Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
December 12-16
Happy Holidays!!! This will be a very fun and eventful week here at school. We have lots of holiday activities planned as well as, finishing up some important learning for the 2nd quarter.
That's right, Friday is the last day of the 2nd quarter! Can you beleive we are halfway through the year already?! Report cards will come home after winter break.
Our holiday party will be Thursday at 3:00.
There is a minimum day on Friday. Students will dismiss at 12:10.
School resumes on Jan.5th for students
Spelling Bee
This year the 3rd graders are being included in the school Spelling Bee. We will have our class spelling bee tomorrow, Tuesday, to determine who the two students will be that will represent our class. I gave the boys and girls a packet of spellling words about 2 weeks ago. That is the packet they need to study not only for the class bee, but the school-wide spelling bee, as well.
Reading
We completed our recycling theme last week, so instead of beginning a new theme and only getting halfway through it, we will spend this week practicing a variety of reading strategies while we enjoy some holiday literature.
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!
Math
Money is focus for the week. This is not part of our math program but is an important concept for the students to learn. There will NOT be a math test this week.
Science
We will finish studying inventors and inventions this week.
I would like to wish you a safe and joyful holiday season with your families!! See you all in the new year!!
That's right, Friday is the last day of the 2nd quarter! Can you beleive we are halfway through the year already?! Report cards will come home after winter break.
Our holiday party will be Thursday at 3:00.
There is a minimum day on Friday. Students will dismiss at 12:10.
School resumes on Jan.5th for students
Spelling Bee
This year the 3rd graders are being included in the school Spelling Bee. We will have our class spelling bee tomorrow, Tuesday, to determine who the two students will be that will represent our class. I gave the boys and girls a packet of spellling words about 2 weeks ago. That is the packet they need to study not only for the class bee, but the school-wide spelling bee, as well.
Reading
We completed our recycling theme last week, so instead of beginning a new theme and only getting halfway through it, we will spend this week practicing a variety of reading strategies while we enjoy some holiday literature.
NO SPELLING THIS WEEK!
Math
Money is focus for the week. This is not part of our math program but is an important concept for the students to learn. There will NOT be a math test this week.
Science
We will finish studying inventors and inventions this week.
I would like to wish you a safe and joyful holiday season with your families!! See you all in the new year!!
Monday, December 5, 2011
December 5-9
Hi Families,
The 3rd grade presidential election has concluded! Our class is thrilled to announce that our very own Cole Knappen will be not only our class president, but the 3rd grade president as well! Congratulations Cole! We are all so proud of you!
We have a chilly week ahead of us, and a busy one too! Please make sure your child has a jacket with them for recess. Until the temperature drops below 20 degrees, we will be taking the students outside.
The 3rd grade music performance is this Thursday. Your child needs to be at school on Thursday evening by 6:40 to get ready for the 7:00pm performance. They should be dressed in their Christmas best. For the school performance they are expected to wear a red, green or white shirt. Please email Mrs. Ronchetti if you have any further questions. KRonchetti@usd232.org
Reading
We will finish up our theme about Recycling on Friday with a Theme Test. This theme has been used simultaneously with social studies so that we can learn about reducing, reusing, and recyclying in more detail. On Wednesday, there will be a special presentation given to the entire 3rd grade by Mr. Miller. He works for Deffenbaugh and has some great information he can teach the children about helping our environment.
Spelling
The patterns for the week are:
Rigby list- syllables
Prefix list- "un-" which means 'not'.
Writing
We will be reviewing friendly letter writing this week and will begin drafting special letters to Santa.
Math
We will be completing our geometry unit this week with the final test on Thursday. We will begin the week by practicing problem solving strategies and play a fun jeopardy review game to practice for the aseessment.
Science
Inventions have made our world a better, easier place to live. We will spend these last two weeks before winter break learning about special inventions and inventors.
Have a great week and stay warm!!
The 3rd grade presidential election has concluded! Our class is thrilled to announce that our very own Cole Knappen will be not only our class president, but the 3rd grade president as well! Congratulations Cole! We are all so proud of you!
We have a chilly week ahead of us, and a busy one too! Please make sure your child has a jacket with them for recess. Until the temperature drops below 20 degrees, we will be taking the students outside.
The 3rd grade music performance is this Thursday. Your child needs to be at school on Thursday evening by 6:40 to get ready for the 7:00pm performance. They should be dressed in their Christmas best. For the school performance they are expected to wear a red, green or white shirt. Please email Mrs. Ronchetti if you have any further questions. KRonchetti@usd232.org
Reading
We will finish up our theme about Recycling on Friday with a Theme Test. This theme has been used simultaneously with social studies so that we can learn about reducing, reusing, and recyclying in more detail. On Wednesday, there will be a special presentation given to the entire 3rd grade by Mr. Miller. He works for Deffenbaugh and has some great information he can teach the children about helping our environment.
Spelling
The patterns for the week are:
Rigby list- syllables
Prefix list- "un-" which means 'not'.
Writing
We will be reviewing friendly letter writing this week and will begin drafting special letters to Santa.
Math
We will be completing our geometry unit this week with the final test on Thursday. We will begin the week by practicing problem solving strategies and play a fun jeopardy review game to practice for the aseessment.
Science
Inventions have made our world a better, easier place to live. We will spend these last two weeks before winter break learning about special inventions and inventors.
Have a great week and stay warm!!
Monday, November 28, 2011
November 28- December 2
Hello Parents!
Welcome back from the long holiday weekend! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving and got some time to think about all the things we have to be thankful for! Now after all that turkey, it is time to get back to business for 3 more weeks!
Permission slips are due NOW! Our class will be walking to MVHS on Wednesday to have our reader's theater recorded by the video and production class.
December is always a very busy month with lots of things added to our schedules. Check out the Reminders on the side, to see what's coming up for December.
Here is what is going on this week!
Math –
We will continue our Geometry unit on two-dimensional shapes and their attributes. This week we will cover:
Welcome back from the long holiday weekend! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving and got some time to think about all the things we have to be thankful for! Now after all that turkey, it is time to get back to business for 3 more weeks!
Permission slips are due NOW! Our class will be walking to MVHS on Wednesday to have our reader's theater recorded by the video and production class.
December is always a very busy month with lots of things added to our schedules. Check out the Reminders on the side, to see what's coming up for December.
Here is what is going on this week!
Math –
We will continue our Geometry unit on two-dimensional shapes and their attributes. This week we will cover:
- Quadrilaterals, and
- How polygons can be put together or taken apart to make other polygons
This week we will start a Rigby theme about Recycling and our comprehension strategy we will focus on is determining importance.
Spelling –
We will continue to have a 15 word Rigby list and the challenge list. This week the prefix is super-, sur- which means over, above, beyond.
The Rigby list is: can, cook, find, your, bigger, bragger, dimmed, dropping, hugging, ripped, splitting, strumming, tripped, wetter, and transferred.
The challenge list is: superb, superimpose, superintendent, superior, supervisor, surcharge, surplus, surprise, surreal, and surtax.
Science –
This week we are starting a new unit on recycling/pollution and inventions. We will only get to introduce this unit but will start more detail and projects next week.
Social Studies –
After so much work from our four wonderful candidates, I would like to announce our President and Vice President after Tuesday’s election…. Cole and Tyler! The class will now start campaigning for Cole to be the president of the entire 3rd grade! We will be working on our campaign all week and the final election is this Friday.
Grammar –
We will be reviewing adjectives, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. We will be making posters, jingles, and playing bingo!
Have a good week!
Monday, November 14, 2011
November 14-18
Reading-
We will continue to read stories about transportation this week, while practicing how to create images about the text we read.
Formative Assessments-
We began taking formative assessments, which are practice tests for State Assessments. We will be taking one in reading and one in math every week. In reading, the students will be tested on narrative and expository reading passages. In math, the students will take short quizzes that each emphasize a specific math skill.
Spelling-
The patterns for this week are:
We completed multiplication today with our Topic 6 Test. We will be studying geometry for the remainder of the week. The lessons will include these topics:
We began writing Descriptive Essays last week and will continue to develop them this week.
Social Studies-
We learned about the 3 branches of government last week and will learn about citizenship this week. Students will understand the differences between Rights and Responsibilities.
We will continue to read stories about transportation this week, while practicing how to create images about the text we read.
Formative Assessments-
We began taking formative assessments, which are practice tests for State Assessments. We will be taking one in reading and one in math every week. In reading, the students will be tested on narrative and expository reading passages. In math, the students will take short quizzes that each emphasize a specific math skill.
Spelling-
The patterns for this week are:
- silent b,g, and gh (I have added to this list and it will now be a 15 word list)
- prefix- "sub-" which means under
We completed multiplication today with our Topic 6 Test. We will be studying geometry for the remainder of the week. The lessons will include these topics:
- Lines and Line Segments
- Angles
- Polygons
- Triangles
We began writing Descriptive Essays last week and will continue to develop them this week.
Social Studies-
We learned about the 3 branches of government last week and will learn about citizenship this week. Students will understand the differences between Rights and Responsibilities.
Monday, November 7, 2011
November 7-11
You will find some information in your child's Monday folder today about a new program that third grade is sponsoring called Cool the Earth. It is a program where the kids will take an initiative towards helping the earth. The students will come home with a coupon book. They only need to complete a task one time to bring the coupon in. The pledge is for them to try to continue it, but not anything they will need to keep track of.
Also, Prairie Ridge is having their annual food drive to help support the Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
Here is the list of items we are collecting:
Monday- Pasta
Tuesday- Canned Food
Wednesday- Boxed or Bagged Cereal
Thursday- PB&J
Friday- Cake or Brownie mixes
(please do not send in any glass jars)
Math
This week in math we will continue to work on Topic 6. We will be practicing our multiplication facts and will be completing this unit early next week.
Reading
We start a new unit in Rigby, Theme 6 which is called "Roads to Travel On." This week our comprehension focus will be creating mental images while reading.
Writing/GrammarWe will continue to focus on prefixes and suffixes and how they can change a word.
Social Studies
This week we will start our unit on government. Students will learn government vocabulary and the importnace of documents such as the Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and The Constitution.
SpellingThe Rigby Spelling list will focus on silent consonants w, h, b, g, and gh. The Rigby words are room, same, saw, that's, comb, honest, limb, numb, wrist, and tomb. The extension list focus is contra, counter (against, opposite). The extensions words are contraband, contradict, contrarian, contrary, contrast, counterbalance, counterclockwise, counterexample, counterfeit, counterintuitive.
Also, Prairie Ridge is having their annual food drive to help support the Johnson County Christmas Bureau.
Here is the list of items we are collecting:
Monday- Pasta
Tuesday- Canned Food
Wednesday- Boxed or Bagged Cereal
Thursday- PB&J
Friday- Cake or Brownie mixes
(please do not send in any glass jars)
Math
This week in math we will continue to work on Topic 6. We will be practicing our multiplication facts and will be completing this unit early next week.
Reading
We start a new unit in Rigby, Theme 6 which is called "Roads to Travel On." This week our comprehension focus will be creating mental images while reading.
Writing/GrammarWe will continue to focus on prefixes and suffixes and how they can change a word.
Social Studies
This week we will start our unit on government. Students will learn government vocabulary and the importnace of documents such as the Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights, and The Constitution.
SpellingThe Rigby Spelling list will focus on silent consonants w, h, b, g, and gh. The Rigby words are room, same, saw, that's, comb, honest, limb, numb, wrist, and tomb. The extension list focus is contra, counter (against, opposite). The extensions words are contraband, contradict, contrarian, contrary, contrast, counterbalance, counterclockwise, counterexample, counterfeit, counterintuitive.
Monday, October 31, 2011
October 31- November 4
Happy Halloween!!! I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable evening tonight. There will not be any homework tonight so that you can enjoy this evening with your families!
After last week's full week of activities, we will be getting back to our normal routines this week. Please look over what we have planned and let me know if you have any questions.
Reading- We will complete Theme 5 on Friday with a Theme test. Small reading groups will begin meeting again this week after taking a couple weeks off for benchmarking.
Spelling- The pattern this week is "oy and oi". The prefix pattern this week is "co- and com-" which means together or with.
Grammar- We will practice combining sentences this week. This will help devleop the students sentence fluency when they write.
Math- We are contininuing to learn our basic multiplication facts this week. We will learn how to multiply by 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. After this week, they will have learned all their facts through 10, so it would be a good time to get some flash cards so they can practice memorizing them at home.
Science- This week we will be learning about weather.
After last week's full week of activities, we will be getting back to our normal routines this week. Please look over what we have planned and let me know if you have any questions.
Reading- We will complete Theme 5 on Friday with a Theme test. Small reading groups will begin meeting again this week after taking a couple weeks off for benchmarking.
Spelling- The pattern this week is "oy and oi". The prefix pattern this week is "co- and com-" which means together or with.
Grammar- We will practice combining sentences this week. This will help devleop the students sentence fluency when they write.
Math- We are contininuing to learn our basic multiplication facts this week. We will learn how to multiply by 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. After this week, they will have learned all their facts through 10, so it would be a good time to get some flash cards so they can practice memorizing them at home.
Science- This week we will be learning about weather.
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