The week of November 30th through December 4th, 2015:

Spelling words for the next two weeks:  List #5

backpack        awake        workbook        cupcake        spoke

quake             dislike        sunblock         check            flock

strike            brake         click               cook              lock

High Frequency Words (must know)

there             each           your               these             would

Spelling Test Thursday, December 10th

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  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 December Calendar is also important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 30th:  Anthony
Tuesday the 1st:  Ravyn
Wednesday the 2nd:  Hunter
Thursday the 3rd:  Diego
Friday the 4th:  Jesse
Monday the 7th:  Preston

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, December 1st:   Pizza orders due
Friday, December 4th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open. 

Thursday, December 17th:  Christmas Musical Program at 6:00 pm at the Nampa First Church of the Nazarene in Nampa.  

Friday, December 18th:  Class Christmas Party at 12:30 pm.  A volunteer/supplies needed letter will be sent home with students on Wednesday, December 2nd.  

December 19th through January 3rd:  Christmas Break-No School.

The week of November 16th through 20th in Third Grade

Reading:  We are enjoying our class book, The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We are looking up vocabulary from the book in the dictionaries.  We will finish it this week and watch the movie and do a comparison.  We are working on reading a passage and answering questions in varying levels of difficulty from direct answers to inferring what the information is telling us. 

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words
Mountain Language-variety of grammar and language practice.  Working on parts of a sentence and identifying the subject and predicate of sentences.

Spelling List # 4 Short O and Long O (o_e)

June          huge          shut          excuse          student          drum          rule

include          computer           ruler          jump          cute          use          club

*put

 (*means it doesn’t follow the rule)

High Frequency Words (must know)

from          were          what          said          have

Spelling List #4 is for two weeks.  The test will be on Friday, November 20th.

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:   Multiplying and dividing using multiples of 6's and 7's and breaking them down in two numbers that will easily equal 10 (decomposing--for example:  a 7 has addends of 1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2 and 6+1).  Look for the problem set paper to help explain what we are working on or email me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I see your email. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.  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 on November Calendar is also so important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 16th:  Kenzi
Tuesday the 17th:  Colter
Wednesday the 18th: Jayda
Thursday the 19th:  Gabe
Friday the 20th:  Timber
Monday the 30th:  Anthony

Dates to remember:

Tuesday, November 17th:  Pizza orders due
Friday, November 20th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!  Canned food drive ends on Wednesday the 18th.  

The week of November 9th through 12th in Third Grade

Reading:  We are enjoying our class book, The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We are looking up vocabulary from the book in the dictionaries.  We are working on reading a passage and answering questions in varying levels of difficulty from direct answers to inferring what the information is telling us. 

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words
Mountain Language-variety of grammar and language practice.  Working on parts of a sentence and identifying the subject and predicate of sentences.

Spelling List # 4 Short O and Long O (o_e)

June          huge          shut          excuse          student          drum          rule

include          computer           ruler          jump          cute          use          club

*put

 (*means it doesn’t follow the rule)

High Frequency Words (must know)

from          were          what          said          have

Spelling List #4 is for two weeks.  The test will be on Friday, November 20th.

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:   Multiplying and dividing using multiples of 6's and 7's and breaking them down in two numbers that will easily equal 10 (decomposing--for example:  a 7 has addends of 1+6, 2+5, 3+4, 4+3, 5+2 and 6+1).  Look for the problem set paper to help explain what we are working on or email me with any questions and I will get back to you as soon as I see your email. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.  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 on November Calendar is also so important homework as well as practicing spelling words.

Share Days:
Monday the 9th:  Lily
Tuesday the 10th:  Caitilyn
Wednesday the 11th:  Kaylea
Thursday the 12th:  Kenzi
Friday the 13th:  No school
Monday the 16th:  Colter

Dates to remember:

Monday, November 9th: Drawing for School Attendance!
Tuesday, November 10th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday, November 12th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.  

CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!

The week of November 2nd through 6th in Third Grade:

Reading:  Starting the class book The Mouse and The Motorcycle.  We will look at what a context clue is and how to use it to understand vocabulary words that are new and complex.  

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling List #3:        slide        rice       alike       spill       wife       mice       spider       beside                                                      size         polite        reptile        invite        dine        give*       forgive*                                 ( *means doesn't follow the rule).  
High frequency words:    when        where       why         how         who

Math:   Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Multiplication and division with multiples of 0, 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as well as, multiples of 10. 

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening.  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 on November Calendar is also so important and fun! 
OCTOBER READING CALENDAR IS DUE NOW.

Share Days:
Monday the 2nd:  Bryce and Simon
Tuesday the 3rd: Mason
Wednesday the 4th:  Emily
Thursday the 5th:  Kim
Friday the 6th:  Jaegger
Monday the 9th:  Lily

Thank you, parents, for coming in to conference with me!  It was nice to see everyone and to talk about your wonderful children!  I appreciate your time! 

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, November 2nd:  Pizza orders due
Friday, November 6th:  Jeans Day for $1 and Snack Shack open.  
Monday, November 9th: Drawing for School Attendance!
CANNED FOOD DRIVE:  Starting November 9th- send in your name brand, non-expired food to help support some of our Vision Families for a nice Thanksgiving!  No home canned foods or expired foods please. The class with the most food will win a pizza party!

This week in Third Grade, October 26th through 29th, 2015

Reading: Continuing to read the "Jungle Book" and use our reading strategies to write responses in our reading journals.  Reading chapter books on their reading levels.  Working on comprehension and understanding a plot and sequence in a selected reading.

Language Arts:  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling List #3:        slide        rice       alike       spill       wife       mice       spider       beside                                             size         polite        reptile        invite        dine        give*       forgive*               ( *means doesn't follow the rule).  
High frequency words:    when        where       why         how         who

Math:  :  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Multiplication and division with multiples of 0, 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, as well as, multiples of 10.  

No School for students this Friday, October 30th.

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  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 on October Calendar is also so important and fun!

Share Days:
Monday the 26th:  Hannah 
Tuesday the 27th: Laken
Wednesday the 28th:  Dallin
Thursday the 29th:  Bryce
Friday the 30th:  No School
Monday the 2nd:  Simon

Dates to remember:
Monday through Thursday, October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
Tuesday, October 27th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday October 29th:  Jungle Book Celebration Dress up day! Snack shack open 
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

JUNGLE BOOK CELEBRATION INFORMATION:  Students will be allowed to dress up as a character from the story "The Jungle Book" on Thursday, October 29th.  Rules for the costume are the outfit must be school appropriate-no leggings that are not covered by shorts or skirts, face paint is allowed,  masks are allowed as long as they are tied to the book character, shoulders must be covered.  
Treats for the celebration:  We will be watching the Disney version of the Jungle Book in the afternoon and treats would be wonderful!  If anyone would like to send in treats for the class to enjoy that would be great!  If your child has an allergy to specific things it may be helpful to send them with something special they can enjoy.  I will let everyone know about any treats I am told are coming.  Thank you in advance for helping us make our celebration delicious and fun! 
**So far I have a parent bringing in caramel corn and apple juice.  The party will start at 1:15 pm.

And Lastly...Conference Sign ups:  Parents should have received an email asking you to go to a link I provided to sign up for a 15 minute parent teacher conference on one of the days we are conferencing next week.  I have heard from most of the families but I have a some that have not signed up yet.  If you did not receive that email and link please let me know so I can get that information out to you.  The link will ask you to submit your child's name, your name and then to select one day and one time  that you could meet with me at the school to talk about your wonderful child.  I am really looking forward to meeting with everyone!  I love my class!!

This week in Third Grade:  October 19th through 23rd, 2015

Reading:  Continuing to read the "Jungle Book" and use our reading strategies to write responses in our reading journals.  Reading chapter books on their reading levels.  Working on comprehension and understanding a plot and sequence in a selected reading.

Language Arts:  Adjectives and Adverbs.  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.

Spelling:  This week in spelling, students will be taking a spelling inventory to determine their spelling level.  A shorter list of spelling words will be sent home next week.  

Math:  :  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Common Core Math:  Starting a new unit on time and distance measuring and including that information using tape diagrams.  

Friday:  Enrichment Club, Chess and Art.  We will be learning about the art of "Torn Paper Collage" and will begin making our own!

Homework:  Students will have Math homework on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  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 on October Calendar is also so important and fun!

Share Days:
Monday the 19th: Sebastian
Tuesday the 20th:  Makenzie
Wednesday the 21st:  Addie
Thursday the 22nd:  Sydney
Friday the 23rd:  Aiden
Monday the 26th:  Hannah

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, October 20th:  Pizza orders due
Thursday, October 22: Picture Retakes-must have packet with pictures to return.
Friday, October 23rd:  Jeans day for $1 and snack shack
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Thursday, October 29th:  Book celebration-dress up-characters from the Jungle Book.
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

JUNGLE BOOK CELEBRATION INFORMATION:  Students will be allowed to dress up as a character from the story "The Jungle Book" on Thursday, October 29th.  Rules for the costume are the outfit must be school appropriate-no leggings that are not covered by shorts or skirts, face paint is allowed,  masks are allowed as long as they are tied to the book character, shoulders must be covered.  
Treats for the celebration:  We will be watching the Disney version of the Jungle Book in the afternoon and treats would be wonderful!  If anyone would like to send in treats for the class to enjoy that would be great!  If your child has an allergy to specific things it may be helpful to send them with something special they can enjoy.  I will let everyone know about any treats I am told are coming.  Thank you in advance for helping us make our celebration delicious and fun!  

And Lastly...Conference Sign ups:  Parents should have received an email asking you to go to a link I provided to sign up for a 15 minute parent teacher conference on one of the days we are conferencing next week.  If you did not receive that email and link please let me know so I can get that information out to you.  The link will ask you to submit your child's name, your name and then to select one day and one time  that you could meet with me at the school to talk about your wonderful child.  I am really looking forward to meeting with everyone!  I love my class!! 

The Week of October 5th through 9th, 2015

Reading:  Starting our school read aloud book: The Jungle Book.  Reading our chapter books and working on comprehension. Working on questioning during reading.

Language Arts:  Adjectives and Adverbs.  Correcting grammar mistakes in daily language. Practicing spelling words.  

Spelling List #2:  name     page     rotate     whale     ask     blazer     place     face                                                         scale     hand     came     wade     flame     inflate     what      his                                                         her     they     us     our
***Spelling Test on Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Math:  Math4Today:  Practicing rounding to nearest 10's and 100's, solving problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying, story problems using addition and subtraction to find the missing piece, using graphs to find information using addition and subtraction.  Working on making our 5 times table flashcards.  Practicing math problems with three digit numbers using borrowing and carrying separate from Math4Today.  

Social Studies:  Learning about parts of a globe:  Continents, oceans, north and south poles, equator, longitude and latitude lines, northern and southern hemisphere.

Friday:  Enrichment Club, Chess and Art.  We are working on our own art piece inspired by artist Romero Britto.  

Homework:  This week students will have math homework on Tuesday and Wednesday night only. Wednesday they can take their Math4Today sheet home to review for our test on Thursday.  Nightly reading minutes.  Reading calendar for September was due by Monday, the 5th.  Please send in to school as soon as possible. 

Scholastic Book Orders:  I sent a packet of book orders home with students today (Monday the 5th) and they can order through Saturday online.  If the order is coming into school, it needs to be here by Friday the 9th.  You can click on the link to the right and use our classroom code:  GWNL2. 

Communication Survey:  I sent home a bright yellow paper for parents to fill out and return to school.  I want to make sure I have every one's information correct and that everyone is receiving information from me as well as the school.  I want to be able to answer any questions you may have. 

Share Days:
Monday the 5th:  Ravyn
Tuesday the 6th:  Hunter
Wednesday the 7th:  Diego
Thursday the 8th:  Jesse
Friday the 9th:  Preston
Monday the 19th:  Sebastian

Dates to remember:
Tuesday, October 6th:  Pizza orders due
Friday, October 9th:  Jeans day for $1 and snack shack
October 12th through 16th:  NO SCHOOL for fall break.
Thursday, October 22: Picture Retakes-must have packet with pictures to return.
Monday, October 26  Skate Night at the Rollerdrome in Nampa. (Costume Party with Prizes)
October 26-29: Elementary Evening Scheduled Conferences
Thursday, October 29th:  Book celebration-dress up-characters from the Jungle Book.
Friday, October 30th:  No School for students.

Happy Birthday this month to Mason on the 1st, Colter on the 4th and Ravyn on the 7th!!!!!