Mrs. Flick's Facts
April 6, 2018
Important Dates
April
10,11,12- PSSA Testing for Reading
13- Spirit Day: PJ Day
17,18- PSSA Testing for Math
30- PTO Book Fair Starts @ 8am
May
4- Last day for PTO Book Fair
11- Spirit Day: Career Day
17- Art Show @ 6pm
18- 3rd Grade Field Trip to Crystal Cave
25-28 No School
30- Field Day
June
7-8 1/2 Day for Students
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 3 Art
Tuesday: Day 4 Music #2 begins
Wednesday: Day 5 Library
Thursday: Day 1 Music
Friday: Day 2 Gym
Reminders!
-HOMEWORK is very important as it reinforces skills. Please be sure to check that your child has completed their nightly homework.
-Record that Reading!
EACH night the students should be recording their reading time on the November calendar page in their agendas. They know where this page is and should be able to record it themselves. An adult just needs to initial it each night :).
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you! (remember that we are peanut and treenut free)
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
Math Updates
This week in math we started Unit 8. On Tuesday, we used rulers to measure lines practicing measuring to the nearest 1/4 inch. We also compared our rulers to a number line. We explored how a ruler is marked with whole, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 inches. On Wednesday, we developed strategies for solving extended multiplication and division facts. We identified related multiplication facts to help us solve division facts. We solved number stories involving extended facts and shared strategies for solving number stories. On Thursday, we found factors of counting numbers. We wrote missing factors for number sentences. We talked about finding factors for basic products and related factors and fact families. On Friday, we used clues to make conjectures and arguments about the total number of chairs in a room.
Building a READING LIFE
This week in reading, we continued with our new read aloud Dyamonde Daniel. We are comparing the characters in this book to the characters inBecause of Winn-Dixie. We are analyzing how they are alike and how they are different. We asked the questions: "What big issues were resolved in these two books?" "What big lesson did each character learn?" Then, they compared and contrasted them.
Word Study
Word study will continue IN-SCHOOL but you will not be doing any at-home activities!! :)
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This should be completed in the word study notebook in their binder.
The notebook will then be returned to school Friday morning and handed in to me :).
Friday- there will be a test given
This means that before the notebooks are handed in on Fridays there will be...
1. an answer key made of the sort and discovery in class during sort introductions
2. Monday night homework practiced/written sort and discovery.
3. a blind sort and written discovery on Thursday night.
Writing Long & Strong
This week in writing, we continued working on our Opinion Unit. We began publishing our noteworthy person writing piece. We will be writing our final copy in cursive. This will take some time. Once we are finished, we will then record ourselves in front of a green screen reading our opinion piece. We are so excited to work with a green screen.
Special Areas
In Gym, the students are engaging in the game of volleyball.
In Music, the students are playing the games of "Hide the Shamrock" and "Go Through the Window". The students are also practicing singing.
In Library, students are practicing using the Destiny Catalog.
In Art, students are continuing to learn about Keith Haring.
Scholastic Book Orders
If you are interested in placing book orders throughout the year from Scholastic, please go to www.club.scholastic.com
and use our class code: LDBK3
Giant Bonus Cards
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Cursive
This week the students we continued to work on capital letters.
We are also publishing a piece in cursive...they are WORKING HARD!
TECH
This week we continued to use SEESAW and Google Classroom. Many students are also using our spell check app...not only to correct misspellings, but also because it provides a thesaurus to make our words "juicy"!
We also continue to use X-tra math and Rocket math to reinforce daily fact practice.
This week, we continued using Boom Cards. The students have been having fun reviewing math and reading skills in a fun and exciting way.
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