Here are two websites that you can use at home for your child to practice with fractions! We working on fractions this week and the week of January 23rd.
http://www.softschools.com/math/fractions/games
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/fractions shoot.htm
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Type to learn is now available for parents and students to use at home. I have attached the instructions explaining how to install the program on your computer. Thanks for all of your support!
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Hello parents! I wanted to send you all some helpful links to use at home with your child.
-Brain Pop: www.brianpop.com
BrainPOP creates animals, curriculum- based content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement. Our award- winning online educational resources include BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP, BrainPOP Espanol, and BrainPOP ESL.
Username: dow Password: pop
NOTE: This BrainPOP account is oly active during school hours (7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. local time).
BookFLIX
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/bookflixfreetrial/index.htm
Scholastic BookFLIX is an online literacy resource that links fact and fiction video eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. It reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
Username: cobbco Password: bookflix
Accelerated Reader List Online: http://www.cobbk12.org/Dowell/
You can now check whether a book is AR by simply visiting our school website! You can search by title, author, or level.
Posted at 03:50 PM | Permalink
Hi Everyone! Thank you to everyone who attended open house last night. It was great to see almost everyone! I hope you all left with pertinent answers to how our classroom works. One of the questions that arose last night was about our handwriting book we use in the classroom to practice handwriting skills. I have posted a copy of the handwiritng book for the parents to use at home as a reinforcement. If you world like, you may download a copy of it to use with your child at home. Thanks for all of your support!!
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We are easing into our first grade workload and routine. The children are doing a fantastic job gaining independence and adjusting to first grade with smile on their faces. "Buddy Folders" are an important part of our organization, so please check your child's folder each evening for any notes, graded papers, and homework. Homework books or papers will be in the baggie attached to the Buddy Folder. The assignment will be written on the reading log inside the Buddy Folder. Help your child be responsible by returning the "Buddy Folder" each morning. The "Buddy Folder" is the communication between you , the parent, and me.
***The homework your child is having is not on his/her reading level. This is a methodical way that I get your child accustomed to my homework procedures. As we ease into "guided reading" the homework will be leveled to suit your child.
I am so happy to be working with your child! We are having a great time learning!
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We are into our instructional testing. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest, has a good breakfast, and gets to school on time! We did the reading sections today, language arts will be tomorrow, and math will be on Friday.
Keep reading those AR library books to contine that wonderful progress. Please make sure your child reads the AR book at home as well as the assigned homework.
It definitely makes a difference if parents are involved in your child's learning!
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The students in Mrs. Kirkus' class have become wonderful, independent readers! Fifteen out of nineteen students met our class goal for the third nine weeks.
Our top three readers in Accelerated Reader are Richard, Juan, and Galen! Richard read a total of 58 A.R. books, Juan read a total of 84 A.R. books, and Galen read 86 A.R. books!!!!!!! These three students are "A.R. Machines"!
The more we read the smarter we will be. Keep reading Mrs. Kirkus' students! :)
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Our class did a wonderful job the first nine weeks reading and comprehending accelerated reader library books!
We had four students to be our top readers...
Latifah Islam and TaRetta Bright were our First Place readers!
Brenda Martinez was our Second Place reader!
Geovanni Cuevas was our Third Place reader!
These students read the most books and exceeded our goal.
Congratulations!
We are now working on our goal for the second nine weeks. Each student needs to read "at least" eighteen books and pass the A.R. tests. Keep reading because the more you read, the smarter you'll be!
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