HW - Monday, September 30

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TOMORROW, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 7-8 (Green Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Choose only TWO activities. Due Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 3a-b
--  WW Lesson 3 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 53 (started in class)
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 70-73 (from Friday's class); 74-77 (started in class; they had about 30 minutes during math time to do as much as they could)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages 24-25 (due Wednesday)

NOTES:

• October Scholastic Book Orders are due this Friday, October 4.  If you can, please place the order online by clicking on the button on the right sidebar. Thanks!
• POSTPONED until tomorrow! Students who scored a D+ or lower on their math test will have to retake a Topic 2 Test tomorrow. Highest grade "sticks."
• Please return all papers that are to be signed by a parent.
• Students NEED to read more and take more Independent AR quizzes. They should choose a book that has a quiz, read it, and take a quiz.
• More Parent Volunteers are needed for the October 15 training. Without parents volunteering to run a few of the stations, our field trip cannot be a success! Please contact me if you can go!

Thank You for Taking the Homework Survey

Tonight, I closed the HW survey.

Seventeen unique responses were tallied, and I appreciate the time you took to complete the survey.
I am in the process of reading and understanding the survey's results.

Again, thank you as this helps me greatly.

I hope you're enjoying your weekend!

Mr. Amutan

SJ McEnery Convention Center Grand Opening

No Weekend Homework

Enjoy the last weekend of September and the first weekend of Fall.

[Just a reminder to the students who need to retake their math test on Monday: Review your test and book materials. Also, complete the TenMarks lessons. (If you need your log-in and password, email me.)

Survey Did Work, Will Be Up Until Saturday Night (10 p.m.)

Thank you to the parents who responded.

Currently, I have tallied 15 responses to the survey.
In order to allow the other parents to respond, I will leave the survey up until Saturday night (10 p.m.).

Again, thank you for the responses.

Enjoy your weekend,

Mr. Amutan

HW - Thursday, 9/26

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 1-2 (Green Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 2e
--  WW Lesson 2 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 44-48 (started in class)
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 62-63 ALL; 64-67 ODDS (started in class)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE

NOTES:

• October Scholastic Book Orders are due next Friday, October 4.  If you can, please place the order online by clicking on the button on the right sidebar. Thanks!
• Students who scored a D+ or lower on their math test will have to retake a Topic 2 Test on Monday, 9/30. Highest grade "sticks."
• Please return all papers that are to be signed by a parent.
• Students NEED to read more and take more Independent AR quizzes. They should choose a book that has a quiz, read it, and take a quiz.
• More Parent Volunteers are needed for the October 15 training. Without parents volunteering to run a few of the stations, our field trip cannot be a success!

Any boxing fans out there?

Next Friday, October 4: 49ers Gatorade Junior Training Camp @ Ruskin!

Next Friday, the San Francisco 49ers Youth Football staff will be at Ruskin talking to the 2nd-5th graders about the NFL's Play 60 program and hosting a "mini-camp" to expose the students to some exercises and activities football players do. Here's a brief description of the day's activities:

"We (SF 49ers Youth Football staff) focus on PLAY 60 which is being active for 60 minutes day. We give positive messages about working hard and teamwork.  We provide all the equipment... We bring the kids together for an introduction (PLAY 60 message) and warm up with dynamic stretching. We have 4 stations that the kids will rotate through. A QB drill, RB drill, WR drill and proper tackling drill. The organizations volunteers might need to run a drill with help from the 49ers youth football staff.  A Gatorade hydration station is available during breaks.  The camp is all non-contact and has very basic teaching points. As we wrap up we have a little conclusion on what we learned. Overall it is roughly a 1 ½ hr camp from intro to conclusion."

Before your child can participate in this awesome event, you will need to sign and return a Parent Release/Consent form. I will give it to your child tomorrow.

When the form is signed and returned, please make sure your child is dressed for the event and has a great attitude for it! Media may be on-hand.

If you want to see what the 49ers Youth Football staff did at a school in Cupertino, click on the link below:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24074003/cupertino-niners-pay-visit-de-vargas-elementary-youth

Read more about the NFL's Play 60 Program:  http://www.nfl.com/play60

HW - Wednesday, 9/25

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 37-38 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 2e
--  WW Lesson 2 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 44-48 (started in class)
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 62-63 ALL; 64-67 ODDS (started in class)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages 20-21

NOTES:

• October Scholastic Book Orders are due next Friday, October 4.  If you can, please place the order online by clicking on the button on the right sidebar. Thanks!
• Please return all papers that are to be signed by a parent.
• More Parent Volunteers are needed for the October 15 training. Without parents volunteering to run a few of the stations, our field trip cannot be a success!

HW - Tuesday, 9/24

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 31-32 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 2c-d
--  WW Lesson 2 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 39-43 (started in class; "visual aid" on page 41 refers to the timeline at the bottom of page 40)
7.  Math
-- Topic 2 Test tomorrow
-- TEXTBOOK pages 56-61 (started in class)
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE

NOTES:

• Please return all papers that are to be signed by a parent.
• More Parent Volunteers are needed for the October 15 training. Without parents volunteering to run a few of the stations, our field trip cannot be a success!
• If there is a parent who wants to volunteer for the 1:05-1:50 Fitness Center time, please contact me. An extra set of eyes, ears and hands would be great!

FREE Science App in the App Store

Check out the FREE App - The Human Body by Tinybop - as it covers the human body, something covered next year in the fifth grade.

Check it out!

Four more TenMarks lessons have been added

The following four TenMarks lessons have been added for review and practice:

- Addition and subtraction using standard algorithm

- Estimating sums and differences

- Rounding whole numbers

- Rounding whole numbers using representations

Possible Suspension of STAR Testing in May

Parents,

On Back to School Night, I mentioned that this year is a transition year.

It looks like the transition from CA State Standards to Common Core Standards may accelerate more quickly with the pending suspension of STAR testing in May.

If this bill passes, it lifts a burden from our shoulders as we no longer have to do two things at once: prepare students for the STAR test and cover California state standards as well as cover Common Core Standards.

Smarter Balanced Assessments will be used in place of the STAR and will help expose students to the 2015 Common Core standardized tests - as well as help educators better understand how to teach the Common Core standards and prepare students for the 2015 test.

Keep your eyes and ears out for any news related to this Assembly Bill.

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Governor Expected to Sign AB 484—Suspends Current Assessments to Make Way for Common Core

Governor Jerry Brown has AB 484 by Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) on his desk and is expected to sign the bill that would overhaul the state's assessment and accountability system and align it to the new Common Core State Standards. AB 484 suspends the current Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program immediately and allows students and educators to fully prepare to transition to the new, computer-based assessments. The state's new assessment program is called the Measurement of Academic Performance and Progress (MAPP).

Field tests of the Smarter Balanced Assessments will be given in 2014 and are expected to reveal how prepared schools are to administer the new assessments and how students respond. The tests will be given to students in English Language Arts and Mathematics in grades 3-8 and grade 10. AB 484 lifts the state requirement of testing second graders, which was never required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

Because the transition will leave a lack of comparable data, AB 484 authorizes the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to suspend the Academic Performance Index (API) for the first two years of the assessment, 2013-14 and 2014-15. The bill also restricts the use of data from field tests for development purposes only.

AB 484 Timeline (2013-14):

Field testing of computer-based SBAC tests. CSTs not administered in 2014!

2014-15:              Full implementation of SBAC in all districts. Paper testing will be administered for those not quite ready.

2015-16:              SBAC assessment results set the new Academic Performance Index (API) base.

2016-17:              SBAC assessment results used to calculate API growth targets.

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Spelling Words

Unfortunately, some spelling lists suffered from a nearly empty toner cartridge. So, I listed the affected words (# 1-13) here:

1.  toothbrushes

2.  fluidity

3.  jerkily

4.  Carpathia

5.  chandelier

6.  summary

7.  thumbprint

8.  steward

9.  distress

10. passengers

11. volcanoes

12. monumental

13. first-class

[UPDATE] VIDEOS: Titanic

Parents,

Here are some videos about the Titanic that were produced by National Geographic and A&E.  Your child may find them interesting as they provide some background on the great ship, its disaster, as well as its historical and cultural legacy.  They will enrich their understanding of the tragic event and support the language arts activities in class.

(Note: There may be some commercials and possibly some inappropriate language in the comment section. So AVOID showing the comment boxes by going to full screen or minimizing the window!)

UPDATE:  IF viewing from a tablet, the YouTube videos may not work. Please click on the link below the video to view it.

National Geographic's Secrets of the Titanic (1997)
Time = 1:08:16

National Geographic's Titanic: How It Really Sank (2009)
Time = 45:58

National Geographic's Titanic 100: New CGI of How It Sank (2012)
Time = 2:42

National Geographic Live's Robert Ballard: Restore the Titanic (2012)
Time = 20:30

Want to "meet" Ruth Becker?  Skip to 41:32
A&E's Titanic: Death of a Dream, Part 1 (1994)
Time = 1:35:53

HW - Monday, 9/23

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 25-26 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 2a-b
--  WW Lesson 2 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. none
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 48-53, 55 (started in class; 48-51 were from Friday)
-- WORKBOOK pages 12, 14, 20
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE

NOTES:

• The first day of Fitness Center went well.  They loved to play with the X-Box Kinects but some students were getting used to the console (because they never used one before). I just want to stress with the students that safety, form, and technique are important. Thank you to the parents who provided their children with a water bottle and a towel as well as dressed them appropriately.
• If there is a parent who wants to volunteer for the 1:05-1:50 Fitness Center time, please contact me. An extra set of eyes, ears and hands would be great!
• Spelling activities are just different ways for students to learn, apply, and study their spelling words. It is recommended that they should do one activity each day. However, I know that busy schedules sometimes prevent this, so just make sure all four activities are completed by Friday.

UPDATE 9/23: Parent Volunteers Needed for Don Edwards Field Trip Training

For this field trip to be a success, we will need Parent Volunteers to lead the outdoor classes.

DON'T WORRY! You will be trained!
DON'T WORRY! You read from a script (lines provided for you to read to the students)!
DON'T WORRY! You will probably be working with another parent!
DON'T WORRY! We'll be there for you! :)

These are the MOST important jobs as there are a couple of stations that need to be staffed!
If we don't get enough parents to staff them, we may not be able to have a successful field trip!

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Field Trip Training Workshop Info

The Parent Volunteers will assume the role of Activity Leader who will teach the students on the day of the field trip. Their attendance at an orientation workshop will greatly improve the quality of the students’ experience. 

What:    Field Trip Training (for Our October 30th Field Trip)
When:  Tuesday, October 15, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge
               Environmental Education Center (Alviso)
              1751 Grand Boulevard
              Alviso, CA  95002
              (408) 262-5513

               Click here for a PDF of the directions/map to the EEC


PLEASE LET ME KNOW if you are able to attend the training AND be a Parent Volunteer for the field trip!

Thank you!!!

UPDATE (9/23):
Parents who have volunteered for the training:
Ms. M. Nguyen

Reminder: Please wear appropriate attire for tomorrow's fitness center

Parents,

Please make sure that your child wears appropriate attire for tomorrow's Fitness Center period.

- comfortably loose fitting (but not baggy) clothing like shorts, sweats, t-shirts, etc.

- running shoes

- socks

- small/hand towel

- bottle of water

If your child uses deodorant, please make sure that it isn't so overpowering for your child or others in the class. 

Also, if your child is injured or is training for a sport, please let me know so that they can avoid some of the machines.

Thanks!

California Geography Dictionaries and Spelling Activities

Parents,

First, I did a count this afternoon of the California Geography Dictionaries and Spelling Activities that were turned in, and it was a bit disappointing to see that there are still some outstanding assignments:

• 20 students turned in their California Geography Dictionaries. After two weeks of working on them, I am still missing 11.
• 16 of the 32 Spelling Activities were turned in.

Granted, I know it was a lot of work the past two weeks. I also know it was their first week of completing Spelling Activities.

So, I'll cut them some slack this time and give them the opportunity to complete their work and turn them in.

However, I expect that they learn how to utilize the time I give them in class to complete their work as well as return completed assignments on time.

Second, I did assign Math homework pages 48-51, but the due date is on Tuesday. I will give them time on Monday to complete the pages. We will also have a test on Wednesday.

Go Bells! Beat Piedmont Hills (7:00 p.m. tonight @ Piedmont Hills H.S.)!

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Amutan

HW - Thursday, 9/19

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 19-20 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise
--  Lesson 1e (Due tomorrow)
--  WW Lesson 1 Test tomorrow
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 33-35
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 44-47 (started in class)
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE
-- California Geography Dictionary due THIS Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• Spelling activities are just different ways for students to learn, apply, and study their spelling words. It is recommended that they should do one activity each day. However, I know that busy schedules sometimes prevent this, so just make sure all four activities are completed by Friday.
• Back-To-School Night is this Thursday, September 19: 
• 6:00-6:30 p.m. (grades 3-4)
• 6:30-6:45 p.m. Parents' meeting in Multi
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. (grades K-2)
• Next week will be our first week of the Fitness Center: Mondays, 1:05 - 1:50 pm.  Please make sure they are dressed appropriately (clothing and shoes), have a water bottle, and bring a towel.
• Our first (all-day) field trip is booked (Wednesday, October 30) but we need A LOT of parent volunteers to make it happen! More info coming...

HW - Wednesday, 9/18

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 13-14 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise Lesson 1e (Due Friday)
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 29-32 (skip the writing for now)
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 42-43 (started in class)
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE
-- California Geography Dictionary due THIS Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• Spelling activities are just different ways for students to learn, apply, and study their spelling words. It is recommended that they should do one activity each day. However, I know that busy schedules sometimes prevent this, so just make sure all four activities are completed by Friday.
• Back-To-School Night is this Thursday, September 19: 
• 6:00-6:30 p.m. (grades 3-4)
• 6:30-6:45 p.m. Parents' meeting in Multi
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. (grades K-2)
• We will be working on culminating activities for Stone Fox this week.
• Next week will be our first week of the Fitness Center. Date and Time still needs to be determined.
• Our first (all-day) field trip is booked (Wednesday, October 30) but we need A LOT of parent volunteers to make it happen! More info coming...

HW - Tuesday, 9/17

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 7-8 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Goal is to complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise Lesson 1 C-D
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 28
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 36-39, 40-41 (started in class)
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages 15-18
-- California Geography Dictionary due this Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• Spelling activities are just different ways for students to learn, apply, and study their spelling words. It is recommended that they should do one activity each day. However, I know that busy schedules sometimes prevent this, so just make sure all four activities are completed by Friday.
• Back-To-School Night is this Thursday, September 19: 
• 6:00-6:30 p.m. (grades 3-4)
• 6:30-6:45 p.m. Parents' meeting in Multi
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. (grades K-2)
• We will be working on culminating activities for Stone Fox this week.
• Next week will be our first week of the Fitness Center. Date and Time still needs to be determined.
• Our first (all-day) field trip is booked (Wednesday, October 30) but we need A LOT of parent volunteers to make it happen! More info coming...

HW - Monday, 9/16

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 1-2 (Blue Book)
4.  Spelling Activities (Complete one per day; All due on Friday)
5.  Wordly Wise Lesson 1 A-B
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 23, 25
7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 32-33, 34-35
** Practice Sumdog or Tenmarks for 15 minutes**
8.  History
-- TEXTBOOK pages 12-14
-- California Geography Dictionary due this Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• All the HW (except for the Reading Comp and Spelling Activities) were started in class, and the students were given time (about 1 hour, cumulatively) to work on them.
• Spelling activities are just different ways for students to learn, apply, and study their spelling words. It is recommended that they should do one activity each day. However, I know that busy schedules sometimes prevent this, so just make sure all four activities are completed by Friday.
• It has come to my attention that a good number of students have already done the reading comprehension pages, but there remains some that have not. I will continue to use the book as it's good practice despite their seeing the stories before. In about two weeks, we'll be on the next book.
• Back-To-School Night is this Thursday, September 19: 
• 6:00-6:30 p.m. (grades 3-4)
• 6:30-6:45 p.m. Parents' meeting in Multi
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. (grades K-2)
• We will be working on culminating activities for Stone Fox this week.
• Wordly Wise Books (Level 4) just arrived. We started them today. We will have daily homework and a test on Friday.
• Next week will be our first week of the Fitness Center. Date and Time still needs to be determined.
• Our first (all-day) field trip is booked (Wednesday, October 30) but we need A LOT of parent volunteers to make it happen! More info coming...

Sumdog Update

Kudos to the top five most active students on Sumdog (based on the number of questions attempted): Samuel, Brian, Sabrina, Eunice, and Edmond.

• Four of them attempted over 1,000 questions with at least 81% accuracy.
• One of the four attempted over 4,000 questions!

Though I would like to see a higher accuracy score (90%+), keep up the good work!

I also hope to see some new names on this list!

TenMarks.com Progress

So far, four students have completed some of their TenMarks assignments with great success!

Kudos to Sabrina, Edmond, Rylan and Joseph for performing excellently!

The average score on the completed assignments was a 97.8%!
The average time per assignment was 8 minutes and 42 seconds!

I hope the rest of the class is able to do at least one assignment this weekend. They must be completed by September 30. As of now, they are not graded.

Scholastic Book Orders Arrived on Friday

Students who submitted book orders will find them on their desks when school resumes on Monday.

Thank you to the parents and students who ordered books, especially online.

If you still want to place an order from the September Scholastic Book Order catalogs, please let me know after you place the order. If it is placed by this Wednesday, your child should receive it within 12 days.

HW Weekend

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes

2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes

Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 

Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!

3.  Reading Comprehension # NONE

4.  LA Workbook
-- none

5.  Math
-- pages 29-31  (started in class)

-- Topic 2 Quiz next Friday
6.  History
-- California Geography Dictionary due Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• Back-To-School Night on Thursday, September 19 @ 6 p.m.

Our Friday Schedule Is About to Change

This coming Friday, we are going to experience a change to our Friday schedule which should then be the usual one for the rest of the school year (except for minimum days, assemblies, etc.).

In chronological order, we will be doing the following:

• Friday Flag Pole / Announcements
• Language Arts
• Reading Comprehension (read, correct, and put away)
• Collect Spelling Activities; Spelling Test
• Finish Language Arts activities
• Science Lab
• RECESS
• Little Buddies
• Wordly Wise: Correct HW pages; Wordly Wise Test
• Math
• Correct HW
• Work on new Lesson/s
• If there wasn't a Test that week, then we'll have a Quiz
• LUNCH
• D.E.A.R./A.R. Tests
• Science/History (will depend what we're working on); could also be work time if they're doing projects
• Clean-Up / Dismissal

This Weekend: San Francisco Chinatown Moon Festival

For those interested...

http://www.moonfestival.org/

From the site:

Chinatown's best-attended annual event, will begin with a grand opening ceremony and parade at 11am on Saturday starting at California and Grant. As in years past, events will include free live entertainment, an open-air pedestrian street bazaar featuring a wide array of bargain merchandise, and multiple parades along historic Grant Avenue between California Street and Columbus Avenue. Festivities will continue non-stop until 6pm daily. Thousands of local residents and foreign visitors typically attend the Moon Festival each year.

A variety of cultural performances will be offered on the main stage throughout the festivities, hosted by Mistresses of Ceremonies Anita Cheung and Rose Chung. Guest entertainers include dancers in ornate costumes from the Flying Angels. Other performers include Taiko drumming group, Jiken Daiko and Hawaiian group, Ka Ehu Kai. Festival attendees will enjoy the contemporary sounds of popular Mix, Mash and Bash on Saturday afternoon and Just Jammin' on Sunday afternoon. World renowned grandmaster, Dr. Effie Chow, will demonstrate some therapeutic Qi Gong exercises on Sunday morning at 11 a.m.

A special Dragon parade will occur on Saturday at 5 p.m. in memory of Sinclair Louie, founder of the SF Chinatown's Autumn Moon Festival. Mr. Louie was a well respected Chinatown entrepreneur and philanthropist. The grand dragon finale will be held at 5 p.m.on Sunday.

Back to School Night Schedule

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.  3rd and 4th grades in the classrooms
6:30 - 6:45 p.m.  Parents' meeting in the Multi
6:45 - 7:15 p.m.  K, 1st and 2nd grades in the classrooms

FREE Star Gazing Party TODAY!

HW - Thursday, 9/12

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  COMPLETE the READING LOG over 25 DAYS, get it signed and turn it in on October 1...Receive a prize! 
Remember: read your Accelerated Reader (ZPD) Book and take the Quiz in class...and ADD UP THE PAGES YOU HAVE READ!
They are DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1!!!
3.  Reading Comprehension # 35-36
4.  LA Workbook
-- pages 22 "Journey" sentences
5.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 24-25 EVENS; 26-27
6.  History
-- Two Lesson 2 Worksheets (some students did not finish them)
-- California Geography Dictionary due next Friday, 9/20

NOTES:

• Back-To-School Night on Thursday, September 19 @ 6 p.m.
• We finished Stone Fox today. We will be working on culminating activities tomorrow and through next week.
• New TenMark account log-ins and passwords were distributed today.
• Have your child log into their Sumdog account and practice their math facts for at least 15 minutes each day. IF your child already has a Sumdog account, please let me know so I can try to enroll that account into my class. (If that doesn't work, they will use the ones I created for them.)
• Wordly Wise Books (Level 4) just arrived. We will start them on Monday, have daily homework, and a test on Friday.