LA-SS archives

 

 

Week of November 16 - 20

 

* Remember to join us on Wednesday, November 18th from 1:30-3:15 for presentations and portfolio viewing!

 

Monday, November 16

Students will be given a Reader's Theater script to rehearse and then present at 5th Street Ministry in December.  They will be directed by 11th graders Isaac and Erin

 

LA-Daily Grams 59 and 60 and pronoun review

Spelling will focus on core words pre-assessment and pattern for /s/ s, ss, ce, ci, cy

We will put finishing touches on our "Communities Have History" books

and our poetry posters

We will practice reciting our poems

HW: Review core words, pattern, and content words

Review poems for Wednesday's presentation

 

SS-

HW:  none

 

Tuesday, November 17

LA- Daily Grams 61 and 62

Spelling will focus on spelling clues for our pattern words

We will put finishing touches on our "Communities Have History" books

and our poetry posters

We will practice reciting our poems

HW:  Review core words, pattern, and content words

Review poems for Wednesday's presentation

 

 

SS- 

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, November 18

LA/SS- We will present our "Communities Have History" books

We will recite poetry and present our LA/SS portfolios

HW:  none

 

 

Thursday, November 19

 

 

Friday, November 20

LA- Daily Grams 63 and 64

Spelling will focus on a Word Test and Skill Test

Writing will focus on a Service Learning reflection

HW:  none

 

SS- We will continue the next phase of our "Homeless in America" project

HW:  none

 

 Week of November 9- November 13 

* Remember to bring in your Veteran's Day star by Wednesday, November 11th

 

Monday, November 9

LA-Daily Grams 55 and 56

Veteran's Day poetry

HW: Review DG's 40-56 for quiz on Wednesday

 

SS- We will look at the history of Veteran's Day

HW:  none

 

Tuesday, November 10

LA- Daily Grammar newsletter

Spelling will focus on the pattern for /oi/ oi and oy

Writing will focus on publishing our Veteran's Day poems

and writing about our favorite poet

HW: review DG's 40-56

Review Grammar newsletter for quiz on Wednesday

Review spelling pattern, "must know" words and core words

 

SS- We will add Veteran's Day information to our timelines

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, November 11

LA- Daily Grammar quiz will focus on DG's 40-56

Spelling will focus on an activity for /oi/ pattern

HW: review poems by Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg

Memorize a poem by either Walt Whitman or Emily Dickinson

 

SS- Veteran's Day Assembly

HW:  none

 

 

Thursday, November 12

Students have a Lower School chorus practice for Christmas in Davidson

 

Friday, November 13

LA- Review DG quiz

Spelling will focus on dictation using words for the pattern for /oi/ oi and oy

We will finish our poet posters

HW:  none

 

SS- "Homeless in America" project

HW:  none

 

 

 

 

* Remember, there is a half-day on Friday, November 6th

 

Monday, November 2

 

Our whole day will concentrate on the Young Authors Writing Contest.

We will focus on creating a title for our books, working on illustrations,

and checking for spelling and punctuation errors. 

Hope to see you at our book sharing on Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:20. 

HW: none

 

 

SS- We will look at the candidates for the local elections.

HW:  none

 

 

Tuesday, November 3

LA- We will share our Young Authors books today from 8:20-9:15.  Hope to

see you there!!

HW: memorize a poem by Carl Sandburg

 

SS- We will participate in class room voting for the local elections

We will add our Cornelius dates to our timelines

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, November 4

LA- Daily Grams 52 and 53

 

HW: memorize a poem by Carl Sandburg

 

SS- We will check the results of the local elections

We will have a map activity that deals with the 5 regions of the United States

HW:  none

 

Thursday, November 5

LA- Daily Grams 54 and 55

 

HW:  memorize a poem by Carl Sandburg 

 

SS- Students will be given a project: "Homeless in America" 

HW: none

 

Friday, November 6

 

 

Week of October 26 - October 3

 

 

Monday, October 26

LA- Daily Grams 44 and 45

Spelling will focus on patterns for long e

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on publishing the final pages of our books

HW: none

 

 

SS- Finishing a glance at Cornelius

HW:  none

 

 

Tuesday, October 27

LA- Daily Grams 46 and 47

Spelling will focus on diagraphs sh, ch, th, wh

HW: memorize a poem by Robert Frost

 

SS- Field trip to Cornelius Town Hall and Mt. Zion Church

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, October 28

LA- Daily Grams 48 and 49

Spelling will focus on which witch is wich?

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on publishing our final pages and putting the finishing touches

on the illustrations

Writing will focus on the rough draft of our Cornelius poem in the style of Emily Dickinson

HW: memorize a poem by Robert Frost

 

 

SS- Reviewing notes on Cornelius

HW:  none

 

Thursday, October 29

LA- Daily Grams 50 and 51

Spelling will focus on review of the words from this week

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on putting the finishing touches on our books 

HW:  memorize a poem by Robert Frost 

 

 

SS- The Western region of the United States 

HW: none

 

Friday, October 30

LA- Service trip to 5th Street Ministry

Writing will focus on a reflection for visit to 5th Street Ministry

HW:  none

 

 

SS- Reviewing all of the regions of the United States  

HW: none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of October 19 - October 23

 

Monday, October 19

LA- Review Daily Grammar quiz

Spelling will focus on homophones and words for the pattern ew, ue, oo, u silent e

Writing will focus on using quotation marks in our writing

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on revising and conferencing for the first 5 pages of our books 

HW: none

 

SS- Timeline project

HW:  none

 

 

Tuesday, October 20

LA- no Daily Grams today

Spelling will focus on patterns for /k/: c, k, ck, qu, ch

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on publishing the first 5 pages of our books 

HW: none

 

SS- Southwest region of the United States: states and facts

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, October 21

LA- no Daily Grams today

Spelling will focus on CLOZE passage for assessment

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on publishing and rough draft for pages 6 and 7

Reading will focus on the biography of Emily Dickinson

HW:  none

 

SS- Timeline project

HW:  none

 

Thursday, October 22

LA- Daily Grams 41 and 42

Spelling will focus on sentence dictation for assessment

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on the rough draft for the ending of our books 

Reading will focus on the biography of Emily Dickinson

HW:  none

 

SS- The Town of Cornelius at a glance

HW: none

 

Friday, October 23

LA- Daily Grams 43 and 44

 

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on revising and conferencing on the ending of our books 

Reading will focus on poems by Emily Dickinson

HW:  none

 

SS- Another glance at the Town of Cornelius 

HW: none

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of October 12 - October 16

 

Monday, October 12  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 13

LA- Daily Grams 36 and 37

Spelling will focus on spelling dictation and reflection writing

Young Authors Writing Contest:  Focus on reading books in the FANTASY genre 

Writing will focus on rough draft of Charlotte poem and conferenceing 

HW: none

 

SS- Discussing Window by Jeannie Baker

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, October 14

LA- Daily Grams 38-40

Spelling will focus on how if a vowel is followed by an r will stand for a new sound

Writing will focus on brainstorming ideas for our own fantasy children's book

HW:  review DG's 26-40 for quiz on Friday

 

SS- Timeline project

HW:  none

 

Thursday, October 15

LA- Daily Grammar Newsletter

 

Spelling focus on Homophones

Writing will focus on publishing Charlotte poem and rough draft of fantasy story

HW:  review DG's 26-40 and Daily Grammar newsletter for quiz on Friday

 

SS- Timeline project

HW: none

 

Friday, October 16

LA- Daily Grammar quiz on DG's 26-40

Spelling will focus on word patterns with ew, ue, u-consonant-e, oo, u 

Writing will focus on rough draft of fantasy story 

HW:  none

 

SS- Timeline project

HW: none

 

 

 

 

 

REMEMBER:  NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH

 

Monday, October 5

LA- This is a catch-up day:  publishing, reading Walt Whitman

poems, writing for Seedfolks, spelling

HW: none

 

SS-This is a catch-up day:  reviewing timeline HW from last week

HW:  none

 

Tuesday, October 6

LA- Daily Grams 30 and 31

Spelling will focus on contractions and spelling parts of words in order to spell the whole word

Introduction to Young Authors Writing Contest:  Focus on FANTASY genre

What is Fantasy?  Examining different FANTASY titles

HW: ou and ow missing words due Thursday, October 8th

 

SS- Timeline project

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, October 7  PLEASE BRING A BAG LUNCH AND DRINK TODAY!!

LA & SS-Walking tour of Charlotte

Students will take notes about the history of Charlotte

HW:  none

 

Thursday, October 8

LA- Daily Grams 32 and 33

Spelling focus on a CLOZE passage

Writing will focus on the rough draft of the Charlotte poem

in the style of Walt Whitman

Reading will focus on a FANTASY book project

HW:  none

 

SS- Reviewing notes from the walking tour of Charlotte

Timeline project

HW:  none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of September 28-October 2

 

Monday, September 28

LA- Daily Grammar review

Spelling will focus on sentence dictation to review word patterns

Writing will focus on publishing our Davidson poems

HW:  study Daily Grams 13-25 for quiz on Wed.

 

SS-We will focus on the midwest region of the United States.

We will map out the region and identify important features of the states

HW:  Identify the specific year of 3 important historical facts from the 1770's for Tuesday

 

Tuesday, September 29

LA- Daily Grammar newsletter

Spelling will focus on a CLOZE passage for review

Spelling will focus on patterns for ow and ou

Writing will focus on publishing our Davidson poems

HW:  study Daily Grams 13-25 for quiz on Wed.

 

SS- Discussing historical facts from the 1770's

Plotting our facts on a timeline

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, September 30

LA-Daily Grammar quiz on DG's 13-25

Spelling will focus on creating compound words using the word house

Reading will focus on the biography of Walt Whitman

HW:  none

 

SS- Discussing historical facts from the early 1800's

Plotting facts on a timeline  

HW:  Find 3 historical events from the late 1800's and record their specific date (due Thurs.)

 

Thursday, October 1

 LA- Review Daily Grammar quiz

Daily Grams 26 and 27

Spelling focus on idioms for ou and ow words

Reading will focus on reading poems by Walt Whitman

 HW:  none

 

SS- Discussing facts from the late 1800's

Plotting facts on a timeline

HW:  none

 

Friday, October 2

 Students will visit 5th Street Ministry and serve lunch to the homeless

Students will complete a written reflection about their service experience 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of September 21-25

 

Monday, September 21

LA- Daily Grams 19 and 20

Spelling will focus on patterns for long a and antonyms and synonyms

Writing will focus on completing our class book of idioms

Reading will focus on the biography of Carl Sandburg

HW:  none

 

SS-Students will finish all work on their "Local Geographic" that focuses on the

history of Huntersville

HW:  None

 

Tuesday, September 22

LA-We will read and discuss 2 poems by Carl Sandburg

 

SS-Field Trip to downtown Davidson  9-10:15

We will take the walking tour of Main Street and the college campus

Students will take notes in bullet form

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, September 23

LA-Daily Grams 20 and 21

 

Spelling will focus on patterns for /j/ j, ge, gi, gy

Writing will focus on writing in the style of Carl Sandburg

Students will use their notes from the walking tour to create the rough draft 

of a poem about Davidson

 

HW:  none

 

SS- Students will use a Venn Diagram to compare facts about the

Town of Huntersville and the Town of Davidson

HW:  none

 

Thursday, September 24

 

 LA- Daily Grams 22 and 23

Spelling focus on patterns for /o/ o, al, au, aw

Conferencing for Davidson poem

HW:  none

 

SS- Creating a timeline of historical facts and local town facts

HW:  none

 

Friday, September 25

Class discussion, read aloud, and activities will focus on the HOMELESS 

in preparation for next week's service trip

Publishing Davidson poems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week of September 14-September 18

 

Monday, September 14

LA- Daily Grammar newsletter/review DG's 1-12

Spelling will focus on patterns for long o

Write like Robert Frost/Rough draft of poem about Lake Norman

HW:  Study DG's 1-12 for quiz on Tuesday

 

SS-More information about the history of Lake Norman

HW:  None

 

Tuesday, September 15

LA- Daily Grammar Quiz on DG's 1-12

Spelling will focus on when h follows c, s, t, or w, the combination stands for a new sound

Conference for Lake Norman Poem

HW:  none

 

SS-Huntersville:  Then and Now!

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, September 16

LA-Review Daily Grammar quiz

Daily Grammar 13 and 14

Spelling will focus on compound words

Publish Lake Norman Poem

HW:  none

 

SS- Introduction to the Southeast states

HW:  none

 

Thursday, September 17

LA-Daily Grammar 15 and 16

Spelling will review all the rules learned so far

Common and proper nouns

HW:  none

 

SS- Common and proper nouns in the Southeast states

HW:  none

 

Friday, September 18

Class discussion, read aloud, and activities will focus on the HOMELESS 

in preparation for next week's service trip

Students will talk to Gr. 1/2 about visiting The Haven

 

 

 

 

 

Week of September 7-September 11

 

Monday, September 7th

No School-  Labor Day

 

Tuesday, September 8th

LA-Daily Grams 7 & 8 

Spelling will focus on rules for long and short vowels

Read biography of Robert Frost

HW: none

 

SS- Review compass rose

Regions of the United States (focus on New England

states for Robert Frost)

Read some information about the New England states

HW:  none

 

Wednesday, September 9th

LA-Daily Grams 9 & 10

Spelling will focus on the patterns for long i

Examine 3 poems by Robert Frost

HW:  review DG 1-10 (quiz will be next Wed.)

 

SS- Communities Have History: Focus on Huntersville

Learn how to record dash facts for non-fiction info

HW:  none

 

Thursday, September 10th

LA- Daily Grams 11 & 12

Spelling will focus on the patterns ow and ou

Write like Robert Frost

HW:  review DG 1-12 (quiz will be next Wed. on DG 1-12)

 

SS- Begin a timeline of our local communities

Practice taking notes for our field trip on the Catawba Queen

Practice using the cameras for our field trip

HW:  none

 

Friday, September 11th

SS- Field trip on the Catawba Queen to learn about the history of 

Lake Norman

Drivers are Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Dailey

Bring a snack and water bottle to school.  NO LUNCH NEEDED! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Welcome to Third Grade!!!   We have an exciting first week planned.  Be sure to check this every week to learn what the week holds for Language Arts and Social Studies!

 

Monday, August 31

LA and SS- We will set up our binders and learn how to use our AGENDA for the these subject areas.

 

SS- What's in a name?  We will come up with a name for our Third Grade community.  We will discuss why laws are important in a community.

 

LA- We will brainstorm rules and responsibilities for our own Third Grade community.  Students will begin creating their own community profile to be displayed in our room.

 

Tuesday, September 1

SS-  In preparation for our annual Woodlawn Day on Friday, we will begin discussing what life was like over 100 years ago.  We will use the information we learned and direct our discussion to our Third Grade BIG QUESTION:  How do communities change over time?

 

LA- Students will be given some special spelling words for the week.  We will begin Daily Grams.  We will complete the rough draft of our community profile and begin conferencing.

 

Wednesday, September 2

SS-We will continue to examine different aspects of life over 100 years ago.  We will use the information we learned and direct our discussion to our Third Grade BIG QUESTION:  How do communities change over time?

 

LA- We will work on our community profiles and spelling activities.  We will work on Daily Grams.

 

Thursday, September 3

LA and SS- We will put the finishing touches on all of our work from the week.

 

Friday, September 4

Woodlawn Day celebration with 19th century games, square dancing, Stinson house tour, and gardening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HW: study Daily Grams 13-25 for quiz on Wed.

Young Authors Writing Contest will focus on revising and conferencing pages 1-5 of our books 

HW: none

 

SS- Timeline project

HW:  none