HW - Thursday, 1/30

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension Saki's "The Mouse" Due Tuesday
4.  Cinderella Stories...WORK ON THEM! Completed BOOK due 2/14
5.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
6.  Wordly Wise 15e / Lesson 15 Test tomorrow
7.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE this week

8.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 260-263
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Math Quiz (Topic 10) tomorrow. Test will be next Tuesday, 2/4.
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
9.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE tomorrow
10.  Science pgs. 190 Math; 192-193 #1-20 and Map the Concept (DUE MONDAY)
-- Scholastic News: Science Spin due tomorrow
-- Science Chapter 5 Open Book Test next Wednesday


NOTES:

• Cinderella Story instructions went home two weeks ago and the actual "blank" book went home on Monday. HOWEVER, they should be working on their stories. Please try to type the stories and 1) email them to me or 2) create a Google account, type it in a Google Doc, then share it with me.
• We will continue to work with the netbooks tomorrow and possibly Friday. Also, we will be using them most of next week.
• Tomorrow is Lunar New Year Assembly for the students and a parade.
• Box Tops due TOMORROW. You NO longer need to tape/paste them to a piece of paper. Just place them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to school.
• Tomorrow is the LAST DAY for "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner

HW - Wednesday, 1/29

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 15e / Lesson 15 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE this week

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 258-259
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Math Quiz (Topic 10) on Friday. Test will be next Tuesday, 2/4.
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 190 Mathl 192-193 #1-20 and Map the Concept (DUE MONDAY)
-- Scholastic News: Science Spin due Friday
-- Science Chapter 5 Open Book Test next Wednesday

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Cinderella Story instructions went home two weeks ago and the actual "blank" book went home two days ago. HOWEVER, they should be working on their stories. Please try to type the stories and 1) email them to me or 2) create a Google account, type it in a Google Doc, then share it with me.
• We will continue to work with the netbooks tomorrow and possibly Friday. Also, we will be using them most of next week.
• This Friday is Lunar New Year Assembly for the students and a parade.
• Box Tops due this Friday. You NO longer need to tape/paste them to a piece of paper. Just place them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to school.
• This is the LAST WEEK for "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner

HW - Tuesday, 1/28

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 15c-d / Lesson 15 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE this week

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 256-257
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Math Quiz (Topic 10) on Friday. Test will be next Tuesday, 2/4.
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 182-183; 186-189
-- Scholastic News: Science Spin due Friday
-- Science Chapter 5 Open Book Test next Wednesday

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Cinderella Story instructions went home two weeks ago and the actual "blank" book went home yesterday. HOWEVER, they should be working on their stories. Please try to type the stories and 1) email them to me or 2) create a Google account, type it in a Google Doc, then share it with me.
• This Friday is Lunar New Year Assembly for the students and a parade.
• Box Tops due this Friday. You NO longer need to tape/paste them to a piece of paper. Just place them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to school.
• This is the LAST WEEK for "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner

HW - Monday, 1/27

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 15a-b / Lesson 15 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE this week

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 252-255
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Math Quiz (Topic 10) on Friday. Test will be next Tuesday, 2/4.
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 175-181
-- Scholastic News: Science Spin due Friday

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Cinderella Story instructions went home two weeks ago and the actual "blank" book went home today. HOWEVER, they should be working on their stories. Please try to type the stories and 1) email them to me or 2) create a Google account, type it in a Google Doc, then share it with me.
• This Friday is Lunar New Year Assembly for the students and a parade.
• Box Tops due this Friday. You NO longer need to tape/paste them to a piece of paper. Just place them in a Ziploc bag and bring them to school.
• This is the LAST WEEK for "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner

Cormorant Fishing

One of this past week's spelling words, cormorants are used to fish for humans and this activity is practiced throughout Asia, especially in China and Japan.

Here is the Wikipedia article on cormorant fishing.

Next, here is an image of a cormorant fisherman extracting the fish from the bird:

This is the related article on the practice, called ukai in Japan: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2426.html

Last, a BBC video of cormorant fishing in China: "Fishing with Birds!" (Wild China - BBC)

Weekend HW and a Few Things

Weekend HW:  
- MATH Textbook pg. 251
- Work on Cinderella Stories

Few Things:
- I am extending the Cinderella Stories deadline to Friday, February 14.
- Students NEED to bring a working copy of their Cinderella story on Monday. You can also email it to me, if it makes it easier than printing it. 
[If anyone is using Google Docs to type their story, please share that document with me using my school email address (click here for it). This way, I can give my opinions right on the document itself.]
- We will prep the books on Monday and, on that same day, once I see a student has started writing a good amount of his/her story, I will hand him/her the book for the project.
- It is planned to watch Cinderella, the movie, on Wednesday. Look for permission slips to be distributed on Monday. Please return them ASAP.
- Due to Friday's activities and to allow more time for the Cinderella stories, we will NOT be reading the next story in our Language Arts anthologies. So, there won't be any spelling activities or tests next week. We will still have Wordly Wise.
- Lunar New Year will be celebrated at Ruskin on Friday, 1/31. Here is the schedule:

-- 9:15 (3rd/4th/5th) Puppet show assembly by Magical Moonshine Theater. It will be based on Vietnamese and Chinese folktales.

-- 10:50 a.m. Lunar New Year Parade. Your child can come to school wearing traditional dress if so desired.

HW - Thursday, 1/23

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities Two activities due Friday / Spelling Test tomorrow
5.  Wordly Wise 14e / Lesson 14 Test tomorrow
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 219-223

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 220-221
-- WORKBOOK pages 127-130
-- Topic 8 Math Test Tomorrow
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. NONE

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Tomorrow is the Winter Concert in the Multi: 3rd graders @ 6:30 p.m.; 4th and 5th @ 7:00 p.m. Click here for more information.
• Cinderella Story instructions went home last week. They should be working on their stories. Books to be distributed after their story gets approved by me.
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

This is pretty cool: Disney's Frozen - "Let It Go" in 25 languages

This reminds me a lot of the great finale from Les Miserables: The Dream Cast in Concert, a production to celebrate its 10th Anniversary concert:

Encore #2: "Do You Hear the People Sing?" followed by "One Day More"

A little trivia related to Les Miserables:

• Colm Wilkinson, who is thought of as the quintessential Jean Valjean, appears as the Bishop in the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables.
• Lea Salonga, who plays Eponine in the 10th Anniversary performance, was the singing voice behind Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin and Mulan in Disney's Mulan and Mulan II. She later played Fantine in the 25th Anniversary performance of Les Miserables.
• Judy Kuhn, who portrays Cossette in the 10th Anniversary performance, was the singing voice behind Pocahontas in Disney's Pocahontas and Pocahontas II and Princess Ting-Ting in Mulan II.

ENJOY!

HW - Wednesday, 1/22

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities Two activities due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 14c-d / Start 14e as they will "only have" one day left to do it
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 214-218

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 218-219
-- WORKBOOK pages 123-126
-- Topic 8 Math Test (Friday, 1/24)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 168-171

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Tomorrow is the Winter Concert in the Multi: 3rd graders @ 6:30 p.m.; 4th and 5th @ 7:00 p.m. Click here for more information.
• Cinderella Story instructions went home last week. They should be working on their stories. Books to be distributed after their story gets approved by me.
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

The Kid from Our Scholastic News Issue

Since we don't have a new Scholastic News issue for this week due to the MLK holiday, I did have one saved from earlier in the year.

In this issue, there was a boy in one of the articles who knew how to tickle the ivories at a young age: Ethan Bortnick.

Here's the link to his YouTube channel. Feel free to peruse the videos, especially the ones when he was younger:  http://www.youtube.com/user/ethanbortnick?feature=watch

HW - Tuesday, 1/21

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities Two activities due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 14a-b
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 211, 213

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 214-215; 216-217
-- WORKBOOK pages 121-122
-- Topic 8 Math Test (Friday, 1/24)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 160-165

HAVE YOU STARTED WRITING YOUR CINDERELLA STORY?!?!

IF NOT...

START IT TODAY!!!

NOTES:

• Tomorrow is our Code Red Drill. We will practice in the morning and then execute the drill - along with the rest of the school - after the morning recess. It should take about an hour. Please let your child know that their safety is paramount and we must work together as a class - as silently as we can - to create our barricades and wait patiently. A large portion of the day will be dedicated to this as clean up and restoration of the room will be time-consuming.
• Thursday is the Winter Concert in the Multi: 3rd graders @ 6:30 p.m.; 4th and 5th @ 7:00 p.m. Click here for more information.
• Cinderella Story instructions went home last week. They should be working on their stories. Books to be distributed after their story gets approved by me.
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• "Pennies for Patients" - Please continue to collect pennies and coins for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

Owners Found!

The plate and ladle have been claimed!

Thank you for looking!

Double Coins on Sumdog

For a limited time, Sumdog will be rewarding students double coins for every correct answer.

This special reward period begins on 1/20 and ends on 1/24.

Also, they have released a new app titled, "Sumdog" (how original, huh?). This app replaces their old "Snowball" app and let's you play "Snowball" and, if you have a subscription, "Kiteboarding." They will be using this new app to launch free and subscribed games. The app is FREE, but some games will require a subscription ($6/month, I believe). 

Visit Sumdog.com for more info.

Incomplete Assignments

I just wanted to share an observation from the past two weeks.

It appears that a good number of students are not completing their assignments, especially Wordly Wise and LA/Math/History workbooks. I've witnessed a lot of blank/unanswered questions. "I left it at home" and "I left it at school" are the most used reasons; rarely, if ever, is "I didn't have enough time" used by the students.

Doing the following measures should help correct these issues:
__ Use the HW Blog as a check-off list.
__ Make sure ALL work that is to be turned in is taken home.
__ Review all completed work.
__ Make sure all completed work is in one folder and placed in the backpack before bedtime.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Weekend HW (1/17-1/20)

- Due Tuesday: Math Textbook pgs. 212-213 / Workbook pgs. 119-120

- Work on Cinderella Story...don't worry about the book right now. Work on writing your story.

- Friday: Topic 8 Math Test

Reminder: Winter Concert, 1/23

3rd graders @ 6:30 p.m.

4th/5th graders @ 7:00 p.m.

See pic for more info:

HW - Thursday, 1/16

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 13e / Lesson 13 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE
-- LA Theme 3 Test tomorrow

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 210-211
-- WORKBOOK pages 117-118
-- Nets (Make as many cube nets as you can); CLICK HERE: Paper for the cube nets
(Please email me if the link doesn't work)
-- Topic 8 Math Test (Friday, 1/21)
-- Topic 8 Quiz tomorrow (Lessons 1-8)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. NONE


NOTES:

• Cinderella Story instructions went home yesterday. They should be working on their stories. Books to be distributed late next week.
• Reminder:  NO school on Monday (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday Observed)
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society collection boxes went home today. We had an assembly this morning about what Leukemia and Lymphoma is as well as how the pennies (or other monetary donations) raised will help those children and their families deal with these two cancers. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

New TenMarks Assignments Have Been Posted

To assist with practicing for next Friday's test, the following TenMarks assignments have been assigned:

• Lines, Segments, and Angles (4.G.1)
• Properties of Two-Dimensional Figures (4.G.1)
• Classifying Triangles (4.G.2)
• Identifying 2-D Figures (4.G.2)
• Identifying 2-D Figures Using Sides (4.G.2)
• Identifying 2-D Figures Using Angles (4.G.2)

They will be due by 1/24/14, the day of the Topic 8 test.

HW - Wednesday, 1/15

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 13e / Lesson 13 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE
-- LA Theme 3 Test, this Friday

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 206-209
-- WORKBOOK pages 115-116
-- Topic 8 Math Test (Friday, 1/21)
-- Topic 8 Quiz on Friday (Lessons 1-8)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 44-48
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science 
--  Chapter 4 Open Book Test tomorrow
--  Science Spin due tomorrow


NOTES:

• Wednesday Folders to go home tomorrow.
• Reminder:  NO school on Monday (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday Observed)
• Place your yearbook orders online.  Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society collection boxes went home today. We had an assembly this morning about what Leukemia and Lymphoma is as well as how the pennies (or other monetary donations) raised will help those children and their families deal with these two cancers. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

HW - Tuesday, 1/14

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 13c-d
6.  LA Workbook pgs. NONE
-- LA Theme 3 Test, this Friday

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages NONE
-- WORKBOOK pages 111-114
-- Topic 8 Math Test (Friday, 1/21)
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 41-43
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 146, 148-149 #1-20 and Map the Concept; 150-151 > Due Tomorrow
-- Science Chapter 4 Open Book Test (This Thursday, 1/16)


NOTES:

• Place your yearbook orders online. Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society collection boxes went home today. We had an assembly this morning about what Leukemia and Lymphoma is as well as how the pennies (or other monetary donations) raised will help those children and their families deal with these two cancers. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.
• Congratulations to Aaditya, our December San Jose Sharks "Reading Is Cool" Top Reader! He received a medal and a $5 Jamba Juice gift card for his effort!

HW - Monday, 1/13

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities NONE this week
5.  Wordly Wise 13a-b; pgs. 133-135 due tomorrow
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 188; 205; 207-209

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 204-205
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. 39-40
9.  Science pgs. 148-149 #1-20 and Map the Concept; 150-151 > Due Wednesday
-- We will work on 146 Math tomorrow with the graphs

NOTES:

• Place your yearbook orders online. Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society collection boxes went home today. We had an assembly this morning about what Leukemia and Lymphoma is as well as how the pennies (or other monetary donations) raised will help those children and their families deal with these two cancers. If you can, please consider taking the box to work, your social events, etc. not only to fundraise but to raise the awareness of leukemia and lymphoma. For more info, please click here.

HW - Thursday, 1/09

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO Activities Due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 12e / Topic 12 Test tomorrow
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 186-189

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 200-201
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
-- Quiz Topic 8 (Lessons 1-4) and Previous Topics Review, tomorrow
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE TOMORROW
9.  Science pgs. 144-145

NOTES:

• Place your yearbook orders online. Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Book Orders are due this FRIDAY
• July-December birthday students received a Birthday Coupon (for a free book up to $5) today. It is NOT a $5 credit, however. They must complete the coupon and turn it in to me with their book order at any time before the end of the school year. Don't wait until the last minute because they expire on July 1, 2014.
• NOTE: Minecraft: Essential Guidebook is NO LONGER available. Please choose another book or wait for a possible release in the future.

STAR Reading and AR Results

Parents,

Today's Wednesday Folder did not have the STAR Reading and AR results because of some technological changes.

First, teachers were issued MacBook Pro laptops in lieu of the desktop computers ("virtual desktops").  Second, in doing so, folders and information were migrated but some programs were not. STAR Reading and AR programs are still on the school's servers but access has not been routed to the teachers' laptops yet.

In the event that the programs are not compatible with the MacBooks, I will have to access the reports solely on the student "virtual" desktops. The problems with doing this are: 1) it's time consuming and 2) printers need to be reinstalled every time in order for reports to be printed out.

Going forward, I hope that Ruskin can subscribe to STAR/AR Enterprise (the online version); however, I know that it is probably going to be cost-prohibitive. The $9.10 per child isn't the issue; it's the $599 upgrade fee for AR + $599 upgrade fee for STAR, $499 hosting fee and a $499 hosting fee renewal. Moreover, it's going to be an on-going (yearly) cost (not sure about the upgrade charges).

I will keep you posted if there are any changes to the STAR and AR Reading program access.

Expect the STAR and AR results to go home tomorrow.

- Mr. Amutan

P.S., Student access is UNAFFECTED as they still can take quizzes and the STAR Reading assessment on our school's computers.

HW - Wednesday, 1/08

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO Activities Due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 12e / Topic 12 Test on Friday
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 178-179, 182-185

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 198-199
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 136-143

NOTES:

• Place your yearbook orders online. Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Book Orders are due this FRIDAY
• July-December birthday students received a Birthday Coupon (for a free book up to $5) today. It is NOT a $5 credit, however. They must complete the coupon and turn it in to me with their book order at any time before the end of the school year. Don't wait until the last minute because they expire on July 1, 2014.

HW - Tuesday, 1/7

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in February  3 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO Activities Due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 12c-d
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 176-177, 180-181

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 196-197
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
-- Scholastic News [Read it; Do Map Quiz; Debate (Choose a side, write a paragraph); Sticky Situation (Write a paragraph); Complete back page] DUE FRIDAY
9.  Science pgs. 126-127, 130-133

NOTES:

• Place your yearbook orders online. Last chance to order them is March 1, 2014.
• http://www.betteryearbookpublishing.com/login/signin_parents.htm
• USER ID: ruskin  / PASSWORD: roadrunner
• Book Orders are due this FRIDAY
• July-December birthday students received a Birthday Coupon (for a free book up to $5) today. It is NOT a $5 credit, however. They must complete the coupon and turn it in to me with their book order at any time before the end of the school year. Don't wait until the last minute because they expire on July 1, 2014.

HW - Monday, 1/6

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Ruskin Reads - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most PAGES read 
(You MUST complete a book within your reading range a.k.a. ZPD!)
Keep track of the books you read daily by writing them down on the Reading Log, get your parent or guardian to initial, total your pages read, and turn it in January 7 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension NONE
4.  Spelling Activities TWO Activities Due Friday
5.  Wordly Wise 12a-b
6.  LA Workbook pgs. 175

7.  Math
-- TEXTBOOK pages 194-195
-- WORKBOOK pages NONE
** Practice Sumdog.com OR Tenmarks.com for 15 minutes **
8.  History pgs. NONE
9.  Science pgs. 120-125


NOTES:

• ALL December Reading Logs are due TOMORROW!