The week of August 28, 2006 Important Dates:         Welcome to Third grade.  I am so happy to have your child in my class.  This will be an exciting year.  Each week you can look at my website  and get information about upcoming events and important dates, homework, Spelling list, and educational website suggestions.                       Love, Mrs. Engle Schedule 7:50-8:15-              Morning Assembly (gym) 8:15-8:30-              Spelling 8:30-9:15               Writing 9:15-10:00              Specials (conference period) 10:00-11:00     Reading 11:00-11:40     Math 11:40-12:15             Lunch 12:15-12:40     Recess 12:40-1:15              Math 1:15-2:15               Science or Social Studies 2:15-2:45               D. E. A. R. 2:45                    Dismiss Monday          Computer 10:15 Friday                  Library 1:00 Spelling (unit 20)         Basic Words 1.      hear 2.      here 3.      new 4.      knew 5.      its 6.      it’s 7.      our 8.      hour 9.      there 10.     their 11.     they’re         Review Words 12.     eye 13.     I         High Frequency 14.     for 15.     four 16.     would 17.     wood 18.     on 19.     no 20.     was         Challenge Words 21.     seen 22.     scene         Math Words 23.     five 24.     two 25.     nine Homework Monday                  Spell words with someone at home. Tuesday                 Write sentences for 10 words from the list. Wednesday               Do “shark fins” for #1-13 and study for Pre-test Thursday                        Study words, if you did not pass Pre-test.    Friday                             Test and turn in homework.       Objectives Math:                   addition and subtraction fact practice and drill                                 Place Value:  with blocks, writing numbers in words, reading numbers in words, expanded                                 notation. Reading:                "Phoebe and the Spelling Bee" , parts of a story Language:               Prefixes and writing a non-fiction paragraph about animals. Science:                "Life Cycles"                            Social Studies:  Computer lab:   internet                                  Math link:              funbrain.com (math games and activities)                                 mathstories.com                                 scholastic.com (educational activities)                                 math mastery.com                                 math: worksheet generator                                 www.multiplication.com (interactive games, flash cards, drills,                                                                                                        etc.)                                 A plus Math.com TAKS:                   Texas Education Agency (you can look at last years TAKS test, do the test online, or print it                           out.) Reading link:   bookadventure.com   Social Studies: www.50states.com, your state.gov (Texas.gov) Science:                www.eduplace.com Great Science  and Math games on material      covered in      the     classroom.