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
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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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