Midterms

I sent home a different form of midterms tonight with your child.  (The letter was placed in a white envelope if you want to check your child's backpack)  Please let me know what you think of this format.  I thought it was a nice representation of your child's progress, but I would like to know your thoughts. 

The Week in Review

Here is what happened in school this week:

Reading - finished our look at finding the main idea of a story
Math - subtraction with renaming (we used to call it borrowing)
Writing - writing with your senses
Social Studies - identifying goods and services 

Spelling List Week 6

Group 1 - adding endings to words with short and long vowels


framed
baked
sipping
hotter
pinned
digger
running
tripped
batter
sitting
making
braver
standing
fanning
skidding


Group 2 - wr, ph, and kn spelling patterns

wren
wrong
graph
phone
write
alphabet
known
knife
wrap
knitting
knots
trophy
wrestle
photo
know
wrench


Group 3 - number words

quintuplets
octagon
bicycle
hexagon
bilateral
unicorn
October
bicentennial
quadriceps
octopus
triceps
unicycle
tricycle
triangle
pentagon

Shoes

Mrs. Morrow has asked that all students where tennis shoes to school.  Please no sandals or flip-flops.  Thanks. 

Sound Experiment

The kids conducted a sound experiment today. They put a baggie filled with either a solid, liquid or gas to their ear.  Then their partner tapped the baggie with a pencil.  They recorded the volume of the tapping.

After some reading and investigating, they found out that sound travels quicker through solid than through liquid or gas.  

October Book Order

The October book order went home tonight.  Please have your orders in by Thursday, Sept. 25th. 

Order on-line for even easier shopping.  Use my class code, J2WRP, and use a credit card for your purchase.  Saves on sending the forms and a check back to school. 

If you send a check, please make it out to Scholastic Reading Club. 

Happy Reading!

Cross Country Fun Run

The PE Department and the cross country team are putting on their annual Fun Run.  This event is at the stadium on Thursday, September 26th.  Second grade runs a quarter mile at 5:40. Third runs 3/4 mile at 5:50. If you have any questions call 
Mr. Maxwell at 882-6390.

Bill Nye - Sound

Waves of Sounds Song

sound houndz

Week 4 Spelling Words

Group 1 (Addison, Emma B., Carter J., Austin, Gracie, Mason)
1. live
2. me
3. back
4. give
5. most
6. saw
7. law
8. raw
9. jar
10. straw
11. draw
12. country
13. ocean
14. title
15. motion
16. change

Group 2 (Mallory, Emma Brist, Matthew, Jensen, Brock, Emma E., Hannah, Jarika, Carter M., Emily, Zeke, Joscelyn)
1. last
2. school
3. father
4. keep
5. tree
6. grade
7. reach
8. raise
9. theme
10. scream
11. easy
12. batteries
13. fuel
14. machine
15. solve
16. evaluate

Group 3 (Kayson, Evan, Max, Hayden, Carter R., Parker)
1. fraction
2. Africa
3. killed
4. melody
5. bottom
6. trip
7. hole
8. poor
9. let's
10. fight
11. desirable
12. excitable
13. lovable
14. notable
15. tolerable
16. religion
17. tradition
18. ceremony
19. custom
20. folklore
21. organ

September 11th

Volunteers of America provided speakers to the 3rd grade classes in the district to address the importance of service workers during the 911 attacks.  Officer

Ryan Remmers and dispatcher Kathy came to share a story and discuss the events of September 11th. We thanked them for keeping our community safe then and now. 

AR Winners!

Congratulations to our first 10 Point AR winners! 

 

Spelling City

Students can practice their spelling words using the website spellingcity.com.  

To find your child's spelling words: 
1. click the "Find A List" tab, 
2. enter my name (kim buechler), 
3. click my name, 
4. click on either Group 1, 2, or 3.  

Your child knows which group they are in, if not let me know.  

There are games, puzzles, and a practice test.  All students will take the test on Friday morning using Spelling City, so it might be a good idea to practice using the computer for typing ease.  

Spelling Words - Week 3

Week 3 Spelling words:

Group 1: 
over
new
sound
take
only
car
park
hard
barn
card
shark
family
compare
contrast
timeline
map

Group 2: 
high
every
near
add
food
best
next
else
checked
grand
stand
energy
matter
forms
value
notation

Group 3: 
possible
gold
milk
quiet
natural
lot
stone
act
build
middle
assistant
brilliant
compliant
extravagant
ignorant
artifact
migration
nomad
adapt
agriculture
rounding

Amazing Science - The 5 Senses. Children learn about the five senses.

Five 5 Senses Human Body -Part 2

Five 5 Senses Human Body- Part 1

The Week in Review

Here is what we worked on this week:

Reading: finding the main idea of a story and explaining your reasoning for feeling that way.

Math: adding 2 and 3 digit numbers with regrouping (carrying). We have learned both a traditional and nontraditional method for regrouping when adding large numbers.  If you would like to work with your student(s), you can use the traditional (carrying) strategy if you would like.  I will post the directions for the place value addition strategy later so you will know how to add this "new" way. 

Cursive: we learned the i, t, and u this week.  I will be sending home practice sheets soon. 

Science: finished up our look at the stages of Matter. 

KiYi Buttons

On Friday, the High School will be selling KiYi Buttons for $1.00.  This button will get you into the KiYi events next week.  They will be selling during lunch.  

Fit For Life Kick-Off

The kids ran a 1/2 mile yesterday for the kick-off of the Fit for Life Program.  They ran around the school grounds 2 time! Great job kiddos!