We all Scream for Ice Cream!

After reading Cocoa Ice last week, we were very excited to make our own ice cream today! It was a little cold and messy, but it worked! Here are a few pictures from our activity. Ask your child what flavor they chose and how they made it.

Sam preparing his ingredients.

Olivia adding her ice. 

Now we shake, shake, shake!

 Dylan enjoying his ice cream!

                                                                         Yummy!



If You Made a Million Spelling & Vocbaulary

Spelling~vacation, sensation, quotation, poduction, nation, question, confusion, attention, vision, action, expensive, motion, afford, permission, customer, exchange, tension, thrifty, section, combination

Vocabulary~ receive, congratulations, value, choices, combinations, amount
Focus Strategy- Main Ideas & Details
Focus Skill- Adjust Reading Rate

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

Boom Town Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling~belong, hotel, focus, miner, pupil, begin, music, future, behind, tiger, become, motel, baker, cabin, ocean, delicious, filling, pastries, tasty, crumbs
Vocabulary~ stagecoach, settle, miners, boom town, nuggets, landmark, skillet

Focus Strategy- Self Question
Focus Skill- Fact & Opinion

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

OAA is here!!! Reading Test Tuesday!

The OAA has arrived!Tomorrow we will be taking the Reading OAA  and Thursday is the Math OAA.

Please make an effort to have your child at school for breakfast. This will ensure a full belly and that they will be at school in plenty of time for the test. The students who are here for breakfast and on time to take the test will also be entered into a special drawing to throw a pie at Mrs. Maddex. What an awesome principal for offering that as an incentive!

I also instructed the students to be in bed early and get plenty of rest tonight! :-) (You can thank us later...hee hee!)

The students have worked so hard this year. They are all such great students and will do terrific tomorrow! Thanks again for all of your help and support!

Mrs. Garee and Mrs. Butcher

The Crowded House Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling~faster, wisest, bigger, slowest, cooler, hottest, soonest, shorter, kindest, ouder, slimmer, wildest, tamer, whitest, strangest
Vocabulary~ dreadful, wailing, wits, advice, faring, farewell

Focus Strategy- Author's Purpose
Focus Skill- Text Structure and Format

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

Lon Po Po Spelling and Vocabulary Words

Spelling~pulled, begged, hugged, silly, correct, latter, matter, supper, common, lesson, collect, setting, bottles, different, jelly, fairy tale, cultural, grandma, courage, weave

Vocabulary~ latch, dusk, cunning, embraced, tender, brittle
Focus Strategy- Compare and Contrast
Focus Skill- Summarize

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling~curl, birth, burned, perfect, thirty, church, firm, skirt, clerk, jerked, dirt, shirt, person, purse, term, fault, wrong, error, trouble, reason

Vocabulary~nonsense, tidbit, mischief, duty, council, satisfied

Focus Strategy- Make Predictions
Focus Skill- Summarize

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

Coyote Places the Stars Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling~ won, one, weigh, way, heard, herd, our, flour, flower, here, hear, beat, beet, hair, hare, canyon, bright, shiny, sparkle, horizon
Vocabulary~canyon, gazing, skillful, pride, arranged, feast, swiftly

Focus Strategy- Compare and Contrast
Focus Skill- Summarize
You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

Sayings We Share: Proverbs and Fables Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling~ bear, tear, haircut, stairs, wear, airplane, compare, repair, pear, prepare, stare, glare, sharing, fairy, aware, steady, balance, regular, constant, slowpoke

Vocabulary~generation, persistently, illuminated, summoned, faithful, fortunate

You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!

We're "Lighting UP" Room 204 (with our Electricity Experiements!)

Kaden connecting his lightning bug for the first time

Jasmine getting her robot to work

Dylan's bug is bright!

Hard workers!

This week we'll finish our science unit on electricty.  The students will bring their experiements home to show you!  Be sure to ask them about electricity, currents, and closed/open circuits!

Mrs. Butcher

Ramona Forever Spelling & Vocabulary

Spelling~ started, card, park, smart, star, shark, mark, barber, party, pardon, bark, tart, carpet, farther, barn announce, alarm, complain, excitement, speaker
Vocabulary~prescription, glanced, comfort, attention, longed, unexpected, contagious
You can practice these words and skills at http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/grade_3.html
Just click on the skill to practice and choose this week's story. Have fun!