August, 30, 2019

Mrs. Caliendo's Third Grade News

August 30, 2019

Happy Friday! We had a terrific first week in 3rd grade! We really got to know each other. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with my new students!

Families, please make sure you check my blog weekly. I will send an email with the link every Friday.

This afternoon, we worked on designing a class crayon. In our all school read aloud assembly, all of the grades came together to share their class crayon. We discovered that we are all unique, but when we come together the picture is complete! 

Today, your child brought home an "Extra! Extra" Read all about Me!" poster (Panther Poster). These will be due back on or before Friday, September 6th.

Just a reminder: Please label all envelopes sent in with:  your child's name, their grade, what is in the envelope, and my name.

Curriculum Night is Wednesday, September 4th, 6:30-8:00. It is for PARENTS ONLY. I am looking forward to seeing you!

We will be F & P testing on Friday next week.  

Let's make it a great year!

Next Week:
   

Social Studies  We will study directions. Students will learn about cardinal and intermediate directions.  

Spelling We are continuing the spelling series Words Their Way. Fortunately, the students have worked with this program in 2nd grade.  I will give an inventory test on Tuesday. Students will be working with patterns that they struggle with during our ELA block.

English Language Arts We will be reading How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Students will be writing a response about their own summer vacation. We will also be reading If You Take a Mouse to School. The reading skill we will focus on is cause & effect.

Students brought home their September reading log. During each month, they are expected to read for 20 days. Each day they should read for at least 20 minutes.  This log should be turned in at the end of the month, and will be part of their grade.

Mrs. Caliendo's Math Class Please check Power school for your child's math teacher (we do switch for Math). We will start Math on Tuesday. Students will be taking a pretest next week to see what they know!

Important Dates & Announcement

9/2   Labor Day - No School
9/4 Curriculum Night 6:30-8pm *Parents Only
9/6  Read All About Me Poster (Panther Poster) due
9/6  F & P Testing
9/10 Picture Day

May 31, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

May 31, 2019

ELA  Please encourage your child to read over the summer. They will continue to have access to their Raz Kid account. This program makes it fun to read. A letter with your child's Fountas and Pinnell Instructional and Independent Reading Levels went home 2 weeks ago. Please use this to select books at your local library over the summer.

MATH Please practice math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) this summer.

Important Dates & Announcements

Wow! Where did the school year go? We will finish up our countdown until 4th Grade!

6/3 - Wear your favorite vacation shirt. We will be cleaning out. Please send 

            your child with an extra bag to take things home. 

           Marble Party - watch Sing (PG) with small afternoon treat and juice. 

*Please notify us if you will NOT allow your student to watch this film.

6/4 - Wear a hat and shades - Field Day and Talent Show

6/5 - Last Day - Dismissal at 11am.  We will visit the 4th grade classrooms.   
          Bring a fancy pen to sign yearbooks.

May 24, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

May 24, 2019

ELA  We will be writing an Opinion paper on whether or not animals should be kept in zoos. 

May Reading Logs are due Friday, May 31.

SOCIAL SCIENCE  Students will be teaching their peers about a topic they 
chose out of the Chicago book by presenting their slide shows.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' Math class: We will continue their work with multiplication as they explore and discuss 1 by 2 digit arrays and add to their collection of multiplication strategies. There will be a checkpoint quiz on Multiplication & Division on Thursday, May 30. There will  a quiz on dividing by 9, Wednesday, May 29.

XTRA Math:

Teacher email: szurales@ccsd66.org.

Pin: Is written in their assignment notebook. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

The zoo field trip was so much fun! Thank you to Mrs. David, Miss Yanahan, Mrs. Wimp, Mrs. Rudd, Mr. Pletcher, and Mrs. Mordaunt for chaperoning. 

5/29 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Divide by 9 Quiz
5/29 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Multiplication & Division Checkpoint

5/29 - Library Visits for Summer Reading
5/31 - Meet 2nd Grade Pen Pals

May 17, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

May 17, 2019

ELA  We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills. 

Don't forget to read for 20 days/20 minutes per night and record it in the May log.

SPELLING  We are on our final list for the year. Three items on the menu, 1 from each column, are due on Friday, May 24, the day of the test. 

SOCIAL SCIENCE  Students will be working in small groups and pretending to be 
the teachers. They will read a section in the Chicago Book we did not cover and
make a presentation with Google Slides. This will be their tool to teach the 
class about their section.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' Math class: We begun Unit 7, Extending Multiplication and Fractions. Students will review the use of equations to represent two-step story problems that involve multiplication. They will explore strategies for multiplying single digits by 11, and then by 12. There will  a quiz on dividing by 8, Wednesday, May 22.

XTRA Math:

Teacher email: szurales@ccsd66.org.

Pin: Is written in their assignment notebook. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

The zoo field trip is Friday. Please make sure to dress your child for the weather and in comfy shoes. They will also need a sack lunch and drink that is disposable.

5/22 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Divide by 8 Quiz

5/22 - Band Orientation with Mr. Olsen (during school)
5/24 - Brookfield Zoo Field Trip - Bring a throw away lunch and drink
5/24 - Spelling Menu Items due and test

May 10, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

May 10, 2019

ELA  We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills. We will also begin a unit on
Friendly Letter Writing. At the end of the week, students will be assigned a 2nd grade pen pal and write them a letter telling them about all the exciting things we do at Prairieview. 

Don't forget to read for 20 days/20 minutes per night and record it in the May log.

SPELLING  New sorts will go home on Monday. Three items on the menu, 1 from each column, are due on Friday, May 24, the day of the test.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' Math class: We will begin Unit 7, Extending Multiplication and Fractions. There will  a quiz on dividing by 7, Wednesday, May 15.

XTRA Math:

Teacher email: szurales@ccsd66.org.

Pin: Is written in their assignment notebook. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

5/12 - Ms. Zurales Math Class - MAPS Testing

5/15 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Divide by 7 Quiz

5/24 - Brookfield Zoo Field Trip

May 3, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

May 3, 2019

ELA  We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills. 

SOCIAL SCIENCE  We finished reading about Chicago. There will be a test on Monday. Students were given time to fill out the study guide in class. If they are not finished, it is due Monday. They will be able to use it for the test.

Don't forget to read for 20 days/20 minutes per night and record it in the May log.

SPELLING  New sorts went home on Monday. Three items on the menu, 1 from each column, are due on Friday, May 10, the day of the test.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' Math class: Students will be assessed on Unit 6, Geometry on Thursday. The study guide is due on Tuesday. Please review it with your child this weekend. There will NOT be a quiz on dividing by 7 until the following Wednesday, May 15.

XTRA Math:

Teacher email: szurales@ccsd66.org.

Pin: Is written in their assignment notebook. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

As an enrichment to our English Language Arts Unit on Standing Up For What You Believe In, the third grade will be taking a field trip to Brookfield Zoo on Friday, May 24. We will be be leaving around 9 a.m. and returning by 2:15 p.m. I am looking for chaperones. If you are interested please email me.

5/6 - Chicago Test 3 & Study Guide due
5/9 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Unit 6 Study Guide due

5/10 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Unit 6 Test
5/10 - Spelling Menu due and Test
5/15 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Divide by 7 Quiz
5/24 - Brookfield Zoo Field Trip

April 26, 2019

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

April 26, 2019

ELA  We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills. 

SOCIAL SCIENCE  We will continue our unit on Chicago. During this time, students are working on answering text dependent questions. We will take a look at political changes, the Jazz Age and the culture of Chicago. Students were given time to fill out the study guide in class. If they are not finished, it is due Monday, the day of the test. They will be able to use it for the test.

Don't forget to read for 20 days/20 minutes per night and record it. April logs are due Wednesday, May 1.

SPELLING  New sorts will go home on Monday. Three items on the menu, 1 from each column, are due on Friday, May 10.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' Math class: Students will be investigating perimeter and area when they measure polygons. There will be a quiz on dividing by 6s on Wednesday, May 1.

XTRA Math:

Teacher email: szurales@ccsd66.org.

Pin: Is written in their assignment notebook. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

IMPORTANT DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

4/29 - Chicago Test II & Study Guide due

5/1 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Divide by 6s Quiz
5/1 - April Reading Log due