Posted on January 25, 2012 by avanarke
On Tuesday, each student wore a name tag with a multiplication fact on it. We used these to help us visualize our multiplication facts and recognize them a little better. We also used them as part of our names. For example: I had the name tag that said: 9 x 7 so the students addressed me as Miss Van Arkel 63.
This made for a fun way to practice our facts!!
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Posted on January 24, 2012 by avanarke
Lily Wressell, a fourth grader in Mrs. Huizenga’s class, is asking her fellow Georgetown students and families to join her in supporting the Pediatric Oncology Resource Team, P.O.R.T., that operates with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
P.O.R.T. provides much needed resources and hands-on support for families with a child diagnosed with cancer or life-threatening blood disorders.
Lily will be collecting items to put into theme baskets for the P.O.R.T. Winter Night Out fundraiser in February.
In particular she is requesting items related to kids arts and crafts such as; paints, crayons, paper, stencils, stickers, etc.
She is also looking for gift wrap items; paper, bags, bows, ribbon, cards, etc.
If you are interested in donating items there will be a box located in the lobby until Monday, Feb 6 that you may put them in.
Thank you for helping Lily reach her goal of providing two baskets to help P.O.R.T.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 by avanarke
We will have a short economics quiz tomorrow on economic activities of Michigan.
We will be reviewing for the Recycling test which will be on Friday.
Our math test will be next Tuesday. We will spend this week reviewing and playing multiplication games.
This week we are starting to learn about research writing. Today we brainstormed topics that we are experts on. Then we listed facts that we know about this topic. Our animal unit in science will go very nicely with our research as we will soon choose an animal to research and write about.
Please continue practicing math facts at home. Any practice helps! Thanks!
Look for new spelling words to come home this week.
Miss Van Arkel 
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Posted on January 20, 2012 by avanarke
Check out the division lesson by Drew!
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Posted on January 20, 2012 by avanarke
Check out Greydan’s lesson on multiplication!
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Posted on January 19, 2012 by avanarke
On Tuesday we will have a quiz on the economic activities of Michigan. We have been talking about two of the big economic activities of Michigan: Manufacturing and Agriculture. We have also talked about products or goods produced in Michigan by these economic activities. For example:
Manufacturing: cars, cereal, baby food, medicine, furniture
Agriculture: strawberries, blueberries, cherries, corn, apples, asparagus
Please ask your third grader about these and help them study. Thanks!
Miss Van Arkel
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Posted on January 11, 2012 by avanarke
Today we started working toward an ice cream sundae. As the students learn multiplication facts and pass practice pages they will earn a new ingredient to build an ice cream sundae. Today we practiced the 0s and 1s facts and the students had an opportunity to earn the bowl for their sundae if they passed the practice pages.
This is a fun way to practice facts and build fluency. I reminded the students that this is not a competition and each person will be working at their own pace. I try to do our practice pages on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. They may be on other days as needed. So practice, practice, practice at home!!!!
Of course in the end we will all celebrate our hard work by eating some ice cream!!
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Posted on January 10, 2012 by avanarke
Our classroom is in need of some more band aids. We are running out. We will gladly accept band aids you might be able to donate. Thanks so much in advance!
Miss Van Arkel
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Posted on January 6, 2012 by avanarke
Parents,
Please look for a note coming home about practicing multiplication facts at home. It is very important that these be practiced regularly at home in order to build fact fluency.
Thanks so much for your help!
Miss Van Arkel
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Posted on December 16, 2011 by avanarke
Dear Families,
We had a great day today! Thank you for all your help at the party as well as donations sent in! I am grateful for all the support I have from our third grade families.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday break and I look forward to seeing our third graders on Tuesday, January 3, 2012!!
Happy Holidays!!
Miss Van Arkel
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