Hi Families,
Just 4 days of school left in the 2nd quarter, and just 4 days of school left until Winter Break!! I will try my hardest this week to keep normal routines as much as possible, so the kids are reminded of the safe feeling they have when they are here at school. However, with it also being the week before the holidays there will be some fun that we partake in, as well.
The school's new reading program begins today! In your child's Monday folder you will find enough reading log space to record your child's reading minutes for 3 weeks (this week, and the two weeks of winter break). Please have your child send all three back to school on Monday, Jan. 7, when school resumes.
The last to vote is Dec. 19th!! Please continue to support our school for the next few days by texting 1044pbf to 95248 or by going to the website www.vote232.com.
Here is what we will be doing to complete our semester:
Reading-
The class has been thoroughly enjoying reading about the Herdmans in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson. Ask them to tell you about the Herdmans, and to give you a retelling of what we have read so far. This would be great comprehension practice for them. We began this book last week, and will be completing it this week.
Spelling-
No spelling this week! :)
Math-
We will complete Topic 7 this week with a review on Tuesday and the final test on Wednesday.
Writing-
We are completing our writing this week titled "If I lived in a Snowglobe...". We will be reading the Grinch later this week and practicing a variety of ways (persuasive, narrative and expository) to write in response to the story.
Social Studies-
Our research for our international study is well underway. The kiddos are doing a great job of notetaking from books and specific websites.
Have a wonderful week!!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
December 10-14
Hi Families,
We are nearing the end of the 2nd quarter in 3rd grade. The last day of the semester is next Thursday, Dec. 20. We will have a busy afternoon that day:
1:30-2:15-- The entire school will listen to The Polar Express read by Mr. Hertog.
2:15-3:00-- The Choir and Band will perform for the entire school.
3:00-3:45-- Classroom/Holiday Party--Thank you to Mrs. Wootton for getting this party organized. It looks like the kids are going to have a lot of fun.
Monday will be PJ day for the 3rd grade! The 3rd grade will be watching "The Lorax" as a reward for having 75% (or more) participation in our Cool the Earth program.
Please continue to vote daily. There are only 9 days left. Vote for Prairie Ridge at www.vote232.com or by texting 1044pbf to 95248. Thanks again for all you help and support.
Here is a look at what's going on this week:
Reading- This week in reading we will be learning about "Nature's Hazards" as we determine what's important in the text that we read.
Spelling- The pattern this week is Homonyms-- these are words that sound the same but are spelled different and have a different meaning. The final test will be on Friday.
Writing- The students are continuing to write about "What it would be like to live in a snowglobe". The students will be finishing their prewriting and will start writing a first draft.
Math- We completed our multiplication unit on Friday. So, today we started to learn about its inverse operation, division. The students will learn that division is separating a total into groups.
Social Studies- International Research- The students will begin researching information about the country in which they will be studying.
Have a great week!!
We are nearing the end of the 2nd quarter in 3rd grade. The last day of the semester is next Thursday, Dec. 20. We will have a busy afternoon that day:
1:30-2:15-- The entire school will listen to The Polar Express read by Mr. Hertog.
2:15-3:00-- The Choir and Band will perform for the entire school.
3:00-3:45-- Classroom/Holiday Party--Thank you to Mrs. Wootton for getting this party organized. It looks like the kids are going to have a lot of fun.
Monday will be PJ day for the 3rd grade! The 3rd grade will be watching "The Lorax" as a reward for having 75% (or more) participation in our Cool the Earth program.
Please continue to vote daily. There are only 9 days left. Vote for Prairie Ridge at www.vote232.com or by texting 1044pbf to 95248. Thanks again for all you help and support.
Here is a look at what's going on this week:
Reading- This week in reading we will be learning about "Nature's Hazards" as we determine what's important in the text that we read.
Spelling- The pattern this week is Homonyms-- these are words that sound the same but are spelled different and have a different meaning. The final test will be on Friday.
Writing- The students are continuing to write about "What it would be like to live in a snowglobe". The students will be finishing their prewriting and will start writing a first draft.
Math- We completed our multiplication unit on Friday. So, today we started to learn about its inverse operation, division. The students will learn that division is separating a total into groups.
Social Studies- International Research- The students will begin researching information about the country in which they will be studying.
Have a great week!!
Monday, December 3, 2012
December 3-7
Hi Families,
Tourism Day was a huge success!! The students had a great time being presenters to all of the 1st, 2nd and 4th graders that came on a tour of the states. I hope your child showed you his or her completed folder and was able to teach you something about the state in which he or she researched.
In your child's Monday folder you will find a letter oulining our next big project, International Festival. I will be walking the students through this entire project. What I need from your child first is the name of the country he or she would like to research. The country is decided upon by your family's heritage. If your family has more than one, let your child choose which one he or she would most like to research.
Don't forget to vote!! There are still 16 more days left of the voting period. Please help our school by texting 1044pbe to 95248 or by voting at www.vote232.org.
Thanks for all your support and effort!
Reading- We are continuing to read about forces of nature as we practice fix-up reading strategies.
Spelling- The spelling lists this week contain 'multiple-meaning words'. The final test will be on Friday.
Math- We will be completing our unit on multiplication facts with a test this Friday. Please have your child continue to practice multiplication facts at home by using flash cards, or fun websites.
Writing- The class will be starting a new writing assignment this week. They will use their creativity in writing about what it would be like to live in a snowglobe.
Social Studies- We will finish our mapping unit this week, and begin to learn about our International Festival project.
Have a great week!
Tourism Day was a huge success!! The students had a great time being presenters to all of the 1st, 2nd and 4th graders that came on a tour of the states. I hope your child showed you his or her completed folder and was able to teach you something about the state in which he or she researched.
In your child's Monday folder you will find a letter oulining our next big project, International Festival. I will be walking the students through this entire project. What I need from your child first is the name of the country he or she would like to research. The country is decided upon by your family's heritage. If your family has more than one, let your child choose which one he or she would most like to research.
Don't forget to vote!! There are still 16 more days left of the voting period. Please help our school by texting 1044pbe to 95248 or by voting at www.vote232.org.
Thanks for all your support and effort!
Reading- We are continuing to read about forces of nature as we practice fix-up reading strategies.
Spelling- The spelling lists this week contain 'multiple-meaning words'. The final test will be on Friday.
Math- We will be completing our unit on multiplication facts with a test this Friday. Please have your child continue to practice multiplication facts at home by using flash cards, or fun websites.
Writing- The class will be starting a new writing assignment this week. They will use their creativity in writing about what it would be like to live in a snowglobe.
Social Studies- We will finish our mapping unit this week, and begin to learn about our International Festival project.
Have a great week!
Monday, November 26, 2012
November 26-30
Hi Families,
I hope you all enjoyed your long holiday weekend with your families. I sure needed the time off and feel fully refreshed and recharged for the next few weeks.
Today we went to MVHS to have our play filmed. The kids had a wonderful time and learned a lot about the video production process.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE EVERYDAY!! We are currently in 1st place for our category but have dropped to 2nd place overall. That is a difference of $25K towards PRE technology. You can vote everday at www.vote232.org or text 1044pbf to 95248. Thanks for all your continued support!!
Here is a look at the rest of the week:
Reading-
We will be starting Theme 7, On Moving Ground. We will be using Fix-Up reading strategies to help the students better understand what they are reading about.
Spelling-
Our spelling pattern this week is synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings, and antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Math-
We will continue to learn basic multiplication math facts this week. The students will be learning how to multiply by 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's and 8's. After this week, they should know most of their facts and will need to just practice, practice, practice.
Writing and Social Studies-
We will be continuing to do research for our state research project. This Friday from 9:30-10:30 we will be having our Tourism Day. Feel free to stop by and take a tour of all 50 states that morning if you are available.
I hope you all enjoyed your long holiday weekend with your families. I sure needed the time off and feel fully refreshed and recharged for the next few weeks.
Today we went to MVHS to have our play filmed. The kids had a wonderful time and learned a lot about the video production process.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE EVERYDAY!! We are currently in 1st place for our category but have dropped to 2nd place overall. That is a difference of $25K towards PRE technology. You can vote everday at www.vote232.org or text 1044pbf to 95248. Thanks for all your continued support!!
Here is a look at the rest of the week:
Reading-
We will be starting Theme 7, On Moving Ground. We will be using Fix-Up reading strategies to help the students better understand what they are reading about.
Spelling-
Our spelling pattern this week is synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings, and antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Math-
We will continue to learn basic multiplication math facts this week. The students will be learning how to multiply by 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's and 8's. After this week, they should know most of their facts and will need to just practice, practice, practice.
Writing and Social Studies-
We will be continuing to do research for our state research project. This Friday from 9:30-10:30 we will be having our Tourism Day. Feel free to stop by and take a tour of all 50 states that morning if you are available.
Monday, November 12, 2012
November 12-20
Hi Families,
Since Thanksgiving is next weeek and we only have two days of school, I am going to give you an update that contains information for both weeks.
VOTING BEGINS TODAY for the Clorox grant!! Please help PRE by voting for us every day!
Reading-
We will be studying about transportation in reading as we continue to practice 'creating images'. We will also spend some time reviewing main idea and supporting details. In small groups we are continuing to practice and develop reading comprehension strategies.
The students will also be learning about the history of Thanksgiving, as well as, completing a writing assignment describing each child's own family gathering.
Spelling-
All of the words on our spelling lists this week contain "silent letters". Each word will have one of these letters' in it that is silent: w, h, b, g, or gh. The final test will be on Friday.
There will be NO spelling next week.
Math-
Multiplication Facts- The boys and girls are THRILLED too finally be learning multiplication facts. Last week they learned the 2's, 5's and 9's (see if they can teach you the hand trick they learned to help them remember the facts for 9's). This week students will learn facts for 1's, 0's, and 10's. They will also learn about patterns that help them remember basic facts.
Social Studies AND Writing-
The students will be starting a state research project this week. During this project the students will be learning about mapping and geography skills. This assignment will help teach the students a little bit more about researching, as well. Tourism Day will be the conclusion of this project and will be held on November 30. The students will get to present the information that they gathered and share what they learned about the state that they each studied.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Since Thanksgiving is next weeek and we only have two days of school, I am going to give you an update that contains information for both weeks.
VOTING BEGINS TODAY for the Clorox grant!! Please help PRE by voting for us every day!
Reading-
We will be studying about transportation in reading as we continue to practice 'creating images'. We will also spend some time reviewing main idea and supporting details. In small groups we are continuing to practice and develop reading comprehension strategies.
The students will also be learning about the history of Thanksgiving, as well as, completing a writing assignment describing each child's own family gathering.
Spelling-
All of the words on our spelling lists this week contain "silent letters". Each word will have one of these letters' in it that is silent: w, h, b, g, or gh. The final test will be on Friday.
There will be NO spelling next week.
Math-
Multiplication Facts- The boys and girls are THRILLED too finally be learning multiplication facts. Last week they learned the 2's, 5's and 9's (see if they can teach you the hand trick they learned to help them remember the facts for 9's). This week students will learn facts for 1's, 0's, and 10's. They will also learn about patterns that help them remember basic facts.
Social Studies AND Writing-
The students will be starting a state research project this week. During this project the students will be learning about mapping and geography skills. This assignment will help teach the students a little bit more about researching, as well. Tourism Day will be the conclusion of this project and will be held on November 30. The students will get to present the information that they gathered and share what they learned about the state that they each studied.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Monday, November 5, 2012
November 5-9
Hi Families,
Can you beleive it is already November? The holiday season is going to be here before we know it.
We are PRE! We need Technology!!
Today is the day voting begins for the Clorox Grant. Please remember to vote DAILY with every electronic device you have. Our school could really use the $50,000 to use towards new technology.
If you are on Facebook, check out the PRE PTA page. You can follow the process there and it will provide you with more voting information. You will also be recieving more information about it in today's Monday Folder.
Check your child's Monday folder for a new book order. This could be a great option for gifts to buy children for the upcoming holidays. I have finally gotten in touch with "online ordering", therefore parenets can now order online. (I will also accept paper orders and place them for you if that is easier).
Reading-
We are winding down our theme on government this week. Students have learned how to create images of the text they read.
Writing-
The students received a reply from their pen pals last week. We will be writing friendly letters this week, in response to their new found 'pals'!
Spelling-
The pattern for this week is suffixes. Students will practice and learn the meaning of these ones: -ful, -able, and -less. The test will be on Friday.
Science-
The students will learn about the phases of the moon, stars, and constellations this week.
Social Studies-
Election Day will finally be here tomorrow! Our class president, Gressa Cooke, will be competing against the class presidents from the other 3 third grade classes tomorrow. Each candidate will give a speech the entire grade level. We will then have the students "vote" for the candidate of their choice.
Have a wonderful week!
Can you beleive it is already November? The holiday season is going to be here before we know it.
We are PRE! We need Technology!!
Today is the day voting begins for the Clorox Grant. Please remember to vote DAILY with every electronic device you have. Our school could really use the $50,000 to use towards new technology.
If you are on Facebook, check out the PRE PTA page. You can follow the process there and it will provide you with more voting information. You will also be recieving more information about it in today's Monday Folder.
Check your child's Monday folder for a new book order. This could be a great option for gifts to buy children for the upcoming holidays. I have finally gotten in touch with "online ordering", therefore parenets can now order online. (I will also accept paper orders and place them for you if that is easier).
Reading-
We are winding down our theme on government this week. Students have learned how to create images of the text they read.
Writing-
The students received a reply from their pen pals last week. We will be writing friendly letters this week, in response to their new found 'pals'!
Spelling-
The pattern for this week is suffixes. Students will practice and learn the meaning of these ones: -ful, -able, and -less. The test will be on Friday.
Science-
The students will learn about the phases of the moon, stars, and constellations this week.
Social Studies-
Election Day will finally be here tomorrow! Our class president, Gressa Cooke, will be competing against the class presidents from the other 3 third grade classes tomorrow. Each candidate will give a speech the entire grade level. We will then have the students "vote" for the candidate of their choice.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, October 29, 2012
October 29- November 2
Hi Families,
Today in your child's Monday folder you will find his or her first quarter report card. Please review it, sign the cover sheet, and send it back to school with your child. You can keep the report card for your records. I only need the top sheet returned.
Wednesday is Halloween!! We will have a school parade and class party that afternoon. Students will bring their costumes to school and change into them just before the parade begins at 2:45. The Halloween party will begin at 3:00, immediately following the parade. You are all welcome to swing by the classroom to see your child and the other kiddos dressed up for the holiday!
Prairie Ridge is celebrating Red Ribbon Week this week! Here is the schedule for spirit days:
Monday- Wear sweats
Tuesday- Wear red, white and blue
Wednesday- Crazy Sock Day (and bring Halloween costume to change into later)
Thursday- Twin Day
Friday- Pajama Day
Here is what we will be doing in class the rest of the week:
Reading- As we move to our next reading theme, Every Vote Counts, the students will practice creating images as they read.
Writing- We will publish our Descriptions this week by writing a final draft. Students will also write a fun Halloween story.
Spelling- The pattern for the spelling lists this week is 'adverbs'. Adverbs are words that describe a verb. They often end with -ly.
Social Studies- Students have nominated 4 of our very own students to become class president. The students are working on a campaign to represent one of these 4 nominees. The class election will take place on Wednesday. After our class president is elected, he or she will then represent our class in the 3rd grade election, which will be held on election day!
Science- We will finish learning about weather by completing a Weather Scavenger Hunt.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!!
Today in your child's Monday folder you will find his or her first quarter report card. Please review it, sign the cover sheet, and send it back to school with your child. You can keep the report card for your records. I only need the top sheet returned.
Wednesday is Halloween!! We will have a school parade and class party that afternoon. Students will bring their costumes to school and change into them just before the parade begins at 2:45. The Halloween party will begin at 3:00, immediately following the parade. You are all welcome to swing by the classroom to see your child and the other kiddos dressed up for the holiday!
Prairie Ridge is celebrating Red Ribbon Week this week! Here is the schedule for spirit days:
Monday- Wear sweats
Tuesday- Wear red, white and blue
Wednesday- Crazy Sock Day (and bring Halloween costume to change into later)
Thursday- Twin Day
Friday- Pajama Day
Here is what we will be doing in class the rest of the week:
Reading- As we move to our next reading theme, Every Vote Counts, the students will practice creating images as they read.
Writing- We will publish our Descriptions this week by writing a final draft. Students will also write a fun Halloween story.
Spelling- The pattern for the spelling lists this week is 'adverbs'. Adverbs are words that describe a verb. They often end with -ly.
Social Studies- Students have nominated 4 of our very own students to become class president. The students are working on a campaign to represent one of these 4 nominees. The class election will take place on Wednesday. After our class president is elected, he or she will then represent our class in the 3rd grade election, which will be held on election day!
Science- We will finish learning about weather by completing a Weather Scavenger Hunt.
Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
October 23-26
Hi Families,
Wow!! I love how amazing the solar houses turned out! Your kiddos did such a great job! I hope they had fun doing this project and learned a lot about solar energy in the process. The houses will be on display in the 3rd grade pod so if you are at the school in the next few weeks, stop by and take a look at all of their great work.
The students earned their first REWARD party. Every time the class demonstrates greatness as a group they recieve a letter towards the word REWARD. They finally earned the "D" last week. Which means it is time for a reward party. Since we just finished reading Charlotte'sWeb, the class will be viewing the movie this Friday afternoon. The boys and girls are welcome to bring snacks to munch on during the movie. They also asked about having some bacon, in honor of Wilbur. Would anybody like to cook some bacon up for the class?
Here is what we will be working on the rest of this week:
Reading:
We will be completing Theme 13 this week. The students will monitor what they read in order to better understand each text.
Writing:
Students have been writing a description and will be ready to revise and edit their work this week.
Spelling:
Our spelling lists this week contain pronouns. Remember a pronoun is a word that substitutes a noun in a sentence. The test will be on Friday.
Social Studies:
It's ELECTION time!! The students will be nominating candidates to run for class president and will be campaigning this week. To go along with the nation's election, we will be holding a class election next Tuesday, as well.
Have a great week!
Wow!! I love how amazing the solar houses turned out! Your kiddos did such a great job! I hope they had fun doing this project and learned a lot about solar energy in the process. The houses will be on display in the 3rd grade pod so if you are at the school in the next few weeks, stop by and take a look at all of their great work.
The students earned their first REWARD party. Every time the class demonstrates greatness as a group they recieve a letter towards the word REWARD. They finally earned the "D" last week. Which means it is time for a reward party. Since we just finished reading Charlotte'sWeb, the class will be viewing the movie this Friday afternoon. The boys and girls are welcome to bring snacks to munch on during the movie. They also asked about having some bacon, in honor of Wilbur. Would anybody like to cook some bacon up for the class?
Here is what we will be working on the rest of this week:
Reading:
We will be completing Theme 13 this week. The students will monitor what they read in order to better understand each text.
Writing:
Students have been writing a description and will be ready to revise and edit their work this week.
Spelling:
Our spelling lists this week contain pronouns. Remember a pronoun is a word that substitutes a noun in a sentence. The test will be on Friday.
Social Studies:
It's ELECTION time!! The students will be nominating candidates to run for class president and will be campaigning this week. To go along with the nation's election, we will be holding a class election next Tuesday, as well.
Have a great week!
Monday, October 15, 2012
October 15-19
Hi Families,
We are nearing the end of the first quarter! Can you believe how fast it has gone? This Thursday marks the last day of the quarter.
Students have this Friday(19th) and next Monday(22nd) off from school due to teacher in-service days.
Here is a look at this week's plans:
Reading- Students will begin learning about the "law" in our next theme. They will be learning how to 'monitor understanding' of what they read. A great way for them to practice this strategy is to have them complete the phrase, "I am not sure I understand..." about the text that they read.
Spelling- Our spelling pattern this week is 'contractions'. Students will practice which letters to remove from the two words that combine to make a contraction and where to place the apostrophe. The test will be on Thursday.
Writing- Students will prewrite ideas for writing a description. They will then write a first draft from the notes in their prewriting.
Math- We will take our Topic 3 test tomorrow. If you would like to help your child prepare for the test, a review will be coming home tonight for homework. The remainder of the week will be spent on telling time to the half-hour, quarter-hour, and minute.
Social Studies- Our Rigby theme goes right along with our current social studies theme, just in time for elections. Students will get a second helping of government during social studies this week.
Science- We will continue learning about weather this week in science.
REMINDER: Solar Houses are due next Tuesday!! Not only does your child need to have a solar house constructed from a shoe box, but they also need to have a write-up that goes with it. This can be either typed or handwritten. See the rubric for all of the criteria for the write-up.
Have a great week!!
We are nearing the end of the first quarter! Can you believe how fast it has gone? This Thursday marks the last day of the quarter.
Students have this Friday(19th) and next Monday(22nd) off from school due to teacher in-service days.
Here is a look at this week's plans:
Reading- Students will begin learning about the "law" in our next theme. They will be learning how to 'monitor understanding' of what they read. A great way for them to practice this strategy is to have them complete the phrase, "I am not sure I understand..." about the text that they read.
Spelling- Our spelling pattern this week is 'contractions'. Students will practice which letters to remove from the two words that combine to make a contraction and where to place the apostrophe. The test will be on Thursday.
Writing- Students will prewrite ideas for writing a description. They will then write a first draft from the notes in their prewriting.
Math- We will take our Topic 3 test tomorrow. If you would like to help your child prepare for the test, a review will be coming home tonight for homework. The remainder of the week will be spent on telling time to the half-hour, quarter-hour, and minute.
Social Studies- Our Rigby theme goes right along with our current social studies theme, just in time for elections. Students will get a second helping of government during social studies this week.
Science- We will continue learning about weather this week in science.
REMINDER: Solar Houses are due next Tuesday!! Not only does your child need to have a solar house constructed from a shoe box, but they also need to have a write-up that goes with it. This can be either typed or handwritten. See the rubric for all of the criteria for the write-up.
Have a great week!!
Monday, October 8, 2012
October 8-12
Hi Families,
I am sure enjoying these cooler temperatures that have finally arrived. As the air is getting cooler, remember to send your child with a light jacket to wear at recess.
We had our Solar Cookout today! Although the it didn't get warm enough outside for the cheese to melt on top of the nachos, the kiddos had a great time preparing them. They sure learned a lot about the process of creating and using a solar cookout, as well. Thank you so much to all of you who either donated items for this project and/or to those who were able to join us on Friday to help us assemble the cookers. I really could not have done that without your help!!!!!
Here is a look at this week:
Reading
We will be completing Theme 3 on Friday with a vocabulary quiz. The students have been practicing how to infer the meaning of text when they are reading.
Spelling
The pattern this week is consonant digraphs. The digraphs that will appear in the spelling words are: sh, ch, th, and wh. The test will be on Friday.
Writing
The students will learn about description writing this week and will begin working on descriptive paragraph.
Math
The students will be using subtraction in a variety of ways. They will learn how to use it in an expanded algorithm, model subtraction, subtract using 3 digit numbers, subtract across zeros, and how to draw a picture to help them solve problems.
Science
We will begin studying weather later this week.
Social Studies
We will complete our 3-dimensional communities.
I am sure enjoying these cooler temperatures that have finally arrived. As the air is getting cooler, remember to send your child with a light jacket to wear at recess.
We had our Solar Cookout today! Although the it didn't get warm enough outside for the cheese to melt on top of the nachos, the kiddos had a great time preparing them. They sure learned a lot about the process of creating and using a solar cookout, as well. Thank you so much to all of you who either donated items for this project and/or to those who were able to join us on Friday to help us assemble the cookers. I really could not have done that without your help!!!!!
Here is a look at this week:
Reading
We will be completing Theme 3 on Friday with a vocabulary quiz. The students have been practicing how to infer the meaning of text when they are reading.
Spelling
The pattern this week is consonant digraphs. The digraphs that will appear in the spelling words are: sh, ch, th, and wh. The test will be on Friday.
Writing
The students will learn about description writing this week and will begin working on descriptive paragraph.
Math
The students will be using subtraction in a variety of ways. They will learn how to use it in an expanded algorithm, model subtraction, subtract using 3 digit numbers, subtract across zeros, and how to draw a picture to help them solve problems.
Science
We will begin studying weather later this week.
Social Studies
We will complete our 3-dimensional communities.
Monday, October 1, 2012
October 1-5
Hi Families,
Thank you all so much for attending parent teacher conferences. I really enjoyed having the chance to speak with each of you about your child last week. I hope that you were able to share some positive feedback with him or her after we met.
This week is Bully Prevention Week at PRE. Here is the schedule of events for the week:
Thank you all so much for attending parent teacher conferences. I really enjoyed having the chance to speak with each of you about your child last week. I hope that you were able to share some positive feedback with him or her after we met.
This week is Bully Prevention Week at PRE. Here is the schedule of events for the week:
Monday, October 1 – "Words Hurt, so…Choose them Kindly!" All classroom teachers will get a word bubble, your class is in charge of brainstorming a list of kind words – if you could get these to me by the end of that day that would be awesome! I want to get them on display, so they can be a reminder to kids all week. I will assign a few letters to each class to brainstorm – that way we don’t have a bunch of word bubbles with the same words on them!
Tuesday, October 2 – "Team up against bullying!"
Today we want everyone to show they are teaming up against bullying by wearing their favorite team jersey or t-shirt!
Wednesday, October 3 – "Walk out on Bullying!"
Today we are walking out on bullying, so wear your favorite fitness gear and sneakers! First thing, right after announcements, we will have our second annual bully walk. The students will walk around the perimeter of the school and playground to make a bully free barrier. Please make sure your students know the reason behind it!
Thursday, October 4 – "I’m too Bright to be a Bully!"
To show that we are too bright to bully, wear bright clothing today! I will also be giving students a bookmark with this year’s bully theme on it.
Friday, October 5 –
"Our school is Bully Free!" To show pride in making our school bully-free, wear your favorite PRE spirit wear!
Reading-
We will begin Theme 3 today, What is Light? Students will practice the reading strategy "inferrring" during this theme. When you infer, you use your own ideas to help you understand what you read.
Spelling-
The spelling pattern this week is when the long vowel sound is created by adding a silent 'e' at the end of a word. This is also called the VCe pattern(Vowel, Consonant, silent e).
Writing-
Students will be practicing their friendly letter writing as they write letters to pen pals. The pen pals that we will have this year are from the Derrick Thomas Academy in Kansas City, Kansas.
Math-
We will begin Topic 3 this week, Using Place Value to Add and Subtract. The lessons this week will be adding with an expanded algorithm, adding 3-digit numbers by showing a model, adding 3-digit numbers, and adding 3 or more numbers.
Science-
We will be preparing Solar Cookers later this week. This will require a few items from you. Please check your child's Monday folder for a list of things that we are in need of to help us make solar cookers. Our plan is to have a solar cookout on Friday, however, the whether looks a little chilly and we may need to postpone it until next week. We still plan on preparing the cookers later this week. So if you could let me know if you are able to supply us with one of the items on the list, and make sure to send it in by Wednesday this week, that would be great!
Social Studies-
Students are working in groups to create 3-dimensional models of rural, urban and suburban communities.
Have a great week!!
Monday, September 17, 2012
September 17-21
Hi Families,
We will be taking a Community Walk next Tuesday! We will be walking through the neighborhood and to our local McDonald's restaurant for a treat. Your child will be encouraged to bring no more than $5 so they can buy themselves a treat. I will not be holding onto their money for them. They will use this as a learning experience on how to order and pay for themselves.
Picture Day is on Wednesday! If you are ordering pictures you should send in the order form by Wednesday.
Parent Conferences are next week! I can't wait to meet with each of you to set some goals for the year and to discuss your child's progress with you.
Reading
We are continuing to practice "asking questions" about the text we read. Ask your child to create a few "I wonder..." questions after he or she reads from their book, and check to see if they can answer their own questions.
Small reading groups begin today!
Spelling
The spelling pattern this week is "word families". Each of the words in the list will contain one of these endings: -ay, -an, -ip, -old, -ack, and -own.
The spelling test will be on Friday.
Math
This week we will be practicing our mental math skills, as well as, rounding and estimating numbers.
If your child is struggling with homework and you are not sure how to help, please encourage them to bring their textbook home so that you can reveiw the lesson with them. This might help some frustration that your child may be having.
Writing
We completed the first draft of our stories. Now we will revise, edit and publish our stories.
Social Studies
We are still studying communities and will review the differences between urban, rural and suburaban communities.
Science
We will continue learning about solar energy by experimenting with sun beads and the effectiveness of UV strengths in various sunscreens.
We will be taking a Community Walk next Tuesday! We will be walking through the neighborhood and to our local McDonald's restaurant for a treat. Your child will be encouraged to bring no more than $5 so they can buy themselves a treat. I will not be holding onto their money for them. They will use this as a learning experience on how to order and pay for themselves.
Picture Day is on Wednesday! If you are ordering pictures you should send in the order form by Wednesday.
Parent Conferences are next week! I can't wait to meet with each of you to set some goals for the year and to discuss your child's progress with you.
Reading
We are continuing to practice "asking questions" about the text we read. Ask your child to create a few "I wonder..." questions after he or she reads from their book, and check to see if they can answer their own questions.
Small reading groups begin today!
Spelling
The spelling pattern this week is "word families". Each of the words in the list will contain one of these endings: -ay, -an, -ip, -old, -ack, and -own.
The spelling test will be on Friday.
Math
This week we will be practicing our mental math skills, as well as, rounding and estimating numbers.
If your child is struggling with homework and you are not sure how to help, please encourage them to bring their textbook home so that you can reveiw the lesson with them. This might help some frustration that your child may be having.
Writing
We completed the first draft of our stories. Now we will revise, edit and publish our stories.
Social Studies
We are still studying communities and will review the differences between urban, rural and suburaban communities.
Science
We will continue learning about solar energy by experimenting with sun beads and the effectiveness of UV strengths in various sunscreens.
Monday, September 10, 2012
September 10-14
Hi Families,
The students did an awesome job last week as they completed their MAP tests!! I am so proud of the hard work that they put into them. This was the first time these kiddos ever tested on computers for a long period of time over several days. They did a great job concentrating, staying focused and trying their hardest on all three tests. I will share and review their results with you at parent confences in a couple of weeks.
Parent Conferences- Parent Conferences are a few weeks earlier this year, Sept. 26 and 27. If you have not signed up for a conference yet, you will need to sign up for a conference time through our Prairie Ridge website. Here is the link: http://www.usd232.org/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=33036&
Lap-A-Thon is this Friday. Make sure your child wears tennis shoes. The third grade will be walking/running from 10:50-11:30. Feel free to join your child at this time if you would like to.
Book Orders- I sent home a book order form in Monday folders last week. I will be collecting orders until Wednesday. I do not have an online code set up, so if you just fill out the form and send it back into school with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs, I will order them for you.
Reading- We will begin theme 2 today, Life in Many Places. The reading strategy that we will practice for the next two weeks is 'Asking Questions'. I will be completing benchmarking this week and will begin meeting with small reading groups next week.
Spelling- The spelling pattern this week are 'consonant blends'. All of the words will contain one of these blends: cr-,dr-, gr-, pr-, and -st. The spelling test will be on Friday.
Math- We will take our first math test tomorrow on Topic 1, place value. The students will have a review sheet for homework tonight. On Wednesday, we will begin Topic 2. This week the students will learn about the meaning of addition and subtraction, as well as, have the opportunity to practice using mental math to add numbers.
Writing-It took us a while to get our stories started, so this week we will be working very hard on drafting our stories and getting them ready to revise and edit.
Social Studies- We will continue learning about communities, specifically, the differences between the 3 types of communities- rural, suburuban and urban.
Science- Today we are making sun prints. Later this week we will experiment with the temperatures between being in the sun and in the shade. We will also determine the temperature differences between several earth materials, such as dirt and sand.
Have a great week!!
The students did an awesome job last week as they completed their MAP tests!! I am so proud of the hard work that they put into them. This was the first time these kiddos ever tested on computers for a long period of time over several days. They did a great job concentrating, staying focused and trying their hardest on all three tests. I will share and review their results with you at parent confences in a couple of weeks.
Parent Conferences- Parent Conferences are a few weeks earlier this year, Sept. 26 and 27. If you have not signed up for a conference yet, you will need to sign up for a conference time through our Prairie Ridge website. Here is the link: http://www.usd232.org/education/components/form/default.php?sectiondetailid=33036&
Lap-A-Thon is this Friday. Make sure your child wears tennis shoes. The third grade will be walking/running from 10:50-11:30. Feel free to join your child at this time if you would like to.
Book Orders- I sent home a book order form in Monday folders last week. I will be collecting orders until Wednesday. I do not have an online code set up, so if you just fill out the form and send it back into school with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs, I will order them for you.
Reading- We will begin theme 2 today, Life in Many Places. The reading strategy that we will practice for the next two weeks is 'Asking Questions'. I will be completing benchmarking this week and will begin meeting with small reading groups next week.
Spelling- The spelling pattern this week are 'consonant blends'. All of the words will contain one of these blends: cr-,dr-, gr-, pr-, and -st. The spelling test will be on Friday.
Math- We will take our first math test tomorrow on Topic 1, place value. The students will have a review sheet for homework tonight. On Wednesday, we will begin Topic 2. This week the students will learn about the meaning of addition and subtraction, as well as, have the opportunity to practice using mental math to add numbers.
Writing-It took us a while to get our stories started, so this week we will be working very hard on drafting our stories and getting them ready to revise and edit.
Social Studies- We will continue learning about communities, specifically, the differences between the 3 types of communities- rural, suburuban and urban.
Science- Today we are making sun prints. Later this week we will experiment with the temperatures between being in the sun and in the shade. We will also determine the temperature differences between several earth materials, such as dirt and sand.
Have a great week!!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
September 4-7
Hi Families,
Welcome to another week of 3rd grade! We are off to a great start and have a busy 4-day week ahead of us.
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Assessments- MAP testing begins in 3rd grade! This is a district tool that is used to help us evaluate the progress of our students from year to year. Students will take MAP assessments in the fall and in the spring every school year from 3rd grade through 12th grade.
Our class will take their very first round of these tests this week- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The students will take 3 tests: reading, math and language arts, one each day. I will review the results from this first round of testing with you at parent conferences at the end of September.
Reading-
We are continuing with Theme 1, Community Spirit. We will keep practicing how to make connections with the text that we read. Small reading groups will begin in a couple of weeks.
Spelling-
The spelling pattern for this week is "beginning consonant sounds". The lists contain words that begin with the consonants b, d, f, m and v. Your child's list will be in their Monday folder, as well as, written in their agenda. The final test will be on Friday.
Math-
We are still learning about place value this week. We will be comparing numbers, ordering numbers and using an organized list to represent given information in a problem.
Writing-
Students will prewrite ideas for their story and write a first draft.
We will continue reveiwing nouns and verbs this week, as well.
Science and Social Studies-
We are learning about how the sun is the main source of the solar energy we recieve on earth. We have several activities planned for this unit in which sunlight is required. Therefore, we may go back and forth between science activities and social studies, based on the sunlight's cooperation. Today the students created a sun dial and examined their own shadow throughout the day. Ask them what they learned about activity?
We will begin learning about our community in social studies. By the end of the week, students should know where they live-- on the planet earth, on the continent North America, in the country of the United States, in the state of Kansas, in the county of Johnson, and in the city of Shawnee. They may even be able to tell you which neighborhood they live in.
Have a great week!
Welcome to another week of 3rd grade! We are off to a great start and have a busy 4-day week ahead of us.
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Assessments- MAP testing begins in 3rd grade! This is a district tool that is used to help us evaluate the progress of our students from year to year. Students will take MAP assessments in the fall and in the spring every school year from 3rd grade through 12th grade.
Our class will take their very first round of these tests this week- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The students will take 3 tests: reading, math and language arts, one each day. I will review the results from this first round of testing with you at parent conferences at the end of September.
Reading-
We are continuing with Theme 1, Community Spirit. We will keep practicing how to make connections with the text that we read. Small reading groups will begin in a couple of weeks.
Spelling-
The spelling pattern for this week is "beginning consonant sounds". The lists contain words that begin with the consonants b, d, f, m and v. Your child's list will be in their Monday folder, as well as, written in their agenda. The final test will be on Friday.
Math-
We are still learning about place value this week. We will be comparing numbers, ordering numbers and using an organized list to represent given information in a problem.
Writing-
Students will prewrite ideas for their story and write a first draft.
We will continue reveiwing nouns and verbs this week, as well.
Science and Social Studies-
We are learning about how the sun is the main source of the solar energy we recieve on earth. We have several activities planned for this unit in which sunlight is required. Therefore, we may go back and forth between science activities and social studies, based on the sunlight's cooperation. Today the students created a sun dial and examined their own shadow throughout the day. Ask them what they learned about activity?
We will begin learning about our community in social studies. By the end of the week, students should know where they live-- on the planet earth, on the continent North America, in the country of the United States, in the state of Kansas, in the county of Johnson, and in the city of Shawnee. They may even be able to tell you which neighborhood they live in.
Have a great week!
Monday, August 27, 2012
August 27-31
Hi Families,
Here is what we will be working on this first FULL week of 3rd grade:
Math
We began Topic 1 in math today. Students will be using place value to learn about numbers and different ways to represent them. Some of the key concepts that they will learn this week are:
* Representing numbers
* Ways to name numbers
* Greater numbers
* Counting and identifying numbers on a number line
Students will have homework every night in math. They are expected to complete the "Practice" side of the sheet while the "Enrichment" side is optional. There first assignment was given to them today, so they should have their homework sheet in their take-home folder with them.
Reading
Theme 1 was introduced in class today. Students will study Communities, while practicing a variety of reading and writing skills. The reading strategy that students will practice this week is 'making connections'.
Students will be expected to read 15-20 minutes 4-5 nights a week in my class. The school will have several reading programs throughout the year in which the boys and girls will need to track the time they read. That will be the only time I send home an official reading log for tracking. Students will write in their agendas daily the 15-20 minutes I expect them to read. When the parent or guardian signs the agenda nightly, that will be my confirmation that your child has completed his or her reading for the day.
Spelling
"Short Vowel sounds" is the pattern for the first spelling list of the year. Students will take a pretest on Fridays. It is a child's score on the pretest that determines which of TWO lists they will recieve.
The Rigby list will contain 15 words with the pattern of the week.
The second list will also follow that pattern of the week, contain 15 words, but will contain words that are a little more difficult.
Your child has the opportunity to fluctuate between the two lists on a weekly basis. We will take a weekly pretest to determine how well each child knows the new pattern.
I will not be assigning nightly spelling homework for the students to turn into me. They will be completing an activity during class time each day instead. However, they are expected to learn study skills at home that require them to practice their words at home which will help them prepare for Friday's test.
You can have your child practice spelling at home by asking them to do an activity each night. This will help them prepare for the test. Here are a few ideas for you to have them do at home: reading and/or writing the words, putting them in ABC order, using them in sentences, finding them in a dictionary, take a practice pretest, find them with in a book they a reading or copy them 3 times.
Science
We began learning about the sun today. We have a fun Solar Energy unit planned for the 3rd graders in which they will actually be building their own solar house. Watch for more about that in the next few weeks.
Writing
The year will begin with students writing a story while making sure to emphasize a Beginning, Middle and End of a story so that it is organized, has flow and makes sense.
In grammar this week students will review nouns and verbs.
That's all for Week 1!!
Here is what we will be working on this first FULL week of 3rd grade:
Math
We began Topic 1 in math today. Students will be using place value to learn about numbers and different ways to represent them. Some of the key concepts that they will learn this week are:
* Representing numbers
* Ways to name numbers
* Greater numbers
* Counting and identifying numbers on a number line
Students will have homework every night in math. They are expected to complete the "Practice" side of the sheet while the "Enrichment" side is optional. There first assignment was given to them today, so they should have their homework sheet in their take-home folder with them.
Reading
Theme 1 was introduced in class today. Students will study Communities, while practicing a variety of reading and writing skills. The reading strategy that students will practice this week is 'making connections'.
Students will be expected to read 15-20 minutes 4-5 nights a week in my class. The school will have several reading programs throughout the year in which the boys and girls will need to track the time they read. That will be the only time I send home an official reading log for tracking. Students will write in their agendas daily the 15-20 minutes I expect them to read. When the parent or guardian signs the agenda nightly, that will be my confirmation that your child has completed his or her reading for the day.
Spelling
"Short Vowel sounds" is the pattern for the first spelling list of the year. Students will take a pretest on Fridays. It is a child's score on the pretest that determines which of TWO lists they will recieve.
The Rigby list will contain 15 words with the pattern of the week.
The second list will also follow that pattern of the week, contain 15 words, but will contain words that are a little more difficult.
Your child has the opportunity to fluctuate between the two lists on a weekly basis. We will take a weekly pretest to determine how well each child knows the new pattern.
I will not be assigning nightly spelling homework for the students to turn into me. They will be completing an activity during class time each day instead. However, they are expected to learn study skills at home that require them to practice their words at home which will help them prepare for Friday's test.
You can have your child practice spelling at home by asking them to do an activity each night. This will help them prepare for the test. Here are a few ideas for you to have them do at home: reading and/or writing the words, putting them in ABC order, using them in sentences, finding them in a dictionary, take a practice pretest, find them with in a book they a reading or copy them 3 times.
Science
We began learning about the sun today. We have a fun Solar Energy unit planned for the 3rd graders in which they will actually be building their own solar house. Watch for more about that in the next few weeks.
Writing
The year will begin with students writing a story while making sure to emphasize a Beginning, Middle and End of a story so that it is organized, has flow and makes sense.
In grammar this week students will review nouns and verbs.
That's all for Week 1!!
Monday, May 7, 2012
May 7-11
Hi Families,
The year is quickly winding down, but we are going to keep working hard and stay as busy as we can to help us stay focused through the last couple of weeks of school.
We finished reading Because of Winn Dixie as a class last week, so the students are all very anxious to watch the movie. Thereofre we will watch the movie in class this coming Thursday afternoon.
Here is the plan for this week:
Reading-- We will complete Theme 13 this week. We will be working on monitoring understanding, as well, as reviewing previous strategies that we have learned.
Spelling--
The pattern for the Rigby list this week is "pronouns", and the suffix pattern is "-ance, ence" which means 'state or quality of'. The test will be on Friday.
Writing--Students are in the final stage of their persuasive essays, publishing, and will be completing them later this week.
Math--Our Perimeter unit went very quick and we will spend the rest of the year learning about Area. We will also do some graphing before the year is over.
Science-- SCIENCE FAIR-- this Friday from 2:00-3:30. Parents are welcome to come by and check out all the experiments our students have been working so hard on.
The students have done a great job working on "the parts" of their Science Fair Project. Every thing should be turned in by today. I will accept late work through tomorrow because we will begin assembling our Science Fair boards tomorrow afternoon in class.
Reminder- The board your child is using cost $1.50.
The year is quickly winding down, but we are going to keep working hard and stay as busy as we can to help us stay focused through the last couple of weeks of school.
We finished reading Because of Winn Dixie as a class last week, so the students are all very anxious to watch the movie. Thereofre we will watch the movie in class this coming Thursday afternoon.
Here is the plan for this week:
Reading-- We will complete Theme 13 this week. We will be working on monitoring understanding, as well, as reviewing previous strategies that we have learned.
Spelling--
The pattern for the Rigby list this week is "pronouns", and the suffix pattern is "-ance, ence" which means 'state or quality of'. The test will be on Friday.
Writing--Students are in the final stage of their persuasive essays, publishing, and will be completing them later this week.
Math--Our Perimeter unit went very quick and we will spend the rest of the year learning about Area. We will also do some graphing before the year is over.
Science-- SCIENCE FAIR-- this Friday from 2:00-3:30. Parents are welcome to come by and check out all the experiments our students have been working so hard on.
The students have done a great job working on "the parts" of their Science Fair Project. Every thing should be turned in by today. I will accept late work through tomorrow because we will begin assembling our Science Fair boards tomorrow afternoon in class.
Reminder- The board your child is using cost $1.50.
Monday, April 30, 2012
April 30-May 4
Hi Families,
We are winding up our Science Week today with one last day filled with experiments. The students have really enjoyed learning more about the scientific process by completing all of these fun experiments.
This week we will have our second round of MAP testing for the year. We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00-1:30.
Reading-- We will begin Theme 13 about Making Laws. The reading strategy that students will practice for this theme is how to Monitor Understanding.
Spelling-- Our Rigby list this week focuses on 'contractions'. The extenstion list contains the suffix '-ology' which means "the study of".
Writing-- Students will revise, edit and publish the Persuasive Essay that they are writing.
Math-- We will be finishing up our study on Fractions tomorrow and will then begin a unit about Perimeter.
Science-- As I mentioned above we will be completing our Science Week today.
Here is a current timeline of due dates for Scienc Fair Projects:
* Today--Materials and Procedures
* Friday, May 4-- Data and Conclusion
* Monday, May 7-- Pictures, Title, any miscellaneous things students would like to add to their board
* Friday, May 11-- Science Fair!!!
Reminder: I am collecting $1.50 from each child for the display board that each project will be displayed on.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!!
We are winding up our Science Week today with one last day filled with experiments. The students have really enjoyed learning more about the scientific process by completing all of these fun experiments.
This week we will have our second round of MAP testing for the year. We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00-1:30.
Reading-- We will begin Theme 13 about Making Laws. The reading strategy that students will practice for this theme is how to Monitor Understanding.
Spelling-- Our Rigby list this week focuses on 'contractions'. The extenstion list contains the suffix '-ology' which means "the study of".
Writing-- Students will revise, edit and publish the Persuasive Essay that they are writing.
Math-- We will be finishing up our study on Fractions tomorrow and will then begin a unit about Perimeter.
Science-- As I mentioned above we will be completing our Science Week today.
Here is a current timeline of due dates for Scienc Fair Projects:
* Today--Materials and Procedures
* Friday, May 4-- Data and Conclusion
* Monday, May 7-- Pictures, Title, any miscellaneous things students would like to add to their board
* Friday, May 11-- Science Fair!!!
Reminder: I am collecting $1.50 from each child for the display board that each project will be displayed on.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!!
Monday, April 16, 2012
April 16-20
Hi Families,
As I look ahead through the week, I am noticing a fairly "uneventful" week!!
Here's what we have planned:
Reading
We will begin Theme 12, Explorers in Space, today. Our reading strategy focus for this theme is classifying and categorzining information. Small groups will meet this week as we continue to read books and novels at students' individual reading levels.
Continue having your child read at home and mark it on the reading log. The Reading Logs will go home in Monday folders every week, and are expected to be turned in by Tuesday of the following week.
Spelling
The Rigby pattern this week are the prefixes non-, in-, and dis-. All three of these prefixes mean "not".
The Prefix list this week is hyper-, which means "over, beyond, or high".
The lists will be in your child's Monday folder.
Writing
We are in the middle of writing our persuasive essays. The students are also being introduced to poetry writing, since April is Poetry Month.
Math
We are continuing to learn more about fractions in Topic 10. This week we will be learning how to compare different fractions.
Science
We will be finishing up matter this week, as well as, learning about ecosystems.
Science Fair Project Due Dates for the week:
Friday, April 20-- your child's Topic and Problem Statement are due!!
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Have a super week!!
As I look ahead through the week, I am noticing a fairly "uneventful" week!!
Here's what we have planned:
Reading
We will begin Theme 12, Explorers in Space, today. Our reading strategy focus for this theme is classifying and categorzining information. Small groups will meet this week as we continue to read books and novels at students' individual reading levels.
Continue having your child read at home and mark it on the reading log. The Reading Logs will go home in Monday folders every week, and are expected to be turned in by Tuesday of the following week.
Spelling
The Rigby pattern this week are the prefixes non-, in-, and dis-. All three of these prefixes mean "not".
The Prefix list this week is hyper-, which means "over, beyond, or high".
The lists will be in your child's Monday folder.
Writing
We are in the middle of writing our persuasive essays. The students are also being introduced to poetry writing, since April is Poetry Month.
Math
We are continuing to learn more about fractions in Topic 10. This week we will be learning how to compare different fractions.
Science
We will be finishing up matter this week, as well as, learning about ecosystems.
Science Fair Project Due Dates for the week:
Friday, April 20-- your child's Topic and Problem Statement are due!!
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Have a super week!!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April 9-13
Hi Families,
I hope you all enjoyed your Easter with your families! It was such a beautiful weekend....kind of felt like a little tease of summer!
This week we are sending home all the information for the science fair including all of the due dates for it! I am asking that you review the packet with your child and then send the signed sheet by Friday, April 13th. Thank you!
Our last reading program of the year will begin on April 10. It will be our Pawsome Reader program For every 500 minutes read, we will earn a paw. The class with the most paws in each grade level will earn a reward at the end of the program on May 13.
Math -
This week we will finish Topic 9 and will have the test on Friday. The students will learn how to estimate fractions and will be able to make a table to identify a pattern to solve the problem.
Reading -
We will continue Theme 11, which is our unit on the Solar System. We will be reading and taking notes on different planets. We will also be working on writing a poem to describe a planet.
Spelling -
This week the Rigby list uses the prefix un- which means not. The words are: place, under, unable, unbuckle, uneasy, unwilling, unkind, uncover, unfold, unhappy, untold, unwind, unusual, unequal, and universe.
The challenge list uses the prefix sym-, syn- which means together, same. These words are: symbiosis, symmetry, sympathy, symposium, symptoms, synagogue, syndicate, synonym, synthesis, and synthetic.
Science -
We will continue our study of the states of matter and do more experiments to help describe the different properties of each.I am working on a sign up for volunteers for our Science Week which is April 23rd - April 29th, I will email it out as soon as I have it finished! :)
Writing -
This week we will be drafting persuasive essays and beginning a unit on writing poetry.
I hope you all enjoyed your Easter with your families! It was such a beautiful weekend....kind of felt like a little tease of summer!
This week we are sending home all the information for the science fair including all of the due dates for it! I am asking that you review the packet with your child and then send the signed sheet by Friday, April 13th. Thank you!
Our last reading program of the year will begin on April 10. It will be our Pawsome Reader program For every 500 minutes read, we will earn a paw. The class with the most paws in each grade level will earn a reward at the end of the program on May 13.
Math -
This week we will finish Topic 9 and will have the test on Friday. The students will learn how to estimate fractions and will be able to make a table to identify a pattern to solve the problem.
Reading -
We will continue Theme 11, which is our unit on the Solar System. We will be reading and taking notes on different planets. We will also be working on writing a poem to describe a planet.
Spelling -
This week the Rigby list uses the prefix un- which means not. The words are: place, under, unable, unbuckle, uneasy, unwilling, unkind, uncover, unfold, unhappy, untold, unwind, unusual, unequal, and universe.
The challenge list uses the prefix sym-, syn- which means together, same. These words are: symbiosis, symmetry, sympathy, symposium, symptoms, synagogue, syndicate, synonym, synthesis, and synthetic.
Science -
We will continue our study of the states of matter and do more experiments to help describe the different properties of each.I am working on a sign up for volunteers for our Science Week which is April 23rd - April 29th, I will email it out as soon as I have it finished! :)
Writing -
This week we will be drafting persuasive essays and beginning a unit on writing poetry.
Monday, April 2, 2012
April 2-6
Hi Families,
Can you believe we are already in April? It will be summer time before we know it.
Today in Monday folders you will find a permission slip for our community walk to Scoops later this week. Please sign that form and return it to me by Wednesday.
Also, the EnVision program does not have a fact practice component with it. So many teachers at the school are beginning to use a website called Xtra Math to help their studetns practice their basic facts. I sent home a sheet for every child in their Monday folders that provides you information on how to set up an account for your child. Please use the code on that sheet to help you get your child logged in and started on their fact practices. The website is http://www.xtramath.com/.
Reading-
The students will be reading and learning about the Solar System in our next theme. The reading focus for this theme is "Inferring Conclusions".
Each reading group is reading a book or novel at their reading level. We are working on developing vocabulary and comprehension skills during our small group time.
Spelling-
The Rigby pattern this week is: adjectives.
The suffix list this week is: -less, which mean 'without'.
Writing-
We will begin drafting a Persuasive Essay later this week. The students will be taken through the steps of the writing process as they create a persuasive paper.
Science-
We are beginning a unit about "Matter" this week. Students will learn about the 3 types of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
Have a great week!
Can you believe we are already in April? It will be summer time before we know it.
Today in Monday folders you will find a permission slip for our community walk to Scoops later this week. Please sign that form and return it to me by Wednesday.
Also, the EnVision program does not have a fact practice component with it. So many teachers at the school are beginning to use a website called Xtra Math to help their studetns practice their basic facts. I sent home a sheet for every child in their Monday folders that provides you information on how to set up an account for your child. Please use the code on that sheet to help you get your child logged in and started on their fact practices. The website is http://www.xtramath.com/.
Reading-
The students will be reading and learning about the Solar System in our next theme. The reading focus for this theme is "Inferring Conclusions".
Each reading group is reading a book or novel at their reading level. We are working on developing vocabulary and comprehension skills during our small group time.
Spelling-
The Rigby pattern this week is: adjectives.
The suffix list this week is: -less, which mean 'without'.
Writing-
We will begin drafting a Persuasive Essay later this week. The students will be taken through the steps of the writing process as they create a persuasive paper.
Science-
We are beginning a unit about "Matter" this week. Students will learn about the 3 types of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
Have a great week!
Monday, March 26, 2012
March 26-30
I cannot believe we have already reached the last week of March! This weather has been amazing, hopefully it stays like this! :)
You will find report cards in Monday folders. Please sign and return the top sheet only.
*Friday, March 30th is Pajama Day!!*
Math
This week, we will be taking our math state assessments on Tuesday-Thursday. Please make sure your child get a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast. We will take them from 12:00-1:30.
Spelling
Students will learn a new spelling pattern this week, which I sent home in Monday folders, however, because of assessments I will not be testing the students on this list!
Reading
We started new books in reading groups last week and will continue reading in them this week. We will focus on using context clues to understand the meaning of unknown words and making connections to the text.
Writing
We all successfully finished our published autobiographies. We sent them off to be printed on Friday, so hopefully they will come back soon! :)
Science/S.S.
We will complete our unit on Force and Motion this week.
Have an amazing week! Enjoy the weather!
You will find report cards in Monday folders. Please sign and return the top sheet only.
*Friday, March 30th is Pajama Day!!*
Math
This week, we will be taking our math state assessments on Tuesday-Thursday. Please make sure your child get a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast. We will take them from 12:00-1:30.
Spelling
Students will learn a new spelling pattern this week, which I sent home in Monday folders, however, because of assessments I will not be testing the students on this list!
Reading
We started new books in reading groups last week and will continue reading in them this week. We will focus on using context clues to understand the meaning of unknown words and making connections to the text.
Writing
We all successfully finished our published autobiographies. We sent them off to be printed on Friday, so hopefully they will come back soon! :)
Science/S.S.
We will complete our unit on Force and Motion this week.
Have an amazing week! Enjoy the weather!
Monday, March 19, 2012
March 19-23
Hi Families,
It is the beginning of our last quarter together! I cannot believe how fast time has gone by! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe spring break! We have another busy few weeks coming up! :)
REMINDER for Dr. Suess's Spirit Days:
Friday, March 23= Red and Blue Day
Monday, March 26=Twin Day
Friday, March 30= Pajama Day
Math
Math State Assessments will be next week March 27th-29th! In preparation we will be having math boot camp this week to review all the concepts they will be tested over. Please have your child continue to study the math playbook!
Reading
This week we will start Theme 9 in Rigby. This theme discusses how we make and distribute goods and services. We will be focusing on making connections and comparing/contrasting information. We will also be starting new reading books and novels this week in our reading groups! I am excited to have the kids dive into books and really enjoy reading!
Spelling
This week in Rigby our spelling words are all nouns. The Rigby list is: boat, farm, airport, bamboo, cavern, cloud, clown, cluster, giant, sponge, person, fable, buzzard, author, and piano. For the challenge list we will be studying the prefix mis-: misbehave, mischievous, miserable, misfortune, misjudge, mislead, misspell, mistake, mistreat, and misunderstand.
Writing
We will continue to work on our autobiographies. There will be a permission form that will be in your child's Monday folder giving permission for them to publish their book. Please sign it and return it to me this week.
Social Studies/ Science
This week we will continue to do experiments on sound and force and motion. The students will identify that the source of sound is vibrations and be able to discriminate between various pitches. We will also begin to observe that a force is applied to make objects move or stop moving.
Have a great week!
It is the beginning of our last quarter together! I cannot believe how fast time has gone by! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe spring break! We have another busy few weeks coming up! :)
REMINDER for Dr. Suess's Spirit Days:
Friday, March 23= Red and Blue Day
Monday, March 26=Twin Day
Friday, March 30= Pajama Day
Math
Math State Assessments will be next week March 27th-29th! In preparation we will be having math boot camp this week to review all the concepts they will be tested over. Please have your child continue to study the math playbook!
Reading
This week we will start Theme 9 in Rigby. This theme discusses how we make and distribute goods and services. We will be focusing on making connections and comparing/contrasting information. We will also be starting new reading books and novels this week in our reading groups! I am excited to have the kids dive into books and really enjoy reading!
Spelling
This week in Rigby our spelling words are all nouns. The Rigby list is: boat, farm, airport, bamboo, cavern, cloud, clown, cluster, giant, sponge, person, fable, buzzard, author, and piano. For the challenge list we will be studying the prefix mis-: misbehave, mischievous, miserable, misfortune, misjudge, mislead, misspell, mistake, mistreat, and misunderstand.
Writing
We will continue to work on our autobiographies. There will be a permission form that will be in your child's Monday folder giving permission for them to publish their book. Please sign it and return it to me this week.
Social Studies/ Science
This week we will continue to do experiments on sound and force and motion. The students will identify that the source of sound is vibrations and be able to discriminate between various pitches. We will also begin to observe that a force is applied to make objects move or stop moving.
Have a great week!
Monday, March 5, 2012
March 5-9
Hi Families,
I am so excited for this NORMAL week of learning!!
This Thursday is the last day of the 3rd quarter! Students do not have school on Friday. Spring Break is next week. School resumes on March 19th.
We have 2 weeks of review time left before we take Math State Assessments. 3rd grade assessments are scheduled March 27-29.
We will bid farewell to Mrs. Gonser at the end of this week. She will be working in the Turner school district for the remainder of the school year for her second student teaching placement. She has done a WONDERFUL job with your children and has really enjoyed getting to know each of them.
R-E-W-A-R-D
The students have gone and done it again!!! They have earned another reward party. We will combine this party with a Farewell party for Mrs. Gonser on Thursday afternoon. The students have elected to have a game party. They are allowed to bring a snack to share and any electronic/card/board games that they would like to play.
Reading
We will complete Theme 10 this week, Money Matters. Our reading focus for this unit has been identifying the author's purpose for writing.
We will also resume our regular small reading groups this week.
Spelling
The spelling pattern this week is "action verbs".
The SUFFIX pattern thsi week is "-able" which means 'able to be'.
Tests will be given on Thursday. The lists will be in Monday folders.
Math
We will complete Topic 15 about Liquid Volume and Mass with our test on Thursday.
Social Studies
We have been studying economics and this week we will finish this unit by using a fun website that will help the students learn about starting a business.
Writing
We have completed our graphic organizers for our Autobiographies. This week we will be writing out each page of our autobiographies into paragraph form.
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
I am so excited for this NORMAL week of learning!!
This Thursday is the last day of the 3rd quarter! Students do not have school on Friday. Spring Break is next week. School resumes on March 19th.
We have 2 weeks of review time left before we take Math State Assessments. 3rd grade assessments are scheduled March 27-29.
We will bid farewell to Mrs. Gonser at the end of this week. She will be working in the Turner school district for the remainder of the school year for her second student teaching placement. She has done a WONDERFUL job with your children and has really enjoyed getting to know each of them.
R-E-W-A-R-D
The students have gone and done it again!!! They have earned another reward party. We will combine this party with a Farewell party for Mrs. Gonser on Thursday afternoon. The students have elected to have a game party. They are allowed to bring a snack to share and any electronic/card/board games that they would like to play.
Reading
We will complete Theme 10 this week, Money Matters. Our reading focus for this unit has been identifying the author's purpose for writing.
We will also resume our regular small reading groups this week.
Spelling
The spelling pattern this week is "action verbs".
The SUFFIX pattern thsi week is "-able" which means 'able to be'.
Tests will be given on Thursday. The lists will be in Monday folders.
Math
We will complete Topic 15 about Liquid Volume and Mass with our test on Thursday.
Social Studies
We have been studying economics and this week we will finish this unit by using a fun website that will help the students learn about starting a business.
Writing
We have completed our graphic organizers for our Autobiographies. This week we will be writing out each page of our autobiographies into paragraph form.
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
Monday, February 27, 2012
February 27-March 2
Hi Families,
Hope you all had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! Hopefully it will stay around for awhile! :) It's a big week for 3rd grade as we will begin our Kansas Reading State Assessments. They will take place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:00-1:30 (or longer if anyone needs extra time). Please make sure your child receives a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast each day this week. There will be NO homework until Thursday evening, there will also be NO SPELLING this week due to testing.
Thank you for sending in a white t-shirt. The kids were excited to decorate their "team jersey" for our annual KSA Super Bowl. The class decided on our team name--the Canadian Cheeseballs!! GO CHEESEBALLS!
Please consider sending in non-perishable items for the 5th grade food drive for St. Mary's food kitchen this week. Thank you in advance.
Math
This week, we will begin Topic 15, focusing on liquid volume and mass. We will cover customary units of capacity, metric units of capacity, units of mass and units of weight this week.
Writing
We will begin writing autobiographies this week. We will be publishing the autobiographies into a hard bound book. You will recieve one book free and you option of purchasing more than one.
Some of the 3rd graders will be purchasing one of their books and sending them to Ethiopia Reads. Ethiopia Reads is a program that sends books to fill libraries in Ethiopia. You do not need to donate a book to this program. If you have any gently used books that you would rather donate to this program, we will certainly accept those as well. It is an exciting opportunity for our children to be a part of something like this and be able to help kids across the world.
If you would like to purchase a copy of your child's autobiography you may do so by filling out the form that I will be sending home later this week. If not, please just sign the form and return it! Thank you and let me know if you have any questions about this.
Social Studies
We began studying vocabulary for our Economics unit last week. We will continue learning about Economics for the next two weeks.
Have a fabulous week!
Hope you all had a chance to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! Hopefully it will stay around for awhile! :) It's a big week for 3rd grade as we will begin our Kansas Reading State Assessments. They will take place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:00-1:30 (or longer if anyone needs extra time). Please make sure your child receives a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast each day this week. There will be NO homework until Thursday evening, there will also be NO SPELLING this week due to testing.
Thank you for sending in a white t-shirt. The kids were excited to decorate their "team jersey" for our annual KSA Super Bowl. The class decided on our team name--the Canadian Cheeseballs!! GO CHEESEBALLS!
Please consider sending in non-perishable items for the 5th grade food drive for St. Mary's food kitchen this week. Thank you in advance.
Math
This week, we will begin Topic 15, focusing on liquid volume and mass. We will cover customary units of capacity, metric units of capacity, units of mass and units of weight this week.
Writing
We will begin writing autobiographies this week. We will be publishing the autobiographies into a hard bound book. You will recieve one book free and you option of purchasing more than one.
Some of the 3rd graders will be purchasing one of their books and sending them to Ethiopia Reads. Ethiopia Reads is a program that sends books to fill libraries in Ethiopia. You do not need to donate a book to this program. If you have any gently used books that you would rather donate to this program, we will certainly accept those as well. It is an exciting opportunity for our children to be a part of something like this and be able to help kids across the world.
If you would like to purchase a copy of your child's autobiography you may do so by filling out the form that I will be sending home later this week. If not, please just sign the form and return it! Thank you and let me know if you have any questions about this.
Social Studies
We began studying vocabulary for our Economics unit last week. We will continue learning about Economics for the next two weeks.
Have a fabulous week!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
February 21-24
Hi Families,
Thank you so much for attending your child's conference! It's a team effort to make sure your children are learning as much as they can to reach their fullest potential. I truly appreciate all of the support you are giving them at home to help them prepare for the upcoming state assessments. I know they'll do GREAT!
REMINDERS!!
Please send a food dish with your child on Thursday, February 23rd. Your child should come to school dressed in clothing that portrays their ancestor's country for the all school International Festival which will showcase their hard work over the past few weeks!
Please send a plain, white t-shirt by Friday, February 24. We will design our own team jerseys for our KSA Super Bowl!
Reading
We will begin with Theme 10 this week and will carry it out over the next three weeks. Our strategy focus is reviewing author's purpose along with comparing and contrasting information. We are stretching it out over the next few weeks as we are not allowed to do any other reading on the days the students take their state reading assessment. We will still use our small group time to practice strategies that will help them on their assessments.
Spelling
Our Rigby words this week are brother, food, inside, atlas, sneeze, index, contents, data, edge, lunch, penny, summer, title, source and information. Our prefix pattern is: trans-, which means across or through. Our words are transatlantic, transcontinental, transcribe, transect, transfer, translate, translucent, transparent, transpiration and transport. The test for both lists will be on Friday.
Writing
The students will be writing an autobiography for their published book this year. We will begin those after our International Festival this week. Look for more information regarding this soon! :)
Math
Division!! The students did a fabulous job on our first division test. We are currently studying fact families with division and multiplication facts. We will have a test over Chapter 8 next week.
Social Studies
This week is the big week! We have our International Festival on Thursday, February 23. There will be an all school assembly from 10:00-10:45 in the morning. A sampling of various foods from our countries and a chance for the different grade levels to learn more about our countries will take place in the afternoon. The students will showcase their hard work from 2:15-3:30 in the cafeteria. Thanks so much for all of your help with this big undertaking. We couldn't have accomplished it all without YOU!
Thank you so much for attending your child's conference! It's a team effort to make sure your children are learning as much as they can to reach their fullest potential. I truly appreciate all of the support you are giving them at home to help them prepare for the upcoming state assessments. I know they'll do GREAT!
REMINDERS!!
Please send a food dish with your child on Thursday, February 23rd. Your child should come to school dressed in clothing that portrays their ancestor's country for the all school International Festival which will showcase their hard work over the past few weeks!
Please send a plain, white t-shirt by Friday, February 24. We will design our own team jerseys for our KSA Super Bowl!
Reading
We will begin with Theme 10 this week and will carry it out over the next three weeks. Our strategy focus is reviewing author's purpose along with comparing and contrasting information. We are stretching it out over the next few weeks as we are not allowed to do any other reading on the days the students take their state reading assessment. We will still use our small group time to practice strategies that will help them on their assessments.
Spelling
Our Rigby words this week are brother, food, inside, atlas, sneeze, index, contents, data, edge, lunch, penny, summer, title, source and information. Our prefix pattern is: trans-, which means across or through. Our words are transatlantic, transcontinental, transcribe, transect, transfer, translate, translucent, transparent, transpiration and transport. The test for both lists will be on Friday.
Writing
The students will be writing an autobiography for their published book this year. We will begin those after our International Festival this week. Look for more information regarding this soon! :)
Math
Division!! The students did a fabulous job on our first division test. We are currently studying fact families with division and multiplication facts. We will have a test over Chapter 8 next week.
Social Studies
This week is the big week! We have our International Festival on Thursday, February 23. There will be an all school assembly from 10:00-10:45 in the morning. A sampling of various foods from our countries and a chance for the different grade levels to learn more about our countries will take place in the afternoon. The students will showcase their hard work from 2:15-3:30 in the cafeteria. Thanks so much for all of your help with this big undertaking. We couldn't have accomplished it all without YOU!
Monday, February 6, 2012
February 6-10
Hope you all had a fabulous SUPERBOWL weekend!
If you get a chance to donate something to our PTA class basket we would really appreciate it! Our theme is "Creative Kids". Thank you!
I sent out a sign-up email earlier today for the International Festival. The committee would like for you to sign-up for food by next Thursday.
Math -
We will be finishing Topic 7 unit this week. The class will review for the test on Wednesday and take the test on Thursday. The next topic we move into will be covering the relationship between multiplication and division. We will be learning fact families and I have reminded the kids to practice their multiplication facts at home as this will help their division too!
Reading -
This week will be State Assessment Reading Boot Camp. Each teacher will review a specific skill that pertains to the reading state test. The topics reviewed will be compare/contrast, test-taking strategies, text features, main idea, prefixes/suffixes, retelling and context clues.
The students will be given a homework assignment Tuesday through Monday based on one of these concepts.
Spelling -
There will be no spelling this week because of the reading boot camp! :)
Social Studies/Writing -
We will continue to work on our country research paper this week. We will really focus on the final touches such as bibliographies, cover pages, and the format of the paper.
Have a great week! :)
If you get a chance to donate something to our PTA class basket we would really appreciate it! Our theme is "Creative Kids". Thank you!
I sent out a sign-up email earlier today for the International Festival. The committee would like for you to sign-up for food by next Thursday.
Math -
We will be finishing Topic 7 unit this week. The class will review for the test on Wednesday and take the test on Thursday. The next topic we move into will be covering the relationship between multiplication and division. We will be learning fact families and I have reminded the kids to practice their multiplication facts at home as this will help their division too!
Reading -
This week will be State Assessment Reading Boot Camp. Each teacher will review a specific skill that pertains to the reading state test. The topics reviewed will be compare/contrast, test-taking strategies, text features, main idea, prefixes/suffixes, retelling and context clues.
The students will be given a homework assignment Tuesday through Monday based on one of these concepts.
Spelling -
There will be no spelling this week because of the reading boot camp! :)
Social Studies/Writing -
We will continue to work on our country research paper this week. We will really focus on the final touches such as bibliographies, cover pages, and the format of the paper.
Have a great week! :)
Monday, January 30, 2012
January 30- February 3
Hi Families,
Welcome to another gorgeous week of "winter" weather!!
We will be working VERY hard as we enter into the month of February. As you know the International Festival is February 23rd, so the students will continue getting ready for that big event. The Valentine's Party this year is actually on February 14th. We also, have student-led conferences coming up on the 15th and 16th. And, we will end the month with our Reading State Assessments. Phew!! There is a lot to do this month!!
Reading
We will continue with Theme 8. Our strategy focus is still determining important information. We will take our theme test on Friday.
We are still using our small group time to practice strategies to help them take their reading state assessments.
Spelling
Our Rigby pattern will focus on word endings: -s, -ed, and -ing.
Our prefix pattern is: circ-, circum-, which means round or around.
Writing
Along with typing their reports, the students will learn how to write a bibliography for their reports.
In grammar, we will focus on singular and plural possessive nouns.
Math
Division!! The students are very excited to finally be learning about division. During Topic 7 the students will learn that divison is the operation used to find how many equal groups or how many are in each group.
Social Studies
Students will continue working on their cultural research report. Thank you for spending your time editing them this weekend. That will help our class time focus on typing the reports in a word document.
Welcome to another gorgeous week of "winter" weather!!
We will be working VERY hard as we enter into the month of February. As you know the International Festival is February 23rd, so the students will continue getting ready for that big event. The Valentine's Party this year is actually on February 14th. We also, have student-led conferences coming up on the 15th and 16th. And, we will end the month with our Reading State Assessments. Phew!! There is a lot to do this month!!
Reading
We will continue with Theme 8. Our strategy focus is still determining important information. We will take our theme test on Friday.
We are still using our small group time to practice strategies to help them take their reading state assessments.
Spelling
Our Rigby pattern will focus on word endings: -s, -ed, and -ing.
Our prefix pattern is: circ-, circum-, which means round or around.
Writing
Along with typing their reports, the students will learn how to write a bibliography for their reports.
In grammar, we will focus on singular and plural possessive nouns.
Math
Division!! The students are very excited to finally be learning about division. During Topic 7 the students will learn that divison is the operation used to find how many equal groups or how many are in each group.
Social Studies
Students will continue working on their cultural research report. Thank you for spending your time editing them this weekend. That will help our class time focus on typing the reports in a word document.
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23-27
Hi Families,
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. We have welcomed a student teacher to the class today. Her name is Brittany Gonser and she is completing her teaching degree through Rockhurst University. She will be here with our class through Spring Break and is excited to get to know the boys and girls.
Later this week, I will be sending home a literacy playbook that should be played each night in review for the Kansas Reading State Assessment. This should be studied as part of homework each night and brought back to school each day to look over. Here are some links to the study guide and some prefix/suffix matching and quizzes that should be practiced at home as well.
prefix/suffix matching http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=bleggett
prefix/suffix quiz http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=bleggett
reading state assessment video game http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_2/Meg49.htm
Math
We focused on analyzing data last week (mode, median, max, min, and range). This week, we will work on probability. We will take a test on both concepts Friday, January 27th. I will be sending home a review packet on Thursday for them to study at home.
Rigby Reading
We will begin Theme 8, Week 1 in Rigby. We will focus on determining importance (we will identify the main idea and details) and review fix-up strategies.
Spelling
The word study focus this week is homophones. The Rigby words this week are better, clean, done, hair, hare, maul, mall, paws, pause, raise, rays, sea, see, principal, and principle.
The challenge list is with the prefix intra- (within, inside) intracellular, intradermal, intragalactic, intramural, intranasal, intraocular, intrapersonal, intrapsychic, intrastate, and intravenous.
Social Studies
We will continue our study of celebrations of cultures by looking at traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages. We will work on our rough draft this week. Our third grade international festival will be on February 23.
Writing
We will begin our rough draft on our ancestor's culture and country from which they originated.
Have an awesome week with some nice weather! :)
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. We have welcomed a student teacher to the class today. Her name is Brittany Gonser and she is completing her teaching degree through Rockhurst University. She will be here with our class through Spring Break and is excited to get to know the boys and girls.
Later this week, I will be sending home a literacy playbook that should be played each night in review for the Kansas Reading State Assessment. This should be studied as part of homework each night and brought back to school each day to look over. Here are some links to the study guide and some prefix/suffix matching and quizzes that should be practiced at home as well.
prefix/suffix matching http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=bleggett
prefix/suffix quiz http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=bleggett
reading state assessment video game http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_2/Meg49.htm
Math
We focused on analyzing data last week (mode, median, max, min, and range). This week, we will work on probability. We will take a test on both concepts Friday, January 27th. I will be sending home a review packet on Thursday for them to study at home.
Rigby Reading
We will begin Theme 8, Week 1 in Rigby. We will focus on determining importance (we will identify the main idea and details) and review fix-up strategies.
Spelling
The word study focus this week is homophones. The Rigby words this week are better, clean, done, hair, hare, maul, mall, paws, pause, raise, rays, sea, see, principal, and principle.
The challenge list is with the prefix intra- (within, inside) intracellular, intradermal, intragalactic, intramural, intranasal, intraocular, intrapersonal, intrapsychic, intrastate, and intravenous.
Social Studies
We will continue our study of celebrations of cultures by looking at traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages. We will work on our rough draft this week. Our third grade international festival will be on February 23.
Writing
We will begin our rough draft on our ancestor's culture and country from which they originated.
Have an awesome week with some nice weather! :)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17-20
Hi Families,
We have a fairly normal week planned. Make sure to check out the list of REMINDERS at the side. There are a lot of dates to keep track of over the next couple of months.
Here's a look at what we are doing:
Reading- The students are practicing 'fix-up strategies' this week. When they don't know a word in the text they are reading, they can use fix-up strategies to help them understand new words more clearly.
In small groups, we will coninue to practice test preparation activities. We have been practicing reading short passages and answering the questions by finding them in the text. This is an important skill for them to practice because they often just want to answer quickly and move on, without checking their answers for accuracy. This is a great skill that you could practice with them at home, as well.
Spelling- Our spelling patterns for the week are:
Rigby list- multiple-meaning words
Prefix list- "inter-" meaning among or between
Test will be Friday.
Math- We completed our study on time last week. This week we will be learning how to find the median (middle number), mode(most often) and range(difference between maximum and minimum) from a set of data. We will also learn that the MAXIMUM is the largest number in a set and the MINIMUM is the smallest number in a set.
Social Studies/ Writing- We will finish the note taking portion of our research project for the International Festival. The students are learning about their cultures by researchng the traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages.
Have a great week!
We have a fairly normal week planned. Make sure to check out the list of REMINDERS at the side. There are a lot of dates to keep track of over the next couple of months.
Here's a look at what we are doing:
Reading- The students are practicing 'fix-up strategies' this week. When they don't know a word in the text they are reading, they can use fix-up strategies to help them understand new words more clearly.
In small groups, we will coninue to practice test preparation activities. We have been practicing reading short passages and answering the questions by finding them in the text. This is an important skill for them to practice because they often just want to answer quickly and move on, without checking their answers for accuracy. This is a great skill that you could practice with them at home, as well.
Spelling- Our spelling patterns for the week are:
Rigby list- multiple-meaning words
Prefix list- "inter-" meaning among or between
Test will be Friday.
Math- We completed our study on time last week. This week we will be learning how to find the median (middle number), mode(most often) and range(difference between maximum and minimum) from a set of data. We will also learn that the MAXIMUM is the largest number in a set and the MINIMUM is the smallest number in a set.
Social Studies/ Writing- We will finish the note taking portion of our research project for the International Festival. The students are learning about their cultures by researchng the traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages.
Have a great week!
Monday, January 9, 2012
January 9-13
Welcome to the New Year!!!
It was so great to get back into the swing of things last week after having such a nice holiday break. I loved having the kiddos back and I can tell they are all rested and ready to take on the 2nd half of 3rd grade.
State assessments will be here before we know it and we will be spending a lot of time over the next 2 months preparing for them. This will be the very first time these students take a state assessment, therefore we will be working very hard in order to get the students ready to take them.
Reading Assessments will be given to the 3rd graders February 28-March 1.
Math Assessments will be given to the 3rd graders March 27-29.
Please try not to schedule appointments for these days.
Report cards will be coming home today. Please sign the cover sheet and return it to school with your child.
Also, Mrs. Ronchetti has a fun field trip planned to the symphony with the 3rd graders. Please sign the permission slip and return it to school with $2.
International Festival:
Today in Monday folders, you will find a letter that will give you some information about the International Festival. The boys and girls will be in responsible for researching and learning about their own culture and/or heritage. This information will be presented at our International Festival which will be held on February 23.
Reading:
We will be starting Theme 7, On Moving Ground, this week. Students will learn and practice fix-up strategies while they read. Small Group focus for the next month will be on state assessment preparation, rather than novel and small-book work.
Spelling:
The pattern for the week will be: synonyms and antonyms. The prefix pattern for the week is "-dis", whihc means not or none.
Math:
This week we will learn about "Time".
Social Studies:
We will begin researching for our International Festival. The students will learn notetaking skills and will gather information about the culture they are studying on notecards.
It was so great to get back into the swing of things last week after having such a nice holiday break. I loved having the kiddos back and I can tell they are all rested and ready to take on the 2nd half of 3rd grade.
State assessments will be here before we know it and we will be spending a lot of time over the next 2 months preparing for them. This will be the very first time these students take a state assessment, therefore we will be working very hard in order to get the students ready to take them.
Reading Assessments will be given to the 3rd graders February 28-March 1.
Math Assessments will be given to the 3rd graders March 27-29.
Please try not to schedule appointments for these days.
Report cards will be coming home today. Please sign the cover sheet and return it to school with your child.
Also, Mrs. Ronchetti has a fun field trip planned to the symphony with the 3rd graders. Please sign the permission slip and return it to school with $2.
International Festival:
Today in Monday folders, you will find a letter that will give you some information about the International Festival. The boys and girls will be in responsible for researching and learning about their own culture and/or heritage. This information will be presented at our International Festival which will be held on February 23.
Reading:
We will be starting Theme 7, On Moving Ground, this week. Students will learn and practice fix-up strategies while they read. Small Group focus for the next month will be on state assessment preparation, rather than novel and small-book work.
Spelling:
The pattern for the week will be: synonyms and antonyms. The prefix pattern for the week is "-dis", whihc means not or none.
Math:
This week we will learn about "Time".
Social Studies:
We will begin researching for our International Festival. The students will learn notetaking skills and will gather information about the culture they are studying on notecards.
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