UTIPS and CDAS practice tests for end of level testing

I am giving you a link to the UTIPS practice tests and CDAS tests to help prepare your child for end of level testing. If you log onto the UTIPS website, you will have access to these tests. I encourage you to use these tests as a teaching opportunity, helping your child as needed. Children can take these practice tests multiple times, but doing so would be more effective if done over the course of several days. I've sent home a recording sheet for you to keep track of your child's progress.

www.mountainside3.utips.loganschools.org

Select the test you would like your child to take
Select the teacher (from the drop down menu): third grade teachers
Select class: Mrs. Ensign
Select name: your child's name
Then log in and start.

great math online games

Check out the following great sites for online math games.

www.ixl.com/math/grade-3

www.softschools.com/math/games/

www.free-training-tutorial.com/math-games.html

www.uen.org/3-6interactives/

www.mhschool.com/math/2009/ca/assets/factdash.html

www.aplusmath.com

www.aaamath.com

The Man Who Invented Basketball: Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of Feb. 7-11

Vocabulary Words
basketball: a game played on a court in which two teams try to throw a ball through a raised hoop
disease: a problem in the body; sickness
freeze: turn into ice
guard: a person who watches over or protects something
popular: liked by many people
sports: games in which people use their bodies
study: to spend time learning, usually by reading
terrible: very bad

Spelling Words
1. wolves
2. knives
3. feet
4. men
5. children
6. women
7. sheep
8. heroes
9. scarves
10. mice
11. geese
12. wives
13. elves
14. banjos
15. halves
Challenge Words
16. loaves
17. beliefs
18. tomatoes
19. potatoes
20. tornadoes
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. clothes
22. want

February 2011 lunch menu

Tues., Feb. 1: chicken nuggets
Wed., Feb. 2: pepperoni pizza
Thurs., Feb. 3: popcorn chicken
Fri., Feb. 4: chili

Mon., Feb. 7: hot dog
Tues., Feb. 8: grilled cheese
Wed., Feb. 9: breaded pork chop
Thurs., Feb. 10: sloppy joes
Fri., Feb. 11: chicken noodle soup

Mon., Feb. 14: orange chicken
Tues., Feb. 15: baked potato with ham and cheese
Wed., Feb. 16: super nachos
Thurs., Feb. 17: roasted turkey in gravy
Fri., Feb. 18: cheeseburger

Mon., Feb. 21: Pres. Day, no school
Tues., Feb. 22: spaghetti
Wed., Feb. 23: cheese pizza
Thurs., Feb. 24: breaded beef steak
Fri., Feb. 25: corn dogs

Mon., Feb. 28: waffle stix

Around One Cactus: Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Vocabulary Words:
lofty: tall, or high off the ground
incredible: hard to believe
noble: belonging to a high social class
search: look for something
stinging: having a sharp pain
topic: a subject
unseen: not seen
survivors: those who remain alive after an event where others have died
waterless: without water

Spelling Words (words with wr, kn, mb, gn):
1. thumb
2. gnaw
3. written
4. know
5. climb
6. design
7. wrist
8. crumb
9. assign
10. wrench
11. knot
12. wrinkle
13. lamb
14. knob
15. knit
Challenge Words
16. wrestler
17. bologna
18. cologne
19. honeycomb
20. knickknack
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. know
22. when
23. where
24. what

A Symphony of Whales: Vocabulary and Spelling List for the Week of January 24-28

Vocabulary Words:
anxiously: nervously or in a worried manner
bay: a part of an ocean enclosed by the coastline
blizzards: heavy snowstorms with very strong winds
channel: a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
chipped: broke off small pieces of something
melody: a series of musical notes that make up a tune
supplies: quantities of something needed
surrounded: encircled; enclosed
symphony: a long musical work written for an orchestra

Spelling Words (suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less)
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
Challenge Words
16. anxiously
17. thoughtfully
18. cautiously
19. tardiness
20. breathless
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. finally
22. really

Seeing Stars: Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of Jan. 18-21

Spelling Words (Consonant sounds /j/ and /k/)
1. clock
2. large
3. page
4. mark
5. kitten
6. judge
7. crack
8. edge
9. pocket
10. brake
11. change
12. ridge
13. jacket
14. badge
15. orange
Challenge Words
16. freckles
17. advantage
18. pledge
19. Kentucky
20. kingdom
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. our
22. I
23. I'm
24. until

Vocabulary Words
shine: to give off light
gas: a naturally occurring fluid, often used for fuel
gigantic: very large
dim: poorly lit
temperature: measure of heat or cold
patterns: regular formations
ladle: spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl

January Book Orders

I will be sending book orders home with your children today. You can place your order online (parent code is FWFFF) or you can send a check to school with your child (make the check out to me: Karen Ensign). Book orders are due this Friday, January 14, 2011.

Pushing Up the Sky: Vocabulary and Spelling Words for the week of January 10-14

Vocabulary Words

• antlers: one of two bony growths on the head of a deer and certain other animals
• imagined: formed pictures in a person's mind of things or ideas that are elsewhere or not real
• languages: spoken or written words
• narrator: a person who tells the story
• overhead: over the head; placed high up; above
• poked: pushed with something pointed; jabbed

Spelling Words
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react

Challenge Words
16. unfortunate
17. discourage
18. uncomfortable
19. recycle
20. mispronounce

Frequently Misspelled Words
21. a lot
22. off
23. said

Vocabulary and Spelling Words for the week of Jan. 3-7: How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Vocabulary Words:
area: a space used for a special purpose
artificial: made by humans, not by nature
grapevine: a woody vine on which grapes grow
preservative: a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
proof: anything that can be used to show that something is true or real
raise: to lift
raisin: a dried grape

Spelling Words:
1. let's
2. he'd
3. you'll
4. can't
5. I'd
6. won't
7. haven't
8. hasn't
9. she'd
10. they'll
11. when's
12. we'd
13. should've
14. wasn't
15. didn't

Challenge words
16. they'd
17. would've
18. could've
19. needn't
20. you've

Frequently misspelled words
21. that's
22. they're
23. didn't
24. it's