Ms. Conner's Classroom Connection

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Week of September 7

Here is what we are studying this week:

Spelling: We will begin studying our words this week. I plan to send home words this Friday for students to study for next week.

Reading:
This week we will be working on making connections within a text. The 3 types of text connections are: Text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world.
Students will be working on vocabulary journals to go along with our read aloud of the week. This weeks book is Roxaboxen, by Barbara Cooney. There will be a vocabulary test on Friday.

Math:
Math this week will focus on addition and subtraction with some regrouping and borrowing. We did this last year, so this is a review for most of the students.

Science:
Last week our classes adopted the tree below. We will be observing the changes in this tree over the entire year. This week we are going to take a closer look at leaves and the different types of leaves.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Week of August 31

We are off to a good start! This week in school:

Reading: Students are still working on setting up a routine. This week we will continue to go over the expectations for class work as well as homework. Students will explore reading a variety of books and find good fit books.

Math: This week students will be reviewing adding and subtracting 2 and 3-digit numbers and rounding numbers.

Science: This week we will be studying changes in nature. We are going to adopt a tree and observe it all year long as part of our science curriculum. We will collect leaves and seeds in nature and do some investigations.

Homework: Students will have a fluency page this week as well as a reading log. The fluency page is due on Friday. Students read the page for 1min.; then record the number of words they read correctly. This year they should do it 3 times each night. There are comprehension questions on the back. Students must be able to look back in the text to answer these questions. Please remember to sign your child's reading log and planner sheet.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Welcome to 3rd Grade!!

Recommended Supply List

v 2 Mead composition notebooks (no spirals)

v 3 plastic folders with brads & pockets

o math: purple

o reading-writing: blue

o science/SS: green

v 1 pencil pouch/box

v 48 Ticonderoga pencils

v 1 -24 package of crayons

v 1 pack of washable markers

v 1 pack of colored pencils

v 4 dry erase markers

v 2 bottles of liquid glue

v 4 Large size glue sticks

v 2 Erasers

v 1” 3-ring binder

*Please put your child’s name on their supplies, even individual markers. This helps keep them organized.

Not required, but very helpful

v 2 containers of Clorox wipes

v 1 box of Kleenex

v 1 box of gallon plastic baggies

v 1 box of sandwich plastic baggies

v Book-bag (no wheels)

v 1 bottle of Hand sanitizer

Monday, May 4, 2015

14 Days Left

Thursday, May 7th Choir Concert, 6:30pm

Friday, May 8th LIBRARY BOOKS DUE

Wed., May 13th Band Orchestra Concert, 9:30am

Thursday, May 14th Last Day for Running Club

Friday, May 15th Field Day, 1:00-3:10pm (10 stations)

Saturday, May 16th Kids Color Run

Monday, May 18th PTA Book Fair

Wed., May 20th 2nd Grade End of the Year Picnic to

Cottonwood Park

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Seuss Week

Dr. Seuss Spirit Week

Students at Ursa Major Elementary will be celebrating Dr. Seuss'
birthday beginning March 2, 2015 thru March 5, 2015. Dr. Seuss
would have been 111 years old this year! All students are
encouraged to participate in our theme spirit week.

Monday: Crazy Hat Day
Tuesday: Mix-Match Day...Author Visit
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day
Thursday: Pajama Day

Our Spring Break begins on Friday, March 6th thru Friday,
March 13th. The students will return to school on Monday,
March 16th.

Click on the link to see books written by Shelley Gill:

http://shelleygill.com/

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Student Treasures

Our class is almost done with our book. The information listed below will help you pre-order the book. In April/May, we will have a celebration for each of our authors.