May 04, 2009

School Nurse Appreciation Day

We want to remember all the days that Mrs. Jones , our school nurse,  has made a difference for our class this year! Wednesday is School Nurse Appreciation Day! Let's remember her with cards, flowers from your yard, or other small treats from home.

April 14, 2009

April Testing News


                                                                                                            April 14, 2008

Dear Parents,

            I hope you all had a relaxing Spring Break, now we are ready to take the all important Georgia CRCT April 21 – April 27.  Instead of being worried about the test, we would like to think of this as a CELEBRATION of all we’ve learned in third grade.  To help us CELEBRATE, we are planning some fun, stress-free activities for each afternoon.  Please mark these on your calendar.

            These are the special activities for each day:

·        Tuesday, April 21 and throughout testing-We have discussed that we are in training for the “BIG GAME” which starts on this day.  Wear a jersey of any kind.

·        Tuesday, April 21-Game Day-Students may bring in board or card games to share with classmates.  Please label containers.

·        Wednesday, April 22-Rotating Labs

·        Thursday, April 23- Movie Day-Each class will watch a movie in their classroom.  Teachers will provide popcorn.

·        Friday, April 24- Arts and Crafts Day-Students may bring in arts and crafts supplies to make projects, or coloring, drawing, or activity books.  Be prepared to share supplies with each other.  We will have glue, scissors, and construction paper available.

·        Monday, April 27-Puzzle/Games/ Research

 

We would also like your help with providing some “brain food” snacks for each day.  Please fill out and return the form at the bottom of the page letting us know if you can send some of these in.  Please send in the food by Monday, April 20.

                                                                                                      Thanks for your help,

                                                                                          

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I will send in the snack(s) that I have checked below by Monday, April 20.

 

                                                                              __________________________________

                                                                                                      Parent Signature

 

______ raisins                                                                  ______ pretzels

 

______ crackers/goldfish                                                            ______ orange juice

 

______ apples or bananas                                                           ______ peanuts

 

______ apple juice                                                                       ______ grapes (send these in on 4/21)

 

______ plates                                                                   ______ cups

 

______ other  ____________________________________ ______Trail Mix

 





April Book Report

Poetry Book Report

 

     Our book report for this month is poetry.   After reading a “poetry book”, choose a poem that you would like to memorize, rewrite, and decorate.  This will be a short month for us therefore you will only need to complete the following:

 

1.             Rewrite the poem in your best handwriting.  Make sure you include the title, author, and the book title of the book where you found the poem.

 

2.             Create a boarder to go around your poem or draw an illustration to go with your poem.

 

3.             3.  Memorize your poem.  Make sure you do your very best for your classmates.  You may use costumes, props, or anything else you think will add to your presentation.  But…costumes or note necessary.

 

Poems are due:  Thursday, April 30,  2009

March 20, 2009

Math Games

Enjoy these games!

Fractions and Decimals

Fractions ELab http://harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/10.html

Parts of a Group Elab http://harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/11.html

Decimals Elab http://harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/12.html

Lots of Fractions Games  http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm

Fractions Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_102_g_2_t_1.html

What Students Need to Know  about Fractions and Decimals from The Georgia Department of Education

Decimals  Railroad Game

http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/decimals/decimals.html

March 09, 2009

March Newsletter

~The Witty Scoop~                  

                                       

 

Dear Parents,

           

We would first like to say thank you for the wonderful cards and gifts we received for Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you for your thoughtfulness! 

            The school year is almost over, and with that said, we all know that CRCT testing is right around the corner. This year the testing window will be from April 21- May 1. This time period will include the make-up testing, so please make sure your child is present on these critical days. Information regarding the practice tests online was sent home a while ago. Please contact either teacher if you have any questions or concerns regarding the online practice test that is available to your child.

            The 4th quarter will be filled with interesting topics and focal points. In reading and language arts, the students will be focusing on poetry, and narrative reading/writing. Magnets, heat, recycling and conservation are the hot topics in Science. In Social Studies, historical figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Cesar Chavez and Lyndon B. Johnson will be discussed. The spotlight will be on multiplication and division in math, please continue practicing the math facts with your child as the student’s will be learning about extended multiplication and division. Growth and development will be the topic for Health.

 In addition to practicing math facts, please encourage your child to read every night. Each student has received a reading spinner that can be used on any book to help increase their understanding of the book they’ve read. The also received a “Questions folder” which can be used to aid their thinking process, it allows the student to ask questions about the text and then identify how and where in the text the question was answered.

We have once again used all of our classroom supplies and ask that you please send in pencils, eraser caps, and Kleenex. Please place pencils in your child’s pencil case and send a few in for the class. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.  Check our blog weekly as updates will be posted. Have a wonderful week!

                                                                               Sincerely,

                                                                                  Mrs. Scott & Ms. White

 

March 04, 2009

READING TEST PRACTICE SITES

Reading tests/practice sites http://www.jmckearney.comze.com/1_8_Interactive-Tests.htmlScroll down to find Interactive Tests. There are some great ones that follow the same format as the CRCT! Third Grade Curriculum www.georgiastandards.org

Reading Spinners

READ! READ! READ!

Reading spinners were sent home today with each student. They can be used with any reading passage or text. After your child has read a portion of a story or 1 to 2 pages in a book they can spin the spinner. Then they will make a statement or ask a question based on where the clip landed.  A KEY is glued to the back of each spinner to help them remember what they need to do for each word. They are very excited about their new spinners, so pick a family favorite book and try it out before bedtime.

Brainy Box

Dear Parent,

      We are putting together a Brainy Box for our classroom. Every child is smart in different ways. Each of the eight smarts have been included. Below is a list of itmes we are trying to collect for our Brainy Box. If you have any of these items laying around your house collecting dust we would love to give them a new home. Thank you for helping us show what we know in our classroom!

Brainy Box Item Requests

Rubics Cubes                                      Go Fish

Jenga/Jumble Towers                   Crazy Eights

Guess Who games                            Sudoku books

Peg Board games                             Educational Trivia games

Word Searches                                Scrabble

February Update

Dear Mates,


We are on a high seas adventure with Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies! Our class is" jumping into" an exciting tale as we make predictions and inferences about the story of a bunny who only wants to read books. Each student is keeping a questioning log to help them think about their thinking as we wait to see what will happen next. Ask your child what thoughts have they pondered and if they make an inference or a prediction when they "jumped into" the story. Today we shared a pirate cake created by Mrs. Scott.

On Monday, to support the cutbacks, we will post the weekly subject updates on our blog along with the monthly news letters. A copy of the newsletters will also be sent to you via email. Also, weekly homework packets will no longer be sent out on Mondays, homework will be sent daily. Check planners for these assignments. Also, please continue to read the books brought home in the reading envelope. This will continue to travel between home and school as they complete the reading and need a new book for their envelope. The questions on the back of the reading envelope are good discussion questions for fiction and nonfiction texts. The on line CRCT practice is another tool that you can have your child use each week. We will post spelling activities on the blog to help your child review their words.

So hoist your sails and share an adventure with your child through a good book tonight!

March 02, 2009

WEEKLY AGENDA MARCH 3, 2009

As we continue to go green we are posting the weekly agenda our blog.

DATES: week of March 2, 2009
L.Arts Using questions, predictions and inferences to Jump into the text How I Became a Pirate
Math Measurement: Area and Perimeter
Science/Soc. St. Habitats/ Mary McLeod Bethune/ Franklin Delan Roosevelt
Health Respiratory System

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