Ms. Chuk Room 205 Class Schedule 2014-2015

TIME	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:55-9:00	PLAYGROUND/AUDITORIUM
9:00-9:30	90 MIN MATH BLOCK	90 MIN MATH BLOCK	WRITING	90 MIN MATH BLOCK	60 MIN MATH BLOCK
9:30-10:00			ART (GROUP B)    MUSIC (GROUP A)
10:00-10:30					PE EMMA
10:30-11:00	ART (GROUP A)  MUSIC (GROUP B)	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE	PE EMMA	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE	30 MIN MATH BLOCK
11:00-11:30	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE	HEALTH EMMA	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE	LIBRARY	WRITING
11:30-12:00	WHOLE GROUP READING (60 minutes)	WHOLE GROUP READING (60 minutes)	WHOLE GROUP READING (60 minutes)	WHOLE GROUP READING (60 minutes)	WHOLE GROUP READING (60 minutes)
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00	LUNCH 20 MIN/RECESS 10 MIN *** Recess may not be taken away for disciplinary measures
1:00-1:30	SMALL GROUP               1:00-2:00	SMALL GROUP               1:00-2:00	SMALL GROUP               1:00-2:00	SMALL GROUP               1:00-2:00	SMALL GROUP               1:00-2:00
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30	WRITING	WRITING	90 MIN MATH BLOCK	WRITING	SKILL DEVELOPMENT        (2:00PM-2:11PM)
2:30-3:00					STUDENT DISMISSAL         (2:11PM-2:21PM)
3:00-3:31	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE	SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE		SOCIAL STUDIES/ SCIENCE
3:31-3:41	STUDENT DISMISSAL

Welcome To The 2014-2015 School Year!

Dear Students and Families,

            Welcome to third grade.  My name is Ms. Chuk and I will be your child’s 3^rd grade teacher.  I look forward to working with and getting to know you and your child.  We are continuing with the Reading Street reading program this year. I will be working hard to continue to develop and strengthen your child’s reading skills.  Some students will “Walk to Read” during Small Group Reading time which means some of them will go to other teachers to work on their reading skills.  Our new math program is called MyMath by McGraw-Hill.  More information for the new math program will go home soon.  Students will have homework Monday –Thursday. Math homework usually reinforces the math lesson of that day or a review of lessons previously learned.  Reading homework will be reading for 20 minutes each night to reinforce and improve their reading skills and an occasional Reading Street lesson.  In Science, we have a lot of hands-on activities that your child will enjoy while learning valuable science concepts and scientific methods. 

We will be working very hard in room 205 this year.  Your support at home is very important to your child’s success in school.  I greatly appreciate your help and support at home. 

This support includes:

ü  Making sure your child has excellent attendance and has an early bedtime. When your child is absent just one day they miss a great deal of instruction.  The 3^rd grade curriculum is rigorous and your child will be working hard in school each day.  Your child needs to be in school everyday and well rested to keep up with all the daily lessons in each subject.

ü  Limiting the amount of television and video games played during the school week.  Saving these activities for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is a good way to reward daily reading and homework completion.

ü  Monitoring your child’s homework and daily home reading. 

ü  Reminding them to be Respectful, Responsible, and Kind.

ü  Monitoring school supplies.  Your child must come prepared to work; this includes having pencils and their homework folder everyday.

            This support is crucial to your child’s success.  I look forward to working together with you to ensure that your child has a successful and exciting school year.  I feel that it is important to have an open line of communication between home and school.  Please send me a note with your child if you have any questions or concerns, or leave me a message at school at 456-9367, or contact me through email at Thay.Chuk@ppsd.org.  You can also visit my blog at http://www.mstchuk.blogspot.com. It is my hope that we can work as partners throughout the school year in order to ensure an enriching and fun school year for your child.

Sincerely,

Thay Chuk, M. Ed.

Thay.Chuk@ppsd.org

http://www.mstchuk.blogspot.com

401-456-9367

Supplies Needed for Grade 3 Room 205 (if possible):

Ø  Pencils

Ø  Erasers

Ø  Soft Pencil bag

Ø  5~ Folders (Homework, Math, Writing, Small Group Reading, Safe Place)

Ø  5~ Spiral Notebooks (Reading, Math, Small Group Reading, Writing, Science)

Ø  1~ Composition Notebooks (Journal)

Ø  Multiplication Flashcards

Ø  Pencil sharpener with cover

Ø  3~ Jumbo Book Covers (Reading (2), Science)

Ø  Boxes of Tissues

Ø  Boxes of Zip Lock Bags any size (For Flashcards, Individual Reading Books)

*Please check with your child throughout the school year to buy more supplies as they use them all or as they need to be replaced.*

Optional/Donations Appreciated:

Ø  Pens (Black or Blue for Writing)

Ø  Highlighters

Ø  Crayons (24pk or smaller)

Ø  Colored Pencils

Ø  Markers

Ø  Hand sanitizer

Ø  Cleaning Wipes

Ø  Boxes of Tissues

Ø  Boxes of Zip Lock Bags any size (For Flashcards: such at multiplication facts and vocabulary, Individual Reading Books)

Hope | A Short Film My talented niece's amazing film! Like it, share it, feel the message.

Happy Summer! Remember to always keep learning!

Our new math resource for the coming school year 2014-2015 is called My Math by McGraw-Hill.  Click on the website to find out more about it! I do not have any access codes but when I do and am allowed to share it with the class, I'll be sure to post it here.


https://www.mheonline.com/mhmymath/

https://www.mheonline.com/esamplers/glenmath/index.html

Enjoy this beautiful summer day!

Amazing School Year will end June 20th

Good evening!

Here come the tears! This school year will be over June 20th and our class will be gearing up for 4th grade!

This year has been full of laughter and tears! We each have grown so much academically, behaviorally, physically, and emotionally. 

Be sure to continue to come back to the blog and play games that will help keep you in the know! 
Remember, knowledge is power!

Have a wonderful, relaxing summer!

Lots of Love,
Ms. Chuk

Schoolhouse Rock 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 Multiplication Rock / Math Rock

THE KHMER ROUGE: THE STORY OF HAM: My nephew interviewing my DAD.

Reward

Students had a nice afternoon watching the wonderful Disney movie Frozen as their reward for earning over 160 class Bumble Bucks!  They students enjoyed the movie very much!

Thanks to the parents who sent in chips and popcorn for the students to enjoy!

Update on Field Trip to the Zoo

I'm happy to report that all 28 of the students from our classroom were able to enjoy the most beautiful day at Roger Williams Park Zoo, along with the rest of the third grade team from our school.

The weather was amazing with sunshine and warmth, and the zoo was full of curious children from all over Rhode Island.  The students were able to learn interesting facts about the ecosystems and habitats of a variety of animals.

Along with learning facts, they were able to spend time socializing with their peers and enjoying lots of laughter and fun experiences together.

For some students in my class, this was the first time they went to a zoo.  It was amazing and heartwarming to see the curiosity and wonder that overtook their faces when they learned new facts.  The smiles and the giggles, and the out-right, loud laughter made my heart smile.

It was the best field trip ever! 

Memorial Day

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It is a day of remembrance for those who have died in the service of our nation.
Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, but it's difficult to prove the origins of the day. There is also evidence that a women's group in the South decorated graves before the end of the Civil War. In either case, Memorial Day has had numerous starts due to the human need to honor the dead. Though some people think it's a day to honor any and all dead, Memorial Day is intended to honor those who have given their all in service to our country.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/memorial-day/about.html

Field Trip to the Zoo to learn about Ecosystems and Habitats

Our whole third grade class will be walking to Roger Williams Park Zoo on Wednesday May 21, 2014.  Parents please make sure you sign those permission slips and send them into school ASAP.  No student can go on the field trip without a signed permission slip and an emergency contact phone number.  Students, make sure you dress appropriately with comfortable sneakers.  It will be party cloudy and between 54 to 69 degrees.  We will be leaving the school at 9:15am, please be on time! We will have breakfast at school and lunch at the park. Do not bring any electronic devices.  We are not responsible for any lost, stolen or broken electronics.

Hope everyone gets to go enjoy the beautiful and adventurous day at the zoo from third grade.

 

 

 

Patterns 2 - Grade 3 Common Core Standards

Patterns - Grade 3 Common Core Standards

Creating Patterns

Create Patterns

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/pattern-match-numbers.html

Math Review Games Online

Play these games to review math facts.

http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/place-value-games.html

End of the Year Testing

Last week was a fun-filled week, with Spelling Bees, Amazing Words Hat Parade and Favorite Concept Quilts! Reading is an amazing way to get children excited about learning.

Within the last couple of weeks, students have been tested in the areas of Math and Reading to demonstrate their knowledge of overall skills learned in third grade.  They made great improvements from the beginning of the school year until now. There will be a few more tests to demonstrate that understanding before the year is over.

Beyond testing, the students will be reviewing lots of already learned skills to help remind them of what they learned throughout the year to better prepare them for fourth grade.

This is a reminder that homework is based on lessons learned currently or previously learned.  The homework assignments are not online at this moment because I get them from various sources. In the future, I will try to post homework online.

Let's have a great week!

READING WEEK ACTIVITIES Start Monday April 28th! Welcome Back!

I hope you've had a restful and fun vacation! Please be ready to learn Monday morning! We still have lots to learn to prepare you for fourth grade.

 

Reading Week Activities: Reading week activities will take place this week from Monday, April 28th through Friday, May 2nd.

 

Monday, April 28th - Crazy Sock Day!!

Wear crazy socks to kick off a week of reading activities!

 

Tuesday, April 29th -Read a Shirt day!

Students, teachers and staff are encouraged to wear shirts with writing on them for everyone to read! As always, writing must be appropriate for school.

 

Wednesday, April 30th -Spelling BEEs!

Class spelling BEEs will take place using spelling words from across the year on Reading Street!

 

Thursday, May 1st -Amazing Word Parade!

Each classroom will be given a vocabulary word (The voc. word will come from the year’s Amazing Words at your grade level). Each student in the class will decorate a hat with an illustration of the word.  (The hat can be made any way you choose) The classrooms will parade through the school while wearing the hats.  (Each grade level will parade together so everyone will be able to see all hats!!)

Friday, May 2nd - Favorites Parade

Students review all of the Favorites of their peers in the long hallway on the way to the cafeteria.

Cambodian New Year

Here are some pictures I'd like to share from our Cambodian New Year 2558BC The Year of the Horse (2014CE) Celebrations.

Be sure to check out the link to review how to TELL TIME.

TELLING TIME

http://more2.starfall.com/m/math/measure-content/play.htm?f&d=demo&n=match-clocks&y=1&www=cschool

How to Make French Crepes

Here's a recipe for French Crepes for our Unit on Culture

Adverbs Song (Adverbs by Melissa)

Pictograph Introduction - 3rd grade

Adverb Song from Grammaropolis - "Do You Qualify?"

Bill Nye The Science Guy Phases of Matter

Bill Nye The Science Guy Energy

Types of energy - TeacherTube

Types of energy - TeacherTube

PARCC testing was a success. Students in Room 205 were very well behaved and tried their best to do well on the assessment. The test was completed on laptops in our computer lab and the students are extremely tech-savvy! There were very few glitches we had to resolve. They were also tested on STAR Math online on Monday and DIBEL tested individually throughout the week for progress in Reading. I hope you've all had a restful weekend after a week full of testing! Enjoy the evening.

I'm experiencing problems with my internet. I cannot open Blogger to create new posts. I guess I'll post updates in this manner.

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring to everyone! 
It has been a long, frigid winter. 
The students have been working hard at comparing fractions and demonstrating understanding of the different strategies of expressing the multiplication facts.
They are sharing great discussions in our new Reading Unit: Cultures.
We are also currently working very hard at character building (how to treat one another), and women's history.
We are also learning to interview one another in order to write biographies about our classmates.
Energy and matter is the current science kit. They will be working with batteries and discussing the different energy sources.

We have also piloted the PARCC assessment in our computer lab on laptops. Prior to their trial run, I showed the students sample questions and walked them through on how to maneuver the laptop touch pad as I projected it on the screen for them to see every step I took.  We also discussed different strategies to answer the questions.  Next week, our classroom, will take the "real" PARCC test.  Please do not feel worried about this test because, at this point, we are just piloting the test so that we can give feedback about our experience to the district.

Let's enjoy these beautiful spring days!

 

Follow by email

Good evening parents and boys and girls,

Please "Follow By Email" so that you can get up to date updates.

Times tables song 1-12

Schoolhouse Rock 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 Multiplication Rock / Math Rock

numerator and denominator song: fractions

Fractions 2nd / 3rd Grade - Down On the Farm

Fractions Music Video - Washington School - CUSD 200

This is so cute!

Fractions on Number Lines - v1

Fractions on Number Lines - v2

FOLDABLE Projects

The students have been working hard on many projects in class. They are demonstrating understanding of different ways to solve the same problem, in "Choose 3 Ways".  They are demonstrating understanding of all the components of PRONOUNS.  They are demonstrating understanding of FACT and OPINION and CAUSE and EFFECT by writing their own sentences.  The students also made foldables about equivalent fractions, we are still working on improving understanding of EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS.
Let's keep up the great work 205!!!

~Ms. Chuk

http://www.instagc.com/Thaylotus

http://www.instagc.com/Thaylotus

Equivalent fractions

Good afternoon!

We have been working hard to try to understand equivalent fractions! Please use the links I have created on the previous blogs to help you understand fractions more clearly.  In class, we have been using fraction bars to find equivalent fractions.  Some students are demonstrating understanding, while many others still struggle to show that they understand equivalent fractions.

Also, this is a reminder that we will have school on Friday March 7th to make up for a snow day.

I hope everyone has been enjoying this wonderful weekend.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone ready to learn Monday morning!

~Ms. Chuk
 

WebQuest on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/taverna/98/webquest.htm

WEBQUEST:

Learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Read the directions on the website and click on the link to find the answers.  This is a great way to learn about a great human being who helped shape our world today.  Have fun learning!


~Ms. Chuk

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions--Lesson 5 of 5 (Commo...

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions--Lesson 4 of 5 (Commo...

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions--Lesson 3 of 5 (Commo...

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions--Lesson 2 of 5 (Commo...

Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions--Lesson 1 of 5 (Commo...

Do You Want to Build a Snowman Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn & Katie L...

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

Frozen "In Summer" Song - Sing-a-long with Olaf - Official | HD

This version is a sing-a-long with words!

Frozen "In Summer" song -- Official | HD

I thought I would share one of the funniest songs from Frozen.

VACATION is over...let's get ready to LEARN!

I hope that all my students have had a wonderful and restful vacation.  I hope that you have spent some fun time building snowmen, sledding, and spending quality time with your family.  Also, there is a Six Flags reward to be given to students who read a total of 6 hours over vacation, hopefully my students read lot over vacation.

I expect students to come to school prepared with notebooks and pencils so that they are ready to take notes and do their classwork with these necessary tools.  Having folders and tissues would be nice to have in the classroom as well.

As we finish out this beautiful unseasonably warm day, I hope you are eating well and resting as we will be starting back Monday straight away into our usual schedule.

Enjoy this beautiful Sunday!

 

 

Another snow day

Happy snow day everyone.  Unfortunately many parts of the country have been hit hard with an ice storm.  I'm happy that all the students are safe at home with their families.  Hopefully everyone did their homework before going outside to make snowmen or go sledding. :)

In Room 205, we have been working hard on learning the different strategies to solve multiplication problems: Using known facts, making arrays, drawing equal groups and having lots of fun explaining to each other how to solve for the products.  They are getting to understand the relationship between multiplication and division as well.  They have been demonstrating their knowledge by using the graphic organizer, "Choose 3 Ways" to show what they know.

In Reading this week, we have been discussing our unique interests and those interests can lead to our future careers.  These students have such kind hearts as many of them stated that they "want to help people".  So I gave them many suggestions as to which fields they may look forward to and they seemed very interested.  This has also been carried over into Social Studies in which we have been discussing their goals and how to achieve those goals.

In writing, we also made foldables demonstrating our knowledge of facts and opinions, and all the different types of pronouns--singular, plural, subject, object, and possessive.

The students are behaving quite well lately and they are working hard on earning computer time.  There are 17 students who are assigned to Imagine Learning and all students in the class have been given time to "play" and "learn" by solving math problems on firstinmath.com.  The students are enjoying this part of their day most.

Students can access firstinmath.com through this blog or go straight to the website by typing the web address in the address bar.

Have a safe snow day!
~Ms. Chuk

Equivalent Fractions

We are currently revisiting multiplication, with a focus on the relationship between multiplication and division.  The next lesson, we will be about equivalent fractions.  The following link is a great resource to help enhance student understanding of equivalent fractions.

Click on the following link to learn about equivalent fractions. 
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/fractions-04-equivalent-01.html

Signed Forms Need to be Returned to Ms. Chuk

Good evening!
I hope everyone had a great day off from school and is safe. 

There are many forms that I sent home with the students with their report cards as well as on Friday.

I am looking for these forms to be signed and returned:

• Report Card envelopes
• Star Math Parent Reports
• Emergency update forms, both lime green and salmon sheets
• Permission for picture to be taken for the thank you letters for our grant money
• Blog feedback form

Thank you!

 

Also, please send in more TISSUE boxes, many students are sick and we have no more tissues.

ACCESS FOR ELLs Speaking Test

Friday, January 31, 2014
Mr. Heywood and I will be administering the individual Speaking test to my classroom, Room 205. Please be advised.

I have been ill the last few days and was not in school Wednesday and Thursday.  I will try my best to be back at school Friday.

~Ms. Chuk

ACCESS for ELLs Assessment

ACCESS for ELLs Assessment

Friday, January 24th, we will continue our ACCESS for ELLs testing.  Please send your children to school.

FREE Hats, Mittens and Coats for Kids

FYI

FREE Hats, Mittens and Coats for Kids

Thursday,  January 30, 2014

10:00am-2:00pm

Olneyville Health Center

100 Curtis Street

Providence, RI

First Come, First Served

If child cannot be present, please bring proof of child's name and age.