Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison
Born and raised in Eaton Rapids, MI Hobbies- Sports, traveling, and warm weather 2 sisters- 1 older, 1 younger College- Western Michigan University/Hope College Student Teaching- Philadelphia, PA
Always raise your hand Treat others with respect Follow directions Clean up after yourself Take responsibility
Come in quietly Turn in homework Fill out agenda on Monday Complete morning problems Work on word work or writing Play with pets Use Study Island, BrainPop
Earn at least $100 a week Other rewards for participation, helping out, tutoring, showing most work, best explanations, etc. Fines for misbehavior Rewards to buy items or privileges Login- first initial, last name i.e. breincke Password- lunch #
reincke15.edublogs.org Class pictures that are taken throughout the year are there Academic websites/videos/games News Articles for Article Adventures Work samples Search function
DARE 3 rd and part of the 4 th quarter Human Growth and Development – end of 3 rd quarter Blue Jay Point field trip- November 7 th Washington, D.C. field trip- Last week of school Middle School field trip- Mid-April
1 st quarter- Multiplication, division, place value, and adding & subtracting decimals 2 nd quarter- Geometry, multiplying and dividing decimals, numerical patterns 3 rd quarter- FRACTIONS!!! (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing) 4 th quarter- Volume, measurement
Importance of reading and comprehending the problem Organization (showing work on another piece of paper) Explaining work Checking work Creating visual models Estimating to show reasonableness
Jonathan ran the 100 meter dash in 11.2 seconds. Tory ran 0.65 seconds slower than Jonathan. What was Tory’s time in the 100 meter dash?
A new television costs $349 at an electronics store. They currently have a sale going for a tenth off the original price. What is the sales cost of the television?
Daily 3 Read to Self Word Work Writing Oral Reading Fluency Explaining and citing reasons for choosing answers Class read aloud
Building vocabulary and using context clues Theme Point of View Character Motivation Compare and Contrast Characters Informational Texts
Article Adventures Grammar Vocabulary in other subjects
Children’s Book Writing Process Writing integrated into other subject areas
Weather Human Body Systems Motion and Design Ecosystems Vocabulary is extremely important
American Revolution Civil War Economy Government
Short videos on important concepts Quizzes Additional information Activities Questions & Answers Games Great for use with science Username- durant Password- eagles
Reading with Ms. Baldwin’s class Reward for completed work and great behavior
Agenda Completed every Monday for whole week Math Homework and Remembering book Worksheet Reading Log Missing work Lunch and learn to get caught up/finished Word Work due on Monday if not completed
Reading Log Reading 20 minutes per night What Can I Do for My Reading Log? Reading Log Checklist Reading Log Notebook or Blog
Comes home every Monday Graded on 1-3 scales 3 = good 2 = disruptive 1 = pulling out my hair Lists any missing work Due each Wednesday
Lennon the bearded dragon They can play with him in the morning, afternoon, or during recess.
Reading 52 questions (about 9 passages) Science (on computer) 75 questions Math open-ended gridded response