We have enjoyed another fun and exciting week here in third grade. We ended the 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. Just a reminder that each child creates their own individual list of words each week. I put a set list of words for kids to use if they have misplaced their list, or if they are absent Monday and didn’t create one.
Math: We are still doing many review activities in our math program. We have done number boxes, pictographs, calculator review, place value, and more addition and subtraction.
Technology: The children took a reading test and practiced using a program called Key Skills.
Science: I’m sure your child has already told you that we have some crayfish that have joined our room for our living things unit. We have been looking at plants and now will be learning all about animals. We have a terrarium full of plants and will be adding worms next week to watch them work under the soil. Science is so fun and exciting!
Just a reminder that next week Friday is the Valley View Voyage. Thank you ahead of time for all of your hard work collecting pledges. I am pledging $1 to each student, so feel free to add that to your total You should have all received a letter 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 11th, Wednesday, October 12th, Tuesday, October 18th.
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Third Grade Rocks!
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 STARTED COMPUTER LAB TODAY AND EXPLORED KID PIX, MAKING A FRONT COVER FOR OUR WRITING PORTFOLIOS. NEXT WEEK WE WILL START 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 19TH. MONDAY YOU SHOULD SEE A LIST COME HOME AND HOMEWORK WILL BE TO WRITE SPELLING SENTENCES.
FRIENDSHIP SNACK:
FRIDAY THE 16TH, WE WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP SNACK. PLEASE FILL A SMALL BAG (LUNCH OR ZIPLOC) WITH YOUR FAVORITE DRY SNACK FOOD SUCH AS CEREAL, SMALL CRACKERS, POPCORN, RAISINS, PRETZELS, ETC... BE CREATIVE! SEND THE BAG TO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY 9/16 AND WE WILL MIX THEM TO EAT WHILE WE READ. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
MONDAY: ART
TUESDAY: GYM AND MUSIC
WEDNESDAY: LIBRARY
THURSDAY: GYM
FRIDAY: COMPUTER LAB
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ 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 WILL BE E-MAILING YOU SOON…BUT AM STILL WORKING ON GETTING ALL OF YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESSES INTO THE SYSTEM. IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE AN E-MAIL BY MONDAY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. IT COULD MEAN THAT I HAVE AN INCORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU. ALSO AFTER THIS WEEK, I WILL JUST E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS AND PUT THEM ON THE BLOG, SO IF YOU DON’T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND A HARD COPY OF LETTERS AND NOTES. 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.
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 STARTED COMPUTER LAB TODAY AND EXPLORED KID PIX, MAKING A FRONT COVER FOR OUR WRITING PORTFOLIOS. NEXT WEEK WE WILL START 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 19TH. MONDAY YOU SHOULD SEE A LIST COME HOME AND HOMEWORK WILL BE TO WRITE SPELLING SENTENCES.
FRIENDSHIP SNACK:
FRIDAY THE 16TH, WE WILL BE MAKING A SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP SNACK. PLEASE FILL A SMALL BAG (LUNCH OR ZIPLOC) WITH YOUR FAVORITE DRY SNACK FOOD SUCH AS CEREAL, SMALL CRACKERS, POPCORN, RAISINS, PRETZELS, ETC... BE CREATIVE! SEND THE BAG TO SCHOOL BY FRIDAY 9/16 AND WE WILL MIX THEM TO EAT WHILE WE READ. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
SPECIALS SCHEDULE:
MONDAY: ART
TUESDAY: GYM AND MUSIC
WEDNESDAY: LIBRARY
THURSDAY: GYM
FRIDAY: COMPUTER LAB
IF YOU DIDN’T TURN IN A SUMMER READING NOTE SAYING YOUR CHILD READ 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 WILL BE E-MAILING YOU SOON…BUT AM STILL WORKING ON GETTING ALL OF YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESSES INTO THE SYSTEM. IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE AN E-MAIL BY MONDAY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. IT COULD MEAN THAT I HAVE AN INCORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU. ALSO AFTER THIS WEEK, I WILL JUST E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS AND PUT THEM ON THE BLOG, SO IF YOU DON’T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEND A HARD COPY OF LETTERS AND NOTES. 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.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Great First Day!
Our first class picture! We had such a fun and exciting first day of third grade. We started sharing pictures from our summer and getting to know each other.
The fifth grade students from Ms. King's class raised the flag and we met as a school to say the pledge and sing the national anthem. Thank you so much for all of your kindness, support, and enthusiasm. I am truly looking forward to an incredible year!
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