According to the last revised schedule, gym for third grade is on Monday at 10:15 AND Wednesday from 2:00 to 2:45. This Friday we have Mass for the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. As usual, students are allowed to bring in their pets to be blessed during the Mass. Please remember, however that a parent MUST be able to take the pet back home as soon as Mass is over.
This Friday each home room began their PBL (Project Based Learning). The third grade class will be working on researching saints from France. This past Friday each student was assigned a different saint to research and report on in next few weeks. (The name is in their assignment book)
As mentioned before, there will be NO quizzes this Monday. There will be a Spelling test on Wed. and an ELA quiz on Friday for all classes. I have listed below the Spelling words and the vocabulary definitions each class needs to know.
PLEASE CHECK BACK DURING THE WEEK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STUDY GUIDELINES OR ANY UPDATES!
FOURTH
9/30 Study for quiz on Wednesday. Practice writing words in script.
Spelling words: problem, know, since, piece, told, stand, friend, complete, question, your
9/30 After you are assigned an animal in class, do research and on looseleaf write a heading and answer the following questions:
*What are the animal's characteristics?
*What is its habitat?
* Which are its usual predators?
* How does it defend itself?
* How does it adapt to its environment in order to survive?
Prepare to give a speech on Monday, Oct. 6 based on answers to the questions above. Bring in one or two pictures to use in your speech. Place each picture on standard size construction paper. Each picture should be about as large as a sheet of looseleaf.
10/2 Study for quiz on Friday as well as any ELA notes given this week.
Vocabulary definitions:
opportunity (n) chance to do something
sprained (v) twisted muscle
terrain (n) ground, land
thermal (adj) holding in heat
assemble (v) to gather together
immobile (adj) not moving
ominous (adj) threatening
provisions (n) food and supplies
Study guide for quiz:
*showing how using commas can change the meaning of a sentence (based on notes and book I read)
*examples of coordinating conjunctions and type of sentence in which it is used
*examples of subordinating conjunctions and type of sentence in which it is used
* knowing the difference between simple, compound, and complex sentences
*being able to write a compound and a complex sentence in a narrative paragraph
*knowing where the comma is placed in a compound and a complex sentence
*know meaning of vocabulary words listed above
*know how to use each of these words correctly in a sentence to show its meaning
*review use of ending marks for each of the four types of sentences and correct use of capitals
THIRD
9/30 Study for quiz on Wednesday. Practice writing words in script.
Spelling words: high, near, every, friend, between, country, plants, school, city, earth
9/30 Interview a family member asking about some interesting family experiences they have had they'd like to pass on to you. On looseleaf write a heading and write some notes about the family event in correct order. Be prepared to use this information to write a narrative story in class.
10/2 Study for quiz on Friday as well as any ELA notes given this week.
Vocabulary definitions:
condition (n) situation someone is in
commotion (n) noise, lots of activity
stealthy (adj) secretly, slyly
despair (n) state of feeling hopeless
onlooker (n) person watching
approaching (v) coming closer
murmur (v) low sound, whisper
outrage (v) feeling of anger at an injustice
Study guide for quiz:
*identifying the part of speech of each word in sentence: noun, verb (action or linking), pronoun, adjective, adverb eg. He heard the hungry baby cry loudly.
*examples of coordinating conjunctions and type of sentence in which it is used
*examples of subordinating conjunctions and type of sentence in which it is used
* knowing the difference between simple, compound, and complex sentences
*being able to write a compound and a complex sentence in a narrative paragraph
*knowing where the comma is placed in a compound and a complex sentence
*know meaning of vocabulary words listed above
*know how to use each of these words correctly in a sentence to show its meaning
*review use of ending marks for each of the four types of sentences and correct use of capitals
SECOND
9/30 Study for quiz on Wednesday.
Spelling words: new, take, our, little, only, know, live, most, very, after
9/30 On looseleaf write a heading. In ELA Workbook answer p. 58 # 1 to 5 only and p.60 #1 to 5 (answers only) on ONE sheet of looseleaf. Work is due Friday.
10/2 Study for quiz on Friday as well as any ELA notes given this week.
Vocabulary definitions:
custom (n) tradition, usual way of doing things
decide (v) to choose
glare (v) to stare at angrily
ruin (v) to mess up or spoil
relief (n) rest or break
snatch (v) to grab
ache (n) pain
gigantic (adj) very big
Study guide for quiz:
*where to place apostrophes in singular and plural possessives (ELA Workbook pp. 56-57)
*where to place apostrophes in contractions with not (ELA Workbook pp. 146-147)
*what words can be joined to make compound words and which cannot (ELA Workbook pp. 59-60)
*know meaning of vocabulary words listed above
*know how to use each of these words correctly in a sentence to show its meaning
*review use of ending marks for each of the four types of sentences and correct use of capitals
