We went over Martin Luther King's dream. The students typed a few paragraphs about their dream. They then went to Storybird and created a story following their dream or another dream that was just a fiction story using images from Storybird.
I have a Dream... on Storybird
I Have A Dream on Storybird
I HAVE A DREAM.... on Storybird
I Have A Dream... on Storybird
I have a Dream on Storybird
I Have a Dream ... on Storybird
I Have a Dream... on Storybird
I have a Dream on Storybird
Monster Battle on Storybird
Two Great Dreams... on Storybird
I have a Dream on Storybird
I have a dream on Storybird
I Have A Dream on Storybird
I have a Dream. on Storybird
I HAVE A DREAM on Storybird
I Have a Dream on Storybird
I have a dream... on Storybird
I have a dream on Storybird
My life... on Storybird
I have a Dream on Storybird
Coach BLeggett
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Curriculum Update January 17-20
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was another weekend of wonderful weather.
We have begun preparing the reading Kansas State Assessment. Your child will receive a reading literacy study guide on Tuesday. This should be studied as part of homework each night and brought back to school each day to look over. Also, I created some a reading video game out of the study guide and some prefix/suffix matching and quizzes. They can be found on my class homepage at www.usd232.org/bleggett They are under useful links. Here are the links to each one.
prefix/suffix matching http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=bleggett
prefix/suffix quiz http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=bleggett
reading state assessment video game http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_2/Meg49.htm
One important change is the due date of the international festival research paper. It is due Wednesday, February 15 due to not being in school on the February 16 and 17.
We have begun preparing the reading Kansas State Assessment. Your child will receive a reading literacy study guide on Tuesday. This should be studied as part of homework each night and brought back to school each day to look over. Also, I created some a reading video game out of the study guide and some prefix/suffix matching and quizzes. They can be found on my class homepage at www.usd232.org/bleggett They are under useful links. Here are the links to each one.
prefix/suffix matching http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/dragflip.asp?filename=bleggett
prefix/suffix quiz http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=bleggett
reading state assessment video game http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_2/Meg49.htm
One important change is the due date of the international festival research paper. It is due Wednesday, February 15 due to not being in school on the February 16 and 17.
enVision Math
We completed time last week. In your spare time, please ask your child what time it is, how to say it in another way, how many minutes it is until the next hour. This will be great reinforcement for them. For the next two weeks, we won't be using enVision. We will be working on figuring out data (min, max, range, median, mode) and probability (chance something will happen). This week, we will focus on data. We will use the estimation jar, take surveys, and use our KC Chiefs prediction outcomes to work on data. Please look for homework reinforcing these concepts each night.
We completed time last week. In your spare time, please ask your child what time it is, how to say it in another way, how many minutes it is until the next hour. This will be great reinforcement for them. For the next two weeks, we won't be using enVision. We will be working on figuring out data (min, max, range, median, mode) and probability (chance something will happen). This week, we will focus on data. We will use the estimation jar, take surveys, and use our KC Chiefs prediction outcomes to work on data. Please look for homework reinforcing these concepts each night.
Rigby Reading
We will continue Theme 7, Week 2. The comprehension strategies will be fix-up (this is focusing on what you should do when you are stuck on a word) and creating mental images (movie in your head).
Spelling
We will continue Theme 7, Week 2. The comprehension strategies will be fix-up (this is focusing on what you should do when you are stuck on a word) and creating mental images (movie in your head).
Spelling
The word study focus is multiple meaning words. The Rigby words are best, care, woman, work, bowl, jerky, prune, stern, palm, and flounder. The extension list prefix focus is un (not, non). The words are uncertain, uncommon, unconscious, undecided, unexpected, unmistakable, unnecessary, untidy, unwise, unworthy.
Social Studies
We will continue our study of celebrations of cultures looking at traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages. Our third grade international festival will be on February 23.
Writing
We will continue researching our ancestor's culture and country they originated from.
We will continue researching our ancestor's culture and country they originated from.
The first three groups completed their interviews for our documentary. They interviewed Dr. Sumner, the PRE lunch ladies, and Mr. Rex. On Friday, the Kansas Commissioner of Education, Dr. Diane DeBacker will be coming to participate in the documentary. They will also interview Mrs. Vaughan. Thank you to the two Mill Valley students that are helping them with this project.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Curriculum Update January 9-13
I hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. Please look for a letter and rubric about the third grade international fest in your child's Monday folder. Also, please look for a field trip permission slip to the symphony on February 21 and a prefix/suffix sheet that your child should be studying for the upcoming reading state assessment February 28-March 1.
enVision Math
We will continue to work on time this week. We will work on units of time, elapsed time, problem solving:working backwards and review for our test on Tuesday, January 17.
We will continue to work on time this week. We will work on units of time, elapsed time, problem solving:working backwards and review for our test on Tuesday, January 17.
Rigby Reading
We will begin Theme 7, Week 1. The comprehension strategies will be fix-up (this is focusing on what you should do when you are stuck on a word) and creating mental images (movie in your head).
Spelling
We will begin Theme 7, Week 1. The comprehension strategies will be fix-up (this is focusing on what you should do when you are stuck on a word) and creating mental images (movie in your head).
Spelling
The word study focus is synonyms (same) and antonyms (opposite). The Rigby words are begin, thought, took, well, empty, furnish, profit, vacant, purpose, clutch. The extension list is super, sur (over, above, beyond). The words are superb, superimpose, superintendent, superior, supervisor, surcharge, surplus, surprise, surreal, surtax.
Social Studies
We will begin our study of celebrations of cultures looking at traditions, holidays, education, foods, sports, and languages. Our third grade international festival will be on February 23.
Writing
We will begin researching our ancestor's culture and country they originated from.
We will begin researching our ancestor's culture and country they originated from.
We will continue our letter writing. Last week, the kids received letters from their pen pals in Pennsylvania and Georgia. We will finish writing them back this week.
The kids have all formed documentary groups. They will begin their interviewing with the help of the Mill Valley video class this week.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Have a wonderful week and safe and relaxing holiday
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Curriculum Update January 5-6
Happy New Year and welcome back!!! I hope that everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. I can't believe that we are already halfway through the year.
We will begin to have a stronger focus on our upcoming state assessments. The first assessment will be reading, February 28-March 1. Please look for study playbooks in the upcoming weeks and a prefix/suffix sheet coming home Monday. Also on Monday, a timeline, research rubric, and letter explaining our upcoming International Festival on February 23 will be in your child's Monday folder.
There won't be any spelling due to the short week. We will begin Theme 12, focusing on time in math and will be reviewing main idea and summarizing in reading. The children will also learn about note taking, plagiarizing, and paraphrasing in preparation for their upcoming research report.
I'm looking forward to seeing your child tomorrow! Enjoy the rest of your week!
We will begin to have a stronger focus on our upcoming state assessments. The first assessment will be reading, February 28-March 1. Please look for study playbooks in the upcoming weeks and a prefix/suffix sheet coming home Monday. Also on Monday, a timeline, research rubric, and letter explaining our upcoming International Festival on February 23 will be in your child's Monday folder.
There won't be any spelling due to the short week. We will begin Theme 12, focusing on time in math and will be reviewing main idea and summarizing in reading. The children will also learn about note taking, plagiarizing, and paraphrasing in preparation for their upcoming research report.
I'm looking forward to seeing your child tomorrow! Enjoy the rest of your week!
Nick MVP December 12-16
Nick was Team Leggett MVP December 12-16. Team Leggett Publicists stated that Nick is very kind and funny. He always has a smile on his face and is willing to help others. Nick is a hard worker and easily gets along with everyone. Great work, Nick!
Pay it Forward Continues
We continued our Pay it Forward initiative. The children made holiday cards and ornament wreaths. They were dropped off at Medicalodges Nursing Home in Gardner, Kansas on Christmas Eve. The residents were excited to receive the gifts.
The children also made care packages for patients at Children's Mercy Hospital. They went along with the "Happy" theme. Everything had a smiley face on it. The care packages included cards, smiley face bags, balls, magnets, pencil holders, notebooks, and stickers.
Holiday Party
A special thank you to Becky Gipson for organizing such a wonderful holiday party. Thank you to all the parents that came to the party to help out and for sending in all the items to help make it a success.
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