Stephanie O'Neal

Classroom Update 12/6/11

Market Day Update and Reminders

 Market Day Advertising Worksheet was DUE Monday 12/5

Advertising poster is due on Wednesday 12/14

All products are due to school on Markey Day "PREVIEW" day, Thursday 12/15. 

MARKET DAY is Friday 12/16.  Parents are invited to attend beginning at 12:00.  Parents may be hired by their child to watch their child's "shop" for $5.00/half hour.  "Shop" clean up begins at 1:15.

What are we learning right now?

Language Arts:  elements of fiction (characters, setting, plot, problem, solution, and theme,) singular and plural nouns, using correct punctuation, comparing two stories.

Math:  Mastering our multiplication facts, introduction to division, math stories that require multiplication to solve.

Social Studies: All about Paul Revere

 

 

Donations Needed: 

Because of our efforts to be "germ free" during this cold/flu season, we have run out of Clorox/Lysol wipes again.  We are also running dangerously low on Kleenex/tissue.  We would appreciate any donations.

Our Class Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 20th, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Update 11-14-11

Market Day Update:

• Market Day will be December 16, 2011
• Product Proposal due Monday, November 14
• Product Quantity and Price Proposal due Tuesday, November 29

Thanksgiving Break Next Week, November 21-25

What are we learning this week?

Language Arts:

• Using predicting, questioning, and our connections to help us comprehend.
• Comparing/contrasting the plot, characters, settings of stories. 

Math:

• Strategies to memorize our multiplication facts.
• Multiplication "group" drills
• Multiplication story problems.

Science:

• Comparing different soils
• Weathering and erosion

Social Studies:

• Coming soon:  American Heroes
        Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, & Susan B. Anthony

 

We had a SUPER Friday!

A READING CELEBRATION!

We finished reading The BFG by Roald Dahl.  The students REALLY enjoy this humorous tale of a "big friendly giant" who has his own interesting language and habits.  We celebrated today with "snozzcumbers" and "frobscottle."  The kids loved it!  Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible. 

We made our own fossils today too! 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Update 10-19-11

A big THANK YOU to everyone who sent in snacks during testing week. The kids really enjoyed them!

Book Fair in the Media Center during Conference Week!

Field Trip~ November 2nd, 9:15-1:45

Classroom Donations Needed:

• Boxes of tissue
• Flourescent colored (3 in x 5 in) index cards
• Small dustpan/broom
• New infant/toddler white socks (any kind/brand) to be used as dry erase board erasers
• Individually wrapped candy

Thanks so much to those of you who have sent band-aids and other supplies recently. We appreciate it!

What are we learning in class right now?

Language Arts:

• We are publishing our personal narratives.
• Using our connections to help us comprehend
• Responding to what we read in our reading journals

Math

• Elapsed time
• Money: Counting back correct change

Science

• Fossils

Class Update 9-20-11

Classroom Wish List Items:

• Band-aids (We are completely out of Band-aids.)
• Boxes of tissue (We are running very low on tissue.)

Thank you ahead of time for helping us with these items.  We really appreciate it. 

What are we learning right now?

Language arts

• Using predicting and questioning strategies to help us comprehend what we read
• Writing in our Reading Response Journals during Independent Reading
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Prewriting for our Personal Narrative
• Drafting a "bold beginning" for our Personal Narrative

Math

• Rounding numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand
• Estimating sums
• Solving for the missing addend
• Properties of addition

Social Studies

• Ancient Greece
• Democracy
• Three branches of government

 

What's Happening in Room 406

What are we learning?

Language Arts

• Parts of a narrative story
• The writing process
• The writing trait: IDEAS
• Using sensory words to describe

Math

• Place value to Ten Thousands
• Comparing and Ordering Numbers
• Rounding

Social Studies:

• Ancient Greece
• The Ancient Olympics
• How Greece influenced our country

Daily Homework: 

Read for 20 minutes and record this on your reading log that is in your P.R.I.D.E. binder.  Math homework will be assigned in class.  Please check the agenda.  Study your spelling words every day.  Spelling tests will be on Fridays.  Agendas should be initialled each day by a parent.  

Welcome Back! August 15th

Welcome back to school! 

Back to school is an exciting time for everyone.  It was great to see everyone at Sneak-a-Peak Friday.  We had 100% attendance in our class!  I look forward to working closely with you this year as we watch your child learn and grow together. 

The Third grade supply list, as well as a couple of additional needed items can be found inside the yellow folder that you took home on Friday.  Please try to send as many of the supplies as you can on Monday.  We will be organizing our supplies and setting up our binders in class together.   

Classroom Information and Homework: 

This blog will be updated frequently to show what we are learning in class, as well as other important information.   

It is very important that you check your child's agenda daily for homework assignments.  

Please initial your child's agenda every night so I will know you have seen it. 

 

Please have your child complete the home reading log in his/her own handwriting.  Please initial the reading log and leave it in your child's binder. 

You are welcome to contact me with any concerns or questions by writing a note in your child's agenda or by email. I will check my email before 7:50 a.m. and at the end of the school day.  Remember that transportation changes should never be sent by email.  I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours. 

email:  stephanie.oneal@cobbk12.org