20 August 2013
Magnets
Magnets, magnets, magnets...we have been studying magnets and their properties. The students worked in pairs and small groups to apply the concepts learned. They also had a bit of fun having magnet races using a maze. The object was to see who could get their magnet through the maze the quickest.
18 August 2013
Parent Portal
If you have not already signed up for Parent Portal, I strongly urge you to do so. Parent Portal is my grade book in real time. It is updated in real time as I enter grades into it. If you have not registered for Parent Portal, please stop by the office. They will be able to help you.
Large yellow envelopes are going home with the students tomorrow. If your child brings one home, please sign the papers inside and return to school the next day.
Large yellow envelopes are going home with the students tomorrow. If your child brings one home, please sign the papers inside and return to school the next day.
16 August 2013
Collaborative Math
Students often work in pairs or small groups to reinforce concepts learned during whole group instruction. In these pictures students are working in pairs, using a double dice to hone their rounding skills.
15 August 2013
Homework
Please make sure that your child is completing ALL of their homework each night. Many students are having to go to silent lunch and homework study hall because they are forgetting a piece of their homework here and there.
Students will have homework nightly (Monday through Thursday) in Spelling, Reading/Vocabulary, and Math. In addition, students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes each night.
To avoid any confusion, homework is on colored paper.
Students will have homework nightly (Monday through Thursday) in Spelling, Reading/Vocabulary, and Math. In addition, students should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes each night.
To avoid any confusion, homework is on colored paper.
Wonderful Week
We have completed our first full week of school. The students are getting use to our class routine and are doing well with being 3rd graders and all of the expectations that go along with the title. We have hit the ground running and are deep into all of our subjects.
Fridays will be "test day." Fridays will find the students taking a spelling test, vocabulary test, a reading test, and on the weeks we use our GA Weekly Studies, a social studies test. This week begins our first round of tests. I am confident that the students will rise to the occasion. Please make sure that your child studies for these tests.
Next week we will have our first Math test. This test will be on Wednesday. It will cover place value and rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.
Fridays will be "test day." Fridays will find the students taking a spelling test, vocabulary test, a reading test, and on the weeks we use our GA Weekly Studies, a social studies test. This week begins our first round of tests. I am confident that the students will rise to the occasion. Please make sure that your child studies for these tests.
Next week we will have our first Math test. This test will be on Wednesday. It will cover place value and rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.
04 August 2013
Welcome to 3rd Grade
Welcome Back!!
I hope that everyone had a safe, enjoyable, and restful summer.
We will hit the ground running. Our first few days will find our class reviewing the rules for both Frank Long and our class. This is a necessity this year as we will have a new discipline policy/system in place not only school wide, but county wide. We will being our study in Reading with a novel titled Mr. Popper's Penguins. In Math we will begin with place value, fluently adding/subtracting to/from 1,000 and rounding. In Science we will begin with our Magnet Unit and to round out our day we will use GA Weekly Studies for Social Studies. The Science Text and GA Weekly Studies have links in the right side bar of this blog so that students and parents can review the days lessons and study for tests. I have also included the Math text book as a reference. We will not work strictly out of the Math book, but will use it as a resource.
In addition to all of the usual subjects students will also be given daily instruction and practice in cursive writing. Students are not to complete any work in cursive (class work or homework) until all instruction has been completed. I will let the students and you know when they can begin writing in cursive.
Homework will be given Monday through Thursday in Math, Spelling, and Reading/ELA. All homework is to be completed nightly. Students not completing their homework will have silent lunch and attend the Homework Study Room during recess. Occasionally students will have Science and Social Studies homework. I am confident that each and every student will rise to the many challenges that are ahead of them. I look forward to teaching, learning, and growing with each student. I know that we will have an OUTSTANDING year!!
I hope that everyone had a safe, enjoyable, and restful summer.
We will hit the ground running. Our first few days will find our class reviewing the rules for both Frank Long and our class. This is a necessity this year as we will have a new discipline policy/system in place not only school wide, but county wide. We will being our study in Reading with a novel titled Mr. Popper's Penguins. In Math we will begin with place value, fluently adding/subtracting to/from 1,000 and rounding. In Science we will begin with our Magnet Unit and to round out our day we will use GA Weekly Studies for Social Studies. The Science Text and GA Weekly Studies have links in the right side bar of this blog so that students and parents can review the days lessons and study for tests. I have also included the Math text book as a reference. We will not work strictly out of the Math book, but will use it as a resource.
In addition to all of the usual subjects students will also be given daily instruction and practice in cursive writing. Students are not to complete any work in cursive (class work or homework) until all instruction has been completed. I will let the students and you know when they can begin writing in cursive.
Homework will be given Monday through Thursday in Math, Spelling, and Reading/ELA. All homework is to be completed nightly. Students not completing their homework will have silent lunch and attend the Homework Study Room during recess. Occasionally students will have Science and Social Studies homework. I am confident that each and every student will rise to the many challenges that are ahead of them. I look forward to teaching, learning, and growing with each student. I know that we will have an OUTSTANDING year!!
Daily Schedule
0720-0800 Morning routine/AR
0800-0845 Reading
0845-0930 Reading Review/Language Arts
0930-1025 Math
1025-1110 Math Review
1110-1125 Social Studies
1125-1230 Lunch/Recess/Social Studies
1230-1315 Specials
1315-1335 Social Studies
1535-1405 Science
1405 Prepare for dismissal
Specials Schedule
Monday Art
Tuesday Music
Wednesday P.E./Health
Thursday Computers
Friday P.E./Health
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