This week report cards will be sent home on Tuesday for our 2nd trimester. Can't believe we only have a few months to go until summer break. Please be sure to sign and return the report card envelope with your child the next day.
The spelling packet will go home for Trapped by the Ice. This is based on a true story. If anyone has a copy of The Endurance, please send it in. It is a documentary of Shackleton's journey to Antarctica. The packet is due Friday. We will continue to work on fractions this week. We will be adding and subtracting fractions. Lit Circles are due Wednesday as usual. Please check around your house for any Lit Circle books that have not been turned in. I am missing several copies of books that belong to the school. If a book has been lost or damaged, please replace it or let me know so I can purchase it.
This week students have to decide which animal they would like to do for the mammal report. I'll be asking each child for additional resources about their mammal either with a book or another internet article. The 3rd grade team will get a letter to send home explaining the project. We will begin in class either the end of this week or next week. Most of the writing will be done in class. Students will follow a note taking guide each day. Some support will be needed at home if work is not done in class. This project isn't due until sometime in April. Date is TBD.
Hope you are having a great weekend! Please continue to send in pencils, they are very much appreciated. Thank you to Mrs. Thrasher for giving me a new printer for the classroom. This will come in handy when students need to print in color.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Feb 28- Mar 4, 2011
This week a new spelling packet will go home for Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip. This packet is due on Friday. Please be sure your child is practicing his or her multiplication facts. We will have a timed test every Thursday. We have moved onto fractions, but will continue to review multiplication and division. Lit circles are due on Wednesday as usual. I will be printing out an AR quiz report soon to send home with report cards as well as current reading levels.
Wish list : pencils and goodies for the prize box.
Have a great week!
Wish list : pencils and goodies for the prize box.
Have a great week!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Feb. 21-25, 2011
Hope you are all enjoying yet another 3 day weekend. This is it for a while until Spring Break, so hopefully students are well rested. The spelling packet for Across the Wide Dark Sea was sent home last week and is due this Friday, February 25th. Students had 2 weeks to complete so EVERYONE should turn this in on time. We are wrapping up division in class (for now) and moving onto fractions and decimals. Please be sure your child continues to practice the multiplication facts for the test we have every Thursday. A big THANK YOU to Alison McKenna for correcting these for the class. I hope that as these tests come home weekly, you and your child can reflect on improvements and obstacles. The 2nd trimester report cards will be sent home in early March and these will reflect their current grades for geometry, multiplication, division, and fractions.
In March, all 3rd grade classes will begin working on a mammal report. Tomorrow in the computer lab, I will introduce students to a website where they will review a list of mammals and decide which one they would like to research. If a mammal not on the list is chosen, students will need pre-approval from me in order to proceed. The 3rd grade team thought it was important to have a website already in place that students could get their information from. Otherwise, students come with internet articles that are too advanced that they can not read or understand. This type of research will be a nice lead in to our Famous American reports that we'll be working on in May. A letter will go home shortly explaining the mammal project.
Wish list: pencils, antibacterial wipes
Thanks and Happy Presidents Day!
In March, all 3rd grade classes will begin working on a mammal report. Tomorrow in the computer lab, I will introduce students to a website where they will review a list of mammals and decide which one they would like to research. If a mammal not on the list is chosen, students will need pre-approval from me in order to proceed. The 3rd grade team thought it was important to have a website already in place that students could get their information from. Otherwise, students come with internet articles that are too advanced that they can not read or understand. This type of research will be a nice lead in to our Famous American reports that we'll be working on in May. A letter will go home shortly explaining the mammal project.
Wish list: pencils, antibacterial wipes
Thanks and Happy Presidents Day!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Feb. 15-18, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day!
Due to the next 2 short weeks, the spelling packet fot Across the Wide Dark Sea will not be due until Friday, February 25. We will have a spelling test for these words on that day. Please be sure to check that your child's name is on his/her packet and that ALL pages are complete. I also encourage you and your child to practice the multiplication page on the back of the packet. Every Thursday your child will have a test on these facts. By 3rd grade the facts to the 10s should be memorized. We are still working on division and long division will be introduced this week.
That's it for now. Please send in sharpened pencils with your child. I am down to only 2 packs. Have a great weekend and stay healthy!
Due to the next 2 short weeks, the spelling packet fot Across the Wide Dark Sea will not be due until Friday, February 25. We will have a spelling test for these words on that day. Please be sure to check that your child's name is on his/her packet and that ALL pages are complete. I also encourage you and your child to practice the multiplication page on the back of the packet. Every Thursday your child will have a test on these facts. By 3rd grade the facts to the 10s should be memorized. We are still working on division and long division will be introduced this week.
That's it for now. Please send in sharpened pencils with your child. I am down to only 2 packs. Have a great weekend and stay healthy!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Feb. 7-11, 2011
What beautiful weather we are having. I hope you and your families are enjoying the outdoors. I sure am!
This weeks spelling packet will consist of 25 review words from Theme 4, Animal Habitats. Attached you will find a multiplication page with facts to the 12s. As I mentioned in last weeks blog, we will have a test on this page every Thursday. Please hold on to these tests as they come home, so you and your child can keep track of their progress. We are also continuing with division and will begin some long division as well.
This Friday we will have a low key Valentine exchange. We have 28 students in the class. Please have your child bring a Valentine for everyone if they'd like to participate. Here are the student names: Abby, Abed, Anwar, Aiden, Barbara, Dylan, Ian F, Ian H, John, Kidasi, Kylie, Lily, Emily , Estelle, Maya, Monira, Sebastian, Owen, Ethan , Taye, Tess, Victoria,Maggie, Sam , Zack , Bryeanna, Noah and Nathan.
Have a wonderful day! Happy Superbowl.
This weeks spelling packet will consist of 25 review words from Theme 4, Animal Habitats. Attached you will find a multiplication page with facts to the 12s. As I mentioned in last weeks blog, we will have a test on this page every Thursday. Please hold on to these tests as they come home, so you and your child can keep track of their progress. We are also continuing with division and will begin some long division as well.
This Friday we will have a low key Valentine exchange. We have 28 students in the class. Please have your child bring a Valentine for everyone if they'd like to participate. Here are the student names: Abby, Abed, Anwar, Aiden, Barbara, Dylan, Ian F, Ian H, John, Kidasi, Kylie, Lily, Emily , Estelle, Maya, Monira, Sebastian, Owen, Ethan , Taye, Tess, Victoria,Maggie, Sam , Zack , Bryeanna, Noah and Nathan.
Have a wonderful day! Happy Superbowl.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2011
This weeks spelling packet will go home for Two Days in May. This is due on Friday. Attached you will find a page of multiplication facts to the 12s. If these facts are not memorized, it's time to practice each night until they become automatic. Unfortunately there is no easy way besides practicing on a daily basis. The standard for 3rd grade is to have the facts to the 10s memorized. I added the 11s and 12a for those who like the extra challenge. Each week (probably on Thursdays) students will have a 10 minute timed quiz on this homework page. As we do these quizzes each week the overall time and performance should increase. If you would like extra copies to practice at home please let me know and I can send them with your child.
Mrs. Ortiz and I talked about having a Valentine exchange on Friday, February 11th. We will pass out Valentines and do a craft after lunch around 12:15. It will be a low key party. Be sure your child has a valentine for everyone if they would like to participate. If anyone has the Charlie Brown Valentine's video, please send it in.
Thank you to all the drivers to our field trip to the MAH. Kids had a great time. Our last field trip to the Agricultural History Museum won't be until May.
Wish list: pencils and antibacterial wipes. Thanks!
Mrs. Ortiz and I talked about having a Valentine exchange on Friday, February 11th. We will pass out Valentines and do a craft after lunch around 12:15. It will be a low key party. Be sure your child has a valentine for everyone if they would like to participate. If anyone has the Charlie Brown Valentine's video, please send it in.
Thank you to all the drivers to our field trip to the MAH. Kids had a great time. Our last field trip to the Agricultural History Museum won't be until May.
Wish list: pencils and antibacterial wipes. Thanks!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Jan. 24-Jan. 28, 2011
What a wonderful weekend we are having. It's hard to believe that it's winter. This is our first full week back to school. The spelling packet for Seal Surfer will go home monday and is due on Friday. We will end chapter 11 in math covering area, perimeter, and volume this week. Lit circles are due on Wednesday as always. I'd like to reiterate the importance of coming prepared for lit circles. This means that books should be read, jobs done, and all students are ready for discussion.
Last week we began Spectra Art with cartooning. We will have 5 full art lessons for the next month. So far kids are loving it! We also have a field trip coming up to the Museum of Art History in Downtown Santa Cruz this Thursday the 27th. We will leave school around 8:30 and arrive back before lunch around 11:30. There is no need to pack a sack lunch since we'll be eating back at school. We are asking each child for $2.00 to cover the admission. Be sure to send that in with the permission form.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Last week we began Spectra Art with cartooning. We will have 5 full art lessons for the next month. So far kids are loving it! We also have a field trip coming up to the Museum of Art History in Downtown Santa Cruz this Thursday the 27th. We will leave school around 8:30 and arrive back before lunch around 11:30. There is no need to pack a sack lunch since we'll be eating back at school. We are asking each child for $2.00 to cover the admission. Be sure to send that in with the permission form.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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