Week of 9/9/13 - 9/13/13

Thank you to all those parents who attended our Curriculum Night. I hope it was informative. If you ever have a question or comment for me, please let me know!

We are truly getting into our 3^rd grade curriculum and are starting quizzes and tests. Watch the blog for news in each subject!   GO BEARS!!!!

Coming up this week:

Spelling:  Lesson 2 – Pretest Monday, Test Friday.

I'm making a bit of a change to the homework turn-in schedule. The cursive practice page will be due on Tuesdays. The ABC order (regular words) or the 2 challenge activities (challenge words) will be due on Thursdays.

English: We are working on Unit 1 this week, “The Sentence,” specifically lessons 1-3. There will be a quiz on these 3 lessons on Wednesday. Look for review sheets in your child's binder.

Reading: We will continue our overview of reading skills this week, specifically, inferring, visualizing, monitoring, clarifying, and summarizing.   Also, please make sure your child is reading and filling out his/her reading log!

Social Studies: We'll continue learning about directions this week and will make a compass rose on Tuesday. There will be a short directions quiz on 9/16. A study guide will be going home on Thursday.

Science: Chapter 4, Ecosystems, will be read and discussed. There will be an open book/open note lesson review (quiz) on 9/16. I will teach them how to properly research and find the answers for this quiz. As we continue through the year, the students will do this on their own.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class:  I enjoyed getting to know your children 
this past week. We will start with Chapter 1, place value. We will work on place value through thousands, comparing numbers, and ordering numbers. Students should be prepared for a short quiz on these three lessons on Friday.

Important Dates:

9/10 – Magazine Drive kick-off

9/27 – School Improvement Day, early dismissal (11:00 PV)

Have a great weekend! Mrs. Klacza