Miss Pellin's Post
October 1st - October 5th
Thank you so much for sending in apples for Johnny Appleseed's birthday! Also, thank you to the parents who sent in extra supplies as well! Below are pictures of the class wearing their apple glasses.
The students will be running the half mile in P.E. class on Monday. They will need a doctor's note if they are not participating.
The Sixth Week of 2012 at School:
Science: We will finish the study of chapter 9 on the water cycle. Look for a study guide to come home. There will be a test in the week of October 8th.
Science: We will finish the study of chapter 9 on the water cycle. Look for a study guide to come home. There will be a test in the week of October 8th.
Social Studies: This week the class will learn about the continents and oceans.
Math: We will continue the study of chapter 3. Students will work on addition, estimation, and word problems. Look for a study guide to come home. There will be a chapter 3 test in the week of October 8th. The subtraction fact test has been moved to Monday, October 1st.
The third grade teachers decided that the point values will be doubled for chapter tests. I have doubled the point value for both the chapter 1 and 2 tests in the grade book.
Spelling: We are pretesting with List #6 on Monday of next week. The final test will be on Friday, October 5th.
Homework:
Monday: Everyone completes a cursive worksheet.
Tuesday: ABC Order
Challenge: 1st Challenge Activity
Wednesday: Write each word three times
Challenge: 2nd Challenge Activity
Reading: We will focus on the reading strategy inferring. The students will be reading Mulan, supplemental short stories, and possibly novels to extend their practice of understanding what they read. Students will learn new vocabulary words from the story Mulan. There will be a Mulan vocabulary test on Friday, October 5th. The September reading calendars are due on Monday, October 1st.
English: We will finish writing our Three Favorite Things paper. Students will be assigned a day to present their paper and "Me" bag. They will be graded on their presentation. A rubric will be handed out on Monday, October 1st on how they will be graded. Then we will begin a descriptive writing unit.
Things to Remember:
Monday 10/1: There will be a subtraction test. September reading calendars are due.
Friday 10/5: There will be a spelling test and a vocabulary test.
English: We will finish writing our Three Favorite Things paper. Students will be assigned a day to present their paper and "Me" bag. They will be graded on their presentation. A rubric will be handed out on Monday, October 1st on how they will be graded. Then we will begin a descriptive writing unit.
Things to Remember:
Monday 10/1: There will be a subtraction test. September reading calendars are due.
Friday 10/5: There will be a spelling test and a vocabulary test.
