Saturday, February 27, 2016

February 29- March 4

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Writing Groups and Stations

Spelling notebook, sunset, bookcase, farmyard, everyone, football, sunshine, rainbow, baseball, hallway, outdoors, measurement, numerical, outcome, future, forecast  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Rocks and Minerals: Mineral Hardness and Identification Chart

Social Studies:  The American Revolution: Battles, Important People

Math: Topic 10: Comparing Fractions; 10-8, 10-9, Review, test on Thursday

Topic 10 Review Videos

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)- 

Wednesday (PE)- last day to collect Columbia field trip money and forms

Thursday (computer lab)- 

Friday (computer lab)- 

Sunday, February 21, 2016

February 22-26

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Reading Groups and Stations, 

Spelling slowest, strangest, bigger, better, highest, tallest, richest, smarter, louder, hotter, shortest, describe, data, analyze, unlikely, improbable  pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Begin Rocks and Minerals

Social Studies:  The American Revolution: Battles, Important People

Math: Topic 10: Comparing Fractions; 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7



Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)- Field trip permission slips go home

Wednesday (PE)- begin collecting field trip money and forms

Thursday (computer lab)- Third grade South Carolina Program 6:30 PM

Friday (library)- Mr. Johnson's class goes to the book fair

Monday, February 15, 2016

Science and Math Test Review

Click the link below for your child to review for the science test IF they did not attempt through Google Classroom:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16dfbQGrP3SQY6Ra22Do0cl6CrhOE9XFKHGk9P3C4u80/viewform?usp=send_form


Below are pictures of the math review that can be found in each student's Google Classroom. Have your child answer on a separate sheet of paper and turn in once we return to school.








Sunday, February 14, 2016

February 15-19

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Reading Groups and Stations, Memoir Writing using Patricia Polacco texts

Spelling hugged, correct, matter, letter, puppy, common, collect, bottles, different, lesson, error, evidence, conclusion , opinion, certain, likely pretest on Wednesday, test on Thursday

Science: Continue Heat and Matter: Culminating Assessment, Sources of Heat and How Heat is Transferred Test on Wednesday

Social Studies:  The American Revolution: Battles, Important People

Math: Topic 9 Review, Test on Tuesday 



Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - 

Tuesday (music)- Midterm progress reports and graded papers go home

Wednesday (PE)- 

Thursday (computer lab)- Book Fair begins (Mr. Johnson's class goes on Friday, February 26th) 

Friday (library)- 

*(DATE CHANGE) We will take up money for the Columbia field trip from Wednesday, February 24th to Wednesday, March 2nd and the cost is $25 plus an additional $5 for chaperones. The field trip is on Thursday, March 10th.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

February 8-12

Here is what we are learning this week:

Reading: Guided Reading Groups and Stations, Memoir Writing using Patricia Polacco texts

Spellingperfect, curled, church, firm, shirt, clerk, skirt, person, term, jerked, burned, conduct, experiment, observation, prism, cylinder Pretest on Wednesday, Test on Thursday

Science: Continue Heat and Matter: Sources of Heat, How Heat is Transferred

Social Studies:  Causes of the American Revolution review, test on Wednesday, Begin The American Revolution: Loyalists and Patriots

Math: Topic 9 - Fractions: 9-4 (Fractional Parts of a Set), 9-5 (Fractions on a Number Line), 9-6 (Benchmark Fractions), 9-7 (Fractions and Length) Test on Tuesday February 16th

Important Dates and Info for This Week:

Monday (art) - Science Fair-projects due at 8am, Science Fair Awards at 6:30pm in the cafeteria

Tuesday (music)- 

Wednesday (PE)- 

Thursday (computer lab)- 

Friday (library)- Spirit Day, Valentine's Party (1:30) All parents are welcome to attend

*(DATE CHANGE) We will take up money for the Columbia field trip from Wednesday, February 24th to Wednesday, March 2nd and the cost is $25 plus an additional $5 for chaperones. The field trip is on Thursday, March 10th. 

.  Each week until the science fair, students will be asked to submit information to make sure they are working on their project.