Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, October 11th. Please sign the correct line on the envelope, keep the report card, and return the envelope on Friday. Remember, parents, that you can go into Skyward through Family Access at any time. If you do not know your username and password for Family Access, just email Cheryl Hawthorne at [email protected]
Happy Monday and welcome to October!!!!
Homework came home today!
READING: pg. 153-154 Use the John Henry story to answer all questions. If you child was absent when we completed “John Henry,” he/she will need to read and answer the questions to the story as well.
MATH: pg. 24 All h.w. is due this Thursday.
New spelling words came home. NO vocabulary words this week due to benchmark testing.
Have a blessed evening!
Please make sure you send the apple product assigned to your student by THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th.
Thank you for helping out the class when needed!
Homework for the Week of September 24-28
1. Read 20 minutes every night. Please write title of book in planner.
2. READING- “Johnny Appleseed” p. 13 PROVE ANSWERS (DUE THURSDAY)
3. MATH – page 17/18 “Homework” PROVE ANSWERS (DUE THURSDAY)
4. MAP due to Mrs. Odom (social studies switch class) by next Tuesday, October 2
**Map can be of anything (examples would be of your bedroom, house, neighborhood, etc.)
**Must include child’s name, title of map, compass rose, and key. I showed the students an example today. Please make it neat and colorful.
Unit 3 Spelling Test will be on Friday, September 28th.
Words:
always know large show few very because too there those their read out about might found Be sure to review with your child the difference between to, too, two/there, their, they’re/know, no.Pop’s Bridge by Eve Bunting is our Journey’s story for the week. This is a story about the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Robert is a boy who has a father, Pop, that is working to build the bridge. Robert has faith that his father can do it even when many do not believe it is possible. His father is a high-iron man and works so high up that he is called a skywalker. The boy is so proud of his dad and the job that he loves. When the bridge is almost finished, there is a terrible accident on the bridge. Luckily his dad and his friend’s dad were safe, but 10 of the 12 workers that were a part of the accident died. The book shows the boy experience this part of history and really appreciate all the people that were involved.
Vocabulary Words:
crew ~ a group of people who work together
tide ~ the regular rising and falling of the surface level of the oceans caused by the pull of the moon and the sun
cling ~ to stick or hold tight to
balancing ~ putting in a steady or stable condition
foggy ~ full of, having, or covered by fog
disappears ~ to pass out of sight
stretch ~ to extend
excitement ~ the state of being excited
Our comprehension test and vocabulary test will be on Friday, September 28th.Math
We will introduce money skills this week. Students are expected to recognize a group of coins and determine their value.
We will also continue our place value, comparing/ordering, add/sub with regrouping, and problem solving skills.
Get your box tops ready and bring them to class! Make sure your name and my name are on each one. If we work together, we might be the top class and win something amazing. Plus, you might win a spot on the float in the homecoming parade! So, get to cutting!!
The first progress report came home with your student yesterday.
Please look over it, sign at the bottom, and return with your student on Monday.
Here is a link to the slide show from 3rd Grade Parent Orientation. Mrs. Neely made reference to these slides during her talk. There is great information in this slide show about third grade and the expectations for the students.
Slide Show Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PNZ9uP6_r42vIErEYkx8KKC2GIyinvQWH7tmgiVwUg0/edit
If you missed parent orientation, be sure to check out the video on the White Oak Intermediate blog.