Mrs. Kramer's Class -- SchoolRack

Assignment Book Information

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008

READING: We worked on vocabulary. November Scenario is due Friday. 3 days to our November AR goals.

SPELLING: Tests taken. They have not been corrected yet.

MATH: Worksheet on multiplication, is due on Friday. Timed tests daily. Ask your child how they are doing. 4 people have passed all 9 multiplication tests!!!!

LANGUAGE ARTS: 1 paragraph on the Mayflower is due Friday.

SCIENCE: ART: The two sections of brown paper with the drawing of the Mayflower ship/cutaway map. We will finish this on Friday.

SOCIAL: Test is Monday on the Northeast states and capitals. Word finds due 11/25(they don't have to be finished this is to do when all other work is done) Textbook 147-154. Homework: Population map and key are due Friday p. A14

OTHER:

CONGRATULATIONS!! to the 100% HOMEWORK CLUB for The First Quarter: Sydney H, Morgan L, Johnny M,and Maggie! They received a $1.00 and certificate to be used at our class store.

Congratulations to Johnny, Mason,Morgan, Jordan for being the first to pass all the multiplication timed test 2-9. They received gum and a gum pass for the day!

Keyboarding: We will be using www.typeonline.co.uk web site for keyboarding now. Children may access this at home for free. Two other web sites to try would be www.freetypinggame.net www.typingtest.com

Please turn in your skating money and form ASAP

Spelling Words

Skills to work on at home

Math facts
Accelerated Reading
100 minutes of reading a week (climb the ladder!)
Parents check and sign the student's assignment notebook and return it everyday.

Link for Ideas Regarding Homework Help: http://school.familyeducation.com/homework/activity/34550.html

MATH

Woodlands Math Zone: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html

Cool Math for Kids: http://www.coolmath4kids.com

Fun Brain Math Arcade: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

A+ Math: http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/index.html

Gamequarium: http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

AAA Math: http://www.aaamath.com/

Primary Math Games: http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm

More Primary Math Games: http://www.primarygames.co.uk

Count On: http://www.mathsyear2000.org/games/

Multiplication Games:

Math Advantage Math Games: http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math_advantage.html

Math Magician: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html

Fun Math Lessons: http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/

Basket Math: http://www.scienceacademy.com/BI/

Language Arts / Reading

Language Arts and more: http://www.funbrain.com

Merriam Webster Word Game of the Day: http://www.m-w.com/game/

Vocabulary Activities http://www.vocabulary.com

Vocabulary Builders http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words

Book Reviews, games, authors, and more http://www.kidsreads.com

The Reading Corner http://www.carr.org/read/

Grading Scale

100-96 A

95-94 A-

93-92 B+

91-89 B

88-87 B-

86-85 C+

84-82 C

81-80 C-

79-78 D+

77-76 D

75 D-

74 and below F

Evaluation

Students are evalutated on a quarterly basis. Parents also receive a mid-quarter Needs Accessment report between grading periods.

Teacher evaluation of classroom progress includes the following types of activities: student participation, grades, projects, graded reports, graded quizzes and graded tests.

Enrichment

In addition to regular classroom instruction, students will be exposed to: videos, maps, transparencies, field trips, media center, computer lab, and special speakers.