Sorry I've been a bit behind in updating the blog this week! Tonight is Wednesday, so there is no homework other than for the kids to practice their spelling words. The words for this week are:
clean, agree, teeth, dream, grain, coach, display, window, shadow, cheese, peach, braid, Sunday, float, thrown
Challenge Words are: entertain, complain, bleachers, willow, wheat
The Student Council is sponsoring a fundraising event for the Animal Rescue League. They are asking for donations such as: paper towels & plates, old towels & blankets, clay cat litter, high protein kitten and puppy food, high quality dry or canned cat & dog food, laundry detergent, dish soap, canned tuna, litter boxes, and much more. If you are interested in donating any items, please send them to school with your child by October 5th.
Thursday's homework will be:
Home Link 2.3
Practice Book page 38
Study Spelling Words
Read 15 minutes
We will take our selection test over If You Made a Million on Friday. We have been working on distinguishing between realism and fantasy this week. We've also worked on using context clues to figure out the meanings of words we don't know.
In math, we started Unit 2. We are reviewing fact families and will work on adding & subtracting whole numbers throughout this unit. Please take some time to work on basic addition and subtraction facts at home.
The students are continuing to learn about how to use maps in Social Studies. We have learned about how the largest pieces of land on Earth are called continents and the largest bodies of water are called oceans. We're trying to help the students understand which continent we live on and how part of that continent is our country, and in turn, that in part of the country is our state. That's still a little fuzzy for some of them! :)
Mrs. Spurr is continuing to teach the kids about the human body. Right now, the kids are "dissecting" owl pellets. They are finding it quite entertaining and are amazed at what they are finding.
On Thursday, our class will go to the computer lab to work on Follow the Leader math activities. These activities will help the students improve basic math skills and will give me good information about what we need to work on in class.
Don't forget to start recording reading minutes in your child's planner starting on Friday (if you haven't already). This will be part of their homework each week from now on. You should also record books they are reading on page 8 in the planner. The goal by the END OF THE YEAR is that each child will read at least 20 books.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Mrs. Vroegh
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
3rd Grade News & Reminders-September 24th
· Next week we will begin reading “If You Made a Million” by David M. Schwartz. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you would reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. Vocabulary Words: amount, worth, value, earned, interest, expensive, check, thousand, and million.
· Watch for the permission slip for your child to go to the Blank Park Zoo in your child’s folder. I’m hoping some parents can take the time out of their busy schedule to meet us at the zoo and help chaperone this event.
· One of our district standards in Norwalk
· A classroom expectation is that your child will read a minimum of 60 minutes each week. Record the number of minutes your child read daily in the planner at the bottom near your parent signature. Put your initials next to each entry. I’ll check the planner each week. Study Club may be required for those who do not make their weekly goal. Implementation will begin the first full week in October. My hope is that your child will take the time to read each day!
· Our class will be participating in the Book It! Program through Pizza Hut this year. Students who meet the 60 minute reading requirement each week of the month will receive a certificate for a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.
· The words in the boxes contain the phonics rules we are practicing. Please listen to your child read these words aloud.
tree | stay | goat | approach |
defeat | streamer | e-mail | between |
rainbow | dismay | overflow | afraid |
Dates to Remember:
Monday, September 27 Return Fundraiser Forms
Tuesday, September 28 Smart Discipline Parent Seminar
Monday, October 11 NoSchool/ProfessionalDevelopment
Friday, October 15 Field Trip/Blank Park Zoo
Wednesday, October 20 12:00 Early Out
Enjoy the weekend!
Shelly Vroegh
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Homework:
Math Home Link 1.13
Practice Book page 26
Study Spelling Words
Read 15 minutes
Just a reminder that tonight is the ice cream sundae/root beer float kick off for our Lakewood "Watch DOGS" program. Join us at Lakewood at 7:00 if you'd like to learn more about it.
Tomorrow is "Warrior Pride Day". Have your child wear his/her purple and gold to show Warrior Pride. Friday night is the last home game in Norwalk and it's Senior Night. Come out to cheer the 4-0 Warriors on to a victory for the last time on the current football field.
We took a math test today over Unit 1. Be looking for this in your child's folder next week sometime. We will have our spelling test and reading selection test tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Math Home Link 1.13
Practice Book page 26
Study Spelling Words
Read 15 minutes
Just a reminder that tonight is the ice cream sundae/root beer float kick off for our Lakewood "Watch DOGS" program. Join us at Lakewood at 7:00 if you'd like to learn more about it.
Tomorrow is "Warrior Pride Day". Have your child wear his/her purple and gold to show Warrior Pride. Friday night is the last home game in Norwalk and it's Senior Night. Come out to cheer the 4-0 Warriors on to a victory for the last time on the current football field.
We took a math test today over Unit 1. Be looking for this in your child's folder next week sometime. We will have our spelling test and reading selection test tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
No Homework
Study spelling words if you have time tonight.
Just a reminder that there are only a few more days to sell items for our fundraiser. All packets and money are due on Monday, September 27th.
Don't forget to check out our reading website. I have been assigning the leveled readers to your child's site, so please check it out. The address is: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/
Your child's user name and password are in the front of his/her planner.
Another site to check out is our Everyday Math site. The address is: http://www.everydaymathonline.com/
It would be good for your child to play Addition Top It or Name That Number to practice addition and subtraction facts. The user name and password are again in the planner.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Vroegh
Study spelling words if you have time tonight.
Just a reminder that there are only a few more days to sell items for our fundraiser. All packets and money are due on Monday, September 27th.
Don't forget to check out our reading website. I have been assigning the leveled readers to your child's site, so please check it out. The address is: http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/
Your child's user name and password are in the front of his/her planner.
Another site to check out is our Everyday Math site. The address is: http://www.everydaymathonline.com/
It would be good for your child to play Addition Top It or Name That Number to practice addition and subtraction facts. The user name and password are again in the planner.
Have a great day!
Mrs. Vroegh
Monday, September 20, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Homework
Study Spelling Words
Math Home Link 1.12
Practice Book page 29
Read 15 minutes
Our days are very busy, so if you have a change in your child's schedule that comes up after 11:30, PLEASE call the office. Our afternoon is jammed packed, and many times I don't have time to check my email. Please don't rely on getting messages to me through email after 11:30. Just play it safe and let the office know as well so you're sure I get the message. :)
We have a field trip to the zoo coming up on October 15th. We will be getting information home to you soon. In case we are able to invite parents and you want to join us and need to ask for time off from work, I thought I'd give you the date now. At this point, we're not sure how many chaperones we'll need or what the logistics will be, so I'll get that information to you just as soon as I can!
Thanks!
Mrs. Vroegh
Study Spelling Words
Math Home Link 1.12
Practice Book page 29
Read 15 minutes
Our days are very busy, so if you have a change in your child's schedule that comes up after 11:30, PLEASE call the office. Our afternoon is jammed packed, and many times I don't have time to check my email. Please don't rely on getting messages to me through email after 11:30. Just play it safe and let the office know as well so you're sure I get the message. :)
We have a field trip to the zoo coming up on October 15th. We will be getting information home to you soon. In case we are able to invite parents and you want to join us and need to ask for time off from work, I thought I'd give you the date now. At this point, we're not sure how many chaperones we'll need or what the logistics will be, so I'll get that information to you just as soon as I can!
Thanks!
Mrs. Vroegh
Updates: September 20, 2010
Reminder:
If you haven't sent an inexpensive pair of earbuds to school with your child yet, please do so as soon as possible. The kids will use these at the computer station throughout the year to cut down on the noise distractions. We will send them home at the end of the year....barring they don't get lost or broken. :)
Also, we are working on cursive handwriting periodically here at school, but honestly, we don't have as much time as we need to devote to it. We will work on it when we can, but you may see your child bringing home papers to work on at home. Just do them when you can. They don't necessarily have to be returned to school unless your child would like to share them with me. My priorities are teaching reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, and unfortunately, those take up most of our day. I just wanted to give an explanation as to why you might feel like cursive is more of an at home activity this year. If you have questions, please let me know.
Thanks!
If you haven't sent an inexpensive pair of earbuds to school with your child yet, please do so as soon as possible. The kids will use these at the computer station throughout the year to cut down on the noise distractions. We will send them home at the end of the year....barring they don't get lost or broken. :)
Also, we are working on cursive handwriting periodically here at school, but honestly, we don't have as much time as we need to devote to it. We will work on it when we can, but you may see your child bringing home papers to work on at home. Just do them when you can. They don't necessarily have to be returned to school unless your child would like to share them with me. My priorities are teaching reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, and unfortunately, those take up most of our day. I just wanted to give an explanation as to why you might feel like cursive is more of an at home activity this year. If you have questions, please let me know.
Thanks!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Well, we're ready for another busy week here at school! Here is the homework for tonight:
Math: Home Link 1.11
Spelling: Study your spelling words
Grammar: page 8
Just a reminder that the fundraiser packets are due next Monday, September 27th.
Have a great week!
Math: Home Link 1.11
Spelling: Study your spelling words
Grammar: page 8
Just a reminder that the fundraiser packets are due next Monday, September 27th.
Have a great week!
Friday, September 17, 2010
TGIF!!
I bet many of us are glad it's FRIDAY! It's been a busy day here!
Just wanted to let you know that your child is bringing home his/her reading test results today. Please look it over, sign it, and return it on Monday.
Your child also needs to read at least 20 minutes this weekend.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Vroegh
Just wanted to let you know that your child is bringing home his/her reading test results today. Please look it over, sign it, and return it on Monday.
Your child also needs to read at least 20 minutes this weekend.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Vroegh
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Well, I finally decided to give this "blogging" thing a try! My hope is that I will post homework assignments and classroom news using the blog. Please be sure to check it frequently, as I will try to post something each day.
This week, we read the story What About Me? We worked on the comprehension skill of sequencing and used the summarizing strategy. The kids practiced both of these strategies many times during centers this week.
In math, we continue to review many concepts we learned in 2nd grade. We will soon be taking our first Unit test. We also recently finished up our baseline test for Follow the Leader (FTL), and soon, we'll be going into the lab each week to work on math skills using this program. The test was difficult, but the students did their best.
Today, we did two cooperative activities. During one, the students worked on reading fluency and critiqued one another while they read our Fresh Read stories. It was so neat to see the kids "teach" each other and share ideas and opinions with one another on how to become a better reader. We are going to continue this routine each week for awhile. We also worked in cooperative groups to complete a "scavenger hunt" about our What About Me? story. The students worked in groups of 4 or 5, and they each had a job (task master, reader, writer, time keeper, encourager). They had to work together to re-read the story and complete a scavenger hunt comprehension activity. They also worked on the social skill of sharing ideas and opinions. The groups did a great job, and one again, it was interesting to see the dynamics of some of the groups. The kids were very honest when we wrapped things up and discussed if all the group members accomplished the goals we talked about at the beginning of the lesson. They shared ideas with one another about how to make working together a better experiences. Hopefully, some of them shared this with you!
There will be no homework this weekend, but do try to find some time to read if you can. I know weekends are busy!
We will start with Intervention groups on Monday at 8:15. This will run each day from 8:15-8:45. All of the 3rd graders will participate in some type of reading activity based on his/her reading needs. Some of the kids will go with a different 3rd grade, specials, or reading teacher. All of 3rd, 4th & 5th graders as well as all of the teachers in Lakewood participate in Intervention each day. It really DOES take a village...and this is proof! We're all working together to help each child reach his/her fullest potential.
Well, I think that's it for now. Check back often....I'll try to keep you posted using the blog!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Vroegh
This week, we read the story What About Me? We worked on the comprehension skill of sequencing and used the summarizing strategy. The kids practiced both of these strategies many times during centers this week.
In math, we continue to review many concepts we learned in 2nd grade. We will soon be taking our first Unit test. We also recently finished up our baseline test for Follow the Leader (FTL), and soon, we'll be going into the lab each week to work on math skills using this program. The test was difficult, but the students did their best.
Today, we did two cooperative activities. During one, the students worked on reading fluency and critiqued one another while they read our Fresh Read stories. It was so neat to see the kids "teach" each other and share ideas and opinions with one another on how to become a better reader. We are going to continue this routine each week for awhile. We also worked in cooperative groups to complete a "scavenger hunt" about our What About Me? story. The students worked in groups of 4 or 5, and they each had a job (task master, reader, writer, time keeper, encourager). They had to work together to re-read the story and complete a scavenger hunt comprehension activity. They also worked on the social skill of sharing ideas and opinions. The groups did a great job, and one again, it was interesting to see the dynamics of some of the groups. The kids were very honest when we wrapped things up and discussed if all the group members accomplished the goals we talked about at the beginning of the lesson. They shared ideas with one another about how to make working together a better experiences. Hopefully, some of them shared this with you!
There will be no homework this weekend, but do try to find some time to read if you can. I know weekends are busy!
We will start with Intervention groups on Monday at 8:15. This will run each day from 8:15-8:45. All of the 3rd graders will participate in some type of reading activity based on his/her reading needs. Some of the kids will go with a different 3rd grade, specials, or reading teacher. All of 3rd, 4th & 5th graders as well as all of the teachers in Lakewood participate in Intervention each day. It really DOES take a village...and this is proof! We're all working together to help each child reach his/her fullest potential.
Well, I think that's it for now. Check back often....I'll try to keep you posted using the blog!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Vroegh
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