Mar 4th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
I hope you enjoy your extended weekend. Make a snowman,
read a book with a friend,
or do a dance.
Whatever you do, have fun and be good! I know I am going to enjoy my day tomorrow with my little girl.I will see you all on Monday!
For Parents: I just want to take a moment and thank [...]
Mar 2nd, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
I have fixed all the links in our video area and our photo gallery area. I have also got the email page working again.
Feb 23rd, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
Just a reminder that we will be beginning this round of parent/teacher conferences tomorrow after school. I am pretty booked so I will have to keep our conferences to the 15 minute limit.
As for news from the classroom, we are continuing working on geometry skills and vocabulary. In social studies we are finishing up our [...]
Feb 23rd, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
And, wow, did this class hit one out of the ballpark! I will hand out your child’s test results at the parent/teacher conferences. All third graders in Wisconsin get tested in the areas of language arts and math. There are four basic score categories: Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and Minimal. We want every child scoring in the [...]
Feb 19th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
Today in math class we began a new unit on geometry. In this unit we will be defining 3 and 2 dimensional shapes. We will also be diving into different classifications of triangles and quadrilaterals. Today we build many 3D shapes paying special attention to vertices, faces, and edges. It was quite a fun thing [...]
Feb 12th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
Today in math we played another round of “Hired or Not” where the kids had to solve on massive problem. Today’s problem involved outfitting my Shinker-Doo team with all of the equipment they need to compete professionally. See the problem below:
Congratulations to the kids who got hired: Hannah, Nick, Jack, Brianna, Joe, Mike, Marissa, Sam, [...]
Feb 11th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
Remember to read Lon Po Po tonight for your test tomorrow. Also, we will be having our spelling test on double consonant words. Head on over to SpellingCity.com to practice your words!
On to the fun news. Our Valentine’s Day party begins tomorrow at 2:00. All parents are invited and more than welcome to have fun [...]
Feb 10th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
On this week’s episode of the Marchionda Minutes we get to hear from Joe. Joe talks about his fantasy birthday party and the love we share of funnel cakes. We also hear about his brother’s robotic club and discuss cool robots. Click here to view this podcast or press play below.
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Feb 8th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
Just a reminder about our Valentine’s Day Party at 2:00 on Friday. Please be sure to have a mailbox and your Valentines all set to go. I know mine will be. All parents are welcomed to attend.
You will notice that there is not a lot of work on our planner below.The reason for this is [...]
Feb 4th, 2010
by Mr. Marchionda.
This post will stay at the top for a week so that you can download these two items.