Week of Jan. 5-9
Welcome Back!!!
READING: A Symphony of Whales
VOC.
1. bay - a part of an ocean enclosed by the coastline
2. blizzards - heavy snowstorms with very strong winds
3. channel - a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
4. chipped - broke off small pieces of something
5. melody - a dries of musical notes that make up a tune
6. supplies - quantities of something needed
7. surrounded - encircled; enclosed
8. symphony - a long musical work written for an orchestra
SPELLING:
beautiful
daily
safely
suddenly
kindness
wireless
finally
quietly
spotless
fairness
worthless
cheerful
illness
painful
helpful
anxiously
tardiness
thoughtfully
breathless
cautiously
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Key's 3rd Grade Class
Friday, December 5, 2014
Week of Dec. 15-19
NO spelling or voc. words and NO HOMEWORK this week!!!!
*Christmas Activities all week! On Thursday, Dec. 18 please bring games for Reading/Math reward.
*Friday, Dec. 19 - Go to movies to see Big Hero 6. Please make sure you have sent $10.00 and your permission form has been returned!
*Christmas Break - Dec. 20-Jan. 4. RETURN TO SCHOOL, MONDAY, JAN. 5, 2015!!
NO spelling or voc. words and NO HOMEWORK this week!!!!
*Christmas Activities all week! On Thursday, Dec. 18 please bring games for Reading/Math reward.
*Friday, Dec. 19 - Go to movies to see Big Hero 6. Please make sure you have sent $10.00 and your permission form has been returned!
*Christmas Break - Dec. 20-Jan. 4. RETURN TO SCHOOL, MONDAY, JAN. 5, 2015!!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with
family and friends!!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
WEEK OF DEC. 8-12
READING: Seeing Stars
GENRE: expository text tells about real people, things, or events.
VOC.
1. dim - somewhat dark, without much light
2. gas - a substance that is neither a liquid nor solid and that has the ability to expand indefinitely or an airlike substance
3. gigantic - very large, tall, or bulky
4. ladle - a large spoon with a long handle
5. patterns - arrangements or designs
6. shine - to give off light
7. temperature - the degree of heat or coldness or amount of heat
SKILL: graphic sources (text structure)
GRAMMAR: subject-verb agreement
SPELLING:
clock
large
page
mark
kitten
judge
crack
edge
pocket
brake
change
ridge
jacket
badge
orange
freckles
pledge
Kentucky
kingdom
advantage
READING: Seeing Stars
GENRE: expository text tells about real people, things, or events.
VOC.
1. dim - somewhat dark, without much light
2. gas - a substance that is neither a liquid nor solid and that has the ability to expand indefinitely or an airlike substance
3. gigantic - very large, tall, or bulky
4. ladle - a large spoon with a long handle
5. patterns - arrangements or designs
6. shine - to give off light
7. temperature - the degree of heat or coldness or amount of heat
SKILL: graphic sources (text structure)
GRAMMAR: subject-verb agreement
SPELLING:
clock
large
page
mark
kitten
judge
crack
edge
brake
change
ridge
jacket
badge
orange
freckles
pledge
Kentucky
kingdom
advantage
WEEK OF DEC. 1-5
READING: Pushing Up the Sky BY: Joseph Bruchac
GENRE: drama, or play, is a story meant to be acted out for an audience
VOC.
1. antlers - bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, elk or moose or horns
2. imagined - made a picture or idea of something in your mind or made up
3. languages - human speech, spoken or written, of different groups or countries or types of speech
4. narrator - the person who tells a story or speaker
5. overhead - over the head; on high; above
6. poked - pushed with force against someone or something or pushed with finger
GRAMMAR: main/helping verbs
SKILL: literary elements
SPELLING:
unhappy
recall
disappear
unload
mistake
misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
recycle
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
mispronounce
READING: Pushing Up the Sky BY: Joseph Bruchac
GENRE: drama, or play, is a story meant to be acted out for an audience
VOC.
1. antlers - bony, branching growths on the head of a male deer, elk or moose or horns
2. imagined - made a picture or idea of something in your mind or made up
3. languages - human speech, spoken or written, of different groups or countries or types of speech
4. narrator - the person who tells a story or speaker
5. overhead - over the head; on high; above
6. poked - pushed with force against someone or something or pushed with finger
GRAMMAR: main/helping verbs
SKILL: literary elements
SPELLING:
unhappy
recall
disappear
unload
mistake
misspell
dislike
replace
mislead
disagree
rewrite
unroll
unknown
dishonest
react
recycle
unfortunate
discourage
uncomfortable
mispronounce
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
WEEK OF NOV. 17-21
READING: How Do You Raise a Raisin? BY: Pam Munoz Ryan
GENRE: Expository Text
SKILL: Draw Conclusions
VOCABULARY:
1. area - a space used for a special purpose
2. artificial - made of humans, not nature
3. grapevine - a woody vine on which grapes grow
4. preservative - a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
5. proof - anything that can be used to show that something is real or true
6. raise - to lift
7. raisin - a dried grape
SPELLING:
let's
he'd
you'll
can't
I'd
won't
haven't
hasn't
she'd
they'll
when's
we'd
should've
wasn't
didn't
they'd
would've
could've
needn't
you've
REMINDERS:
* Thursday, Nov. 20 - fall festival @ 5:00-7:30. Hope to see everyone there.
*Friday, Nov. 21 - play at school ($5.00), Wear your Alabama/Auburn "stuff"
*Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 24-28. :)
READING: How Do You Raise a Raisin? BY: Pam Munoz Ryan
GENRE: Expository Text
SKILL: Draw Conclusions
VOCABULARY:
1. area - a space used for a special purpose
2. artificial - made of humans, not nature
3. grapevine - a woody vine on which grapes grow
4. preservative - a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
5. proof - anything that can be used to show that something is real or true
6. raise - to lift
7. raisin - a dried grape
SPELLING:
let's
he'd
you'll
can't
I'd
won't
haven't
hasn't
she'd
they'll
when's
we'd
should've
wasn't
didn't
they'd
would've
could've
needn't
you've
REMINDERS:
* Thursday, Nov. 20 - fall festival @ 5:00-7:30. Hope to see everyone there.
*Friday, Nov. 21 - play at school ($5.00), Wear your Alabama/Auburn "stuff"
*Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 24-28. :)
Thursday, October 30, 2014
WEEK OF NOV. 10-14
REVIEW WEEK IN READING. NO SPELLING OR VOC. WORDS THIS WEEK. DAILY GRADES.
GREAT WEEK TO EARN AR POINTS........ :)
NO SCHOOL, TUESDAY, NOV. 11, VETERAN'S DAY!
THURSDAY, NOV. 20 - FALL FESTIVAL - 5:00-7:30
FRIDAY, NOV. 21 - ALABAMA/AUBURN DAY, WEAR YOUR FAVORITE COLORS
NO SCHOOL, NOV. 24-28, THANKSGIVING BREAK!
REVIEW WEEK IN READING. NO SPELLING OR VOC. WORDS THIS WEEK. DAILY GRADES.
GREAT WEEK TO EARN AR POINTS........ :)
NO SCHOOL, TUESDAY, NOV. 11, VETERAN'S DAY!
THURSDAY, NOV. 20 - FALL FESTIVAL - 5:00-7:30
FRIDAY, NOV. 21 - ALABAMA/AUBURN DAY, WEAR YOUR FAVORITE COLORS
NO SCHOOL, NOV. 24-28, THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Week of Nov. 3-7
READING: Amazing Bird Nests
GENRE: expository text tells about real people, things, or events.
VOC.
1. bill - the hard mouth part of a bird or beak.
2. goo - sticky stuff.
3. hunters - animals that chase other animals for food or people who kill wild animals.
4. material - what something is made of or substance used to make something.
5. platform - a high, raised flat surface or raised floor.
6. tons - measures of weight equal to two thousand pounds each or unit of weight.
7. twigs - small branches of a tree or bush.
SPELLING:
father
chapter
other
alphabet
English
watch weather
catch
fashion
shrink
pitcher
flash
athlete
trophy
nephew
hyphen
northern
establish
emphasis
challenge
NO SCHOOL, TUESDAY, NOV. 11 - VETERAN'S DAY
THURSDAY, NOV. 20 - FALL FESTIVAL - 5:00-7:30
FRIDAY, NOV. 21 - ALABAMA/AUBURN DAY - WEAR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM COLORS
NO SCHOOL, NOV. 24-28 - THANKSGIVING BREAK!
READING: Amazing Bird Nests
GENRE: expository text tells about real people, things, or events.
VOC.
1. bill - the hard mouth part of a bird or beak.
2. goo - sticky stuff.
3. hunters - animals that chase other animals for food or people who kill wild animals.
4. material - what something is made of or substance used to make something.
5. platform - a high, raised flat surface or raised floor.
6. tons - measures of weight equal to two thousand pounds each or unit of weight.
7. twigs - small branches of a tree or bush.
SPELLING:
father
chapter
other
alphabet
English
watch weather
catch
fashion
shrink
pitcher
flash
athlete
trophy
nephew
hyphen
northern
establish
emphasis
challenge
NO SCHOOL, TUESDAY, NOV. 11 - VETERAN'S DAY
THURSDAY, NOV. 20 - FALL FESTIVAL - 5:00-7:30
FRIDAY, NOV. 21 - ALABAMA/AUBURN DAY - WEAR YOUR FAVORITE TEAM COLORS
NO SCHOOL, NOV. 24-28 - THANKSGIVING BREAK!
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