Mr. Wasil’s 3rd Grade Class

Reading/Language Arts

Our story this week is titled Allie’s Basketball Dream by Barbara E. Barber on pages 102-121. This is a story about a girl whose father gives her a basketball for a present.  She would love to play but she is afraid of the boys at the playground.  When she tries to practice they make fun of her.  See what happens to Allie when her friend helps her learn the game.  This is a good story about practicing something you really want to do and finally learning how to do it well.  Allie is very happy at the end of the story and her father is very proud of her.

As always, students will bring home their reading books.  This will be on Tuesdays. I would like for them to re-read the story or follow along with the story on audio from my blog.  Every Thursday there is an end of selection test based on the story of the week.  Students are allowed to use their book on this as well.

The main focus this week will be on:  vocabulary, using the dictionary, narrative elements, and writing a sentence with subjects and predicates.  Ask your child to share with you the Mr. Morton Song!

The spelling words this week focus on words with long i and o.

Math

On Monday we will review for our math test on Tuesday over unit 2.  This review will come home on Monday night.  We will then be starting unit 3 on measurement and why having a standard unit is so important. Vocabulary will be introduced- inch, foot, yard, mile, centimeter, meter and kilometer. Homework this week will continue to come from the Simple Solutions workbook along with some measurement sheets.

Social Studies

Students will be able to explain the major functions of local government.  We have a book provided by the CVCC that goes over our standards. The class will work on this and bring it home to share.  We will also continue to finish our Brecksville Township book which is also a great keepsake about the history of Brecksville/Broadview Heights.  Our test on chapter 1 will be on Wednesday. The students will complete a review guide on Monday and bring it home to study along with the vocabulary words.

Extras:

Friday- Classroom Store - 2:45-3:30

Friday- Sally Foster Ends

Homework:

Monday, September 28th -  Math- look over review completed in class today for test tomorrow.   Social Studies- look over review guide that was completed in class today for the test on Wednesday.

Tuesday, September 29th- Math- 11.1 Use What You Know sheet. Reading- take book home and read pages 102-121 for Thursday. Social Studies- study for test tomorrow

Wednesday, September 30th- Math-

Thursday, October 1st - Spelling- study for test tomorrow

Friday, October 2nd-

Reading/Language Arts

This week we will be writing a sensory poem about fall. Students will also have an opportunity to type their poem in the computer lab. Later in the week we will write a summary about what we have done in school this past month for our monthly keepsake. The class has also been writing a book report on a book they chose from the library. Part of this assignment is to present their report to the class. When it is completed, they will present this.

There will be no spelling words or a new story this week due to our field trip on Wednesday and Waiver Day on Friday.

Math

Students will continue reviewing subtraction of three digit numbers with and without regrouping. The class will also review subtracting with zeros. This is a very hard concept that we will spend a great deal of time on. This will be taken one step further in the week with applying it to story problems.

Social Studies

We continue to learn about our community and communities around us. Our focus will be on the government books and Brecksville Township books that we are creating. Next week we will test chapter 1 on Wednesday or Thursday. A review guide will come home next Monday.

Extras

Wednesday-Field trip to City Hall. Please pack a lunch for that day. Leaving Highland Drive at 9:30 and returning around 1:45.

Thursday-Fall Festival at Fun N Stuff starting at 5:00 PM.

Friday-Waiver Day-no school for students.

Homework:

Monday, September 21st -  Math- 4.8 subtraction worksheet. Social Studies- page 8 reivew.

Tuesday, September 22nd- Math- 4.10 sheet.  Social Studies- pack lunch for field trip tomorrow. Wear tennis shoes and be ready to walk.

Wednesday, September 23rd-

Thursday September 24th - FALL FESTIVAL TONIGHT!!!

Friday September 25th-NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!!! WAIVER DAY FOR TEACHERS

Reading/Language Arts

This week, we will continue or theme “Something Special!” by reading Nate the Great San Francisco Detective by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat. This mystery introduces us to detective Nate the Great who searches San Francisco for a lost joke book. He discovers that the wrong place can be the best place to look for a lost item.

As we read the story, students will be learning new vocabulary and will continue to practice decoding long words.

Writing complete descriptive sentences will continue to be the subject of our grammar lessons this week.

Math

We begin working in Everyday Mathematics this week. You will receive a letter with a password giving your child access to our math games and student reference book. This week we will review basic addition and subtraction facts involving larger numbers. The class will also review and solve “What’s My Rule” problems. Towards the middle of the week we will use parts and total diagrams to help solve parts and total number stories. We will also use comparison diagrams to solve comparison number stories. Finally, on Friday we will focus on subtracting with three digits.

Social Studies

Did you know that Brecksville Township once consisted of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, North Royalton, and parts of Summit County? Your child will be learning about his/her own community during our study of communities. This week we will recognize that communities exist in different countries all over the World too. Thursday, we will celebrate Constitution Day! Friday has us explaining the major functions of local government. All 6 strands of the government standards will be met in this lesson along with a packet. Ask your child to share this with you when it comes home.

Extras

Monday-Sally Foster sale begins

Thursday-Picture Day

Friday-Room Parent Meeting and field trip letter due back today.

Homework:

Monday, September 14th - show parents Brecksville City Hall Field trip letter. Spelling- pages 16-18 due by Thursday. Math- Simple Solutions pages 2-3

Tuesday, September 15th- Math- pages 3-4 simple solutions . Social St- page 3 and Reading- take home reading book and Nate The Great on pages 70-95 for Thursday’s end of selection test.

Wednesday, September 16th- Math-  page 6 in Simple Solutions Book. Reading- study for vocabulary test. Spelling due tomorrow.  Picture Day tomorrow.

Thursday September 17th - Picture Day Today, Study for spelling test. Math- page 8 simple solutions.

Friday September 18th-

Reading/Language Arts/Spelling- We will be reading a story called Pepita Talks Twice on pages 44-63. This realistic fiction story introduces us to Pepita, a young girl who quits speaking Spanish because she is tired of being the neighborhood translator. However, when her dog does not respond to the English name she gives him and a disaster nearly occurs, Pepita realizes that speaking two languages is best.

The skills we will be concentrating on are reading guided comprehension, vocabulary, spelling words with the short I, O, and U sounds, narrative elements of a story, using a dictionary, learning about statements and questions, decoding long words and learning how to write a diary entry. Students will bring home their reading books on Tuesday night and read the story at home for Thursday’s reading and vocabulary test over the story Pepita Talks Twice.

Math- We will wrap up chapter 1 this week over addition, subtraction and fact families. A study guide will be completed in class on Wednesday and come that night. We will have our first math test on Thursday the 10th. Please help your child at home study his/her math facts.

Social Studies- We are starting a new unit on communities. We will be concentrating on Brecksville and Broadview Heights along with city government and how it works. We will define neighborhood, community, city and state. Also, our Fire Escape Plans are due by this Friday the 11th. These were sent home last Friday with the students.

Miscellaneous:

Monday- No School- Labor Day!!!

Tuesday-Scholastic Book Orders due by today if ordering.

Wednesday- PSO meeting

Homework:

Monday, September 7th - No School Labor Day

Tuesday, September 8th- Math-   Reading- take home reading book and Pepita Talks Twice on pages 44-63 for Thursday’s end of selection test. Scholastic book orders due  today if ordering. Math- 1.6 worksheet.

Wednesday, September 9th- Math- look over review guide completed in class today for test tomorrow over addition and subtraction.  Reading- Vocabulary crossword and study for vocabulary words. Social Studies- worksheet 1 What is a Community.

Thursday September 10th - Study for spelling test.

Friday September 11th- Picture Day is next Thursday, September 17th.

In class, we learned how to write paragraphs and use transition words. The students watched me make popcorn and then they wrote the steps involved.

science-is-cool

We are learning about science experiments and the proper procedures to carry out these experiments. The kids learned about blowing bubbles and then changing the variable by adding dish soap to the water. You can see below what happened.