February 2nd-6th

 

Team Urban,

It's hard to believe that Spring Break is right around the corner. Please mark your calendars, as February 23rd is the last day to AR. Also, since second-trimester conferences are optional, I will send emails for individual private conferences if needed this trimester. 

Also, please remember that ILCS is a leadership school and we value service greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service. The project will be due May 11th. 

Our class will have a small Valentine's Day celebration on Friday, February 13th, from 12-1. Please know that your child does not have to distribute Valentine's cards, but if they choose to, they must include everyone in the class. 

ELA:
Begin reading Paul Bunyan. Students will discuss how readers use text features and structure to better comprehend texts, and how writers develop a topic with facts, details, and linking phrases.

Spelling words: see below

Math: Finish Topic 12 Fractions-test Friday, Feb. 6th

Dates to Remember:
Monday, Feb. 9th: No school
Friday, February 13th: Valentine's Day Party (pass out cards to friends at school) 12-1pm

Monday, Feb. 16th: No school

Friday, February 20th: AR Campout 11-1

Monday, February 23rd: Last day to AR for 2nd trimester

Have a great week Team Urban!

January 26th - 30

Team Urban,

Friday, we celebrated 100 days of 3rd grade, which means they are 100 days smarter than the first days of 3rd grade. They have been sweating it out, so they got to enjoy wearing sweats.

Jan 26 - 30 is School Choice Week

Monday - Wear Yellow

Add a little yellow to your fit

Tuesday - West Coast vs. Wild West

Dress as a Surfer/Skater or Cowboy/Cowgirl

Wednesday - Dawgs In or Dawgs Out

Wear Shoes or Sandals

Thursday - Vote Your Choice (fun voting polls around campus)
Find voting polls around campus and put down your choice for fun!

Friday - Free Choice Dress Day

Celebrating choice, pick out an outfit of your choice to wear to school.

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due on Friday: (4 entries) in Reading Log

ELA:
Begin reading: Storm in the Night
Discuss how readers determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story.

Spelling: r-controlled words
1. third
2. early
3. world
4. certain
5. dirty
6. herself
7. Earth
8. word
9. perfect
10. verb
11. nerve
12. worm
13. thirsty
14. workout
15. earn

MATH:
Finish Topic 12 Fractions: Test Friday

Dates to Remember:
Monday, Feb. 9th: No school

Thursday, February 12th, from 5:00–7:00 PM at YBC for Literacy Night and the Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, February 13th: Valentine's Day Party 12-1pm

Monday, Feb. 16th: No school

Have a great week, Team Urban!

January 19th-23rd

Team Urban,

No School Monday, January 19th

Community Service

ILCS is a leadership school, and service is something we value greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service this year. The project will be due May 11th. Make sure to take pictures and document the dates and times your child completed their service.

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due each day: 25 min each night (3 entries) in Reading Log

ELA:
Begin reading: Knots on a Counting Rope
Discuss how readers determine the central message, lesson, or moral of a story.

Conventions: nouns and pronouns

Writing: Finish Informative writing

Spelling: irregular plurals

1. wolves
2. knives
3. feet
4. men
5. children
6. women
7. sheep
8. heroes
9. scarves
10. mice
11. geese
12. wives
13. elves
14. banjos
15. cuffs

Math:
Begin Topic 12: Understanding Fractions

Dates to Remember:

1/19: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/22: ILCS Spelling Bee

1/23: 100th Day of School 

2/13: Valentine's Day Celebration 12:00-1

2/23: LAST day to meet AR goal

Have a great week, Team Urban! 

January 12th-16h

 Team Urban,

Keep up the great work with APEX! Our class has earned extra recess and PJ day so far! PJ DAY IS MONDAY!! Each class member also had the opportunity to pie an Apex Coach in the face!! If we keep working on shares and donations, students can earn an Ice Cream Sandwich on Monday! Remember, the APEX Fun Run is January 16th at 8:05a.m.

February 23rd is the last day of the second trimester, and it will be the last day to AR as well.
As time allows each day in class, students are provided opportunities each day to take AR tests in the classroom to meet their 2nd trimester goal.

Community Service
ILCS is a leadership school and service is something we value greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service this year. The project will be due in the beginning of May, but we wanted to remind you in case you completed some type of service over break. Remember to take pictures and document dates and times service was completed.

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due each day: 25 minutes nightly reading (3 entries) in Reading Log

ELA:
Unit 2 Benchmark test
Writing Informative 

Complex Sentences

Spelling: Suffixes

1. editor

2. shipper

3. conductor

4. organist

5. lioness

6. visitor

7. actress

8. dentist

9. seller

10. investor

11. artist

12. tourist

13. hostess

14. tutor

15. swimmer

Math:
Finish Topic 10-Multiplication with Multiples of 10

Dates to Remember:
1/12: Electives, Second Session, and Success Academy begin
1/19: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/16: Apex Fun Run 8:05a.m.

1/22: ILCS Spelling Bee

1/23: 100th Day of School  

January 5th-9th

 Team Urban,

Happy New Year! We hope you have all had a memorable and restful time with your family over the winter break. I look forward to seeing all of Team Urban back at school on Tuesday, Jan. 6th.

February 23rd is the last day of the 2nd trimester, and it will be the last day to AR as well.
Students have several opportunities each day to take AR tests in the classroom to meet their 2nd trimester goal.

Community Service
ILCS is a leadership school and service is something we value greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service this year. The project will be due in the beginning of May, but we wanted to remind you in case you completed some type of service over break. Remember to take pictures and document dates and times service was completed.

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due each day: 25 minutes of nightly reading recorded on the daily Reading Log

ELA:
Read story: Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live (see link below)

-main idea

-supporting details

-context clues

-editing sentences

Spelling: see words below

Math:
Begin Topic 10-Multiply by Multiples of 10

Dates to Remember:
1/06: Students return to school and APEX begins
1/12: Electives and Success Academy begin
1/19: No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/22: ILCS Spelling Bee (Third Grade will have one grade level representative- this student will be determined in class over the next two weeks) 

Week of Dec. 15th-19th

 Team Urban,

5 more days of school before Winter Break! We got this!

This week, students will be enjoying a relaxing week by making crafts and watching classic Christmas movies.  Our 3rd grade party on Friday will start at 10:30. Students will rotate between all the 3rd-grade classes for festive activities that will conclude at 12:30. You are more than welcome to join us!

NO SPELLING THIS WEEK

Homework 

Due Daily: Math facts

25 min. (4 entries) in Reading Log 

Upcoming Events:

Dec. 12th - Last day to Purchase Yearbooks for $35

Dec. 12th - Angel Tree Presents Due

Dec. 15th - Winter Performance (1st-2nd at YBC)

Dec. 17th - Gingerbread Play (YBC)

Dec. 18th - TK Winter Performance (YBC)

Dec. 22nd - Jan. 2nd - Winter Break - No School

Jan. 5th - Teacher Work Day - No School

Jan. 6th - Apex Assemblies @CSC & YBC

Have a restful and relaxing time over break with your family! 

I look forward to seeing everyone back after the break on Jan. 6th.

Week of Dec. 8th

 Team Urban,

The Winter Program is right around the corner on Dec. 11th. Students will perform Frosty the Snowman and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. Students will begin performing at 5:30, so please arrive and drop them off in the holding room at Active Church at 5:00. Additionally, please have them bring a pair of sunglasses they wish to wear for one of the songs.

Community Service
ILCS is a leadership school, and service is something we value greatly. Your child is required to complete a service project and 8 hours of service this year. The project will be due in the beginning of May, but I wanted to remind you in case you complete some service over the break. Remember to take pictures and document the dates and times the service was completed.

Spelling Bee: We will be conducting a class spelling bee next week to see who will represent our class in the Annual Spelling Bee.

Homework
Due Daily: Math facts
Due Daily: 25 minutes of nightly reading recorded on the daily Reading Log

ELA:
Read a non-fiction story: City Homes

-main idea

-supporting details

-context clues

-editing sentences

Spelling: see words below 

MATH:

Finish Topic 7 Reading and Understanding Bar Graphs and Picture Graphs

Dates to Remember: 

12.8 - House Rally

12.11 - Winter Performance 3rd 5:30pm

12.112 - Angel Tree Presents Due

12.19 - Class Party from 10:30-12:30

Have a great week Team Urban!