Due to the short week, we will not have any new spelling words.

I will be sending home the Unit 3 math test and Sound test in science home to be signed NEXT Monday, December 2nd.  Unfortunately, many students have not been returning their signed tests on time and I’m afraid too many will be lost over the holiday break.

We have started Unit 4 in Math about multiplication.  It is important for your child to start learning their multiplication facts up to 10 x 10.  Please use flashcards or the xtramath.org website to help students learn their facts.  After the Christmas break we will begin taking timed tests on multiplication factors.

Reminder that there is no school Wednesday, November 27th – Friday, November 29th due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

*Sorry I did not post on my blog yesterday, but I was at an all day in-service.

Spelling words (/ow/ sound):  snow, blow, throw, glowing, know

Bonus words: meter, millimeter, mixture, solution, taxes

Our Unit 3 Math Test is tomorrow.  A list of the concepts students will be tested on was posted on the blog last week.

Thank you to the parents who already attended parent teacher conferences.  If you have not already turned in the “Parent Safe School Survey” that was given to you at conferences, please do so as soon as possible.  Other parents will receive the survey during conferences this Wednesday and Thursday.

Reminder:  No school next Wednesday, November 27-Friday, November 29th due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Our Unit 3 Math Test is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20th.  Please visit the www.everydaymathonline.com website to review with your child for the test.  The following skills will be assessed on the test:

*Ballpark estimates for addition and subtraction

*Measuring a line segment to the nearest 1/2 inch.

*Measuring a line segment to the nearest 1/2 centimeter

*Finding the perimeter of a given shape

*Giving an example of something you are certain will happen and will not happen

*Using coins to show the change someone might receive from a given story problem

*Drawing a shape to match a given area

*Converting inches into feet and feet into yards

*Creating a line plot using information from a tally chart

*Finding the maximum, minimum, range, and median of a set of given numbers

Spelling words (/ou/ sound):  account, cloudy, council, blouse, ground

Bonus words:  centimeter, inch, trade, matter, observe

Reminder that Wednesday, November 13th is a Late Start.  The first bell will ring at 9:35 a.m.  Breakfast will not be served in the classroom.

Parent teacher conferences begin this week.  I will send home a reminder for the date/time that each family signed up for.  If you have not signed up, please stop by as soon as possible or email me at shenew@dearbornschools.org to set up a time.  Report cards will be passed out and discussed during conferences.  Please feel free to ask any questions during this time.

Pennies for Pasta donations will end on Friday, November 15th.  So far, we are in 2nd place.  Let’s continue with the donations to help a worthy cause and possibly win for highest donations collected this year!

Thursday, November 14th

4:15 Olivia

4:30 Conner

4:45 Khalid

5:00 Jaelyn

5:15 Summer

5:30 Jonathan

6:15 Pedro

6:30 Yareli

Wednesday, November 20th

4:00 Autumn

4:15 Bella

4:30 Hasan

4:45 Kaitlin

5:00 Abby

5:15 Emmy

5:30 Ava

6:00 Cortez

Thursday, November 21st

4:15 Avalon

5:30 Blake

5:45 Keagan

6:15 Mohammed

6:30 Rachel

Friday, November 8th is picture retake day from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

It is also a half day of school for elementary students. Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

Spelling Words (v/cv patterns):  music, basic, honor, tiger, olive

Bonus words:  length, measure, volume, goods, services

Please sign and return the Unit 2 Math Test that was sent home today.

Wednesday, November 6th is our Science test on sound.  Students were supposed to bring home their Science journal and Science folder to study for the test.  They will need to know about energy, waves, volume (loud/quiet), pitch (high/low), parts of the ear, traveling through  materials (solid, liquid, gas), frequency waves, vibration, and decibels.  The test will be a combination of multiple choice, fill in the blank, essay, and labeling diagrams.

Students should continue to read Monday-Thursday for at least 15-20 minutes and fill in the Student Reading Logs.  A parent should be signing off that their child read each night.  When your log is completed, I will give you a new log to fill out.

Reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, November 5th due to Election Day.

Thank you to the Attard family for providing snacks for all 3 Meap testing days.

Thank you to the following families for donating items for our Halloween party:

Serazio family, Ruesch family, Juarez family, Doyle family, Jordan family, Abuhasan family, Watt family, and the Bell family

Thank you to the Serazio family for donating the doughnuts for our PBIS Party.

We have such awesome families in our classroom!!!

First off, I’d like to apologize for not posting yesterday since I was out sick.

Spelling words (VC/CV pattern):  button, bottle, rabbit, soccer, tunnel

Bonus words:  solid, liquid, gas, perimeter, area

Thursday, October 31st will be our Halloween party.  Please send in any treats to school in the morning with your child.  If you have not signed up for treats, please do NOT send anything in because we will have too much food that will be wasted.  You can always sign up for the next party, or just send in a bag of candy to be passed out to take home with each student.  Students are able to wear their Halloween costumes during the party.  Third grade teachers have decided to have students wear their regular clothes to school, then put on their costumes around 2:30.  This is so they do not get ruined during recess time or throughout the day.  Your child should wear something that their costume can slip over easily.  We will not have time for 25 students to change into their costumes in the bathrooms.  Therefore, students who choose to bring a costume to school must be able to put it on by themselves over their clothes.  No masks or face make-up are allowed as a school wide decision.

Happy Halloween and safe trick-or-treating on Thursday!

Our Unit 2 Math Test is scheduled for Monday, October 28th.

Below are a list of things that students are expected to be able to do on the test:

*Complete basic facts and fact extensions

*”What’s My Rule?” charts

*Playing the game “Name That Number”

*Story problems with “Quantity-Quantity-Difference” diagrams and “Parts and Total” diagrams

*Drawing the hands on a clock to show a given time to the nearest 5 minutes

*Ballpark Estimates

*Adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers with regrouping

Please visit the website www.everydaymathonline.com for help studying for the upcoming test.