This Week in Third Grade~~January 27th through 31st, 2020


Spelling:  List #C16 /j/, /ch/, and /tch/
Spelling Words:    orange     nature     judge     large     catch     stretch     capture     culture     porch     courage     postage     checkers     arrange     jacket     bridge    
Review Words:   whose     dessert     supper
Challenge Words:  furniture     imaginary

Alternative Spelling List #C16  /j/, /ch/, and /tch
orange     judge     catch     porch     jacket     bridge     checkers     capture     large     march     charge     such

Spelling test will be on Friday the 31st this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 2/2/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Linking Verbs (continued)
• Reading--Nonfiction Point of View
• Starting our new book:  Ralph S Mouse
• Vocabulary-- ripe, embrace, irate, legible, and seek.  WOW Word:  collapsible
• Writing--Informational Writing.

Math:

• Tuesday, January 28th:  Lesson 4.7  Practice Multiplication and Division Facts.  Homework due on Wednesday the 29th.
• Thursday, January 30th:  Lesson 4.8 Solve Multiplication and Division Equations.  Homework due Friday the 31st.
•  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 10:  Why are some places always hot?

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):
• January reading calendars due on February 4th, 2020.  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 28th:  Lesson 4.7  Practice Multiplication and Division Facts.  Homework due on Wednesday the 29th.
• Thursday, January 30th:  Lesson 4.8 Solve Multiplication and Division Equations.  Homework due Friday the 31st.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C16 /j/, /ch/, and /tch/ 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:

• No School Friday, February 7th for teacher inservice.
• Daddy-Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 8th from 6-8 pm in the Vision Gym. 
• Valentine's Day Party, Friday, February 14th from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm.  Students will need to make their own container for Valentines and make sure their name is visible for other students to find.  A list of student names will be included in the parent email.
• No School Monday, February 17th for President's Day.

This Week in Third Grade~~January 21st through 24th, 2020

We are starting our third quarter already!!! Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C15 /k/
Spelling Words:    cabin     park     week     crack     rocket     ticket     ache     insect     freckles     collapse     comics     second     quick     camera     octopus
Review Words:   there     their     they're
Challenge Words:  breakfast     continue

Alternative Spelling List #C15 /k/
week     rocket     ache     insect     freckles     quick     crack     camera     ticket     park   their     there


Spelling test will be on Friday the 24th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 1/26/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Linking Verbs
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Continuing our new book:  Runaway Ralph 
• Vocabulary-- Unit 2 Vocabulary End of Unit Test
• Writing--Informational Writing.

Math:

• Tuesday, January 21st:  Lesson 4.5 Multiplication Patterns-Even and Odd Numbers.  Homework due Wednesday the 22nd.
• Thursday, January 23rd:  Lesson 4.6 Division Involving 0 and 1.  Homework due Friday the 24th.
•  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 9:  How can we predict when it's going to storm?

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):
• January reading calendars due on February 4th, 2020.  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 21st:  Lesson 4.5 Multiplication Patterns-Even and Odd Numbers.  Homework due Wednesday the 22nd.
• Thursday, January 23rd:  Lesson 4.6 Division Involving 0 and 1.  Homework due Friday the 24th.
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C15 /k/ 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:

• No School Friday, February 7th for teacher inservice.
• Valentine's Day Party, Friday, February 14th from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm.  Students will need to make their own container for Valentines and make sure their name is visible for other students to find.  A list of student names will be included in the parent email.
• No School Monday, February 17th for President's Day.

This Week in Third Grade~~January 13th through 17th, 2020

We are starting our third quarter already!!! Please read through our plans for this week, as well as, homework information/due dates and dates to remember.

Spelling:  List #C14 Commonly Confused Words
Spelling Words:    dessert     desert     lose     loose     its     it's     then      than     who's     whose     super     supper     are     our     hour
Review Words:  walking      cared     noticing
Challenge Words: accept     except

Alternative Spelling List #C14  Commonly Confused Words
dessert     desert     its     it's     who's      whose     are     our     gone     done     were     where


Spelling test will be on Friday the 17th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 1/19/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Helping Verbs
• Reading--Ask and Answer Questions in Fiction text
• Continuing our new book:  Runaway Ralph 
• Vocabulary-- partial,elaborate, conceal, blunt, and quarrel.  We will cover 5 vocabulary words in class. WOW Word:  preventable.WOW words are focusing on prefixes and suffixes. 
• Writing-- Work on developing a piece of writing focusing on personal narratives.  

Math:

• Tuesday, January 14th:  Lesson 4.3 Use Multiplication to Divide with 6 and 7.  Homework due Wednesday the 15th.
• Thursday, January 16th:  Lesson 4.4  Use Multiplication to Divide 8 and 9.  Homework due Friday the 17th.
•  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:  Where Do Clouds Come From?

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 14th:  Lesson 4.3 Use Multiplication to Divide with 6 and 7.  Homework due Wednesday the 15th.
• Thursday, January 16th:  Lesson 4.4  Use Multiplication to Divide 8 and 9.  Homework due Friday the 17th.
• .
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C14 Commonly Confused Words 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~~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.