Hello!
Important Dates
Thursday, Feb. 6 - 3rd Grade International Festival and Taste Fest
Be sure to sign up to bring a dish and specify what you are bringing for the taste fest. We are also in need of helpers throughout the day so would greatly appreciate any and all help you can provide. Simply sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080944A8AC2E5-international1
Tuesday, Feb. 11 - Field Trip to the Kansas City Symphony (Kids will need to bring a SACK lunch!)
Valentine's Day Party at 3:00 - Please bring a valentine for each child. I will send home a class list shortly. We have 22 students in our class.
Feb. 12 & Feb. 13 - Student Led Conferences
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Monday, Feb. 17 - NO SCHOOL- President's Weekend
Math- We are continuing our study on fractions. This topic is a little harder than the last topic on fractions so we will be doing more introduction in the classroom and review at night. Once we are finished with fractions, we will likely go back to the flipped class for math. We will continue with topic 10 through the end of this week, will review on Monday and test on Tuesday.
Spelling/Vocabulary- Students have their test next Friday, February 7th. Here is a link to practice the spelling with Spelling City. https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=16438068
Social Studies/Reading/Writing- Students are finishing up their research and have begun writing their 4 paragraph essay for their country. Our goal is to finish writing and have them typed by the end of this week. Our Genius Hour will probably be put on hold until next week so we can be sure to have our International Festival projects finished on time.
Students will be taking a test this Friday over the location of the 7 continents and 5 oceans. We completed a study guide yesterday from which to study this week. The kids assured me that it would be "easy peasy, lemon squeezy" because they learned them waaaaaaaay back in first grade. :)
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a fantastic week!
~Kelly
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
January 21-24
Hello!
Thanks to all who helped chaperone our trip to the School of Economics last week. The kids had a fantastic time! I will put together an animoto for you soon and send it out. What a fun day!
Here are some upcoming reminders:
Book Orders are due no later than Friday, January 24th.
Thurs., Feb. 6-- 3rd Grade International Festival and Taste Fest
Tues., Feb. 11-- Field Trip to the Kansas City Symphony &
Valentine's Day Party
Wed., Feb 12 and Thurs., Feb. 13-- Student Led Conferences
Thurs. Feb. 12-Mon., Feb. 17-- NO SCHOOL- President's Weekend
Math- We are continuing our study on fractions. This topic is a little harder than the last topic on fractions so we will be doing more introduction in the classroom and review at night. Once we are finished with fractions, we will likely go back to the flipped class for math.
Spelling/Vocabulary- Students have their test this Friday, Jan. 24. The vocabulary words are related to geography and mapping. Here is the link to Spelling City to practice the words: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=16179253&x=abb8c
Social Studies/Reading/Writing- Students will continue to research the country of your family's ancestry. They will organize their research into topics and practice notetaking using books and the internet as resources.
Thanks to all who helped chaperone our trip to the School of Economics last week. The kids had a fantastic time! I will put together an animoto for you soon and send it out. What a fun day!
Here are some upcoming reminders:
Book Orders are due no later than Friday, January 24th.
Thurs., Feb. 6-- 3rd Grade International Festival and Taste Fest
Tues., Feb. 11-- Field Trip to the Kansas City Symphony &
Valentine's Day Party
Wed., Feb 12 and Thurs., Feb. 13-- Student Led Conferences
Thurs. Feb. 12-Mon., Feb. 17-- NO SCHOOL- President's Weekend
Math- We are continuing our study on fractions. This topic is a little harder than the last topic on fractions so we will be doing more introduction in the classroom and review at night. Once we are finished with fractions, we will likely go back to the flipped class for math.
Spelling/Vocabulary- Students have their test this Friday, Jan. 24. The vocabulary words are related to geography and mapping. Here is the link to Spelling City to practice the words: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=16179253&x=abb8c
Social Studies/Reading/Writing- Students will continue to research the country of your family's ancestry. They will organize their research into topics and practice notetaking using books and the internet as resources.
Monday, January 13, 2014
January 13-17
Welcome to a New Year!! I hope you were able to find some much needed time to relax and unwind through the holidays. We are officially now in the 2nd half of the school year!
Here are some upcoming reminders:
Mon., Jan. 17--Read to Feed--start reading today and log all of your minutes
Thurs., Jan. 16- Field Trip to the School of Economics
Fri., Jan. 17-- School Spelling Bee-Hailey Barth and McKenna Maroon will be representing our class. Good luck to both of them!
Fri., Jan. 17-- PTO sponsored BINGO night
Mon., Jan. 20-- NO SCHOOL- MLK Jr. Day
Thurs., Feb. 6-- 3rd Grade International Festival and Taste Fest
Tues., Feb. 11-- Field Trip to the Kansas City Symphony
Valentine's Day Party
Wed., Feb 12 and Thurs., Feb. 13-- Student Led Conferences
Thurs. Feb. 12-Mon., Feb. 17-- NO SCHOOL- President's Weekend
School of Economics Field Trip- We will continue to prepare for our field trip by completing activities within our "shop" groups. The field trip is on Thursday. We will need some extra time to get there in the morning in order to arrive on time. Therefore, it is very important that ALL students are at school on Thursday before the 8:50 bell rings. The buses will need to be pulling away from the school at about that time. So please have your child here on time (or a few minutes early) on Thursday.
Hot dogs will be provided as a lunch that day, along with a few other snacks that the students will get to purchase from the different "shops." If your child does not eat hot dogs, please feel free to send them with a sack lunch. We are looking forward to a very fun and educational day. Thanks to the 9 parents from our class that are helping to chaperone this trip! :)
Math- We have started learning about fractions and will complete Topic 9 with a test on Friday.
Spelling/Vocabulary- Students will receive a new spelling/ vocabulary list this week. The final test will be on Jan. 24. The vocabulary words are related to geography and mapping. Here is the link to Spelling City to practice the words: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=16179253&x=abb8c
Social Studies- We are beginning to prepare for our International Festival. Students will be learning about geography through their research. They will also practice using various mapping skills, knowing the difference betweeen types of maps and globes, as well as learning the names of the continents and oceans.
Reading/ Writing- Students will begin to research the country of your family's ancestry. They will organize their research into topics and practice notetaking using books and the internet as resources.
Have a wonderful week!!
Here are some upcoming reminders:
Mon., Jan. 17--Read to Feed--start reading today and log all of your minutes
Thurs., Jan. 16- Field Trip to the School of Economics
Fri., Jan. 17-- School Spelling Bee-Hailey Barth and McKenna Maroon will be representing our class. Good luck to both of them!
Fri., Jan. 17-- PTO sponsored BINGO night
Mon., Jan. 20-- NO SCHOOL- MLK Jr. Day
Thurs., Feb. 6-- 3rd Grade International Festival and Taste Fest
Tues., Feb. 11-- Field Trip to the Kansas City Symphony
Valentine's Day Party
Wed., Feb 12 and Thurs., Feb. 13-- Student Led Conferences
Thurs. Feb. 12-Mon., Feb. 17-- NO SCHOOL- President's Weekend
School of Economics Field Trip- We will continue to prepare for our field trip by completing activities within our "shop" groups. The field trip is on Thursday. We will need some extra time to get there in the morning in order to arrive on time. Therefore, it is very important that ALL students are at school on Thursday before the 8:50 bell rings. The buses will need to be pulling away from the school at about that time. So please have your child here on time (or a few minutes early) on Thursday.
Hot dogs will be provided as a lunch that day, along with a few other snacks that the students will get to purchase from the different "shops." If your child does not eat hot dogs, please feel free to send them with a sack lunch. We are looking forward to a very fun and educational day. Thanks to the 9 parents from our class that are helping to chaperone this trip! :)
Math- We have started learning about fractions and will complete Topic 9 with a test on Friday.
Spelling/Vocabulary- Students will receive a new spelling/ vocabulary list this week. The final test will be on Jan. 24. The vocabulary words are related to geography and mapping. Here is the link to Spelling City to practice the words: https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=16179253&x=abb8c
Social Studies- We are beginning to prepare for our International Festival. Students will be learning about geography through their research. They will also practice using various mapping skills, knowing the difference betweeen types of maps and globes, as well as learning the names of the continents and oceans.
Reading/ Writing- Students will begin to research the country of your family's ancestry. They will organize their research into topics and practice notetaking using books and the internet as resources.
Have a wonderful week!!
Monday, December 16, 2013
December 16-19
The holiday season has finally arrived and we are down to our last week of school for 2013!! We will be trying to get a bit of work done this week, amongst a few fun holiday activities.
Upcoming reminders:
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
Thurs., Jan. 16th--School of Economics Field Trip
Mon., Jan. 20th--No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Math- We have completed Topic 8 and will have a test tomorrow incorporating addition, subtraction, multiplication and division story problems as well as reviewing basic multiplication and division facts. Please remember to practice math facts at home with your child. :)
Spelling- There will not be any spelling this week!
Reading- We will be reading various holiday stories and discussing reading strategies at the same time. We will also meet with our 1st grade buddies tomorrow to read and help them with their letter to Santa.
Writing- Students will be publishing their naughty to nice list persuasive letters to Santa. They started them today, and I heard several reasons why your kids should be on the nice list! :)
Social Studies- The 3rd grade will be separating into groups (shops) to begin to prepare for The School of Economics field trip. They will begin to prepare for opening their shops! I am finalizing the list of parent helpers and will keep you posted as the time draws near.
Have a wonderful week and holiday season. Please know that I truly think of your kids as gifts themselves. They bring so much joy and happiness to my days. Thanks for sharing them with me!
Upcoming reminders:
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
Thurs., Jan. 16th--School of Economics Field Trip
Mon., Jan. 20th--No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Math- We have completed Topic 8 and will have a test tomorrow incorporating addition, subtraction, multiplication and division story problems as well as reviewing basic multiplication and division facts. Please remember to practice math facts at home with your child. :)
Spelling- There will not be any spelling this week!
Reading- We will be reading various holiday stories and discussing reading strategies at the same time. We will also meet with our 1st grade buddies tomorrow to read and help them with their letter to Santa.
Writing- Students will be publishing their naughty to nice list persuasive letters to Santa. They started them today, and I heard several reasons why your kids should be on the nice list! :)
Social Studies- The 3rd grade will be separating into groups (shops) to begin to prepare for The School of Economics field trip. They will begin to prepare for opening their shops! I am finalizing the list of parent helpers and will keep you posted as the time draws near.
Have a wonderful week and holiday season. Please know that I truly think of your kids as gifts themselves. They bring so much joy and happiness to my days. Thanks for sharing them with me!
Monday, December 9, 2013
December 9-13
Brrrrrrrrr!! It sure has gotten cold outside! Make sure to send your child to school with a coat and gloves. If the temperature is above 20 degrees the students WILL go outside for recess!
Our school has sure been hit by the stomach bug!! I had the class sanitize their desks on Friday, and we will again at the end of each day this week. I sure hope we can all stay healthy to make it to (and through) the holiday season. Knock on as much wood as you can!
The 2nd quarter is winding down quickly! We just have 2 weeks until the halfway point of the school year.
Upcoming reminders:
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
Thurs., Jan. 16th--School of Economics Field Trip (We will need 5-6 chaperones per class. Let me know if you are interested!)
Mon., Jan. 20th--No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Spelling-
We will be having our classroom spelling bee on Thursday this week. We practiced last week and today. We'll probably have one more practice before the real deal! The two winners from our class will participate in the school-wide spelling bee in January.
The students learned Economics vocabulary last week and will continue to study them this week. The class will be tested on both the spelling and vocabulary this Friday, Dec. 13.
Reading-
We are almost finished with Totally Disgusting, and the class is LOVING the story!! We will also read more about economics in our Source Books while practicing the reading strategy compare and contrast.
Writing-
Students will be drafting a letter to Santa trying to persuade him to take them off the naughty list and put them back onto the nice list. We also started our 5 senses Christmas writing.
Math-
We will complete our study on division this week. We will continue to practice division and multiplication this week. The class will be expected to know their division facts by the end of 3rd grade so it is crucial that they continue to practice them after we complete this unit.
Social Studies-
Students are going to start preparing for our January 16th field trip to the School of Economics this week. The students will learn about being a producer and decide on which type of business they would like to run. There will be a variety of food and craft stores for them to choose from as well as the possibility of becoming the banker or loan officer.
Have a wonderful week!
Our school has sure been hit by the stomach bug!! I had the class sanitize their desks on Friday, and we will again at the end of each day this week. I sure hope we can all stay healthy to make it to (and through) the holiday season. Knock on as much wood as you can!
The 2nd quarter is winding down quickly! We just have 2 weeks until the halfway point of the school year.
Upcoming reminders:
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
Thurs., Jan. 16th--School of Economics Field Trip (We will need 5-6 chaperones per class. Let me know if you are interested!)
Mon., Jan. 20th--No School- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Spelling-
We will be having our classroom spelling bee on Thursday this week. We practiced last week and today. We'll probably have one more practice before the real deal! The two winners from our class will participate in the school-wide spelling bee in January.
The students learned Economics vocabulary last week and will continue to study them this week. The class will be tested on both the spelling and vocabulary this Friday, Dec. 13.
Reading-
We are almost finished with Totally Disgusting, and the class is LOVING the story!! We will also read more about economics in our Source Books while practicing the reading strategy compare and contrast.
Writing-
Students will be drafting a letter to Santa trying to persuade him to take them off the naughty list and put them back onto the nice list. We also started our 5 senses Christmas writing.
Math-
We will complete our study on division this week. We will continue to practice division and multiplication this week. The class will be expected to know their division facts by the end of 3rd grade so it is crucial that they continue to practice them after we complete this unit.
Social Studies-
Students are going to start preparing for our January 16th field trip to the School of Economics this week. The students will learn about being a producer and decide on which type of business they would like to run. There will be a variety of food and craft stores for them to choose from as well as the possibility of becoming the banker or loan officer.
Have a wonderful week!
Monday, December 2, 2013
December 2 - 6
Hello!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I am truly thankful for your kids as they brighten my day with their smiles, comments, and hugs. They are definitely 22 of my many blessings that I am incredibly thankful to have with me every day. :) It sure was a beautiful, long holiday weekend! Now it is time to re-focus and get some serious work done before the next holiday! We have a lot of learning planned for the next 3 weeks.
I apologize for not publishing my blog for the last week and a half in November. When I logged in today, I noticed it was still in the draft status and not published. I am very sorry! Hopefully THIS week's blog will be useful to you as last week's was not since it wasn't visible!
Upcoming reminders:
We will have a CLASS spelling bee on Thursday, December 5. A practice list is being sent home today in Monday Folders.
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
This week:
Math- Our math focus this week will be on learning division facts. Please practice ALL facts at home. The kids are having to retest their addition and subtraction facts for the report card this quarter. Next quarter we will need to time multiplication facts as well.
Reading- We are continuing our novel, Totally Disgusting, by Bill Wallace. This is a fun story about a dog and a cat. The kids have been enjoying it!
Social Studies- The students will be introduced to Economics. They will learn about needs, wants, goods, services, scarcity and distribution.
Spelling and Vocabulary- There will be a new list in your child's Monday folder tonight. The list will be words related to Economics. The final test will be on Dec. 13. The kids can hop on over to spelling city to practice their words here: http://www.spellingcity.com/kmargheim/
They can practice the meanings here: http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_11/Economics_VocabSpelling_Test_on_Dec13_stQpO.htm
Writing- We are going to begin brainstorming ways we have been "good" this year and will use this list to persuade Santa to put us on his good list and take us off of his naughty list. We will also do some sensory writing with the Christmas holiday.
Have a super week!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I am truly thankful for your kids as they brighten my day with their smiles, comments, and hugs. They are definitely 22 of my many blessings that I am incredibly thankful to have with me every day. :) It sure was a beautiful, long holiday weekend! Now it is time to re-focus and get some serious work done before the next holiday! We have a lot of learning planned for the next 3 weeks.
I apologize for not publishing my blog for the last week and a half in November. When I logged in today, I noticed it was still in the draft status and not published. I am very sorry! Hopefully THIS week's blog will be useful to you as last week's was not since it wasn't visible!
Upcoming reminders:
We will have a CLASS spelling bee on Thursday, December 5. A practice list is being sent home today in Monday Folders.
Thurs., Dec. 19th--End of the 2nd Quarter
Class Winter Party-- begins at 3:00
Fri., Dec. 20th- Mon., Jan. 6th-- NO SCHOOL--Winter Break
Tues., Jan. 7th-- School resumes
This week:
Math- Our math focus this week will be on learning division facts. Please practice ALL facts at home. The kids are having to retest their addition and subtraction facts for the report card this quarter. Next quarter we will need to time multiplication facts as well.
Reading- We are continuing our novel, Totally Disgusting, by Bill Wallace. This is a fun story about a dog and a cat. The kids have been enjoying it!
Social Studies- The students will be introduced to Economics. They will learn about needs, wants, goods, services, scarcity and distribution.
Spelling and Vocabulary- There will be a new list in your child's Monday folder tonight. The list will be words related to Economics. The final test will be on Dec. 13. The kids can hop on over to spelling city to practice their words here: http://www.spellingcity.com/kmargheim/
They can practice the meanings here: http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_11/Economics_VocabSpelling_Test_on_Dec13_stQpO.htm
Writing- We are going to begin brainstorming ways we have been "good" this year and will use this list to persuade Santa to put us on his good list and take us off of his naughty list. We will also do some sensory writing with the Christmas holiday.
Have a super week!
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