Thank you!!

Thank you for the wonderful Christmas stocking!  It was filled with all my favorites!  I am having so much fun with this class.  They have the best personalities, and keep me laughing all day long!!

Have a wonderful Christmas!

Dec. 7-10

I can't believe there is only 1 week left before Christmas vacation!  The kids can hardly contain their excitement!

Reading:  This week in reading I did assessments and met with bookclubs.  They aslo had a Latin/Greek test.

We talked a lot this week about the quality of work that is being done.  This class is halfway to 4th grade!  We are going to work on producing higher quality work as they continue the rest of the year.  

We will be having a spelling test on Thursday the 17th.  The words this time are high frequency words.  Please make sure your child is studying their words.

Writing: The students completed a writing assessment about a magical snowman.  Next week they will be working on a series of holiday themed writing.  

Grammar: We reviewed and then took assessments for the end of the quarter testing.

Projects:  The students continued working on researching for their severe weather projects.  As the groups finish up they are starting to work on their slide shows. On Thursday (the 17)we will be going down to the high school and each group will work with a high schooler perfecting their slide shows. The high schoolers will be able to help teach the kids the ends of making a presentation. I love that we are able to work with the high school!

Secret Santa: Don't forget that Secret Santa gifts need to be to school by Wednesday. Write who the gift is to on the bottom.  If for any reason you are unable to get a gift please let me know.

Our class party will be Thursday afternoon.We will start off by doing our gift exchange. We will then watch a movie and have some snacks. The students will be able to chose whether they want to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas or Elf,in either our room or Mrs. Windriver's room.  They can bring a pillow and blanket if they want so they can be comfy while they watch the movie! It is going to be such a fun week!!

Secret Santa

Parents,

Today we drew names for Secret Santa.  I was originally going to do it next week; however, I wanted to give you ample time to get to the store.  Please reiterate the importance of keeping this a secret.  They have to keep this a secret for a whole two weeks!!  

**The price cap is $5.  We are brainstorming ideas today as well, so your child will come home with an idea of what they'd like to get for their person.  

**Please bring the gifts in wrapped, with the label on the bottom of the package.  Do not fill out the "from" section - your kiddos will know which one is theirs.  

**Please have these in class by December 16; you may start bringing them in as soon as next week. 

If your child is absent, I will draw for them and email you the information.

If there are any problems with purchasing a gift, please email me.

Take care!  They are super excited about this - I LOVE this time of year :o)​

Nov. 16-24

Reading: This week we finished the author studies (3rd) or litature studies (4th).  They presented them to eachother.  Something we learned from this project in 3rd grade was using time wisely.  A lot of the groups didn't work on their assisgnment until the last minute, so their work was not as good as what they are capable of doing.

We will have a spelling test on 12/3.

Writing: We worked through the writing process on another narrative piece. They has to write about what they would do if the stores all ran out of turkey and their parents wanted to eat their pet turkey.

Grammar: We learned about types of sentences.

Projects:  We finished our catapult project.  I was so proud of our class.  They built amazing catapults without any adult help.  There was a lot of trial and error, and a few tears, but they did it!! 

Misc.:  We only have 3 weeks until Christmas break.  Be on the lookout for an email about a Christmas activity I want the class to do.  I can't beleive the school year is already almost half way over! 

November 9-12

Reading: This week we reviewed theme and worked on author study (3rd) and litature study (4th).

There was a spelling test on Thursday.  They will receive new words today.

Writing:  We finished our narrative writing this week.  We will start a new one on Monday.


Grammar:  We continued working with coordinating conjunctions.

Projects:  We are finishing up our catapult projects.

Misc.
I sent home a few more scholastic book orders.  If you want to order online our class code is :HKT26
I will be submitting this order on the 24th. It will be our last bookorder before Christmas.

November 2-5

Reading-This week the 3rd graders continued working on their author study.  The 4th graders continued working on their literature study assignment. 

They had a Latin/Greek test on Thursday.  They will receive new words on Monday.

Writing- We continued working on our narratives.  The students are learning how to write a good narrative with a beginning, middle and end.  They are also working on using dialogue in their writing.

Grammar- This week we learned about the different coordinating conjunctions.  They learned the acronym FANBOYS to help them remember the different conjunctions.

Projects- We continued working on our catapults.  Thank you to all the parents who donated items for this projects!  I can't wait to see our finished projects.

Misc.
I am going to extend the book order due date until Nov.24.  This will be our last book order before Christmas.  If you would like to order books for a Christmas present for your child I can hold on to the books for you to pick up so they don't see them.  Also you can order off any grade bookorder not just the ones I send home.

We still need a PE parent on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:00.  This will allow me time to work with individual students who are either behind or need extra help.  Please let me know if one or both days work for you.

Remember there is no school on Wednesday because of Veterans' Day.

Halloween fun!