Newsletter

With the Math Benchmark now behind us, it's time to continue focusing on the upcoming ARMT. Please continue to review both new and previously-taught math lessons with your child each night as they prepare for this test.

Third Grade Newsletter

February 27^th- March 2^nd, 2012

HOMEWORK

Monday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 23. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Tuesday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 17-20

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Wednesday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 23. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Thursday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 21-24

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Friday:

® Spelling Test today

® Vocabulary Test today

® Story Test today

® Grammar Test

IMPORTANT:

® We are still taking our multiplication tests to earn our banana splits. Continue to memorize these at home as we learn them at school. They must make 100 on the timed test to earn parts of their banana splits. We will take tests every Tues., Wed., and Thurs.

® The Sweet Heart Pageant will be Sat., March 3^rd.

® Jump Rope For Heart Kick Off February 24, 2012. Money will be due on March 9^th.

Weekly Math Focus: Fractions

*Fraction—a number that names a part of a whole or part of a group

*Numerator—the number above the bar in a fraction. It tells how many of the equal parts of the whole are being counted.

*Denominator—the number below the bar in a fraction. It tells the total number of equal parts in the whole or group.

*Equivalent Fractions—two or more fractions that name the same amount.

Chapter 25 Lesson 1—Identify, read, and write fractions as part of a whole.

Chapter 25 Lesson 2—Identify, read, and write fractions as part of a group.

Chapter 25 Lesson 3—Model and write equivalent fractions.

Chapter 25 Lesson 4—Compare and order fractions

Spelling Words

Lesson 23

1. input ....... 6. incorrect .... 11. misplace

2. preset ...... 7. pretest ...... 12. preschool

3. misuse ..... 8. mislead ..... 13. misread

4. inside ....... 9. preheat ..... 14. mismatch

5. preview ....10. indoors ....15. misspell

Challenge Words

16. mistaken ........ 18. misbehave ..... 20. invisible

17. incomplete .... 19. misprint

Vocabulary Words

Lesson 23 “Chestnut Cove”

1. eagerly – If you are waiting eagerly for something, you are excited or anxious

for it to happen.

2. transferred – If you transferred something, you moved it from one place to

another.

3. contented – If you are contented, you are happy with the way things are.

4. collaborate- If you are going to work with others on a project, you are planning

to collaborate with them.

5. fondness – If you like something very much, you have a fondness for it.

6. emotion – An emotion is a feeling, such as happiness.

7. ridiculous- Something that is very silly is ridiculous.

8. disgraceful- If something is disgraceful, it is shocking and not acceptable.

9. decent – Someone who is decent is good and fair.

10. inherit – When you inherit something, you have been given something by someone who used to own it.

Newsletter

We now have less than a week until our Math Benchmark Assessment! Please keep in mind that the Math Benchmark will be on Thursday. It is important that you continue to review previously-taught and current math lessons with your child each night as they prepare for this test.

HOMEWORK

Monday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 22. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Tuesday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 9-12

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Wednesday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 22. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Thursday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 13-16

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Friday:

® Spelling Test today

® Vocabulary Test today

® Story Test today

® Grammar Test

IMPORTANT:

® We are still taking our multiplication tests to earn our banana splits. Continue to memorize these at home as we learn them at school. They must make 100 on the timed test to earn parts of their banana splits. We will take tests every Tues., Wed., and Thurs..

® The Sweet Heart Pageant will be Sat., March 3^rd.

® Math Benchmark Feb. 23^rd. Keep Studying J

Website for Multiplication

www.multiplication.com

Weekly Math Focus: Measurement

*Measure length using inches, feet, yards, and miles

*1 foot=12 inches

*1 yard=3 feet=36 inches

*1 mile=5, 280 feet

*Measure capacity using cups, pints, quarts, and gallons

*1 pint=2 cups

*1 quart=4 cups

*1 quart=2 pints

*1 gallon=16 cups

*1 gallon=8 pints

*1 gallon=4 quarts

*Measure weight using ounces and pounds

*1 pound=16 ounces

*Degrees Fahrenheit are customary units of temperature

*Degrees Celsius are metric units of temperature

*Be able to read temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius on thermometers

Spelling Words

Lesson 22

1. ought ............ 11. pause

2. soft .............. 12. straw

3. yawn ............ 13. false

4. walk ............. 14. author

5. long .............. 15. almost

6. also .............. 16. swallow

7. thaw ............. 17. naughty

8. lost ............... 18. somersault

9. cause ............ 19. sprawling

10. taught .......... 20. faucet

Vocabulary Words

Lesson 22 “Bat Loves the Night”

1. blanketed – If an area is blanketed in fog or snow, it is covered.

2. surroundings – The area around you is part of surroundings.

3. plummet – If you drop suddenly from a great height, you plummet.

4. inverted – Something that is turned upside-down or inside-out is inverted.

5. nocturnal – An animal that is nocturnal sleeps during the day and is active at

night.

6. effort – When you work hard, you use effort.

7. dozes – Someone who dozes takes short naps.

8. swoops- When something swoops, it dives or dips downward.

9. detail – A detail is a small piece of information that is part of a larger whole.

10. fluttering – When something moves through the air lightly and quickly, it is

fluttering.

Newsletter

Remember to continue reviewing and practicing multiplication facts, as well as vocabulary words. Also, it is important to remember that our Math Benchmark Test will be February 23, so please review math lessons with your child.

Ms. Murphy’s

Third Grade Newsletter

February 13^th-17^th, 2012

HOMEWORK

Monday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 21. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Tuesday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 1-4

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Wednesday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 21. Read the Front and Back and record on Binder reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Thursday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 5-8

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Friday:

® Spelling Test today

® Vocabulary Test today

® Story Test today

® Grammar Test

IMPORTANT:

® We are still taking our multiplication tests to earn our banana splits. Continue to memorize these at home as we learn them at school. They must make 100 on the timed test to earn parts of their banana splits. We will take tests every Tues., Wed., and Thurs..

® The Sweet Heart Pageant will be Sat., March 3^rd.

® Spring Pictures will be Feb. 17^th.

® Math Benchmark Feb. 23^rd. Keep Studying J

Website for Multiplication

www.multiplication.com

SPELLING WORDS

Lesson 21

1. threw .......... 11. choose

2. cool ............ 12. balloon

3. foot ............ 13. cartoon

4. cook .......... 14. afternoon

5. bruise ......... 15. understood

6. hook .......... 16. loosely

7. tool ............ 17. cocoon

8. brook ........ 18. raccoon

9. booth ......... 19. cookbook

10. school ...... 20. neighborhood

Vocabulary Words

Lesson 21 “Antartic Ice”

1. conserved – If something is rare and important, it should be conserved, or kept

carefully.

2. strict – If you are stern and demand obedience, you are strict.

3. harsh – If something is hard to stand up to, like a blizzard, it is harsh.

4. bleak – If something is cold and gloomy, it is bleak.

5. absence – An absence means that something or someone is not present.

6. shelters – Something that shelters you protects you and keeps you safe.

7. permanently – If something stays one way forever, it stays that way

permanently.

8. drifts – When something drifts, it moves along without direction.

9. scarce – Something is scarce if there is not much of it to be found.

10. dim – It is dim when there is not much light.

Newsletter

This week we will have a strong focus on math. Please review math materials with your child, including skills that were taught earlier in the year, as we prepare for the Math Benchmark Test later this month.

Third Grade Newsletter

February 6-10, 2012

HOMEWORK

Monday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Lesson 20. Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders; read the front and back and record on reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Tuesday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 96-99. Show all work.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Wednesday:

® FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Lesson 20. Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders; read the front and back and record on reading log.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Thursday:

® Math FLIP binder pages 100-103. Show all work.

® Reading Log (15 minutes)

Friday:

® Lesson 20 Spelling Test

® Lesson 20 Vocabulary Test

® “Backstage with Chris and Casey” Story Test

® Theme 4 Grammar Quiz

IMPORTANT:

® Tues., Feb. 7: Progress Reports

® No Thursday Folders on Feb. 9.

® Fri., Feb. 17: Spring Picture Day

® Thurs., Feb. 23: Math Benchmark Test

® Fri., Feb. 24: Jump Rope for Heart Kick-Off

® We will continue multiplication quizzes.

® February Reading Logs will be due Fri., Feb. 24. We expect a total of 240 minutes on this log. Each entry must be initialed by a parent.

Math Benchmark Topics:

These items will be covered on the Benchmark Test:

1. Compare, order, and write numbers through 9999 in expanded form.

2. Addition and subtraction problems and word problems

3. Number and shape patterns

4. Multiplication (i.e. 23x9 or 578x6)

5. Use coins to make change up to $1.00

6. Elapsed time on a clock and a calendar

7. Identifying points, angles, rays, lines, line segments, parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and intersecting lines

8. Use a coordinate grid to describe horizontal and vertical movements

9. Measure length in centimeters

10. Division (i.e. 36 divided by 6)

11. Equivalent fractions

12. Identify data as categorical (words) or numerical (numbers)

13. Probability—determining the likelihood of different outcomes

SPELLING WORDS

Lesson 20 “Backstage with Chris and Casey”

Review Week

1. form..........6. perfect........11. bigger

2. wore.........7. girl..............12. finest

3. fourth........8. burn............13. lonely

4. soar..........9. work...........14. refill

5. warn........10. earth..........15. dishonest

Vocabulary Words

Theme 4 Review Week

Lesson 20 “Backstage with Chris and Casey”

1. criticize – When you criticize something, you tell what you think is wrong with it.

2. dialogue – Conversation between people is called dialogue.

3. immerse – To immerse oneself is to become very involved in something.

4. mandatory – Something that is mandatory is required.

5. rehearse – To rehearse is to practice for a performance.

6. versions – If there are different versions of a story, the story is told in different ways.

7. camaraderie – People have camaraderie when they are comfortable with each other and spend a lot of time together.

8. flawless – If a performance is flawless, there are no mistakes in it.

9. tragic – A tragic event is something that is both sad and horrible.

10. limp – When something is limp, it is too weak to move or support itself.