Hello!
I hope you all enjoyed the long holiday weekend with your family. It was nice to sit back and relax for a bit. I'm refreshed and ready to take on the next few weeks. Can you believe we are nearing December? This year is going by incredibly FAST!
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE EVERYDAY!! We are currently in 1st place
for our category but have dropped to 2nd place overall. That is a difference of
$25K towards PRE technology. You can vote everday at www.vote232.org or text 1044pbf to 95248.
Please pass along the information to your friends and family so they can help us, too. Thanks for your continued support!!
Hopper of the Week begins this week. A separate email will be sent home regarding the different activities for the week and the schedule. Mackenzie Alley is our first Hopper of the Week!
Here is a look at our
week.
Reading-
We will be starting Theme 7, On Moving Ground. We will be
using Fix-Up reading strategies to help the students better understand what they
are reading.
We will be walking to Mill Valley High School on Friday to film a short skit we have prepared. The kids created the skit after reading the Wisest Wish of All. The Film and Production Class at MVHS will film us and turn it into a movie. A permission slip went home today so please remember to send it back before Thursday. The kids will need a SACK LUNCH on Friday as we will miss part of our scheduled lunch time.
Spelling-
Our spelling pattern this week is
synonyms and antonyms. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings,
and antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.
Math-
We will
continue to learn basic multiplication math facts this week. The students will
be learning how to multiply by 3's, 4's, 6's, 7's and 8's. After this week,
they should know most of their facts and will need to just practice, practice,
practice.
Writing and Social Studies-
We will be continuing to do
research for our state project. This Friday from 9:30-10:30 we will be
having our Tourism Day. Feel free to stop by and take a tour of all 50 states
that morning if you are available.
The students will also be taking a geography quiz on Friday over the 7 contintents and 5 oceans. A study guide was sent home a week ago and another was sent home today.
Have a great week!
I just made a new Voki. See it here:
Monday, November 26, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
November 12 - 20
Hello!
Since Thanksgiving is next weeek and we only have two days of school, I am going to give you an update that contains information for both weeks.
VOTING BEGAN YESTERDAY for the Clorox grant!! Please help PRE by voting for us every day! Simply log onto www.vote232.com to sign up and vote. The site was having issues yesterday, but seems to be fine now as I just voted a few minutes ago. You can also text 1044pbf to 95248. You can text each day but will need to wait 24 hours and 1 minute between texts. THANKS so much for all of your help!
Reading & Writing-
We will be studying about transportation in reading as we continue to practice 'creating images.' We will also spend some time reviewing main idea and supporting details. In small groups we are continuing to practice and develop reading comprehension strategies.
The students will also be learning about the history of Thanksgiving, as well as, completing a writing assignment describing each child's own family gathering. They will use their senses in their description writing.
Spelling-
All of the words on our spelling lists this week contain "silent letters". Each word will have one of these letters' in it that is silent: w, h, b, g, or gh. The final test will be on Friday.
There will be NO spelling next week.
Math-
Multiplication Facts- The boys and girls are THRILLED to finally be learning multiplication facts. Last week they learned the 2's, 5's and 9's (see if they can teach you the hand trick or the adding digits trick they learned to help them remember the facts for 9's). This week students will learn facts for 1's, 0's, and 10's. They will also learn about patterns that help them remember basic facts.
Social Studies AND Writing-
The students will be starting a state research project this week. During this project the students will be learning about mapping and geography skills. This assignment will help teach the students a little bit more about researching as well. Tourism Day will be the conclusion of this project and will be held on November 30. The students will get to present the information that they gathered and share what they learned about the state that they each studied.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Since Thanksgiving is next weeek and we only have two days of school, I am going to give you an update that contains information for both weeks.
VOTING BEGAN YESTERDAY for the Clorox grant!! Please help PRE by voting for us every day! Simply log onto www.vote232.com to sign up and vote. The site was having issues yesterday, but seems to be fine now as I just voted a few minutes ago. You can also text 1044pbf to 95248. You can text each day but will need to wait 24 hours and 1 minute between texts. THANKS so much for all of your help!
Reading & Writing-
We will be studying about transportation in reading as we continue to practice 'creating images.' We will also spend some time reviewing main idea and supporting details. In small groups we are continuing to practice and develop reading comprehension strategies.
The students will also be learning about the history of Thanksgiving, as well as, completing a writing assignment describing each child's own family gathering. They will use their senses in their description writing.
Spelling-
All of the words on our spelling lists this week contain "silent letters". Each word will have one of these letters' in it that is silent: w, h, b, g, or gh. The final test will be on Friday.
There will be NO spelling next week.
Math-
Multiplication Facts- The boys and girls are THRILLED to finally be learning multiplication facts. Last week they learned the 2's, 5's and 9's (see if they can teach you the hand trick or the adding digits trick they learned to help them remember the facts for 9's). This week students will learn facts for 1's, 0's, and 10's. They will also learn about patterns that help them remember basic facts.
Social Studies AND Writing-
The students will be starting a state research project this week. During this project the students will be learning about mapping and geography skills. This assignment will help teach the students a little bit more about researching as well. Tourism Day will be the conclusion of this project and will be held on November 30. The students will get to present the information that they gathered and share what they learned about the state that they each studied.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your family!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Nov. 5 - 9
We are PRE! We need Technology!!Today is the day voting begins for the Clorox Grant. Please remember to vote DAILY with every electronic device you have. Our school could really use the $50,000 to use towards new technology.
If you are on Facebook, check out the PRE PTA page. You can follow the process there and it will provide you with more voting information. You will also be recieving more information about it in today's Monday Folder.
Reading-
We are winding down our theme on government this week. Students have learned how to create images of the text they read.
Writing-
The students received a reply from their pen pals today. We will be writing friendly letters this week in response to their new found pals. We will also be writing our buddy, Addisen.
Spelling-
The pattern for this week is suffixes. Students will practice and learn the meaning of these ones: -ful, -able, and -less. It is a great idea to discuss with your kids the meanings of the suffixes listed above and how they change the word. We will also be doing that in class this week. The test will be on Friday.
-ful means full of or having
-able means capable of
-less means without
Science-
The students will learn about the phases of the moon, stars, and constellations this week.
Social Studies-
Election Day will finally be here tomorrow! Our class president, Ashley Sagi, will be competing against the class presidents from the other 3 third grade classes tomorrow. Each candidate will give a speech to the entire grade level. We will then have the students "vote" for the candidate of their choice. We are incredibly proud of Ashley and all of our candidates from last week. They were fantastic! :)
Have a wonderful week!
If you are on Facebook, check out the PRE PTA page. You can follow the process there and it will provide you with more voting information. You will also be recieving more information about it in today's Monday Folder.
Reading-
We are winding down our theme on government this week. Students have learned how to create images of the text they read.
Writing-
The students received a reply from their pen pals today. We will be writing friendly letters this week in response to their new found pals. We will also be writing our buddy, Addisen.
Spelling-
The pattern for this week is suffixes. Students will practice and learn the meaning of these ones: -ful, -able, and -less. It is a great idea to discuss with your kids the meanings of the suffixes listed above and how they change the word. We will also be doing that in class this week. The test will be on Friday.
-ful means full of or having
-able means capable of
-less means without
Science-
The students will learn about the phases of the moon, stars, and constellations this week.
Social Studies-
Election Day will finally be here tomorrow! Our class president, Ashley Sagi, will be competing against the class presidents from the other 3 third grade classes tomorrow. Each candidate will give a speech to the entire grade level. We will then have the students "vote" for the candidate of their choice. We are incredibly proud of Ashley and all of our candidates from last week. They were fantastic! :)
Have a wonderful week!
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