Week of February 14

READING:

We continue to read the story "The Three Little Javelinas". We are working on vocabulary, discussing the genre: folktales, drawing conclusions, compare and contrast different versions, and studying comprehension skills. . Ask them about it! Keep reading nightly and record on the Reading Calendar to be turned in on Monday in the Red Folders. Remember to read for AT LEAST 15 minutes on 3 separate nights....HAPPY READING! ")

WRITING:

We are working on Guide words in the dictionary and editing for spelling errors, capitalization, and endmarks. We are working with possessive pronouns this week. We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday and Squiggles every Wednesday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories.  The kids LOVE winning Squiggle Puppy...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING:

Don't forget to study your words... our test is on Wednesday. This week's words:

bird                hurt               word             BONUS WORDS: trapezoid

girl                 turn                work                  sequence

first                nurse             worm

circle             turtle              world

circus             purple            were                                                                                  

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:

We are continuing our unit in geometry. We are discussing and using line segments, rays, lines, and right angles, obtuse angles, and acute angles. We will also be learning about 2 dimensional shape as well as 3 dimensional shapes. Learning about symmetry will be fun! We will be doing some projects to "mirror" the other side!  PLEASE continue studying MULTIPLICATION FACTS AT HOME...we are finishing our timed tests. A GREAT site to practice and even take tests right on the computer is multiplication.com.  

HEALTH: 

We switched classes on Wednesday. Mrs. Beeker's 3rd graders are learning about drugs and alcohol. Specifically, we are studying the effects of drugs on our body.  Our motto is: "If you never start, you never have to stop!" We are also learning about medicine safety and the rules that apply. The test over the unit will be on FEBRUARY 24th.

HANDWRITING:

We are still working on learning our lowercase letters in cursive! They are doing great! Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.