December 16th - 20th, 2013

**In Reading next week we will be completing the End of the Unit Benchmark Test.  This will not be part of your child’s grade.  We use these tests to evaluate how your child is progressing in certain skills.

 **Unit Review Tests in Spelling and Grammar will be next Thursday;  12/19. Please review the topics and word lists. Students will bring home Spelling review list on Monday with list words highlighted.  Grammar review will be sent home daily in their red folder.

 

**We completed Topic 5 in Math today.  We will review on Monday and Tuesday and will take a Test on Wed. 12/18.   

 

**In Science we are finishing our Investigation of WATER.  We have found it to be an Amazing Earth Material.  We will take a short, open folder quiz on Wed. 12/18. Students will bring home green folder daily to review as well.

 

**Reward for Good behavior / Homework will be on Friday. Electronic Game Day is here again!!!! Since it went over so well last month we are going to do it again!!! Students can bring in electronics that they are responsible for on Friday 12/20.

 

I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy, Healthy New Year. Enjoy your holidays filled with family and friends!  I will see you in 2014 :)  

 

WEEK OF: December 8th - 12th, 2013

Spelling– Our final test will be on Tuesday 12/10/13 this week.  We are working with list words that contain the consonant blends spl, thr, squ, and str.  Our list words are: splash, throw, three, square, throat, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, strawberry, squeeze, squid, squander, arthritis, instrument, and strategy.   

 

Reading – In Reading, our story is “Top and Bottoms”.  This story is an animal fantasy is a story with animal characters that behave like people. Look for ways that Bear and Hare act like people.  We will be working on Reading skills Author’s Purpose and Predict. Our Selection test will be on Thursday 12/12/13. You can listen to the story at the following link.  

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/09%20Tops%20%26%20Bottoms%20%28Animal%20Fantasy%29.mp3

 

 

Grammar – In Grammar, we are still working with Singular Possessive Nouns.  A Singular possessive noun is when one person, place, thing, or animal owns or possesses something.  Add (‘s) to a singular noun to make it possessive. The dog’s bone; The girl’s doll; The boy’s car

Our test will be on Thursday 12/12/13.

 

 

Science – In Science, we are working on our next topic of our Water Unit – “Water Works”. 

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library)  

Spelling – Final test on Tuesday – study list words

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz on Thursday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (test Thursday) and study vocabulary (Quiz Wed.)

Math – Lesson 5-4 wkst  and fact wkst.   

Science – Students are to bring in a sample of water from home in container provi

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym)  

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz Thursday

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (Test Thurs) – Review vocab (Quiz Wed.)

Math – Lesson 5-5 wkst and fact wkst.  

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art)

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns – Quiz tomorrow (Thurs)

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” (Test Thurs) and review vocabulary (Quiz tomorrow)

Math – Lesson 5-6 wkst and Fact wkst.

 

Thursday: (Day 5 Music)

Math – Lesson 5-7 wkst and Fact wkst.

 

Friday:

No Homework

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

WEEK OF: December 2nd - 6th, 2013

Check out the new websites that were added to the left side of our HW helpline to assist with Grammar and Math fact practice.

 

 

Spelling– Our focus this week will be consonant blends spl, thr, squ, and str.  Our list words are: splash, throw, three, square, throat, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, strawberry, squeeze, squid, squander, arthritis, instrument, and strategy.  Pretest will be on Friday – December 6^th.  

 

Reading – In Reading, we will begin our new story “Top and Bottoms”.  This story is an animal fantasy is a story with animal characters that behave like people. Look for ways that Bear and Hare act like people.  We will be working on Reading skills Author’s Purpose and Predict. You can listen to the story at the following link.  

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/09%20Tops%20%26%20Bottoms%20%28Animal%20Fantasy%29.mp3

 

 

Grammar – In Grammar, we are working with Singular Possessive Nouns.  A Singular possessive noun is when one person, place, thing, or animal owns or possesses something.  Add (‘s) to a singular noun to make it possessive. The dog’s bone; The girl’s doll; The boy’s car

 

 

Science – In Science, we are working on our next topic of our Water Unit – “Water Works”.  We are viewing our sensational “Water Cycle” projects.

 

 

Monday: No School

 

Tuesday: (Day 4 Art)  

Spelling – Write 1^st 10 list words.  Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Listen to story “Tops and Bottoms” through HW helpline

Math – Math Fact wkst.

 

Wednesday: (Concert Practice in Gym)

Spelling – Write 2nd 10 list words.  Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” and review vocabulary

Math – Lesson 5-1 wkst; Fact wkst.

 

Thursday: (Day 5 Music)

Spelling – Pretest Friday

Grammar – Review Singular Possessive Nouns

Reading – Read story “Tops and Bottoms” and review vocabulary

Math – Lesson 5-2 wkst; Fact wkst.

 

*****  REMINDER ~ NSE  Grades 3-6 Christmas Concert at NSHS tomorrow at 9:30 am

 

Friday:

No Homework ~~~~~  NSE  Grades 3-6 Christmas Concert at NSHS

 

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

 

 

 

WEEK OF: November 25th - 29th, 2013

 

 

Monday: (Day 1 Computers)

Science – Review vocabulary and content for quiz on Tuesday

 

Tuesday: (Day 2 Library)  

No Homework

*We will have our end of the month behavior and homework reward tomorrow.  We are having “Electronics Day”.  Students may bring an electronic game device from home to use during reward time.  Cell phones are not allowed. 

 

Wednesday: (Day 3 Gym)

*End of the Month Reward today

**Early dismissal at 1:00 pm

 

Thursday:    

No School ~ Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 

Friday:

No School – Thanksgiving Break

 

***No School Monday  

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

 

WEEK OF: November 18th - 22nd, 2013

* In Grammar, we are working on Irregular Plural Nouns.  A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.  A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.  An “Irregular Plural Noun” does not add an –s, -es, or –ies. They do not follow the rules.  They create a new word or may not change at all.  We will have a Grammar test on Thursday 11/21/13.

 

*Our Reading story is “Prudy’s Problem”.  Our main character Prudy has a problem but her friends and family help her solve it.  You can listen by clicking on this link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/03%20Prudy%27s%20Problem%20and%20How%20She%20Solved%20It%20%28Fantasy%29.mp3

 

* Our next Spelling list (Compound Words)  snglasses,  football,  homework,  haircut,  popcorn,  railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, and whirlpool

Our final test will be Wednesday 11/20/13.

 

*In Math, we will have a Topic 4 Test next Monday 11/25/13.  We will review skills covered in this topic.

 

* In Science, we will continue Investigation 3 (Water Vapor) experiments.

 

Monday:

No School – Teacher / Parent Conferences

 

Tuesday: (Day 2 Library)  

Math – Lesson 4-5 HW and fact practice wkst. (fact quiz Friday)

Reading – Review story “Prudy’s Problem” – Review vocab for quiz on Thursday and Selection test Friday

Spelling – Final test on Wednesday

Grammar – Irregular Plural Nouns Quiz on Thursday

 

Wednesday: (Day 3 Gym)

Math – Topic 4 Review and fact practice sheet (quiz Friday)    

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “Prudy’s Problem” – quiz Thursday on vocab and Selection test on Friday

Grammar – Irregular Plural Noun Quiz on Thursday

 

Thursday:  (Day 4 Art )   

Math – Topic 4 review sheet and fact practice sheet (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review “Prudy’s Problem” for Selection test tomorrow

 

Friday: (Day 1 Music)

No Homework

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

 

WEEK OF: NOVEMBER 11th - 15th, 2013

Please check Homework book daily for changes ...........

 

* In Grammar, we are focusing on “Singular and Plural Nouns”.  A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.  A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.  We will have a Grammar test on Tuesday 11/12/13

 

* In Reading, we are reading the story “A Day’s Work”. This story is an example of Realistic Fiction.  Our Reading Skills for this week will be Character / Character traits, using context clues when discovering new words as well as Visualization. You can listen to our story at:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/09%20A%20Day%27s%20Work%20%28Realistic%20Fiction%29.mp3

 

*Our next Reading story is “Prudy’s Problem” and you can listen by clicking on this link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/03%20Prudy%27s%20Problem%20and%20How%20She%20Solved%20It%20%28Fantasy%29.mp3

 

* Our next Spelling list (Compound Words)  sunglasses,  football,  homework,  haircut,  popcorn,  railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, and whirlpool

 

 

*In Math, we will begin Topic 4 “Meanings of Multiplication”.    

 

* In Science, we will continue Investigation 3 (Water Vapor) experiments.

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library)

Grammar – Review Singular and Plural Nouns – Quiz Tuesday

Math – Fact worksheet (Fact quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”.  Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday – Reading Story test on Wed.

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym)

Math – Lesson 4-1 HW and fact practice wkst. (fact quiz Friday)

Reading – Review story “A Days’ Work” for test tomorrow

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art)

Math – Lesson 4-2 HW and fact worksheet (fact quiz Friday)   

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”

Spelling – Write 1^st 10 list words (Pretest Friday)

 

 

Thursday:  (Day 5 Music)   

Spelling – Write 2^nd 10 list words (Pretest Friday)

Grammar –  Review Irregular Plural Nouns

Math – Lesson 4-3 HW and fact practice wkst (Fact quiz on Friday)   

Reading – Listen to new story “Prudy’s Problem” on HW helpline

 

Friday: (Day 1 Computers)

No Homework

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

WEEK OF: November 4th - 8th, 2013

* In Grammar, we are focusing on “Singular and Plural Nouns”.  A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.  A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.  We will have a Grammar test on Friday 11/8.

 

* In Reading, we are reading the story “A Day’s Work”. This story is an example of Realistic Fiction.  Our Reading Skills for this week will be Character / Character traits, using context clues when discovering new words as well as Visualization. You can listen to our story at:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/09%20A%20Day%27s%20Work%20%28Realistic%20Fiction%29.mp3

 

*In Spelling we are working on words with the syllable pattern C+le.  Our list words are: uncle, middle, trouble, example, muscle, gentle, people, handle, poodle, saddle, juggle, riddle, pickle, table, throttle, little, simple, obstacle, miracle, and noodle. You can practice your list words at Spelling City site: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=305487

 

 

*In Math, we will finish up Topic 3 concepts.  We will have a Subtracting 3 digit number quiz on Wednesday and Topic 3 test on Friday.   

 

* In Science, we will continue Investigation 3 (Water Vapor) experiments.

 

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library)

Spelling – 2^nd 10 list words: Pretest Wednesday

Grammar – Review Singular and Plural Nouns – Quiz Friday

Math – Lesson 3-9 HW and fact practice wkst. ; 3 Digit Subtraction quiz Wednesday and Final test Friday.  Fact quiz on Friday  

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym)

Spelling – Pretest tomorrow

Grammar – Review Singular and Plural Nouns – Quiz Friday

Math – Lesson 3-10 HW and fact practice wkst. ; 3 Digit Subtraction quiz Wednesday and Final test Friday.  Fact quiz on Friday  

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art)

Spelling – Pretest corrections

Grammar – Review Singular and Plural Nouns – Quiz Friday

Math – Topic 3 test Friday (complete Review worksheet);  Fact quiz on Friday  

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”

 

 

Thursday:  (Day 5 Music)   

Spelling – Final test Friday

Grammar – Review Singular and Plural Nouns – Quiz Friday

Math – Topic 3 test Friday (complete Review worksheet); Fact quiz on Friday  

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “A Days’ Work”

 

Friday: (Day 1 Computers)

No Homework

 

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

 

 

WEEK OF: OCTOBER 28th - NOVEMBER 1st, 2013

Attention Parents / Students:  You can now access our Reading and Math Books online.  Students were given a 4 digit access code to enter the Pearson Math and Reading Website.  To access the site click on the link to the left, enter the students username and password.  You can view our Math book lesson and interactive video.  There are games, Math tools, and lesson videos that students can view to assist in homework.

* In Grammar, we are focusing on “Common and Proper Nouns”.  A common noun names any person, place, or animal.  A proper noun names a special person, place, or animal and begins with a capital letter.  We will have a Grammar test on Tuesday 10/26/13.

* In Reading, we are reading the story “Penguin Chick”.  This story is an example of Expository Non-Fiction. We will have a vocab quiz on Tuesday and Selection Test on Wed.  You can listen to the story at link:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/03%20Penguin%20Chick%20%28Expository%20Nonfiction%29.mp3

* In Math, we will continue to work on Topic 3 concepts.  We will begin to  work with Subtraction on Three-digit Numbers.  We will subtract with place value blocks, using the expanded subtraction algorithm, as well as borrowing.  We will also have a fact quiz on Friday. 

* In Science, we will begin Investigation 3 (Water Vapor).  

*** Our Halloween Party will be Thursday 1:30-3:00 pm.  Costumes can be sent to school in a bag and students will get ready after lunch.

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library)

Grammar – Review Common and Proper Nouns – Test Tuesday

Math – Lesson 3-6 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story (Vocab quiz Tuesday / Story Test Wed.)

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym)

Math – Lesson 3-7 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review story and study guide (Test Wed.)

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art)

Math – Lesson 3-8 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

 

Thursday:  (Day 5 Music)   Halloween Parties 1:30 – 3:00 pm

No homework tonight

 

Friday: (Day 1 Computers)

*New Spelling list words were handed out – review list words for pretest on Wednesday

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.

 

 

 

 

WEEK OF: October 21st - 25th, 2013

Red Ribbon Week

* In Spelling, our words include words with syllable patterns v/cv and vc/v.  Our list words include: finish, pilot, even, wagon, music, silent, rapid, female, lemon, pupil, focus, robot, tulip, camel, salad, resident, spinach, climate, tradition, and innocent.  Our pretest will be on Wednesday and final test Friday. You can practice your Spelling list words at Spelling City link: http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=305485

* In Grammar, we are focusing on “Common and Proper Nouns”.  A common noun names any person, place, or animal.  A proper noun names a special person, place, or animal and begins with a capital letter.

 

* In Reading, we will start Unit 2 with our new story “Penguin Chick”.  This story is an example of Expository Non-Fiction.  Last week we watched the movie March of the Penguins to prepare and gain some background knowledge for this story.  You can listen to the story at link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30012488/READING%20STORIES/UNIT%202%20STORIES/03%20Penguin%20Chick%20%28Expository%20Nonfiction%29.mp3

 

* In Math, we are working on Topic 3 (Adding and Subtracting Three-digit Numbers).  We will add with place value blocks, using the expanded addition algorithm, as well as regrouping. We will also have a fact quiz on adding 2 on Friday. 

 

* In Science, our quiz on  Investigation 2 (Hot and Cold)has been moved to Wednesday. 

 

Monday: (Day 2 Library) – Turn Your Back on Drugs (Wear shirts backwards)

Spelling – write 1^st 10 list words; pretest Wednesday

Grammar – Review Common and Proper Nouns     

Math – Lesson 3-2 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and listen to story “Penguin Chick”

 

Tuesday: (Day 3 Gym) – Sock it to drugs day (Wear crazy socks)

Spelling – write 2^nd 10 list words; Pretest Wed.

Grammar – Review Common and Proper Nouns     

Math – Lesson 3-3 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “Penguin Chick”

 

Wednesday: (Day 4 Art) – Twin / Triplets / Quadruplet Day (Dress like your friends)

Spelling – write corrections from Pretest

Grammar – Review Common and Proper Nouns     

Math – Lesson 3-4 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “Penguin Chick”

 

Thursday:  (Day 5 Music) – We are putting a cap on drugs (wear crazy hat)

Spelling – Final Test Friday ~ study list words

Grammar – Review Common and Proper Nouns     

Math – Lesson 3-5 HW and fact practice wkst (quiz Friday)

Reading – Review vocabulary and read story “Penguin Chick”

 

 

Friday: (Day 1 Computers) – Team up against drugs – wear NS spirit shirts

 

 

***Please remember to sign any papers marked “sign and Return” in Friday folders and return folder on Monday.