Homecoming Happenings:
The week of October 3rd-7th is Homecoming week. We want all of our students to be able to enjoy the family activities that week. With this is mind, there will be no written homework that week and only a few tests and quizzes. You can expect a vocabulary test that Wednesday, a Bible and spelling test on Friday, and the timed test on Tuesday. Third grade also has some fun activities in the works for that week.
Important Policies:
Please make every effort to have your child at school by 8:15. We will enter the classroom at 8:20. Instruction will begin promptly at 8:25.
You must sign your child in if they are not in the classroom by 8:25.
Three tardies will equal 1 absence.
Three early check outs will equal 1 absence.
Your child may not be signed out between 2:15-2:40.
A study group will be offered Mondays from 2:50-3:50. Study group is by invitation only.
Important Dates:
Monday- Oct. 3rd pj day (Students may bring slippers to wear in the classroom, but must wear regular shoes to school. Please do not bring stuffed animals.)
Tuesday- Oct. 4th- Decades Day ('50s, '60s, '70s, '80s)
Wednesday- Oct. 5th- Safari Day
Thursday- Oct. 6th- Movie Day (Dress up like your favorite movie character.)
Friday- Oct. 7th- Red and White day, project starts at 1:30, pep rally begins at 2:15
Test Schedule:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday :Vocabulary Test, timed test
Thursday:
Friday: Spelling, Bible (no reading test)
Homework:
No written homework this week
Bible:
Bible Verse: Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Spelling: capture, coward, exclaim, gloomy, insist, passage, restless, shallow, shatter, talent, would, other, into, has, more
Grammar: Nouns
Vocabulary: Unit 4 definitions, antonyms, and synonyms will be tested on Wednesday, Oct. 5th. The spelling of these words will be tested on Friday, Oct. 7th.
Reading:
We will also begin reading groups this week. Each group will be assigned a novel to read and have various activities to do with that novel.
Math Timed Tests:
Addition timed tests - 100 problems in four minutes - Tuesday
Subtraction timed tests- I will begin giving students a 100 problem subtraction timed tests on Thursdays. They will be given four minutes. I will not grade subtraction timed tests until second quarter. This is just for their practice.
Math:
Chapter 2
We will continue to work in chapter 2.
The week of October 3rd-7th is Homecoming week. We want all of our students to be able to enjoy the family activities that week. With this is mind, there will be no written homework that week and only a few tests and quizzes. You can expect a vocabulary test that Wednesday, a Bible and spelling test on Friday, and the timed test on Tuesday. Third grade also has some fun activities in the works for that week.
Important Policies:
Please make every effort to have your child at school by 8:15. We will enter the classroom at 8:20. Instruction will begin promptly at 8:25.
You must sign your child in if they are not in the classroom by 8:25.
Three tardies will equal 1 absence.
Three early check outs will equal 1 absence.
Your child may not be signed out between 2:15-2:40.
A study group will be offered Mondays from 2:50-3:50. Study group is by invitation only.
Important Dates:
Monday- Oct. 3rd pj day (Students may bring slippers to wear in the classroom, but must wear regular shoes to school. Please do not bring stuffed animals.)
Tuesday- Oct. 4th- Decades Day ('50s, '60s, '70s, '80s)
Wednesday- Oct. 5th- Safari Day
Thursday- Oct. 6th- Movie Day (Dress up like your favorite movie character.)
Friday- Oct. 7th- Red and White day, project starts at 1:30, pep rally begins at 2:15
Test Schedule:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday :Vocabulary Test, timed test
Thursday:
Friday: Spelling, Bible (no reading test)
Homework:
No written homework this week
Bible:
Bible Verse: Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Spelling: capture, coward, exclaim, gloomy, insist, passage, restless, shallow, shatter, talent, would, other, into, has, more
Grammar: Nouns
Vocabulary: Unit 4 definitions, antonyms, and synonyms will be tested on Wednesday, Oct. 5th. The spelling of these words will be tested on Friday, Oct. 7th.
Reading:
We will also begin reading groups this week. Each group will be assigned a novel to read and have various activities to do with that novel.
Math Timed Tests:
Addition timed tests - 100 problems in four minutes - Tuesday
Subtraction timed tests- I will begin giving students a 100 problem subtraction timed tests on Thursdays. They will be given four minutes. I will not grade subtraction timed tests until second quarter. This is just for their practice.
Math:
Chapter 2
We will continue to work in chapter 2.