Wednesday 27 February 2013
International Week 2013
Dear
Parents and Students,
What
a screaming fun week we had! We have
been all over the world! To 7 countries,
to be exact! They were Singapore,
Columbia, Ireland, Germany, Mexico, Chile, and Spain. We also got visitors in our own country,
South Africa. We had an unforgettably
great time! I have to make use of this
opportunity and say: THE THIRD GRADERS
WERE AMAZING!!! They presented South
Africa indescribably well. I am a very
proud teacher!
Spirit Week is coming up. This is another exciting week and will take
place from Monday, March 11th to Friday, March 15th. Each day we will dress up according to a
specific theme. The themes are as
follow:
Monday,
March 11th: Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday,
March 12th: Beach Day
Wednesday,
March 13th: Grade Color Day (the third grade color
will be announced later)
Thursday,
March 14th: Fake-an-Injury Day
Friday,
March 15th: Green Day (for St. Patrick’s Day which
is on March 17th)
Students,
our annual Music Scavenger Hunt will
take place on March 20th,
from 1.10pm – 2.50pm. We will
compete against the fourth graders. So
start reviewing your musical knowledge and get ready so we can show the fourth
graders who we are!
Curriculum Planning for Week 4:
Math: We will start with Chapter 13, Customary Measurement.
Science: We will finish Chapter 11, Matter Changes.
English: We will review Unit 6, Pronouns. We will also write a test based on this Unit.
Reading: We will finish activities based on Nights of the Pufflings. We will read our second selection, titled Seal Surfer.
Social
Studies: We will start with Chapter 7, Citizenship.
Spelling Words for Week 4:
7 Core Subject Words:
leap
year
degrees
Celsius
negative
measurement
quart
gallon
pound
7 Frequent Used Words:
carried
hurried
babies
chopped
wrapped
grinning
swimming
1 Challenging Word:
degrees
Fahrenheit
Test Dates:
English:
Friday, March 8th ~ Unit 6
Math:
Thursday, March 7th ~ Chapter 12
Homework 2/27:
Math: p. 350 - 351 (Review)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Science: do planning on your Science Fair Project
Homework 2/27:
Math: p. 350 - 351 (Review)
Reading: Read for 30 minutes
Science: do planning on your Science Fair Project
Everyone,
enjoy the four day weekend! See you on
Monday, March 4th.
Happy
Peace Day to you all!
Kind
Regards,
Ms.
Crous
Monday 25 February 2013
Homework 2/26
Math: 2 pages
Social Studies: South Africa Worksheet
Reading: read for 20 minutes
Remember to wear black again tomorrow.
Social Studies: South Africa Worksheet
Reading: read for 20 minutes
Remember to wear black again tomorrow.
Sunday 24 February 2013
Homework 2/25
Math: 3 pages
Reading: read for 20 minutes
Social Studies: review speech and song; remember your black clothes
Reading: read for 20 minutes
Social Studies: review speech and song; remember your black clothes
Thursday 21 February 2013
International Week is Coming Up!!!!!
Dear
Parents and Students,
What
an extraordinary fun week we had! We
were busy with preparations for International Week. We made posters, learned speeches and a
dance, and did fun art activities. But
most of all it is great to see how much enthusiasm, effort, and creativity the
third graders put into the activities.
And it is also great to see how much they are learning and growing!
Next
week is International Week! We will be presenting our presentations on
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26th
and 27th. Parents, you
are very welcome to come and join us. We
will also be “traveling around the world” on those days and visiting all the
other classes and their countries. I am
VERY excited about International Week!
What a great learning opportunity for all of us! The third graders have been working hard and
I can’t wait for them to show the others their presentation.
Students, please wear only black on
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26th and 27th.
Please
have a look at the following schedule. This
shows which class will be visiting which country on Tuesday and Wednesday:
Next
week Thursday and Friday, February 28th
and March 1st, there will be no school for students.
Thursday, February 28th, is a national holiday, Peace
Day. Friday, March 1st, is
scheduled as a professional development day for the teachers. Students, that means no school for you! Greatness, right?! J
Due
to the fact that it is International Week next week, together with a very short
week, there are no new spelling words.
We will be focusing on International Week and make good use of this FUN
learning opportunity.
Homework 2/22:
Math: 3 pages
Social Studies: review the song and speech
Handwriting: Unit 13 (p. 30 -31)
Spelling: Parents, please sign the test.
Reading: read for 30 minutes
Our
monthly assembly is rescheduled for Friday, March 8th. Parents, you are very welcome to attend any
of the assemblies. It is always great to
have you with us. Students, if there are
any awards you have received outside of school, please bring them to school. We would like to hand them to you at the
assembly.
Students,
something to look forward to is Spirit Week also the Music Treasure Hunt. Spirit Week is from March 11th to
March 15th. There will be a
theme for everyday and we need to dress up according to the theme. It is a lot of fun! All the teachers will dress up too!!! The Music Treasure Hunt for the third graders
will take place on Wednesday, March 20th, from 1.10pm to
2.50pm. We will be competing against the
fourth graders. Third graders, I know we
can do it! We always do our best!!!
Our Student of the Week is Kitty Tseng. Kitty is a great helper. She always helps her friends and teachers with a smile. She is also approaching every task with great enthusiasm. Congratulations, Kitty. You are a star!
Have
a lovely weekend, everyone!
Stay
warm and safe!
Kind
Regards,
Ms.
Crous
Wednesday 20 February 2013
Homework 2/21
Math: 3 pages
Spelling: Test
Science: Science Fair Project: Worksheet 1
Social Studies: study your speech (with gestures) and learn the song's lyrics (as much as you can)
Spelling: Test
Science: Science Fair Project: Worksheet 1
Social Studies: study your speech (with gestures) and learn the song's lyrics (as much as you can)
Tuesday 19 February 2013
Homework 2/20
Math: 3 pages
Reading: p. 6 - 7; p. 9 -11
Social Studies: study your part of the South African speech (at least half); poster preparations
Reading: p. 6 - 7; p. 9 -11
Social Studies: study your part of the South African speech (at least half); poster preparations
Monday 18 February 2013
Homework 2/19
Math: 3 pages
Spelling: write 4 sentences
Social Studies: preparations for South African posters
Spelling: write 4 sentences
Social Studies: preparations for South African posters
Thursday 7 February 2013
Chinese Week and Valentine's Day 2013
Dear
Parents and Students,
Together
with the nice weather we had a lot of fun this week celebrating Chinese
Week. We worked on a fireworks art
project, made Chinese New Year pouches, helped our Pre-K buddies to make their
pouches, cooked, wrote Valentine’s Day cards, wore red, and ate with
chopsticks! Fun, fun, fun!!!
International
Week is scheduled for February 25th to February 27th. Students, do not forgot to work on your
research project on South Africa. Come
and share what you have found. We will
also learn a dance, taste some food, and present our information to the rest of
the school.
The
third graders started to work on their Science
Fair projects. They got divided into
groups and can choose their own topics.
We started to learn about the Scientific method and students got their
first worksheet. To complete this
worksheet they will focus on the first two steps of the Scientific method,
i.e., ask a question and make a hypothesis.
Students, this worksheet has to be finished by Friday, February 22nd.
Curriculum Planning for Week 2:
Math:
We will start with Chapter 12, Time
and Temperature. We will only focus
on Time in Week 2.
Science:
We will work on our Science Fair projects, but we will also start with
Chapter 11, Matter Changes. We will be learning about physical properties
and physical change.
Social
Studies: We will be focusing on our research on South
Africa. We will learn about this country
and work on our presentations, which we will show to the whole school. J
Reading:
We will start our second reading book for third grade. Our second book starts with Theme 4, Animal Habitats. Our first selection in this theme is Nights of the Pufflings. We will do activities based on this story in
our second Reading Practice Book.
Spelling Words for Week 2:
7 Core Curriculum Subject Words:
matter
liquid
condense
evaporate
freeze
calendar
minutes
7 Frequent Used Words:
hour
solid
where
chair
share
scare
pear
1 Challenging Word:
thermometer
Homework 2/8:
Social Studies: Parents, please sign the test. Students, please do your corrections.
Reading: read for at least 2 hours
The
school is closed during Chinese New Year and will start again on February 18th. Second semester clubs will also start on
February 18th.
Our
Student of the Week is Tom Lu. Tom is
making excellent progress and is improving in all areas! Congratulations, Tom! You are a star!!!
Parents
and Students, make sure you watch the diorama presentations on our blog. I posted the video clips earlier this week
(on Wednesday, February 20th).
The third graders did an excellent job!
Happy
Chinese New Year to all of you! Enjoy
the time with family and friends! Take
care and stay healthy!
Kind
Regards,
Ms.
Crous
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Homework 2/7
Math: Parents, please sign the test? Students, please do corrections.
Social Studies: TEST (Chapters 5 & 6)
Students, tomorrow is Chopsticks Day! Remember your CHOPSTICKS!!!
Social Studies: TEST (Chapters 5 & 6)
Students, tomorrow is Chopsticks Day! Remember your CHOPSTICKS!!!
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Monday 4 February 2013
Homework 2/5
English: p. 70 - 71
Writing: finish your Valentine's Day cards
Social Studies: Read Chapter 5
Please wear read tomorrow!!!
Writing: finish your Valentine's Day cards
Social Studies: Read Chapter 5
Please wear read tomorrow!!!
Homework 2/4
Reading: read for 20 minutes
Spelling: review all spelling words ( we will have a fun Spelling Bee in class tomorrow)
Remember to work on your South Africa Research worksheet :) !
Spelling: review all spelling words ( we will have a fun Spelling Bee in class tomorrow)
Remember to work on your South Africa Research worksheet :) !
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