3rd Grade Slide Show

Spelling lists for the week of 9/27/2010

Asalamu Alaikum Third Grade Parents and Students:
The spelling lists for this week are as follows:

Spelling List for group 1 

disagree
disconnect
disappoint
dislike
incapable
independent
indirect
invisible
misspell
misplace
misled
mistrust
repay
react
repair
recall
unbeaten
unwrap
unfortunate
uncover

Spelling list for group 2:
have
haven't
found
around
one
than
then
them
before
because
other
mother
family
cousin
everybody
guess

THIRD GRADE STUDENTS

Asalamu Alaikum Third Grade Friends, I am so happy that you could visit my blog. I told you that I would post some things on here that would help you study for the Science test and I did. Please read the main ideas below:

• Remember how we made our own vocabulary mini-books in class and you defined each word. That mini-book tells you what all of our vocabulary words mean. 
• When I checked the homework I found that some of you got mixed up between which part of the plant makes food, and which part of the plant send food to the rest of the plant. Remember that the leaves of the plant are the main food making part of the plant and the roots grow underground and take in water and minerals for the plant. The stem carries the food from the roots and makes sure that it is delivered to the other parts of the plant, And the chlorophyll is located in the leaves of the plant and it helps the plant stay green.
• Besides reading from the book and studying the vocabulary mini-book that we made, remember the conversations that we talked about in class.
• Remember when we talked about development, we discussed the development of a tree and we even discussed your development. Remember we said that plants, animals and you start out very small and that different stages of development are how you grow and change throughout life.
• Remember that the five parts of plant's life cycle are: 

1. A plant starts out as a seed.
2. Then a new plant grows.
3. Next, the plant becomes and adult.
4. After that, the plant grows flowers on it
5. Finally, Flowers become fruits with seeds in them.

• Conifers are trees that produce seeds inside of cones, remember when Laila brought us a pine cone from her backyard and we looked at it. That was an example.
• Remember that living things reproduce or make more of their own kind. Some living things do this by laying eggs, and some living things do this by actually having their babies grow inside of them like puppies or kittens (Subhan-Allah).

Remember: Even before Scientists discovered any of this, it was all sent down to us from Allah (SWT) and written in the Quran. The Quran was sent down in the form of different verses that were revealed to our beloved prophet (May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). The Quran was revealed before any of these Scientific ideas were even published. Surah Al-Nabaa talks about the heavy clouds that bring down a lot of water to the Earth, and how plants and gardens grow (remember in class when Ayat read the verses to us and then Khaled explained what they meant). This is how Allah (SWT) feeds and nourishes all living things on Earth. On the test, you will have the opportunity to earn extra credit points if you can tell me : Surah Al-Nabaa, verses 13,14,15 , explain the best that you can what they mean and try to memorize them (they are short). 

I hope and pray that this information is helpful to all of you. If you become confused at any point you can ask me in class and I can make sure you understand before Thursday.  

Newsletter for the week of 9/27/2010

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Asalamu Alaikum Third grade parents,

The school year has been off to a great start alhamdullillah and we have been very busy in the Third grade at Al-Ihsan. We have completed chapter 1 of our unit on living things in Science and we will be having our chapter 1 test this Thursday inshallah. Students will bring home their Science book along with a complete study guide outlining what the test will cover on Monday. Students will be expected to know the vocabulary of the chapter which is located in the mini-vocabulary book that they made in class. Students will also be expected to name the parts of a plant cell and the parts of an animal cell. Students will be asked to give an example of an organisms development which was talked about in class. I believe that students are ready to be tested on the material, they love Science class. Guided reading groups will start on Monday, September 27 inshallah. We will have a 90 minute block of reading, writing, and grammar every single day. Students have been placed in a group according to their ability level, and each group will meet with me at least three times every week while the other groups are given independent reading and writing activities. Small group instruction is essential to student success. In math we have completed Chapter one of Houghton Mifflin Math. We learned how to write numbers in expanded form, word form and standard form, place value up to ten-thousand, rounding off numbers to the tens and hundreds place and are starting the three times table. In Michigan studies we have finished a chapter on Michigan georgraphy where students were taught the five great lakes, their locations, which ones border Michigan and which one does not. They were also taught which 4 states border the state of Michigan, Michigan's two parts, the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula and the capital of Michigan. Students should also know that a county is a part of a state and that our county is Wayne county, and finally that the state of Michigan is one of 50 United States. I am confident that if you ask our children about any of these concepts they will be able to explain in detail. Last but not least we have started the writing process and learned about the writing trait "organization". We are now working on our own personal narratives and have completed the pre-writing part of it.  Our students have been working very hard and I am very proud of them. If you have any questions or concerns I can be reached at maha.mustafa1971@yahoo.com. I can also meet with parents during my prep time which is from 10:30 - 12:05 every day. Jazzakum Allah Khairan for your help and cooperation.

Sister Maha Mustafa

The week of 9/13/2010

Asalamu Alaikum and Eid Mubarad to all,

This week we will start our unit in Language Arts about adventure, the first selection we are reading is called "Cliff Hanger". In Math, we are learning about the different uses of numbers for example, numbers are used for measuring, counting, position, and labeling. We have also started our Michigan studies curriculum, we learned the names of the five great lakes (Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Lake Erie). We also learned that the states of Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin border our state.  In writing we are using the six plus one writing traits in our class and this week we will be learning about the writing trait, organization. In Science we will start our unit on living things and this Wednesday we will do an experiment using yeast, sugar and water. Students will use the Scientific process to determine whether yeast is alive or not. I have 2 prep times in a row from 10:30-12:05, so if there are any questions or concerns parents can make an appointment during that time. I am also available after school. We are off to a great start and your children are a pleasure to have in class.

Sister Maha