Week of 1/28

Odds and Ends:

* Grade Level Spelling Bee: The 3rd Grade Spelling Bee will be on Mon. 1/28 in the morning. Congrats to our classroom bee winners Matei and Brendan . We are so proud of you!




UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Mon. 1/28: Grade Level Spelling Bee

*Wed. 1/30: Early Dismissal at 11:00

*Fri. 2/1: Six Flags Reading Sheet Due
Spelling: List 16 Test
Math: Chap. 14 graded checkpoint

A LOOK AHEAD AT OUR WEEK

*Reading: We will continue to work on our guided reading books. We will also explore some non fiction topics that relate to our novels. We will focus on the skills of questioning and marking our text as we read.

*English: We will continue to study ch. 3 Verbs. We will be finishing up this unit soon and the final test is tentatively planned for Mon. 2/4.

*Spelling: We will work on list 16 this week. We will have a pretest on Mon. Homework will be due on Thurs. The final test will be on Fri.

*Social Studies: Your child received information about our upcoming Culture Day that will take place on Thurs. 2/7 and Fri. 2/8. Their idea sheet in due on Mon. 1/28. Please email me with any questions! This is always a fun and educational activity for our 3rd graders! We will continue to study ch. 3 this week as we learn about early immigrants and Ellis Island and Angel Island.

*Science: Coming soon...

*Math: We will continue to learn about circles, triangles, and plane figures. The graded quiz for ch. 14 will be on Fri. 2/1.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 1/21

Odds and Ends: 

* No School Mon. 1/21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.  Enjoy your day off!

* Spelling Bee: We will be holding our classroom spelling bee Tues. and Thurs. of next week. Your child received a list of words gr. 3-8 that will be used. The final top 2 spellers in our classroom on Thurs. will advance to our grade level bee.

*Water.org Donations: Thank you to all who donated to water.org. I have been collecting all of the money and will make the donation on Thurs. 1/24. Total collected will be announced soon! A donation will be made in Liam's honor for his 2nd birthday and in honor of each student in the classroom. We can make a difference in the lives of others!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Mon. 1/21: No School

*Tues. 1/22: Spelling Bee Practice
Math: Ch. 21 Checkpoint

*Thurs. 1/24: Spelling Bee: Top 2 students advance to grade level bee
Liam's 2nd Birthday :)

*Fri. 1/25: Spelling: List 15 Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

* Reading: We began our guided reading groups. Students will work on their fiction novels, as well as conduct research on non fiction topics related to their novels. We will have mini lessons on story elements and questioning this week as we apply our skills to the books we are reading. Each book has vocabulary that goes along with the chapters. Please help your child review the words that they find tricky each night to prepare them for the quizzes (which will be announced at a later date...check their assignment notebooks in the upcoming days.)

* English: We will continue our study of verbs.

*Spelling: Due to the shortened week, there will be only 2 homework assignments this week. The homework will be due on Thurs. The test will be on Fri. Also, we will have our classroom spelling bee on Tues. and Thurs. of this week (moved from Fri.). All students will participate at the classroom level. The top 2 spellers from Thurs. bee will advance to the grade level bee, which will be held on Mon. 1/28.

*Social Studies: We will continue our study of culture and immigration (ch. 3). Be on the look out for information coming home regarding our culture day activity.

*Science: We will take a short break from science as we focus on social studies.

*Math: We will take our ch. 21 graded review on Tues. A study guide was sent home this week, as well as some review guides. We will begin ch. 14 on lines and angles on Tues. We also have finished our 7 weeks of multiplication review. I am so proud of the students work with their facts!  If you child did not pass the test today, please review the problems they missed. Retakes will begin on Tues.

Have a great, long weekend! I will be celebrating a special birthday with the cutest soon-to-be 2 year old I know...Liam!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 1/14

Happy New Year!!! Welcome back to school and Happy 2013!  I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season together with family and friends.

Odds and Ends: 

* Matter Matters: We will have our Matter Matters presentation on Mon. 1/14. This will be a great review before we end our unit on matter.

*MAPs Testing: The students did a great job this week on MAPs testing. A reading goal setting worksheet with their new RIT score and lexile number were sent home this week. Please review with your child. I am so proud of each student! They worked hard and it shows!

Upcoming Events: 

*Mon. 1/14: Matter Matters Presentation
Science: Insulator project due

*Wed. 1/16: Science: Ch. 11 Matter Test

*Fri. 1/18: Spelling: List 14 Test
Math: Multiplication facts test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on features of non fiction text. We will also begin our guided reading groups. In these groups we will work on novels as well as non fiction books that cover the topics discussed in the novel. Your child also received 5 vocabulary words this week (a yellow worksheet in their reading folder). We are working on dictionary skills and context clues as we acquire new vocabulary. I will be individually quizzing the students on their words on Thurs. 1/17.

*English: We will be focusing on ch 3 Verbs.

*Spelling: This week we will work on list 14. Homework will be due Thurs. The final test will be on Fri.

*Science: We will be wrapping up our unit on matter this week. A study guide was sent home this week. The final test will be on Wed. 1/16. We also have Matter Matters this Monday, which will be a great way to review before the test.

*Social Studies: We will work on ch. 3: culture and immigration. This unit will give us the opportunity to learn more about our own ancestors and cultural background.

*Math: Students began ch. 21: Metric Measurement. We will focus on this unit next week. We will also be wrapping up our multiplication in 7 weeks unit. This week we will focus on all of the facts we have learned. Please identify the facts that are most difficult for your child and practice those. The test on Fri. will be covering all of the facts!

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Olsen