December 10th-18th

Announcements: 

• These last 7 school days before Christmas break are full of fun activities. Therefore, we will not be taking a Reading or Spelling test this week. We will be completing classwork in these subjects that may be graded throughout the week. 
• Our field trip to the Springer Opera House is Tuesday, December 11th. Please be at school by 7:10. We will leave by 7:20. We need to have time to find parking and use the restroom before the performance begins. Students need to wear nice church clothes, a nice uniform, or a nice Christmas outfit to the play. Please make sure clothes are clean and pressed.
• The Big Chief/Little Chief Tacky Christmas Sweater party is Wednesday, December 12th. Students will not exchange gifts with their Big Chiefs. The SGA has asked all Little Chiefs to bring a bottle of lotion for the nursing home in place of gifts.
• The Christmas Musical is Monday, December 17th. Polar Express is also this day. 
• Our class Christmas party is December 18th. I will send home a letter with more information soon. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading and Language Arts: 
• Christmas Comprehension Stories
• Writing: 
• We will be writing a letter to Santa this week. 
• Spelling: 
• We will practice ABC order and cursive handwriting. 
• Math: 
• Reviewing all multiplication facts
• Saxon Lessons 60-62
• Science: 
• Complete habitat projects and do our poster presentations

Important Dates: 

• Monday, December 10th- Saxon Math Test
• Tuesday, December 11th- Field Trip
• Wednesday, December 12th- Big Chief, Little Chief
• Monday, December 17th- Polar Express Day, Christmas Musical 
• Tuesday, December 18th- Christmas Party 

December 3rd-7th

Reminders: 

• Habitat project supplies are due on Tuesday, December 4th. 
• Keep encouraging students to read their AR books and take tests. They are doing a great job and are all pretty close to meeting their goal this nine weeks! 
• Be reviewing all multiplication facts at home with your child. We will have a review test on all of our facts on December 13th. Students need to have their facts memorized. This will help with learning their division facts, and math concepts in 3rd grade and beyond. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• The Harlem Renaissance
• English: 
• Identifying Subordinating and Coordinating Conjunctions 
• Make sure your child memorizes that and, but, or are coordinating conjunctions and although, until, while are subordinating conjunctions.
• Writing: 
• Writing a Tall Tale
• Writing Letters to Santa 
• Spelling: 
• Long o Sound and /ow/ Sound 
• Science: 
• Habitats and Biomes 
• Math: 
• Reviewing all multiplication facts 
• Saxon Lessons 56-59
• Acting out, drawing pictures, and writing number sentences for equal groups stories
• Identifying and drawing lines of symmetry
• Writing division problems in three ways
• Dividing by 10, 7, and 1
• Identifying Quotients 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, December 3rd- Saxon Math Tests
• Tuesday, December 4th- Science Test; Poster Supplies Due 
• Friday, December 7th- Reading and Spelling Tests 

Habitat Project

Science Project

 Habitat Poster

Dear Parents,

            We have been studying ecosystems, food chains, and biomes in Science. To conclude this unit, I would like to do an in-class project with the students the week of December 3rd. This project will count for a test grade. They will need to bring some supplies from home to complete their project. Please have these supplies at school by Tuesday, December 4^th. You may send them early if you’d like.

            Students will create a poster of one of Earth’s habitats that we have discussed in class. Students may choose one of the following habitats: ocean, lake, arctic, forest, rainforest, or desert. I would like students to show a complete food chain on their poster. They will need to label the plants and animals in their food chain. Students will need to print pictures of the animals and plants. These can be black and white or color. You may want to include other plants and animals that are not in your food chain to help fill up your poster. Students will present their projects to the class and tell about their food chain. I would suggest discussing the project with your child at home so they can have a plan before we start working in class.

Materials students need to bring to school for this project:

·        1 Thin White Poster

·        Plants and Animals (printed)

·        We have glue, construction paper, markers, scissors, and crayons in class. Students can bring any additional supplies from home to use if they would like to.

Example of a complete food chain:

                        Acorn, Squirrel, Snake, Hawk

November 26th-30th

Reminders:

• Book orders are due Monday, November 26th. Please do not send cash. You may order online or make a check out to Scholastic. 
• We will be eating at CiCi's Pizza in Columbus after seeing Elf at the Springer Opera House. Please send $7 for your child and you if you are attending this trip. We want to make one payment to get the tax exemption and save time in line. This money is due November 30th. 
• Encourage students to keep reading AR. Everyone is doing a great job so far!
• I will be out on Thursday, November 29th for a doctor's appointment. Please call the school or email me if you need anything. 
• Start reviewing all the multiplication facts with you child at home. We have covered the 0-10 facts. We will have a big review test in December. This test will have 100 facts and students will have 5 minutes to complete it. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• A New Life for Mei 
• English: 
• Concrete and Abstract Nouns
• Writing: 
• Narrative Writing
• We will be working on the AISA Writing Contest piece this week. 
• Science: 
• Finishing Food Chains unit and being Biomes & Habitats 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 8 
• Saxon Lessons 51-55
• Constructing a Number Line
• Adding 2 Digit Numbers Using the Addition Algorithm 
• Drawing and Measuring Line Segments to the Nearest Half Inch 
• Locating and Naming Points on a Number Line with a Scale of 10
• Estimating Capacity 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, November 26th- Book orders due
• Thursday, November 29th- 8's Fact Test
• Friday, November 30th- Reading and Spelling Tests
• Monday, December 3rd- Saxon Math Tests
• Thursday, December 13th- Review Test on Multiplication Facts 

November 19th-20th

A Few Reminders:

Monday, November 19^th
We will be taking our Unit 2 Reading Assessment. We will not have a new story or spelling words this week.

·       Beth Stephenson will be providing lunch for the class today to celebrate Forrest’s birthday.

Tuesday, November 20^th

·        Our Thanksgiving party will be at lunch. We will be having sub sandwiches.

·        Progress Reports are due today.

Field Trip to the Springer Opera House

·        This trip is scheduled for December 11^th. After the play, we will eat lunch at CiCi’s Pizza in Columbus. Please send $7 for lunch for your child and you if you are attending the field trip with us. I will turn in a check to CiCi’s when we arrive and they will not charge us tax. Please turn in this money by Friday, November 30^th.

Book Orders

·        Scholastic book orders are due Monday, November 26^th. You may order online or send a check with your order to school. Please do not send cash and make checks out to Scholastic Book Clubs.

November 12th-November 16th

Reminders: 

• Progress Reports will go home this week. Students should be half way to their AR goal at this time. Please sign and return these to school as soon as possible. 
• Monday, November 12th is a school holiday. Enjoy the long weekend!
• I will be out on Thursday, November 15th for a doctor's appointment. Mrs. Pam will be subbing. Please contact the office or email me if you need anything. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Einstein Anderson and the Hurricane Hoax 
• Grammar: 
• We will be reviewing skills covered throughout this unit. There will not be a grammar assessment on Friday. 
• Writing: 
• Informative Writing
• Spelling: 
• Review Words from Unit 2
• There will not be a phonics assessment this week. 
• Science: 
• Food Chains 
• Math: 
• 4's Multiplication Test 
• 8's Multiplication Facts
• Completing a Multiplication Table 
• Saxon Math Lessons 49-50
• Finding Perimeter
• Subtracting a Number from 10
• Making a Shape for a Given Perimeter 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, November 12th- No School 
• Tuesday, November 13th- 4's Test
• Wednesday, November 14th- Saxon Math Tests
• Thursday, November 15th- Animal Classification Test (Science) 
• Friday, November 16th- Reading and Spelling Test
• This week's reading test will only be vocabulary and comprehension. 

November 5th- November 9th

Reminders: 

• Field trip money for the Springer Opera House is due Monday, November 5th. There are no more available parent tickets at this time. 
• Please encourage students to keep reading AR. They are all capable of meeting their goals. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Hot Enough to Fry an Egg
• English:
• Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns
• Writing: 
• Informative Writing
• Science: 
• Finish Animal Adaptation Unit
• Begin Animal Classification 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 4
• Saxon Math Lessons 46-49
• Reading a thermometer to the nearest degree Fahrenheit
• Identifying the freezing and boiling points of water and normal body temperature on the Fahrenheit scale
• Using comparison symbols (greater than, less than, equal to) 
• Identifying horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines
• Finding perimeter
• Spelling: 
• /oo/ Sound, Homographs, Multiple Meaning Words

Important Dates: 

• Monday, November 5th- Saxon Math Tests
• Thursday, November 8th- Science Test
• Friday, November 9th- Reading, Spelling Tests
• Monday, November 12th- Veteran's Day, No School 
• Tuesday, November 13th- 4's Multiplication Test 

October 29th- November 2nd

Reminders:

• Our field trip to Paradise Pumpkin Patch is Wednesday, October 31st. Please come to school as usual. We will leave at 8:30. Parents can meet us in the academic center around 8:20. Students need to wear their Lakeside field trip shirts on this trip. No athletic clothes and please wear closed-toed shoes. If your child did not order lunch, they need to bring one from home. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Get the Facts! 
• Grammar: 
• Subjects and Direct Objects 
• Spelling: 
• Long /u/ Sound
• Homographs- words that have different meanings, but the same sound and spellings
• Science: 
• Animal Adaptations 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 9
• Saxon Math Lessons 42-45
• Adding 2-digit numbers using mental computation
• Naming line segments
• Identifying scalene, isosceles, and equilateral triangles
• Identifying the missing digit in an addition problem 
• Liquid Capacity (pint, quart, half-gallon, gallon, and liter) 

Important Dates: 

• Wednesday, October 31st- Paradise Pumpkin Patch Trip/Halloween Party
• Thursday, November 1st- 9's Multiplication Fact Test 
• Friday, November 2nd- Reading and Spelling Test 

October 22nd-26th

Reminders:

• Please return report cards by Wednesday, October 24th. 
• Field Trip letters for the Springer Opera House on December 11th went home last week. We will be seeing Elf. I only have 10 parent tickets available. If you would like a parent ticket I must have your money and form as soon as possible and you must be willing to drive 2-3 students. I also ask that only one parent per family attend this field trip so that other parents have an opportunity to go with their child. Money is due by November 5th. Tickets are $10 per person. 
• The Fall Festival is Thursday, October 25th. 
• Makeup Picture Day is Monday, October 22nd. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Math: 
• Saxon Lessons 38-41
• Multiplying by 9
• Adding 3 or More Single Digit Numbers
• Telling and Showing Time to 5 Minute Intervals
• Adding 7 and 8 
• Pictographs
• Conducting a Survey
• Grammar: 
• Types of Sentences 
• Spelling: 
• Long /o/ and Homophones
• Students will need to know which homophone is being asked for on the test. The word will be used in a sentence. Students must write the correct word to get the question on the test correct. Talk about what each word means with students as they study these words. 
• Reading: 
• Tornadoes!
• Science: 
• Animal Adaptations 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, October 22nd- 7's Test; Science Test
• Thursday, October 25th- Saxon Math Tests
• Friday, October 26th- Reading and Spelling Tests 

October 15th-19th

Reminders:

• Field Trip forms and money were due on Friday. Please turn these in if you have not already done so by Monday. 
• We will be having our Spelling, Reading, and Math Tests from last week on Monday. I will send home graded papers late this week. 
• AR for the 1st 9 weeks has been extended until Monday. After Monday, students will have the same goal and range, but they will start over for the new 9 weeks. 
• Make up picture day will be October 22nd. 
• I will be at a doctor's appointment on Thursday of this week. If you need anything, please call the school or email me. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• A Season of Change
• Grammar: 
• Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns 
• Spelling: 
• Long /i/, Abstract Nouns, Irregular Verbs
• Science: 
• Heredity and Variation of Traits
• Math
• Multiplying by 7 
• Saxon Lessons 35-38
• Adding 5 and 6
• Writing Number Sentences for "Some, Some More" and "Some, Some Went Away" Story Problems
• Counting Quarters
• Finding Half of a Set of Objects
• Adding 3 or More Single Digit Numbers

Important Dates: 

• Monday, October 15th- Reading (Storm Chasers), Spelling, and Saxon Math Tests
• Friday, October 19th- Reading, Spelling Tests (Seasons of Change) 
• Monday, October 22nd- Make Up Pictures, 7's Fact Test; Science Test 

Wednesday, October 10th

School is cancelled tomorrow due to the weather. They will make a decision about Thursday later on. Students should still complete their homework. If we have school on Thursday, we will still take our Reading and Spelling Tests on Friday. If school happens to be closed on Thursday, we will move the Reading and Spelling Tests to Monday. The Saxon Math Tests will be either Friday or Monday, depending on the school schedule. Enjoy the day off and be safe in the weather!

October 8th-12th

Announcements:

• The last day of AR for the 1st 9 weeks is October 10th. Students that meet their point and percentage goals will receive a bonus 100 in reading. 
• The last day of the 1st 9 weeks is October 11th. 
• Pumpkin Patch forms and money are due Friday, October 12th.
• Scholastic Book Orders are due October 19th. Please send a check or order online. Scholastic does not accept cash. 
• I will be out Wednesday, October 10th for a doctor's appointment. If you need anything on this day, please call the front office or email me. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Storm Chasers
• Grammar: 
• Contractions, Possessive Nouns, Possessive Pronouns 
• Spelling: 
• Long /e/ spelled ee, ea, _ei, _y, and _ey; Contractions and Possessives
• Science: 
• Inheritance and Variation of Traits
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 6 Test
• Multiplying by 7's Facts 
• Saxon Lessons 32-35
• Estimating, Measuring, and Drawing Line Segments Using Centimeters
• Adding a Multiple of 10 to a Number Using Mental Computation
• Ordering 3 Digit Numbers
• Listing Combinations
• Adding 5 and 6 Facts
• Writing Number Sentences for "Some, Some More" and "Some, Some Went Away" Story Problems

Important Dates: 

• Monday, October 8th- 6's Fact Test
• Thursday, October 11th- Saxon Math Tests
• Friday, October 12th- Reading and Spelling Tests 

Montgomery Zoo Trip

Parents,

Due to the high chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, we are rescheduling the field trip to Friday, October 5th. Please send students to school tomorrow at normal time with their back packs and binders. Thank you so much for your quick responses to my messages. I know we will have a wonderful trip next week, and I look forward to seeing everyone then! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks!

October 1st-5th

Announcements: 

• Monday, October 1st is a student holiday. There is no school today. Enjoy your long weekend!
• I will be sending home field trip forms for the pumpkin patch this week. Please return these as soon as possible and no later than Friday, October 12th. 
• The last day of AR for the 1st 9 weeks is October 10th. Please encourage students to keep reading and taking tests. I know they are all capable of meeting their goals. If students meet their point and percentage goal, I will give them a bonus 100 in Reading. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading, Grammar, & Spelling: 
• This week we have a Unit 1 Assessment. It will cover all the topics that we have discussed during our first reading unit. Students will be tested on phonics, grammar, spelling, and a new, short reading comprehension passage. We do not have new spelling, vocabulary, or grammar skills this week. We will be reviewing in class this week. 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 6
• Saxon Lessons 30-31
• Saxon Math Tests
• Collecting Data and Tallying
• Addition Facts: Adding 3 and 4
• Adding Multiples of 10 Using Mental Computation
• Estimating the Sum of 2 Two-Digit Numbers
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Science: 
• Inheritance and Variation of Traits in Animals

Important Dates: 

• Monday, October 1st- No School 
• Wednesday, October 3rd- Saxon Math Tests
• Thursday, October 4th- Unit 1 Reading Assessment 
• Friday, October 5th- Montgomery Zoo Trip 
• Monday, October 8th- 6's Multiplication Test 

September 24th-28th

Announcements:

• I will send home graded papers from last week as soon as possible. 
• Pink Out T-shirt orders are due Monday, September 24th. 
• Our field trip to the Montgomery Zoo is Friday, September 28th. Please remember to be at school, in our classroom, by 7:15 a.m. We will be returning home around 4:30 p.m. Please make alternate plans for your child if they usually ride the van or bus after school. I will send out a reminder about what to wear and bring later this week. I will let you know the where students are riding before we leave on Friday morning. If you are a parent attending this trip, your child will be riding with you. Students will not need their backpacks on Friday. 
• Our Reading and Spelling Tests will be on Thursday this week. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• The White Spider's Gift
• Grammar: 
• Reviewing all topics from Unit 1: Subjects, Predicates, Simple Sentences, Nouns, Verbs, and Punctuating Dialogue
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 6
• Saxon Lessons 26-29
• Identifying Dozen and Half Dozen
• Writing a Fraction to Show Part of a Set 
• Reading and Writing Numbers to 1,000 Using Digits
• Writing Money Amounts Using Dollar Signs and Cent Symbols
• Reading and Shading a Thermometer to the Nearest 2 Degrees Fahrenheit 
• Spelling: 
• Reviewing Words from Unit 1
• Science: 
• Living and Non-Living Things

Important Dates: 

• Monday, September 24th- 3's Multiplication Facts Test
• Wednesday, September 26th- Science Test
• Thursday, September 27th- Reading & Spelling Tests
• Friday, September 28th- Zoo Trip
• Monday, October 1st- Student Holiday 

September 17th- 21st

Announcements: 

• I will be out of town this week. Please call the school office if you need anything or send me an email. I will get back to you as soon as possible. Mrs. Pam Jones will be subbing Monday- Wednesday. She will be taking over the class when I start maternity leave after Christmas. I truly believe she will do an excellent job. She is a retired elementary teacher, and will be coming and helping in our room often to get to know the students and our routines. 
• Since I will be out this week, graded papers for this week will go on home on Tuesday of next week instead of Monday. I will need some time to catch up on grading. I will also update the blog when I get back in town over the weekend. Mrs. Pam will pass out papers from last week on September 17th. Please be sure to sign your child's folder. 
• Please encourage students to keep reading their AR books. We need to work on getting our comprehension percentage to 85%. 
• Progress reports are due Tuesday, September 18th. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Math: 
• Saxon Lessons 23-26
• Counting Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies
• Writing Fractions Using the Fraction Bar
• Addition Facts: Adding 9 
• Multiplication Facts: Multiplying by 3 
• Writing Fraction Number Sentences that Equal 1 
• Identifying Dozen and Half Dozen
• Writing a Fraction to Show Part of a Set 
• Reading: 
• The Prairie Fire 
• Grammar: 
• Dialogue and Using Quotation Marks
• Spelling: 
• /m/ Spelled _mb; /n/ Spelled kn_; /r/ spelled wr_; /f/ spelled ph; /w/ spelled wh; Irregular Plurals 
• Science: 
• Living and Non-Living Things & Life Cycles 

Important Dates: 

• Wednesday, September 19th- Addition Fact Test; Force and Motion Science Test
• Thursday, September 20th- Saxon Math Test 4
• Friday, September 21st- Spelling and Reading Tests
• Monday, September 24th- Multiplying by 3 Test 

September 10th-14th

Reminders:

• This week is homecoming! We are going to be participating in some fun and exciting activities, but we need to remind students that we still have real school this week. 
• We will be taking our reading and spelling tests on Thursday this week. This is because of all the homecoming activities we have planned on Friday. Friday is also a half day. Students will be dismissed at 12 p.m. 
• Progress reports will be going home this week. Please remember that we will have many more grades. Students should also be about half way to their AR goal at this time. They need to have at least 85% for comprehension as well. 
• I will be out on Wednesday for a doctor's appointment. Please call the school office if you need anything that day. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Bummer and Lazarus
• Grammar: 
• Complete Simple Sentences
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Spelling: 
• /a/ Spelled ai_ and _ay, /el/ spelled _le, _el, _al and _il; Regular Plurals 
• Science: 
• Force and Motion 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 5 & 10
• We will begin multiplying by 3 this week as well.
• Saxon Lessons 20-22
• Naming and Drawing Polygons
• Addition Facts: Adding 2
• Dividing a Square into 3 Equal Parts
• Identifying and Shading Thirds
• Rewriting Numbers by Regrouping 10's and 1's
• Trading Dimes and Pennies
• Making and Organized List 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, September 10th- Saxon Math Test 3; Addition Fact Test (Sums of 10) 
• Tuesday, September 11th- 5 & 10 Multiplication Fact Test 
• Thursday, September 13th- Reading & Spelling Tests
• Friday, September 14th- Homecoming; Dismiss at 12 p.m.
• Lunch will not be served today. Students may bring money to buy snacks or may bring snacks from home. 

September 3rd-7th

Reminders:

• Monday is a school holiday! Enjoy the long weekend. 
• Money and forms for the Montgomery Zoo field trip are due on Friday. This trip is September 28th.We will be leaving at 7:15 am to go to the zoo, and will be back in Eufaula by 4:30/5 pm at the latest. There is a lot to see at the zoo, and I want us to have time to see everything that we can. We will spend a lot of time studying animals in science, and the zoo is a great learning opportunity for students. 
• If you are purchasing a homecoming t-shirt, please send in your form and money by Friday. 
• Please continue to sell Charleston Wrap items. Please do not turn in your order forms until September 11th. 
• Order forms for a class t-shirt to wear on casual field trips were sent home on Friday. The shirts are $8. Please send a check and your order form by September 7th. If students do not purchase a class t-shirt, they will have to wear their uniform on all field trips. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Damon and Pythias 
• Spelling: 
• /j/ and /s/ Sound Words with Different Shades of Meaning
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Grammar: 
• Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates
• Science: 
• Force and Motion 
• Math: 
• Multiplying by 5 and 10
• Saxon Lessons 16-19 
• Writing the date using digits
• Dividing a square into 2, 4, and 8 equal parts
• Identifying and shading halves, fourths, and eighths
• Reading a thermometer to the nearest 10 degrees
• Rounding a number to the nearest 10 
• Addition Facts: 
• Sums of 10 

Important Dates: 

• Monday, September 3rd- School Holiday (Labor Day) 
• Friday, September 7th- Reading & Spelling Tests; Field Trip Forms Due; T-shirt Forms Due
• Monday, September 10th- Saxon Math Tests 3; Multiplying by 5 and 10 Test 
• Tuesday, September 11th- Charleston Wrap Due 

August 27th-31st

Reminders:

• Please sign students' reading logs over the weekend. I check these on Monday mornings. For students to receive credit, they must have 60 minutes of reading for the week and the parent initials. 
• Students will be receiving Charleston Wrap Fundraising packets soon. These are due September 11th. 
• I passed out the first science study guide last week. We have our first science test on Wednesday. The study guide should be in your child's binder. Please let me know if they have misplaced it. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• Little Havana 
• Grammar: 
• Verbs and Verb Phrases
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Spelling: 
• Long E and Long U; Synonyms and Antonyms 
• Math: 
• Saxon Lessons 12-15
• 0-2 Multiplication Facts
• Dividing Squares into Two and Four Equal Parts
• Identifying Congruent Shapes
• Counting Dimes and Nickels 
• Comparing the Values of Sets of Coins
• Adding 10 to a Two-Digit Number and Subtracting 10 From a Two-Digit Number Using Mental Computation
• Identifying the Relative Value of Pattern Blocks
• Science: 
• Force and Motion 

Important Dates: 

• Wednesday, August 29th- Science Test
• Thursday, August 30th- Saxon Math Tests; 0-2 Multiplication Fact Test
• Friday, August 31st- Reading and Spelling Tests

August 20-24th

Announcements:

• Please remember to sign your child's reading log each night. I check these on Monday mornings. 
• We STAR tested on Thursday. Your child has received their new AR range and goal. Let's work hard to meet our goals. Students will receive a bonus 100 in Reading for meeting both their point and percentage goal. Please make sure your child brings an AR book to school with them each day. 
• Spelling and Vocabulary words are in your child's binder. These are sent home on Fridays. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading: 
• The Origami Master
• English: 
• Compound Words
• Nouns
• Writing: 
• Opinion Writing
• Science: 
• Science Skills and the Scientific Method
• Math: 
• Saxon Lessons 8-11
• 0-2 Multiplication Facts
• Ordering 2 Digit Numbers
• Identifying Odd and Even
• Subtracting 0 and 1; Differences of 0 and 1
• Identifying the Relative Value of Pattern Blocks
• Identifying, Acting Out, Drawing Pictures, and Writing Number Sentences for "Some, Some More" and "Some, Some Went Away" Story Problems

Important Dates: 

• Thursday, August 23rd- Saxon Math Test 1; Fact Test 1 (Addition Facts) 
• Friday, August 24th- Reading/Vocabulary Test; Spelling Test
• The Reading Test has many different parts: Phonics, Vocabulary, Grammar, Word Analysis, and Vocabulary. Different Sections of this test will count as Reading, Grammar, and Spelling grades. 

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Reminders: 

• We have had a wonderful first day of school today! We have started our Saxon Math lessons, worked on team work skills in Science, and have learned a lot of new information about each other. I'm so excited for the rest of the year! 
• Handbooks have gone home. Please review these and return the forms from the back of the book to the school by the end of next week (August 17th). 
• If you have not paid the $40 supply fee and the $40 class dues, please send them to school with your child as soon as possible. 

What We Are Learning: 

• Reading and Language Arts: 
• Getting Started in Open Court
• Students will not be tested on this week's reading selection. We will do some diagnostic testing this week to see where we are as a class. The new Open Court program includes 5 days to introduce students to the program before the actual lessons begin. 
• Math: 
• Saxon Lessons 3-7
• Identifying Digits and Writing Two-Digit Numbers
• Telling and Showing Time to the Half Hour
• Identifying Sums, Addends, and the Commutative Property
• Adding 0, 1, and Doubles Facts
• Estimating Length to the Nearest Inch 
• Identifying Properties of a Rectangle
• Concepts of Multiplication (Repeated Addition, Equal Groups) 
• Spelling: 
• No Spelling Test this week. 
• We will be reviewing spelling patterns learned last year this week. 
• Science: 
• Scientists and the Scientific Method