The Week of December 18th through 21st, 2017

Spelling: List #7  /oi/

toys     annoy     point     noise     boy     broil     joyful     join     soil     

destroy     loyal     avoid     voyage     coins     voice    

Review Words:  fruit     rescue     computer  

Challenge Words:  enjoyable     poisonous

• Spelling Test will be Wednesday, December 20th

Reading and Language Arts:

• We finished watching our movie, Mouse and the Motorcycle and discussed similarities and differences,  
• Most students finished their Mouse and the Motorcycle unit packets.
• Reading skill focus:  inference, prediction, details and conclusions.
• Holiday themed reading activities.

Math:  

• We will not introduce any more new math until the Christmas break is over.  
• Holiday themed math activities.
• IXL practice over the break makes a world of difference if you have time to squeeze it in.

Interim Testing:

We will be doing some testing this week called the Interim Assessment which is like the spring ISAT third graders will take.  This would be a practice and would be helpful for the kids to see what logging in is like and what the test looks like.  This information will help us see how the students are doing academically and will provide some insight on what we need to focus more time on.  If students want to bring snack during this test that is fine as long as it is not something that can spill or needs to be warmed up as we do not have a microwave.

***We have a need for headphones or ear buds.  Please talk with your child about their headphones as some are missing and some don't work any more.  We need them for testing and for chrome book times.  Your child knows if they have headphones and if they do indeed still work currently.  Thank you! 

Homework:

• November Reading Calendar were due Friday, December 1st.  Remember that 400 minutes a month or more receives full credit (100%) in the grade book

• Practice Spelling words from List #7 /oi/ sounds--lists was sent home on Monday, December 11th and the test will be next week on Wednesday, December 20th.  There is also a list at the top of this blog post.
• No math homework this week.

• Christmas Party: Thursday, December 21st from 9:45 am to 11:30 am.

     We need some things for our party and if you can help with any of the listed things below that would be so wonderful and so appreciated! You can email to let me know what you would like to help with:

       **7 adult helpers to help with the center activities. (nothing hard, I promise)

       **29 plain sugar cookies for kids to decorate at one center

       **4 cans of frosting to decorate cookies (red, green, white (we can also use food            coloring).

       **decoration sprinkles, candies, etc for the cookies.

       **29 juice boxes/bags or juice and cups.

       ** paper plates  (29)

       ** paper napkins  (29)

       ** plastic spoons (29)

It will be a lot of fun and we hope some of you can come and help us to keep our party running smoothly.  Thank you so much!

Dates to Remember:  

• Thursday, December 21st:  Class Christmas Party 9:45 am to 11:30 am, our classroom room 121.  
• Christmas Break December 22nd through January 7th.  
• December Reading Calendar due by Tuesday, January 9th, 2018.

****Please remind your child to bring a snack to have at our morning break (10:30 am) since they don't eat lunch until 1:00 pm.

The Week of December 11th through 15th, 2017

Spelling: List #7  /oi/

toys     annoy     point     noise     boy     broil     joyful     join     soil     

destroy     loyal     avoid     voyage     coins     voice    

Review Words:  fruit     rescue     computer  

Challenge Words:  enjoyable     poisonous

• Spelling Test will be Wednesday, December 20th

Reading and Language Arts:

• Continuing our new chapter book, Mouse and the Motorcycle.
• Grammar Rule 12:  A verb tells what is happening to the noun.  Three types of verbs:  action verbs such as ran and went; linking verbs such as am, is, are, was, were; and helping verbs such as will, has, had, have, could, would, should, do, does, did.
• Reading skill focus:  inference, prediction, details and conclusions.

Math:  

• Lesson 5:  Count by units of 7 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.  For example:  We can figure out the product of 7 x 6 by decomposing one of the sets of 7 into 7 x 5 + 7  by solving 

                                    35 + 7 = adding 35 + 5 = 40 + 2 = 42

                                                                      ∕  ∖

                                                                    5    2

• Homework on Monday night.
• Lesson 6:  Using the distributive property as a strategy to multiply and divide using units of 6 and 7.  

                                       5 x 7            3 x 7          (5 x 7) + (3 x 7) = 35 + 21= 56

                                  7  7  7  7  7       7 7 7          so, 8 x 7 = 56       

• Homework on Wednesday night.

Science:  

• Earth's Rotation and Time 
• Who set the first clock?

Social Studies:

• Learning about the 5 regions of the US starting with the Midwest Region.

Homework:

• November Reading Calendar was due Friday, December 1st.  Remember that 400 minutes a month or more receives full credit (100%) in the grade book.

• Math homework on Monday night (lesson 5) and Wednesday night (lesson 6).

• Practice Spelling words from List #7 /oi/ sounds--lists will be sent home on Monday, December 11th and the test will be next week on Wednesday, December 20th.  There is also a list at the top of this blog post.

• We will be doing IXL in class so students will not be assigned IXL for homework but I encourage students to do one to two activities in Math and Language Arts on the days we do not have paper homework to continue practicing their important third grade skills.

Christmas Party: Thursday, December 21st from 9:45 am to 11:30 am.

     We need some things for our party and if you can help with any of the listed things below that would be so wonderful and so appreciated! You can email to let me know what you would like to help with:

       **7 adult helpers to help with the center activities. (nothing hard, I promise)

       **29 plain sugar cookies for kids to decorate at one center

       **4 cans of frosting to decorate cookies (red, green, white (we can also use food            coloring).

       **decoration sprinkles, candies, etc for the cookies.

       **29 juice boxes/bags or juice and cups.

       ** paper plates  (29)

       ** paper napkins  (29)

       ** plastic spoons (29)

It will be a lot of fun and we hope some of you can come and help us to keep our party running smoothly.  Thank you so much!

Dates to Remember:  

• Thursday, December 21st:  Class Christmas Party 9:45 am to 11:30 am, our classroom room 121.  
• Christmas Break December 22nd through January 7th.  
• December Reading Calendar due by Tuesday, January 9th, 2018.

****Please remind your child to bring a snack to have at our morning break (10:30 am) since they don't eat lunch until 1:00 pm.  

The Week of December 4th through 8th, 2017

Spelling: List #6 Silent E

smile     note     skate     cube     plate     arrive     globe     stripe     flame     rose     white

pancake     beware     confuse     become     

Review Words:  though     option     lollipop

Challenge Words:  extreme     escape\

• Spelling Test will be this Friday, December 8th.

Reading and Language Arts:

• Continuing our new chapter book, Mouse and the Motorcycle.
• Grammar Rule 11:  Possessive pronouns tell who or what owns something.  They replace possessive nouns.  For example:  our home, her brother, my best friend, yours, mine, theirs.
• Reading skill focus:  inference, prediction, details and conclusions.

Math:  

• Lesson 3:  Multiply and divide with familiar facts using a letter to represent the unknown. For example:  21 ÷ 3 = n,  n = 7 or  n x 7 = 21. n = 3.
• Homework on Monday night.
• Lesson 4:  Count by units of 6 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.  For example:  24 + 6 = 20 + 10 = 30.

                                                                     ∕  ∖

                                                                  20   4 

• Homework on Wednesday night.

Science:  

• Day, Night and Earth's Rotations.
• Why does the sun rise and set? 
• Who set the first clock?

Social Studies:

• Map skills using the compass rose and longitude and latitude lines. 

Homework:

• November Reading Calendar due Friday, December 1st.  Remember that 400 minutes a month or more receives full credit (100%) in the grade book.

• Math homework on Monday night (lesson 3) and Wednesday night (lesson 4).

• Practice Spelling words from List #6 Silent E--lists will be sent home on Monday, November 27th and the test will be in two weeks on Friday, December 8th.  There is also a list at the top of this blog post.

• We will be doing IXL in class so students will not be assigned IXL for homework but I encourage students to do one to two activities in Math and Language Arts on the days we do not have paper homework to continue practicing their important third grade skills.

****Please remind your child to bring a snack to have at our morning break (10:30 am) since they don't eat lunch until 1:00 pm.