8/31/11

Math

• Write all possible ways to get to 10 as a sum and doubles 1-12 
• ex. of 10 sums: 0 + 10 = 10, 1 + 9 = 10, etc...
• ex. of doubles: 1 + 1 = 2, 2 + 2 = 4, etc...

Language Arts

•  Spelling - Wednesday
• Read 25 minutes
• Vocab pictures due Friday 

Other

• Study Hawaiiana 5-10 minutes  

8/30/11

Math

• Worksheet PW16 numbers 1-16 all

Language Arts

• Spelling-Tuesday
• Read 25 minutes 

Other

• Study Hawaiiana 5-10 minutes  

8/29/11

Math

• Pg.66-67 numbers 2-34 even only

Language Arts

• Spelling - Monday 

mine	tie	wild	type	smile
drive	size	blind	visit	thick
die	prize	fifty	picnic	arrived
decide	child	civil	divide	library
audience	backstage	performance	applause	famous

• Read 25 minutes  

Other

• Don't forget flu shot form due 9/6

8/27/11

Math

• Parents sign math test

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes each night
• Missed spelling 5 times
•  Parents sign spelling and reading test 
• Dear Mr.Robertson letter

Science

• Draw the phase of the moon

8/24/11

Math

• Play math card game  

Language Arts

• Spelling - Wednesday 
• (unless ME)
• Read 25 minutes

Science

• Draw the phase of the moon  
• if moon is not visible, Google may be used

Other

• Resource day tomorrow 
• Finish Hawaiiana  homework
• Wear shoes and bring water

Optional

• define "radiant"

8/23/11

Math

• Math test tomorrow 
• practice if needed

 Language Arts

• Spelling - Tuesday (unless ME) 
• Read 25 minutes 

 Science

• Draw the phase of the moon

Other

• Bring library books tomorrow
• Resource on Thursday 

8/22/11

Math 

• Pg.#1-15 all
• Math Test Wednesday

Language Arts

• Spelling - Monday 
• (same spelling words as last week unless ME)
• Read 25 minutes

Science

• Draw the phase of the moon each night 

8/18/11

Math

• Finish pg.14 Sets A-D all

Language Arts

• Missed spelling words 5x
• Vocabulary pictures-due Monday
• Read 25 minutes each night (Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun)
• Dear Mr.Robertson letter

Other 

• No school tomorrow
  

8/17/11

Math

• Finish pg. 11 #1-10

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Wednesday
• Spelling Test tomorrow
• anyone with an ME is exempt from next week's spelling homework

• Reading workbook pg. 8 #1-10

Other

• No school Friday 8/19

8/16/11

Math

• finish math pg.7-9 #1-39 ODD ONLY

• optional - math game

Language Arts

• read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Tuesday
• In the prefix/suffix table, find 5 more for each column

Other 

• Picture Day tomorrow
• come prepared

8/15/11

Math

• Make math card game for home
• #s 1-10, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Monday
• Spelling Words for this week:

asleep	empty	queen	deal	needed
spelling	east	feelings	tea	keeping
beneath	agree	elevator	coffee	suggested
method	feature	metal	disease	television
collector	collage	assortment	arrangement	acquire

Science

• Look at the night sky for at least five minutes
• Extra Credit: What Is Wrong With My Picture?

8/11/11

Language Arts

•  Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Thursday
• Have anyone give you a spelling pretest to help you prepare for tomorrow's spelling test.

8/10/11

Math

• Math book pg. 5 #1-25 All 

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Wednesday
• Pyramid Words (ie. played- p, pl, pla, play, playe, played)

Other

• Resource Day tomorrow
• wear shoes and clothes to do PE in
• bring water and all regular school material

• Apologies to General Election candidates. Due to time, speeches and elections need to be pushed back to Friday. Thank you for your flexibility.

8/9/11

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Tuesday
• Write at least 20 sentences using at least one Spelling word per sentence

Other

• Class Officer General Election Tomorrow 

8/8/11

Math 

• Math book pg. 3 #1-33 All
• this should be done in Math Journal
• Please remember to bring Math Books back to school tomorrow

Language Arts

• Read 25 minutes
• Spelling- Monday 

Spelling Words for this week:

played	escape	thank	subway	gray
safely	mistake	greatest	break	after
planting	scratch	address	holiday	natural
paragraph	blanket	capital	taken	cabin
sprouting	chrysanthemum	bulbs	orchid	dandelion

Weekly Spelling Homework

***This is an important post and will appear as a quick link on the side bar***

Each week the students will have 25 spelling words. I will post the spelling list on Monday's homework blog, or whichever the first day of the week is if Monday is an off day. Students will also be given a hard copy of the list which they should tape or glue into their Spelling Journals. The online list is only backup and is not an excuse for a student to lose his or her spelling list. Spelling homework will be the same every week for the first semester.

Monday: Write words five times each in alphabetical order

Tuesday: Use at least 20 of the words in a sentence

Wednesday: Pyramid Words (i.e. j, jo, joy, joyf, joyfu, joyful)

Thursday: Spelling Pretest

 Friday will be the spelling test, unless the students are told differently beforehand. Their weekend spelling homework will be to write the words they missed on the test five times each.

Class Officer Program

***This is important information and will be linked to the sidebar****

This year in third grade we will be holding quarterly elections for three class officer positions. To run students must give two speeches at least five sentences long on why they should be chosen for the position they are running for. Just like a real election, we will first hold a primary, which will consist of any students who would like to participate, and then the top two vote-getters will compete in a general election.

The positions are President, Vice President, Secretary. Following are the jobs which will be undertaken by each position:

President- take attendance, lead fire drill, check homework (am and pm), , keep other officers on task

Vice President- take lunch count, announce school menu for the day, fire drill back-of-line, check homework (am and pm)

Secretary- check homework (am and pm), update homework blog, run errands

There will also be a fourth, teacher-appointed Helper position, which will run errands, check homework (am and pm), and take care of the class equipment.

Each nominee’s speech will need to consist of a topic sentence, two-three supporting sentences, and a closing sentence. It does not need to be memorized. They may not campaign in any way other than that. There will be no “Vote For Me” anything handed out or hung up. At the start of each quarter we will hold elections for the quarter’s officers.

Students speeches must be practiced at home to ensure the best possible performance in class. They need to keep their speech by their waist, eyes mostly on the audience, speaking in a clear, measured voice.

This program allows students to experience public speaking and the election process, as well as encouraging the “students helping students” philosophy I would like to have in our classroom and teaching and personal self-sufficiency.

"Dear Mr. Robertson" Letter

***This is an important post and there is a link back to it on the sidebar for easy reference.***

Each week the students of room 8 will be told to write a "Dear Mr. Robertson" letter. This is a short letter they write to me which I read and, time permitting, respond to on a weekly basis. The purpose of the letter is for me to understand how the students are feeling about their time in school for the week. It is a safe way for them to tell me things they may not be comfortable raising their hands in class with or approaching me with.
The letter needs to include the following:

• What they learned during the week. (This can be anything from any subject.)
• What they liked during the week.
• What they disliked during the week.
• How their behavior in school was during the week.
• What book or books did the student read that week.
• Anything else
• This is an optional part of the letter where the students can tell me things they think I should know or they want me to know but that don't fit in to the other parts. 

Normally, the students will be given some time in class to work on the letter on Friday, or whatever the last instructional day of the week is, and if it is not finished in that time it becomes homework due on Monday. The letter is not part of their Writing grade, but failure to turn in the letter will impact their effort grade as it shows a lack of responsibility.

8/5/11

Language Arts

• Read at least 25 minutes each night (Fri., Sat., Sun.)
• Class Officer Speeches Monday
• Practice and come prepared

• "Dear Mr. Robertson" letter 

Daily Reading Rules and Recommendations

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The reading times given to the students each night are minimums and they are encouraged to read more than what is written. Students may read anything they like during their daily reading homework. This includes chapter books, comic books, magazines, and newspapers. The point is that they read and enjoy what they are reading. Reading should not be a chore. We want them to love books.
Practicing reading leads to reading better and writing better. Please talk with your child about what they have read each day. Who, What, When, Where, and Why questions are very helpful. Especially Why, as it makes them think, reason, and explain.
If your child has trouble reading fluently, that is reading aloud and sounding natural, please have them spend some of the assigned reading time reading aloud to someone. Again, practice will help fluency, and strong fluency helps comprehension.

8/4/11

Math

• Multiplication Practice Sheet

Language Arts

• Read 30 Minutes

Other

• Class Officer Speeches Due Monday 8/8
• Picture Day Wednesday 8/17

8/3/11

Math

• Multiplication half sheet

Language Arts

• Read 30 minutes 

Other

• Class officer speeches DUE Monday 8/8 

8/2/11

-Start of Year forms Due TOMORROW (8/3)

-Read and Sign

• Behavior Plan form

-Read and Discuss

• Class Officer Form
• Homework Blog Form

8/1/11

-Read and go over all of Start of Year envelope (in backpack)

-Sign and return all forms noted on checklist

-Please also return

• Chapter 19 booklet
• School handbook

-Please also sign homework planner every night

Welcome!

Welcome to our Homework Blog. Everyday this space will be updated with the homework I have assigned for our class for the day. It will be exactly the same as what should be written in your student's homework planner. Please use this space to check their homework assignments, find out what was missed on absent days, or ask questions in the comments section. I will try my best to check and reply to comments every day. Please do not rely solely on this blog and also check and sign your student's homework planner every night.
Thank you for your involvement in your child's learning! I'm looking forward to having a great year.