BURNS, S (3rd Grade Math)

  • Week of May 6 - 10

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 5/6/2013
    Math
    Wednesday - Friday we will start building our bridges. 
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday is Field Day however, have you kids bring their books just in case we get to go to the library.  This week we will continue the genre media
     
    Science/ELA
    Science- We will continue to cover food chains.

    Language Arts- We will have spelling words this week.
     
    Extra
    5/6 Field Day - Students may have hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water.  They need to wear tennis shoes.
    5/7 Field Trip to Monahans.  Students may wear athletic shorts and t-shirts as well as a hat, glasses and sunscreen.  We need SMALL water bottles if you are able to donate any.
    5/16 Pease Night at CiCi's Pizza
    5/27 Bad Weather Day - Student Holiday
    5/31 Last Day of School - Early Dismissal - 1:45 and NO TIGER UNIVERSITY 
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  • Week of April 29 - May 1

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 4/28/2013
    Math
    With STAAR testing over we are beginning a couple of projects: bridges and graphing.  Homework will resume this week.  
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday is library day so make sure you have both library books.  This week we will be finishing a lesson on communities from the social studies book and starting a new genre in reading: media.
     
    Science/ELA
    Our last two units we will cover this year are food chains and ecosystems.  We will start our new unit on Food Chains Monday.  Students will have to describe the flow of energy in a food chain.  They will also have to be able to predict how changes in the food chain will effect an ecosystem.
    We will have spelling words this week.
     
    Extra
    5/6 Field Day - Students may have hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and water.  They need to wear uniform if they didn't purchase a field day shirt and tennis shoes.
    5/7 Field Trip to Monahans.  Students may wear athletic shorts and t-shirts as well as a hat, glasses and sunscreen.  We need SMALL water bottles if you are able to donate any.
    5/16 Pease Night at CiCi's Pizza
    5/27 Bad Weather Day - Student Holiday
    5/31 Last Day of School - Early Dismissal - 1:45 and NO TIGER UNIVERSITY 
     
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  • Week of April 22 - 26

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 4/21/2013
    Math
    ITS HERE - STAAR TEST!  Monday we are doing an Earth Day activity and then Tuesday we will dominate the STAAR test.  I have no problem with sugar free gum, it is actually proven to help with concentration.   Help you child by keeping them on a routine with a good meal and plenty of rest.  Please remember to give all regular medications as well.  There will NOT be math homework this week due to testing.  Thanks for all of your support.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    STAAR reading test is Wednesday.  Due to the testing we will not have reading homework; however, students will still be assigned a reading log this week.  Monday students will be going to the library as usual so please make sure that library books are with them.   
     
    Science/ELA
    We will be celebrating Earth Day tomorrow!  There will be NO spelling words this week due to the STAAR test. 
     
    Extra
    4/23 & 4/24 Math and Reading STAAR tests
    5/6 Field Day - wear a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.  Bring a water bottle
    5/27 Bad Weather Day - No School
    5/31 Last day of school.  Early Release at 1:45.  NO TIGER UNIVERSITY 
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  • Week of April 15 - 19

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 4/15/2013
    Math
    This week we are reviewing and getting reading for the STAAR test next week.  The math test will be on Tuesday, 4/23.   
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    This week we will be reviewing TEKS and genres in preparation for the STAAR test.  The Reading test will be Wednesday, 4/24   Monday is library day so please make sure your student has their library books. 
     
    Science/ELA
    Last week we took the six weeks science test, I was very pleased with the scores.  Those tests will be coming home to be signed in the Take Home folder Tuesday.  Since the STAAR test is next week, we will be doing some math and reading during our science time.  This will be review before the test.  After the STAAR test, we will get back to our regular agenda.  
    In Language Arts, we will wrap up our narratives.  I have a handrul of kids who are already done.  The narratives I have read so far are amazing.  We will have spelling words this week but there will be no spelling the week of STAAR (April 22 - 26) 
     
    Extra 
    4/19 STAAR pep rally 2:30 
    4/23 & 4/24 Math & Reading STAAR test 
     5/6 - Field Day
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  • Week of April 1 - 5

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 3/31/2013
    Math
    We are starting a review of TEKS in preparation of the STAAR test this month  This week I will focus on estimation, word problems and fractions.  In addition to their weekly homework of you can allow them some time to get onto ascendmath.com it would be a great benefit. 
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday is library day.  Please make sure that your student brings their books so they can use their new ZPD (reading range) to choose books on their reading levels.  Monday and Tuesday we will be working with fictional and expository text.  Thursday is social studies (communities) and Friday we will be taking a practice STAAR to work on endurance.  Please check through your students Tuesday take home folder for their Reading/Language Arts test that needs to be corrected and returned for a bumped grade. 
     
    Science/ELA
    Science - We continue to cover adaptations.  We will create vocabulary cards, color our camouflage butterflies, and we have adaptation sorting cards. 
    Language Arts - We will begin writing a narrative paper.
     
    Extra
    • 4/1 - Students may wear a college jersey with their uniform bottoms.
    • 4/18 - Pease Night at CiCi's pizza
    • 4/23 & 4/24 STAAR TEST Math & Reading
     
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  • Week of March 25 - 29

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 3/24/2013
    Math
    This week we will finish up our unit on fractions.  I will be canceling math tutorials Monday 2/25, but your child will be able to stay in their regular Tiger U class.  Sorry for the late notice.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday is library day.  Tuesday we will be taking the RenStar Reading Test.  Please talk with your student and stress the importance of them doing their best and taking their time on this test.  These results will show what level they are reading on and what book levels they should be reading.  This week we will be reviewing the genres of persuasive text and expository text.
     
    Science/ELA
    In Science we will be finishing up our life cycle unit.  Please make sure to ask your child what we have learned about plant and animal life cycles.  They have done a great job.  We will also start our final unit for the six weeks which is about plant and animal adaptations.
     
    Language Arts - I hope everyone noticed that we no longer have any review words on our spelling homework.  Remember the spelling homework is due on Friday.  This week we will begin writing a narrative.  They will have a couple of topics to choose from and we will begin brainstorming. 
     
    Extra
    3/25 - 2/29 BOOK FAIR
    3/28 - Muffins with Mom in the gym.  7:00 - 7:45
    3/29 - Early Release Day 1:45 - NO TIGER U
    4/1 - Students wear college jersey with uniform bottoms
     
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  • Week of March 18 - 22

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 3/17/2013
    Math
    This week we will continue learning about fractions.  If anyone is willing/able to donate a bag of funsize PLAIN M&M's I would really appreciate it.  We are going to take our renstar math test Tuesday and be looking for progress reports going home in Tuesday's take home folder.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    This week we will be reviewing informational text as well as procedural text.  Monday is library day!  IMPORTANT: NO WEDNESDAY READING TUTORIALS THIS WEEK!
     
    Science/ELA
    We will continue to discuss plant and animal life cycles.  This week we will observe live mealworms in the larva stage.  This is always a fun experience for the kids.  Please ask your child to tell you about plant and animal life cycles.
     
    When you see the spelling words this week, you will notice that there are no review words.  This is not a mistake.  Instead of having 14 basic words 2 review words and 2 challenge words, we will only have the 14 basic words and 2 challenge words for the remainder of our spelling lists.  We will also focus on writing a narrative paper.
     
    Extra
    3/18 Bring back library books -- library on Monday
    3/19 Renstar Math testing
    3/21 Pease night at CiCi's
    3/25 - 3/29 BOOK FAIR
    3/26 Renstar Reading testing
    3/28 Muffins with mom at 7:00 a.m.
    3/29 Early Release @ 1:45.  NO AFTERSCHOOL
    4/1 Students may wear college jersey with uniform bottoms
     
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  • Week of March 4 - 8

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 3/3/2013
    MATH
    We are done going over the benchmark and it will be in Tuesday's blue folder.  Please don't throw it away without looking at it with you student.  It is a good resource to use in preparation for the STAAR in April.  This week we start fractions.  Try to find ways to show examples each day.  Wednesday we will participate in World Math Day.  Your child can log on and practice each day at home until Wednesday night.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    We will be continuing our study of fiction plot and character analysis, as well as, reviewing nonfiction text.  Reading logs will be due Friday along with the regular weeks homework because of Spring Break being the following week.
     
    SCIENCE/ELA
    In Science we will be wrapping up inherited traits and learned behaviors.  We will begin learning about life cycles -- covering plant and animal life cycles.  Please make sure your child has their science journal daily.  The science journals were sent home a couple of weeks ago to get signed and a few have  not returned.
     
    This week our spelling words will have suffixes.  We have covered suffixes before but we will continue to disccss them.  We will have to identify common suffixes and determine how they change the meaning of words.
     
    EXTRA
    • 3/4 Students may wear college jersey with uniform bottoms
    • 3/8 PTA jeans day - $2
    • 3/11 - 3/15 Spring Break
    • 3/29 - Bad Weather make-up day -- school in session -- EARLY RELEASE 1:45 -- NO AFTERSCHOOL 
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  • Week of February 25 - March 1

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 2/24/2013
    Math
    We are still going over the Math STAAR benchmark a little each day.  We are also working on multiplication and division.  Students need to memorize math facts so we can be ready for double digit multiplication.  Flashcards are great.  Please remember your student can log on any time to www.ascendmath.com and work on their math level at home.  I strongly encourage it!  Please have them do a full lesson then work on flashcards -- they also need paper and pencil to work through problems.   Finally World Math Day is coming next week -- March 6th.  We will spend their math period competing against other students around the world.  They can log on at home and be practicing and earning points for this big event.  The site is www.worldeducationgames.com.  Thanks for all the help.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday is library day...students need chapter books, on their reading level, for numerous assignments each week.  This week we are studying three different genres; poetry, biography and autobiography and fiction. 
     
    Science/ELA
    We have started a new unit about inherited traits and learned behaviors.  We will be exploring traits of organisms that are inherited, such as the number of limbs on an animal or flower color.  We will also recognize behaviors that are learned in response to living in a certain environment.
    This 6 weeks in Lang. Arts we will write a narrative paper.  We will brainstorm, fill out a graphic organizer, write, revise/edit and create our final draft.  We will also continue to cover prefixes and suffixes.  
     
    Extra
    3/1 THIS FRIDAY 1st annual PTA Spring Festival 6-8 pm.  Please come and have fun.
    3/4 Students may wear a college shirt with uniform bottoms
    3/8 PTA jeans day
    3/11 - 3/15 SPRING BREAK
    3/29 Bad Weather Make Up Day - School is in session!
     
     
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  • Week of February 11 - 15

    Posted by STACEE BURNS at 2/10/2013
    REMINDER:  Valentine Parties Thursday 2/14 at 3:00.  Please bring your party item and valentine cards.
    Math
    We will be working with Multiplication and Division this week.  I plan on going over the benchmark from last week, but it will take awhile.  Once I send them home please look over it and use it as a study tool or reference.  The STAAR test is scheduled for the end of April.
     
    Reading/Social Studies
    Monday & Tuesday we will be reviewing all three types of text we have read this six weeks:  informational, procedural and persuasive.  Wednesday all 3rd graders will take a reading benchmark test.  This test is longer than the usual six week assessment and similar to the STAAR.  Thursday we will continue our study of communities.  Friday we will be working on reading comprehension and locating information within the text.
     
    Science/Language Arts
    On Monday, kids will bring home a review sheet to study for our test.  Tuesday, they will bring home their science journal to show you what we have been doing.  Please allow your child to show you the information we have covered.  They will receive a free 100 for getting it signed and returned Wednesday.  Our six weeks Science test will be given on Thursday.
     
    We are still trying to get our expository papers completed.  I only have a few more kids that are working on their final drafts.  This week our spelling words are about when to change the "y" to "I" and add "es" to make a word plural.
     
    Extra
    • Wednesday 2/13 - Reading Benchmark
    • Thursday 2/14 - Science test and VALENTINE PARTY at 3:00
    •  2/18 - Monday - Student Holiday
     
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