A Great Week!

Dear Parents and Students,

We had another great week in the third grade class.  Some of us were down with a cold or flu, fortunately nothing serious, so I want to remind students again to wash their hands properly, eat healthy food, and bring an extra sweater and a scarf to school for the windy and cooler days. 

Chinese Week is coming up!  February 4^th to February 8^th is scheduled for this fun week.   Students will do fun activities with Ms. Tsai and Ms. Huang during their Chinese lessons.  Wednesday, February 6^th, is our Dress in Red Day.  Students, please remember to wear red on this day.  Red is an important color in the Chinese culture.  On Friday, February 8^th, we will all enjoy Chinese food for lunch.  Students, please remember to bring chopsticks to school, so we can eat our Chinese food with them. 

The school will be closed during the week of Chinese New Year, February 11^th to February 15^th.   Students, this is a time to spend with family and friends.  I can already feel the rising excitement. 

Students, have a look at http://www.vocabulary.com/ .  It is a dictionary website.  The Challenge section is a vocabulary game and The Dictionary section is a very comprehensive online dictionary.  This is an excellent resource.  Students, also remember about the Useful Websites on our blog.  There are fun games and activities, which will help you to practice your skills while having fun. 

Curriculum Planning for Week 21:

Math:  We will continue with Chapter 11, Division Facts and Patterns.

English:  We will continue with Unit 6, Pronouns.

Social Studies:  In Week 21 we will start with Chapter 6, Our Country’s History.

Reading:  We will read our third selection of Theme 3, Raising Dragons, and do activities based on this story. 

Spelling Words for Week 21:

7 Core Subject Words

language

religion

settlement

slavery

freedom

revolution

president

7 Frequent Used Words:

tax

picnic

quick

judge

jeans

orange

squeeze

1 Challenging Word:

patriotism

Test Dates:

Math Test:  Thursday, February 7^th (Chapters 10 & 11)

Social Studies Test:  Friday, February 8^th (Chapters 5 & 6)

Homework 1/25:

Math:  4 pages

Reading: p.218 -219; p.222-223

English:  sign test; correction

Oral: DIORAMA!

Our Student of the Week is Jungmin Yoo.  Jungmin is improving so much and is doing very well in all tests and assignments.  Congratulations, Jungmin!  You are a star!!!

Have a splendid weekend, everyone! 

Take care and stay healthy!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 1/24

Math:  2 pages (Enrichment 11.1; Practice 11.2)
Spelling:  Parents, please sign the test.  Students, do corrections.
English:  TEST (Unit 5)

Homework 1/23

Math:  1 page in WB (Enrichment 10.9);  P.283 in Textbook (answer in your notebook)
Spelling:  Test
Social Studies:  p. 53 (try your best!)

Homework 1/22

Math:  4 pages
English:  p. 62 - 63;  Review Unit 5
Spelling:  write 3 sentences

Homework 1/21

Math:  Parents, please sign the test.  Students, do your corrections.
Social Studies:  p. 48 - 49 (WB);  Read (review and preview) Chapter 5

Health and Safety Come First

Dear Parents and Students,

Our health and safety come first and therefore I would like to mention a few things.  I want to make sure that we all stay strong and healthy.  Students, bring an extra jacket and even a scarf to school.  Some days can be quite windy and chilly.  Also make sure you wash your hands regularly, especially before meals. 

The third graders got their partners for their Science Fair projects this week.  Students, now you can start thinking about something scientific that interests you.  Also, keep in mind that most of the project will be done outside of school, in your free time.  Choose something fun and interesting.  I would like you to have fun while learning!

Curriculum Planning for Week 20:

Math:  We will finish and review Chapter 10.  Then we will move on to Chapter 11 which is more on division facts and patterns.

English:  We will get tested on Unit 5, Capitalization and Punctuation.  The test is scheduled for Friday, January 25^th. 

Social Studies:  We will complete Chapter 5 and review it.  We will then move on to Chapter 6, Our Country’s History.

Reading:  We read our second selection of Theme 3, The Mysterious Giant of Barletta, in Week 19.  In Week 20 we will do activities based on this story. 

Spelling Words for Week 20:

7 Core Subject Words

dividend

divisor

technology

inventions

engineer

suffrage

equality

7 Frequent Used Words:

north

south

serve

wolves (wolf)

scarves (scarf)

leaves (leaf)

1 Challenging Word:

quotient

Our Student of the Week is Ayane Kono.  Ayane is a very helpful and caring student and she has gone out of her way to help others and to make them feel happy.  Congratulations, Ayane!  You are a star!

Have a GREAT weekend, everyone!

Stay warm and healthy!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 1/16

Math:  4 pages
English:  p. 61
Reading:  p. 206 - 207
Spelling:  Test