Friday, June 5, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Week of May 11th:
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
May 11, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will continue to work on a non-fiction text
and sentence stems to participate in their assigned discussion. Students will use their non-fiction
reading skills to comprehend, discuss, and defend their thoughts on topics,
issues, and or themes from non-fiction articles. Students will use their non-fiction reading skills to have
small group discussions. Wordly Wise words for this week are: adopt, arouse, arrange, cell,
infection, influence, injure, pattern, series, vision.
*Writing: Students will work on their
final draft of their informational writing piece.
*Math: Students will begin unit 6. Unit 6 focuses on geometry. In this unit, students will review and
learn about lines, line segments, rays, endpoints, and the relationship among
those elements. Students will
construct angles, polygons, prisms, and pyramids. The unit 6 pre-test will be on Tuesday to help with student
groupings and student background knowledge.
*Social Studies: Students will be introduced
to the Southwest Region. Students will work on states and
capitals of the Southwest Region.
Later in the week, they’ll “tour” the region.
*Science: Students will continue their
unit on Plant Pals from The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Reminders:
* Science Fair-We are well into Science Fair! Please see the packet that was sent
home on regarding expectations, due dates, and date of science fair. If you have any questions feel free to
contact me. Students should
begin conducting their experiment this week! Please have students turn any work that has not been
completed and or turned in (see timeline of due dates).
* Students should be practicing their math facts everyday!!
Students should be building fact power with addition, subtraction, and
multiplication facts!!! Students may do flashcards, games online, Think Through
Math, or any other type of fact practice.
* Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
*Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
*Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that
day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG:
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Week of May 4th:
May 4, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will work on a non-fiction text unit. Students will use their non-fiction reading
skills to comprehend, discuss, and defend their thoughts on topics, issues, and
or themes from non-fiction articles that relate to our environment. Students will use their non-fiction reading
skills to have small group discussions. Wordly Wise words for this week are: graduate, frustrate, vigorous, stresses,
urges, prank, diagram, primary, vacant, risky.
*Writing: Students will edit, revise,
and work on their final draft of their informational writing piece.
*Math: Students will wrap up their study on place value and
decimals by finding the fractional parts of a whole using a meter stick and
base-ten blocks. Students will also use
a number line and a meter stick to order decimals through the hundredths
place. Students will review unit 5 on
Thursday and take a unit 5 test on Friday.
*Social Studies: Last week students read
about and discussed life in the Midwest during World War II. This week students will read and discuss an article in their
Time For Kids about the 40th anniversary of World War II. The article will also discuss Rosie the
Riveter and symbolism of her famous poster.
*Science: Students will continue their
unit on Plant Pals from The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Reminders:
v
Science Fair preparation has begun! Please see the packet that was sent home on regarding
expectations, due dates, and date of science fair. If you have any questions feel free to
contact me. On Wednesday, May 5th
students will need to turn in a list of their materials needed for their
completion of their science project as well as their procedure for conducting
their experiment. Students should
begin conducting their experiment this week!
v
***PARCC Testing will begin this week (Monday-Wednesday)***
v
Students should be practicing their math facts everyday!!
Students should be building fact power with addition, subtraction, and
multiplication facts!!! Students may do flashcards, games online, Think Through
Math, or any other type of fact practice.
v
Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
v
Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
v
Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that
day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG:
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Week of April 27th:
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
April 27, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will continue and wrap up their novel
study-“Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Students
will work on predicting, inferring, summarizing, monitoring and clarifying,
comparing and contrasting, questioning, and evaluating throughout our novel
study on “Sarah, Plain and Tall.” To
finalize our novel study, half of the students will work on a timeline of “Sarah,
Plain and Tall.” While the other half of
students work on murals they create that reflect important events, symbols, and
or themes in our novel. Wordly
Wise words for this week are: graduate,
frustrate, vigorous, stresses, urges, prank, diagram, primary, vacant, risky.
*Writing: Students will continue
working on their informational writing pieces.
Students will develop their topics and their sections/chapters using a
variety of structures (chronological order, compare and contrast, annotated
diagram, etc…). In grammar, students
will focus on object pronouns.
*Math: Students will take a unit five quiz on lessons 5.1-5.5. Students will work on modeling
decimals with base-10 blocks and grids to model tenths and hundredths and write
money amounts in dollars-and-cents notation; read and write decimal numbers
through hundredths. Students will use
base-10 blocks and grids to represent decimal and fraction equivalencies. Students will also compare and order decimals.
*Social Studies: Students will also continue, “touring” the Midwest
Region. Students will write a letter
reflecting on their tour of the Midwest Region.
*Science: Students will continue their unit on Plant Pals from
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Reminders:
v
Science Fair preparation has begun! Please see the packet that was sent home on Thursday
regarding expectations, due dates, and date of science fair. If you have any questions feel free to
contact me. On Tuesday, April 28th
students will need to turn in their completed project proposal sheet. Friday, May 1st students will need
to turn in their completed research plan and hypothesis. I will go through the components of the
research plan and hypothesis on Monday and Tuesday. I will also show students samples of
completed research plans and hypothesis to give them a better understanding of
what is expected.
v
Students should be practicing their math facts everyday!!
Students should be building fact power with addition, subtraction, and
multiplication facts!!! Students may do flashcards, games online, Think Through
Math, or any other type of fact practice.
v
Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
v
Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
v
Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that
day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG:
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Week of April 20th-24th:
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
April 20, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will continue their novel study-“Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Students will work on predicting, inferring, summarizing, monitoring and clarifying, comparing and contrasting, questioning, and evaluating throughout our novel study on “Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Wordly Wise words for this week are: cable, cathedral, convey, device, freight, landmark, method, rod, shaft, structure.
*Writing: Students will continue working on their informational writing pieces. Students will develop their topics and their sections/chapters using a variety of structures (chronological order, compare and contrast, annotated diagram, etc…). In grammar, students will focus on object pronouns.
*Math: Students will work on reading, writing, identifying numbers and their place value to the millions. Students will also work on using 6 and 7 digit numbers in understanding real-life applications of larger numbers. Students will study population data about U.S. cities. Students will compare and order 6 and 7 digit numbers and approximate their own ages to the minute.
*Social Studies: Students will practice identifying the states and capitals of the Midwest Region. Students will also continue, “touring” the Midwest Region.
*Science: Students will begin Plant Pals from The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Reminders:
- Spirit Week is this week!
- Monday-Favorite Character Day
- Tuesday-Pajama Day (I have already spoken to the students regarding this due to our field trip. They may bring their pjs for after our field trip.)
- Wednesday-Favorite Sports Team Apparel Day
- Thursday-Mix/Match Day
- Friday-Coonley Spirit Day
- Field Trip to Botanical Gardens. Disposable bag lunch needed! -Tuesday, 04-21-15
- Students should be practicing their math facts everyday!! Students should be building fact power with addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts! Students may do flashcards, games online, Think Through Math, or any other type of fact practice.
- Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
- Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and Fridays!
- Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework assignments!
CLASSROOM BLOG:
Please check out our class blog for our weekly newsletter: www.vegablogging.blogspot.com
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank you,
Ms. Vega
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Week of April 13th-April 17th:
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
April 13, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will begin a novel study-“Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Students will build background knowledge
in preparation for our novel. Students
will discuss the meaning of home; discuss differences between New England and
Kansas, and work on vocabulary for “Sarah, Plain and Tall.” By end of week, students will have read up to
chapter 4. Students will work on predicting,
inferring, summarizing, monitoring and clarifying, comparing and contrasting,
questioning, and evaluating throughout our novel study on “Sarah, Plain and
Tall.” Wordly Wise words for this week
are: cable, cathedral, convey, device, freight, landmark, method, rod,
shaft, structure.
*Writing: Students will continue
working on developing their informational writing pieces. Students will continue developing their
topics and their sections/chapters using a variety of structures (chronological
order, compare and contrast, annotated diagram, etc…). In grammar, students will focus on subject
pronouns.
*Math: Students will begin unit 5. Unit 5 focuses on place value in whole
numbers and decimals. Students will
review place value up to 5-digit whole numbers.
Students will read, write, compare, and order these numbers before they
begin to explore larger numbers. To understand real-life applications of larger
numbers, students will study population data about U.S. cities. Students will also approximate their own ages
to the minute.
*Social Studies: Students will be skipping to chapter 8, which
focuses on the Midwest Region. Students
will be introduced to the states and capitals that make up the Midwest
Region. Students will learn and practice
identifying the states and capitals of the Midwest Region.
*Science: Students will begin Plant Pals second week of fourth
quarter.
Reminders:
v
Please sign up for a 10 minute conference to discuss your
child’s progress on Thursday, April 16th if you haven’t already done
so.
v
Report Card Pick Up Day is Thursday, April 16th
These will only be 10-minute conferences. If you know
you are going to need more than 10 minutes please let me know so we can
reschedule. I want to be respectful of each person’s time.
v
Published Young Authors are due Friday, April 17th
v
Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
v
Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
v
Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that
day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG/Quad-Blogging Update:
We did a fantastic job commenting on the blogs of our fellow
bloggers!! We will continue posting our
happenings on our blog! Feel free to comment on our blog or have your
child comment as well. When your child
is commenting on our blog or one of the other classroom blogs please remind
them of the following “Good Blogger Tips”:
Good Bloggers:
·
use only their first name or initials and never their
whole name
·
always say where they are from
·
never post pictures of classmates without the teacher’s
permission
·
don’t reveal personal information like their address or phone
number
·
never pretend you are someone else on a blog
·
write sentences with capital letters and proper punctuation
·
are polite! We can offer “praises” and “pushes” but should
never try to hurt someone’s feelings
·
are positive and have fun!
Additional awesome tips from Mr. Gasciogne on how to leave a
quality comment:
1. Compliment the writer in a specific way.
2. Add new information
3. Make a connection
4. End with a question.
5. Proofread your comment
If you have any questions or concerns, please
feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Week of March 30th:
March 30, 2015
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
This week…
*Reading: Students will continue working and reviewing
cause/effect, fact & opinion, identifying non-fiction text features, and
main idea with non-fiction/informational text.
Students will take a test in which they will analyze a cover story from
their TFK. There will be no Wordly Wise
words for this week. We will continue
with Wordly Wise after Spring Break.
*Writing: Students will continue
working on developing their informational writing pieces. Students will continue developing their
topics and their sections/chapters.
*Math: Students will wrap up unit 9 with lesson 9.13, which
will focus on positive and negative numbers.
Students will then review unit 9 skills and concepts in preparation for
a unit 9 test.
*Social Studies: Students will wrap up their journey through the
Southeast Region. Students will review
and prepare for their tests. Students
will take states and capitals quiz as well as a content test on the Southeast
Region (chapter 6).
*Science: Students will begin Plant Pals second week of fourth
quarter.
Reminders:
v
Please sign up for a 10 minute conference to discuss your
child’s progress on Thursday, April 16th if you haven’t already done
so.
v
Report Card Pick Up Day is Thursday, April 16th
These will only be 10-minute conferences. If you know
you are going to need more than 10 minutes please let me know so we can
reschedule. I want to be respectful of each person’s time.
v
No school on Friday April 3rd – Professional Development Day
v
Spring Break Monday April 6th – Friday April 10th
v
Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
v
Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
v
With warmer weather also means melting snow, students should
bring a change of shoes to school.
v
Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that
day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG/Quad-Blogging Update:
We had a great week of hosting for our fellow quadbloggers!
Students did an awesome job working together to post about things going on in
our classroom or at Coonley! I am so proud of their commitment and dedication
to our blog! Although our week of hosting is over, we will continue to add our
daily happenings to this page! Feel free to comment on our blog or have your
child comment as well.
When your child is commenting on our blog or one of the other
classroom blogs please remind them of the following “Good Blogger Tips”:
Good Bloggers:
·
use only their first name or initials and never their
whole name
·
always say where they are from
·
never post pictures of classmates without the teacher’s
permission
·
don’t reveal personal information like their address or phone
number
·
never pretend you are someone else on a blog
·
write sentences with capital letters and proper punctuation
·
are polite! We can offer “praises” and “pushes” but should
never try to hurt someone’s feelings
·
are positive and have fun!
Additional awesome tips from Mr. Gasciogne on how to leave a
quality comment:
1. Compliment the writer in a specific way.
2. Add new information
3. Make a connection
4. End with a question.
5. Proofread your comment
This coming week we will be visiting and commenting on our
friends’ blog in Australia. Here is
their blog website: http://classyear4.blogspot.com.au
Have a GREAT spring break!!
Rest, relax, and have lots of fun!!
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
Friday, March 27, 2015
What are you learning?
In social studies, our class is studying regions of the United States. We are currently studying the Southeast Region. Is your class learning about your country? Is your country divided into regions?
What are some things that your class is learning?
What are some things that your class is learning?
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Fast Track Fun Fact Friday!
Every Friday we test our fact knowledge by completing as many facts (up to 100) in five minutes. In 3rd grade we work on our multiplication facts. Does your class practice their facts or do something similar?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Favorite Subjects??
We have math, reading, social studies, science, writing, grammar, and vocabulary in our class. What subjects does your school have? What are your favorite subjects?
Monday, March 23, 2015
Welcome Fellow Bloggers!!!
Hello Everyone! We are super excited to take our turn posting on our blog and getting to know what people elsewhere like to do!!
What do you like to do during your recess??
We have recess right before lunch. Our recess is about 20 minutes long. Most of the boys and some of the girls in our class like to play all different kinds of sports, tag, and on the playground. What do you like to do during your recess?
What do you like to do during your recess??
We have recess right before lunch. Our recess is about 20 minutes long. Most of the boys and some of the girls in our class like to play all different kinds of sports, tag, and on the playground. What do you like to do during your recess?
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Week of March 23rd!
Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News
March 23, 2015
This week…
*Reading: Students will continue practicing and working with
non-fiction/informational text. They
will practice making predications about non-fiction text using non-fiction text
features. Students will work on
identifying the main idea and supporting details in non-fiction text. The lesson 9 Wordly Wise words for this week
are: attitude, confess, defend, gradual,
hint, individual, malice, misery, solution, survey. Wordly Wise lesson 9 test will be Friday,
03-27-15.
*Writing: Students will wrap up their
young authors drafts. Students will then
begin working on our next unit of study-informational writing.
*Math: Students will continue working on solving
multiplication and division problems. Students
will work on solving problems that consist of multi-digit numbers times
multi-digit numbers using lattice and partial products algorithm.
*Social Studies: Students will continue their journey through the Southeast.
*Science: Students will continue working on our unit-Water All
Around Us.
Reminders:
v
Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please
make sure your child is dressed appropriately!
v
Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and
Fridays!
v
With warmer weather also means melting snow, students should
bring a change of shoes to school.
v
Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that day!
Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework
assignments!!!
CLASSROOM BLOG/Quad-Blogging Update:
Please check out our class blog: www.vegablogging.blogspot.com
Our week of posting for our fellow bloggers has arrived! We have brainstormed great topics and decided
on our posts. We are excited to share
and hear from our friend!
Your child may comment on our blog. When your child is commenting on our blog or
one of the other classroom blogs please remind them of the following “Good
Blogger Tips”:
Good Bloggers:
• use only their first name
or initials and never their whole name
• always say where they are
from
• never post pictures of
classmates without the teacher’s permission
• don’t reveal personal
information like their address or phone number
• never pretend you are
someone else on a blog
• write sentences with
capital letters and proper punctuation
• are polite! We can offer “praises” and “pushes” but
should never try to hurt someone’s feelings
• are positive and have
fun!
Additional awesome tips from Mr. Gasciogne on how to leave a
quality comment:
1. Compliment the writer in a specific way.
2. Add new information
3. Make a connection
4. End with a question.
5. Proofread your comment
If
you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
Thank
you,
Ms.
Vega
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