"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places." ~Roald Dahl

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Weekly Update 4/27/14

**This week students need a swim suit and towel Wednesday and Friday! Lessons have been a splashing success so far!

Communication Arts
Story: Two Bad Ants
Skills: Illustrations
Spelling: Vowel Sounds in Tooth and Cook - Click to Practice!
Writing: Opinion Writing - The Best Restaurant

Math

Unit 13: Measurement

Social Studies
Montana's Natural Resources

Mark Your Calendar!

4/28/14 No School for Students - You lucky ducks! Enjoy!
4/29/14 Visiting Author through the Missoula Writing Collaborative
4/30/14 Swimming Lessons at the YMCA
5/1/14 Smarter Balanced Math Class Activity
5/2/14 AM: Smarter Balanced Math State Assessment
                PM: Swimming Lessons at the YMCA!

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Weekly Update 4/21/14

**Students need a swim suit and towel Monday and Wednesday! Goggles are optional. Please send their swim gear in a bag. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help!

Communication Arts
Story: Talking Walls
Skills: Illustrations
Spelling: tion, sion, ture - Click to Practice!
Writing: Opinion Writing - The Best Restaurant - Ask your third grader their opinion on this topic. We will be mailing our finished pieces to local restaurants!

Math

Unit 13: Measurement

Social Studies
Montana's Natural Resources: Ms. Wolf has some great activities planned for Earth Day!

Mark Your Calendar!

4/20/14 Happy Easter
4/21/14 Swim Lessons at the YMCA
4/22/14 Math Smarter Balanced Assessment
4/23/14 Swim Lessons at the YMCA
4/24/14 Hawthorne's Spring Social 5:30-7:00
4/25/14 Writing Collaborative begins
4/26/14 Happy Birthday Johnny!
4/26/14-4/27/14 Hawthorne Outdoor Learning Community Installation Weekend!

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Weekly Update 4/14/14

Oops, the blog took an extended Spring Break. Sorry for the lack of post last week. I was so impressed and appreciative of the great attitudes and learning behaviors students returned from Spring Break with. It made the transition back smooth.

Communication Arts
Story: Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
Skills: Literal vs. Figurative Language and Illustrations
Spelling: Schwa - unstressed vowel - Click to Practice!
Writing: Opinion Writing - The Best Restaurant - Ask your third grader their opinion on this topic. We will be mailing our finished pieces to local restaurants!

Math
Unit 12: 3D Figures

Unit 13: Measurement

Science
Science of Flight: We completed our final launch last week. Students worked hard to design, build, and launch gliders that would carry supplies into an area after a natural disaster. Pictures to come!


Social Studies
Montana's Natural Resources: Our student teacher Ms. Wolf, is working hard to develop this unit. She has some special activities planned for Earth Day.

Mark Your Calendar!

4/14/14 Art!
4/16/14 Happy Birthday Tory!
4/16/14 and 4/17/14 Smarter Balanced Assessment*
4/21/14, 4/23/14, 4/30/14, 5/2/14 Swim Lesson at the YMCA - students will need to bring swim suits and a towel. Goggles are optional.

*Smarter Balanced Assessments are the new state test we are participating in this year. This year is a field test. We are testing on the following dates. 4/16/14, 4/17/14, 4/22/14, 5/1/14, and 5/2/14. Please make sure students are well rested and encouraged on these days.