NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER AUG. 30-SEPT.3
ISLA- Many thanks to all of the parents who sent in items for our ISLA Xtra activity. The children enjoyed tasting the fruits from the island.
OPEN HOUSE- Please plan to join us on Tuesday (K,2,4) or Thursday (1,3,5) at 6:30 in the gym. There will be a short PTSA meeting, and then parents will be dismissed to the classrooms. Useful information will be shared that night. Please try to come.
CLASSROOM DIRECTORY-Mrs. Kriebel is working on a class directory for us. If you haven’t been receiving e-mails from her, please let me know.
LABOR DAY- No school on Monday, Sept. 6th.
FALL BREAK- No school the week of Sept. 20-24.
ACCELERATED READER- All students in our class need to be reading AR books and taking AR tests. Our goal for the first nine weeks is 8 points. Please ask your child how many points he/she has so far and continue to offer encouragement towards the goal. Remember, all third grade students must pass the reading section of the CRCT in the spring. The more students read, the more confident they are at test time.8 points is a MINIMUM…we would love to see more points!!!
FIRST IN MATH- Your child has a card and information written in his/her agenda about how to get onto First In Math. It is a wonderful math program on the computer. Students can earn “stickers” for our school and for themselves for trying First In Math. Please write your child’s password in the signature portion of the agenda if you read this
ONLINE MATH BOOK- Many thanks to Mrs. Fritts (John’s mom) for entering each child’s information for online math books. Your child will have the information with them today in their agenda. The students will go ahead and bring their math books home today…test it and see if you can find the same page on line. If it works, your child does not need to bring the math book home when we have homework out of it…much lighter back packs!!!
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We are working on “r” controlled vowels this week: ar, ir, or, and ur. We will have an assessment on Friday. Your child should have the words for the week written in his/her agenda.
ENGLISH- Assessment over the four types of sentences / DOL quiz over weeks 2 and 3 / Common nouns and proper nouns
WRITING- We will begin brainstorming ideas and writing our personal narratives this week.
READING- Author’s Purpose will be our main focus this week. Ask your child about the three main reasons why author’s write: to persuade, to inform, and to entertain.
MATH- We will be discussing greater than, less than and equal to / Rounding and estimating will be our focus for the week.
SOCIAL STUDIES- We will begin discussing ancient and modern day Olympics/ We will also be discussing how Greek architecture influenced American architecture. Direct and Representative democracy will also be discussed. Mrs. Kriebel will be sharing information about her trip to Greece.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Newsletter Aug. 23-27
NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER AUG. 23-27
LETTERS FROM PARENTS-Many thanks to all of the parents who have had chance to write me a letter about your child. They are very informative and helpful
EARLY RELEASE DAY- Students will be dismissed at 12:15 on Wednesday, August 25th.
TROPICAL CLOTHING- Wear tropical clothing this Thursday for Xtra Activity. We will be tasting tropical fruits from LA ISLA and doing a neat art project.
MYSTERY READER- Many thanks to Mrs. McCullough and Mrs. Davis for being our first two mystery readers.
CLASSROOM HELPERS AND MYSTERY READERS- Many thanks to Mrs. Davis for volunteering to make our class calendar. Classroom helpers and mystery readers for the month of August have been sent out already. Let me know if you did not receive a calendar. Mrs. McElhannon has volunteered to call and remind Mystery Readers the weekend before you come in on Monday.
OPEN HOUSE- Please plan to attend Open House on Tuesday, August 31 for K, 2, & 4…and Thursday, Sept. 2 for 1, 3, & 5. The program starts at 6:30 in the gym. We will be sharing lots of valuable information that night!
NO SCHOOL- Students will not have school on Monday, September 6th
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-We will be working on long I spelled “igh” and “y”, long o spelled “ow”, long a spelled “ay” and long u spelled “ew”. An assessment will be given on Thursday
ENGLISH- Common nouns and proper nouns will be our main topic of discussion this week. We will also review the 4 types of sentences.
READING- We will be reading ISLA this week. It is a fantasy story about a girl and her grandmother. Vocabulary and comprehension assessments will be given during the week. Continue to read at least 4 times during the week for at least 15 minutes. .. More would be appreciated! Reading logs will be checked every Monday.
MATH- The relative size of digits will be discussed this week. We will also introduce estimating and rounding. The seven minute timed test will be given on Wednesday. Please help your child prepare for this test. If you read this, please write the name of the test your child will be taking on Wednesday…eg.addition, subtraction, or multiplication.
SOCIAL STUDIES-Students will be labeling and discussing the seven continents and five oceans…parents, did you know about the Southern Ocean? We will also be practicing “Our Place in Space”. Students should be able to say their place in space orally to me by Thursday. They should also be able to label the continents and oceans on a world map.
LETTERS FROM PARENTS-Many thanks to all of the parents who have had chance to write me a letter about your child. They are very informative and helpful
EARLY RELEASE DAY- Students will be dismissed at 12:15 on Wednesday, August 25th.
TROPICAL CLOTHING- Wear tropical clothing this Thursday for Xtra Activity. We will be tasting tropical fruits from LA ISLA and doing a neat art project.
MYSTERY READER- Many thanks to Mrs. McCullough and Mrs. Davis for being our first two mystery readers.
CLASSROOM HELPERS AND MYSTERY READERS- Many thanks to Mrs. Davis for volunteering to make our class calendar. Classroom helpers and mystery readers for the month of August have been sent out already. Let me know if you did not receive a calendar. Mrs. McElhannon has volunteered to call and remind Mystery Readers the weekend before you come in on Monday.
OPEN HOUSE- Please plan to attend Open House on Tuesday, August 31 for K, 2, & 4…and Thursday, Sept. 2 for 1, 3, & 5. The program starts at 6:30 in the gym. We will be sharing lots of valuable information that night!
NO SCHOOL- Students will not have school on Monday, September 6th
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-We will be working on long I spelled “igh” and “y”, long o spelled “ow”, long a spelled “ay” and long u spelled “ew”. An assessment will be given on Thursday
ENGLISH- Common nouns and proper nouns will be our main topic of discussion this week. We will also review the 4 types of sentences.
READING- We will be reading ISLA this week. It is a fantasy story about a girl and her grandmother. Vocabulary and comprehension assessments will be given during the week. Continue to read at least 4 times during the week for at least 15 minutes. .. More would be appreciated! Reading logs will be checked every Monday.
MATH- The relative size of digits will be discussed this week. We will also introduce estimating and rounding. The seven minute timed test will be given on Wednesday. Please help your child prepare for this test. If you read this, please write the name of the test your child will be taking on Wednesday…eg.addition, subtraction, or multiplication.
SOCIAL STUDIES-Students will be labeling and discussing the seven continents and five oceans…parents, did you know about the Southern Ocean? We will also be practicing “Our Place in Space”. Students should be able to say their place in space orally to me by Thursday. They should also be able to label the continents and oceans on a world map.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Newsletter
MRS. TURNER NEWSLETTER AUG. 16-20
WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE- I am looking forward to a great year together. The students seem to be excited about learning.
THANKS- We are fully stocked with paper towels, tissues, wipes, soap, and index cards. Most of the students have had the opportunity to get their binders and notebook paper, too. We have even received candy and treats for the goody drawers. Please feel free to send wrapped candy or other treats for the drawer. Thanks so much for your generosity!
FORMS- Everyone did a GREAT job filling out and returning forms. Everything has been taken up and accounted for. I appreciate how quickly everything was returned. That makes my job a lot easier.
BLOG- I will post a weekly newsletter on the blog every Monday. Please read over it for special dates and activities. I might ask you to write something specific in your child’s agenda to see if you really read the blog
PICTURE DAY- Students will have fall pictures (in August!!!!) on Thursday, August 19th. Forms were sent home on Friday. Please return the form with payment on Thursday. A $10 late fee will be charged to anyone who turns in the form late. (Pictures are optional.)
EARLY RELEASE- Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 25th. Students will be dismissed at 12:15.
OPEN HOUSE- K, 2, & 4 will have Open House on Tuesday, August 31. 1, 3,& 5 will have Open House on Thursday, September 2nd. Both sessions will start at 6:30. Please try to attend. We will be sharing a great deal of important information that night. I hope to see you at Open House!
NO SCHOOL- Students will not have school on Monday, September 6th due to the Labor Day holiday. Our Fall Break will be September 20-24.
PARENT LETTERS- Many thanks to all of the parents who have sent a letter to me about your child. It is very helpful to have insight from the parents. Please try to send me a letter by Friday, August 20th.
AGENDAS AND BINDERS- Please sign your child’s agenda every night. Do not take anything out of the Return to School side of the binder. Feel free to take items out of the Keep At Home side on a daily basis. We will clean out binders every Thursday and move items from Return to School to Keep at Home. X’s will be written in the agenda when students forget homework or have inappropriate behavior. Two X’s each week are o.k. If students receive more than two X’s, they will miss X-tra activity on Thursday. We will start with a clean slate every Friday. Our week will run from Friday to Thursday because some students have Target on Friday.
READING LOG- Students need to read at least 4 nights a week for at least 15 minutes. Of course, more minutes would be great!!! Please record minutes on the orange reading log. Students should be prepared to show completed reading logs every Monday.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on long vowel sounds again this week: ai, oa, ea, ee, ui, and oo. Remember…”When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.” Students will be given an assessment on Thursday.
ENGLISH- We will continue discussing the four types of sentences. An assessment will be given on Tuesday. Students will be doing a morning work packet every day. Assessments will be given over the material as we complete and check the packet. Nouns will be introduced at the end of the week.
WRITING- Descriptive writing will be our focus this week. We will write descriptive paragraphs about ourselves and we will write color poems. Students need to wear ORANGE on Tuesday and GREEN on Wednesday to help us with the color poems.
READING- Patricia Polacco will be our author focus as we read Appelemando’s Dreams. AR is not up and running yet, but students should still be reading on a nightly basis. I’ll let you know when we can start taking tests. We will adjust our AR goal according to when we can actually start taking tests.
MATH- Place value will continue to be our focus in math. Students should be prepared for 7 minute timed tests every Wednesday.
SOCIAL STUDIES- We will be learning about latitude and longitude this week. An assessment will be given on Thursday. We will begin learning about “My Place in Space.”
WELCOME TO THIRD GRADE- I am looking forward to a great year together. The students seem to be excited about learning.
THANKS- We are fully stocked with paper towels, tissues, wipes, soap, and index cards. Most of the students have had the opportunity to get their binders and notebook paper, too. We have even received candy and treats for the goody drawers. Please feel free to send wrapped candy or other treats for the drawer. Thanks so much for your generosity!
FORMS- Everyone did a GREAT job filling out and returning forms. Everything has been taken up and accounted for. I appreciate how quickly everything was returned. That makes my job a lot easier.
BLOG- I will post a weekly newsletter on the blog every Monday. Please read over it for special dates and activities. I might ask you to write something specific in your child’s agenda to see if you really read the blog
PICTURE DAY- Students will have fall pictures (in August!!!!) on Thursday, August 19th. Forms were sent home on Friday. Please return the form with payment on Thursday. A $10 late fee will be charged to anyone who turns in the form late. (Pictures are optional.)
EARLY RELEASE- Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 25th. Students will be dismissed at 12:15.
OPEN HOUSE- K, 2, & 4 will have Open House on Tuesday, August 31. 1, 3,& 5 will have Open House on Thursday, September 2nd. Both sessions will start at 6:30. Please try to attend. We will be sharing a great deal of important information that night. I hope to see you at Open House!
NO SCHOOL- Students will not have school on Monday, September 6th due to the Labor Day holiday. Our Fall Break will be September 20-24.
PARENT LETTERS- Many thanks to all of the parents who have sent a letter to me about your child. It is very helpful to have insight from the parents. Please try to send me a letter by Friday, August 20th.
AGENDAS AND BINDERS- Please sign your child’s agenda every night. Do not take anything out of the Return to School side of the binder. Feel free to take items out of the Keep At Home side on a daily basis. We will clean out binders every Thursday and move items from Return to School to Keep at Home. X’s will be written in the agenda when students forget homework or have inappropriate behavior. Two X’s each week are o.k. If students receive more than two X’s, they will miss X-tra activity on Thursday. We will start with a clean slate every Friday. Our week will run from Friday to Thursday because some students have Target on Friday.
READING LOG- Students need to read at least 4 nights a week for at least 15 minutes. Of course, more minutes would be great!!! Please record minutes on the orange reading log. Students should be prepared to show completed reading logs every Monday.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on long vowel sounds again this week: ai, oa, ea, ee, ui, and oo. Remember…”When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking.” Students will be given an assessment on Thursday.
ENGLISH- We will continue discussing the four types of sentences. An assessment will be given on Tuesday. Students will be doing a morning work packet every day. Assessments will be given over the material as we complete and check the packet. Nouns will be introduced at the end of the week.
WRITING- Descriptive writing will be our focus this week. We will write descriptive paragraphs about ourselves and we will write color poems. Students need to wear ORANGE on Tuesday and GREEN on Wednesday to help us with the color poems.
READING- Patricia Polacco will be our author focus as we read Appelemando’s Dreams. AR is not up and running yet, but students should still be reading on a nightly basis. I’ll let you know when we can start taking tests. We will adjust our AR goal according to when we can actually start taking tests.
MATH- Place value will continue to be our focus in math. Students should be prepared for 7 minute timed tests every Wednesday.
SOCIAL STUDIES- We will be learning about latitude and longitude this week. An assessment will be given on Thursday. We will begin learning about “My Place in Space.”
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