MATH STUDENTS/PARENTS: Homework!

I just wanted to send out a little reminder that when students come home with a worksheet or IXL homework they only need to do their homework for 15 minutes a night! If it takes them longer to do their homework that is fine, but they don't need to finish it.Please only 15 minutes a night of homework unless they want extra practice.  I know there has been some confusion about bringing hard copies of their IXL homework each night. Students will come across problems that they need to use a scratch piece of paper for and show each step they take to get their answers. If they use all mental math during IXL please have them right down five problems and their answers. This way if they are making mistakes I can look at their work and see where their mistakes are being made.

August 25-August 28

Hello Everyone!
  One week down! It was a great first week of school. I am so excited to finally have this year rolling. The class dojo is up and running! I know many of the students have been checking their points. Students, go to class dojo student and enter your username and password that we create! If you can't remember them or lost the sheet that I sent home I will give you them again on Monday :)  In the math world, we are still learning about place value, expanded form and standard form for the 3rd and 4th grade. In the 5th grade we are learning different types of multiplication like, lattice multiplication and partial product. Like we discussed on "Back to School Night" students must bring in a hard copy of their IXL homework. This means that any problems that students have to use a scratch piece of paper for needs to be brought to class. This way I can see how they are making their mistakes and keep them on the right path. If they used mental math throughout the entire IXL homework they need to write down five problems with the answers to receive full credit!

  If you are going to bring treats for a birthday that is awesome, but just make sure you get in touch with me before you bring them. In our fourth grade class in the afternoons we are starting to dive right into projects! This week we did virtual tours around the United States. We visited Lake Tahoe, The Grand Canyon, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. As my students like to say "We got lost in the White House and didn't even leave our classroom" :) Our first project is about the different regions in the United States. Students will start creating maps of their own in the next few week.! We started to discuss our tribe agreements and played lots of "get to know you games"! Please remember to send your child with a few snacks. 8- 4 is a long day for them and to keep them focused we need snacks throughout the day!
I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Miss Pettit

3rd, 4th, 5th grade math with Miss Pettit

Math Parents and Students,
If you are having trouble logging into IXL please get a hold of me via email hpettit@oasisacademyfallon.us. They do need to bring in a hard copy of their homework on a separate sheet of paper. They only need to show the problems that they need to work out! Don't forget tomorrow is Thursday which means Pizza! Send money for coupons if you haven't already!
Thank you,
Miss Pettit

First day was awesome! I sent home with the kids tonight their Class Dojo sheet that we talked about! Here is the link for parents. http://home.classdojo.com/#!/signup Your child has a sheet located in their front pocket of their white binder. It has your code on it.  You just have to click on the link above and enter the code that your child brought home to you! After you sign up you will be getting weekly behavior progress report on your child.  We didn't get much time to chat about Class Dojo today, but it will start tomorrow! If you could sign up this evening or tomorrow and send back the Class Dojo sheet signed by you :) That way I know who will be receiving emails. That is the only homework that the students have for me tonight. We had drama in our class today and we will have it again on Wednesday. Your son or daughter need to bring an item with them on Wednesday! They will remember all about it if you could just remind them. Thank you for being patient with all of the new changes at the school.
See you tomorrow!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS HERE! Just a reminder please do not drop your student off before 7:45 a.m. I will be sending home codes for the Class Dojo with your child tomorrow, because the email won't go through! There will be directions and a code for you to login. I can't wait to start out this new school year. Here is a pep talk from Kid President. Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwlhUcSGqgs

Hello Everyone!
Just a reminder that "Back to School Night" is this Thursday the 14th at 6 p.m. Please go to the lunch room to start out! If you are unable to attend I will upload the presentation to my blog and email it to you directly. Thank you for all the help this past week. My classroom is getting ready for some fantastic fourth graders. Hope to see you Thursday!