Friday, August 30, 2013

Week of September 2-6



Important:
Please continue to sign your child's assignment books.


We made it through our first week of 3rd grade!! I'd like to remind you all of Curriculum Night on Wednesday, 9/4, at 6:30. It will start in the Prairieview gym.   Also, on Tuesday and Friday, our class will be going to the lab to take our Maps tests.  A good breakfast, snack, and lunch will help your child do well.   Also, please make sure they get enough rest.   


No school Monday, September 2. 


Math
Welcome to my Math class! We will be meeting 2 days this week. Please start practicing facts at home with your child.


Spelling
We will start spelling this week. The Pretest is on Tuesday and the final test will be on Friday. If your child gets 0,1, or 2 wrong on the pretest they will have 1 challenge activitiy and the cursive sheet, they have the option to take the test on Friday. If they get more than 2 words wrong, they will have the regular work. (Cursive sheet and one assigned activities) The homework is due on Thursday. (It will be made into a packet on Tuesday for them and they will need to turn the packet in on Thursday) Please look for the "All About Spelling" page in their Spelling folder on Tuesday.


Reading
We will be starting reading with learning different strategies good readers use. We will be incorporation these strategies into reading our own books and building our stamina for reading. 



English
We will start chapter 1, what is a sentence,  in English this week

Social Studies

We will start the year off with learning directions and the compass rose. 



Science
In Science we will start chapter 4 ecosystems. 


Have a GREAT 3 day weekend!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

First week of School!

It was so GREAT meeting with all of you at Open House! I am confident that we will have a great year together!

A few reminders:
Please have your child bring in a hanger and a t-shirt by Friday, August 30th. We will be doing a fun project with them and they will be returned next week.
No school Monday, September 2nd (Labor Day)
Curriculum Night:  Wednesday, September 4th at 6:30. You will receive information about third grade.

Have a great week and see you tomorrow!