Welcome to Mrs. Kramer's 4th Grade Classroom!

Up Coming Events:

Early Out Dec. 1, Wednesday!!!!

Thought for the Week:

"Progress always involves risk;  you can't steal second base and keep your feet on first."

LANGUAGE ARTS

 ____AR goal: be sure to check the web site for AR points this quarter.

web site: https://hosted75.renlearn.com/164122/HomeConnect/Login.aspx click on this to open your child's reports.

(4th graders should read for 20 min.   5 nights a week. Forms and info. found on web site.)

MATH:

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com click here to open math book on-line

https://hosted75.renlearn.com/164122/HomeConnect/Login.aspx to open Math Facts in a Flash

SOCIAL      Be learning the States and Capitals of North East  States

Keyboarding:

We moved to the on-line typing program.  Report cards for keyboarding are used daily.  On task, no peeking, posture are taken in account.  Students are required to get 15 words per minute, at 94% or better accuracy.  Students may now move at their own rate.

 www.typeonline.co.uk is the web site for keyboarding to practice at home.  Children may access this at home for free. Two other web sites to try would be www.freetypinggame.net and www.typingtest.com.

OTHER:

____Check on line for up dated grades!!! Be sure to check for late work or tests that need to be retaken.  0 means not in yet.  If it was late, the late comment will remain on the report....the 0 will be scored.

 Spelling Lists 

 Simply go to http://www.spellingcity.com to see how the site works.  You can find our class spelling lists by simply clicking on search by teacher.  Enter search term:  Nadine Kramer. Click on the blue Nadine Kramer that appears and the spelling list for this week will appear.  Your child can immediately start using it to practice his or her spelling words.

• Math Facts In Flash Website (below)
• User Name: First Initial & First 4 letters of last name
• Password: Student's lunch number
• https://hosted75.renlearn.com/164122/HomeConnect/Login.aspx
  
• Accelerated Reading
• 100 minutes of reading a week (climb the ladder!)
• Reading Ladder.doc download of weekly form to be filled out and returned
• 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/

A 96-100

A- 94-95

B+ 92-93

B 87-91

B- 85-86

C+ 83-84

C 79-82

C- 77-78

D+ 75-76

D 72-74

D- 70-71

F 69-00.

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.

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