program gives students a “pretest” for reading, and then it Date Score on makes sure that the article’s vocabulary matches each Assigned Article Titles first attempt child’s reading ability level. It provides multiple choice Aug 15 A Force of Nature and short answer questions for the students to answer at Earthquake Shakes Japan the end of each article. The scores for the questions can Two New Islands then be viewed by the parents and teachers. Aug 22 What is Happening Under Earth Teachers can choose from a huge collection of Changing Seasons articles on many different topics and then “assign” them to Aug 29 Volcano Rumbles the students. We have chosen articles that match the Volcano Causing Problems science and social studies topics we will be studying this Sept 5 The Land & The Sea year. In the chart to the right, it shows the title of the Hawaii's Early Settlers article and the date that the article will be assigned. When Sept 12 Hawaii's Gifts your child logs in, they will get a message in their Mailbox No More Plastic Bags from “Teacher Cleveland” telling them what the assigned Sept 19 Peddling for Power articles are for the week. Students then have a week, Space Power (from Monday to Monday) to read the article and Sept 26 Making Power, Making $$ complete the activity questions. Your child can use The White House Catches Rays ANY device with internet access: school computers, Oct 3 When Flood is Good News family computers, post library computers, etc. Save the Beach Students must get 75% or better on the first attempt at the activity questions. If your child doesn’t Oct 10 Friday Night Lights Out score at least 75% on the first attempt, they must read Leave the Corals Alone additional articles for the week. For the additional Oct 17 Safety in Numbers articles, they can choose any other Kidbiz article NOT Do Humpbacks Still Need Our Help? ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER from the website. Use Oct 24 A New Deal for Seals the blank chart in your child’s planner to record the title of Surprise on the Sea Floor the extra articles you read and the first score on those Oct 31 Lionfish, Go Home! articles. Solomon students must earn 75% or better on In the Deep Dark Sea two articles each week. Nov 7 The Great Mahele As a class, we have already logged in and Westward Expansion: When Sugar Ruled completed the first article together so students know what Nov 14 History of Hula the website looks like and what is expected of them. The New Coin Remembers Hawaii’s History username and password for this website is on the first page of their student planner. Nov 21 163 Plants & Animals Never Seen Before Students may also use this Kidbiz time as their New Spot for New Species daily reading log minutes, so students can kill two birds For the Turtles Nov 28 with one stone! Students may also read any other articles How are the Butterflies Doing? they may find interesting in their free time or if they ever New Hope for Panthers Dec 5 find themselves needing something to read for their A Sea of Garbage? reading log. A Mess at Sea Feel free to make it a family experience by Dec 12 A Little Help from People reading with your child and having them tell you what Getting Ready for Earthquakes answers they would choose. This is an easy way to see Dec 19 Wave Warnings Work how well your child is reading and understanding what they read! If you have any questions, please feel free to Dec 26 High Power, Low Cost Jan 2 Help for Haiti contact me. Ms. Cleveland [email protected]

Dear 4th Grade parents and students, August 2016 Solomon Elementary students are lucky to have access to a wonderful web based newspaper for kids called KidBiz3000. What makes this program so special? The