Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Holiday Grid - Optional - Earn Krupa bucks -Hard copies were given out on December 22nd.

Holiday Practice – Due January 5th – You may complete as many or as few of the tasks as you would like to do. A parent must initialize all completed cells and each activity must be completed by January 5th. Please make every attempt to bring the completed tasks to school so your teacher can marvel at your creativity and accomplishments!



Create a story using the same plot as the book, ‘Please, Is A Good Word to Use’. Create a sloppy copy and have someone edit it. Then develop the final draft.

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Three tickets



Read a book to a child younger than yourself.






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One Ticket


Complete the Multiplication packet and have someone correct it. Correct any and all errors.



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One ticket



Read an AR book that is leveled within your reading range and pass the AR test with at least an 80 % accuracy level on January 5th.


One ticket per passed test.


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Write a letter to Mr. Krupa and send it to him in the mail so he can receive it on or before December 31.
PO Box 595
Saint Joseph, MN 56374

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Ten tickets



Complete the Division packet and have someone correct it. Correct any and all errors.




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Two tickets


Play a card game with another person. Write down the general rules of the game on a piece of paper.



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Write a letter and send it to someone in your immediate family, a relative, a coach, or a neighbor thanking him or her for his or her kindness or thoughtfulness.

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One ticket

Practice keyboarding by typing the alphabet five times on a keyboard/computer. Use home row, correct posture, and finger control!


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One ticket


Watch the local or national news and summarize in your own words a story that was reported in the half hour segment.



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One ticket



Write a holiday story. Create a sloppy copy and have someone edit it. Then complete the final draft. Must be at least a minimum of seventy-five words.





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Two tickets

Complete you Inventions Solve Problems packet

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One ticket

Create a snow fort with at least three entries/exits. Create a flag to be placed on top of it. Either bring in the flag to show the class or take a picture of your fort with your flag on top of it and bring it to school on January 4th. Or e-mail it to your teacher.

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Build a snowman and a snowwoman outside. Measure the height of each snowperson and list it on a sheet of paper in metric and standard measurement.
Ex.
Meters and centimeters.
Feet and inches

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Take the fourth grade quiz at http://www.schoolfamily.com/grade-4-curriculum-quiz

Discover why you may have missed any of the ten questions and then retake the quiz until you earn a score of 100%. Search the website and find other things to do and learn.





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