Friday, November 22nd

Mia's Star Student

Aidan's purple belt

Important Dates and Events:

 

Thursday, November 21-Wednesday, November 27--Scholastic Book Fair At PME
Thursday, November 28th-Friday, November 29th--NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday, November 27th--END OF TRI. #1 (15 AR points due today)

**This date has changed...it used to be that AR points were due on Nov. 22nd.  The AR Party will take place Monday, December 2nd so students now have 5 additional days to earn their points.

Scholastic Book Fair Shopping Hours:

Thursday, November 21   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Friday, November 22   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Monday, November 25   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Tuesday, November 26 8-9 am & 2-6 pm  *extended hours for early Holiday shopping!!

Wednesday, November 27   8-9 am

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

NO SPELLING NEXT WEEK-SHORT WEEK

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

We started Chapter 5: Using Addition and Subtraction to estimate and round on Tuesday, November 19th.  This chapter seems to be going very well!  We are rounding and estimating 10s and 100s this week.  Next week, we will move into 1000s and larger.  This chapter has 18 lessons so the hope is to test on this chapter before winter break.  In other words--LOTS OF TIME TO PRACTICE!

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less. Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

Next week we will continue our first class novel Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret.  We will complete comprehension questions after each chapter that enable use to work on writing complete sentences and thoughts, and correct grammar usage.  At the end of the novel, your child will choose 1 of 6 projects to create in order to demonstrate their understanding of the novel.  This weekend your child may be bringing their packet home to make corrections for spelling, punctuation or adding more information for complete sentences.    

Power 1/2 Hour

Your child is rotating between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation are:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Science with Mrs. Brown: 

This week in science students began a unit on sound.  They've discussed that vibrations cause sounds and experimented with pitch.  Other vocab words include sound source (what makes the sound) and sound receiver (what hears the sound).  

Friday, November 15th

Zoe's Star Student

Important Dates and Events:

 

Thursday, November 21-Wednesday, November 27--Scholastic Book Fair At PME
Thursday, November28th-Friday, November 29th--NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Friday, November 27th--END OF TRI. #1 (15 AR points due today)

**This date has changed...it used to be that AR points were due on Nov. 22nd.  The AR Party will take place Monday, December 2nd so students now have 5 additional days to earn their points.

Scholastic Book Fair Shopping Hours:

Thursday, November 21   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Friday, November 22   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Monday, November 25   8-9 am & 2-3 pm

Tuesday, November 26 8-9 am & 2-6 pm  *extended hours for early Holiday shopping!!

Wednesday, November 27   8-9 am

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

Your child will be bringing home their spelling words today for next week.  It is titled, "Week 10".  Feel free to study those words over the weekend or wait until Monday for the Pretest to see which list your child will be on for the entire week.  If your child scores 90% or better on the pretest they will then move to List #2 for the week.  The posttest is scheduled for Friday.  Please call if you have any questions or concerns about the list your child is on.

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

We plan to have the Chapter 4 test on Monday, November 18th.  Your child will be bringing home flashcards and the Form B practice test to help them study over the weekend.  We will begin Chapter 5: Using Addition and Subtraction to estimate and round on Tuesday, November 19th.

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less. Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

Next week we will begin our first class novel Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret.  We will complete comprehension questions after each chapter that enable use to work on writing complete sentences and thoughts, and correct grammar usage.  At the end of the novel, your child will choose 1 of 6 projects to create in order to demonstrate their understanding of the novel.  

Power 1/2 Hour

Your child is rotating between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation are:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Social Studies: 

We will be taking the Chapter 4 test on Monday, November 18th.  Your child will be bringing their textbook home once again to review pages 114-131.  In addition to their textbook, they will also be bringing home a set of flashcards to study.

Friday, November 8th

Amanda Ahrndt (our substitute)said Friday was a wonderful day!  See everyone on Monday.

Friday, November 1st

Photos from Mrs. Brown's Fall Party Relay Race 

Important Dates and Events:

 

Thursday, October 31st--FALL PARTY 12:30-2:25

Monday, November 4th--No School (In-service/Workshop Day)

Friday, November 22nd--END OF TRI. #1 (15 AR points due today)

         

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

Your child will be bringing home their spelling words today for next week.  It is titled, "Week 8".  Feel free to study those words over the weekend or wait until Monday for the Pretest to see which list your child will be on for the entire week.  If your child scores 90% or better on the pretest they will then move to List #2 for the week.  The posttest is scheduled for Friday.  Please call if you have any questions or concerns about the list your child is on.

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

We plan to continue Chapter 3:  Addition and Subtraction Word Problems next week. The topic covered will be mixed multi-digit word problems.  We will review the chapter on Wednesday, November 6th.  The chapter 3 test will be on Thursday, November 7th.

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less. Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

Next week we will be creating story maps to match out Spooktacular or Fall Drawing and recording our stories using Educreations.  We will also working on main idea in our guided reading groups.

Power 1/2 Hour

New groups beginning on Wednesday, November 6th!  Your child is rotating between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation are:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Social Studies: 

We will continue Chapter 3:  Communities and Geography next week.  We will be learning about features of the land.  We are building an informational study guide that will include all of the landforms, definitions, and detailed drawings of each.

Friday, October 25th

OUR "IN THE ZONE" REWARD AS A CLASS.  THE CLASS CHOSE TO EAT LUNCH IN THE CLASSROOM TOGETHER...GOOD TIMES HAD BY ALL!!!

Important Dates and Events:

 

Monday, November 4th--No School (In-service/Workshop Day)
Friday, November 22nd--END OF TRI. #1 (15 AR points due today)

         

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

Your child will be bringing home their spelling words today for next week.  It is titled, "Week 7".  Feel free to study those words over the weekend or wait until Monday for the Pretest to see which list your child will be on for the entire week.  If your child scores 90% or better on the pretest they will then move to list #2 for the week.  The posttest is scheduled for Friday.  Please call if you have any questions or concerns about the list your child is on.

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

We began Chapter 3:  Addition and Subtraction Word Problems on Thursday, October 24th.  The topics covered next week will be word problems with unknown starts, comparison problems, comparison problems with misleading language, and multi-digit unknown partners.

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less. Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

Next week we will be working on editing marks, a non-fiction recipe project utilizing Educreations on the iPads, and our Spooktacular Stories.

Power 1/2 Hour

New groups beginning on Monday, October 28th!  Your child is rotating between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation are:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Social Studies: 

Your child began Social Studies today! We started Chapter 3:  Communities and Geography.  We will be learning about latitude, longitude, and features of the land.

Your child should be bringing home their Science test to share with you today.  A few students are still in the process of making corrections with Mrs. Brown to improve their grade.  If this is the case, they will bring their test home to share on Monday, October 28th.

Wednesday, October 16th

Important Dates and Events:

Wednesday, October 23rd--Science test with Mrs. Brown
Wednesday, October 23rd--Math Chapter 2 Test                              
Thursday, October 24th--Science test with Mrs. Brown
Thursday, October 24th--SUB TODAY
Monday, November 4th--No School (In-service/Workshop Day)
Friday, November 22nd--END OF TRI. #1 (15 AR points due today)

                        HOLDEN'S STAR STUDENT

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

Your child brought home their spelling words yesterday for next week.  It has no title.  It is simply a salmon colored sheet with the weeks 1-5 listed.  Since this is a review week, we will be taking a multiple-choice test on Friday to cover these words.  Throughout the week your child is still expected to study for spelling.  Please pay close attention to those words that were a struggle in the past.  

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

Next week we will will continue working on Unit 2:Lines, Line Segments, and Quadrilaterals.  The topics for next week will be:  classifying quadrilaterals and geometry vocabulary.  We will review as class on Tuesday, October 22nd and the test for Chapter 2 will be Wednesday, October 23rd.

We will begin Chapter 3:  Addition and Subtraction Word Problems on Thursday, October 24th.

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less. Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

Next week we will be working on rephrasing questions in our answers, editing marks, building complete sentences, a review of verb tenses, and a non-fiction recipe project utilizing Educreations on the iPads.  Our first project with the iPads this year!  

Power 1/2 Hour

Your child is rotating between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation are:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Science:  

Your child should be studying for the upcoming Science test which is planned for Wednesday, October 23rd and Thursday, October 24th.  Wednesday is the "hands on" performance portion of the test and Thursday is the written paper/pencil portion of the test.

Social Studies: 

Your child will begin Social Studies once again on Friday, October 25th.  We will work on Chapter 3:  Communities and Geography.  We will be learning about latitude, longitude, and features of the land.  

Friday, September 27th

WHAT'S TO COME...

Spelling

Your child will be bringing home their spelling words today for next week.  It is titled, Week 4:  "Add s or es to words ending in ch, sh, or x".   Feel free to study those words over the weekend or wait until Monday for the Pretest to see which list your child will be on for the entire week.  If your child scores 90% or better on the Pretest, they will then move to List #2 for the week.  The Posttest is scheduled for Friday.  Please call if you have any questions or concerns about the list your child is on.

Fuechtmann Math

Your child will be bringing math homework home to complete each week.  Please pay attention to the planner as homework will be highlighted.  Please have your child do the best they can and call, email, or write a note on the homework itself if you have any questions or concerns.

All third grade classrooms are teaching the same lesson. The difference between classrooms being the added extensions and interventions at the end of class.  Next week we will will continue working on Unit 1: Place Value and Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction.  We will focus on Lessons 1.11-1.15.  The topics for the week will be:  subtract across zeros, discuss methods of subtracting, relating addition and subtraction, subtraction practice, and math vocabulary.

Your child is currently working on addition and subtraction 100 facts.  The third grade goal is to pass 3 tests of each (addition and subtraction) with a 95% or better proficiency per test in 5 minutes or less.  Please call or email if you would like additional practice sheets sent home for review.

Language Arts

This week we read/worked on 12 minutes of Read to Self stamina, 10 minutes of Work on Writing stamina, and 10 minutes of Read to Someone stamina each day.  We also discussed compound sentences, singular nouns, and plural nouns.

Next week we will introduce Work Work which is our last item of stamina for Daily 4.  Once daily rotations begin, groups will also be working on writing their own personal narrative.  Along with personal narratives we will also be learning about predictions, compare and contrast, past tense verbs, and making text connections.

Power 1/2 Hour

Power 1/2 Hour will begin NEXT WEEK on Monday...we are starting early!!! Your child will rotate between groups to focus on skills in a small group setting.  The groups for the first rotation will be:  reading comprehension/math facts, research, critical thinking, creative writing, non-fiction text, speech writing, and vocabulary building.

Social Studies: 

Our class has finished Chapter 1 and 2!  Your child will bring their Chapter 2 test home on Monday to share with you.  Our class will start Science with Mrs. Brown on Monday!!!

Important Dates and Events:

Thursday, Sept. 27th--Homecoming Assembly 1:30 p.m.

HOMECOMING WALK WEEK EVENTS:

Monday, September 30th--Helmet and Football Design contest.
                                           --sheets given on Monday, due Wednesday in the office
                                           --Winners will have lunch with Mr. Johnson
Tuesday, October 1st--Football Game Quiz
Wednesday, October 2nd--Crazy Hair or Hat Day
Thursday, October 3rd--Jersey Day (wear a jersey from ANY sports team)
Friday, October, 4th--Blue and White Day

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH--HOMECOMING WALK                                                                                                                (our class will walk from 10:00-11:00 a.m.)