Invention Projects . . .

I hope that your student has now brought home information about his or her invention project thta the 3rd grade is now participating in. The projects are due on Friday, May 16th. Please contact me as soon as possible if you have not heard about this project!!

ISAT Test Dates . . .

Our class will be taking the ISAT tests on the following dates:
Friday, April 25th
Tuesday, April 29th
Thursday, May 1st

Please make sure your child has eaten breakfast and had a good night's sleep on those days! I really appreciate it.

Spelling for week of 7-11 . . .

Spelling
Focus on Fairy Tales
/s/ Sound in face
1. face
2. city
3. pencil
4. place
5. center
6. dance
7. race
8. circle
9. nice
10. once
11. princess
12. circus
13. silence*
14. excitement*
15. The dance will be held at the city center.
16. Have you ever been to the circus before?

Challenge Spelling
1. signal
2. regular
3. generous
4. energy
5. bridge
6. genius
7. dangerous
8. segment
9. figure
10. country
11. circle
12. concert
13. peaceful
14. nice
15. since
16. electric
17. dancing
18. decided
19. Is it peaceful or dangerous in that country?
20. The people at the concert were dancing.

Homework:
Mon.- Math & Spelling
Tues.-Math & Spelling
Wed.-Math & Spelling
Thurs.-Math & Spelling
Fri.- Hope you are working on your invention project: 35 days until your project is due!!

Spelling & Homework for March 31-April 4 . . .

Regular Spelling
/s/ Sound in face


1. face
2. city
3. pencil
4. place
5. center
6. dance
7. race
8. circle
9. nice
10.once
11.princess
12.circus
13.silence*
14.excitement*
15. The dance will be held at the city center.
16. Have you ever been to the circus before?

Challenge Spelling List

1. occurrence
2. embarrass
3. occasion
4. symmetry
5. recommend
6. exaggerate
7. terrain
8. barricade
9. alliance
10. applaud
11. hooray
12. opportunity
13. daughter
14. opposite
15. authentic
16. awkward
17. brought
18. because
19. “Hooray!” shouted Mr. McKenzie’s daughter.
20. I applaud the authentic Mexican food you brought.


Mon.- Spelling and Math Minute Sheet
Tues.- Spelling and Possessive Pronouns
* For your information:
Possessive Pronouns
Certain pronouns called possessive pronouns show ownership.
Possessive Pronouns
Certain pronouns called possessive pronouns show ownership. Some are used alone; some describe a noun.
Used alone: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs, whose
Correct: That computer is hers.
Modify noun: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose
Correct: That is her computer.
Wed.- Spelling and Time Line Activity
Thurs.-Spelling, Homophones, & Writing Dates & Time worksheet

Happy . . .

Spring Break!!

See you back at school on Monday, March 31st.

Holy Cow . . .

Where did the month of March go?! Sorry that I have not kept this form of communication updated. I vow to do a better job!!

Important Dates . . .

The kids have their Animal Habitat project due this Friday!!

February 29th is the last day that I will be collecting Reading Logs and totaling points . . . each kid needs to have 500 pages read by that date!! Thanks for your help!!