Reading:
Read and Rehearse Readers' Theater - OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Packet page 32 and page 40
English/Language Arts:
All Vocabulary Sentences (#1-10)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Readers' Theater on Monday, October 4
If you haven't heard at home, we are doing our first Readers' Theater! The kids will be performing on Monday, since I will be out on Friday.
I allow the kids to get as creative as they want to be - within the parameters of the play and their roles. So if they are asking you if they can bring items and clothes in for props and scenery, that is okay with me, as long as it is appropriate and related to their Readers' Theater.
I will be sure to post videos of their performances right here on the blog for you to check out!
Any questions just let me know!
I allow the kids to get as creative as they want to be - within the parameters of the play and their roles. So if they are asking you if they can bring items and clothes in for props and scenery, that is okay with me, as long as it is appropriate and related to their Readers' Theater.
I will be sure to post videos of their performances right here on the blog for you to check out!
Any questions just let me know!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Back-to-School 2010
Thank you so much for coming out to check out our classroom last Thursday! I hope you all enjoyed the movies the kids made demonstrating important parts of our classroom. Hats off again to the kids for creating, writing and performing such wonderful skits on their own!
For those that could not make it, or just want to watch again, here are our third grade stars!
Our Classroom Rules and Building Blocks of Behavior!
Sticker Sheets
For those that could not make it, or just want to watch again, here are our third grade stars!
Blast Off Into Third Grade!
Our Classroom Rules and Building Blocks of Behavior!
Sticker Sheets
Bingo Board
Treasure Box!
Daily Literacy Centers
Our Classroom Library
Our Classroom Pets
Classroom Prayer Table
Class News Stations
Helping Hands
Homework: Monday, September 27, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Workbook page 13
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
Grammar Practice Book page 10
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Workbook page 13
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
Grammar Practice Book page 10
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Homework: Thursday, September 23, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes Out Loud!
Math:
Math Workbook page 11
***yes - we crossed out some of the areas on this page - as a class we chose a specific way to add mentally - and are bypassing the long way the book gives as an option
English/Language Arts:
Finish Vocabulary Sentences #6-10
Study Spelling and Vocabulary - Tests Tomorrow!
Read for 15 minutes Out Loud!
Math:
Math Workbook page 11
***yes - we crossed out some of the areas on this page - as a class we chose a specific way to add mentally - and are bypassing the long way the book gives as an option
English/Language Arts:
Finish Vocabulary Sentences #6-10
Study Spelling and Vocabulary - Tests Tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Homework: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Reading:
Storytown page 117 - Read "Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut"
Pay special attention to the headings and how the story is organized!
Math:
Math Workbook page 11
English/Language Arts:
Vocabulary Sentences #1-5
Storytown page 117 - Read "Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut"
Pay special attention to the headings and how the story is organized!
Math:
Math Workbook page 11
English/Language Arts:
Vocabulary Sentences #1-5
Homework: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes!
Math:
Math Workbook page 10
Math Packet page 39
English/Language Arts:
Finish Spelling Sentences #8-15
Read for 15 minutes!
Math:
Math Workbook page 10
Math Packet page 39
English/Language Arts:
Finish Spelling Sentences #8-15
Homework: Monday, September 20, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Packet page 33
Math Worksheet - All - try to do quickly, do not take too long on these
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Packet page 33
Math Worksheet - All - try to do quickly, do not take too long on these
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
Friday, September 17, 2010
Third Grade is Germinating!
Ask your children and you will hear that, of course, germinating means growing or sprouting.
The school garden in the playground has begun to grow and you can see some plants sprouting out of the soil. In addition, in Science we have concluded our unit on Plants by conducting our own science experiment about germination.
Each student had lima beans, red kidney beans and sunflower seeds and we placed them in a ziploc bag with a moist paper towel to see if they would grow. Each student wrote their hypothesis down and then on Thursday we examined the beans to see what occurred. I could describe the results myself, but I thought you would enjoy seeing the kids examine and discuss their findings. Below are two videos of the students examining their beans and writing observations and their conclusions.
We are nearing the conclusion of The Magician's Nephew, and the kids have made excellent connections with this story and really led great discussions about the characters and plot. Ask your students how this book connects to Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden!
In Social Studies, we discussed how we leave in an urban community which is different from a rural or suburban community. However, after talking about the differences we also pointed out that all communities regardless of type have people, places to live, work and play in common.
In Math, we are starting our chapter on whole number addition and then on to whole number subtraction.
I look forward to seeing everyone at Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 23 at 7 p.m. beginning in the Church. The kids have a very special surprise in store for you!
The school garden in the playground has begun to grow and you can see some plants sprouting out of the soil. In addition, in Science we have concluded our unit on Plants by conducting our own science experiment about germination.
Each student had lima beans, red kidney beans and sunflower seeds and we placed them in a ziploc bag with a moist paper towel to see if they would grow. Each student wrote their hypothesis down and then on Thursday we examined the beans to see what occurred. I could describe the results myself, but I thought you would enjoy seeing the kids examine and discuss their findings. Below are two videos of the students examining their beans and writing observations and their conclusions.
We are nearing the conclusion of The Magician's Nephew, and the kids have made excellent connections with this story and really led great discussions about the characters and plot. Ask your students how this book connects to Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden!
In Social Studies, we discussed how we leave in an urban community which is different from a rural or suburban community. However, after talking about the differences we also pointed out that all communities regardless of type have people, places to live, work and play in common.
In Math, we are starting our chapter on whole number addition and then on to whole number subtraction.
I look forward to seeing everyone at Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 23 at 7 p.m. beginning in the Church. The kids have a very special surprise in store for you!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Homework: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Reading:
Reread "Schools Around the World" in Storytown page 89
Math:
Math Book - Pretest #1-14 on pages 26-27
English/Language Arts:
Study Spelling and Vocabulary!
Finish Vocabulary Sentences #5-10
Reread "Schools Around the World" in Storytown page 89
Math:
Math Book - Pretest #1-14 on pages 26-27
English/Language Arts:
Study Spelling and Vocabulary!
Finish Vocabulary Sentences #5-10
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Homework: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes!
Math:
Math Workbook page 8
English/Language Arts:
Vocabulary Sentences #1-5
Read for 15 minutes!
Math:
Math Workbook page 8
English/Language Arts:
Vocabulary Sentences #1-5
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Homework: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Reading:
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Packet page 87, 97 and 107
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #8-15
Miscellaneous:
Need Gym Suit by next week!
Play outside - it is beautiful and we do not have a lot of nice days left this year!
Read for 15 minutes OUT LOUD!
Math:
Math Packet page 87, 97 and 107
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #8-15
Miscellaneous:
Need Gym Suit by next week!
Play outside - it is beautiful and we do not have a lot of nice days left this year!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Homework: Monday, September 13, 2010
Math:
Math Packet page 77, 88 and 98
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
***You MUST be in gym shoes tomorrow or you can not get on the bus to gym class***
***Starting next week you must be in full gym suit for gym class every Tuesday and Thursday. If you do not have the gym suit yet, navy blue exercise pants or shorts with Old St. Mary's shirt will be ok this week.***
Math Packet page 77, 88 and 98
English/Language Arts:
Spelling Sentences #1-7
***You MUST be in gym shoes tomorrow or you can not get on the bus to gym class***
***Starting next week you must be in full gym suit for gym class every Tuesday and Thursday. If you do not have the gym suit yet, navy blue exercise pants or shorts with Old St. Mary's shirt will be ok this week.***
Friday, September 10, 2010
Science is Everywhere!
We had another great week here in Third Grade!
As we read on in The Magician's Nephew, the class continues to make excellent connections and predictions. It is obvious they are absorbing the book and really thinking deeply about what they are hearing and relating to the book's theme and characters.
I was so proud of the class at The Mass of the Holy Spirit, our first All-School Liturgy. They were so well-behaved and listened attentively to the homily and offered up thoughts and ideas to Father Mike. Prior to the Mass we discussed our thoughts on the Holy Spirit, and we created a vast word web of various words we related to the Holy Spirit (you can see some of these terms on our dove by the office!)
Science was a main focus this week. We are on a plant unit and on Wednesday we examined and dissected various plants in our group and diagramed the plant in our science journals. There were beets, radishes, pansies and wheat grass to examine. The students noticed the pollen on the pansy flower, the seeds at the base of the wheat grass and found the tunnels going through the beets and radishes once we cut them open. It was messy but a great learning experience!
In Social Studies, we are discussing the makings of a community and will make our own community map next week!
I am enjoying reading the letters the students wrote to me in their Readers' Notebooks, they are writing great summaries and truly thinking about what they are reading.
On Friday, all the students had the opportunity to hold and let Lucy, our class hamster check them out. I was impressed at how gentle and caring each student was while handling our small pet. Other than being a fun, enjoyable addition to our class, it also helps teach personal responsibility and awareness since she is so small.
Have a great weekend!
As we read on in The Magician's Nephew, the class continues to make excellent connections and predictions. It is obvious they are absorbing the book and really thinking deeply about what they are hearing and relating to the book's theme and characters.
I was so proud of the class at The Mass of the Holy Spirit, our first All-School Liturgy. They were so well-behaved and listened attentively to the homily and offered up thoughts and ideas to Father Mike. Prior to the Mass we discussed our thoughts on the Holy Spirit, and we created a vast word web of various words we related to the Holy Spirit (you can see some of these terms on our dove by the office!)
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| The class excited about Science and plants! |
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| Oscar, Clive, Valerie and Caroline dissecting the pansy flower! |
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| Mary, Lance, Delaney and Trent dissecting beets! |
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| Maggie, Angelina, Brendan and Katie dissecting wheat grass! |
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| Kaya, Maddie, Jane and Patrick dissecting radishes! |
I am enjoying reading the letters the students wrote to me in their Readers' Notebooks, they are writing great summaries and truly thinking about what they are reading.
On Friday, all the students had the opportunity to hold and let Lucy, our class hamster check them out. I was impressed at how gentle and caring each student was while handling our small pet. Other than being a fun, enjoyable addition to our class, it also helps teach personal responsibility and awareness since she is so small.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Homework: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Math:
Math Workbook page 5 (all) and page 7 (only #1-5)
English/Language Arts:
5 Vocabulary Sentences
Study Spelling and Vocabulary! Test tomorrow!
Math Workbook page 5 (all) and page 7 (only #1-5)
English/Language Arts:
5 Vocabulary Sentences
Study Spelling and Vocabulary! Test tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Homework: Wednesday, September 8
Reading: Read for 20 minutes.
Math: Math Packet page 39 and page 48
English/Language Arts: Write 5 Vocabulary sentences
Math: Math Packet page 39 and page 48
English/Language Arts: Write 5 Vocabulary sentences
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Homework: Tuesday, September 7
Reading: Read for 20 minutes OUT LOUD! Work on fluency and expression.
Math: Math Workbook page 5 - Comparing Numbers
English/Language Arts: ALL 15 Spelling Sentences (this is because it is a short week)
Spelling Practice Book page 6
Math: Math Workbook page 5 - Comparing Numbers
English/Language Arts: ALL 15 Spelling Sentences (this is because it is a short week)
Spelling Practice Book page 6
Friday, September 3, 2010
Great First Full Week!
It was a great first full week back! We have really gotten back into the groove of school.
We began our class read aloud, which is the first in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew. The students have been enjoying the story. They are making great predictions, discovering new vocabulary and make text-to-text, text-to-life and text-to-world connections as we read. I am so impressed at the great discussions that generate from the students as we follow the story.
This week we reviewed summarizing and retelling what we have read. We have also started working with our guided reading level letters and Reading Workshop will begin on Monday using our Reader's Notebook and literacy centers.
In writing, we reviewed the concepts of a complete sentence, going over the mechanics of writing (capitalization, punctuation, statements versus questions). This has set us up to begin diving into our Writing Workshop next week using our writing binders.
Math is going very well, with review of place-value and how to read, write, compare and order numbers. Topic 1 Test will be at the end of next week.
In Science, we discussed plants and how they grow. We talked about the important parts of a plant and what each part does to help a plant survive. The below pictures are from our Science Observations. The students explored the courtyard for various plants, leaves, trees and wrote their observations down in their journal. Next week, the students will continue to study plants and get to grow their own plants from beans and seeds.
In Social Studies, we went over some of our country's historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We also reviewed map skills and the various types of subjects all within Social Studies. Next week, we will begin our unit about Life in Communities.
In Religion, we have a class prayer leader that leads our class in a discussions and religion reading. We will also be attending weekly Mass every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. if you are ever able to join us!
Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! See the kids on Tuesday!
We began our class read aloud, which is the first in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Magician's Nephew. The students have been enjoying the story. They are making great predictions, discovering new vocabulary and make text-to-text, text-to-life and text-to-world connections as we read. I am so impressed at the great discussions that generate from the students as we follow the story.
This week we reviewed summarizing and retelling what we have read. We have also started working with our guided reading level letters and Reading Workshop will begin on Monday using our Reader's Notebook and literacy centers.
In writing, we reviewed the concepts of a complete sentence, going over the mechanics of writing (capitalization, punctuation, statements versus questions). This has set us up to begin diving into our Writing Workshop next week using our writing binders.
Math is going very well, with review of place-value and how to read, write, compare and order numbers. Topic 1 Test will be at the end of next week.
In Science, we discussed plants and how they grow. We talked about the important parts of a plant and what each part does to help a plant survive. The below pictures are from our Science Observations. The students explored the courtyard for various plants, leaves, trees and wrote their observations down in their journal. Next week, the students will continue to study plants and get to grow their own plants from beans and seeds.
In Social Studies, we went over some of our country's historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We also reviewed map skills and the various types of subjects all within Social Studies. Next week, we will begin our unit about Life in Communities.
In Religion, we have a class prayer leader that leads our class in a discussions and religion reading. We will also be attending weekly Mass every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. if you are ever able to join us!
Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! See the kids on Tuesday!
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