3rd Grade News
August 22-26
This Week’s Highlights
Monday: Chapel; Boys-Gym, Girls-Music
Tuesday: B-Art, G-Gym
Memory: Luther’s Morning Prayer
Wednesday: B-Computers, G-Art
Memory: “Be Strong and Courageous” v. 2A
Spelling Test
Thursday: B-Music, G-Computers
Memory: “Be Strong and Courageous” v. 2B
Friday: A.R. Tests, Library
Memory: Pledge to the Cross
Math Test (1-1 to 1-6)
Classroom Happenings
Religion—God and His Word
Why is the Bible important? What does it mean to be a Christian? Why do we study the Bible? What tools help us study the Bible?
Math—Numeration (1-3 to 1-6)
Numbers to Hundred Thousands; Ordinal Numbers; Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Language
The Writing Process; Traits of Good Writing; Me-Poems
Science—Scientific Process
Making Predictions; Planning and Experiment
Boat Design Lab; Steps of an Experiment
Reading
Read-to-Someone Procedures; Benchmark Test Strategies: Choosing Good-Fit Books; Monitor Comprehension and Fix-Up; Voracious Reading for Fluency/Vocabulary
Spelling—Words with digraphs (ch, sh, th, ng)
--Students will have words with these combinations on their personal lists, along with high-frequency words they misspelled on pretests earlier this week. Students will bring home their list on Thursday.
--Two of these challenge words will be chosen for extra credit on next Wednesday’s test:
*cheese *sandwich *dishwasher *belongings
News and Notes
· I will let you know the exact cost of the class shirts as soon as we find out what that will be.
· Just a reminder that students are asked to dress appropriately for chapel: no jeans, t-shirts, etc. Also, remember that girls need to wear shorts under any skirts or dresses, and no flip-flops or sleeveless tops are allowed.
· Our class chapel offerings will be going to an organization called Samaritan’s Feet that gives shoes to needy children around the world, along with sharing the gospel through VBS-type activities. If you are interested in learning more, check out the website:
http://www.samaritansfeet.org/
· Make sure you bring in your computer headphones and art portfolio by tomorrow.
· Our class has been asked to perform a skit at Trinity’s (Vallonia) 10th Annual Fish Fry on Sunday, September 11th. This will be sometime around 5:00; more details will come. If you know your child will NOT be able to attend, please let me know ASAP so we can start planning our presentation.
· If you do not have your user name and password to enable you to check A.R., please go to the school web-site and click on Accelerated Reader, then Parent, and there will be a place for you to click to request a user name and password. Mrs. Klosterman will then take care of the request and you will be able to check the status of your child’s work in A.R.
· The third graders have learned many great strategies to help them think about their books as they are reading. Ask them to show you how they check for understanding or cross-check a word!
Miss Kaisler
812-968-9138