We celebrated dental health month by making a video to remind people to keep their teeth clean.
Coach BLeggett
Monday, March 24, 2014
Curriculum Update March 24-28
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break. I can't believe it is 4th quarter already.
Assessments are right around the corner. The dates are:
Reading Assessment April 7th & 8th 9:00-11:00
Math Assessment April 16th & 17th 9:00-11:00
MAP Assessment April 28-30 9:00-10:30
Please try not to schedule any appointments during this time.
ELA/Science We are beginning our life cycles unit. This will be interactive where the students will learn about how traits, characteristics and the environment play a role on the life cycle of a species. The students will make movies, complete Webquests, observe the life cycle of beetles, lady bugs, butterflies and a praying mantis. Hopefully they willl turn out!
The students will conduct and answer questions as they read about life cycles and gather their research on their webquest.
The students will be writing an informative paper about the life cycle of a species they create and will also be writing from the perspective of a species in different traits.
Math
Students will learn about perimeter this week. We will be breaking up into math groups as the students work together to answer perimeter word problems and learn about perimeter through interactive activities. The students will understand perimeter, tools and units for perimeter, perimeter of common shapes, learn about different shapes with the same perimeter and use problem-solving to try, check and revise.
Spelling/Vocabulary
traits: a body feature passed on to an animal or plant from its parents
life cycle: all the parts of an animal's life from birth to death.
developing: to grow
birth: the act of being born; the act of coming into life
reproducing: to make or cause to exist again
digest: to break down food in the body.
egg: a round or oval mass from which young animals hatch
larva: the stage early in an insect's life when it looks like a worm
pupa: a stage in the life cycle of certain insects when the larva is changing into an adult
chrysalis: the inactive stage in the development of a butterfly or moth during which the larva is enclosed in a tough case from which a fully developed adult eventually emerges
adult: a fully grown person, animal or plant
compare: to examine how two or more people or things are alike and different
constrast: a difference; unlikeness
characteristic: a special feature or quality
adaptation: a trait that helps an animal or plant meet its needs in the place where it lives
inherited: passed on from parents to their young
Have a fantastic week!
Assessments are right around the corner. The dates are:
Reading Assessment April 7th & 8th 9:00-11:00
Math Assessment April 16th & 17th 9:00-11:00
MAP Assessment April 28-30 9:00-10:30
Please try not to schedule any appointments during this time.
ELA/Science We are beginning our life cycles unit. This will be interactive where the students will learn about how traits, characteristics and the environment play a role on the life cycle of a species. The students will make movies, complete Webquests, observe the life cycle of beetles, lady bugs, butterflies and a praying mantis. Hopefully they willl turn out!
The students will conduct and answer questions as they read about life cycles and gather their research on their webquest.
The students will be writing an informative paper about the life cycle of a species they create and will also be writing from the perspective of a species in different traits.
Math
Students will learn about perimeter this week. We will be breaking up into math groups as the students work together to answer perimeter word problems and learn about perimeter through interactive activities. The students will understand perimeter, tools and units for perimeter, perimeter of common shapes, learn about different shapes with the same perimeter and use problem-solving to try, check and revise.
Spelling/Vocabulary
traits: a body feature passed on to an animal or plant from its parents
life cycle: all the parts of an animal's life from birth to death.
developing: to grow
birth: the act of being born; the act of coming into life
reproducing: to make or cause to exist again
digest: to break down food in the body.
egg: a round or oval mass from which young animals hatch
larva: the stage early in an insect's life when it looks like a worm
pupa: a stage in the life cycle of certain insects when the larva is changing into an adult
chrysalis: the inactive stage in the development of a butterfly or moth during which the larva is enclosed in a tough case from which a fully developed adult eventually emerges
adult: a fully grown person, animal or plant
compare: to examine how two or more people or things are alike and different
constrast: a difference; unlikeness
characteristic: a special feature or quality
adaptation: a trait that helps an animal or plant meet its needs in the place where it lives
inherited: passed on from parents to their young
Have a fantastic week!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Curriculum Update March 4-7
Wow! Another short week due to weather. Hopefully, that will be the end of it and we can enjoy some warm weather.
No school, Friday, March 14th.
Spring Break March 15-23
We are celebrating Dr. Seuss this week. Here are the remaining days of the schedule:
Tuesday, March 4th: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Day- Wear your favorite hat, but only wear one; it will be a whole lot of fun!
Wednesday, March 5th: Fox in Socks Day - Wacky Wednesday in silly socks; the sillier the better, but No Fox!
Thursday, March 6th: Red Fish Blue Fish Day - Wear red or blue. Red or blue is the name of the game and then we'll all look the same!
Friday, March 7th: The Cat in the Hat Day - The Cat and the Hat will be here to play so Cougars wear your red and white on Friday.
ELA/SS
We are continuing to focus on what makes a good citizen this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading, discussing and answering questions about the variety of aspects of citizenship.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return. The students are working on their published books for the military and will be writing postcards and decorating pillowcases for Operation Postcard and Operation Pillowcase this week.
Math
We have completed our geometric shape unit and are moving on to time. We are working on time to the quarter and half hour, elapsed time and time to the minute.
Spelling/Vocabulary
government: organization that has the power to make and enforce laws for a certain territory
citizen: a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized
alien: a person from another nation who has not yet become a citizen of the nation in which he or she now lives
rules: authoritative statement of what to do or not do in a specific situation, issued by an appropriate person or body
law: the set of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce penalties
jury duty: the civic duty to serve on a jury
right: morally correct or acceptable
responsibility: the state of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
election: the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting
vote: a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot, show of hands or voice
society: people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values
leader: the person who leads or commands a group, organization or country
duty: a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
volunteer: a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task
service: the act of helping or doing work for someone
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
We are working on learning different types of poetry for our published books project.
Have a fantastic week!
No school, Friday, March 14th.
Spring Break March 15-23
We are celebrating Dr. Seuss this week. Here are the remaining days of the schedule:
Tuesday, March 4th: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Day- Wear your favorite hat, but only wear one; it will be a whole lot of fun!
Wednesday, March 5th: Fox in Socks Day - Wacky Wednesday in silly socks; the sillier the better, but No Fox!
Thursday, March 6th: Red Fish Blue Fish Day - Wear red or blue. Red or blue is the name of the game and then we'll all look the same!
Friday, March 7th: The Cat in the Hat Day - The Cat and the Hat will be here to play so Cougars wear your red and white on Friday.
ELA/SS
We are continuing to focus on what makes a good citizen this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading, discussing and answering questions about the variety of aspects of citizenship.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return. The students are working on their published books for the military and will be writing postcards and decorating pillowcases for Operation Postcard and Operation Pillowcase this week.
Math
We have completed our geometric shape unit and are moving on to time. We are working on time to the quarter and half hour, elapsed time and time to the minute.
Spelling/Vocabulary
government: organization that has the power to make and enforce laws for a certain territory
citizen: a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized
alien: a person from another nation who has not yet become a citizen of the nation in which he or she now lives
rules: authoritative statement of what to do or not do in a specific situation, issued by an appropriate person or body
law: the set of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce penalties
jury duty: the civic duty to serve on a jury
right: morally correct or acceptable
responsibility: the state of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone
election: the act or process of choosing someone for a public office by voting
vote: a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot, show of hands or voice
society: people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values
leader: the person who leads or commands a group, organization or country
duty: a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility
volunteer: a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task
service: the act of helping or doing work for someone
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
We are working on learning different types of poetry for our published books project.
Have a fantastic week!
Thursday, February 27, 2014
International Festival 2014
We finally had our international festival. It was a huge success. Thank you to all the parents for sending in food and having their child dressed in clothing representing their country's heritage. The students used the driving question, "How does my heritage impact me today?" to guide them in their research for their reports. They also created a QR code that let to a podcast of their report. This is a video highlighting the day.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Curriculum Update February 24-28
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It looks like that nice warm weather we were enjoying has disappeared for awhile.
This week, our 3rd grade international festival will be on Feb. 26th. The taste-fest will be at 1:45 and the program will be at 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
Next week, we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss. Here is the schedule:
Monday, March 3rd: Horton Hears a Who Day - Do nothing just be yourself and proud of who you are, regardless of differences, you can go far!
Tuesday, March 4th: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Day- Wear your favorite hat, but only wear one; it will be a whole lot of fun!
Wednesday, March 5th: Fox in Socks Day - Wacky Wednesday in silly socks; the sillier the better, but No Fox!
Thursday, March 6th: Red Fish Blue Fish Day - Wear red or blue. Red or blue is the name of the game and then we'll all look the same!
Friday, March 7th: The Cat in the Hat Day - The Cat and the Hat will be here to play so Cougars wear your red and white on Friday.
Welcome back for another week! It sure is nice to have warmer weather in the forecast. Please remember our third grade international festival is on Feb.26th.
ELA/SS
We are focusing on what makes a good citizen this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading, discussing and answering questions about the variety of aspects of citizenship.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return. The students are working on their published books for the military.
Math
We will continue our geometric city project this week. The students will work in groups to create a blue print of a city they are creating. They will also write a proposal for their city.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Friday, February 28. The words are:
point: an exact position
line: a set of points that is endless in two directions
line segment:a part of a line with two endpoints
intersecting lines: lines that cross at one point
parallel lines: lines that never cross
angle: formed by two rays with the same endpoint
vertex: the endpoint formed by two rays
right angle: an angle that make a square corner
perpendicular: when two lines, line segments, or rays make a right angle
acute angle: an angle that is open less than a right angle
obtuse angle: an angle that is open more than a right angle
polygon: a closed shape made up of line segments
side: each line segmenting that makes up a polygon
diagonal: a line segment that connects two vertices that are not next to each other
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
The students are learning and writing different forms of poetry for the military published books project.
Have a fantastic week!
This week, our 3rd grade international festival will be on Feb. 26th. The taste-fest will be at 1:45 and the program will be at 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
Next week, we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss. Here is the schedule:
Monday, March 3rd: Horton Hears a Who Day - Do nothing just be yourself and proud of who you are, regardless of differences, you can go far!
Tuesday, March 4th: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Day- Wear your favorite hat, but only wear one; it will be a whole lot of fun!
Wednesday, March 5th: Fox in Socks Day - Wacky Wednesday in silly socks; the sillier the better, but No Fox!
Thursday, March 6th: Red Fish Blue Fish Day - Wear red or blue. Red or blue is the name of the game and then we'll all look the same!
Friday, March 7th: The Cat in the Hat Day - The Cat and the Hat will be here to play so Cougars wear your red and white on Friday.
Welcome back for another week! It sure is nice to have warmer weather in the forecast. Please remember our third grade international festival is on Feb.26th.
ELA/SS
We are focusing on what makes a good citizen this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading, discussing and answering questions about the variety of aspects of citizenship.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return. The students are working on their published books for the military.
Math
We will continue our geometric city project this week. The students will work in groups to create a blue print of a city they are creating. They will also write a proposal for their city.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Friday, February 28. The words are:
point: an exact position
line: a set of points that is endless in two directions
line segment:a part of a line with two endpoints
intersecting lines: lines that cross at one point
parallel lines: lines that never cross
angle: formed by two rays with the same endpoint
vertex: the endpoint formed by two rays
right angle: an angle that make a square corner
perpendicular: when two lines, line segments, or rays make a right angle
acute angle: an angle that is open less than a right angle
obtuse angle: an angle that is open more than a right angle
polygon: a closed shape made up of line segments
side: each line segmenting that makes up a polygon
diagonal: a line segment that connects two vertices that are not next to each other
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
The students are learning and writing different forms of poetry for the military published books project.
Have a fantastic week!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Curriculum Update February 18-21
Welcome back for another week! It sure is nice to have warmer weather in the forecast. Please remember our third grade international festival is on Feb.26th.
ELA/SSWe are beginning our government unit this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading about individuals that have been good citizens to their community and discuss what character traits they have that makes them a good citizen.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return.
Math
We begin our geometric city project this week. The students will work in groups to create a blue print of a city they are creating. They will also write a proposal for their city.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Friday, February 28. The words are:
point: an exact position
line: a set of points that is endless in two directions
line segment:a part of a line with two endpoints
intersecting lines: lines that cross at one point
parallel lines: lines that never cross
angle: formed by two rays with the same endpoint
vertex: the endpoint formed by two rays
right angle: an angle that make a square corner
perpendicular: when two lines, line segments, or rays make a right angle
acute angle: an angle that is open less than a right angle
obtuse angle: an angle that is open more than a right angle
polygon: a closed shape made up of line segments
side: each line segmenting that makes up a polygon
diagonal: a line segment that connects two vertices that are not next to each other
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
The students will be writing their pen pals back in Illinois, Michigan and Georgia this week along with writing their city proposal.
ELA/SSWe are beginning our government unit this week. The students will answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of choosing to be an active member of your community?
Why do communities need laws/rules?
Who in your community decides what rules/laws are made and followed?
Can laws in your community be changed?
What makes someone a good citizen in your community?
We will reading about individuals that have been good citizens to their community and discuss what character traits they have that makes them a good citizen.
We will also continue our Pay it Forward project where we work on displaying random kindness without receiving anything in return.
Math
We begin our geometric city project this week. The students will work in groups to create a blue print of a city they are creating. They will also write a proposal for their city.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Friday, February 28. The words are:
point: an exact position
line: a set of points that is endless in two directions
line segment:a part of a line with two endpoints
intersecting lines: lines that cross at one point
parallel lines: lines that never cross
angle: formed by two rays with the same endpoint
vertex: the endpoint formed by two rays
right angle: an angle that make a square corner
perpendicular: when two lines, line segments, or rays make a right angle
acute angle: an angle that is open less than a right angle
obtuse angle: an angle that is open more than a right angle
polygon: a closed shape made up of line segments
side: each line segmenting that makes up a polygon
diagonal: a line segment that connects two vertices that are not next to each other
Vocabulary Games
Spelling Games
Writing
The students will be writing their pen pals back in Illinois, Michigan and Georgia this week along with writing their city proposal.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Curriculum Update February 10-12
Hi Families! Welcome back to another short week of school!
February 11- Symphony Field Trip (10:30-1:00) & Valentine's Day Party (3:00)
February 12 & 13 - Student-Led Conferences (Make sure your child attends the conference with you)
February 14 & 17 - No School
February 26 - Third Grade International Festival
ELA/SS
The students are completing published writing and putting together their international festival presentation. Everything will relate to the driving question, "How does your heritage impact who you are today?"
Students are also reading about the Winter Olympics and tying it into figurative language.
Math
We will start two-dimensional shapes and their attributes this week. We will be working on lines and line segments, angles and polygons.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Wednesday, February 12. The words are:
country: the territory of a nation
history: the record of past events and times
geography: the physical characteristics, especially the surface features, or an area
population: the total number of person living in a country, city, or any district or area
currency: something that is used as a medium of exchange; money
education: a degree, level, or kind of schooling
holiday: a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person
culture: the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
heritage: something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth
sports: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
language: the method of human communication, either written or spoken
stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
export: send (good or services) to another country for sale
import: bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale\
Vocabulary Game Link
Spelling Game Link
Have a fantastic week!
February 11- Symphony Field Trip (10:30-1:00) & Valentine's Day Party (3:00)
February 12 & 13 - Student-Led Conferences (Make sure your child attends the conference with you)
February 14 & 17 - No School
February 26 - Third Grade International Festival
ELA/SS
The students are completing published writing and putting together their international festival presentation. Everything will relate to the driving question, "How does your heritage impact who you are today?"
Students are also reading about the Winter Olympics and tying it into figurative language.
Math
We will start two-dimensional shapes and their attributes this week. We will be working on lines and line segments, angles and polygons.
Spelling/Vocabulary
The tests will be on Wednesday, February 12. The words are:
country: the territory of a nation
history: the record of past events and times
geography: the physical characteristics, especially the surface features, or an area
population: the total number of person living in a country, city, or any district or area
currency: something that is used as a medium of exchange; money
education: a degree, level, or kind of schooling
holiday: a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person
culture: the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group
heritage: something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth
sports: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature
language: the method of human communication, either written or spoken
stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view
export: send (good or services) to another country for sale
import: bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale\
Vocabulary Game Link
Spelling Game Link
Have a fantastic week!
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