November 4th -8th

 Team Urban,

Thank you to everyone who donated items or food/drink to our Halloween party.  They had a wonderful time decorating their cookies, making ghosts, and eating ghoulish gloves of popcorn and other yummy snacks.  It was a success because of all the help we had in class.  Thank you!!

AR goals for the 2nd trimester will begin on Monday. AR goals are set based on the reading time each day (now 25 minutes) and their most recent STAR reading test score.  I will be setting new AR goals with students on Monday.

Homework 

Due Daily: Math fact practice due each day

Due on Friday: Nightly reading is now 25 minutes of reading each night-(4 entries) in Reading Log 

This Week:

ELA:

• Read Athabascans: Old Ways and New Ways
• How do readers use evidence from the texts to understand what they read? How do writers include character dialogue and actions to affect the events in the story? 
• Spelling: Compound Words

1. sunglasses

2. football

3. homework

4. haircut

5. popcorn

6. railroad

7. snowstorm

8. earring

9. scarecrow

10. blueberry

11. butterflies

12. lawnmower

13. campground

14. sandbox

15. toothbrush

Challenge Words

16. thumbtack

17. earthquake

18. scrapbook

19. courthouse

20. whirlpool

Social Studies: Athabascans of Alaska and Native Americans

Math:

• Continue Topic 5 - Understanding patterns in multiplication
• Test on Topic 5 on Friday 

Oct. 28th - Nov. 1st

 THIS WEEK:

We will be completing the Interim Assessment Blocks (IAB) provided to us by the state for MATH this week. These scores will be used to assess proficiency for standards-based 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!

AR CAMPOUT:  OCT. 31st

On Thursday morning from 8:00 until 9:35 students will get a reading campout in class. They are welcome to bring the following items:

• Flashlight for reading
• Blanket, small stuffy and pillow for comfort
• Snacks from lunchpail

If you have any questions please email me:)

ELA:  (will resume reading selections on Nov.4th)

No Spelling until next trimester. (Nov. 4th)

Math: Continue Topic 5

BENCHMARK IAB"S:

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Numbers Base Ten

Interpret Represent and Solve 

Properties of Multiplication and Division.

Social Studies:  Scholastic News Magazine and Activities

Reminders:

10.24 - Make up picture day

10.26 - Make a Difference Day

10.31 - PJ Day, AR Campout in class 8-9:35, and Halloween Party             12-1

11.01 - NO SCHOOL (Teacher Work Day)

11.08 - Patriots Day-Wear red, white, and blue

11.11 - NO SCHOOL-Veterans Day Observed

11.18 - NO SCHOOL-Parent-Teacher Conferences begin

11.22 - 3rd grade Thanksgiving Feast in Lions' Den

Oct. 21st - 25th

Team Urban,

Here are some pictures from our fun Spirit Week.

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!

ELA:

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

No Spelling until next trimester. (Nov. 4th)

Math:
CONTINUE Topic 4: Test Oct. 23rd

Science: No Science 

Reminders:

10.24 - Make up picture day

10.26 - Make a Difference Day

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

11.01 - NO SCHOOL (Teacher Work Day)

11.08 - Patriots Day-Wear red, white, and blue

11.11 - NO SCHOOL-Veterans Day Observed

11.18 - NO SCHOOL-Parent-Teacher Conferences begin

11.22 - 3rd grade Thanksgiving Feast in Lions' Den

Week of Oct. 14th-18th

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 
• NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

Math:

• Topic 4-Relationship between Multiplication and Division

Science: Moon Phases Gizmo

Dates to Remember: 

10.24 - Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.26 - Make a Difference Day

10.31 - Halloween Party 12-1 in class

11.01 - No School: Teacher Work Day

Have a great week Team Urban! 

Oct. 7th - 11th

Team Urban,

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

10.07 - 11: Spirit Week is here! 

Monday - Matching Monday 

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

Wednesday - Sports Day

Thursday - Throwback Thursday

Friday - Disney Day Friday

Birthday Food: The school board recently approved not allowing food treats for students at school. However, you can still send non-food items to all of our classmates.

AR Goals:  Students should be at 70% of their AR goal today.  The cut-off for trimester 1 is November 1st.  There are only 4 more weeks of the trimester. You may have received a separate email if your child is behind on their AR goal.

This Week:

ELA:

-Begin reading the non-fiction text The Moon Seems to Change

-Main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text

-Text features

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

Spelling words: (see below)
Long e sound spelled -ee, -ea 

Science:
Using Gizmo to further analyze the phases of the moon 

MATH:

-Begin 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: 

10.10 - Great California Shakeout

10.11 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.17 - Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.26 - Make a Difference Day (opportunity for community service hours) 

Have a great week Team Urban!  

Sept. 30th - Oct. 4th

Team Urban,

Birthday Food: It was recently approved at the School board meeting to no longer allow food treats for students at school.  You can still send non-food items to all of our classmates.

AR Goals:  Students should be at 60% of their AR goal today.  The cut-off for trimester 1 is November 1st.  There are only 5 more weeks of the trimester. You may have received a separate email if your child is behind on their AR goal.

This Week:

ELA:

-Begin reading non-fiction text About Earth

-Main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text

-Text features

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

Spelling words:
1. finish
2. pilot
3. even
4. wagon
5. music
6. silent
7. rapid
8. female
9. lemon
10. pupil
11. focus
12. robot
13. tulip
14. camel
15. salad
Challenge Words:
16. resident
17. spinach
18. climate
19. tradition
20. innocent

Science:
Continue learning about how weather affects tree growth 

MATH:

-Continue Topic 3 Properties of Multiplication (Test Friday)

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

Dates to Remember: 

10.07 - 11: Spirit Week

Spirit Week Is Coming! OCT. 7th - 11th. 

Monday - Matching Monday 

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

Wednesday - Sports Day

Thursday - Throwback Thursday

Friday - Disney Day Friday

10.10 - Great California Shakeout

10.11 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.17 - Make-Up Pictures (CSC)

10.26 - Make a Difference Day (opportunity for community service hours) 

Have a great week Team Urban! 

Week of Sept. 23rd-27th

 Team Urban,

We had fun finishing up our thunder and lightning unit with actual thunder and lightning today, and a fun science demonstration to resemble clouds rain, and lightning. As you can see from the pictures below, they also had fun touching it because of shaving cream!

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

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: related words (see below)

-Science Gizmo: Measuring Tree Growth 

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

Dates to Remember: 

09.30 - Lions’ Picnic Movie Night 

10.07 - 11 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!