Thursday, November 14, 2013

Nov 15, 2013 Update

Nov 15, 2013 Update

Update from Ms. Luria


Nov 15th - Homework this coming week is finishing writing the IB unit project
Nov 15th - Books donated for Battle of the Books: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-battle
Nov 22nd - IB unit 2 presentations at 12:30pm in the auditorium
Nov 22nd - Scholastic paper orders due (write me a note if you want the books to be for the holidays and want me to keep them in a bag to hand to you.)
Nov 22nd - 1:45 - 2:30 IB 2 celebration - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-ibunit
Nov 25th and 26th - Conferences
Nov 26th - Online Scholastic orders are due. Class code is MKKWD. Please email me if they are presents for your child and should be picked up by you in the classroom.
https://orders.scholastic.com/MKKWD



Dear Families,

Students had a full week. They finished their literature journals and are working on finishing their IB projects. We can't wait to have you share in the IB projects with the class.

HW: This weekend students are to work on completing their IB project. Please help them practice out loud. There is a form with activities to do each night of the week. Please sign that piece of paper and have your child turn it in on Friday.

Battle of the Book: I will be creating OBOB teams this coming week. Students should know their teammates by conference time. 

Headphones: Please have your child bring a baggie with a pair of headphones to use in the classroom.

Math: Our next math unit is all about geometry. Students will learn about perimeter, area and all of the different types of quadrilaterals.

You can find many great practice problems at IXL.com for geometry.

We are continuing to work on addition, subtraction and multiplication fluency. **Please look in the homework folder to see if you have a note about how your child is doing.** You can find lots of practice pages for free at this website: http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Spelling: No spelling test this week.
Feel free to write me a note, email me or call if you have any questions or concerns.


Ms. Luria

Friday, November 8, 2013

Update November 8th

Nov 8, 2013 Update

Update from Ms. Luria



Nov 8th - No school - teacher planning day
Nov 11th - No school holiday
Nov 12th - Spelling retake for students who received letters on Thursday
Nov 13 - Literature folder due
Nov 15th - NO homework/ NO spelling test because of literature circle project
Nov 15th - Books donated for Battle of the Books: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-battle
Nov 22nd - IB unit 2 presentations at 12:30pm in the auditorium
Nov 25th and 26th - Conferences



Dear Families,

We used lanterns on Thursday morning because of the power outage!
Our Thursday started off with quite a literal bang! The power was out in the classroom for part of the morning, but we still learned a ton and had a great day.

HW: This weekend students are to work on completing their literature folder. They have had 45 minutes a day 4 days a week to work on their literature study for the last 3 weeks. Many students have turned in their completed folders, but they are due on Wednesday. 

Students DO NOT complete the literary terms for this first unit. Some groups have no writing response, some groups have 1 response and some groups have 2 responses. Your child knows the expectations, but feel free to email me if there are any questions.

Battle of the Book: Students are starting read the books for this year's Battle. All are very excited and we have a waiting list of the books on this list! Please donate a book if you are able to do so. 



Here is the link to donate a book: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-battle

Headphones: Please have your child bring a baggie with a pair of headphones to use in the classroom. This way they can listen when using iPads. They can be ear buds or any type of headphone.

Math: Our next math unit is all about geometry. Students will learn about perimeter, area and all of the different types of quadrilaterals.

On the long weekend, students are invited to do http://www.mobymath.com and earn points for the current math contest. It is over on Tuesday!

We are continuing to work on addition, subtraction and multiplication fluency. **Please look in the homework folder to see if you have a note about how your child is doing.** You can find lots of practice pages for free at this website: http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Reading: Students took home their first literature circle guide this weekend (unless it was already turned in.)

Also, check out your child's writing on the blog. They would love to see a comment written from you on the blog if you have three minutes to write something to our growing authors!

Spelling: No spelling test this week.
PE: We have PE on Fridays. Please make sure your child wears gym shoes those days. Thanks!

Library: Our library day is Thursday. Please make sure books are returned to school on Wednesday so they can be checked in   before library.


Feel free to write me a note, email me or call if you have any questions or concerns.


Ms. Luria

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Resources for IB 2

TIME for kids has a mini-site devoted to the environment. It has articles about Earth Day, green tips, rescuing animals and conservation.

Here is a link to the website: http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/environment

Pollution



Global Warming



Environment Oregon is a state-wide citizen group group in Oregon. http://www.environmentoregon.org/issues

Bats



Deforestation and its affects on animals:








Friday, November 1, 2013

Nov 1, 2013 Update

Update from Ms. Luria


Nov 5th and 6th - Ms. Luria out
Nov 7th - Spelling test, homework due, general knowledge test
Nov 7th - Bridges Unit 2 retakes
Nov 8th - No school - teacher planning day
Nov 15th - Books donated for Battle of the Books: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-battle


Dear Families,


Thank you for all of your support in making the harvest festival a success. We learned all about the history of harvest festivals around this time of the year. Students learned about how the Celts originated many of the traditions that have turned into Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.

Headphones: Please have your child bring a baggie with a pair of headphones to use in the classroom. This way they can listen when using iPads. They can be ear buds or any type of headphone.

Math: This week students took a test on the second Bridges Unit. Most students did very well! You will receive an email if your child will be retaking the test on Thursday.


We are continuing to work on addition, subtraction and multiplication fluency. **Please look in the homework folder to see if you have a note about how your child is doing.** You can find lots of practice pages for free at this website: http://themathworksheetsite.com/

Reading: With the new reading standards, we are spending half of our time reading non-fiction and the other half reading fiction. For non-fiction, most of the pieces are related to our current IB unit. Students are finishing up their first literature study. Please sign their literature study guide journal this weekend.

Also, check out your child's writing on the blog. They would love to see a comment written from you on the blog if you have three minutes to write something to our growing authors!

Battle of the Book: An optional program in 3rd grade is the Oregon Battle of the Books. Our school has signed up, and I highly encourage everyone to get involved. Please look at the video below this for information about the program. It is very fun and educational as well!

We could use your help! Could you donate one or two books to the 3rd grade as a whole for the Battle of the Books program? Here is the link to donate a book: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4BAFAA2BA5FB6-battle


Spelling: Students are continuing to learn about when to double consonants. They are learning that if a short word ends in a CVC and the next morphograph begins with a V, they double the last consonant.
For example: run + ing = running, run + er = runner
water + ing = watering ( is not waterring because it is not a short CVC)
PE: We have PE on Fridays. Please make sure your child wears gym shoes those days. Thanks!


Library: Our library day is Thursday. Please make sure books are returned to school on Wednesday so they can be checked in   before library.


Feel free to write me a note, email me or call if you have any questions or concerns.


Ms. Luria

Math assignment November 1st

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=RGPqZW4