Reminders:
***Our 11th home challenge menu is due Friday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***PTO Turkey Feather Fundraiser is going on. Feather donations are $1/feather and the class with the most feathers wins a pizza party.***
***No School 11/25-1111/27
Reading: This week we introduced comparing and contrasting two fiction stories with the same author (like from a series). We did this together by going over the fiction parts (characters, setting, conflict, theme, main events, and solution) from two stories. We then used a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the parts of fiction. We will be taking an Engrade Quiz on nonfiction comprehension this week as the students read about the first Thanksgiving and answer questions about what they read.
Writing: This week we will be practicing editing a letter. The students will use proofreading marks to try and find all 12 mistakes in the letter. Finding mistakes and realizing it is okay to make mistakes as they are they are corrected is tough for third graders.
Language: We are introducing idioms and prefixes. Most of the students seem to know many of the well known idioms, but they did not realize their purpose or that they were called idioms. Most of the students also know basic prefixes.
Science/Social Studies: This week are taking a quick mini quiz on the layers of soil. In social studies we are continuing geography by leaning how to read a grid map.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Idiom games online:
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/idioms.html
2. Layers of Soil :
http://www.cleanair.pima.gov/more/FourLayersSoil.html
3. Using a grid map:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g2_u1/
Monday, November 16, 2015
Friday, November 6, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
This week 11/2-11/6
Reminders:
***Our ninth home challenge menu is due Friday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***Turkey Project is due 11/13. It cannot just be colored!***
***Math and Literacy Night is next Tuesday evening***
Reading: This week we working with me on identifying a character's motivation to do something. We will be really be taking deeper looks at characters and their actions/traits/motivations. We will also be starting an Achieve3000 contest for November and December. The class that passes the most lessons (the first try) will earn a beach party!
Writing: This week we will be researching traditions, decorations, and food associated with Christmas and countries around the world. We will be using this research to make a brochure by the end of the nine weeks. This is our first step. This will also give us practice with researching and finding information online.
Language: We are introducing metaphors and practicing writing similes
Science/Social Studies: This week we are starting our soil unit by investigating soil. We will be looking at soil to analyze what can be found in it. What is it? We will also be starting our geography unit by reviewing cardinal directions.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Identify similes and metaphors online: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4/identify-similes-and-metaphors
2. Online geography and direction games: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/geography/compass-directions.html
***Our ninth home challenge menu is due Friday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***Turkey Project is due 11/13. It cannot just be colored!***
***Math and Literacy Night is next Tuesday evening***
Reading: This week we working with me on identifying a character's motivation to do something. We will be really be taking deeper looks at characters and their actions/traits/motivations. We will also be starting an Achieve3000 contest for November and December. The class that passes the most lessons (the first try) will earn a beach party!
Writing: This week we will be researching traditions, decorations, and food associated with Christmas and countries around the world. We will be using this research to make a brochure by the end of the nine weeks. This is our first step. This will also give us practice with researching and finding information online.
Language: We are introducing metaphors and practicing writing similes
Science/Social Studies: This week we are starting our soil unit by investigating soil. We will be looking at soil to analyze what can be found in it. What is it? We will also be starting our geography unit by reviewing cardinal directions.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Identify similes and metaphors online: https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-4/identify-similes-and-metaphors
2. Online geography and direction games: http://www.wartgames.com/themes/geography/compass-directions.html
Monday, October 19, 2015
This week 10/19-10/23
Reminders:
***Our seventh home challenge menu and mask is due Friday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
***Lunch with a Loved one is tomorrow***
***Scholastic Book Fair is next week!***
***Carnival/Global Cardboard Challenge Showcase is next Friday Night 10/23 from 6:00-8:00***
Reading: This week we are taking our second quarter pretest in reading to show what we may already know about the content being taught this week as well as areas we need to spend more time on. We will also be taking our first quarter post-test to show what we learned the first quarter. I am excited to see improvements from our pretest at the beginning of last quarter. We are starting to look at character motivations as well as character traits. Character traits is a review from last quarter, but motivations is new. We will be looking at WHY characters behave the way they do using evidence from the story.
Writing: This week we will continue to research if flavored milk should stay in our school or if we should get rid of it. I have given suggestions to help students improve their letters and they will be working on using the suggestions to edit and correct their letters this week.
Language: We are starting figurative language this quarter. We will start by learning about similes and why authors may use them when they write.
Science/Social Studies: This week we are finishing our cardboard design challenges. We have also been given the opportunity to write and publish a book created by our class. We will be using a Thanksgiving theme in hopes of reading it to the younger grades closer to the holiday. This week we will do the rough drafts of our writings.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Matching similes online game
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/matching-similes.htm
2. Super Simile online game
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/similiframe.htm
***Our seventh home challenge menu and mask is due Friday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
***Lunch with a Loved one is tomorrow***
***Scholastic Book Fair is next week!***
***Carnival/Global Cardboard Challenge Showcase is next Friday Night 10/23 from 6:00-8:00***
Reading: This week we are taking our second quarter pretest in reading to show what we may already know about the content being taught this week as well as areas we need to spend more time on. We will also be taking our first quarter post-test to show what we learned the first quarter. I am excited to see improvements from our pretest at the beginning of last quarter. We are starting to look at character motivations as well as character traits. Character traits is a review from last quarter, but motivations is new. We will be looking at WHY characters behave the way they do using evidence from the story.
Writing: This week we will continue to research if flavored milk should stay in our school or if we should get rid of it. I have given suggestions to help students improve their letters and they will be working on using the suggestions to edit and correct their letters this week.
Language: We are starting figurative language this quarter. We will start by learning about similes and why authors may use them when they write.
Science/Social Studies: This week we are finishing our cardboard design challenges. We have also been given the opportunity to write and publish a book created by our class. We will be using a Thanksgiving theme in hopes of reading it to the younger grades closer to the holiday. This week we will do the rough drafts of our writings.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Matching similes online game
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/vocabulary/matching-similes.htm
2. Super Simile online game
http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/similiframe.htm
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
This week 10/12-10/17
Reminders:
***Our sixth home challenge menu is due Thursday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***No School this Friday 10/17**
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
***Lunch with a Loved one is Oct 20th***
***Scholastic Book Fair is next week!***
***Carnival/Global Cardboard Challenge Showcase is next Friday Night 10/23***
We have a TON going on right now!!!!!!!!
Reading: This week we are taking our first quarter reading common assessment. It is a district assessment that will test what the students have learned this nine weeks. We will also catch up on all missing work.
Writing: This week we will continue to research if flavored milk should stay in our school or if we should get rid of it. We will be writing friendly persuasive letters to Mrs. B in the cafeteria with our findings.
Science/Social Studies: This week we discovering the difference between a mixture and a solution in science by eating/drinking both! We will also discuss energy and have a matter and government test.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Get on Achieve3000! Nonfiction is the hardest for third graders to comprehend.
***Our sixth home challenge menu is due Thursday. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***No School this Friday 10/17**
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
***Lunch with a Loved one is Oct 20th***
***Scholastic Book Fair is next week!***
***Carnival/Global Cardboard Challenge Showcase is next Friday Night 10/23***
We have a TON going on right now!!!!!!!!
Reading: This week we are taking our first quarter reading common assessment. It is a district assessment that will test what the students have learned this nine weeks. We will also catch up on all missing work.
Writing: This week we will continue to research if flavored milk should stay in our school or if we should get rid of it. We will be writing friendly persuasive letters to Mrs. B in the cafeteria with our findings.
Science/Social Studies: This week we discovering the difference between a mixture and a solution in science by eating/drinking both! We will also discuss energy and have a matter and government test.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Get on Achieve3000! Nonfiction is the hardest for third graders to comprehend.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
This week 10/5-10/9
Reminders:
***Our fifth home challenge menu is due tomorrow. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***T-shirt Citizenship Design Challenge is due tomorrow as well**
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
I apologize for the late update this week. I was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday :(
Reading: This week we are reviewing for our common assessments next week. We are specifically reviewing recounting, asking questions, and character traits. We will do this by reading chapters of Wayside School (they love this book) and practice identifying character traits, retelling the plot of the chapter, and asking questions about the chapter. On Friday we will review the types of questions we may see on the common assessment (since it is an online assessment) and play an online review game (they will love it!)
Writing: This week we will be finishing up our character trait paragraphs on google docs. We will fix any spelling or capital errors as well.
Science/Social Studies: This week we discovering the difference between a mixture and a solution in science by eating/drinking both! We will also be narrowing our cardboard challenges down to one idea by compromising the ideas we all have. We will do final sketches so we can start building next week.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Please practice retelling through typing by reading a picture book at home and typing in your own words what happened. The students seem to struggle with the typing out part. They can write out their ideas first and then type if that helps them.
2. Do a noun/adjective, verb, and adverb sort. Read a page of a chapter book and practice finding nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
***Our fifth home challenge menu is due tomorrow. My email is aforino@reyn.org if you need to email me pictures or videos***
***T-shirt Citizenship Design Challenge is due tomorrow as well**
***Conferences are Oct 22nd and Oct 28th. Please sign up on the link below***
I apologize for the late update this week. I was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday :(
Reading: This week we are reviewing for our common assessments next week. We are specifically reviewing recounting, asking questions, and character traits. We will do this by reading chapters of Wayside School (they love this book) and practice identifying character traits, retelling the plot of the chapter, and asking questions about the chapter. On Friday we will review the types of questions we may see on the common assessment (since it is an online assessment) and play an online review game (they will love it!)
Writing: This week we will be finishing up our character trait paragraphs on google docs. We will fix any spelling or capital errors as well.
Science/Social Studies: This week we discovering the difference between a mixture and a solution in science by eating/drinking both! We will also be narrowing our cardboard challenges down to one idea by compromising the ideas we all have. We will do final sketches so we can start building next week.
***Practice Ideas at Home :
1. Please practice retelling through typing by reading a picture book at home and typing in your own words what happened. The students seem to struggle with the typing out part. They can write out their ideas first and then type if that helps them.
2. Do a noun/adjective, verb, and adverb sort. Read a page of a chapter book and practice finding nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Socktober!!!
We are collecting new pairs of socks for the entire month of October. We are doing this to celebrate Socktober! Socks are being collected to go to the homeless before the winter months. Our goal is 250 pairs of new socks from our school! All students who bring in a pair of clean socks will be in a video at the end of October to be sent to Kid President!
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