3rd Grade News
December 14-22
This Week’s Highlights
Monday: Chapel, Library, AR Tests
Christmas Practice
Tuesday: Computers, Help Session/Jump Start
Memory: Christmas Memory
Math Facts Test (x2)
Science Test--Chapter 5 (Water)
Wednesday: Music
Memory: Christmas Memory
Math Test
Christmas Practice
Thursday: AR Tests, Gym, Jump Start
Memory: Christmas Memory
Friday: Art
Memory: Christmas Memory
Social Studies Test--Chapter 4 (Human Geography)
Spelling Test
Monday: Library, AR Tests
Tuesday: *NO Help Session*
8:30-Chapel
9:15-10:30-Christmas Practice
12:30-Geography Bee
1:00-Christmas Sing-a-long
1:30-Classroom Party (approximately)
Classroom Happenings
Religion--Christmas
John the Baptist's Birth and Message; The Annunciation; The Visit of the Magi
Reading
We will finish reading the novel The Whipping Boy and begin working on end-of-the-book projects.
Language—Descriptive Writing
We will start a descriptive essay on a special possession.
Math—L. 74-77
Working with halves, thirds, and fourths; Roman numerals; Adding 3-digit numbers; Ordinal numbers
*Facts Focus: Multiplying by 2, Subtracting 5 and 6
Social Studies—Chapter 4
Modifying the Environment; Protecting the Environment; Review and Test
*We will begin working on our unit project--a mural of our community's geography--later this week. If you can gather information before Thursday to answer these questions, it would be very helpful:
--What landforms are near your community?
--What are the nearest bodies of water?
--What human features have been added to the geography?
--How would you describe your community's environment?
Science—Water(Ch. 5)/Weather (Ch. 6)
Water review and test; Weather
Spelling Words—Lesson 15 (words with se, ce, and ck)
once chance face house neck
trick jacket since police erase
chase bucket ticket locker
*manger *Bethlehem *angels *stable
Homework: Textbook page 74 (Practice) and 75; Write a story or song that uses 10 of your words
Enrichment: Choose 5 Christmas-related words to learn and write their definitions; Create a crossword puzzle using at least 10 Christmas words (including your 5); Write your own Christmas carol that uses your 5 words
Notes:
--Grade Reviews were sent home last week. Please sign and return them by Friday, 12/18.
--There are a few items we could use for our classroom. If you could send in any of the following, it would be greatly appreciated:
*paper plates
*kleenex (we are on our last box...)
*napkins
--Christmas party snacks (Dec. 22):
*Dakota (sweet snack)
*Jacob K. (munchy snack)
*Hunter T. (healthy snack--fruit, cheese, etc.)
*Taylor (drinks)
*Hunter W. (napkins)
--I did not hear from anybody about planning a game for the party. If you would be willing to, please let me know.
--Remember to send in your wrapped presents for the gift exchange by next Monday.
Miss Kaisler
812-968-9138 (before 9:00 p.m.)