Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, May 18th

Language Arts - none - We reviewed parts of speech, main idea/details, synonyms & antonyms, and sight words today.

Math - none - We used our math block today to do some fun hands-on science centers.  The students got to explore inertia and fingerprinting with me, then made helicopters with Mrs. McConnell, and practiced classifying objects and more inertia with Miss Vegter.

Science - none - We took a virtual field trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. today.  We learned all about being a zookeeper, and the unique animals at the zoo.

Social Studies - none - We used our social studies time to clean out our desks and lockers today.

Reminder:  Field Day tomorrow - no book bags needed!  

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, May 17th

Language Arts - none - We reviewed concepts and skills today.  We finished up our part-of-speech review, worked on homophones, and contractions.

Math - none - We rotated through some math review centers today, brushing up on addition, multiplication, money, fractions, and geometry.

Science - none - We took our chapter 15 test today, and our 4th quarter assessment posttest.

Social Studies - none - We used our social studies time to celebrate a couple of classroom birthdays!

Lessons & Assignments Monday, May 16th

Language Arts - none - We did some review activities in class today.  We practiced finding the main idea & details, and parts of speech.

Math - none - We took some end of the year assessments.

Science - none - We reviewed for tomorrow's test.

Social Studies -none - We read a Scholastic News article about volcanoes.

Lessons & Assignments Friday, May 13th

Language Arts - None - We completed our DOL, and took our spelling and vocab tests today.  Students were also provided with time to make one final push towards their AR goals.

Math - None - We took our chapter 12 test today.

Science - None - We read about waves today.

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article on women's hockey today.

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, May 12th

Language Arts - study spelling and vocab - We completed our DOL and spelling page in class today.  We also took our reading tests today, and had time to continue working on our AR goals.

Math - None - We reviewed for our chapter 12 test tomorrow.

Science - None - We read about forces today.

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article today.

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, May 11th

Language Arts - read passage, read AR book - We completed our DOL, spelling, and grammar page in class today.  We also reread our selection story.  Mrs. Pratt's small groups worked on grammar review skills, and my groups worked on our leveled readers.  This week's leveled reader was a play, and the kids did a great job reading their parts.  Friday is the last day to take AR quizzes, so reading an AR book is homework tonight.  Please complete and sign the form tonight.  We will fill in the quiz score tomorrow morning.

Math - None - We combined several skills today when we learned about relating shapes to fractions and area.

Science - None - We read about distance and speed today.  We had a fun time testing both of these concepts out in the hallway today.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today due to the early dismissal.

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, May 10th

Language Arts - read passage - We completed our DOL, grammar, and spelling pages in class today.  We read our weekly story, and practiced on Spelling City.  Today students had to use the 30 Hands app to demonstrate their spelling words.

Math - None - We learned about how to classify plane figures today.

Science - None - We had Ag in the Classroom today where we learned about cows, and had a chance to make butter!

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article today.

Reminder - Early dismissal tomorrow

Lessons & Assignments Monday, May 9th

Language Arts-  read passage, grammar review 8 - We completed our DOL and grammar page in class today.  The students also had some time to review spelling words on the Spelling City app.  We reread our weekly story, then finished up a compare and contrast activity from last week.  The students had to compare and contrast the story we are reading to the video we watched on Friday.

Math - None - We learned about triangles today, and how to classify them based on their number of equal sides and the measure of their angles.

Science - None - We read about types of motion today, then went outside to try them out!

Social Studies - None - We finished watching our field trip presentation videos today.

Lessons & Assignments Friday, May 6th

Language Arts - None - We completed our DOL and spelling page in class today.  We also watched a movie clip of the old TV show, Ramona.  Next week the kids will compare and contrast Ramona in our story, and Ramona in the movie.

Math - None - We practiced drawing quadrilaterals today.  We had to review a bit from yesterday's lesson, and took some notes on types of quadrilaterals to help us remember their properties.

Science - None - We used our science time for math review today.

Social Studies - None - We continued watching our field trip presentations today.

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, May 5th

Language Arts - read passage, grammar review 2 - We completed our DOL and grammar page in class today.  We listened to our story, and practiced our spelling words on the ipads.  The students also answered their comprehension questions today.

Math - None - We took our mid-chapter quiz today, and completed lesson 12.5 on classifying quadrilaterals.  We discussed squares, rectangles, rhombuses, and trapezoids.

Science - None - We used part of our science time for math today.

Social Studies - None - We used our social studies time for math and corrections today.

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, May 4th

Language Arts - read passage, grammar review - We completed our DOL, grammar, and spelling page in class today.  We listened to our weekly story on our ipads, and Mrs. Pratt updated everyone on AR progress.  Students were given time to work on their 4th quarter AR goals.

Math - None - We learned about parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines today.

Science - None - We took our chapter 14 test.  The results were amazing!  Well done 3rd grade!

Social Studies - None - We started watching our field trip presentations today during social studies time.

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, May 3rd

Language Arts-  read passage - We completed our DOL and grammar page in class.  We reviewed our vocabulary words, and read our weekly story.  We also took our STAR reading assessments today.

Math - None - We learned about classifying polygons today.

Science - None - We reviewed for tomorrow's test in class.

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article about dinosaurs today.

Lessons & Assignments Monday, May 2nd

Language Arts - read passage - We completed our DOL, spelling, and grammar page in class today.  Students were given our new spelling/vocab lists.  The tests over these lists will be on Friday, May 13th.  We also read our new reading passage together.  I introduced our new vocabulary words, and the students worked on their vocabulary packets today.

Math - None - We learned about angles today.  We learned the difference between angles that are greater than a right angle, less than a right angle, and ones that are right angles.

Science - None - We made maracas today to study how sound is made.

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article.

Lessons & Assignments Friday, April 29th

Language Arts - None - We took our spelling and vocab tests today.

Math - None - We learned about plane shapes, and discussed the difference between closed figures and open figures.

Science - None - We read about sound today.

Social Studies - None - We read a Scholastic News article about how headphones and earbuds can hurt your hearing.

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, April 28th

Language Arts - study spelling and vocab - We completed our DOL and cursive spelling page in class today.  We also took our reading test, and read for AR.  Tomorrow we will take our spelling and vocab tests on Spelling City.

Math - None - We reviewed in math today.  We took a quiz over addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.  We also played "I have, who has" with addition.

Science - None - We read a book about light and color, and watched the Magic School Bus video on how to make a rainbow.

Social Studies - None - We continued working on our field trip presentations.  Most students were able to record their information today.

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, April 27th

Language Arts -  None - We completed our DOL in class today, and practiced our spelling and grammar online.  We reread our weekly story, and read a companion story about why we have day and night.  We worked in groups to answer comprehension questions with our partners.  Reminder - reading skills test tomorrow!

Math - None - We took our quarterly assessments today.

Science - None - We watched a Discovery Education video about light and color today.

Social Studies - None - We continued our work on our field trip presentations today.

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, April 26th

Language Arts - read passage - We completed our DOL and spelling in class today.  We listened to our story on the iPads, and practiced reading our passage for the week.  The students had to read a paragraph using the ChatterPix app to record themselves.  This was great fluency practice today!

Math - None - We took the chapter 11 test today.  I was very proud of the fantastic scores on today's tests.  Way to go 3rd grade!

Science - None - We discussed the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque today.  The students used plastic wrap, wax paper, and aluminum foil to demonstrate each concept in their science journals, and then completed a picture sort.

Social Studies - None - We continued working on our field trip presentations.  I think everyone was able to add their pictures from the House of Mammals exhibit today, and tomorrow we will record our information about those first 4 pictures.

Lessons & Assignments Monday, April 25th

Language Arts - read passage - We completed our DOL and spelling page in class today.  We also played on online review game as a class for our grammar target this week.  We listened to our story on the iPads, and worked in small groups.  Mrs. Pratt's groups focused on phonics skills, and my groups read about African animals and practiced drawing conclusions.

Math - None - We reviewed chapter 11 today.  Our chapter 11 test will be tomorrow.

Science - None - We read about light and rainbows today.  We learned about the difference between translucent, transparent, and opaque.

Social Studies - None - We started on our field trip presentations today.  Students were provided with the presentation checklist and rubrics, and introduced to the 30 Hands app that they will use to create their presentations/speeches.

Lessons & Assignments Friday, April 22nd

3rd graders went to the Putnam Museum today for a field trip - no homework.

(Photos coming soon)

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, April 21st

Language Arts - read passage - We completed our DOL and grammar page in class.  We also took a few minutes to practice our spelling words using the Spelling City app.  The students listened to our weekly story on the ipads, and answered their comprehension questions about the story.  Tonight's assignment is to read the passage, but this can be returned on Monday since we have a field trip tomorrow.

Math - None - We learned about shapes with the same area and different perimeters today.  We used the Doodle Buddy app on the iPads to sketch out and measure shapes.

Science - None - We read about light today, focusing on reflection and refraction.  We practiced writing words, then tracing the reflection we saw in the mirror.  We were surprised that the letters looked backwards!  We also put a pencil in a glass of water, and realized that refraction made it look like it was broken.

Social Studies - None - We used our social studies time for our Star of the Week presentation.

Reminder:  Field trip tomorrow - meet at the museum at 9:00, and bring a sack lunch.