Wed. 8/31/11

Ask your child to tell to you about the new words they learned this week; terrifying, frantic, sway, gasp, unfinished, satisfied. In Math we are now working on place value!!!!


Homework:

Spelling: Finish up your You Pick Three for the week

Reading: 15 min Log

Math: WB pg 2 

Tuesday 8/30/11

Today we took our 1st ISAT Math practice test!!!! For many students reading words problems seems to be a challenge. This is a hard skill to master in 3rd grade. We will work really hard in being successful with word problems in Math.


Homework:

Spelling: You Pick Three

English: pg 38 #9-20

Math: WB pg 1

Reading: 15 min log

Monday Homework 8/29/11

We are working on learning to visualize as we read. Toady we read the book "Have You Seen Bugs?" without looking at the pictures, to create our own mental pictures. We also took our 1st ISAT practice Reading test, to gets students comfortable with reading passages and answering questions. This was a challenge for most, it seems like students had a hard time keeping focus. However, we will continue to practice and get ready for ISAT!


Homework:

Spelling: 4x each

Reading: 15 min log

Math: pg 3 #1-15

Some students have 5 x each  on their Math Facts Timed Test.

Weekend Homework!!!

Hi! It was great meeting the parents that came out to Open House. Thank you for taking the time to come learn about what goes on in 3rd grade. Today we took our Spelling and Reading test. We will take our Math test on Monday on Probability. Also, please help your child with their research project about their community.

Homework:
Math: WB 36

Social Studies: Community Project Research WS

English: WB  5-6 practice

Don't forget to get tests signed!!! Look inside the Friday Folder :)

Missing Homework or Incomplete"Centers" Notes:

-Evanye, Bianca, Samantha,  Leslie, Miranda, Meya, Linda, Meya, Oscar, Anthony, Evanye, Christopher and Richard

Homework 8/25/11

Hi! Today we worked on our 1st writing piece! We worked on writing complete paragraphs and making sure our writing included juicy details. We also had a fun Science Lab with temperature and volume. Students worked with a thermometer and ice cubes.

Homework:

Spelling:Study for Test

Math: WB45

Reading: 15 min log

Open House: TONIGHT!!!! Lots of information :)

Wednesday Homewok 8/24/11

Today we revisited the story of The Man that Walked Between the Towers! We also worked on selecting books that are "just right for us" to read. In math we worked on probability. In Social Studies we work on reading a map and using a scale.

Homework:

Spelling: You Pick 2 more (we did 1 yesterday, so 1+2= 3 activities)

English: pg 54 #1-5 (we did 5 together so you only have 10 left)

Math: WB 45

Reading: 15 min log

Reminders: Pictures for notebooks are do tomorrow!!! We'll be decorating our writers notebooks tomorrow!

OPEN HOUSE: Tomorrow!!!!!! I am so excited to meet you all! See you at 6:30pm

Tuesday Homework

We had a fantastic day! Everyone was busy learning and productive. We worked on probability in Math. We learned about matter in Science. We learned about understanding our community in Social Studies. In addition, we read the story of "The Man that Walked Between the Towers" in Reading!

Homework:

Spelling: Complete 1 of the You Pick 3 activities

English: pg 37 #8-14 and 18-20

Math: WB 42-43

Reading: 15 min log

don't forget to bring in pictures :)

Monday Homework

Today we worked on looking into our Reading Lives.... we discussed the types of books we like and the type of reader we are. In Math we are working on probability. In Science we are learning about matter.

Homework:

Spelling: 3x each

Reading: 15 min log

Weekend Homework 8/19/11

Today we had our 1st Test Day!!!! Friday's are really important and please make sure your child tries to make every Friday to school. Students who are absent on Friday's take test on Monday... which is more "thinking days" where material can be forgotten. We had our Spelling Test, Reading Test, and Math Test today.

Homework:

English Packet: This is a review of this week's lessons taught "What is a Sentence?"

Reading Log: EVERY night, this includes Saturday and Sunday :)

Reminder: I sent a note home asking for pictures that students can decorate their Writer's Notebook. We will be decorating our notebooks next week!!!! Notebooks will be returned at the end of the year.... but once pictures are stuck on they won't come off. (copy paper printed pictures work great too!)

hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/W...

MISSING HOMEWORK NOTES: These notes go home on Fridays with attached work to be completed. Your child has until Monday to complete work and get note signed. I will only except work that is signed. Please speak to your child about completing their work every night.

Missing Homework: Jose, Richard, Anthony, and Linda

Officer Buckle and Gloria

Listen and Watch this week's story of Officer Buckle and Gloria 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmViPSWwbPY&feature=related 

Homework 8/18/11

A day full of learning!!!!!!!! In Math we worked on bar graphs and order pairs. Tomorrow is our 1st Math test on graphing and data! In Science we had our 1st lab on measuring volume to understand matter.

Homework:
Spelling: study words for test!
Math: WB 40-41
Reading: 15 min log

In-Class Work: (if you didn't finish it's HW)
finish coloring OWL order pairs graphing

Hi! Today we read the story "Officer Buckle and Gloria." Ask your child what the story was about. In Math we worked on pictographs and order pairs. We had a busy day today!

Homework
Spelling: You Pick 3

Reading: 15 min log

Math: WB 38-39

Homework 8/16/11

Today we worked on word problems in Math. These can be pretty challenging but ISAT will be full of word problems, so please work with your child. They can draw a picture, make a table, or solve mathematically. Have students follow these steps....
1)Read the problem slowly
2)Think about "What is happening? What am I suppose to find?"
3)Re-read the problem again
4) make a plan
5) solve your plan
6) write you answer in a sentence


Homework:
Reading: 15 min log
Math: pg 160 #7-12

In-Class Work (if you didn't finish it then its homework)
Handwriting: today's center pages 10-15
English: pg 53 #7-15 (most students finshed in class)

Monday's Homework

In class we read the story Miss Nelson is Missing during reading. We worked on writing sentences during English. In Math we worked with making and analyzing line plots.

Homework:

Spelling: 3 X each

Phonics: Finish up center pages WB 17-18 and 21-22 (most students finished in class)

Math: WB 37 

Reading: 15 min log  

Weekend Homework 8/12/11

Reading: 15 min log..... yes read Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night
Practices makes Perfect!


Some students may still need to finish their Frog and Toad letters. Plus color and cut your frog out!

Homework 8/11/11

Today in Math we learned about graphing. In Reading we practice visualizing as we read Frog and Toad. Don't forget tomorrow is our 1st Spelling TEST!!! Make sure you study.

Homework:
Spelling: Vowels and ABC order

Math: WB (workbook) pg 35

Phonics: pg 15-16

Reading: 15 min calendar log


Thank you!

Homework 8/10/11

Today in reading we read Frog and Toad and learned more about the differences between the two. We learned about character traits and our own personalities. In writing we began to write a reflective piece on who "we are" as a person. In math, we learned about graphing and working with data (range, median, mean, and mode).

Homework:
Spelling: 10 "3rd Grade Quality" sentences (no short little sentences)

Phonics: WB (workbook pg) 7-8 and 13-14

Reading: 15 min log (EVERY NIGHT)

Thank you,
Mrs. Estrada

Homework 8-9/11

Today we had an excellent day of establishing routines. In addition we learned about frogs through a read aloud, graphing in Math, and Spelling sorts.

Homework:
Spelling: 3 x each

Reading: 15 min log (students read for 15 min and record their reading on their calendar, parents sign off every night)

Homework for 8/8/11

Hi!

We had a great 1st day in class!!!!


For homework please make sure all school forms are in as soon as possible.

Also our prep schedule for the year is......
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Computers
Wednesday: Gym
Friday: Art