Saturday, May 23, 2015
Third Grade Awards
Handing out third grade awards was so much fun! All of the students received an award and we all enjoyed cheering each other on!
Monday, May 18, 2015
May 18th-22nd
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Listed below are the important reminders for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Monday is Fun Day! Please have students dress comfortably and remember to bring a water bottle.
- Tuesday is our "Wear Red" day. It is also the school-wide MAP celebration and students are asked to dress like super heroes. They may choose either one of the options to dress in!
- Wednesday is our end of the year party! We would love to see you at the party which will start at 2:00. If you plan to attend, please park at the Farmer's Club!
- Thursday is Fly Up day. Make sure to ask your students all about the 4th grade teachers they will meet!
- Please have students wear their Blue Ribbon t-shirts on Friday for our assembly.
- Friday is our last day and it is a half day! School will dismiss at 11:50.
Have a great week!
Monday, May 11, 2015
May 11th- 14th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will finish up our poetry unit. We will be sharing our collection of published poems as a class!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking. We will be looking at poetry and song lyrics and discussing ways to think deeply about the poems we read.
Science: This week we will begin science chapter 9: Energy. We will learn that energy takes many forms, causes motion and creates change. Our test on this chapter will be on Tuesday!
Math: This week in math, we will review concepts that we have previously learned such as fractions, multiplication, and division.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
- Today is our pizza party! Thank you to those who have sent in the pizza money, if you have not done so, please send in the money today!
- Just a reminder, we do not have school on Friday!
- Saturday, May 16th, is the annual Spring Festival!
Writing: This week we will finish up our poetry unit. We will be sharing our collection of published poems as a class!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking. We will be looking at poetry and song lyrics and discussing ways to think deeply about the poems we read.
Math: This week in math, we will review concepts that we have previously learned such as fractions, multiplication, and division.
Have a great week!
Friday, May 8, 2015
Economic Project Videos
Our economic projects were a success! Use the links below to view the commercials that were created for each product.
Disco Soccer Ball- http://youtu.be/9QdYySO_3aE
Perfect Puppeteers- http://youtu.be/ilT_7A3RniI
Lemonade Mouth- http://youtu.be/3n9iurbsyio
Lemon Power: Sweet and Sour- http://youtu.be/xNd3A6nrDSU
Prade- http://youtu.be/F_qNrQ1bFJc
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Cinco de Mayo Fun!
Day 13 of our "Balloon Poppin' Fun" celebration was chips and salsa in honor of Cinco De Mayo. Here are a few pictures from our fun celebration!
Monday, May 4, 2015
May 4th-8th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus editing, revising, and publishing our poems into each students' own special collection of poems.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking. We will be looking at poetry and ways to think deeply about the poems we read.
Science: This week we will begin science chapter 9: Energy. We will learn that energy takes many forms, causes motion and creates change.
Math: This week in math, we will review concepts that involve money such as subtraction across zeros and making change. We will also work on creating budgets and adding up money to keep track of expenses!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
- Be on the lookout for a note coming home this week about an end of the year pizza party we will be having next week.
- Wednesday (the 6th) is the last day to order scholastic book orders. This will be the last one of the year!
- Please remind your child to turn in their monthly reading log.
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus editing, revising, and publishing our poems into each students' own special collection of poems.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking. We will be looking at poetry and ways to think deeply about the poems we read.
Math: This week in math, we will review concepts that involve money such as subtraction across zeros and making change. We will also work on creating budgets and adding up money to keep track of expenses!
Have a great week!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
April 27th- May 1st
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus on the structure of our poems and how to use meaningful line breaks. We will also work on eliminating unnecessary information in order to make our poems more meaningful.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking.
Science/Word Study: This week we will continue science chapter 8: Matter. We will focus on the properties of matter and the states they can state. Our test on this chapter will be on Thursday the 30th. Along with our normal lessons, we have begun an economic project in replace of word study for the next few weeks. With this project, students have been working in groups to create a good or service and an advertisement along with that good or service that they will present to the class. We will begin presentations on Monday!
Math: This week in math, we will review chapter 13: Perimeter and Area. We briefly took a look at this chapter before the MAP test but we are going to go back to it in order to take a deeper look at each lesson. This week we will focus on finding the area of composite figures by decomposing the figures into smaller rectangles. The test on this chapter will be on Friday, May 1st.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus on the structure of our poems and how to use meaningful line breaks. We will also work on eliminating unnecessary information in order to make our poems more meaningful.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to work on thinking within, beyond, and about our texts. We will work on asking questions while we read that allow for deeper thinking.
Math: This week in math, we will review chapter 13: Perimeter and Area. We briefly took a look at this chapter before the MAP test but we are going to go back to it in order to take a deeper look at each lesson. This week we will focus on finding the area of composite figures by decomposing the figures into smaller rectangles. The test on this chapter will be on Friday, May 1st.
Have a great week!
Sunday, April 19, 2015
April 20th-24th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus on our surroundings as well as listening to song lyrics to inspire new poems.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to continue close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a non-fiction text.
Social Studies/Word Study: Last week we began Social Studies Chapter 10: Economics. Along with our normal lessons, we have begun an economic project in replace of word study for the next few weeks. With this project, students have been working in groups to create a good or service and an advertisement along with that good or service that they will present to the class. Our test on chapter 10 will be this Tuesday!
Math: This week in math, we will review chapter 13: Perimeter and Area. We briefly took a look at this chapter before the MAP test but we are going to go back to it in order to take a deeper look at each lesson. The test on this chapter will be on Friday, May 1st.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Reminder, this Wednesday is an early release day!
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
Writing: This week we will continue our poetry unit. We will focus on our surroundings as well as listening to song lyrics to inspire new poems.
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to continue close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a non-fiction text.
Math: This week in math, we will review chapter 13: Perimeter and Area. We briefly took a look at this chapter before the MAP test but we are going to go back to it in order to take a deeper look at each lesson. The test on this chapter will be on Friday, May 1st.
Have a great week!
Monday, April 13, 2015
April 13th-17th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will begin our poetry unit. We will focus on looking at ordinary classroom objects in a different perspective!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to continue close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a fiction text.
Social Studies/Science/Word Study: We will not have social studies, science, or word study until after the MAP test in order to have extra time to prepare for the test! We will work on reviewing and introducing new math concepts during this time. We will begin a new social studies chapter when MAP testing is over.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 14: Geometry. We will focus on polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals , and other shapes! The test for this chapter will be after MAP testing.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Just a reminder that our testing dates for the MAP test are April 13th in the morning and April 14th in the afternoon.
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
Writing: This week we will begin our poetry unit. We will focus on looking at ordinary classroom objects in a different perspective!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to continue close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a fiction text.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 14: Geometry. We will focus on polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals , and other shapes! The test for this chapter will be after MAP testing.
Have a great week!
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Tuesday Read Aloud
Thank you Madeline for reading aloud "You Are Special" by Max Lucado. She brought in this book becasue her grandma gave it to her and it is very special to her!
Thursday, April 2, 2015
April 6th-10th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales. We will be publishing our own original fairy tales and read them to our kindergarten buddies on Thursday!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a nonfiction text.
Social Studies/Science/Word Study: !e will not have social studies, science, or word study until after the MAP test in order to have extra time to prepare for the test! We will work on reviewing and introducing new math concepts during this time. We will begin a new science chapter when MAP testing is over.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 14: Geometry. We will focus on polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals , and other shapes! The test for this chapter will be after MAP testing.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Please continue to remind your child to turn in their March reading log!
- Just a reminder that our testing dates for the MAP test are April 13th in the morning and April 14th in the afternoon.
- Please send in the map testing letter for your child no later than this Friday the 10th.
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
Writing: This week we will continue Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales. We will be publishing our own original fairy tales and read them to our kindergarten buddies on Thursday!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text. This week we will focus on close reading a nonfiction text.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 14: Geometry. We will focus on polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals , and other shapes! The test for this chapter will be after MAP testing.
Have a great week!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
March 29th-April 2nd
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales. We will focus on creating our own original fairy tales and we will publish them this week!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text.
Social Studies/Science/Word Study: Our social studies test on Economics will be this Tuesday. After Tuesday, we will not have social studies, science, or word study until after the MAP test in order to have extra time to prepare for the test! We will work on reviewing math concepts during this time. We will begin a new science chapter when MAP testing is over.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 12 and have our test on Wednesday. We will also begin Chapter 14: Geometry.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- The box top classroom contest has begun! Please send in any box tops you have with your child until April 2nd! We are really hoping to win that pizza party!
- Please have your child turn in their monthly reading log Wednesday!
- Monday will begin another week of Aleks homework, all students need to complete is 15 minutes a week!
Writing: This week we will continue Adapting and Writing Fairy Tales. We will focus on creating our own original fairy tales and we will publish them this week!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin close reading. Close reading is a reading comprehension strategy in which you analyze a text over multiple days in order to gain a deeper understand of the text.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 12 and have our test on Wednesday. We will also begin Chapter 14: Geometry.
Have a great week!
Thursday, March 26, 2015
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