Tuesday 30 October 2012
Halloween 2012 (1)
Dear Parents and
Students,
First of all
THANK YOU for an unforgettable Fancy Dress Day 2012. We had LOADS of fun! Students, you all looked GREAT in your
costumes! Thank you for your
participation, enthusiasm and a great performance. What a memorable day!
A reminder to all
parents: Our Parent/Teacher Meeting
dates are November 6th and 7th. Thank you for your cooperation in sending
back the forms and arranging time-slots.
I am looking forward meeting with you again.
Here are some dates to take note of:
November 8th:
Science Presentation Day (We will start at 9.00pm. Parents, you are very welcome to join us.)
November 14th:
Fun Day
November 22nd:
Thanksgiving Lunch
November 28th:
Field Trip to Taipei
Zoo
Curriculum Planning for Week 11:
Math: We
will start with Chapter 6. We will learn
about graphs and how to analyze data.
English: We
will start with Unit 4, Adjectives and Adverbs and we will first look at what
adjectives are and how we use them.
Science: In
Week 11 we will focus on our Science Presentation and start with Unit D in Week
12.
Social
Studies: We will wrap up Chapter 3 and then move on to
Chapter 4, Our Human Geography.
Spelling Words for Week 11:
7 Core Subject Words:
environment
natural disaster
fuel
minerals
preserve
erosion
vegetation
7 Frequent Used Words:
coach
soap
know
throw
strong
spread
spring
1 Challenging Word:
nonrenewable resources
Students, enjoy
the Mid-semester Break! Do not forget to
practice your speech for the Science Presentation. Get those cue cards ready and learn your
speech well. It will soon be time to speak to
the public!!!
Enjoy the
break!!!!
Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous
Homework 10/30
Reading: p. 121, 122, 123, 125
Social Studies: Read Chapter 3. Do p. 29 - 30 in your Workbook.
Science: Parents, please sign the test? Students, do your corrections.
Remember your COSTUMES!!!
Social Studies: Read Chapter 3. Do p. 29 - 30 in your Workbook.
Science: Parents, please sign the test? Students, do your corrections.
Remember your COSTUMES!!!
Monday 29 October 2012
Friday 26 October 2012
Busy as Bees
Dear Parents and
Students,
Another week has
flown by! We were having lots of fun and
the third graders are all doing very well.
Next week is
going to be a super fun week. On Wednesday, October 31st, is
our annual Fancy Dress Day. It is a
very exciting event for all of us. Well,
my costume is ready to be worn. I cannot
wait! Parents, you are very welcome to
come and join us. All the classes will
be gathered on the basketball court at 9.20am
to entertain everyone with our songs.
Thank you to all
parents for sending back the completed schedule for the Parent/Teacher
Evenings, which will take place on November 6th and 7th. A confirmation note went home with the date
and time as preferred or agreed upon.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. I am looking forward meeting with you
again.
Next week,
Thursday and Friday (November 1st and 2nd), is our Mid-semester Break. Students, that means no school! Because we have a short week next week, and with
Fancy Dress Day, we will not be learning any new spelling words or write a
spelling test. We will, however, write a
Science Test on Tuesday, October 30th,
on Chapters 4 and 5.
On November 14th we will have
our HIS Fun Day. That will be more excitement to look forward
to. More information on this event will
be posted later. So watch this space! J
Curriculum Planning for Week 10:
Math: we
will do additional practice on skills we have learned up till now. We will start with Unit 3, Data and Probability, in Week 11, after
the Mid-semester Break.
English: In
English we will do extra practice on Verbs.
We will start with Unit 4, Adjectives
and Adverbs, in Week 11.
Science:
Next Week is our Science Test on Chapters 4 & 5. In Week 11 we will start with Unit D, The
Earth in Space.
Social
Studies: We will continue with Chapter 4 in Week 10
and also Week 11.
Our Student of
the Week is Ashley Breinholt. Ashley has
a fantastic attitude and is always participating with great enthusiasm, no
matter what the activity.
Congratulations, Ashley! You are
a star!
We also gave a
Caring Kid Award to a student from each grade at the monthly assembly. Adrien Chabanne got voted the most caring
student in third grade. Congratulations,
Adrien! Thank you for being so caring
and looking out for your friends.
Have a great
weekend, everyone! And get those
costumes ready!
Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous
Thursday 25 October 2012
Homework 10/25
Math: TEST (Chapters 4 & 5)
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test. Students, please do your corrections.
Reading: Read p. 182 - 207 (Textbooks)
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test. Students, please do your corrections.
Reading: Read p. 182 - 207 (Textbooks)
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Homework 10/24
Math: REVIEW (Chapters 4 & 5)
Spelling: Test
Social Studies: p. 20, 23, 24
Science: Remember your Science Presentation information!
Spelling: Test
Social Studies: p. 20, 23, 24
Science: Remember your Science Presentation information!
Monday 22 October 2012
Homework 10/23
Math: Extra Practice page in Notebook (p. 133 from Textbook)
Spelling: write 3 sentences
English: Parents, please sign the test. Students, please do your corrections.
Reading: p. 102, 103, 105 & 106
Parents, please send back the schedule with your preferred date and time for the Parent/Teacher Evenings.
Spelling: write 3 sentences
English: Parents, please sign the test. Students, please do your corrections.
Reading: p. 102, 103, 105 & 106
Parents, please send back the schedule with your preferred date and time for the Parent/Teacher Evenings.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Productivity & Fun
Dear Parents and
Students,
It has been a
very productive week. We have also been
working hard on our Science presentations.
Please remember that the date of the presentations is November 8th.
Fancy Dress Day
will take place on October 31st.
Students, start getting those costumes ready. A fun day is awaiting us! Our parade will start at 9.00am and by 9.20
we will perform some songs at the basketball court. Parents, you are very welcome to come and
join in the fun.
Our Mid-Semester
Break is on November 1st and 2nd (Thursday and
Friday).
Parents,
Parents/Teacher Evenings are scheduled on November 6th and 7th. Please make a note in your diaries. More information will follow.
Our monthly
assembly will take place on October 26th, at 2.20, in our library at
HIS. Parents, you are more than welcome
to come and join us.
Test Dates:
English:
Tuesday, October 23rd (Unit 3: Verbs)
Math:
Friday, October 26th (Chapters 4 & 5)
Science:
Tuesday, October 30th (Chapters 4 & 5)
(Social Studies
Test will be scheduled after the Mid-Semester Break)
Curriculum Planning for Week 9:
Math: We
will complete and review Chapter 5.
English: We
will review Unit 3 and do additional practice on this unit.
Science: In
Week 9 we will study Chapter 5, which is all about food chains. We will also work on our Science
Presentations.
Social
Studies: We will complete Chapter 3 and move on to
Chapter 4, Our Human Geography.
Spelling Words for Week 9:
7 Core Subject Words:
consumer
producer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
food chain
aquatic habitat
7 Frequent Used Words:
desert (habitat;
ecosystem)
dessert
(something you eat)
shouldn’t
haven’t
wouldn’t
hasn’t
couldn’t
1 Challenging Word:
terrestrial
habitat
Homework 10/19:
Math: 2 pages (Homework 5.6 & Problem-Solving 5.6)
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test? Students, please do corrections?
English: p. 29 & 30; Review Unit 3 (Verbs)
Our Student of
the Week is Ee Heng Kok. Ee Heng is our
class president and he is doing a very good job. He is a good leader and very responsible. Congratulations, Ee Heng! You are a star!
Have a wonderful
weekend, everyone! Enjoy the cool
weather!
Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous
Wednesday 17 October 2012
Homework 10/18
Math: 2 pages (Practice 5.5; Homework 5.5)
Spelling: Test
Science: Work on presentation
Spelling: Test
Science: Work on presentation
Homework 10/17
Math: 2 pages (Homework 5.4 & Problem-Solving 5.4)
English: p. 35
Science: Read Chapter 4; Remember your information to work on your PowerPoint Presentation tomorrow in the Computer Lab.
English: p. 35
Science: Read Chapter 4; Remember your information to work on your PowerPoint Presentation tomorrow in the Computer Lab.
Tuesday 16 October 2012
Homework 10/16
Math: 2 pages
Spelling: write 3 sentences, using the new words
Science: do p. B38 - B39 in Workbook; work on your presentation!
Spelling: write 3 sentences, using the new words
Science: do p. B38 - B39 in Workbook; work on your presentation!
Monday 15 October 2012
Homework 10/15
Math: 2 pages
English: p. 33 - 34
Science: Work on your Science Presentation (cue cards; speech; etc)
English: p. 33 - 34
Science: Work on your Science Presentation (cue cards; speech; etc)
Thursday 11 October 2012
Short but Sweet
Dear Parents and
Students,
It has been a
shorter week than normal due to Double Ten Day on Wednesday, so this week
absolutely flew by!
Students, please
have a look at “Helpful Websites” on our blog.
There are links that will take you to websites where you can play fun
educational games. Have fun with them! Practice those skills while you are having
fun! And keep in mind, Practice makes perfect!!!
Congratulations
once again to Wilson Tang for his great achievement in a national Spelling Bee
contest. He won the trophy for the best
student in all of Northern Taiwan .
Curriculum Planning for Week 8:
Math: We
will continue with Chapter 5, Addition.
English: We
will complete and review Unit 3, Verbs.
Science: We
will complete and review Chapter 4, Survival
of Living Things.
Social
Studies: We will continue and complete Chapter 3, Our Physical Geography.
Spelling Words for Week 8:
7 Core Subject Words:
go – went – gone
see – saw – seen
do – did – done
give – gave -
given
write – wrote –
written
eat – ate – eaten
grow – grew -
grown
7 Frequent Used Words:
July
August
September
October
November
December
thank you
1 Challenging Word:
adaptation
Homework 10/12
Math: 2 pages (Homework 5.1; Problem-Solving 5.1)
Reading: p. 83 - 85; p. 87 - 89 ; Read a much as possible!
It was Adrien
Chabanne’s birthday on Thursday, October 11th. Happy birthday, Adrien! We wish you all the best and may the year to
come be filled with excellent health and endless happiness. Thank you for treating us with delicious
pizza on your birthday!
Our Student of
the Week is Michael Wang. Michael is
always working with much care, precision and extreme neatness. Congratulations, Michael! You are a star!!!
Have a splendid
weekend, everyone!
Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous
Homework 10/11
Math: p. 104 (answer in your notebook)
Spelling: TEST
Science: read p. B6 - B19 (it is part of review)
Spelling: TEST
Science: read p. B6 - B19 (it is part of review)
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Homework 10/9
Math: 2 pages (Reteach 4.9 ; Practice 4.9)
English Writing: finish your Halloween Recipe
Spelling: write 3 sentences
Handwriting: write in your NEATEST handwriting the letter on p.11 on the lined paper
English Writing: finish your Halloween Recipe
Spelling: write 3 sentences
Handwriting: write in your NEATEST handwriting the letter on p.11 on the lined paper
Monday 8 October 2012
Homework 10/8
Math: 2 pages (Homework 4.7; Problem-Solving 4.7)
English: p. 31
Science: Work on Science Presentation!
English: p. 31
Science: Work on Science Presentation!
Thursday 4 October 2012
A FUN Awareness Week
Dear Parents and
Students,
What a fun
Awareness Week 2012 we have had! We have
learned, grown as persons, and played a lot and our class is a
Bully-Free-Zone! We have shared and
cooperated a lot with our NEW buddies, the Sixth Graders. Our
main project is called Put Your Foot Down
Against Bullying. Here are some
pictures and a movie clip that were taken during the week:
Parents, last
week I posted some links on bullying which might be helpful to you as
parents. Here are some other links which
you might also find helpful:
Students, here
are also some links for you. There are
games, questionnaires and webisodes to watch on these links. Have fun and get wise on bullying:
Curriculum Planning for Week 7:
Math: We
will finish Chapter 4 and move on to Chapter 5, Subtract Whole Numbers.
Science: We
will start with Chapter 4. This chapter
is about the survival of living things.
Social
Studies: In Week 7 we will look at Chapter 3. Chapter 3 is about the physical geography of
a region.
English: We
are studying Verbs and in Week 7 we will continue with this unit.
We are working
hard on our Science Presentation and
learning a lot about endangered species.
Parents and Students, remember that the big day is November 8th.
Grandparents and neighbors are also welcome J.
Spelling Words for Week 7:
7 Core Subject Words:
continents
equator
hemisphere
border
location
longitude
latitude
7 Frequent Used Words:
weigh
January
February
March
April
May
June
1 Challenging Word:
prime meridian
Our Student of
the Week is Victoria Lee. She is a very
caring and cooperative student and she is always sharing with everyone around
her. Congratulations, Victoria !
You are a star!
Have a great
weekend, everyone!
Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous
Homework 10/4
Social Studies: TEST (Chapter 2)
Science: bring all information/resources to school to start working on the PowerPoint document. Be ready and know what the first 6 slides will contain.
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test? Students, please do corrections (X10)
Please bring a snack to share with your buddies?
Science: bring all information/resources to school to start working on the PowerPoint document. Be ready and know what the first 6 slides will contain.
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test? Students, please do corrections (X10)
Please bring a snack to share with your buddies?
Wednesday 3 October 2012
Homework 10/3
Math: 1 page (Practice 4.6)
English: write an acrostic poem (Awareness/Anti-bullying)
Spelling: Test
Social Studies: Read Chapter 2
English: write an acrostic poem (Awareness/Anti-bullying)
Spelling: Test
Social Studies: Read Chapter 2
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Homework 10/2
Math: 1 page (Problem-Solving 4.2)
Science: Parents, please sign the test?
English: p.23 - 25
Social Studies: p. 12 - 13
Spelling: Write 3 sentences, using the plural nouns.
Students, remember to WEAR BLUE tomorrow!
Science: Parents, please sign the test?
English: p.23 - 25
Social Studies: p. 12 - 13
Spelling: Write 3 sentences, using the plural nouns.
Students, remember to WEAR BLUE tomorrow!
Monday 1 October 2012
Homework 10/1
English: write your "MyPhone" message
Science: do research on your endangered species and plan your first three slides (of the PowerPoint presentation)
Science: do research on your endangered species and plan your first three slides (of the PowerPoint presentation)
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