Spelling words for the week of 9/8 - 9/12
Short a, e, and i words
1.mix 14.glance
2.milk 15.active
3.smell 16.heroic
4.last 17.patient
5.head 18.dishonest
6.friend 19.vicious
7.class 20.innocent
8.left Super Challenge Words
9.thick These are not graded,
10.send but provide an additional
11.thin challenge.
12.stick 21. adventurous
13.empty 22. enthusiastic
23. ambitious
Mrs. Hudson's Monthly Newsletter
September 2008
Where We Have Been
What a great class! We have had a great two weeks together. During the first week, our reading focus was on reviewing six of the main strategies we will be using throughout the year. These strategies are as follows:
Predict/Infer
Phonics/Decoding
Monitor/Clarify
Questioning
Evaluating
Summarizing
This week we kicked off our "Off to Adventure" theme with the story Cliff Hanger. During the week, we explored cause and effect. Our language skill revolved around sentences and fragments. In social studies, we have discussed school and community rules. Our math focus was on place value.
Where We Are Going
Next week we will continue with our theme called "Off to Adventure". During the theme we will be focusing on the comprehension skills of cause/effect, making inferences, and sequence of events. In language, we will explore types of sentences, as well as how to avoid run-on sentences. We are continuing with place value by concentrating on ordering numbers from greatest to least and least to greatest, as well as odd/even numbers. During our exploration of rules, we will be discussing what a class without rules would be like.
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, September 9 - Book fair ends
Friday, September 26 - Mid-terms go home
Homework
Next week we will begin a regular week of homework. I like to try to make homework as consistent as possible. Therefore, the reading homework routine will be as follows:
Monday - Vocabulary worksheet - This will focus on the words from your child's small group story.
Tuesday - Skill worksheet - This sheet will reinforce the skill of the week.
Wednesday - Reread the anthology story with your child..
Thursday - Book in a Bag - Your child can take home their small group book and read to you or independently for 15 minutes.
Spelling
Nightly homework will be assigned and due the next day. I plan to post words on my School Notes page the Friday before so you can get a headstart on homework.
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Assignments are as follows:
Monday - ABC order
Tuesday - Write words missed on the pre-test 5 times each
Wednesday - Write 5 super sentences. A super sentence has at least 8 words with a spelling word in each sentence. Please underline the spelling word.
Thursday - Study for your test
Back to School Night
Our third grade team created a PowerPoint presentation with an overview of our curriculum for the first and second marking periods. If you would like a copy of this, please send in your e-mail address and I will send it to you electronically.
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