Week of November 30th-December 4th

I hope you all had a fantastic break! Benchmarks will start in 2 weeks, so there is still a lot we need to do to get ready and do our best. Here's what we are studying this week:

Math: Polygons, angles, line segments
Social Studies: Paul Revere and Susan B. Anthony
Reading: How to summarize books in our own words
Writing/Grammar: Publishing our informational writing piece and learning about comparative & superlative adjectives
Spelling: Packets went home on Monday. They are due this Friday. The words that are in the packet will be seen on the test Friday!

**Please sign agendas and multiplication logs daily :)

Conferences

Parent-teacher conferences will start on Monday the 9th. I will send home reminders the day before your conference. Please be sure to show up during your scheduled time. I hope to see everyone next week!

Week of October 26th-30th

Testing is finally over! We will get back into our normal routine with classwork. Please review your child's flashcards every night. They need to know their multiplication facts completely in order to move on to division. It is VERY important that they stay on top of this.

What we are studying this week:
Math: Multiplication times tests and introducing divison
Reading: Identifying cause and effect in our stories
Writing: Understanding informational writing, and knowing how to use a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, and atlas
Science: Rocks and Minerals

*Remember every night your child needs to read for 15 minutes and write a quick paragraph in their agendas that summarizes what they read. Additional homework assignments go home every night as well. Please remember to sign the agenda.

ITBS Testing and Conference Forms

ITBS Testing will start on October 19th and end on October 23rd. Please make sure they bring plenty of #2 pencils and get lots of rest over the weekend! In Friday Folders you will find the fall conference sign up form. Conferences will begin on November 9th. Please fill this out with times that fit your schedule and send this back with the Friday Folder on Monday.

Week of Sept. 28th-Oct. 2nd

Book Fair starts tomorrow! It will last throughout the week. Family nights will be on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Our class visit will be on Monday the 28th.
Here's the scoop for this week:
Math: Introduce the Associative Property of multiplication. We will also review the Identity Property, Commutative Property, and Distributive Property.
Reading: Character traits
Social Studies: Separation of powers and the 3 branches of government. At the end of the week we will talk about our economy, (goods and services, producers and consumers).
Writing: Personal narratives, prefixes and suffixes, possessive nouns.
Science: Projects are due this Friday, October 2nd.

Regions of Georgia Diorama Project Due Oct. 2

Next Friday we will have our first project of the year due! I will be passing out the directions to the project on Wednesday. In case you lose the directions, you may look on here for the requirements:

We will be completing our first project for the year by making a diorama on one of Georgia’s regions. In science for this past 9 weeks we have studied about the Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Swamp & Marsh, and Ocean regions of Georgia. Students are to pick 1 region to make a shoebox diorama on. In their shoebox diorama they need to include:
*physical appearance of the region
*animals found in the region
*plants that are found in the region
*A written paragraph explaining the region you chose
You may use anything to complete the inside of your diorama such as: toys, drawings, cut outs from magazines, candy, etc. Be creative! Information on each region has been sent home in their Friday Folders last week. The class completed a packet on each region, but if you did lose this, you may look online or in the textbook to help you. Attached with your diorama, you need to have a written paragraph explaining what region you chose, and what you put in your diorama.
Here are some links that will help you get started on your diorama:
*Creating your diorama:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/diorama/
http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-201484/Georgia

CoGAT Testing

Students will be taking the CoGAT test on September 22-24th. Please be sure to come to school with lots of sharpened pencils this week! Make sure you go to bed early, and eat a good breakfast in the morning. Good Luck!

Week of Sept. 14th-18th

This is what we will be looking at this week:
Math: Repeated addition and introduction to multiplication
Writing: Personal narrative and verbs (past, present, future tense)
Social Studies: Map skills & cardinal directions
Reading: finishing up author's purpose, and introduce facts and opinions
Spelling: Words to come soon! Spelling packet will be going home this week. This needs to be completed by Friday.

Midterm Reports

Parents please sign and return the yellow midterm progress report that went home in today's Friday Folder!! At the end of this month I will begin emailing you grades weekly. Have a great weekend!

September Already!

I can't believe it's already September! This year is already going by so fast. By the end of this month, I will be sending home progress reports with student grades by email. I sent out a test email last week to verify your email address. If you did not get an email from me, please send a note to school or email me with your correct email address.

August 31st-September 4th:
Math: Place Value and Rounding
Writing/Grammar: Adjectives and Nouns
Reading: Author's Purpose (persuade, entertain, inform)
Science: Piedmont region and Coastal Plain region of Georgia

**Students should be writing their reading summary down in their agenda daily. Please remember to sign their agenda. This lets me know that you were aware of the homework for that night.

Getting into Gear!

We had a wonderful first week in 3rd grade! Last week and this week we are still reviewing our rules and procedures in the classroom and in the school. This week we will be starting to learn the AKS for the first quarter of 3rd grade. Parents please read your child's agenda book each day to see what we have done in class and what is for homework. Every night your child should bring home their reading log. They must get this signed and write a summary of what they read that night. There will also be another subject assignment along with the reading log on a daily basis. We do not have homework on weekends! Here is a sneak peek of what we are starting to learn:

Math-Bar graphs, tally tables, estimation
Reading-Understanding Reading Workshop
Writing-The writing process and rules of Writer's Workshop
Grammar-Subjects/Predicates, Plural and singular nouns
Science-Habitats and Ecosystems

**Don't forget that Curriculum Night is Thursday night at 6:30!! I will be discussing important items for the school year. I hope to see you there!

Orientation for Britt Elementary

I am so excited to finally meet you at orientation! Remember to arrive at the school on August 6th from 8:30 AM to noon. I am looking forward to it :)