HW - Tuesday, 12/2

PARENTS:

• Ruskin Leadership's Warm Coat Drive is underway!  Please bring in any coats you would like to donate to needy families.  Ruskin will be collecting and donating them.
• Ruskin PTA's Food Drive is also underway. There is a bin in front of the office. Food items needed:
• Tuna; canned meat; meals in a can; peanut butter in plastic jars; canned vegetables (low salt); low sugar cereals; 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes; canned fruit packed in juice; frozen turkeys
• CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool October Reader of the Month!  Turn in your November logs by this Wednesday!
• We will be doing another California Harvest Taste this Thursday with California grapes. Permission slips go home tomorrow FOR ANYONE who did NOT turn them in last time. Also, if you do not want your child to participate, please contact me IMMEDIATELY.
• We're only missing SEVEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
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 6 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension:  The Angel 
4.  Wordly Wise Lesson 11c-d
- Wordly Wise L11 Test on Friday
5.  Math
- TEXTBOOK page 223
- WORKBOOK pages NONE
- Math Worksheet

6.  Scholastic News - none (Starting the issue tomorrow)

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

7.  Science pgs. none

8.  History - California Studies Week 9 due Wednesday. No need to do "Let's Write."

HW - Monday, 12/1

PARENTS:  

• HAPPY DECEMBER!
• Ruskin Leadership's Warm Coat Drive is underway!  Please bring in any coats you would like to donate to needy families.  Ruskin will be collecting and donating them.
• Ruskin PTA's Food Drive is underway. Food items needed:
• Tuna; canned meat; meals in a can; peanut butter in plastic jars; canned vegetables (low salt); low sugar cereals; 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes; canned fruit packed in juice; frozen turkeys
• CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool October Reader of the Month!  Turn in your November logs by this Wednesday!
• We will be doing another California Harvest Taste this Thursday with California grapes. Permission slips go home tomorrow.
• We're only missing SEVEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Pages Read
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 6 ...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.  Wordly Wise Lesson 11a-b
- Wordly Wise L 11 Test on Friday

5.  Math  

- TEXTBOOK pages  190-191

- WORKBOOK pages  90, 94, 104, 106, 108, 109
- TOPIC 7 MATH TEST tomorrow

6.  Scholastic News - none  (USPS Mail arrived late)

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

7.  Science pgs. none

8.  History - California Studies Week 9 due Wednesday. No need to do "Let's Write." Week 6-8 "Open Book" Quizzes tomorrow.

Thanksgiving Break Homework

No NEW homework for the break.

Just the assignments that were given to them this week:

• Math Textbook 185-189 due Monday
• Topic 7 Math Test on Tuesday
• California Studies (Weeks 6-8) due Monday (skip "Let's Write")

Have fun completing the newly released TenMarks assignments and SumDog!

New TenMarks Assignments Created for Review and Practice

If you're thinking of other ways to review the math from this school year until now, then you must do the TenMarks assignments that were released today:


REVIEW (10 problems each set)
4.OA.1 - Understanding Multiplicative Comparisons
4.OA.2 - Multiplication and Division to Solve Word Problems
4.NBT.5 - Solve Word Problems Using Multiplication Strategies
4.NBT.6 - Understanding Division Using Models and Strategies
4.NBT.6 - Relating Multiplication and Division
4.NBT.6 - Solve Word Problems Involving Division


PRACTICE (20 problems each set)
4.OA.4 - Multiples and Divisibility
4.OA.4 - Factors
4.OA.4 - Understanding Prime and Composite Numbers


The website again is www.tenmarks.com.

ENJOY!

HW - Thursday, 11/20

PARENTS:  

• SORRY for the late post...
• ALL WEEK, we have MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal) due to conferences.
• Warm Coat Drive is underway!  Please bring in any coats you would like to donate to needy families.  Ruskin will be collecting and donating them.
• Our Thanksgiving party is TOMORROW. Since we won the Red Ribbon Door Contest (thank you again, Ms. Ellie), the office will be paying for the pizza. Ms. Conlon has volunteered to pick up the pizzas for our class. (THANK YOU!)
• Also, there is a sign-up sheet outside our door. If you are contributing to the Thanksgiving Party, please write your name on the sheet (or have your child do it).
• CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool October Reader of the Month!
• We're only missing SEVEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.
• Today we did a California Agriculture lesson on beef and how it arrived in California. Because students asked to see more videos (we ran out of time), here are the videos of young chefs preparing California-raised beef: http://www.learnaboutag.org/bonalabeef

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Completely Read
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  December 1 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension: His Father's Boots
4.  Wordly Wise none

5.  Math  

- TEXTBOOK pages  185-189  (Due Monday, 12/1)

- WORKBOOK pages  none
- MATH TEST has been postponed until Tuesday, December 2

6.  Scholastic News - none

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

7.  Science pgs. none

8.  History - California Studies (three newspapers) need to be read and completed for Monday, December 1. No need to do "Let's Write."

HW - Wednesday, 11/19

PARENTS:  

• ALL WEEK, we have MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal) due to conferences.
• Warm Coat Drive is underway!  Please bring in any coats you would like to donate to needy families.  Ruskin will be collecting and donating them.
• Our Thanksgiving party is this Friday. Since we won the Red Ribbon Door Contest (thank you again, Ms. Ellie), the office will be paying for the pizza. Ms. Conlon has volunteered to pick up the pizzas for our class. (THANK YOU!)
• Also, there is a sign-up sheet outside our door. If you are contributing to the Thanksgiving Party, please write your name on the sheet (or have your child do it).
• CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool October Reader of the Month!
• We're only missing SEVEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.
• Today we did a California Agriculture lesson on beef and how it arrived in California. Because students asked to see more videos (we ran out of time), here are the videos of young chefs preparing California-raised beef: http://www.learnaboutag.org/bonalabeef

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Completely Read
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  December 1 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension: Gift of the Magi (GREAT STORY!)
4.  Wordly Wise Lessons 1-10 Review Sheets (Due Thursday)
- Wordly Wise L 1-10 Tests on Thursday

5.  Math  

- TEXTBOOK pages  182-184

- WORKBOOK pages  none
- MATH TEST has been postponed until Tuesday, December 2

6.  Scholastic News - Debate/Sticky Situation and Page 8 due Thursday

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

7.  Science pgs. Science Spin due Thursday

8.  History - California Studies (three newspapers) need to be read and completed for Monday, December 1. No need to do "Let's Write."

HW - Tuesday, 11/18

PARENTS:  

• ALL WEEK, we have MINIMUM DAYS (1:00 p.m. dismissal) due to conferences.
• TOMORROW is PICTURE MAKE UP DAY. Bring your photos from the first picture day with you.
• Warm Coat Drive is underway!  Please bring in any coats you would like to donate to needy families.  Ruskin will be collecting and donating them.
• Our Thanksgiving party is this Friday. Since we won the Red Ribbon Door Contest (thank you again, Ms. Ellie), the office will be paying for the pizza. Ms. Conlon has volunteered to pick up the pizzas for our class. (THANK YOU!)
• Also, there is a sign-up sheet outside our door. If you are contributing to the Thanksgiving Party, please write your name on the sheet (or have your child do it).
• CONGRATULATIONS to Fiona, our San Jose Sharks' Reading is Cool October Reader of the Month!
• We're only missing SEVEN Emergency Kits. Please turn your child's in ASAP.

1.  RuskinFIT (Physical Exercise) - 60 minutes
2.  Reading Is Cool - 30 minutes
Reading Goal of the Month:  Most Books Completely Read
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  December 1 ...Receive a Prize!
Remember: Read your Accelerated Reader Book (selected with your ZPD in mind) and take the Quiz in class.
3.  Reading Comprehension: Piping Hot Pizza Mystery
4.  Wordly Wise Lessons 1-10 Review Sheets (Due Thursday)
- Wordly Wise L 1-10 Tests on Thursday

5.  Math  

- TEXTBOOK pages  180-181

- WORKBOOK pages  107
- MATH TEST on Friday (morning)

6.  Scholastic News - Debate/Sticky Situation and Page 8 due Thursday

LINK for Debate / Sticky Situation paper

7.  Science pgs. Science Spin due Thursday

8.  History - none