Friday, April 25, 2014


AAPL (a computer Chinese test) and DIBELS (a reading fluency test testing is on Monday, April 28. 

We will be practicing for our SAGE testing by using the laptops this week.  We will also finish our circle stories to go off track.

Please return all take home library books and library books.  The take home library closes while we are off track so I need all the books in so inventory can be done.

Homework went home on Friday, April 25.  Please return by May 1.  You can always turn it in early.

Spelling for April 28-May 2:
About
Again
Almost
Also
Always
Another
Anyone
Are
Beautiful
Because
Before
City
Could
Community
Confusion
Countries
Discover
Enough
Especially
Everybody

Words are on spellingcity.com
Under List Third Grade Words One
if you want to practice there.

Words will also be written in their planners.
UTIPS
Homework:
No UTIPS homework, continue to do the paper homework I sent home Friday.
Keyboarding
Help:

The school has used a free internet program called Dance Mat typing.
bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
Reading Days:

Remember to record your reading days!!!

Your child needs to read 20 minutes or more to count as a day. 

Thursday, April 17, 2014


We will continue our circle stories.  They are lots of fun, and your children have done a great job.

AAPL (a computer Chinese test) and DIBELS (a reading fluency test testing is on Monday, April 28.  Please let me know ASAP if you will be gone.

Spelling for April 22-25:
Knight
Night
Die
Dye
By
Buy
Site
Sight
Tide
Tied
Fined
Find
Write
Right
Its
It’s
Knit
Nit
Mist
missed
Words are on spellingcity.com
Under List 19
if you want to practice there.

Words will also be written in their planners.
UTIPS
Homework:
No UTIPS homework, continue to do the paper homework I sent home last week.
Keyboarding
Help:

The school has used a free internet program called Dance Mat typing.
bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
Reading Days:

Remember to record your reading days!!!

Your child needs to read 20 minutes or more to count as a day. 

Thursday, April 10, 2014


I am posting this early because I will be out of town Friday and Monday.  We will be reading and writing circle stories for the next two weeks.  It should be lots of fun!

Spelling test will be on Thursday, April 17.  It is a short day.

Spelling for April 14-17:
Stake
Steak
Plane
Plain
Way
Weigh
Stair
Stare
Made
Maid
Ate
Eight
Pail
Pale
Pear
Pair
Waste
Waist
Brake
Break

Words are on spellingcity.com
Under List 18
if you want to practice there.

Words will also be written in their planners.
UTIPS
Homework:
UTIPS seems to not be working as I would like.  I will be sending home a packet on Tuesday of homework.  It is a great review for the SAGE testing done in June.

Your student has already done this homework in class at the beginning of the year.  This is a review though.

Since we have spring break, it will not be due until April 25.
Keyboarding
Help:

The school has used a free internet program called Dance Mat typing.
bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
Reading Days:

Remember to record your reading days!!!

Your child needs to read 20 minutes or more to count as a day. 

Friday, April 4, 2014


Congratulations to our spelling bee winners.  The school spelling bee is on April 15 at 9:00.  Next week we will be working on writing some fun persuasion pieces.  Your children just might bring you a letter to try to persuade you for something.

Upcoming events are the third grade AAPPL test.  It is a listening and speaking test in Chinese.  It will be done in the computer lab on April 28.  I hope all your children will be able to be there to take the test.  If you already know you won’t be, please let me know so I can make other arrangements.
 
Spelling for April 7-11:
Jumped
Loaded
Rained
Needed
Snowed
Walked
Screamed
Melted
Bumped
Turned
Missed
Started
Passed
Mailed
Twisted
Cleaned
Handed
Dressed
Dusted
Asked

Words are on spellingcity.com
Under List 17
if you want to practice there.

Words will also be written in their planners.
UTIPS
Homework:
 Comp-Mixed 8
Keyboarding
Help:

The school has used a free internet program called Dance Mat typing.
bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
Reading Days:

Remember to record your reading days!!!

Your child needs to read 20 minutes or more to count as a day.