Miss Tracy's Class

HELLO!!!

2012-01-13T15:14:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!
I hope you are loving 3rd grade. I know Ms. P is doing a great job and is an amazing teacher. I miss you all so much and I hope to come by one day soon and see you. Maybe I will even have some pictures to show you from my wedding.

If Sergio reads this, I am sure the class misses you. I hope you are liking your new school.

Be good everyone and you can comment on this post if you want to talk to me :)

See you soon.

Mrs. Tracy-Ritter :)

Student Council Speeches

2011-09-01T09:17:00.001-07:00

During our speeches today we needed to take a commercial break. Thank you Adam for providing us with it :)

Cactus Life Cycle Assessment

2011-09-01T09:16:00.000-07:00

Friday Aug. 26th

Coming Soon!

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Cactus Assessment Videos!

Sometimes paper tests just are not fun. SO.... today we did a performance test!

Check out the videos coming soon!!!!

Finding Seeds in Fruit

2011-08-26T10:47:00.001-07:00

Tell me about your WEEK!

2011-08-24T11:33:00.001-07:00

Comment on this post and tell me about your first couple of weeks of school!

Wednesday! Aug. 17

2011-08-17T14:02:00.001-07:00

Check out the pictures of our day!

Jacob wrote the "smallest number" :)
We had a great time working with our Clock Buddies on Math.
We made cactus pads with thorns.
We worked in groups to brainstorm words we know about the desert.
We looked through magazines to learn new information about deserts.
We made awesome collages out of our pictures.

It was an awesome day!!

Monday

2011-08-15T16:26:00.000-07:00

We didn't take any pictures today but it was a great day!

Today we started our normal morning routine. Students learned how to do morning math. We also did our first lesson in Every Day Math, Numbers all Around. We found numbers in TONS of places.

Mr. McConnell came to visit our classroom today. He gave us the student code of conduct. It has all our school rules in it. It also have the consequences for rules that are broken.

In writing we spent time working on a pre-assessment. All the students wrote letters to me. This year we are going to learn how to write a letter. We will also learn how to use great word choice and conventions to make our writing interesting and fun.

See you all tomorrow!

Friday!

2011-08-12T15:12:00.000-07:00

What a great first week of school. We had tons of fun today. We made name Glyphs, took a fact test and spelling test, AND we explored our class library of books. All the students filled their buckets with great books to read.

We also learned how to use a balance scale. We used the scale to weigh different types of seeds. Check out some pictures from our science and math lesson today.

A Bucket Filling Day!

2011-08-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

Today we read a book called "Have you Filled A Bucket Today?"

The students then wrote about different ways they fill other peoples 'buckets'. They learned an activity called musical parnters and give one take one. They used these strategies to share the ideas they wrote. They also wrote down ways they were bucket dippers.

At the end we wrote down specific ways we could be bucket fillers on the playgroud, bus, lunchroom, bathrooms, assemblies, table groups, computer lab and in our classroom

You can see our pictures here!

Our First Day!

2011-08-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

Today we started our day by creating a web out of yarn. What happened when people dropped their string? What about when we all lifted our string? Tell your family about the web we made and why we made it.

We have so many supplies! Thank you all! We can always use more tissues. :)

After lunch today we worked on science activity. We had tons of fun. The pictures are below.

July 9th 2010

2011-07-09T09:56:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a great summer! I can't believe I will see you all in a month for the first day of 3rd grade!!!

I have been busy this summer. Since you we are not at Walker I have tons of time. I am going to school at the U of A all summer long. I can't wait to share some of the new things I have learned with you.

I have also been doing at lot around my house. Oreo really likes that I am home and can play fetch whenever she wants. :)

Have you done anything cool this summer that you want to share? To share just go to the bottom of this post and click "comment". You can type a message for everyone to see. Tell us what you have been doing.

May 17th 2011 Play - ARF

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Computers April 21

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Start Easy!
http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/alphabetical-order-1.html

Alphabetize words in a GAME!
http://www.toonuniversity.com/aol/3l_alph3.htm

Special Person's Day

2011-03-15T12:26:00.001-07:00

Computers March 3

2011-03-02T14:08:00.000-08:00

Practice your subtraction on this webpage!
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_155_g_1_t_1.html?from=category_g_1_t_1.html

IXL - Practice H.4 and H.5
http://www.ixl.com/

Computers Feb 17

2011-02-15T14:14:00.000-08:00

Play with 3D Shapes on this Website!!!
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_128_g_1_t_3.html?open=instructions&from=category_g_1_t_3.html

Practice counting edges, vertices, and faces!
T1, T2, T3
http://www.ixl.com/

Computers Feb. 10

2011-02-10T06:40:00.000-08:00

11:20-11:40
Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

11:40 - 12:10
IXL
http://www.ixl.com/
Practice T.1 Identify planar and solid shapes

Computers Jan 27

2011-01-26T12:10:00.000-08:00

Compass Practice
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/compass_direction/compass_direction.html

Gride Practice
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/k9mod/Mapskill/grid1.swf

Map Key Game
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/gis.html

When you finish you can try the challenge game OR got to IXL

Challenge!!!
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/pyramid.html

IXL
http://www.ixl.com/

November 18, 2010

2010-11-18T15:49:00.000-08:00

We have been up to so many fun things in class. The year is flying by.

Word Work Time: We have been learning about synonyms, antonyms, compound words, and contractions over the last 5 weeks. As we learn each new word is becomes harder to remember them all. Can you give an example of each type of word.

Writing: We are beginning to learn about nouns. Using exact, specific nouns in our writing adds detail and makes our writing more fun to read.

Math: We just started chapter 3. We are reviewing telling time and counting money. Earlier this week we counted our pockets. Then we made a bar graph and found the maximum, minimum, range, and median. We are still working hard on our addition facts. Lots of kids are passing their monkey math tests.

Reading: This quarter all the reading classes are learning about non-fiction features. We are also working on finding the main idea and supporting details in a non-fiction book.

Jr. Achievement: We have been so lucky to have 4 lessons with Mr. Tracy over the past month. Next Wednesday is our last lesson. We are learning about communities. We learned that there are products and services. We got into assembly lines in order to make donuts, paid taxes, and voted on a mayor for our town. It is so much fun!!!

Coming up!! Tomorrow we have a special guest form Northwest Fire Department. We had so much fun at Mini Muster I know this will be fun.

Next week Homework: There will be a project coming home on Monday. You have all week to work on it. You can even work on it over the 2 day break. Don't forget- NO school on Thursday or Friday next week.

Water Cycle Group 1

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Water cycle Group 3

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Class News Sept 24th

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Book orders have been placed and should be here in about a week. The October book orders are up if you didn't get a chance to order last month.
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Use our class activation code to order: GRDFQ

Conferences are coming up beginning October 4th. Please see the calendar above for your time. If you don't have a time yet please pick one of the times that says OPEN and email me the time you would like.

Picture Day - Tuesday September 28th is picture day. If you would like to order pictures please send in the packet by Tuesday.

Chick Fillet Night - Wednesday September 29th is the fundraiser at Chick Fillet. Come on over for dinner!

Fall Break - Don't forget there is no school from October 11-15.

The kids have been working so hard these last few weeks.

Math - We are finishing up Chapter 1 in math. Here are some of the topics we have covered:

writing numbers
ordering numbers
counting coins
telling time
addition facts 1-10
finding missing numbers
patterns
odd and even numbers
place value tens and ones

Science - We are learning about weather. The kids have been observing it each day. We have learned about:

temperature
clouds
wind
types of weather

Writing - You can see our classes writing in the hall way near the library. The kids wrote awesome stories about what life would be like as an object. Stop by and read them and see there amazing illustrations. We have been working on:

using good ideas
sticking to the topic
using capitals and punctuation

Reading - Each reading class has been working on these reading concepts:

Characters
Setting
Sequencing Events
Problems and Solutions
Cause and Effect

Spelling - Each day the class gets to play with letters and make words. We spent 5 weeks reviewing short vowel sounds. Just this week we have started learning about long vowel sounds and the "magic e". Students are learning about word families and rhyming words. Ask you child what silent or magic e does to the letter a.

8/31 Update

2010-08-31T11:59:00.000-07:00

We are in full swing now! There is so much happening in our classroom and it is very exciting. To find out what we are learning about take a look at the
QUESTIONS
section to the right of this. The students are working hard. You will also see along the right side a place where you can order books
BOOK ORDERS
and a place where students can access a reading website that the school purchased for each student to use.
RAZ-KIDS.
This is a great place to let you kids go to do their 20 minutes of reading each night.

Many of you have already signed up for October parent-teacher conferences. If you have not please take a look at the calender and let me know 2 or 3 times that will work for you. I have marked all the times I have available with the word OPEN.

Thank you all so much for coming to open house. It was really great meeting you all. I heard many of you went to Dairy Queen night too. I was in class and not able to go but I sent my mom. :) Thank you so much for supporting our school and your child.

First day of School

2010-08-11T14:45:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day. I really enjoyed meeting all the students. We did lots of getting to know you activities and went over tons of "How do we dos".

Here are some things you can ask your child about:
-We made a puzzle. Ask them what shape it made.
-We looked at each others' names. Ask them why the names were written with some blue letters and some red letters. Also ask them what was special about the first letter of the names.
-I told the kids all about me. Ask them if they remember anything about my family, pets, or hobbies.

I look forward to seeing them all tomorrow. If you haven't gotten a chance yet would you please click on this link and fill in the information.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGtUSU1LdktyVUNySGl5TG0tU2dBWFE6MQ

Welcome to 2nd Grade

2010-08-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

I would like to welcome you all to the 2010-2011 school year. I am so excited to be at Walker this year and to be YOUR teacher. We have so many new and exciting things to learn this year. I can't wait to meet you all. Please come by our classroom (Room 6 North) on Tuesday August 10th between 1 and 3 to meet me and see your new room.

Before that you can click on this link and tell me about you! Help your parents fill in the information. http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGtUSU1LdktyVUNySGl5TG0tU2dBWFE6MQ

Don't forget school starts on August 11th. I look forward to seeing you at 7:40am! Bring your smile and laugh and be ready to learn.

Miss Tracy

Miss Tracy's Class Supply List:
Backpack
Pencils
Glue sticks
2 Spiral Notebooks
Black Dry Erase Markers
Box of 24 or smaller Crayons
Scissors
Tissue

Other items if you want to share:
Markers
Colored Pencils
Clorox wipes
hand sanitizer
Ziploc bags (any size)

Please DON'T bring...
3 ring binders or Trapper Keepers
Mechanical Pencils
Pencil Box (we don't have desks - we have tables!)
Pens

2009 - 2010 Year in Review!

2010-05-20T14:01:00.000-07:00

The best things about this year.

Russell - When we learned about Gladiators!
Louie - Mrs. Reid's last day kickball game.
Nicholas-We learned about the Ancient gods and goddesses
Ashley-Everything about school, especially our USA play
Whitney-It was fun to explore 3rd grade. I like the environments the best.
Sydney S - I liked it when Mr. Tracy came in to teach Jr Ach
Jack - I liked having the Olympics out on the field
Joseph - The best memory is when I learned the multiplication method lattice.
Andrea - I liked when we did Monkey Math
Quincey - I liked when we did the Ellis Island
Sydney T - I liked how we learned explorers
Charly - I liked when Alex and I were singing Eye of the Tiger for the class.
Kali - I liked when we went on the field trip to learn about the biomes. Biosphere II
Alex - I liked it when we went to the Gem and Mineral Show
Madison - I liked when we did the cookie thing. We used our 5 senses to describe different kinds of cookies.
Kaylyn- I liked when we were singing on the bus
Leah - My favorite thing that we did in class this entire year was Mrs. Reid teaching to us and Miss Tracy.
Travis - I liked when we learned the parallel song.
Mallory-I liked it when Miss Tracy taught us partial products.
Max - I liked when we did music math.
Romeo - I liked when Mr. Tracy taught us zones.
Jake - I liked traditional multiplication
Laura - I liked Math 4 Today

Miss Tracy - When we cut apart the fruit and made a mess.
Mrs. Sheber liked when we were pen pals with her classes.

We really liked doing our USA Play! We really liked when we did our dance in library because we turned in all of our books first.

May 10th Update

2010-05-10T16:30:00.001-07:00

Miler’s Club!
We came in second to Mr. Walling’s class by 12 miles. J The kids did a great job. Actually, if you take out the guest miles (parents, ect) our students walked more miles than Mr. Walling’s. Due to both classes doing such a great job we are going to have a pizza party together on Monday the 17th.

This Friday the kids get to watch a movie because they reached their goal of 950 miles. They actually walked 1013 I think. Mrs. Paulson is looking for a few parents to help with supervision during the movies, 1:20-3:00. If you can help out during this time please let me know. It is pretty much just making sure the kids are following the rules in the MPR while watching the movie.

The last week of school:
Come see the kid’s environment projects presentations. They will be presenting every 15 minutes between these times. Drop in during one of these times to see the environments and hear the students present.
Tuesday May 18th starting at 10:15. Last presentation at 11:15 (ending at 11:30 right before lunch)
Wednesday May 19th starting at 9:30. Last presentation at 10:15 (ending at 10:30)
Wednesday May 19th starting at 11:00. Last presentation at 11:15 (ending at 11:30)

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL INFORMATION
Thursday May 20th Last Day of school - Read In
***The last day of school we are going watch various movies on different environments around 9:30. Students will pick the environment movie they want to watch and then head to one of 3 classrooms. Kids can bring a pillow or blanket on this day to snuggle with while watching the movie. Please don’t let you child bring in HUGE items as they are hard to carry home. If you would like to donate a healthy snack or juice for the during the movie please email me and let me know what you would like to bring. If someone has already volunteered to bring it I will let you know. We will have a little end of the year celebration and snack “distribution” at 9:00.

***After the video students will have year book signing time and we will be doing some wrap up activities. If you child did not purchase a yearbook with their school pictures they can bring a little notebook or folded homemade book to have their friends sign.

***After lunch on Thursday May 20th is the Recorder concert. Our class will be playing their recorders for you at 1:30. It will be about 15 to 20 minutes long. This is during our music class. As of right now the concert will be on the stage. I will let you know if this changes.

***After the recorder concert we will do some more wrap up activities and than participate in the 5th grade send off.

We are still working so hard in class. Help me in reminding the kids that we still have learning to do before the last day of school. I am reminding them a lot about making good choices. It is hard with all the spring fever. J Thanks for all you do to help with this. Have a great year and I hope to see you all in the next 2 weeks before summer.

Carol Tracy

May 6th 2010

2010-05-06T14:58:00.000-07:00

Written By: the class

This morning we wrote our morning agenda. After that we did some math for today. One of the problems was rounding numbers and then subtracting them. Then we worked on our stories for writers workshop.

Next, finished adventure two where we wrote a journal entry and illustrated it. Then we read our Geronimo Stilton books and started adventure 3.

We took a break on the playground to get our minds working again.

After that we practiced lattice. We learned 3 to 2 digit lattice. When we were finished Miss Tracy showed some people how to do 2 to 3 digit partial products. Then Mr. Eigen explained to the class how to do partial products.

After math we ate lunch. Lunch today was pizza, salad, fruit and milk. YUM! Then we went to lunch recess.

After lunch we practiced our math facts doing monkey math.

Then it was time for music. We played our recorders and learned Merrily we Roll Along, Old McDonald, and a Native American Song.

At the end of the day we worked on researching our environments. We have to have information for each visual we have and a visual for each information card we have.

We had the funnest day ever! :)

(me too! Miss Tracy)

Thanks!

2010-05-06T11:21:00.000-07:00

Mrs. Reid - Mrs. Reid's last day was on Friday May 2nd. We had a great celebration. The kids in our class played kick ball against the kids in Mr. Walling's class. They had a student teacher too. The kids made a book for Mrs. Reid. Each child wrote her a letter about what makes a good teacher. They also included a picture of themselves with Mrs. Reid. Thanks to all the wonderful parents for you monetary donation. We were able to purchase a $75 gift card as a going away gift. She was very surprised and grateful. She wanted me to thank you all for letting her be a part of your child's learning. She learned so much from your children and is going to be a wonderful teacher.

I want to take a minute to thank you, students and parents, for all the wonderful treats, gifts, cards, books, and flowers. You guys (the kids) piled everything on my desk each day and I am not sure what was from who. I was having a difficult time thinking of how to write you each a thank you card when I am not sure what to thank you each for. SOooo instead I would just like to thank you all for your thoughtfulness and kindness. This year has flown by. It has been such a joy teaching each and every one of you. I am going to cherish these last couple of weeks. You all bring me happiness each day. You have learned so much and grown so much this year. I am proud to have been given the chance to teach you and help you grow. Thank you for all you do for me kiddos. :) Let's have a great couple of weeks.

Miss Tracy

May 5, 2010

2010-05-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

written by: the class

We started our day by writing our agenda. We did our 4 math 4 today problems. Next, we worked on our new writers workshop stories.

After that, we read our Geronimo Stilton Books. We create a web about what Geronimo did and saw during today's reading. We started Geronimo's journal entry about what happened, the weather, temperature, and details about what was happening in the story. We had to pretend we were him.

Then we took a break to celebrate Max's birthday. We ate cupcakes and milk. YUM!

We came back inside and learned 2 new different ways to do multiplication. We learned traditional method or "parents way" of multiplication. We practiced partial products method too.

After math we went to lunch. Hot lunch chicken tenders, mash potatoes, corn and fruit. You could have gravy if you wanted. We also got chocolate milk.

Next was, Monkey Math!!!! We love fact practice.

Then it was time for PE. We had PE celebration today. Thanks to Alex and Brandon for bringing snacks. We played "Get em All".

After PE we learned about decomposers. We played games about decomposers and the food chain on the computer. Then our environment groups created food chains.

Now, we are writing this. :) But we will go home soon!

May 3, 2010

2010-05-03T16:22:00.000-07:00

Today was an exciting day and the week is looking great! Thank you all so much for the beautiful flowers you brought today. Our room is so colorful and smells great.

Here is a look at what we are up to.

Reading: This week we are starting literature circles with various Geronimo Stilton Books. Students will be completing 4 different “adventures” with the book. Math: We are learning how to complete multiplication problems with 2, 3, and 4 digit number. We learned partial products method last week and this week we are learning lattice method and traditional method (the one we all learned) They have lattice homework tonight. See if they can teach it to you!

Spelling: The kids did awesome on their first dictation test Friday. This week’s paragraph came home today. Students need to copy it tonight for homework. On Friday they will have their test where they will be read the paragraph and have to write it as it is read. This is how 4th grade does it so it is good practice.

Writing: For the last 3 weeks of school students are going to be in writer workshop. They will hopefully go through the entire writing process between now and the end of the year and have a published book at the end. This is our goal.

Science: The environment projects are coming along. Students have learned about producers and consumers. Now they are researching different producers and consumers in their environment. We will be learning about decomposers and the food chain this week. We will have times the last week of school where you can come in and see their projects. I will get you times very soon.

After winter break our class wrote letters to a new group of college students learning to be come teachers. Each child had their own pen pal. Today our pen pals come to our school and helped us learn about consumers. Ask your child about their pen pal.

I hope everyone had a great weekend. We are nearing the end of the year. Parents, please help your child stay focused on school for another 13 days. J

Carol Tracy

What's Up Today?

2010-03-29T09:55:00.000-07:00

March 29, 2010 by: Kaylyn

The day started when I came in and unpacked my backpack. We all wrote our agendas, and worked on our math 4 today. Then we wrote in our journals. We had to write if we would rather be flat or really really tall. I picked really really tall. There are a couple reasons why but one reason was to scare my sisters.

In reading we learned about the rules in a kitchen. One rule is to wash your hands before you handle food.

... to be continued

Computers March 2nd

2010-03-01T15:54:00.000-08:00

Let's learn a little more about Greece.
Visit http://www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/home.html

Work with a partner to learn new information about Architecture and Geography.

When you are finished come back to the blog and blog about 2 interesting things you learned. Post one comment for you and your partner. Make sure to include both of your first names in the "name/url" box.

When you are all done you and your partner can work individually at your own computers. You may bake some cookies here!
COOKIES

Hit some moles (this is hard it is division - You may only go here is you are on letter N or further on multiplication monkey math)
Hit the Moles

Computers 2-23

2010-02-23T07:20:00.000-08:00

We are going to learn about Hercules. Visit
http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/

When you are finished with your activity visit
http://amphimath.com/ruler_new.html
and click on lesson.
or click
http://amphimath.com/Materials/MEASURING%20WITH%20A%20RULER.ppt
to go straight to the lesson.

This lesson will teach you a little about measurement!
After you watch and practice with this video you can practice measurment with these game links.
Use a Ruler
The Ruler Game
Sal's Sub Shop! Measurement
Measure the Teddy Bear
How long is the line?
EASY Fish Tank Measurement
Bob the Builder Measurement
All Measurement Games

What's Up Today? 2-18

2010-02-18T12:02:00.000-08:00

by Sydney S.

This morning we watched the announcements. After that we talked about Greek gods and goddesses. The Greeks thought that when it rained that it was because of Zeus. Everything that happened was because of the gods and goddesses.

After that we learned about symmetry and how 2 sides have to be equal for it to be symmetrical. During that time Mrs. Reid's teacher was giving her a grade. We went online and saw how things are symmetric and not. We got shapes and folded them to see if they were symmetrical. Then we got to draw the lines for the crease if they were symmetrical. If they weren't we had to put a big X across it.

Then we went to lunch. We ate pizza. Then we went to Recess and everyone signed my pants. :)

Then we graded our Math 4 Today.

In music we learned about high pitches and low pitches and we discussed about our recorders.

Then we went to recess cause we did good for Mrs. Reid.

In spelling we learned about dropping the e in words. We drop e if the suffix starts with a vowel. Like in the word care and ing. You have to drop the e and make caring.

We just started learning about exact nouns. For example when someone writes a movie review they have to write the actual movies name or they won't know what you are talking about and they will be asking what you are talking about.

That was our fun day today.

What's Up In Class Today? 2/16

2010-02-16T11:56:00.000-08:00

By Jack E

Today was a really fun day.

We graded each others journals by getting red pen and a highlighter. Miss Tracy told us what to do. We checked if our partner wrote the date, commas like after dear Mrs Reid and after your student.

We did the Olympics thing in computers. There was a bunch of questions. We had to answer them. One of the questions were to find out 4 sports.

In computers we also went to the game Sal's sub shop and dance mat typing.

In reading we played rivit. It's a game where the teacher started writing the word and we had to guess the word. Some of the words were proposal, court, and spoiled.

I had a cold lunch today so I don't know what was for lunch. I played tetherball at recess.

We did math after that. We were learning about 3/4 turns and 1/2 turns and 1/4 turns. We drew them on our whiteboards and showed Mrs. Reid. Some people acted hard ones out the hard ones like more than a 1/4 but less than 1/2 turn.

It has been one of the funnest days!

Computers 2-9

2010-02-09T07:33:00.000-08:00

Visit the Olympic Games!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/the_olympic_games/

Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the link that says
"The Olympics - Visit the ancient games!"

When you are finished come back to the blog and comment on
3 things you learned
2 things you want to know or questions you have
1 thing you already knew.

If you still have time you can visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Computers 1-5

2010-01-05T08:51:00.001-08:00

http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm

Computers 12/15

2009-12-15T08:25:00.001-08:00

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/oceanodyssey/oceanodysseylink.htm

With a friend you are going to visit this website. See if you can complete the Ocean Odyssey!

If you finish this site you may practice you typing skills on Dance Mat Typing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

When we have about 10 minutes left I will ask you to come back to the blog and post a comment telling me about 3 things you learned and 1 question you have about sound.

Computers 12-8

2009-12-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

1st - Visit this site and listen to the sounds. Follow your worksheet.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/sounds.html

2nd - Visit this site and see if you can guess the sounds. Don't forget to write down what you think.
http://www.pitairport.com/FlyKids/guessSounds.htm

3rd - Visit this site to play the drums. Follow your worksheet as you are playing.
http://www.kidsgamer.com/play-online-game.php?game=Online%20Drumset

4th - Visit other great sound sites. These are also on our links page.
NY Philharmonic
Creating Music
Find Sounds
Juice Bottle Jingles
Sound and Hearing
The Sound Site
FOSSWEB - Physics of Sound
Do You Hear What I Hear - Pitch Me a Curve
Changing Sounds
Magic School Bus Gets an Earful
Play the Guitar - Pitch
Ocean Odyssey on Sound
Sound Junction - Make Music
Decibels

Come Back here and comment on this blog. Tell me 3 things your learned about sound AND 1 quesiton you have about sound.

Computers Dec 1

2009-12-01T08:32:00.000-08:00

Lights and Shadows
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/light_shadows.shtml

How we see things
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/see_things.shtml

Light and Dark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/light_dark.shtml

When you are finished visiting both sites comment on this blog.

What did you learn about light. Write 3 or more sentences.

Then you may visit http://www.tickettoread.com/

Computers Today

2009-11-23T09:36:00.001-08:00

Learn about Ellis Island

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm

Blog 'bout a Book 11-19

2009-11-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

It's BLOGGING time again!

Pick a fiction book you read on www.tickettoread.com .

Tell me...

Title:
Author:
Two new vocabulary words:
Characters:
Setting:
3 details about the story:
1.
2.
3.

Post the comment with the answers before Monday. If you post every week this month you will get a special prize. :)

Blog 'bout a Book 11-12

2009-11-12T14:08:00.000-08:00

It's time to blog about what you have been reading at home.

Be sure to tell me ...

Title:
Author:
How many pages are in the book?:
What page are you on?:
Is it fiction or non-fiction:
Write 3 sentences about the book:

Blog 'bout a Book 10-29 until 11-1

2009-10-29T08:37:00.000-07:00

If you post a comment about the books you have been reading for the next four weeks you will earn a "BOOK IT" certificate good for a free pizza at Pizza Hut. So get blogging!!!!

Tell me about a non-fiction book, article or online article you have read.

This week - practice copying and pasting. Copy (Ctrl C) the information below and paste (Ctrl V) it into a comment. THEN type in your answers.

Title:
Author:
1 heading that is in the book or article:
What is the main idea of the book or article:
Describe one picture, chart or diagram that is in the book:
Look up 2 words that you don't know in the glossary or dictionary.
Word:
Definition:
Word:
Definition:

Computers 10-27-09

2009-10-27T08:59:00.000-07:00

President for a Day!

Visit http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html

Read about the presidents and make choices on what you would do if you were president.

When you are done paste you article in the comment section.

How to copy and paste:
Copy it by clicking at the top by the word “FREE”, hold the clicker down and drag your mouse to the bottom right above the line. Then let go and hit CRTL C on your keyboard. Go to our blog and click on comment. Then paste (CTRL V) the information into a comment box. Type the funny looking word, click by name/url and type your name and #, then click post.

When you are finished visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
and practice you typing skills
OR
www.raz-kids.com
and read some books!

Local Government

2009-10-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Today you are going to visit the Oro Valley City Website
http://www.orovalleyaz.gov/Home_Page.htm

Our local government has lots of people that make our city work. Those people work together to provide places and services for the city's citizens. They provide these places and services using tax dollars from citizens like you and me.

Today you are going to find people, services, and places in our community.

When you are finished you may visit
Raz-kids - www.raz-kids.com
or
Dance Mat Typing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Blog bout a Book Oct 1

2009-10-01T16:08:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone!
Before Sunday tell me about something you have been reading. Since we are still practicing with the dictionary let's look up some words again!

1. Title
2. Author
3. Tell me about the book in 2 or more sentences.
4. Pick 3 words from the book and write the dictionary definition.

Remember it does not have to be a book. It can be an article from a magazine, newspaper or a website. It can even be a brochure, menu, pamphlet, contest form, or a recipe.

Blog bout a book 9-24

2009-09-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

Find a book or article you have been reading.

Make a comment on this blog and tell me:
1. Title
2. Author
3. Tell me a little about the book or article.
4. Pick 3 words from the book or article that are "hard" or words you don't know. Write the word and the definition. You can look the definition up in the dictionary or online on a dictionary.

Complete this before Sunday night!

online dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Raz-Kids is WORKING

2009-09-21T16:23:00.001-07:00

Visit http://www.raz-kids.com/ and read books online! To log in type tcarol

You will see a list of everyone's name. Click on YOUR NAME only!!!

To start pick a book to read. For each book you should:
1. Listen to it (if there is the option to)
2. Read it yourself
3. Take the quiz

You will earn more stars by getting 100% on the quiz the first time so READ CAREFULLY!!

You can always read and listen to the book more than once before you take the quiz.

Tomorrow in lab we will practice using this site and you will all be assigned a password that you will need to log in after tonight. (there is no password needed for tonight)

Have a great night!

Blog bout a Book 9-17

2009-09-17T13:01:00.001-07:00

*** Before Monday morning you need to post a comment to this blog. ***

Blog bout a book or article -
Title:
Author:
Main idea of the story:

Be the teacher - Write one question that someone could answer if they read the story.:

Blog bout a book

2009-09-10T15:05:00.001-07:00

Tell me about a non-fiction book or article that you have read.

Tell me:

1. The title
2. About one picture in the article or book
3. Did it have a table of contents, glossary, or index
4. Tell me about the book or article

This is due by Sunday night!

Writing about writing!

2009-09-08T10:52:00.001-07:00

We have been learning LOTS about ideas in our writing. Can you answer these questions about writing?

1. What is the opposite of a wimpy idea?
2. What are the 3 things that make a ____ idea?
3. What is the rule for EVERY paragraph?
4. What are the 5 W's we started learning about today?
5. Fill in the blank: The 5 W's make our details more ___________ .

After you answer these questions tell me what you like best about writing.

Blog 'bout a Book Sept 3rd

2009-09-03T08:50:00.001-07:00

Hey Everyone!!! Time to blog about a book you have been reading. Actually it does not have to be a book. It can be anything you have read in the last week during your 20 minutes of reading. A book, article, contest form, cereal box, menu, magazine, newspaper, an Internet article, an online book, or just about anything you can read count as 20 minutes of reading.

Now it is time to tell me about what you have read.

We have been learning about how to monitor our comprehension, or "STOP, what did we just read?" One of the things we are learning is that if you ask questions about what you are reading, while you are reading, you will understand it better.

SO.... Tell me :

1. The title of something you have read
2. Tell me a little about what you read
3. Write 2 questions you have about your reading

Aug 24 Week in Review!

2009-08-28T13:05:00.000-07:00

Questions to Review the Week!

-When you move to the right on a number grid what happens to the numbers? to the left? up? down?
-What is a number name box? Can you fill in a name number box for the number 14?
-What are some of the things good readers do? (We talked about 6)
-What does it mean to adore someone? What characters did we read about this week that adored each other?
-What sound does long 0 make?
-What is a digraph? (clue: the H Brothers)
-What is a "suprise word"
-What is a strong idea? What is the opposite of a strong idea?
-What do you use at the end of a statement sentence?
-Do you know where to find your spelling words online?
-How many contract items have you finished? (you should be close to 3 by Sept. 2)

Computers Aug. 25

2009-08-25T09:04:00.000-07:00

First we are going to visit our lnks page.
http://3rdgradeclasslinks.blogspot.com/

Then let's practice some MATH!!

Clockwise - Move the hands on the clock to show the time.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clockworks/

Bed Time Bandits
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/bedtime/

Number Grid Practice
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/DogBone/gamebone.html

You will have about 20 minutes to play these games.

Then we are going to visit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
to practice our typing skills.

NEWS UPDATE - Aug. 21st

2009-08-21T16:06:00.000-07:00

Read the School Skywriter - http://www.amphi.com/~psky/email_page3.htm

It was a great week this week!

We are finally getting in the routine of everything. A few kids forgot to blog on Thursday night so I asked them to do it over the weekend. Just a reminder that Monday and Thursday spelling choices homework does NOT need to be printed or emailed. Please just sign their assignment paper indicating that they completed it. If you would like a head start on next weeks words they are posted. Just go to Unit 2.

Don’t forget to sign your child’s assignment sheet. They need to return it on Monday.

Ask your child some questions about this week!
What is a number grid?
What are some of the things they found inside their math tool kit and student reference book?
What weighs more a bean seed or a bean seed that has been watered? How do you know?
What are the steps in the life cycle of a Saguaro Cactus?
What is a setting?
What sound does long i make?
What is a topic sentence?
What does the “e” icon on the desktop of the computer stand for?
How do you add a website to your favorites menu?
What are 3 ways to be safe online?

T-shirts
There are a few kids that have not brought in their information for t-shirts. We are going to try and order the white shirts on Tuesday so please get me their sizes as soon as possible. We will by dying the shirts on September 18th. We need about 5 parents to help so if you are willing please let me know. It will be very easy and I will train you on how to do it. (You will have fun!)

Book Orders
Book orders are due by Wednesday. On the right side of the blog you will see the website link and the log in and password.

Grades
I should have grades updated on Monday. The grades that are posted are as of LAST Friday. Use your last name and 8 digit number to log in. The link is on the right hand side of the blog under links.

Parent Helpers
I finished the parent helper schedule for the next two months. Please check out the calendar on our website. The link is on the right hand side of the blog.

Picture Day
Don’t forget about picture day on Wednesday. All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook. Yearbook orders are included in the picture packet so please be sure to read over that. If you need another packet the office has extra copies.

If your child would like to work on their contract over the weekend they are alway welcome to do that. Many of the kids asked about it.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Blog 'bout a Book Aug 20th

2009-08-20T16:05:00.000-07:00

You have been reading 20 minutes each night. Tell me the title of a book, article, or story that you have read in the last week.

In your comment you should include:
1. Title
2. Author (if possible)
3. 3 things that happened in the story OR 3 interesting facts

Post your comment tonight!! Spell the best you can!

See you all in the morning.

pssst - don't forget about your spelling test tomorrow!!

Computer Lesson Aug 18th

2009-08-18T09:19:00.000-07:00

Watch the Video on this website

http://ikeepsafe.org/iksc_kids/

Then pick one of these videos to watch. You can watch them all or just a few.

Click on "NOW PLAYING" to see the videos

http://www.netsmartzkids.org/uyn/index.htm

When you are finished come back to the blog and comment on it. Tell me 3 ways you can be safe online!

After typing your comment click on the bubble next to name/url and type your first name and number then click publish.

You should see in green at the top of the page "Your comment has been published".

Week of Aug 17th

2009-08-17T13:44:00.000-07:00

Some Business for Parents:
Book Orders - Due by next Wednesday Please order online using the link in the section to the right of this blog.
T-shirts - Please send in money and the order form to Heylie Eigen as soon as possible. Make checks out to her please.
Pictures - Pictures are next Wednesday. Please send in the packets on that day or before.
Grades online-Grades are online. You can access them using your last name and the 8 digit number I gave you at parent night. Also please help your child memorize that number for computer lab.
Assignment Sheets - Each day your child lists that things we do during the day on their assignment sheet. They also write HW next to anything that is homework. When you ask your child about their day you can reference the assingment sheet to see what we did.
Spelling Choices - Your child needs to complete 2 spelling choices each week, one on Monday and one on Thursday. If you would like your child to complete more in order to study that is fine. When you child completes them all they have to do is write the number of the choice they completed on their assingment sheet. When you sign the sheet that lets me know they completed it. They do not have to turn anything in for these.

As I get more questions I will add to this blog so everyone can take advatage of the answers. I hope this clears things up!

THANKS!!
Carol Tracy

Reading Blog

2009-08-13T08:29:00.000-07:00

Tonight you are reading The Three Hawaiian Pigs. Make a comment to this blog and answer these questions.
1. What was house #1 made of?
2. What was house #2 made of?
3. What was house #3 made of?
4. Who was the villain?
5. Who was the prey?
6. What was the villain's strategy?

Make sure to click on the bubble next to name/url and type your first name only.
Then type the funny looking word and click publish. The top of the page should say in green Your comment has been posted!

Aug 12, 2009 - Parent Night Follow-up

2009-08-13T08:28:00.000-07:00

Dear Parents,
I would like to thank you all for coming to orientation night last night. Hopefully any questions and concerns that you had were clarified. If not please feel free to email me (ctracy@amphi.com) or call me (696-3874) with any questions.
If you were unable to make it last night I have sent some items home in your child’s folder. You can also visit http://misstracy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/ to see the presentation from last night as well as the spelling activity list and homework chart.
Book orders are due by Wednesday August 26th. Please place orders online using your debit or credit card. See the presentation from last night for the website, log in and password.
T-shirt forms are due August 21. Please send a check to Heylie Eigen or cash. The kids decided today that we are Miss Tracy’s Monkey Madness and our theme was monkeys on a rollercoaster. The design sounds awesome!
I would like to thank all those who signed up to volunteer in and out of our class. I will be getting the schedule posted soon and you can view it on the class blog.
Thank you again for being and active part in you child’s education. This is going to be a great year and I look forward to working with all of you and your children.

Sincerely,

Carol Tracy

Tell me MORE

2009-08-02T19:01:00.000-07:00

So many of you have written comments and I LOVE reading them. I want to know more about you all. SOOOOO... write a comment to this blog and tell me...

1. What did you do this summer?
2. What is your favorite book?
3. What do you want to learn about in 3rd grade?
4. What is your favorite thing to do after school or on the weekends?

Remember, Click the word comments, type your answers, click on the bubble next to "NAME/URL" and type your first name ONLY. Finally click Post. It should say in green at the top that your comment was posted.

Also, don't forget to explore this page and our class website. There are some ways you can win a special prize but you have to look around the sites and read!

Letter's Home July 2009

2009-07-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

Student Letter:
Welcome to Miss Tracy’s third grade Monkey Class! My name is Miss Tracy and I am your 3rd grade teacher. You can probably tell from the name of our class that I love monkeys.

I hope you all have had a wonderful summer break. Mine has been very busy. I taught summer school for the whole month of June. The 4th of July was the start of my break. I had a nice bar-b-que at my parents house and spent the day swimming in the pool. Break didn’t last long because the next week I spent a week at Technology Camp learning how to do lots of cool computer programs with kids. I hope we can try some this year.

Finally I got to go on a vacation. I traveled to Pensacola, FL and spend 3 days camping on the beach. I got to ride in a boat and go deep sea fishing. We rode over 8 miles out into the ocean and I caught 3 fish. It was so much fun. I also visited New Orleans and was able to see how the city was rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina, which hit New Orleans 4 years ago. My favorite part of New Orleans was listening to all the music. I love to listen to music and live band and I also play music myself. When I am not teaching this is one of my favorite things to do.

I have a very exciting year planned for us and can’t wait to meet you. We will begin our 3rd grade journey together on Thursday by getting to know each other. We will also begin learning about plants and desert. This unit is guaranteed to be filled with tons of fun and learning.

I would love to hear from you and get to know you before the 1st day of school. You can leave me a message on our class blog. Just visit our class website at www.amphi.com/teachers/ctracy and click on the blog. I will even write back to you if you leave a comment! Be sure to only use your first name and last initial when signing the blog. We want to use proper internet safety, which we will be learning more about this year. You don't have to have a google account. Just click on the bubble next to the "Name/URL" and type your first name only and last initial.

I will see you very soon.

Click on the word comment below to leave me a message!!!

UPDATE

2009-07-28T23:42:00.000-07:00

Letters will be arriving soon! Class lists will be posted at 4pm on the office window. You can also look around campus on this day. Tuesday from 4:30-5:30 I will be in the classroom to meet all of you. Bring your school supplies with you and you can put everything away.

Supplies:
(No trapper keepers please.)
1 backpack- no wheels
Pencil Box (5x8x2, no larger please)
1 pair of scissors (labeled with child’s name)
1 box of crayons (48 or smaller)
2 spiral notebooks (wide ruled, single subject)
*1,000 sheets of wide ruled paper
*10 glue sticks
*24 #2 pencils (wooden and sharpened)
*2 EXPO dry erase markers (thick)
*2 boxes of tissue
**1 box of thin markers for Art (washable)

I can't wait to meet you all very soon!

Miss Tracy

Summer Time

2009-06-04T07:41:00.000-07:00

2008-2009 class, I hope you are having a great summer. It was such a wonderful school year and I enjoyed having you all in class this past year. I am going to miss you all next year. It is summer time now and I hope you are all being safe and having fun. Because I am a teacher I can't help but remind you to keep reading. Read anything! You can even read your cereal box or the TV guide or your magazine on how to pass you favorite video game. JUST READ!! Also, don't forget to keep up on those multiplication facts. I just bought some flash cards for my summer school students at Walmart for $.98! Less than a $1!!! Ok, I am done lecturing you. :) See you around school next year.

What am I up to this summer???
I am teaching 3rd grade for the month of June at Harelson. I am looking forward to having all of July off. I am going to a week long technology camp to learn even more cool things to do with kids and computers. I am also taking a week long trip to Pensacola, FL to go deep sea fishing and camping. I have never been before so I am a little scared but very excited.

Next Year's Students:
If you are wondering if you are in my class next year look for class lists on the front window of the school on July 31st. I am hoping to mail all my new students a letter around the 28th of July.

If you are thinking of going school supply shopping here is the supply list for all of the 3rd grade classes at Painted Sky. Remember that if you have supplies from last year and they still work, you can use them and you don't have to spend the money on new ones. This works great for things like scissors and backpacks.

(No trapper keepers please.)
1 backpack- no wheels
Pencil Box (5x8x2, no larger please)
1 pair of scissors (labeled with child’s name)
1 box of crayons (48 or smaller)
2 spiral notebooks (wide ruled, single subject)
*1,000 sheets of wide ruled paper
*10 glue sticks
*24 #2 pencils (wooden and sharpened)
*2 EXPO dry erase markers (thick)
*2 boxes of tissue
**1 box of thin markers for Art (washable)

Have a wonderful summer! Explore around my class website and check out the class links page for fun websites to visit over the summer. See you all soon!

Multiplication Help

2009-05-12T15:17:00.001-07:00

We are getting close to the end. Practice those facts!!!! You have a few more chances to pass 80 problems in 2 minutes.

Here are some sites to help you!
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/Moles.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/ConeCrazy.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/CastleQuests.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/Drums.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/Monkeys.htm
http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/quickflash/flash/index.html

Environment Projects

2009-04-03T10:12:00.000-07:00

Time to start collecting information, pictures, and items

First, we are still in need of at least 5 parents to help with painting boxes on Wednesday April 15th from 9:00 to 12:00. Please call or email me if you can help.

Students also need to be collecting things from home for their 3D environments. They can begin collecting information from books or websites on: climate, water sources, human effects, living and nonliving factors, consumers, decomposers, producers, and micro and macro organisms in their environment.

Here is a list of other items students can bring in to use in their 3D model:
-Books
-Pictures -
Magazines with pictures to cut out
-Photos
-Calendar page pictures
-Stuffed animals that would be in their environment
-Fabrics or craft supplies to make things for their environment
-Notes from the Internet about their environment
-Anything that they think might be helpful in their environment display
-Notes from books or people about their environment
-Tempera Paint for the background
-"oops" paint from Home Depot (greens, blues, browns, yellow or orange for sun)

Groups and Environment they will be focusing on:
Desert -Abbey -Yara -Elana -Mason -Tadeo
Tundra – Arctic -Max -Alex -Anakin -Christian -Bryan
Ocean -Robert -Ben -Booker -Ian -Greg
Rainforest -Ashley -Sienna -Dianna -Rachel -Courtney
Savannah - tropical grasslands -Nico -Yazmine -Ryan -Rhyanna -Faith

Examples of Last years 3D Environments:

There are tons of links to enviornment sites on our 3rd Grade Links Page!

Also - Don't forget to send in the Biosphere Permission Slip and $10.

Computers March 10

2009-03-10T08:57:00.001-07:00

Visit Hercules Today!
http://www.mythweb.com/hercules/

When you are finished: Comment on the Blog
What was your favorite labor that Hercules had to complete. Describe that labor.

Extra Time:
Visit www.raz-kids.com

Computers March 3

2009-03-03T07:29:00.000-08:00

You are headed to the Olympics!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/olympics/intro.shtml
When are finished post a comment responding to this question:
If you were in the Olympics what sport would you want to compete in? Tell why!

Computers Feb. 24th

2009-02-23T15:20:00.000-08:00

Math Activity -
Fill in your chart using this website:
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=70

When you are done with your chart blog a comment to answer this question:
Name the 3 parts of prisms and polyhedrons?

When you are finished you may go to:
Dance Mat Typing -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Computers - Feb 17th

2009-02-16T08:29:00.000-08:00

We have been learning about the city of Pompeii. This city was destroyed by a volcano eruption. Today we are going to learn a little about volcanoes. Visit this site:
http://www.geomag.com/ngkids/0312/

When you are finished with your activity...
Go back to the blog and comment on two things you saw in the movie and try and answer the challenge question.
1.
2.

Challenge Questions!!!

What other volcano is near this Italian island? ________________________________

Computers Feb 10th

2009-02-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

Where does copper come from?
http://www.copper.org/education/Kids/copperandkids_wheredoescopper.html

Mine in AZ
http://www.cityofbisbee.com/queenminetours.htm

Computers 1-27

2009-01-26T14:44:00.000-08:00

Painted Sky is having a “Nature Shop”

You are going to visit our online Nature Shop!
http://paintedskynatureshop.blogspot.com/

When you are working at the Nature Shop you will have many different jobs. Your goal is to try and help our customers
- spend all their money
- get all the items they want
- be happy!

1. You have a kindergartener with $10 to spend. Kindergarteners like LOTS of things so they want to get at least 5 items. Help them pick out the at least 5 things they could get for under $10. They can get more than 5 and you want them to spend as much money as you can.

2. There is a 5th grader that has $25. The have already pick out some items. Estimate how much they have spent so far so you know how much more they can spend. Here what is in their basket
- wind chime
- shell bracelet
- $15 bookends
Estimate how much money do they have left to spend?

Now help them pick out items to help them spend the rest of their money.

3. One of your friends from 3rd grade is shopping. They have $15 to spend. So far they have …
- A grab bag
- sand animal
- bottle of silver
Estimate how much money do they have left to spend?

Now help them pick out items to help them spend the rest of their money.

Computer Lesson Jan 13th

2009-01-13T09:59:00.001-08:00

Today you are going to read about ROCKY!!!!

Visit www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/rocks/index.htm

When you are finished come back to the blog and comment on 3 things you learned about the rock cycle.

Jan 5 to 9

2009-01-12T07:54:00.000-08:00

It is time to ROCK!!!!!

This week we began our study of Geology. Over the next 5 weeks or so we will be learning about rocks, minerals, and the earth.

Reading - This week we read a book called Science Close-up Rocks. This book gave us a first look at the rock cycle. First we learned that there are rocks called igneous. What are igneous rocks? Then we learned about sedimentary rocks. Do you remember what a sedimentary rock looks like? Finally we learned about a 3rd type of rock. When igneous and sedimentary rocks are under extreme heat and pressure they can change into this 3rd type of rock. Do you remember what it is called? Do you know what it is called when they change? As we read about these rocks in our book we also read an article about each type to give us a closer look at them. Students had to make a list of specific examples of each type of rock.

We also spent a day reading in our FOSS Science Stories book. We read about how rocks are used to make many famous memorials and monuments around the world. Can you name any of them and what type of rock they are made of?

Science - What is a mock rock? It is a very cool name and we spent a lot of time working with them. First we found all of the properties of our mock rock. What is a property? What unit did we use to weigh our mock rock? What unit did we use to measure our mock rock? Next, we used picks to take apart our mock rock. We separated the ingredients into piles. BUT ... we had a pile of sediment and we didn't know what was in it. We decided to add water to the sediment and see if anything would float up to the top. We were very suprised the next day when the water was yellow. Something had dissolved into the water. We decided to pour a little water out into a dish and let the water evaporate. We are hoping that something will be left in the dish on Monday when we get back to school.

Math - We are continuing our study of place value. We have been reading and writing big numbers all the way up to 1,000,000. We also learned to play a game called number top-it or snap. Can you read these numbers outloud? 36,008 - 97,506 - 109,056 - 682,231
What is the smallest 6 digit number that you can write? You can only use each number one time.

Writing - What is a topic sentence? This week we looked at a bunch of passages. In each one we tried to find the topic sentence. We also looked at a list of details and wrote our own topic sentences.

Spelling - What is a homophone? We played games... we wrote sentences... we worked in groups... we worked by ourselves.... but I think we all know what a homophone is now. :) YIPPIE!!!

Project!!! - Don't forget to work on your rock project that you recieved on Friday. It is due on Tuesday Jan 20th.

3rd quarter Grades are online!!!! Make sure you are not missing any work AND see if there are any assignments under 70% that you can correct and turn in for a better grade.

FINALLY - A special welcome to our student teacher for this semester. Ms Kelley comes to us from the University of Arizona. We are all very excited to have her as part of our class. She comes with lots of teaching experience! She will be with us until the end of April. She will be posting a little bio about herself this soon... so stay tuned.

Computers Jan 6

2009-01-06T09:57:00.000-08:00

Parts of MS Word!!!

We are going to learn about all the tools that are in "Word". When we have finished come back to the blog and comment on 4 things you learned.

When we are finished... if there is time.... you can visit http://www.raz-kids.com/
Click on Log in - then type "Tracy3rd"

Winter Break is Here

2008-12-17T07:05:00.000-08:00

2 More Days then 2 Weeks off!

I want to start this blog by just saying thank you for a wonderful 1st semester. I wish you all a happy holiday.

This week we finished up some experiments with light. Today and tomorrow we will be working on 8 different sound centers. We will be trying to figure out how sound travels and how it changes pitch.

Today we are going to finish a 2 week long novel unit. The boys have been reading a biography on Louis Braille and the girls have been reading one on Helen Keller. The students have been working in literature groups to re-read chapters discuss different questions on the book. They have also been completing different extension activities on their "menu".

Tomorrow - Thursday will be a full day. Please let me know if you child won't be here so I can make sure they bring home all they need today. You can just drop me an email.

Here is the schedule for Thursday -
8:45-9:30 Work on final drafts of stories
9:30 - 11 Sound Experiments
11 - 12 Polar Express
LUNCH
1-1:45 Polar con't
1:45-2 Class Activity
2:00 Sing A Long

Computers

2008-12-16T10:00:00.000-08:00

1st - Tell me about 4 things in the tool bar section on the top of Internet Explorer. Comment about them on this blog.

2nd - Visit Dance mat Typing and complete one or more levels

3rd - Visit our Class links page and play a math game.

Computers 12-10

2008-12-09T09:04:00.000-08:00

Today!!!!
You are going to investigate LIGHT!!

http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/alienattack/alienattacklink.htm

At the end of the site you will get a score. REMEMBER IT!!!

When you are finished with the game come back to the blog. You can do that by hitting the back button or going to your favorites menu and clicking on our class name.

Comment on this blog.
Type "Score" and then your number score.
Pick at least 3 of the words below and tell me what they mean.
Light Source - Light Ray - Reflection - Opaque - Translucent - Transparent

Tell me 2 things you learned from the site.
Tell me 1 questions you still have about light.

If you finish ...You may go to Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Dec 1 to 5

2008-12-05T10:29:00.000-08:00

We should call this Writing Week!!!

Everyone worked so hard this week on our Civil War stories. On Monday we developed a character. Students decided what they would look like, sound like, and act like. Then on Tuesday we decided where our story was going to take place, the setting. We described how it would look, smell, sound and feel. Wednesday we spent a lot of time talking about what the word plot means. Students learned that every plot has 5 parts. ***What are the 5 parts of a plot?*** Hints-the beginning is the In___ , then the Ri___A___ leads to the exciting part, the exciting part is called the C____ then the F___A___ leads to the last part which is called the Re ____. On Thursday and Friday students wrote their stories. Next week we will be editing them. After their final copies are finished they get to publish the stories in the form of a book.

This is the last week of cursive homework. Students are bringing home the "tricky tails" packet today. There are only 4 letters in it. The packets are due on Friday December 12th.

On Wednesday students discovered how light travels. ***How does light travel?*** On Thursday we learned that we can use a mirror to make light travel differently. ***What is it called when light hits a mirror and then the wall?*** Today we learned that light can pass through some objects. Light passes through an object clearly, cloudy or not at all. *** What words means light passes through clearly? What word means light passes through cloudy? What word means light does not pass through at all? ***

Many students have brought in toys for the toy sale on Friday. You can still bring in toys up until Thursday the 11th. We will be pricing the toys during math on Thursday. THEN on Friday we get to buy things from the sale at 10:30. You can bring in some money. At 11:00 we will work as sales people at the sale. Remember, all the money that is made at the toy sale will be donated to Adopt a Family. Any toys that are not sold will be donated to Goodwill.

If you are a parent and would like to help out between 10:30 and 12:00 please email me. THANK YOU!!

Computers 11-25

2008-11-25T08:22:00.000-08:00

You are going to take a trip on the Underground Railroad!

Please visit this site:
www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/

and work through your assignment.

When you are finished come back to the blog and comment on one NEW thing you learned about the Underground Railroad.

Then you may go to Dance Mat Typing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Anytime you need to get back to the blog use the back button OR go to your favorites at the top of the screen and select Miss Tracy to go back to our homepage.

Today's Turkeys

2008-11-24T10:34:00.001-08:00

Everyone did a wonderful job on their turkeys. THEY LOOK AWESEOME!!! If you would like the picture of your child please email me and I will send it to you. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Christian and Bryan will be headed to the school finals.

Monday 11/17 - Wednesday 11/19

2008-11-19T09:18:00.001-08:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I have been a little sporadic about the blog lately and I am sorry but I updated it today and there are lots of great questions you can talk to your kids about.
Please take a look http://misstracy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/

I want to thank you all for bringing your child and attending the Proud to be an American performance earlier this month. I am so proud of all the kids. They did a wonderful job sharing all that they have learned about the United States and our government. We spent about 4 weeks in class reading and doing activities about the US and the Government.

As you can see we began a quick 2 week study of the Civil War. In 3rd grade we just touch on this topic. Students just learn that there was a war over states’ rights and slavery and that the south wanted to become their own country. They also learn about a few of the famous people for that time. We don’t dive into the battles or the specifics of it all but they will in 5th grade.

After Thanksgiving we will switch back over to science and be using the scientific process to learn about the properties of sound and light.

Things to remember:
-Cursive packets are coming home weekly for students to work on
-Students should be studying their facts and reading every night

-Turkey Projects are due on Monday

-Painted Sky Craft Fair is this Saturday
-Painted Sky Night of Lights is on Dec 5th

FINALLY – a note is coming home today about the 3rd grade Kids Who Care Yard Sale. Please take a minute to talk about this with your child. We are going to be using the proceeds to help out our Adopt a Family.
-Kids Who Care Sale is on Dec 12th

What is Happening this Week??

Please read the long term assignments list at the top of the blog. Every night students should be reading for 20 min, studying their math facts, and working on their cursive packets.
***What cursive letters are you working on this week? Can you write your name in cursive?***

Students also have a turkey project that they are working on.

Reading - Civil War on Sunday
While reading this book we have been working on many fiction and non-fiction objectives. Students are identifying character traits of Jack and Annie, making predictions about the story, and answering questions about what is happening. We have also been using a dictionary and a thesaurus to look up synonyms for vocabulary words in the story.

This book has also been a big part of our Civil War study. As we are reading we are pulling out non-fiction FACTS about the Civil War. Students are recording their fact findings in their journals.
***Tell how Jack and Annie are different in how they act.***
***Who is Jon the drummer boy?***
***What organization or bureau did Clara Barton start?***

Social Studies - Yesterday we began 9 different centers on famous Civil War leaders. Students are using a variety of Internet resources to learn about different leaders of the time. They are creating "trading cards" for each of the famous people.
***Who was fighting in the Civil War?***
***What are 2 reasons they were fighting?***
***Who was the president of the United States?***
***Who was the president of the Confederacy?***
***Compare the Confederay and they Union. ***

Math - We are really working on our facts right now. Students were given flash cards to be studying each night. We are also working on our multiplication facts in class. Students have been writing facts, using flash cards, playing games and singing songs about multiplication. We will be starting chapter 5 very soon but students need to continue to memorize and work on their multiplication facts.
***Do you know all your 0,1,2,5,9,and 10 facts?***These are the easier ones ;)
***Have you been working on your 3,4,6,7,8 facts?*** These are much harder
Try starting by counting by the number... for example:
3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30

Writing - The focus for this week is punctuation and capitalization. Students are still forgetting to use capital letters when needed. We are practicing this week on editing sentences to fix this.
***When do you use capital letters?***

Computers 11-18

2008-11-18T08:07:00.001-08:00

Civil War Timeline:
http://www.civilwarexplorer.org/timeline/timeline_master.htm
Visit this site and find all the important dates for your list. Then come back to the blog and post 5 of your favorite events.

Examples:
May 20, 1862 President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act
Aug. 17, 1865 Federals begin bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina

When you are finished you may work on Dance Mat Typing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Ellis Island Day!!!

2008-11-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/IMMIGRATION/tour/

Today we are going to have a special computer time to look at this website about Ellis Island. We are also going to do a VERY FUN simulation as if we were coming to America and going through Ellis Island to immigrate to America.

What is an immigrant?
What is a citizen?
How much money did you need to have to get into America in 1908?
Could you get into America if you were sick?

Did you make it to America today during our simulation? Tell your family about your "Trip".
If you didn't make it why were you shipped back to your country? Did anyone in your "pretend family" make it?

Did anyone in your family pass through Ellis Island?

Comment about Ellis Island on this blog over the weekend and receive extra credit in social studies. :)

Mighty Presidents!

2008-10-28T12:59:00.000-07:00

Computers 10-28

2008-10-28T08:47:00.001-07:00

CONGRATS!!!! YOU GET TO BE PRESIDENT TODAY!

How are you going to spend your day? Go to http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html
and tell me what you are going to do as President for the day.
Read the facts and answer your worksheet questions as you make your way through your day as president.

When you get to the end of the day you will see a newspaper article written about yourself as President.

Copy (CTRL C) and paste (CTRL V) the newspaper article in the comment section of this blog.

Copy it by clicking at the top by the word “FREE”, hold the clicker down and drag your mouse to the bottom right above the line. Then let go and hit CRTL C on your keyboard. Come back to this blog and paste (CTRL V) the information into a comment on this weeks blog.

The rest of the week! 10/22-10/24

2008-10-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

To learn more about the presidential race visit
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm

There are lots of issues that the presidential candidates talk about. What would you like to see the new president change about our education? Would you like the new president to do anything to change our environment? Could the new president do anything to make our Health Care better? What do you think they should do about the war in Iraq? Talk to your family about these issues. Next week we are going to be writing about what we would do if we were President of the United States.

We spent a lot of time this week working on our Patriotic Performance that is November 3rd at 7pm.

Students are working on memorizing the preamble of the constitution. On Thursday they were given their lines for the play. These need to be memorized by Tuesday next week. We will be working on both of these things in class. In addition to the speaking parts we have been working on a bunch of different songs. Students are using the songs to work on fluency and to learn about American Government. We used the I'm Just A Bill Song on Thursday to sequence the steps it takes for a bill to become a law (http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/index.html). We also used the Three Ring Circus song to continue learning about the 3 branches of government. Friday students learned about election vocabulary. They read through a readers theater on the election process.

In math we are working our way through chapter 4. This chapter is an introduction to multiplication. Students are going to be asked to begin learning their multiplication facts. This means they need to get through their addition monkey math so they don't have to do 2 timed tests. We made more flash cards on Thursday. Each night students are assigned 5 minutes of fact practice with their flash cards or their fact list that is in their assignment books. Here is a site for computer flash cards. http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html

Report Cards came home today. Second quarter grades will be online soon.

Computers - 10-21

2008-10-21T09:30:00.000-07:00

On your worksheet spell out your name in the spot that says letters.
For example:
C
A
R
O
L

Visit this website about the white house.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/

Click on the first letter of your name and read the White House fact. Then fill in the fact on your worksheet.

When you have finished writing it down come back to the blog. In the comment section of the blog type your name and the facts.
Example:
C - Cabinet Room, the place where the president meets with his cabinet.
A - Adams, the first president to live at the White House.
R - Rose Garden, the garden outside the Oval Office.
O - Oval Office, the president's office, built in 1909 in the West Wing.
L - Liberty, the name of President Gerald Ford's dog.

Don't forget to type the funny looking word, click on the Name/URL bubble and type your first name, then click publish. Make sure it says
Your comment has been saved before you close the window.

When you finish blogging go back to http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/ and do the same thing with your last name!

If you finish all of that click on the other letters to learn more cool facts.

Monday and Tuesday 10/20-10/21

2008-10-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

It was a nice restful break. Today and yesterday was the start of lots of fun activities in our new unit of study, US History and Government. We are going to be learning about the National Level of Government this week. Specifically we will learn about the 3 branches of government at the National level.

Reading/Social Studies: In computers today we looked at fun facts about the white house. Go to the computer blog for 10/21 and find the link to learn more! Monday we read the song Three Ring Circus and learned about the 3 branches. We learned who was in the branch, what they do, and where they do it. We are also learning the song Mighty Presidents. Each night for homework students should be reading different verses to the song.
***Can you name the 3 branches of government? Who is in charge of each branch? Where does that branch work? ***

---NEXT MONDAY - students should have the preamble to the Constitution memorized. They will be reciting it as a class. ---

Morning Work:
Quick Read- We are reading about the redwood tree this week. Students are learning about comparisons.
Quick Write-This week we are learning about words with silent e, end marks, proper nouns, and sentences or fragments.

Math: We started chapter 4 this week. This chapter is on multiplication. Here is a sample of the kind of problems we have done so far. ***There are 4 boxes of pencils and 6 in each box. How many pencils are there all together?***

Character Counts: Mrs. Jones came to visit our class on Monday. We learned all about Trust. Ask you child about the blind fold game that we played! Also, we talked about different people that we do trust and people who need to earn our trust. *** Who were the 2 famous people we talked about that are trying to earn our trust? ***

Tuesday Computers - Oct 7th

2008-10-06T17:29:00.000-07:00

Today you will be learning about other explorers. Pick someone that we have not learned about in class. You will be visiting lots of sites today so make sure you know where the "Back Button" is so you can click back at any time to get back to this page.

There are 3 websites listed below. You can visit any of them. You need to pick 2 explorers to answer the 5 W's about. You can pick them, one at a time, click on them and find out:
Who they are.
What they did.
When they did it.
Where they were from.
and Why they were exploring.

Fill in the 5 W information on your worksheet.

Notable Explorers - ABC Order
European Explorers
Explorers - Enchanted Learning Research

After you have learned about 2 of them, pick ONE to type about in the comment section of this blog.

When you have finished learning about 2 explorers and you have typed about one of them in the comment section of the blog you can visit Dance Mat typing and practice you typing skills.
Dance Mat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Copy (ctrl c) and paste (ctrl v) the 5 W's into the comment section to type about one of the explorers you learned about. Remember to click your mouse right above the Who, hold the click down and drag you mouse to the end of the word Why. Let go and it should highlighted black then copy by hitting ctrl c. Click on the work comments and a new window will open. Click inside the white box and hit ctrl v. The words should appear. Type you answers, type the funny looking letters, click on name/url and type your 1st name only, then click post comment. Make sure it says in green, Your Comment Has Been Saved before you click the red x and close the window. Here is what you need to copy.

Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:

Tuesday Computers

2008-09-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

Practice Subtraction: You must complete 6 problems. First change the columns to 3 then click new problem until you have a problem that is 3 numbers on the top and the bottom.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_155_g_2_t_1.html
When you have completed 6 problems click back to get back to this page.

Next - Practice your typing:
Get out your sheet and record the date next to Level 1 stage 1
Begin practicing - KEEP YOUR FINGERS ON THE HOME ROW!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Have fun!!

Math Help

2008-09-23T16:32:00.000-07:00

Need some help with

Partial Sum Addition

Trade-First Subtraction ??

Your wish is my command! Couresy of South Western k-12 school!

Partial Sums Addition

http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/baresvle/MathMaterials/powerpoints/partial_sums.pps

Trade First Subtraction http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/baresvle/MathMaterials/powerpoints/trade_first_subtraction.pps

Computers Tues Sept 23

2008-09-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

Today we are going to do a few things.

1st - Please visit http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_155_g_2_t_1.html
at the bottom click the down arrow by the word 'columns' until it says the number 3 then click 'New Problem' until you see a subtration problem that is 3 numbers long on the top and the bottom.
-Copy the problem on the 1/2 sheet I gave you.
-Complete the problem on your 1/2 sheet and on the computer

You must complete 6 problems before continuing.

2nd - Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
You have a worksheet to help you through this site. It will help you with your typing skills. Be sure to write todays date (9-23) next to each stage you finish before you go on to the next one. You need to finish level 1 stage 1 today!

3rd - Comment on the blog. Copy (ctrl c) and paste (ctrl v) the following into the comments section and fill in the blanks.

On Dance Mat Typing I got to
Level: __________
Stage: __________
My score was: __________

List 3 things you have learned abou during our study of explorers.
1.
2.
3.

COOL

2008-09-22T20:39:00.001-07:00

The 1st movie was one of my favorites. I found this and wanted to share. I can't wait for it to come out. :)

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This Week Sept 15-19

2008-09-19T14:45:00.000-07:00

I am sorry that I have not written this week. It has been crazy. I am looking forward to seeing all of you next week at conferences (parents and kids!). If you don't remember your day or time please drop me an email or check the calendar.

Here is a recap of the week...

Quick Read: This week we read about Ice Fishing. ***Do you remember what the machine is called that they use to put their fishing line in? What happens when something bites at the line?*** Need a different book to read at home? Visit www.raz-kids.com and read a new book and take a quiz.

Writing: This week everyone made a spider map about what a teacher does. The students wrote a rough draft, edited their papers and wrote final copies. I am looking forward to reading them this weekend. ***Tell you parents what you wrote about!***

Next week we are going to be writing letters to Christopher Columbus. But this week we learned all about the parts to a letter. ***Can you name the 5 parts of a letter? *** Want to write a letter online? Visit readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/ . It will walk you through all the parts of a letter.

Spelling: New words came home on Thursday. Visit www.spellingcity.com to type in your words and practice.

Reading and Social Studies: We have jumped right into learning about explorers. Monday we read about Christopher Columbus. ***Do you remember where he landed ... and where he thought he was? What did he call the people that lived there? Why did he call them that?*** Then on Wednesday we read about Vasco De Gama. He was trying to reach the same place as Columbus but he tried a different way. ***Do you remember which way he went?*** On Thursday we read about John Cabot. AGAIN, he was trying to get to the same place as Columbus and De Gama but he tried a 3rd way. How did he go? All of these men where trying to reach the same place. ***BUT WHY?? What was there that they wanted? Which explorer came closest to where they were going?*** Today we made a recipe box with a recipe for hardtack in it. Students had to put the directions in order. They did a great job! Want to learn about more explorers? Visit sf.factmonster.com/biography/explorers.html

Math: This we not an easy week of math but I KNOW that everyone is getting better at partial sums addition. We looked at rule boxes and reviewed fact triangles on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday we read different story problems and tried to organize our information into part-part-total boxes. Then on Thursday we learned about partial sums addition. It is a little different the the "Old Fashion Carrying" addition but it really helps kids understand why they are carrying numbers. On Friday we spent over an hour practicing the partial sums addition. I think the kids are really getting it. Today an extra credit addition worksheet came home for over the weekend. Each problem that is completed and brought back Monday is worth 10 extra credit points! Good Luck!!!

435
+372
------
700
100
7
------
807

Need some help on this? Visit http://www.swsd.k12.pa.us/baresvle/MathMaterials/powerpoints/partial_sums.pps#256,1,Partial Sums . This power point will walk you through the whole process.

Grades have been updated online and student work will be given out at conferences. See you all next week and have a great weekend!

Miss T :)

Thursday and Friday Sept 11-12

2008-09-12T14:43:00.000-07:00

We have started a new unit in class. The kids seem to be really excited to learn about history. The unit is on explorers. Over the next 4 weeks we will be learning about 12 different World Explorers. The unit will encompass reading, writing and unit time.
*** What does it mean to explore? What does it mean to discover? What is a European? ***

Quick Read Assessment: Students read a comparison story about city and towns. They had to answer 6 questions about the comparison. *** Which is bigger a city or a town? How do you know that? ***

Quick Write Assessment: Over all students were able to use commas in a list, capitalize titles, and use the correct form of your/you're. Students are still struggling with what a verb is and struggling even more with what a helping verb is. In two weeks we are going to focus in on verbs so the students can understand this better. To help out look at the blog from Wednesday to see an example.

Reading: Today we finished working on a reader's theater called Coyote Learns His Lesson. The students went to kinder and 1st grade classrooms today to perform their play. Here is what some of the teachers said!
Mrs Celaya - They were wonderful! Thank you for doing this with your class.
Mrs. Bennett - They did a great job. I was impressed….
Mrs. Green - My kids loved it! Come back any time!
Mrs. Weil - They did great. One kid was so nervous at first...very cute!
Mrs. Grunensfelder - The group that came to my room did an AWESOME job. Thanks.
Thank you teachers for letting us perform for you and for all your wonderful comments!

Math: We are working on mastering our basic facts and using those facts to help us with harder problems. For example: we know 3+5=8 then we can do 3+25..... by adding 20 more to our original answer. This concept really helps when we begin to try and do mental math or math in our heads. *** What is 14-6? Then what is 84-6? ***

Spelling: Students brought home new words on Thursday. They stapled them into their assignment books so they would not get lost. The test will be on Wednesday. Just as a reminder, students are pretested on 5 words. Any words they miss on the pretest are added to any words that they missed on their last test. Those missed words become their spelling words. I also pick words out of the classroom writing and homework writing and add those words to the list. If after all that students don't have 10 words they get to pick the rest of their spelling words from the dictionary.

Reminder: Use http://www.raz-kids.com/ to read stories online and take the quizzes. Visit http://www.spellingcity.com/ and enter in your spelling words to play games and study them. ALSO, visit the class links page to play math games or visit sites on explorers.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. The weather is getting so nice and beautiful. Try and do something fun outside.

Kids: Leave a comment and you may have a suprise waiting for you on Monday!

Parents: I would love to hear any comments you have in regards to the school year, this blog, the website links, grades online, etc... Please drop me a comment or an email anytime.

Tues and Wed 9/9 and 10

2008-09-10T14:42:00.000-07:00

Take a minute to read the Internet Safety Blog. This is an activity we completed in computer lab. You can read the comments all the students wrote. I hope they are on their way to being safe computer users.

Morning Quick Read - We are continuing a reading on Ghost Towns. ***What are two things you will find in a ghost town? ***

Quick Write: This weeks quick write is focusing on 4 concepts. The hardest one seems to be understanding what a helping verb is. Here is an example, the helping verb is in red and the main verb is underlined. The students will sing in music class tomorrow. ***Students: Can you find the main verb and the helping verb in this sentence? *** Everyone can ride a bike.

Reading: We started reading a readers theater, Coyote Learns His Lesson. Today student's focused on reading the story. Tomorrow they will begin to act out the story and on Friday they will perform it for the class. ***What is the Coyote's Lesson?***

Math: We started a new chapter of math. Today we reviewed fact triangles and fact families. ***What is the number at the top of the triangle called? What are the two numbers at the bottom called? ***
^^^ HOMEWORK^^^ Links 2.1

Spelling: Today was the spelling test. Scores are online and I will hand back the tests in the morning. New words will come home tomorrow. Students are also learning about the long o sound. We made a poster of all different spelling patterns for the long o sound. We found out that the letters oa make the long o sound. ***What other letters make the long o sound?***

Writing: In addition to writing in our journals and various other things with our reading we are focusing on a grammar concept each week. This week is nouns. We completed a word sort of nouns today. Last week we learned a song and read a poem on nouns. ***What is a noun? *** ^^^HOMEWORK ^^^ Nouns WS

Reminders:
Grades have been updated.
Visit www.raz-kids.com to read online
Please return the conference slips as soon as possible. I am looking forward to meeting with you all in two weeks.