Halloween Parade Party

Please look for flyer coming home today (10/28) regarding the parade and party being hosted on Monday, October 31.  Volunteers are welcome to join us in the room at 1:45.  The parade will take place from 2:00 - 2:30.  Student/parents are then welcome to stay for a classroom celebration.  Please contact Jenny Roellke, Jessie's mom, if you have any questions. 

Map and Globes Test - Wed. Oct. 26

Our Maps and Globes test is Wed., October 26.  Students were asked to take home portfolios on Friday to review through the weekend as well as tonight and tomorrow.  They will also have a quiz today that will be returned tomorrow.  They should review the quiz tomorrow night and be sure that they are able to answer all the questions.  A study guide and world map has been glued into their portfolio.  These too should be reviewed before the test date.

Map Project - Due Oct. 21

Using information that you have learned about maps, I would like to design a map of your own.  The options for this map are listed below.   The deadline for your own map idea has passed so you must choose one of these options unless you have already received approval from Ms. Coffman.   

1)                Map a favorite room.  Be sure to include doors, windows, furniture and any special features you feel are important.

2)              Create a building floor plan.  Again, remember to include doors, windows, furniture, and any special features you feel are important.

3)              Design a map of your immediate community.  This could be, but is not limited to the street you live on, a favorite area in Arlington, a favorite neighborhood etc.

 

Although this is a project that you are to complete at home, it should be your own work.  You may ask a parent, sibling, or friend to assist but YOU, the cartographer, must complete the work.  Spend approximately 30 – 45 minutes on this project.  Paper for this project is available in the classroom or you may use a standard sheet of construction paper (9” x 12”). 

As always, have fun and do your best work!

Math Test Reminder

Math Test TOMORROW

October 17, 2011

Dear Students (and Parents):

Tomorrow is your first math test.  You should review all returned homework and quizzes as well as complete the practice test on pages 43 and 44 of your text book.  Today at our Learning Lunch, we practiced subtraction skills using “gamequarium” and “aaamath”.  Gamequarium can be found via the Tuckahoe kids’ links page; the link for the other site is www.aaamath.com. 

Please remember that our test will include problems and questions about place value, addition and subtraction strategies, addition properties, comparing numbers, odd and even numbers, and fact families.  Further information about the test can be found in the blue review pack that was issued to you last week.  Please be sure to look this over at least once before tomorrow’s test.

Have a good night and mathematically-sweet dreams!

Ms. Coffman

Blackboard Access to Texts!

Dear Parents:  Look for information coming home today about how to access textbooks on line.  Essentially, your child will sign into the Blackboard link on the Kid's Links page of our Tuckahoe website.  Then, look "For Students" tab at top.  From there, click into the content area (math, science, social studies, etc.) and find the text book(s) for our grade level.  Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!