Team Skalko
Third Grade
Team Tanglewood
"Training Champions!"
NEWS:
The first two weeks of school have gone very well. Students did a terrific job of adapting to third grade. Thank you for sharing your children with me!!!!
No School on Monday, September 6th, and Thursday, September 9th.
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE
Pregame Activities 7:30
Sport News 7:50
Reading 8:00
Writing 9:30
Science 10:00
Math 10:45
Mathletes 11:45
Centers/PPA 12:05
Lunch 12:30
iii 1:00
Social Studies 1:35
Final Score 2:05
Dismissal 2:15
The Four Pillars of Excellence: STAR
STAR represents our ground rules.
S= Safety First
T= Take Responsibility
A= Active Learning
R= Respect Others
Each day your child will color a star in the Student Planner in one of the following colors.
DISCIPLINE PLAN
BLUE ~ HOMERUN!
GREEN ~ BATTER UP!
YELLOW~ FOUL BALL!
RED ~ Strike...You're Out!
If a student chooses to break a rule, the consequences are as follows:
1. Verbal warning
2. Verbal warning
3. Time out in our class (penalty box) with continued instruction. Move to yellow.
4. Note in planner. Move to red.
5. Phone call or e-mail home.
6. Conference with parent.
AR LETTERS ARE BEING SENT HOME THURSDAY, 9-2-10, FOR YOU TO READ AND SIGN!
The athletes of Team Skalko are as follows:
Katrina |
Lar'Kiya |
Hudson |
Ericks |
Jacob |
Jordan |
Macie |
Cameron |
Julia |
Ashley | Shayla |
Bradley |
Dominique |
Lola | Patrick |
John |
Daniel |
|
WEEK OF August 30-September 3, 2010 (TEST ON FRIDAY) WORDS ARE IN BLACK
ON LEVEL SPELLING WORDS * SCIENCE CONTENT WORDS
| date | home | wise | sneeze | |
fine |
safe | smoke | escape | |
| rose |
rice | grade | *rock | |
lake |
globe | smile | *mineral | |
| life | plane | come |
* fossil |
******* IF YOU MISS ONLY ONE WORD ON THE PRETEST, YOU WILL TAKE THE TEST FOR WORDS ON THE BEYOND LEVEL LIST. Please note, test days do not necessarily fall on a Friday. You will always know when your test will be given.
SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEE NEXT WEEK'S WORDS!
Week of August 30
BEYOND LEVEL SPELLING WORDS * Science Content Words
| fine | smoke | envelope | sneeze |
| rice | grade | crime | escape |
globe |
smile | shape | *rock |
plane |
come |
skate | *mineral |
| wise |
whale | stripe | *fossil |
VOCABULARY for the week of August 30
| crackle |
to make a series of small, sharp, snapping noises |
announced |
told something in a loud or official way |
soared |
flew high in the air |
starry |
full of stars or heavenly bodies that shine by their own light |
| envelope | a flat paper container often used to send letters in the mail |
photograph |
a picture that is made with a camera |
| technology | the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs |
communicate |
to pass along or share information, thoughts, or ideas |
improved |
made or became better |
| images |
likenesses, such as photos or drawings of someone or something |
IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK: Dear Juno
READING SKILLS FOR THE WEEK ~
Genre ~ Realistic Fiction
FOCUS STRATEGY ~ Analyze Story Structure
Focus Skill ~ Plot Development
GRAMMAR ~ Commands and Exclamations
MATH: Topic 1: Numeration
MATH VOCABULARY: DIGITS, PLACE VALUE, PERIOD, STANDARD FORM, EXPANDED FORM, WORD FORM, COMPARE, AND ORDER
SCIENCE~ Rocks
SOCIAL STUDIES ~ The Three Branches of Government
AR ~ Levels have been determined by the STAR test. Students are expected to read on a daily basis. They can be read to, with, or may choose to read independently. I will conference with your child to check for comprehension of the book before they will be allowed to take an AR test. Students are encouraged to strive for 85% accuracy when testing.
SPELLING ~ ON LEVEL WORDS
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6-14, 2010 (TEST ON TUESDAY, 9-14-10)
| fail | tray | lady | ||
bay |
trail | afraid | ||
| pail |
may | * safe | ||
ray |
braid | snail | *globe | |
| plain | sway | great | * rice |
SPELLING ~ BEYOND LEVEL WORDS
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6-14, 2010 (TEST ON TUESDAY, 9-14-10)
| bay | sway | afraid | maybe | |
pail |
paint | neighborhood | afraid | |
| plain |
snail | unfair | *smile | |
trail |
great | acres | *globe | |
| braid | lady | explain | * rice |