Weekly Update 11/26/2012

What a fantastic holiday! I hope everybody enjoyed time with family, friends, and food. We cut down our Christmas tree in Lolo National Forest. It is a bit of a Charlie Brown tree, but I love it!

Communication Arts:
Story: If You Made a Million
Focus: Author's Purpose

Spelling: ee, ea, ai, ay, ow, oa

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math: Unit 5: Use Addition and Subtraction
This unit focuses on rounding, estimating, counting on money amounts, and tables.
Look for a Math Menu with mini-projects coming home soon.

Science:

Simple Machines

 

Mark Your Calendar!

Thursday, 11/29/2012 - Early Out

Friday, 11/30/2012 - Spelling Test / Big Sky Science Lesson

Thursday, 12/20/2012 - 3rd Grade Christmas Performance 1:00

 

Love,

Ms. Senecal

Weekly Update 11/19/2012

Happy Thanksgiving Week! I am thankful for my awesome students and supportive parents. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Communication Arts:
Story: William's House

Skill: Summarizing

Spelling: Consonant Blends - ch, sh, th, tch, ph

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math: Unit 5: Use Addition and Subtraction

Science:

Simple Machines

 

Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, 11/19/2012 - Welcome Grandma Ann!

Monday, 11/19/2012 - Big Sky Science Lesson

Tuesday, 11/20/2012 - Communications Art Benchmark 2

Tuesday, 11/20/2012 - Thanksgiving Celebration 2:00

11/21/2012 - 11/23/2012 - Thanksgiving Break

 

Love,

Ms. Senecal

Weekly Update 11/12/2012

It was awesome to see all of you at parent teacher conferences. My goal is to build a relationship as partners in your child's education. Thank you for all of your support!

Three questions to ask your third grader:

1) What are some sensory words that describe volcanoes?

2) What are some real-world examples of times that people estimate?
3) How do simple machines like the pulley and lever make work easier?

Communication Arts:

Story: William's House

Skill: Summarizing

Spelling: Consonant Blends

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math: Unit 5: Use Addition and Subtraction

Science:

Simple Machines

Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, 11/12/2012 - Happy Birthday Freya

Tuesday, 11/13/2012 - Volcanoes Spelling Test

Thursday, 11/15/2012 - Early Out

Monday, 11/19/2012 - Big Sky Science Lesson

Tuesday, 11/20/2012 - Thanksgiving Celebration

11/21/2012 - 11/25/2012 - Thanksgiving Break

Love,

Ms. Senecal

Halloween Celebration

Thank you to the fabulous parents who made our Halloween Celebration a success! We had so many delicious treats including spooky centerpieces! What a fun day!



Patiently waiting for the parade to begin.

 

In costume!

 

Freya's Spooky Centerpiece

 

In Costume!







When does the parade begin?









Kadee's Spooky Centerpiece



Weekly Update 11/5/2012

Happy Election Week! This is a busy week at Hawthorne. Please look at the Mark Your Calendar section for upcoming dates.






Three questions to ask your third grader:

1) What is a synonym for the word shivered?

2) What does the math vocabulary word congruent mean? Same _________, same _________!
3) How do simple machines like the inclined plane and wheel and axle make work easier?

Communication Arts:

Story: Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks:

Skill: Main Idea and Details

Spelling: silent consonant: gn, kn, mb, wr

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math: Unit 4: Figures, Angles, and Triangles

Science:

Simple Machines

Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, 11/5/2012 - Art

Tuesday, 11/6/2012 - Election Day

Wednesday, 11/7/2012 - Parent Teacher Conferences 3:15 - 7:00

Thursday, 11/8/2012 - Half Day for students, dismissal at 11:05. Parent Teacher Conferences 11:15 - 4:00

Friday, 11/9/2012 - No School

Sunday, 11/11/2012 - Veteran's Day

Monday, 11/12/2012 - Happy Birthday Freya

Tuesday, 11/13/2012 - Volcanoes Spelling Test

I look forward to seeing you at Parent Teacher Conferences!

Love,

Ms. Senecal

P.S. Look for another post with pictures from our Halloween Celebration!

Weekly Update 10/29/2012

Hello Third Grade Families,

I can't believe November begins this week! I need to toughen up for the winter. I would rather have cold weather than the "Frankenstorm" that the East Coast is getting! Please send your child in weather appropriate clothing so they will be comfortable at recess.

Three questions to ask your third grader:

1) What does the word sum mean? Give an example.

2) How are the story Penguin Chick and the documentary March of the Penguins similar?
3) What is a valley?

Communication Arts:

Story: A Day's Work

Skill: Summarizing

Spelling: words that end with le

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math:
Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Situations
Unit 4: Figures, Angles, and Triangles

*We will be wrapping up Unit 3 this week and begin Unit 4.

 

Science:

Big Sky High School students will be working with our third graders to teach science lessons.

Mark Your Calendar!

Wednesday, 10/31/2012 - Halloween Celebration

Thursday, 11/1/2012 - Parent Teacher Conference Forms sent home

Friday, 11/2/2012 - Trimester 1 Ends / Big Sky Lesson

Wednesday, 11/7/2012 - Parent Teacher Conferences After School

Thursday, 11/8/2012 - Half Day for Students - Parent Teacher Conferences

We will celebrate Halloween on Wednesday, 10/31/2012. Students will participate in a school-wide parade. Costume must be school appropriate, not scary or bloody. We will continue the day with a classroom celebration.

 

Also, Parent/Teacher Conferences will be next Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon. Forms will go home this Thursday, 11/1/2012. Please return the form as soon as possible. Due to our class size, I would appreciate if families could attend conferences together so that I only need to have one conference per student. Also, I can do some conferences on Election Day, Tuesday, 11/6/2012. If you are voting at the Hawthorne School, we could conference before or after you vote. I look forward to seeing you all!

Love,

Ms. Senecal

Weekly Update 10/22/2012

Three questions to ask your third grader:

1) Create a Math Mountain with the number 5, 7, and 12.

2) How did the boy get knowledge in the fable What About Me?
3) What is missing from the Hawthorne office?

Communication Arts:

Story: Penguin Chick

Skill: Main Idea and Supporting Details

Spelling: Syllable Pattern 

http://www.spellingcity.com/cmsenecal/

Math:
Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction Situations

*We have been working on finding the unknown partner in Math. The unknown partner can be written in the form of an equation. 5 + __ = 12. Students set up a Math Mountain to find this unknown partner and should be able to write eight different equations!

Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, 10/22/2012 - Happy Birthday Xaria!

Thursday, 10/25/2012 - Northwest Energy Presentation

Thursday, 10/25/2012 - Pumpkin Carving 6:30 PM

Wednesday, 10/31/2012 - Halloween Celebration

We will celebrate Halloween on Wednesday, 10/31/2012. Students will participate in a parade. Costume must be school appropriate, not scary or bloody. We will continue the day with a classroom celebration. Thank you to Belinda and Lyndia for helping with the planning! If any other parents would like to help our class celebrate, please send me an email. cmsenecal@mcps.k12.mt.us

Love,

Ms. Senecal