3rd Grade's a HOOT!
February 8 - 12, 2016
3rd Grade Update
We had a blast celebrating the 100th day of school. I hope you heard all about it.
Since Valentine's Day will fall on a Sunday, we will be exchanging Valentine's on Thursday, February 11. Students are in the process of making a bag at school to hold their goodies. If they choose to participate and bring Valentine's to share, I do ask that they bring one for every child in the class. I will send home a list of names this week.
Just a note about First in Math, our new math coach, Mrs. Rewis, will begin announcing the Top Player for MGE, Top Team for MGE and the Top Team for each Grade Level. It would be awesome for our class to make this list!
Related Arts
Monday - Day 1
Wednesday - Day 3
Thursday - Day 4 & Extra Spanish
Friday - No School
Small groups are assigned a day each week to go to the library.
Upcoming Event
Feb 11 - MGE Night @ Salsarita's 6 - 9 pm
Feb 12 & 15 - No School
Feb 19 - Field Trip
Around the Class
Fluffer - Carson
Traveling Scientist - Camryn
First in Math - Our class has earned 24,425 stickers!
When we reach 50,000, we will have a small class celebration.
Reading
We are currently reading aloud Peter Pan. Students are keeping a readers notebook for this novel study. This will be collected at the end of part one for a grade. Students will be given a checklist to make sure they have the necessary components before turning in their journal.
Current Skill Focus - Comparing and contrasting two texts, Venn diagrams, asking and answering questions, showing evidence from a text to support our answer
Writing - Opinion Writing - We will be working on stating our opinion about a topic and supporting our believe with specific evidence and examples.
Encourage your child to complete their independent reading each night.
Math
Our Chapter 6 Unit Assessment will be February 9. Students should make sure to study their notes on quadrilaterals in their math journal. I will be available Tuesday morning for students who wold like to study together.
Timed multiplication test focus: 9-10s (continued from last week)
Next week: 10-11s
We will have a test on 0-10 at the end of this week. This test will be graded. Keep practicing facts!
Science
SC History
We are also looking forward to our field trip to the Battle of Aiken next Friday. It will be very important that students wear comfortable walking shoes for this trip.
Other Notes
Don't forget to check and sign your child's agenda each night. Encourage them to write neatly so you can read what they should be doing. Every child should be able to communicate what they are doing in class.
Purple folders come home on Wednesday. Please make sure you are reviewing the papers and signing the folder each week. The folders are due back to school by Friday.