This Week in Third Grade~~September 30th through October 3rd, 2019

Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C-5 /oo/ and long /u/:
fruit     cute     mule     stool     few     rules     new     knew     bedroom    musical     rescue    spoon     computer     moon     perfume
Review Words:  height     silent     reply
Challenge Words: barbecue     suitcase
Need to Know Words:  NONE THIS WEEK

**Alternative Spelling List for C5 (only for students who have been assigned):
fruit     cute     few     rules     new     knew    bedroom    spoon     moon   computer  

**Test this week on Thursday 

**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- -Plural Nouns 
• Reading--Context Clues in Fiction
• Vocabulary--redundant, gesture, acknowledge, clutch, and persevere   WOW Word- silently.   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 have started 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, October 1st-- Topic 2 Lesson 2.1: Numbers 2 and 5 as factors
• Thursday, October 3rd--Topic 2, Lesson 2.2:  Number 9 as a factor

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 work on typing skills.

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, October 1st:  Lesson 2.1  Numbers 2 and 5 as factors.  Due Wednesday, October 2nd. 
• Thursday, October 3rd:  Lesson 2.2 Number 9 as a factor. Due Monday, October 7th.
• Spelling Homework:
• Study spelling words for list #C-5 /oo/ and long u.  Test will be on Thursday the 3rd, 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.

This Week in Third Grade~~September 23rd through 27th, 2019

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.

This Week in Third Grade~~September 16th through 19th, 2019

Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C-3 Long and Short i:
pilot     write     inch     reply     lines     bigger      brick      river     given     silent     fine    whisper     rhyme       iron     height
Review Words:  grade     safety     they
Challenge Words:  multiply      divide
Need to Know Words:  begin     fight     high     right     wish   

**Test this week on Thursday.

**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- -Adverbs
• Reading--Character Traits (finishing unit)
• Vocabulary--convince, swiftly, rely, rare and precise.   WOW Word- powerful.   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 17th:  Lesson 1-5 Division as Sharing.                               *Homework page
• Thursday, September 19th:  Lesson 1-6  Division by  Repeated Subtraction.                                                                                         *Homework page

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.  

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 1-5 Division as Sharing. 
• Thursday, September 19th:  Lesson 1-6  Division by  Repeated Subtraction.
• Spelling Homework:
• Study spelling words for list #C-3 Long and short i.  Test will be on Thursday 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:

• Thursday, September 19th:  Sunflower Celebration in the classroom 
• Friday, September 20th:  No School (teacher in-service)
• 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.

This Week in Third Grade~~September 9th through 13th, 2019

Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C-2 Long and Short e:
wrench     hello     yellow     bread     kept     better     sentence     eggshell     medal     metal     remember     reading     peaches     peace     piece      Review Words:  east     west     many  
Challenge Words:  special     beanstalk 
Need to Know Words:  unless     fell     express     next     ever    

**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- -Adjectives 
• Reading--Character Traits (continuing)
• Vocabulary--pause, gasp, ancient, observe, and brief.   WOW Word- colorless.  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 10th:  Lesson 1-3  Arrays and Multiplication.   *Homework page
• Thursday, September 12th:  The Commutative Property                *Homework page

Science:

• Mystery Science:  Animals Through Time.

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.  

Snack:

• We will stop each morning at 10:15 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 there 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 10th:  Lesson 1-3  Arrays and Multiplication.  
• Thursday, September 12th:  The Commutative Property               
• Spelling Homework:
• Study spelling words for list #C-1 Long and short a.  Test will be on Friday.

• 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:

• Thursday, September 19th:  Sunflower Celebration in the classroom 
• Friday, September 20th:  No School (teacher in-service)
• 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.

This Week in Third Grade~~September 2nd through 6th, 2019

Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C-1  Long and short a:
mask     track     stamp     stage     grade     they     batch     chance     graph
trade     raise     eight     safety     wrapped     laugh     
Review Words:  ramp     crane     flame    
Challenge Words:  magical     station
Need to Know Words:  able     date     pay     past     ate**The first spelling list was sent home on Thursday 8/29/19.  This list will be for the week of September 3rd through 6th.  On Tuesday, 9/3 students will do a pretest on the first list words.  Students who score 100% on the pretest won't have to take the test on Friday the 6th.  
***Students will use Spelling City to practice spelling words.  Once they have their login information they will be able to access this from home.  

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar- -Verbs
• Reading--Character Traits
• Vocabulary--assemble, grumble, calculate, elegant, and privilege.  WOW Word- prearrange.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class.  The WOW words are focusing on prefixes and suffixes.  
• Writing--Introduction to Personal Narrative writing.  Students will put together their Writing Journals and will work on a piece of writing to begin the unit.

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 2nd:  Lesson 1-1  Multiplication as Repeated Addition.  *Homework page
• Thursday, September 4th:  Multiplication on the Number Line. *Homework page

Science:

• Students will save Bobby  and learn why it is hard to make new inventions.
• Students will create a lunchbox out of specific materials and test the strength of their lunchbox with cans of soup. This will be a STEM activity and will be tied to the book, First Day Jitters.

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.  

Snack:

• We will stop each morning at 10:15 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 there focus.  

Homework:

• Reading Homework:
• 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:  
• Tuesday, September 2nd:  Lesson 1-1  Multiplication as Repeated Addition.  *Homework page
• Thursday, September 4th:  Multiplication on the Number Line. *Homework page
• Spelling Homework:
• Study spelling words for list #C-1 Long and short a.  Test will be on Friday.

• 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:

• Monday, September 2nd:  No School (holiday) 
• Friday, September 20th:  No School (teacher in-service)
• 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.

This Week in Third Grade August 26th through 29th, 2019

Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:
**The first spelling list will be sent home on Thursday 8/29/19.  This list will be for the week of September 3rd through 6th.  On Tuesday, 9/3 students will do a pretest on the first list words.  Students who score 100% on the pretest won't have to take the test on Friday the 6th.  
***Students will use Spelling City to practice spelling words.  Once they have their login information they will be able to access this from home.  

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar- -Nouns 
• Reading--Character Traits
• Vocabulary--fragile, research, defend, specific, pledge and WOW Word- rediscover.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class.  The WOW words are focusing on prefixes and suffixes.  
• Writing--Introduction to Personal Narrative writing.  Students will put together their Writing Journals and will work on a piece of writing to begin the unit.

Math:

• This week we will be doing some reviewing of addition and subtraction using single and double digits.  Students will have homework on Tuesday and Thursday.  Homework is do the following school day.  5 points is given for students who turn in their homework on time and this score goes in the grade book.  These points add up quickly.  
• We will start our enVision math program on September 3rd.  Students will work on the concepts in class and will work on the same ones that evening at home.  Homework will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Your child will need guidance to learn to complete these pages but will become familiar with the routine and will learn so much throughout the year.  

Science:

• Students will create a lunchbox out of specific materials and test the strength of their lunchbox with cans of soup. This will be a STEM activity and will be tied to the book, First Day Jitters.

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.  

Snack:

• We will stop each morning at 10:15 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 there focus.  

Homework:

• 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 will be sent home on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Students need to work on all problems and try to do their best.  This homework will be do the following school day (Tuesday homework due Wednesday morning) (Thursday homework due Friday mornings or Monday mornings on weeks we do not have school on Friday.  
• Homework this week:
• Tuesday:  2 digit addition with carrying.
• Thursday:  2 digit subtraction with borrowing.

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:

• Thursday, August 29th:  Scholastic Book orders due (link to the right)
• Friday, August 30th:  No school (teacher in-service)
• Monday, September 2nd:  No School (holiday) 
• Friday, September 20th:  No School (teacher in-service)
• 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.

The week of August 19th through 23rd, 2019

Welcome to Third grade!!  It was so nice to meet you on Thursday!  

I am so excited to see my 29 new favorite people tomorrow!! 

Many of you brought in your student information pages on Thursday but if you are still working on them it would be wonderful to have them turned in on Monday if possible.

Our schedule will be full of reading, math and writing for the first 4 hours of our day.  Lunch will be at 12:38 pm and we will stop and have a snack and a little exercise outside at 10:15 am for 15 minutes.  We will have Music on Mondays, Wednesdays and every other Friday. We will have PE on Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Friday. We will have Spanish class on Mondays and Technology class in the classroom.  

I will email a link to our class blog page each week and this is where you will find all of our information about what we are learning in class, any homework including the due dates, and any other information that will be important for you to have.  To the right of this post you will see many icons for links that we use in the classroom. Most of them will also work at home in case there is work that didn't get finished in class.  

Please contact me anytime.  If there is anything you think would be helpful for me to know about your child or any thing at all, please don't hesitate to contact me. 

If you have not turned in how your child will go home on Monday, the first day of school, as well as, regular transportation schedule going home, please email me as soon as possible.

I can't wait to see those little faces tomorrow!!