NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER SEPT. 27-OCT 1
FALL BREAK- I hope you and your families had a wonderful break. Now it’s time to get back into the routine and work hard
STANDARDIZED TESTING- We will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test Wednesday through Friday. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills will be given each day next week. Homework will be minimal this week and next due to testing. Please get to bed early each night and eat a good breakfast. All students need a couple of number 2 pencils with good erasers. They can not use mechanical pencils on the test.
CATO FIELD TRIP- We had our first in-school CATO field trip today. Please ask your child about the three types of soil that were discussed and the adaptations of earthworms.
DEPEW ORTHODONTICS- We are fortunate to have Depew Orthodontics as a partner for our class. They will be coming in once a month to do a health lesson with the children. Tomorrow will be their first visit.
MYSTERY READER- Many thanks to Mrs. Keeton and Mr. Kriebel for coming in to be our Mystery Reader.
ACCELERATED READER- Continue to read and earn AR points. All students need at least 8 AR points with 80% accuracy by Friday, October 8th. Many students are earning their points, but their comprehension level is not where it needs to be. Make sure to read your books carefully!
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be discussing “aw”, “au”, “al”, and “ou”. We will still have a spelling assessment on Thursday even though we are doing standardized testing.
READING- Idioms will be the topic of discussion this week. We will be reading Who Let the Car Out of the Bag and There’s A Frog in My Throat. Please write what the following idiom means in the signature section of the agenda…”Don’t be a backseat driver.” Read and discuss Time For Kids. Discuss how to read and interpret different types of graphs.
ENGLISH- Dictionary usage and guide words will be discussed this week. We will also discuss how to use a thesaurus.
WRITING- Students will begin writing personal narratives this week. We will go over their compare and contrast papers and discuss the strengths and weaknesses.
MATH- Subtraction with regrouping will be our main focus this week. We will also be discussing elapsed time and input/output. A timed test will be given on Wednesday.
SCIENCE- We have lots of parents coming in to help us with a hands-on science experiment tomorrow. It will help us to understand the differences in sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER SEPT. 13-17
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24th.
POP AND READ- The students have earned a Pop and Read during Language Arts on Wednesday. Students can bring blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows to lie on. They can also bring snacks and drinks. (please don’t send any red or purple drinks…only light colors) They should also bring AR BOOKS to read! Hopefully students who are behind on their AR points can get caught up during Pop and Read and over Fall Break. Remember, all students need 8 AR points by Friday, October 8th.
STANDARDIZED TESTING- All third grade students will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test from Wednesday, Sept. 29-Friday, Oct. 1. Then, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills will be given from Monday, Oct.4-Friday, Oct. 8. A green sheet will be coming home today with all of the information.
MEDIA CENTER-We will be going to the media center to get new books on Thursday. Remember to bring your library books that day! Of course, students can go to the library any morning.
ABSENT- I will not be here on Friday because of my class reunion in Tennessee. Ms. Koontz will be the substitute. I will not have access to e-mail during Fall Break.
PARENT HELPERS NEEDED-I need six parent helpers on Tuesday, Sept. 28th from 1-2 for a science experiment on rocks and minerals. The directions are easy to follow. Please let me know if you can come in and help. I will send home the info. ahead of time so you will have an idea of what to say and do
ICE CREAM PARTY- Our class won an ice cream party from Chic Fil A for having the most people attend on family night! Yeah! We will celebrate on Wednesday afternoon.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on dipthongs this week: oi,oy, ou, ow / An assessment will be given on Thursday.
ENGLISH- We will be learning when to use the articles, “a”, “an”, and “the”. We will also be discussing subjects and predicates./ DOL quiz #4 / Computer games and activities to review topics discussed so far.
READING- I will be giving a fluency test to each student this week. We will be continuing our discussion of traditional literature. Today, we discussed fables and the morals or lessons they teach. If you read this, please write “moral” in the signature section of the agenda. We will continue discussing the story elements: characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution. Drama will also be introduced as a genre./ Read AR books and take AR tests.
MATH-How do we use regrouping to solve addition and subtraction problems? / Remember to try First in Math at home./ Timed test on Wednesday
SCIENCE-How does the formation of rocks and minerals differ?
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24th.
POP AND READ- The students have earned a Pop and Read during Language Arts on Wednesday. Students can bring blankets, sleeping bags, and pillows to lie on. They can also bring snacks and drinks. (please don’t send any red or purple drinks…only light colors) They should also bring AR BOOKS to read! Hopefully students who are behind on their AR points can get caught up during Pop and Read and over Fall Break. Remember, all students need 8 AR points by Friday, October 8th.
STANDARDIZED TESTING- All third grade students will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test from Wednesday, Sept. 29-Friday, Oct. 1. Then, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills will be given from Monday, Oct.4-Friday, Oct. 8. A green sheet will be coming home today with all of the information.
MEDIA CENTER-We will be going to the media center to get new books on Thursday. Remember to bring your library books that day! Of course, students can go to the library any morning.
ABSENT- I will not be here on Friday because of my class reunion in Tennessee. Ms. Koontz will be the substitute. I will not have access to e-mail during Fall Break.
PARENT HELPERS NEEDED-I need six parent helpers on Tuesday, Sept. 28th from 1-2 for a science experiment on rocks and minerals. The directions are easy to follow. Please let me know if you can come in and help. I will send home the info. ahead of time so you will have an idea of what to say and do
ICE CREAM PARTY- Our class won an ice cream party from Chic Fil A for having the most people attend on family night! Yeah! We will celebrate on Wednesday afternoon.
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING- We will be working on dipthongs this week: oi,oy, ou, ow / An assessment will be given on Thursday.
ENGLISH- We will be learning when to use the articles, “a”, “an”, and “the”. We will also be discussing subjects and predicates./ DOL quiz #4 / Computer games and activities to review topics discussed so far.
READING- I will be giving a fluency test to each student this week. We will be continuing our discussion of traditional literature. Today, we discussed fables and the morals or lessons they teach. If you read this, please write “moral” in the signature section of the agenda. We will continue discussing the story elements: characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution. Drama will also be introduced as a genre./ Read AR books and take AR tests.
MATH-How do we use regrouping to solve addition and subtraction problems? / Remember to try First in Math at home./ Timed test on Wednesday
SCIENCE-How does the formation of rocks and minerals differ?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
NEWSLETTER MRS. TURNER SEPT. 7-10
CATO FIELD TRIP- Please send in payment for the 5 CATO field trips as soon as you are able. The information was handed out at Open House. If you were unable to attend Open House, your child should havebrought home the information on Friday.
CHIC-FIL-A NIGHT-Please join us tonight for Ford Night at Chic-Fil-A.
OPEN HOUSE- Thank you for attending Open House. Hopefully you learned a lot about our classroom through our interactive approach.
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24.
ACCELERATED READER- Unfortunately, AR is not working right now. I apologize for the inconvenience. Hopefully it will be up and running very soon. If you have finished a book and you are ready to take a test, go ahead and start on your next book while we are waiting for it to work again.
GREECE- Many thanks to Mrs. Kriebel for coming in and sharing her knowledge of Greece with us. She had some wonderful information and pictures to share with the children. They also got to taste olives!
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-We are working on are,air, ire, ore, ure, and ear. Many of these are difficult to remember, so study early in the week! An assessment will be given on Thursday.
ENGLISH/WRITING- Personal narratives and friendly letters will be our focus this week. We will also learn how to compare and contrast in our writing.
READING-We will be introducing traditional literature this week and the elements found in traditional literature. We will be working on comparing and contrasting between various versions of traditional tales. / Lon Po Po and The Three Little Javelinas will be two of the stories we will be reading this week. Comprehension quizzes will be given over both./ We will read and discuss Georgia News Weekly.
MATH- A 7 minute timed test will be given tomorrow. Please ask your child what test he/she will be taking and help him/her practice for the test./ Rounding and estimating will be reviewed this week. We will also be discussing properties of addition: commutative, associative, and identity. An assessment over rounding and properties will be given this week.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Ancient and Modern Olympics have been our topics of discussion. We have also discussed the three main types of columns: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Ask your child to describe them to you. If you read this, write the name of the very fancy, intricate kind of column in the signature portion of the agenda. Direct democracy and representative democracy will be introduced today. We will fill out a study guide together. Please help your child study for an assessment over the Olympics and roots of our democracy on Thursday.
SCIENCE- Introduce rocks and minerals.
Have a great week!
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CATO FIELD TRIP- Please send in payment for the 5 CATO field trips as soon as you are able. The information was handed out at Open House. If you were unable to attend Open House, your child should havebrought home the information on Friday.
CHIC-FIL-A NIGHT-Please join us tonight for Ford Night at Chic-Fil-A.
OPEN HOUSE- Thank you for attending Open House. Hopefully you learned a lot about our classroom through our interactive approach.
FALL BREAK- Students will not have school from Sept. 20-24.
ACCELERATED READER- Unfortunately, AR is not working right now. I apologize for the inconvenience. Hopefully it will be up and running very soon. If you have finished a book and you are ready to take a test, go ahead and start on your next book while we are waiting for it to work again.
GREECE- Many thanks to Mrs. Kriebel for coming in and sharing her knowledge of Greece with us. She had some wonderful information and pictures to share with the children. They also got to taste olives!
SUBJECT MATTER
SPELLING-We are working on are,air, ire, ore, ure, and ear. Many of these are difficult to remember, so study early in the week! An assessment will be given on Thursday.
ENGLISH/WRITING- Personal narratives and friendly letters will be our focus this week. We will also learn how to compare and contrast in our writing.
READING-We will be introducing traditional literature this week and the elements found in traditional literature. We will be working on comparing and contrasting between various versions of traditional tales. / Lon Po Po and The Three Little Javelinas will be two of the stories we will be reading this week. Comprehension quizzes will be given over both./ We will read and discuss Georgia News Weekly.
MATH- A 7 minute timed test will be given tomorrow. Please ask your child what test he/she will be taking and help him/her practice for the test./ Rounding and estimating will be reviewed this week. We will also be discussing properties of addition: commutative, associative, and identity. An assessment over rounding and properties will be given this week.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Ancient and Modern Olympics have been our topics of discussion. We have also discussed the three main types of columns: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Ask your child to describe them to you. If you read this, write the name of the very fancy, intricate kind of column in the signature portion of the agenda. Direct democracy and representative democracy will be introduced today. We will fill out a study guide together. Please help your child study for an assessment over the Olympics and roots of our democracy on Thursday.
SCIENCE- Introduce rocks and minerals.
Have a great week!
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