Spelling Test #3 is actually on Wednesday, October 5th. 

Spelling:Here are list #3 words:  (Focusing on long i and short i)pilot     write     inch     reply     lines     bigger     brick     river     given    silent
fine    whisper     rhyme     iron     height     grade     safety     they    

Challenge words:  multiply     divide 

The week of September 26th through 30th, 2016

Spelling:Here are list #3 words:  (Focusing on long i and short i)pilot     write     inch     reply     lines     bigger     brick     river     given    silent
fine    whisper     rhyme     iron     height     grade     safety     they    

Challenge words:  multiply     divide 

The test for Spelling list #2 will be on this Thursday, October 3rd, 2016

Math:

• CCSS:  Interpret the quotient as the number of groups or the number of objects in each group using units of 2 and 3 using tape diagrams. Building fluency in multiplication facts of 4.  

Example: There are 8 crackers and each student will get 2 crackers. How many students will get crackers.

Four students will each receive 2 crackers.  

• Math4Today:  word problems using addition and subtraction to solve, 3 digit addition and subtraction, graphs and rounding in 10's and 100's, beginning fractions when using shapes, counting money and greater than and less tahnk

Reading:  

• Read Aloud:  We are continuing to enjoy Charlotte's Web!  We have been working on comprehension questions as well as vocabulary that we are coming across in our reading. It is such a great book! 

• Daily 5: Working on reading books on our reading level, practicing spelling using a word work packet, reading to someone which is partner reading and working on writing, working on a reading passage that is on a third grade lexile level (reading level) of 400.    

Language:  

Grammar lesson #4:  Nouns name a person, place or thing. Some nouns name specific people, places or things.  For example:  man is a common noun and does not need a capital letter and Mr. Jackson is a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.  

Word of the Day vocabulary: prepare, drought, fragile and spectacular.

DOL:  Daily Oral Language-fixing grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in sentences.

ART:  Piet Mondrian- Composition of red, blue, yellow and black:  Check out pictures of our own masterpieces on the school's facebook page!  We are now working on the art element of line and how different lines create flow and contrast.  

Homework for this week:  Students will have paper math homework Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  Thursday should be 30 minutes of IXL reaching 80% or higher on the skills they work on.  Nightly reading for about 20 minutes and marking it on their reading calendar.

Scholastic Book Orders:  Book orders are due Monday, September 26th by the end of the day.  You can order online using the link to the right and the class code GWNL2 or sending in cash or check written to Scholastic with the order forms to school in your child's folder.  

Date to Remember:

Tuesday:  Pizza orders due for Wednesday lunch. (The senior class sells pizza every week to raise money for their class trip at the end of the year.  Students can purchase a slice of cheese or pepperoni for $1 each.  We collect the orders and money on Tuesdays and the students receive their pizza at their lunch time on Wednesday.  Students cannot purchase pizza on Wednesday.

Friday, September 30th:  Swimming at the YMCA.  If you can help on that day please let me know.  We could really use a dad to help in the boys' locker room if one is available.  I know that isn't always possible. We do appreciate all the help we get on those swimming Fridays! 

Reminder:  Please remind your child to bring a snack each day, especially those eating hot lunch as we eat very late in our day at 12:40 pm.  We stop each day at 10:20 am for a snack to keep ourselves fueled up for learning!  

The week of September 19th through 22nd, 2016

Spelling:Here are list #2 words:  (Focusing on long e and short e)
wrench      hello     yellow     bread     kept     better      sentence     eggshell      medal     metal    remember     reading     peaches     peace     piece     east     west     many

Challenge words:  special      beanstalk

The test for Spelling list #2 will be on this Thursday, September 22, 2016

Math:

• CCSS:  Finding related multiplication facts by adding and subtracting equal groups using array models, model the distributive property with arrays to decompose units as a strategy to multiply, model division as the unknown factor in multiplication  using arrays and tape diagrams. The Distributive property  says that multiplying a number by a group of numbers added together is the same as doing each multiplication separately

Example: 3 × (2 + 4) = 3×2 + 3×4
So the "3" can be "distributed" across the "2+4" into 3 times 2 and 3 times 4.

• Math4Today:  word problems using addition and subtraction to solve, 3 digit addition and subtraction, graphs and rounding in 10's and 100's, beginning fractions when using shapes.

Reading:  

• Read Aloud:  We are continuing to enjoy Charlotte's Web!  We have been working on comprehension questions as well as vocabulary that we are coming across in our reading. It is such a great book! 

• Daily 5: Working on reading books on our reading level, practicing spelling using a word work packet, reading to someone which is partner reading and working on writing, working on a reading passage that is on a third grade lexile level (reading level) of 400.    

Language:  

Grammar lesson #3:  Conjunctions such as and, or and but are used to join words or groups of words.  Ex:  I want to play , but I have work to do.  

Word of the Day vocabulary: prepare, drought, fragile and spectacular.

DOL:  Daily Oral Language-fixing grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in sentences.

ART:  Piet Mondrian- Composition of red, blue, yellow and black:  Check out pictures of our own masterpieces on the school's facebook page!  We are now working on the art element of line and how different lines create flow and contrast.  

Homework for this week:  Students will have paper math homework Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  Thursday should be 30 minutes of IXL reaching 80% or higher on the skills they work on.  Nightly reading for about 20 minutes and marking it on their reading calendar.

Scholastic Book Orders: I will be sending home a set of book orders from Scholastic this week.  The orders will be due by September 26th.  There are lots of great choices to keep your third grader reader immersed in great stories!  You can order with cash or check by sending the order in to school by Monday the 26th or order online using a credit/debit card by clicking on the link on my blog page and the code GWNL2 for our class. I use the teacher points that accrue from book orders to purchase more wonderful books for our classroom library!  

Date to Remember:

Tuesday:  Pizza orders due for Wednesday lunch. (The senior class sells pizza every week to raise money for their class trip at the end of the year.  Students can purchase a slice of cheese or pepperoni for $1 each.  We collect the orders and money on Tuesdays and the students receive their pizza at their lunch time on Wednesday.  Students cannot purchase pizza on Wednesday.

Friday, September 23rd:  No school for students.  Teacher grading day.

• No swimming this week.  Thank you to the wonderful volunteer parents and grandparents who have met us at the Y to help the kids have a safe and enjoyable learning time in the pool!  I appreciate you so much!

Reminder:  Please remind your child to bring a snack each day, especially those eating hot lunch as we eat very late in our day at 12:40 pm.  We stop each day at 10:20 am for a snack to keep ourselves fueled up for learning!  

The week of September 12th through 16th, 2016

Here are list #2 words:  (Focusing on long e and short e)
wrench      hello     yellow     bread     kept     better      sentence     eggshell      medal     metal    remember     reading     peaches     peace     piece     east     west     many

Challenge words:  special      beanstalk

The test for Spelling list #2 will be on Thursday, September 22, 2016

Math:

CCSS: Focusing on Multiplication and Division determining what piece is unknown-number of groups, how many are in a group, or the answer: product or quotient.  Learning about the commutative property of multiplication and division for example, 4x3=12 like 3x4=12.

Math4Today:  word problems using addition and subtraction to solve, 3 digit addition and subtraction, graphs and rounding in 10's and 100's.

Reading:  We are into Charlotte's Web!  We have been working on comprehension questions as well as vocabulary we are coming across in our reading. It is such a great book! 

Language:  Grammar lesson #2:  There are four types of sentences and specific punctuation that go with them.  Statement=period, questions=?, command=period, exclamatory=!

Word of the Day vocabulary:  impatient, appliance, appropriate, mumble.

DOL:  Daily Oral Language-fixing grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in sentences.

ART:  Piet Mondrian- Composition of red, blue, yellow and black:  Check out pictures of our own masterpieces on the school's facebook page!

Homework for this week:  Students will have paper math homework Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  Thursday should be 30 minutes of IXL reaching 80% or higher on the skills they work on.  Nightly reading for about 20 minutes and marking it on their reading calendar.

Date to Remember:

Tuesday:  Pizza orders due for Wednesday lunch. (The senior class sells pizza every week to raise money for their class trip at the end of the year.  Students can purchase a slice of cheese or pepperoni for $1 each.  We collect the orders and money on Tuesdays and the students receive their pizza at their lunch time on Wednesday.  Students cannot purchase pizza on Wednesday.

Thursday, September 15th:  Picture Day- every child will have their picture taken but if you would like to order them you can go to mylifetouch.com or send in the order form envelope with your child.

Friday, September 16th:  Swimming lesson #2.  The kids were assessed by their swimming abilities so they can be grouped with students of similar abilities for their lessons. 

Reminder:  Please remind your child to bring a snack each day, especially those eating hot lunch as we eat very late in our day at 12:40 pm.  We stop each day at 10:20 am for a snack to keep ourselves fueled up for learning!  

The week of September 6th through 9th, 2016

We are continuing with many of the things we started last week as we learn our pacing to complete work.  

Our first spelling test is this Friday, September 9th.  

Here are list #1 words:  (Focusing on long and short a)

mask     track     stamp     stage     grade     they     batch     chance     graph                   trade      raise  eight     safety     wrapped     laugh     ramp     crane     flame            

Challenge words:  magical     station

Assessments:  We are finishing up with our MAP assessments that will set our learning goals for the year.  We have completed the Math test and will take the Reading and Language tests this week.  The kids were amazing at signing on easily and quickly!  Great job listening!

Math:  Starting Multiplication and learning what "groups of" means. CCSS: Students will learn how to use multiplication to understand "groups of" and number of groups.

Math4Today:  working on rounding numbers to nearest 10 & nearest 100, addition and subtraction problems, gathering information from graph, story problems.  

Reading:  We are into our third chapter in Charlotte's Web!  We have been working on comprehension questions as well as vocabulary we are coming across in our reading.

Language:  Grammar lesson #1:  A sentence expresses a complete thought and every sentence has two parts- a subject and a predicate.

Word of the Day vocabulary:  impatient, appliance, appropriate, mumble.

DOL:  Daily Oral Language-fixing grammar, spelling and punctuation errors in sentences.

ART:  Piet Mondrian- Composition of red, blue, yellow and black:  Check out pictures of our own masterpieces on the school's facebook page!

Date to Remember:

Tuesday:  Pizza orders due for Wednesday lunch. (The senior class sells pizza every week to raise money for their class trip at the end of the year.  Students can purchase a slice of cheese or pepperoni for $1 each.  We collect the orders and money on Tuesdays and the students receive their pizza at their lunch time on Wednesday.  Students cannot purchase pizza on Wednesday.

Friday, September 9th:  First swimming lesson at the YMCA!  A representative from the YMCA will be coming to talk to the class about what they can expect. 

Reminder:  Please remind your child to bring a snack each day, especially those eating hot lunch as we eat very late in our day at 12:40 pm.  We stop each day at 10:20 am for a snack to keep ourselves fueled up for learning!