Announcements

Because of the short school week, we will not have a newsletter for next week. Here are the announcements you need to be mindful of:

• Our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon reward is Monday, Dec. 19. We had to change it because of the PTO Movie Day today.
• Please remember to send your item for our Christmas party. We must have these on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
• Please remember to send your money for our 3rd Grade Charitable Project. We would appreciate $3 to $5 donations, but we will accept any amount you can send. We have jars where students can just drop in loose change, as well.
• We are in school until Wednesday, Dec. 21. We have early dismissal at 1:00 that day.
• Students return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.

Newsletter

Here is a look at our newsletter for next week. Please remember that on Friday, Dec. 16, your child's completed December math calendars and reading logs are due. Also, we will have our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon Multiplication Reward on Dec. 16. Students need to continue studying their multiplication facts and reviewing them nightly so they can do well on their multiplication quizzes and participate in this event Friday!

December 12-16, 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 16. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 54-57. Show all work! · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 17. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 58-61. Show all work! · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Friday: · Lesson 14 Spelling Test · Lesson 14 Vocabulary Test · One Small Place in a Tree Story Test · Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Quiz · December Math Calendars and Reading Logs Due Today!

Calendar of Events:

· Completed December Math Calendars and Reading Logs are due this Friday, December 16^th.

· Our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon Multiplication Reward will be this Friday, December 16^th. Be studying those facts!

· Please remember to send the item that was marked on your letter for the Christmas Party on December 20^th.

· Also, remember to send any donation money (this includes loose change) for our charitable donation project. Thank you!

Spelling Words

Lesson 14: V/CV and VC/V Syllable Patterns: robin, petal, seven, solid, final,

given, color, hotel, wagon, music, total, cabin, taken, pupil, broken,

recital, vanish, regret, colony, visiting

One Small Place in a Tree

Lesson 14 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 or definition.

1. sprout – When something sprouts, it begins to grow.

2. damp – If something is damp, it is a little bit wet.

3. transformation – If someone or something has gone through a transformation, it has been changed.

4. harmony – If two things are living in harmony, they are in agreement, living peacefully.

5. suppose – When you suppose something, you think it is true.

6. roost – Birds roost, or perch, when they sleep in trees at night.

7. spears – If something spears something, he or she sticks something sharp through it.

8. strikes – If something strikes something else, it hits it.

9. glimpse- When you get a glimpse of something, you get only a quick peek at it.

10. maze – A maze is a winding set of paths that is like a puzzle.

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Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/

(This is a fun website with practice games and activities for all of the subject areas.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will review all of the multiplication and division strategies we have been discussing in class. We will have a test on these strategies on Wednesday of this week. In Grammar this week, we will discuss Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. This week we will continue our Christmas Around the World unit. We will be learning about a few holiday traditions from the United States, Sweden, Mexico, France, Germany, and Italy. Students received new reading logs for the month of December; these are due this Friday, December 16^th. There will only be two full weeks on these reading logs, so we will be expecting a total of 120 minutes of reading for December. The completed December Math Calendars are also due this Friday, December 16^th. For the month of December, we will be reading the book, Dear Willie Rudd by Libba Moore Gray and discussing the author’s purpose for writing the story. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author to learn more about her and her books.

Newsletter

Here is a look ahead at next week's newsletter. Please remember to continue studying and reviewing multiplication facts every day, as well as the vocabulary words and definitions through the week.

December 5-9, 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 14. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 46-49. Show all work! · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 15. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 50-53. Show all work! · Work on December Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Friday: · Lesson 13 Spelling Test · Lesson 13 Vocabulary Test · A Tree Is Growing Story Test · Subject and Object Pronouns Quiz

Calendar of Events:

· Completed December Math Calendars and Reading Logs are due on Friday, December 16^th.

· Our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon Multiplication Reward will be on Friday, December 16^th. Be studying those facts!

· Please remember to send the item that was marked on your letter for the Christmas Party on December 20^th.

· Also, remember to send any donation money (this includes loose change) for our charitable donation project. Thank you!

Spelling Words

Lesson 13: Consonants /s/ c; /j/ g, dge: ice, age, rice, edge, stage, giant,

range, judge, ledge, police, recent, bridge, office, strange, central,

celery, ceiling, difference, margin, imagine

A Tree Is Growing

Lesson 13 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 or definition.

1. columns – A column is a tall, circle structure that holds up part of a building.

2. absorb – Something absorbs a liquid if it soaks up the liquid.

3. protects – When you protect something, you keep it safe.

4. rustling – When objects are rustling, they are moving and making soft sounds.

5. dissolve - When something dissolves, it mixes completely with a liquid.

6. particles- Tiny pieces of something are called particles.

7. tugged – If you tugged something, you pulled it hard.

8. paused – If you paused, you stopped what you were doing for just a moment.

9. scavenger- An animal is a scavenger if it collects leftover and unwanted objects.

10. self-sufficient – If something is self-sufficient, it makes everything it needs.

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Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/

(This is a fun website with practice games and activities for all of the subject areas.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will discuss Chapter 12: Division Strategies. We will be learning how to divide using circles and dots, repeated subtraction, arrays, and fact families. In Grammar this week, we will discuss Subject and Object Pronouns. This week we will begin our Christmas Around the World unit. We will be learning about a few holiday traditions from the United States, Sweden, Mexico, France, Germany, and Italy. Students received new reading logs for the month of December; these are due Friday, December 16^th. There will only be two full weeks on these reading logs, so we will be expecting a total of 120 minutes of reading for December. The completed December Math Calendars are also due on Friday, December 16^th. For the month of December, we will be reading the book, Dear Willie Rudd by Libba Moore Gray and discussing the author’s purpose for writing the story. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author to learn more about her and her books.

Newsletter

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and enjoyed the long weekend. Here is a look at what we have going on this week and what students should review and practice this week in addition to their homework.

November 28-December 2, 2011

Third Grade Teachers

http://bbces.tcboe.org/

B. B. Comer Elementary

Homework:

Monday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 12. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 36-41. Show all work! · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 11. Read the front and back and record on reading log · November Math Calendars are due TODAY!!! · Reading Log (15 Minutes) · Math Benchmark Test TODAY

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 42-45. Show all work! · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Friday: · Lesson 12 Spelling Test · Lesson 12 Vocabulary Test · A Pen Pal for Max Story Test · Singular and Plural Pronouns Quiz · November Reading Logs are due TODAY!!!

Calendar of Events:

· Please bring $1.00 for the Raptor Show we will be attending on November 30^th at 1:00.

· Completed November Math Calendar homework is due on Wed., Nov. 30^th.

· 2^nd Math Benchmark Test is Wed., Nov. 30^th. The date changed!

· Completed Reading Logs are due on Fri., Dec. 2. These MUST have parent/guardian initials for each entry.

Spelling Words

Lesson 12: Consonant Digraphs kn, gn, wr, gh: gnat, knew, sign, knob,

gnaw, write, knees, wrinkle, kneel, wrist, cough, known, rough, wrench, knight,

knitting, laughter, wring, unknown, playwright

A Pen Pal for Max

Lesson 12 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 or definition.

1. deciphered – If you have figured out a message that is difficult to understand or that is written in code, then you have deciphered it.

2. mistaken – If you are wrong about something, you are mistaken.

3. catastrophe – A catastrophe is something really terrible that has happened.

4. fortunate – If you are fortunate, you are very lucky.

5. translate – If you translate something, you say or write it in another language.

6. repairs – When something needs repairs, it needs to be fixed.

7. heaving – Heaving is throwing something heavy with great effort.

8. bothersome – When something is bothersome, it bothers you and causes problems.

9. din – If there is a din, there is so much noise that it is hard to hear anything over it.

10. dodging – When you are dodging something, you avoid something that is coming toward you.

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Primary Games

http://www.primarygames.com/

(This is a fun website with practice games and activities for all of the subject areas.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will be reviewing for our second Math Benchmark Assessment which will be on Wed., Nov. 30^th. We will focus on all of the skills we have covered during the first and second nine weeks. In Grammar this week, we will discuss Singular and Plural Pronouns. This week we will continue our AMSTI Rocks and Minerals unit. We will focus on Chapters 7-9 in the Science book. Students received new reading logs for the month of November; these are due completed by THIS Friday. The completed November Math Calendars are due THIS Wednesday. For the month of November, we will be reading the book, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and discussing the character trait of perseverance and maintaining good friendships. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Mary Hoffman, to learn more about her and her books.

Thanksgiving newsletter

Although we only have school two days this week, we still have our weekly newsletter available. Please review it with your child. Also, even while your child is out of school, please remember to review and study multiplication facts daily so that your child can do well on our multiplication tests and progress to the next level. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Homework:

Monday: · Work on Math Calendar · Make sure Reading Log is caught up so far

Tuesday: · Work on Math Calendar · Make sure Reading Log is caught up so far

Wednesday: · No School

Thursday: · No School HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Friday: · No School

Calendar of Events:

· Ornaments for our class Christmas tree are due no later than tomorrow (Nov. 22^nd).

· Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 23-25

· Please bring $1.00 for the Raptor Show we will be attending on November 30^th at 1:00.

· Completed November Math Calendar homework is due on Wed., Nov. 30^th.

· 2^nd Math Benchmark Test is Wed., Nov. 30^th. The date changed!

· Completed Reading Logs are due on Fri., Dec. 2. These MUST have parent/guardian initials for each entry.

Spelling Words

Thanksgiving Words (No test this week; these words are just for fun): turkey,

maize, pumpkin, dressing, dessert, family, thankful, holiday, tradition, Thursday,

pilgrims, parade, November, feast, autumn

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

These words are just for fun to honor the holiday. We will use them for activities in class. No tests will be given this week!

1. feast-a ceremonial dinner party for many people.

2. Plymouth-a town in Massachusetts, founded by Pilgrims in 1620.

3. pilgrim-someone who journeys in foreign lands.

4. turkey-large bird with fan-shaped tail, widely used for food.

5. Thanksgiving-fourth Thursday in November; honors a feast held by Pilgrims and Wampanoag.

6. give thanks-express gratitude or show appreciation for

7. Indian corn-tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears.

8. Native American-of or pertaining to American Indians or their cultural languages.

9. Mayflower-the ship on which the Pilgrim fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620.

10.Wampanoag-a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims.

Check out this Website!

Thanksgiving

http://online.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Thanksgiving_Online_Games_for_Kids

(This is a web page with suggestions for websites the students can visit to play Thanksgiving related games.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will continue discussing strategies students can use with their multiplication facts. We will focus on using repeated addition, skip counting, arrays, intersecting lines, and drawing pictures to solve multiplication problems. In Grammar this week, we will continue discussing Possessive Nouns. This week we will discuss the history of Thanksgiving during our Social Studies block. 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. For the month of November, we will be reading the book, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and discussing the character trait of perseverance and maintaining good friendships. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Mary Hoffman, to learn more about her and her books.

This week's newsletter

I hope everyone enjoyed their three-day weekend and had a happy Veterans' Day. Please review the vocabulary words, definitions and multiplication facts with your child every week.

November 14-18, 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 10. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 28-31. Show all work! · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 11. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 32-35. Show all work! · Work on Math Calendar · Reading Log (15 Minutes)

Friday: · Lesson 11 Spelling Test · Lesson 11 Vocabulary Test · Loved Best Story Test · Possessive Nouns Quiz

Calendar of Events:

· Progress Reports go home Tues., Nov. 15^th.

· PTO: Thurs., Nov. 17^th 5:30 P.M.

· Santa Pictures: Friday, Nov. 18^th

· Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 23-25

· Completed November Math Calendar homework is due on Wed., Nov. 30^th.

· 2^nd Math Benchmark Test is Thurs., Dec. 1^st.

· Completed Reading Logs are due on Fri., Dec. 2. These MUST have parent/guardian initials for each entry.

Spelling Words

Lesson 11: C-le Words: title, table, uncle, apple, cable, bubble, beetle,

rattle, purple, little, middle, simple, saddle, trouble, scribble,

twinkle, scrambled, sprinkle, buckled, tablecloth

Loved Best

Lesson 11 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. swooned – If you had a terrible shock or surprise that made you faint or fall, you might have swooned.

2. astonished – When you are amazed and surprised by something, you are astonished.

3. envious – If you feel envious, you want something that someone else has.

4. rivalry – People who have rivalry are competing against one another for something.

5. encouraging – An encouraging word from a friend make you feel that you can do something well.

6. brief – If something is brief, it does not take much time.

7. chuckling – If you are chuckling, you are laughing quietly to yourself.

8. soothing – Something that is soothing makes you feel calm.

9. sobbed – Someone who sobbed cried very hard.

10. praised – If you praised someone, you told that person that he or she did something well.

Check Out This Website!

Primary Games

http://www.primarygames.com

(This is a fun website with practice games and activities for all of the subject areas.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will be discussing strategies students can use with their multiplication facts. We will focus on using repeated addition, skip counting, arrays, intersecting lines, and drawing pictures to solve multiplication problems. In Grammar this week, we will discuss Possessive Nouns. This week we will continue our AMSTI Rocks and Minerals unit. 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. For the month of November, we will be reading the book, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and discussing the character trait of perseverance and maintaining good friendships. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Mary Hoffman, to learn more about her and her books.