Thursday is the opening of Our School Bank! It is also our Decades Day for Spirit Week.
The UCHS Drama Class will be performing "Charlotte's Web" at 6:30 PM at the Fine Arts Center. (The performance Wednesday was wonderful! Please try to go Thursday or Saturday!)
On Friday, students will participate in a Walkathon for Childhood Literacy, sponsored by the Rotary Club. We will be watching the movie The BFG on Friday afternoon, so feel free to bring a snack and drink for the afternoon matinee. (This is of course not required.)
On Saturday, the UCHS Drama Class will be performing the final showing of "Charlotte's Web" at 6:30 PM at the Fine Arts Center.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Tuesday Tidbits
We have lots to share with you this week in purple folders!
*Tomorrow we will go see "Charlotte's Web" at the Fine Arts Center.
*Spirit Week:
Wednesday: WACKY TACKY
*Parents are invited to 3rd Grade Fall Showcase at EITHER 2:00 PM (not AM like the paper says) or 5:00 PM in our classroom on Tuesday, October 4. Please bring your child to the 5:00 session if attending. Return purple slip by Friday.
*"Voter Registration Forms" are due by October 5 to participate in our classroom election.
*Family pumpkin project is due no later than October 11. (We would love to have them back by the 4th for our Fall Showcase!)
*Tomorrow we will go see "Charlotte's Web" at the Fine Arts Center.
*Spirit Week:
Wednesday: WACKY TACKY
Thursday:
DECADES DAY (Dress from your favorite decade.)
Friday:
PANTHER SPIRIT DAY
*Parents are invited to 3rd Grade Fall Showcase at EITHER 2:00 PM (not AM like the paper says) or 5:00 PM in our classroom on Tuesday, October 4. Please bring your child to the 5:00 session if attending. Return purple slip by Friday.
*"Voter Registration Forms" are due by October 5 to participate in our classroom election.
*Family pumpkin project is due no later than October 11. (We would love to have them back by the 4th for our Fall Showcase!)
This Week's ELA: Oi and Final BFG
3.08 Spelling: /oi/
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Three Times Each (MUST be on your own paper)
Choice 2: Spell and Draw* (Write each word & draw an
appropriate picture/symbol to explain the word meaning.)
Choice 3: Alphabetical Order*
Choice 4: Categories* (Divide the words into labeled
groups.)
*These choices can be created in Google Docs. Save as SpellingBonus308.LastF (so mine would
be saved as SpellingBonus308.DyerH). When you are ready to submit, click the blue
SHARE button at the top right, enter Mrs. Dyer’s email address hdyer@ucschools.org and check “Can Edit,”
and then click DONE.
Tuesday: Write your
spelling words correctly in your agenda.
Study all 15 words. (Start on
bonus.)
Wednesday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words. Finish
bonus (if completing).
Thursday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words!
If possible, take a practice spelling test (either on paper or at www.spellingcity.com.)
*Your test on Friday will have 20 words. The “extra” five
will be selected from previous weeks’ words.
1.
toys
2.
annoy
3.
point
4.
noise
5.
broil
6.
loyal
7.
voice
8.
voyage
9.
avoid
10. coins
11. poisonous
12. spoiled
13. join
14. royalty
15. joyful
Vocabulary: The
BFG (Week 5)
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Make flashcards.
Choice 2: Make a Quizlet with the words and definitions
(http://quizlet.com).
Choice 3*: Write each word in an original super sentence.
Choice 4*: Write a story using all of the vocabulary
words. It can be silly, but it must make
sense.
*These choices can be created in Google Docs. Save as VocabBonus308.LastF (so mine would be
saved as VocabBonus308.DyerH). When you are ready to submit, click the blue
SHARE button at the top right, enter Mrs. Dyer’s email address hdyer@ucschools.org and check “Can Edit,”
and then click DONE.
Tuesday-Thursday: Study
your words and definitions. Begin bonus
if completing. Your test will use each
word in a sentence (in context) and may include words from previous weeks.
Wednesday: Finish
bonus if completing.
1.
bellow: to yell loudly
2.
fury: great anger
3.
horrendous: very unpleasant or terrible
4.
lunatic: a crazy person
5.
modest: not calling attention to
yourself
6.
sprawl: to lie with your arms and legs
spread out
IRA (Independent
Reading Activity): Postcard from the Book
Create a
postcard of the setting of your book (when and where it takes place). On the blank side of the index card, draw
your picture that shows the setting.
(You can certainly show more about your book.) On the back (lined) side of the card, on the
left side write a note to yourself as if you are a character in the book. On the back right, address the postcard to
yourself with your home address. You can
even create your own stamp in the top right corner.
Your IRA is
due on Friday.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Spirit Week!
Remember that this week is SPIRIT WEEK in honor of Friday's Homecoming game!
Tuesday:
FAVORITE TEAM
Wednesday: WACKY
TACKY
Thursday:
DECADES DAY (Dress from your favorite decade.)
Friday:
PANTHER SPIRIT DAY
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Charlotte's Web
We will be going to the high school on Wednesday, 9/28, to see the high school production of "Charlotte's Web" at about 8:30. If you do not want your child to attend for some reason, please let me know. Thanks!
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Upcoming Events
Tomorrow is school picture day! These are "head shots" of the shoulders up. We do have PE tomorrow, so wear or bring your sneakers.
The Fall Festival is this Saturday, 9/24, from 3:00-7:00 at UCES. Come out for some great family fun! (We are still accepting donations of toys and/or garden items for our booth and basket.)
Monday, 9/26, is Parent/Teacher Conference Day. Conference reminders were sent home last week.
Next Friday 9/30 is Homecoming. We will be celebrating Spirit Week all week!
The Fall Festival is this Saturday, 9/24, from 3:00-7:00 at UCES. Come out for some great family fun! (We are still accepting donations of toys and/or garden items for our booth and basket.)
Monday, 9/26, is Parent/Teacher Conference Day. Conference reminders were sent home last week.
Next Friday 9/30 is Homecoming. We will be celebrating Spirit Week all week!
Monday- no school for students
Tuesday- Favorite Sports Team
Wednesday- Wacky Tacky Day
Thursday- Decades Day (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc)
Friday-Panther Spirit Day
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Tuesday Folders
Please sign & return the green progress report and Mrs. Cook's white Donors Choose photo permission along with the front of the purple folders. Thank you!
Monday, September 19, 2016
This Week's ELA: Long Oo/U & BFG Week 4
3.07 Spelling: Long Oo/U HD3/JC3
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Three Times Each (MUST be on your own paper)
Choice 2: Spell and Draw* (Write each word & draw an
appropriate picture/symbol to explain the word meaning.)
Choice 3: Alphabetical Order*
*These choices can be created in Google Docs. Save as SpellingBonus307.LastF (so mine would
be saved as SpellingBonus307.DyerH). When you are ready to submit, click the blue
SHARE button at the top right, enter Mrs. Dyer’s email address hdyer@ucschools.org and check “Can Edit,”
and then click DONE.
Monday: Which are
the 5 hardest words for you to spell?
Write them correctly in your agenda in the box on the bottom right. Practice and study these words. (Start on bonus practice if completing.)
Tuesday: Write the
rest of your spelling words correctly in your agenda. Study all 15 words. (Work on bonus.)
Wednesday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words. Finish
bonus (if completing).
Thursday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words!
If possible, take a practice spelling test (either on paper or at www.spellingcity.com.)
*Your test on Friday will have 20 words. The “extra” five
will be selected from previous weeks’ words.
1.
threw
2.
through
3.
computer
4.
cute
5.
perfume
6.
spoon
7.
rescue
8.
few
9.
fruit
10. mule
11. usually
12. excuse
13. uniform
14. true
15. suit
IRA (Independent
Reading Activity): Compare & Contrast: Character & You
Create a
Venn diagram (two interlocking circles) on your own paper to compare and
contrast a character in your book to yourself.
In what ways are you alike? How
are you different from each other?
Consider including how you would react in events in the story compared
to how the character actually reacts.
Please include at least five thoughtful comparisons.
Your IRA is
due on Friday.
Vocabulary: The
BFG (Week 4)
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Make flashcards.
Choice 2: Make a Quizlet with the words and definitions
(http://quizlet.com).
Choice 3*: Write each word in an original super sentence.
Choice 4*: Write a story using all of the vocabulary
words. It can be silly, but it must make
sense.
*These choices can be created in Google Docs. Save as VocabBonus307.LastF (so mine would be
saved as VocabBonus307.DyerH). When you are ready to submit, click the blue
SHARE button at the top right, enter Mrs. Dyer’s email address hdyer@ucschools.org and check “Can Edit,”
and then click DONE.
Monday-Thursday: Study
your words and definitions. Begin bonus
if completing. Your test will use each
word in a sentence (in context) and may include words from previous weeks.
Wednesday: Finish
bonus if completing.
1.
obvious: a fact that is very clear and
does not need explaining
2.
famished: very hungry
3.
tinge: a little bit of color
4.
desolate: without any plants, animals, or
people
5.
murky: cloudy or hard to see through
6.
murmur: to speak very softly
Grammar Focus: subject/predicate, nouns/verbs, complete
sentences, paragraph writing
Reading Focus: The
BFG (fiction/fantasy); character development and plot; similes
*Monday, September 26 is Parent/Teacher Conference Day (no
school for students)! If you did not
sign up for a conference and would like one, please let us know. We will probably have to schedule you for a
different day as most slots are full on the 26th. Thanks for understanding.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Scholastic News
Each Wednesday, students will receive their own personal copy of "Scholastic News with Weekly Reader." Some weeks we were work on them together in class, and other weeks they will be sent home for enrichment. This week, students may complete the last page and the "Find It! Proper Nouns" (p. 3) for EXTRA CREDIT. Please return them by Friday for extra credit. Thanks!
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Tuesday Tidbits
Our principal asked us to share the following information with you:
Please read This Week's ELA post (click or scroll down), because a new assignment has been introduced, the IRA. IRAs are due by Friday.
Thank you so very much for your help with Roald Dahl Day from Dahl-icious dress up to scrumdillyumptious snacks! Photos were posted in Class Dojo. If you'd like to watch the Roald Dahl Day broadcast, click HERE.
- School begins at 8 AM. Students arriving after 8 AM are considered tardy. Please walk your child to the front office and sign them in if you arrive tardy to school.
- Parents are invited and welcome to join their children for lunch one day per week. Any parent planning to join their child for lunch should send a note to the child's teacher prior to the visit. The child and visiting parent will sit at the designated "parent table" in the cafeteria.
- The parent pick up line closes at 3:15 each day. Please pick your child up by 3:15. Students who are not picked up by 3:15 will be in the office awaiting parent pick up. Parents will need to come to the office with photo ID to sign their child out.
- Picture day is September 22.
Please read This Week's ELA post (click or scroll down), because a new assignment has been introduced, the IRA. IRAs are due by Friday.
Thank you so very much for your help with Roald Dahl Day from Dahl-icious dress up to scrumdillyumptious snacks! Photos were posted in Class Dojo. If you'd like to watch the Roald Dahl Day broadcast, click HERE.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
This Week's ELA: Short-O and Long-O; The BFG Week 3; IRA #1
3.06 Spelling: Short- and Long-O
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Three Times Each (MUST be on your own paper)
Choice 2: Spell and Draw* (Write each word & draw an
appropriate picture/symbol to explain the word meaning.)
Choice 3: Spelling Sort* (Sort and write your words into two
categories, short-o and long-o sounds.)
Choice 4: Alphabetical Order*
Choice 5: Word + 1* (Find another word that matches the
sound and spelling pattern. Write both
words.
Example: coach / roach)
*These choices can be created in Google Docs and then SHARE
with hdyer@ucschools.org (and check
CAN EDIT).
Monday: Which are
the 5 hardest words for you to spell?
Write them correctly in your agenda in the box on the bottom right. Practice and study these words. (Start on bonus practice if completing.)
Tuesday: Write the
rest of your spelling words correctly in your agenda. Study all 15 words. (Work on bonus.)
Wednesday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words. Finish
bonus (if completing).
Thursday: Study
all 15 words and previous weeks’ words!
If possible, take a practice test (either on paper or at www.spellingcity.com.)
*Your test on Friday will have 20 words. The “extra” five
will be selected from previous weeks’ words.
The short-o vowel sound is the
vowel you hear in hop.
The long-o vowel sound is what you
hear in open.
1.
coach
2.
though
3.
vote
4.
hollow
5.
lollipop
6.
oatmeal
7.
octagon
8.
bought
9.
motion
10. poetry
11. o'clock
12. bow
13. stopped
14. suppose
15. tomorrow
Vocabulary: The
BFG (Week 3)
BONUS Practice/extra
credit (due Thursday on your own paper OR through Google Docs*):
Choice 1: Make flashcards.
Choice 2: Make a Quizlet with the words and definitions
(http://quizlet.com).
Choice 3*: Write each word in an original super sentence.
Choice 4*: Write a story using all of the vocabulary
words. It can be silly, but it must make
sense.
*These choices can be created in Google Docs and then SHARE
with hdyer@ucschools.org (and check
CAN EDIT).
Monday: Use the
word bank to match each word to its definition.
Begin bonus if completing.
Tuesday-Thursday:
Study for Friday’s test. Your test will use
each word in a sentence (in context) and will include words from previous weeks.
Wednesday: Finish
bonus if completing.
colossal craggy extraordinary
fearsome thrashing translucent
1.
_____________________________________________________:
tossing and turning with
great force
2.
_____________________________________________________:
very huge or gigantic
3.
_____________________________________________________:
light can pass through but
isn’t clear
4.
_____________________________________________________:
very unusual
5.
_____________________________________________________:
frightening to look at
6.
_____________________________________________________:
rough and uneven
IRA (Independent
Reading Activity): DUE FRIDAY!
You may
complete your IRA on your own paper or in Google Docs (Change UNTITLED DOCUMENT to IRA301.LastF which means last name first
initial. Mine would be saved as IRA301.DyerH. When you are ready to submit, click the blue SHARE
button at the top right, enter Mrs. Dyer’s email address hdyer@ucschools.org and check “Can Edit,”
and then click DONE.)
Write (or
type) your complete heading (title is IRA 301).
Respond to the following questions in complete sentences. Consider writing a paragraph instead of only
answering the questions. What book are
you currently reading? Who is the
author? Is your book fiction or
nonfiction? How do you know? Use evidence from the text to support your
response. Tell the highlights of the
book so far.
You may add
an illustration if you’d like, but an illustration is not required.
Grammar Focus: subject/predicate, nouns/verbs, complete
sentences, paragraph writing
Reading Focus: The
BFG (fiction/fantasy); character development and plot
Bring in a clean, clear plastic jar with lid by Tuesday!
September 13 is Roald Dahl Day! Dress up as your favorite Roald Dahl
character!
Friday, September 9, 2016
Squid Dissection
Yes, you read that correctly! We were blessed with the generous donation of a squid from the beach Wednesday (thanks to my nephew and his family; it came home in their boat). Ever the innovative science teacher, Mrs. Cook decided to preserve it until today so that students could see what it looks like, inside and out.
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