Reminder: There is no school Monday, March 3!
PAWS testing for third grade will be March 11, 13, 18, and 20. Please make sure your child is present on these days!
Reading: In reading this week our main story will be 'Fly, Eagle, Fly'. We will be working on story structure (beginning, middle, and end) to better comprehend what we are reading. This includes determining the problem and solution in a story, which often occur in the middle and end. We will also look at main idea and theme.
Grammar: In grammar this week we will be learning about prepositions. Our goal by the end of the week will be to determine what word in a sentence is a preposition, as well as find the prepositional phrase.
Spelling:
monster
surprise
hundred
complete
control
sample
instant
inspect
pilgrim
contrast
explode
district
address
substance
children
merchant
embrace
purchase
curtsy
contract
Math: In math this week we will begin measurement, including measuring to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, and 1/4 inch, as well as measuring using feet. We will also be working on different strategies to solve division word problems, and moving into practicing our division facts. With PAWS coming up in two weeks, we have also started doing one difficult multi-step story problem every day as a class to practice all the problem solving strategies we have learned up to this point in the year.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
February 17-21
Thank you all for coming to conferences last night and this morning!
Announcements:
There is no school on Monday due to President's Day.
We have swimming Thursday, February 20th, so make sure your child has their swimsuit and towel!
The Kemmerer Elementary Olympics are Friday, February 21! Everyone needs to be dressed for the snow and cold, since we will be outside for most of the day!
Language Arts this week will be a continuation of the concepts we were focusing on last week due to the shortened weeks.
Reading: We are still working on the story 'America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle', and focusing on determining whether events in a story are fact or opinion.
Grammar: We will continue focusing on contractions.
Spelling: No new words, continue studying last weeks words.
Math: This week in math we will move into division, specifically using pictures that show division as sharing among groups, and using repeated subtraction to solve division problems. We will also continue learning more about fractions- finding the fractional part of a group, adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators, and reading/ writing mixed numbers. We also start to look at the connection between division and fractions.
Have a wonderful long weekend, and Happy Valentine's Day!
Announcements:
There is no school on Monday due to President's Day.
We have swimming Thursday, February 20th, so make sure your child has their swimsuit and towel!
The Kemmerer Elementary Olympics are Friday, February 21! Everyone needs to be dressed for the snow and cold, since we will be outside for most of the day!
Language Arts this week will be a continuation of the concepts we were focusing on last week due to the shortened weeks.
Reading: We are still working on the story 'America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle', and focusing on determining whether events in a story are fact or opinion.
Grammar: We will continue focusing on contractions.
Spelling: No new words, continue studying last weeks words.
Math: This week in math we will move into division, specifically using pictures that show division as sharing among groups, and using repeated subtraction to solve division problems. We will also continue learning more about fractions- finding the fractional part of a group, adding and subtracting fractions with common denominators, and reading/ writing mixed numbers. We also start to look at the connection between division and fractions.
Have a wonderful long weekend, and Happy Valentine's Day!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
February 10-14
I hope you all enjoyed your snow day yesterday!
Announcements:
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13. If your child wishes to bring valentines for the class please send them on Thursday, and make sure there is a Valentine for every student. I sent home a class list last Friday, if you need an extra let me know!
Conferences are this Thursday and Friday! I sent a note home on Friday with your conference time, so if you need to reschedule let me know!
There is no school on Friday, or on the following Monday due to President's Day.
Reading:
Due the change in schedule from the snow day as well as the school Olympics coming up next Friday, we are going to spread our reading unit for the week across two weeks. The main story will be 'America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle'. We will be focusing on determining what is a fact and what is an opinion to better understand events in a story.
Grammar:
In grammar we will be focusing on contractions- what they are, determining what two words were used to create a contraction, and creating a contraction correctly.
Spelling:
Since we are stretching this unit, the spelling test for these words will be on Thursday, February 20. Bonus time to study!! :) The focus for these words is suffixes: -er, -or, -ess, and -ist.
dentist
editor
artist
hostess
actress
swimmer
seller
tutor
tourist
organist
lioness
shipper
chemist
investor
conductor
announcer
pharmacist
journalist
commuter
pianist
Math: In math this week we will wrap up multiplication, complete a chapter review in class, and take the Chapter 6 test on Thursday. In order to prepare, each child should complete pages 364-367 in their book Wednesday night. We will also continue working with fractions, and learning about different ways to compare and order fractions on number lines and with manipulatives.
Thank you for everything you do at home to help your child, and I look forward to seeing you all later this week!
Announcements:
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13. If your child wishes to bring valentines for the class please send them on Thursday, and make sure there is a Valentine for every student. I sent home a class list last Friday, if you need an extra let me know!
Conferences are this Thursday and Friday! I sent a note home on Friday with your conference time, so if you need to reschedule let me know!
There is no school on Friday, or on the following Monday due to President's Day.
Reading:
Due the change in schedule from the snow day as well as the school Olympics coming up next Friday, we are going to spread our reading unit for the week across two weeks. The main story will be 'America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle'. We will be focusing on determining what is a fact and what is an opinion to better understand events in a story.
Grammar:
In grammar we will be focusing on contractions- what they are, determining what two words were used to create a contraction, and creating a contraction correctly.
Spelling:
Since we are stretching this unit, the spelling test for these words will be on Thursday, February 20. Bonus time to study!! :) The focus for these words is suffixes: -er, -or, -ess, and -ist.
dentist
editor
artist
hostess
actress
swimmer
seller
tutor
tourist
organist
lioness
shipper
chemist
investor
conductor
announcer
pharmacist
journalist
commuter
pianist
Math: In math this week we will wrap up multiplication, complete a chapter review in class, and take the Chapter 6 test on Thursday. In order to prepare, each child should complete pages 364-367 in their book Wednesday night. We will also continue working with fractions, and learning about different ways to compare and order fractions on number lines and with manipulatives.
Thank you for everything you do at home to help your child, and I look forward to seeing you all later this week!
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