Week of 10/1

Odds and Ends:

New October reading calendars have been sent home. Please keep them is a safe spot...they are due on Wed. 10/31. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Tues. 10/2: Math: Unit 1 Test 

*Fri.10/5: Spelling: List 2 test and 3 activities due

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We will continue our unit of study on Folktales. We are working on finding text evidence as we annotate our text and leave marks of our thinking as we read.

* English: We will continue our mini unit on sentences and subjects and predicates.
We will also work on lessons covering how to correctly write book titles and introductory words.

*Spelling: We are working on list 2 of the year. We will work in class on the 3 activities, but please help your child monitor their work and time management. They need to have 3 activities completed by next Friday, 10/5. The test will also take place that day, so please study the word list at home.
Thanks!

*Social Studies: We will continue our unit on maps as we study the hemispheres.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are working on addition and subtraction word problems and learning new strategies that help support our fact fluency and mental math ability.  See if your child can demonstrate their understanding of the "make a friendly number and count by 10's up the number line" strategy and the break apart strategy. A practice test was given to your child this week. It is due on Monday. We will spend Monday reviewing for the test. The Unit 1 test is on Tues. 10/2. Any unused worksheet pages in the SB or HC for Unit 1 can be completed as extra pratice. 

Have a great weekend! Happy Fall!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 9/24

Odds and Ends:

We are getting ready to celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday on Tues. 9/25. Please send in a peeled, cored, sliced apple to school with your child to be used to make homemade applesauce for our class as we celebrate his birthday.  The smell of delicious, warm applesauce will fill the air of the 3rd grade wing on Tuesday! Thank you! 

Thank you for signing and checking your child's assignment notebook every night!! I really appreciate it! 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Tues. 9/25: Johnny Appleseed's Birthday 

*Wed. 9/26: Early Dismissal at 11:00. 

* Fri. 9/28: DOL #2 Quiz
September Reading Calendar Due 

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading; We will continue our unit on Tales as Old as Time as we explore character traits, decoding new vocabulary using context clues, and story elements and theme/main idea through folktales, fairy tales, fables, and myths. Ask your child about how we can annotate our texts! 

* English: We are learning about what makes a sentence complete, types of sentences (exclamation, question, statement, and commands), and subjects and predicates. We are also working on capital letters for proper nouns in DOL. A DOL quiz will be on Friday. 9/28. Your child can expect a graded review this week on the 4 types of sentences. 

* Spelling: We will get a new word list and menu for the week. We will work on these words for 2 weeks with the test on Friday, Oct. 5th. The students will be given class time to work on their 3 spelling activities, but it is very helpful if you can check in with your child's progress from time to time to make sure they are using class time wisely to complete their activities at school. They may have to do some of the work at home.

*Social Studies: We will continue our work on maps as we study hemispheres, the equator, prime meridian, and the poles.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will continue our work on addition and subtraction strategies. We will also work on subtraction fast facts this week. It is the same format as addition, which daily practice tests. The subtraction fast fact test will officially be on Fri. 9/28. Thank you for having your child practice these facts every day at home.

Have a great week,
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 9/17

Odds and Ends: 

A note from our gym teacher, Mrs. Cushing: 

Third graders see Mrs. Cushing for PE first thing in the morning.  There is a good chance there will be dew on the grass.  PE is outdoors into October, weather permitting.  

The students might get their socks/shoes wet.  It is a good idea for the third graders to bring an extra pair of shoes and socks for after PE. A suggestion would be to have your child wear their play shoes to school for PE and then change into another pair after.    Washing and drying them weekly may be of help too!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Wed. 9/19: Social Studies: Continents and Ocean Quiz 

* Fri. 9/21: Spelling: 3 spelling activities due and test today 
Math:  Addition Fast Fact Graded Review

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on our first unit, Tales as Old as Time, as we explore different types of folktale literature. We will apply our reading strategies to this literature and focus on character traits, sequencing, and using text based evidence to answer our questions. 

*English: We will continue to study the structure of a sentence. We are finishing up our ME bag writing activities and they turned out amazing! Each child will take turn to share their 3 items and their paper to the class. The presentation portion will be graded. 

*Spelling: We are beginning week 2 of our first spelling unit. Your child has been given time in class to work on their spelling menu activities. 3 activities are due by Fri. 9/21. Check in with your child's progress to make sure they will be able to complete these activities. You might need to have them work on some of the work at home.  Homework is a graded activity and each missing or incomplete assignment will reflect missing points. 

The test will be on Friday and will consist of randomly selected 15 words from their word list and then they will choose 2 of those 15 words to write 2 complete, accurate sentences. The test is worth 20 points. 

*Social Studies: We are busy working in cooperative groups to research about our continents. Students are finding WOW facts and then adding them to Google Slide presentations. We will share these presentations to the class next week. The quiz on continents and locations will be on Wed. 9/19. Students will need to know the location of all continents and oceans.  They will be given a word bank, so spelling counts. 


*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will continue to learn a variety of addition and subtraction strategies to help us solve word problems and more complex problems. 

We are working on our addition and subtraction fluency as well. We will begin "practicing" our addition fast facts. If your child passes any of the practice tests with zero or one wrong, they will begin practicing subtraction facts.  The "official" addition fast fact test will be on Fri. 9/21. This will be a variety of addition fluency facts 0-12.  If they don't pass the fast fast graded review, they will retake the quiz each day the following week until Thurs.  and receive 1 point off the total grade for each retake. 

Have a great weekend! 
Mrs. Olsen 

Week of 9/10

Odds and Ends: 

* Please be sure to check and sign your child's assignment notebook each night. Help them build a responsible and independent routine at home of unpacking their binder every night and emptying the "Take Home" section and checking the homework folder and the assignment notebook. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 9/10: Magazine Drive Kick off Assembly

*Fri. 9/14: English: DOL #1 Graded Review

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on writing and important grammar mini lessons as we work to write our ME bag papers. We will focus on capital letters, end marks, and proper organization of paragraphs and main ideas and details in our writing. We will work to make a final "published" copy of our papers and present them next week.

* English: We are reinforcing the grammar skills that we are using in our writing through DOL (Daily Oral Language) mini lessons. A study guide was sent home with your child on Friday. They can look at the mini lessons in their ELA notebook to review. The quiz will be on Fri. 9/14.

*Spelling: Your child's spelling word sort lists will be sent home next week Monday. Every other Monday, your child will receive a new word list. They will keep one list at home to study and one list and a menu in their spelling folder. Most of the spelling work on the menu is done at school and due the day of the test (the 2nd Friday after receiving the new words). Please check on your child's progress to make sure they will be able to complete 3 spelling activities by the due date.




*Social Studies: We will continue to study maps as we learn about continents and oceans.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are continuing to review addition and subtraction strategies. We will practice our fact fluency with addition fast facts this week. A graded checkpoint will be given on Wed.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen