Thank you to everyone who helped with our party today. Your kindness and generosity it always appreciated!
We have been busy and looking forward to November. This month we will have report cards, conferences, and Thanksgiving. I sent home conference slips informing you of your conference time. Please let me know if you haven’t received this, and I will send home another slip or I can also let you know on the phone or e-mail as well. Thanks!
Language Arts: The children are finishing the anthology “Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock”. I have also been modeling how to write a complete sentence. I have already seen improvements, way to go!
Math: We are finishing unit 3. The children are doing a tremendous amount of measuring (to the nearest ¼ of an inch or centimeter), figuring of perimeter and area, and more practice with money.
Social Studies: We are having so much fun discussing the upcoming presidential elections. Don’t forget to vote next Tuesday!
Computer Lab: The last two weeks we have had a great time exploring a few internet sites.
One is http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ This site is similar to Mad Libs. It’s very fun and helps them realize different parts of speech.
The other site is http://www.spellingcity.com/ This site has fun activities to help the children practice their spelling words.
Dates to remember:
November
12th-14th ½ day for students. Parent teacher conferences.
26th-28th Thanksgiving vacation, no school!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
MEAP begins
We had a great first week of the MEAP. The children did a wonderful job staying focused and doing their personal best. I know that they appreciated no homework, and have one more blissful week! Many people have asked when they will get the results. They should arrive in the spring, just in time for conferences. Speaking of conferences,…fall conferences are coming soon! They will be November 12th-14th. More information will be coming in the future about securing a specific time slot for you.
Spelling: We did a set list, but due to it being a short week, if your child would like to retake their test for a better score, they may do that on Monday.
Math: We are almost done with Unit 2 and will be taking the test next week!
Science: We are finishing our science unit on the human body. The children enjoyed learning about the brain with Mrs. Osborn, the lungs with Mrs. VanderWerp, and the digestive system with Mrs. Nyeholt.
Dates to Remember:
October
16th English Hills Silent and Live Auction.
17th No school for students, staff development day.
24th Picture Make-up Day
27th Family Night – Corn Maze
31st Halloween Parties
November
12th-14th ½ day for students. Parent teacher conferences.
26th-28th Thanksgiving vacation, no school!
Spelling: We did a set list, but due to it being a short week, if your child would like to retake their test for a better score, they may do that on Monday.
Math: We are almost done with Unit 2 and will be taking the test next week!
Science: We are finishing our science unit on the human body. The children enjoyed learning about the brain with Mrs. Osborn, the lungs with Mrs. VanderWerp, and the digestive system with Mrs. Nyeholt.
Dates to Remember:
October
16th English Hills Silent and Live Auction.
17th No school for students, staff development day.
24th Picture Make-up Day
27th Family Night – Corn Maze
31st Halloween Parties
November
12th-14th ½ day for students. Parent teacher conferences.
26th-28th Thanksgiving vacation, no school!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Can you believe that it’s already October? Time flies when you’re busy and having fun! We have many things to look forward to this month. We will be starting the MEAP testing the week of October 13th. During the two week window I will not be assigning homework. We will still do spelling, but the children will have a set list those weeks. Thank you in advance for all of the wonderful snack donations that have been coming in. You may send them in any time. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Language Arts: The children may have told you that we have started literature discussion groups. I have two groups going at a time and when the group is finished with the book, they present a final project in front of the class. Our first group read “Stink and the Giant Galactic Jawbreaker”. They chose to present a scene from the book as a puppet show. Great job!
We just finished activities correlating with the anthology Miss Nelson is Missing. I also introduced chatter logs. The children had so much fun doing this, that we showed our buddies how to do it. I love this activity because children are reading, writing, and practicing spelling all at the same time!
Spelling: This was our first week of individualized lists. The students did great. We will continue this throughout the year, with exception of the MEAP weeks.
Math: The children have finished unit 1 and are moving through unit 2. They are learning about frames and arrows, in and out boxes, fact families, fact extensions, and number stories.
Science: We are still working on our human body unit. Soon we will be rotating and the children will visit the other third grade teachers to find out about different parts of the body. At this point the children have already learned about cells, muscles, and some basic body facts.
Dates to Remember:
October
14th MEAP begins.
16th English Hills Silent and Live Auction.
17th No school for students, staff development day.
24th Picture Make-up Day
27th Family Night – Corn Maze
31st Halloween Parties
Our room parents this year are Kendra Cook and Molly Duimstra. Thank you again to both of you for volunteering to organize our class parties. I know many of you also said that you would be more than willing to help and donate. Thank you so much for your extreme generosity, kindness, and support.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Mrs. Matlosz
Language Arts: The children may have told you that we have started literature discussion groups. I have two groups going at a time and when the group is finished with the book, they present a final project in front of the class. Our first group read “Stink and the Giant Galactic Jawbreaker”. They chose to present a scene from the book as a puppet show. Great job!
We just finished activities correlating with the anthology Miss Nelson is Missing. I also introduced chatter logs. The children had so much fun doing this, that we showed our buddies how to do it. I love this activity because children are reading, writing, and practicing spelling all at the same time!
Spelling: This was our first week of individualized lists. The students did great. We will continue this throughout the year, with exception of the MEAP weeks.
Math: The children have finished unit 1 and are moving through unit 2. They are learning about frames and arrows, in and out boxes, fact families, fact extensions, and number stories.
Science: We are still working on our human body unit. Soon we will be rotating and the children will visit the other third grade teachers to find out about different parts of the body. At this point the children have already learned about cells, muscles, and some basic body facts.
Dates to Remember:
October
14th MEAP begins.
16th English Hills Silent and Live Auction.
17th No school for students, staff development day.
24th Picture Make-up Day
27th Family Night – Corn Maze
31st Halloween Parties
Our room parents this year are Kendra Cook and Molly Duimstra. Thank you again to both of you for volunteering to organize our class parties. I know many of you also said that you would be more than willing to help and donate. Thank you so much for your extreme generosity, kindness, and support.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Have a Wonderful Weekend!
Mrs. Matlosz
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