Mr. Robertson's Homework Planner: 2013

This Thursday, Halloween, WCE is inviting all parents to fill the trunks of their cars with goodies and join us in the school parking lot for Trunk or Treating. This will happen at the same time as the Sheriff’s Office/ WCCIA sponsored Halloween Fair inside the gym, 5 to 8pm.

Dress up, bring the family, play at the fair, and walk from car to car in a safe, well-lit, fun, and friendly environment.

There will be spaces reserved for families participating in the Trunk or Treat. One responsible person will need to man each trunk to hand out candy to trunk-or-treaters. We suggest you decorate your trunk in a fun Halloween style so trunk-or-treaters know you’re open for business.

This is not a WCE-teacher- led event, but rather a voluntary community event. Teachers will be in the parking lot keeping an eye out, but all participating parents need to do is park, open their trunks, and welcome costumed children.

Thank you for helping White City Elementary build a strong, safe community.

10/30

Read 20 minutes
Spelling- Wednesday

bow

mice

women

coach

deer

oxen

crow

teeth

roast

throw

low

loan

grow

float

fish

cacti

pillow

Collect Spell-a-thon $$
Thursday- Crazy Hair Day

No costumes

Halloween Fair and Trunk or Treat Thursday Night

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

10/23

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Thursday
Spell-a-thon Collection due Nov. 1

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

10/22

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Tuesday
Collect Spell-a-thon Money

Due Nov. 1st

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

10/15

Read 20 minutes
Spell-a-thon continues

Pledges may come per-word or as a flat pledge

Spelling Tuesday

Sentences

Monday, October 14, 2013

10/14

Read 20 minutes
Spell-a-thon Begins

Collect Pledges until Friday

Spelling Monday

3x each in alphabetical order
hay, farm, apple, leaf, gold, field, wagon, season, fall, pumpkin, scarecrow, family, harvest, autumn, November

Thursday, October 10, 2013

10/10

NO School tomorrow 10/11

Read 20 minutes Each Night
Dear Mr. Robertson letter
Parents sign Behavior Chart

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

10/9/13

Read 20 minutes
Finish Math Worksheet 2-7- both sides

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

10/8

Read 20 Minutes
Open House

6pm-7pm

Monday, October 7, 2013

10/7

Read 30 minutes
No Spelling Homework
Open House Tomorrow

6pm-7pm

Friday, October 4, 2013

10/4

Read 20 minutes each night
Spelling Friday
Dear Mr. Robertson letter

Like, Dislike, Learned, Hope for next week, Anything else

Parent sign behavior chart

Thursday, October 3, 2013

10/3/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling- Thursday

TEST tomorrow

Unfinished Math worksheets - Subtraction Meaning

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

10/2

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Wednesday

Monday, September 30, 2013

9/30/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Monday
mercy

heavy

spray

honey

brief

field

street

alley

plain

turkey

east

day

week

year

claim

timidly

despair

Sunday, September 29, 2013

9/27/13

Read 20 minutes each night
Spelling- Friday
Parent sign behavior chart
Dear Mr. Robertson letter

We had a lot of trouble last week remembering the letter and the behavior chart. Please help you child be responsible. Thank you.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

9/25/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Weds.
Unfinished Comparing Numbers worksheets

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

9/24/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling- Tuesday
GREAT job on the poems today!

Monday, September 23, 2013

9/23/13

Read 20 minutes
Practice poem

DUE TOMORROW

Spelling- Monday

she’d

we’ll

haven’t

wasn’t

aren’t

wouldn’t

doesn’t

that’s

page

cube

moment

strike

basic

human

cellar

o’clock

shouldn’t

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

9/18/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Wednesday
Practice Poem

Due Tuesday 9/24

Saturday, September 14, 2013

9/13/13

Read 20 minutes each night
Spelling Friday

Missed words 5x

Practice Poem
Dear Mr. Robertson Letter
Parent sign behavior chart

EXTRA

What do our group names have in common?

Seuss
Cleary
White
Dahl
Snicket
Rowling

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9/11/13

Read 20 minutes
Spelling Wednesday
Practice Poem

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

9/10/13

Read 20 Minutes
Practice Poem
Spelling Tuesday
Remember- Early Release Wednesday

Monday, September 9, 2013

Poems

I have assigned each student a poem of their choosing. The student must memorize his or her poem over the next two weeks and be prepared to recite it for the class on the due date. The recitation will be done without the poem in the student's hands.

Memorizing a poem is not difficult given the amount of time the students have. I went over with them the best ways to memorize something.

Say it Out Loud
Stand when saying it
Recite it many times when you practice each day
Find the music in the poem to help you remember how it flows
Key into the rhyming words so help get from line to line
Recite with expression

On the due date each student will stand in front of the class to recite his or her poem. I would like the students to speak with expression, practically acting out the poem. That doesn't mean dancing or shouting, but putting feeling into the words. Basically, I do not want the student to sound like a robot. This is practice public speaking, something each child will be doing a lot of this year. We are starting off with something that will make the children nervous, but through this with our help each child will being to conquer that fear and become a more confident speaker and presenter.

This is an assignment and it is homework, so please help your student practice each night. And morning. And in the car. The more times the words come out of your child's mouth the more comfortable your child will be with them.

9/9/13

Read 20 minutes
Practice Poems

DUE 9/23

Complete unfinished weekend work

Sunday, September 8, 2013

9/6/13

Thursday, September 5, 2013

9/5/13

Language Arts

Read 20 minutes

Social Studies

Walk through house, planning to draw it as a map

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Welcome to Mr. Robertson’s

3rd Grade Class

Students and parents,

I would like to welcome you to our class. My name is Mr. Robertson and I will be your child’s teacher this year. I have been teaching for seven years, the last six of which in Hawaii, where I taught third, fourth, and sixth grade. In Hawaii I lived on the island of Oahu and was very active in my school, coaching and leading many activities. Before moving to Hawaii I taught third grade in my hometown in Southern California.

I love teaching and want nothing more than to help guide my students to be positive, successful student-citizens. My classroom is meant to be a positive, safe environment for experimenting, failing, and learning from those failures without fear. My wife, baby son, and I are new to Oregon this year and we look forward to being part of the community.

-Some important notes for our class-

- There will be some type of homework every night. Sometimes this will only be reading for 20-30 minutes. Most of the time it will be reading, spelling, and math. Unfinished class work might also show up.

-Homework will be written down in a planner every day. You can also check the class homework website. That address is: http://mrrobertsonshomework.blogspot.com/ Homework and important assignments and dates will be posted there on a daily basis. Please use this resource to check up on the goings on in our class.

- You may communicate with me through notes in the homework planner, a phone call to school, comments on the homework blog (http://mrrobertsonshomework.blogspot.com/), or by coming in to the classroom. If you are coming in or calling to ask questions please be mindful of the time as I will be teaching from 7:45-2:15, except on Weds when school gets out at 1:00.

- Please ask your child questions about their reading. Who, what, when, where, and especially why will aid their comprehension. Be involved and you will see wonderful growth. Asking your child to read aloud will also help them, as reading fluency (how smoothly they read) influences reading comprehension.

-Please let me know at least a day beforehand if you plan on sending in treats for birthdays and holidays. I will only distribute treats at the very end of the day, so if you bring in cupcakes at lunch they will be covered in ants and melted by the time I am ready to hand them out.

-This year there may be field trips for which I will be asking for chaperones. I choose chaperones on a first come basis, so be on the lookout for those request forms later in the year if you are interested.

-Please don’t forget school starts at 7:45 every day and lets out at 2:15 everyday except 1:00 on Wednesdays. It is important for your child to be in class on time and while third grade means extra responsibilities are expected of them, some of our students still need help. If tardiness becomes an issue I will contact you to see what we can do to help.

- The normal way I will communicate with you is through notes in the homework planner. This is another reason I need you to check it every night, and then sign. If it is an emergency or a pressing matter then I will call home as well, so please be sure to list current, working contact numbers on the emergency cards.

I am looking forward to this year. I think working together as teacher, students, and parents, we are going to have a great one.

- Doug Robertson