Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Neat new website

I have found a cool website to practice spelling words!
Spelling City.com Mrs. Bowden's lists
This link will take you directly to word lists I have entered in the system.
Spelling City.com
This link will take you to the main site.

This is a cool free site. Enjoy playing the games - and learning new words. :)

I'll try to get word lists up ASAP.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Back to the regularly scheduled program

Welcome back!

I hope you have had a good 5 day break. I know I did! I rested, ate, shopped, slept, and ate some more. Isn't that the great thing about Thanksgiving?

Remember that school is back in session tomorrow. We are counting down 3 weeks until Christmas break begins! Here are some things to remember for this week:

  1. Science Fair part #2 is due on Wednesday.
  2. Christmas Trees are due on Friday.
  3. There will be regular homework - Spelling and Math - this week.
Have a great night's sleep and I'll see you tomorrow bright and early!

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Science Fair

I've been reviewing Science Fair Assignment #1. So far they look good! I'm impressed by the ideas you've come up with. There is more information on the BCES homepage if you are looking for it. I'll try to get it printed and sent home before Thanksgiving. Assignment #2 will also come home before Thanksgiving.

Here are some interesting things to look at while you are enjoying your time off:
The Mayflower

Plimoth Plantation

Life on Plymouth Plantation

Thanksgiving Games at Kaboose.com

Have a great, SAFE Turkey day! I'll see you at school on December 1! Remember to do your Reading Log DAILY!! I'll give you a special extra page so you have room for all your reading.

Monday, November 17, 2008

More Cool Websites

Here is a website you can visit to practice your grammar skills.

Grammar Blast

Just click on 3rd grade and have fun! You can try some of the stuff from other grades, but it may be too hard or too easy!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Updates

This has been a fast week! We've done a lot, even though we were out Tuesday. Next week will be just as busy.

We will be moving on to study Thanksgiving and Colonial America. You will read Molly's Pilgrim and Thanksgiving on Thursday. We'll read some books about life in Colonial America too. In Math, we are moving on to Geometry. We'll continue to talk a little about multiplication - but we will also come back to it in January. In Writing, we will work on parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.), friendly letters, cursive, and sight words. We will also have a Spelling Bee on Friday! We will use basic sight words and some "Spelling Demons" that are kind of tricky!

And the best news?!?!?! No spelling homework until after Thanksgiving!!! Hooray!

Happy Friday!