Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Parents, First, let me begin by giving a big thank you for your abundant kindness toward me. Your gift was very dear to my heart and will allow me to do much needed projects at home. Over and over again, you amaze my by your charity and good will towards me. I am blessed be your child's presence in my class and your benevolence. Here are the plans for the week. Math This week in math, students will be increasing their knowledge of fractions by considering equivalent fractions and simplest form. Considering that many of the students in the class had never dealt with fractions before this unit, I would encourage you to consider times to help them use them. Here are some simple ways that might serve you well. At dinner, drink some of your beverage and ask your child to estimate the amount left, as a fraction. Thus, you might take a drink and the student might say, "There is still 1/5 (one fifth) of the beverage left." You might be driving to school one morn...

Greetings, First, let me apologize for this being late. I will do my best to not let it happen again in the little about of time we have left this semester. Second, let me say thank you for the kind cards from your children. It warmed my hear to be able to read through them with the class on Friday. I am far to blessed by the kindness of your children and you. With only a couple of months left, my heart fears future years. How am I to ever love a class as much as I have loved this one. I will also grow sad for missing them, as even short breaks seem long. It is both a blessing and a curse to have such a wonderful class as my first. Here are the lessons for the week. Langauge Arts Idiom "Rule the roost" Poem "At the Zoo," by A. A. Milne Spalding The class will be learning spelling words and reviewing phonograms as normal. Literature The class will be reviewing the final chapters of The Jungle Book for the assessment on Thursday. Students fille...

All third, fourth, and fifth grade students will be taking the AzMERIT test on April 14, 15, and 16 th . This standards based state assessment will measure students’ progress in English Language Arts, Writing, and Mathematics.  Click here  to learn more.

Greetings Parents, Wow! The end of the third quarter is upon us. I cannot believe how fast things have gone. Only one quarter left. It has been an exciting journey thus far and I can't wait to see how it ends. Here are the lessons for Quarter 3, Week 10. Language Arts Poem "Bed in Summer," by Robert Louis Stevenson Spalding We will follow our normal routine of learning new words and reviewing phonograms. Literature We will be reading and discussing “Her Majesty’s Servants” and “Parade-Song of the Camp Animals” for literature this week. Writing and Grammar Over the year we have worked on summarizing and copying from dictation to develop our writing stills. We are continuing to refine those skills while applying them to letter writing. Math Last week we introduced money to the students. This week students will continue to study money and will be assessed on Thursday. History As mentioned in a previous post, the stud...

Greetings Parents, I apologize that I'm sending this a little late. I have been out of the loop the past two days because of being ill. You probably found out that the students have brought home their history research projects to type. This is due on Thursday, March 12. If you have issues with printing this, please email it to me and I would be happy to print it out for your child. The students have worked very hard on this project and I am thrilled with their accomplishments. They should be proud of their effort. I would encourage you to help them format and edit, especially spell check, their work, but please do not adjust the outline. Each sentence is arranged according to a rubric. That rubric is one that the team leads of third, forth, and fifth created and this paper is a part of preparing them for future years.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email me. I would encourage you to have them work on this regularly throughout the weeken...

Dear Parents, Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback we received from you at Coffee Shop Conversations. The 3rd grade team has reviewed your feedback with Mr. Gillingham and we would like to communicate a few things to you. Below is a brief overview of some of the accommodations we are making to better serve the students: History History study guides will now include only the information that will be covered on the test; these study guides will also have the information presented in the same format that they will appear on the test (matching, fill in the black, true/false, essay). Math Math Tests have been reformatted to allow more room for all of the word problem steps.  Word problem examples have been completed by 3rd grade teachers, please click   here   to view them. Math homework is regularly reviewed in class, students are responsible for grading their own homework along with the teacher. Students are encouraged to take their noteb...

Greetings Parents, I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend. Below are the lessons for the week. Language Arts Poem "The Song of Mr. Toad," by Kenneth Grahame Idiom "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel." Spalding Spalding this week will be the normal spelling list and phonogram review. Writing The students will be doing two summarization exercises, a dictation exercise, and a comprehension exercise. Please continue to discuss the books your child is reading at home, as this will help them develop critical thinking skills and the ability to put their thoughts into words. Grammar Students will learn the principles behind writing a letter. Literature Students will be discussing "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and "Darzee's Chaunt." On Wednesday there are reading groups for "Toomai of the Elephants" and "Shiv the Grasshopper." Math Last week students were introduced to the customary measurement of capa...

Greetings Parents, If you would like to volunteer for field day, please sign up here . Best, Michael Naaktgeboren