This Week in Grade 3..

Hello Everyone, 

I hope you all had a restful and fantastic break. We had a classroom full of excited students today, eager to share about their breaks. 

Schedule: 
Monday: Find a picture of an example of a force
Tuesday: 
Wednesday: Bring in RAC (remember only one hour of reading will be counted); Mission Bake Sale
Thursday: 
Friday: Spelling Test #13; Memory Work - Matthew 6:24; Copy of Poem Due


Here's some special information: 

Poetry Memorization: 
We are spending the first few weeks of this month looking at poetry. This week we are specifically studying Ken Nesbitt's poem New Years Day. Students need to select and practice reciting a 16 line poem for our poetry memorization competition. Students will be assessed on their MEMORY SKILLS (fluency, level of difficulty of poem) DELIVERY OF POEM (speed, volume, enunciation, expression - voice, expression - face, enthusiasm, gestures) and STAGE PRESENCE (posture, hand action - no fidgeting, eye contact, ease of delivery/comfort). There are no props or cue cards allowed. We will have some time in class to memorize poems, but students should be doing so at home as well. 

Please submit a copy of the 16 line poem that your child will be memorizing by Friday, January 8. We will be having our completion on Thursday, January 21. Two students will be selected from our class to present their poems at an even bigger competition on February 11. If you are having a hard time finding a poem, try googling Ken Nesbitt. He has some humorous poetry. Even typing in poetry for kids will show up with lots of great results. :) 

Mad Science Workshop: 
We are very excited to have a scientist come to our classroom on Thursday, January 14 to teach us more about forces. They will be here from 9-11am. It is very beneficial for your child to be at school that morning as this will be a large focus of this unit. 

List #13

purse

purple

purpose

hamburger

hurricane

sweat shirt

birdhouse

hummingbird

sirloin

dirty

point

noise

spoiled

moisten

soil

boiling

joyful

oyster

enjoy

cowboy

camouflage

hibernate

fungi

mold

bacteria

Vocabulary:

accurate: correct

valuable: worth much

purchase: to buy something