Website Wednesdays-Spring Break Edition

ELA-This website has some great Reading and Writing activities. I especially recommend the "Write a Letter" game and the "Phonemic Processing" games. You can also make interesting sentences with The Silly Sentence Maker or build fast identification skills with Funny Photos.

Math-We're finishing up Unit 8 (Mental Arithmetic, Money and Fractions) and moving onto Unit 9 (Place Value and Fractions) this week. A few games to try: Place Value Puzzler, Magic Lamp Place Value, Fractions Tutorial & Quiz, and Fraction Models.

IB Unit, Trade-Check out a lot of economic games at MinyanLand. You can also start learning about inventions for our next unit at Inventive Kids. (I live the My Inventive Room website.)

Website Wednesdays

ELA: We now have access to online books for reading. Though the books are a bit more difficult; they can be used to discuss characters, main ideas, problem and resolution. The password for the site is MLEXOR. Also, we're still focusing on adjectives, nouns and verbs. Click on the adjectives in this game.

Math: We'll be working on fractions all week. Choose an easier fractions game or more difficult one. Also, this game, Cookies for Grampy, will help with using different fractions.

IB Unit, Trade: We'll be designing class money this week, so let your child make his own. We'll also be looking at money from different countries. Check out money online here.

Test Preparation: Please continue to use mytestbook.com or the OAS website.

Spelling List March 16-27

These words will be tested on Friday, March 27.

Antonymns and Adjectives

1. light
2. dark
3. straight
4. curvy
5. huge
6. tiny
7. rough
8. smooth
9. polite
10. rude
11. principled
12. loan
13. scarcity

Website Wednesday's

ELA: Practice correcting sentences with Punctuation Paintball. Read about antonyms with Dr. Seuss.

Math: Practice beginning coin combinations or more difficult coin combinations. Learn more about symmetry (also an art skill this month).

IB Unit, Trade: Run an Ice Cream Stand! When you pass the first level, keep moving on to the other levels or choose another game on the left of the ice cream stand page (I like the Big Change game).

CRCT Prep: If your child's teacher hasn't already sent the link, sign up for mytestbook.com to try taking more practice tests.

Website Wednesdays

ELA: Look for nouns and verbs while playing Rocket Word. Practice finding antonyms or opposites at the Opposite Train Game.

Math: Spending Spree builds on coin addition skills. Practice making 3 digit numbers with base-10 blocks here.

IB Unit: Get lots of information, vote in polls and play games at the Mint. Practice owning your own business at the Lemonade Stand game.

CRCT Practice: Keep up the skills practice! An alternate website suggested by a parent for test practice is Beestar. Check out the free sample quizzes.

Important Dates

Here are some upcoming important dates:

• Tuesday, March 10- PTA General Assembly Meeting 6:30
• Friday, March 13-End of 3rd Quarter
• Tuesday, March 17th-Noon Dismissal
• Friday, March 20-Report Cards distributed
• Monday, March 23- Conference Day-no school for students