weekly Update from Mrs. Pumphrey
Save the Date:
Oct. 15th-19th-Book Fair
Oct. 23rd: Report Cards go home
Oct. 25th: Fall scavenger hunt and pictures with our Book Buddies
Oct.. 31st: Halloween Pajama & Movie Day with hot chocolate & donuts
Nov. 4th: Wood Acres Open House
Nov.15th: Third grade Thanksgiving feast (Students & Teachers only)
Important Notes:
Canada Project: Due on Oct. 26th.
Halloween: Official 3rd grade pajama and movie day! Join us at 2:00 for trash patrol on the Wood Acres campus.
What’s Going on in our Classroom:
Reading: We continue reading Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and summarizing each and every chapter. Please stop by and take a look at our summaries at the back of our classroom.
Spelling: Words are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and calendar. Homework due Friday.Test on Friday.
Vocabulary: We are taking a break from vocabulary this week.
Math: We are starting multiplications! Please work on math facts each night with you child!
Grammar: We are finishing up nouns. Last week we had fun writing Halloween inspired possessive nouns and illustrating them. These will be on display!
Writing: We have been writing in paragraphs in our writing journals. We are finishing up our guidebook in the computer lab.
History: We will begin our unit on the Vikings!
Science: Next week we will be in the lab working on Investigation #4, exploring the concept of weight. Then we will finish up studying properties of matter with Investigation #5 and taking a look at buoyancy.
As always, if you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!