The science project presentations will be on Friday, March, 9th. I am sending home guidelines for the presentation today. Make sure the students practice their presentation at home. The presentation should be between 2.5 and 3 minutes.
As an option, they may create a smart notebook file to use the smartboard for the presentation. You can access a limited version of the software at home by going to this website: http://express.smarttech.com/#
The file will need to be saved to a flash drive and brought to school, OR attach it to an email and send it to me. They will have two opportunities to work on the smartboard presentation at school in the computer lab where they will have full access to all of the features. This will be Friday and Monday afternoon.
I appreciate any help you can give to your child with their project. I know the kids are very excited to be doing a science project!
Also, as a reminder the science test is this Friday March 2nd. It is open notes so if they have their notes at home to study make sure they return to school by Friday.
Thanks,
Mrs. Elliot
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Hello parents,
Classroom Needs
We have come to a point in the year where we are running out of supplies. If you are able to help with any of the following items, I would greatly appreciate it:
Pencils- a good brand like ticonderoga please, also if you find the pre-sharpened kind that's even better!
Pink Pearl Erasers
Pencil sharpeners- small handheld kind
Notebooks- depending on how much they write, some students have filled up their journals, your child may need a new one
Loose Leaf Paper
That is all I can think of for now, but I will keep you posted if I find something else. Thank you so much for your help and support!
ISTEP
ISTEP will be given on Monday and Tuesday, March 5th and 6th for third graders. We have been preparing for ISTEP in class by looking at sample questions and discussing good strategies. To further prepare, we will be taking some practice tests next week. To help, make sure that your child gets enough sleep and a good breakfast on those days. I feel confident that we will have another 100% passing.
Science Project and Test
In Science, we are finishing up a unit about the physics of sound. The students have learned what causes sound and how sound travels. We will be doing an end of the unit project. They have a list of project ideas that they are taking home tonight. They can also get ideas for the project in their science notes under the "reflection" section of each investigation. Please help them look over these ideas and decide on a project. They can choose a different project, these are just a few ideas. On the back of the ideas is a project proposal form. Please help them fill this out and return by Tuesday for me to sign off on. Then they may begin working on their projects at home. The final project will be due on March 9th. They will be giving a presentation on that day.
Also, there will be a science test on March 2nd. We have been taking notes throughout the unit. On Monday, we will be reviewing our notes. Then, they may take their notes home to study them the rest of the week. They MAY use their notes on the test.
Spelling Words- Next week
I apologize that I have not been posting the spelling words frequently. Some of you have brought this to my attention and I appreciate that. Here are next week's words:
2nd- great, tell, men, say, small
3rd- didn't, car, morning, I'm, body
Challenge- krill, algae, atmosphere, additional
Classroom Needs
We have come to a point in the year where we are running out of supplies. If you are able to help with any of the following items, I would greatly appreciate it:
Pencils- a good brand like ticonderoga please, also if you find the pre-sharpened kind that's even better!
Pink Pearl Erasers
Pencil sharpeners- small handheld kind
Notebooks- depending on how much they write, some students have filled up their journals, your child may need a new one
Loose Leaf Paper
That is all I can think of for now, but I will keep you posted if I find something else. Thank you so much for your help and support!
ISTEP
ISTEP will be given on Monday and Tuesday, March 5th and 6th for third graders. We have been preparing for ISTEP in class by looking at sample questions and discussing good strategies. To further prepare, we will be taking some practice tests next week. To help, make sure that your child gets enough sleep and a good breakfast on those days. I feel confident that we will have another 100% passing.
Science Project and Test
In Science, we are finishing up a unit about the physics of sound. The students have learned what causes sound and how sound travels. We will be doing an end of the unit project. They have a list of project ideas that they are taking home tonight. They can also get ideas for the project in their science notes under the "reflection" section of each investigation. Please help them look over these ideas and decide on a project. They can choose a different project, these are just a few ideas. On the back of the ideas is a project proposal form. Please help them fill this out and return by Tuesday for me to sign off on. Then they may begin working on their projects at home. The final project will be due on March 9th. They will be giving a presentation on that day.
Also, there will be a science test on March 2nd. We have been taking notes throughout the unit. On Monday, we will be reviewing our notes. Then, they may take their notes home to study them the rest of the week. They MAY use their notes on the test.
Spelling Words- Next week
I apologize that I have not been posting the spelling words frequently. Some of you have brought this to my attention and I appreciate that. Here are next week's words:
2nd- great, tell, men, say, small
3rd- didn't, car, morning, I'm, body
Challenge- krill, algae, atmosphere, additional
Monday, February 13, 2012
Valentine's Day Party
Tomorrow is our Valentine's Day party! Please feel free to join us at 11:30 for the fun! If you lost your class list, here are the names of the students in our class (for the valentines)
- Maddie
- Tessa
- Isabelle
- Kylie
- Luke
- Sam
- Nash
- Delaney
- Anna
- Izzy
- Kimmie
- Jameson
- Liam
- Drew
- Dylan
- Amiya
- Luci
- Yael
- Cirilo
- Haden
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hello parents,
We did not have time to take a spelling test last Friday due to Mass and the pep rally, so we just took the test Tuesday. I will be passing them back tomorrow. I did go ahead and preview the new words with them yesterday so we will still have a test this Friday. They should have taken home a list. The words to study this week are:
2nd- place, well, here, such, take
3rd- room, sea, against, top, turned
Challenge- embarrassed, excluding, rumors, encourage, ashamed
We did not have time to take a spelling test last Friday due to Mass and the pep rally, so we just took the test Tuesday. I will be passing them back tomorrow. I did go ahead and preview the new words with them yesterday so we will still have a test this Friday. They should have taken home a list. The words to study this week are:
2nd- place, well, here, such, take
3rd- room, sea, against, top, turned
Challenge- embarrassed, excluding, rumors, encourage, ashamed
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Hello parents,
All of our readers did a beautiful job at Mass today. We got several compliments about how well they read. We also have Mass on the 17th. Feel free to join us.
The Valentines' Day party is on Feb. 14 from 11:30 to 12:45.
We will be going on a field trip to the Ruth Lily Center on Feb. 21. Information will come home this Friday. We do not need chaperones for this trip.
For 3rd graders- ISTEP begins on March 5 and IREAD begins on March 19. That is just around the corner!
All of our readers did a beautiful job at Mass today. We got several compliments about how well they read. We also have Mass on the 17th. Feel free to join us.
The Valentines' Day party is on Feb. 14 from 11:30 to 12:45.
We will be going on a field trip to the Ruth Lily Center on Feb. 21. Information will come home this Friday. We do not need chaperones for this trip.
For 3rd graders- ISTEP begins on March 5 and IREAD begins on March 19. That is just around the corner!
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