Mrs Pickens' Third Grade Class

Monday, September 19, 2011

Homework Happenings for Monday, September 19th


Good Afternoon, HLOE students! Today's homework is:

Spelling: Illustrate 10 spelling words WS

Reading: Read "Wolf!" at home and have parents sign sheet/agenda. Complete Practice O WB 45/46.

Math: CHapter 2: Mental Math: Complete "QUICK CHECK" pp. 39-40.

No Social Studies homework today. Don't forget, our trip to downtown Paducah is tomorrow. Wear comfortable shoes as we will be doing some walking. We will also eat sack lunches downtown. If there are any parents who would like to join us, you may park down in the parking lot at the foot of Broadway. Our buses should be arriving aroun 9:00 am. We will be visiting the River Heritage Museum and the Floodwall. It should be a great learning experience!

All this week on our blog, I will be posting pictures from our trip to Morningside last Thursday. The students really enjoyed meeting their new "grandparent"!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Homework Happenings for Tuesday, Sept. 13

Reading: Read "The Strongest One" and parent sign reading log. Complete the vocabulary/comprehension WS

Math: Review over Chpt 1 and the checkup review lesson we completed and graded today. Test is tomorrow!

******PTO meeting/dinner tonight! Third grade meeting immediately following the meeting.*****

Monday, September 12, 2011

Homework Happenings for Monday, Sept. 12th

Spelling: ABC order and guide word WS

Reading: Vocabulary review: "Practice O" WB 37-38

Math: Chapter 1 Review pp. 34-35 in textbook; test will be on Wendnesday

MAPs testing today, so no science.

*****Reminder: Tomorrow night, immediatly following the PTO meeting, we will have a third grade informational meeting for our parents. We will cover items such as homework policy, discipline procedures for third grade, and more information about our spring trip to Frankfort. Be sure to make a point to come! ******

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Homework Happenings for Thursday, Sept. 8th

Study for DOL #4 tonight

Grammar: WB pg on compound sentences

Reading: Comprehension/vocabulary WS on "The Perfect Pet"

Math: WB 11/12 over comparing/ordering numbers

No science homework tonight.

Tomorrow is Snack Friday! Don't forget to bring $1 for fun snack!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Homework Happenings for Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

No homework this evening. Here are a couple of important dates/meetings that I need to share with you:

AR cutoff is Tuesday, October 11th. Hopefully, this will give friends an opportunity to read over Fall Break and come back to take some last minute tests.

AR Reward: Wednesday, October 12th
We are meeting with Mrs. Tane, the "Balloon Animal Lady" and she is going to hold a
workshop on how to make balloon animals!!

Tuesday, September 13th @ 6:30pm
PTO meeting and third grade meeting, immediately following. We will go over third grade
homework policy, etc.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Homework Happenings for Tuesday, Septmeber 6, 2011

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! The homework assignments for today are:

Reading: Read "The Perfect Pet" . No written assignment

Math: Place Value Review WB 7-8

Science: We started Chapter 2 "Plant Life Cycles" Complete WB 27/28 at home.

We will be starting the MAPs testing cycle this week and will complete it next week. Your child will be tested in the computer lab over math skills.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Homework Happenings for Thursday, September 1, 2011

Good Afternoon!
The homework for today is:

Study DOL sentences and spelling words (unless you made 100% on your pretest)

Math: Place Value WS

Grammar: Predicate WB 21-22

Science: The Vertebrate Flip Book is due by 3:30 tomorrow afternoon!

The students did a great job on their science test! I will be handing it back tomorrow.

******Look for a letter from me about an exciting program we will be participating in starting Sept. 15th!******