Monday, December 10, 2012

Weekly News

*Parents: Please remember to sign your student's planner each night. Your signature verifies that they have studied their spelling words, practiced math facts, and read for 20 minutes. This is an important part of 3rd grade and I appreciate you partnering with me on this. Also, Powerdrills are due EVERY THURSDAY and Study Island is due EVERY FRIDAY. 



December 10-14
Reading: We are continuing Unit 3 in Lead 21. We are studying the question “How does geography affect a community?” We are also working on the skills: monitor comprehension, sequencing, and homophones.  

Writer’s Workshop: This week we are continuing our Holiday Tradition story. The students will write about a tradition that they do each year around the holiday time. All parents are invited to hear the students read their stories at our Holiday Tradition Party, December 19th at 1pm.

Math: We are finishing up Unit 7 this week and moving on to Unit 8. We will be working on coordinates this week. We will learn how to plot them on graphs and locate objects using a coordinate system.  

Social Studies: Our tour of the Midwest Region is well underway. The students have been to several interesting cities including St. Louis. We will continue the tour this week. The States and Capitals test will be FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH.

Important Dates:  
          Tuesday 12/11- Early Dismissal
Friday 12/14- Leawood Leopard Day
    FLAT STANLEY PROJECT DUE
    States and Capitals TEST


Study Island This Week: Text Structure and Addition & Subtraction 

Monday, December 3, 2012

Weekly News

*Parents: Please remember to sign your student's planner each night. Your signature verifies that they have studied their spelling words, practiced math facts, and read for 20 minutes. This is an important part of 3rd grade and I appreciate you partnering with me on this. Also, Powerdrills are due EVERY THURSDAY and Study Island is due EVERY FRIDAY. 


December 3-7
Reading: We are continuing Unit 3 in Lead 21. We are studying the question “How does geography affect a community?” We are also working on the skills: paraphrasing, ask & answer questions, and word endings.

Writer’s Workshop: This week we are starting our Holiday Tradition story. The students will write about a tradition that they do each year around the holiday time. All parents are invited to hear the students read their stories at our Holiday Tradition Party, December 19th at 1pm. (Invitation to follow).

Math: We are continuing Unit 7 this week. We will work on counting money and perimeter. The students will also work on making point graphs using data tables.

Social Studies: We have finished our tour of the Northeast Region and are headed home to the Midwest! The students will learn about the Great Plains and many exciting cities in the Midwest Region. The States and Capitals test will be FRIDAY DECEMBER 14TH.

Important Dates:   
Friday 12/7- Polka Dot Day and Field Trip to Kansas City Chamber Orchestra.
Friday 12/14- FLAT STANLEY PROJECT DUE

Study Island This Week: Setting and Multiplication & Division Fact Families.