3B’s Classroom Newsletter,

September 21, 2018

West Lyon email address   kdewandel@wlwildcats.org

msdewandelsclass.blogspot.com/

Math and Reading book website-www.thinkcentral.com and the old website was www.eduplace.com (both great resources and practice)

Xtra Math-www.xtramath.com

SumDog-www.sumdog.com

www.iowaaeaonline.org username 6983wlel, password nwaea (bookmark and save and you won’t need to put it in again.)

1XL.com (kids know their passwords)

www.prodigygame.com/play  (kids know their passwords)

Reading

This week read Pop’s Bridge.  We worked on adding s, es, ing, and ed endings.  We worked on the skill of comparing and contrasting, long o spelled ow, oa, and common and proper nouns.  1XL has some great extra practice in the Language Arts section.

Writing

We are working on several items for the Grandparent’s Day program, on October 19, at 1:15.  Invitations will come home next week. Please send the names of the grandparents that will be attending the program for your child so we can write introductions.  Also, please notify me if your chlld won’t have any grandparent here for the program, and we will find an “honorary” grandparent for them.

Social Science

We will be finishing up Chapter 1 Living things next week.  We are learning about plants and their structures, and types of animals.  

Math

We are still working on rounding and estimating to nearest 10 and 100.  Please practice this at home. We worked on rounding and adding, and next we will be rounding and subtracting.  It is important that they know their basic math facts. We should be finishing up Chapter 1 sometime next week also.  

Miscellaneous

Friday half way through the first quarter.  Please send me who will be attending the Grandparents’ Program on Friday, October 19 at 1:15 PM.

Book orders due October 5.  Next week, Tuesday is Dig Pink day, and on Oct. 4 we will be going out and watching the band perform at 8:45, please make sure you child has a jacket that day, it is always chilly when they play for us.  

Spelling Words

Slight, mild, sight, pie, mind, tie, pilot, might, lie, tight, blind, fight, die, midnight

Challenge-silent, frightening

Snacks

Mon-Nick, Wed.-Josiah,  Fri-Matthew

3B’s Classroom Newsletter,

September 15, 2018

West Lyon email address   kdewandel@wlwildcats.org

msdewandelsclass.blogspot.com/

Math and Reading book website-www.thinkcentral.com and the old website was www.eduplace.com (both great resources and practice)

Xtra Math-www.xtramath.com

SumDog-www.sumdog.com

www.iowaaeaonline.org username 6983wlel, password nwaea (bookmark and save and you won’t need to put it in again.)

1XL.com (kids know their passwords)

www.prodigygame.com/play  (kids know their passwords)

Reading

This week read Destiny’s Gift.  We worked on antonyms, understanding characters, vowel pairs ai, ay, ee, ea, and sentence fragments.  We also took the Star reading test and each student got a reading range to work in. They will be expected to read books in that range for them to count for their reading counts points, unless they have talked to me about going higher or lower.  We also took the FAST reading test this week also. Please remind your child that they need 15 reading counts points for each month. Books that we read together in class do not count to those 15 points.

Writing

We are working on several items for the Grandparent’s Day program, on October 19, at 1:15.  Invitations will come home next week. Please send the names of the grandparents that will be attending the program for your child so we can write introductions.  Also, please notify me if your chlld won’t have any grandparent here for the program, and we will find an “honorary” grandparent for them.

Social Science

We are still working on Chapter 1-Living Things.  We are learning what living and nonliving things need. We learned about the structures of plants.

Math

We are still working on rounding and estimating to nearest 10 and 100.  Please practice this at home. The song I sent home helps. We worked on the break apart method or expanded method of numbers.. I have also noticed there are a few students that  don’t know their basic math facts to 18. Please practice those also. We got set up on 1XL, that is a website that has math, language arts, science, and social studies. You can pick the skill we are working on each of those so it is great extra practice.  Prodigy and Sumdog are also fun math practice sites. Kids love them.

Miscellaneous

We had fun with the dress up days.  We got a new student, so we will need 18 snacks each day.  The Inwood Kiwanis came and presented our class with dictionaries for everyone.  If you know someone in the Inwood Kiwanis, please tell them thank you.

Spelling Words

Load, open, told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, almost, throat, cold, most

Challenge-tomorrow, sailboats

Snacks

Mon-Riley, Wed.-Angie,  Fri-Alex

3B’s Classroom Newsletter,

September 14, 2018

West Lyon email address   kdewandel@wlwildcats.org

msdewandelsclass.blogspot.com/

Math and Reading book website-www.thinkcentral.com and the old website was www.eduplace.com (both great resources and practice)

Xtra Math-www.xtramath.com

SumDog-www.sumdog.com

www.iowaaeaonline.org username 6983wlel, password nwaea (bookmark and save and you won’t need to put it in again.)

1XL.com (kids know their passwords)

www.prodigygame.com/play  (kids know their passwords)

Reading

This week The Trial of Cardigan Jones.  We worked on compound words, drawing conclusions, long vowels and kinds of sentences.  Next week we will be taking the Star reading test and the FAST reading test. Your child can access thinkcentral to reread and practice skills in reading.  They have the same password for reading and math.

Writing

We have be working on various pieces to put in portfolios.  

Social Science

We are still working on Chapter 1-Living Things.  We are learning what living and nonliving things need.    

Math

We are working on odd and even numbers and number patterns.  We are also working on rounding and estimating to nearest 10 and 100.  Please practice this at home. I have also noticed there are a few students that  don’t know their basic math facts to 18. Please practice those also. We got

set up on 1XL, that is a website that has math, language arts, science, and social studies.  You can pick the skill we are working on each of those so it is great extra practice. Prodigy and Sumdog are also fun math practice sites.  Kids love them.

Miscellaneous

The caramel and peanut butter for the apples was yummy.  Thanks for the donation. The field trip was a great time.  We had a nice day. Thanks to Shawna Hickman, Aimee Koedam, Gina Huyser, and Lori Miller for coming along and chaperoning.  Next Friday will be an early dismissal. Our Grandparent Program will be October 19 at 1:15 in the Little Theater. I have moved back the Wildcats of the Week, to weeks that we have full weeks in class.  Mara will be our first Wildcat of the Week Sept. 24-28, then we will have a new Wildcat each week we have a full week. I will be sending home a note about what to bring. I had the biggest book order I have ever had in my teaching career of 25+ years.  We were able to get 45 new books for the classroom. I love that you are promoting the love of reading with your children. Pictures are Tuesday, Sept. 18. Dress up days next week for homecoming-Monday-color day and our color is white, Tuesday pictures, Thursday-pajama day, Friday-West Lyon apparel.  

Spelling Words

Lay, real, trail, sweet, today, dream, seem, tea, treat, afraid, leave, bait, screen, speed

Challenge-yesterday, explain

Snacks

Mon-Violet, Wed.-Gavin,  Fri-Aiden

3B’s Classroom Newsletter,

September 7, 2018

West Lyon email address   kdewandel@wlwildcats.org

msdewandelsclass.blogspot.com/

Math book website-www.thinkcentral.com and the old website was www.eduplace.com (both great resources and practice)

Xtra Math-www.xtramath.com

SumDog-www.sumdog.com

www.iowaaeaonline.org username 6983wlel, password nwaea (bookmark and save and you won’t need to put it in again.)

mobymax.com (kids know their passwords)

1XL.com (kids know their passwords)

www.prodigygame.com/play  (kids know their passwords)

Reading

This week A Fine Fine School. We worked on multiple meaning words, story structure-character, setting, plot, and short vowels.  Next week due to our field trip, we will be having our spelling and vocabulary test on THURSDAY, Sept. 13.  

Writing

We have be working on various pieces to put in portfolios.  

Social Science

We are still working on Chapter 1-Living Things.  We worked on our vocabulary booklet.

Math

We are working on odd and even numbers and number patterns.  We are also working on rounding and estimating to nearest 10 and 100.  Please practice this at home. I have also noticed there are a few students that  don’t know their basic math facts to 18. Please practice those also. The

thinkcentral website is a good place to go for extra practice.  Everyone said they had used it before, but I also went through it with them again.  Excellent fun resource.

Miscellaneous

The field trip is next Friday, Sept. 14.  Please send your child with tennis shoes on, a jacket, and sack lunch.  Since we will be gone Friday morning, we will have our spelling test and reading tests on Thursday next week.  After that we will be back to a normal schedule. Book orders are due Sept. 11. Grandparent Day will be October 19.  Time is yet to be determined. We had a blast bobbing for apples.

Spelling Words

Spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule, these, those

Challenge-surprise, decide

Snacks

Mon-Bryan, Wed.-Jacob,  Fri-Kylie