The unit math test that we took on fractions the other day did not go so well. I have decided to take some extra time to go back over some things with fractions. You should have already received the Unit 9 Family Letter this week. We probably won't start Unit 9 until Friday at the very earliest.
To make sure we are practicing our math facts I have decided to start sending home fact worksheets for practice. These will come home 2 or 3 times a week and are considered homework. They DO need to be returned to school the next morning like all other homework.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Spelling Words for the Week of March 26
small, almost, always, because, straw, drawn, also, author, false, already, flaw, sausage, applause, walnut, lawn, awesome, altogether, awning, faucet, laundry
Happy Monday!!!
Everyone is in a little better mood on Monday when the weather is as nice as we have had lately. A little windy today but it is still nice to see the sun.
The kids should be bringing home a Family Times letter today that shares what the story and skills are for the week. The should also be bringing home a spelling sheet to work on if they haven't finished it already here at school.
In math we will be reviewing today and taking a test tomorrow. Don't expect any math homework until Wednesday at the earliest.
MAP Testing is this week. Our class will be testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Have your student get plenty of sleep and eat healthy like always. Encourage them to do their best on these tests. As soon as the results are back they will be sent home. It will be interesting to see the growth that they have made this year.
The kids should be bringing home a Family Times letter today that shares what the story and skills are for the week. The should also be bringing home a spelling sheet to work on if they haven't finished it already here at school.
In math we will be reviewing today and taking a test tomorrow. Don't expect any math homework until Wednesday at the earliest.
MAP Testing is this week. Our class will be testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Have your student get plenty of sleep and eat healthy like always. Encourage them to do their best on these tests. As soon as the results are back they will be sent home. It will be interesting to see the growth that they have made this year.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Conference Day
Sorry this is the first post of the week. We have been having some busy weeks here at Sunset. Today is Conference Day. Hopefully everyone will be able to make it at their assigned time. Also, don't forget there is a book fair today from 2-7.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Happy Friday!!!
There IS Homework tonight. Please return it on Monday. Conferences sheets are coming home today, I forgot to send them yesterday. Please return those Monday if possible.
Selection reading tests should be coming home with students today. I encourage you to ask about these to make sure that they are getting home.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!
Selection reading tests should be coming home with students today. I encourage you to ask about these to make sure that they are getting home.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the weather!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday
This morning we took our selection reading test and the students did very well on it. We will be going over that tomorrow and then it will be sent home.
We have started learning about fractions in math. There will not be homework today as we reviewed today. Continue to work on multiplication facts at home. They are an essential skill that needs to be mastered by the end of the year. The more the kids practice the better they will be.
Today I will send home conference times. Conferences are next Thursday afternoon and evening. Hopefully the time I scheduled will work, if not be sure to return some possible dates and times that you could come in. Please send back the slips as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is also the last day to order a yearbook. The forms were sent home a few weeks ago. If you no longer have the form and want a yearbook you will have to contact the office.
I hope you have all been enjoying this great weather we've had this week. Please remember that if it isn't above 60 degrees we expect the kids to have long sleeves on while outside.
We have started learning about fractions in math. There will not be homework today as we reviewed today. Continue to work on multiplication facts at home. They are an essential skill that needs to be mastered by the end of the year. The more the kids practice the better they will be.
Today I will send home conference times. Conferences are next Thursday afternoon and evening. Hopefully the time I scheduled will work, if not be sure to return some possible dates and times that you could come in. Please send back the slips as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is also the last day to order a yearbook. The forms were sent home a few weeks ago. If you no longer have the form and want a yearbook you will have to contact the office.
I hope you have all been enjoying this great weather we've had this week. Please remember that if it isn't above 60 degrees we expect the kids to have long sleeves on while outside.
Monday, March 12, 2012
No Homework
We took the opportunity to review our introduction to fractions this afternoon. Since we did that and not a new lesson there will be NO HOMEWORK tonight.
They do however, have the spelling sheet that they can complete, this does NOT need to be returned.
They do however, have the spelling sheet that they can complete, this does NOT need to be returned.
Back to a normal schedule....
We will be back to a more normal schedule this week. This morning we started Unit 5 of Reading. This means we will be reading a story this week, taking a test, having a normal spelling list, etc. We will also be in full swing of Unit 8 in Math.
The spelling words for the week are:
The spelling words for the week are:
create, medium, piano, idea, radio, video, studio, violin, duo,
patio, rodeo, pioneer, trio, stadium, audio, audience, radiate, cereal, Creole,
recreation
Friday, March 9, 2012
Happy Friday!!
There IS HOMEWORK this weekend. Please return it on Monday.
We had a very busy and out of the ordinary week with being between both reading and math units. We also had a new student start on Thursday.
Next week we will back to our normal schedule as we started Unit 8 of math today and will start Unit 5 of reading on Monday.
Enjoy your weekend.
We had a very busy and out of the ordinary week with being between both reading and math units. We also had a new student start on Thursday.
Next week we will back to our normal schedule as we started Unit 8 of math today and will start Unit 5 of reading on Monday.
Enjoy your weekend.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
District Writing
We have spent a lot of time the last two days on our district writings. Most everyone is doing an excellent job. I hope to get a lot on those accomplished tomorrow.
There is NO HOMEWORK tonight. There WILL be on Friday.
There is NO HOMEWORK tonight. There WILL be on Friday.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Wind Down Wednesday
This week has snuck by, it's all down hill from here.
We have had a pretty busy completing our unit 4 reading test and also going back over our trimester math test. We also finished unit 7 in math and took the Unit 7 Test this afternoon. It sounds like a lot of testing but the kids have done a great job both staying focused and on the test itself.
We are also working on our district writing assessment. The district writing assessment is done each year starting in 2nd grade. When they are all turned in 20% of the 3rd grade papers will be scored to see what are strengths and weaknesses are and also how we progress through the years. The prompt is to write about the best day of school you have ever had or the worst, ask your student what they are writing about.
Recently we had two students move away. Taryn McGinn has left us, as well as Brandon Black. We are getting a new student tomorrow named David.
I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying the warmer weather.
We have had a pretty busy completing our unit 4 reading test and also going back over our trimester math test. We also finished unit 7 in math and took the Unit 7 Test this afternoon. It sounds like a lot of testing but the kids have done a great job both staying focused and on the test itself.
We are also working on our district writing assessment. The district writing assessment is done each year starting in 2nd grade. When they are all turned in 20% of the 3rd grade papers will be scored to see what are strengths and weaknesses are and also how we progress through the years. The prompt is to write about the best day of school you have ever had or the worst, ask your student what they are writing about.
Recently we had two students move away. Taryn McGinn has left us, as well as Brandon Black. We are getting a new student tomorrow named David.
I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying the warmer weather.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Happy Friday!!!
Report Cards are coming home today. If you have questions please contact me. You may contact me via phone or email. Email tends to work the best. If you have a lot of questions or concerns and would like to sit down and discuss them we can set up a conference that would actually take the place of a conference on the scheduled March 22nd date. Remember that our report cards are a look at each trimester separately. The numbers from the 1st trimester have no effect on the 2nd trimester numbers at all.
Happy Friday and Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday we watched the movie, Horton Hears a Who.
This morning we had an assembly to discuss our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports). We found out that out of the 108 students in 3rd grade only 7 of them received an ODR in the month of February. The PBIS goal for the month of March is to get as few ODRs as possible. At the end of the month we will be having carnival type celebration with a different game in each room. The carnival will last for 1 hour. Each ODR that a student receives will cost them 15 minutes of the hour. 0 ODRs = 1 hour of carnival. 1 ODR = 45 minutes of carnival. 2 ODRs = 30 minutes of carnival. 3 ODRs = 15 minutes of carnival. 4 ODRs = no carnival. The goal is for each individual students.
We also took a spelling test this morning and that should come home with students this afternoon. The reading selection test we took yesterday will not come home until next week. We haven't had a chance to review it yet.
We have reached the end of our 4th unit of Reading. Next week will be the Unit Benchmark Test for Unit 4.
Happy Friday and Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss. In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday we watched the movie, Horton Hears a Who.
This morning we had an assembly to discuss our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports). We found out that out of the 108 students in 3rd grade only 7 of them received an ODR in the month of February. The PBIS goal for the month of March is to get as few ODRs as possible. At the end of the month we will be having carnival type celebration with a different game in each room. The carnival will last for 1 hour. Each ODR that a student receives will cost them 15 minutes of the hour. 0 ODRs = 1 hour of carnival. 1 ODR = 45 minutes of carnival. 2 ODRs = 30 minutes of carnival. 3 ODRs = 15 minutes of carnival. 4 ODRs = no carnival. The goal is for each individual students.
We also took a spelling test this morning and that should come home with students this afternoon. The reading selection test we took yesterday will not come home until next week. We haven't had a chance to review it yet.
We have reached the end of our 4th unit of Reading. Next week will be the Unit Benchmark Test for Unit 4.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dodgeball Champs
Our class won the 2012 Winter Dodgeball Classic. Students who did not receive any ODRs in the month of February got to play. The winners of the tournament got to play the 3rd grade teachers. They also beat the teachers. It was a great, fun afternoon and everyone was on their best behavior. I was very impressed with their sportsmanship.
We took our selection test in reading this morning. We will go over them tomorrow.
Tomorrow is report card day. Look for a report card tomorrow afternoon. I would save these and bring them to conferences next month if you have any questions. If you don't want to wait contact me and we will set up a earlier conferences and kill two birds with one stone.
There is NO HOMEWORK today.
We took our selection test in reading this morning. We will go over them tomorrow.
Tomorrow is report card day. Look for a report card tomorrow afternoon. I would save these and bring them to conferences next month if you have any questions. If you don't want to wait contact me and we will set up a earlier conferences and kill two birds with one stone.
There is NO HOMEWORK today.
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