Week of September 6, 2010

Hi Parents! The second week of school is down!

Just a reminder that there is No School on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day.

This week, I introduced the "All About Me" board to the class. Every week, a different student will share information about themselves on Fridays. The poster I send home can be changed or altered slightly if you are struggling with what to put in a specific section.


Information about Late Slips:Third grade will begin using late slips for homework that is not complete or handed in at the time it is due. Each student will receive 3 "breaks" for Trimester 1. Upon the fourth time they have not completed homework, one point will be taken away from their homework bank in the appropriate subject. You will notice that each subject has a "homework bank" comprised of 5 points. Late slips will be sent home with students for a parent signature which is due back the very next school day with the completed homework assignment. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

MATH
We will continue working with place value this week. I will be sending a game home that will help your child practice place value in a fun way. Also, we are currently scheduled to have the test on chapter one on Friday, 9/10. If we aren't prepared, this will be postponed until the following Tuesday. You will notice that homework grades have been entered in the grade book. Each day, I will try to update the grades so you will be able to check if your child is struggling with a specific concept. Homework is worth 4 points each day.

READING
This week we will continue introducing the reading strategies that we will be utilizing throughout the rest of the year using picture books. The strategies are predicting, inferring, visualizing, monitoring/clarifying, phonics/decoding, summarizing (fiction and non-fiction), questioning, connecting, and evaluating.

Spelling This week in spelling we will work on Lesson 2. This lesson will focus on words with short vowels. We will pretest on Tuesday and assign homework each night. We will be taking one of the homework sheets for a grade. On Friday we will have a test worth 20 points.

ENGLISH
We will continue with "The Sentence" chapter as we explore subjects and predicates. You will notice in your child's assignment notebook that we will be quizzing in DOL (daily oral language) on Thursday, 9/9. A study guide went home to help your child prepare further.

Social Studies
We are continuing our map study skills. I will be sending a study guide home so your child can prepare for a Map Quiz we have coming up - either Friday, 9/10 or Monday, 9/13 (depending on how much we can cover).

SCIENCE
We will begin Chapter 9 on weather and space this week! A lot of fun activities are planned for this unit.


Have a wonderful week!!