January 10

Reading logs are due on Thursdays.  Write down the number of pages or minutes you read every day in your agenda.  Parent or guardian should sign at the end of the week or each night.  Third graders should be reading at least 2 hours each week - that equals only 30 minutes each week day (not Fridays) with weekends to catch up.  Students should be encouraged to read more than just 30 minutes per day because reading is a great enjoyment!  Read with and to your child!  I hate to even call this home work.

spelling due Friday

January 9

Reading logs due Thursday
Spelling due Friday
Library tomorrow - bring books
Finish map of North America by Jan 18 - project is extra credit - map must be colored and labeled like instructions

Be sure to bring report card back to school if you forgot today

GEOGRAPHY PROJECT FOR WALLACE/CRAWFORD- DUE JAN 18

Name _______________________    Date due JANUARY 18

Geography Project

North America

You must color and label a map of North America.  Your map must include the following:

_______Heading – your name, teacher’s name and title of the map

_______Canada

_______United States, Alaska, and Hawaii

_______Mexico

_______Pacific Ocean

_______Atlantic Ocean

_______Gulf of Mexico

_______Greenland

_______compass rose

_______neatness of presentation

(10 points each)

_________For fun and extra credit you can make your map a relief map by using salt dough, play dough, or other similar substance.  You will probably want to enlarge the map and place it on a piece of cardboard to support the salt or play dough.  You could add rivers and mountains and additional features and landmarks to make it interesting and educational.

Basic Salt Dough Recipe

·         1 cup of fine salt

·         1 cup of flour

·         1/2 cup of warm water (may add more)

·         Food coloring

Instructions:

·         In a large bowl, combine the salt and the flour

·         Make a well in the salt/flour mixture and add the water

·         Knead until smooth and shape into a ball

·         When not in use, wrap in plastic or store in an airtight container

·         HINT: To get a softer dough you can add more flour. Adding more salt will lend a more granulous affect. You can also add a teaspoon or two of oil to make it more smooth.

Book Fair Times for Wallace/Crawford

Book fair purchase (classroom visits):
 Crawford's homeroom is Wednesday at 1:30 PM
 Wallace's homeroom is Thursday at 9:30 AM


You may also meet your child during their lunch-time and spend part of it visiting the book fair with them for purchase. 
Additional shopping time: Thursday evening from 5:30-7, before the 1st Grade Program


You may also shop on-line (shipping to the school is FREE) athttp://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/publish/briargrove  Briargrove Book Fair gets the same credit no matter how you purchase!   

Mask Poem Rubric for Mrs. Crawford's Class

Please use this format for the posting from Mrs. Wallace (see above)

Each part of the poem is worth 20 points.  Each part should be described using writers’ tools given by Mr. Feil in Writers in the Schools workshop in class.

1.      My mask is the mask of –

2.      My mask is made from –

3.      The eyes of my mask are -

4.      The nose of my mask is -

5.      When I put it on I feel –

onomatopoeia – bang, buzz

alliteration – Bobby buys boxers for Billy’s birthday

simile – as fast as a cheetah

metaphor – he is a monkey

personification – the flowers looked up at the sun

New Information Posted

Please check the "Classroom Announcements and Helpful Sites" link on the Crawford/Wallace page.  I update it frequently with different pieces of useful information.  If you 'subscribe' to the site, an email will be sent to you each time a new post is made.

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Traci Ariss
evilsis@hotmail.com

Book Fair Volunteers

BG book fair is this week and we are still in need of volunteers!  Here are the shifts still available:

Tuesday: Preview Day
12:30-1:30 (1)

Wednesday: Sale Day
10:00-12:00 (1)

12:00-2:00 (1)

Thursday: Sale Day
8:00-10:00 (3)
10:00-12:00 (1)

12:00-2:00 (1)
2:00-3:30 (1)


If you can help, please send Amanda Gonzalez an email at:
amandabuksnys@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Book Fair Chairs