1-16-13 Daily Updates

Parents,

Birthday Treats.  Feel free to have your child bring in a birthday treat on or near their birthday if you like.  Please keep in mind, however, that I do not have a fully stocked kitchen in my classroom so please send napkins and something to cut or serve the treat if it is needed.   Better yet, keep it simple.  Cookies, pre-cut brownies, and rice crispy treats make good simple options.

Language Quiz.  Students had a take home quiz over plural nouns for homework on Monday.  Most students did really well on this, but some did not.  Those who earned a C or less (81%) were asked to Correct and Return (CAR) this paper for homework tonight to raise this grade.  Corrections should be done on loose leaf paper.

Reminders:

• No school - Fri., January 18th (Teacher Work day)
• No school - Mon., January 21st (MLK Day)
• Send in your Boxtops if you have any, please.

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

Editing activity - Lesson 15

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Thurs., January 17 is 100%

Social Studies:  

None.

Science: 

None.

Math:   

None

Spelling:  

Lesson 15 Test Thursday, January 17th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

1-15-13 Daily Updates

Another fun day of learning today!  

Today I brought in our family guinea pig, Skittles.  We have been learning about guinea pigs by reading encyclopedia articles about guinea pigs and a story called I Love Guinea Pigs in our reading book.  For those of you who now have a fourth grader begging you to get them a guinea pig for a pet, all I can say is, "I'm sorry!" :0)   For what its worth, I went through that experience when my daughter read this story in fourth grade, too.  Three years later, we have now owned 3 guinea pigs!

Reminders:

• No school - Fri., January 18th (Teacher Work day)
• No school - Mon., January 21st (MLK Day)
• Send in your Boxtops if you have any, please.

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

None.

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Thurs., January 17 is 100%

Social Studies:  

None.

Science: 

None.

Math:   

AM Practice

Spelling:  

Lesson 15 Test Thursday, January 17th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

Daily Update 1-14-13

Parents,

Great day of learning today!  

If you have any boxtops, please send them in to school.  We are collecting them to earn money for our Parent's Club.  Thank you!

Reminders:

• No school - Fri., January 18th (Teacher Work day)
• No school - Mon., January 21st (MLK Day)

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

Finish Plural Nouns packet (Quiz grade)

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Thurs., January 17 is 100%

Social Studies:  

Test Tuesday

Science: 

None

Math:   

None

Spelling:  

Lesson 15 Test Thursday, January 17th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

1-11-13 Daily Update

Parents,

Thank you.  We had some more snacks and coffee filters brought in today.  Thank you so much to the families that have donated items!

Social Studies.  Your child has a study guide for their test on Tuesday.  Have them start reviewing the vocabulary and concepts this weekend so they don't have to "cram" on Monday night.

Science.  We are studying Matter right now.  This is a chemistry related unit where students learn properties of matter, states of matter, and the differences between physical and chemical changes.

End of 2nd Qu.  This Thursday is the end of the quarter.  Students  will need to reach 100% or higher of their quarterly AR goal in order to earn this quarter's pizza party.  Most, but not all, students have exceeded this goal already.

Reminders:

• No school - January 18th (Teacher Work day)

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

None.

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Fri., January 11 is 92%

Social Studies:  

Test Tuesday

Science: 

None

Math:   

None

Spelling:  

Lesson 14 Test Thursday, January 17th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

1-10-13 Daily Updates

Parents,

Math. Your child's math homework tonight is 12 two digit times two digit multiplication problems.  Most of the children are doing really well with learning the standard algorithm for multiplication.  There are a few, however, who still need some guidance with this.  I say this so you will know that it is okay with me if you help your child with this homework tonight.  I also gave students the option to check their answers with a calculator if they want to.

Reminders:

• No school - January 18th (Teacher Work day)

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

None.

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Fri., January 11 is 92%

Social Studies:  

Test Tuesday

Science: 

None

Math:   

Mult. worksheet

Spelling:  

Lesson 14 Test Thursday, January 11th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

1-9-13 Daily Update

Oops!  I just noticed that I forgot to hit send on this yesterday.  Sorry.

Parents,

Thank you! Thank you to several families who donated coffee filters for our snack time.  We probably have about another week's worth of goldfish before we will be out of snacks.

Shoes.  Remind your child that on Gym days (Tues/Wed) and Battleball days (usually Fridays) they need to bring a pair of tennis shoes to school.  Particularly girls are often coming to school with boots or other shoes which are not suited for running in the gym.

Reminders:

• No school - January 18th (Teacher Work day)

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

None.

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Fri., January 11 is 92%

Social Studies:  

None.

Science: 

None

Math:   

AM Practice

Spelling:  

Lesson 14 Test Thursday, January 11th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

1-8-13 Daily Update

Parents,

Snacks.  While we do have a some supply of snacks right now, we are all out of coffee filters which we use to keep the snacks on our desks.  If anyone would like to donate some, it would be really appreciated.

Timeliness.  If you are dropping off your child, please try to have them to school as close to 8:30 as possible.  Some of my students who are dropped off are arriving in the room at 8:45 or later and are missing the 15 minutes of time that other students have to turn in their homework, put up their lunch choice and start their morning work.  As announcements begin at 8:45 I have usually recorded attendance and sent the lunch count down to the office which makes the student even more late as I have to have them report to the office to have them un-marked as being absent.

Reminders:

• No school - January 18th (Teacher Work day)

-Mr. Pransky

Language: 

None.

Reading:  

Read your AR book for 15-20 minutes each night

AR Goal for Fri., January 11 is 92%

Social Studies:  

None.

Science: 

Matter worksheet

Math:   

None.

Spelling:  

Lesson 14 Test Thursday, January 11th

Quick Links:

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Home Connect - check AR reading and Accelerated Math, or practice with Math Facts in a Flash

Google Apps - check school e-mail and use google applications (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

Moodle - web links and resources for every subject! (un: lastname_firstname    pw: 6 digit lunch number)

Pearson  - Access math book and worksheets from the math book (un: last name_firstname    pw: aw + 6 digit lunch code)

AR Book Find - Do you have a book at home or from another library that you are wondering if it is AR?  Look it up here.

Infohio - Awesome resource for web research with online encyclopedias for kids among other things (un: infohio  pw:power)

SpellingCity - quiz and play games using each week's list words

Scholastic Book Order - Class Activation Code: F8273

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade