Money Due

The K-8 yearbook orders are due May 1st.  Cost is $22 and the books will be delivered before the end of the school year.  Envelope for orders were sent home last week.

This Week's Topics 4-30-12

Reading/Grammar/Spelling

• review skills of last 2 weeks
• test over these skills on Tuesday
• spelling/vocabulary words with the prefix "inter"
• Wednesday and Thursday reading time used for ISTEP

Math

• equivalent and mixed fractions
• fraction number stories
• continue practicing multiplication facts for accuracy and speed

Social Studies

• researching/presenting topics on "midwest"

Science

• review topic "plants" taught by college teachers

Writing

• cursive practice
• thank-you notes, journals, and paraphrasing for research

ISTEP Testing This Week!

Our third graders will be ISTEP testing this week in the mornings.
Monday- practice test
Tuesday- math test
Wednesday- language test
Thursday-language test
*A detailed schedule was sent home last week.

A good night's rest and healthy breakfast are essential during this time frame.

Important Reminders for this week!

4-23   Field trip to City Hall, 12:30-2:30, riding MITS

4-26   Family Literacy Night, 6:00-7:00
          Our class will be doing Readers' Theater at 6:15.  If your child cannot participate I need to know by     
          the 23rd.

This Week's Topics 4-23-12

Reading/Grammar/Spelling

• continue/review last week's content
• inflected forms
• writing an opinion
• commas in introductory phrases
• spelling/vocabulary words with prefix "dis"

Math

• introduce chapter 8 on fractions, family letter sent home 4-23
• naming parts of fractions
• fractions on number lines
• continue working on memorizing multiplication facts

Social Studies

• map study of Midwest
• begin research projects on Midwest

Science

• last week with college science teachers on plant and animal life

Writing

• This month's poetry writings are posted outside our classroom
• continue practice and review of cursive, (neatness stressed)
• more journal writings

Field Trip[ 4-23-12

The permission form for our trip to City Hall on 4-23 was sent home today.  Please return by Thursday, April 19th.   At this time we have two parent chaperones attending; Kelly Shrock and Irene White will be going with us. We have room for more if anyone wants to go along.  MITS is sending a special bus just for us, so there is plenty of seating.  We will leave school at 12:30 and return by 2:30.

This Week's Topics 4-16-12

Reading/Grammar/Spelling

-continue story "Maria Isabel"
-predicting outcomes
-suffix ible
-irregular verb be
-spelling/vocabulary words with the prefix "un"

Math

-finish chapter 7
-extended multiplicatin and division facts
-chapter test on Thursday, April 19th, study sheet will come home Wednesday

Social Studies

-begin study of the midwest region

Science

-continue plants and soil with college teachers

Writing

-continue review of cursive
-poetry writing in honor of April being "Poetry Month"

Class Pictures 4-11-12

Class "group" pictures will be taken Wednesday, April 11th.  An order form was sent home today.

Field Trip Friday 4-13

Several Burris classes are walking to Emens Friday to see the University Singers perform.  We will leave around 9:00 and return by 10:45.  I could use at least 2 chaperones if anyone can join us.  Let me know by e-mail if  you would like to attend.

This Week's Topics 4-10-12

Reading/Grammar/Spelling

• begin new unit/theme, "Problem Solvers"
• predicting outcomes
• inflected endings and suffix "ible"
• irregular verb "be"
• spelling and vocabulary words with prefix "pre"

Math

• fact families for multiplication and division
• number models with parentheses
• practice multiplication facts

Science

• continue plants and soil with college teachers

Social Studies

• review and correct "early history"  quiz
• more map study
• weekly Scholastic News articles

Writing

• continue review of manuscript and cursive with stress on neatness
• various journal and response writings

Extra News

Our classroom needs tissues, donations welcome!

Two trips are planned for April.  We will walk to Emens on April 13th in the morning to see University Singers.  On April 23rd we will visit City Hall in the afternoon.  Parent chaperones are welcome either trip.

A permission slip will come home for City Hall, not needed for Emens.

Confernces

I am holding parent/teacher conferences on April 5th.  Most families have chosen a time.  I will meet a few on other days to accommodate work schedules.   If you do not have a time yet, please contact me.  I can meet after school next week if needed.

This Week's Topics 4-2-12

Reading/Grammar/Spelling

• read "Lord of the Fleas"
• review skills from recent theme
• correct and go over test for "Heat Wave skills"
• action verbs and verb tenses
• NO spelling list or test this week.

Math

• begin chapter 7 on multiplication and division, family letter sent home Tuesday
• product patterns
• multiplicatIon and division tables
• PRACTICE FACTS, X 3 TEST ON WEDNESDAY

Science

• college teachers finish unit on energy

Social Studies

• Make corrections on test on "Early History".
• current events in Scholastic News