Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Parents, Thank you Ms. Moore for the reminder, as I forgot to put the assessments for the week. Monday - Math  Tuesday - Science Wednesday - None Thursday - History  Friday - Spelling  Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Parents, I hope that you have had a great weekend. Here are the lessons for the week. Math We are finishing up our study of fractions and moving on to time this week. There is an assessment Monday. Language Arts Idiom : "Touch and go" Poem : "The Lamplighter," Robert Louis Stevenson Spalding : Usually week with quiz at the end of the week. Literature : We will be reading and discussion chapters 15-18 of the Little House on the Prairie. Writing and Grammar : We will be doing the usual assignments to work on summarization and to review grammar rules. History This week we will finish up our look at the Southern Colonies with an assessment on Thursday and then look at the Pilgrims on Friday. Science In science we will be assessing our knowledge of planets with a quiz on Tuesday and then will consider why Pluto is not longer considered a planet and be introduced to stars. Have a great week. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Parents, Week 5 starts tomorrow and we are nearing the halfway mark of the quarter. I hope the students have recovered from a week of testing and are ready to resume normal activities. Here are the lessons for next week. Language Arts Poem : “Furry Bear,” by A.A. Milne Spalding : Students will learn new spelling words and review the phonograms. There will be an assessment on Friday. Literature : Students will be reviewing chapters 7-12 of the Little House on the Prairie in preparation for a quiz on Tuesday. We will read and discuss chapters 13-14 on Wednesday and Thursday. Writing and Grammar : Students will continue to refine their summarization skills and dictation exercises. We are also applying the grammatical lessons from the year to oral usage. Math The students will be assessed on their current knowledge of fractions on Monday and continue their study of fractions the rest of the week. History In history, we are continuing our d...

Greetings Parents, This is late, and I apologize. We are not having any tutoring this week because of AzMERIT. The hope is that students are able to go home and relax before another day of testing. For those concerned about math, we will be spending time each day reviewing fractions with the students. We are not learning new content since we don't want to students to learn something without the practice time of homework. Hopefully this week will help students who are struggling with math. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Parents, Week four has come upon us and we are quickly progress through the forth quarter. Tomorrow starts the AzMERIT testing. At Archway Arete, we take the test seriously, but it does not govern our curriculum. However, it is an important gage for the state to see how we are doing as an institution. As you prepare your child for the testing this week, I would encourage you to be balanced. I don't the students to be stressed out over the test, but I don't want them to be lazy because it doesn't impact their grade. For other recommendations, please see the letter from the assistant headmaster here . Next, I would just like to say thank you to all who were able to come out to the class social at the park. I had a blast spending time with you and your children outside the classroom. I am also thankful for the kindness your showed towards my wife and children. My wife had a great time getting to meet and talk with you. Now, here are the plans for the week. They...

Greetings Parents, Have your child check out this game as a way to practice multiplication facts in a very fun way. Race others as penguins jumping from ice to ice. Click here to begin the race. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Parents, I wanted to let you know that two assessments, math and science, are coming home with the students tonight for you to review with them. A number of students did more poorly than I had expected on the science assessment and I believe it is largely due to poor effort given to studying the night before. Please discuss with your child the importance of giving their best effort in preparing for assessments, as I will be doing today. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Dear Parents and Guardians, Your child will be taking the AzMERIT English language arts and mathematics tests on April 14 th , 15 th , and 16 th . Testing will begin promptly at 8:15am and students will have until the end of each day to complete the scheduled exam(s). Upon completion of testing each day, students should engage in a quiet activity like reading a book or solving word puzzles, so please send your child to school with something to do when s/he finishes. Instruction in the classroom will continue as normal upon completion of testing each day, and neither homework nor tests will be scheduled on AzMERIT testing days. Just as we always encourage healthy habits, during testing week we especially stress the importance of a good night’s rest and eating a well-balanced breakfast. We also ask that students come to school with a water bottle and healthy snack to eat between tests. Your children may naturally be curious about the test. If prompted, simply give them a ...

Greetings, Don't forget the class party at the part this Saturday. It should be a lot of fun, as it was last time. Here is the information provided by Ms. Garver on the SignUpGenius: When : Sat. April 11th from 2-4p.m. Where : Freestone Park (Lindsay and Guadalupe) - We are not renting a Ramada but we plan to be able to set up at the same spot we did for the fall county fair games event.  For those who were not able to attend, it was near the main playground and bathrooms .  My cell phone number is 602-791-6850, just in case you have a hard time finding us.  Bring chairs if you will want to be sitting. What :  We are planning the same fair games that we did in the fall, but with a twist.  This time Jen and I are asking other parents to run the games, (this includes bringing supplies for the games and a prize(s) for the winner(s).) Prizes should be small, just something to make it fun! Snacks, Drinks, and Tables :  We n...

Greetings Parents, I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Here are the lessons for the week. Math This week in math we are continuing our study of fractions. We will be taking an assessment on Tuesday to evaluate their progress. Language Arts Poem : "The Cow," by Robert Louis Stevenson Idiom : "The show must go on!" Spalding : This week will be very similar to a regular week with spelling words and phonograms. Literature : This week will be reading and discussing chapters 5-8 of the Little House on the Prairie.  Students will also be assessed on their comprehension of chapters 1-6 on Wednesday. History  This week begins our study of the English Colonies. In the future we will be discussing slavery, so please be sure to read the post about that. Science To this point, students have learned about the orbiting earth around the sun and its rotation, along with the impact of the moon. This week students will learn about eclipses and...

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Greetings, We are now starting our final unit in History class and will be covering The Thirteen Colonies for the rest of the year; we will begin with the Southern Colonies. The Third Grade Team would like to let you know that during week 5 of the quarter we will be having a class discussion regarding the slave trade. This information will be presented in a manner that is appropriate for 3 rd  graders, but we wanted to make you aware of when we would be talking about this in case there were conversations you would like to continue at home on the topic. We are including a link to a Google Doc that has the information that your students will be reading in class on the subject. Click here to see that document. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren