Week of September 25-30

Happy Friday everyone!   I just want to remind you all to check your child’s assignment notebook (planner) every night and sign it.

Just a reminder that Monday is Johnny Appleseed day. Please send in a peeled/cored/sliced apple with your child and we will be making a delicious homemade applesauce in class!

Mrs. Mandru's MATH:  A study guide will be going home today for the Unit 1 Math test. The test will be Thursday, September 29. Please review the study guide with your child and any other math worksheets in their math folder. That will help prepare them for the test. 

Social Science: We have finished up with Social Studies for a few weeks and will transition to Science. 

Science: On Tuesday, we will be starting our first chapter: The water cycle. Throughout a week, we will read lesson 1 and do some vocabulary note cards. They should keep the note cards in their Science folder. Then we will do a review page either in class or for homework. After, we will have an in class checkpoint that will be graded. There is no need to study since they can use their notes/textbook for this. 

Reading/ELA: We will continue writer's workshop next week focusing on fairy tales. As for reading, we will also be focusing on fairy tales. We will be reading Cinderella and some other fractured versions.

Spelling: The new “sort” list went home last Monday. The  Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on or before 9/30.  A test will also occur on that day.

Important Dates:  

9/26- Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

9/27 - Early Dismissal

9/29-Scholastic Book orders are due

10/4-Picture Day

10/10- Columbus Day, No school

Week of September 19-23

Happy Friday everyone!   I just want to remind you all to check your child’s assignment notebook (planner) every night and sign it.
A note is coming home on Monday regarding Johnny Appleseed’s birthday on September 26.  If you are willing to send in some apple juice boxes, bowls, or spoons for our applesauce, please email me.

Mrs. Mandru's MATH:  We have started our third module this week and will continue next week. This unit has a total of four modules. The test is anticipated for the last week of September. Students will get a study guide to help them prepare for the test. Monday, 9/19 students will have another in class checkpoint. This has to do with measurement and equations. 

Social Science: The continents and Oceans quiz will be Tuesday, 9/20. After, we will spend one day talking about hemispheres, but not test on it. The following week we will move to Science: The water cycle!

Reading/ELA: We will continue writer's workshop next week. We will be developing one of our stories and getting it ready to be published! As for reading, we will talk more about fables and read Tortoise and the Hare.

Spelling:   The students are taking their first spelling test today.  They will need to spell 13 words and write 2 sentences using any 2 of their words.  A new “sort” list is coming home on Monday.  Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on or before 9/30.  A test will also occur on that day.

Important Dates:  

9/26- Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

9/27 - Early Dismissal

GOOO BEARS!

Week of 9/12-9/16

We have a great start to our year and I love learning more and more about your child each day!

Coming up next week:

Mrs. Mandru's MATH: We have had a great start to math this year! We have learned a lot about patterns for addition and subtraction. This week we will do more with double digit addition. I have attached a link of how to help your child if they are struggling with the Math Bridges program. Please check it out...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4tCRdYMV4Vg3ahC_8a6IxBOACYG5lrOG53dnY-_6OU/edit

Social Science: We will move on to learning about continents and Oceans. The quiz for this will be 9/20.

Reading/ELA: Next week we will continue or writer workshop, learning about editing and drafts. Please encourage your child to be continually writing! Ask them some strategies of how to come up with ideas! In reading we will be learning more about fairy tales and folk tales.

Spelling:  Students have received their word sorts and should be working on those. The test will be Friday. They will only be tested on 13 of the words, but should know all of them. The 3 activities are also due Friday 9/16.

Important Dates:  

9/12- Magazine drive assembly

9/27 - Early Dismissal

Week of 9/12-9/16

We have a great start to our year and I love learning more and more about your child each day!

Coming up next week:

Mrs. Mandru's MATH: We have had a great start to math this year! We have learned a lot about patterns for addition and subtraction. This week we will do more with double digit addition. I have attached a link of how to help your child if they are struggling with the Math Bridges program. Please check it out...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4tCRdYMV4Vg3ahC_8a6IxBOACYG5lrOG53dnY-_6OU/edit

Social Science: We will move on to learning about continents and Oceans. The quiz for this will be 9/20.

Reading/ELA: Next week we will continue or writer workshop, learning about editing and drafts. Please encourage your child to be continually writing! Ask them some strategies of how to come up with ideas! In reading we will be learning more about fairy tales and folk tales.

Spelling:  Students have received their word sorts and should be working on those. The test will be Friday. They will only be test don 13 of the words, but should know all of them. The 3 activities are also do Friday 9/16.

Important Dates:  

9/12- Magazine drive assembly

9/27 - Early Dismissal

Week Of September 5-9

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!  Thank you to all the parents who came out for Curriculum Night yesterday.  If you were unable to attend or would like to revisit our third grade slide presentation, here is the link:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1l_n3sKS5JbBnEGyHQwQFxQbimiarA5KCvDKO9Ds0t8E/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000&slide=id.p

Coming up next week:

Mrs. Mandru's MATH: We have officially begun unit 1! We took a pretest and will be diving deeper with addition facts and stories. 

Social Science: We have begun our directions unit by learning about the cardinal and intermediate directions and making compass roses. We will have a directions quiz on Friday, September 9. This will be graded. A study guide went home on Friday, 9-2.

Reading/ELA: We will continue our focus on Folk tales this week, reading "Rumpelstiltskin". We are also continuing our writer's workshop. Today the students wrote about "What their twins did overnight".

Spelling:  Students will receive their “word sorts” on Tuesday.  Homework will also be assigned on Tuesday and will be due on or before Friday, 9/16.  A letter will be included describing what is expected from our students.

Important Dates:  

9/5 - Labor Day (no school)

9/27 - Early Dismissal