Our goals for this week!

We changed our liquids into a solid by adding cold!

We made ice cream today! The temperature of our ice before we added rock salt was 0 degrees Celsius. After we added our rock salt, the temperature dropped to an amazingly frigid -12 degrees Celsius! The ice cream was frozen and delicious!

Remember! Remember! Remember!

                                                     October 4       Picture Day

                                                     October 7       Fundraiser Money Due

                                                    October 16      Early Release  12:30 for Yamboree Holiday

                                        October 17 and 18      Yamboree Holiday

Reading:  Students will be reviewing all the fiction elements.  Fiction elements test on Wednesday!

Writing:  Students will begin writing their own personal narrative. 

Social Studies:  Students will continue to learn about our local government.

3-digit addition practice

Measuring the Rain!! So thankful!!!

We measured 4 and 7/10 inches of rain in our rain gauge!

Don't forget:  Mrs. Morris's book fair time is Tuesday, September 24.  

Reading  This week students will learn how to make inferences when they read and they will learn about the theme of a story.

Writing:  Students will also learn how to write a personal narrative.  Students will be expected to use the skills that they have been taught this year in their narrative.

Soc. Studies:  Students will continue to learn about the U.S. government.

Measuring Spike! 7cm long and getting fatter!

 Reading Homework will not begin until Sept. 23.   Sorry for the Delay!

Reading: This week the students will learn how to sequence events from a story and write a summary.

Writing:  They will also understand the importance of word choice in their writing.

Soc. Studies:  Students will learn about the constitution and study several people who have made an impact in our country.

 

Gas takes up space

Homework for math starts Monday!

Practicing lab safety before our science experiment!!

Great Start!

We've had a great start to our Math and Science class this year! As you can see on our blog, we recently added a member to our class. Please welcome our class tadpole named Spike! Spike was the name given by majority vote in our classes! We observe and record the changes seen in him daily! 

In science, we've been learning about lab safety, scientists, and matter. We have learned that matter is classified into 3 categories: Liquids, Solids, and Gases. We are also using our 5 senses to describe the properties of matter. This week we are going to continue describing properties, but we are also going to be changing our matter from solids to liquids, liquids to solids, and liquids and solids to gases by adding heat or cold!  It will be exciting!

In math, we've been reviewing place value from the ones, tens, and hundreds place. This is something your student should know from 2nd grade. We learn up to the hundred thousands place in 3rd grade, but we wanted to take our time and review right here at the first of school. We started rounding to the nearest 10 and 100's too! The grocery store is a great place to let your student practice how and why we need rounding! 

PLEASE be reviewing math addition and subtraction facts at home. It will make their learning a whole lot easier and faster! We need to know our facts by memory! 

Our new class pet! We are going to watch first hand the "Life Cycle of a Frog"! Have your student start thinking of a name for him... or her!? 

Language Arts / Week 3

Reading;  This week students will learn the elements of fiction.

Writing:  Students will learn about organizing their writing.  They will understand the importance of including sequencing words when they write. 

Soc.Studies:  Students will learn about rural, suburban, and urban communities. 

Homework:  Students will receive their spelling words on Monday and 1 spelling homework paper.  The spelling test will be on Friday.  Also reading homework will begin next week.  Students will read for 20 minutes each night and have their log signed by an adult.  All homework will be due on Friday.

Language Arts/ Week 2

Reading:  This week we will continue practicing "reading is thinking" or metacognition.  Students will understand that good readers stop and think as they read.  Ask your students to explain "reading salad".  

Writing:  Students will understand that all sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.  They will also learn that a sentence has a subject and predicate.  Students will be expected to demonstrate this in their own writing.

Social Studies:  Students will learn about the community that they live in.  

Just A Reminder

 Gilmer Elementary School

College Day and Open House

Thursday, September 5th

7:30-8:30 a.m.

                                       7:30-8:00   Breakfast in the cafeteria and classroom visits.

                                       8:00-8:30   Parent Meeting in the gym. 

Parents and Students are encouraged to wear college attire.

Mrs. Morris' Daily Schedule

8:00-8:15 Announcements/Morning Work

8:15-8:45 Enrichment

8:45-9:15 Whole Group Reading

9:15-9:45 Guided Reading

9:45-10:15 Writing

10:15-10:30 Social Studies

10:45-11:30 Specials/Collaboration

11:25-11:55 Lunch/Recess

12:15-1:00 P.E./Conference

1:00-1:30 Whole Group Reading

1:30-2:00 Guided Reading

2:00-2:45 Writing

2:45-3:00 Social Studies