving into larger subtraction using blocks and expanded notation to express borrowing. I may be inviting parents into the classroom to help out. Look for an invitation in these posts.
Today in math we reviewed for our addition test tomorrow. Below is my coaching. Using Photoshop we did the math together. I would keep my answers on another layer that was invisible to the students. Periodically we would check our work.
Even though I only worked through probelm 19, all 25 are expected to be completed by tomorrow.
Here is the work for the day:
WKCE Testing Underway!
Today we completed the first two sessions of the WKCE exam. Each session was 40 minutes. Tomorrow we will be finishing up the last two sessions of reading. On Wednesday and Thursday we will be completing the mathematics portion of the WKCE state test. In addition to state testing we will be reading Wild Shots in reading and continuing our exploration of concepts in math class. This week we will be solving problems by using a Venn Diagram and other drawings. We will also be collecting data and making tables and graphs. Later in the week we will be practicing adding larger numbers some more as we get into a review and take a test on chapter 4.
Here is the work for the day:
Edit – instead of doing page 78 in the math book we did 4.3 Practice.
read moreHalloween Party Tomorrow!!
Tomorrow we will be having our Halloween party. Our wonderful room parents will be having some games and teats for us, should be a great time!
Here is the schedule for tomorrow:
- 9:00-9:30 School Health Walk
- 9:30-10:15 Halloween Movie
- 10:15-10:30 Get Costumes On
- 10:30-10:45 School Parade
- 10:45-11:35 Halloween Party
- 11:35-11:45 Clean Up, Pack Up
- 11:50 Dismissal
Here are some other things for you to know about tomorrow. Costumes are welcomed but not required. No weapons or face painting is allowed. Costumes should be of the type that the student can put on independently, or with very little help. All parents are welcome to come and join us around 10:15 or 10:30. Room parents can come any time to help set up.
If you have any questions, please reply to this post because other parents may have the same questions.
The only homework that could come home tonight would be a math sheet 4.2 Practice and handwriting sheet, and any corrections that still need to be made.
Looking for a Volunteer Family to . . .
. . . decorate your class pumpkin. Our student council has asked our classes to decorate a pumpkin for school. This year our pumpkin has to be “silly”. The only rule that I am aware of is that it cannot be carved, but things can be stuck in it, glued to it, painted on it and everything else. If you and your family are interested in decorating our class pumpkin, please comment to this post.
Wear Your Packer Shirts Tomorrow!
In honor of the greatness that is Monday Night Football, in honor of our home state’s great Green Bay Packers, and in honor of just having some fun – please feel free to wear any Green Bay Packer shirts or jerseys tomorrow. I definitely will be wearing my new jersey. See you tomorrow! 
Quite a Fun Spelling Game
Today in spelling, as a reward for high test and daily work scores, we played a spelling review game involving a Nerf dart gun. It was quite a blast. and a fun way to study for our test tomorrow. Remember that we have a science test to finish tomorrow, along with math, spelling, and reading tests. Pictures of our game are below.
Oh, and Two Tests Tomorrow!
Be sure to read Nate The Great, San Francisco Detective tonight in preparation for our test tomorrow. Also, study your spelling words for your test. Keep up the great test scores, and let’s see if we can break our class record!
Tomorrow wear your Lakeshore Pride shirts for our assembly!
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