Monday, September 27, 2010

I am sending home the Parent - Teacher Conference schedules today. Please let me know if the schedule will work for you. If you have more than one child at South we have grouped them together for you.

Spelling Words:
save, give, have, live, move, above, alive, alike, to two, too, know, do, blew, blue

Vocabulary Words:
accelerate - to speed up
grime - dirt or filth
sleuth - a detective
ultimatum - a final request, condition, or demand

We took the final on the first section of the times tables. WOW! except for the two who haven't finished everyone was in the 90%. We are ready to move on. We have done, 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12. We have also done 3 x 4 = 12 and 6 x 7 = 42 with some cute rhymes to help us remember them.

We have started doing Fry Phrases (reading fluency) and dictionary skills. We are moving right along in third grade! Thanks for everything you do at home to make our class successful. I do appreciate you.
Kimber

September 20, 2010

Good Morning, I hope everyone had a good week-end. We will be busy at school this week.
Spelling words:
under, such, much, young, touch, use, your, you, unit, cute, few, new, fuel, human, music

Vocabulary words:

incognito - hiding one's true identity, often using a disguise

panic - to experience extreme fright and anxiety

misfortune - bad luck; an unfortunate event

waver - to be uncertain, especially about a decision; to tremble

The vocabulary test on Friday will be these four words plus the four from last week. A total of eight words. I sent the test home with the right answers to study from for this week.

Florid rinse begins today. If you would like your child to receive florid at school contact the PTA. I think these is a $3.00 cost.

Parent-Teacher conferences are coming up the first week in October. School will be dismissed at 2:30 each day during that week. Oct. 4 - 8

Thanks to all who help so much at home and in our classroom. We are having a terrific year!!
Kimber

September 13, 2010

Thank you to those who were able to come as reading parents last week. If you have signed up please come in this week. This times are 8:50 - 9:30 Tuesday through Friday. I have assigned students to those who signed up. If things have changed and you can no longer come in please let me know so I can adjust the students.

I am sending home our first book order from Scholastic. If you choose to order books for your child please have your order in by this Friday, September 17. Remember that you need only make out one check to Scholastic. I can not send in cash. Sorry.

Spelling:

rocket, pocket, hold, told, often, grow, throne, so, sew, most, almost, both, coach, open, also

Vocabulary:

castaway: a person who is stranded on a desert island
inhospitable: unfriendly and impolite to guests
jocular: full of jokes and good humor
vocation: a job, especially one for which a person is well suited

Vocabulary is new, starting this week. We will have four new words every week with a test on Friday. They do not have to spell the words, just know the meanings.

Remember tonight is the big back to school bash. Please come have fun and support our school.

In the folders today there is a PTA fundraiser 1/2 sheet yellow paper. Please read it over. There is also a color contest page.

Remember we have homework Monday through Thursday and reading 25 minutes every school night.

Thanks for all you do at home to make third grade a positive experience for your child.

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Got the last trips of the summer enjoyed. We are right back to work at school. I am ready for the reading parents to come in. The times are 8:50 - 9:30. If you can't remember which day you signed up for please let me know and I will send you an email. If everyone can come we will have almost 15 minutes of individualized reading time with each student. This is wonderful!

We are starting our new math program. We will take a pre-test on Tuesday and divide the entire third grade into groups. Your child will have the opportunity of having Mr. Shirley and Mrs. Holmes for math sometime during the year. We are excited to get going on the new program. One component is a letter to the families explaining each chapter. This should be coming home today (Tuesday) in your child's folder.

Please remember school pictures are this Friday. This is the photo that will be used in the school year book. Everyone will have a picture taken. You only purchase if you would like to.

Remember the Back to School Bash on Monday, September 13. Time is 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. You can purchase tickets early or that evening.

School T-Shirts and Hoodies are for sale in the office. Last chance to order will be On Monday at the back to school bash.

We are collecting box tops. Our first deadline is October 29th.

We are really doing a fantastic job on cursive letters. We have covered the following: i, t, u, w, r, s, and p. We have also started learning to write our own names. Fun times in third grade!

SPELLING:

pitch, drink, swim, life, while, I, my, light, buy, eye, which, find, why, kind, try

Next week we will begin our vocabulary words. I hope you are finding time to go over spelling and help with home work. I do appreciate all that you do to help your child succeed in third grade. Remember that you can check their grades anytime through power school and your password.