Weekly Updates
Week of May 21 and May 28, 2019 LAST UPDATE OF THE YEAR!
This will be my last update of the year. It is hard to believe that the year is almost over. It has been a real pleasure teaching your children this year and I hope they enjoyed 3rd grade as much as I enjoyed having them in my homeroom. Each and everyone of them will hold a special place in my heart. I wish everyone a wonderful and relaxing summer! Here is a breakdown of the next 2.5 weeks. Any other information will come through emails:Upcoming Dates:May 22 Wednesday: Prayer WalkMay 24 Friday: RTC Dress Down Day-$2.00 donationMay 29 Wednesday: Cleveland Botanical Garden Field Trip-RTC t-shirt with dress down clothesMay 31 Friday: Closing School Mass 9:15amJune 3, Monday: Lolly the Trolley Field Trip-students may dress down but must wear SRS spirit wear. June 5 Wednesday: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Field Day 1-3pmReading:Stories: African Lion; Grey Wolf, Red Fox; Tide PoolSkills: Reread, compare and contrast, main idea and supporting detailsMath:Test Thursday on Fractions and Introducing Chapter 11: Measurements and Telling TimeStudents will identify metric units of capacity using liters and milliliters, metric units of mass using grams and kilograms, problem solving, converting cups, pints, quarts, and gallonsFact Fluency:50 multiplication facts of all facts Study multiplication facts nightlyGrammar:SS #129-132Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: abbreviations, helping verbs, past, present, and future tense verbs, pronouns, editing, conjunctions, possessive nouns, commas and quotation marks to show conversation, idioms, concrete and abstract nounsSS #133-136Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: abbreviations, verb tense, editing, simile adverbs, analogies, synonyms, context cluesSS #137-140Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: abbreviations, verb tense, editing, simile adverbs, analogies, synonyms, context cluesReligion:Chapter 11 God Sent His Son Jesus to Live Among UsSpelling:Unit 33 Words with the -ough and -augh soundsBasic and Review Words: taught, thought, rough, bought, cough, caught, fought, daughter, tough, through, enough, brought, was, warm, sought, naught Vocabulary words: reward, collar, poodle, leash, tag Unit 34 Words beginning with a- or be-Basic and Review Words: below, about, belong, around, again, alone, because, above, between, ago, behind, begin, alive, before away, want, awhile, beyond. Vocabulary words: Orbit, planet, Jupiter, telescope, satellite Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Social Studies: Unit 2 Lessons 4-5Week of May 14, 2018I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day and enjoyed your gift from your child! In the Friday Folder there was information about our field trip on May 25th. Thanks to Home and School, the students only need to pay $2.00 for Lolley the Trolley. Thank you Home and School!This week:Reading:Frindle: Chapters 1-6Skills: vocabulary, character traits, comprehension, predictionMath:Chapter 11: MeasurementsStudents will identify metric units of capacity using liters and milliliters, metric units of mass using grams and kilograms, problem solving, converting cups, pints, quarts, and gallonsTimed tests: 100 multiplication facts of all facts and 100 division facts of 0-5Study multiplication facts nightlySpelling:Unit 33 Words with the -ough and -augh soundsBasic and Review Words: taught, thought, rough, bought, cough, caught, fought, daughter, tough, through, enough, brought, was, warm, sought, naught Vocabulary words: reward, collar, poodle, leash, tag Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 11 God Sent His Son Jesus to Live Among Us
Grammar:SS #129-132Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: abbreviations, helping verbs, past, present, and future tense verbs, pronouns, editing, conjunctions, possessive nouns, commas and quotation marks to show conversation, idioms, concrete and abstract nouns
Week of May 6, 2019
The students will be taking their Reading MAP test on Tuesday and Math on Thursday. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and a healthy breakfast in the morning. May Crowning in Friday at 2pm. All are welcome to attend. Here is a look at our week: Reading:Essential Question: How can you use what you know to help others?Skills: Ask and Answer Questions, Prefixes, Author's Point of ViewStories: The Impossible Pet Show and The Talented ClementineMath:FractionsContinue to study math factscChapter 9 God is Just and MercifulStudents will name ways God shows justice and mercy and recall the Good Shepherd story which shows God's merciful loveSocial Studies:Review chapter 2 vocabularyRead and discuss lesson 5: Daily Life ChangesStudents will learn about the transcontinental railroad and other inventions that improved people's ways of life.Week of April 29, 2019
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter vacation. I sent an email with information about a few things for this week.Reading:The students will be completing a 5 day Reading Escape Room Test Prep. They will work in groups of 2 to complete 3 activities a day to unlock clues for the day. Skills: infer, text features, main idea, locating details, sequence of events, cause and effect, context clues, characterization, author's purpose, multiple meaning, compare and contrastMath:Review area and perimeterIntroduce fractionsContinue to study multiplication and division factsSpelling:Unit 30 Review unit. Words will come from units 24-29.Check https://www.spellingcity.com/lkarnatz/ for a list of the wordsStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 9 God is Just and MercifulGrammar:SS #117-120Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: future and past tense verbs, editing, abbreviations, conjunctions, root words, parts of speechSocial Studies:Unit 2 Lesson 5: Daily Life ChangesHave a good week.Week of April 8 and 15, 2019
Thank you very much for those who participated in the Read-a-thon. Our homeroom raised $1250! That is amazing and am so proud of everyone. Their character costumes were adorable and they really enjoyed our Flashlight Friday read! We may have to try that again. We have a busy 10 days before our much needed Spring Break:Drama Club: Sunday (2pm), Friday (8pm), and Saturday(7pm)Spiritual Olympics: Friday April 12th-Dress Down Day and an All School Mass at 1:45pmTuesday: Each child is ask to bring in a small flat rock for a service project on Friday(note in Friday Folder)April 16 Tuesday: All School Mass at 9:15-all are welcomeApril 17 Wednesday: STREAM Day-Dress Down Day. Our class will be making foosball stadiums. We are in need of about 15 shoe boxes. MAP Testing: we will begin on Friday May 3rd with Language Arts. Reading and Math will be the week of May 6th. Here is a look at the next 10 days:Reading:We will be working on writing personal narrative paragraph using all 5 steps in the writing process.Math: We will continue to work on area and perimeter. Please make sure students are studying their multiplication and division facts. Many would benefit from a review of addition and subtraction facts.Grammar:SS #113-116Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: context clues, present and past tense verbs, editing, regular and irregular verbs, abstract nouns, subject verb antecedent agreement, conjunctions, root words, parts of speechSpelling: No Spelling the week of Spring BreakUnit 29 Words with the suffix -ness and -lessBasic and Review Words: painless, sickness, sadness, helpless, thankless, kindness, hopeless, darkness, fearless, soundless, thickness, brightness, careless, softness, useful, weakly, breathless, eagerness Vocabulary words: fever, flu, stomach, ache, chills Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 9 God is Just and MercifulHoly WeekHappy Easter to everyone!Week of April 1, 2019
Tomorrow begins our Baseball Week and Right to Read Week. I hope everyone had a chance to sign up for the Read-a-thon. Not only is this a great way to incorporate reading throughout our day but also earn money for our Innovation Center. We will drop everything and read twice a day as a whole school and in rd grade. Please make sure your child has a book ready to read this week. Our homeroom has raised $630 so far! THAT IS AMAZING!!Third students may dress in baseball attire on Monday to kick off Baseball Week. Our Reading and Math lessons will focus on baseball stories and math problems.Here is a look at our week. Reading:Baseball WeekStory: History of Baseball, Foul Ball, Who's on First, Playing Catch (poem), Newsela Article: Jackie Robinson, and random picture books about baseballSkills/Activities: KWL chart, comprehension, vocabulary, summarizing, main idea and key details, writing, compare and contrast with a Venn DiagramMath:We continue to work on perimeter and area. Students should be studying their multiplication and division facts nightly.Spelling:Unit 28 Words with the suffix -ful, -ly, -erBasic and Review Words: singer, loudly, joyful, teacher, gladly, fighter, closely, powerful, farmer, quickly, careful, friendly, speaker, fearful, hopeful, safely, listener, calmly Vocabulary words: machine, pasture, livestock, dairy, produce Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #109-112Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: prepositions, context clues, present and past tense verbs, comma and quotation marks, plural nouns, adverbs, conjunctions, possessive nouns, compound sentencesReligion:Chapter 8: God is Holy and GreatWeek of March 25, 2019
Please make sure you look over the information in the Friday Folders about our school Read-a-thon. Not only is this a great way for students to read but it also supports our school Innovation Center. Reading: Essential Question: How Can One Person Change the Way you Think?Story: Finding LincolnSkills: comprehension, vocabulary, character, setting, plot, visualization, cause and effect, idioms, features of a historical fiction storyCenters this week: Small Group, Cause and Effect, Idioms, Scholastic NewsMath:Chapter 13: Perimeter and AreaStudents should continue to study math facts. We will continue to practice our facts.Spelling:Unit 27 Words with the prefix re- and un-Basic and Review Words: replay, untie, reheat, unfair, unclear, rejoin, rewrite, unhurt, recheck, unlucky, unwrap, reuse, unsure, reread, unsafe, unknown, unbuckle, undertow Vocabulary words: lifeguard, partner, surf, whistle, unfold Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #105-108Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: Syllables, adjectives, verbs, possessive, past tense verbs, pronouns, editing, prefixes, homophones, antonyms, compound words, syllables, hyphens, contractionsReligion:Chapter 8: God is Holy and GreatSocial Studies: Unit 2 Lesson 3 Moving WestWeek of March 18, 2019
Reregistration is currently underway for the 209-2020 school year. We will be attending an all school Rosary on Thursday afternoon at 2:45pm. Friday is the last day of the third quarter. Report cards will go home the following week.Reading: Essential Question: How Can One Person Change the Way you Think?Story: Jane's Discovery and Finding LincolnSkills: comprehension, vocabulary, character, setting, plot, visualization, cause and effect, idioms, features of a historical fiction storySpelling:Unit 26 Words Changing the y to in and adding -ed and -ingBasic and Review Words: cities, cried, puppies, hurried, stories, dried, carried, flies, worried, parties, tried, pennies, ponies, babies, pretty, very, countries, libraries Vocabulary words: librarian, computer room, nonfiction, fiction, media center Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Math:Will we begin our unit of study on finding the perimeter and area of a shape.Please continue to practice math facts. WIMP this week with be on the facts of 8 and 9 and division facts of 4 and 5.Grammar:SS #101-104Several Skills Covered in Simple Solutions this week: Syllables, adjectives, verbs, plural possessive, proper nouns, pronouns, editing, prefixes, homophones, antonyms, subject, syllables, changing the y to an i prepositionsReligion:Chapter 8: God is Holy and GreatSocial Studies:Unit 2 Lesson 3: Lewis and Clark's expediation
Week of March 11, 2019
March the Madness Food Drive begins with week. Please check the school website for information about what food items to donate and the point system for this drive. Here is a look at our week:Reading: Skill: Theme vs Main IdeaCenters: Ellis Island Google Classroom activity, MAP skills reinforced, Book Talk in groups using the leveled readersMath:Friday Multiplication and Division Test-we will be concluding our unit on multiplication and division with a test on Friday. Students should be working on all their math facts this week. We will use the strategies we have learned for these facts. Students should be spending 10 minutes a night on flash cards. Focus on one fact at a time.Spelling:Unit 25 Words ending in -ed and -ingBasic and Review Words: coming, swimming, dropped, wrapped, taping, invited, saving, grinning, stared, planned, changing, tapping, joking, fixing, making, stopped, scarred, scared Vocabulary words: compass point, scale of miles, route, interstate, speed limit Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 7: God is Powerful and LovingGrammar:SS #97-100Skills: Syllables, adjectives, verbs, plural possessive, proper nouns, pronouns, editing, suffixes, homophones, adjectives, antonyms, subject and predicateSocial Studies:American Revolution: students will work on a sequence of events project and begin learning about the journey west.Week of March 4, 2019
T-shirt book reports are due on Thursday and students may wear their t-shirts over their uniform. I can't wait to see their creations.We do not have school on Friday this week. Here is a look our week:Reading: Essential Question: Why do people immigrate to new places?Story: Castle on Hester Street Skills: vocabulary and context clues, comprehension, oral reading, predictions, theme, understanding similesMath:We will be working on our division facts in centersSpelling:Unit 24: Review words from units 19-23Students can use Spelling City to review these wordsGrammar:Simple Solution lessons 93-96: Syllables, adjectives, verbs, plural possessive, proper noun, pronouns, editing, Suffixes, homophones, adjectives, past tense, subjectsConcrete and abstract nouns and possessive nounsReligion: Chapter 7: God is Powerful and LovingSocial Studies:Boston Tea Party and the American RevolutionHave a good week.
Week of February 25, 2019
Reading:We will be working in centers this week and will focus on author's point of view, prefix re-, un-, and pre-. Students will also be researching a president to "interview".Math:We will be working in centers this week and working on division fact. Students should be studying their facts of multiplication and division.Spelling:Unit 23 ContractionsWords: I'd, he's, doesn't, haven't, let's, there's, wouldn't, what's, she's, aren't, hasn't, couldn't, won't, o'clock, can't, isn't, we're, weren'tVocabulary Words: lighting, comedy, applause, cast, makeupStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #89-92: VCCV pattern, comma and quotation marks, verb tenses, concrete and abstract nouns, pluralReligion: Chapter 7: God is Powerful and LovingSocial Studies:Boston Tea PartyHave a good week.Week of February 18, 2019
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend as much as I did. A few things for this week: Wednesday: Marco Pizza nightFriday: 3rd grade Mass at 9:15am and we will be attending confessions in the afternoon. Progress Reports will go home for anyone who has a C or below.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How do people make government work?Skill: Author's Point of View and RereadStory: Every Vote Counts and VoteMath:Multiplication and division facts of 8 and 9Quiz this week on facts 1-7Spelling:Unit 22 Compound WordsWords: birthday, anyone, sometimes, everything, homework, afternoon, airplane, grandfather, something, himself, faraway, grandmother, without, herself, someone, cannot, scorekeeper, everybodyVocabulary Words: helicopter, freight, transportation, passenger, emergencyStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #85-88: verb tenses, pronouns, contractions, nouns, verbs, prefixes, run-onsReligion: Chapter 6 Apostles Creed and Chapter 7: God is Powerful and LovingSocial Studies:Lesson 2: Boston Tea PartyWeek of February 11, 2019
Our homeroom earned a pizza party on Tuesday for the coat and sweatshirt drive. Each child will receive 2 slices of pizza. Please pack additional items and a drink for lunch if you child would like more to eat. The Friday Folder had information about Valentine's Day and the 3rd quarter book report.Here is a look at our week:Reading:We will be working in centers this week.Skill: Author's Point of View and Ask and Answer QuestionsMath:We will be working on facts of 6, 7, 8, and 9. Please make sure students are practicing their facts every night.Spelling:Unit 21Words: shark, check, queen, circus, flake, crack, second, squeeze, quart, squeak, quick, sink, quit, school, black, thank, correct, questionVocabulary Words: bareback rider, ringmaster, trapeze, tightrope, jugglerStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar: Simple Solutions #81-84Some skills we will cover: punctuation, predicates, subjects, forms of be, verb tenses, helping verbs, contractions, and editingReligion:Chapter 6: Apostle's CreedSocial Studies:Unit 2 Lesson 2-3Week of February 4, 2019
Well Catholic Schools Week didn't go as plan but it was really nice to have 2 cold days on Wednesday and Thursday. We ended the week with our CSW Mass and STREAM Day. Students made a snowman using only 3 items. Pictures will be posted this week. This week we are back to normal! Just a reminder that we have optional conferences on Thursday from 4:30-7:30. Reading:Genre: FolktaleSkill: Ask and Answer Questions and Point of ViewStories: Nail Soup and The Real Stone SoupMath:We will be reviewing for our Chapter 7 test on Monday. The test will be on Tuesday and will cover the multiplication and division facts of 2, 3, 4, 5, 10. Students will also need to know the properties of multiplication. Students should be practicing their facts every night. We will begin facts of 6 and 7.Spelling:Unit 20Words: age, space, change, jacket, center, giant, pencil, circle, once, large, dance, jeans, bounce, orange, nice, page, excited, giganticVocabulary Words: beige, aqua, violet, scarlet, olive greenStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #77-80: some of the skills will include: punctuation, predicates, subjects, forms of be, verb tenses, helping verbs, contractions, editingReligion: Chapter 6 We Believe in GodStudents will study identify parallels between the history of God's people and the lives of his people today, explain that God has promised to lead his people of today to heavenWeek of January 21, 2019
Our last MAP test will be on Wednesday and it will cover Language Arts. Please make sure they get a good night sleep and a good breakfast. We will be attending Mass on Friday as a 3rd grade class. All are welcome!Here is a look at our week:Reading:Essential Question: What Makes Animals UniqueStories: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, The Ballgame Between the Birds and Animals, King of the Birds, Sheep and Pig Set Up HousekeepingSkills: problem and solution, visualization, context clues, synonyms, comprehension, settingCenters this week will focus on comprehension, problem and solution, sequence of eventsMath:We will be focusing on facts of 3, 4, and 6. Students should be studying their facts nightly. Now that we have learned all the strategies of multiplication, students need to practice math facts nightly! Memorization is EVERYTHING! We will also learn the Distributive Property. Spelling:Unit 19 Homophones Words: hole, whole, its, it's, hear, here, knew, new, our, hour, their, there, they're, road, rode, peace, pieceVocabulary Words: decimal, add, digit, even, fractionStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Grammar:SS #73-76: punctuation, predicates, subjects, forms of be, verb tenses, helping verbs, contractions, editingSocial Studies:Unit 2: First CommunitiesWeek of January 14, 2019
Today begins the start of our 3rd quarter which is hard to believe! Starting this quarter, students will lose one point when their names on not on their work and homework slips will be sent home when work is not completed or forgotten at home. Please sign the slip and return the next day. We will begin our second round of MAP testing this week. Tuesday the students will take the Reading test and Friday will be the Math test. Please make sure your child gets to bed early the night before and a good breakfast in the morning. We will begin each test at 9:15am. We have an All School Mass on Thursday at 9:15am. All are welcome to attend.Report Cards go home on Friday with information about conferences in February. Please note that the penmanship grade will be based on the cursive letters that the students have begun to learn. Here is a look at our week:Reading:Essential Question: What Makes Animals UniqueStories: Inchroom's Tale and Martina the Beautiful CockroachSkills: problem and solution, visualization, context clues, comprehensionMath:We will be wrapping up Chapter 6 this week. Students should be focusing on facts of 2, 5, and 10. This should also include division facts for the same numbers. We will begin to learn fact families for 3 and 4.WIMP this week will be focused on facts of 3 and 4Spelling:Unit 18 Review unit: words will be from units 13-17Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Peace WeekWe will focus on Friendships and Anti-BullyingGrammar:SS #69-72: prefix, singular possessive nouns, adjective, present and past tense verbs, comparing adjective, quotation marks, past tense verbs, subject pronoun, adverbs, collective nounsSocial Studies:Unit 2: First CommunitiesHave a good week.Week of January 7, 2019
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas vacation. I know I enjoyed having 2 weeks off. Just a reminder that the students' 2nd quarter book report is due on Thursday. A few have made there way in already and they look wonderful. Friday is the last day of the 2nd quarter. Hard to believe!We will begin our second round of MAP testing next week. We will be testing on January 15, January 18, and January 23. Each test will begin at 9:15am. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and a nutritious breakfast. Report cards will go home on January 18.Here is a look at our week:READING:We will be finishing up the book Fantastic Mr. Fox on Monday. We will watch the movie on Tuesday and Wednesday. The students will compare and contrast the book and the movie. We will be reading the book The Best Part of Me and do a writing assignment.MATH: Chapter 5 Division Strategies and Chapter 6 Facts of 2, 5, 10Review strategies of division as equal groups, repeated addition, fact familiesMultiplication time tests facts of 2 and 5. Students will have 2.5 minutes to solve 50 problems. Students should be studying every night.Multiplication Mashup Song: great video to help remember their facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjCLhoI9Mk&disable_polymer=trueSPELLING: Unit 17; sounds in spoon and wood spelled /oo/, /ew/, and /ue/. The words are as follow...spoon, wood, drew, smooth, blue, balloon, flew, true, stood, chew, tooth, shook, shoe, move, blew, foot, loose, and jewelry. The vocabulary words are related to moving west; scout, wagon train, explore, oxen, and pioneer.GRAMMAR:Simple Solutions 65-68RELIGION:Chapter 5: Jesus Calls Us to FollowSOCIAL STUDIES:Unit 2 Lesson 1 JamestownWeek of December 17, 2018
This is our last week of school before Christmas Vacation. I think everyone is ready for a break. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. We will be attending Mass on Friday at 9:15am. All are welcome to attend!READING: Fantastic Mr. Fox: Chapters 11-18Students will work in their Literature Circles for Chapters 16-18We will work on context clues, prediction, writing comprehension questions and answers, Google Classroom lessons, character traits, summarizing, descriptive languageMATH: Chapter 5 Division Strategies and Chapter 6 Facts of 2, 5, 10Review strategies of division as equal groups, repeated addition, fact familiesMultiplication time tests facts of 2 and 5. Students will have 2.5 minutes to solve 50 problems. Students should be studying every night.Multiplication Mashup Song: great video to help remember their facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjCLhoI9Mk&disable_polymer=trueSPELLING :Unit 16; vowel plus /r/ sounds as in air, spelled air, ear, are. The words are as follow...air, wear, chair, bare, pear, stairs, bear, stare, hair, care, pair, share, fair, where, buy, could, nightmare, and compare. The vocabulary words are related to wind; blizzard, motion, hurricane, breeze, and tornado.GRAMMAR:SS 61-64 subject/verb agreement, adjectives, singular possessive nouns, future tense and past tense verbs, adverbs, adding the suffix y to change the meaning of base words, pronouns, homophones, and utilizing editing marks to fix grammatical mistakes within the context of sentencesRELIGION:Describe how Jesus called the apostles and disciples, explain that all Christians are called by Jesus to spread the Good News and that some are called to follow him in a special ways as priests, deacons, sisters, or brothersWeek 3 of AdventSOCIAL STUDIES: Unit 2 vocabulary and Lesson 1MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Week of December 10, 2018
I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas Concert. The students did a wonderful job singing! On Friday, the students wrapped gifts for Adopt-a-Family and participated in Angel's workshop. Thank you Mrs. Phyfer for being our shopper and to the moms who came in to help with the Christmas craft.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Fantastic Mr. Fox: Chapters 9-15Students will work in their Literature Circles for Chapters 10, 11, 15We will work on context clues, prediction, writing comprehension questions and answers, Google Classroom lessons, character traits, summarizing, descriptive languageMath: Chapter 5 Division StrategiesReview strategies of division as equal groups, repeated addition, fact familiesMultiplication time tests facts of 2 and 5. Students will have 2.5 minutes to solve 50 problems. Students should be studying every night.Multiplication Mashup Song: great video to help remember their facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjCLhoI9Mk&disable_polymer=trueSpelling:Unit 15 Words /r/ spellingWords:nurse, work, shirt, hurt, first, word, serve, curly, dirt, third, worry, turn, bird, were, her, girl, perfect, hamburger Vocabulary words: patient, examination, training, medicine, assist Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Week 2 of AdventStudents will honor Mary by praying the Rosary during a celebration, grow in love and understanding of the Rosary, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in the chapter, Describe how Jesus called the apostles and disciples, explain that all Christians are called by Jesus to spread the Good News and that some are called to follow him in a special ways as priests, deacons, sisters, or brothersJoyful MysteriesGrammar:SS #57-60: present tense and past tense verbs, action verbs, verbs of being, subject/predicate, contractions, editing marks to fix grammatical mistakes, punctuationLetter Writing: Job Wanted at the North PoleSocial Studies:We will review for Chapter 1 test. Quizlet is on my links page. I will be adding more questions to this set by the end of the week. Test Schedule: Room 3: Tuesday December 11 Room 3b: Thursday, December 13 Room 3A: Friday, December 14Week of December 3, 2018
Second quarter book report information went home in the Friday Folder this week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Wednesday night is the evening performance for the Christmas Concert. Students should arrive at no earlier than 6:50.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Fantastic Mr. Fox: Chapters 5-8Students will work in Literature Circles for Chapters 5-6. Each student will be in charge of a specific job: Word Wizard, Illustrator, Passage Picker, Summarizer, Discussion Director. Skills: context clues and vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, main idea, setting, character traitsMath: Chapter 5 Division StrategiesDivision as equal groups, repeated addition, fact familiesMultiplication time tests begin this week with facts of 2. Students will have 2.5 minutes to solve 50 problems. Students should be studying every night.Multiplication Mashup Song: great video to help remember their facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjCLhoI9Mk&disable_polymer=trueSpelling:Unit 14 Words with or and ar spellingWords: horse, mark, ear, storm, smart, acorn, fear, artist, forest, March, clear, north, heart, fourth, year, story, partner, fortuneVocabulary words: May, December, April, September, January Students can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Advent and Chapter 5 Students will honor Mary by praying the Rosary during a celebration, grow in love and understanding of the Rosary, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in the chapter, Describe how Jesus called the apostles and disciples, explain that all Christians are called by Jesus to spread the Good News and that some are called to follow him in a special ways as priests, deacons, sisters, or brothersJoyful Mysteries-students will need to learn these MysteriesGrammar:SS #53-56: present tense and past tense verbs, action verbs, adverbs, nouns adjectives, 4 types of sentences, singular possessive nouns, subject/verb agreement, homophones, editing marks to fix grammatical mistakes within the context of sentences in a paragraph, object pronouns, and writing book titles, magazine titles, and movie titles with correct punctuationLetter writing: Help Wanted at the North PoleSocial Studies:We will begin to review for Chapter 1 test. Quizlet is on my links page. I will be adding more questions to this set by the end of the week. Test Schedule: Room 3: Tuesday December 11 Room 3b: Thursday, December 13 Room 3A: Friday, December 14Have a good week.
Week of November 27, 2018
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It was nice to spend the time with family. This week we will begin our novel study of Fantastic Mr. Fox. If your child had their own copy, please make sure they have it for Monday. This week: Reading: Introducing: Fantastic Mr. FoxChapters 1-4Skills: prediction, vocabulary and context clues, comprehension, character analysis, settingIntroducing Literature Circle jobs to use with chapters 3, 4, and 5Math:Chapter 5: Division StrategiesWe will continue to review multiplication strategies while learning division strategiesFact Fluency: those that have not mastered addition and subtraction will have timed tests this week. We will begin multiplication facts next week. Students will begin with facts of 2. Please study every night!Spelling:Unit 13 Words with oi and oy spellingWords: joy, point, voice, join, oil, coin, noise, spoil, you, joint. boy, soil, choice, boil, come, are, poison, destroyVocabulary words: harmful. calamine lotion, irritate, blister, contactStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 4 and AdventStudents will tell the story of the Annunciation, relate Mary's yes to God's call to their ow response, Mary's message about the Rosary at Fatima and understanding the beads of a rosary.Grammar: SS #49-52: end marks, subject, predicate, verb tense, homophones, suffixes, subject/verb agreement, prefix, editing suffix, opposites, prewriting, singular/plural nouns, helping verbs, verb tense, irregular plurals, possessivesSocial Studies:Lesson 5 and reviewing Chapter 1 key points to prepare for the test. Students will use their SS notebook and Quizlet flashcards to prepare for the test. Test is scheduled for the week of December 10th.Week of November 12, 2018
Thank you very much for those who were able to sign up for conferences on Thursday. For those who were not able to sign up, I will be contacting you this week. Again, thank you for your understanding.Our school food drive is still going on. Please send in any items for those who are in need. Please do not send in glass containers. Here is a look at our week:Reading:Essential Question: What do we know about Earth and its neighbors?Story: EarthSkills: comprehension, vocabulary, summarizing, main idea and key details, features of expository text, suffixesSpelling:Unit 12 Review: words will be from units 7-11Words: joy, point, voice, join, oil, coin, noise, spoil, you, joint. boy, soil, choice, boil, come, are, poison, destroyVocabulary words: harmful. calamine lotion, irritate, blister, contactStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Math:Chapter 4 Understanding MultiplicationMultiplication Strategies: repeated addition, arrays, grouping, properties of multiplicationGrammar:SS #45-48: conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, writing all types of titles with correct punctuation, subjects, pronouns, identifying entire verbs within the context of sentences, identifying compound sentences, distinguishing between action verbs and verbs of being, present tense verbs, and editingSocial Studies:Reviewing lessons 1-4 in Chapter 1Lesson 5: People and the EnvironmentReligion:Name ways that they can see the world as Jesus would, ask themselves questions to examine their consciences, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapter, tell the story of the Annunciation, relate Mary's yes to God's call to their ow responseHave a good week.Week of November 5, 2018
Thank you very much for all your kind words regarding the death of our dear friend. It is much appreciated. A new conference form will be sent out today to reschedule them next week. Our annual Helping Hands Food Drive is still going on this week. Please send it items for those who are less fortunate.Here is a look at our week:Reading:Essential Question: What do we know about Earth and its neighbors?Story: EarthSkills: comprehension, vocabulary, summarizing, main idea and key details, features of expository text, suffixesMath:Chapter 3 Subtraction and Intro to Chapter 4 Understanding MultiplicationChapter 3 test will be on WednesdayMultiplication Strategies: repeated addition, arrays, grouping, properties of multiplicationThere are flashcards on Quizlet for Chapter 3. You can find that under my links pageTimed tests: 100 addition facts and subtraction facts in 4 minutes Spelling:Unit 11 Words with aw soundsWords: talk, cross, awful, almost, law, cloth. cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall. lawn, soft, small, often, strawberry Vocabulary Words: expression, subject, pause, rehearse, speechStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 3-4 Name ways that they can see the world as Jesus would, ask themselves questions to examine their consciences, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapter, tell the story of the Annunciation, relate Mary's yes to God's call to their ow responseGrammar:SS #41-44: conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs, writing all types of titles with correct punctuation, subjects, inserting commas, possessive nouns, pronouns, identifying entire verbs within the context of sentences, homophones, identifying compound sentences, distinguishing between action verbs and verbs of being, present tense verbs, and editingHave a good week.Week of October 29, 2018
Reading: Skills: Understanding nonfiction text features-students will be introduced to each feature, its purpose, and how it is useful to a reader. Students will be making a "All About Me" text feature lapbook.Math:Chapter 3 SubtractionSubtracting with regrouping and with zeroesTentative Chapter 3 test next weekTimed tests: 100 subtraction facts in 5 minutes. Multiplication time tests will begin soon. PLEASE continue to practice addition and subtraction facts nightly. Many students have not mastered these facts yet.Spelling:Unit 10 Words with ou and ow soundsWords: clown, round, bow, cloud, power, crown, thousand, crowd, sound, count, powder, blouse, frown, would, house, found, mountain, coward Vocabulary Words: guitar, musician, recital, concert hall, melodyStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 3Discussing how God made each person the way he/she is, name ways they can discover and develop their talents, describe what it means to be holy, name ways that they can know, love, and serve God, relate following God's call to finding happiness, Name ways that they can see the world as Jesus would, ask themselves questions to examine their consciences, and demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapterGrammar:SS #37-40: simple sentences, adjectives, book titles and addresses with correct punctuation, subject and subject pronouns, verbs of being, utilizing the rules to add -es when words end in y or changing the f and fe to ves to make words plural, articles, helping verbs, editingPronounsSocial Studies:Lesson 3: Our Country's GeographyHave a good week.Week of October 22, 2018
It is hard to believe that this is the last week of the first quarter. Report cards will go home the following Friday. The envelope will also have your child's MAP scores and conference information.Anyone who would like to order Scholastic books, please do so by the end of the week.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How can problem solving lead to new ideas? Stories: All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam EngineSkills: vocabulary and context clues, comprehension, oral reading, cause and effect, ask and answer questionsMath:Chapter 3 SubtractionEstimating differences and adding 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping, word problems, Continue to study math facts nightly Spelling:Unit 9 Words with unexpected consonant patternsWords: itch, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, scratch, knock, math, wrong, know, catch, wrinkle, knuckle Vocabulary Words: body, signature, heading, greeting, closingStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:cGrammar:SS #33-36: subject pronoun, common and proper nouns, singular and plural pronouns, verbs of being and action verbs, subject in sentence, editing, plural form of nouns, adjectives, rule for adding es when words end in f and feVerbs: present and past tenseSocial Studies:Lesson 4 Natural ResourcesHave a good week.
Week of October 15, 2018
We will be attending Mass on Friday at 9:15am. This is our monthly 3rd grade Mass. All are welcome!The students did a really nice job on their first book reports. Our next one is a biography and will be due the first week back from Christmas vacation.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How can problem solving lead to new ideas? Stories: Mary Anderson's Great Invention and All Aboard! Elijah McCoy's Steam EngineSkills: vocabulary and context clues, comprehension, oral reading, cause and effect, ask and answer questions, similes and metaphorsMath:Chapter 2 Test is WednesdayChapter 3 SubtractionEstimating differences and adding 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping, word problems, Continue to study math facts nightly:WIMP SubtractionSpelling:Unit 8 Words with 3 letter clusters Words: three, scrap, street, spring, thrill, scream, strange, throw, string, scrape, spray, stream, threw, strong, think, they, straight, scramble Vocabulary Words: bait, trout, downstream, fishing rod, nibbleStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 2 and 3Explaining ways they can develop their gifts and talents and use them to make the world a better place, and describing how David used his talents to bring people closer to God, discussing how God made each person the way he/she is, name ways they can discover and develop their talents, describe what it means to be holy, name ways that they can know, love, and serve God, relate following God's call to finding happiness.Grammar:SS #29-32: subject pronoun, singular and plural pronouns, verbs of being and action verbs, subject in sentence, editing, plural form of nouns, adjectives, rule for adding es when words end in yAdverbsSocial Studies:Lesson 3: Landforms and Natural ResourcesHave a good week.Week of October 8, 2018
Just a reminder that the students' book report is due on Thursday.
We will be attending an All School Rosary on Thursday at 2:45.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How do people from different cultures contribute to our community? Centers: we will continue to work in centers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The students will be working on the following activities:Sequence of Events Task CardsArticle with close read questionsConnectEd: listening to the story Judy Baca and completing comprehension questionsMath:Chapter 2 AdditionEstimating numbers to find the sum, adding 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping, word problems Tentative test on FridayTimed tests: 100 addition facts and subtraction facts in 5 minutesSpelling:Unit 7 Long and short vowel words Words: math, toast, flame, easy, socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese, thick elbow, huge, program, shell, each, both, comb, holidayVocabulary Words:feast, dragon, calendar, custom, processionStudents can use Spelling City to review the words and play games. The link can be found under the Reading links.Religion:Chapter 2Explaining ways they can develop their gifts and talents and use them to make the world a better place, and describing how David used his talents to bring people closer to God, discussing how God made each person the way he/she is, name ways they can discover and develop their talents. Grammar:SS #25-28: subject pronoun, proper nouns, subject in sentence, editing, plural form of nouns, adjectivesadverbsSocial Studies:Lessons 3 CommunitiesHave a good week.Week of October 1, 2018
We will be attending our homeroom retreat on Thursday. Students may dress down for the day. Since our short option is no longer in affect, the students may not wear shorts. They will be served a pizza lunch, pretzels, rice krispie treat, and a juice box. Students may bring additional items for lunch if they wish.Book report information went home in their Friday Folder and is due Thursday October 11. Please let me know if you have questions. Progress Reports were also in their folder. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How do people from different cultures contribute to our community? Centers: we will work in centers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. The students will be working on the following activities:Sequence of Events Task CardsWriting: students will work on a descriptive story about their Halloween costume. Focus will be on using words that describe the costume.ConnectEd: listening to the story Judy Baca and completing comprehension questionsUnit 1 Week 3 Assessment test on FridayMath:Chapter 2 AdditionEstimating numbers for addition problems, adding 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping Timed tests: 100 addition facts and 100 subtraction facts Spelling:Unit 6 Review: students will receive the words from units 1-5 to study for their weekly testReligion:Chapter 2Explaining ways they can develop their gifts and talents and use them to make the world a better place, and describing how David used his talents to bring people closer to God Grammar:SS #21-24AdverbsSocial Studies:Unit 1 CommunitiesOur communities natural resourcesGood luck to the Cleveland Indians as they begin their playoff season!! Let's Go Browns!!Week of September 24, 2018
Tuesday: All School Mass 9:15 Feast of St. Raphael All are welcome to attend!Friday: 2:30pm Pep Rally for Homecoming weekendBook Report information will be coming home in their Friday Folder this week. Students may pick a fiction book to read.Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: How do people from different cultures contribute to our community? Stories: A Room to Grow Skills: Oral reading, question and answer strategy, guided reading practice, comprehension, vocabulary, context clues, vocabulary practice Math:Chapter 1 Place Value Test: TuesdayChapter 2 AdditionProperties of additon, stragies for adding, addition patterns, adding mentallyTimed tests: 100 addition problems in 5 minutes Spelling:Unit 5 Words with the long iWords: bright, mild, sight, pie, shiny, mind, tie, pilot, might, lie, tight, blind, fight, die, find, night, silent, frightening, Vocabulary words: distant, astronomer, constellation, observe, imaginationReligion:Unit 1 Chapter 1 Open Book Test this week Chapter 2: describe the story of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, describe the importance and power of faith in God, exploring the scripture story of Ruth, explaining ways they can develop their gifts and talents and use them to make the world a better place, and describing how David used his talents to bring people closer to GodGrammar:SS #17-20VerbsSocial Studies:Communities
Week of September 17, 2018
Rock the Challenge was another HUGE success! Please see the photos the "Photo Gallery" link.Monday: 3rd Grade Mass-all are welcome to attendTuesday: K-3 School PicturesWednesday: MAP Testing-GrammarFriday: MAP Testing-Math and Scholastic Book Orders due https://clubs.scholastic.com/homeHere is a look at our week and what we will be covering:Reading: Essential Question: What can traditions teach us about cultures? Stories: Yoon and the Jade BraceletSkills will include: sequence of events, context clues, and comprehensionMath:Chapter 1 Place Value Test on Thursday (tentative)Continue to work on rounding to the nearest 10 and 100's, problem solving strategiesIntroduce Chapter 2 vocabulary and properties of additionTimed tests: 100 addition facts in 5 minutesSpelling:Unit 4 Words with the long 0Words: load, open, told, yellow, soak. shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, sew. though, cold, most, tomorrow, clothes Vocabulary words: googles, scoreboard, starter, relay, platform Religion:Unit 1 Chapter 1 and Chapter 2describe the story of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, describe the importance and power of faith in God, exploring the scripture story of Ruth, explaining ways they can develop their gifts and talents and use them to make the world a better place, and describing how David used his talents to bring people closer to GodGrammar:SS #13-16AdverbsSimple Solution skills: types of sentences, VCCV patterns in words, articles, editing sentences, commas in a series, irregular nouns plurals, common and plural nouns, adding -ing and -ed suffixes to root words.Social Studies:CommunitiesHave a wonderful week!
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Week of September 10, 2018
Rock the Challenge is Wednesday. Students must have a signed waiver in order to participate on the obstacle course. You can find it on the school website. Students will receive their t-shirt Monday or Tuesday and will wear them Wednesday. Please send in new socks and gently used books for our service project. Our first MAP test is Friday. Students will take the Reading test first. Here is a look at our week:Reading: Essential Question: What can traditions teach us about cultures? Stories: Yoon and the Jade BraceletSkills: Oral reading, character's feelings and actions, visualization, comprehension, vocabulary, sequence of events, context clues, realistic fiction features, setting, character, and plot Math:Chapter 1 Place ValueContinue to work on rounding to the nearest 10 and 100's, problem solving strategiesTimed tests: 100 addition facts in 5 minutes. Please study facts nightlySpelling:Unit 3 Long Vowel a and e WordsWords: lay, real, trail, sweet, today, dream, seem, always, treat, chain, leave, weigh, eight, neighbor, paint, please, yesterday, explain Vocabulary words: deer, worm, hawk, robin, wolf
Religion:Unit 1 Chapter 1 describe the story of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, describe the importance and power of faith in God, exploring the scripture story of Ruth
Grammar:SS #9-12AdjectivesSimple Solution skills: singular and plural nouns, contractions, identifying CVVC patterns, editing sentences, suffix ing and ed to words, letter writing
Social Studies:Communities
Go Browns!
Go Browns!
Week of September 3, 201
Just a reminder that Open House is Tuesday night at 7:00pm. I will review everything you need to know about our school year. Please continue to send in water bottles during the hot weather. Students may dress down on Tuesday and Wednesday.Reading: Essential Question: What can stories teach you?Stories: "Wolf"Skills to be covered: We continue to work on genre-fantasy, visualization, synonyms, vocabulary, character, setting, plot, and comprehension questions relating to the stories, and test strategy skills during centers.Math:Chapter 1 Place ValueRounding to the nearest 10 and 100'sTimed tests: 100 addition facts in 5 minutesSpelling:Unit 2 Long Vowel WordsWords: spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, skate, life, done, these, those, surprise, decide Vocabulary words: event, honor, refreshments, attend, awardReligion:Unit 1 Chapter 1 describe the importance of their names and express pride in them, name ways God calls and speaks to us, apply what they learned about God's calling us by name, describe the story of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, compare our journey of faith with that of Abraham, describe the importance and power of faith in GodGrammar:SS #5-8VerbsSentences and sentence fragments, 4 types of sentencesSocial Studies:CommunitiesWeek of August 27, 2018
Students have a dress down day for Monday and Tuesday due to the heat. Students may also bring in a water bottle for the afternoon. We have our Opening School Mass on Friday, August 31 at 9:15am. All are welcome to attend. Please make sure all forms from Packet Pick Up are returned this week including the RTC waiver form. Art begins on Monday. Please send in an Art shirt. Here is a look at our week and what we will be covering:Reading: Essential Question: What can stories teach you?Stories: "3 Pigs, a Wolf, and a Book", "Bruno Gets a New Home", and "Wolf"Skills to be covered: genre-fantasy, visualization, synonyms, vocabulary, character, setting, plot, and comprehension questions relating to the stories
Math:Chapter 1 Place Value
Spelling:Unit 1 Short Vowel WordsWords: crop, plan, thing, smell, shut, sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock, gift, head, friend, front, next, hug, hospital, fantasticVocabulary words: grain, cotton, fruit, vegetable, harvest
Religion:Unit 1 Chapter 1
Grammar:SS #1-4
Social Studies:Communities
Have a wonderful week!