Assignments
Spelling - Page 26
Reading - finish work sheets from yesterday, read
Math - 2.2
Social Studies - review for Chapter 1 test , WS Time For Kids
Handwriting - page 15
Map Skills page 8

HOMEWORK -
Finish any unfinished work
Just a few notes…

PUBLIC LIBRARY… We will be walking to the Babbitt Public Library on Friday, October 1st. We will leave school about 1:25. I do not need any extra chaperones, but you are always more than welcome to walk with us. It is going to be a beautiful day!! Students may bring their own library card to check out books. Students who would like to get a library card may bring in their form and we will get it taken care of on Friday. I am planning to walk to the library during the fall about every three weeks. I am also more than happy to drop off books, so students are not late returning books, if we do not get there in time as a class.

WORD-A-DAY…The Word-A-Day program has been used in the Babbitt-Embarrass Elementary School since 1988. It is patterned after a program created by Marlene Glaus, a third grade teacher from the Richfield School System. I intend to continue the tradition of the Word-A-Day program. Word-A-Day is a good language experience.

Each day the student is assigned a word. It is their responsibility to find the definition of the word and be prepared the following day to demonstrate that they know the meaning of the word.

WAD will include three parts this year
1. definition of the word
The word may be found in a dictionary or using an online dictionary. There are
plenty of dictionaries at school if your home needs one. Let me know.

2. illustration of the word
The illustration may include a drawing by the student, a picture printed off the
internet or one found in a magazine or a toy. For example, if the WAD was feline,
they might cut out a picture of a feline from a magazine, draw a picture of a feline, or
bring in a toy feline to show the class. They may even bring in their real live feline,
with permission.

3. a sentence demonstrating the meaning of the word
The sentence only needs be one sentence long, not a paragraph, but must use the word
correctly, have correct spelling and punctuation.

This will count toward three Word A Day point daily. This is a separate grade on the report card for third grade. Students who are absent will be exempt from the word for the next day. There is no late work accepted with WAD. Students must turn it in on time. If all they have time for is the definition and do not include a sentence or picture then they will receive 1 point, not 3. Doing all three parts will be their choice, but they will be graded accordingly.

We will start with Word-A-Day for homework on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night. There will not be any Word-A-Day homework over the weekend. Students should write the word on top of their notebook page, and then the definition under the word. The illustration should be glued to the page and the sentences at the bottom of the page. All three parts should be on one page. I highly recommend a steno type notebook for this project, but any notebook will do, just keep all WAD for the year in one notebook. There is not a “wrong” definition for the word; it’s the child’s choice which definition they write down.