Third-Grade
Mary Moore Elementary
5500 Park Springs Blvd.
Arlington, Texas 76017
682-867-8900
Welcome to my Home Page. I hope you enjoy reading about our adventures here in third grade.
Schedule of activities/homework for the Week of May 14th-May 18th
(Activities, homework assignments are subject to change depending on time in class)
Monday, May 14th
LA: Phonics P. 135, Cursive: P. 136 & 137, Spelling: Pretest (Suffixes: -ly), Grammar Workbook P. 86-87, Read & Discuss vocabulary in "What Curioius Creatures" Pages 236-237, "Unique Animals of the Southwest" Pages 238-260, Editing Practice from TAP Workbook
HW: Editing DROPS C35, Start spelling HW, Read
Math: ADD#106, Early Bird, Lesson: Extending Tables Pages 266-267, Independent: R/P 12-3, Mr. Byers Lesson: Mean, Mode, Median, Mult. Mad Minutes
HW: Quick Check/Enrichment 12-3
HR: Review BIG science concepts we have learned this year
HW: Worksheet P. 19
Tuesday, May 15th
LA: Phonics P. 136, Cursive: Pages 138 & 139, Check Editing DROPS, District Writing Test
HW: Editing DROPS C36, Worksheet P. 268 & 271 (due Thursday), Read
Math: ADD#107, Early Bird, Lesson: Writing Rules for Situations Pages 268-270, Independent: R/P 12-4, Mult. Mad Minute, DynaMath
HW: Quick Check/Enrichment 12-4
HR: District Science Test
HW: No HW
Wednesday, May 16th
LA: Phonics P. 137, Cursive: Pages 140-141, Grammar Workbook P. 88 & 90, Check Editing DROPS, Computers 9:15-10:00, Novel: Read and Discuss Chapters 1 & 2 in Weird Wolf
HW: Editing DROPS C37, Finish Worksheet P. 268 & 271, Read
Math: ADD#108, Early Bird, Lesson: Division with no remainders and with simple remainders, Introduce long division and how to show work
HW: Quick Check/Enrichment 12-2
HR: 2:30 Poetry Lesson in the Library
HW: Blue Folder Day
Thursday, May 17th
LA: Phonics P. 138, Cursive P. 142, Check Editing DROPS, Grammar Workbook P. 101-102, Writing Lesson: 1-page narrative, Write 1-page about a time you were afraid of something that turned out fine, Drawing Activity: Draw the werewolf based on the description
HW: Editing DROPS C38, Finish spelling homework, Study spelling words, Read
Math: ADD#109, Early Bird, Lesson: Volume Pages 392-394, Independent: R/P 18-1, More Long Division practice, Guest Reader: Ms. Green
HW: Quick Check/Enrichment 18-1
HR: Discuss time lines, decade, century Pages 248-249, Discuss & use a locator map Pages 222-223, Worksheet P. 49
HW: Worksheet P. 55
Friday, May 18th ALL Library Books Due!!! TWIN DAY
LA: Cursive P. 143-144, Check Editing DROPS & take up, Grammar Workbook P. 103 & 105, Finish the writing assignment from Thursday, Spelling Tests, Read & Discuss Chapters 3 & 4 in the novel
HW: Read
Math: ADD#110, Lesson: Customary Units of Capacity Pages 396-397, Independent: R/P 18-2, Enrichment Practice with 4th & 5th grades, Check & take up DROPS
HW: Practice facts
HR: Read & Discuss Pages 250-255 "Communication Over Time," Worksheet P. 56
HW: Relax!
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Homeroom 8:05 - 8:30
Send in checks for the lunch accounts with your children if they need to put money in their accounts. Reminders: Don't forget to look for our Blue Folder that comes home on Wednesday. The ledger and Blue Folder are important means of communication between school and home. Thanks!
Language Arts 8:35 - 10:05
Recess 10:05 - 10:25
Language Arts continued 10:30 - 11:00
Math 11:00 - 11:35
Lunch 11:42 - 12:17
Story Time 12:20 - 12:35
PE/Music/Art 12:35 - 1:25
Math continued 1:25 - 2:25
Homeroom (Science/Social Studies) 2:30 - 3:20
Please feel free to e-mail me at dstidom@aisd.net if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks for the love, time, and devotion you share with your children. Your hard work will show in my class every day.
Gentle Reminders:
Only practice your math facts and read on days you eat!!!!
Language Arts 8:35 - 11:00
I hope you have been reading with your child EVERY night. Reading is so very important---if you don't practice, you will never get better. I have told my class that it's just like practicing for football, soccer, piano, or cooking---we all have to practice. We are working on "fluency." Fluency is simply building reading speed. Not only do I want the students to increase their reading speed, but along with that I want the students to know what they have read. I DO NOT WANT THE STUDENTS TO JUST CALL WORDS IN ORDER TO READ FASTER! I will be giving a fluency test each week. This test is nothing for the students to study for but to read at home. It becomes very clear who is reading and who is not reading at home. We should see the fluency numbers going up each week.
Fluency Tips---
*Reading the same book or story more than once increases fluency.
*Reading books that are on or a bit below the child's independent reading level builds fluency.
*Reading aloud to your child while he/she follows along builds fluency.
*You read something and have your child read along with you (choral reading) builds fluency because they are listening to your speed and keeping up with you---of course don't choose something too hard or read too fast.
*Reading daily/nightly aloud builds fluency.
When your child reads to you, it is okay to stop and ask questions along the way. Some sample questions might be: Tell me the characters. Who's the main character? What's the setting? What do you think will happen next? Why do you think that character did that?
What's the problem in the story?
Have fun reading!!!
Math 11:00 - 2:25
Practice your facts---don't count on a calculator!
Social Studies/Science 2:30 - 3:20
Social Studies/Science are really fun interactive classes. We teach social studies for 3 weeks and science for 3 weeks. The classes are interactive which means we do a lot of talking and discussing of topics. Science is very hands-on.
Dates to Remember---
May 11th Last Day for Library Checkout
May 15th District Writing Test: 2 sections
May 16th District Science Test
May 18th ALL Library Books Due!!!
May 18th Twin Day
May 24th 3rd grade End-of-Year Party 10:00-12:30
May 25th 8:45 Awards Day
May 28th Memorial Day Holiday
May 30th Take EVERYTHING home today
May 30th Early Dismissal 1:45
May 31st Early Dismissal 1:45
June 1st Teacher Work Day
BLUE FOLDERS COME HOME EVERY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH GRADED PAPERS----LOOK FOR THOSE. YOU SHOULD BE SIGNING THE Blue folders EVERY WEDNESDAY AND RETURN IT TO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY.
GRADED PAPERS: If your child has a graded paper with a grade lower than "70," that paper should be corrected at home and returned to the teacher no later than Friday.
Please feel free to call me or send me an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns. I will be updating my Web page periodically, so you will have the latest information. Thanks for taking the time to read it.
