This week in third grade!  April 25th through 29th, 2016

Spelling:  Words with Silent Consonants

knight     gnaw     doubt     thumb     wrong     sign     knock     climb     crumb     island     aisle     sword     whole     written     often     dishonest     rewind     unknown     raspberry     knowledge

Spelling Test on Thursday, May 5th.  

Words of the day this week: mechanic, recreation,  nourishment,  and persuade.

CCSS Math:  Reviewing third grade math skills that we have covered so far in third grade-multiplication and types of problems, division, area, perimeter, fractions and graphing. Math4Today  Comparing fractional pieces, plotting whole numbers and fractions on a number line, dividing shapes into fractional units, irregular fractions, multiplication and division and story problems.

Homework:  Students will have Math paper homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and fitting in IXL on any of those days will be highly beneficial. Thursday and Friday homework is IXL. It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on April Calenders.

** Practicing multiplication facts using flashcards we made in class. (multiples of 1's through 12's) Starting timed tests in class. Very important to practice facts throughout the week.

IXL Information:  All students have received a username and password to log into IXL.  You can log in through this blog or if  search IXL make sure your child includes @visioncharter after their username to ensure that it ties into my class roster.  They have a free option that won't come up in my class roster.  This is homework as far as an invitation to practice as much as you feel is ok.  It is not for a grade but will help them prepare for their end of third grade tests as well as be more prepared for fourth grade.  It is a highly suggested addition to homework but not required. On nights when students don't have paper homework I will suggest that they do IXL that evening.  I will include it in the homework section.  

Third Grade Testing: We will start ISAT testing May 2nd, 3rd, 4th and the 12th.  Students will be allowed snack foods, no liquids, healthy foods would be best. Please leave sugary treats for after school.  A good night's rest before these tests will help them do their very best.  These kiddos have learned so much and worked so hard this year!  I am looking forward to seeing how much growth they have made!

Share Days:

Monday, the 25th:  Kim
Tuesday the 26th:  Jaegger
Wednesday the 27th:  Lily

Thursday the 28th:  Caitilyn
Friday the 29th:  Kaylea
Monday the 2nd:  Kenzi

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, April 26th:   Pizza orders due.  $1 a slice

Friday, April 29th: Jeans Day for $1 and snack shack

This week in third grade!  April 18th through 21st, 2016

Report Cards:  If you have seen your child's report card for third quarter, please sign it and have your child bring it to school.  I will mark it off and send it back in case you want to save it or use it to go to businesses that offer a reward for grades.  

Spelling:  Doing some review of past spelling patterns in class so there won't be a new list this week.

Language: Rule 17 Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.  An adjective can tell three things:  what kind (furry monkey), which one (the second boy) and how many (several children).  

Words of the day this week: zest, doze, hesitate, and optimistic.

CCSS Math:  Reviewing third grade math skills that we have covered so far in third grade-multiplication and types of problems, division, area, perimeter, fractions and graphing. Math4Today  Comparing fractional pieces, plotting whole numbers and fractions on a number line, dividing shapes into fractional units, irregular fractions, multiplication and division and story problems.

Homework:  Students will have Math paper homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and fitting in IXL on any of those days will be highly beneficial. Thursday and Friday homework is IXL. It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on April Calenders.

** Practicing multiplication facts using flashcards we made in class. (multiples of 1's through 12's) Starting timed tests in class. Very important to practice facts throughout the week.

IXL Information:  All students have received a username and password to log into IXL.  You can log in through this blog or if  search IXL make sure your child includes @visioncharter after their username to ensure that it ties into my class roster.  They have a free option that won't come up in my class roster.  This is homework as far as an invitation to practice as much as you feel is ok.  It is not for a grade but will help them prepare for their end of third grade tests as well as be more prepared for fourth grade.  It is a highly suggested addition to homework but not required. On nights when students don't have paper homework I will suggest that they do IXL that evening.  I will include it in the homework section.  

Third Grade Testing: We will be doing some testing to measure individual growth using the MAP test.  This test was given in the beginning of the year and sets a goal for the student based on their individual academic development.  Students may bring snacks to have while they do their test.  It usually takes between 45 minutes to an hour. 

Share Days:

Monday, the 18th:  Bryce
Tuesday the 19th:  Simon
Wednesday the 20th:  Mason

Thursday the 21st:  Emily
Friday the 22nd:  No School
Monday the 25th:  Kim

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, April 19th:   Pizza orders due

Thursday, April 21st: Jeans Day for $1 and snack shack

This week in third grade!  April 11th through 15th, 2016

Report Cards:  If you have seen your child's report card for third quarter, please sign it and have your child bring it to school.  I will mark it off and send it back in case you want to save it or use it to go to businesses that offer a reward for grades.  

Spelling:  Doing some review of past spelling patterns in class so there won't be a new list this week.

Language: Rule 17 Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.  An adjective can tell three things:  what kind (furry monkey), which one (the second boy) and how many (several children).  

Words of the day this week: praise, admire, ponder, restrain.

CCSS Math:  Reviewing third grade math skills that we have covered so far in third grade-multiplication and types of problems, division, area, perimeter, fractions and graphing. Math4Today  Comparing fractional pieces, plotting whole numbers and fractions on a number line, dividing shapes into fractional units, irregular fractions, multiplication and division and story problems.

Homework:  Students will have Math paper homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week and fitting in IXL on any of those days will be highly beneficial.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on April Calenders.

** Practicing multiplication facts using flashcards we made in class. (multiples of 1's through 12's) Starting timed tests in class. Very important to practice facts throughout the week.

IXL Information:  All students have received a username and password to log into IXL.  You can log in through this blog or if  search IXL make sure your child includes @visioncharter after their username to ensure that it ties into my class roster.  They have a free option that won't come up in my class roster.  This is homework as far as an invitation to practice as much as you feel is ok.  It is not for a grade but will help them prepare for their end of third grade tests as well as be more prepared for fourth grade.  It is a highly suggested addition to homework but not required. On nights when students don't have paper homework I will suggest that they do IXL that evening.  I will include it in the homework section.  

Share Days:

Monday, the 11th:  Aiden
Tuesday the 12th:  Hannah
Wednesday the 13th:  Laken

Thursday the 14th: Russell
Friday the 15th:  Dallin
Monday the 18th:  Bryce

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, April 12th:   Pizza orders due

Friday, April 15th: Jeans Day for $1 and snack shack

This week in third grade!  April 4th through 7th, 2016
Spelling List #11:  Adding –ed &-ing to short and long

vowel CVC words

hoping     swimming     clipped     ruled     updated     disliked     striking     baking

swapped     grazing     hopping     riding     joking     chased     stepped

High Frequency Words

only     know     after     because     also

**Spelling Test on List #11 is on Thursday, April 7th.  

Language: Rule 17 Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.  An adjective can tell three things:  what kind (furry monkey), which one (the second boy) and how many (several children).  

Words of the day this week: route, surface, task, announce

CCSS Math:  Math review of multiplication, arrays, commutative property, multiplication triangles, division triangles, fact families and associative property.  Math4Today  Comparing fractional pieces, plotting whole numbers and fractions on a number line, dividing shapes into fractional units, irregular fractions, multiplication and division.  

Homework:  Students will have Math paper homework on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week and fitting in IXL on any of those days will be highly beneficial.  It is so important for students to work on their homework and bring it with them the next day as we use it as a learning tool and go over it as a class the next day and it does not benefit students who have not attempted the work on their own first.  I appreciate the time you give to helping your child and the rest of the class be prepared for learning the next day!
Nightly reading and recording minutes read on April Calendars.  ** March Reading calendars are due now.  Please send in your child's signed calendar to receive full credit for March.

** Practicing multiplication facts using flashcards we made in class. (multiples of 1's through 12's) Starting timed tests in class. Very important to practice facts throughout the week.

IXL Information:  All students have received a username and password to log into IXL.  You can log in through this blog or if  search IXL make sure your child includes @visioncharter after their username to ensure that it ties into my class roster.  They have a free option that won't come up in my class roster.  This is homework as far as an invitation to practice as much as you feel is ok.  It is not for a grade but will help them prepare for their end of third grade tests as well as be more prepared for fourth grade.  It is a highly suggested addition to homework but not required. On nights when students don't have paper homework I will suggest that they do IXL that evening.  I will include it in the homework section.  

Share Days:

Monday, the 4th:  Sebastian
Tuesday the 5th:  Makenzie
Wednesday the 6th:  Addi

Thursday the 7th:  Sydney
Friday the 8th:  NO SCHOOL
Monday the 11th:  Aiden

Dates to remember:

Monday, April 4th:  Report cards for 3rd Quarter being sent home with students.

Tuesday, April 5th:   Pizza orders due

Thursday, April 7th: Jeans Day for $1 and snack shack