Ms. Wilson's Thirdgators: Problems Up!

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Problems Up!

We sing Problems Up before we complete our Problem Set activity sheets during each math lesson. Check out our music smarts!

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Parents,

2015 is off to a great, chilly start with Ms. Wilson's Thirdgators! We have begun writing down our goals for 2015 and will be publishing them to our blogs next week.

Curriculum

Math- Module 4- Area

ELA/Reading- "Revolutionary War on Sunday," dialogue

Science- Rocks and Minerals

Social Studies- The American Revolution in South Carolina

Tests/ Quizzes

None :)

Important Dates

1/15- End of the 2nd Nine Weeks

1/16- Teacher Workday

1/19- MLK Day

1/23- Report Cards Issued

1/23- Father-Daughter Dance

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PE is on Tuesday

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fa La La Friday

Parents,

Happy Friday! Thank you so much for the gifts, cards, and kind notes. I really appreciate all that you do throughout the year to help me as your child's teacher. I hope you all enjoy this time with your friends and family! Take a look at what's coming up in the new year:

Curriculum

Math- Module 3 Review, Assessment

ELA- "What Do Illustrators Do?," Dialogue

Science- Fossils, Assessment

Social Studies- Causes of the American Revolution

Tests

1/8- Module 3

1/9- Fossils

1/9- Causes of the American Revolution*

Important Reminders

1/15- End of the Second Nine Weeks

1/16- Teacher Workday

1/19- MLK Day- no school

1/23- Report Cards Issued

1/23- Father Daughter Dance 6:00pm-8:00pm

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PE is on Tuesday

Have a wonderful winter break!

Tis the Season

Happy Friday Parents,

This was a fantastic week in our class! We accomplished so much. Students have really been working collaboratively

especially in math. They are learning how to use different strategies to solve multiplication and division sentences. We are taking timed "quizzes" (not graded) on times tables each day. We are will be on the 5's on Monday. Please help them practice! Take a look at next week's plans:

Curriculum

Math- Multiplication and Division in Module 3

ELA- "Dear Juno," Context Clues, Verb Tenses

Science- Fossils

Social Studies- The start of the American Revolution

Tests or Quizzes*

12/16- Dear Juno Spelling

12/18- Dear Juno

Important Reminders

12/22-1/2: Winter Break

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PE is on Tuesday

Welcome December

Parents,

December is off to a great start! We have been busy learning all about multiplication, division, and food chains. We especially enjoyed our Gullah guest speaker that shared traditions of the Gullah culture with us. Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

ELA- "Dear Juno," Context Clues,

Math- Multiplication and Division 7, 8 and 9

Science- All about fossils

Social Studies- Slave rebellion, A New Colony review

Tests

12/11- A New Colony Test

Important Reminders

12/22-1/2

PE is on Tuesday

It's Already December!

Parents,

I hope that you enjoy your Thanksgiving Break! These next few weeks will be busy, but great! Make sure to check out your child's blog. They are coming along very well! Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

ELA/Reading- Colonial Times Passage, Main Idea

Math- Module 3: Multiplication and Division

Science- Food Chain Review

Social Studies- Slavery in South Carolina, Gullah Culture

Tests

12/3- Math 3.1-3.3 Quiz

12/4- Food Chains

Important Reminders

12/5- Early Dismissal

12/22-1/2- Winter Break

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PE is on Tuesday

Have a great weekend!

Short Week Ahead

Parents,

This was such a great week! We started our own personal blogs, and are working on publishing their first writing. Thank you for your patience with google classroom. To have your child sign in to their account after you've downloaded Chrome, search for gmail. Gmail will ask you to login to a google account. This is where your child can put in their account information. This should work! Give me your feedback please.

Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

ELA- " Castle on Viola Street," Sequencing

Math- Module 3, Multiplication

Science- Food Chains

Social Studies- Settling in Carolina

Tests

11/25- Spelling and Reading Tests on "Castle on Viola Street"

Important Dates

11/25- Grits for Grands

11/26-/28: Thanksgiving Break

Have a great weekend!

Time for the Cool Down

Brrr! It's getting cold outside, but we are busy learning in our third grade class. Next week promises to be a busy one full of review and assessments. Please be reminded that we have recess at 10am. It will be very cold next week, so please make sure to send your child with something warm for recess. If the temperature is too low, we will be staying inside.

Curriculum

Math- Module 3( Multiplication and Division)

ELA- "The Castle on Viola Street," Subject Verb Agreement,

Theme,

Science- Life Cycle Review, Food Chains

Social Studies- Colonization in South Carolina

Tests

11/17- Explorers

11/18- Life Cycles

11/19- Module 2

Important Dates

11/26-11/28- Thanksgiving Break

11/25- Grits for Grands 7:40am-8:10am

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PE is on Thursday

Have a wonderful weekend, and stay warm!

Forecast Says Great Week Ahead!

Parents,

Thank you for your donations to Pawmetto Lifeline. What a great way to support animal adoptions. We have really been working hard on our math in Module 2. Don't forget that many of the lessons have videos that I use in class to help with the concepts. They are all on Edmodo.

Curriculum

Math- Module 2 (Subtraction w/ Standard Algorithm, Estimation)

ELA/ Reading- Exploration in South Carolina, Subject/ Verb Agreement

Writing Topic- 3 Things I Love About Thanksgiving

Science- Animal Life Cycles

Social Studies- Explorers of South Carolina Review, Colonial Times

Tests

11/13- Explorers of South Carolina

Important Dates

11/11- Veteran's Day Luncheon- 12:46

11/28- Thanksgiving Break

11/25- Grits for Grands 7:40am-8:10am

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PE is on Thursday

Have a wonderful week!

Cooling Down

Hi Parents,

Whew! What a day. We learned so much about the life cycles of bees today with our special presentation. Have your child share an interesting fact with you. Take a look at what's going on next week-

Curriculum

Math: Rounding, Estimating

ELA/Reading; "Boom Town," Hyperbole, Cause and Effect

Social Studies: Explorers

Science: Plant and Animal Life Cycles

Tests

11/5: *Math Lessons 12-14

11/7: Boom Town

Important Reminders

11/4: Election Day- No School

11/7: Last Day for Pawmetto Lifeline Donations

11/26-11/28: Thanksgiving Break

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PE is on Thursday

Stay warm this weekend!

Third Grade Happenings

Parents,

What a wonderful week. We left today with excitement about our first House meeting. Have your child share their motto and signal with you! Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

Math- Measurement, Rounding (Make sure to check out the newsletter for more information)

ELA- "Boom Town," plural nouns, hyperbole

Science- Adaptaions Review, Test, Life Cycles

Social Studies- Explorers of South Carolina

Tests (Quiz*)

10/28- Science Habitats and Adaptations

10/29-* Math Lessons 2.9-2.11

Important Reminders

10/24- End of the First Nine Weeks

10/27-10/31- Book Fair

10/31- Half Day Dismissal, Report Cards Issued

10/27-11/7- Pawmetto Lifeline Service Learning Project

11/11- Veteran's Day Lunch

PE is on Thursday

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fall Into Learning!

Parents,

I truly hope that you enjoyed your Fall Break! Don't forget to print out any Flat Wilson pictures with captions for our bulletin board. We are back in full swing learning so many great things. I will be posting videos to help with homework throughout the week on Edmodo in the Module 3 folder. Take a look at our week:

Curriculum

Math- Module 3: Lessons 6-9- Measuring Weight and Capacity

ELA- "Home Grown Butterflies," Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Science- Saltwater and Freshwater Habitats, Habitat Review

Social Studies- Explorers of South Carolina

Tests

10/22- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives *Quiz*

10/24- "Home Grown Butterflies"

Important Reminders

10/24- Last Day of the First Nine Weeks

10/27- 31- Book Fair

10/31: Half Day, Report Cards Issued

PE is on Wednesday- Mr. Wittig is asking students to wear some type of clothing that represents their favorite football team for their Football Unit.

Have a wonderful week!

Fantastic Week!

Parents,

Where did the week go? We had a week full of fantastic learning here at LCE.

Curriculum

Math- Time Measurement, Weight

ELA- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, "My Very Own Room"

Science- Grasslands, Forests, and Desert Review, Water Habitats

Social Studies- Explorer Unit Opener

Tests

10/ 15: Math Lessons 1-5 Quiz

Important Dates

10/16- 17: Student Holiday

10/24- Last Day of the First Nine Weeks

10/27- 31- Book Fair

10/31: Half Day, Report Cards Issued

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PE is on Monday

It Was Great!

Parents,

We had so much to celebrate this week especially with our school dedication last Wednesday. We have enjoyed sharing the South Carolina Regions Projects, as well as finishing up

our first Module in math. Take a look at what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

Math- Module 1 Assessment, Module 2- Telling Time

ELA- Wolf!, Native Americans close read, Sequencing, Subjects

and Predicates

Social Studies- Native Americans in South Carolina

Science- Habitats

Tests

10/6- Module 1 Math Assessment

10/7- Wolf! Spelling Test

10/ 8- Wolf! Reading Test (open book)

10/10- Native Americans

Important Reminders

* Please make sure to sign your child's agenda each day

* Your child will be coming home with their reading lexile range. Please take a look and monitor their self selected reading

10/ 8- Health Screening

10/16- 17: Student Holiday

10/24- Last Day of the First Nine Weeks

10/27- 31- Book Fair

10/31: Half Day, Report Cards Issued

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PE is on Monday

Have a great weekend!

Great Gator Week!

Parents,

This has been another wondrous week. I have enjoyed meeting with you about your children during our parent/ teacher conferences. I am excited to see the Regions Projects that come in on Monday. Take a look at what's coming up soon:

Curriculum

Math- Lessons 20, 21, Module Review, Test

ELA- Wolf!, nouns, verbs, sequencing

Science- Process Skills Test, Habitats

Social Studies- Native Americans

Tests

9/29- Process Skills Test (notes in journals, study guides are in binders)

10/3- Module 1 Assessment (see notes in math journals and binders)

Important Reminders

9/30- Regions Projects are due

10/1- School Dedication (bag lunches)

10/8: Health Screenings

10/10: Muffins for Moms 7:40-8:10

10/16-10/17: Student Holiday

10/24: End of the First Nine Weeks, Gator Fest

10/31: Report Cards Issued, 11:30 Dismissal

PE is on Monday

Have a fantastic weekend!

Our Week!

Parents,

It's been another fantastic week. We have been working so hard on learning all about our science process skills as well as the regions of South Carolina! I'm looking forward to seeing you all for our conferences this week. Make sure to sign up if you have not done so already. Also, please take a moment to fill out my math video survey. Here's what's coming up next week:

Curriculum

Math-Decomposing Numbers, Distributive Property of Multiplication

ELA- The Regions of South Carolina, Summary

Science- Process Skills

Social Studies- The Regions of South Carolina, Rivers in SC

Tests

9/26- Regions of South Carolina Test

9/29- Science Process Skills

Important Reminders

9/19- Interims Available on Powerschool

9/25- 11:30 Dismissal/ Conference Day

PE will be on Monday

Have a fantastic weekend!

Ms. Wilson

What a Week!

The Boosterthon Fun Run was a success! Thanks for your help. We have so busy learning about the Regions in South Carolina and Process Skills! The week flew by. Take a look at what's up for next week:

Curriculum

ELA/ Reading: Compare and Contrast, Friendly Letters

Math: Multiplication Patterns

Science: Science Process Skills

Social Studies: The 6 Regions of South Carolina

Tests/ Quizzes

9/16- Spelling Test, Amazing Grace Comprehension Test

9/17- Math Lessons 11-13 Quiz

Important Reminders

9/17: Math MAP

9/18: Boosterthon Pledge Money Due (on or before this date)

9/19: Interims Available, Family Movie Night

9/25: Half Day Dismissal, Parent Teacher Conferences

9/26: School Pictures (mistake on the flyer)

PE is on Monday

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wilson's Whammers Updates

Hi Parents,

It has been a great week. Thanks for gathering up pledges for our Boosterthon Fundraiser. We are super excited to raise money to make our school even more beautiful. Take a look at next week:

Curriculum

Math- Review lessons 1-10, Continuing with multiplication and division

ELA/Reading- "Amazing Grace," Author's Purpose, Punctuation

Science-Process Skills

Social Studies- The Regions of South Carolina

Tests/ Quizzes

9/9- Math Test on Lesson 1-10

9/12- Regions Labeling Quiz

Important Reminders

9/10- Reading MAP Testing 8:30-10:00

9/11- Boosterthon Fun Run 9:45 at LCE Lower Campus

(wear tennis shoes, bag lunches this day)

9/16- Spelling Test- "Amazing Grace"

9/26- Fall Pictures

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Problems Up!

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