Mr. Wasil’s 3rd Grade Class

Reading/Language Arts

There will be no spelling words or story this week due to testing over Theme 3. The last 6 weeks have consisted of skills that will be tested over Tuesday the 3^rd. The skills are as follows: prefixes and suffixes, drawing conclusions, following directions, sequencing, plural possessive nouns, abbreviations, singular and plural nouns, subject pronouns, object pronouns and writing a persuasive letter. The 26 question pre-test will be done in class on Monday and brought home by the students on Monday night to study. On Tuesday, students will take the post test. On Wednesday, the students will be tested on their writing skills by writing a persuasive paragraph. We will also be constructing Open House writing projects that will be displayed on Thursday, February 26^th from 6:30-7:30 PM. Last but now least, we will be listening to our current chapter book Ramona Quimby Age 8 by Beverly Clearly. Reminder that book reports are due this Friday the 6^th.

 

 

Math

            We will be starting a new unit in math on Monday with division and multiplication. We will cover the following sections: 7.1- patterns and products, 7.2- multiplication facts survey, 7.3- fact power and 7.4- number models with parentheses. Also, we will be time testing over the factor of 12. Students need to know up to 12 x 9. We will be learning how to do cross multiply as the week goes on.

 

 

Social Studies

            We will continue our unit on how people and communities grow and change. The students will be making time lines in class of their own lives to be displayed at Open House. Thank you very much for sending pictures in so promptly. On Wednesday the 4^th , a small study guide packet will come home for a short quiz on Friday. Please look over this packet with your child.

 

Homework For the Week of February 2^nd- 6^th

Will always be updated daily with a weekly overview on Monday.

Monday, February 2^nd    - Reading- look over 26 question pretest completed in class today for tomorrow’s test. Math- Skills link page 70 and study 12’s for Friday’s timed test.

Tuesday, February 3^rd    - Math- page 209 home link 7.2

Wednesday, February 4^th  - Math- skills link 73. Social Studies- look over packet completed in class for Friday’s quiz.

Thursday, February 5^th – Math- skills link page 75 and study 12’s for timed test. Social Studies – study for tomorrow’s quiz. Reading- book reports due tomorrow if not turned in yet.

Friday, February 6^th  – Review all multiplication facts up to 12 this weekend.

 

 

Miscellaneous

 Monday-Wednesday- Mr. Wasil is in Columbus for the ETech Ohio Conference.

Tuesday the 3^rd - Science Awareness Day  at Highland Drive- COSI will present the program titled Current Weather Conditions.

 

Friday the 6^th - Bring a Friend To Breakfast from 7:00-8:30 AM

Reading/Language Arts

This week we will be reading Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables, by Norma Tong Lee. The sayings and fables in this selection represent oral traditions from Vietnam, Africa, ancient Greece, the United States and elsewhere. The wisdom found in this literature has survived generations, contributing to the growth and survival of cultures all over the world. Similar messages are found throughout despite their place of origin. As we read the story, students will be learning: new vocabulary, narrative elements, root words, word relationships, and multiple meaning words. Object pronouns will be the subject of our grammar lessons thisweek. This week our spelling pattern will be: words with the /ar/sound.

     You can access the spelling words by going to the left side of this page and click on the category spelling lists.  

Math

            The class will have an opportunity to explore with 3-D shapes this week. They will make observations on these shapes and even construct many of them pointing out sides, faces, and vertices. We will complete our chapter and test on Thursday. Look for a review sheet to come home on Wednesday.

 

Social Studies

            Students will be able to describe how the past, present, and future are all connected and identify how communities change over time.  The class will also be able to understand how people help communities grow and identify how people create change. We will be working on projects that will be displayed during Open House. On Friday the students will understand that inventions cause changes in many different areas.  We will also identify inventions that have changed communication, transportation, and daily living.

 

Miscellaneous

Family Bingo night at Highland on Friday

 **Report Cards go home on Friday.

Mr. Wasil will be out of town next Monday-Wednesday, February 2-4^th for the state Technology conference.

 

 Homework For the Week of January 26^th-30th

Will always be updated daily with a weekly overview on Monday.

Monday, January 26^th     - Spelling- pages 56-58 by Thursday. Math- skills link page 67 and  study 11’s all week for timed test on Friday. 

 

Tuesday, January 27^th   - Reading- pages 54-55 worksheets . Math- skills link 70.

Wednesday, January 28^th   - Vocabulary- study for quiz tomorrow, Reading-bring back book for end of selection test tomorrow.  Math- Look over review guide completed in class today for tomorrow’s test.

Thursday, January 29^th   – Math- study the factor of 11 for the timed test. Spelling- study for test tomorrow.  

Friday, January 30^th   – Review all multiplication facts up to 11 this weekend.  Mr. Wasil will be out of town on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbus for the state technology conference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading/Language Arts

            This week our class will be writing descriptive paragraphs. Students will create a classroom sculpture that they will explain on paper. The tricky part is that they are not allowed to say it is a chair. They can say that it is a four-legged object that you sit on and is yellow. This is to show the class that you need to be able to describe things well in order for someone to understand. When they are all done with this description, it will come home with a parent letter for you to draw! Don’t worry; you will not be graded on your drawings!

            We will also begin reading the book Ramona Quimby Age 8.

 

 

Math

            Students will review the meaning of symmetry; and explore properties of symmetric shapes. They will also be able to explore congruent shapes, line segments, and practice naming decimals.

 

 

 

Social Studies

            We will wrap up our unit Tuesday with a review and test on Wednesday. Please refer to the study review sheet sent home last Thursday.

 

 

Miscellaneous:

 

No School on Monday, January 19^th- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 

No School on Friday, January 23^rd- Record’s Day For Teachers

 

Friday, January 30^th- Report Cards come home.

 

Homework For the Week of January 19-23rd

Will always be updated daily with a weekly overview on Monday.

Monday, January 19^th   - No School Today MLK Day

Tuesday, January 20^th   -  Math- 10.5 take look and 10.5 Use What You Know. Social Studies- study for test.

Wednesday, January 21^st    - Math- Home link page 65 and timeline pictures due.

Thursday, January 22^nd     – No School Tomorrow!!!

Friday, January 23^rd   – Work on book reports due in 2 weeks and study math facts.

 

 

 

Reading/Language Arts

This week we will be reading a chapter of the book RamonaForever, by Beverly Cleary on pages 358-381.  In this realistic fiction story, Ramona’smother has a new baby, and her concerns are cured with extra doses of affection from her parents.As we read the story, students will be: learning new vocabulary,prefixes, suffixes, root words, synonyms, following directions, drawingconclusions, and literary forms. Subject pronouns will be the subject of our grammar lessonsthis week. This week our spelling pattern will be: words with the /ar/sound. Students will bring their books home on Tuesday night to reread the story. You can access the spelling words by going to the left side of this page and click on the category spelling lists. Remember, students can also listen to the story at home by clicking on the category- reading stories read aloud on the left side of our web page.   

 

Math

            We begin our week with exploring the different types of triangles.  On Tuesday, we move into exploration of quadrangles.  On Wednesday we will review the characteristics of polygons with an emphasis on regular polygons. The rest of the week has us working angles. The Smart Board has some great interactive lessons on this!

 

Social Studies

            The class will learn about the purpose of a landform map this week and how to read it.  We will also identify ways that physical characteristics of the environment affect and have been modified by the local community. The class is currently working on parts of chapter 3 and chapter 4.  Our test will be next Wednesday, January 21st . All of the review guides and an information sheet on what to study will come home this week.

Miscellaneous

Wednesday-PSO meeting at 9:30 AM

Friday, January 16th- Scholastic Book order due if ordering

**No school next Monday for Martin Luther King Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will always be updated daily with a weekly overview on Monday.

Monday, January 12^th     - Spelling- pages 53-55due by Thursday. Math- math boxes 6.4  study 10’s all week for timed test on Friday.  Social Studies- page 29 due by Wednesday.

Tuesday, January 13^th   - Reading- take home book and read Ramona Forever on pages 358-381  Math- homelink 6.5

Wednesday, January 14^th   - Vocabulary- study for quiz tomorrow, Reading-bring back book for end of selection test tomorrow.  Math-

Thursday, January 15^th   – Math- Look over review guide completed in class today and study the factor of 10 for the timed test. Spelling- study for test tomorrow.  Scholastic Book orders due tomorrow if ordering.

Friday, January 16^th   – Review all multiplication facts up to 10 this weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading/Language Arts

This week we will be reading Centerfield Ballhawk on pages 332-349. In this realistic fiction story, young Jose Mendez is a terrific centerfielderbut a weak hitter. When his father calls him a “born outfielder”, Jose realizes he is a hit with his father. As we read the story, students will be: learning new vocabulary, sequencing, summarizing, compound words, antonyms, drawing conclusions, following directions, and combining words. Pronouns will be the subject of our grammar lessons this week. This week our spelling pattern will be: words with the “oo” sound.

Our end of selection test and vocabulary test will be on Thursday and our spelling test will be on Friday. Students will bring their books home on Tuesday night to reread the story. You can access the spelling words by going to the left side of this page and click on the category spelling lists. Remember, students can also listen to the story at home by clicking on the category- reading stories read aloud on the left side of our web page.   

 

Math

            Students will review line segments and then be introduced to rays and lines which will be a two day lesson. We then move on to modeling and drawing polygons, parallel and intersecting line segments, rays and lines.  Students will finish the week by working with angles and record turns (rotation). Friday we will also have our multiplication times test.

 

Social Studies

            The class will identify the location of the equator, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole, Prime Meridian, the Tropics and the hemispheres on maps and globes. We will also see aerial views of Brecksville and Broadview Heights on the Smart Board. If you want to see your house go to local.live.com. Students will also be able to describe the relative location of places and create a pyramid pal with this information on it. Next, the class will identify and describe the landforms and climate, vegetation, population and economic characteristics of the local community. On Friday, we will identify latitude characteristics and complete a latitude stretch sheet.

 

Homework For the Week of January 5th-9th

Will always be updated daily with a weekly overview on Monday.

Monday, January 5th- Spelling - pages 50-52 due by Thursday. Math- math boxes 6.1 and study 9’s all week for timed test on Friday. Reading- start working on book report due by February 6th. Letter is coming home today. Click here to view letter!!!

Tuesday, January 6th- Social Studies- show parents world map that we labeled. Reading- take home book and read Centerfield Ballhawk on pages 332-349.  Math- 6.1 homelink

Wednesday, January 7th- Vocabulary- study for quiz tomorrow, Reading-bring back book for end of selection test tomorrow.  Math- Skills Link page 58

Thursday, January 8th– Math- Homelink 6.3 and study the factor of 9 for the timed test. Spelling- study for test tomorrow.  Social Studies pages 20 and 24.

Friday, January 9th– Review all multiplication facts up to 9 this weekend.