Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202

I look forward to another exciting week in Room 202! We will not begin a new Reading Street unit so we will not have Spelling, Comprehension, Vocabulary or Word Analysis tests. I do have lots of fun and learning activities based on the book & movie, The Grinch That Stole Christmas.
Our room mom, Mrs. Padilla, has scheduled the Holiday party for Friday Dec. 23, from 1:45-2:45. A note was sent home last week about the gift exchange for the students. If you have any questions please send me an email or give me a call.
I hope you were able to check out the class on Mrs. Walker's Tiger Tales blog. We worked with our Kindergarten Buddies and helped them write letters to Santa.We addressed each envelope and PTA bought us stamps. (Thanks PTA!!) They were dropped off at Macy's, who will donate $1.00 to the Make a Wish Foundation for every letter addressed to Santa. Not only did I love the activity BUT I was so proud that all of the students LOVED it too.
I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year!! Thank you for the gift of your child and for your support. I look forward to an even more fun 2012 of Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202!
Until next year!!!

Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202

Hope everyone had a great time this past weekend. I want to thank AE PTA for the wonderful Breakfast with Santa on Saturday. You all did a FABULOUS job. We are so lucky to have the support of so many caring parents.
Our class is scheduled to visit the Santa Shop on Tuesday Dec. 13 from 9:15-9:55. If you would like your child to by gifts, please make a list of people to buy for, the amount you would like to spend on each and place in an envelope with your child's name on the outside.
This week is a review week for Reading Street so they will be no Spelling. The Unit 5 Math test is scheduled for Thursday Dec. 15. Studyguides will be coming home starting Monday.
Until next week, keep listening. learning and laughing in Room 202!

Listening, Learning, and Laughing in Room 202

I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. I enjoyed spending time with my family and as we all did, I ate toooo much!!
Our Reading Street story for the week is Tops & Bottoms. The spelling words have complex consonant patterns with three letters pronounced together- spl, thr, squ, str, scr. They are splash, throw, three, square, scream, strike, street, split, splurge, thrill, strength, squeak, throne, scratch, and squeeze. Will begin Unit 5, place value and decimals, in Math. In Science we continue to study rocks and minerals.
Until next week!

Listening, Learning & Laughing in Room 202

Looking out at this rainy Sunday, I'm wondering where that beautiful fall weather has gone???? I enjoyed meeting with a few of you last week for conferences and look forward to Monday's scheduled Parent conferences.
Just a reminder that this will be a three day week so we will not have Spelling, Comprehension, Vocabulary or Word Analysis tests. There is a Unit 4 Math test scheduled for Monday Nov. 21.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. I am thankful for positive students and positive parental support!!!
Until next week-
Let's keep Listening, Learning & Laughing in Room 202.

Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202

I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable 3 day weekend and hope you were able to thank a Veteran!!
Our Reading Street story for the week is called Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It. Our spelling words are compound words and they are: sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox and toothbrush.We will work on multiplication and division in Math and will begin a unit on Rocks and Fossils in Science.
We have another fun week of Listening, Learning and Laughter in Room 202!!
Until next week.

Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202

I'm getting spoiled and hopeful that every fall weekend will be sunny yet crisp!!! Only problem is that at 6:00 tonight it was dark!!! Bedtime will become earlier and earlier!! We do not have school on Tues. Nov. 8 and also not on Fri. Nov. 11. Don't forget to vote on Tuesday!!! Because we only have 3 days at school this week, we will not have spelling, vocabulary, word analysis or comprehension tests. I do want the students to read every night.... like always!!! We will continue to work on multiplication in math. Please help your child work on multiplication facts.
Until next week.... keep listening, learning and laughing!!!

Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202

Another beautiful fall weekend but where did the month of October go???? I enjoyed all the hardwork our PTA did for last week's Red Ribbon Celebration. On Wednesday, November 2, we will have the Unit 3 Math test. Studyguides will be coming home Monday and Tuesday. Our Reading Street story is one of my favorites, I Wanna Iguana. It is a story about a boy who tries to persuade his mother to let him have a pet iguana. We will be writing a persuasive letter to our parents this week. I know you'll enjoy reading them.
Our spelling words all will end in -le.
handle, trouble, simple, people, middle, table, little, gentle, poodle, pickle, noodle, saddle, juggle, uncle, riddle.
Until next week.
Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202.

Listening, Learning and Laughing in Room 202!

Another beautiful fall weekend and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. We have a busy week ahead.
Red Ribbon Week;
Monday- Kick-off to Red Ribbon Week- Wear Red!
Tuesday- "Put a Cap on Drugs"; Wear your favorite hat
Wednesday- "Follow Your Dreams, NOT Drugs"; Wear your PJs
Thursday- "Do Sports-NOT Drugs"; Wear your favorite sports attire
Friday- "Tie Down Drugs"; Wear a silly, colorful, fun tie

The Book Fair make-up day will be Monday Oct. 24.Third grade is scheduled to visit at 10:05.
In Reading Street, Unit 2 Week 1,we will read the story called "Penguin Chick." Our spelling words for the week are;
tulip, finish, robot, wagon, pilot, rapid, pupil, lemon, female, camel, music, salad, silent, focus and even. In Math we will work on measuring inches,to the half inch, centimeters, finding the perimeter and finding areas.
Until next week!

Listening,Learning and Laughing!!

What a beautiful weekend we had. I enjoyed spending time outside when I should have been inside cleaning my house. Oh well, I can clean my house anytime!!
Our Reading Street series schedules Week 6 as a review week so we will not have a Spelling test this week. We will be reading informational texts on Spiders. We will learn how to organize the information and how to write a report.
Our schedule buying day for Book Fair is tomorrow Monday, October 17. If you would like your child to buy books, please send the money in an envelope or baggy with their name on the front. Also, don't forget that there is NO SCHOOL Friday, October 21.
Until next week!

Quiet Weekend at My House!!

I came home Friday with a tickle in my throat and it turned into me losing my voice!! I went to see a friend in Columbus, Friday and Saturday and it was horrible that I couldn't talk! Now I'm home and my husband Eric is loving the silence!!! Don't worry kids...Mrs. Burnheimer will find her voice!!!
Our learning for the week-
Spelling- Vowel Diphthongs of ou, ow, oi, oy
proud shower hour amount voyage choice avoid thousand prowl employ
bounce poison annoy appoint broil
The spelling homework packet and test will be Thurs. Oct. 13.
Literacy- Our story for the week is My Rows and Piles of Coins by Tololwa M. Mollel
Math- We will continue with estimation/rounding and will also work on Partial-Sum Addition
Until next week..keep listening, learning and smiling :O)

Social Studies- We will work on Cardinal & Intermediate directions

Fall! Fall! Fall!

Goodness..I didn't know I wasn't ready for cool weather!!I hope you enjoyed this Fall weekend. A reminder that all 3rd graders will be taking the Fall OAA Wednesday, October 5. Please make sure your child is well rested and ready to go!!! Please have your child at school on time that day.
Our Homework for the week 10/3/11 to 10/7/11 will be:
Reading- Our story for Unit 1 Week 4 will be Supermarket by Kathleen Krull
Writing- We will write a Thank-you note and also work on complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation
Spelling- Vowel Digraphs of -ee,-ea,-ai,-oa,-ay,-ow
clean, agree, teeth, dream, grain, coach, display, window, shadow, cheese, peach, braid, Sunday, float, thrown
Math- Unit 2 We will continue to work on addition and subtraction. Please work on addition and subtraction facts each evening for 10 minutes or more.
Social Studies- We are working on map skills and directions
I look forward to this week of fun and learning!!!

Third Grade Learning!!!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and is ready to get back to work!!
Our learning for the week Sept. 26-30 will be:
Spelling Words- base words & endings ( -ed, -ing, -er, -est)
using getting easiest swimming heavier greatest pleased
emptied leaving worried strangest freezing funniest angrier shopped
Our Spelling homework is due Thursday which is also the day we will have a Spelling test
Math- We begin Unit 2 where the emphasis will be on addition and subtraction strategies and skills.I will be giving a 5 minute Facts Quiz on Wednesday.
Reading- Our Unit 1 Week 3 story is called Kumak's Fish. Our Comprehension, Vocabulary and Word Analysis tests will be given on Friday.
Social Studies- We begin our unit on maps skills, directions, compass roses and more!!
It'll be another fun week of learning and laughter!!

Readers Oath

We took our Readers Oath today with Mrs. Walker. Check out Amelia Elementary's blog and see our pictures!!! Have a great weekend.

Room 202 Fun for week of Sept.19

Hope all enjoyed this wonderful weekend. Our homework for the week of Sept. 19 to Sept. 23 is:
Spelling- homework packet due Thurs. Sept. 22
Spelling Test Unit 1 Week 2- Thurs. Sept. 22
Math- Unit 1 test Friday Sept. 23
Literacy Unit 1 Week 2 tests- Fri. Sept 23-Vocabulary/Word Analysis/Comprehension
Our spelling words for this week are:
objective- plurals -s, -es, -ies
pennies, inches, plants, families, bodies, glasses, wishes, pockets, lists, copies, parties, bunches, crashes, supplies, pencils
We will be spending our Math classtime reviewing time, number/place value and money throughout the week with Unit 1 Math test scheduled for Friday. If you have time, please review these skills with your child.Thanks!!

Room 202 Fun!!

I'm so excited that while checking the students' take-home-folders today, so many of them read last night & filled in their Reading minutes!! Yeah!! Then I saw many had completed their 1st night of spelling homework. My 3rd graders are AWESOME!!!! Keep up the great work!!Remember the spelling homework packet is due Thursday and we have a spelling test Thursday.

Academics Begin!!!

With procedures under our belts, its now time to begin the academics of 3rd grade! Our homework for the week of Sept. 12 will be:
Spelling- A completed spelling packet will be due on Thurs. Sept. 15
Spelling test- will be Thurs. Sept. 15
Reading Log- I ask that students read for 30 minutes every night and record this information. Yes that means Friday, Saturday & Sunday! The reading minute chart should always be kept in the students take-home-folder in the return to school section. I check the reading minutes each school day.
Our spelling words follow the VC/CV pattern.These words will be tested Thurs. Sept. 15.
lettuce happen basket winter sister problem
supper subject lesson spelling napkin collar
traffic suggest puppet
Have fun!!

Two days down!!

Well, we've made it through two days of a new school year! I am so proud and thankful for the students I have this year. There's lots of changes and I thank my3rd grader for their patience and parents I thank you for yours. We have been working on procedures, procedures, procedures. Beginning Monday we will begin our academic scedule, Literacy, Skills Group and Math. With the end of the day pickup, I am not able to teach the Social Studies and Science but will when all things settle down. Again parents, thanks for your patience!!

Tomorrow is the BIG day!!

I'm getting the "day before the 1st day of school" jitters, getting nervous and getting excited!! I hope I can sleep tonight. Remember we'll have Mrs. Moorehead & Mrs. Amann's classes with us for the 1st part of the day. See you bright and early. :O)

Open House

I loved meeting so many of you last night at Open House. I am even more excited to spend our year together!! Please remember that next week, arrivals/dismissals, could be crazzzzzzzy so please be patient. I know I will be!!! Enjoy these last few days of summer vacation and I'll see you Tuesday Sept. 6 to begin a year of learning and laughter.

Open House

Dear Nathan, Kaleb, Aaron, Hannah, Olivia, Sophie, Nicholas E., Kaitlyn, Kayleigh, Andrew, David, Xander, Joshua, Jimmy, Madison, Garrett, Michael, Sarah P., Nevaeh, Sarah P., Kyle, Nicholas S.,Alexis, Seth and Ryan,
I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night, Thursday September 1st, for Open House. It is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30. Hope to meet you in Room 202!!

Mrs. Burnheimer

Countdown to a new year

Thanks to Miss Van Eman for her help in changing my blog background!! I'm looking forward to spending time on the blog and posting homework & class information. Keep checking back!!

Are My New Students Ready??

I am sooo excited to have my classlist!! I hope you are happy that I will be your
3rd grade teacher :O) In looking at the 3rd grade supply list, I would like to have you buy crayons instead of colored pencils. Leave a comment for me.

I'm getting excited...are you???

It's August 1st and I'm beginning to get excited about the 2011-2012 school year!! I will MISS last year's class but am so excited to meet my new 3rd graders. We will have a year of learning and of course lots of laughs mixed in!!! I look forward to meeting you all.

Here we come February!!

I can't believe that its February! Guess time flies when you're having fun.This week we are reading the last story of Reading Street Unit 3. It's wonderful to see the growth in students being able to find the correct answers within the text for the weekly comprehension tests. That is a very important skill to learn for the 3rd grade OAA tests.We are focusing on learning how to answer questions in complete sentences and on the clues of what "WH" questions are asking. For example, Why-would be asking us to answer with a reason, When- we would need to answer with a reference of time, just to name a few. We are working on brochures called "Welcome to My Community" in Social Studies. We will displaying them in our hallway within the next week. I am sad to take down the students timelines because they all did such a great job.

Happy 2011 :o)

I hope you had a wonderful and restful Holiday break. The time went by so fast..here it is back to school! We will be reviewing school procedures this week. Our new math unit will focus on lines, line segments and geometry. On Thursday, Jan.6 we will have a Social Studies test. A study guide will be sent home on Monday Jan.3. Our spelling words this week are prefixes un-, re-, dis-, and mis-
unhappy, recall, disappear, unload, mistake, misspell, dislike, replace, mislead, disagree, rewrite, unroll, unknown, dishonest and react.