 
Newsletter for week of February 20, 2012
I would like to thank Ms. Williams, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Kirby, Mrs. Pohland, Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Neal, and Mrs. Johnson for sending items/helping with the Valentine's Day party. The kids enjoyed their ice cream sundaes! Thanks for all the sweet treats you sent - I won't fit out the front door by the time I finish all that chocolate!
Don't forget we're out of school on Monday, Feb. 20th!!! Please see the note coming home in the Friday folder about the 3rd Grade Fraction Museum. Your child's item will be due on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Also be on the lookout for info coming home NEXT week about a 3rd grade biography project. In addition, I would like to do a pizza activity to learn about fractions. If you'd be willing to send any of the following items next Tuesday, please send me an email.
We'll need:
2 people to send 1 lg. bag of mozzerella cheese each
3 people - 1 bag of mini peperonis each
2 people - 1 bag of individual size pizza shells or bag of pita bread each
1 person - 2 jars of pizza sauce
1 person - 1 can of black olives, can of mushrooms, or any other pizza toppings the kids will eat
1 person - paper plates
We would order pizzas, but I want to incorporate measuring into this math lesson as well.
Math facts were on the last week's newsletter. Since I didn't have the kids write them on their spelling list, I didn't count it against them on assignments this week. Please make sure your child lists facts this week!!!! It will count whether they copy them off the board or not. Continue to have them practice and learn their facts. It just comes down to memorization. CHANGE in Monday's spelling hw - NO story! We will do spelling fractions. Write the fraction for the number vowels and consonants in each word. They need to make three columns and label the first one spelling word, vowels fraction, and consonant fraction so I can grade it easily. For example, #1 on challenge:
Spelling word vowel fraction consonant fraction
scaring 2/7 5/7
Spelling - focuses on adding the endings -es, -ed and -ing.
Regular Challenge
1. cared 1. scaring
2. babies 2. bruised
3. chopped 3. chopped
4. saving 4. freezing
5. carried 5. carried
6. fixing 6. jammed
7. hurried 7. hurried
8. joking 8. purred
9. grinning 9. quitting
10. smiled 10. whining
11. wrapped 11. wrecking
12. parties 12. parties
13. moving 13. knotted
14. libraries 14. libraries
15. hoping 15. hoping
16. hopping 16. hopping
17. clapped 17. whizzed
18. dropped 18. wasting
19. coming 19. popping
20. patted 20. propped
MATH FACTS: 4x7=28, 4x9=36, 6x4=24, 6x3=18, 6x7=42
Spelling HW: Monday - fractions and Tuesday-ABC order
Reading Vocab: Seal Surfer
basked buffeted horizon quay surf swell seal swooped
(Students can play eword game at www.eduplace.com if we're reading a regular story from the basal.)
Topics of Study:
reading - compare/contrast, adding endings -ing and -ed, multiple meaning words, poems
language - writing and combining sentences
math - fractions
social studies - Ch. 5 government (Don't forget to read government books assigned on Biguniverse.com.)
Upcoming quizzes/test:
Wednesday - timed fact test
Friday- AR/vocab quiz and spelling test
Mon., Feb. 20 - No Snow Day NO SCHOOL!
Mon. - Fri., March 12-16 - Spring Break
Wed., April 4th -4-H Camp field trip DATE CHANGE!!
Friday, April 6- Good Friday NO SCHOOL!
Mon., April 9- No Snow Day
Wed. - Mon., April 23-27- TCAP testing
Tuesday, May 8- Teacher Inservice day NO SCHOOL!
Friday, May 18 - Field Day
Monday, May 21- Field Trip to Warrior's Path State Park
Wed., May 23 - Snow make-up day for Jan. 13th. SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION!
Mon., May 28 - Memorial Day NO SCHOOL!
Thurs., May 30 - Last half day of school (HOPEFULLY!)
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