Last week before the Holidays!!

Housekeeping for the week:

• Monday, December 17, 2012: Early Release/PLC
• Monday, December 17, 2012: AR Goal...need to be at 63% by the end of the week.
• Thursday, December 20, 2012: Dad, Dudes, and Donuts from 8:00-8:30 in the cafeteria.
• Friday, December 21, 2012: Class Christmas Party from 12:30 to 1:15
• SEE YOU ON MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013!! Have a great Christmas break!!

Reading/Language Arts:
This week we are going to write a FANTASTIC FANTASY story. We read a story last week called Dogzilla. It is a favorite of most third graders. This week we will be creating a sequel to the story as the kids get to use their imagination.

The spelling list for the week focuses on frequently misspelled words. I almost spelled one wrong when I was making this list!! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

• and
• said
• goes
• going
• some
• something
• you
• your
• friend
• school
• where
• myself

Technology: The students are working on some pretty cool PowerPoint presentations. They are doing a fantastic job. This week we are working on adding bling and transitions.

Math:
We finished up a pretty large unit on graphing, story problems, ordering numbers, and money. The students took a Unit test on Friday. It was four pages long. It was a lot to remember. This week we begin a very speedy unit on shapes and patterns. It is a four-day Unit with a Unit test on Friday. We have patterns that grow and patterns that shrink. When we return home from Christmas break, we will begin multiplication.

Science:
For the last week of Science, we will continue to complete Science learning activites and experiments on force and machines. The students have really enjoyed this Unit and all of the activities we have been able to do in class.

Questions of the Week:
Guide Words:
1) Which word would fit on the dictionary page if paint and pants were the guide words on the page? 

• purple
• pink
• path
• patch
• panda

2) How many syllables are in the word: auditorium?
3) Jemma has 36 fish altogether. 14 of the fish are goldfish. How many of the fish are Betas? If she got 21 more Betas, then how many Betas would she have? How many fish would she have altogether??   This question has many parts!!