Welcome to Third Grade!  

Ms. Tricia Scallo class 3-2      [email protected]  

     
 

Homework for the week of 1/6/2025- 1/10/2025

Our Weekly Class Quote:   

 

Monday, January 6, 2025

1. Spelling- Write words 1- 6  3 times each 

Savvas Realize Reading Program- Unit 3 week 1
story: Below Deck, A Titanic Story
genre:  Historical Fiction
focus: prefixes
1. prepay
2. nonstop
3. disagree
4. nonfiction
5. preapprove
6. indirect
7. imperfect
8.  impolite
9. insecure
10. incorrect
11. certain
12. half

2. Math- Module 3 Lesson 15  pages 233 and 234

3. Reading- Raz complete 3 parts- Read, listen, quiz for 1 story due by Friday 1/10 at 8:00 am
State Test Prep (STP)- 2015 Secrets are Hard to Keep

4. Gym tomorrow! 

Classroom News:
* Congratulations to the Student of the Week- Colin Long!
* Children can use erasable pens now! Please send in a couple of blue ink erasable pens that do not clicky-click!
* Please send in a package of baby wipes by Friday, January 10th.
* Please send in a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We will begin reading it shortly. 
 
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

1. Spelling- Write words 7- 12  3 times each 

2. Math- Module 3 Lesson 16  pages 237 and 238

3. Reading- Raz complete 3 parts- Read, listen, quiz for 1 story due by Friday 1/10 at 8:00 am
State Test Prep (STP)- 2015 Digging for Dinos

4. Bring in a healthy snack and water tomorrow. No nuts, chips, or popcorn please.

IMPORTANT- DUE TO THE WEATHER GYM UNIFORMS CAN BE WORN ALL WEEK!
(This was told at the very end of the day (before dismissal by Mr Cocozello!)

Classroom News:
* Cover Fat ELA workbook Unit 3- 5 in clear contact. We are reading the first story so please return it back to school tomorrow.
* Children can use erasable pens now! Please send in a couple of blue ink erasable pens that do not clicky-click!
* Please send in a package of baby wipes by Friday, January 10th.
* Please send in a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We will begin reading it shortly. 
* The music we listen to throughout the day depends on the school day (for example, on the 53rd day of school, we listened to 50s music from day 50 to day 59). 
Today is the 74th school day. From days 70 to 79 we will listen to 70's music, we listened to Christmas/Holiday music before the break, and we are adding a little American/Patriotic music to welcome a new president on January 20th.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025      

1. Spelling- Put words 1- 6 into complete sentences

2. Math- assigned IXL

3. Reading- Raz complete 3 parts- Read, listen, quiz for 1 story due by Friday 1/10 at 8:00 am
New School Reading Comprehension sheet

IMPORTANT- DUE TO THE WEATHER GYM UNIFORMS CAN BE WORN ALL WEEK!

Classroom News:
* Cover Fat ELA workbook Unit 3- 5 in clear contact. We are reading the first story so please return it to school tomorrow.
* Children can use erasable pens now! Please send in a couple of blue ink erasable pens that do not clicky-click!
* Please send in a package of baby wipes by Friday, January 10th.
* Please send in a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We will begin reading it shortly. 

Thursday, January 9, 2025  

1. Spelling- Put words 7- 12 into complete sentences

2. Math- M3 L17 pages  241, 242, and 243 

3. Reading- Raz complete 3 parts- Read, listen, quiz for 1 story due by Friday 1/10 at 8:00 am

4. Social studies- Chapter 2 Lesson 3 sheet
Read pages 64-69

IMPORTANT- DUE TO THE WEATHER GYM UNIFORMS CAN BE WORN ALL WEEK!

Classroom News:
* Cover Fat ELA workbook Unit 3- 5 in clear contact. We are reading the first story so please return it to school tomorrow.
* Children can use erasable pens now! Please send in a couple of blue ink erasable pens that do not clicky-click!
* Please send in a package of baby wipes by Friday, January 10th.
* Please send in a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We started reading chapters 1 and 2!

Friday, January 10, 2025

1. Sign and return test folder on Monday 1/13

2. Test Schedule:

- MAP testing all week! There are 4 components- Math, Reading, Language, and Science.


- Math quiz on 0 -11 facts on Tuesday 1/14

- Religion chapter 11 test on Thursday 1/16

- Religion Midterm on Friday 1/17

- Spelling quiz on Friday 1/17

 * IMPORTANT-
Wax Museum 3 choices are due on Monday 1/13. The paper with all the information was handed out today.

Classroom News:
* Cover Fat ELA workbook Unit 3- 5 in clear contact. We are reading the first story so please return it to school tomorrow.
* Children can use erasable pens now! Please send in a couple of blue ink erasable pens that do not clicky-click!
* Please send in a package of baby wipes by today! 
* Please send in a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We started reading the first four chapters! I post each chapter of the books on Google Classroom if the children want to listen to them again or are absent. 


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Next week's spelling words. No Savvas My View story-
Due to MAP testing next week, we will not begin a new classroom story in the Savvas My View Reading Program. We'll continue to work with prefixes, learn about the Titanic, and work with the story from the week of 1/6- 1/10.
1. preset
2. ineffective
3. preschool
4. nonliving
5. dislike
6. dishonest
7. impolite
8. impatient
9. invisible
10. unsinkable
11. uncertain
12. uncomfortable
13. strangely 
14. glittering
15. enormous

Spelling words and story vocabulary for the week of 1/20-
Savvas My View Reading Program- Unit 3 week 2
story: Granddaddy's Turn
genre:  Historical Fiction
focus: abbreviations
1. A.M.
2. ASAP
3. Blvd.
4. etc.
5. no.
6. P.M.
7. P.S.
8.  Rd.
9. vs.
10. wt.
11. building
12. ocean

vocabulary-

1. figured- believed or thought

2. complain- express a feeling of unhappiness about something 

3. patience- the ability to wait without getting upset

4. temper- a person's state 

5. remembered- thought of something that occurred in the past



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Test and Quiz Schedule: 

Test Schedule:

- Math quiz on 0 -10 facts on Wednesday 1/8

- Math quiz on Module 3 Lessons 12- 15 on Thursday 1/9


- ELA test on vocabulary, story, and focus (prefixes) on Friday 1/10


- Spelling quiz on Friday 1/10

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes (dates to be announced)-

- MAP testing all week! There are 4 components- Math, Reading, Language, and Science.


- Math quiz on 0 -11 facts on Tuesday 1/14

- Religion chapter 11 test on Thursday 1/16

- Religion Midterm on Friday 1/17

- Spelling quiz on Friday 1/17

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- Math quiz M3 lessons 13-21 on Tuesday 1/21

- Social Studies test on Chapter 2 lessons 3 and 4 on Tuesday 1/21  

- End of Module 3 Math test lessons 1-21 on Wednesday 1/22
- A review will be completed on Friday 1/17. It will be stapled in their blue notebooks.

- Religion- Quiz on the 10 Commandments on Thursday 1/23
* The Commandments are in the orange notebook.

- ELA test on vocabulary, story, and focus (suffixes -ful -y -ness) on Friday 1/24

- Spelling quiz on Friday 1/24

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**** Religion Midterm on Friday, January 17, 2025 ****
A FULL review will be sent home to prepare for the midterm. We will continuously go over the material in class as well. PLEASE study the midterm outline that will be stapled in their orange notebook. It will be given out approximately a month before the final. I will always make sure there is plenty of notice and the kids are prepared! I know this is their first midterm. Please do not worry. Religion is the only midterm they will take this year. It is on paper, not the computer.
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Spelling Words:

Savvas Realize Reading Program- Unit 3 week 1
story: Below Deck, A Titanic Story
genre:  Historical Fiction
focus: prefixes
1. prepay
2. nonstop
3. disagree
4. nonfiction
5. preapprove
6. indirect
7. imperfect
8.  impolite
9. insecure
10. incorrect
11. certain
12. half
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Religion vocabulary-

Chapter 11- The Parish is Our Home

1. parish- a community of believers who worship and work together 

2. pastor- the priest who leads the parish in worship, prayer, and teaching

3. deacon- a man who is not a priest but has received the Sacrament of Holy Orders and serves the Church by preaching, baptizing, and assisting the bishop and priests. 


*** Study for test- 

- religion notes (photo-copied) in their orange notebook

- Quick Check Questions go with each daily lesson in their orange notebook

- Vocabulary words are written in their orange notebook.     


- Re-read pages in the chapter and study the Chapter Review at the end of the chapter

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Savvas Realize Reading Program- Unit 3 week 1
story: Below Deck, A Titanic Story
genre:  Historical Fiction
focus: prefixes

Vocabulary for the story Below Deck, a Titanic Story:

1. enormous- huge or very big

2. interfered- got involved in the matters of others

3. stationary- not moving

4. abandon- take leave or desert

5. appeared- become visible or able to be seen

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We are reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

We read up to chapter 3. Once we complete the book, we will watch the movie and compare the book to the movie. I put each chapter on Google Classroom if you miss any chapters. There are comprehension sheets to go with each chapter in their yellow notebook. 

Throughout this school year, we will read books outside our new Savvas classroom reading program. Please don't send the books until we begin reading each book. The following books will be read during the school year:

1. Freckle Juice- by Judy Blume (October) We finished reading!

2. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Nov./Dec.) We finished reading!

3. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- by Roald Dahl   (Jan./Feb.) Reading Now!

4. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (March/April)

5. The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling (May)

6. Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (June)    

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Social Studies- 

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January Book Report

Given Out: Monday, December 2, 2024

Due: Friday, January 24, 2025     

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Scholastic Book Order due:   

 Our class code is:   YN8CJ
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No Date Announced
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Important BSS dates/information: 



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Uniform:


Reminder: Students are expected to wear the Blessed Sacrament School uniform to school daily, including proper shoes and clothes. The dress code will be enforced this school year.

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 Special Classes:

Monday- ASL
Tuesday- Gym 
Thursday- Music

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