Friday, January 17, 2014

Miss Pellin's Post
January 20th to January 24th




Remember that on Monday, January 20th there will not be school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.  Please plan accordingly.  

Six Flags’ Read to Succeed logs are due on Monday, February 3.

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Tuesday, January 28th.  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 on January 30th.  


The Twentieth Week at School:
Science: We will continue the study of energy in chapter 13.  We will finish lesson 2 on using energy and then move on to lesson 3 on why energy is important.  

Social Studies:  We will continue the study of chapter 3 on customs and immigration.  Also, we will be celebrating Culture Day on Wednesday, January 22nd and Thursday, January 23rd.  Each student should be prepared to share something about his or her cultural heritage with the class and should have a visual aide.  

Math:  We will continue chapter 7 on Multiplication and Division.  This chapter focuses on multiply/divide by 3, 4, 0, and 1.  There will be a multiply and divide by 4 test on Thursday, January 23rd.    

Spelling: 
Monday:  Pretest on lesson 16
Homework -  Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Write words 5 times each
Wednesday: Homework - Write each word in a sentence.
Thursday:  Post test on lesson 16

Reading:   We will continue literature circles.  Students were given good fit books and are practicing various reading strategies.

English: We will finish the study of adjectives and adverbs in unit 4.  Students were given a study guide today, Friday, January 17th.  They should fill out their study guide and bring it back to school on Thursday, January 23rd.  The unit 4 test will be on Friday, January 24th.  


Things to Remember:
Monday 1/20:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.
Wednesday 1/22: It is Culture Day! 
Thursday 1/23:   It is Culture Day!  There will be a multiply and divide by 4 test.  
Friday 1/24: There will be a spelling test and unit 4 English test.