This week's Newsletter

Please keep in mind that we will have our Field Trip to DeSoto Caverns this Friday. Permission forms and money are due Wednesday. Also, please continue to study and review multiplication facts with your child, as well as the spellings and definitions for their weekly vocabulary words.

October 31-November 4, 2011

Third Grade Teachers

http://bbces.tcboe.org/

B. B. Comer Elementary

256-315-5430

Homework:

Monday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 6. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 21-24. Show all work! · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 7. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Thursday: · Lesson 10 Spelling Test · Lesson 10 Vocabulary Test · The Case of the Three Bears’ Breakfast Quiz · Theme 2 Grammar Quiz

Friday: DeSoto Caverns Field Trip Today! Be here no later than 8:00 A.M. Remember all permission forms and money ($17.00) are due by Wednesday, November 2nd. Calendar of Events: · DeSoto Caverns Field Trip is Fri., Nov. 4th. Please return all permission forms and money by Wed, Nov. 2nd. · Yearbooks are on sale for $15.00. This is a special discounted price being offered through Dec. 21st or while supplies last! · Please remember to keep studying multiplication facts. We are still taking timed tests in class and working to earn our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon reward which will be on Dec. 16th. · Scholastic Book Orders will be due on Thursday, Nov. 10th.

The Case of the Three Bears’ Breakfast

Lesson 10 Vocabulary

Please study these definitions with your child and practice using each word in a sentence. The students will be given a quiz on Thursday that requires them to correctly match each vocabulary word to a sentence or definition.

1. investigate – When you investigate something, you try to find out the truth about it.

2. expert – An expert is someone who knows a lot about a certain job.

3. laboratory- A place where experiments are done is a laboratory.

4. various – When there are various objects, there are objects of different types.

5. suspect – When you suspect someone of doing something, you think that person has done it.

6. confess – When you confess, you tell the truth about something you did wrong.

7. perplexed – When you are perplexed about something, you are confused about it

8. inquisitive – If you are inquisitive about something, you are curious about it.

9. inviting – If something looks inviting, you want to take part in it or have something to do with it.

10. amusing – If something is fun or funny, it is amusing

Spelling Words

Lesson 10: Theme 2 Review Words: airplane, upstairs, something, itch,

chef, wheat, chance, push, enjoy, moist, clown, loud, sprint, street, scratch

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A Plus Math

www.aplusmath.com

(This website has good practice for the multiplication facts.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will continue Chapter 6 in the math book. We will be counting bills and coins, making equivalent sets, comparing money amounts, making change, and adding and subtracting money. Please note that all November Math Calendar homework will be due on Wednesday, November 30th. In Grammar we will be reviewing all skills from Lessons 6-9 which includes simple and compound sentences, common and proper nouns, abbreviations, and singular and plural nouns. This week we will continue our AMSTI kit on Rocks and Minerals. We will continue conducting different investigations with mock rocks this week and we will begin testing some different minerals. Our field trip to DeSoto Caverns is this Friday, so we will be learning even more about the different types of rocks and minerals! Students received new reading logs for the month of November. Please remember that reading logs MUST show a total of 60 or more minutes of reading per week. November has 4 weeks (we will not count the week of Thanksgiving), so that would be 60 x 4 = 240 minutes total for the month of November.

Newsletter

Remember that in addition to being out Friday, students will also be out next Monday, so they will have a four day weekend. In between having fun and relaxing, this would be a great time to take advantage of the long weekend by making sure your children read as many AR books as they can to test on when they return, as well as an ideal time to study and review their multiplication facts. We are still doing multiplication quizzes, and it is extremely important that your children learn and remember their multiplication facts. Please use this long weekend to have your child read and study their multiplication.

Below is a look ahead at next week's newsletter. (Note: You can also access a copy of the newsletter as a Word document to view, download or print by clicking here.)

October 24-28, 2011

Third Grade Teachers

http://bbces.tcboe.org/

B. B. Comer Elementary

256-315-5430

Homework:

Monday: Fall Holiday-No School

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 13-16. Show all work! · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 5. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 17-20. Show all work! · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Friday: Lesson 9 Spelling Test Stone Soup Story Test Lesson 9 Vocabulary Quiz Singular and Plural Nouns Quiz

Calendar of Events:

· Fall Festival will be Tues., Oct. 25 from 5:00-7:30. We would love volunteers to help work our booths that night. Let us know if you’re interested.

· Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 25-28. Tues. is wear red, Wed. is wear caps or hats, Thurs. is wear black, and Fri. is wear costumes.

· DeSoto Caverns Field Trip is Fri., Nov. 4^th. Please return all permission forms and money by Wed, Nov. 2^nd.

· Yearbooks are on sale for $15.00. This is a special discounted price being offered through Dec. 21^st or while supplies last!

· Please remember to keep studying multiplication facts. We are still taking timed tests in class and working to earn our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon reward which will be on Dec. 16^th.

Spelling Words

Lesson 9: Consonant Blends str, scr, spr: spray, street, sprint, stripe,

screen, strong, spring, stray, scream, strike, spread, string, sprout,

scratch, stream, strangers, describe, strength, destroy, instruct

Stone Soup

Lesson 9 Vocabulary

Please study these definitions with your child and practice using each word in a sentence. The students will be given a quiz on Thursday that requires them to correctly match each vocabulary word to a sentence or definition.

1. dense – When something is made of things that are very close together, it is dense.

2. reaction – A response to something that happens is a reaction.

3. ingredients – Ingredients are all the foods and spices that you use to make a certain kind of food.

4. momentum – If an action or idea grows quickly and is hard to stop, it has momentum.

5. famine – When there is a famine, there is not enough food to feed everyone.

6. generous – People who are generous are happy to share with others.

7. curiosity – Something that is called a curiosity is something odd or unusual that interest people.

8. gaze – A gaze is a long look at something.

9. agreeable – Something that is agreeable is pleasing to the senses.

10. banquet – If you are going to a banquet, you are going to a special meal that will have a large amount of food.

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A Plus Math

www.aplusmath.com

(This website has good practice for the multiplication facts.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will continue Chapter 6 in the math book. We will be counting bills and coins, making equivalent sets, comparing money amounts, making change, and adding and subtracting money. In Grammar we will be discussing how to correctly write singular and plural nouns. In third grade we combine Social Studies and Science into a block and alternate subjects each week. This week we will begin our new AMSTI kit on Rocks and Minerals. We will be conducting different investigations with mock rocks this week. We will still be reading the story, The Graves Family, by Patricia Polacco this month and discussing the importance of developing good, healthy friendships and respect for others. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Patricia Polacco to learn more about her writing and books in order to encourage the students to read more of her books.

Next week's newsletter

Parents, please remember that we will be out of school on Friday, October 21, and Monday, October 24, for the fall holiday break. I hope you and your children will enjoy the long weekend, but please also use the time to have your children read and review their multiplication facts.

Here is a look ahead at next week's newsletter. Please be sure to study the spelling words and vocabulary words with your children. With the vocabulary words, they need to have a good understanding of the word and know it's definition. Try reviewing the words then having your child use each word correctly in a sentence for practice. This help help make sure that they understand the word and what it means.

(Note: A PDF file of the weekly newsletter for viewing, downloading and/or printing can be found here.)

October 17-21, 2011 Third Grade Teachers http://bbces.tcboe.org/ B. B. Comer Elementary 256-315-5430 Homework:

Monday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 3. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 9-12. Show all work! · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 4. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (20 Minutes) · Spelling Pretest today

Thursday: · Lesson 8 Spelling Test · How Animals Talk Story Test · Lesson 8 Vocabulary Quiz · Abbreviations Quiz

Friday: · Fall Holiday—No School!

Calendar of Events:

· Second Nine Weeks begins on October 17^th.

· Report cards will go home Oct. 20^th.

· No Thursday Folders on October 20^th.

· Fall Holidays: October 21-24^th. Students will return to school on Tues., Oct. 25^th.

· Fall Festival will be Tues., Oct. 25^th. We would love volunteers to help work our booths that night. Let us know if you’re interested.

· Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 25-28. Tues. is wear red, Wed. is wear caps or hats, Thurs. is wear black, and Fri. is wear costumes.

· DeSoto Caverns Field Trip is Fri., Nov. 4^th. Please return all permission forms and money by Wed, Nov. 2^nd.

· Yearbooks are on sale for $15.00. This is a special discounted price being offered through Dec. 21^st or while supplies last!

Spelling Words

Lesson 8: Diphthongs ou, ow, oi, oy: foil, loud, gown, coil, house, annoy,

growl, moist, enjoy, round, spoil, mouse, clown, bounce, cowboy,

eyebrows, voyage, boiling, cloudy, avoid

How Animals Talk

Lesson 8 Vocabulary

Please study these definitions with your child and practice using each word in a sentence. The students will be given a quiz on Thursday that requires them to correctly match each vocabulary word to a sentence or definition.

1. charging – If an animal is charging, it is rushing or moving quickly towards something or someone.

2. ferocious – A ferocious animal looks angry and wild.

3. dominant – If someone or something is the strongest, it is dominant.

4. conflict – If two animals are fighting, they are in a conflict.

5. communicate – When two people or animals communicate, they share information.

6. flick – When you flick something, you move it or snap it quickly.

7. alert – If you alert people to something, you get their attention and let them know to be careful.

8. signal – A signal is a sound or an action that sends a message.

9. chatter – When animals chatter, they repeat their sounds quickly.

10. groom – When an animal grooms itself, it makes itself neat and clean.

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Harcourt Reading Resources

http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/Third%20Grade.htm

(This website has a lot of practice games and activities for the spelling and vocabulary words. Just click on interactive games, spelling, or vocabulary. This week we are on Lesson 8.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will begin Chapter 6 in the math book. We will be counting bills and coins, comparing money amounts and making change. In Grammar we will be discussing how to correctly read and write abbreviations. In third grade we combine Social Studies and Science into a block and alternate subjects each week. This week we will be reading and discussing Chapter 4 in our Communities books about celebrating different cultures, hemispheres, celebrating a community’s past, and celebrations across our nation. We will still be reading the story, The Graves Family, by Patricia Polacco this month and discussing the importance of developing good, healthy friendships and respect for others. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Patricia Polacco to learn more about her writing and books in order to encourage the students to read more of her books.

Weekly newsletter

While enjoying the weekend, remember it is also important for your child or children to continue reading, studying their multiplication facts and reviewing other educational items so they will be prepared for another school week. Looking ahead to next week, below is the information from the upcoming newsletter.

(Note: A PDF file of the weekly newsletter is also available for viewing, downloading or printing by clicking here.)

October 10-14, 2011

Third Grade Teachers

http://bbces.tcboe.org/

B. B. Comer Elementary

256-315-5430

Homework:

Monday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 1. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 1-4. Show all work! · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 2. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (15 Minutes) · Spelling Pretest today

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 5-8. Show all work! · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Friday: · Lesson 7 Spelling Test · Aero and Officer Mike Story Test · Lesson 7 Vocabulary Quiz · Common and Proper Nouns Quiz · Chapters 4 and 5 Math Test

Calendar of Events:

· Students should have 20 AR Points with 80% accuracy on tests by this Friday, Oct. 14^th to reach their 1^st Nine Weeks AR goals.

· School Picture Money is due by Friday, Oct. 14^th.

· Scholastic Book Orders will be due on Friday, October 14^th. Students received their order forms in class.

· Report cards will go home Oct. 20^th.

· Fall Festival will be Tues., Oct. 25^th. We would love volunteers to help work our booths that night. Let us know if you’re interested.

· Yearbooks are on sale for $15.00. This is a special discounted price being offered through Dec. 21^st or while supplies last!

Spelling Words

Lesson 7: Digraphs ch, tch, wh, sh: chin, itch, push, chef, when, wash, much,

sharp, pitch, where, peach, child, wheat, chance, machine, cashier,

friendship, hatched, finished, children

Aero and Officer Mike

Lesson 7 Vocabulary

Please study these definitions with your child and practice using each word in a sentence. The students will be given a quiz on Friday that requires them to correctly match each vocabulary word to a sentence.

1. babble – If you babble, you say words that cannot be understood.

2. suspicious – If you think someone cannot be trusted, you are suspicious of him or her.

3. accompany – When you accompany someone, you go someplace with him or her.

4. competent – If you are competent, you are good at what you are doing.

5. scent – A scent is what something smells like.

6. wanders – A person who wanders travels without planning where he or she is going.

7. whined – If someone or something whined, it gave a long, high cry.

8. obey – When you obey, you do what you are told to do.

9. demonstrate – When you demonstrate something you show how it works or how it is done.

10. patrol – People patrol an area when they go through it with the purpose of guarding it.

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Multiplication Practice

http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/Third%20Grade.htm

(This website has a lot of practice games and activities for the spelling and vocabulary words. Just click on interactive games, spelling, or vocabulary. This week we are on Lesson 7.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will finish Chapters 4 and 5 in the book. We will be reviewing 3 and 4 Digit Addition and Subtraction with and without regrouping. We will have a test on these chapters on Friday. In third grade we combine Social Studies and Science into a block and alternate subjects each week. This week we will complete an investigation about muscles for science. We will also be reading the story, The Graves Family, by Patricia Polacco this month and discussing the importance of developing good, healthy friendships and respect for others. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Patricia Polacco to learn more about her writing and books in order to encourage the students to read more of her books. Flip-It binders and Reading Logs have started this week and will continue until the end of the year. Students will do Reading on Mondays and Wednesdays and Math on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students should read for 15 minutes each night Monday through Thursday and you should document this on their Reading Logs. Reading Logs will be graded monthly and Flip-It binders weekly.