I am PLEASED to announce...

I am PLEASED to announce that I was proposed to today! Yep, that's right! Me, Miss Jensen, a PROPOSAL!


No, not a marriage proposal. My WONDERFUL third grade class came into our room during their science time (when they are in Mrs. Gauger's room) and  interrupted my spelling lesson to "propose me as their leader"! IT WAS AWESOME! Check out my new bling! =] I truly have the best class in the DC Everest District!

Current Computer Background

Here's my newest background. I had several requests to post it for home viewing.

Week 2 Spelling list

Week 2 (9/17-9/21) spelling words follow the long vowel CVCe* pattern.
*(Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-e)

When spelling a word with a long vowel sound, remember that a long vowel sound is often spelled with the VCe pattern.

Blue List
1. save
2. grade
3. mine
4. smile
5. these
6. note
7. smoke
8. cube
9. huge
10. use
11.minute
12.while
13.escape
14. whole

15. side

Green List
1. minute
2.explode
3. escape
4. mule
5.reptile
6. while
7. whole
8. side
9. mine
10.these
11. huge

Week 2

Another fantastic week here at Riverside in room 32!

This Friday was the first day Weekly Reading Minutes are being sent home. This is homework, I repeat, THIS IS HOMEWORK! =] Students are asked to read at least 15 minutes a day, on their own time (outside of school) and record their minutes on the Weekly Reading Minutes sheet. This is a half sheet of blue paper. They will turn in their signed and completed minutes sheet and receive a new sheet EVERY Friday.

Each student will also have the opportunity to set a personal reading minutes goal. If they meet or exceed that goal for the month, they have a list of classroom rewards they get to choose from!

Our OUTRAGEOUS facts from this week were:

• A lizard sticks its tongue out to smell.
• Certain sharks walk on their fins underwater.
• Some moths drink the tears of elephants.
• Humans can make 10,000 different facial expressions.
• Every zebra's stripe pattern is different!

Spelling assessment

Dear Families-

Students who get zero or one wrong on the spelling pretest will receive a list of more challenging words for the following week. Students should bring home their list of words to study every Monday and will be tested on that list on Friday. I will post the word lists every week on our classroom website. Below I have listed the grading scale for our spelling tests.

 Spelling Assessment

Minimal 1	Basic 2	Proficient 3	Advanced 4
Student’s work and understanding do not meet grade level expectations. More time, practice and assistance are needed at school and home to help the student reach expectations. Student spells 64% or less of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays partial understanding of grade level expectations. Mastery is often dependent on adult support. Student spells 65% - 74% of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays a proficient understanding that meets most grade level expectations. Student spells 75% - 100% of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays understanding of grade level expectations. Student spells all (100%) of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly. Students spell two or more of the challenge words correctly.

FIRST SPELLING TEST

Our first spelling test will be tomorrow (Friday) morning! Let's make sure we practice, practice, practice those short vowel words!

Tomorrow (9-14-12) will also be the LAST day to bring in your book order forms and money. I will be submitting the orders tomorrow afternoon!

Here is a copy of the math news sent home 9-12-12

Family Members,

The D.C. Everest School is concerned about your child’s retention of essential math skills in grades 1-4. A student’s ability to perform at higher levels of mathematics is directly related to their success on the essential math skills. 

Each day, children will practice a set of problem that will help them prepare and review for an upcoming bi-weekly assessment. 

Proficiency is determined from the average of each grades district scores. These scores are used to determine if a student needs additional instruction to learn the skills

Your child has taken the test attached. Please look these over and take note of your child’s progress thus far. Also, below is a list of the additional skills your child will be assessed on this year. 

Please practice math facts with your child using dice, dominoes and cards. Here are videos that demonstrate different ways to practice the math skills.

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEvoOEiWeAU

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2AJ1q4HnHU

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K2sDq3z_IM

If you have questions or concerns please let me know.  Thank you for supporting your child’s education!

1.       Mixed addition/subtraction to 20

2.       Missing addend to 20

3.       Adding/subtracting 10 or 100 to a given number (0-1000)

4.       Sums to 50 and doubles within 12

5.       Addition/Subtraction within 100.

6.       Multiply by 0, 1, 2, 5 and 10 (max of 100)

7.       Multiply by 0, 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10 (max of 100)

8.       Multiply by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 (max of 100)

9.       Multiply by 6

10.   Multiply by 7

11.   Multiply by 8

12.   Multiplying within 100

13.   Dividing by 1, 2, 5, and 10

14.   Dividing within 100

15.   Missing factor within 100

16.   Multiply/Divide within 100

17.   Comparing two fractions and generating simple equivalent fractions

Miss Jensen

Room 32's Theme Song "What I Am"

If what I am is what's in me

Then I'll stay strong - that's who I'll be

and I will always be the best "me" that I can be.

There's only one me, I am it

 have a dream I'll follow it

 It's up to me to try.

Oh! I'm a keep my head up high

Keep on reaching high

 Never gonna quit

 I'll be getting stronger.
And nothing's gonna bring me down

(no!)

 Never gonna stop, gotta go.

 Because I know I'll keep getting stronger.

And what I am is thoughtful

what I am is musical

what I am is smart

and what I am is brave

what I am is helpful

 what I am is special

There's nothing I can't achieve.

Because in myself I believe in oh...

Gonna keep our heads up

 High

 Keep on reaching high

Never gonna quit

Just keep getting stronger.
And nothing's gonna bring us down

 (no!)

Never give it up, gotta go.

Because I know I'll keep getting stronger.

What I am is super

what I am is proud

what I am is friendly

 what I am is grouchy

what you are is magical

 what you are is special
There's nothing I can't achieve. Because in myself I believe in oh...

Gonna hold my head up high

Keep on reaching high

Never gonna stop

I'll be getting stronger.
Nothing's gonna bring me down

 (no!) Never give it up gotta go, oh... yeah...

 I'll keep getting strong--er.

What a great day!

I don't know about you, but I had a WONDERFUL day today!

We got an email from Mrs. Dembowski, our librarian, letting our class know that we did a great job using quiet voices in the library while checking out books yesterday! Way to go third graders!

We practiced our spelling words by playing a game of "Sparkle". Our first test is this Friday, so please practice every night!

The PTO will be collecting Box Tops for Education again this year. The class with the most box tops collected each month will receive a small prize. At the end of each quarter, the class with the most box tops collected with win an ice cream sundae party. (Quarters will be the end of November, February and May) Let's bring one of these partys to room 32!

I can tell we are getting a hang of our new school routines. Rarely do I have to remind students to take out a book and read quietly when they are waiting for everyone to finish up their task! I love observing this level of respect for our peers.

I couldn't have asked for a better homeroom class!

Spelling Week 1

In case anyone needs an extra copy of this weeks spelling list-

short vowel sounds:

last
class
left
smell
milk
thick
drop
sock
shut
luck
plants
himself
animal
friend
next
problem

Week 1

We survived our first week back! Here are some outrageous facts we learned this week:

• An octopus has three hearts.
• A kangaroo can jump 30 feet in one hop! (That's the length of 12 skateboards!)
• Elephants can run faster than humans.
• A man once ate 49 glazed donuts in 8 minutes.