In Math, we worked with money. We identified and described the different kinds of coins and added up different combinations of coins. In Social Studies, we added the Midwest states to our maps, so your child can start studying at home for the quiz, which is next week. They will be quizzed on these states as well as the other ones we've already learned.
Monday is the field trip to the pumpkin patch! I will send out emails this afternoon to all the drivers to confirm that you're still able to drive.
School pictures are on Thursday, and Friday is an early release day.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
In our Christian Studies lesson, we talked about the different promises in God's Word. In Math, we practiced rounding to the nearest thousand. We had Reading Buddies with the 2-day preschoolers. After that, the third graders took the quiz over the West and Southwest states. They are bringing that quiz home today. In the afternoon, they had more time to work on their personal narratives as well as work on the vocabulary words and compound subjects and predicates. At the end of the day, we had computer lab and library time. Also, we went over the memory verse for the week.
Monday is the field trip to the pumpkin patch. I want to do some activities with the pumpkins at the end of the day after P.E. (2:00). Let me know if you are interested in helping with those activities!
Homework for today is...
Vocabulary p. 20 and Compound subjects and predicates p. 24 (only some students need to finish these)
Math worksheet
Read The Olympic Games during 20 minutes of reading
Monday is the field trip to the pumpkin patch. I want to do some activities with the pumpkins at the end of the day after P.E. (2:00). Let me know if you are interested in helping with those activities!
Homework for today is...
Vocabulary p. 20 and Compound subjects and predicates p. 24 (only some students need to finish these)
Math worksheet
Read The Olympic Games during 20 minutes of reading
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The sixth graders gave a chapel message on the story of Jonah and how God will accomplish his plans for our good. In Math, we practiced rounding to the nearest and ten and the nearest hundred. In Writing, the students worked on revising their personal narratives. In Science, we looked at our seeds after they had soaked in water overnight. We opened them up and identified the embryo, leaves, cotyledon, and seed coat. We reviewed the states in the West and Southwest. Students need to study at home for the quiz on those tomorrow! Also, we practiced identifying compound subjects and predicates and placing commas where they need to be in a list of three or more things.
Homework for today is...
Study the West and Southwest states (study sheet is in homework folder)
Math worksheet
Spelling worksheet (only some students need to finish this)
Homework for today is...
Study the West and Southwest states (study sheet is in homework folder)
Math worksheet
Spelling worksheet (only some students need to finish this)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
We started working on rounding in Math today. We practiced rounding to the nearest ten, and tomorrow we'll work on rounding to the nearest hundred as well. I made two posters to help the students remember when to round down and when to round up. One poster is of a hill with a car and the numbers 0 to 4 on one side and 5 to 9 on the other side. The other poster is of a vine with these two rhymes: 0 to 4, stay on the floor, 5 to 9, climb the vine.
This afternoon, we went over the elements of nonfiction: sections, headings, photographs, and captions. The students started reading The Olympic Games: Where Heroes are Made. We discussed some ways that we could revise our personal narratives to make them better. Tomorrow, the students will start revising them.
Last week, we went over subjects and predicates. Today, I introduced compound subjects and compound predicates. Today was also the first day we started our Plant Growth and Development kit in Science! The students wrote in their journals things they know about plants and questions they have about them. Next, I gave each student a lima bean seed and a hand lens. They wrote down observations and drawings of their seeds in their journals and then put the seeds in cups of water to soak overnight.
I would like some help next Tuesday in Science! I am planning to have the students plant their seeds that day, and I found out last year that it takes a lot of prep work and the students need a lot of guidance. Let me know if you would like to come help! It would be great if I could have help come at 1:30 to set up the supplies while the students are at recess and then be there to help the students with the planting.
A reminder that the pumpkin patch field trip is this coming Monday!
Students need to continue working on spelling and memory and read for 20 minutes tonight.
This afternoon, we went over the elements of nonfiction: sections, headings, photographs, and captions. The students started reading The Olympic Games: Where Heroes are Made. We discussed some ways that we could revise our personal narratives to make them better. Tomorrow, the students will start revising them.
Last week, we went over subjects and predicates. Today, I introduced compound subjects and compound predicates. Today was also the first day we started our Plant Growth and Development kit in Science! The students wrote in their journals things they know about plants and questions they have about them. Next, I gave each student a lima bean seed and a hand lens. They wrote down observations and drawings of their seeds in their journals and then put the seeds in cups of water to soak overnight.
I would like some help next Tuesday in Science! I am planning to have the students plant their seeds that day, and I found out last year that it takes a lot of prep work and the students need a lot of guidance. Let me know if you would like to come help! It would be great if I could have help come at 1:30 to set up the supplies while the students are at recess and then be there to help the students with the planting.
A reminder that the pumpkin patch field trip is this coming Monday!
Students need to continue working on spelling and memory and read for 20 minutes tonight.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
In Math, we worked on ordering numbers from greatest to least and least to greatest. In Social Studies, we reviewed the states in the West and Southwest regions and added their abbreviations. The quiz will be on Thursday. In the afternoon, we went over the vocabulary words and took a look at the nonfiction selection we will be reading tomorrow called The Olympic Games: Where Heroes are Made. We discussed some other types of nonfiction: informational, biography, autobiography, newspaper article, and how-to article. The students are bringing home a safety contract for Science that they will need to sign along with their parents and bring back to school tomorrow. In Art, we worked on finishing up our silhoettes.
If you are a parent who volunteered to help Wednesday or Thursday from 12:30-1:30, I could use your help this week! I want to finish up the fluency tests and have the students get help with revising their personal narratives. Thank you so much for your help last week!
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Sign and return safety contract
If you are a parent who volunteered to help Wednesday or Thursday from 12:30-1:30, I could use your help this week! I want to finish up the fluency tests and have the students get help with revising their personal narratives. Thank you so much for your help last week!
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Sign and return safety contract
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Thursday, September 20, 2012
In Math, we went over the story problems from the homework on Monday as well as the Mid-Chapter Check they took on Tuesday. We practiced comparing numbers using greater than, less than, and equal to.
In Social Studies, we went over the names and locations of the states in the West. Each student has a map that will stay in their homework folder which they can use to study at home and bring back to school to add more states. Tomorrow, we'll add the Southwest states. The students will be quizzed next week on those two regions, and they can start studying today. Also, each student got to choose a state to study. They are bringing home a state booklet to fill out with information about their state. They can print out pictures to paste into their booklet, or they can just draw and color the pictures. They have a month to complete the booklets - they are due October 19.
In the afternoon, we reviewed the story Allie's Basketball Dream and worked on evaluating our personal narratives. We also had library and computer lab time.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
A couple students need to finish the subjects and predicates page 18
In Social Studies, we went over the names and locations of the states in the West. Each student has a map that will stay in their homework folder which they can use to study at home and bring back to school to add more states. Tomorrow, we'll add the Southwest states. The students will be quizzed next week on those two regions, and they can start studying today. Also, each student got to choose a state to study. They are bringing home a state booklet to fill out with information about their state. They can print out pictures to paste into their booklet, or they can just draw and color the pictures. They have a month to complete the booklets - they are due October 19.
In the afternoon, we reviewed the story Allie's Basketball Dream and worked on evaluating our personal narratives. We also had library and computer lab time.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
A couple students need to finish the subjects and predicates page 18
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
We had a great chapel message from the office staff today about using our hands and words for good things instead of hurting ourselves or others. The students traced their hands and signed their names to take the pledge: I will not use my hands or my words for hurting myself or others. We will say that pledge as a school on Wednesdays at chapel.
In Math, we worked on comparing numbers using the greater than, less than, and equal to signs. We will finish up that lesson tomorrow. We went over the parts of a dictionary entry and worked some more on alphabetical order. That seems to still be an area of difficulty for some of the students, so we'll keep working on it!
We had a few parents help us this afternoon with different tasks, including the writing of our personal narratives. During that time, I started having individuals come read to me. At the end of the day, we practiced identifying subjects and predicates and figuring out how to make fragments into complete sentences.
Homework for today is...
Read Allie's Basketball Dream during 20 minutes of reading - I suggest having your child read it to you out loud and stop to ask them periodically if they understood what they read.
Some students need to finish the rough drafts of their personal narratives
In Math, we worked on comparing numbers using the greater than, less than, and equal to signs. We will finish up that lesson tomorrow. We went over the parts of a dictionary entry and worked some more on alphabetical order. That seems to still be an area of difficulty for some of the students, so we'll keep working on it!
We had a few parents help us this afternoon with different tasks, including the writing of our personal narratives. During that time, I started having individuals come read to me. At the end of the day, we practiced identifying subjects and predicates and figuring out how to make fragments into complete sentences.
Homework for today is...
Read Allie's Basketball Dream during 20 minutes of reading - I suggest having your child read it to you out loud and stop to ask them periodically if they understood what they read.
Some students need to finish the rough drafts of their personal narratives
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I had the students take a Mid-Chapter Check in Math so I can see how well they are understanding what they've learned and practiced so far. During our sharing time, a couple students read what they wrote so far for their personal narratives. The class asked questions and gave compliments and suggestions. I love having the class do this because it really gets them thinking about how they can improve their writing.
In the afternoon, the students read Allie's Basketball Dream in pairs. They wrote down three traits they learned about Allie and what she said or did that supports what they came up with. After that, we practiced identifying subjects and predicates. We also reviewed and practiced putting words in alphabetical order since we will be focusing on how to use a dictionary this week.
Students just need to read for 20 minutes tonight and continue working on the spelling words and memory verse.
In the afternoon, the students read Allie's Basketball Dream in pairs. They wrote down three traits they learned about Allie and what she said or did that supports what they came up with. After that, we practiced identifying subjects and predicates. We also reviewed and practiced putting words in alphabetical order since we will be focusing on how to use a dictionary this week.
Students just need to read for 20 minutes tonight and continue working on the spelling words and memory verse.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
In the morning, we looked up our memory verse for the week and practiced problem-solving in Math. The third graders took the Math part of the MAP test. In the afternoon, we went over the vocabulary words for the week, and I introduced the two parts of a sentence: subject and predicate. At the end of the day, the students continued working on the silhoettes they are making in Art.
I sent home a note about a field trip we will go on to the Allied Arts Gallery in Richland. If you are interested and able to drive, please fill out the bottom portion and have your child return it to me. Thanks!
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet p. 31
I sent home a note about a field trip we will go on to the Allied Arts Gallery in Richland. If you are interested and able to drive, please fill out the bottom portion and have your child return it to me. Thanks!
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet p. 31
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
At our morning assembly, we heard about the process the Operation Christmas shoeboxes go through to get to another country and into a child's hands. Two girls shared how excited and loved they felt when they received Operation Christmas boxes at an orphanage in Ukraine. The students had a lot of questions, so here is the link to information about putting together shoeboxes:
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/
Our school will have some boxes in the hallways for collecting shoeboxes or items that would be good to send in shoeboxes. I will let you know when those collection boxes are set out.
The class took the Reading MAP test this morning. On Monday, they will take the Math one.
At the end of the day, we had our Fall Fest assembly. We found out that the goal for this year is to raise $35,000 for the baseball and soccer fields. Any money left over will go toward finishing the gym. We also found out about the different prizes for raising money! The students are bringing home their packets today to start collecting pledges. The posters say 10:00 to 1:00, but Fall Fest will actually be from 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, October 13. The packets contain the information for signing up for the races and ordering T-shirts.
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/
Our school will have some boxes in the hallways for collecting shoeboxes or items that would be good to send in shoeboxes. I will let you know when those collection boxes are set out.
The class took the Reading MAP test this morning. On Monday, they will take the Math one.
At the end of the day, we had our Fall Fest assembly. We found out that the goal for this year is to raise $35,000 for the baseball and soccer fields. Any money left over will go toward finishing the gym. We also found out about the different prizes for raising money! The students are bringing home their packets today to start collecting pledges. The posters say 10:00 to 1:00, but Fall Fest will actually be from 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, October 13. The packets contain the information for signing up for the races and ordering T-shirts.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
In Christian Studies, we had a Reader's Theater about how Josiah respected God's Word when others weren't. In Math, we practiced the three forms (standard, expanded, and word) a little more and focused on identifying the place and value of an underlined digit.
24,917
Place: thousands
Value: 4,000
The third graders got to meet their preschool reading buddies today! Pictures will be posted soon! Next week, the students will get to meet their Friday buddies.
The students took the quiz over the continents and oceans. That is coming home today with the grade on it. We reviewed the four kinds of sentences (statement, question, exclamation, and command) and had some time to work on our personal narratives.
Tomorrow, the third graders will take the MAP Reading Test. We will have an assembly in the morning at 8:40 about Operation Christmas Child and an assembly at 2:30 for Fall Fest.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Sentences worksheets (just p. 9 and p. 14)
24,917
Place: thousands
Value: 4,000
The third graders got to meet their preschool reading buddies today! Pictures will be posted soon! Next week, the students will get to meet their Friday buddies.
The students took the quiz over the continents and oceans. That is coming home today with the grade on it. We reviewed the four kinds of sentences (statement, question, exclamation, and command) and had some time to work on our personal narratives.
Tomorrow, the third graders will take the MAP Reading Test. We will have an assembly in the morning at 8:40 about Operation Christmas Child and an assembly at 2:30 for Fall Fest.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Sentences worksheets (just p. 9 and p. 14)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
In Chapel, we heard a message about how other Christians are important in our spiritual battle. In Math, we worked with writing numbers up in the ten thousands in standard, expanded, and word form. This afternoon, we went over the four kinds of sentences: question, statement, exclamation, and command. The students each chose a noun and had to write four different kinds of sentences that the noun might say. Ask your child to share what they came up with - they were very creative and fun to hear! We studied the Arctic Circle and reviewed for the quiz on the continents and oceans, which is tomorrow!
Homework for today is...
Read Nate the Great during your 20 minutes of reading
Spelling p. 17-18
Study for continents and oceans quiz
Homework for today is...
Read Nate the Great during your 20 minutes of reading
Spelling p. 17-18
Study for continents and oceans quiz
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
In Christian Studies, we talked about who God is and the different traits he has. In Math, we worked on identifying place values up to the thousands place and writing numbers in standard, word, and expanded forms:
Standard: 1, 256
Word: One thousand two hundred fifty-six
Expanded: 1,000 + 200 + 50 + 6
If your child is having trouble with the math homework tonight, you can follow the livebinder link on this blog to access the Math Connects website for some extra help. If you still have trouble, have your child let me know tomorrow morning so I can help them out.
In Reading, we had a mini-lesson over different elements of a mystery: clue, crime, evidence, suspect, detective, victim, and witness. The students started reading a mystery called Nate the Great: San Francisco Detective in partners. It's a long one, so they'll finish it up tomorrow! In Writing, the students started filling in an outline for a personal narrative they will write. Ask your child what they chose for their topic!
In Social Studies, we completed study guides of the continents and oceans, which the students are bringing home today. They will have a quiz on Thursday, and it will look just like their study guide. In Music, we sang the song "Celebrate Music" that we listened to last week. It was fun seeing the students different dances for different parts of the song!
The Reading MAP test has been rescheduled for this Friday morning.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Read for 20 minutes
Standard: 1, 256
Word: One thousand two hundred fifty-six
Expanded: 1,000 + 200 + 50 + 6
If your child is having trouble with the math homework tonight, you can follow the livebinder link on this blog to access the Math Connects website for some extra help. If you still have trouble, have your child let me know tomorrow morning so I can help them out.
In Reading, we had a mini-lesson over different elements of a mystery: clue, crime, evidence, suspect, detective, victim, and witness. The students started reading a mystery called Nate the Great: San Francisco Detective in partners. It's a long one, so they'll finish it up tomorrow! In Writing, the students started filling in an outline for a personal narrative they will write. Ask your child what they chose for their topic!
In Social Studies, we completed study guides of the continents and oceans, which the students are bringing home today. They will have a quiz on Thursday, and it will look just like their study guide. In Music, we sang the song "Celebrate Music" that we listened to last week. It was fun seeing the students different dances for different parts of the song!
The Reading MAP test has been rescheduled for this Friday morning.
Homework for today is...
Math worksheet
Read for 20 minutes
Monday, September 10, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
We looked up our memory verse for the week in our Bibles today. We bookmarked the table of contents in our Bibles so that we can find the verses easier in the future. In Math, we started talking about digits and place value. We will work tomorrow with base ten blocks to model different numbers.
We were not able to take the MAP test today since not everything we needed was sent to our school. I will let you know when we reschedule that!
In Social Studies, we reviewed the continents and oceans. We added the equator and prime meridian to our map and practiced identifying hemispheres and the continents in them. We went over the vocabulary for the week and took the spelling pretest. After PE, we worked on watercolor paintings for silhoettes we will be making.
Homework for today is...
Read for 20 minutes
Start practicing the memory verse and spelling words
We were not able to take the MAP test today since not everything we needed was sent to our school. I will let you know when we reschedule that!
In Social Studies, we reviewed the continents and oceans. We added the equator and prime meridian to our map and practiced identifying hemispheres and the continents in them. We went over the vocabulary for the week and took the spelling pretest. After PE, we worked on watercolor paintings for silhoettes we will be making.
Homework for today is...
Read for 20 minutes
Start practicing the memory verse and spelling words
Friday, September 7, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2013
We took the memory quiz and spelling test today. Those are coming home today, and the scores will be entered on Gradelink. In Math, we worked on problem-solving. We went through a four-step plan: Understand, Plan, Solve, and Check. In Social Studies, we learned where the continents and oceans are located in the world. The students each cut out the continents and had to arrange them in the right spots to glue down on a blue piece of paper.
Next week, we will have the MAP test for Reading on the computers, so students should make sure to get lots of rest and a good breakfast before that so that they can show what they are truly capable of!
Have a great weekend!
Next week, we will have the MAP test for Reading on the computers, so students should make sure to get lots of rest and a good breakfast before that so that they can show what they are truly capable of!
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
In Math, we finished our lesson on number patterns. I sent home a letter today about how I'll check students' comprehension and assign in-class work for each math lesson. I hope that this process will allow me to give more help to those struggling and challenge those who need it.
In Social Studies, we reviewed the parts of a map and talked about how mapmaking today is different from the past. We discussed how being able to take photographs from space helps us make accurate maps today.
This afternoon, we had our first library and computer lab time. In the computer lab, the students started working on their typing skills with the website that is on my livebinder website. Students can practice at home if they want!
Also coming home today is a letter about our field trip to the pumpkin patch! If you are interested in driving, fill out and return the bottom portion of the letter, or you can just email me about how many children you can take in your vehicle.
I sent home a summary and opinion worksheet yesterday, and I forgot to clarify what that is for! That worksheet should be filled out for the book that your child is doing his or her book project on. My goal in having them do that is to help them feel confident and prepared to share with the class. I also hope it will speed up our sharing a little bit! That worksheet is not due until the book project is due.
Homework for today is...
Math p. 10
Spelling p. 13-14
In Social Studies, we reviewed the parts of a map and talked about how mapmaking today is different from the past. We discussed how being able to take photographs from space helps us make accurate maps today.
This afternoon, we had our first library and computer lab time. In the computer lab, the students started working on their typing skills with the website that is on my livebinder website. Students can practice at home if they want!
Also coming home today is a letter about our field trip to the pumpkin patch! If you are interested in driving, fill out and return the bottom portion of the letter, or you can just email me about how many children you can take in your vehicle.
I sent home a summary and opinion worksheet yesterday, and I forgot to clarify what that is for! That worksheet should be filled out for the book that your child is doing his or her book project on. My goal in having them do that is to help them feel confident and prepared to share with the class. I also hope it will speed up our sharing a little bit! That worksheet is not due until the book project is due.
Homework for today is...
Math p. 10
Spelling p. 13-14
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
In Chapel this morning, Pastor Mark talked to us about being in a spiritual battle. In Math, we started getting into Chapter 1: Using Place Value. We used hundred charts to mark different patterns, which we will focus on more tomorrow. This afternoon, we finished learning the vocabulary words for our story, and I gave a mini-lesson on decoding long words. The students started reading the story Pepita Talks Twice with partners. Tomorrow, we will have computer lab and library time, so I showed the students the typing website they will start using. They can use this website at home too by going on my livebinder website.
Homework for today is...
Read Pepita Talks Twice during your 20 minutes of reading
Get your book choice filled out and signed for the first book project if you haven't yet!
Homework for today is...
Read Pepita Talks Twice during your 20 minutes of reading
Get your book choice filled out and signed for the first book project if you haven't yet!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The third graders took their first one-minute math tests today. I gave back the tests before they left - I wrote "Pass!" if they got all of them right and can move on to a different test. If they pass, they can check off that test on their yellow paper in their homework folders. The class voted to have pop, popcorn, and a movie once everyone passes all the addition tests!
This afternoon, we started putting together our literacy binders. I would like to have the students keep them here at school so we don't have to worry about leaving them at home, but I will assign in the future that they take them home so you can see what sort of things they are tracking and including in their binders. One thing that they can start doing is filling in the reading log in their binders with the titles of books that they have finished reading.
We worked on finishing up the symmetrical, repeating pattern, and radial designs before having Music. I introduced the quarter note (1 count) and the half note (2 counts), and we practiced clapping rhythms that have combinations of those kinds of notes. Then we listened to a song called "Celebrate Music," and learned how to follow the music with a D.S. al Coda. Next week, we'll sing it!
Book choices for the first book project are due tomorrow. The projects themselves are not due until October. Make sure to fill out the last white sheet in the homework folder. Your child should also read for 20 minutes tonight.
We have chapel tomorrow at 8:40. Feel free to join us!
This afternoon, we started putting together our literacy binders. I would like to have the students keep them here at school so we don't have to worry about leaving them at home, but I will assign in the future that they take them home so you can see what sort of things they are tracking and including in their binders. One thing that they can start doing is filling in the reading log in their binders with the titles of books that they have finished reading.
We worked on finishing up the symmetrical, repeating pattern, and radial designs before having Music. I introduced the quarter note (1 count) and the half note (2 counts), and we practiced clapping rhythms that have combinations of those kinds of notes. Then we listened to a song called "Celebrate Music," and learned how to follow the music with a D.S. al Coda. Next week, we'll sing it!
Book choices for the first book project are due tomorrow. The projects themselves are not due until October. Make sure to fill out the last white sheet in the homework folder. Your child should also read for 20 minutes tonight.
We have chapel tomorrow at 8:40. Feel free to join us!
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