Important Dates:
*Science Quiz Thursday 2/28
*Spelling Test Friday 2/29
*Spirit Day Friday 2/29 Backwards SHIRT day
Classroom Chatter:
I sent home information regarding spring conferences on Friday. Spring conferences are scheduled on an "as needed" basis. I will not be requesting a conference for all students. Please read the information sent home and check off if you would like a conference (phone or in person) or if you don't feel a conference is necessary. Please return forms to me by Tuesday, 2/26. I will then send home a date and time for you to confirm our appointment.
Spelling
L. 24 words are spelled with -ear. The list will go home Monday. There will be a test on Friday.
English
We finished up writing friendly letters. We wrote letters to Matthew Millbrant's cousin. He is in the Navy and currently is in Iraq. We had a lot of fun writing to him! Next week we will begin Unit 5 in English. Unit 5 teaches us about capitalization and punctuation.
Reading
We will continue working on L. 5 in our reading workbooks. This week we will work on characterization, situation (what is happening in a story), setting (where and when the story takes place), and character traits (personal qualities), similes, onomatopoeia, and forms of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fable). We also will continue to work on reading responses using the "hamburger" model to guide us. We are saving samples we do in class in our reading folder.
Science
We will be having a quiz on Seasons, Eclipse, and Planets on Thursday. A study guide went home Friday. This week we will be in the computer lab working on space brochures about a planet. Students also will begin working on creating a space game. That will bring us to the end of our space unit. We will start animals next week.
Social Studies
Due to a field trip that is scheduled in April to Downers Grove, we are going to hold off on Ch. 3 in social studies for some time. We will begin our Downers Grove unit learning about the history of the community of Downers Grove and all about what Downers Grove is like today. Our field trip to Downers Grove is scheduled for April 14th. We will be taking a bus tour of Downers Grove and going out for pizza in downtown Downers Grove.
Math
We will finish up our Geometry unit with a checkpoint on Monday. We will play a review game and the test is scheduled for Thursday. We will be taking Mad Minutes on division 2's this week. We will also work on problem solving and t-charts.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Week of February 18-22
Important Dates:
*No school Monday 2/18 for Presidents' Day
* Friendly Letter Test Thursday 2/21
*PE Basketball Test Friday 2/22
*Spelling Test Friday 2/22
Classroom Chatter
Thank you to Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Daniele, Mrs. Riadi and Mrs. Grannan for planning and throwing our Valentine's Day Party. We had a "sweet" time!
Thank you to Sarah for donating items to the Treasure Chest last week!
If you're planning on going to the Roller Skating party, please turn in your money and permission slips as soon as possible. Only 150 students will be allowed to go.
Parents, please pay attention to your child's lunch and what you're packing. There is so much food that students are throwing away. Please encourage your child to bring food that is uneaten home and not to throw it away. Thank you.
Spelling
L. 23's words are ending with -er and -est. There is no pretest this week due to the shortened week. The test is Friday. The list will come home Monday and will be in the spelling folder.
English
We will have a test Thursday on the Friendly Letter. There isn't a study guide. Students should know the 5 parts of a friendly letter: heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature. They know a song to help them remember. Ask them to sing it for the family! It is to the tune of the Farmer and the Dell. :) They will also need to put parts of a friendly letter in order correctly and proofread a friendly letter for mistakes.
Reading
We will continue with ISAT prep by finishing up our Illinois workbooks. Lesson 5 is the last lesson. We will be working on main idea, inferencing, and extended responses this week.
Science
We will learn about the rest of the planets in the solar sytem.
Social Studies
We will finally begin Ch. 3 in social studies. Due to the IOWA testing and Valentine's Day party we were unable to fit it in last week. :)
Math
We will learn about area. space figures, and volume. We will continue to take mad mintues. This week we will begin division 2's. We will also continue to do ISAT prep.
*No school Monday 2/18 for Presidents' Day
* Friendly Letter Test Thursday 2/21
*PE Basketball Test Friday 2/22
*Spelling Test Friday 2/22
Classroom Chatter
Thank you to Mrs. Casey, Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Daniele, Mrs. Riadi and Mrs. Grannan for planning and throwing our Valentine's Day Party. We had a "sweet" time!
Thank you to Sarah for donating items to the Treasure Chest last week!
If you're planning on going to the Roller Skating party, please turn in your money and permission slips as soon as possible. Only 150 students will be allowed to go.
Parents, please pay attention to your child's lunch and what you're packing. There is so much food that students are throwing away. Please encourage your child to bring food that is uneaten home and not to throw it away. Thank you.
Spelling
L. 23's words are ending with -er and -est. There is no pretest this week due to the shortened week. The test is Friday. The list will come home Monday and will be in the spelling folder.
English
We will have a test Thursday on the Friendly Letter. There isn't a study guide. Students should know the 5 parts of a friendly letter: heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature. They know a song to help them remember. Ask them to sing it for the family! It is to the tune of the Farmer and the Dell. :) They will also need to put parts of a friendly letter in order correctly and proofread a friendly letter for mistakes.
Reading
We will continue with ISAT prep by finishing up our Illinois workbooks. Lesson 5 is the last lesson. We will be working on main idea, inferencing, and extended responses this week.
Science
We will learn about the rest of the planets in the solar sytem.
Social Studies
We will finally begin Ch. 3 in social studies. Due to the IOWA testing and Valentine's Day party we were unable to fit it in last week. :)
Math
We will learn about area. space figures, and volume. We will continue to take mad mintues. This week we will begin division 2's. We will also continue to do ISAT prep.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Week of February 11-15
Important Dates:
*Janurary Reading Party Monday 2/11
*IOWA testing Monday-Thursday 2/11-2/14
*Valentine's Day Parties Thursday 2/14
*Spelling Test Friday 2/15
*Spirit Day Friday 2/15 Wear red
Classroom Chatter
Thank you to everyone who sent in goodies for the little surprise birthday party the students threw me on Wednesday at the end of the day. How thoughtful! I enjoyed reading all the cards everyone made. It makes me feel so special to be your teacher. Thank you to everyone. You all made my 29th birthday a memorable one!
Don't forget Monday is January's reading party. The following students already earned their 28 days of reading for January: Sarah, Amina, Caroline, Ashley, Paul, Morgan L., Lukas, Matt Mc., Morgan M., Matthew Mi., Tim, Vivian, Mackenzie, and Ian. If your name is not posted here, you need to make sure you bring in your folder Monday to get credit for January's party. We will be eating with Miss Carlstrom's class.
This week is IOWA testing. Students will be testing Monday-Thursday. Like always, students should make sure they get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast.
Thursday is the Valentine's Day Party. I sent a list home on Friday with students' names to help with valentines. I will set aside time on Thursday before the party for students to pass out valentines. The party will be in the afternoon starting at 1:30. We look forward to a "sweet" time! Parents who are helping at the party can come at 1:15 to set up.
Spelling
L. 22 words are words ending with y. The list will come home Monday. We will take a pretest Monday. The test will be on Friday.
English
We will continue working on writing our friendly letters this week. At the end of the unit, we will be writing letters to Matthew Millbrandt's cousin who is in the Navy. He currently is in Iraq. How lucky we are to have an opportunity to support our troops and pratice letter writing with a real authentic experience!
Reading
We will continue to work on extended responses and reading passages this week. Much of the IOWA testing time will take place during reading time.
Social Studies
We will begin Chapter 3 this week. Due to the snow day, teachers' institute and early dismissal, we did not begin this last week.
Science
Our science unit is slowly coming to an end. We will finish up learning about the planets in our solar system. This week we will study Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Math
This week we will be taking IOWA tests in math on Tuesday and Wednesay. Monday we will have a checkpoint covering the first part of chapter 11. The end of the week we'll learn about perimeter and area of figures. We will continue with mad minutes this week. This week students will take a mixed mad minute of all facts 0-12.
*Janurary Reading Party Monday 2/11
*IOWA testing Monday-Thursday 2/11-2/14
*Valentine's Day Parties Thursday 2/14
*Spelling Test Friday 2/15
*Spirit Day Friday 2/15 Wear red
Classroom Chatter
Thank you to everyone who sent in goodies for the little surprise birthday party the students threw me on Wednesday at the end of the day. How thoughtful! I enjoyed reading all the cards everyone made. It makes me feel so special to be your teacher. Thank you to everyone. You all made my 29th birthday a memorable one!
Don't forget Monday is January's reading party. The following students already earned their 28 days of reading for January: Sarah, Amina, Caroline, Ashley, Paul, Morgan L., Lukas, Matt Mc., Morgan M., Matthew Mi., Tim, Vivian, Mackenzie, and Ian. If your name is not posted here, you need to make sure you bring in your folder Monday to get credit for January's party. We will be eating with Miss Carlstrom's class.
This week is IOWA testing. Students will be testing Monday-Thursday. Like always, students should make sure they get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast.
Thursday is the Valentine's Day Party. I sent a list home on Friday with students' names to help with valentines. I will set aside time on Thursday before the party for students to pass out valentines. The party will be in the afternoon starting at 1:30. We look forward to a "sweet" time! Parents who are helping at the party can come at 1:15 to set up.
Spelling
L. 22 words are words ending with y. The list will come home Monday. We will take a pretest Monday. The test will be on Friday.
English
We will continue working on writing our friendly letters this week. At the end of the unit, we will be writing letters to Matthew Millbrandt's cousin who is in the Navy. He currently is in Iraq. How lucky we are to have an opportunity to support our troops and pratice letter writing with a real authentic experience!
Reading
We will continue to work on extended responses and reading passages this week. Much of the IOWA testing time will take place during reading time.
Social Studies
We will begin Chapter 3 this week. Due to the snow day, teachers' institute and early dismissal, we did not begin this last week.
Science
Our science unit is slowly coming to an end. We will finish up learning about the planets in our solar system. This week we will study Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Math
This week we will be taking IOWA tests in math on Tuesday and Wednesay. Monday we will have a checkpoint covering the first part of chapter 11. The end of the week we'll learn about perimeter and area of figures. We will continue with mad minutes this week. This week students will take a mixed mad minute of all facts 0-12.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Week of February 4-8
Important Dates:
*3rd Grade Spelling Bee Monday
*Sun Quiz Monday 2/4
*Reading Quiz Monday 2/4
*No school Tuesday 2/5 for Teachers' Institute
*Early dismissal Thursday 2/7
*Spelling Test Friday 2/8
*District Spelling Bee Friday 2/8
Classroom Chatter:
Happy Snow Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the day off Friday. Ginger sure did! She likes to eat the snow.
Can anyone take a roll of film in for me to be developed? The pictures are of the students and will be used for an end of the year project. Send me a note or email and I'll send the roll home with your child. Thanks in advance.
Congratulations to Caroline and Daniel. They won the classroom spelling bee last week. They will participate in the 3rd grade spelling bee which has been rescheduled for Monday due to the snow day. Way to go!
Spelling
Lesson 21's words are nouns spelled with -er. The list will go home Monday and is in the spelling folder. The test is Friday. There will not be a pretest this week due to the shortened week.
English
We will begin a writing unit this week. Students will learn how to write a friendly letter and the 5 parts of friendly letters (Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, and Signature).
Reading
Monday we will take the quiz for L. 4. A review packet went home last week to help practice for the quiz. We will continue working in our Illionois workbook to prep for ISATs. We will begin lesson 5 this week. This is the final lesson and it teaches us about: author's purpose for writing, how to compare different types of writing by the same author, plot, characters, setting, problem, resolution, characterization, similies, onomatopoeia, different forms of literature and personal & third person narratives!
We will continue working on writing extended responses using our hamburger model. We are all done with our Test Ready books. I sent home the books on Friday to review the lessons for a cumulative test. We will take the test on Thursday. To study, review the lessons in the test ready book. Prefix, Suffix, and Root words were the most challenging for the students.
Science
Due to the snow day, we will take Friday's Sun Quiz on Monday. This week we will focus our study on eclipses and seasons.
Social Studies
We will begin chapter 3 in social studies. Chapter 3 teaches us why people from all over the world have come to live in the United States. We will learn about customs, citizens, migration, Jane Adams, and Langston Huges, to name a few!
Math
We will continue with our geometry unit and working on problem solving extended responses. This week we will be taking a x12 mad minute.
*3rd Grade Spelling Bee Monday
*Sun Quiz Monday 2/4
*Reading Quiz Monday 2/4
*No school Tuesday 2/5 for Teachers' Institute
*Early dismissal Thursday 2/7
*Spelling Test Friday 2/8
*District Spelling Bee Friday 2/8
Classroom Chatter:
Happy Snow Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the day off Friday. Ginger sure did! She likes to eat the snow.
Can anyone take a roll of film in for me to be developed? The pictures are of the students and will be used for an end of the year project. Send me a note or email and I'll send the roll home with your child. Thanks in advance.
Congratulations to Caroline and Daniel. They won the classroom spelling bee last week. They will participate in the 3rd grade spelling bee which has been rescheduled for Monday due to the snow day. Way to go!
Spelling
Lesson 21's words are nouns spelled with -er. The list will go home Monday and is in the spelling folder. The test is Friday. There will not be a pretest this week due to the shortened week.
English
We will begin a writing unit this week. Students will learn how to write a friendly letter and the 5 parts of friendly letters (Heading, Greeting, Body, Closing, and Signature).
Reading
Monday we will take the quiz for L. 4. A review packet went home last week to help practice for the quiz. We will continue working in our Illionois workbook to prep for ISATs. We will begin lesson 5 this week. This is the final lesson and it teaches us about: author's purpose for writing, how to compare different types of writing by the same author, plot, characters, setting, problem, resolution, characterization, similies, onomatopoeia, different forms of literature and personal & third person narratives!
We will continue working on writing extended responses using our hamburger model. We are all done with our Test Ready books. I sent home the books on Friday to review the lessons for a cumulative test. We will take the test on Thursday. To study, review the lessons in the test ready book. Prefix, Suffix, and Root words were the most challenging for the students.
Science
Due to the snow day, we will take Friday's Sun Quiz on Monday. This week we will focus our study on eclipses and seasons.
Social Studies
We will begin chapter 3 in social studies. Chapter 3 teaches us why people from all over the world have come to live in the United States. We will learn about customs, citizens, migration, Jane Adams, and Langston Huges, to name a few!
Math
We will continue with our geometry unit and working on problem solving extended responses. This week we will be taking a x12 mad minute.
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