This Week in Third Grade~~January 6th through 10th, 2020

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

Spelling:  List #C13 Homophones
Spelling Words:    ant     aunt     there     their     they're     brake     break     your     you're     beat     beet     sail     sale     bare     bear
Review Words:  license     distance     yesterday
Challenge Words: clothes     close

Alternative Spelling List #C13 Homophones
ant     aunt     there     their     they're     brake     break     your     you're     sail     sale  


Spelling test will be on Friday the 10th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 1/12/12/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Starting our new book:  Runaway Ralph 
• Vocabulary-- infinite, faint, urgent, fret, and disperse.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  toughen.WOW words are focusing on prefixes and suffixes. 
• Writing-- Work on developing a piece of writing focusing on personal narratives.  

Math:

• Tuesday, January 7th:  Lesson 4.1  Relate Multiplication and Division. *Homework due Wednesday the 8th.
• Thursday, January 9th:  Lesson 4.2  Use Multiplication to Divide with 2, 3, 5, and 5.  Homework due Friday the 10th.
•  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.  

Science:

• Mystery Science Lesson 8:  How long can people and animals survive in outer space?

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):
• December Reading calendars are due by January 8th. January reading calendars will be sent home on Monday, January 6th.  Reading homework is graded on 400 or more minutes of at home reading and is part of your child's grade worth 100 points.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, January 7th:  Lesson 4.1  Relate Multiplication and Division. *Homework due Wednesday the 8th.
• Thursday, January 9th:  Lesson 4.2  Use Multiplication to Divide with 2, 3, 5, and 5.  Homework due Friday the 10th.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C13 Homophones and any unfinished Spelling City Assignments. Spelling City login is child's firstnamelastname and password is Vision 2019.

• 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:

• January 10th:  End of 2nd Quarter/1st Semester
• Monday, January 20th:  Scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences.  

This Week in Third Grade~~December 16th through 20th, 2019

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

Spelling:  No Spelling this week

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Holiday practice with parts of speech and possessive nouns.
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Finishing Mouse and the Motorcycle triorama project.
• Vocabulary-- infinite, faint, urgent, fret, and disperse.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  toughen. 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.  
• Holiday Math Review
• Homework on Tuesday only:  fact families and skip counting.

Science:

• STEAM project: Elf challenge

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):
• December Reading calendars were sent home the first week of December. 400 minutes for the month will be worth 100%. 
• **November Reading Calendar due now. Parent signature required. If you have misplaced the calendar a note with how many minutes your child read with your signature or an email from you will work.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, December 17th:  Homework on Fact Families and Skip Counting. Due Wednesday 12/18/19.
• Thursday, December 19th:  No homework
• Spelling Homework:
• No Spelling 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:

• Class Christmas party on Wednesday, December 18th, from  1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  
• Christmas Break will be from December 21st through January 5th, 2020.

This Week in Third Grade~~December 9th through 12th, 2019

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

Spelling:  List #C12 Ending with -ed/-ing
Spelling Words:    studying     joking     served     dropped     exciting     noticing     cared     beginning     dripping     changed     stopped    walking    sleeping     acting     trying
Review Words:  address     errand     collect
Challenge Words: decorating     prepared

Alternative Spelling List #C12  Ending with -ed/-ing


Spelling test will be on Thursday, Dec 12th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 12/8/19

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Verb Tenses
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Mouse and the Motorcycle triorama project.
• Vocabulary-- smudge, disgruntled, imitate, extravagant and witty.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  tricycle. 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, December 10th:  Topic 3 Assessment
• Thursday, December 12th: Fact Families and times tables

Science:

• Mystery Science:  What's the best way to get rid of mosquitoes?
• STEAM project: Elf challenge

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):
• December Reading calendars were sent home the first week of December. 400 minutes for the month will be worth 100%. 
• **November Reading Calendar due now. Parent signature required. If you have misplaced the calendar a note with how many minutes your child read with your signature or an email from you will work.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, December 10th:  Fact Families and Times Tables.  * Homework due Wednesday 12/11/19.
• Thursday, December 12th:  Fact Families and Times Tables. * Homework due Monday, December 16th.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C12 Endings -ed/-ing and any unfinished Spelling City Assignments. Spelling City login is child's firstnamelastname and password is Vision 2019.

• 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:

• Class Christmas party on Wednesday, December 18th, from  1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.  An email to sign up will be sent separately.
• Christmas Break will be from December 21st through January 5th, 2020.

This Week in Third Grade~~December 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 #C11 /s/ and /z/
Spelling Words:    daisy     vase     plastic     zipper     reuse     sense     does     license     closet     season     bicycle     distance     service     classes     yesterday
Review Words:  fashion     photograph     enough
Challenge Words: sincerely     citizen

Alternative Spelling List #C11 /s/ and /z/
daisy     vase     plastic     zipper     reuse     sense     does      closet     season     distance     classes     yesterday

Spelling test will be on Friday, December 6th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 12/8/19

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Verb Tenses
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Vocabulary-- glee, snatch, dangle, hesitate, greedy.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  astronomer. 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, December 3rd:  Lesson 3.7  Associative Property- Multiplying with 3 factors.  * Homework due Wednesday 12/4/19.
• Thursday, December 5th:  Review of Topic 3 with study guide. * Homework is to review study guide and get parent signature for 5 extra credit points. Due Friday 12/6/19.
• Friday, December 6th:  Topic 3 Assessment

Science:

• Animals through Time:  Why do dogs wag their tails? 

• Why are some babies born as twins?

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 sending home the December Reading calendar on Monday 12/2/19
• **November Reading Calendar due now. Parent signature required. If you have misplaced the calendar a note with how many minutes your child read with your signature or an email from you will work.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, December 3rd:  Lesson 3.7  Associative Property- Multiplying with 3 factors.  * Homework due Wednesday 12/4/19.
• Thursday, December 5th:  Review of Topic 3 with study guide. * Homework is to review study guide and get parent signature for 5 extra credit points. Due Friday 12/6/19.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C11 /s/ and /z/ and any unfinished Spelling City Assignments. Spelling City login is child's firstnamelastname and password is Vision 2019.

• 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:

• Wednesday, December 4th:  Field trip to Jewett Auditorium to enjoy a performance of the Nutcracker.
• Class Christmas party on Wednesday, December 18th, from  1:30 pm to 2:45 pm.  An email to sign up will be sent separately.
• Christmas Break will be from December 21st through January 5th, 2020.

This Week in Third Grade~~November 18th through 22nd, 2019

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

Spelling:  List #C10 Double Consonants
Spelling 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

Alternative Spelling List #C10 Double Consonants
spill     berry     happy    really     messy   carrot     puzzle    traffic      pizza     litter     happen  address

Spelling test will be on Friday, November 22nd this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 11/24/19

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Review Possessive and Plural Nouns
• Reading--Reading Assessments
• Vocabulary-- clarify,  spare,  strain, remain and exotic.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  misconduct. 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, November 19th: Lesson 3.5  Applying Properties:  8 as a factor.  *Homework due Wednesday 11/20.
• Thursday, November 21st: Lesson 3.6 Practice Multiplication Facts.   *Homework due Friday 11/22.

Science:

• Heredity, Variation, & Selection: Can Selection Occur Without Humans

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 sent home the November calendar on Monday 11/1/19. **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. 
• **October Reading Calendar due now.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, November 19th: Lesson 3.5  Applying Properties:  8 as a factor.  *Homework due Wednesday 11/20.
• Thursday, November 21st: Lesson 3.6 Practice Multiplication Facts.   *Homework due Friday 11/22.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C10 Double Consonant words and any unfinished Spelling City activities.

• 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:

• Thanksgiving Break November 25-29th, 2019

This Week in Third Grade~~November 11th through 15th, 2019

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

Spelling:  List #C9  /f/
Spelling Words:    golfer     roof     rough     cough     cinnamon     fashion     photograph     tough     farmer     felt     phrase     full     forgetful     feelings     family
Review Words:  destroy     voice     noise
Challenge Words:  paragraph     difference

Alternative Spelling List #C9 /f/
golfer     roof     rough     cough     tough     farmer     felt     phrase     full    forgetful      feelings     family

Spelling test will be on Friday, November 15th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 11/17/19.

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar- -Possessive Nouns
• Reading--
• Vocabulary-- isolated, alter, gullible, emphasize, and novice. WOW Word- discontinue.  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, November 12th:  Topic 3 Lesson 3.3  Applying Properties:  4 as a Factor.   *Homework due Wednesday Nov. 13th
• Thursday, November 14th:   Topic 3 Lesson 3.4 Applying Properties:  6 and 7 as factors.  *Homework due Monday Nov. 15th.

Science:

• Heredity, Variation, & Selection:  What kinds of animals might there be in the future?

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 sent home the November calendar on Monday 11/1/19. **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. 
• **October Reading Calendar due now.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, November 12th:  Topic 3 Lesson 3.3  Applying Properties:  4 as a Factor.   *Homework due Wednesday Nov. 13th
• Thursday, November 14th:   Topic 3 Lesson 3.4 Applying Properties:  6 and 7 as factors.  *Homework due Monday Nov. 15th.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C9 /f/ words and any unfinished Spelling City activities.

• 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:

• Thanksgiving Break November 25-29th, 2019

This Week in Third Grade~~November 4th through 7th, 2019

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

Spelling:  List #C8 /ow/
Spelling Words:    clown     cloud     crown     flour     flower     brown     sound     mouth     however     towel     trout     around     meow    shout     about
Review Words:  smile     arrive     confuse
Challenge Words:  downspout     allowance

Alternative Spelling List #C8 /ow
clown     cloud     crown     flour     flower     brown     sound     mouth     towel     around     shout     about

Spelling test will be on Thursday, November 7th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 11/10/19.

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar- -Concrete and Abstract Nouns
• Reading--setting goals
• Vocabulary-- lob,  tremble,  skeptic,  propose  and inflate. WOW Word- assessment   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, November 5th:  Topic 3 Lesson 3.1 Distributive Property  *Homework due Wednesday Nov. 6th
• Thursday, November 7th:   Topic 3 Lesson 3.2 Apply Properties:  3 as a factor *Homework due Monday Nov. 11th.

Science:

• 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 sent home the November calendar on Monday 11/1/19. **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. 
• **October Reading Calendar due now.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, November 5th:  Topic 3 Lesson 3.1 Distributive Property  *Homework due Wednesday Nov. 6th
• Thursday, November 7th:   Topic 3 Lesson 3.2 Apply Properties:  3 as a factor *Homework due Monday Nov. 11th.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C8 /ow/ words and any unfinished Spelling City activities.

• 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:

• Friday, November 8th:  Parent Teacher Conferences:  An email was sent to parents to let you know about conferences.  Please email me if you did not get the parent teacher conference information email.
• No School on Friday, November 8th for conferences.