Optical Illusions

3A - September 20-24th, 2010

Subjects, Upcoming Tests and Projects:

Reading: OPT, An Illusionary Tale
Vocabulary Words: royal, length, guard, straighten, gift, within
Skills to be taught: Finish Making Predictions, Prefix: un & dis, Steps in a Process; Parts of a Book; story elements
Reading Test on Friday, 9/24

Spelling Words: might, life, rode, own, most, tie, find, toast, wipe, flight, bicycle, lie, spoke, ago, thrown
Skills to be taught: Long I & O
Reminder: Go to www.spellingcity.com to practice your spelling words
Spelling Test on Friday, 9/24

Math: Chapter 1: Problem Solving, Place Value through 1,000 & 10,000
Mid Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, 9/22
Reminder: First In Math website (www.FirstinMath.com) - students should begin their 20 minutes a week. The index card is taped to the inside of their assignment pads. Please sign off when your child completed this Math assignment.

Grammar: Types of Sentences

Writing Workshop: Editing Personal Narrative

Religion: Chapter 2: We discover our talents
Quiz on Chapter 2 on Thursday, 9/23

Social Studies: Learning about the Past (Chapter 9)

Science: see Mrs. Cavada's WAAG

Student Reader: Hannah Borkenhagen on Friday, September 24th.

Notes to 3A Parents:

Look for a paper that went home on Friday, 9/17. It is the login for our new Math Series to be able to access the student Math book on line. It will enable me to assign pages in the textbook while not having the children carry home the heavy Math Textbook in their bookbags. If you have any problems accessing it or lose the username and password, I made copies. I did show the students what the page with look like. You can also print out their Homework workbook so the children can still do their homework in Math even if they forget their practice workbooks.

I will be e-mailing you a copy of September's calendar to record your child's minutes this week. I just put in all the e-mail addresses last week...calendar will follow. The required number of minutes is 240 minutes for September (about 10-15 minutes per day). Just a reminder that we will be reading 10 minutes @ D.E.A.R. time. Your child may count this towards his/her minutes.

SJS is collecting soda can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House again this year. Don't forget to bring in the tabs you saved over the summer. Don't forget the Box Tops also!!

September Birthdays:

Michael Staiger - 9/18
Colleen Brubaker - 9/26
Jamie Carson - 9/27

Websites to remember: www.internet4classrooms.com, www.FirstInMath.com, www.coolmath.com and www.multiplication.com, www.sheppardsoftware.com (Math), www.christourlife.org (Religion); www.Thinkinfinity.org and www.primarygames.com, are new websites for various subjects; www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml (new typing website) www.spellingcity.com (Spelling).

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail me @ pwargo@sjsmch.org.

Announcements and Specials for the Week:

Monday: French - Music
Tuesday: no specials
Wednesday: PE and Computer
Thursday: Liturgy - Library - Health (1st Trimester only)
September Birthdays DDD
Friday: Art - Student Reader - DDD - Picture Day!!! (Smile!)