It was a great Friday!

Today was a Fabulous Friday!  We began with book clubs - the students are seeming to enjoy reading their biography texts.  All groups are doing a great job!  After math, we worked on past and present tense verbs.

In third grade math, we worked on symmetry and continued to discuss polyhedrons.  We also checked pages 6-9 of the geometry packets.  I distributed the review which is due on Tuesday.  Our Unit 6 test will be on Thursday.  The HW is JP 154, HL 6.12, Fact Quizzes, IXL and Review due Tuesday.

After Art and lunch, we celebrated Elle's birthday!  Thanks for the mini cookie cupcakes!  Then, we began reading a Rosa Parks biography donated to our class by the Fabulous Phillip!  It ties into our biography genre, Black History Month, and now Women's History Month.

For the remainder of the day, we continued our Ecosystems unit and watched The Lorax.  There is an activity sheet that is due on Tuesday.
If you would like to re-view the old Lorax movie that we watched in class, you can find it here: 
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6650219631867189375#

The new, motion picture The Lorax is now playing in theaters.  Please consider joining us next Saturday 3/10 to see this movie!  It will be SO FUN!  Please let me know if you did not receive the email I sent earlier regarding the event.

Lastly, we saw a great presentation about honeybees prepared by some BCS 5th and 6th graders!

THERE WILL BE NO SWIMMING FOR THE NEXT WEEK DUE TO JUMP ROPE FOR HEART.  PLEASE LOOK FOR THE HANDOUTS TOMORROW AS WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS.

Please also remember to check other class blogs/wikis for important information and homework assignments.  The applicable blogs/wikis are on the left side of this page.

Thank you for reading and have a great night!

HOMEWORK: 
*Please bring in a water bottle and a silent reading book!
1) Reading: 20 minutes for 3rd / 30 minutes for 4th 
2) Verbs: Complete THROUGH pages 35 by Monday (34 & 35 were assigned today)3) Math: EVERYONE: Use IXL and practice basic facts!
3rd: Make your prism/pyramid, JP 154 and HL 6.12, Review due Tuesday
50 minutes of IXL by Sunday 3/4
Take fact quizzes, they are all due by Sunday
UNIT 6 Test-Thursday 3/8
4th: IXL (50 minutes)
5) Please practice past spelling lists for the next week.  New spelling on 3/5.
6) Lorax sheet due Tuesday

Friday's Third Grade Math

Remember: Break is THE BEST time to go to the bathroom, get a drink and sharpen pencils!
Please make sure you have the following:
1) Healthy & peanut-free snack and water bottle
2) Math Journal and Home Link books
3) Binder/planner/take home folder 

4) Sharpened pencil(s) and Shape Template

Today we will:  Check the Geometry Packet and JPs 151 & 152.  Then, we will continue with lesson 6.12 - Polyhedrons.   You homework is to construct the three-dimensional shapes I distributed to you as well as to complete JPs 153, 154 & HL 6.12.  I will give you the Unit 6 Review today, it is due on Tuesday 3/6.  The Unit 6 test is Thursday 3/8.
Here are this week's fact quizzes, due by Sunday 3/4:
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication - 7's
Multiplication - 1-6

HW:  Make square prism and triangular pyramids

JPs 154 and HL 6.12

Fact quizzes by Sunday 3/4

IXL - 50 minutes by Sunday 3/4

Unit 6 Review due Tuesday / Unit 6 Test Thursday

It's Friday!

Good morning!  Please move your picture and then get ready for announcements.  We will start with book clubs right away!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE!

Here is today's schedule:
8:30-9:15 Book Clubs
9:15-10:15 Math
10:15-11:00 Verbs / Share sentences
11:05-11:50 Art
11:50-12:30 Lunch
12:35-12:50 DEAR / Read Rosa Parks
12:55-1:20 Media Center 
1:25-1:55 Watch The Lorax
1:55-2:25 Planners / clean-up / Lorax activity
2:30-3:15 5/6 Honeybee Presentation

Thursday Already!

Wow, I can't believe tomorrow is Friday!  This week has gone by so quickly!  I guess four fabulous days explains it!  We began with new biography books for reading.  All the kids were excited to find out who their biography or autobiography would be about!

During third grade math, we checked four pages of the geometry packet and then began to investigate polyhedrons.  We had an extra long math class which I LOVED; I could handle math class all day, every day!  The homework is: make three-dimensional shapes (handout provided in class), complete JPs 152 & 152 and HL 6.11.  Also, fact quizzes and IXL are both due by Sunday 3/4.  NEW: Fact quiz scores will not be saved UNLESS they meet a certain percentage of accuracy.  So, if necessary, a message to re-take the quiz will appear.

We didn't have much time after math before PE and lunch.  After lunch was DEAR time; we did not start the new Rosa Parks book that I will read aloud, we will start it tomorrow.  Then, it was time for Spanish.  After Spanish, we worked on finishing the Michigan Ecosystem PSAs.  Only a few groups will need to finish up tomorrow.  Lastly, students shared their book club projects from the Realistic Fiction genre.

THERE WILL BE NO SWIMMING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS DUE TO JUMP ROPE FOR HEART.  PLEASE LOOK FOR THE HANDOUTS TOMORROW AS WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS.

Please also remember to check other class blogs/wikis for important information and homework assignments.  The applicable blogs/wikis are on the left side of this page.

Thank you for reading and have a great night!

HOMEWORK: 
*Please bring in a water bottle and a silent reading book!
1) Reading: 20 minutes for 3rd / 30 minutes for 4th 
2) Math: EVERYONE: Use IXL and practice basic facts!
3rd: Make your prism/pyramid, JPs 151, 152 and HL 6.11
50 minutes of IXL by Sunday 3/4
Take fact quizzes, they are all due by Sunday
UNIT 6 Test-Thursday 3/84th: IXL (50 minutes)
4) Please practice past spelling lists for the next week.  New spelling on 3/5.

Thursday's third grade math!

Remember: Break is THE BEST time to go to the bathroom, get a drink and sharpen pencils!
Please make sure you have the following:
1) Healthy & peanut-free snack and water bottle
2) Math Journal and Home Link books
3) Binder/planner/take home folder 

4) Sharpened pencil(s) and Shape Template

Today we will:  Check the Geometry Packet and JPs 149 & 150.  Then, we will continue with lesson 6.11 - Polyhedrons.   You homework is to construct the three-dimensional shapes I distributed to you as well as to complete JPs 151, 152 & HL 6.11.
Here are this week's fact quizzes, due by Sunday 3/4:
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication - 7's
Multiplication - 1-6

HW:  Make square prism and triangular pyramids

JPs 151, 152 and HL 6.11

Fact quizzes by Sunday 3/4

IXL - 50 minutes by Sunday 3/4

Wow, it's March 1st already!

Good Morning!  Please move your picture and be ready for announcements to begin!  Please be ready to begin Book Clubs after announcements!

Here is today's schedule:
8:35-9:15 Book Clubs
9:15-10:15 Math
10:15-11:00 Verbs - Share sentences
11:05-11:50 PE
11:50-12:30 Lunch
12:35-12:50 Begin Rosa Parks Read Aloud
12:55-1:40 Spanish
1:45-2:30 Michigan Ecosystem PSAs

2:35-2:55 Sharing - Book Club Projects
2:55-3:10 Planners and clean-up!