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February 1st to February 5th

The students took matter into their own hands when the scientists from High Tough High Tech visited our class today. In a program called Matter Matters©, the scientists helped the students discover all states of matter including gas, liquid, solid, and even plasma. In the pictures above students watched the transformation of solid to gas happen right before the students' eyes - sublimation! 

On Thursday, February 11th we will celebrate Valentine's Day. If students choose to pass out Valentine's Day cards, they should get a card for everyone in the class.  There are 19 students in the class. 

The Twenty-third Week at School:

Science: We will finish the study of matter in chapter 11.  There will be a chapter 11 test on Friday, February 5th. Students can keep their science textbook at home until the day of the test.

Social Studies:  We will focus on science.

Math:   We will begin unit 4, module 3 on measurement.  Students will have a divide by 5 timed test on Tuesday, February 2nd.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, January 2nd will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students will receive a new spelling list and should complete six activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Thursday, February 11th.  The activities will also be due on Thursday, February 11th.  

Reading: We will continue our unit on traditions.  Students will write a personal narrative on a tradition.  Also, students will receive a third grade pen pal from the Dubai American Academy.  Miss Wyse is currently teaching at the Dubai American Academy. This week students will write their first letter to their pen pal and will share the letter through a google document.  In addition, we will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books.  During our read to self station, students will read a good fit fiction book of their choice and complete a book report similar to the mystery good report.  

January Reading Logs are due on Monday, February 1st.

Things to Remember:
Monday 2/1:  January Reading Logs are due.

Tuesday 2/2:  There will be a divide by 5 test.  
Friday 2/5:  There will be a chapter 11 science test. 

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January 25th to January 29th

Today marks the halfway point of trimester 2.  Please check your child's grades online.  

Six Flags’ Read to Succeed logs are due on Monday, February 1st.

Matter Presentation:  We are fortunate to invite scientists from "High Touch-High Tech to Prairieview.  They will lead students through many experiments involving the different states of matter on Friday, January 29th. 

The Twenty-second Week at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11, lesson 2.  We will discuss states of matter.  

Social Studies:  This week we will focus on science.  

Math:  We will begin unit 4, module 2 on the standard subtraction algorithm.  Students will have a divide by 4 timed test on Tuesday, January 26th.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, January 26th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students will continue studying their spelling list and should complete six activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Friday, January 29th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 29th.  

ELA: We will continue our unit on traditions. This week we will read Throw Your Tooth on the Roof by Selby B. Beeler and compare and contrast different countries tooth traditions.  In addition we will compare and contrast good fit articles and/or books during Daily 5 stations.  

Students will read a new mystery book and be asked to complete various tasks and graphic organizers during our Daily 5 stations.  

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 1/26:  There will be a divide by 4 test.

Friday 1/29:  There will be a spelling test and the 6 activities are due.  Also, we will have our Matter, Matters Presentation.   

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January 18th to January 22nd

Remember that on Monday, January 18th 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 1st.

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Thursday, January 22nd.  This year students will not be given a list to practice from.  They will use their prior knowledge to spell words. The winner and runner-up will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms on January 27th.  

Matter Presentation:  We are fortunate to invite scientists from "High Touch-High Tech to Prairieview.  They will lead students through many experiments involving the different states of matter on Friday, January 29th.  Please send in $7.50 for this presentation by Friday, January 22nd.

The Twenty-first Week at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11, lesson 2.  We will discuss states of matter.  

Social Studies:  This week we will focus on science.  

Math:  We will continue unit 4, module 1 on place value and the standard addition algorithm.  Students will have a divide by 3 timed test on Tuesday, January 19th.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, January 19th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students will receive a new spelling list and should complete six activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Friday, January 29th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 29th.  

ELA: We will continue our unit on traditions.  This week  we will read When Lightning Comes in a Jar and compare it with The Keeping Quilt which is also by Patricia Polacco.  In addition we will compare and contrast good fit articles and/or books during Daily 5 stations.  

We are reading mystery novels this month.  Rather than an Independent Reading Contract, students are required to complete a book report.  The book report packet is due on Friday, January 22nd.  Students will have all week to work on it during Daily 5.  

Things to Remember:

Monday 1/18:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.
Tuesday 1/19:  There will be a divide by 3 test.
Thursday 1/21:  We will have the class Spelling Bee.  

Friday 1/22:  Mystery book packets are due.    

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January 11th to January 15th

Remember that on Monday, January 18th there will not be school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.    Also, there will be an early dismissal at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 15th.  Please plan accordingly.  

Third grade students will take their reading MAP test on Tuesday, January 12th and their math MAP test on Wednesday, January 13th.  Please talk to your child about trying their best! Also make sure they eat a good breakfast and get plenty of sleep.  Thank you!

Matter Presentation:  We are fortunate to invite scientists from "High Touch-High Tech" to Prairieview.  They will lead students through many experiments involving the different states of matter on Friday, Janurary 29th!  The cost for each child is $7.50.  Please send in $7.50 with your child by January 22nd.  

Six Flags’ Read to Succeed logs are due on Friday, January 29th.

The Twentieth Week at School:

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.  Students will be completing a project related to physical properties of matter.   Today, students learned that anything you can observe about matter by using one or more of your senses is a physical property.  Students should bring in 5 small items representing sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.  I sent home a sheet explaining the project further.  

Social Studies: We will focus on science this week.

Math:  There will be a unit 3 test on Monday, January 11th.  Then we will begin unit 4, module 1 on place value and the standard addition algorithm.  We will also begin division timed tests.  We will start with a divide by 2 timed test on Tuesday, January 12th.  These tests will be very similar to the multiplication tests.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, January 5th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students have already received a spelling list and should complete six activities using the new spelling menu.  The test will be on Friday, January 15th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 15th.  

ELA: We will continue our unit on traditions.  We finished reading The Keeping Quilt and there will be a vocabulary quiz on Thursday, January 14th.  They will also be reading good fit books/articles on various cultures and traditions in their Daily 5 groups.  

We are reading mystery novels this month.  Rather than an Independent Reading Contract, students are required to complete a book report.  These will mostly be done in class during our daily 5 stations.  

Things to Remember:
Monday 1/11:  There will be a unit 3 math test. 
Tuesday 1/12:  Students will take the reading MAP test.  

Wednesday 1/13:  Students will take the math MAP test.

Thursday 1/14:  There will be a vocabulary quiz.
Friday 1/15: It is an early dismissal day.  

Monday 1/18:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.