9/30/11

Math
-Math packet, due Tuesday after break

Language Arts
- Missed Spelling words 5x
- Read 25 minutes EVERY DAY
- Dear Mr. Robertson/Ms. Awana letter
- Handwriting Packet- at least one page per day

Other
- Color Hawaiian islands

Reminders
- Class Elections will begin Tuesday after break
- Fall Break begins Monday 10/3 and Ends Tuesday 10/11

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 

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.

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

8/2/11

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

-Read and Sign

• Behavior Plan form

-Read and Discuss

• Class Officer Form
• Homework Blog Form