Miss Pellin's Post
January 21st to January 25th

Remember that Monday, January 21st is Martin Luther King Day. There will be no school, please plan accordingly.

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, January 24th.  You will find a list of spelling words that will be used for the spelling bee in your child's binder.  The winner and runner-up will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms at a later date.  

Students can earn a free Six Flags ticket if they read for 6 hours.  Students need to fill out the Six Flags Read to Succeed worksheet in order to earn the ticket.  Many students already turned this in.  If your child has not turned it in and would like to earn a free ticket, they need to turn it in by February 1st.  

The Third Week of 2013 at School:
Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.

Social Studies: We will continue the study of chapter 3 titled People Move from Place to Place.

Math:  Students will be tested on chapter 21 on Wednesday, January 23rd.  We have covered all of the multiplication facts from x2 to x9, but there may be a few your child needs to review and memorize.  Some students will need to retake the test on Tuesday, January 22nd if they have not already passed the test.  Students will need to complete 50 questions in 3 minutes.  

Spelling: 

Tuesday:  Pretest on lesson 15

Homework - Cursive worksheet

Wednesday:  Homework - Non challenge ABC order

Challenge - Activity 1 

Thursday: Homework - Non challenge - Write each word in a sentence.

Challenge - Activity 2

Friday:  Post test on lesson 15

Reading: This week we will be targeting the reading strategies of predictions and summarizing.  Students will be reading good fit books while applying these strategies.  Students MAP reading test scores are in their reading folder in their binder.  Included on their MAP sheet is a new lexile level.  You can use www.lexile.com to help your child find good fit books which interest them.  

English: Students will edit and type their autobiography.  We will also be studying adjectives in unit 4.  

Things to Remember:
Monday 1/21: This is Martin Luther King Day. There will be no school.
Wednesday 1/23:  There will be a chapter 21 test.
Thursday 1/24:  We will have our class Spelling Bee.
Friday 1/25: We will have a multiplication test and a spelling test. There will be a math test.