Third Grade Parents,

Next week will be a busy week. We still have a few interims to complete as well as our winter party and Polar Express Day. On Friday, December 19, we will have Polar Express Day. Your child may wear his or her pajamas, but they MUST wear tennis shoes. NO slippers, please! Please see the below schedule to make sure you are aware of what events and/or tests are on what days. I realize your child is becoming very excited about the holiday season, but it is imperative that he or she does his or her best. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me this weekend.

Thank you, and have a great weekend!

Lauren  Ehlers, Ed. S.

Third  Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Monday, December 15, 2014
Science Interim

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Social Studies Interim

Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Soil and Sand Test

Thursday, December 18, 2014
Dictation (against, certain, heavy, follow, reason, loud, proud, ground, mouse, couch, down, brown, owl, frown, growl, finish, final, infinity, finale, unfinished)
Reading Bookmarks Due
Winter Party (12:00 – 1:15)

Friday, December 19, 2014
Polar Express Day (wear your pajamas)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study sand and soil vocabulary
Math p. 747-748

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Word Work
Science workbook p. 30-33
Study soil and sand vocabulary
Math p. 557-559

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Read p. 24-29 in science workbook and answer questions on the sides
Math p. 549-550

Have a great afternoon!

I will be out tomorrow, so here is the newsletter for next week!

Parents,

As you can see below, we have a lot to cover in the next two weeks. Please encourage your child to pay attention during class and put forth his or her best effort on all assignments. Please let me know if you have any questions.

School Wide Information

December 11:  PTA Meeting/4^th Grade Chorus Performance

December 18:  Class Winter Party 12:00 – 1:15

December 22 – Jan. 5:  Winter Break

Next Week at a Glance

Reading:  Text Structure/F&P Assessments

Language Arts: Subject/Predicate (Test, December 17)

Word Study: maybe, number, perhaps, answer, different, paw, dawn, hawk, squawk, straw, caught, pause, sauce, because, taught, airport, import, export, report, portable

Social Studies: Mary McLeod Bethune (Test, December 18)

Science: Soil and Sand (Test, December 15)

Math: Multiplication (Test, December 10); Area

Tonight's homework:

Read 20 minutes
Study soil and sand vocabulary
Math p. 523-524

Have a great afternoon!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Frederick Douglass Test
Math p. 517-518

Have a great evening!

Hi! I hope everyone had a restful break!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Simple Subject WS
Study for Frederick Douglass Test (Thursday)
Math p. 505-506

Have a great evening, and please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Third Grade Parents,

I hope each of you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. Enjoy your time and relax!

Lauren  E. Williams, Ed. S.

Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Reading Skill: Text Structure
Language Arts: Subject/Predicate
Math: Multiplication Properties
Word Study: finally, danger, whole, having, trouble, join, boil, point, moist, voice, enjoy, loyal, royal, joyful, oyster, view, visit, video, visible, vision
Social Studies: Frederick Douglass (Test Thursday)
Science: Soil and Sand

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Study Frederick Douglass vocabulary
Math p. 349-350

Have a great evening!

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes (Reading bookmarks are due Thursday!)
Word Work
Study for Susan B. Anthony test (Thursday)
Math p. 323-324

Don't forget, we are eating lunch in our classroom tomorrow...please send a sack lunch with your child if he or she didn't order one from the lunchroom.

Thanks, and have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Susan B. Anthony test
Math p. 317-318

Have a great evening, and stay warm!

Dear Parents,

Below are just a few reminders/notes about the upcoming week:

*  Mid-term progress reports are included in this week’s Friday folder.  Please review with your child and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Also, return the attached slip. 

* Our Thanksgiving Feast will be this Thursday, November 20^th at 11:15. We will eat in the classroom on Wednesday, November 19^th, so if your child did not order a school lunch, please make sure you send them with a lunch.

School Wide Information

November 15 – Mid-term reports go home. 

November 20 – Holiday Lunch @ 11:15

November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Holidays

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Text Structure

Language Arts: Thanksgiving Poetry/Writing; Subject Predicate

Word Study: able, brother, sister, letter, please, burn, hurt, church, surf, cure, pure, sure, curve, nurse, purse, can’t, won’t, she’ll, they've, it’s

Social Studies: Susan B. Anthony (Test Thursday); Frederick Douglass

Math: Multiplication and Division Patterns (Test Friday) 

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study SBA vocabulary
Math p. 299-300

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study Susan B. Anthony vocabulary (Test Friday)
Math p. 283-285
Adverbs packet (was given out yesterday)

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Adverbs packet (due Wednesday)
Study Susan B. Anthony vocabulary (Test Friday)
Math p. 283-285 (due Wednesday)

Have a great afternoon! 

Dear Parents,

Don’t forget…

• Fieldtrip permission forms and money are due Friday, November 14, 2014.
•    If you plan on attending the Holiday Feast, please send in the form with the number of guest planning on attending.
•  Enclosed in your child’s Friday Folder is a magnet with their artwork. You may purchase this magnet for $6 or return it to the school.

School Wide Information

November 14 – Mid-term reports go home. 

November 20 – Holiday Lunch @ 11:15

November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Holidays

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Point of View

Language Arts: Informational Writing; Adverbs (Test Thursday)

Word Study: almost, person, wrong, already, only, corn, short, force, store, chore, wore, pour, court, roar, board, costar, copilot, collect, coexist, connect

Social Studies: Susan B. Anthony (Vocabulary Test Friday)

Math: Modeling Division (Test Wednesday)

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Reading- reading sheet on Inventions (this counts for their 20 minutes)
Study for Rocks and Minerals Test (tomorrow)
Math p. 269-270

Also, please we are now allowed to have additional chaperons, so please let me know if you are interested in chaperoning our field trip in February!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Rocks and Minerals Test (moved to Friday)
Math p. 263-264

Also, permission slips for a field trip have been sent home. Please sign and return the slip or use My Payments Plus. We are only allowed two chaperons, so I will do that on a first come, first served basis.

Have a great afternoon!

Tonight's homework is:

Read 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Rocks and Minerals Test
Math p. 261-262

Remember, NO school tomorrow. Enjoy your day!

Dear Parents,

In your child’s Friday Folder, you will find his or her reading bookmark for November. Please keep this in a safe place and return November 20. I hope each of you has a safe and happy Halloween!

Lauren Ehlers, Ed.S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information 

November 4 – No School

November 14 – Mid-term reports go home

November 20 – Holiday Lunch (11:15 - 11:40)

November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Holidays

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Summarizing

Language Arts: Informational Writing; Adverbs

Word Study: among, idea, learn, nothing, write, girl, first, third, squirt, chirp, fire, wire, fire, drier, pliers, submarine, subtitle, subway, subsoil, subtract  

Social Studies: Susan B. Anthony

Science: Rocks and Minerals (Test Wednesday)  

Math: Understanding Division (Test Friday)

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Finish science study guide (posted if needed)
Math p. 237

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 255-256

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 249-250

Third Grade Parents,

Next week is Red Ribbon Week at Burnette Elementary. Please see the Blast for more information about the theme for each day. Have a wonderful weekend!

Lauren  Ehlers, Ed. S.

Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Reading Skill: Character Traits
Writing: Informational Writing
Math: Understanding Division
Word Work: under, really, early, such, leave, fern, germ, heard, Earth, learn, near, year, beard, cheer, steer, exhale, expand, explode, exit, exclaim
Science: Rocks and Minerals (Vocabulary Test Tuesday)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study for Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Test (Tuesday)
Be prepared for adjective test (tomorrow)

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study Rocks and Minerals vocabulary (Test Tuesday)

Have a great evening!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study Rocks and Minerals vocabulary (Test moved to next Tuesday)
Math: Multiplication Concepts Chart

Third Grade Parents,

Enclosed you will find your child’s report card. Please sign the envelope and return it to school. You can keep the report card at home for your records. Your child has done a great job in third grade so far. Please encourage your son or daughter to keep up his or her hard work!

Also, don’t forget the ITBS will be given next week. We will begin testing promptly at 8:55. Please make sure your child arrives by 8:30 each morning.J

Lauren  E. Williams, Ed. S.

Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Reading Skill:  Questioning
Writing: Informational; Adjectives (Test Friday)
Math: Understanding Division
Word Work: NO Word Work
Science: Rocks and Minerals (Vocabulary Test Friday)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Paul Revere Quiz
Math p. 232-233

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math- addition and subtraction worksheet
Study Paul Revere study guide and words (QUIZ Friday)

Hello! I hope you enjoyed your weekend and are staying dry!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Work Work
Study Paul Revere study guide (Quiz Friday)
Math p. 231

Have a great evening!

Third Grade Parents,

We have now entered the second nine weeks. Time is flying by, but I guess that’s what happens when you are having fun! Report cards will be sent home next week. Have a fabulous Friday, and enjoy your three day weekend!! J

Lauren  E. Williams, Ed. S.

Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information…

October 16: Chick-fil-A Night
October 17: Report cards go home
October 20 – 24: ITBS testing

Looking ahead. . .
Reading Skill: Close Reading Strategies
Language Arts: Informational Writing; Adjectives
Math: Multiplication continued (Test Wednesday) 
Word Study: easy, proud, wrote, angry, favorite, part, spark, march, carve, dare, glare, scare, fair, stair, chair, illegal, illogical, illiterate 
Social Studies: Paul Revere (Quiz Friday)
Science: Rocks and Minerals

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Math p. 217-218

Have a great evening!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study for pollution test
Math p. 207-208

Have a great evening!

Good afternoon! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work activity
Study pollution study guide (test Thursday)
Math p. 209- 210

Dear Parents,

Your child has been learning so much this week, and he or she has worked very hard! Please encourage him or her to relax and play this weekend. We will have another busy week ahead as we take the first nine weeks interims and “fall” into the second nine weeks. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Lauren Ehlers, Ed.S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information 

October 3 – Burnette Dance at PRHS (Movie Night)
October 13 – Student Holiday

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Reading closely and supporting answers with evidence
Language Arts: Pronouns (Test Friday); Finish opinion writing
Word Study: once, animal, life, enough, took, bribe, twice, quite, high, bright, thigh, shy, multiply, pie, lie, impolite, impossible, impatient, immature, improper
Social Studies: Paul Revere
Science: Pollution (Test Thursday)
Math: Multiplication (Test Friday)

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Complete science study guide
Math p. 203-204

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study for government test
Math p. 185

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study for Government Test (Thursday...study guide is on blog)
Math p. 178

Have a great afternoon!

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for taking time out of your schedule to meet with me this week.  I enjoyed seeing each of you.  As always, if you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to email me.

Have a great weekend!

Lauren Ehlers, Ed.S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information

October 3 – Burnette Dance at PRHS (Movie Night)

October 13 – Student Holiday
October 17- Report Cards

Next Week at a Glance

Reading: Reading Comprehension Strategies

Writing: Opinion Writing; Pronouns and Adjectives

Word Study: feet, land, side, without, something, cream, squeal, leash, grease, teeth, street, meet, between, piece, niece, invisible, injustice, incorrect, informal, infinite

Social Studies: Government (Test Thursday)

Science: Pollution

Math: Subtraction (Test Tuesday)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study democracy vocabulary words (quiz tomorrow)
Math p. 169-170

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study democracy vocabulary (quiz Friday)
Math p. 163-164

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Word work
Study democracy vocabulary
Math p. 163-164

Have a wonderful evening!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Verbs worksheet
Math p. 150
Study democracy vocabulary words

Have a great afternoon!

Third Grade Parents,

We are rapidly coming to the close of the first grading period of the 2014-2015 school year. Please encourage your child to keep up his or her best effort as we finish various units in all subject areas. Your child has worked really hard during this first nine weeks. You should be very proud!

Don’t forget, parent conferences are next week. I look forward to meeting with each of you. If you have not yet scheduled a conference, please contact me at lauren_ehlers@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.

Have a great weekend!

Lauren  Ehlers, Ed. S.

Third  Grade Teacher

Looking ahead…
September 22 – 26: Conferences and Book fair
September 24 – 25: Early release days (Dismissal is at 12:50 PM)

Next Week at a Glance. . .
Reading Skill: Non-Fiction Text Features
Writing: Pronouns; Opinion Writing
Math: Subtracting (Test Friday)
Social Studies: Government (Democracy Vocabulary Quiz)
Word Work: until, from, fact, keep, children, tool, troop, stool, soup, you, group, knew, few, grew, cashew, dislike, distrust, disagree, disappear, disobey

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Study for roots of democracy quiz
Math p. 127

Also, please join us at Chick-fil-A (Sugarloaf location) for Burnette Spirit Night!
Have a great evening!

Good afternoon! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Finish social studies review sheet...quiz Friday
Math p. 117 - 118

Also, if you have not signed up for a conference, please do so at this time. Conferences are next week! Click HERE to sign up!

Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is to read for 20 minutes. Other than, continue to get a good night's sleep. We have two more days of CogAT testing!

Have a great afternoon!

 Third Grade Parents,

Enclosed you will find your child’s midterm reports. Please review the reports, sign the attached slip, and return the slip Monday. You may keep the reports at home for your records. Please continue to work with your child at home in the subject areas in which he or she needs help. As always, thanks so much for your support in making this the best school year possible for your child!

Lauren  Ehlers, Ed. S

Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead…

September 15-19: CogAT Testing

Thursday & Friday, September 24-25: Early Release/Parent Conferences

September 22-26: Book Fair

Next week at a glance. . .

Reading Skill: Elements of a story (Plot, Character, Theme, and Setting)
Writing: Narratives; Verbs
Math: Addition (Test Wednesday); Subtraction
Social Studies: Government
Science: Georgia Habitats (Test Monday)
Word Study: No word study due to CogAT testing

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Math p. 103 - 104
Study for GA habitats test (MONDAY)

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study for Georgia habitats test (moved to Monday)
Math p. 97-98 (Addition test moved to Tuesday)
Word work

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study for Georgia habitats test
Math addition worksheet

Have a great evening!

Hi! I hope each of you had a great weekend! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Be prepared for abstract nouns test
One word work activity
Study for GA habitats test (study guide is posted)
Math- estimating/rounding worksheet

Have a wonderful evening!

Dear Parents,

Can you believe we’re half way through the first nine weeks? Time is flying by, and we are having fun! Please be aware that parent-teacher conferences are coming up very soon. We will be sending out more details soon on how to sign up for conferences.   We will once again do our sign up online. 

Have a GREAT weekend!

Lauren Ehlers

Looking Ahead:

Friday, September 12 – Midterms go home

September 15-19 – COGAT Testing

Thursday & Friday, September 24-25 – Early Release/Parent Conferences

September 22-26 – Book Fair

Next Week at a Glance:

Reading – Genres

Language Arts – Narrative Writing; Abstract Nouns Test (Tuesday)

Word Study – world, going, want, school, important, cube, huge, fume, prune, suit, fruit, bruise, juice, true, blue, predict, pretest, preschool, preview, preheat    

Social Studies- Government

Science – Georgia Habitats Test (Thursday)

Math – Addition and Estimation Test (Friday)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Study for science vocabulary test (tomorrow!)
Math p. 89

Have a great evening!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Study science vocabulary (Test is on Friday)
Math p. 91-92

Thanks, and please let me know if you have any questions.

I hope each of you had a great weekend! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Abstract nouns worksheet
Study Georgia Habitats vocabulary
Math p. 77-78

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Week of September 2 - 5, 2014

Dear Parents,

As you know, our specials rotation is a five day rotation. When we return on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, it will be day five (P.E.).  Please make note of this so your child wears the appropriate shoes. I hope each of you has a great Labor Day Weekend and is able to enjoy some football!

Thanks,

Ms. Lauren Ehlers

           

What to expect:

Reading Skill: Similes and Metaphors; Genres

Writing: Narratives; Abstract Nouns

Math: Addition and Estimation

Science: Georgia Habitats (Vocabulary Test Friday)

Word Work: Long O and prefix re-
(often, together, asked, house, don’t, stroke, whole, drove, phone, froze, loaf, cloak, groan, know, throw, recount, rewrite, restate, repay, repair)

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study science vocabulary
Math p. 83-84

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Study science vocabulary (Georgia Habitats)
Math: p. 65-66 in textbook

Have a GREAT afternoon!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Finish science vocabulary

Don't forget, picture day is tomorrow!

Also, I have posted the vocabulary for our upcoming science unit under the "Study Guides and Vocabulary" tab.

Have a great afternoon!

Hello! I hope each of you had a great weekend! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Singular and Plural nouns WS
Study for Map Skills Test
Math p. 53

Have a great afternoon!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for joining me at curriculum night. It was great to see each of you again!

I definitely have the best class at Burnette!!!  We have received numerous compliments on our behavior and manners this week. Please encourage your child to keep up their great manners!

Have a great weekend! J

Mrs. Lauren Ehlers

What to expect:

Reading: Context Clues and Comprehension Skills (Cold Reading Thursday)

Writing: Narratives, Singular/Plural Nouns and Abstract Nouns

Math: Addition (Place Value Test Tuesday)

Social Studies: Map Skills (Test Tuesday)

Science: Georgia Habitats

Word Work: Long A and the prefix un-

(few, those, always, show, large, vein, beige, sleigh, eight, neighbor, freight, weight, obey, they, grey, unable, unbutton, uncover, unkind, unfair)

Don’t forget, picture day is Wednesday, August 27!

Good afternoon! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Make sure you are prepared for dictation tomorrow
Finish/Study social studies study guide (Map Skills test has been moved to Tuesday)
Math: p. 48-49 in textbook (Place Value test has been moved to Monday)

Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see everyone at curriculum night tonight! :)

Good afternoon! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Study social studies vocabulary
Math- Rounding worksheet

Don't forget, Curriculum Night is tomorrow @ 6:30! Please make plans to attend! :)

Hello! I hope you all had a GREAT weekend!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Nouns worksheet (Test Wednesday)
One word work activity
Study social studies rivers and vocabulary (Test Friday)
Math: addition worksheet

Please let me know if you have any questions. Also, don't forget, curriculum night is Thursday @ 6:30!

Parents,

        We have a been a busy bunch this week. Your child is get acclimated to third grade, and we are having a lot of fun! Please continue to monitor his or her homework to make sure it is being completed. Also, as we get deeper into social studies and science, please monitor your child to assure they are studying the material along the way. Next week, we will begin taking tests, so please make sure your child is preparing for his or her tests so that they may be the best student possible!

As always, please feel free to email me when you have questions. 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Lauren W. Ehlers, Ed.S.

What to expect:

Reading Skill: Unknown and Multiple Meaning Words
(Cold Reading Test Thursday)

Writing: Narratives, Nouns
(Common and Proper Nouns Test Wednesday)

Math: Rounding
(Place Value Test Friday)

Social Studies: Map Skills
(Test Friday)

Science: Georgia Habitats

Word Work Focus: Long A and Compound Words

Don’t forget, Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 21 @ 6:30

Also, picture day is Wednesday, August 27

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Nouns worksheet
Prepare for spelling test
Math p. 23

Have a great evening!

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
One word work activity
Interest survey
Study for directions daily grade (social studies)
Math: p. 17 (13-28)...place value quiz tomorrow!

Please let me know if you have any questions.