ELA - Week of 11/30

In ELA this week, we will be designing a magic ring and writing a story to go along with the illustration. We will identify simple and compound sentences, and practicing labeling sentences.


This week when writing the spelling words 3X - must write them in cursive.
Pick three of the following activities to be turned in on Friday Dec.4

• Write the constants in red and the vowels in blue for each spelling word
• Roll and Spell  for each spelling word - roll a die for each word. If the die lands on  

                         one - write the word in red

                         two - write the word in orange

                         three- write the word in yellow

                         four - write the word in green

                         five - write the word in blue

                         six - write the word in purple

• Write a silly sentence for each word - underline the spelling words
• Scramble the word and have a parent or sibling solve and sign the paper
• Draw cars on a race track. Put a spelling word on each car.
• Pendulum Words - write the words forward than backwards then forward again
•  Write the words with dots on the letters

Spelling and Vocabulary Words
v empress  - a female emperor

v naughty – disobedient

v nuisance – a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance

v corridor – a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms

v hansom – a type of a two wheeled horse drawn carriage

v dabble -  to take part in an activity in a casual way

v scrape – a difficult predicament caused by one’s own unwise behavior

v peril  - immediate danger

v alter – to change

v indignant – annoyed at something unjust or wrong

v apparent – seeming real or true—but not necessarily so

v enclosure – an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier

v diligently  - constant in effort to accomplish something

v merciful – compassionate

v alighted – to settle or stay after descending

v enchanted – spell or delighted

History/Literature Week of 11/30

I hope that everyone had a blessed time with their family and friends this Thanksgiving.

Hephaestus - the god of fire and crafts

This week we will be learning about the Democracy of the Greek government, the religion and mythology of Ancient Greek, write a myth, and discover why Israel and Judah fall.

Literature

We will be finishing up our discussion of the "Magician's Nephew".  

This week we will read and discuss chapters 1 & 2.

Third Grade Bible/Chemistry Mrs. Carroll November 30 - December 4, 2015

Hello, everyone!  I hope you have enjoyed this special time celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends!  Our school had a wonderful week leading up to the holidays - Operation Christmas Child, Friends Feeding Friends, and the Sharing Feast all wrapped us in a spirit of thankfulness.
We appreciate our parents and grandparents who decorated our festive table and joined us for our meal and special programs.

This upcoming week will give us another opportunity for celebration - Advent begins and Father Justin will lead Christ Church School in Eucharist on Wednesday, December 2.  All families are welcome to join.

In Bible, we learn about how King David establishes his kingdom in Jerusalem.  We will continue to write and illustrate some of his Psalms in our prayer books.  We will also find out about a Jesse Tree as an Advent experience.

In Chemistry, we will continue to observe mixtures and solutions.

Math for Week of November 30- December 4, 2015

This week in Math, we will continue to work with fractions.  On

Monday- Lesson 3-4-Equivalent Fractions Rule
Tuesday- Lesson 3-5- Veggie Pizzas Day 1
Wednesday- Lesson 3-5 Veggie Pizzas Day 2
Thursday- Lesson 3-6- Comparing Fractions
Friday- Lesson 3-7 Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Chemistry/Bible November 16-20, 2015

This week in Bible we are focusing on thankfulness, using some of David's Psalms to help us express gratitude for the blessings God has given us.

In Chemistry, we are learning about Mixtures - two or more substances that are combined (not chemically) and keep their physical properties; mixtures can be separated.

Heterogeneous mixtures have substances that are different from each other (salad, trail mix, "nuts and bolts" collections, for example).

Homogeneous mixtures have substances that are uniformly mixed, such as salt water.  This kind of mixture can be separated but not as easily.

We will experiment with both kinds of mixtures this week.  On Thursday, November 19, we will put together and separate  heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.

History/ Literature Week of 11/16-11/20

Aphrodite - the goddess of love and beauty.

What a great time we had at our Greek Museum. They students did really great and I am so proud of them.

This week we will learn how Rome was founded, found out about Socrates, and create a Greek Jurors; Ballot.




                                                     Literature

We will be discussing chapters 8-9

Over the Thanksgiving Holidays, the students need to finish reading this book and be ready to have a book discussion.

The next book we will be reading is "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

ELA - Week of 11/16-11/20

Note: Early Release - 11:45 Friday the 20th. The Sharing Feast will start at 11:00.
         Building will be closed 11/23-11/27 for Thanksgiving Holiday
         Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

This week our spelling test will be on Wednesday 11/18. There will be no spelling words for the holiday. They will receive their new words on Nov.30.
This week we will be discussing prepositions and prepositional phrases. We will also practice labeling sentences with parts of speech and parts of sentences.

Math for Week of November 16-20, 2015

This week we will begin working with fractions-

Monday- Equal Sharing and Equivalence
Tuesday- Fraction Circles and Equivalence
Wednesday- Number Line and Equivalence
Thursday- An Equivalent Fraction Rule

If at any time you need to email me, please use my school email, lholbrook@christchurchschooltemple.com.  I rarely check my google email.   You may also text me at 254-760-2492- this is the fastest way of communication for me.

Thank you,

Lanelle Holbrook

Chemistry/Bible November 9-13, 2015 to

Homeroom News!
*Please bring $5.00 to help Mrs. Hepburn (our room mother) purchase suppliesf for our Thanksgiving feast.
*Please make pumpkin bread for the feast (cake mix/canned pumpkin)
*Group pictures taken after chapel on November 18, as well as retakes
*Food for Families ends on November 17 - "yellow" food items
*Operation Christmas Box  - due this Friday, November 13

We will have a chemistry test on Friday, November 13 over the following:
experiment ( a set of steps that you follow to test a hypothesis)

hypothesis (an idea that can be tested by an experiment)

safety goggles (protective equipment to protect your eyes as you work in the lab)

lab coats and aprons (protective clothing to protect your body and clothing from chemicals)

chemical properties (properties of matter based on its ability to change into a new kind of matter with different properties)

physical properties (properties that can be observed without changing the make-up, or identity of the matter)

properties (characteristics that help us identify or classify matter)

solid (keeps its shape and volume)

liquid (takes on the shape of its  container; keeps the same volume in a container or not; can flow)

gas (takes on the shape and  volume of its container; can flow (through a room, for example)

magnet (any material that attracts iron)

magnetic field (region around a magnet that is affected by magnetic forces)

magnetic poles (regions in a magnet where the magnetic force is the strongest)

magnetic force (the attractive or repulsive force between the two poles of magnets)


In Bible, we are learning about the friendship of King Saul's son Jonathan and David, and how he saved David's life when Saul plotted to kill him out of jealousy.

ELA Week of 11/9-11/13

The spelling/vocabulary words for the test on 11/17/15             

1.    conquest –the act of  taking control of a country, city, or state through the use of force
2.     mutton –the meat of the sheep used for food
3.    deplore – to feel or express strong disapproval of  something
4.     wither  - wrinkle, decay          
5.   abide –accept, obey
6.    awkward - clumsy
7.     banquet  - a public ceremonial dinner
8.     circus- a company of performers that include clowns and trained animals.
9.    disagreeable – not pleasant, obnoxious 
10.   sage – wise                                                   
11.    rampaging -  violent behavior that is uncontrolled
12.   chap- a man or boy
13.   deny – refuse to accept or admit something
14.  blotted – to make difficult to see
15.   vain  - having a high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth.

Activities: Must write words 3x each every night. the first word of each line must be written in cursive.
Please choose 3 of activities below:

(1) Make your own word search.

(2)  Ask a parent to scramble your words, then write them correctly 

(3) Create an ice cream cone piled high with a scoop for every word. Write one word per scoop.
(4) Make a giant number and write your spelling words in that number. Use a number 0-9
(5)Write the words and how much each is worth.  Then add all the words together. 3 letters = 3 or 5 letters =5

In Grammar this week we will learn about prepositional phrases. We will also be practicing labeling both the parts of speech and the parts of a sentence.

History Week of 11-9-11-13

It is finally here! This week we will be working really hard to complete the final tasks for our Museum.
The Greek Olympics were a lot of fun and the feast was delicious. I am looking forward to a great performance by the 3rd grade. They have been working really hard. Please work with them as they continue to  work on their speeches. If you would like, you can come any time between 8:30-11:30

Demeter - the goddess of corn,grain, and the harvest

                                                                        Literature

We will be discussing chapters 5-7 this week.

Math for Week of November 9-13, 2015

I feel we need to take some extra time going over multiplication of 2 or three digit numbers, by 2 digit numbers.  We will also spend some time on division, dividing 2 or 3 digit numbers, by 1 digit numbers.  We will be taking a Cumulative Assessment after we work on these two skills some more.  I want all children to be comfortable with multiplying multi-digit numbers and dividing multi-digit numbers before they take a Cumulative Assessment.

Division

Multiplying

Chemistry/Bible November 2-6, 2015

This week in Chemistry we will complete our unit on magnetism, which is a physical property of matter.  We have had fun experimenting with different magnets - this week we will "mine" for iron in breakfast cereal!

In Bible, we continue to learn about David, and why he battled with Goliath.  This is a favorite Bible story, but we see that God chose a young shepherd boy to become the King of  Israel.  When God calls someone, He always provides a way for His goal to be accomplished.

ELA Week of 11/2-11/6

The spelling test along with the activities will be due on 11/10/15.

Spelling and Vocabulary Words

Week 12 – Nov.10th

1.    1. muddle – jumble , to cause to become mentally

 confused.

2. rubble – broken bits and pieces

3. torture – to inflict sever pain on someone as a      punishment

4. puzzled - confused

5. vague - unclear

6. guinea pig – a person or thing used as a subject for an experiment

7. aghast –filled with horrid or shock

8 stifle– suffocate – hard to breathe

9. quiver –to shake with a slight but rapid motion, tremble

10. practical - reasonable

11.oath – to keep a promise

12. splendid – magnificent  

13.solemn – serious or sober expression

14. horrid –extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

15. chivalry  – qualities of an ideal knight -  courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and readiness to help the weak

Activities: Must write words 3x each every night.
Please choose 3 of activities below:

(1) Write your spelling words in forms of shapes. You can use more than one word to make a shape.

(2)  Write your words in a secret code.  Make a list of the alphabet and assign a shape, number or symbol by each letter. Then use that code to write your words. 

(3) Write your spelling words by adding one letter at a time.

       Example:  s

                        sp

                        spe

                        spel

                        spell
(4) Write your spelling words in your best cursive handwriting.
(5) Write your words and then write at least 2 words made from each word.
       Example:  friend
                         dine
                          end
                         die
                           rid

This week in Grammar we will identify direct objects, indirect objects, and subject complements.

History / Literature Week of 11/2-11/6

***Nov. 3rd Food drive begins
***Nov. 6 - Olympics  - 9:45-10:15      Greek Feast 12:15-12:45
***Nov. 13 - Greek Museum 8:30-11:20
Parents, you are more than welcome to come to the Greek activities.

Hestia the goddess of the hearth, family, and domestic life.

This week in History we will make a Greek Mask, work on our speeches, and finish the web-quest about the gods and goddess, There are 4 left Echo, Pan, Pandora, and Pegasus.


                                                                        Literature

We will be discussing chapters 4-6 this week.

Math for Week of November 2-6, 2015

This week in Math we will study the Lesson 2-11-Properties of Quadrilaterals, Lesson 2-12 Identifying the Line of Symmetry and Lesson 2-13 Finding Patterns (What's My Rule)

                                                             Line of Symmetry