*PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW CHAPTER BOOKS FOR OUR DAILY FREE READING TIME!
Bi-Weekly Reading Fluency Chart - Refer to the planner. Read a paragraph (any paragraph from a book you are reading at home) out loud to a parent from your nightly reading book to practice/improve your reading fluency. Reading Fluency video
Spelling:
Butzin List 8
Parkin List 9
Each week your child will write the week's words in his/her planner. Ask your child to share the spelling list with you. This list can also be printed from PowerSpelling. We will have a weekly spelling test in class on
Monday (Parkin) or Thursday (Butzin). Kids have an option to practice their words by playing the spelling games on PowerSpelling. They have logins taped to the insides of their planners. Please show your weekly spelling test score to your parents in
Powerspelling- Click Scores/Results.
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Math
3rd Grade:
New for 2nd quarter - Complete 30 mins of iReady Math My Path each week (Note - Complete Teacher Assigned lesson - if you have them in your account.) Students can log on to iReady via the Classlink page XtraMath.org. Please practice 3 times per week. Keep going until "Mr. C says, you're done!" It should take approx. 10 minutes If you have not already done so, please return all parent-signed Unit 1 Checkpoints (A, B, and C) and the End of Unit 1 test (so that Mrs. P knows your parents have seen them!) Then, you may keep them at home.
We are now working in Unit 2.
4th Grade:
Practice * / math facts for 10+ minutes each day!
Unit 2 Test is Monday, November 3. Signed test letter with attached review is due November 3. I told students that the review format is just like the test format.
Check Point C came home on October 30. Students will show me the signature and keep the signed checkpoint in their take home folder to use as a review during our unit of study.
Online fact tests # 3 due on November 17. Your child should practice the week before and a parent can always type. This is a homework assignment. This can be accessed on any device with internet.
iReady Math Path Homework: Complete 30 minutes weekly. Students also have time during math centers to work on this.
Signed Check Point B due on Monday, October 27. Students will show me the signature and keep the signed checkpoint in their take home folder to use as a review during our unit of study.
Online fact tests # 2 due on October 30. Your child should practice the week before and a parent can always type. This is a homework assignment. This can be accessed on any device with internet.
Students brought home optional additional practice problems for Unit 2 Section B on Tuesday, 10.21.25. I explained that optional means a parent decides!
Checkpoint A came home the week of 10-15-25. Please have a parent sign your quiz, then return it to Mrs. Butzin (so that she knows your parent saw it!) After that, you can keep it in your take home folder for a review.
Students brought home optional additional practice problems for Unit 2 Section A on Monday, 10.13.25.
Students will also receive optional additional practice problems assigned through their Illustrative Math account, which correlate to the section we are currently teaching. See the screenshot below for an example of what this looks like. Students can log in through Classlink on any home device. They know how to do this!
In class, we have a goal of completing one "Fluency Flight" a day in our math iReady program. If your child misses a day of school, please ask him/her to complete this at home. It takes about 10 minutes.
We are currently working in Unit 2. Students generate and reason about equivalent fractions and compare and order fractions with the following denominators: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100. Students will extend their prior understanding of equivalent fractions and comparison of fractions.
Social Studies
Ask your student to tell you about Michigan's State symbols (State bird, gem, reptile, mammal, stone, tree, flower, and soil)
Name all five Great Lakes (using the acronym - H.O.M.E.S)
What are some of Michigan's rivers?
What stance did you take on the public policy of building homes around a lake?
Science
We are currently enjoying our study of water and climate. We are trying to use scientific words to describe the behavior of the water. It's a lot of fun!
Water and Climate Essential Questions:
● What happens when water falls on different surfaces?
● How does water move on a slope?
● How much water can a dry sponge soak up?
● What happens outdoors when rain falls on natural materials?
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