Dear Parents,
Due to having our class Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as Class Dojo, I will no longer be posting on the website. If there are ANY parents who aren't on social media and would like me to continue posting on this page, please let me know and I'll be happy to!
Facebook - facebook.com/misstraudt (or search for Traudt's Terrific Team)
Twitter - @JenniferTraudt
Class Dojo - I will send email and text invites at the beginning of each school year.
Please "like", follow, and join our pages!
Notes will be coming home tomorrow, but please try to send a cereal box with your child before next Wednesday, September 7. If you don't have any, let me know and I can find an extra or pair up some students :) We're going to have so much fun with this!
Our homework this year will be mostly reading at home 20-30 minutes a night and practicing math facts. PLEASE make sure your child is reading at home! Thanks!
We are currently having a contest with each homeroom to see who can have the least absences, tardies, and leaving early (besides for doctor's appointments). The winner at the end of the six weeks gets to go to the Robinson park with Mrs. Fuqua!
Hello, everyone! This will be a secondary source of information - the main sources will be facebook (facebook.com/misstraudt), twitter (@jennifertraudt), and class dojo. On the links at the top of the page are tons of websites you can go to to have your children learn at home! Remember, my phone number is (254)744-7077, and email is jennifer.traudt@robinson.k12.tx.us, and you're welcome to contact me there anytime!
Spelling words - week of April 25-30
signal, solution, spoil, starve, steer, struggle, suitable, survey, swift, symbol, talent, theory, thrill, treasure, triumph
Spelling words - week of April 18-22
predator, predict, prevent, primary, privilege, process, rare, rate, recall, rely, remark, resident, respect, responsible, reverse, revive, risk, scatter, schedule, sensitive
Spelling words - week of April 11-15
habit, harsh, imitate, individual, intelligent, intend, journey, launch, limit, locate, loyal, passage, pause, perform, plunge
No spelling words the week due to Field Day, half day, and district testing!
Spelling words
week of march 21-24
bold, border, brief, brilliant, cable, capture, certain, chill, clever, climate, cling, coast, elegant, enable, examine, explore
Spelling words - Week of march 14-18
ability, absorb, accuse, act, active, actual, adopt, advantage, advice, ambition, ancient, approach, arrange, arctic, attitude, attract, average, avoid
Spelling words
Week of February 29
This week are all math words!
approximate, congruent, equivalent, estimate, factor, hexagon, multiple, octagon, pentagon, perimeter, quotient, sum, difference, product, thousand, perpendicular, parallel
Spelling words
week of February 15-19
puzzled, confused, jealous, envious, distant, evasive, stubborn, impulsive, cruel, preoccupied
Spelling words
week of February 8-12
confident, calm, secure, independent, brave, loyal, courageous, strong, respected, empowered
Spelling words
week of Feb 1-5
synonyms for interested
interested, eager, enthusiastic, intrigued, excited, inquisitive, intent, earnest, fascinated, engrossed
Spelling words - week of January 25
synonyms for angry/mad
annoyed, irritated, cross, frustrated, grumpy, angry, provoked, offended, indignant, hostile, irate, furious, fuming, enraged
Spelling words - week of January 19
synonyms for scared
afraid, fearful, frightened, timid, cautious, alarmed, nxious, hesitant, petrified, terrified
bonus - apostrophe
Spelling words - Week of January 11
Synonyms for sad
depressed, low, dismal, dreary, dull, moody, sulky, defeated, pessimistic, hopeless, melancholy, somber, despairing, miserable, blah
December 7-December 11
text, next, exit, sixteen, sixth, context, expand, sixty, expect, toxic, excite, explode, explore, index, flex
November 30-December 4
No spelling words or homework this week, due to our practice STAAR tests on Tuesday and Wednesday!
Spelling words - week of November 16
ate, eight, by, bye, buy, deer, dear, flour, flower, hair, hare, knew, new, know, no, right, write, weather, whether
Spelling words - week of November 9
This week's words are homophones, so more than spelling, students need to know which word goes with which meaning.
your, you're, to, too, two, their, there, they're, loose, lose, clothes, close, pair, pear, its, it's, red, read, are, our
bonus: homophone
Spelling words - week of November 2
c, k, ck
crust, clang, cling, cast, cannot, class, scan, fact, kept, king, skip, skill, ticket, bucket, locker, jacket, pocket, cricket, locket, skit
bonus: factor
Spelling words - week of October 19
stripe, hike, crime, slime, mile, smile, dime, drive, pride, quite, silent, title, pilot, final, migrate, climax, supply, apply, ally, comply
Spelling words - week of October 6-9
final e sound - ee or y
glee, flee, free, tree, three, employee, committee, referee, handy, empty, twenty, plenty, victory, angry, entry, hungry, pantry, memory, happy, penny
Spelling Words Week of September 28
- feed
- meet
- need
- sleep
- screen
- speed
- greed
- complete
- athlete
- extreme
- concrete
- meter
- event
- decay
- fever
- remember
- secret
- behind
- behave
- delivery
bonus: visualize
Spelling words - week of 9/21:
ending in ed
filmed, peeled, banged, spelled, spilled, smelled, pinned, hemmed, planned, rubbed, robbed, skimmed, trimmed, scrubbed, grabbed
Bonus: literature
Spelling Words - week of 9/14:
champ, chunk, cheek, chapter, children, cheerful, switch, match, hatch, stretch, scratch, lunch, munch, quench
bonus: inference
We just finished our practice STAAR tests, and your children worked so hard! In fact, EVERYBODY passed
Reading, which is amazing!! Now it's time to party! Our Valentine's party will be tomorrow from 2:30-3:00 - thank you to the parents who sent shoeboxes to decorate!!
AR the past two weeks has been PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!! We have had over 70 points in each of the last two weeks!! Keep reading!
Practice STAAR Math, Reading, and Writing tests will be this week - please make sure your child is rested, has a good breakfast, and is on time. Thank you!!!
We have one new spot open for before school tutoring - if your child gets here by 7:30, and you feel they would benefit from some extra help, let me know!
Reminder: Our Valentine's party will be Friday, February 13, from 2:30-3:00! Notes went home Friday and I'll send another copy home on Tuesday!
No spelling words this week because of practice STAAR tests :)
Just a reminder!! Most of our class news is being posted on our Facebook page now! Please go to Facebook.com/misstraudt for class news, photos, and videos! (You can also search on Facebook for "Traudt's Terrific Team). I will continue to post spelling words and educational websites (on the Learning at Home link) on this site, and you can always contact me on Facebook, via email, or by phone with any questions!!
We took our STAR Math and Reading tests this past week to see how much we've grown! The students have done a great job!
Remember! 4th Grade Music Concert
December 16
6:00 pm
This Week's Spelling Words
considerable, content, contribute, crafty, create, demonstrate, descend, desire, destructive, develop, eager, ease, entertain, entire, entrance, envy, essential, extraordinary, flexible, fragile
bonus: deposition (as used in science)
This Week's Spelling Words
accurate, address, afford, alert, analyze, ancestor, annual, apparent, appropriate, arena, arrest, ascend, assist, attempt, attentive, attractive, awkward, baggage, basic, benefit
This Week's Spelling Words
September 29 - October 3
nonfat, nonsense, overdone, overhead, misbehave, misspell, misled, defeat, deform, decrease, underfed, underground, bicycle, binocular, tricycle, triangle, quadrilateral, quadrant, octagon, octopus
This Week's Spelling Words:
September 15-19
synonyms for "said"
commented, observed, replied, stated, chatted, cheered, cried, groaned, mumbled, wailed, whispered, argued, boasted, demanded, roared, yelled, asked, explained, lied, squealed
bonus: subject and predicate
Spelling Words!
4th Grade
September 2-5
rolled, fingers, except, accept, couldn't, questions, catch, its, mark, button, bargain, certain, orphan, fountain, oxen, latitude, longitude, compass, absolute, Equator
Bonus: regions
Spelling Words
May 19-23
why, while, when, white, whine, wham, whip, whelm, whimper, whither, whisper, whisk, whimsical, whim, wheel, whack, whale, whistle, whirl, wheeze
Spelling words for March 17-21
synonyms for sad
depressed, low, dismal, dreary, sulky, defeated, pessimistic, hopeless, melancholy, somber, despairing, miserable, blue, gloomy, disappointed, discouraged, heartbroken, unloved, helpless, ashamed
Spelling Words for March 3-8
All synonyms for happy :)
festive, content, relaxed, calm, complacent, serene, peaceful, joyous, ecstatic, inspired, pleased, grateful, cheerful, excited, optimistic, carefree, playful, elated, jubilant, thrilled
bonus: enthusiastic
Spelling Words for February 24-28
These words are all synonyms for "mad". The next few weeks will have synonyms for other feelings to enrich the students' vocabulary.
angry, annoyed, irritated, cross, frustrated, grumpy, offended, indignant, hostile, irate, furious, fuming, enraged, crabby, cranky, disgusted, smoldering, impatient, destructive, explosive
Spelling words
Week of February 17-20
chapter, charm, children, cheerful, witch, switch, botch, scratch, snitch, crunch, lunch, brunch, munch, quench, screech
Bonus: characterization
Spelling words
week of February 10-14
straw, thaw, flaw, outlaw, seesaw, halt, scald, flase, because, launch, caution, laundry, pauper, cause, pause, auction, automatic, August, Austin, faucet
bonus: probability
Spelling Words
Week of February 3-7
grate, state, shame, square, brave, shave, blame, fable, staple, native, ladle, canine, cradle, acorn, crater, play, spray, sway, Sunday, yesterday
bonus: bonus
Spelling Words
Week of January 27-February 1
stripe, shine, smile, slide, pride, bedside, excite, recite, decide, define, divide, admire, advice, vampire, reptile, provide, combine, advise, clockwise, describe
bonus: geometry
Spelling Words
week of January 21-24
migrate, hibernate, cooperate, hesitate, educate, celebrate, graduate, evaporate, estimate, participate
Bonus: procrastinate
We only have ten words this week, due to it being a short week!
Spelling Words
Week of January 13-17
picture, nature, rapture, capture, lecture, mixture, pasture, gesture, puncture, rupture, texture, structure, torture, future, fixture, moisture, posture, adventure, temperature, departure
Bonus: thermometer
Only 10 spelling words this week, due to testing and winter party on Friday!
square, splurge, strength, squeak, squeeze, squid, squander, shift, strategy, arthritis
bonus: denominator
Dear Parents:
Our DBAs (practice STAAR tests) will be given this Wednesday and Thursday, and Monday and Tuesday Dec 13 and 14. Please make sure your child gets here on time, is well rested, and has had breakfast. Thanks!
Remember we have a Facebook page, too! Just go to facebook.com/Misstraudt and like us!
Spelling Words
December 9-13
thumb, gnaw, written, knnow, climb, design, wrist, crumb, assign, wrench, knot, wrinkle, lamb, knob, knit, wrestler, bologna, cologne, honeycomb, knickknack
Bonus: quotient
Spelling Words
December 2-6
Compound Words
sunglasses, football, homework, haircut, popcorn, railroad, snowstorm, earring, scarecrow, blueberry, butterflies, lawnmower, campground, sandbox, toothbrush, thumbtack, earthquake, scrapbook, courthouse, whirlpool
Bonus: decomposer
Spelling Words
November 18-22
These words may seem easy, but they're all homophones. Hopefully at the end of the week, the students will know when to use each word.
to, too, two, week, weak, our, hour, stair, stare, flour, flower, write, right, new, knew, their, there, they're, weather, whether
Bonus: homophone
Spelling Words
November 11-15
proud, shower, hour, amount, voyage, choice, avoid, thousand, prowl, employ, bounce, poison, annoy, appoint, broil, however, mountain, coward, turmoil, chowder
Spelling Words
November 4-8
handle, trouble, simple, people, middle, table, little, gentle, poodle, pickle, noodle, saddle, juggle, uncle, riddle, example, throttle, obstacle, miracle, muscle
Bonus: multiplication
Remember, we now have a class Facebook page! This website is linked to it to make it easier for you to access. Facebook.com/misstraudt
Spelling Words
October 28-November 1
The words this week all have an "ah" sound, spelled with either ough, augh, or a
thought, fought, bought, taught, caught, walk, cough, talk, daughter, ought, sought, brought, trough, chalk, stalk, sidewalk, distraught, afterthought, overwrought, beanstalk
Spelling Words
Week of October 21-25
using, getting, easiest, swimming, heavier, greatest, pleased, emptied, leaving, worried, strangest, freezing, funniest, angrier, shopped, included, occurred, supplying, scarier, happiest
Parents - We need 21 trifold boards for the students' research projects. I will send a note home next week, but if you can purchase one for your child, or send $2 so I can purchase one, it would be much appreciated!! I know the Dollar Tree had them a few years ago, and Dollar General usually has some for about two dollars. Thanks!
Spelling Words
Week of October 15-18
This week we're focusing on plurals.
pennies, inches, plants, families, bodies, glasses, wishes, pockets, lists, copies, parties, bunches, crashes, supplies, pencils, accidents, libraries, mysteries, carpenters, merchants
Spelling Words
Week of October 7-11
This week's words are all contractions. I've told the students that we use the apostrophe like a bandaid, covering what 's missing.
let's, he'd, you'll, can't, I'd, you'd, haven't, hasn't, she'd, they'll, when's, we'd, they'd, wasn't, didn't, should've, would've, could've, needn't, you've
GT Nomination Forms (for students nominated by me) are going home today. Please sign and return them. If you would like to nominate your child for GT, please send a note, and I'll send the forms to you! Thanks!
Spelling Words
Week of September 30-October 3
Suffixes!
beautiful, safely, kindness, finally, spotless, worthless, illness, helpful, daily, suddenly, wireless, quietly, fairness, cheerful, painful, anxiously, thoughtfully, cautiously, tariness, breathless Bonus: natural disaster
This Week's Spelling Words
(September 23-28)
This week is focusing on prefixes, especially un, re, dis, and mis.
unhappy, recall, disappear, unload, mistake, misspell, dislike, replace, mislead, disagree, rewrite, unroll, unknown, dishonest, react, unfortunate, discourage, uncomfortable, recycle, mispronounce
**Remember***
A+ card order forms are due tomorrow!!! The money isn't due until next week, but please return the order forms tomorrow, September 18!
Spelling Words
(Week of September 16-20)
The words this week all deal with consonant blends!
camp, sift, bump, loft, bond, sand, damp, raft, limp, fund, pump, soft, band, lamp, pound, lift, lump, send, around, craft
Bonus: estimate
Spelling Words
(Your child should bring home a corrected pre-test today, but if needed, here they are!)
zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, thousand,
Bonus: Miss Traudt
Tuesday folders will be coming home starting tomorrow, September 10, and every Tuesday after that. All your child's work will be in that folder from the previous week! You can keep the work and sign the slip I'll include, and send the folder back on Wednesday! Thanks!
We have had an amazing first week of school, and are excited about the second! Starting today, September 3, homework is coming home. Your child will have 2 homework assignments each night - usually spelling and one other. Your child should have their pretest to get their spelling words from, but in case they lost it, here is an extra copy! at, sad, fan, tan, pan, pat, past, pants, nap, snap, gnat, hand, land, plan, plant, basket, gnat, after, admit, adjust, absent
Hello, and welcome to our 3rd grade classroom website! I will be posting class news, spelling words, and homework assignments on here, so feel free to check daily!
About Miss Traudt:
I grew up in Waco, and graduated from Waco High School. I went to college at the University of Texas at Arlington and graduated in 2010. I taught 4th grade at North Waco Elementary, and then spent 2 wonderful years teaching 3rd grade at South Waco Elementary. This is my 1st year at Parkdale and I am so excited! I love reading and playing with my two dogs (Watson the Dachshund and Champ the Bulldog). My inspiration in life and in teaching is my mother, who recently retired after teaching for 40 years.
Teaching is my passion, and I will do everything possible to help your child succeed this year! You can always call me (254)744-7077 or email me (jennifer.traudt@wacoisd.org). My goal is to help your child not only learn, but to realize learning is fun!