The week of March 6th through 10th, 2017

Spelling List #10 double consonants:

New Words:  
spill     berry     happy     really     messy     lettuce     carrot     puzzle
traffic     pizza     errand     litter     address     collect     happen   

Review words:  however     about     flower

Challenge words:  successful     necessary

Test for list #9 will be on Friday, March 10th, 2017

Reading and Language Arts:

• Grammar Rule #13  The verb in a sentence must agree with the subject of the sentence.  If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular.  For example:  Our apple tree blooms in April.  If the subjectis plural, the verb must be plural.  For example:  Most apple treesbloom in April.
• Parts of Speech Grammar Packet- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Article Adjectives, adverbs and types of sentences. 
• Working on Prefixes and suffixes and defining what they mean and how they change a root word.
• Finishing our class book, Ralph S. Mouse  and our comprehension booklet that goes with it.  We will be watching the movie when we finish the book.
• Working on vocabulary word of the week:  request

Math:

• Math 4 Today. 
• Reviewing third grade math skills
• CCSS:  Lesson 7:  Identify and represent shaded and non-shaded parts of one whole as fractions.    
• CCSS:  Lesson 9: Identify and represent shaded and non-shaded parts of one whole as fractions.    

Homework:

• Students will have paper homework for math on Tuesday and Wednesday and they are due the following days.  (5 points each)
• February Reading calendars were due on March 3rd.  If you misplace the calendar, a note or an email will work as well. (100 points)
• Monday and Wednesday students will do 30 minutes of IXL on Fractions.  Look for the yellow stars.Fractions W.16, W.17, W.18, and W.19
• Reading on MyOn is always a choice and can be recorded on your reading calendar for minutes read.  

Dates to Remember:

• Order pizza on Tuesday to eat pizza for lunch on Wednesday. $1 a slice for pepperoni or cheese.
• Second and Third grade Music Program is on Tuesday, March 14th at 7:00 pm in the high school gym.
• These are the days we have left to make up from the snow days
• March 10th, April 21st and May 5th.
• Spring Break is March 20th through 28th, 2017.  
• Please remind your child to bring a snack each day as we take a short break at 10:30 am to keep us going until our lunch time at 12:40 pm.