Week of 2/3

Odds and Ends: 

*Scholastic Book Order: New orders will be sent home soon. You can access them online. I am asking all orders be completed by Mon. 2/10. Please consider ordering online...both you and the classroom earn free books every time you order online. A coupon for this month's order will be attached to the orders your child takes home.

*Shoe Drive: Please consider donating your used shoes to Girl Scout Troop 457 who will be collecting shoes until 2/7. The shoes will be donated to people in need.

* Spelling Bee: Congratulations to Bradley P. and Amanda C. for being the top 2 spellers from the 3rd grade spelling bee! We are so proud of our classmates! They will advance to the district spelling bee which will take place on Thurs. 2/6. Good luck to both of them!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 2/3: Six Flags Read to Succeed Program Ends: Please turn in reading logs
Reading: January calendars due

*Tues. 2/4: Early Dismissal

* Thurs. 2/6: Social Studies: Ch. 3 Test: Culture and Immigration
District Level Spelling Bee
Dental Hygienist Visit for Dental Hygiene Month

*Fri. 2/7: Math: 6's division and multiplication test
Reading: Word of the Week : Week 7 review
Spelling: List 15 Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will be working on close reading of non fiction text and literature circles. We will also be comparing and contrasting stories and articles written on the same topic.

*English: We will be wrapping up our unit on adjectives and adverbs. The ch. 4 test will be on Mon. 2/10. A study guide will be sent home next week.  The next unit will be Friendly Letter Writing.

*Spelling: We will work on list 15 this week. The homework will be due Thurs. and the final test will be on Fri.

*Social Studies: Culture Day Presentations have been a huge success! Thank you to all of your hard work at home in preparing for these awesome presentations. The students have enjoyed learning more about each other. We will be taking our ch. 3 test on Thurs. 2/6. A study guide was sent home this week.  Our next unit will be Chicago.

*Science: We will work on ch. 12 Energy.

*Math: We will be working on ch. 8 as we focus on more division and multiplication patterns with 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12. We will focus on 6's next week. The timed test will be on Fri. 2/7.

Enjoy the SNOW this weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 1/27

Odds and Ends: 

*Spelling Bee: We will have our final classroom spelling bee on Tues. 1/28. The top 2 spellers will advance to the grade level bee on Thurs. 1/30. We had a practice round this week so students are familiar with the set up. Good luck to all of the students!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Tues. 1/28: Classroom Spelling Bee
Math: Ch. 7 Test
Reading: Night of the Pufflings Vocab. review

*Wed. 1/29: Culture Day Presentations

*Thurs. 1/30: Culture Day Presentations
Grade Level Spelling Bee

*Fri. 1/31: Spelling: List 15
Spirit Day: College Day: Wear your favorite college shirt

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK :

*Reading: We will work on novel studies as we learn about authors purpose, point of view, and fact and opinion. We will also work on Night of the Pufflings. 

Also, I made an error when assigning the due date of the January reading calendar. They will be due on Mon. 2/3. Thanks!

*English: We will continue to work on ch. 4 adjectives and adverbs. We will be taking the final test on Wed. 2/5.

*Spelling: We will work on list 15 this week. The homework will be due Thurs. and the final test will be on Friday.

*Social Studies: We will be wrapping up our unit on ch. 3 culture and immigration in the upcoming weeks. We are looking forward to learning more about each others cultures and family traditions during our culture presentations this week. The ch. 3 test is tentatively scheduled for Tues. 2/4. More information coming soon.

*Science: We will begin our unit on Energy next week. We will begin with kinetic and potential energy in lesson 1.

*Math: We will wrap up ch. 7 this week and review Mon. The test will be Tues. 1/28. The test will cover multiplication and division facts for 3's, 4's, 0's, and 1's, as well as understanding the vocabulary decompose and known fact. Students will also be tested on problem solving with problems that have extra or missing information. A study guide was sent home with your child this week. We will also work on 6's multiplication and division facts this week as we begin ch. 8.

Enjoy the weekend and try to stay warm!

Mrs.Olsen  

Week of 1/20

Odds and Ends: 

*Matter Activity:  Before break, the students and I were going to do a matter activity, but we never had the chance. I thought we could try to attempt making ice cream next week. We are looking for volunteers to donate the following items:  1 gallon of whole milk, 1 bag of sugar, 20 spoons, and 20 plastic cups. If you are able to donate any of those items, please email me and/or send them in with your child by Wed. 1/22 of next week. Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 1/20: No School: Martin Luther King, Jr

*Fri. 1/24: Spelling: Test on Number Words
Math: 4's mult/div timed test

Spirit Day: Wear your favorite vacation destination shirt.

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will work on comparing and contrasting stories and essays written on similar topics. We will model this activity by reading The Night of the Pufflings. We will continue to work on close reading of non fiction articles.

*English: We will work on ch. 4 adjectives.

*Spelling: We will focus on how to spell number words this week. There will be homework due Thurs. The final test will be Fri.

*Social Studies: We will continue our study of culture and immigration. Your child should be working on their culture day projects at home. They are due either Wed. 1/29 or Thurs. 1/30 (your child chose a presentation date). Please feel free to email me with any questions. If your child chooses to bring in a food item, please send in a list of ingredients on the day of the presentation (for food allergy purposes). Thank you!

*Science: We will begin our unit on energy.

*Math: We will focus on 4's mult. and division this week. Ask your child about our vocab. and concept focus for the week: DECOMPOSE. The graded test for 4's multiplication and division will be Fri. We will also work with problem solving with multiplication and division.

Have a great long weekend!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 1/13

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

*Thank you all for the generous gifts! I was sad to miss the last days before break, but thank you for all of the well wishes for me and the baby. We are both doing fine, just a little shaken up from the fall and now I walk extra slowly and carefully on the snow and ice! I hope you all had a restful, fun, and memorable break and holiday season surrounded by family and friends.

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Tues. 1/14: MAPs reading test: rescheduled due to the cold days off last week

*Wed. 1/15: Early Dismissal

*Thurs. 1/16: MAPs math test: rescheduled due to the cold days off last week

*Fri. 1/17: Spirit Day: Wear Green
Spelling: List 14 Test
Reading: Word of the day Review for week 7 words

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on authors point of view and purpose as we read The Keeping Quilt. This is a great tie in to our study of traditions and culture in Social Studies. We will also read some non fiction stories about immigration and culture. We will focus on close reading the articles as we determine importance, find main ideas and details, and discuss how the authors point of view changes the writing.

* English: We will work on ch. 4 adjectives. We will be taking a pretest next week to determine our previous knowledge and help with planning out the lessons to best fit the needs of the class.

* Spelling: We will be working on list 14. The pretest will be Monday. Homework will be due Thurs. The final test will be Fri.

* Social Studies: We began ch. 3 on immigration and culture. A culture day project was assigned to your child this week. Please spend some time over the weekend discussing the project. Ideas are due on Monday.  The final projects will be due the week of Jan. 27th when your child will have the chance to present their culture to the class. Your child chose either Wed. 1/29 or Thurs. 1/30 for their presentation.

* Science: We will begin our next unit on energy in the near future. The graded matter test was sent home this week. Ask your child to see their grade if you have not already. We are also finishing up typing and revising our explanatory papers on weather this week.

*Math: We will work on ch. 7 as we focus on multiplication and division for the 3's and 4's. We will have our 3's test on Fri. 1/17 and 4's test on Fri. 1/24.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 12/16

Odds and Ends: 

*Bowling: We will be bowling with PE on Thurs. 12/19. It is optional for you to send money with your child for concessions. If you do, please do not plan on signing up for hot lunch that day since we arrive back to school right before lunch and often the students are not very hungry for their lunch that day.

* Tivoli Field Trip: We will be going to view The Tale of Despereaux on Fri. 12/20.

*Donations Needed: As a fun, culminating states of matter activity, I would like to make ice cream with the students. I am in need of the following ingredients. Please email me if you are able to send these items in on or before Thurs. 12/19. THANK YOU!

1 gallon of whole milk 

1 bag of sugar

20 plastic spoons

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 12/16: Science: Insulators Due 

*Tues. 12/17: Early Dismissal

* Wed. 12/18: Science: Ch. 11 Matter Test

*Thurs. 12/19: English: Ch. 3 Verbs Test
Bowling Field Trip AM

*Fri. 12/20: Reading: December Reading Calendar Due
Science: Matter Matters Money due $7.50
Math: 10s Division/Multiplication Test
Spelling: Prefix/Suffix Review
Holiday Movie at Tivoli

*Tues. 1/7: MAPs Reading Test

* Wed. 1/8: MAPs Math Test
Matter Matters in class field trip

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will wrap up our novel book buddies as we compare novels and discuss authors point of view and purpose. We will also work on our non fiction close reading, note taking, and research as we work on our weather project.  Reminder: December reading calendar due (only 18 days need to be completed).

*English: We will be wrapping up our unit on verbs. A study guide was sent home. We will be reviewing all of the concepts next week before the test on Thurs.

*Spelling: We will spend the week focusing on prefix/suffix. There will be a test on Fri. 12/20.  Your child can use their packet in their spelling folder to help practice locating prefix/base word/suffix and know the meanings of the prefixes and suffixes.

*Science:  We will work on some hands on activities for ch. 11 matter. A study guide was sent home. A test will be on Wed. 12/18.  Also, we will be finishing up matter after break with a hands on, in school field trip by High Tech, High Touch. Please send in $7.50 to cover the cost of this field trip by Fri. 12/20. Thank you!

* Social Studies: We will begin our unit on immigration and culture when we return from break.

* Math: We will focus on ch. 6 patterns in division and multiplication in 2, 5, and 10's. Our focus for the fluency test will be 10's this week. Please review the 10's facts nightly. The graded test will be on Fri. 12/20.  We will finish ch. 6 before the break but there will not be an end of the unit test for this chapter. We will begin ch. 7 when we return. Please encourage your child to study their multiplication and division facts over break. We will continue our weekly fact focus when we return and the facts get more difficult. Any practice and review will help!

Enjoy your weekend and have fun in the snow!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 12/9

Odds and Ends: 

*Scholastic Book Order: If you would like to place an online order through Scholastic this weekend in time for the holidays, please email me when you are done ordering. I will submit the order early next week so we can have delivery before winter break. If you'd like to pick up the items rather than be sent home with your child, please let me know and we can make arrangements! 

*Winter Wear Drive: Please continue to send in your gently used or new coats and winter accessories to help those in need! We have been filling up the donation box and would love to see more items come in! Thank you for your generosity!

* Prize Box: We are in need of donations to our prize box! Please send in any small, gently used or new items that the students can "shop" for using goodie tickets. Some popular items are pencils, eraser, stickers, key chains, folders, little notepads, socks, gloves, mini stuffed animals, trading cards, etc. Thank you!!!

Also, we are out of snacks and juice boxes for our extra bin. If you can send in any non perishable, healthy snack items, it would be much appreciated! Thanks! 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Tues. 12/10: PV Holiday Concert 9:00 am
Math: Chapter 5 Test

*Fri. 12/13: Spirit Day: Comfy Pants Day
Math: 5's multiplication/ division test

*Tues. 12/17: Early Dismissal

*Wed. 12/18: Science: Matter Test

* Thurs. 12/19: Bowling 9-11 am

*Fri. 12/20: Math: 10's division and multiplication test
Movie at the Tivoli
Begin Winter Break!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We are focusing on close reading non fiction text. We are also working on finishing up our book buddies with a culminating project on character inferences.

*English: We are working on ch. 3 verbs: We will complete this chapter before break. The test is tentatively scheduled for the last week of break. More information coming soon!

*Spelling: We will take a break from our traditional spelling lists for the week as we focus on prefix and suffix. Your child will receive a packet of activity pages we will work on both in school and at home. The test will be the week before break.

*Science: We are busy working on ch. 11 Matter. We will finish this unit before break as well, and the test is scheduled for Wed. 12/18. We will do some fun experiments as we learn about the states of matter and physical and chemical changes.

*Math: We will wrap up ch. 5 with a test Tues. 12/10. This will cover the concepts of division. A study guide, vocabulary flashcards, and practice questions were sent home today. Hopefully your child remembered their math workbook this weekend to study! We will begin ch. 6 which will focus on the 2's, 5's and 10's multiplication and division patterns. We will focus on the 5's next week with a timed test on Friday.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs.Olsen

Week of 12/9

Odds and Ends: 

*Winter Wear Drive: Please continue to send in your gently used or new coats and winter accessories to help those in need! We have been filling up the donation box and would love to see more items come in! Thank you for your generosity!

* Prize Box: We are in need of donations to our prize box! Please send in any small, gently used or new items that the students can "shop" for using goodie tickets. Some popular items are pencils, eraser, stickers, key chains, folders, little notepads, socks, gloves, mini stuffed animals, trading cards, etc. Thank you!!!

Also, we are out of snacks and juice boxes for our extra bin. If you can send in any non perishable, healthy snack items, it would be much appreciated! Thanks! 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Tues. 12/10: PV Holiday Concert 9:00 am
Math: Chapter 5 Test

*Fri. 12/13: Spirit Day: Comfy Pants Day
Math: 5's multiplication/ division test

*Tues. 12/17: Early Dismissal

*Wed. 12/18: Science: Matter Test

* Thurs. 12/19: Bowling 9-11 am

*Fri. 12/20: Math: 10's division and multiplication test
Movie at the Tivoli
Begin Winter Break!

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We are focusing on close reading non fiction text. We are also working on finishing up our book buddies with a culminating project on character inferences.

*English: We are working on ch. 3 verbs: We will complete this chapter before break. The test is tentatively scheduled for the last week of break. More information coming soon!

*Spelling: We will take a break from our traditional spelling lists for the week as we focus on prefix and suffix. Your child will receive a packet of activity pages we will work on both in school and at home. The test will be the week before break.

*Science: We are busy working on ch. 11 Matter. We will finish this unit before break as well, and the test is scheduled for Wed. 12/18. We will do some fun experiments as we learn about the states of matter and physical and chemical changes.

*Math: We will wrap up ch. 5 with a test Tues. 12/10. This will cover the concepts of division. A study guide, vocabulary flashcards, and practice questions were sent home today. Hopefully your child remembered their math workbook this weekend to study! We will begin ch. 6 which will focus on the 2's, 5's and 10's multiplication and division patterns. We will focus on the 5's next week with a timed test on Friday.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs.Olsen