We wrapped up the day with a movie — something I have never done in my classroom, but this class is soooo awesome, hard-working, and well-behaved. I felt like they deserved something special. We watched The Star to help get us excited for Christmas, not that we need help there. While we watched the movie, we are popcorn and peppermint Oreos. Then we had a balloon toss where we exchanged kind words with our classmates. When the students get home, they can pop their balloon to get their special message.

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills can be learned through coding and engineering — and lots of practice, failing, more practice, and failing some more. It’s all part of the learning process, which makes us lifelong learners!

What do you do on a day like today?

So, what do you do when you’ve been working so hard in the classroom, it’s 66 degrees, sunny, and the day before Thanksgiving break?

You have a long recess!!!!!!!!

Homework

Religion - test Chapter 7
Grammar - test over linking verbs
Handwriting - alphabet (if you didn't finish your class work)

Scholastic Book orders due tomorrow.

Test Schedule

Tuesday - Religion and Grammar

IXL: Thanksgiving break

There won't be an IXL assignment that is due this week; however, if you complete 15 minutes in math and 15 minutes in grammar, you will get an grade (A - 12 points). If you do not do the work, it will not count against you. Your grade will be left blank.

Math: Work in an section of G for 15 minutes.

               G. Multiplication fluency

 LA:  Work in any section of Z for 15 minutes.

                Z. Categories

 

Homework

Weekly IXL
Monthly RQ

Our last timed x5 will be on Monday. 

Scholastic orders are due on Tuesday.

Spelling Bee!

We had our classroom spelling bee. Congratulation to the winner, Lio, and the runner up, Dru. They will be representing the 3rd grade in the spelling bee on December 13 at 2pm in the gym.

Congrats to the top five spellers pictured below.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

The theme of our classroom door this year is Happy Birthday, Jesus! 

The students are going to have a birthday party for Jesus in the stable. They plan on decorating with streamers, balloons, and more. Stay tuned! 

Out-of-Uniform day Friday

For a $1 donation to St. Jude, 

you may jeans with a St. Jude or St. Ann shirt.

Serving others

Some of our classmate in the St. Faustina Youth Society helped set-up the food collection in the church, deliver the food to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Panty, and greeted the Bartlett police officers who joined us for Cop Stop.

Homework

Reading - test over Penguin Chick
Math - HO (dividing by 3)

Homework

Spelling - test
Grammar - write 5 sentences using a linking verb. Do NOT use an -ing verb.
Math - HO

Soup donation

Grammar Notes: Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs DO NOT show action. Linking verbs connect the subject and the complete predicate (think of it like a bridge).

Check out the examples below:

Gabby is a sweet girl.

Isn’t isn’t something that Gabby can do. It connects the subject (Gabby) to the predicate (is a sweet girl.)

My cats are happy napping on the couch.

Areing isn’t something that cats can do. Are connects the subject (My cats) to the predicate (are happy napping on the couch).

MLG&W Art Contest

I’m so proud of our talented artists! They came up some original and clever ideas for Water Mane. 

Thank you to all the parents who brought in 11x17 pieces of poster board. I know it was an add size, but the rules of the contest dictated the size. :) 

Graphic Organizers

Students are designing and illustrating their own original graphic organizers that give the topic, main idea, and text evidence from the story Penguin Chick.

Science study guide

The Quizlet for Science, Chapter 3 is on the right hand side.

Homework

Math - division HO

Please bring in your poster board tomorrow.

Soup for the Thanksgiving food drive. 

Posterboard

Please bring in your 11 x 17 piece of poster board tomorrow.

Homework

Grammar - worksheet and test over plural possessive nouns
Spelling - pretest
Math - Exploring division HO (front and back) 

Soup for food drive
Poster board for art contest (due Wed.) 


I know this is more HW than you're used to, but you've had your spelling words for 7 days, and I've assigned the extra grammar HO, because so many of you still need to practice identifying and writing plural possessive nouns. Don't let the HW stress you out. Do your best!

Tentative Schedule

Tuesday - Grammar and spelling pre-test
Thursday - Spelling
Friday - Reading (Penguin Chick)

Looking ahead to next week:
We will have two tests the week of Thanksgiving break. We will have a Religion and Grammar test on Tuesday, Nov. 26th.

Weekly IXL: Nov. 19th

IXL is due on Monday, Nov. 25th.

Math: 15 minutes 

I. Understand division  
Divide by counting equal groups 
Write division sentences for groups 
Relate multiplication and division for groups  
Write division sentences for arrays  
Relate multiplication and division for arrays  


 LA: 15 minutes

 SS. Commas
Commas with a series  
Commas with dates  
Commas with the names of place

St. Nicholas Day

Do you have sharpened pencils?? Many of you do not have any pencils left.

Homework

11 x 17 piece of poster board

November RQ:
Have you finished your book? Taken your quiz? Are you happy with your grade?

Weekly IXL

Keep studying your multiplication facts. Memorizing them will help you with division.

Inverse Operations

We made flash cards that will help us learn multiplication and division.