Third Grade Ledesma 12/9 - 12/13

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Thanks for an amazing first semester. I hope you all enjoy some much deserved down time and a wonderful Christmas break. 

Important Dates:

12/9 - Moms in prayer 9:00am

12/11 - Ugly sweater day

            Christmas Party w/ classical book exchange

12/16-1/10 - Christmas Break

Math:

Continue practicing any math concepts that are still difficult for your child over the Christmas break.

Composition:

Continue to review vocab words as they are accumulative for the quizzes.

Reading

We will continue reading "A Cricket in Time Square" after the break.  The project for this book is a diorama.  Your student will construct a diorama of one of the main events of this book. They will make a 3-dimensional scene, including models of characters, the setting, and objects. A shoebox makes a great place to build a diorama.  Then they will write a description of the scene.  Project is due Feb 12, 2020.  

3rd week 17	12/9/2019	12/10/2019	12/11/2019	12/12/2019	12/13/2019
Discipleship	Courage of Christmas
Bible	Psalm 27
	A man without courage: Matthew 2: 1-18	A courageous journey: Matthew 2:1-12	Retell the Christmas Story
Math	TB pgs.103 Practice 5C.	TB pg. 104 Review B	Math Final for 3A.
Spelling	Spelling Break
Grammar	Grammar Review	Review any concepts that you still need extra practice.
Writing	IEW Break
	IEW pg 75-78 assignment Christmas Poem.		IEW pg 75-78 assignment Christmas Poem.
Reading	Magician's Nephew Ch 15	Reading Exploration	Reading Discussion	Reading Break	Reading Break
History
	History Game		Christmas Party
Geography	Oceania - Due 12/9
Science	Science Game		Christmas Party
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem/Key dates Due 12/9

Third Grade Ledesma 12/2 - 12/6

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Important Dates:

12/2 - Moms in prayer 9:00am

12/4 - New Parent Informational 10:00am

12/8 - Falcon moms wrapping party 2:00pm

12/9 - Moms in prayer 9:00am

12/11 - Ugly sweater day

            Christmas Party w/ classical book exchange

12/16-1/10 - Christmas Break

Math:

Be practicing multiplication facts.

Here is another website to help practice multiplication facts.  mathusee.com

Grammar:

We are continuing to work on possessive nouns this week.  Be going over the rules.  Continue to review the different types of pronouns.

Composition:

IEW will have break on home school days. We will be studying how to make poems in class.

Reading

We will continue reading "A Cricket in Time Square" this week.  The project for this book is a diorama.  Your student will construct a diorama of one of the main events of this book. They will make a 3-dimensional scene, including models of characters, the setting, and objects. A shoebox makes a great place to build a diorama.  Then they will write a description of the scene.  Project is due Feb 12, 2020.  

History:

We will be leaning 3 new dates this quarter.  The quiz will be accumulative as the year progresses.  The dates are listed in the campus binder under the science and history tab.

Quarter 2 dates

Charles V 1519

William the silent and a Dutch revolution 1582

Jamestown Colony Founded 1607

Japan's Isolation 1633

Louis XIV the Sun King 1661

Sir Isaac Newton 1666

Memory:

Please spend time during your school day to work on our school wide scripture, quarter 2 poem, geography map & song, and key dates. Feel free to get creative and practice these in the car, at bedtime, or during meals.

3rd week 16	12/2/2019	12/3/2019	12/4/2019	12/5/2019	12/6/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Courage of Christmas
Bible	Psalm 27
	Courage to trust God: Luke 1: 5-7, Luke 1: 23-25	Unexpected courage: Luke 1:26-38.	Unexpected courage: Luke 1:26-38.	Courage to obey: Matthew 1:18 - 24	Journal Entry: Think of some ways that you can be couragous when it seems hard.	On-level track: Parent can write journal entry after discussion. Advanced Track: Students write journal entry.
Math	Fact Practice. HIG pgs. 75-76, TB pgs. 96 #6-97, WB EX 48, MM25	Subtraction Fact Practice. HIG pgs. 77-79, TB pgs. 98-100 #8, WB EX 49, MM25	Fact Practice. HIG pgs. 77-79, TB pgs. 100 #9-101, WB EX 50, Ex 51	WB Review 5 pgs. 143-146	Subtraction Fact Practice. TB pgs. 102 Practice 5B.
Spelling	Review Step 15, More Words. Dictate sentences 4-6.	Review Step 15, card box, More Words. Dictate sentences 7 - 9 writing station pg 86	Review Step 15. Dictate sentences 10-12. Administer Test on this weeks words and sentences.
Grammar	Review Grammar	Ch8 L4 Test Time for practice exercise 1,2,3,5,6	Chapter 8 Test	Review any concepts that you still need extra practice.
Writing	Review vocab
	IEW pg 75-78 assignment Christmas Poem.		IEW pg 75-78 assignment Christmas Poem.
Reading	Magician's Nephew Ch 14	Reading Exploration	Reading Discussion	The Cricket in Times Square Ch 6	The Cricket in Times Square Ch 7	On-level track: Student narrate what was read. Parents ask the question and sign off. Advanced track: Students narrate and complete reading project. Project info in the notes below.
History	Ch21 - Fighting Over North America
	SP 66	Read SOTW pg 199-202	SP 67	Read SOTW pg 202-206		On-level track: Parent can write journal entry after discussion. Advanced Track: Students write journal entry.
Geography	Oceania - Due 12/9
Science	Try This pg 134, notebook pg 126. Vocabulary ID NJ pg 119-120.	Read pg 133-138 narrate, write at least interesting facts in notebook pg 117	Try This pg 142, notebook pg 126. Energy Matchbook NJ pg123, A31	Read pg 138-144 narrate, write at least interesting facts in notebook pg 117	SB Notebooking Activities pg 144, NJ pg 118.	On-level track: narrate reading. Advanced track: narrate material and write an interesting fact.
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem Due 12/9

Third Grade Ledesma 11/18 - 11/22

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Important Dates:

11/16 Dodgeball tournament 6:00pm

11/18 Moms in prayer 9:00am

          Grammar play date 3:00pm

11/20 Spirit Day/Pizza Day

          Thanksgiving program 1:30pm

11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving break - no school

Math:

Practice multiplication facts.

Here is another website to help practice multiplication facts.  mathusee.com

Grammar:

We will be learning the seven subject pronouns, seven possessive pronouns, and the seven object pronouns the next two weeks.  Please be working on the jingles for the different types of pronouns.  They will have to be able to list all the different types on the test.

Composition:

This week we are continuing Pecos Bill, a tall tale. This will be a three week paper. This week we are working on section three, climax and resolution. We will be adding a new section to this paper each week.

Reading

We are reading "A Cricket in Time Square" this week.  The project for this book is a diorama.  Your student will construct a diorama of one of the main events of this book. They will make a 3-dimensional scene, including models of characters, the setting, and objects. A shoebox makes a great place to build a diorama.  Then they will write a description of the scene.  Project is due Feb 12, 2020.  

History:

Memorize the three dates for this quarter. The quiz will be accumulative as the year progresses. The dates are listed in the campus binder under the science and history tab.

Quarter 2 dates due 12/9

Charles V 1519

William the silent and a Dutch revolution 1582

Jamestown Colony Founded 1607

Japan's Isolation 1633

Louis XIV the Sun King 1661

Sir Isaac Newton 1666

Memory:

Please spend time during your school day to work on our school wide scripture, quarter 2 poem, geography map & song, and key dates. Feel free to get creative and practice these in the car, at bedtime, or during meals.

Thanksgiving program 

Please allow time for your child to rehearse their lines. 

3rd week 15	11/18/2019	11/19/2019	11/20/2019	11/21/2019	11/22/2019	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Gratefulness vs. Unthankfulness
Bible	Psalm 27
	Discuss Acts 28	Thanking God all day long. Read Nehemiah 12:27-29,31,38-43.	Discuss Thanking God all day long.	Write your encouraging word for your classmate.
Math	Fact Practice. HIG pg. 72, TB pg 88 #7, WB EX 445-4, MM23.	Subtraction Fact Practice. TB pg 89 Practice 4F odds & TB pg 90 Practice 4G evens.	Fact Practice. HIG pgs. 73-74, TB pgs. 91-92, WB EX 46, MM 24	Subtraction Fact Practice. TB pg. 93 Practice 5A, MM 24	Subtraction Fact Practice. HIG pgs. 75-76, TB pgs. 94-96 #5, WB EX 47, MM25
Spelling	Review current step. Dictate sentences 4-6.	Review current step. Dictate sentences 7 - 9, writing station pg 82.	Review step. Dictate sentences 10-12. Administer Test on this weeks words and sentences.	Step 15. The Sound of / u /. Students copy 10 words.	Dictate sentences 1-3
Grammar	Ch8 L2 Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time.	Ch8 L2 Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time. PB pg 7 Ch8L2. WB pg 70 Ch8L2P1	Ch8 L3 Jingle Time, Grammar Time.	Ch8 L3 Jingle Time, Grammar Time. PB pg 7 Ch8L3. WB pg 71 Ch8L3P1.
Writing	Review vocab
	IEW lesson 8C. Pecos Bill KWO pg 61, pg 68 & 69. Review vocab.	IEW RD for Sect 3 - climax & resolution. Proofread RD. Review vocab.	Review Pg 69. Start FD add to section one and two. Review vocab	Finish FD. Oral retell.
Reading	Magician's Nephew Ch 15	Reading Exploration	Thanksgiving Program	The Cricket in Times Square Ch 5
History	Ch19 - The English in India
	SP 59-60	Read SOTW pg 181-184	Thanksgiving Program	Read SOTW pg 184-188
Geography	Oceania - Due 12/4
Science	Try This pg 128, notebook pg 125	Read pg 126-129 narrate, write at least interesting facts in notebook pg 116	Thanksgiving Program	Read pg 129-133 narrate, write at least interesting facts in notebook pg 116
Memory Work	Quarter 2 Poem & Key Dates Due 12/4