Turkey Trot

Congrats to our friends who took place in the Turkey Trot!
I'm so proud of you!!
Keep up all your hard work.

Leader of the Week

Alex was our leader of the week last week!!

10 things you need to know about Alex are:

10. He likes Soccer.

9. He likes to read.

8. He likes coloring.

7. He likes Math.

6. He likes Video Games.

5. He enjoys playing video games.

4. He likes watching TV.

3. He likes playing Monster Trucks.

2. His favorite candy is Sour Patch Watermelon.

1. The number one thing is that he loves his pets!

Looking Ahead... Oct. 25-Oct. 29

Oct. 27 - Turkey Trot - Races begin at 5:00

Oct. 28 - Picture Retakes

Oct. 29 - Halloween Party @ 2:15.  
Reminder: Students bring their costumes to school and we will change into them before the party begins. They will change out of costumes before going home.

Oct. 30 - No School for Students

Pizza with Parents

Our First Pizza with Parents is this Friday!!!

If you are planning on joining us, please arrive at 11:40. Pizza will be delivered by 11:45.
Looking forward to our first Pizza Lunch on Friday!
*Remember, even if you can't come, your child still will get a piece of pizza and get to partake in the fun, so please send the order forms back no later than Thursday morning.
Remember to bring drinks for you and your family. I will have plates, napkins, and chips!

*Pizza will be ordered by Thursday at 9:00.*

Spelling List

This week we are working on Long and Short U sounds.

under
such
much
young
touch
use
your
you
unit
cute
few
new
fuel
human
music

Looking Ahead... Oct. 19-23

Important October Dates:

Oct. 21 - Coloring Contest pictures due

Oct. 23 - Pizza with parents

Oct. 27 - Turkey Trot

Oct. 28 - Picture Retakes

Oct. 29 - Halloween Party 2:15-3:15 & Book Orders Due

Oct. 30 - No School for Students


Math

We just finished Unit 1 in math! Keep an eye for the test coming home this week in your child's take home folder. There will be a Learning Target sheet stapled to the test. This sheet tells the learning targets that were covered on the Unit 1 Test and how your child performed on each target. We will begin Unit 2 on Tuesday. Please remember to continue to have your child practice their Math facts every night. This is so important for their future.

Reading

We began reading Because of Winn Dixie. We will be reading this book throughout our entire character unit in Reading. We have begun to analyze characters in our books. At home, you can help your child by listening to them read and discussing the characters in their books. (What can we infer about the characters based on what we read? What are some of the characters internal feelings? How do you know? What kind of person is your character? )

Writing

We finished one of our personal narratives and are beginning to draft our second this week. Last week, we worked on creating story mountains for our narratives. With each idea in our story mountain, we added a feeling that went with that idea. This unit is all about having the students really use a lot of details to "show" and not "tell"what is happening in their stories. (Tell: I was excited. Show: I couldn't wait to open the gift to see what my mom got me for my birthday! I was jumping up and down and kept asking my mom if it was time for gifts yet).

Grammar: In grammar, we have been discussing proper nouns, subject and predicates, adjectives and working to be sure that these parts of speech are all visible in our writing.

Spelling: Remember to continue to have your child study for spelling tests. There is a test every Friday!! Unless noted differently on their Learning Target Sheets.

Social Studies: 

We have been learning all about the geography of the state we live in. We have discussed human characteristics, natural characteristics, and state symbols. Be on the lookout on your child's learning target sheets for when the social studies test is! We are nearing the end of the unit.


Donations: 
We will be doing our first auction day for Classroom Economy this Friday. If you have anything that you would like to contribute to our auction day, it is much appreciated. ( markers, crayons, toys, small items). Auction Day: Students bid on different items in the classroom with the money that they have earned through our classroom economy system.
Thanks so much again for all your support!

Leader of the Week!

Nate was our leader of the week!

10 things you need to know about Nate are:

10. His favorite food is waffles.

9. His favorite video game is castle crashers.

8. He likes to read.

7. He likes Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.

6. He likes camping at the campground.

5. He can ski black diamonds at Crystal Mountain.

4. He likes to skateboard.

3. He has a dog named Olive.

2. He would like to try snowboarding.

1. He LOVES video games.

Spelling List Week 4

rocket
pocket
hold
told
often
grow
throne
so
sew
most
almost
both
coach
open
also

Looking ahead... Oct. 12-16

Oct. 15 - Unit 1 Math Test 

Oct. 16 - Michigan vs MSU spirit day

             - Walk-a-thon awards assembly

             * Conference forms due! *

Oct. 21  Coloring Contest Due! 

Oct.  27 - Turkey Trot

Oct. 28  - Picture Retakes

Oct.  29 - Halloween Party

              - book orders due! 

Oct. 30  - No school 

Zach is our Leader of the week!

10 things we need to know about Zach are:

10. He likes to play soccer.

9.   He likes the colors blue and yellow.

8.   He likes to hike and bike.

7.  He likes to eat Mac and Cheese.

6. He likes to play the drums.

5. He likes to play video games.

4. He also likes the colors blue, yellow, and orange.

3. He likes to play with his friends

2. He likes to play baseball.

1.  He likes dogs!

Week 3 Spelling Words

Spelling List:
Test Friday, Oct. 9

1. pitch
2. drink
3. swim
4. life
5. while
6. I
7. my
8. light
9. buy
10. eye
11. which
12. find
13. why
14. kind
15. try

Looking Ahead... Oct. 5-Oct. 9

Important Dates: 

Oct. 16 Michigan vs. Michigan State Spirit Day! Popcorn Day! Walk-a-Thon Assembly :)

Oct. 23 Pizza with Parents! 

Oct. 27 Turkey Trot 

Oct. 28 Picture Retake 

Oct. 29 Halloween Party at 2:15 

Our headroom mom is collecting $3.00 from each student to cover all three of our parties this year. You can send it in with your student at any time and I will be sure she receives it. 

Book orders for Oct. are due. The new Diary of a Wimpy Kid is available for pre-order. It will be arriving in November. 

Oct. 30 No School! 

Math: 

We have been busy learning our multiplication and division factors and working on word problems. We have learned our 5s, 2s, 9s, 10s, 3s, and 4s. The students are loving to learn multiplication. This unit does move quickly for students. Please go through homework problems with your child to be sure they are understanding the concepts taught this unit. 

*Remember to continue to have your child practice their Xtramath at home each night. The students who consistently are practicing are showing so much growth already in their skills. 

*Homework is given out every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. It is always do the following day. $20 bonuses for students that have homework in on time! 

Reading: 

In reading we are busy building our lives as readers. The students are able to start taking quizzes for Scholastic Reading Counts. This year their goal is the number of "just right books" they've read. They need to take a quiz and pass in order for the book to count. We have been working on thinking while reading. The students are using sticky notes to stop and think and write down, " I notice, I wonder, I think.." questions and comments as they're reading. 

Remember reading 20-30 minutes a night is strongly encouraged for 3rd graders. 

Writing: 

We have been writing our personal narratives. The students chose a small moment story in their life, and are working to develop a good story around that moment. They are encouraged to tell their story with a lot of detail to make it interesting for their readers. :) We have also been working hard in grammar every day. The last two weeks we have learned about adjectives, possessive nouns, and what a subject and predicate are of a sentence. :) 

*Every Friday your child will be taking a short little quiz over grammar. 

*This is graded together and used as a tool to learn from. 

Spelling: 

Remember every Monday spelling lists go home and are posted on the blog. 

*There is a test every Friday. 

Social Studies: 

We are studying the geography of Michigan! The students are having so much fun learning about the state that we live in. We've been studying landforms and bodies of water in Michigan. 

*They have a short quiz on Monday over the Great Lakes, Peninsulas, and one other landform or body of water of their choice. :) 

Learning Target Sheets: 

Please remember to check your child's learning target sheet each night and sign at the bottom when they read for the night. On the back there is a spot to mark their minutes and XtraMath. Having home and school communication is vital to your child's success. 

*They receive a $5.00 bonus every day it is signed. 

Please let me know if you have any other questions or comments!! 

Bianca is our Leader of the Week!

10 things you need to know about Bianca

10. Her favorite colors are teal, blue, and green.

9. She likes to draw.

8. She likes to look at books on her Mom's Ipad.

7. She likes make-up.

6. She likes to cook with her Mom.

5. She likes to play with her neighbors.

4. She likes to spend time with her family.

3. She likes to listen to music.

2. She loves to read.

1. She loves to DANCE!!