February 28-March 4, 2022

Dear Families,

Please remember to return your kiddo’s portfolio if you haven’t.

This Wednesday is late start. I will see the students at 10:00 am.

Reminder that students should be working on Space projects. Here is a link to the projects.

Space Grid Project – Third Grade 2018

Please let me know if you have questions. Email is the best. mwoytko@mssd14.org

Have a great week.

Important dates:

3/2/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/9/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/11/22 Space Projects Due!
3/14/22 Space projects presentations to classmates.
3/15/22 Planet Manitou at MSES 5:00-7:00 pm Come see the space projects!
3/16/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/21/22 – 3/25/22 Spring Break

4/11/22 CMAS State testing starts. More precise details to follow.

 

SKILLS: Unit 7 What’s in Our Universe?

  • Grammar: Conjunction  so and or
  • Morphology: Review suffixes -ous,-ive,-ly, -ful, and -less
  • Phonics: /n/ spelled ‘n’, ‘nn’, ‘gn’, and ‘kn’
  • Reader: What’s in Our Universe?
  • Writing: Loki Story

SPELLING WORDS: Unit 7 L6-10

Students will review the spelling patterns  for the sound of /n/.

* Those that have a modified list.

gnat skinny knotted recently flannel knighted
nearby* understand* design knobby manned knowledge
channel annoy gnarly knuckle campaign  
Challenge word:

very*

Challenge word:

vary*

Challenge word:

enough*

Content Word:

astronomer

 

DOMAIN: 7 Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond

  • Galaxies
  • Gravity
  • Stars and Constellations
  • The Big Bang
  • Nicolaus Copernicus

MATH: Fractions

  • Partition a whole into fractional unit and write fraction form.
  • Partition
  • Build non-unit fractions less than 𝟏 from unit fractions concretely.
  • Identify and represent a whole as two parts: a unit fraction and a non-unit fraction.
  • Identify and represent a whole as two non-unit fractions

SCIENCE: 

  • Space (Space projects!)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

  • N/A

EXPLORATORIES:

Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art and PE

Thursday: TEAMS
Friday: Spanish

February 21-25, 2022

Dear Families,

Thank you for all the treats for our Valentine party last Monday. The kids really enjoyed looking through the valentines and eating!

Thank you to all who attended conferences. I love the chance to talk with families and celebrate all the learning the students have done. Please remember to return the portfolio with ALL papers inside. We will add to it at the end of the school year.

Tomorrow is Presidents’ Day so no school. .

This Wednesday is full day. I will see the students at 8:00 am.

Reminder that students should be working on Space projects. Here is a link to the projects.

Space Grid Project – Third Grade 2018

Please let me know if you have questions. Email is the best. mwoytko@mssd14.org

Have a great week.

Important dates:

2/21/22 No school Presidents’ day

3/2/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/9/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/11/22 Space Projects Due!
3/14/22 Space projects presentations to classmates.
3/15/22 Planet Manitou at MSES 5:00-7:00 pm Come see the space projects!
3/16/22 Late Start Wednesday
3/21/22 – 3/25/22 Spring Break

4/11/22 CMAS State testing starts. More precise details to follow.

 

SKILLS: Unit 7 What’s in Our Universe?

  • Grammar: Conjunction  so and or
  • Morphology: Review suffixes, Introduce suffixes  -ful and -less
  • Phonics: /j/ spelled ‘g’, ‘j’, ‘ge’, ‘dge’, ‘dg’
  • Reader: What’s in Our Universe?
  • Writing: Loki Story

SPELLING WORDS: Unit 7 L1-5

Students will review the spelling patterns  for the sound of /j/.

* Those that have a modified list.

jellyfish germy digest fringe nudging ridge
exchange eject budget lodging gymnasium jewel*
bridging dodge average fudge* giraffe*  
Challenge word:

answer*

Challenge word:

great*

Challenge word:

grate

Content Word:

Jupiter

 

 

DOMAIN: 7 Astronomy: Our Solar System and Beyond

  • Our Planet Earth
  • Our Solar System, Part 1
  • Our Solar System, Part 2
  • Galaxies

MATH: Fractions

  • Partition a Whole into Fractional Units folding paper
  • Partition a Whole into Fractional Units and identify unit fractions
  • Write Fractions in fraction form

SCIENCE: 

  • Space (Space projects!)

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

  • N/A

EXPLORATORIES:

Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art and PE

Thursday: TEAMS
Friday: Spanish

February 14-18, 2022

Dear Families,

Tomorrow is our Valentine party. Thanks to all who signed up to send treats.

We will be making bags to collect the valentines in class tomorrow.

This Wednesday is full day. See the kidddos at 8:00 am.

This Thursday is early release at 12:30 pm.

If you haven’t signed up for a conference yet, here is the link

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0948a5af2ba3f58-mses72

Please remember that I would like your student at the conference. If you would like a virtual conference, please let me know so I can send you a Google Meet link.

Please let me know if you have questions. Email is the best. mwoytko@mssd14.org

Have a great week.

Important dates:

2/14/22 Valentines’ Day Party 2:00-2:40
2/17/22 Early Release 12:30
2/17/22 Conferences 1:00-6:00
2/18/22 Conferences No school
2/21/22 No school Presidents’ day

SKILLS: Unit 5 Gods, Giants and Dwarves

  • Mid-year Assessments (Comprehension)
  • Grammar: Conjunction  because
  • Morphology: Review suffixes, Introduce suffixes -ive, -ly
  • Phonics: n/a
  • Reader: Gods, Giants, and Dwarves
  • Writing: n/a

SPELLING WORDS: Unit 6 

None

 

DOMAIN: 6 The Viking Age

  • Review
  • Assessment

MATH: Fractions

  • Partition a Whole into Equal Parts

SCIENCE: 

  • N/A

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

  • Vikings

EXPLORATORIES:

Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art and Spanish

Thursday: TEAMS
Friday: Spanish

February 7-11, 2022

Dear Families,

This Wednesday is full day. See the kidddos at 8:00 am.

This Friday is early release at 12:30 pm.

If you haven’t signed up for a conference yet, here is the link

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0948a5af2ba3f58-mses72

Please remember that I would like your student at the conference. If you would like a virtual conference, please let me know so I can send you a Google Meet link.

Please let me know if you have questions. Email is the best. mwoytko@mssd14.org

Have a great week.

Important dates:

2/11/22 Early Release 12:30
2/14/22 Valentines’ Day Party 2:00-2:40
2/17/22 Early Release 12:30
2/17/22 Conferences 1:00-6:00
2/18/22 Conferences No school
2/21/22 No school Presidents’ day

SKILLS: Unit 5 Gods, Giants and Dwarves

  • Mid-year Assessments (Morphology)
  • Grammar: Conjunction and, but and because
  • Morphology: Review suffixes, Introduce suffixes -ive, -ly
  • Phonics: /s/ spelled ‘s’, ‘c’, ‘ss’, ‘ce’, ‘se’, ‘st’, and ‘sc’
  • Reader: Gods, Giants, and Dwarves
  • Writing:

SPELLING WORDS: Unit 6 L6-10

Students will review all spelling patterns  for the sound of /s/.

* Those that have a modified list.

assembly sunshine* princess universe advice listen*
scent surly mince central response whistle
subject civil promise* glance address fascinate
Challenge word:

during*

Challenge word:

want*

Content Word:

scoundrel

 

DOMAIN: 6 The Viking Age

  • Viking Raiders and Traders
  • Family Life
  • Sagas and Swords
  • Saying Goodbye
  • Sailing to a New Land

MATH:

Chapter 12: Real-World Problems: Measurement

  • Review
  • Assessment

Chapter 13: Bar Graphs

  • Introduction and Prior Knowledge
  • Making Bar Graphs with Scales

SCIENCE: 

  • N/A

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

  • Vikings

EXPLORATORIES:

Monday: PE
Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art and TEAMS or Spanish

Thursday: TEAMS
Friday: Spanish