Monday, November 20, 2017

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.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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.