Mrs. Williams' Third Grade Class
November 30-December 4
Dear Parents,
A good book can touch our lives like a good friend. Within its pages are words and characters that can inspire us to achieve our highest gosls. We can turn to it for companionship, recreation, comfort, and guidance. It is gives us a cherished story to hold in our hearts forever.
Our class is reading "The Best Christmas Paegant Ever" this month. Check out our weekly blog (Mrs. Williams' Class Blog) on the school library website or through the class blogmeister link located on this page. The author, Barbara Robinson lives in Berwyn, Pennsylvania with her husband. She has two grown daughters. She is the author of 50 short stories and 5 children's books. "Each book that I have written for boys and girls is also a book I have written for myself," Mrs. Robinson says.
November 30-December 4
Reading: (Forces of Nature)
Theme 7: On Moving Ground
Vocabulary Words: anticipates, realize, favorite, surface, volcano, demolish, repair, alert, earthquake, landslide
(Test every 2 weeks-Test Friday, Dec. 4) Check out the flashcard on this page for review.
Our class has taken this test before the holidays and we will be reviewing skills for this unit.
Skills:
Identify and use onomatopeia
Organize information in Nonfiction texts
Transitional words such as first, second, next, third, finally
FLUENCY PASSAGE: Horned Toad
STUDENT WILL BE RECIEVING THEIR A.R. FOLDERS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH. THE FOLDER WILL CONTAIN THEIR ZPD AND THEIR GOAL POINTS FOR THIS 9 WEEKS.
Language:
Writing instructions and incorporating transitional words
Writing a Story--How to Cook a Turkey
Math: Elasped Time and Calendar
Telling time--elasped time
Reading and using a calendar
Reading a timeline and order of squence events
Order a set of measures within the same system
Science: Rocks, Soil and Change
Recognize and describe that rock is composed pf different combinations of minerals.
Compare and group common rocks according to their characteristics of selected fossils and explain how fossil records are used to learn about the past.
Comments: Workbook fees are due---$15.00/ Art fee are due---$10.00 (Fees must be paid or installments must be made before students can attend class field trips. Fielf trip papers are going home with sign paper. The cost is free to students, but $2.00 to chaperones. Installments can be made throughout the school year.
Parents as a reminder, early check outs and tardies do count against your childs attendance. Please make sure if your child is absence or checks out early for a doctor or dentists appointment that an excuse is brought to class the next day. Read every night to your child. Please sign agenda books and check for homework assignment. Fluency Passage, Daily Language and Daily Math sheets should be reviewed at home and returned to every day in order for the students to complete the following day's work. A quiz will be given on Friday based on the activities that were done during the week. Problem Solving Sheet is to be done nightly and returned to school each day.
Have a Great Week!
