HOmework for the week of Oct. 1, 2007

Homework Calendar for the week of Oct. 1, 2007

HOMEWORK

1. Complete math practice sheets 29 through 36
2. Words of the Week Your child will need to be able to read and spell the following words. Please help your child be ready for a spelling test on Friday. We are working on blends this week.

1.) last
2.) lost
3.) past
4.) plant
5.) slant
6.) snap
7.) snip
8.) spin

3. Make an entry in your Reading Record every night.



FAMILY FOCUS

October is Fire Prevention Month. Please help your child draw a map of your house showing the bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, etc. Then use a red crayon to draw safe escape routes from every room. Mark your family “meeting spot.” Please bring the map to class on Friday morning.


Web Site Of the Week

Teaching Treasures: Online Interactive Mathematics
http://www.teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html

This website offers really easy-to-use interactive math games and quizzes to reinforce math skills in grades K through 10. When you get to the website you will see the menu of activities from basic exercises in addition and subtraction that use pictures to count out the correct answers to more challenging activities that demonstrate equations and theorems in algebra and trigonometry -- this site covers a wide range of math strands. To learn to tell time or understand Pythagoras, simply click on the topic of interest to you. The puzzle, quiz or activity will open on a new screen with instructions. If you have trouble solving the problems presented, simply click on the "help" button for a refresher lesson.