Week of May 4-8, 2009

Friday 5/8/09

• Math 3: Homework: 123B, and study fact cards.
• Religion 3/4:
• We had a special treat this afternoon and watched "The Tale of Despereaux." This movie was based on the novel of the same name, which Miss Bertschi read to the class back in the fall. It was interesting to find similarities and differences between the book and the movie!
• Happy Mother's Day!

Thursday 5/7/09

• Math 3: We did two lessons today because we won't have time tomorrow with the Mother's Tea! Students learned how to divide multiples of 10 by a single digit number, and they also began working with negative numbers on a number line. Most finished 122A in class. Homework: 122B and oral facts 122. Also be sure to study fact cards!
• Language Arts 3: We took spelling tests and got caught up on any missing work from the week. No homework.
• Language Arts 4: We took spelling tests and got caught up on any missing work from the week. No homework.
• PE 3/4: Kickball outside with Mr. Bretscher.
• We also spent a considerable amount of afternoon time preparing tasty treats for the Mother's Tea tomorrow and finishing up our gifts for our guests. Hope to see you there tomorrow!

Wednesday 5/6/09

• Math 3: We learned about volume today and used cubes to learn how to find the volume of a rectangular prism. Most students finished 121A in class. Homework: 121B.
• Language Arts 3: We journaled and then spent some time reviewing sentence structure. We'll be spending the last month of school going back and working on anything that we are still struggling with in the English and writing skills department. Homework: Spelling 3x and sentences. Don't forget to use cursive!
• Language Arts 4: We read a piece on life in Philadephia and worked on identifying examples of comparison and contrast within the story. Homework: Finish Comparing and Contrasting skill sheet, spelling words 3x and spelling sentences. Cursive!!
• Religion 3/4: 228-229 and any makeup assignments.
• We also used afternoon time to finish up our craft for the Mother's Tea, practice our song, and work on our recorder piece for the final assembly.

Monday 5/4/09

• Math 3: We learned the multiples of 8 and also reviewed factors and products. Remember, two numbers multiplied together are the factors, and the answer is the product. We identified all the factors for numbers 1-20 and also found out about prime numbers, which have EXACTLY two factors. Homework: 120 A/B will be due Wednesday because of the field trip.
• Language Arts 3: We took our pre-test for spelling list #31, journaled about the weekend, and then reviewed some important points in cursive handwriting. Starting this week third graders are expected to complete their spelling homework in cursive. Homework: ABC order should be completed on the worksheet that was sent home - it demonstrates how to write each word in cursive. Due Wednesday because of the field trip.
• Language Arts 4: We took spelling pre-test #31 and journaled about the weekend. We then read a story about Paul Cuffe, identified opinions within the story, and finished making our old-fashioned silhouettes using a flashlight and black paper. Homework: Spelling words in ABC order, due Wednesday because of the field trip.
• Religion 3/4: Memory work on page 227 is due on Wednesday because of the field trip. We will have chapel on Thursday instead of Wednesday this week because of Pastor Barber's schedule, meaning we will have religion on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Please plan your memory work accordingly.
• Music 3/4: We continue to learn and practice our recorder song for the final assembly, and we also began learning our class verse with the help of a fun song. Make sure you are practicing your recorder five minutes a night and bringing it back to school each day.
• We also used afternoon time to work more on our Mother's Tea craft.