Monday, October 15, 2018

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Multiplication Practice

http://www.multiplication.com/resources/online-tests-and-quizzes

Multiplication Quizes


Please click on the following link, select which quiz you are ready to take, and take it! When you complete the quiz, bring your chromebook to me and I will record your progress.
Multiplication Quizes

Workshop Menu

*Once all of your assigned work is complete, you may choose from the following menu...

-Silent Read
-Silent Draw
-Game About Squares
-Typing Club
-Newsela
-Ken Ken
-Suduko
-Free Write

Monday, August 27, 2018

Tech Kick Off

1. Login to your Chromebook using your student id and password
2. Bookmark our classroom blog http://lewisroom21.blogspot.com/
3. Go to your drive and create the following new folders:
     -Third Grade
     -Fourth Grade
     -Writing
     -Social Studies
     -Science
     -Morning Work
4. Organize your drive! Drag all past documents and slides to either the 3rd grade or 4th grade folder
5. Check in with Ms. Natalie (be ready to show off your newly organized drive!)
6. Fill out this Student Survey
7. Go to the Lewis Student Page and choose one of the linked websites to explore

2018-2019 School Year

with these kiddos...

Monday, May 21, 2018

When you finish with your partner click here and work quietly to defeat the aliens...

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Decimal Place Value

Playing the game:
Number of players: 2-4
1. Shuffle the deck of cards.  Be sure that all face cards and Jokers have been removed.  Place the deck of cards in a pile facedown in the center of the table.
2. Each player takes a turn taking one card from the top of the pile.  Players place the card face-up directly in front of them so that all players can see each card that has been drawn.
3. Each player looks at the number on the card that he/she drew from the pile.  Then, each player looks at "Round 1" on their score sheet to decide which place value to assign the number.  The player can only write that number under one place value column (hundreds, tens, ones, tenths, hundredths, or thousandths).  Players should not show their opponents where they wrote the number on their score sheet.  Once each player has written down the number in a place value column, it cannot be changed at any point during the game.
  • In this game, drawing the 10 card does not represent 10, but represents the number 0.
Players try to make the greatest number in this decimal place value game.
Each player has to make decisions about where to place the digit as he/she receives a card.  Once written, the digit is locked in.

4. Players repeats steps 1-3 until all 6 place value columns have been filled in (which means that 6 cards should have been drawn by each player).
5. Players show their final number to their opponents to determine who has written the highest number.  
6. The player with the highest number must read his/her decimal aloud correctly  (i.e. one hundred and seven thousandths, not one hundred point zero zero seven) in order to score the points.
  • If the player with the highest number reads his/her decimal aloud correctly, he/she gets 1 point for the round.  The other players do not get any points.
  • If the player with the highest number does not read his/her decimal aloud correctly, he/she does not get any points.  Every other player gets 1 point for the round.  
7. Place all of the used cards back into the pile of cards and shuffle the entire pile again.  Begin the next round by repeating the same steps.  Play ends after 10 rounds have been played.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Update from Room 21

Spring is in the air! It’s hard to believe this school year is halfway over. Before you know it, we’ll be sending these sweet fifth graders off to middle school. We have a lot to squeeze in before the year end! Next week is Valentine’s Day and we are planning to celebrate on Wednesday afternoon. I sent home a copy of our class list so students can make their valentines. Please remind your kiddos to triple check the class list to make sure all students are included and names are spelled correctly. Students will need to decorate a v-day box at home and bring it to school on Wednesday. See the blog for more detail. We posted a party supply list outside of our room so please sign up to bring something. If you are interested in sending supplies but can’t make it in to sign up, just send me an email.
Other updates and reminders-- 
*If you have not filled out the survey regarding Science Camp tuition, please visit our blog  http://lewisroom21.blogspot.com/ 
*We just began a new garden rotation with Ms. Kathleen on Tuesdays so please make sure your kiddos are dressed appropriately on those days
*Make sure report card envelopes are signed and returned by Friday
*Don’t forget to sign up to bring something for our Valentine’s Day Celebration. Thank you in advance!
*Stop by and check out our Black History Timeline


Riddles by Beckett

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Meet Nancy Judd

Art Residency - Getting Prepared

Greetings!

Our classrooms will soon begin art residencies through The Right Brain Initiative 
with artist and environmental educator Nancy Judd of Recycle Runway.

During the residency, students will learn about natural and human-made 
materials and how Native Americans have traditionally made items. They 
will learn about the hidden life and environmental and social costs of the 
clothes we wear. Over the four weeks, they will also create a fashion/costume.

We need your help to make this art residency a success. Here’s how.

Collect and bring in clean recyclables by Monday, January 8th.

To create their fashion/costume, students will need a variety of materials, 
many of which would usually end up in your recycle bin. Suggested materials
include aluminum cans, plastic grocery bags, bottle caps, twist-ties, string, 
yarn, cassette tapes, aseptic packages, juice packets, cereal and tissue boxes, 
and holiday disposables. The materials that come in will be sorted and shared 
by groups in the class. We will need a lot of materials! Each classroom will also 
need seven plastic two liter soda bottles.

Important: Please be sure that no materials that previously contained peanut 
or tree nut ingredients are sent to school because of life threatening food allergies.

Please send all clean recyclables to your child’s classroom by Monday, January 8th.

Volunteer to sort and organize the upcycled materials.

Each classroom will need one or more volunteer to organize the materials that
are brought in by their type. Each group will also need a material kit for session 
one’s challenge. Each classroom will need 25 needles pre-threaded and stuck 
into a piece of cardboard. Please contact your child’s teacher to volunteer to sort 
and organize the materials.

Volunteer during the residency.

Please contact your child’s teacher to volunteer. Here are the class schedules.

Week 1) Thursday, January 11: Kohn – 9:45 to 10:45, Richner – 11:00 to 12, 
Speer – 12:50 to 1:50

Week 2) Thursday, January 18: Kohn – 9:45 to 10:45, Richner – 11:00 to 12, 
Speer – 12:50 to 1:50

Week 3) Thursday, January 25: Kohn – 9:45 to 10:45, Richner – 11:00 to 12, 
Speer – 12:50 to 1:50

Week 4) Wednesday, January 31: Kohn – 9:45 to 10:45, Richner – 11:00 to 12, 
Speer – 12:50 to 1:50

Want to learn more about Nancy’s artwork? Check out this video and her website.

Thank you so much for helping make this art residency a success!

Sincerely,

Mr. Mark, Ms. Natalie & Ms. Sarah