Feb. 10, 2017: Friday

Welcome to the chilly weekend!

As we were keeping warm in the classroom, the students were busy writing a spelling test, listening to another chapter of Frindle, and revising/editing their story.

For Math, the students practiced drawing pictures to solve problems.

In Science, we described and compared different types of soil (sand, silt, clay).

ECA - card trick time!

      

Secret message - I'm here

New Spelling Words for Feb. 17
acrostic, kitchen, friendly, sand, frindle, silt, itchy, clay, recreation, bedrock, January, nutrients, because, culture, daughter, region, weather

HOMEWORK:
1) Science p. 277-278
2) LA - first draft of story - please read your story and revise/edit it, please remember to add dialogue (characters talking)
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- Field Trip on Tuesday
- Unit 6 Science quiz on Wednesday
- Please arrive to school by 8:25am on Monday

Have a great weekend and stay warm!

Mr. Y

Feb. 9, 2017: Thursday

On this windy Thursday, the students put their brains to the test in all subjects except Science.

The day began with the usual combination of Language Arts/Reading and the students continued to write their stories by developing their plot.  The students had a pop quiz on adjectives, listened to another chapter of Frindle (only 2 left!!) and we also started something new: every week we will have two students that will choose a random story starter and tell that story to the class for 1-2 minutes. Our first volunteers were Rei and Sophie. They had to tell a story about an alien and falling off her bike, respectively, and they did a wonderful job.

      

Social Studies consisted of a quiz on Chapter 6. During Math, we used strategies to divide by 6 and also played a division game using the whiteboard.

  

In ECA, the students made their letter posters for Monday's Mass presentation. 

HOMEWORK:

1) Math p. 76 or 77 

2) LA Spelling word story - choose 8 words and write a short paragraph using those words.

3) Reading Log

NOTICES:

- casual Friday tomorrow, you can wear your PE uniform and bring a change of clothes

- spelling test tomorrow

- if you are in my elective, please remember to bring a deck of cards again

- please return your signed Math quiz (it is already 2 days late!)

- secret message - Math quiz

Have a lovely evening!

Mr. Y

Feb. 8, 2016: Wednesday

'Twas a quieter day in the classroom as compared to yesterday. However, the students still worked very hard.

Language Arts/Reading - They began developing the plot of the story they are writing, used dictionary skills, and used adjectives to compare more than one noun.

Science - The students described how soil is formed, completed an interactive notebook activity, and used the Smartboard.

HOMEWORK:
1) Science interactive notebook
2) Chinese New Year writing (if you haven't already handed it in) - please remember to bring in your Work on Writing notebook
3) Social Studies p. 221
4) Reading Logs (you can use your SS text)

NOTICES:
- Social Studies quiz tomorrow: please review the following pages briefly - p. 190-194, 204-208, 212-214, pay attention to the things we talked about in class, and the vocabulary words you defined in your notebook.
- Spelling test on Friday

Have a great night!

Mr. Yaremchuk

Feb. 7, 2017: Tuesday

The Terrific Third Graders had a wide range of activities to complete today such as writing, reading, group discussion, research, interactive notebook, using manipulatives in math, and presenting a group research project.

1) Language Arts - quiz on the middle chapters of Frindle, planned the plot of the story they will write

2) Reading - Cafe menu: thought of interesting words to use in writing and speaking, and used adjectives to compare three or more nouns

3) Math - practiced different ways to divide by 4, and played a snowball math game

     

4) Science - identified soil as a natural resource and why it's important (students completed some interactive notebook activities)

 

5) Social Studies - researched and presented how activists tried to gain equal rights

    

HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 77
2) LA - Chinese New Year writing - please edit and revise your essay and write it neatly on the new paper provided (this is due on Thursday but you can hand it in tomorrow if you want)
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- please hand in your Field Trip permission form tomorrow.
- please hand back your Math quiz with a signature from a parent
- PE tomorrow, wear your casual clothes
- Secret message of the day: I love books

Have a wonderful evening!

Mr. Yaremchuk

Feb. 6, 2017: Monday

We are back to a full week of school, and it will be a busy one. Here's what got the week started:

Reading - answered comprehension questions from Frindle and reviewed for tomorrow's quiz

Math - we reviewed the quiz and continued into the next chapter in division and used strategies to divide by 3. I recommend students to play this game at home to assist in practicing their quick division (after you complete your homework): http://fun4thebrain.com/Division/classroomDiv.html

Social Studies - gave examples of how people's ideas and machines changed lives

Science - began to create a poster that promotes conservation

   

HOMEWORK:
1) Math p. 75
2) Reading - please write this question in your notebook and answer with at least 3 sentences: "Do you think it was a good thing that Nick's dad signed the contract?"
3) Reading Logs
4) Secret Message - the 3 R's

NOTICES:
- please hand in your permission slip for the Field Trip, if you are attending.
- quiz tomorrow on Frindle
- Social Studies quiz on Thursday
- Spelling test on Friday

Enjoy your Monday evening!

Mr. Y

Feb. 3, 2017: Friday

The short, short week has come to an end. It was great to see all the students happy to be back learning.

We began the morning by reviewing Frindle and beginning the next chapter. The students also continued writing their Chinese New Year essay.

In Math, the students put their knowledge to the test in a quiz on division.

Giving ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle so we can conserve our natural resources was on the agenda for Science.

New Spelling Words:
lettuce, conserve, boomerang, reduce, danger, reuse, peanut, recycle, before, humus, poetry, funniest, borrow, pollution, bigger, brother

HOMEWORK:
1) Language Arts - Chinese New Year writing - please complete 3 paragraphs (introduction, body, conclusion). This is your first draft, so they don't have to be in order. Please double space, and check your work for spelling and grammar mistakes.
2) Science - 3 R's hunt. Find out 3 ways someone in your family is reducing, reusing, or recycling.
3) Reading Log - your reading log is back to normal for grading (25% for each day, for a maximum of 4 days in a week).

NOTICES:
- Frindle quiz on Tuesday
- Social Studies quiz on Thursday
- Spelling test on Friday

Have a splendid weekend!


Mr. Yaremchuk

February 2, 2017: Thursday

Happy New Year of the Rooster!  I hope you all had a lovely time with family and friends.

After sharing our holiday activities, we read a short chapter in Frindle about how a story was published in the newspaper telling about the problems the school is having.
The students then began to write a short essay on what they did over the Chinese New Year break, followed by comparing nouns using adjectives.

In Social Studies, the students used details for draw conclusions.

We reviewed division strategies to prepare for the Math quiz tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:
1) Math worksheet
2) LA - adjective sentences: Choose an adjective to compare 2 nouns with. Ex: The boy is taller than the girl.
3) Reading Log

NOTICES:
- math quiz tomorrow on division
- no spelling test tomorrow
- if you are in my Elective tomorrow, please bring a deck of cards

Have a wonderful evening!

Mr. Y