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