Luehmann's Learners

2011-03-10T07:29:00.000-08:00

Good morning today we have libraryand we looked at the book fair today and made wish lists. Almost everyone is reading harry potter books. We also have world language and gym. Can't wait for the conference today and tommorow. Did you learn something new today, I hope you did

By:Oyunzaya and Inga

2011-03-07T06:03:00.000-08:00

On Friday for gym we went to Netherwood and we are starting to type our animal reports. We also had reading buddies on Friday. In reading we are working on inferring. Have a great nice day

By:Oyunzaya and Inga

2011-03-02T06:07:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had a math test and a multiplication timed test. We also had art yesterday and for writing today we are gonna type our animal reports. Have a nice day!!!!

By:Erin and Oyunzaya

2011-02-24T06:03:00.000-08:00

Its Erin's birthday on Friday!
Yesterday we had math buddies and a exploration with pattern blocks. After school we had book club at the FireFly and we talked about the book Because of Winn Dixie. For specials, we had gym and spanish. We are reading the book Punished for read aloud.

Have a great long weekend!!!

By: Joey and Erin

2011-02-23T06:01:00.000-08:00

Hola!!!! Yesterday in writing we worked on our introduction

for our animal reports. Also we had Art.

By:Erin and Joey

2011-02-22T06:05:00.000-08:00

Hello people of the world!!
Yesterday for science we talked about mammals and today we are going to continue talking about animals.

By:Erin and Joey

2011-02-21T06:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday!!!
On Friday we had library,reading buddes and math buddes and a make up day. in reading we worked on sumrizeing.
By:Erin and Joey

2011-02-15T06:05:00.000-08:00

On Monday we had music and Guidance and 2 Seniors from the high school came and showed us some stuff in guidance. We are working on our animal reports for writing and also summarizing in reading.

By: Logan and Joey

2011-02-14T06:11:00.000-08:00

We have the same jobs as the first week of school. We had world language and gym on Friday. In gym we played soccer ageist Natherwood.

By:
Logan and Joey
Happy Valentines day to all !

2011-02-11T06:02:00.000-08:00

today we are finishing are postcards for are report. We have our word study test this Morning. This morning we are having science.

By: Logan and Carson

2011-02-10T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today we have library. we started a new math book for math and we have our planet test today. Yesterday we worked on writing notes for our animal reports. We had a timed multiplication fact test, we all did a great job! We have math buddies today.There was an article in the Oregon Observer about the Chelsea's Hope assembly. Logan and Bella had their pictures in the paper! Adios!

By: Logan and Carson

2011-02-09T05:59:00.000-08:00

We have wold language and gym today. How are you doing? In reading we are working on summarizing. After math we are finishing up are glogsters. For writing we are doing are pen pal letter.

By:Logan and Carson

2011-02-08T06:10:00.000-08:00

How you doing. we have music today. we are finishing are glogsters today. we are going to the lab at 8:20. Logan is happy today again.

By: Logan and Carson

2011-02-07T06:03:00.000-08:00

On Friday Rachel came she is a person we skyped with.Rachel was in Prague. She brought us a poster from Prague and chocolate from Germany.

Go pack Go!!!!! We have gym and world language.

carson and logan are very happy today.

2011-02-04T06:05:00.000-08:00

today we have art. We have are math buddies an reading buddies. Yesterday Matt Adam an Logan got a Mohawk an Chelsea did to. Mrs.Ebert an Celia cut there hair an gave it to locks of love. hope you have a good super bowl weekend

By: Carson and Matt

2011-02-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

today is a very exiting day.we have the asembly for chelsea. so far everyone is wearing pink.

2011-02-01T05:59:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and world language. Tomorrow we are having are assembly for Chelseas Hope. We made some posters for the day. We worked on symmetrical and congruent shapes in math. We are working on our research reports in writing. In reading we learned how skim a book to find the most important details. Have a great day!

By: Matt and Carson

2011-01-31T06:01:00.000-08:00

Today we have art. we are also making glogsters on the planets. we are doing a report on animals.

by; matt and carson

2011-01-28T06:04:00.000-08:00

Today we have Gym and Spanish. We also have reading buddies that are first graders. Yesterday we had math buddies. And today is HAT DAY!

by: Colin and Matt

2011-01-27T06:03:00.000-08:00

Today we have music. We have library in the morning. Yesterday we watched a video about planets

by:Colin and Matt

2011-01-26T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today we have Spanish and Gym. Yesterday we in math we learned about pentagons. And we watched a movie about the planets. And we worked on are shape poems. Joey is reading Harry Potter as usual.

by:Matt and Colin

2011-01-25T06:04:00.000-08:00

Today We have art. We have science today! We are going to work on are shape poems. In math on Friday we learned about triangles on Monday we learned about quadrangles.

by: Colin and Matt

2011-01-24T06:08:00.000-08:00

Today we have Spanish and gym. We also are getting new reading group books! And are finishing are limericks! And we will read a little of The lemonade war!

by: Ttam Niloc ps can you figure out who we are?

2011-01-21T06:01:00.000-08:00

Today we have music. We are having the hut or hamburger patty. Matt is apparently happy today. We have guidance today.

by:Matt and Colin

2011-01-19T06:53:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and Spanish. We are having hot dogs and fish shapes for lunch. We have library today.

by:Colin and Jack

2011-01-19T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today we have art. We are having pancakes and French toast sticks for lunch. we are doing rhyming poems.last poem we did was a Haiku poem.

by: Adam Colin

2011-01-18T06:14:00.000-08:00

Today we have Spanish and gym. We also have science on the solar system this morning.

2011-01-14T06:03:00.000-08:00

Today we have music.For lunch we are having mini corn dogs and sloppy Joe.Yesterday we did our rhyming poems it was amazing. We also checked out books yesterday too. Hope you have a fun day.

By,Liliana and Oyunzaya the great.

2011-01-13T06:04:00.000-08:00

Today we have world language and gym. We have chicken patty and lasagna for lunch. We have library. Yesterday we had our chapter 5 math test. We have 2 extra minutes for recess. We started writing a rhyming poem. In reading we are working on having a good book discussion. In Lemonade War, the main characters, Jesse and Evan start a lemonade war to see who can sell the most lemonade. We hope you have a really good day!

By: Liliana and Inga

2011-01-12T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today we have art for specials and for lunch we have hamburger patty and potato strips. We are having our chapter 5 math test today.Yesterday we read chapter 1 on Lemonade War.Yesterday we finished our constellation.Hope you have a good day.

By, Liliana and Oyunzaya

2011-01-11T06:05:00.000-08:00

Today we have world languges and gym.yesterday we did haiku poems.today we are going to finish are constellations. we get 2+minutes for recess.

By Liliana and Cylie

2011-01-10T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today we have music for specials for lunch we have chicken patty and mac n cheese.we are starting to learn about the solar system and Tori is back from mexico! Hope you have a wonderful week!

2011-01-07T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today we have world languages and gym. Yesterday we worked on our haiku poems. We wrote a haiku poem together as a class about sharks. We took our test on continents and oceans. In math, we learned how to find tenths and hundredths of a meter stick, it was kind of hard! Today we are having pizza hut. Happy Friday!!!

By: Liliana and Alan

2011-01-06T06:08:00.000-08:00

Today we have Art .We also have library. Yesterday we started writing haiku poems. A haiku has 3 lines and a 5,7,5 syllable pattern. For reading we are working on how to have a good book discussion. In math we are learning about decimals in the tenths, hundredths and thousandths. We also started learning about the solar system yesterday!

By: Liliana and Erin

2011-01-04T06:27:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had gym and world language class. We worked on finishing our landform maps. We also worked on finishing our narratives and wrote our Dear Reader letters. We talked about what we did for our winter break. For lunch we had french toast sticks and pancakes. Most of the snow melted over winter break because of the rain and sunshine, but it's snowing out right now!We are in chapter 5 for math and yesterday we practiced reading and writing numbers into the millions.

Tori, we hope you are having fun in Mexico!!! We hope it's warm weather. Write us back a comment!

Sincerely,
The Class

2010-12-21T06:11:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and world language and we are having popcorn chicken or sloppy joes for lunch. Yesterday we worked on finishing our maps and personal narratives. In math we learned how to read big numbers into the millions. In reading we are working on our book skits and we are going to perform them for our reading buddies.

By: Isabel and Alan

2010-12-20T06:03:00.000-08:00

Today we have music and for lunch is build a burger or pizza dippers. We need to finish are personal narrative by Wednesday in writing. We had a substitute in the afternoon on Friday. We are also working on finishing our landforms maps. We had 3 more days until winter break!!!

By: Alan and Isabel

Why we LOVE technology!!!

2010-12-17T06:32:00.001-08:00

The smartboard helped me with cursive-Inga

I like the iPad because you can work on your math facts-Ben

The computers help you type faster-Cylie

I like the computer because you can do math facts and it is more fun than writing-Bella

I think technology is helpful for when I'm older-Erin

I like technology because it helps us learn-Logan

Being online is fun because it has games on it-Grant

It is awesome!!!-Matthew

The blog helps me type-Isabel

I like the internet cause it helps us learn and it usually has the answers to all of our questions-Justin

I like the computer because you can play great, fun games-Joey

I like the computer because it has math games-Liliana

I like technology because I think that it teaches the students and the teachers some stuff that they never knew-Tori

I like all of the technology because it's fun, creative and it makes us smart-Oyunzaya

I like technology because instead of looking in the dictionary, we can just go on the internet-Carson

I like the computer because it helps me do better on my math facts-Colin

I like the iPad because it's fun to read books on there-MaiChi

I like technology because I can look stuff up on google-Adam

I like the smartboard because you can play games on it-Alan

I like computers because you can go on the blog and the internet-Jack

I like to play games on the computer-Carmen

We all think....

-technology is cool

-touch screens are cool

-the pond app on the iPad is relaxing

-chatting on the webcam is fun to do and we can see people

-cell phones are better than telagraphs or mailing

-we love the iPad!

-we like the smartboard because it really helps us with our math and showing us examples rather than a white board

-we think it's fun because you can do projects :)

2010-12-17T06:11:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and Spainish and for lunch we have pizza and tuna wrap.we are also celebrating Oyunzaya's birthday. Today is the last day of the food drive and also today is wacky hair day.

By: Tori and Isabel

2010-12-16T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today we have art and for lunch we have chickennugguts and Toasted cheese. we also we have library at 8: 20. today a girl from the Madison newspaper is coming into the class.

By Tori and Isabel

2010-12-15T06:05:00.000-08:00

Today we have Spainish and Gym and for lunch we have chicst started are ken with gravy and ham slice.yesterday in math we learned millions and hundreds- thousands for number top-it. We just started are compass's.Happy Holadays and have a very merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Tori and Isabel

2010-12-14T06:06:00.000-08:00

Today we have music and for lunch we have french toast sticks and pancakes. Yesterday we had guidance and learned about having a good attitude. During lunch recess we went to the little theater and watched the movie Frosty Returns. In math we learned a new game called Number Top It and we are learning about place value into the 10,000. We are also are finishing up are Landform Books. By: Tori and Isabel

2010-12-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today we have Spanish and Gym,also we have mini corndogs and sloppy - joe for lunch.Also the food drive just started today and today we all got new jobs. Happy Holadays and have a very merry Christmas!!!!

By: Tori and Isabel

2010-12-10T06:04:00.000-08:00

Today we have art for specials. Also for lunch we have hamburger patty and quesadilla.Also we have reading buddies.Yesterday we had library. We also have a girls group this lunch recess.

By:Bella and Tori

2010-12-09T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and spanish for specials. We also have hotdog and fish shapes for lunch. We also have math buddies. we have a whole different morining chocie rotine.Also we have a sub. today we have libray at 8:20.

By:Tori and Bella

2010-12-08T06:11:00.000-08:00

Today we have music and for lunch we have pancakes and French toast sticks. Yesterday we finished are cursive book, and today we are filling out our cursive license. We are also learning about Landforms. So far we learned about Hills and Plains.

2010-12-07T06:03:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and Spanish. We got new spelling words. In gudieence we learned breathing exercizes. And in art we did optical illusions it was really cool. For lunch we have chicken nuggets and toasted cheese.Yesterday we all celabrated Colin's birthday.Also we learned cursive X.

By:Tori and Bella

2010-12-06T06:05:00.000-08:00

Today we have art and for lunch we have pizza dippers and spaghetti.We are starting a new book the title of it was Marley and Me. And our first grade buddies came down and shared there story's with us.A new strategy we learned was Visulizing. And at 8:15 we have guidence.

bella and tori

Ben and Bella's Blog

2010-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today we have gym and spanish we also have science. We have reading buddies at 10:15 and for lunch we have pizza hut or mini corn dogs. We had math buddies yesterday. We also got a new iPad this week. We are using the iPad for math facts, reading and sight words, but right now we are all taking turns playing with it and getting used to it. We are also learning about maps and the oceans and the 7 continents.

By: Bella and Ben

Ben and Bella!

2010-11-30T06:08:00.000-08:00

Today we have art we also are learning about the continents and the bodies of water.

2010-11-29T05:57:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday we had sciencee and reading buddy's. We saw human organs like the brain, lungs, stomach, liver, small intestine, gallbladder and kidneys. We also have popcorn chickon for luch today.We have gym and spanish for specials. We hope you all had a great break!

By: Ben and Bella

2010-11-23T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today we have music. Also today we are going to see human body parts for science. For lunch we have taco meat or hot dog. Last of all we have reading buddys.

Marvelous Monday

2010-11-22T06:01:00.000-08:00

Today we have world languages and gym also science. Pancake and French toast sticks. We are learning x.
Ben and Justin

2010-11-19T12:15:00.000-08:00

Rounding the corner into a short week, I have a lot to be thankful for, here at school! I feel fortunate to add more and more to my list each new day in 3rd grade. Here are just a few of the things I am thankful for this school year:

*21 smiling faces entering my classroom each day
*consistent parent communication and support
*a very talented and outgoing high school helper
*hardworking 3rd graders that give me their best effort each day
*enthusiastic readers and writers
*driven mathematicians
*proud narrative authors
*excited and willing students, taking on technology
*caring friendships that grow stronger daily
*wonderful and efficient classroom volunteers
*and on and on and on....

Heading into Thanksgiving week I do reflect on all the blessings in my life, especially at school. Thank you for all you do at home to help your children grow academically and socially. I am enjoying each and every child and getting to know your families. Have a restful and relaxing weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann

P.S. I may regret writing this, but I have to stick to my Michigan roots......GO BLUE!!! :)

2010-11-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today Is P.J Day! Also we have a test for science today and we have art.For lunch we have chicken and gravy or ham slice.
Ben and Justin.

2010-11-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today we have world languages and gym. Also we have library. For lunch we have mini corn dogs quesadilla. Also we have math buddys. On Friday we have PJ Day!
Ben and Justin

2010-11-17T06:10:00.000-08:00

Today we have music. Also we have science yesterday in science we played a human body matching game. For lunch we have popcorn chicken or sloppy Joe.
Ben and Justin

2010-11-16T06:07:00.000-08:00

Today we have world languages and gym. Also we have science. We have a new helper on the playground, Mr. Pehler.

By: Justin and Ben

2010-11-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

On Friday we had science and we reviewed about the organs. We had gym and world language for specials. We learned the cursive letter W. We are starting chapter 4 in math today. We are working on collecting ideas for our new personal narrative!

By: Ben and Erin

2010-11-14T18:18:00.001-08:00

We are officially done with WKCE testing and were able to get a lot done around the tests this past week!

Reading:

We worked this week on the comprehension strategy of questioning. We talked about thick and thin questions and how they help us to better understand the text. Your child will be getting their first "book club" book, No Talking this week. We will meet at the Phillips house after winter break to discuss the book. More info to come!

Writing:

We all finished our first narrative (YEAH!) and began a second narrative, focusing on narrowing in on a seed idea. You'll see in the first narrative of the year, most students did a great job of telling about a specific time, trip or vacation. Now we are really trying to take a time or experience in our life and use a lot of detail to give a thorough description. We have specifically been looking at Owl Moon, Come On, Rain and Shortcut as examples for our narratives.

Math:

We finished up chapter 3 and are moving into multiplication and division for chapter 4. You'll notice on the side of the blog I added a math vocabulary list. I will put vocabulary that students continually need practice with, so if you could reinforce these terms at home it would greatly benefit your child.

Science and Social Studies:

We are beginning to study maps and globes in social studies and will learn about different landforms as well. Your child will have 3 more sessions on the human body this week and finish up next week with UW Medical students coming into school with real human organs for them to touch and see. It is always a very popular presentation and we are so lucky to have this experience!

Thanks to the families that sent in WKCE treats this past week! It will make you all happy to know that when I announced that "WKCE tests were over" a few students responded with "Awwwww, no more treats!" Although the testing was tedious, the kids really enjoyed the extra goodies before and after testing time!

I hope you all had a great weekend and I am looking forward to a "normal" week!

Mrs. Luehmann

2010-11-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today we have wor ld languages and gym. Also for lunch we have pizza hut, hot dog, or P B and J. We have a math test.
Cylie Justin

Thoughtful Thursday

2010-11-11T06:07:00.000-08:00

Today we have WKCE testing also we have Music. Colin brought in rice crispy treat. For lunch we have chicken (AWSOME) or toasted chees (BOO)
Cylie and Justin

Willy Willy Wensday

2010-11-10T06:01:00.000-08:00

have WKCE math testing also world languages and gym. For lunch we have mac&cheese or ham sandwich . Tori brought muffins!

Talented Teusday

2010-11-09T05:59:00.000-08:00

Today we have W.K.C.E math testing and art. Logan brought blueberry muffins.
by Cylie and Justin!

Marvelous Monday

2010-11-08T06:01:00.000-08:00

To day we have Guidance and World Languages and gym. Also we are getting and Mrs. Luehmann is giving us a new book for are reading groups.
by cylie and Justin

uidince

2010-11-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

We survived our first week of WKCE testing! It was a fast and jam packed week, see what we were up to below:

Reading:

We began the comprehension strategy of Questioning. We watched an Into the Book video and created question prompts for when we read. On Monday we will begin talking about Thick and Thin questions and how they help us to better understand our story. Some students were sent home today with a book to read over the weekend. These are book room books and should be returned to school when completed.

Writing:

Most students are illustrating their published piece or creating a cover page. We are moving onto another narrative next week, this time really focusing on the elements within writing and modeling through different mentor texts. I am excited to work with your child on expanding their writing skills. Does your child keep a journal at home? If not, please consider starting this. Expressing thoughts and ideas is a harder skill for 3rd graders. Daily journaling will help strengthen this skill.

Math:

We are moving through chapter 3 which focuses primarily on measurement and probability. It is a harder chapter and can sometimes take more practice. The plan is to take our unit 3 assessment next Friday.

Science and Social Studies:

Your children will spend 2 more weeks (3 days/week) with Mrs. Amlong learning about the human body. We have also started learning about different continents and bodies of water on our world.

We have WKCE testing scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Please make sure to get your child to bed early and come to school with a solid breakfast. Snacks and water will be provided during the testing and THANK YOU to the families that have donated snacks so far!

Thanks for all you do at home! Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-11-05T06:01:00.000-07:00

Today we have music.We git out of school at 1:00.
by Cylie and Mai Chi

2010-11-04T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today we have world languages and gym and W.K.C.E. testing.
by Cylie and Mai Chi

2010-11-03T06:12:00.000-07:00

Today we have w.k.c.e and art
cylie and Mai Che

2010-11-02T06:01:00.000-07:00

Today we have W.K.C.E testing and Gym and World Languages.

Cylie and Mai Chi

2010-11-01T06:01:00.000-07:00

Today we have music and guidance.on wednesday we had are feldtrip to the zoo.
Cylie and Mai Chi

2010-10-26T05:59:00.000-07:00

today we have art and are cursive upper case letter A

2010-10-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

Thank you to the parents that I had great conversations with last night at parent teacher conferences! I look forward to Tuesday night for more! It was another fantastic week in room 118! Check it out:

Reading:
We started the comprehension strategy of activating our prior knowledge. We are using what we already know about the book or topic to help better understand the story. Keep reading at home!

Writing:
We talked about how to write a good lead on a story, what a published piece in our classroom will look like and started creating our published narratives! I am very excited for you to see all the hard work put into these pieces!

Math:
We finished chapter 2 and began unit 3 on measurement. Practice with your child measuring the to nearest inch, half inch and quarter inch. Check your child's homework folder on Monday for their Chapter 2 math IPP.

Science:
We learned the names of our bones during the human body in Mrs. Amlong's classroom!

We also had a great conversation with Rachael, our UW Student in the Czech Republic. She will be skyping with us 3 more times and also sending emails before heading back to Wisconsin in December. She is hoping to come into school in January and meet the kids!

We have also started writing letters to 3rd graders in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at Birchview Elementary School in Ispheming. We received our first set of letters from them earlier in the week so we have been talking about what a letter looks and sounds like.

Thank you for all of your hard work at home and for sending such respectful and happy children to my classroom each day! Have a relaxing weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann

2010-10-21T07:55:00.000-07:00

Today we have music. we also have scienc.

2010-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

today we have art. yesterday we finished cursive leter v.

2010-10-19T06:09:00.000-07:00

today we have gym and spanish.yesterday we finished keyboarding.

2010-10-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday! We had a quick, but exciting week!

Here's an overview:

Reading:

We worked really hard this week on picking "Good Fit" books for ourselves as readers. The only way your child will become a stronger, independent reader is by self selecting books that are appropriate for their reading level. This is a harder skill, and we'll continually work at it! We also started talking about how to expand our vocabulary through reading. Some students were disecting their books to find words that were hard to understand. We used context clues or the dictionary to try and figure out the meaning to a word. For next week, we will start another comprehension strategy called Activating Prior Knowledge.

Writing:

For writing we focused more on peer conferencing for the editing and revision portion of the writing process. We also started one on one editing and revision conferences with Mrs. Luehmann! We are starting to publish our personal narratives next week!!!

Word Study:

We had our first official word study test today! I will grade the tests over the weekend and get them back to your child on Monday. Please let me know if you have any questions about word study!

Math:

We are approaching the end of chapter 2. Your children worked this week on 3 digit addition and subtraction. There were a few new techniques taught for both addition and subtraction. I have been telling your children to choose the best technique for them and go with it! If your child wants some math review please check out the following link:

www.oregonsd.org/webpages/jamlong

then "Math Chats"
and then unit 2

You can choose any math chat from unit 2 for review. These are tutorials created by Mrs. Amlong to help review the math strategies taught in class. They are a GREAT way to review with your child!

Science:

We began our Human Body unit and are switching with Mrs. Amlong's class. Your child will be learning about the organs and their function in our body for the next 3 weeks!

We also had a great Physics presentation on Thursday, sponsored by the PTO. The kids loved it and learned a lot about physics while seeing some entertaining experiments. It was also the kick off to the science fair in November. Notes went home with your child yesterday about the science fair on November 13th.

I am very excited to meet with most of you next Thursday for parent teacher conferences. I have some great things to share and can't wait to tell you how hard your son or daughter has been working. Pat yourselves on the back, Mom and Dad, because you have all done fantastic jobs raising some wonderful kids! Have a great weekend! Hopefully the Badgers can pull off an upset this weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-10-15T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today have gym and Spanish.We also just finished cursive w.

By: Adam and Jack

2010-10-13T06:01:00.000-07:00

Today we have art. We also have a assembly. We just finished our wordles from technology class. We learned about nerve cells during science. We also learned the counting up method for subtraction in math.

By: Jack and Adam

2010-10-08T16:51:00.000-07:00

It was another fantastic week in 3rd grade! Here are a few highlights:

Reading:
We worked on a new strategy called cross checking. When you read and cross check, you go back, reread the sentence and make sure the words make sense. Sometimes we read words in 3rd grade and keep going on in the text, even though the word is wrong. We are working really hard on slowing ourselves down and making sure we are improving our comprehension by rereading.

Writing:
We moved into revision and editing in the writing process with our personal narratives. Most students started their 2nd drafts and are working on adding more details to their pieces. We have been discussing how long the writing process really takes. It is very typical in 3rd grade to want to write something once and be done! I have been telling the kids that great writers take several months and even years to write all of the fantastic books we all love to read!!!

Word Study:
We had our first "trial" week of word study. It was an easy transition this year, as your kids have had Words Their Way in the past. Make sure to check your child's homework folder on Tuesday for their weekly words.

Math:
Chapter 2 is going very well as we are working heavily on basic facts and fact extensions. It is so important for your child to know their basic facts. If you need fact triangles or flash cards, or a great website idea, please let me know! Ask your son or daugher about www.freerice.com

We also had a guidance class this week where we talked a lot about being a good friend and always telling the truth about others. In computer class we are working on basic computer skills in microsoft word.

I hope you all had a great week and have started enjoying this beautiful weather!!! Read a great book with your child this weekend and enjoy the Monday off!

Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-10-07T06:03:00.000-07:00

Today we have music. We also have keayboarding. We are learning g in cursive .

2010-10-06T06:03:00.000-07:00

Today we have gym and spanish. Yesterday we learned part part total in math.

By: Inga and Adam

2010-10-04T06:08:00.000-07:00

Today we have music.We have keyboarding.for writing we are going to use our yellow writers notebook.

by Inga Adam

2010-10-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

What an eventful and exciting week in room 118! Back to School Night, The Book Fair and Homecoming were definitely the exciting parts of the week! MAP testing was another large chunk of the time and your kids persevered through some LONG tests! I reminded the kids daily to do their best and use their reading strategies to help solve problems. MAP testing is one indicator of your child’s progress but NOT the entire picture of your child. I will be sharing their scores with you at parent teacher conferences but in the mean time if you have any questions, please let me know! Here’s the rundown of our week:

Reading:
We began our mini lessons on the Daily Café Menu, starting with comprehension. We learned a great comprehension strategy of Checking for Understanding. We would stop every couple pages to CHECK for understanding by asking, who and what? We will continue to learn new strategies in the next few days.

Writing:
We are working away at our personal narratives. We talked a lot about using details in our writing this week. We began using our senses to draw more details into our writing. I gave examples from my writing using my sight and smell senses to come up with more ideas within my writing. You children are building up their writing stamina and telling me some great stories about trips you’ve been on, places you have visited or favorite birthday parties!

Math:
We finished the oral portion to our Chapter 1 math test on Monday, had MAP testing on Tuesday and began Chapter 2 on Wednesday. Chapter two is really focusing on basic and extended facts. We cut up our addition and subtraction fact triangles and began practicing our basic math facts in 3 seconds or less. Please check your child’s homework folder tonight for their chapter 1 IPP. This will give you an idea as to how your child is doing on the skills taught so far this school year. Chapter 1 is a lot of second grade review, so overall the whole class did a great job!!! Basic facts are always a rough area to start the school year, so please start including fact practice into your nightly routine.

Social Studies:
We wrapped up our rights and responsibilities unit and will be starting to learn about the human body in the next few days. Science and social studies unfortunately will be interrupted next week with a guidance class, two computer classes and a library class! Not all weeks will be laid out like this, but due to MAP testing we had to rearrange our schedule a bit.

Overall, we had a very busy week! Back to school night was a lot of fun and I enjoyed having conversations with you and your families. We had a very spirited homecoming Friday reading some new books from the book fair, writing school spirit poems for the football team, making posters with our reading buddies and attending the parade! Please enjoy your weekend and time with your family! Happy Homecoming and GO PANTHERS!!!
Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-10-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Today we are having a Homecoming Parade and we having art.Yesterday we had our Language test and we have reading buddies.

By,Inga and Oyunzaya

2010-09-30T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today we have Physical Education and World Language.Yesterday we came up with new rights and responsibilities.Yesterday on math we learned our fact families with bigger numbers.

By,Inga and Oyunzaya

2010-09-29T05:59:00.000-07:00

Today we are having music and keyboarding. Yesterday we read Chapter 2 on the Great Lakes.

By,Oyunzaya,Inga

2010-09-28T06:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we got our student council papers and in math we learned a new math game called subtraction top it. Today we have gym and world language.

By,Oyunzaya and Inga

2010-09-27T06:06:00.000-07:00

Today we have art. We had a math test on Friday,it went well.we We moved the desks.

By,Oyunzaya and Inga

2010-09-24T12:02:00.000-07:00

We had another great and busy week in 3rd grade!!! Here’s the rundown:

Reading:
We started guided reading groups and continued working on our reading stamina. I told your children that they ARE allowed to take home books that I give to them, but should come back and forth on a daily basis. Your children did a GREAT job on their first week of logging their reading. I sent home a clean reading log today and it is due back the following Friday.

Writing:
We continued working in our writer’s notebooks and learned a few new strategies for developing ideas. Your child also chose a topic to start writing for their personal narrative. I am very excited to see the stories they write!

Math:
We took our Chapter 1 math test today and it went very well! After each chapter math test I will send home an IPP (Individual Progress Plan) sheet with the chapter broken down and how your child did. I can’t send home the actual test but will have them available at parent teacher conferences for you to see.

Social Studies:
We finished writing our Class Pledge and are learning more about our rights and responsibilities as citizens, students and kids at home! Check our our class pledge:

Our classroom pinkie promises
that we will not hurt others
we will have fun, be safe and
and work our hardest
and we will show respect to everyone!

Please make sure your 3rd grader gets their REST this weekend! We have MAP testing starting on Monday and all week. I want them to do their best and by being rested and having a healthy breakfast every morning they will be set up to do just that.

Don’t forget:
Thursday-5:30-6:30-Back to School Night-Sign up for parent teacher conferences, volunteering and classroom parties will be here!
Thursday night-5:30-7:30-Book Fair

I hope you all have a relaxing weekend! If the weather holds out, my husband and I will be bringing our son Henry to his first badger game! Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-09-24T06:01:00.000-07:00

We made our class pledge and we have math testing today. Yesterday we read a new book and had our rights and responsibilities and rights tests.

By,Oyunzaya and Erin

2010-09-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Today we have math buddies and library .Yesterday we started to fill our bucket.

By:Erin,Oyunzaya

2010-09-22T06:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had our first flex time.Today we have Physical Education and we still have keyboarding.

By,Oyunzaya and Erin

2010-09-21T05:58:00.000-07:00

Today we have art and keyboarding.Yesterday we made our class pledge.

By:Erin,Oyunzaya

2010-09-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Today we have keyboarding and picture retake. on Friday we had music and we also had reading buddies for the first time and we learned cursive i's.

By:Erin and Oyunzaya

2010-09-17T08:54:00.000-07:00

Dear Families,

Thanks for being such a huge part in a successful start to the school year! We are off and running here in 3rd grade and your children are VERY hard workers! Here is a run down of what we've been doing:

Reading:
I was able to complete the beginning of the year reading assessments today and am very excited to get started with guided reading groups on Monday. We have been working on picking out Just Right books using the IPICK model and also building up our reading stamina. The goal for this semester it to be able to read for 30 minutes or longer! Keep your eyes open for your child's first reading homework log, coming home with them on Monday!

I=I choose
P=What is my Purpose?
I=Is it interesting?
C=am I Comprehending?
K=Do I Know the words? (we shouldn't be missing more than 3 per page)

Writing:
We created our writer's notebooks this week and have started to free write, while building up our writing stamina. We have been talking a lot about how writers choose ideas and know what to write about. I have been giving your children a lot of examples of things that I enjoy writing about. It would be great if you could do the same at home!

Math:
We are working our way through Chapter 1! You may be asking yourself, why are my child's homework sheets so random? The reason for this is that Chapter 1 is some review from 2nd grade concepts and some new information. The Everyday Math program is a spiraling program, which means we will come back to concepts again and again this year. If your child had some issues with a homework assignment these past 2 weeks, do not worry! We will cover the concepts again. :)

Science and Social Studies:
We are working on learning what our rights and responsibilities are at home, school and in our community. Please talk with your child about their rights and responsibilities in all three places. We also have been working hard on our power points all about us! We are going to be presenting these to one another and continually build a stronger community in our classroom by getting to know one another!

We also finished reading the book Donovan's Word Jar and shared some of our collections. I will have classroom volunteer sign up sheets at Back to School Night. If you are unable to make that night, and would like to volunteer, please email me with a few time slots that work for you.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Luehmann :)

2010-09-15T06:06:00.000-07:00

Today we have gym and spaish , and keyboarding.Yesterday Emily Sessler came to our classroom.

By:Erin and Joey

2010-09-14T05:58:00.000-07:00

Today we have keyboarding.We also started cursive. We finished reading Donovan's Word Jar. We also wrote down our favorite words and put them in our classroom word jar. We are working on sorting the library, by authors.

By: Erin and Joey

2010-09-10T06:09:00.000-07:00

Today we have new jobs.We have Music today.On Friday we had Gym and spansh.

By: Erin and Joey

Our first cupll days of school.

2010-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had our 2nd day of math.We have ART today. Yesterday we had gym and world language. We also worked on our reading stamina and read for 15 minutes. We also started adding words to our math word window! And we made mini me's on paper...parents you'll have to wait and see what our "mini me's" look like!

Have a great Thursday!

By: Logan and Joey