We have enjoyed another fun and exciting week here in third grade. We ended last week meeting with our book buddies from Mrs. Fowle’s second grade class.
Did I mention it’s almost October? It’s hard to believe that fall is here. Time flies when you’re having fun!
Language Arts: We are reading the anthology “Miss Nelson is Missing”. We also have read aloud many books, including some of my favorites such as…”Skippy Jon Jones”, “We had a Picnic this Sunday Past”, “Do Unto Otters”, “Molly Lou Melon”, and many more. We have mostly focused on books that remind us of friendship and also using manners. We also take time to read and discuss our Weekly Readers.
Spelling: These past few weeks we practiced words ending with –s or –es and also some basic high frequency words. This week we are studying words that have consonant blends.
Math: We are still doing many review actvities in our math program. We have done frames and arrows, many coin acitivities, calculator review, place value, and more addition and subtraction.
Technology: The children took a reading test. I will be sending home results of how they did this Friday.
You should have all received a letter home last week telling you about the upcoming MEAP testing. I just want to stress that if you need to pull your child out for any appointments to try to do it at another time. Our MEAP testing dates are Tuesday, October 12th, Wednesday, October 13th, Tuesday, October 19th.
Coming up quickly is our Parent night out. This year each class will have a basket to be auctioned off. Our basket theme is “pamper yourself”. If you would like to donate items for our class basket, it would be greatly appreciated! If you need ideas, we could do gift cards for manicures, pedicures, messages, bath salts, bubble bath, etc…The auction is Friday, October 29th, 7-11 p.m. at English Hills Terrace. I hope to see you there! Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
A Wonderful First Week!
WHAT A WONDERFUL FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL! I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CHILDREN AND MANY OF YOU. IT WAS NICE SEEING SO MANY OF YOU AT OUR CURRICULUM NIGHT. I LOOK FORWARD TO A FANTASTIC YEAR!
MATH:
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED UNIT 1 IN MATH. WE ARE REVIEWING SUBTRACTION, NUMBER GRIDS, FINDING NUMBERS AROUND US, AND PLACE VALUE. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE WORKING ON TELLING TIME, GRAPHING, AND NAME COLLECTION BOXES.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL READ ALOUDS THAT INVOLVE THE THEME OF FRIENDS, AND REALLY LOOKING AT IMPORTANT QUALITIES THAT WE BELIEVE GOOD FRIENDS POSSESS. THE CHILDREN ALSO WROTE ABOUT A SUMMER STORY THAT MADE THEM SMILE. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK, THEY ARE HANGING IN THE HALL OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM. WE STARTED NOTEBOOKS, WHICH WE DO EVERY MORNING WHEN WE ARRIVE. THE CHILDREN HAVE MANY FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT, I LOVE READING THEIR STORIES!
COMPUTER LAB:
WE GET TO START COMPUTER LAB NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH A FUN PROGRAM CALLED “TYPE TO LEARN” THAT HELPS TEACH THE CHILDREN HOW TO BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH TYPING.
SPELLING:
NEXT WEEK THE KIDS WILL HAVE A SET LIST THAT WILL COME HOME MONDAY. WE WILL HAVE INDIVIDUALIZED LISTS STARTING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20TH. MONDAY YOU SHOULD SEE A LIST COME HOME AND HOMEWORK WILL BE TO WRITE SPELLING SENTENCES.
FRIENDSHIP SNACK:
FRIDAY THE 17TH, WE WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP SNACK. PLEASE FILL A SMALL BAG (LUNCH OR ZIPLOCK) WITH YOUR FAVORITE DRY SNACK FOOD SUCH AS CEREAL, SMALL CRACKERS, POPCORN, RAISINS, PRETZELS, ETC... BE CREATIVE! SEND THE BAG TO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY 9/17 AND WE WILL MIX THEM TO EAT WHILE WE READ. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
MONDAY: ART(CURRENTLY EVERY OTHER WEEK)
TUESDAY: LIBRARY
WEDNESDAY: GYM AND MUSIC(CURRENTLY ONCE A WEEK)
THURSDAY: COMPUTER LAB
FRIDAY: GYM
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ FOR AT LEAST 15 HOURS THIS SUMMER, PLEASE TRY TO SEND IT MONDAY. THE KIDS GET TO GO TO THE LIBRARY FOR A BIG READING CELEBRATION IF THEY TURN IN THE NOTE. I WOULD HATE FOR YOUR CHILD TO MISS IT!
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK WITH YOUR CHILD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS.
Have a Lovely Weekend!
MATH:
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED UNIT 1 IN MATH. WE ARE REVIEWING SUBTRACTION, NUMBER GRIDS, FINDING NUMBERS AROUND US, AND PLACE VALUE. NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE WORKING ON TELLING TIME, GRAPHING, AND NAME COLLECTION BOXES.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL READ ALOUDS THAT INVOLVE THE THEME OF FRIENDS, AND REALLY LOOKING AT IMPORTANT QUALITIES THAT WE BELIEVE GOOD FRIENDS POSSESS. THE CHILDREN ALSO WROTE ABOUT A SUMMER STORY THAT MADE THEM SMILE. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK, THEY ARE HANGING IN THE HALL OUTSIDE OF OUR CLASSROOM. WE STARTED NOTEBOOKS, WHICH WE DO EVERY MORNING WHEN WE ARRIVE. THE CHILDREN HAVE MANY FUN AND INTERESTING THINGS TO WRITE ABOUT, I LOVE READING THEIR STORIES!
COMPUTER LAB:
WE GET TO START COMPUTER LAB NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH A FUN PROGRAM CALLED “TYPE TO LEARN” THAT HELPS TEACH THE CHILDREN HOW TO BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE WITH TYPING.
SPELLING:
NEXT WEEK THE KIDS WILL HAVE A SET LIST THAT WILL COME HOME MONDAY. WE WILL HAVE INDIVIDUALIZED LISTS STARTING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20TH. MONDAY YOU SHOULD SEE A LIST COME HOME AND HOMEWORK WILL BE TO WRITE SPELLING SENTENCES.
FRIENDSHIP SNACK:
FRIDAY THE 17TH, WE WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP SNACK. PLEASE FILL A SMALL BAG (LUNCH OR ZIPLOCK) WITH YOUR FAVORITE DRY SNACK FOOD SUCH AS CEREAL, SMALL CRACKERS, POPCORN, RAISINS, PRETZELS, ETC... BE CREATIVE! SEND THE BAG TO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY 9/17 AND WE WILL MIX THEM TO EAT WHILE WE READ. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
MONDAY: ART(CURRENTLY EVERY OTHER WEEK)
TUESDAY: LIBRARY
WEDNESDAY: GYM AND MUSIC(CURRENTLY ONCE A WEEK)
THURSDAY: COMPUTER LAB
FRIDAY: GYM
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ FOR AT LEAST 15 HOURS THIS SUMMER, PLEASE TRY TO SEND IT MONDAY. THE KIDS GET TO GO TO THE LIBRARY FOR A BIG READING CELEBRATION IF THEY TURN IN THE NOTE. I WOULD HATE FOR YOUR CHILD TO MISS IT!
I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK WITH YOUR CHILD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT ANY TIME WITH ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS.
Have a Lovely Weekend!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
A Great First Day!
Our class
The flag raising ceremonyWow, what wonderful third graders! I hope that your children had as much fun as I did today. We enjoyed checking out the new playground, the flag raising ceremony with the entire school, our third grade people hunt, and of course getting to know each other!
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