December 18-22

Math: We will continue working on measurement. We will find the perimeter of different objects.

Writing: We will write our New Year's Resolutions as well as our Santa Letters.

Spelling:  NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

Language: We will be playing review games.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive r.

WE WILL HAVE OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY ON FRIDAY THE 22nd.

December 11-15

Math: We will finish up Unit 3 with a test on Tuesday. We will begin Unit 4 about Measurement.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week have either hard c, soft c or soft g.
clock         large             page         mark             kitten
judge         crack            edge         pocket          brake
change       ridge             jacket       badge           orange
freckles     advantage      pledge      Kentucky      kingdom

Language Arts: We will be learning about graphic sources, author's purpose, and alphabetical order. We will also learn about subject-verb agreement. We will review prefixes.
We will listen to our grammar jammer about verbs. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: dim, gas, gigantic, ladle, patterns, shine, and temperature.

Reading: Our story of the week is Seeing Stars.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive s.

Writing: We will write a story about the Grinch.

Science: We will learn how living things make changes.

Social Studies: Sherri from the Dacotah Prairie Museum will come to do a presentation on Thursday.

****Christmas Program****

The Christmas program will be December 7th at 9:30 and 1:30 in the school gym. Hope to see you there.

December 4-8

Math: We will finish up Unit 3 by solving addition and subtraction story problems.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have prefixes.
unhappy        recall           disappear             unload            mistake
misspell         dislike           replace                 mislead          disagree
rewrite          unroll           unknown              dishonest        react
unfortunate    discourage    uncomfortable      recycle           mispronounce

Language Arts: We will be learning about character, setting, and plot. We will also learn about main and helping verbs. We will review contractions and comparing and contrasting.
We have a new grammar jammer about verbs. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: poked, overhead, antlers, languages, imagined, and narrator.

Reading: Our story of the week is Pushing Up the Sky

Writing: We will write how to make The Grinch grin stories.

November 27-December 1

Math: We will be working on comparing lengths and heights as well as quantities.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all contractions.
let's        he'd           you'll        can't         I'd
won't      haven't       hasn't       she'd        they'll
when's    we'd          should've   wasn't      didn't
they'd    would've     could've    needn't     you've

Language Arts: We will be learning how to draw conclusions and find the author's purpose in stories we read. We will also learn about action and linking verbs. We will review consonant digraphs and homophones.
We have a new grammar jammer about verbs. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: raisin, area, raise, artificial, proof, grapevine, and preservative.

Reading: Our story of the week is How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Writing: We will finish our pet reindeer stories.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive p.

November 20-24

NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY DUE TO THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Math: We will continue working on distance riddles.

Spelling: We will not have any spelling words this week due to the short week.

Language: We will play some games to review what we've learned this year.

We have a Character Assembly on Wednesday. The third graders are performing a song for the school during it. I will also be choosing one person from our class who always demonstrates our character trait of the month, sportsmanship.

November 13-17

Math: We will be working on finding the distance between numbers and 100. We will solve riddles. We will also learn a new math game called, How Far From 100?

Spelling: We have a review spelling list this week. NO CHALLENGE WORDS!
wagon        lemon        camel        music             trouble
people       saddle        uncle         sunglasses      homework
butterflies   earring       square       splurge          strength
squeeze      alphabet    English       fashion          nephew

Language Arts: We have a review week in Language Arts. We will be reviewing everything we've learned for the past 5 weeks.

Science: NSU Biology students will come teach us a lesson about brain waves.

Writing: We will finish our nonfiction turkey reports.

November 6-10

Math: We will learn a new math game called Capture on the 300 Chart. We will continue solving story problems with bigger numbers.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have consonant digraphs.
father        chapter        other        alphabet        watch
English       weather       catch         fashion          shrink
pitcher      flash            athlete       trophy           nephew
northern    establish       emphasis    hyphen         challenge

Language Arts: We will be learning how to find the main idea in stories we read. We will also learn about plural possessive nouns and paraphrasing. We will review drawing conclusions about what we read.
We love listening to our grammar jammer about nouns. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: twigs, platform, hunters, bill, tons, material, and goo.

Reading: Our story of the week is Amazing Bird Nests.

Writing: We will work on our turkey reports.

Social Studies: We will have a guest speaker from the Dacotah Prairie Museum.

Science: We will be learn temperature change.

October 30-November 3

Math: We will finish up learning about measurement. We will take our Unit 2 math test, and begin Unit 3 about numbers up to 1,000.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all begin with a consonant blend.
splash          throw           three            square           scream
strike           street            split             splurge          thrill
strength       squeak         throne           scratch          squeeze
squid           squander       arthritis         instrument     strategy

Language Arts: We will be learning about author's purpose. We will also learn about singular possessive nouns and antonyms. We will review how to compare and contrast details from stories we read.
You can listen to our grammar jammer about nouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: lazy, crops, cheated, wealth, bottom, clever, and partners.

Reading: Our story of the week is Tops and Bottoms.

Handwriting: We will learn the cursive u.

Red Ribbon Week Dress Up Days

Monday: Wear Red
Tuesday: Wear Under the Sea Shirt
Wednesday: Wear Blue and Gold
Thursday: Wear Pajamas
Friday: Wear your future career clothes

October 23-27

Math: We will numbers up to 1,000. We will solve addition and subtraction problems.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all compound words.
sunglasses        football           homework        haircut           popcorn
railroad           snowstorm       earring            scarecrow     blueberry
butterflies        lawnmower      campground     sandbox         toothbrush
thumbtack       earthquake       scrapbook       courthouse      whirlpool

Language Arts: We will be learning how to draw conclusions about what we read. We will also learn about irregular plural nouns and onomatopoeia. We will review finding the main idea in stories we read.
We have a new grammar jammer about nouns. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: strain, butterflies, shoelaces, scattered, collection, enormous.

Reading: Our story of the week is Prudy's Problem.

Science: NSU Biology students will come to teach us about Astronomy.

Our Character Assembly for the month of October is on Thursday Friday. Check back to see the winner of the perseverance award!

October 16-20

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY!

Math: We will make a 1,000 chart. We will be doing problems with numbers up to 1,000.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all end in -le.
handle         trouble          simple           people           middle
table           little             gentle            poodle          pickle
noodle         saddle           juggle           uncle             riddle
example      throttle          obstacle        miracle          muscle

Language Arts: We will be learning about the literacy element plot and singular and plural nouns. We will be reviewing how to compare and contrast.
We have a new grammar jammer about nouns. You can listen to the song by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: trophies, mention, mature, iguana, exactly, compassionate, and adorable.

Reading: Our story of the week is I Wanna Iguana.

Writing: We will be writing a story for Red Ribbon week.

Handwriting: We will be learning cursive b.

October 9-13

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!

Math: We will begin learning about measurement. We will use inches, feet, and yards.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have one consonant between vowels.
finish         pilot         even           wagon          music
silent         rapid        female        lemon           pupil
focus         robot       tulip           camel           salad
resident     spinach     climate       tradition       innocent

Language Arts: We will be learning about common and proper nouns, synonyms, and main idea. We will be reviewing diphthongs and comparing and contrasting.
Our vocabulary words this week are: snuggles, preen, pecks, hatch, frozen, flippers, and cuddles.

Reading: Our story of the week is Penguin Chick.

Writing: We will be finish a Halloween story called My Pet Monster. We will also begin collecting research on bats to write a nonfiction piece.

Social Studies: Sherri from the Dacotah Prairie Museum will come back to teach us more about Aberdeen's history.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive b.

Science: We will finish our lesson about searching for water.

October 2-6

Math: We will continue reading and making graphs. We will use bar graphs and double bar graphs to organize data. We will being pictographs and line plot as well.

Spelling: We have a review spelling list this week. NO CHALLENGE WORDS
problem          lettuce          suggest          supper          families
supplies          inches           pencils           funniest         heavier
swimming        angrier          cheese           thrown          display
agree             choice           bounce          voyage          annoy

Language Arts: We have a review week in Language Arts. We will be reviewing everything we've learned so far this year.

Science:  We will learn about searching for water in ecosystems.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive f.

Writing: We will begin a Halloween writing project called My Pet Monster.

September 25-29

Math: We will collect class data and make graphs. We will also learn how to read a double bar graph. We will play a fun new game called Guess My Rule.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have vowel diphthongs.
proud          shower          hour          amount
voyage         choice          avoid         thousand
prowl          employ          bounce       poison
annoy          appoint         broil          however
mountain      coward         turmoil      chowder

Language Arts: We will be learning about author's purpose and compound sentences. We will be reviewing sequencing, prefixes, and suffixes.
Our vocabulary words this week are: dangerously, errands, unwrapped, wobbled, excitedly, arranged, steady, and bundles. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is My Rows and Piles of Coins.

Writing: We will write thank you letters.

Social Studies: We will read a Weekly Reader.

Science: We will continue learning about ecosystems and searching for water.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive k.

We will have our first character assembly on Friday. Check back to see who I chose to win our RESPECT award!

September 18-22

Math: We will review hundreds, tens, and ones and how many more to get to 100 and 200. We will solve addition story problems with doubles. We will take our Unit 1 math test. We will begin unit 2 about graphing.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have long vowel digraphs.
clean            agree              teeth          dream
grain            coach             display        window
shadow        cheese             peach          braid
Sunday         float                thrown       entertain
complain       bleachers         willow         wheat

Language Arts: Will be learning to compare and contrast. We will also be learning about facts and opinions. We will learn about imperative (commands) and exclamatory (exclamation) sentences.
Our vocabulary words this week are: laundry, section, shelves, spoiled, store, thousands, traded, and variety. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Supermarket.

Writing: We will finish writing our fables.

Science: We will finishing learning about how forests change. NSU biology majors will also be coming in to teach us about pollination.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive k.

September 11-15

Math: We will continue solving story problems. We will also be playing our math games: Capture 5, Collect $2, and Close to 100.

Spelling: Our spelling words all have suffixes this week.
using        getting       easiest      swimming
heavier     greatest     pleased     emptied
leaving      worried     strangest   freezing
funniest     angrier      shopped    included
occurred   supplying   scarier      happiest

Language Arts: We will be learning the following literacy elements: character and setting. We will be learning about base words with suffixes. We will also learn about declarative (telling) and interrogative (asking) sentences. We will continue working on sequencing and ABC order.
Our vocabulary words this week are: twitch, willow, splendid, gear, parka, and yanked. You can listen to our Grammar Jammer by following this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Social Studies: We will have a guest speaker from the Dakotah Prairie Museum come to teach us about Aberdeen's history.

Science: We will learn how forests change.

Reading: Our reading story this week is Kumak's Fish.

Handwriting: We will be learning to write cursive h.

Writing: We will write fables with a moral.

September 4-8

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!

Math: We will be solving story problems by adding and subtracting two digit numbers. We will be figuring out how many more to get to 100 and 200. We will also be making numbers using hundreds, tens, and ones. We will play 2 math games, Collect $2 and Close to 100. We will be taking our first math test!

Spelling: Our spelling words are all plural this week.
pennies                    inches                   plants               families
bodies                     glasses                  wishes               pockets
lists                        copies                   parties              bunches
crashes                   supplies                 pencils              accidents
libraries                  mysteries               carpenters         merchants

Language Arts: We will be learning about sequencing and compound words. We will also be learning about subjects and predicates in complete sentences.
Our vocabulary words this week are: carpenter, carpetmaker, knowledge, marketplace, merchant, plenty, straying, and thread.

Reading: Our reading story of the week is: What About Me?

Handwriting: We will be learning how to write a cursive l.

August 28-September 1

Math: We will be adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers. We will be figuring out how many more it will take to get to 100 and 200. We will learn two math games, Capture 5 and Collect $2.

Spelling: Our spelling words all have short vowel sounds this week.
happen               lettuce             basket               winter            
sister                  problem           supper              subject        
lesson                spelling             napkin               collar          
traffic                suggest              puppet              skillet            
picnic                planet               system               pumpkin

Language Arts: We will be learning about these literacy elements: character, setting, plot, problem and solution.
We will also be learning about sentences and fragments.
Our vocabulary words this week are: bat, battery, blew, fuel, plug, term and vision.

Science: We will be learning about ecosystems.

Reading: Our reading story of the week is: When Charlie McButton Lost Power.

Handwriting: We will learn how to write cursive e.

Writing: We will write a personal narrative about losing power.

First Week of School

Open House will be held Monday night from 6:30-7:30.

School begins on Tuesday, August 22th. There is an 11:30 dismissal.

We will be doing many back to school and get to know you activities the first week.

Math:  We will also begin our math curriculum. We will start by adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers.

Writing:  We will write a story that follows our school theme: Under the Sea.

Science: We will learn about Ecosystems.

**Reminder: Bring planners and folders every day!

March 27-31

Math:  We will continue working on multiplication and division. We will also start learning about fractions. We will learn how to put fractions on a number line as well.

Spelling: We will not have spelling words this week!

Language Arts: We will be reviewing all of the key concepts we've learned this year by completing stations.

Science: NSU biology students will be coming to preform an experiment with us.

PT Conferences

Conferences are Thursday and Friday!

March 6-10

Math: We will about arrays and relate them to multiplication. We will also learn a new math game about arrays.

Spelling: We have a review spelling list this week.
knives       women        elves        geese         certain
dirty         nerve            thirsty      prepaid      outfield
midpoint   overgrown   actress     swimmer   organist
chemist     surprise       inspect     explode      substance

Language Arts: We will have an Interactive Review week. We will review everything we've learned the last 5 weeks!

Writing: We will finish our dialogue stories.

February 27-March 3

Math: We will continue working on multiplication. We will start working with arrays.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have three consonants in the middle.
monster     surprise     hundred      complete      control
sample       instant       inspect       pilgrim         contrast
explode      district      address       substance    children
merchant   embrace    purchase     curtsy          contract

Language Arts: We will learn how to find cause and effect and how to draw conclustions. We will also learn about prepositions. Our vocabulary words this week are: clutched, gully, scrambled, valley, echoed, reeds, and thatch. You can listen to our grammar jammer about prepositions by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on language arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Fly, Eagle, Fly.

Writing: We will write a story using dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive v and uppercase cursive A.

LITERACY DAY ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3!!

February 20-24

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY!

Math: We will continue to work on multiplication.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have suffixes.
dentist       editor          artist       hostess       actress
swimmer    seller           tutor        tourist        organist
lioness       shipper        chemist     investor      conductor
announcer  pharmacist   journalist  commuter    pianist

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn about contractions. Our vocabulary words this week are: celebrate, continued, current, drowned, medals, stirred, and strokes. You can listen to our grammar jammer about contractions by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer- click on Language Arts.

Reading: Our story of the week is America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive v, our last lowercase letter!!

February 13-17

Math: We will learn how to make equal groups and multiply.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have prefixes.
prepaid        midnight      overflow     outdoors     outline
overgrown    prefix         Midwest      pretest        midpoint
outgoing       overtime     overdue       outside        outfield
precaution    prediction   midsection   overweight  prehistoric

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn how to find cause and effects in stories we read. We will also learn about possessive pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: customer, chores, board, attic, stamps, spare, and labeled. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Rocks in his Head.

Writing: We will continue working on dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive z and v.

OUR VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IS ON TUESDAY!

February 6-10

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!

Math: We will finish up learning about triangles. We will begin learning about quadrilaterals and angles. We will finish Unit 4 with an assessment.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all r-controlled words.
third            early             world           certain          dirty
herself         earth             word            perfect         verb
nerve          worm             thirsty          workout        earn
determine    commercial    whirlwind      worthwhile     virtual

Language Arts: We will learn how to find the main idea in stories and use graphic sources. We will also learn about subject and object pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: waterfalls, peak, erupted, depth, tides, outrun, deserts, and average. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest.

Writing: We will begin working on writing with dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive f and z.

January 30-February 3

Math: We will be comparing the area of shapes that have the same perimeter. We will also be comparing the perimeter of shapes that have the same area. We will begin learning about triangles.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all irregular plural words.
wolves       knives       feet           men         children
women      sheep        heroes      scarves     mice
geese         wives       elves          banjos      halves
loaves       beliefs       tomatoes    potatoes   tornadoes

Language Arts: We will learn how to generalize and use graphic sources. We will also learn about singular and plural pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: terrible, study, sports, popular, guard, basketball, disease, and freeze. You can listen to our new grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is The Man Who Invented Basketball.

Writing: We will finish our groundhog stories. We will also begin writing with dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive s.

January 23-27

Math: We will continue working on perimeter. We will also introduce area.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are review.
assign         crumb       written        design       beautiful
quietly        suddenly    finally       judge         orange
kitten         jacket         misspell     disappear   disagree
unknown    haven't       should've    I'd            didn't

Language Arts: We will be reviewing everything we've covered for the last 5 chapters.

Writing: We will begin working on a groundhog report.

Social Studies: We will learn about Aberdeen history.

Science: We will learn how people change the environment.

We will have our character assembly on Friday. Our trait of the month is responsibility. Check back to see our class winner!

January 16-20

Math: We will be finding the perimeter of shapes.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have consonant patterns.
thumb      gnaw        written         know           climb
design      wrist        crumb          assign           wrench
know       wrinkle      lamb            knob            knit
wrestler   bologna    cologne        honeycomb    knickknack

Language Arts: We will be learning how to generalize and how to find cause and effect. We will also learn about irregular verbs. We will review suffixes.
You can listen to our grammar jammer about verbs by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: waterless, unseen, topic, survivors, stinging, incredible, lofty, noble, and search.

Reading: Our story of the week is Around One Cactus.

Writing: We will finish writing our reports about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science: We will learn how people affect an environment.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive b.

January 5-13

Math: We will finish Unit 3 about adding and subtracting up to 1,000 in story problems. We will begin Unit 4 about area, perimeter, and quadrilaterals.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have suffixes.
beautiful         safely          kindness         finally         spotless
worthless       illness          helpful            daily          suddenly
wireless         quietly         fairness           cheerful      painful
anxiously       thoughtfully   cautiously       tardiness    breathless

Language Arts: We will be learning how to generalize. We will also learn about present, past, and future tenses. We will review drawing conclusions and soft g and c words.
You can listen to our grammar jammer about verbs by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: surrounded, bay, supplies, chipped, symphony, channel, blizzards, anxiously, and melody.

Reading: Our story of the week is A Symphony of Whales.

Writing: We will write a New Year's Resolution and make a project about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science: We will learn how people change the land.

Handwriting: We will learn lowercase cursive b.