Happy weekend!
Well, I'm gearing up for this afternoon and tomorrow - getting those report cards done! I wish they really showed how much your child has grown so far this year!
Here's what we'll be doing next week and some things we have been doing...
Language Arts: We're continuing to read our novels. We've been focusing on characters, setting, and inferring. Next week we'll get into character traits and mood.
Math: My class will continue with graphing. This week we talked about line graphs using temperatures. We went to weather.com and kept track of Urbana's weather for a day. Fun stuff...
Writing: We're going listen to some "Just So" stories and then write one ourselves. Like... How the Rabbit Got Long Ears... They turn out to be very entertaining!
Science: We're ending our Rocks, Soil, and Fossils Unit next week and are beginning Populations. We'll end the unit with a tour of the Wetland's fossil wall with Mr. Esko... if you've never been to our Wetlands, YOU NEED TO GO!! All the kids had a great time today making their own fossils! I hope they all make it home in one piece!
Word Study: We'll be working on more suffixes.
I am sooo sorry I forgot my camera on the ESSL field trip! Mrs. Sikora took some and I'll try to get those on here this weekend.
Please be sure to get in the permission slips for Urbana High School's Cinderella! We always try to take advantage of this free show - the kids love it!
Well, that's it for now - have a wonderful weekend with your family!
Mrs. Humerick
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Our classroom was filled with green clothing and cool electronics today! The day started with Mrs. Fike giving us a talk about bullying - ask your child how you could "fill their bucket"... Then, the students were allowed to get our whatever gadget they brought. I am so proud of the way they handled themselves! If someones ran out of power, that person was quickly asked to join a friend.
Here's what's been happening and what WILL be happening.
Language Arts: We're continuing to read our novels. Some students are reading Frindle, by Andrew Clements; some are reading Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume; and some are reading Fox and His Friends. Each day we focus on a different comprehension strategy. So far it's been the setting - where and when. Next it will be characterization - traits and how characters change.
Math: My math class will be taking their assessment on Friday. Next we will begin our next unit of "Stories, Tables, and Graphs". Each child will also be practicing multiplication fact cards. Please be sure that if the baggie comes home for practice, it comes back to school the next day.
Writing: Well, we've finished our letters to Mr. Watkins and Mrs. Hollenbeck persuading them to give third grade an extra recess. We'll see how that goes... Next we'll be asking Mrs. Thompson (our technology person) to change the song on morning announcements!
Word Study and Spelling: the list is the same and the test will be on Thursday.
Science: Fossils!!! We'll be learning about them and making our own! A very cool activity!
Remember that next week is a short week. It's nice that Frederick County gives us days at the end of the term to use for report cards! Can you believe 3rd term is almost over???? One more term and then they're FOURTH GRADERS!
Have a great weekend! Enjoy your kids!
Faith Humerick
Our classroom was filled with green clothing and cool electronics today! The day started with Mrs. Fike giving us a talk about bullying - ask your child how you could "fill their bucket"... Then, the students were allowed to get our whatever gadget they brought. I am so proud of the way they handled themselves! If someones ran out of power, that person was quickly asked to join a friend.
Here's what's been happening and what WILL be happening.
Language Arts: We're continuing to read our novels. Some students are reading Frindle, by Andrew Clements; some are reading Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume; and some are reading Fox and His Friends. Each day we focus on a different comprehension strategy. So far it's been the setting - where and when. Next it will be characterization - traits and how characters change.
Math: My math class will be taking their assessment on Friday. Next we will begin our next unit of "Stories, Tables, and Graphs". Each child will also be practicing multiplication fact cards. Please be sure that if the baggie comes home for practice, it comes back to school the next day.
Writing: Well, we've finished our letters to Mr. Watkins and Mrs. Hollenbeck persuading them to give third grade an extra recess. We'll see how that goes... Next we'll be asking Mrs. Thompson (our technology person) to change the song on morning announcements!
Word Study and Spelling: the list is the same and the test will be on Thursday.
Science: Fossils!!! We'll be learning about them and making our own! A very cool activity!
Remember that next week is a short week. It's nice that Frederick County gives us days at the end of the term to use for report cards! Can you believe 3rd term is almost over???? One more term and then they're FOURTH GRADERS!
Have a great weekend! Enjoy your kids!
Faith Humerick
Friday, March 11, 2011
First, let me say how nice it is to look out my classroom windows and see the sun shining!! What a beautiful morning! If only it would stay that way today!
Next, I have got to tell you how impressed I am with your children. They have persevered (our new classroom mantra!) through two days of reading and writing. It is tedious and long, but they really did their best... it's not easy sitting in the same chair for close to two hours with only a drink break.
Today will be the first session of math. Monday will be our last day of math. YEAH!!!! We still have a strange schedule on Tuesday since the other grades will still be testing. If your child was absent for any of it, they will be caught up during this time.
Now, onto things NOT MSA!
Language Arts: Next week we'll beginning our Novel Unit. After each chapter or two students will have a comprehension sheet to complete. We'll be covering setting, characterization, inferring, connections, major and minor characters, plot, climax, and a whole lot more I can't think of right now. The kids will really enjoy the books I've chosen for them - great stuff!
Math: My math class will be ending unit 5 and will be reviewing to take the assessment on Thursday. We'll also be completing multiplication flash cards to practice with at home. I'll also be giving some timed fact tests next week.
Writing: We're in the middle of a persuasive letter to Mrs. Hollenbeck and Mr. Watkins asking for an extra recess. We're also still working on the writing trait, "Voice".
Word Study: Your child will get a list on Tuesday but the test won't be until the next week on Thursday. The focus will be suffixes.
Cursive: We only have two more letters to do until we start capitals. Some are already writing in cursive. We'll start out with their spelling/word study words.
PLEASE remember that Thursday is Electronics Day. Be sure to get the permission slips in. It will not be all day...probably about 45 minutes.
Thanks so much to Loretta Klein for taking on our "Sunny D" wrapper project. We just received 20 new books from Scholastic for our classroom!
Since we've finished (finally) our read aloud - Charlotte's Web - we'll be watching that this afternoon. It'll be a nice break after this rough week!
Thanks to all of you who got your children to bed early and fed them a good breakfast - it really paid off!
Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick
Next, I have got to tell you how impressed I am with your children. They have persevered (our new classroom mantra!) through two days of reading and writing. It is tedious and long, but they really did their best... it's not easy sitting in the same chair for close to two hours with only a drink break.
Today will be the first session of math. Monday will be our last day of math. YEAH!!!! We still have a strange schedule on Tuesday since the other grades will still be testing. If your child was absent for any of it, they will be caught up during this time.
Now, onto things NOT MSA!
Language Arts: Next week we'll beginning our Novel Unit. After each chapter or two students will have a comprehension sheet to complete. We'll be covering setting, characterization, inferring, connections, major and minor characters, plot, climax, and a whole lot more I can't think of right now. The kids will really enjoy the books I've chosen for them - great stuff!
Math: My math class will be ending unit 5 and will be reviewing to take the assessment on Thursday. We'll also be completing multiplication flash cards to practice with at home. I'll also be giving some timed fact tests next week.
Writing: We're in the middle of a persuasive letter to Mrs. Hollenbeck and Mr. Watkins asking for an extra recess. We're also still working on the writing trait, "Voice".
Word Study: Your child will get a list on Tuesday but the test won't be until the next week on Thursday. The focus will be suffixes.
Cursive: We only have two more letters to do until we start capitals. Some are already writing in cursive. We'll start out with their spelling/word study words.
PLEASE remember that Thursday is Electronics Day. Be sure to get the permission slips in. It will not be all day...probably about 45 minutes.
Thanks so much to Loretta Klein for taking on our "Sunny D" wrapper project. We just received 20 new books from Scholastic for our classroom!
Since we've finished (finally) our read aloud - Charlotte's Web - we'll be watching that this afternoon. It'll be a nice break after this rough week!
Thanks to all of you who got your children to bed early and fed them a good breakfast - it really paid off!
Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Can you believe it's March already!?!
And... with March comes the MSA's. I can't tell you how impressed I am with these kids! They really stepped up and took our mock MSA's seriously. I think they really have a good understanding of the types of questions they'll have to answer and the time they'll get to finish a section. I keep telling them the hardest part is waiting for the time given to be up! The directions don't allow for them to read or do anything else but sit and wait. Please remind your child this is an excellent time to review the answers to that section!
Our schedule for next week has been changed...lunch times and Special's times will be different. It's too much to let you know all of the changes, but if you need to know a certain day's schedule, please let me know.
Language Arts: We'll be starting our novel unit. Be looking for an information sheet to come home explaining how we'll be keeping a "journal" about the book we'll be reading.
Math: We'll continue with multiplication and division.
Writing: We're working on a persuasive letter to Mrs. Hollenbeck and Mr. Watkins... we're asking for another recess... we'll see...
Word Study: The'll be no word study next week.
Thanks for sending the notes back in the big, yellow envelopes. The kids really enjoy them!
PLEASE... be sure your child gets a good night's rest and a good breakfast the mornings of the testing. Also, if your child arrives late to school on any of the testing days, they will have to sit in the office and take that portion of the test another day. So... please be sure they ride the bus and are on time!
I think that's it. I feel really good about the MSA's this year! We're going to ROCK THEM!
Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick
And... with March comes the MSA's. I can't tell you how impressed I am with these kids! They really stepped up and took our mock MSA's seriously. I think they really have a good understanding of the types of questions they'll have to answer and the time they'll get to finish a section. I keep telling them the hardest part is waiting for the time given to be up! The directions don't allow for them to read or do anything else but sit and wait. Please remind your child this is an excellent time to review the answers to that section!
Our schedule for next week has been changed...lunch times and Special's times will be different. It's too much to let you know all of the changes, but if you need to know a certain day's schedule, please let me know.
Language Arts: We'll be starting our novel unit. Be looking for an information sheet to come home explaining how we'll be keeping a "journal" about the book we'll be reading.
Math: We'll continue with multiplication and division.
Writing: We're working on a persuasive letter to Mrs. Hollenbeck and Mr. Watkins... we're asking for another recess... we'll see...
Word Study: The'll be no word study next week.
Thanks for sending the notes back in the big, yellow envelopes. The kids really enjoy them!
PLEASE... be sure your child gets a good night's rest and a good breakfast the mornings of the testing. Also, if your child arrives late to school on any of the testing days, they will have to sit in the office and take that portion of the test another day. So... please be sure they ride the bus and are on time!
I think that's it. I feel really good about the MSA's this year! We're going to ROCK THEM!
Have a great weekend!
Faith Humerick
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