Mrs. Cooper's Third Grade
January 2023
Check in with Mrs. Cooper for attendance and/or remote learning work help.
Let's try something new...
This week, let's try a couple of new things at home for homework practice. You saw the half-sheet "Home Practice" page last week, which has ideas to help your child further practice spelling patterns beyond our list of 10 spelling words. The true goal of spelling pattern study is to know them well enough to read them accurately and to use them in writing. Please help your child develop the pattern skills that we're working on in class. Even riding in the car is time you could have conversations about spelling words!
Also, you'll notice that we're writing and turning in multiplication AND division facts for homework this week. Each step is mapped out on the calendar, so look closely. We'll also practice in class on Tuesday. Please reach out if you have any questions!
Please continue to use the Skip Counting Link to have your child continue to practice these songs. Some of them will be part of a PTO performance in February! Skip Count Songs
Here's what's going on this week:
Monday: Teacher Workday
Tuesday: Normal Day
Wednesday: Normal Day
Thursday: Normal Day
Friday: Spirit Day and December/ January Birthday celebration!
ZOOM
You'll see a zoom link at the top of the s'more each week. This is ONLY to be used if the county were to call a "remote learning day" and students would work from home on their paper/ pencil packet that we sent before break. You can use this link at 9am and at 1pm on those days for a couple of reasons. You may use it to check in to let me know your child is up and working (as an attendance check-in), or you may use the link to get help with any of the assignments for that day in the packet.
Learning Targets
Reading: We will focus on determining the meaning of vocabulary words in a text.
Math: We will review multiplication and division concepts and models.
Health: We will discuss gun and weapon safety.
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Language Counts!
Skip Counting Songs!!!
Frequently Asked Questions
What's for homework again?
Each week, students will read 20 minutes each night and have a parent signature on the calendar. Your child may bring a book from my library home to read, but please make sure it comes back!
Expect your child to have reading each night, a math fluency activity to complete, and a spelling assignment (some are oral and some are written). Homework should take about 30-40 minutes total, so if it lasts longer than that, please let me know!
How can I help my child at home?
Math: This will change depending on the skills we're working on in class. However, knowing addition/ subtraction facts to 20 help get the year started on the right foot. Also, complete the skip counting each work for homework.
Spelling: Did you know spelling is actually harder to master than reading? It takes lots of brain power to know the letters, sound and spelling pattern in different combinations, and then get them from your brain to the paper. Practice patience, then remind them of the pattern we're working on for the week (posted on the homework calendar). You may give other words (even words that aren't real) for more practice with the same pattern.
What snacks are ok for my child to bring?
Remember, we are allowed to buy ice cream at lunch on Fridays for $1.25!
If you'd like to send in "emergency snacks", small individually wrapped packs of crackers, pretzels, or cereal bars would be perfect for placing in my basket for students who forgot to bring an item from home. You're welcomed to send in snack donations with your child or order through Amazon and have it shipped straight to the school. Easy peasy, right?!
What will my child miss if he/she needs to leave for part of the day?
How can I donate/ volunteer in my child's classroom?
You may donate items for classroom snacks or from my Amazon and Teachers Pay Teachers fund. Stay tuned for the links!
Contact Mrs. Cooper
Email: coopera@wilkes.k12.nc.us
Website: http://wes.wilkescountyschools.org/
Location: 1248 School Street, Wilkesboro, NC, USA
Phone: 3368384261