Week of May 8-12
Next week's story is :Talking Walls
We will be working on fact and opinion, answering questions, and using the glossary
Vocabulary: encourage, expression, local, native, settled, social, support, canvas, murals, residents, appreciates, downhearted, pondered.
Grammar: combining sentences
Spelling Words (syllables --tion, --sion, --ture): question, creature, furniture, division, collision, action, direction, culture, vacation, mansion, fiction, feature, sculpture, vision, celebration, fascination, legislature, manufacture, possession, declaration
Our field trip to the Clark Planetarium is Tuesday, 16th. Please send a cold lunch to school with your child on this day. If you signed up for the school to provide their lunch, they will pick it up in the cafeteria that morning.
Please arrange to pick up your child from the upper parking lot around 4:45 (we will dojo when we are 15 minutes out), so they can get ready for their concert and be at the HS by 6:15. Week of May 1-5
The week of May 8th -12th
Reading-. This week we will be reading Happy Birthday Mr. Kang and determining the cause and effect.
Our vocabulary words are: bows, chilly, foolish, foreign, narrow, perches, recipe. Fragrant, gingerly, sleek, affectionate, collar and territory
Spelling- above, another, upon, animal, paper, open, family, travel, afraid, nickel, sugar, circus, item, gallon, melon, character, cardinal, Oregon, particular, dinosaur
Math- We will be taking Outcome test on mental math strategies and addition and subtraction of larger numbers
Check with your child to make sure they are reading to reach their 4th quarter AR goal.
Monday May 8th- Missoula Children’s Theatre tryouts.
Swimming:
Tuesday April 9th Mr. Willoughby’s Class
Thursday April 10th Mrs. Julian’s Class
Week of April 24-28
We are entering our last reading unit....WOW! Next week's story will be : Story of the Statue of Liberty
We will focus on the main idea, text structure, and word structure.
Grammar: capital letters
Writing: personal narratives with dialogue
Spelling: few, school, true, goose, fruit, cookie, cushion, noodle, bookmark, balloon, suit, chew, glue, Tuesday, bushel, bamboo, mildew, soothe, barefoot, renewal
Swimming for May:
Clark--May 5th
Willoughby--May 9th
Julian--May 10th Week of April 24-28
We have reached the end of unit 5, so we will not have a story, spelling list, or grammar concept next week. We will be taking our unit 5 benchmark test throughout the week, so please review the spelling patterns and grammar concepts for this unit:
spelling patterns: syllable patterns CVVC (piano), CVV (duo), homophones (stair, stare), vowel sounds in ball (author, straw), -y, -ish, -hood, ment
grammar concepts: adjectives and articles, adjectives that compare, adverbs, adverbs that compare, and conjunctions.
Yellowstone fundraising packets are due, so please return them to your classroom teacher.
Week of April 10-14
Reading- This week we will be reading Me and Uncle Romie Our vocabulary words are flights, stoops, pitcher, fierce, treasure, feast, cardboard
Spelling- rocky, foolish, rainy, childhood, selfish, treatment, movement, neighborhood, childish, parenthood, crunchy, bumpy, payment, sleepy , shipment, assignment, livelihood, stylish, environment, and quilty
Math- We will be taking our Graphing Outcome assessment and measurement this week, then learning mental math strategies, with larger numbers.
Check with your child to make sure they are reading to reach their 4th quarter at week
We made begels today. Ask your child about the process. Fun! Fun! Yum
Week of March 27-31
Have a safe and relaxing SPRING BREAK!!
When we get back on April 10th(which is also an EARLY RELEASE), we will start story 5.4: Jalapeno Bagels.
Spelling for that week will be: thought, fought, bought, taught, caught, walk, cough, talk, daughter, ought, sought, brought, trough, chalk, stalk, sidewalk, distraught, afterthought, overwrought, beanstalk.
Grammar: Adverbs that compare
We are finalizing our field trip dates for the end of the year. If you would like to be a chaperone, please contact your child's teacher. Week of March 20-24
Reading- This week we will be reading Good-Bye, 382 Shing Dang Dong. Our vocabulary words are: homesick, airport, raindrops, memories, farewell, curious, described, deliciouis
Spelling- small, almost, always, because, straw, drawn, also, auhor, false, already, flaw, sausage, applesauce, walnut, lawn, awesome, altogether, awning, faucet, laundry
Math- Graphs
Many students enjoyed our AR celebration. Please encourage your child to read nightly to meet their 4th quarter AR goal.
Week of March 13-17
We have completed PAWS assessments for the year. Thank you parents for having students at school on time and ready to go. We really appreciate it. Since today is the end of the quarter we will be sending home report cards next Friday, March 24th, home with the students. Please check their folders for those. We will be taking our Fraction Math Outcome assessment next week as well. We will also continue with story #2 in our unit 5 reading series titled How My Family Lives In America. This story will cover fact and opinion and adjectives that compare. For spelling we will be covering homophones. Once again thank you for you help with preparing students for the PAWS assessments.
Spelling List: to, too, two, week, weak, our, hour, stair, stare, flour, flower, write, right, new ,knew, their, they're, there, weather, whether
The week of March 13-17 3rd grade students will be taking the Math PAWS assessment. Thank you for having your students in school each day ready to test!!
Reading- We will be back to a regular week in reading. This week we will be reading Suki’s Kimono. Our vocabulary words are: festival, snug, rhythm, paces, graceful, pale,cotton, handkerchief.
Spelling- words with the cvvc or cvv patterns. Create, medium, piano, idea, radio, video, studio, violin, duo, patio, rodeo, pioneer, trio, stadium, audio
Math- PAWS assessment
The end of the quarter is Friday, March 17th. AR goals for the 3rd quarter are due on March 17th.
Week of February 27-March 3
Next week we start PAWS testing. We understand emergencies and sickness come up, but if possible please try to have your student in school for the next two weeks.
We are done with Unit 4, so next week we will not have a regular reading story, spelling, or grammar test.
We are excited for the Read Across America day on Friday, March 10th. Your child may wear their PJs and bring in a pillow, blanket, or stuffed animal on this day.
Our once-a-month swims may be affected by PAWS testing, so please look for a note from your child's teacher about their swim day.
Week of February 20-24
Next week's story: Fly, Eagle, Fly
Focusing on word structure, plot and theme
Spelling for next week will be syllable pattern VCCCV: monster, surprise, hundred, complete, control, sample, instant, inspect, pilgrim, contrast, explode, district, address, substance, children, merchant, embrace, purchase, curtsy,contract
Grammar: Prepositions
Week of February 13-17
Next week's story: Rocks in his Head
Strategies we will focus on are context clues, generalizations, and active and prior knowledge
Grammar: possessive pronouns
Spelling list (prefixes): prepaid, midnight, overflow, outdoors, outline, overgrown, prefix, Midwest, pretest, midpoint, outgoing, overtime, overdue, outside, outfield, precaution, prediction, midsection, overweight, prehistoric
Week of February 6-10
We will be skipping a story in our Unit 4 series and read Gertrude Ederly for next week. We will go back to the third story the next week. We will be discussing Fact and Opinion, Contractions, and our spelling rule will cover suffixes. In math we are finishing up our area and perimeter lesson and will be taking an assessment on that. Below you will find a list of spelling words. Reminder that we have once a month swim next week. Mrs. Clark will be February 14th. Mr. Willoughby will be the 15th and Mrs. Julian will be the 16th.
Spelling List: dentist, editor, artist, hostess, actress, swimmer, seller, tutor, tourist, organist, lioness, shipper, chemist, investor, conductor, announcer, pharmacist, journalist, commuter, pianist
Week of January 30-February 3
Next week's story will be: Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Grammar: subject and object pronouns
Spelling--r-controlled vowels: third, early, world, certain, dirty, herself, earth, word, perfect, verb, nerve, worm, thirsty, workout, earn, determine, commercial, whirlwind, worthwhile, virtual
February's once-a-month swim dates:
Mrs. Clark---Feb. 14th
Mr. Willoughby--Feb. 15th
Mrs. Julian--Feb. 16th
We will be having a Valentine's Day party on Feb. 14th. Please send a clean milk/water jug to school with your child by Feb. 10th. Mrs. Julian's class will need to bring a cereal box in place of a milk/water jug. Your child may bring in a Valentine to share with everyone on the 14th.
Week of January 23-27:
Next week's story will be Wings.
The comprehension skill we will focus on is cause and effect.
Spelling words are plurals formed in irregular ways: wolves, knives, feet, men, children, women, sheep, heroes, scarves, mice, geese, cuffs, elves, banjos, halves, loaves, beliefs, tomatoes, potatoes, tornadoes
Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns
Next week we will be having parent teacher conferences. Look for a scheduled time to come home with your child, to come in and meet with their teacher.
Week of January 16-20
Next week we will be benchmark testing, so we will not have a regular Reading, Grammar, or Spelling test. Please Review all spelling patterns, the vocabulary words, and the grammar concepts of Unit 3. We will be finishing up our quadrilateral outcome the first part of next week and taking the outcome test.
Please be watching for parent/teacher conference forms and times to meet your child's teacher.
Week of January 2-6
Welcome Back! As we start 2017 these are the skills our 3rd graders will be learning.
Reading: A Symphony of Whales. We will be learning how to make generalizations using key words such as most, many, all, or few.
Spelling: Suffixes- ly, ful, ness, less (beautiful, safely, kindness, finally, spotless, worthless, illness, helpful, daily, suddenly, wireless, quietly, fairness, cheerful, painful, anxiously, thoughtfully, cautiously, tardiness, breathless.
Grammar: Past, Present, and Past tense verbs
Math- Classifying quadrilaterals by their attributes.
Week of December 12-16
Reminder that on Thursday, December 22nd we will be going to the movie theatre to watch the Polar Express. This trip will be free of charge because of some generous donations. This week we will not have a weekly reading, grammar, or spelling test. Instead we complete benchmark assessment. We also wanted to remind everyone that on Thursday the lunch room will not be serving sack type lunches so if you would like your child to have something else then they will need to bring it with them. Lastly, Thursday will be an early release with a dismissal at 12:50 p.m. We hope everyone has a great weekend!
Next week's story will be Pushing Up the Sky. We will focus on the author's purpose, as well as summarizing the story.
Grammar: main and helping verbs
Our spelling list for next week is prefixes: unhappy, recall, disappear, unload, mistake, misspell, dislike, replace, mislead, disagree, rewrite, unroll, unknown, dishonest, react, unfortunate, discourage, uncomfortable, recycle, mispronounce
Mr. Willoughby's once-a-month swim will be on Tuesday, December 13th.
We will also be going to Santa's toy shop next week. Watch for information to come home, as to when your child's class is scheduled to go.
Week of November 28-December 2:
Next week we will begin Unit 3 of our reading series. The first story in Unit 3 is titled The Gardner. We will be discussing cause and effect, action and linking verbs for grammar, and contractions in spelling. Below you will find a list of spelling words. In math we will continue with multiplication. Reminder that the Christmas Program is on Tuesday at 6:30. Please have students at the high school by 6:15 dressed in nice clothes and ready to go. Mrs. Clark has her once a month swim on Wednesday, December 7th and Mrs. Julian has her once a month swim on Thursday, December 8th. We have decided that for our Christmas party this year instead of doing a taco lunch like we have in the past we will be going to the movie theater to watch a movie. This will be free of charge so students do not need to bring any money. The date for this will be December 22nd.
Spelling Words: lets's, he'd, you'll, can't, I'd, You'd, haven't, hasn't, she'd, they'll, when's, we'd, they'd, wasn't, didn't, should've, would've, could've, needn't, and you've.
Week of November 7-10
Next week we will take this weeks weekly reading, grammar, and spelling assessments on Monday, November 14th. We will begin looking at our fourth story which is titled Tops and Bottoms on Tuesday and will take those assessments on Monday, November 21st. Our weekly reading, grammar, and spelling concepts are Author's Purpose, Singular Possessive Nouns, and spl, thr, squ, str. Our spelling words are splash, throw, three, square, throat, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, strawberry, squeeze, squid, squander, arthritis, instrument, and strategy. We have begun looking at Multiplication in math and will continue to focus on this all the way to Christmas. Reminder that parent/teacher conferences begin this evening.
Week of October 31-November 4
Reading story next week-- Unit 2.3: Prudy's Problem and How She Solve It. Focus will be on the main idea, monitor and fix up, as well as dictionary use.
Next week's spelling words are compound words: sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, whirlpool
Grammar: Irregular plural nouns
We are looking forward to meeting with you during parent teacher conferences. Be looking for a slip to come home, scheduling a time for your child's conference. If you have any questions about conference times, please contact your child's teacher.
Mrs. Clark will be finishing up her two week swim on Thursday, 10th.
Once-a-month swim:
Mr. Willoughby---November 9th
Mrs. Julian---November 10th
Mrs. Clark---November 15th
Next week we will begin Unit 2 of our reading series and our first story is title Penguin Chick which is a nonfiction story. The reading concept will be covering main idea and details. Grammar will cover common and proper nouns. Below you will find a list of spelling words that go along with our story. We will continue to work with money and time in math which includes telling time to the nearest minute, elapsed time, and counting back money. Mrs. Clark has her two week swim beginning Tuesday, October 25th. All third grade classes will have their Halloween parties on Monday, October 31st. Students may dress up but no make-up or mask. Please contact your specified teacher as to when your parties are.
1. finish
2. pilot
3. even
4. wagon
5. music
6. silent
7. rapid
8. female
9. lemon
10. pupil
11. focus
12. robot
13. tulip
14. camel
15. salad
Challenge Words16. resident
17. spinach
18. climate
19. tradition
20. innocent Week of October 3-7Next week's story will be: My Rows and Piles of Coins. We will look at character and setting, as well as word and story structure.
Spelling: proud, shower, hour, amount, voyage, choice, avoid, thousand, prowl, employ, bounce, poison, annoy, appoint, broil, however, mountain, coward, turmoil, chowder.
Grammar: Compound Sentences
Reminder: you can log-in at home onto REFLEX to practice those math facts. If you need your child's log-in information sent home again, please let us know.
We are coming up on an Outcome, so practice rounding, comparing and ordering numbers, place value, expanded form, and reading, writing, and word form of numbers up to 100,000.
Swimming:
Mrs. Clark's Class: Tuesday, Oct. 11th
Mr. Willoughby's Class: Wednesday, Oct. 12th
Week of September 26-29:
Next week's story will be Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday. The strategies we will be focusing on are sequencing, visualizing, and using a glossary and dictionary. Grammar's focus will be on statements and questions.
Our spelling list for next is adding --ed, --ing, --er, and --est.
using, getting, easiest, swimming, heavier, greatest, pleased, emptied, leaving, worried, strangest, freezing, funniest, angrier, shopped, included, occurred, supplying, scarier, and happiest
DON'T FORGET: Field trip to Fort Bridger is Wednesday, September 28th. We will leave around 8:15 am and return by the end of the school day. Don't forget a sack lunch, jacket, hat, and money if you would like to purchase something at the souvenir shop.
Sepember Week of September 12-16:
Next week's story will be What About Me? The strategies we will be focusing on are sequencing, summarizing, and word structure. Grammar: subjects and predicates. Our spelling list for next week is plurals ---s, --es.
pennies, inches, plants, families, bodies, glasses, wishes, pockets, lists, copies, parties, bunches, crashes, supplies, pencils, accidents, libraries, mysteries, carpenters, and merchants.
Once-A-Month Swim:
Willoughby--Sept. 20th
Julian--Sept. 21st
We are planning our Fort Bridger trip for Wednesday, Sept. 28th. If you would like to be a chaperone, please let your classroom teacher know by next week.
