OCt. 20th-Oct. 24th

 THIS WEEK:

We will be completing the Interim Assessment Blocks (IAB) provided to us by the state for ELA this week. Please understand that these short IAB's assessments will be used to reassess any grades from the 1st trimester for mastery and grades on the report card for 1st trimester.  It will also help prepare them for the 2 weeks of state testing in May.

Also, please pack extra snacks so your child may snack during assessment time in class to refuel their brain. YAY!

ATTN: PARENT CONFERENCES WILL BE OFFERED OCT. 10TH INSTEAD OF OCT. 17TH.  I WILL BE SENDING OUT A PARENT SQUARE SIGN UP FOR THESE DATES ONLY...

OCT. 10TH (ALL DAY 8AM-3PM) Ms. Urban's Class ONLY

OCT. 18TH (AFTERSCHOOL)

OCT. 19TH (AFTERSCHOOL)

OCT. 20TH (AFTERSCHOOL)

ELA:

IAB Benchmark tests are scheduled for this week in Literature, Non-Fiction, Language and Vocab., and Listening and Speaking.  

Spelling-See Below

Math:
Topic 5: Test Oct. 30th

Social Studies weekly #5 - Take Action

Reminders:

10.31 - PJ Day, AR Campout in class 8-9:30, and Halloween Party             12-1

11.10 - No SCHOOL-Parent Conferences for Ms. Urban's Class ONLY

11.11 - NO SCHOOL-Veterans Day Observed

11.17 - NO SCHOOL

11.18-11.20 - Parent Conferences continue after school

11.21 - 3rd-grade Thanksgiving Feast in Lions' Den

1. gnaw

2. thumb

3. wrench

4. crumb

5. know

6. written

7. knot

8. climb

9. knit

10. wrist

11. gnat

12. lamb

13. design

14. wrinkle

15. knob

Week of Oct. 13th-17th

Team Urban,

Our ELA focus this week will be:

• Writing: Imaginative Narrative (this will be for a report card grade)
• Unit 1 Reading Benchmark Test
• SPELLING: Contractions

Spelling Words

1. can’t

2. we’d

3. I’d

4. they’ll

5. haven’t

6. should’ve

7. let’s

8. didn’t

9. she’d

10. you’ll

11. wasn’t

12. he’d

13. hasn’t

14. when’s

15. won’t

Math:

• Topic 4 - Relationship between Multiplication and Division
• Test on Friday, Oct. 17th

Social Studies Weekly week 4: 

Dates to Remember:

10.10 - Movie Night

10.16 - Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.31 - Halloween Party from 12-1 in class

11.10/11.11 - No School Parent Conferences

11.17 - No School Parent Conferences

Have a great week, Team Urban! 

Week of Oct. 6th-10th

Team Urban,

10.06 - 10: Spirit Week is here! 

Monday - Color Monday (3rd grade wears GREEN)

Tuesday - Tubular Tuesday (Dress like you live at the beach) 

Wednesday - FIELD TRIP DAY (Wear your blue ILCS shirt)

Thursday - Concert Shirt/Music Day

Friday - Freaky Friday (Crazy Hair/Mismatched Clothes)

Field trip information and specifics will be sent via email on Monday.  Please ensure your child wears a blue ILCS shirt on Wednesday and brings a sack lunch. 

AR Goals:  Students should be at 80% of their AR goal today.  The cut-off for trimester 1 is November 1st.  There are only 4 more weeks of the trimester. 

This Week:

ELA:

-Begin reading the non-fiction text Earth

-Main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text

-Text features

-Writing: Continue Imaginative Narrative 
-Spelling: V/CV, VC/V

Spelling words: (see below)

Science:
Using Gizmo called Measuring Trees

MATH:

-Continue Topic 4 Use Multiplication to Divide

Homework:
-20 min. of nightly reading each night (4 entries in the reading log).
-Fact Practice due each day

Dates to Remember: 

10.8 - Field Trip to Safari Park

10.10 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.17 - Great California Shakeout (CSC)

Have a great week Team Urban!   

Sept. 29th-Oct. 3rd

 Homework:

-Due on Friday: (4 entries) in Reading Log   
-Due Daily: Fact Practice
-Remember to study spelling words based on your child's pretest.

ELA:
-Begin reading: Treasure in the Trees-Reading Test Friday
-Identify the main idea in stories or articles, and discuss how writers use details, text features, and illustrations to convey the main idea. 
-Spelling: (see below)

-Science Gizmo: Measuring Tree Growth 

Math: 
- TEST Topic 3

-PRETEST Topic 4

Dates to Remember: 

SPIRIT WEEK:
10/6 Monday – Colors!
If your student chooses not to participate, they may wear their House shirt at CSC.

• TK/Kinder: Blue
• 1st/2nd: Gold
• 3rd/4th: Green
• 5th/6th: Red
• 7th/8th: Purple
• Teachers: Black

10/7 Tuesday – Sports Day!
Rep your favorite team by wearing their gear.

10/8 Wednesday – Wake-Up Wednesday (Pajama Day)
Wear your pajamas to school!

10/9 Thursday – Concert Shirt/Music Day
Wear your best school-appropriate concert or music shirt.

10/10 Friday – Freaky Friday (Crazy Hair/Mismatched Clothes)
Show off your crazy hair or wild outfit!
Dates to Remember: 

10.8- Field Trip to Safari Park

10.10 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.06 - 10 Spirit Week

10.16-Make-Up Pictures (YBC) 

10.17-Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.17-Great California Shakeout

Have a great week, Team Urban!

Sept. 22nd-26h

We had our first House Rally and a couple of students from each house were chosen by the Student Council for a fun game. 

Progress Reports went home today.  Please sign and return the paper on Monday.  Thank you!

Homework:
-Due on Friday: (4 entries) in Reading Log   
-Due Daily: Fact Practice
-Remember to study spelling words based on your child's pretest.

ELA:
-Begin reading: Treasure in the Trees
-Identify the main idea in stories or articles, and discuss how writers use details, text features, and illustrations to convey the main idea. 
-Spelling:  (see below)

-Science: Finish Moon Phases Gizmo

Math: 
-Topic 3: Apply Properties of Multiplication (Distributive and Associative Properties of Multiplication)

SPIRIT WEEK:
10/6 Monday – Colors!
If your student chooses not to participate, they may wear their House shirt at CSC.

• TK/Kinder: Blue
• 1st/2nd: Gold
• 3rd/4th: Green
• 5th/6th: Red
• 7th/8th: Purple
• Teachers: Black

10/7 Tuesday – Sports Day!
Rep your favorite team by wearing their gear.

10/8 Wednesday – Wake-Up Wednesday (Pajama Day)
Wear your pajamas to school!

10/9 Thursday – Concert Shirt/Music Day
Wear your best school-appropriate concert or music shirt.

10/10 Friday – Freaky Friday (Crazy Hair/Mismatched Clothes)
Show off your crazy hair or wild outfit!
Dates to Remember: 

10.8- Field Trip to Safari Park

10.10 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.06 - 10 Spirit Week

10.16-Make-Up Pictures (YBC) 

10.17-Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.17-Great California Shakeout

10.26-Make a Difference Day

Have a great week, Team Urban! 

Week of Sept. 15th-19th

 Team Urban,

We are halfway through the first trimester of 3rd grade! Today I sent home a half-sheet of your child's progress towards their AR goal for the trimester. Please sign it and return it to school on Monday.

Additionally, if you have signed up to chaperone the upcoming Field Trip to the Safari Park, please send in the money to class so we can begin collecting funds ahead of time. Also, make sure your child has a blue ILCS shirt to wear on the day of the field trip.

Homework:

-Due on Friday: (4 entries) in Reading Log   
-Due Daily: Fact Practice
-Remember to study spelling words based on your child's pretest.

ELA:
-Begin reading: The Moon Seems to Change
-Identify the main idea in stories or articles, and discuss how writers use details, text features, and illustrations to convey the main idea. 
-Spelling: long e, o, a (see below)

-Science Gizmo: Moon Phases 

Math: 
-Topic 3: Apply Properties of Multiplication (Distributive and Associative Properties of Multiplication)

Dates to Remember: 

10.8- Field Trip to Safari Park in Escondido

10.10 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.06- 10 - Spirit Week

10.15-Make-Up Pictures (YBC) 

10.16-Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.17-Great California Shakeout

Have a great week Team Urban!

Sept. 8th-12th

Team Urban,

Students finished up a chapter book called The Case of the Gasping Garbage.  In honor of the storyline about science detective work, we conducted a fun experiment today called "elephant toothpaste."  Please see the link below and the accompanying pictures for directions and explanations. 

Science Experiment (Elephant Toothpaste)

THIS WEEK:

Read and respond to Thunder Cake story (see below)

ELA:
-Reading Thunder Cake story 
-Reading Test on Friday on vocabulary and concepts learned from the Thunder Cake story.
Spelling words: endings -ed, -ing, -er, -est (see below)

Math: Finish Topic 2 (test Friday 12th)

Science: Thunder and Lightning

Dates to Remember: 

• Friday, September 12th: ELA Thunder Cake Test, Spelling Test, Math Topic 2 test
• Monday, September 15th: HOUSE Rally

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes and track it on the Reading Log due every Friday

• Study Spelling Words that were missed on Monday's Pretest

• Math Fact Practice 1/2 sheet due every day