This Week in Third Grade~~February 24th through 28th, 2020


Spelling:  List #C20  /ar/ and /or/
Spelling Words:  award     guard     quarter     harvest     warned     carpet     warmth     starving     garden     reward     cartoon     alarm     charm     swarm     toward
Review Words:   babies     countries     glasses
Challenge Words:  sergeant     argument

Alternative Spelling List #C20 /ar/ and /or/
award     cartoon     charm     swarm     garden     harvest     warned     warmth     reward     carpet     alarm     starving 
*Spelling test will be on Friday, February 28th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 3/1/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Conjunctions
• Point of View NonFiction reading unit
• Continuing reading Trumpet of the Swan
• Vocabulary--pounce, scarce, briskly, edible, and tolerate. WOW Word:  overfill
• Writing--Informational Writing and animal research project.

Math:

• Topic 16 Perimeter
• Tuesday, February 25th:  16.2  Perimeter of Common Shapes   * Homework due Wednesday 2/26/20. 
• Thursday, February 20th:  Lesson 16.4  Same Perimeter, Different Area.  * Homework due Friday 2/27/20
•  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 13  Why Do Plants Give Us Fruit?

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):
• February Reading Calendar.  Reading homework is graded on 400 or more minutes of at home reading and is part of your child's grade worth 100 points.  February Calendars will be due by March .
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, February 25th:  16.2  Perimeter of Common Shapes   * Homework due Wednesday 2/26/20. 
• Thursday, February 20th:  Lesson 16.4  Same Perimeter, Different Area.  * Homework due Friday 2/27/20
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C20 /ar/ and /or/ 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:

• March 2nd through 5th:  Dr Seuss Celebration Week  
• Monday 2nd:  One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Wear red and blue.
• Tuesday 3rd:  Fox in Socks (wear crazy socks)
• Wednesday 4th:  Green Eggs and Ham (wear green)
• Thursday 5th:  Cozy Up with a Good Book (wear pajamas)
• Friday 6th:  No School
• Thursday, March 5th:  End of Third Quarter
• Friday, March 6th:  No School (Lottery for 20/21 school year)
• March 23rd-27th:  Spring Break

This Week in Third Grade~~February 18th through 21st, 2020


Spelling:  List #C19 Contractions
Spelling Words:  I'd    I'm     I've     isn't    aren't    let's    what's     how's    haven't    hasn't     where's   we'll     couldn't     shouldn't     would've
Review Words:   motion       thought     position
Challenge Words:  weren't     doesn't

Alternative Spelling List #C19 Contractions
I'd     I'm     I've     isn't     aren't     let's     what's     how's     haven't     hasn't     where's     we'll   
*Spelling test will be on Friday, February 21st  this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 2/23/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Reviewing Unit 2 test and Superlatives and Comparatives
• Point of View NonFiction reading unit
• We will start reading Trumpet of the Swan next.
• Vocabulary-- occupation, frenzy, sturdy, saturate, anonymous.  WOW Word:  overfill
• Writing--Informational Writing and animal research project.

Math:

• Topic 6 Connect Area to Multiplication and Addition
• Tuesday, February 18th:  Lesson 6.5   Apply Properties-Area and Distributive Property.  * Homework due Wednesday 2/19/20. 
• Thursday, February 20th:  Lesson 6.6  Apply Properties-Area of Irregular Shapes.  * Homework due Friday 2/21/20
•  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 12:  Why Do Plants Grow Flowers?

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):
• February Reading Calendar.  Reading homework is graded on 400 or more minutes of at home reading and is part of your child's grade worth 100 points.  February Calendars will be due by March .
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, February 18th:  Lesson 6.5   Apply Properties-Area and Distributive Property.  * Homework due Wednesday 2/19/20. 
• Thursday, February 20th:  Lesson 6.6  Apply Properties-Area of Irregular Shapes.  * Homework due Friday 2/21/20
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C19 Contractions 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:

• Tuesday, February 18th:  Boise Philharmonic Children's Concert Field Trip.
• Thursday, March 5th:  End of Third Quarter
• Friday, March 6th:  No School (Lottery for 20/21 school year)
• March 23rd-27th:  Spring Break
• 
  

This Week in Third Grade~~February 10th through 14th, 2020


Spelling:  List #C18 Plurals
Spelling Words:  plants     batteries     valleys     coaches     babies     countries     bakeries     movies     highways     trays     boxes     cherries     matches     glasses    beaches  
Review Words:   bridge     arrange     courage
Challenge Words:  tomatoes     chimneys

Alternative Spelling List #C18 Plurals
plants     valleys     coaches     babies     bakeries     movies     trays     boxes     cherries     matches     glasses     beaches 

*Spelling test will be on Friday, February 14th  this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 2/9/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

• Grammar--Reviewing Unit 2 
• Reading--Nonfiction Point of View
• Mouse mazes:  Students will work in groups to create a mouse maze using legos as a way to celebrate the end of our Ralph S Mouse book
• We will start reading Trumpet of the Swan next.
• Vocabulary-- occupation, frenzy, sturdy, saturate, anonymous.  WOW Word:  overfill
• Writing--Informational Writing.

Math:

• Starting Topic 6 Connect Area to Multiplication and Addition
• Tuesday, February 11th:  Lesson 6.2  Area:  Non-Standard Units.  * Homework due Wednesday 2/12/20. 
• Thursday, February 13th:  Lesson 6.4 Area of Squares and Rectangles.  * Homework due Friday 2/14/20
•  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 11:  How can you keep a house from blowing away in a windstorm?  

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.  February Calendars will be sent home on Monday, February 3rd.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, February 11th:  Lesson 6.2  Area:  Non-Standard Units.  * Homework due Wednesday 2/12/20. 
• Thursday, February 13th:  Lesson 6.4 Area of Squares and Rectangles.  * Homework due Friday 2/14/20
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C18 Plurals 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:

• 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~~February 3rd through 6th, 2020


Spelling:  List #C17 /th/, /sh/, and /wh/ 
Spelling Words:   path     social     whale     shimmer     thought     who     what     when     where     why     motion     ashamed     shelter     throat     position
Review Words:   ticket     second     ache
Challenge Words:  delicious     threatened

Alternative Spelling List #C17 /th/, /sh/, and /wh/
what     when     where     why     who     motion     throat     social     shelter     thought     show     teeth     share     path     whale
Spelling test will be on Thursday, February 6th this week.  Spelling City assignments are due by Sunday 2/9/20

ELA:  English Language Arts:

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

Math:

• Starting Topic 15  Attributes of Two-Dimensional Shapes (We are moving to a higher topic to teach the short lessons and then will return to Topic 6.
• Tuesday, February 4th:  Lesson 15.2 Classify Shapes.  *Homework due Wednesday.
• Thursday, February 6th:  Lesson 15.3 Analyze and Compare Quadrilaterals.  *Homework due Monday 2/10/20.
•  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 11:  How can you keep a house from blowing away in a windstorm?  

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.  February Calendars will be sent home on Monday, February 3rd.
• Math Homework:  (This is for a grade)
• Tuesday, February 4th:  Lesson 15.2 Classify Shapes.  *Homework due Wednesday 2/5/20.
• Thursday, February 6th:  Lesson 15.3 Analyze and Compare Quadrilaterals.  *Homework due Monday 2/10/20.
• .
• Spelling Homework:
• List #C17 /th/, /sh/, and /wh/ 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 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.