Homework for January
5:
Due Thursday, January 11.
Reading activity for new story-Life of
an Ant
Home Connection 26 and 27,
Spelling-compound words, and three column
addition- Math
Practice 60 minutes IXL Math a week. Also,
you can use a special website called XtraMath is great for the
skill drills for basic facts.
Weekly: *Comes home on Friday.
*Reading
Activity, Math Home Connections, and a math fact
page.
*Reading
Logs (Keep track, record minutes,and add
signature)
*Both
Homework packet and Reading Logs are due Thursday. Reading logs
will be checked off and returned that
Thursday for your convience.
Read for 30 minutes every
night!
IXL Math 15 minutes every night!
Homework Routines:
Math -
In addition to Bridges Home Connections HW, students should be
practicing multiplication facts of: 0, 1, 2, 4, 5,
8 & 10's. This is the minimum expectation for
mastery 1st trimester. Students are encouraged to move through
learning their facts at their own pace. We have several sites
available to assist in practicing basic facts. Please check out
XtraMath and IXL. All
students have IXL log-ins established for my
classroom, as well as XtraMath.
Starting
in IXL
** Start at 3rd grade level
and complete the following:
* F.1 through F.13 (multiplication practice)
* R.4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and R.22 (area &
perimeter)
These sections in the 3rd grade will support student practice on
our current math goals of multiplication facts, and relating
multiplication to area. If the problems are too challenging; have
child move down a grade level. If problems are completed accurately
and quickly; have your child move up a grade level.
Reading-
* Students are expected to
read 30 minutes every night. Reading may consist of:
1. Reading a book within their AR ZPD
2. Parent or older sibling reading to or with the student
3. Books on MP3 player with the book to follow along (check the
local library) or download from the library onto your computer or
Kindle Fire (need a library card).
The book does not need to be an AR book. However, it should be a
chapter book in the child's AR ZPD that will take several days to
complete.
Spelling-
Spelling words will be
attached to your child's homework packet every
Friday. The actual spelling test will be on Thursday each
week. We do some practice in the classroom with spelling,
but this may not be enough practice for each child.
Writing -
Writing will come home a
few times a month beginning in October. The assignment may include:
finishing a story started at school, editing or revising a story
draft, or reading their story to someone in their family for
feedback.
