Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.
Spelling: List #C-4 Long and Short o:
coach frog though vote block sold hollow own fossil cocoa olive option stone lollipop oatmeal
Review Words: sentence reading bread
Challenge Words: telephone octagon
Need to Know Words: gone soap above road rode
**Alternative Spelling List for C4:
frog vote block sold own cocoa olive gone soap above
**Test this week on Friday.
**Students who score less than 70% on a final spelling list will have the opportunity to improve their grade up to 85% by writing complete sentences using the words they missed on the test. Once it is turned in I can change the grade.
**Students have access to Spelling City to practice their spelling words at home if they would like to. We use Spelling City in the classroom to practice our words as well. I will use the assigned activities as a grade of completion, meaning they will receive 20 points for each activity completed. There are 5 activities assigned for each list.
ELA: English Language Arts:
- Grammar- -Pronouns
- Reading--Context Clues in Fiction
- Vocabulary--oppose, snide, heap, diverse, origin WOW Word- connection. We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. The WOW words are focusing on prefixes and suffixes.
- Writing-- Work on developing a piece of writing focusing on personal narratives.
Math:
- We are starting our enVision Math program. It is common for the homework to take a little longer in the beginning as students get used to the program, flow and the style of questioning. Homework will be on every Tuesday and Thursday and is due the following day for 5 points in the gradebook. Homework is a very important part of learning and retaining all that they are learning in class.
- Tuesday, September 24th: Lesson 1-7 Use Appropriate Tools *Homework page.
- Thursday, September 19th: Review of Topic 1 Preparing for assessment 1 **Homework is reviewing pages.
Science:
- Mystery Science: Animals Through Time: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Looked Like?
Technology:
- Students will become familiar with the different websites we will use in class and how to find the links on our class blog page.
- Students will learn technology vocabulary.
Snack:
- We will stop each morning at 10:00 am to have a snack since our lunch is so late in the afternoon (12:38 pm) Please help your 3rd grader remember to grab a snack so they will be able to continue their focus.
Homework:
- Reading Homework (This is for a grade):
- I will send home the September Reading calendar on Thursday, August 29th. This is to be kept at home and all of the nightly reading recorded on it. At the end of the month, the calendar will need to have a parent signature and total of minutes read and students need to turn it in with 5 days after the month ends. Third grade students are required to read at least 400 minutes a month which works out to be about 20 minutes nightly for 20 days a month minimum. This also goes in the grade book.
- Math Homework: (This is for a grade)
- Tuesday, September 17th: Lesson 1-7 Use Appropriate Tools
- Thursday, September 26th: Extra credit for parent signature on review pages.
- Spelling Homework:
- Study spelling words for list #C-4 Long and short o. Test will be on Friday this week.
- Specials:
- Music and PE will be meeting more than once a week. The schedule is to the right, on our class blog page. Please encourage your child to dress in appropriate clothing and shoes for the PE days.
Dates to Remember:
- Tuesday, October 1st: September Reading Calendar due (within 5 days)
- Friday, October 4th: No School (teacher in-service)
- Thursday, October 17th: End of 1st quarter
- Friday, October 18th: No School (teacher in-service)
- Monday, October 21st through 25th: No School (Fall Break)
- Thursday, October 31: School-wide book celebration. Book--Peter Pan
- Friday, November 8th: Parent Teacher Conferences (scheduled and drop in times will be determined closer to the date.
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