Housekeeping for the week:
Monday, January 13, 2014: AR Store by the PTA
Monday, January 13, 2014: PLC Early Release
Thursday, January 15, 2014: Active Recess with Mr. Rodel
Thursday, January 16, 2014: Third Grade IRI
Friday, January 16, 2014: Third Grade auction for room #1
Friday, January 17, 2014: Awards Assembly at 2:15 pm
English Language Arts:
The story this week is The Mysterious Giant of Barletta by Tomie de Paola. These are some of the things we will be working on this week:
- Transition sentences to let the reader know what is coming next.
- PowerPoint presentations including: Title Page, characters, setting, problem, solution, and theme.
- Simple summaries of a short story.
Please study the spelling list you brought home this week. The spelling test will be given on Friday.
Math:
We are coming to the end of our multiplication and division unit. This week we will be working on multiplication and division of 7's and 8's. After the multiplication/division unit is completed we still want to practice multiplication. It is an essential skill which needs to be mastered by the 4th grade. We will be giving weekly timed multiplication quizzes. Our goal is to earn a cookie party at the end of the semester. The goal is to pass off multiplication fact families and earn a cookie and frosting and toppings at the end of the year. We really want the students to learn and earn!!!
Social Studies/Science:
Room #1 will finish up our studies of Earth's Natural Resources and Earth's Atmosphere. We will also begin our review of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will have learning activities on Dr. King as we learn about him, his life and his accomplishments.
THERE WILL BE NO SWITCH GROUPS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS DUE TO THE IDAHO READING INDICATOR AND OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS BEING PULLED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS TO DO OUR END OF THE SEMESTER TESTING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.
Read the passage below:
Give 3 examples from the story why it is difficult to be a pioneer.
Pioneer Diary Historical Fiction
It has been a long, hard day. I’m tired of being a pioneer. We walked for
miles. The wagon was so full that only one could ride in it. My wife is having a
baby soon. We have a long trip to make. So I tell her she should ride in the wagon.
On days when the trip is hard, I am sorry we started. But she says, “Keep going.
We will be glad to get to our new home.” She is very brave. I know she will be a
good mother.
Then, just when we got to the place to camp, we got a scare. There was a big
bear. It came out of the woods. It was hungry. I was afraid. The wagon leader
threw a loaf of bread near it. The bear turned. Then he shot at it. He missed, but
it ran away.
We were glad the danger was over. But the leader said, “No, we have to keep
moving. Another bear will be behind this one.”
So we got back on the trail. We were so tired. Mrs. Jackson said to me, “I
think the leader is not good. My husband would be a better leader. We should
change leaders.”
Everyone was tired. But they knew the leader would take us to safety. Then
we got to the bottom of the hill. There was an open space. There was a river. The
wagon leader said, “This is it, let’s stop here.”
We were fine until one of the Jackson children jumped in the river. He
started to be carried downstream. I rushed in to get him. He was crying when I
brought him out. But then he smiled and thanked me.
We were worried about the river, so we told children to stay out of it. “It is
dangerous,” I said. You can get water in a bucket. But do not go in the water. We
want you to stay safe.
Mrs. Jackson came by to talk more. I thought she would come to thank me.
But, no. She said, “My husband should be leader.”
My wife said, “That’s just envy. We have a good leader. We are safe. He had
done this trip five times before. He knows what to do. You should mind your
children.” My wife is wise. Mrs. Jackson should listen to her.
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