Dear Parents and Families,

I can not believe we have already finished the first week of school!  This was a very exciting week.  I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each and every child in 3C.  Thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to teach your scholar this year.  I am a very lucky teacher!

I wanted to remind parents that the assessments we took this week were pre-tests to give teachers baseline data. These assessments will not be factored into the students’ grades.

Week 2

Assessments

Monday-none

Tuesday-none

Wednesday-Little House on the Prairie, look for a study guide on Tuesday (the questions are the same ones we have been doing for comprehension as we go through the book so students will already be familiar)

Thursday- Geography, look for the study guide which will come home on Monday

Friday-Science Quiz

We will have a math assessment next Monday, August 24^th.

Poem

Recitation will be on Friday September 4^th.  Students are expected to recite the poem on that day.  The criteria will be as follows:

Posture (stand tall, face forward, no fidgeting, arms hanging loosely at sides)

Voice (volume, consistent speed, inflection and intonation)

Confidence (absence of ums and pauses, eye contact, complete recitation)

Please help your scholar practice at home!

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

BY ROBERT FROST

Whose woods these are I think I know.   

His house is in the village though;   

He will not see me stopping here   

To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   

To stop without a farmhouse near   

Between the woods and frozen lake   

The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   

To ask if there is some mistake.   

The only other sound’s the sweep   

Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   

But I have promises to keep,   

And miles to go before I sleep,   

And miles to go before I sleep.

Subject Overview

Literature

We will continue reading Little House on the Prairie.  On Wednesday we will have a

quiz on chapters 1-6.  By the end of the week we will have finished chapter 7 “The

Wolf Pack”.  Ask your student to summarize what they have been reading in class

with you.  Here are some other questions you can ask your scholar:

What is your favorite part?

Which character is your favorite?  Why?

Do any of the characters show a core virtue?  How do they show it?

What have you learned from reading the book so far?

What do you think is going to happen next?

Were you able to make any personal connections to the story? 

Spalding

We will continue working on cursive hand writing and will begin our Spalding rule

pages. 

Grammar/Writing

We will be discussing synonyms, antonyms, and analogies this week. 

Science

We will continue discussing the scientific method. We are going to cover

independent and dependent variables, conduct another experiment, and prepare for

Friday’s quiz.

History

We will continue on the topic of geography.  We will go into latitude and longitude

as well as the Equator and Prime Meridian.  Then we will review and study for

Thursday’s quiz. We will begin looking at the compass rose and discussing

directions after our quiz. 

Math

We will continue with the important topic of place value.  Students will deepen their

understanding of numbers by manipulating, comparing, ordering, and rounding

numbers up to 10,000.