3rd Grade
Mrs. Nieting
Contact Information
Available :
8 AM - 8 PM Monday-Friday; weekends by request
Best form of contact:
Email: knieting@1stlutheran.com
Phone or text: ( my number is included in the School Directory; I can send it via email)
ZOOM meeting -- request a time
Week of February 22-25
Here we are again working remotely. I am aware that a number of my students are struggling to complete their work using this format. Please follow up with them to ensure that they are not falling behind. I will be checking with them first thing Monday morning to see what they have unfinished. I will expect that they have it turned in for credit by Wednesday, March 3rd. If we are unable to attend school on Friday, February 25th, I will post directions about those assignments. Please text me if you have any questions. I hope to be able to be at school Friday afternoon for those students who were unable to get their AMI packets on Tuesday evening.
We are in the 5th week of the Lutheran Schools AR Challenge. Everyone needs to be reading 15 to 20 minutes each night to help us earn points. Please also remind your student that their 10 AR points for the 3rd quarter are due by Friday, March 11.
No Zoom today
Today's Assignments
Friday, February 25, 2022
English, Vocabulary, and Spelling -- You are to write a short story about “A Day in the Snow” using one of the children in the above pictures as your main character. You need to create a story that tells what your main character did that was fun on his day off of school. Each of the kids pictured is slightly different. Each one is doing something different; each kid is holding something different. Look at each one carefully before choosing one. For example, in the picture to the right, the middle kid has skis on his feet. So, a story with him as the main character would need to involve skiing. If you want, you may include other “snow kids” from these 6 characters in your story. Make sure you name your main characters. There is no minimum length for your story. It needs to be long enough to tell what your main character does that is interesting and fun.
In addition, you need to include at least 3 words in your story that are in the Unit 25 Spelling list
and at least 3 words from the Unit 8 Vocabulary list. Those words will be listed at the bottom of the assignment page.
Spelling – No additional assignment. We will take the test over Unit 25 on Monday.
Vocabulary – No additional assignment
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes. Don’t forget that you can take AR tests at home, using your regular login.
Math – No assignment
Unit 25 Spelling List: supper, happen, pepper, kitten, sudden, letter, dinner, cotton, lesson, mitten, bottom, summer, better, ladder, ribbon
Unit 9 Vocabulary List: ability, avoid, bashful, brief, compete, consider, delightful, honor, reflex, remark
Past Assignments
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Spelling – Unit 25 ”Double Consonants in Middle of Words” Complete pages 170-171 in the spelling book. Study for the Unit 25 test on Friday.
Vocabulary – Complete the Unit 9 Practice worksheet that is enclosed. Use Sadlier.com to review the Unit 9 words for a test next week.
Reading – Read your AR book for at last 20 minutes. Please remember that next week is the last week to earn AR points for the AR Challenge.
Math – Complete the enclosed worksheet on multiplication. Remember you can use the multiplication table in your planner if you need to.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Spelling – Unit 25 ”Double Consonants in Middle of Words” Complete pages 168-169 in the spelling book. Study for the Unit 25 test on Friday.
English – Complete the 2 Daily Language Reviews that are included in your packet. We will check them in class when you return.
Vocabulary – Use each of the 10 words from Unit 9 in a sentence. Each sentence that you write must make sense and be at least 7 words long. I have included a list of Unit 9 words an definitions in your packet. I have highlighted each of the vocab words. Be sure to look over both the definitions and the synonyms and antonyms before you create the sentences.
Reading – Read pages 105-115 of The Cricket in Times Square. Complete the worksheet for Chapter 13 of The Cricket in Times Square, including the vocabulary words and the comprehension questions.
Math – Complete the enclosed worksheet on subtraction with regrouping. Do the even-numbered problems ONLY and show your work on a separate piece of paper.
Friday, February 4, 2022
English – We have read the first 6 chapters of The Cricket in Times Square. In the third chapter we read, Chester Cricket first meets Tucker Mouse and Chester tells his story of being trapped in a picnic basket and of traveling to New York City on the train. Imagine that you are trapped in a picnic basket and are about to experience quite an adventure. Write an adventure story that includes answers to all of the following questions:
· Where does your adventure begin?
· What kind of goodies are in the basket?
· Where does your journey take you?
· What kind of creature are you?
· Are you discovered or do you make a narrow escape?
· Where does your adventure end?
The length of your story is not as important as making sure that you have included all of the information that is asked for in these questions. You may type your story, or you may write it on notebook paper. It is due on Monday, February 7.
This was assigned last week during our quarantine time. I have received 3 completed stories. I know of several students who have started the story, but have not finished it. This is an opportunity for the rest of my students to get this finished and ready for display.
Spelling – No assignment.
Vocabulary – Continue reviewing the words of Unit 8 at Sadlier.com, especially the synonym and antonym matching activities.
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes. Don’t forget that you can take AR tests at home, using your regular login. Then complete the reading worksheets that are included in the packet.
Math – Complete the worksheet from your packet by doing only the EVEN-numbered problems. (Problems #18-30 will need to be copied on a piece of notebook paper and then solved.) These problems are a review of subtraction with regrouping. Most of the problems will require the students to “borrow” twice.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
English – Unit 1 Group 6 Sentences We classified these sentences in class on Wednesday. Please complete Exercises 1-5 on page 14. Please pay attention to and then follow the given directions.
Spelling –Unit 22 : ”r-controlled Vowel /ar/: air, ear, are, ere, eir” Review your Unit 22 words and this week’s bonus words that are in your planner. Be ready to take a spelling test on Monday.
Vocabulary – Use each of the 10 words from Unit 8 in a sentence. Each sentence that you write must make sense and be at least 7 words long. I have included a list of Unit 8 words and definitions in your packet. I have highlighted each of the vocab words. Be sure to look over both the definitions and the synonyms and antonyms before you create the sentences.
Reading – Yesterday we read Chapter 6 of The Cricket in Times Square in class. Complete the Chapter 6 Vocabulary Words and Comprehension Questions worksheet that was in your packet.
Read your AR book for at least 15 minutes. Don’t forget that you can take AR tests at home, using your regular login.
Math – Lesson 66: Parallelograms We went over this lesson in class on Wednesday. Today complete #1-20 on page 358-359.
Monday, January 31, 2022
English – No assignment in your English book. Be sure your adventure story is complete and ready to be typed.
Spelling – Unit 22 “r-controlled Vowel /ar/: ar, ear, are, ere, eir” Complete pages 146-147 in the spelling book.
Vocabulary – No assignment
Reading – Make sure you have completed the 5 vocab words and 3 comprehension questions over Chapter 4 that were assigned on Friday. No new assignment
Math – No math assignment. We completed the MAP test on Math this morning. Please make sure you have completed the worksheet (EVEN NUMBERS ONLY) that was assigned on Friday.
Friday, January 27, 2022
English – Continue working on your adventure story based on the adventure of Chester Cricket as he traveled from Connecticut to Times Square . Please make sure your story includes answers to all of the following questions:
· Where does your adventure begin?
· What kind of goodies are in the basket?
· Where does your journey take you?
· What kind of creature are you?
· Are you discovered or do you make a narrow escape?
· Where does your adventure end?
It may be hand-written on notebook paper or typed on your Chromebook. It is due on Monday, January 31st.
Spelling – No assignment.
Vocabulary – No assignment
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes. (Don’t forget that you can take AR tests at home, using your regular login. Scroll all the way to the bottom and you will see a Section labeled "Helpful Links." Click on the Rennaisance Learning link and then continue to the log-in page.)
Then please complete the worksheet on The Cricket in Times Square” that is attached below. You may write your answers on a piece of notebook paper.
Math – Complete the worksheet attached below by doing only the EVEN-numbered problems. Please copy the problems on notebook paper and then solve.
Cricket in Times Square -- Chapter 4.pdfmathwksh66.pdfThursday, January 27, 2022
English – Continue working on your adventure story based on the adventure of Chester Cricket as he traveled from Connecticut to Times Square . Please make sure your story includes answers to all of the following questions:
· Where does your adventure begin?
· What kind of goodies are in the basket?
· Where does your journey take you?
· What kind of creature are you?
· Are you discovered or do you make a narrow escape?
· Where does your adventure end?
It may be hand-written on notebook paper or typed on your Chromebook. It is due on Monday, January 31st.
Spelling –Unit 21 : ”r-controlled Vowel /ur/: or,ur,ear,ir” Review your Unit 21 words and this week’s bonus words. Be ready to take a spelling test over ZOOM later today.
Vocabulary – No assignment
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes. Please remember that you are able to take AR tests from home on your Chromebook.
Math – Lesson 64: “Multiplication Facts:9s” After our ZOOM meeting at 12:45PM, complete #1-20 on pages 348-349.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Spelling – Unit 21 ”r-controlled Vowel /ur/: or,ur,ear, ir” Complete pages 144-145 in the spelling book. Study for the Unit 21 test on Thursday
English – Continue working on your adventure story. Remember it is due on Monday, January 31st
Vocabulary – Continue your study of the antonyms and synonyms of Unit 8 using Sadlier.com
Reading – Complete the worksheet for Chapter 3 of The Cricket in Times Square, including the vocabulary words and the comprehension questions.
Math – Lesson 63: “Area, Part 2” After our ZOOM meeting at 1PM, complete #1-20 on pages 343-344.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Spelling – Unit 21 ”r-controlled Vowel /ur/: or,ur,ear, ir” Complete pages 142-143 in the spelling book.
Vocabulary – Continue reviewing the words of Unit 8 at Sadlier.com, especially the synonym and antonym matching activities.
Reading – We have read the first 3 chapters of The Cricket in Times Square. In the last chapter we read, Chester Cricket first meets Tucker Mouse and Chester tells his story of being trapped in a picnic basket and of traveling to New York City on the train. Imagine that you are trapped in a picnic basket and are about to experience quite an adventure. Write an adventure story that includes answers to all of the following questions:
· Where does your adventure begin?
· What kind of goodies are in the basket?
· Where does your journey take you?
· What kind of creature are you?
· Are you discovered or do you make a narrow escape?
· Where does your adventure end?
The length of your story is not as important as making sure that you have included all of the information that is asked for in these questions. You may type your story, or you may write it on notebook paper. It is due on Monday, January 31.
Math – Lesson 62: “Area, Part 1” If possible, please complete Power-up 62 before we begin our ZOOM meeting at 9AM. After we go over our lesson, complete #1-20 on pages 337-339.
Monday, January 24, 2022
English – No assignment
Spelling – Be prepared to take the Unit 20 spelling test over ZOOM this morning by having a pencil and piece of notebook paper ready with your name at the top. we will then take a look at the new unit for this week -- Unit 21: "r-controlled Vowel /ur/: or, ur, ear, ir" Complete pages 140-141 in the spelling book.
Vocabulary – Spend at least 15 minutes reviewing the words of Unit 8 at Sadlier.com, especially the synonyms and antonyms matching activities.
Reading – Listen to and follow along as I read Chapter 3 “Chester” in The Cricket in Times Square (pages 16-24) on video. Then complete the vocabulary and reading comprehension worksheet for Chapter 3. *Accelerated Reader is available, 8AM - 8PM, for at-home testing. Students may use their regular logins.*
Math – Lesson 61: “Squares; Multiplication Facts – Square Numbers” If possible, please complete Power-up 61 before we begin our ZOOM meeting at 9AM. After we go over our lesson, complete #1-20 on pages 331-333.
Friday, January 21,2022
English – No assignment
Spelling – Unit 20 : Review your Unit 20 words and this week’s bonus words. Be ready to take a spelling test over ZOOM on Monday.
Vocabulary – No assignment
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes.
Math – No assignment
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
English – Study the noun jingle for a written quiz on Wednesday.
Spelling – Unit 6: ”Review” Complete pages 44-45 in the spelling book.
Vocabulary – Use the Unit 2 Vocabulary words on pages 8-9 to write 10 sentences on notebook paper. Each sentence should use only 1 of the vocab words and must be at least 6 words in it.
Reading – Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes.
Math – Lesson 20: “Some Went Away Stories, Part 1” Complete #1-20 on pages 110-111.
We did MAP Testing today. I will do make-up testing when students return to class.