Week of September 30 - October 4th

This week:

We will study Nevada and California for Geography.

We have switched for Social Studies and Science.

Writing:  Please remember that every Wednesday they will have writing homework that will be written in their AVID notebook. 

Planner:  Please check planners for the nightly homework and information.

Websites:blackteensread2.blogspot.com

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GREAT WEBSITE WITH BOOKS TO READ

        1) Go to www.myon.com and click on the “Login Now” button

 

        2) On the login screen, enter the following information into the appropriate fields: 

 

• School Name:  Oregon Readers (begin typing Oregon Readers and select “Oregon Readers, Oregon Department of Education” from the dropdown box.

 

• Username: read (all lower case)

 

• Password: read (all lower case)

 

        3) Click the “sign in” button

http://www.spellingcity.com/math-vocabulary.html

THANKS!!

Week of September 23 - 27th

This last week was great!  Kids are understanding classroom expectations and we have started our Math groups.

Back to School Night was GREAT!  Thanks for coming and supporting your child and I was so happy to be able to meet most of you.

Social Studies/Science-We started our classes this week.  On Thursday/Friday, your child will go to Mr. Kavanagh's classroom for Science instruction. 

Project Funded-Thanks to the support of some parents and community members, our newest project was FUNDED!  We will be getting 30 white eraser boards with a blank map of the United States.  Your child will learn two states a week to study for a weekly quiz on Friday.

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome Back! 

We are busy getting to know each other in a fun and full classroom of 34 students!  We have a few changes this year due to our new standards.

Each 4th grader will stay in my classroom for the 1 hour and 10 minutes of math.  The 5th graders will either go to Mr. Kavanagh or to Ms. Gross.  We will start math groups next Tuesday, September 17th.

We will also start switching our kids for Social Studies and Science on the 23rd.  Our classroom will get Science on Thursday and Friday from Mr. Kavanagh who is an expert in Science and loves hands on assignments and outside learning.  I will be the Social Studies teacher who has a passion for History and Culture. 

Right now we are assessing each child for their reading ability and what can be worked on for this school year.  This is a long process and will take another couple of weeks.  Then, we will start our regular reading stations within our classroom.

Great News!!  I wrote a grant this summer for classroom magazines and it was funded!  Each student will get a Time for Kids and Current Events magazine weekly for the entire school year.  I'm also on Donors Choose currently for another social studies project.  Please look below at the site and grant details if you ever want to help our classroom!


Subject: My students need your help!

Hi Friends,

I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed. So I've created a classroom project request at DonorsChoose.org, an award-winning charity.

I'm asking for donations of any size to help my kids. For the next four days, any donation you make to my project will be doubled (up to $100). If you know anyone who is passionate about education, please pass this along. Your donation will brighten my students' school year, and you'll get photos and thank yous from our class.

Here's my classroom request:

http://www.donorschoose.org/project/dry-erase-whiteboards/1066623/

To have your donation matched dollar for dollar, enter the match code INSPIRE on the payment screen. This awesome match offer lasts through September 15.

My students and I greatly appreciate your support.

Jody