Team Mindcrafters Daily Updates - 10-26-16

Parents,

Red Ribbon Week -   Tomorrow's theme is "Sock It to Drugs".  Wear a crazy socks to show your spirit and stand up against drug abuse!

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Book Orders - Book orders were made available to students last week.  I plan to use any bonus points earned from orders to buy additional sets of books for our "Book Buddy" library.  Scholastic's website offers a wide selection of books that can be ordered, and they are searchable in many ways, including by AR level.  I also have coupons availble for a free $5 or less book with an order of $10 or more.  Please let me know if you'd like one.  To order online use our class code: GJLYC

Reminders:

• Wednesday, October 26 - grades available in Powerschool
  
• Monday, October 31 - Fall Parties

HOMEWORK:

Math:  AM Practice

Science: none

Reading: none

• AR goal by Friday - 11%

Social Studies: none

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team Mindcrafters Daily Updates - 10-25-16

Parents,

Red Ribbon Week -   Tomorrow's theme is "Put a Cap on Drugs".  Wear a hat to show your spirit and stand up against drug abuse!

Pizza party.  Tomorrow is the pizza party for students who doubled (earned 200% of) their AR goal for the quarter.  These students don't need to pack.

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Book Orders - Book orders were made available to students last week.  I plan to use any bonus points earned from orders to buy additional sets of books for our "Book Buddy" library.  Scholastic's website offers a wide selection of books that can be ordered, and they are searchable in many ways, including by AR level.  I also have coupons availble for a free $5 or less book with an order of $10 or more.  Please let me know if you'd like one.  To order online use our class code: GJLYC

Reminders:

• Wednesday, October 26 - grades available in Powerschool
  
• Monday, October 31 - Fall Parties

HOMEWORK:

Math:  Learn Zillion video 3 and 4 and complete pages (LZ782 and LZ783).  These are linked in google classroom for easy access.

Science: none

Reading: none

• AR goal by Friday - 11%

Social Studies: none

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team Mindcrafters Daily Update - 10-19-16

Conferences - It is time to sign up for parent teacher conferences which will be held on Mon. Nov. 21 and Tues. Nov. 22.  Unfortunately, Mrs. Dressel and I do not have enough time slots to accommodate meeting with each family in both homerooms individually.  Consequently, we are dividing up the students that we feel would most benefit from hearing from each of us.  In some cases this means you will conference with your child's homeroom teacher, and in other cases not.  Please know that Mrs. Dressel and I will be exchanging information prior to conferences so that you will receive information about your child's performance in all subjects.  (In some cases, parents may be getting conference requests from both of us.)  In addition, whenever possible, we will also try to involve Mrs. Gutierrez and Mrs. Pokrzywa in these conference times.  (Mrs. Dammeier will schedule her conferences separately.)   Look for a conference sign-up e-mail from either Mr. Pransky or Mrs. Dressel to follow this e-mail.  Please feel free contact us if you have any questions about this.    

 

Leaf Study.  We are learning about plant classification and will be classifying trees and leaves for the next couple Science lessons.  I have asked the students to bring in a leaf small enough that it can fit in a sandwich baggie by Friday. Students may bring in more than one as long as the leaves are from different trees and they fit in the bag.

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Reminders:

• Thursday, October 20 - music program
• Friday, October 21 - Spirit Day - Wear AW Blue & White
• Wednesday, October 26 - grades available in Powerschool
• Monday, October 31 - Fall Parties  Mr. Pransky sign-up Mrs. Dressel's sign-up

HOMEWORK:

Math:  Accelerated Math

Science: Bring in a leaf for Friday

Reading: none

• AR Goal for Friday = 100% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: none

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team Mindacrafters Daily Update - 10-18-16

Fall Party - DATE CORRECTION - Our Fall Party will be on Monday, October 31, NOT on Friday the 28th.  So sorry for the confusion!

STAR Reading Tests - Students took a STAR reading test today so that new goals can be set for the second quarter.  Please look for a report that was sent home.

Ohio Trip Projects - We have been working on a project to end our Geography unit.  We are presenting these tomorrow and Thursday.  However, several students are far behind.  They have been asked to work on these at home tonight.

Reminders:

• Wednesday, October 19 - end of the quarter
• Thursday, October 20 - music program
• Friday, October 21 - Spirit Day - Wear AW Blue & White
• Wednesday, October 26 - grades available in Powerschool
• Monday, October 31 - Fall Parties  Mr. Pransky sign-up Mrs. Dressel's sign-up

HOMEWORK:

Math:  Learn Zillion Video #1  &  #2 (enter codes:FJ5GH5B & ZC646ED)

Science: none

Reading: none

• AR Goal for Friday = 100% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: none

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team Mindcrafters Daily Update 10-12-16

Parents,

Homework.   Lasts night's Math homework took longer and was a little more difficult for students than I anticipated. My goal is usually to assign homework that should be able to be completed in about 20 minutes. I worked on putting the assignment together over the weekend and based on my working through it and the lesson length estimation given by Learn Zillion, I didn't expect it to take as long as it did with some students.  I'm sorry about that. I told the students who worked it through to completion that I was proud of their excellent extra effort and gave everyone who did it an extra class dojo point for "persistence."  Thank you to the parents who communicated with me (very nicely I might add) about having difficulty with the assignment and for those who helped your child last night get through the assignment.  I'll try to improve this assignment for next year's class. Again, sorry about any frustration or difficulty it might have caused.

Social Studies test - Review Social Studies test score here:

http://moodle.anthonywayneschools.org/mod/quiz/view.php?id=18684

HOMEWORK:

Math:  AM Practice

Science: none

Reading: Read Ch. 6 of Lemonade War (This can count as your child's independent reading tonight.

• AR Goal for Friday = 88% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: None.

Team Mindcrafters Daily Update 10-11-16

Parents,

Science - We are starting a new unit on plant and animal life cycles.  When will be studying the life cycles of pea plants and fruit flies among other living things..

Social Studies test - Students completed a Social Studies test over Geography today.  Students and parents can view the results here:

http://moodle.anthonywayneschools.org/mod/quiz/view.php?id=18684

Students who earned a standard score of "2" or less will need to retake the test at school.  These students should retake the practice test at home to prepare.

HOMEWORK:

Math:  http://learnzillion.com  video #3 and enter Quick Code: EE4KV9Z

Science: none

Reading: None

• AR Goal for Friday = 88% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: Take a Moodle practice test - link above.

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team Mindcrafters Daily Updates - 10-5-16

Parents,

Social Studies.  Students are learning about ancestral heritage in Social Studies right now.  Students can earn an extra Class Dojo point if they bring in a list of countries in their family heritage.

Science.  We are starting a new unit in Science about Life Cycles of Plants and Animals.  The last day for anyone who wants to retest over the Nature of Science unit is Friday.

Book fair.  Students who bring money to school tomorrow can buy books at the book fair during school.  (It will also be open to families after school as well).

Reminders:

• Literacy Night - Thursday 6-8
• October 6 - JoJo's Dine out Night

HOMEWORK:

Math:  AM Practice

Science: none

Reading: None.

• AR Goal for Friday = 77% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: None

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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Team MIndcrafters Daily Update 10-4-16

Parents,

Spelling.  Students take a practice Spelling every Wednesday.  They should be practicing these word throughout the week so they are ready for the test.

Reminders:

• Book fair - purchase
• Literacy Night - Thursday 6-8 (see attached document)
• October 6 - JoJo's Dine out Night

HOMEWORK:

Math:  Learn Zillion Video # 14 (Quick code: J4KD6GN) - complete worksheet (both sides)

Science: none

Reading: None.

• AR Goal for Friday = 77% of AR goal for quarter

Social Studies: None

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Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

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